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Auraria students and professors, left, ioin hands at the flagpole April 21 to mourn the victims of the Columbine High School shooting April 20. Metro student

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Aftershock: By Rebecca Rivas The Metropolitan As the news rippled across Auraria Campus on April 20, students and staff crowded around televisions and radios to hear news updates on the shocking high school massacre. Students with ties to Columbine High School rushed to phones confirm the safety of their family or friend~ . Metro student Erin Herring feared for her parents' lives. They were both teaching history at Columbine on April 20. Her mother escaped the rampage by mere minutes when she went home for a lunch break. "It's one of those funny things - our dog was sick so she went home over lunch break to check on him," she said. "They walked into the building about two minutes after she cleared it." Her father, however, did not make it out of the building until 3:30 p.m. Herring was on campus awaiting theater rehearsal when she heard the news of his escape.

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"I just wanted them to get my dad out. That's all I wanted," she said. Her friend, Metro student Sara McGuire, paged Herring in class to inform her about the shooting. McGuire attended Columbine with Herring and was shocked at the news. "Columbine! I mean south Jeffco! That's something that you never think would happen there," she said. Metro student Brian Elson coaches junior varsity lacrosse at Columbine. He was driving to practice when police at barricades surrounding the school directed him away from the scene. Rebecca Riva.9'The Metropoliton "I didn' t think there was anything I could do. I figured the best place for them to get

a hold of me was at home," Elson said. None of Elson 's players were harmed, he said. Elson did not attend Columbine. Of the students registered for the 1999 spring semester, 260 Metro students attended Columbine high school, said Paul Wilken, director of Institutional Research. Metro student Lisa Jimenez said, "It could happen anywhere - even at Metro. If you ' re not safe in school, where are you safe?" Laura Premer, a University of Colorado at Denver student who lives a few miles from Columbine, went home April 20 to many distressed family and community members. "It kind of turns your whole world upside down," she said, "It's a high school! One of the safest places in the world."

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Education chief: Metro shouldn't need landlord By Perry Swanson The Metropolitan

Colleges on Auraria Campus might operate better if they didn't spend millions on an organization that plays landlord for the three schools, the state's top higher education official said April 15. Each of the three colleges on Auraria contributes about 8 percent of its budget to the Auraria Higher Education Center, which maintains the campus grounds, police force and other shared services. "You've got three systems that can't seem to get along, and so you've got to hire a fourth president," said Tim Foster, the new governor-appointed director of the Colorado Commission on Higher

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similar undergraduate classes. That's unnecessary duplication, Foster said. A more efficient system would involve Community College of Denver teaching

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Metro student tests positive for TB By Lisa Ann Opsahl The Metropolitan This month a Metro student tested positive for active tuberculosis, a contagious lung disease. Martha Eaton, a clinical supervisor with the Student Health Center, said students shouldn't worry about getting TB from the infected student. "Unless you've have close contact on a regular basis with the person you are not at risk," Eaton said. Students can't become infected by being in the same classroom with the person, she said. Eaton said the student was put into isolation and given a special antibiotic treat-

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Murder prompts Al Vialpando and Wylie Taylor, both electricians for Auraria, inspect damage to electri路 cal wires in the Parking and Transportation Centre April 15. A motorist pulled too close to the pillar to which wires were attracted and the license plate came in contact with the cable con路 ducting heat and melting the plastic bumper of the Toyota Camry.

only technical courses, Metro teaching only undergraduate courses and the University of Colorado at benver offering only graduate courses, Foster said. Gov. Bill Owens appointed Foster three months ago to head the commission, which oversees Colorado's 28 colleges and universities. But Auraria Vice President Dean Wolf said the current organization works just fine. "I think some of the comments related to Auraria certainly are ones that people can make standing from a distance," Wolf said. "You've got to remember that this concept, the Auraria concept, has been in operation for 22 years . You don't - snap your fingers and immediately have

ment. Isolation lasts for a week and a half. Eaton said the health center notified the state about the TB case, which is standard protocol. Anyone who may have had close contact with the infected student has been notified and tested. Anyone exposed to the student who tests negative for TB will have to be tested again in three months to make sure the disease hasn't incubated in their system. Having active TB and testing positive for TB are two different things, said Tim Englert, manager of the Colorado Tuberculosis Surveillance Department. A positive test can mean the person was exposed to TB, but the disease is dormant. Doctors prescribe an antibiotic treat-

ment as a preventative measure. The antibiotics are taken for six months. "You can only get TB from a person with active TB, not from someone who has tested positive," Englert said. Symptoms of TB include fatigue, a persistent cough, weight loss and a slight fever. These are general symptoms, Eaton said. Just because you have these symptoms doesn' t mean you have TB, she said. "Of course, we' re students and all of us are tired. It's springtime and everyone has a cold with a cough, and when I get stressed out I eat less and lose weight," Eaton said.

Metro prof's sudden leave By Lee Robinson The Metropolitan A part-time Metro professor has taken time off after her daughter's father was shot dead outside of a Capitol Hill Alfalfa's Market April 17. Metro Speech Professor Emma Yoder's 5-year-old daughter witnessed the shooting, according to police. They said she had been splattered with blood, but she was unharmed. The victim, Richard "Steve" Elliott, had just left the Alfalfa's store and was in the parking lot on 900 E. 11th Ave. at 6 p.m. when he was shot in the head at pointblank range by an unknown assailant, police said. The nature of the relationship between Yoder and Elliott is unclear aside from their sharing a daughter. Yoder declined to comment on the shooting or on her relationship with Elliott The police have a description of the suspect but as of April 21 they have made no arrests. No weapon has been found, and no motive could be established, police said. Alfalfa's is offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of a suspect in Elliott's death. Marilyn Hetzel, the chairwoman of the Metro Speech department, said Yoder teaches Interpersonal C9mmunications. She said Yoder was absent from classes this week because of what happened. Hetzel said it was unclear when Yoder would return to work, but Yoder expressed to her a desire to return before the semester ends. Hetzel said the department would accommodate Yoder and there would be no need

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Arts center construction on time despite finds By Bernadette Baca and Alicia Parks The Metropolitan

