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Pay hike fight revived

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Student government rallys for better faculty wages, less administrative hiring

INSIDE

Spinmeister

YEAR IH REVIEW

RETRO: From basketball to guns to hammers and nails, a look back at 1998-99

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METROACTIVE IN-FUGHT: In case of a loss of cabin pressure, grab a mask and turn to ...

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SPORTS SLAM

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Metro tennis team headed to its first appearance at regionals

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Brad Bensley, with the Golden Bear Freestyle Team, throws a 180 on a ramp at the Spring Fling and f"itness Fair. The event, held April 28 on campus, was presenled by student activities and Campus Recreation at Auraria. It featured music, magicians and presentations from various student organizations.

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Metro faculty rally for pay hike Student government ioins professors in effort to· 'keep good faculty' at school By Rebecca Rivas The Metropolitan Student government members rallied with faculty April 27 to fight for salary increases for teachers in front of Central Classroom. "We have to keep good faculty here," said Jennifer Darnell, incoming student government president. "Students deserve to have a much better education and good professors and if what it takes is to increase their salaries, then we need to support it." Although the rally had few attendants, members said this is just the beginning of

their campaign. Matt Johnson, Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board representative, said members started petitioning April 28 to gain support from the student body. "We're petitioning to stop hiring administration and start finding a way to hire more full-time faculty," said Johnson. "We also need to better conditions for our part-time staff." Government members were informed of the low wages after attending a Faculty Senate meeting. Monys Hagen, president of the Faculty Senate, provided information showing that faculty salaries were below

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the national average among comparative institutions. Full-time staff members made $57 ,200 in 1997-98, and the average among like colleges was $62, 837, according to a report by the Office of State Colleges. Jennifer Darnell "Compared to salaries in selected urban colleges, we're below all of them," Hagen said.

Faculty members discussed the issue with Metro president Sheila Kaplan and the Board of Trustees at numerous meetings, she said. Kaplan responded that the money is not available to raise salaries. Kaplan said. "It's my job to pay people the most I can pay them with the resources I have, but I can't snap my fingers and make money," she said. "We will do the best we can on equity salaries, but I recognize that we will never, never, never satisfy everybody." Senate and student government mem-

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Nobel -winner: Stop -weapon production

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Annette Holt, owner of The Bunker in the basement of the Twoli Student Union, prepares April 27 for going out of business, which she expects to be in the early part of May. The Bunker provided second· hand and vintage clothing since the Tivoli converted the Student Union in 1994.

People must tell government officials to stop the production of weapons of mass destruction, said a Nobel Peace Prize winner in the Tivoli on April 26. Jose Ramos-Horta, said violence is a direct reaction to the amount of weapons produced in the world. "People don't kill people, weapons kill people," he said. He said there is an increase in the "arms race," which is the race of all countries to build the most and best weapons, before anyone else. "We have seen the insanity," he said about World War II, and asked for all people to leave behind the wall of weapons of mass destruction. "Reduce weapon production," Ramos-Horta said. Ramos-Horta said he has his own military strategy: no war. "It would be cost effective and bloodless," Ramos-

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Vice President Gore ioins Columbine memorial By Dick Kelsey The Colorado Daily LITTLETON, Colo. - (U-WIRE) Under gray skies, an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 mourners - twice as many as what orgaruzers expected - stood with grieving loved ones and friends April 25 to memorialize 12 students and a teacher slain at nearby Columbine High School. In an eerie silence, mourners prayed, held lilies and roses, displayed signs and

embraced one another in tribute to the victims of the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. Vice President Al Gore said: "To the families of all those who died here, I say you are not alone. The heart of America aches with yours. We hold your agony in the center of our prayers. "I would be misleading you if I said I understand this. I don't. Why human beings do things evil I do not understand." Colorado Gov. Bill Owens told the crowd: "As I look out on these thousands of

faces, I see through the grief and the tears an outpouring of love. "Since the terrible event of Tuesday, we've witnessed a community that has found within itself a tremendous healing power." The service, in a movie theater parking lot across the street from Columbine, started more than 20 minutes late to allow time for the larger-than-expected crowd to get into place. Five days earlier, two gunmen laughed as they marched through Columbine High

School, guns blazing and bombs exploding until a dozen classmates and a teacher were fatally wounded. Gunmen Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were found dead in an apparent suicide pact. Their bodies lay together in the second-floor library where most of the killing took place. A survivor said one of the gunmen asked Cassie Bemall if she believed in God. When she replied, "Yes, I do," he shot her, killing her. Gore made reference to that gut-

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bers said two options to get the resources are increase tuition or ask the Colorado legislative for more funds. Student government members believe students will support a tuition raise in order to pay for good professors. "If students weigh out the benefits of having a faculty member that can satisfy his

or her needs, I think they may support it," said Aussy Rabih, outgoing vice president of Administration and Finance. Members planned to raise awareness on the issue by petitioning and then decide on a way get funds. "Once we get enough people aware of the situation, then we' re going to start talking about how we can make this happen," said Johnson. Johnson also said he would go to the Colorado legislature to request more funds. The Senate wants Kaplan and William Fulkerson, Office of State Colleges president, to go to the legislature and get money into the system, Hagen said. It is not fair that Metro students get less money from the state than other Colorado colleges, Hagen said. "We're hoping they'll say to the Colorado legislature, 'This isn't okay to

make us the Wal-Mart of education of the state,' " said Hagen. By joining together, the Senate and student government members believe they can get results. "If anyone's voice is loud enough, it will be heard," said Brendan Haymaker, vice president of Student Fees. "The squeaky wheel gets Monys Hagen the oil." Hagen said the students' support is very important to the Senate. "I can keep raising the issue, but you only take this issue so far without the support of the student body," she said.

