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Metro raises money for AIDS Walk Colorado Student Government Assembly president leads the team of walkers this year pages Skirts a go-go

Making Changes Performance pay begins next year and Metro could be the biggest loser with the change

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Court of appeals.upholds $1 settlement By Sean Weaver

institutions. $1 to each plaintiff. in the case. The Colorado Court of Appeals unanimously "Damages in breach of contract action gen"Sixty people who went through the upheld the district court's decision for the erally need not be proven with mathematical cer- appellate phase are disappointed and surprised Agroup of Metro professors who sued the professors, including . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , tainty," Briggs at the decision," Pence said. He said the model college's board of trustees over salary issues won the S1 award. continued. the profes.sors used to determine the restitution "Sixty a second limited victory at the Colorado Court of "(T)he court "However, the is the same model used by Metro President Sheila Appeals Sept. 7. determined that (the through the appeal phase are plaintiff has the Kaplan. The professors, organized as the trustees) were liable burden to John Schmidt, acting Faculty Senate disappointed and surprised Metropolitan State College Faculty Protective for breach of prove fact, president for Metro, said he was glad the Court of Association, appealed a 1997 district court contract," wrote which provides Appeals decided in favor of the professors, but the decision," opinion which sided with the professors, but Appellate Court a reasonable feels the decision to uphold the S1 payment was awarded them only S1 each in restitution. Justice Stephen basis for the abysmal. - Norm Pence, calculation The professors sued the trustees for breach Briggs. "However; it of "Upholding the decision meant the court Metro Professor of contract, citing salary figures 10.9 percent found that plaintiffs the amount of agrees with us," he said. "You win, but you lose." below what professors earn at comparable urban !tad failed to prove ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' damages." Representatives from the board of trustees undergraduate colleges. The College Handbook sufficiently the amount of any damages sustained Metro professor Norm Pence said he hopes and its attorney declined to comment on the stated salaries should be comparable to similar and therefore awarded only nominal damages of the Colorado Supreme Court will review the facts case.

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Lions Club looks to add local chapter on Auraria Campus

Up for air

By Heather Hansen The Metropolitan

It's out thete. It's searching- and it has it's eyes on Metro. It's the Llon's Club International, the world's largest major service club organization, and members are hungry for fresh bodies to continue their cause. There are more than 40,000 individual clubs in nearly 180 countries. The Lions are offering Metro students the chance to join the pride of more than 1.4 million men and women. Kathy Grisiwold manned a display Wednesday at the Auraria Campus Fall Fest '99 with a sign-up sheet for students who would like to participate. "At this point it's Among those who still in the signed their names was Jennifer Darnell. Darnell is prelimi~ries," a junier majoring in Computer Information - ]ennifer Darnell, Systems and Management, Student Government Assembly and is also the Student Government Assembly president president. Darnell said that she is especially interested in the many political speakers the Club can provide. Âˇ~t this point it's still in the preliminaries," she said. As far as she can tell, there are no obstacles to face. "If we were to do it, it's really quite simple tb get a club started." Brendan Ha>:maker, the student organization coordinator, agreed.

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Metro student, Benjamin Wilmot, takes a dip in the pool in the P.E. Building Sept. 15. Wilmot takes advantage of the Campus Recreation at Auraria's drop-in program two days a week.

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Auraria walk team raises more than $11,000 to help.in the fight against the disease AIDS By Rebecca Rivas 7be Metropolita11