A 6,000-gallon tank containing water and diesel fuel was found buried under the future site of the Academic and Performing Arts Center. This brings the total number of tanks discovered there to three. Ray Allen, the manager of Auraria's Environmental Health and Safety, said the tank was discovered March 8 while construction workers were drilling concrete caissons and hit a pipe on the tank. Caissons are cement support beams that are drilled into the soil in order to support a building from the ground level and up. The tank was found only a few yards away from where the first two tanks were discovered last year in the northwest part of the lot. The first two tanks were tested and sampled by Evergreen Analytical Inc., and lab reports showed they contained mostly water but did have some gasoline and diesel fuel inside. They were excavated along with more than 100 cubic yards of contaminated soil. Allen said the Arvada Treatment Center tested the third tank and found it contained 3,500 gallons of water and had some diesel fuel in it as well. Before the tank could be removed, Auraria had to notify the state fire department in case there were explosive materials in the tank and the oil inspectors section of the Colorado Department of Labor had to be notified to look for soil and ground water contamination. Allen said the soil around the tanks could not be left on the site because it was contaminated and was hauled off as well. Mike Lopez, the construction manager for the Academic and Performing Arts Center, said about 40-100 cubic yards of contaminated soil was hauled off to landfills. The center's schedule of completion is for the fall of 2000. Lopez said they have not encountered anything to put them behind schedule. "We are not behind schedule. We are not ahead of

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Workers construct the walls of the sub-stage area for the new performing arts center stage April 13. The entire stage will be able to lift or drop manually in sections using supports underneath it. schedule. We are exactly where we want to be," Lopez said. Lopez added the cost for the extra work would not affect anyone since the costs to clean up the contaminated area will come out of a budget that is pre-set for the project. Chris Wineman, the project coordinator for the center

said the cost to build the center is about $38 million. The site where the center is going to be was an iron and metal company in 1924 according to a private collection of directories from the Denver Public Library. In the mid 1930s it became the Shidler Irving fill station. The site was home to a service station until the early 1970s.

National Guard tuition increase mulled by House By Micaela Duarte The Metropolitan National Guard members attending Colorado colleges could have their full tuition paid if a new bill passes in the Colorado legislature. House Bill 1332 would allow the members to receive an increase from 75 percent to I 00 percent of tuition dollars. Each member in return must spend one year in the National Guard for every semester assistance is granted. "The bill is aimed at recruiting peop1e," said one of the bill's sponsors, Sen. Frank Weddig, D-Aurora

Each person must remain a member of the Colorado National Guard to continue to receiving tuition dollars from the Department of Military Affairs. The bill would also prohibit any member of the National Guard from receiving tuition assistance from any other agency if the amount in Frank Weddig conjunction with the program would exceed 100 percent of their tuition. "This bill allows them to allocate the dollars they see fit ," Weddig said. This bill would give the

Colorado National Guard more money to recruit more people who have the skills they need to fill certain positions, Weddig said. The Colorado National Guard Tuition Assistance Program currently pays for 60 percent of the students'. tuition, or up to 12 credit hours, said Charise Jones, supervisor of Student Accounts at Metro. The government paid $21,260 for 55 students to attend Metro this spring through the program, Jones said. The bill will be read for the third time on April 22. If passed, the bill will proceed to the Senate for consideration in committee.

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Premer joined hands with many other Auraria students at the flagpole April 21. She said she came to school to be with friends because she could not stay in Littleton. In the center of the memorial circle at the flagpole, UCD Student Activities coordinators set up flowers and lit candles. Metro student Tyler Foe also joined the silent circle to pay his respects. "It was good to see people joining hands," he said. "At a time like this, it's easy to let yourself get down and think the world is going downhill. But I see there are a lot of people that care and have compassion, too. It makes me feel better."

Laura Nissen, director of Human Services, works with high risk youth and said feeling safe is the immediate need for students. "It's too soon to focus on grief. We first need to stabilize and live through it," she said. Students can help themselves feel safe by asking questions and getting involved, Nissen said. Talking about the situation is also an important step, she said. The Metro Counseling Center at Tivoli Room 651 is offering crisis intervention discussion groups all week from 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m .

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"It's important to understand that there will be a wide range of responses," said Gail Bruce-Sanford, interim director of the counseling center. "Some will have a much more profound grief, and others will have a more philosophical outlook. It's different for everyone." Metro Sociology Professor Martha Sbwayder said she spoke with students in her classes April 21. Several of her students called to tell her they would be absent from her class, she said. ''My class was only half-full, which suggests that a lot of them were affected," she said.

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tration of the campus could be shared between the three colleges, without a fourth organization. Metro President Sheila Kaplan wouldn't comment on whether dissolving AHEC is a good idea. "I think right now AHEC is operating as the founders hoped it would," she said. "One shouldn't think that simply because somebody thinks X should happen, it necessarily will happen." Looking at how Auraria works could be a part of a larger study of all colleges in the state. Colorado lawmakers are in the process of approving House Bill 1289, which calls for a study

of all higher education. The bill passed the state House of Representatives on Feb. 24 and is awaiting action in the Senate Appropriations Committee. The study carries an estimated price tag of $200,000.

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Part-time Metro prof dies of heart attack By Lisa Ann Opsahl

"I found him to be incredibly encouraging," said Metro student Crawford Clark. "He broke down mental barriers. I A Metro adjunct professor died April thought he was a pretty talented guy." 17, of a heart attack outDumas had worked side of the Cherry Creek in radio, television and Shopping Center. He newspaper fields. He was 44. worked at Westward 'Alan was a true Alan Dumas has when it first began printRenaissance taught feature writing ing 26 years ago. For the man.' for newspapers at Metro last I 0 years Dumas had been a feature writer at in the past few fall the Denver Rocky semesters. "He was just a great Mountain News. - Mike Pearson, guy," said the journal"Alan was a true entertainment editor ism department chair Renaissance man of Denver Rocky Ken Bisio. "His student journalism, he could Mountain News evaluations were always write about just anyhigh. He always made thing from the Beat time for his students. He Generation to Star Wars," said Mike just gave of himself like Pearson, Dumas' boss at crazy. He had years of professional experience that he always the News. Dumas was born in Minneapolis on brought to the classroom. He had a passion for journalism and writing, but he Sept. 23, 1954. Survivors include his really had a passion for passing it on to mother; brothers Daniel and John; sisters students." Kathy and Nanette; and stepfather Steve Many of Dumas' former students Stevens. Services were Thursday, April said his death is a Joss to the campus. 22.