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Horta said. His military strategy includes "stopping countries from providing guns to other countries in the middle of a war ~ and stopping milil - . .' tary training." He spoke of his times in East Timor, Columbia, and when he was Jose Ramos-Horta exiled from Mozambique. "We must enter a millennium where dictatorships no longer exist," Ramos-Horta said. He first visited Columbia in 1997. "In Columbia they still have dreams," Ramos-Horta said. "They are still trying to go on with their lives." "It reminds us of how important it is for us to study international relations," said Adolph Grundman, director of Metro's Honors Program. Metro student Jessica Wallace said the speech was fabulous. "I am defiantly going to send an e-mail to the Pentagon," she said. Ramos-Horta was born in East Timar and has spent 23 years denouncing the invasion and annexation of his homeland by the Indonesian army. He has received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996 and the Unrepresented National and People's Organization award for commitment to the rights and freedoms of threatened people. In 1998, Ramos-Horta received the Order of Freedom award, which is the highest honor bestowed by the Portuguese government.

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Columbine tragedy puts campus police on alert By Michelle L. Golden The Metropolitan Auraria police are on heightened alert since the April 20 Columbine High School tragedy that ended in 15 deaths. Officers are increasing campus patrols and encouraging students and employees to report suspicious incidents , police chief Joe Ortiz said. "It's scary to think that there are so many places where anyone could hide something that could be potentially dangerous to the students on this campus," Metro student David Craig said. "Personally, I don 't think more police or anything else could really make a difference in the end. What happens to me

happens." But Ortiz said he's already seen indications that the alert status is producing results. "We have seen more information from faculty about problem students," Ortiz said. "I want people to know that when they come onto campus, because of this physical and visible presence, that there is somebody there." Officers are patrolling parking lots, riding the campus on bicycles and talking to students about safety precautions. Police respond to most calls for help in less than two minutes, Ortiz said. Despite the police alert, Auraria is the safest campus in Colorado, Ortiz said.

Columbine gunning suspect applied, accepted to the University of Arizona By David J. Cieslak Arizona Doily Wildcat

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Tamara Tatar, left, and Cory Flanagan, right, moum April 21 at a candle light vigil at Civic Center Park for victims of the Columbine High School

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TUCSON, Ariz. (U-WIRE) - A University of Arizona attorney said Dylan Klebold - one of the ''Trenchcoat Mafia" members who killed 12 classmates and a teacher April 20 at Columbine High School - was accepted into the University of Arizona "I can confirm he was admitted," university attorney Michael Proctor said April 26. But Proctor would not say whether Klebold, 17, planned on accepting the offer and attending the university. Citing privacy restrictions, Proctor declined further comment on Klebold's acceptance. "Our policy on all applicants is to treat it as FERPA," he said, referring to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, which prohibits educational institutions from disclosing students' personal information. Klebold and Eric Harris, 18, both Columbine High School students in Littleton,

went on the shooting spree before committing suicide. In their wake, Harris and Klebold left 13 people dead, while 10 remained hospitalized April 26. The New York Times reported April 26 Klebold was also planning to live in a University of Arizona residence hall. The newspaper stated Klebold's mother sent a deposit check to the university's Residence Life department prior to the incident. "I don' t know what's going on," University of Arizona residence life director James Van Arsdel said. He refused further comment. Proctor said he has not asked Residence Life to perform a search for the Klebold's check, adding that he is not aware "whether or not that has actually occurred." 'They aren' t going to go picking through checks just to find the person's check," he said. "If the mom is saying she sent a check, then she probably sent a check." The Associated Press contributed to this

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wrenching element of the massacre and challenged adults. "All of us must change our lives to honor these children," Gore said. "If you are a parent, your children need attention. If you are a grandparent, they need your time. If you do not have children, there are kids who need your example and your presence." Gore and Owens were the scheduled main speakers, but retired Gen. Colin Powell appeared unexpectedly and took a seat on stage with community leaders and elective officials. Near the conclusion of the service as some filed away and others passed teddy bears forward to be placed among hundreds of bouquets, four military jets thundered overhead. One separated from the fonnation to represent 12 kids taken before their time and a teacher who was a grandfather of

As Owens slowly read the names of the students and teacher, 13 doves - one for each victim - were released and flew off into the gray skies, momentarily circling overhead. The service opened with Columbine students Jonathan and Steve Cohen performing a song they wrote to memorialize the tragedy. Jonatijan, a junior, was trapped in the schoo~ choir room during the massacre as classmates died just feet away. Steve, a senior, was in the cafeteria where many students were shot or hit by shrapnel from pipe bombs. "Can you still hear raging guns ending dreams of precious ones?" they sang. "In God's sun, hope will come, his red stain will take our pain." Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver offered a prayer. "Surely the past week is about as much suffering as any community can bear,"

Chaput said. "Love is stronger than death. I believe that. Perhaps beyond all this suffering, something good can be achieved." At the end, a huge procession of bagpipers that opened the memorial with "Amazing Grace," led departing mourners in an emotional march down the street to Clement Park next to the school. There stands a makeshift memorial that started with one bouquet on Tuesday and has grown to literally acres of flowers, stuffed animals, messages of condolence and final farewells. Meanwhile, Attorney General Janet Reno, who met with Jaw officers in Colorado two days after the attack, rejected calls for new laws to restrict children in such areas as access to the Internet and violent video games. Reno said people need the strength to say "no" to violence, and for colleges to teach teachers how to teach children to resolve their conflicts with non-violent

methods. The National Rifle Association dropped most activities from the agenda for its annual convention in Denver, which had been scheduled for April 30 to May 2. Denver Mayor Wellington Webb called on the gun group to cancel its convention altogether, but the event schedule still includes a prayer breakfast featuring lranContra figure Oliver North and the annual membership meeting. Owens, who supports gun rights with a few restrictions, said he was reluctant to blame the NRA for the Columbine massacre, adding, "by our count, these criminals violated all" gun control laws now on the books. NRA president Wayne LaPierre said charging parents for allowing kids to have guns "may very well be appropriate in this instance." He refused to talk about proposed laws allowing teachers to carry firearms.