Strapped with gloves and wooly shirts, about 120 Auraria members did not let the cold weather keep them from walking 10 kilometers f~r AIDs on Sunday morning, said Auraria AIOs Walk registers. "We had our minds set on it," said Metro student Jackie Salaz.ar, "The free bagels for breakfast made up for [the cold]." The Auraria team raised about $11,500 on Sunday, said ~ren Benson, director of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans Student Services. However, money from the 130 students that were expected to walk should increase the number to about $15,000 or more, she said. Students clapped, ate free Ben & Jerrys' sorbet, watched dancers and even jammed to bands while still marching through Capitol Hill. Through the cold and the fun, many Auraria members kept in mind why they joined the thousands of walkers. . "Especially when it touches you personally, you are more motivated to do something," said Metro student Mary Formey," And it touched me personally at one time, so every year I do it in memory of a good friend." Fortney's friend died 15 years ago and she has attended the AIDs Walk e\!er since. This year she stood on the sidelines with a big encouraging smile and passed out water to thirsty walkers. "It's not like it's a sacrifice," she added. "It's a blast." Though some walkers like Fortney have come for years, others Vigil said, "Being sexually active, we take that risk. So we choose to like Metro student Maria Perez experienced their first AIOs Walk. Perez support those who have AIDs." wanted to show her support after witnessing the medical trauma of Not everyone walked for the cause ...some scooted. Being AIOs. physically disabled, Metro student Grace Grantham rode her scooter "I work with people who have AIOs; I work in a hospital," Perez along.side the Auraria walkers. She reflected on some friend~ she lost said. "I see how hard it is for them to sometimes even eat because tragically to AIDs and some who still fight the disease. their disease it so bad. Their bodies aren't able to function anymore." ''A friend of my mother's found out he had AIOs and drowned Perez joined the team for the first time with excitement. "I himself in the ocean," Grantham said, ''Another friend got AIDs and thought it'd be fun. You get free food and you can walk for exercise," drank a lot and didn't take care of himself. Then again I have friends she said, walking and eating sorbet. who are healthy and have HIV. So I do it because I know it's a cause Two Olher first-timers found a special rewarding reason to walk and someday there's going to be a cure." besides the food and exercise. Grantham joked that she did have to grnb "We left the men at home," said Metro coffee at the store after being given a free financial aid employee Dana Baltizar and her "It's an important Starbuck's coffee sample. She also cliatted mother, Sharon Baltizar. with Metro student Belinda Reed along the cause because we The two women used the walk to get some way. Reed started walking for AlDsabout six or mother-daughter bonding time and catch up realize we are not seven years ago. She expressed concern for on some chatting, they said. her sons. immune," "I probably wouldn't be here if it wasn't for "I have sons who are probably HIV posimy daughter,'' Sharon said patting her daughtive," Reed said, "I've also worked with the - Jessica Vigil, AJDs quilt before. This is just a great way to ter's arm, "I have four grandchildren and they Metro student are all going to live with it someday." support the people in Denver." Both of the women walked to show conAt the beginning of che walk, Vigil looked cern as mothers and how the AIDs virus could around the crowd and said that there was affect their families. great energy in the people. "Everyone's here together," she said. "It's for my son, for when he gets older," Dana said, "We're lucky Auraria team members walked for various reasons; from that it hasn't touched our lives yet but eventually it's bound to." remembrance to concern, fun to exercise. Along with thousand~ of Many Auraria members did not walk because they were directly other people, the Auraria team expressed their awareness and affected by AJDs, but for the various ways they could be. concern. Metro studenc Jessica Vigil walked with her sister and friend "It's an i-;sue that ne('CJS some attention. I think a lot of people think that it's not a fatal disease anymore. Medicine doesn't work for because they all felt it could happen 10 anyone. "It's an important cause because we realize we are not immune," everyone," said Benson.

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Lions Club seeking student members on Auraria Campus diabetes through Lion's-sponsored camps, and the younger generation through a Lion's-Quest program called "Skills for Adolescence." One program chooses a middle school student and "To start a club, all you need is a quorum of four members in good standing, and a faculty advisor to help gives them the "Student of the Month" award. Rather oversee the club." than. recognizing the usual athletes or those with high "We have about 30 signatures on our list," grades, the Lion's Club honors students for community service, good attitudes, respect Grisiwold said. 'Tm calling for their elders, and applying Âˇ people to . find out their schedules so we can have a themselves. "I would really like The chosen one is treated meeting soon." to a banquet in the Lion's lair Haymaker will be see the Lions responsible for reserving a room and recognized before all the members of that club. For many in the Tivoli. of these young people it is the "I would really like to see the Lions come to Metro," he said. - Brendan Haymaker, first recognition they have or will ever have received. "They're a wonderful nonprofit Student Organization Although Metro is just a organi:zation that does a lot of coordinator good for other nonprofit mere dot on the Denver City organi:zations. It would be good map, it has the chance to become vital to individuals from if students could get involved, not just with school, but with a nonprofit organization." all walks oflife 0:_nd all sections of the world. The Denver Den will be the branch of the Lions in Doing so would provide students with an opportunity to change lives in a profound way. Among charge of Auraria campus, and it is their responsibility the people they would impact are: the visually impaired to call those who signed their names in support of the through the First Sight program, the hearing impaired Lions. The time and place of the meeting will be through International Hearing Dog Inc., victims of announced.