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Blood drive dravvs 193 donors By Marie Odiase The Metropolitan The IRS is not the only organization that drew blood this year. Students and professors donated more that 163 pints of blood April 15. One-hundred and ninety-three people donated their blood which can save up to three lives each donation, said Bonfils medical officials. Bonfils held a blood drive at the University of Colorado at Denver North classroom all day April 15 for Auraria students and faculty. Bonfils Blood Center provides blood to more than 70 percent of hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout the state. CU-Denver student Luke Rogers said he has given blood in the past. "I think it is good public service," he said, "It helps out with the community without costing anything." The donated blood is sent to

Bonfil 's laboratory, located on the old Lowry Air Force base, for testing. The blood that passes the tests becomes available to patients. Participants must be 18 years of age, in good health, weigh at least 110 lbs., and be able to donate blood every 56 days. Matt Otis, a blood donor recruitment specialist, said he and a team that works for Bonfils go around to schools, businesses and communities, setting up drives. "It's a really good cause. I enjoy seeing students come and give of themselves to help others," Otis said. As long as students and faculty continue to come and donate their blood, Bonfils will keep coming to the campus three times a year for blood donor drives, said attendants working for Bonfils.

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Tyler Stea, left, and Deanna Stea listen to speeches on the steps of the capitol April 20 at the Take Back The Night rally.

Rally silenced by shooting By Rebecca Rivas The Metropolitan Students and ctlizens who gathered April 20 for a rally against domestic violence and rape were overwhelmed with the high school massacre and silenced their march. Joining at the capitol building for Take Back the Night rally, attendants and speakers turned their cries to violence in schools. "When we march tonight, I hope that it's not only as women taking back the night but as mother, aunts and fathers taking back the schools for our kids," said Dottie Lamm, political candidate and former newspaper columnist Metro students also found it difficult to focus on the cause of rape and violence awareness with the Columbine tragedy still occurring. "I think because or' what happened today is takes the whole spirit out of it," said Metro student Jamie Gladish, "You don't

want to think about your own problems when something like that has happened." Hours before the rally, two Columbine High School students rampaged their school, shooting at their classmates and killing approximately 25 students and staff members. Metro student Lisha Gallegos, the event coordinator, agreed with other rally organizers to hold a silent vigil for the victims rather than march and chant on the streets. Gallegos said the tragedy was very unfortunate and it symbolized the importance of the march. Some speakers also expressed that each person should still speak out even in the devastating circumstances. "We are hearing about a horrible tragedy," said Jill McFadden, director of the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, "But I can't afford to be quiet about this or any other violence that's happening in our culture. Each one of you should be proud not to be speechless."

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for her to rush back to work after such a tragedy. The Metro Human Resources Department said Yoder worked as a Spanish professor as well. The Spanish Department declined to comment on Yoder. Diane Blomberg, a Metro speech pro-

fessor, said Yoder's classes were canceled for the week of April 19 through April 23. A substitute has been found, Blomberg said, but it is uncertain when the substitute will take over. Blomberg said Yoder asked her to explain the circumstances of the absence to the Interpersonal Communications class.

"She just wanted them to know she was all right," Blomberg said. Yoder did not want to have her students left to speculate with just a note on the door, Blomberg said. Blomberg said she went to the class April 19 and informed them of shooting. "Her students reacted with horror, sadness

and empathy," Blomberg said. Blomberg told Yoder's students they could write notes expressing sympathy and put them in Yoder's mailbox in the Speech office. She said a number of students followed her back to the Speech Department and her box filled with notes from students offering their condolences.

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February 23, I999

Lessons at Columbine High School slayings

I am a Columbine High School alumna. Informally, of course, because I was one of those ridiculed students whose self worth was beaten so effectively into the ground by my peers; I didn't graduate in June 1985 like the rest of my class. I Melissa K. McGuire migrated to Boulder to be an "outcast" in peace. I guess I can tell you from experience that the old adage is false, and should be rewritten as follows: Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can break my spirit. I don't condone the actions of those boys. It is abhorrent. Neither can I condone the societal push to blame anyone or anything else. Society: Look at yourself. We have a country that was completely willing to impeach a president because of his sexual exploits. Yet he's bombing a country to help bring peace and everyone thinks that's perfectly A-OK. What crap.

Hundreds of thousands of ethnic Albanians are displaced or dead because the Serbs don't like people who are different. Do you see what I'm getting at? One group doesn't like another group. No so different from that school I avoided like the plague so many years ago. My sisters and brothers went to school there. I have a friend whose parents teach there. I'm not involved, and yet I am, because I'm human. I feel awful for the families of those children with so much promise suddenly vanished. I feel equally as bad for the parents of the boys who did this unthinkable act. What of their promise? Lost. I would have to say, looking back over the years, that the freaks, geeks and fringe elements I knew turned into the most successful, intelligent and interesting people I know. Take the time to get to know somebody who challenges your ideas, who challenges you because they appear to be different. You might like them. You might not. But you'll be better for the experience. And you might find that they are not so different after all.

Melissa K. McGuire is a Metro student.