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MSCD Peer Educators Present:

Computer certificates added to curriculum By Sean Weaver The Ntetropo/iton Metro will offer four certificate programs in computer science if the Trustees of the State Colleges in Colorado approve the proposal. Certificate programs are designed for people who want to focus on a specialized area of study instead of getting a four-year degree. Currently, Metro offers 25 certificate programs, ranging fr~ personal financial planning to multimedia production. "It's a shorthand way to convey to employers that the students have these

skills," said Frieda Holley, Metro's interim associate vice president of academic affairs. "There is so much desire right now for people who are trained in computer information systems." The certificates, which would be offered through the school of Business, include database analyst, network specialist in information systems, programmer in information systems and user support specialist. Each certificate will require 15 hours of classes. According to the proposal, the programs will target students who are currently enrolled and want to improve their employ-

ability while in school and non-degreeseeking students who are looking for jobs in the computer information systems field. "In the case of (the first group of students), we get frequent requests from our students for some such credential to facilitate their employability," the proposal states. "In the case of (the second group of students), we already have numerous students who 'drop in' to our program to take a few courses for exactly that reason." The academic affairs comrniltee for the Trustees will vote on the proposal in its April 30 meeting. If approved, the certificate programs will be available spring 2000.

What is sexual harassment?

Qiud pro quo sexual harassment (Latin for "this for that") is bribery for sexual cooperation, rewards for sexual cooperation, subtle threats of retaliation for non-cooperation, direct threats, and engagement of unwanted sexual behavior due to threats of retaliation.

2. Hostile environment sexual harassment includes suggestive stories, offensive jokes, seductive or crude sexual remarks, staring, leering, ogling, unwanted discussion of personal sexual matters, attempts of a sexual relationship despite discouragement, deliberate touching , unwanted attempts to touch or fondle, and attempts for intercourse.

Q. What can you do if you feel you have been sexually harassed?

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If you feel comfortable, find someone to talk with about what has occurred, friends, family, the head of the department, the Counseling Center, Tivoli 651 , or Dean of Student Life located in Tivoli 311 .

3. Formal complaints should be directed to the Office of Equal Opportunity located in Central Classroom 315, telephone: (303) 556-2939.

4. You can also refer to the new Student Handbook (p.95) which explains Metro's policy on sexual harassment.

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Metro students Y#rite for cash By Micaela Duarte The Metropolitcn Metro students won a total of $700 in prize money from the Writes of Spring writing contest The awards ranged from $I 00 for first place to $25 for third place. There are four categories in which the participants' work is divided into: fiction, non-fiction, drama and poetry. In poetry, the first place winner is Andrea Roney for "Moth Sestina." Second place went to Cristian Salazar for "Dentures." Ruth Burns earned a third-place award for "Tank Heaven." In fiction, Alana Noel Voth earned first place honors for ''Milagro Was." "Snow day" by Sharon Loy placed second, and Ken Pitt's "Peter Pan's Shadow" placed third.

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Salsa dancers, free burritos, games and Spanish music will fill the plaza between North and Science buildings for the Cinco de Mayo celebration on May 5. The day-long event starts with a parade beginning at the South Building at 9:30 a.m. A popular band, Mariachi Vasquez, will lead the parade and play throughout the campus. 'They're great!" said Beatriz Salazar, University of Colorado at Denver and

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In the drama category, first place went to Jesse Ruderman for Recess. Second place honors went to Sonny Zwierkowski for Talk. Free Falling by Michael R. Drennan placed third. For non-fiction, Chris Craven's "Whose History" earned top honors. For her second award, Voth earned a second-place award for "A Love Letter For My Father." Third place went to Christian G. Boose for "One Last Letter." The deadline for the contest was March 31, and the winners were decided in April, said one of the poetry judges, Dr. Gene Saxe, a professor in the English department. Anyone can enter as long as they are current students of Metro, Saxe said. Once the entries are submitted, the 12 judges then classify the submissions into levels of quality and read them, Saxe said.

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M.E.C.H.A. member, "it's a family band with two daughters and three sons that perform all over the place." The parade ends at the flagpole where attendants can try to break a large pinata filled with candy. Various Auraria groups will give away free burritos and the food booths will be inexpensive. "It should be a lot of fun. We tried to make everything as low cost as possible, unlike many fairs," said Kim Poast, Colorado Community College event coordinator, who organized the event.

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Lionires Montoya, right, massages Community College of Denver student Ryan White on April 28 at the Spring Fling and Fitness Fair near the flagpole area.

CU-Denver housing won't help Metro students By Micaela Duarte The Metropolitan The long-standing tradition of Auraria's being a strictly commuter campus may come to an end with the University of Colorado at Denver's proposal to house students. CU-Denver's consideration of dormitories is for its international and residential students only, said Debbie Thomas, assistant vice president of College Communications. "It's 100 percent a UCO thing,"

Thomas said. The increase in international student enrollment during the past couple of years at CU-Denver is the reason for the building of the dormitories, said Dean Wolf, Dean Wolf Auraria vice president of Administration. Metro's international enrollment is 187 students. The number of international

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professors pay up to the Colorado average. Metro professors are paid $2,000 to $3,000 less than professors at other institutions. Metro President Sheila Kaplan said she sympathizes with the professors. Her sympathy rings hollow when she enjoys a $100,000plus yearly salary, and a 20 percent increase to her office's budget this year. If Kaplan wants to sympathize with the underpaid professors, she should call for a policy for administrators to decline pay increases until professors pay comes up to standard. But Kaplan has done relatively little to alleviate the problem. Witness Kaplan's repeated job evaluations, which show few employees here trust her ability to lead. Employee morale is on a long-term decline. That creates an environment of apathy, which carries over to the classroom, affecting professors' teaching. Kaplan doesn't control the budget, but she can take steps to increase moral. She needs to work with the faculty to find more money for salaries. She could make a greater effort to lobby the legislature for salary increases. When student government weighed in on the issue this week, the impact was underwhelming. Few showed up for their protest on April 27. Student representatives' best bet to influence the situation is the same as Kaplan's: lobby the legislature. It will be a years-long process, but one that is well worth it.

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I used to be a disgruntled postal worker. Really. I'm sure some of you already had that suspicion. Five years later, here I am ready to leave this Kyle Ringo God forsaken place with a degree in spewing gobUNCLEBAWY bledygook. But, on the other hand, I have had some wonderful experiences here, and I've met some whacked-out people. Let's start with the repeat offenders. President Sheila Kaplan: Sheila is a humanitarian with a big heart just waiting to reward all those who deserve it. Those who aren't tripping on acid or main-lining between their toes think she is the devil. I'm somewhere in between. Lee Combs, the college attorney: Uh, enough said. Director of Equal Opportunity Percy Morehouse: Percy how have you managed to last this long with an honest, helpful and deliberate demeanor? JoeArcese, the vice president ofAdministration and Finance. Joe is paying a Division II volleyball coach $45,000 a year. I don't know why. He says Metro competes in a tough region for volleyball and the funds are needed for that reason.