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Policebri~/S Tivoli ID office missing money Two Metro students, who work in the Tivoli Student ID office, are being investigated by Denver Police after the nightly till was reported missing. The two students, Colin Vito and Martin Jarimillo, failed to follow proper closing procedures on the night of Sept 8, resulting in the loss of the office's USO till, according to Denver Police. Jason Cegiel<;ki, a11xiliary facilities operation manager, reported to Auraria police on Sept. 9, that the daily till money was found to be missing by employees. Apreliminary investigation by Auraria Police said at 8 p.m. the two students locked the office and did a money count. Vito and jarimillo said they counted the contents of the register and set aside nso for the next days till. They then deposited the remaining SlOOO(the price of 100 student IDs). Neither of the employees recalled placing the till bag or its contents into the drop safe as is required by procedure, police said. Police said there were no signs of forced entry into the office or the safe. According to Cegielski, Vito could face disciplinary action from AHEC , ranging from probation to termination as he was the employee in charge. AHEC does not plan to take action against Jarimillo, Cegielski said. The investigation of the missing money was given to the Denver Police Department. If either of the two students are suspected of the theft they could face criminal charges, according to police.

Thefts occurring around campus Several thefts were reported on campus during the 2nd week of September. A Metro professor reporte(I to police that his wallet and its content~ were stolen from his pants in the P.E. Building locker room. The professor told police he changed into his work out clothes at approximately one p.m. on Sept. 6. He worked out for an hour then returned to the locker room and noticed he had left hi~ pants out of the locker. He told police his wallet containing his four credit card~ and $12 was missing from the aforementioned trousers. AUCO staff member reported to police that his car was broken into in Lot R, at 1255 Auraria parkway. On Sept. 9, he told police he parked his car in Lot Rat 9 a.m. When he returned at 3 p.m. he discovered that the rear passenger window of the car was broken and the prospective thief had rifled through the car's contents. Nothing was missing from the vehicle but police said the wiring under the steering column was exposed. Another Metro professor reported to police that his wheel case was stolen from his locked office. He told police he locked hL~ office for the night on Sept. 8. When he returned to his office the next morning he discovered his wheel case worth S40 was missing. He told police no one had access to the office while it was locked. Police said there were no signs of forced entry to the office. Two bicycles were reported stolen from the bike racks on the east side of the North classroom. On Sept. 8, a UCO student reported to police that he had locked his bike to the rack with a Kryptonite cable lock at 5 p.m. When he returned at 8 p.m. he discovered that his GT mountain bike, worth S850, was stolen. Police said there was no physical evidence of the crime. The next day another UCO student reported hi~ bike stolen to police. He said he locked his bike to the mk at 4 p.m. and attended class. When he returned at 6 p.m. he discovered that his Nishike mountain bike, worth $200, was stolen.

4Runner hit, other car flees scene

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Joe Vasquez of R Sinareeo break:Unces for students at the uMeet Your Student Government Day," Sept. 9, hosted by the Student Government Assembly.

A hit and run accident occurred just off campus Sept. 3, according to Auraria Police. Aman told police he was waiting to turn left onto Lawrence street from Speer boulevard going north bound. The vehicle directly in front of the man's Toyota 4runner backed into his car causing minor damage to the front bumper. The car which backed into the man's car pulled over to the side of the median and as he was exiting his car to exchange information the other car sped away, police said. The police report noted the license plate number of the car that fled the scene.

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Performance pay could eliminate non-traditional students graduate in four years.

Potential problem:Metro shoves students out of college too 0 NEWS: If Metro cranks out more graduates with fast, decreasing the quality of their education. higher GPAs, the college 9ets more money. • Improving professors' productivity, measured by how many Performance pay for higher education begins next credit hours they teach. year, and Metro will be making some changes. . a Potential problem: Professors work long and hard for poor wages already, adding more work would mean giving them 0 VIEWS If the Colorado Commission on Higher more money. Metro won't increase professors' pay now. Education doesn't create an accurate system of • Boosting the number of freshmen who return for their monitoring Metro's performance Metro students will sophomore year. suffer the most. Potential problem: Are all freshmen included in this? What about the 60-year-old freshman who wanted to take a class just for Tax-supported colleges and universities are funded based on the fun of it? enrollment numbers. The more students, the more money the • Increasing the achievement rate on tests. college gets. The new funding plan will base funding on how many o Potential problem: Grade padding, meaning professors students graduate, not how many enroll. will curve grades to make it look as if students are doing better, The commL-;sion plans to withhold tax dollars from colleges hence the professors look like they're teaching is improving, too. that don't improve graduation rales. Colleges that don't improve Metro is not like other state colleges. Metro can't be evaluated could be forced to spend a part of their budgets on programs to the same way Adams State College is evaluated. increase graduation and performance. The commission is concerned with the statistic that 40 percent Performance will be measured with these factors: of full-time freshmen in Colorado graduate in four years. So what? • Increasing the percentage of full-time students who Why is it so important to move a freshman out of a college or