Professor evaluations useless It's that time of the semester: research papers, projects, final exams - and evaluations. Most like the idea of having students rate their professor or his or her ability to teach the subject matter. Not only are evaluations a waste of valuable class time as a Matthew J. Lilley semester is ending, they serve no purpose other than pitting students against their instructors. The real enemy of the students is not their instructors, but the administration. Metro history professor Thomas J. Mcinerney said the evaluations are antithetical to 600 years of academic tradition where students and their instructors worked together in their intellectual pursuits. "Evaluations come from a time of division and conflict and create a lot of distrust," Mcinerney said. After the student protests of the '60s and '70s, college officials proposed evaluations, slyly shifting the focus off the administration and on to professors. This was done, Mcinerney said, "to give students the impression they have something to say, when in fact they have no say." Evaluations are a bad idea. Yes, student government members - both incoming and outgoing - are in Jove with the idea. Evaluations give students a good foundation when selecting a class for the upcoming semester, said Aussy Rabih, vice president of academic affairs. Sadly, there is no路 evidence that students have ever used evaluations as an aid in class selection. For students to even view evaluations they must walk across Speer Boulevard to Institutional Research on the I 0th floor of the Terra Center. However, as reported in The Metropolitan's April 16 issue, the evaluations are due on the World Wide Web next month, courtesy your student government. Though this will save students some walking, what they should be doing is talking. Is the class lecture-based? Ask. Talk to the c lass instructor. Talk to former students. Jennifer Smith, incoming vice president of student services for student government, said it is pre-

cisely this lack of talking that makes evaluations important at Metro, where the commuter campus prevents the word-of-mouth discussion available at residential campuses. "Because of the nature of the student populations, this is the way to go," Smith said. It used to be that at semester's end, professors would evaluate the students. Now, students get to sound off on their professors. What worries many is the amount of students who use evaluations as a means to get even with a hard professor. Who knows what grudges are brought on the instructor's evaluation? Student government member Rabih said students recognize potential biases. "Students know that numbers do not mean anything," she said. If they don't mean anything, what is their purpose? "I do not think evaluations serve any useful purpose," Mcinerney said. "They do not promote academic freedom and they're not in the best interest of students." Evaluations, he said, "may well explain grade inflation and the general deterioration of higher education." Sadly, not too many students would complain about an 'A' despite deserving a 'B' or 'C.' High standards used to matter. Anymore, students are taking a "pay and pass" mentality. They pay their tuition and their professors pass them. If the work is too difficult or too challenging, it is the instructor's fault. At the risk of sounding old-fashioned, it is time for students to take some responsibility for their own education. The proponents of evaluations say they are a helpful tool for students mulling class choices. I've got a better suggestion: Why not have professors rate their own courses in terms of difficulty, style, workload and attendance requirements? That would save precious time at the end of the semester. It would give students a clearer picture of what to expect from a class - not one clouded by number crunchers or students carrying a grudge.

Matthew J. Lilley is a Metro student and copy editor for The Metropolitan.

hollow hearts "These guys were killing just to kill." - Nick Foss, Columbine High School student

Kyle Ringo UNCLEBAWY

There are no words for this. Try one. It doesn't fit. None of them do. There isn't a word to describe the horrible emotions gripping the families of 12 children and one teacher killed at Columbine High

School. Despair? It's not enough. Fury? There is more than that. You can pile up all the best and worst adjectives and none would fill the holes in their hearts. I am struck by the sorrow I feel. I know no one involved. Why is it that this can happen in Oregon, and I am able to simply shake my head? A similar circumstance multiplied by a million times - plays out in Kosovo and some days I decide not to pay attention. Think about it. The two are very much the same. People are killing people simply because they decide to. I can't explain why this is more meaningful to me than those tragedies. Maybe it's just proximity. My family has lived a few miles from Columbine for nearly 20 years. We celebrated my niece's birthday and my nephew's baptism in the park next to the school within the last year. I feel nothing approaching the pain of those 2,000 souls who attend and teach at the school. I am numb. How must they be? I am surprised by my sadness. I've never cared more about something I've had so little lo do with. I have heard others relate similar feelings after comparable events. They all say it's different when it happens close to home. I have wondered about that and questioned it. Now I know it's true - at least for me. This was vicious. The slaughter was planned. It seems it must have been. That makes me queasy. It is so foreign to us we are stunned by this evil's existence. Why is it that people figure this kind of calamity can't happen here no matter where here is? I can't remember it happening anywhere else, but the sort of place here is. This isn't an inner-city event. This kind of terror seems reserved for suburbia and small towns - for here. It seems to be, if you are somewhere thinking it won't happen here, you're next. So how do we learn from this and make sure it doesn't happen again anywhere? Can we? I don' t think so. I want to tell my niece and nephew that this won't happen to them . I want to tell them they have nothing to fear. I can't. There are no words.

Kyle Ringo is a Metro student and a columnist for The Metropolitan. His e-mail address is ringok@mscd.edu.

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SGA asks: l\Yhars on your mind?' When I decided lo attend Metro, I wanted to have a complete college experience, which is more than attending class. I believe college is about getting educated socially, as well as academically. Jennifer Darnell I have been giving a great deal of thought to what I would like to accomplish this year as student government president. My foremost goal is to represent Metro students to the best of my ability. However, not enough students provide their input, making this a difficult task. So, my second goal is to get students involved. As an elected representative of the student body, it is imperative that I know whal issues

the students would like me to address. Considering the diverse population at Metro, I am sure that we will have different interests and ideas regarding what needs improvement around campus. What I find important is probably not the same as what you find lo be important. In order for me to do my job effectively, I need to know what you feel the SGA should be addressing. I want to take this year's SGA in a new direction. With increased visibility, student awareness and student involvement in the SGA, we can gel on the right path. Our first order of business is to pul up suggestion boxes around campus. We will begin designing and planning the SGA newsletter, as well as putting the student hotline and Web page back into use. Be sure to keep your eyes open, for these exciting new avenues of communication

and provide us with feedback through our suggestion boxes. It is important for the SGA to support all students as much as possible. Therefore, I am currently looking into the possibility of displaying Metro student artwork in the SGA office, offering my services for spring commencement and extending help to various student groups throughout the campus. I promise to be as available as I can, and I would challenge the student body to come and speak to the SGA, especially myself. I look forward to the coming year and the challenges we will face. I also look forward to playing an integral part in the development of a new and innovative style of student government.

Jennifer Darnell is president of Metro's student government.