Meanwhile, the Metro women's basketball team receives secondrate treatment and funding despite competing in a region with something like eight of the past 10 national championship winners. Let me repeat that National ... championship ... winners. Go figure. Look, there are problems at this school, but I could come back here in 10 years and there would be problems. There are things being done right. Keeping all new administrators on the payroll as interim employees fretting about their livelihood is one of them. OK, I'm just joking, but I have developed that sense of humor here. I don't know whether or not this was the right place to come in search of a degree. I do know I'll not be doing any commercials here. I've come a long way since leaving the Highlands Ranch Post Office. The people I've met and experiences I've had have made it worth it. But I wouldn't recommend it. Metro is exactly what it is most famous for: A second-rate school with a damn good men's basketball team and a student body that could not care less. I met a judge recently who graduated from here. That gives me hope. He found out I was a Metro student and chuckled. That makes me puke. I guess I'll provide the world with one or the other, but I'll be sure to tell them I came from Metro.

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

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Perk up the professors' pay Metro professors are paid less than their counterparts at similar Colorado colleges: 15 to 20-percent less. Yet, Metro's administrators are paid the same as those at other colleges. Metro lacks the funding to This year, salaries for Metro ~prof~' salaries. professors increased 2.3 percent, while other state employees received a 4 percent raise. The administration should Faculty Senate President Monys bait its own pay inc~s Hagen said the 2.3 percent increase until faculty salaries equal is the maximum a professor can get. those of other state profesAccounting for inflation and other sors. factors, that means paychecks won't go as far. Until this year, Metro professors' salaries were based on a national index of salaries. This year it is based on Colorado professors' pay. "I, like most professors, was hired with the expectation of getting paid based on the national index," Hagen said. Metro's salary deficit is $1.1 million, meaning the school would have to obtain that dollar amount from the state legislature to move

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AURARIA Construction workers at Auraria's new Academic and Performing Arts Center found two 1,000-gallon gasoline tanks and spent $55,000 removing them along with 200-400 cubic yards of contaminated dirt. This spring, workers uncovered a third tank filled with 3,500 gallons of water and diesel fuel. Construction manager Mike Lopez said the finds won't hinder progress at the center, which is expected to be completed by fall 2000. The Y2K bug should be no problem for Metro, officials reported, thanks to a new collection of software that runs many college operations. Experts are unsure what will happen on Jan. 1, 2000, when many computers are expected to malfunction, thinking it is the year 1900. The software, called the Banner System, allows Metro students to access registration, admissions, financial aid and grades information online. Tivoli workers stopped validating parking tickets for business patrons early in fall semester. Now the only ways for consumers to get free

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Students on Auraria Camp~ ~l]E!oved renewal of the RTD bus pass Mardi 30•31 by a wide margin . At Metro, 92 percent of voters approved the pass. Auraria and RTD officials say the pass will include extra services next semester, such as a greater discount for express service. The cost of the pass will not exceed $20 per student for fall semester, Auraria officials said.

CRIME Campus police got the right to issue traffic tickets in July. Previously, Auraria officers had to call in a Denver officer to issue a ticket. But Auraria officers still can't issue speeding tickets because they lack proper equipment, said chief Joe Ortiz.

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sexually assault him. Police found Eisenhuth lying naked in the hallway. Garcia's arraignment is scheduled for June 4. A 19-year-old Metro student was stabbed to death in his apartment Jan. 26. A roommate found Robert Hayden's body in the hallway of their apartment at 1250 Galapago St., No. 701, according to police reports. Police arrested two suspects in connection with the stair bing. Joseph Crazy Horse Roybal, 18, was arrested on Feb. .2,and Darnell Prelow, 20, was arrested F~b. 3.

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The Nepal satellite campus of t{f University of ON CAMPUS Colorado at Denver has been closed aft« a Metro student Metro students who can't pay all their tuition ~fumt said sbe was raped by a secwity guard there in November. got a break starting spring semester. The college no longer A CU~Denver graduate aitd. fonner Metrofast.udent, Richard automatically drof}s students froJ,nc)asses when they f~ . to Roberts, wrote a letter to CU-Denver officials months pay before the ~gmning of the semester. Instead, stude~ts before the incident telling of sexual harassment and unsafe are automaticallfput on a monthly payment plan. The nJan ····· includes a 4 percent serlice conditions at the campus. A subsequent investigation . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . charge. resulted in closing the campus, CU-Denver officials said. Nearly all Metro graduate~ in a surv,ey teported satisfacficm with their experience at Metro - "" evalJJ,at 99 percent - proportionally more produC4 than respondents at any other college in Colorado. The survey of Eq METROACTIVE John Swift/The Metropolitan A Metro professor's trek to 812 Metro graduates was con- the sun & ; •t..•• ..,...,.~..,,.A•".. ~, ducted..-by...,... the Colorado before. ' J· ' l an archaeological dig in. Peru Rasha'Wn ~lcher iumps through a Commission on Higher $1.5 m yielded clues to the history of hole in the defense, helping Metro t Education. this is ancient tribes that lived there. to win the RMAC championship. \ Arcese. Jon Kent's six-week mission Students who start college to Peru with 18 students at Metro are unlikely to graduate Le turned into a 10-15 year project when the team uncovered "!lllJlll1!1!9lll11!!1!11B!!tl••··~· there, a fall survey by the Studen1 REVIEW from 11 artifacts dating to 1000 B.C. · Colorado Commission "Some areas were ankle deep felony assault. Several students near the restroom heard her in pottery," Kent said. The group found a wall built from on Higher Education showed. Slightly less scream, and some of the male students chased 28-year-old rounded rocks weighing 60-70 pounds each, possibly indi- than one quarter of students who started at Vier-Solis. Police later said a paperwork mix-up resulted in cating the remains of an ancient city. Investigations on the Metro graduated in six years. That's the lowest graduation rate in Colorado, the Vier-Solis's release. surface are underway. survey showed. Comparatively, 62.9 perA 19-year-old Metro student was shot in the head at a ''The situation is desperate in Iraq," a former United cent of students at the University of house party in Westminster on Oct. 24. Robert Adams and Nations official told Metro students Feb. 19. Former Colorado at Boulder graduate in 6 years. other people attending were standing in front of the house Assistant Secretary General David Halliday helped organize Dozens of students and community when shots were fired from a car leaving the and administer the UN's Oil-for-Food program in party. Westminster police questioned Timothy Iraq. Continued UN sanctions on the country members turned out Oct. 12 to mourn the Nitz in connection with the incident Nov. 5. .~ take the greatest toll on civilian children, death of Matthew Shepard, a gay college He was arrested later that day. } Halliday said. "We can't kill the children of Iraq student from Wyoming. Two assailants pistol-whipped Shepard and left him to ~ because we hate the boss. Whatever we think of A 25-year-old man was charged in the die on a fence in rural Wyoming in early ~ Saddam Hussein, the people of Iraq need to be stabbing death of a 19-year-old Metro student October. Complaints of anti-gay harasstaken care of." Jennifer Foretich. Paul Tinsley was charged in ment increased from about 12 a year to 12 .• ScottSmdtzer{Ihe Meli #•·•""':'~--.... .\ district court Nov. 30 with premeditated murMetro student Leonard Bortolotto took a in the month following Shepard's death, officials at Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and \Vq~~es'° fff+l1"4.g der and sexual assault. Tinsley later attempted .... 350-mile trek around Colorado on his bike to pa pates 1n a suicide by cutting his wrists with a razor. He raise money for AIDS charities - and he came Trans Student Services reported. "Gays are 58 ..·. · efense WCI was transferred to Colorado Mental Health back wanting more. "I hope to gel it together for feeling more fearful about sharing their sexshcip in the Ttvc Institute in Pueblo. Tinsley's trial begins in July. next year," he said just after finishing in ual orientation," said Karen Bensen, direcSeptember. "I want to tell all my friends and tor of the office. Early the next semester, A former Metro criminal justice professor, hopefully we can get 300 riders next year." Bensen said she had received no more comBortolotto landed at Cheeseman Park in Denver plaints. d. Harold Eisenhuth, was found bludgeoned to ments. death in his Eldora home Jan. 9. Boulder sher1, ~ ~·· ~s with 56 other riders. The group raised $130,000 April2 from sponsors of the Colorado Aids Project the iff's deputies arrested Matthew Garcia, 21, of f~onal Rockies tour. Denver, at a nearby home that same day. in every way. \ Garcia told authorities he hit Eisenhuth six ~. ·. . . • times with a hammer because he thought · ·.·:J~ Eisenhuth was going to \r F<J y

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the United States Supreme Court agreed tohear a case from five students at the University of Wisconsin at Madison damung their money shouldn't support political groups. The Metro women's basketball team faced the end of l The students said using student fee money to support enviera in'June. coach"Darryl Smith left Metro after his ronmental and gay advocacy groups violates their Firstmost successful season with the Roadrunners (25~5) and · Amendment rights. winni~g the RQC~Y .~ountain A,,thletic Conferencel Championship in 1998. Smith took a coaching position a Divisi&tlWichita State Vniversity in'lk,ansas.

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Metro students got an ex{j\ of fall breh. r.ident Sbe~la Kaplan agreed to include layand: SatUrday~ in di nonnal two..day fall v~a :dule after pressure fr9m members of Metro's stuenfllient. Student asslmbly memblrs had, orig,inalsed.a full week break, but Kaplan w911ldn't agreeto ;t

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llment at Metr~ dropped by 517 students during ner, a d~line of 7.7 percent compared to the year ~later drop of 1.4 percent in the spring resulted in a liqn budget cut. "I have been here since 1989 and he first time we've had to make cuts," said Joe vice president of Administration and Finance. > than 5 percent of students voted to elect a new

Government Assembly in April. Most winners came ,_ from a group of candidates called Students for Students. Jennifer Darnell won the presidential race with 205 votes. Slightly more students voted this year, 635, compared to 522 in 1998. Students also approved continued membership in the Colorado Student Association, a lobbying group. Student evaluations of professors should be posted on the Internet soon. Student Government Assembly members pledged to produce a comprehensive book of the evaluations a year ago, but found Internet access cheaper. Faculty Senate President Monys Hagen said she has no problem with easier access to the evaluations because they're public record. But politan Hagen said the evaluations aren't useful for students selecting classes.

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Students reacted to the massacre of 12 students and one teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton with horror and sympathy. The day of the shooting, and in days following, students crowded around television sets in the Tivoli watching for develop~ meeting at the flagpole in the center of campus drew dozens of mourners.

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SPORTS the first time in school history a Metro sports team peted for a national championship title. The men's basketball team advanced to the ,. NCAA Division II

Mike Power replaced Smith in August. Metro played in the 1999 RMAC tournament but lost to the NebraskaKeamey Lopers in the semifinals 69-58 and finished the season with a 19-9 record.

,. Plans fqr high-tech classrooms o; campus might be cut in half if a proposal from Gov. Bill Owens goes through the legislature. Owens is asking for a $2.1million cut to funds for improving classroom technology on campus. With $5 million to pay for the improvements, Auraria Vice President Dean Wolf said the campus would get 60 high-tech classrooms, rather than the 122 planned originally. The body that governs Colorado's 28 state-sponsored colleges rescinded a policy of punishing schools that don't meet state-mandated goals for ethnic minority graduation. The Colorado Commission on Higher Education said this summer that the colleges should still strive to graduate ethnic minorities, but it would not impose punishment on those that fail.