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High school shooting's aftermath Editor: I was a student at Columbine High School in Littleton. It held some of my most beloved memories. Now it holds my worst fears. I heard about the shooting at I p.m. when I anived at work. Two gunmen blowing up my former high school. Early reports said the suspects had a beef with jocks, minorities and white hats. I am a former runner and immediately wonied for my former coach and the friends I still have there. All I could do was sit in shock and fear watching the scene unfold. One coworker left the office crying. Her grandson was in the middle of the tragedy. I was released shortly after and listened intently to my radio, trying to find out if any students or faculty I knew were among the dead or injured. Helicopters flew overhead as I quickly drove home. My sister was also staring intently at a TV screen. She, too, was a former

student and concerned for her friends that were now in danger. Together we watched and waited. No one knew what was happening inside. Wild reports of explosives and gleeful murder in the library and commons area. I am not a violent man by nature. I have worked hard to suppress my anger, but today created a change. I wished nothing else but death for those who would dare invade my former school and so easily gun down innocents in the name of retribution. I couldn't find any way to release the tension. People I cared about were in mortal danger with me able to do nothing but pray. I was filled with joy at the acts of heroism by the students and teachers to save lives and get most of the more than 2,000 students out. I also found a dark happiness to find the two suspects were dead by their own hands. I have new respect for the security of Columbine I faced when I tried to visit last

fall. I now understand their reasons for keeping me off the grounds and having Jeffco officials check on me at my car. I understand all too well. As I write this, I still don't know if any I know are dead or alive. I have always been against guns, never picked one up for any reason. Now my stance is even stronger. I have seen cowards use guns to solve their personal problems and my family, my friends and my community are paying the price. I do hope those who were there, directly and indirectly, can make this honifying event stand for final changes. To make sure that no other community has to face this kind offale again. Death is an inevitable truth in life, but not like this. I personally ask everyone to let your thoughts tum lo the students of Columbine and make sure that their anguish and sadness is never repeated. Doug Hoffman

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A Metro alumna's interest in the Middle East led her to uncover the mysteries of belly dancing

etro alumna is whirling .her way through cultural barriers with a unique and oftenmisunderstood form art of , Âˇ belly dance. Metro grad Eva Cernik, a profes"sional belly dancer, was born in Brazil and moved to New York at age 8. She said she is not sure why, but she's always had an interest in Middle Eastern cultures. Cernik began performing ballet when she was a toddler, but an accident that damaged the cartilage in her knee forced her to stop. She knew she was no longer able to do the difficult jumps ballet required, so she learned belly dance. Cernik has been to Egypt 19 times and Turkey five. She even lived in Istanbul for several months to get a better understanding of the origin of belly and Oriental dance. Belly dance has long been seen as a form of seduction because of the negative way it was introduced to the American culture more than 100 years a g o . .

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When belly dance first came to this back." country, the nakedness of the belly Cernik has fond memories of Metro, and she said when she went here there dancers offended some people, so it was was no Auraria Campus. Metro was sevforced into saloons. Cernik said the negative image eral buildings spread around Denver. "We were in buildings all over saloons gave belly dance is inaccurate and harmful to the dance, which she con- .downtown,'' Cernik said. "We had to run from one class to siders a serious art form. "It has its roots in goddess worship- another," Cernik said, laughing. "It was ing cultures that had no inhibition about far!" Cernik works as a dancer at Mataam the female body," Cernik said. "But now it has been thought of as a seductive Fez Moroccan restaurant in Denver, and dance, to seduce men. When we're danc- gives belly dancing classes when she has time. She also does regular shows, which ing that's the last thing on our minds." "In the Middle East what we call she said helps people to understand the belly dance or Oriental dance people different cultures, especially with the think is something low class, something conflicts in the Middle East. sexual," Cernik said. This is mostly due Cemik will perform at the Mize! to the very modest Muslim traditions and Museum April 25. The museum is part of a synagogue and it has a program called religion, she said "This dance is left over, it is like 'Bridges of Understanding,' which tries Easter bunnies and Easter eggs," Cernik to educate youth about different cultures. "They try to bring in kids from all said. 'They're not Christian they're left over from pre-Christian times, from the different schools ... to show them proPagan times when Easter bunnies and grams from different cultures," Cernik eggs represented fertility, but we keep it." said. 'They try to break the barriers Like Easter bunnies in Christianity, between different cultures, and because belly dance has remained in the Muslim it's a synagogue that's sponsoring it, religion because of its association with they're trying to have understanding with the Palestinian children as well so that fertility, Cernik said. Cemik said some more fundamental- the kids don't grow up hating each ist Muslims have always opposed belly other." dance, and have shown their opposition "It's good for people to understand a in some very dramatic ways, such as little bit more about this culture that throwing acid in the dancers faces and we're going to be hearing a lot about," threatening their families. Cernik said. So far, the program has been sucHowever, she is quick to say that not all Muslims are opposed to belly dance, cessful. Organizers hired her to dance and it is still a common tradition at wed- and lecture about Turkish and Egyptian dings and other celebrations because of cultures many times. Cernik said that the program will the belief that belly dancers are good luck. Often at weddings the bride and have an unusual twist; break dancers. groom will each put one hand on the "We're going to have some break belly dancer's belly for a picture, dancers as well because we noticed with believing the belly dancer will cause break dancing they do all the same movethem to have many children, Cernik ments that we do in the Oriental dance," said. Cemik said. "It is different music and dif"For some reason, the ferent culture but the movements are so (Muslim) religion loves it and muc;h the same." hates it at the same time," Cernik Cernik said when she lived in New said. York many years ago she and some other Moving to Denver helped her belly dancers would often dance across belly dancing career. She the street from the Lincoln Center. received a degree in biology from "Down the block there were the Metro, and while at class she met break dancers," Cernik said. "They used a man who helped her with her to come over on our block and imitate us. dancing, she said. It was one of those things that we had in "My lab partner was this big common that only the dancers could guy who I thought was from understand." Guatemala or something," Cernik Cernik said that although the form of said. "It turned out he was from the purpose of belly dancing has changed Persia." over the years, the committed dancers The man had a friend who refuse to let the spirit and traditions die. owned an Indian restaurant, that "Dancing was a way of meditation," featured belly dancers. Cernik said of the ancient goddess wor"He said 'Well, you can shiping cultures, where belly dancing dance here,' so I used to take my was originated. "Of course now it's a lot costume and hang it in the lab," different than it used to be; it's more of Cernik said. "I would ride my bike over an entertainment now." there and dance for lunch and come I U Ill