Lawmakers rejected a bill from Sen. Bill Thiebaut, DPueblo, to offer tuition assistance to high The Chicago Cubs drafted a Metro pitcher in the 3 lst school students with good grades. round of the Major League Baseball amateur draft in June. Leo Torres, the left-handed pitcher, was the 916th player to Colorado lawmakers on April be chosen. In 1998, Torres started nine games earning a 5- 14 refused to pass a bill that would 3 record for the Roadrunners. In 56 1/3 innings pitched have increased the penalty for Torres threw 62 strike-outs with a 5.27 ERA. committing a crime against a homosexual, disabled or Athletics director Bill Helman retired Nov. I after 17 elderly person. Colorado years in the position. Volleyball coach Joan McDermott was law already includes a pronamed his replacement. vision for increased punishment for those who commit crimes against STATE ethnic GOVERNMENT minorities. Nine Funding for student groups that engage in political offenders have activities is safe, for the moment. House Bill 1189 would been sentenced have prohibited using state money for political purposes. to prison for That includes fees charged to students to support groups crimes such as the Colorado Student Association, a student lobby- involving ing group. The bill ethnic died on the Senate intimida.. , floor in April. tion since 1991, according to the ·:;;: .•.•.·•. . Opponents said it ,~ . would have Colorado Legislative Council. . "'-""'.

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Seven editor positions are available. Applicants should have a journalism back~round or skills relevant to the position. Preferred computer skills include Quark Xpress, Microsoft Word and Adobe Photoshop. Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, a letter of recommendation and work samples to:

The Metropolitan, c/o Lisa Opsahl, editor, Tivoli Student Union room 313, or mail to: Campus Box 57, PO Box 173362, Denver, CO 80217-3362.

SECTION EDITORS Positions are available in news, features and sports. Each requires solid journalism skills and the ability to make and enforce deadlines. Responsibilities include writing, editing, computer page design and assigning stories and photos.

NEWS EDITOR This position requires solid news judgment and comprehensive knowledge of the campus community and governments. The news editor will produce timely, accurate and complete coverage of campus news, including investigative, series and follow-up stories.

FEATURES EDITOR This position requires creativity and the ability to generate stories relevant to the unique audience on the Auraria Campus. The features editor will produce profiles and human interest stories, as well as movie, theater and art reviews.

SPORTS EDITOR This position requires comprehensive knowledge of Metro sports and the ability to provide quality sports coverage, including opinion and analysis. The sports editor will assign and produce game coverage, sports features and columns.

COPY EDITORS Two copy editor positions are available. Responsibilities include editing stories, headlines and cutlines for content, grammar, punctuation, spelling, Associated Press style and e Metropolitan style.

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Metro alumnus Capt. Jeff Rodden dons his oxygen mask to test the emergency equipment in a simulation of an in-flight cabin decompression.

Metro aviation students will soon receive hands-on training to handle a IiFe-threatening emergency Story and Photography by Greg Simmonds

lying at 35,000 feet, everything is normal. The crew talk about their layover, where they want to have diner. Suddenly oxygen masks drop from compartments above the passengers, master caution lights blaze on and the cabin altitude warning sounds. Panic sets in. The crew has just experienced a rapid decompression. At 35,000 feet, the crew has mere seconds to react before losing consciousness. Reaction time is critical and if the crew does not act quickly, the tlight and everyone on board are doomed. At Metro, students will learn how to react to such situations from Larry Garrett, physiologist and retired Air Force major specializing in environmental physiology.

Learning will be aided by the addi- these effects and the speed by which they tion of an altitude chamber, where 16 stu- occur," Garrett said. "Only the informed dents will experience the effects of crew will know the immediacy of oxygen. hypoxia at 25,000 feet. They will also It is the mission of the program to illuslearn about rapid and slow decompres- trate the effects of hypoxia and the lack of sion, spatial disorientation and the proper human performance that results." No other national academic institutions are use of oxygen systems, Garrett said. In years past, students have relied on equipped to do this training. Even though video tapes and lectures to illustrate the other schools have altitude chambers, effects and causes of hypoxia and related they are used exclusively for medical and sicknesses. Students will not only learn veterinarian research. Metro will do research as well. With about oxygen systems, they will have hands-on training. the use of flight simula"Better equipment, bettors, pilots will learn firstter airplanes won't do hand how hypoxia effects it. The educated pilot is performance. Plotting of flight paths will show how critical," Garrett said. The chamber will the human body deterioprovide low-altitude rates after just a few minclimatization and meautes without oxygen. sure physiological perMetro students will formance in pilots. The not be the only ones to use the chamber. Flight crews student, at altitude, will at major airlines, such as learn what their specific reactions are to United Airlines, corporate hypoxia. Such reacflight departments, generlions include euphoric al aviation pilots and even the U.S. military will have behavior, lightheadedaccess to this training, ness, a tingling in finaccording to Garrell. The gers and toes, and discoloration of finger U.S. Code of Federal An oxygen regulator in the nails. altitude chamber that was Regulations states pilots "It is critical for .red b M , who wish to act as pilot in pilots to recognize acqui Yd etro s command of j pressurized

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airplane above 25,000 feet mean sea level are required to have training in the causes of hypoxia and other high-altitude sicknesses, the duration of consciousness without supplemental oxygen and the effects of prolonged usage of supplemental oxygen. The addition of the chamber is part of the Aerospace department's goal to provide a unique learning environment to students, according to Jo Jones, chairwoman of the Aerospace department. A building will be erected in the south parking lot of the Seventh Street Building to house the chamber, oxygen room, air conditioning room, vacuum chamber and equipment storage, Garrett said. As with other departments, cutbacks in education funding has forced the Aerospace department to look for donors and grants. Garrett presented a grant proposal to the Air Force Surgeon General and the Chief of Air Force Physiology. The grant provided for the chamber's cost of.$1. l million and spare parts, such as pumps and regulators. The chamber came from Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah, and was excess Air Force equipment. The staff will increase as well, with two chamber operators and a physiologist. The department hopes to have the chamber operational by the fall semester, Garrett said.

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Lannie Garrett, Denver's dynamic diva extraordinaire, sings iazz and iump blues By Rico Baca

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he has more sass than RuPaul. · .. Her sexy physique is Jessica Rabbit personified. Her unpredictable voice and demeanor meander across vast jungles of jazzy melodies and campy twang. She has you wrapped, whipped and begging for more ... singing, of course. Lannie Garrett sings - rather she belts, croons and lulls. It's what she does. And it's been her living for more than 25 years. She got a late start, too, so that makes her how old? "I don't tell anyone my age," she quips with a quirk. She looks good for her age. She should be standing in the middle of the street announcing the mystery number with pride. Until that day, guesses are welcome - and they better be complimentary, she hints. Her spacious south Denver home is eclectically decorated with everything from Beatles paraphernalia to antique cross-stitch pillows she recently bought on a trip to Savannah, Ga. Garrett comfortably sits on her sofa, recalling her modest beginnings in Chicago. Her life had grown repetitive as a file clerk, and in search of excitement and fulfillment, she came westward to Colorado. "We were hippies, and we jumped off of a plane," she said. "It was like a turning point for me because it was brave." Like so many fame-stricken youths, she knew her one purpose in life was to entertain. ft could have been dancing, acting or juggling, but instead she ended up in Denver lying to accomplished jazz singer Ron Henry about her supposed vast singing history. "I hadn't really sang before that," she said. It didn't matter. She sang back up for a group, subtly getting promoted to lead singer. And that's good, because anyone who has ever seen the diva knows that backup singing isn't her gig. She was meant to shine - and her red hair only enforces that opinion. Her bands opened for the likes of Ray Charles and the Four Tops in the '70s; They also played to roaring crowds at an old gay bar, the Broadway. Garrett then bought a restaurant with Denver Rocky Mountain News dining critic Thom Wise, and Ruby was a kickin' scene - and a prime stage

where she could polish and create her shows. "I used to do quite an eclectic group of songs," she said. "Then I started putting them in groups, and those groups became shows." Her shows include Any Swing Goes, The Patsy DeCline Show and S'Wonderful. In each production she takes on completely different personas and displays her affluence at acting - be it seductive or half-baked; effeminate or rank. Her Patsy show is a melting pol of bad jokes, quacky comments and songs reminiscent of a country western, X-rated Gallagher. Patsy DeCline, not to be confused with the tasteful country singer with a similar name, makes her appearance each January upon the Stock Show's arrival. It's perfect for those irreverent and impious nights on the town . It's not a Howard Stem stage show, but a boisterous romp using corny artillery and superfluous rigmarole. "It just kind of wrote itself," she said of the Patsy show. "It was popular the first time I ever tried it at Ruby. Since then it's evolved."

Her Any Swing Goes is a big band compendium, touching on the great works of Big Joe Turner, Louis Prima and Benny Goodman. S'Wonderful is a tribute Garrett created in honor of George Gershwin's I OOth birthday. Another show, Slick Chick on the Mellow Side, takes on the jazz of Nat King Cole and Peggy Lee. The show opens at the Denver Buffalo Company (1109 Lincoln St.) on May 7 and runs through June 26. She performs most holidays, as well as across the country from Maine to Hawaii. Now the Denver Buffalo Company need only advertise Lannie's name and the newly redesigned ReCliner Lounge fills up quicker than Jerry Seinfeld paying at the pump. "And I can't even harmonize very well," she admits. "I don't read music either." Check www.lannie.com or call (303) 832-0880 for more information on Lannie and her Slick Chick on the Mellow Side.

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Patsy DeCline, above left, sings campy country; Lannie's Any Swing Goes, above right, is jumpin'; her Slick Chick plays the Denver Buffalo Company through June 26.

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By Tom Viskocil The Metropolitan Without a single stroke of the tennis racket, the Metro men's tennis team accomplished a year-long goal. The Roadrunners qualified for the NCAA Division II Men's Midwest Regional Tournament, to be held at Central Oklahoma University on May 7-8. Metro was scheduled to play in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships in Colorado Springs April 23-25, but the match was rescheduled for April 30May 2 because of bad weather. Originally, assistant coach Buu Le felt the Roadrunners had to have a good showing in the RMAC tournament to secure a spot in regionals. But Metro was given a No. 2 seed behind Northwood University before the conference tournament could be completed. Host Central Oklahoma is seeded third and Ferris State, Metro's first opponant, is seeded No. 4. "The way its setup, the conference tournament doesn't count for anything now," Le said. "That's why we schedule the important tournaments where we can play regional teams." The Roadrunners were ranked No. 7 in the region in the latest poll. The only other team in the RMAC that is seeded is Nebraska-Kearney at No. 13. Th~ extra week of rest before playing in the conference tournament was a welcome sight for both coaches and players. After playing in the tough Bronco Tournament on April 15-17, the Roadrunners were a bit tired and looking lifeless, according to Le. "We've played a lot of tennis since the Bronco Tournament, and we were experiencing some burnout," Le said. "We didn't have that drive and I could see it in practice." Le gave his players the option to skip some practices to rest up, and many of them took advantage of the opportunity. "It gave some of us a week to recuperate," No. 5 singles player Greg Davenport said. "We were definately ready to play before but now we're ready to win. That's good news to Le, who has been in the Metro tennis program for four years and has yet to win a RMAC

title as a player or a coach. He feels this is the Roadrunners' best year. "I told the guys, if you don't win conference for yourselves, win it for me," Le said. Metro has plenty of reasons to be ready for this tournament. The Roadrunners, Nebraska-Kearney and Southern Colorado all have a shot at the No. 1 seed in the tournament. Metro and Kearney split their matches this season, Southern Colorado beat Metro and Kearney beat Southern Colorado, so all three teams have a chance at the title. The players also want to bring Metro another conference title. Men's basketball won one this year and women's volleyball captured a share of the title. The tennis team wants to add their name to the list. "It would be nice to finally be recognized," Davenport said. "This is probably the best team we've ever had. It would be good to win and maybe people would realize there's a tennis school out there. It might draw more tennis players to the school." Metro has been noticed by some teams. It's No. 2 seed at regionals, even without a good showing at conference, proves that. "Winning conference would establish us as a power," Le said. Metro's challenge at the regional tournament will be Northwood, a team that beat Metro at the Bronco tourney. Only the top team from each of the three regionals will go on to the national competition to be held in Pensacola, Florida, May 13-16. Despite the earlier loss, Le and his players feel they can capture regionals. They only lost 5-4 in the match and several of the matches went three sets. John Swifth/The Metropolitan "Hopefully they will let down a little and we'll have a good game," Le said. Andre Pilik serves up the ball during a recent Metro Metro's first opponant, Ferris State, is a team tennis match against the University of Northern Metro has already beaten this season at the Bronco Colorado. Metro competes in regionals May 7-8. Tournament. A victory would match Metro up with "We're ready for it more now," Davenport said. the winner of the Northwood-Central Oklahoma match. Either way, Davenport says the Roadrunners will be "We're more closer to regionals and we're ready to play." ready.