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Metro student directs main-stage play By Rico Baca

oy Ferguson was kicked out of Brigham Young University in the early 1980s, but somehow he's managed to land on his feet at Metro. The 36-year-old is directing How I Got That Story, a reporter's vivid tale of Vietnam and the Korean War. This is the first full-length play he's directed at Metro, although that's where his inexperience ends. · His theatrical career came about at age 10, when his parents threw him into a play where he memorized three lines. From there he tackled Boy Scout productions and everything else until his entrance to middle school. His love for the theater grew with his performance as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof as a senior at Hood River Valley High School in Oregon. "It was one of the few leading roles I've ever had," he said. He toured with a bus-and-truck production of Grease for six months. He worked with Keith Carradine on the film Warning Sign. He also beat out I 67 people for one of 12 roles in an original play at BYU. Ferguson sees more importance in the smal1 characters with memorable quirks and traits. "They're the characters who have

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the most impact in a show. Everyone remembers the really mean guy or the gay guy. "People know those people in their everyday lives." The small nature of the roles allow actors to show more of their talent, he said. This is one of the reasons for his picking How I Got That Story. Ferguson also played the leading role of the reporter a few years back at Aurora Community College.

Chair) Cookie (Marilyn Hetzel) and (theater professor) David (Kottenstette) when we have problems, but it's not an everyday thing. "The major involvement comes from the students." Although Ferguson is dealing with a bigger budget than that of the semiprofessional theater company he normally works with, all positions in this production are without monetary or credit stipend. The speech communication education major is ever hungry for knowledge, and he learns his trade from close observation of Metro's Marilyn Hetzel - AKA Cookie. "She is always teaching something," he said. "She is always so excited about everything she is doing, and Jaime J~ttJThe Metropolitan she'll tell you it's because she makes How I Got That Story through May 2. that choice. I want to be like that when · I'm teaching in a few years." He is able to direct the show at How I Got That Story runs April 27Metro because it is a student stage production - an all-student (and no-faculty) May 1 at 7:30 p.m. and May 2 at 2:30 effort. He put in for the opportunity last p.m. Call (303) 556-3073 year; his wish came true this semester. "We still talk to (Speech Department

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By Rico Baca

nly the best playwrights can make incestuous pedophiles likable. Paula Vogel almost does too good of a job in her Pulitzer-winning How I Learned to Drive, currently up at the Acoma Center. The Curious Theatre Company production is the finest theater outside of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. The ensemble is tight, and the direction bomb. It's all about Li'I Bit (C. Kelly Douglass), and her trials and tribulations behind the wheel. But driving becomes much more difficult when she's steering her way around Uncle Peck (Paul Borrillo) and his wandering hands and mind. H's material that sticks with you in both good and bad ways; the subject matter is beautifully written and tastefully performed with haunting images and resonance. The acting by Douglass and Borrillo fit the bill, and supporting actors Brett Aune, Melanie Owen and Denise Perry rocked the mic with supersonic support. How I Learned to Drive plays through May 30. Call (303) 623-0524. The musical, the myth, the legend Les Miserables is at the Buell Theater and it's so good it stings. The French musical based on the Victor Hugo novel is a classic. It's presence in the theater world is static, and the story is colossal. Jean Valjean (Ivan Rutherford) served a hard 19 years for stealing a mouthful of bread, and upon release he screws up again and is granted his freedom - but his soul then belongs to God. He leads a life of morals in taking in

a dying woman's child Cosette (Regan Thiel), and raising her through the tough times leading up to the French Revolution. The drama runs high, the music hangs with you and the voices kick ace. This tour is strong, excluding the unfortunate threehour-plus running time of the show. Les Miserables plays through April 24. Call (303) 893-4100.

Edward (Klint Rudolf) also flow with charisma and charm. The performances are stable throughout the entire deal, but why anyone would choose this musical astounds me. Blood Brothers plays through May 9. Call (303) 431-3939.

The playwright for The Dying Gaul was trying to be innovative, but ended up While was watching BlMd only lackluster. Craig Lucas' modern play of love and Brothers, I kept waiting for Eric Roberts to walk on Arvada Center's stage. deceit on the Internet doesn't work. He As I had never heard of B-musicals, I tries hard. He even throws a curve ball of know Roberts is infamous for the B- Crying Game proportions. But the story movies he graces with his image. Here's never clicks, now up at Theater on Broadway. the low-down on this musical: It's like one Robert's lover recently died and of those Jackie Chan he is selling his or Jean Claude movies where there's screenplay to a film company two twin brothers executive, Jeffrey separated at birth, but they meet later in life (Robert Mason and end up fighting Ham). Jeffrey for the same girl? changes all the The word "concharacters in the play so they're trived" doesn't even do it justice. straight, rather than But that's OK. gay, and he and The casting director Robert start having nearly makes up for it sex even though with the talented pool Jeffrey has a great marriage to Elaine of actors singing the (Trina Magness). lame lyrics and the They all get on the forced dialogue. Mrs. 'Net, someone Jonestone (Joan Staples) is the heart breaks into the of the play, and psychologist's Courtesy of Eric Weber Staples is more than office and mayhem delightful. Her sons Lisa Mumpton and Paul Cure hug breaks loose. Mickey (Greg in "Merchant of Auschwitz." The script has Baccarini) and potential through

the first act, but it loses steam, only keeping its head above the water because of performances from Magness and the gang. Magness is all that is good and sexy and evil and alluring. She's not the lead, but she's more than integral to the story. The Dying Gaul plays through the end of June. Call (303) 860-9360. And I thought Shakespeare alone was confusing enough. Try the Bard's Merchant of Venice done under experimental pretexts with heavy German accents in an intense and violent atmosphere and you have the LIDA Project's original adaptation, the Merchant of Auschwitz. It's a play within a play. It's Shylock (Nils Ivan Swanson) played by a Jew in a concentration camp. Antonio (Josh Hartwell) is played by a Nazi captain. This production is heavy, and I wasn't prepared. The effort deserves serious applause, as the environment evokes feelings of death and grief. The music (three soundtracks) set the tone and added believability to the period. The performances keep together a complex, demanding script with near fluidity. A downfall was the accents, which took away from the cohesive performance and the basic understanding of the language. Shakespearean lingo is tough enough to understand, but when actors speak in hushed voices with a sometimesincomprehensible dialect, it is a next-toimpossible feat. LIDA should nonetheless get accolades for this experimental journey full of juxtaposition. Merchant of Auschwitz plays through May 30. Call (303) 282-0466.