Regular season coming to end Jerebker named RMAC Position Player of the Week By Nick Garner The Metropolitan

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Matt Jerebker takes a swing during a recent Metro game.

For his offensive performances in the past week, Metro rightfielder Matt Jerebker was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Position Player of the Week. In a four game series against the University of Southern Colorado on April 25 and 26, Jerebker went l 1-of15, a .733 batting average. Jerebker hit two doubles and one home run, his sixth of the season, against the Thunderwolves.

Jerebker's performance helped the Roadrunners win two of the four games against Southern Colorado. • Game I Working off of five Southern Colorado errors, the Roadrunners won Game I, 12-5. Junior third baseman, Mike Henthorn went 3-5 on the day. He scored three runs and two RBI. • Game 2 - Thunderwolves pitcher Albert Logan gave up just nine hits to the Roadrunners who could muster only two runs off of them. Metro lost to Southern Colorado, 3-2.

• Game 3 - Will Travis' solid pitching led the Roadrunners to victory in Game 3. He allowed only four hits. The final score was·7-2. • Game 4 - The final game of the series was a close one, with Metro coming out on the losing end of a 5-4 final. Agains Jerebker led the game for the Roadrunners going 3-4 with one RBI. The Roadrunners will play a doubleheader against New Mexico Highlands, who is in first place in the RMAC, at Auraria Field at noon on May 1-2.

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Wrestling his way into the Hall of Fame By Troy Olsen The Metropolitan Dr. Frank Powell, Metro professor in the Human Performance and Student Leisure department since 1970, was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame on April 25 in Golden. He and two others were the first class of Colorado residents to be inducted. "I was elated and excited to be accepted," Powell said. "It was exciting to be among the first class of people from Colorado." Wrestling has been a part of Powell's life for 49 years. He wrestled in high school from 1951-54. While in high school he took first and third place in state championship competitions. Powell wrestled in college until I 958. He was a coach in Iowa until 1968. Powell then became an assistant coach at the University of Utah while getting his doctorate in Education Administration. After getting his doctorate, Powell moved on to Adams State and began coaching once again. He took the team from the worst in its division to a fourthand second-place finish in his last two

years there. Thirty-two years ago, while coaching at Adams State, Powell started a wrestling camp. The camp, Top of the Nation, is among the oldest camps in the United States. The camp is for 8-to 18-year-olds, Powell said. The kids range m experience from beginning to advanced and come from al I over the United States, Frank Powell Europe, Australia and South Africa. Some great wrestlers have gone through Powell's camp. Olympic Champion Tom Brands, current Olympic hopeful Terry Brands, and numerous other national champions have been a· part of the camp throughout the years. Powell 's intensive camp, which spans 12 days in the middle of July, focuses on wrestling fundamental s.The drills and workouts he puts the athletes through enable them to improve in the areas they are weakest, he said.

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Roadrunners recruit Belgium ·player By Jennifer Youngman The Metropo/ilan Revamping the roster of the second best team in Division II men's basketball began

with recruiting last week. The Metro men's basketball team signed Patrick Mutombo Kabongo, another on a lengthy list of international players already on the squad. Kabongo, 19, is a native of the Congo but moved to Leige, Belgiwn, a suburb of Brussels, when he was 14. Kabongo (6-5, 185) has an amazing wingspan of 6 feet 11 inches, said assistant coach John Peterson. "He can touch the top of the door jam and the bottom of the door jam at the same time," Peterson said. Kabongo, who played basketball for the first time when he was 15, is expected to contribute a lot to the team next season, Peterson said. "He's a very intelligent kid," Peterson said. "He should bring strong character, a

strong work ethic, and gocxl athletic ability to this team." The newest Roadrunner is still in Brussels where he is finishing some law classes at a university. However, Kabongo worked out with the team twice and got to know his new teammates. 'The players really liked him," Peterson said. "He'll be a very gocxl player. He'll get playing time." Metro is looking to recruit one more player for next season. Kabongo and possibly one other recruit will fill the gaps left on the roster by seniors David Adler and Kevin DeWig and Richard Lugowski junior Richard Lugowski. Lugowski is leaving Metro and returning to his home in California where he will play for California State-Stanislaus, a

Division II school, which has hovered around the middle of its conference, Lugowski said. Lugowski expects to start next season. Lugowski started 14 of 34 games he played for Metro. He Jed the Roadrunners three times in scoring during the season and averaged 9.3 points per game. Lugowski · averaged 2.5 rebounds per game. He put a tremendous amount of effort into the team, said head coach Mike Dunlap. "He did a great job for the Roadrunners," Dunlap said. 'Tm very proud of who he is and happy for him that he's going home where he wants to be." Cal. State-Stanislaus is just 45 minutes away from Merced, Calif.. Lugowski's hometown. "I've been homesick the whole year," Lugowski said. But that's not to say that Lugowski didn't enjoy his stint at Metro. "I had the time of my life. It's the best program I have ever been involved with. The coaches and the players were great."

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Women sign four recruits The Metro women's basketball has signed three guards and is looking for more new players, said assistant coach Arny Bourcy. 1\voofthethreeguardsarefrom local schools. Kereen Rodaway went to Bear Creek High School and Jessica Felton attended Horizon High School. Both are expected to add speed to Metro's game, Bourcy said. The Roadrunners signed 23year-old Jodie Jennison of Billings, Mont., who wants time on the court. "She has sat out for a while," Bourcy said. "She's going to be hungry for playing time." Like the men's basketball team, the women are looking to Australia for players. Head coach Mike Power already signed a 6-3 player, Bourcy said.

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