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single to right that scored two runners. Dana Reichers followed that with a game-tieing single and after an intentional walk to Miika Autio, Matt Jerebker hit a grounder between third base and John Swift/The Metropolitan shortstop for the game-winning RBI. Ryan Wasinger of Fort Hays State dives safely back lo first as Metro's Miika Autio receives "That was a big the pickoff throw April 18. The Roadrunners rallied for four runs in the bottom of the sev· win for us," head enth inning lo defeat the Tigers in the first game of a four-game series. coach Vince Porr"He was on today," said first baseman Metro was poised and ready for a doueco said. "Wallace's double got things bleheader sweep in the nightcap. Kevin Miika Autio, who struck out twice against started." While Wallace may have been a hero Watson, the Roadrunner's top pitcher, was Frey. "He was changing speeds and hitting at the plate, it was pitcher Corrigan Willis on the mound but the Tigers were able to his spots." Porreco said the same thing. He felt who kept the Roadrunners close. Afte. get to Watson early. He gave up five runs allowing Fort Hays State five runs in the in the first two innings and the his players never got used to the way Frey first four innings, Willis shut down the Roadrunners could never get a rally going. pitched. The biggest deterant was Tiger startTiger attack in the final three innings to "I think he really spotted the ball ing pitcher Vonley Frey. Frey gave up only well," Porreco said. "He moved the ball in give Metro a chance at victory. "Willis pitched an outstanding last four hits in six innings of work. He struck and out and kept the hitters off-balance." The biggest problem was calculating three innings to keep us in the game," out six batters, walked only one, and kept the Metro hitters guessing all game long. Porreco said. see BASEBALL on 19

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The weekend baseball series between Metro and Fort Hays State on April 17-18 was supposed to clear up the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings. All it really did was show the parity in the RMAC, prove that good pitching will beat good hitting most of the time and keep everyone guessing. Fort Hays, Metro, Regis University and Colorado School of Mines were all tied for third place in the RMAC with just two weeks left in the regular season. Once the dust _settled, Fort Hays State and Metro remained tied for third place as they split their four-game series. Regis is currently fifth and Colorado School of Mines is sixth. The top four teams at the end of the regular season get a berth into the RMAC tournament. Metro won the first game of the series with a dramatic come-from-behind rally in the seventh inning. Down 5-2 entering their final at-bat, catcher Billy Wallace started the rally with a double. Several batters later, Jason Klatt hit a bases-loaded

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Statistically speaking, Metro with the leaders The Metro baseball team may not be on top of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings but when it comes to statistics, the Roadrunners can play with the best of them. Metro is currently tied for third place in the RMAC with Fort Hays State. Mesa State leads the RMAC standings and with good reason. Mesa State leads the conference in most of the team and individual statistical categories. Metro is tied with the Colorado School of Mines with the most runners

picked off base. The two teams each have picked off 24 runners during the season. Metro's best category is in the field. The Roadrunners lead the conference in fielding and are ranked 19th in the nation in the same category. The Roadrunners are ranked high in several other categories in the RMAC including hits per game (2nd, 9.79), RBI's per game (2nd, 6.33), doubles (2nd, 83), total bases (2nd, 634), on base percentage (2nd, .411), RBI's (2nd, 266) and homers (2nd, 38).

Several individual players are ranked high in the RMAC. Pitcher Kevin Watson leads the RMAC in walks allowed, giving up just 1.40 walks per game. Watson is also fifth in innings pitched per game (5.85) and sixth in runs allowed per game (5.18). Watson has an impressive strikeouts-to-walks ratio with 36 strikeouts compared to just 10 walks. Watson is Metro's top pitcher with a 6-4 record. Corrigan Willis is right behind him with a record of 5-4. Junior Jacques Burgoyne has the team's best earned run average ·at

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Frey's windup. He was only throwing the ball about 80 mph, according to Porreco, and the slow speed may have fooled the Metro batters. "His slow windup and slow motion delivery changes when he comes to you with the hard stuff and it's deceptive," Porreco said. Porreco was hoping the Roadrunners could feed off the momentum from the late-inning victory in game one. But falling behind early put an end to those thoughts. ''When you have momentum, you like to try and keep it," he said. "But we lost it when we gave up three runs in the first inning." Watson, who leads the staff with a 6-4 record, went the full seven innings. He allowed 13 hits and struck out three. The following day, the Roadrunners again got off to an early start with a 6-2 win in the opening game of a doubleheader. Adam

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Will Tavis is third in hits allowed per game, giving up just 8.71 per game. Tavis is also ranked second in strikeouts per game with 8.88. The Roadrunners are hitting .326 as a team which ranks them third inthe RMAC. Six Metro players are hitting above .320 for the season. Junior Billy Wallace leads the team in batting with a .391 average. The Metro power supply comes from Dana Reichers. The junior has nine home runs this season and 47 RBI to lead the team. Junior Miika Autio is right behind Reichers with eight home runs and 39 RBI. Senior Jason Klatt has five homers and 44 RBI. Metro has eight more games left in the regular season. The Roadrunners travel to face the University of Southern Colorado April 24-25 for four games. Southern Colorado is currently in last place in the RMAC standings. Metro finishes the season May 1-2 when they host New Mexico Highlands for four games. New Mexico Highlands is currently second in the RMAC behind conference leading Mesa State. The top four teams after the regular season is over will receive a berth in the RMAC playoffs.

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Sophomore pitcher Jason Ash, sophomore tennis player Peter Lantz and senior swimmer Kristen Schweissing have all earned Metro Athlete-of-the-Month honors for April. Ash was named Athlete-of-the-Month for his performance on the baseball field. He pitched a complete game in the April 11 victory over Nebraska-Kearney. For the season Ash has a 1-1 record and a 6.29 ERA. Lantz is the No. 1 singles tennis player and holds a 13-5 record for the season. When he teams up with sophomore Michael Judd for No. 1 doubles their

record is 15-4 this season. Schweissing earned the monthly honors after the swimming season ended at the NCAA Division II National competition. At the championship she placed eighth in the 200 backstroke and was named an AllAmerican. Schweissing was an honorable mention All-American in the 100 backstroke.

onship, according to the Nielsen TV Ratings. CBS broadcast the game on March 20, and 1.7 million households watched. The game received six shares, down two from last year, according to the ratings. The Roadrunners lost the championship game to Kentucky-Wesleyan 7065.

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The Metro men's tennis team wanted a tough schedule this season to prove to on-lookers that they belong in the Division II regional and national tournaments. With a fourth place finish in the prestigious Bronco Tournament in Edmond, Okla., April 15- I 7, the Roadrunners made their point loud and clear. "The Bronco Tourney was the big match of the season," head coach Dan Lefevre said. "It was the pre-regional tournament with the top 10 teams from the region there. We were the new kid on the block. We knew we had a legitimate team but we were new to this arena." The Roadrunners won their first two matches, defeating Northwest Missouri State, 5-2, and Ferris State, 5-3. The tournament used a team format which is the way the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference will be run. After beating Ferris State on the morning of April 16, Metro had to come back in the afternoon and play Central Oklahoma. Playing two matches in one day took its toll on the Roadrunners as they lost, 4-5. Lefevre said he thought the Roadrunners weren't in the greatest of condition and that might have had an impact on the match. "I think they realize now that conditioning is a key," Lefevre said. "We've got to be ready for every match." Even with the Joss, Metro was able to reach the semi-finals on April 17 against Northwood. Metro lost the match as Northwood swept all three doubles matches and finished with a 5-4 win. The loss put Metro into a third-place

match with Northeastern . Though Metro lost the match, 5-2, it was much closer than the score indicates. Bruce Dicker and Ondrey Pilik both Jost their singles matches m three sets. The Joss gaye Metro a fourth place finish and Lefevre was happy to finish exactly where Metro was seeded going into the tournament. He said it shows that the Roadrunners are "legit" this season ,and he wasn't the only one to notice John Swill/The Metropolitan either. "There were a Nathan Green of Metro returns a shot in a doubles match against the University of Northern whole group of Colorado on April 20. Metro defeated UNC, 9-0, to end the regular season. Metro will comteams hanging pete in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament on April 23-25. around after fourth place," he said. "Oliver was the man, he really came Lefevre even said that there is an outside "There was a lot of parity which will make chance that Metro could host a regional it interesting in seeding regionals." through for us," Lefevre said. "Most coaches who saw us play said Metro finished off the regular season match. The Metro women's tennis team didgood things about us," Lefevre said. "The April 20 with a 9-0 shutout win over tournament gave us the exposure we need- Northern Colorado. The next match will o 't participate in the Bronco Tournament ed and the notoriety." be in the RMAC Tournament to be held but ended the regular season April 13 with The top player for Metro during the April 23-25 in Colorado Springs. Lefevre a 6-3 win over Colorado Christian. The tournament was Oliver Breustedt. The says that as long as Metro doesn't get women are 3-7 on the season as they head junior from Germany went undefeated at upset, it should receive a bid to regionals. in to the RMAC Tournament. the No. 6 singles spot. Breustedt tends to rely on a finesse game to defeat his opponents and Jost only one set in his four matches. He did not play in Metro's first match.

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GENERAL 12 Step Meetings on Campus - Open AA meetings will be held on Tuesdays, 12:301:30pm at 10208 9th Street Park. 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 more 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. Come and go as needed. For information, call the Menorah Ministries at (303)355-2009.

ONGOING MSCD Art Faculty Exhibition Sponsored by MSCD School of Letters, Arts and Science, MSCD Student Affairs Board, the Colorado Council on the Arts and Vesta Dipping Grill. Works in the show will be available for sale. April 2ndApril 28, 1999 at the Center for Visual Arts, 1734 Wazee Street,Tues.-Fri., I Oam5pm, Sat 11 am-4pm. For more information, call (303)294-5207. Woman's Journey: Our Individual and Collective Experiences as Women - A support and discussion group for women

interested in examining and sharing their personal experiences and roles as they are unique to women. This event is held on wednesdays, Feb. 17-April 28. From 121: 15pm in Tivoli #651. For more information, call (303)556-3132. Real Women Have Curves -Written by Josefina Lopez and directed by Debra Gallegos, this is a play embracing real women. February 18th - May 8th, at El Centro Su Teatro, 4725 High St. Denver. For more information and tickets, call (303)296-4614. Yoga - The Student Health Center presents Yoga for Everyone, thursdays in April from 12:15-lpm in Tivoli #444. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a towel or blanket. For more information, call (303)556-2525.

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Outdoor Adventure Program: Mountain Bike Orienteering - This day trip from 10am-4pm combines a great trail ride with learning land navigation techniques. The cost of this trip is $25 and no experience is necessary. For more information, call (303 )556-8363. Chamber Recital: The Ariel Trio - with Susan L. Cable, piano; Tamara Mullikin, violin and David Mullikin, cello. A preconcert lecture will begin at 7pm and the concert will start at 7:30pm in the Houston Arts Center, Foote Recital Hall, 711 Montview Blvd. For more information, call (303)556-3180.

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Qualilitations: Applicants must be english maiors or minors, enrolledJor of least 10 credit hours at MS,.....,,..

9 Applicants must hove and maintain o GPA of 2.0 or obove 9 Experience with publicotions, including c~~out and design, is a~ consideration in the selection process.

Applitants must submit:

Resume with cover letter .~

Most recent grade report pl offido.Itrons.cript

Two letters of recommendation Samples of work 路

Please submit the above materials to: The MSCD Boord of Publications, c/o Gabriel Hermelin, Tivoli #313, fr ntJil to: 路 Campus Box 57, P.O. Box l l336Y. Denver, CO 80217-3362

APPLICATION DEADLINE f riday, April 30, 1999 by 3 p.m.