Christianity not about greed, oppression or exploitation deareditor, I am writing in response to John Ca~sella's commentary regarding the Ten Commandments in the Aug. 27 issue of The Me1ropoli1a11. Cassella's article basically came down to this, how can the Ten Commandments posted in a classroom be justified when Christianity appears to be a failed religion' He makes his point by asset1ing that "Christianity, like all religions, gives people a clear set of rules to live by, thll~ relieving them of the burden of thinking for themselves." Since when is a clear set of rules such a terrible thing' Do we really need to think for ourselves on these points? The Ten Commandments say 'Thou shall not murder, covet or ste-al,' buc according IO Cassella, we need to think for ourselves here. "Should I murder? Should I covet my neighbor's possessions, and then steal those possession.~"' There is no thought process here, the answer b no. Cassclla's focus is not on the Ten Commandments, but on Christianity as a whole. He believes Christianity '·sanctifies a world based on greed, oppression, power and exploitation." Cassella needs to get acquainted more with Christianity before making such inaccurate claims. It was Christ (hence the name Christianity) who sec the golden rule, "whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them.·· The fact b GL·>sella has preconceived notions about Christianity and has drawn conclusions that are based on assumption. I i1wite him to, as he said, "put the doctrines of ChrL~tianiry on the table for analysis and serious discussion." Don't make assumptions and treat. them as fact. Rather, do some research before writing. Does the Bible re-ally te-ach greediness, oppression, and exploitation of others? - .Hark J1clt111gbli11 Higbla11ds Ra11cb

university in four years? The answer is, it's not, and it's especially not important for Metro students. Getting a diploma in four years would be great. If the performance pay creates programs to lead students to their degrees faster and easier, terrific. But if CCHE wants to pump out graduates like a factory churning out products, that's not good. Metro is a college from which many students springboard. Most Metro students have attended college elsewhere, and Metro is where they come to finish their degrees. Eighty percent of Metro students work. Metro is full of independent students who go to school one year, then take a year off to work and earn more tuition money. Metro students take as many clas.ses as they can afford and work their way to a degree. If Metro doesn't meet the performance standards, funding will get cut. So, Metro might begin denying non-traditional freshmen,,,. applicants. It's entirely possible that if students can't get out in four years, Metro won't admit them - it wouldn't be financially sound. In the long term, non-traditional students might not even apply to Metro, knowing their chances for acceptance were too slim. Denying people the chance to go to college, the same people who make up the majority of Metro's population now, is wrong.

Campus cops detain student documenting dismount discrepancy them more approachable, but more aware of what was going on, as they would be traveling at slower speeds. Alternatively, signs could be posted saying "authorized I've been a student since spring of this year, and as a vehicles excepted." Or one that read "campus laws do photojournalism major I am always looking for stories to not apply to police," I told the officers cynically. tell. I decided to document the bicycle police riding in This problem of hypocrisy is not a new one. 7be Met the dismount zone while giving tickets to students for even ran a letter to the editor in the July 30 issue from a alumnus voicing this same problem. doif!g the same thing. Officer R.T. Vigil approached me first. It was this letter President Sheila Kaplan's office "We have a right to question anyone who is taking referred me to when I tried to meet with her about the pictures of the police," Vigil said. problem. President Kaplan, 20 feet away, and with two I told him my name, that I was a Metro srudent secretaries standing between us, refused to see me. studying photojournalism, and that I had noticed a I was sent to the office of Dean Wolf, the executive contrndiction in their actions. vice president of Administration, and he gladly met with The second officer, L. Maese, frisked me, searching me to discuss this problem. Wolf was concerned with the for weapons. I told him my only weapon was my camera. contradiction in enforcement and said that he had not Officers R.T. Vigil, L. Maese, and D. Hockman ·then noticed the discrepancy with enforcement and conduct. proceeded to question and debate with me for about the He recommended I meet with Joe Ortiz, chief of police at next 15 minutes. Auraria. Officer Maese told me that he could legally "detain" Ortiz is out of town this week, and when I called the me for up to 72 hours for questioning. police department I spoke with a dispatcher, Joseph "That would prove a lot," I told him. ·After all, I Miller, who said no one was in at the time to tell me the haven't done anything wrong, and it is you who are in policy of bicycle police riding in the dismount zones. violation of the law for riding a bike in the dismount Additionally, Debbie Thomas, vice president of College zone." Communications, was not available for comment at the I told the officers "detaining" me that the solution was writing of this letter. simple. The school could take t\VO approaches·to this Until a compromise is fou~d watch where your problem: First, the bicycle police could actually dismount camera points or you could be the next detainee. and walk with the st4dents. This would not only make - Steve Jacobs

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cold about the hospitality of Arabs, one cannot help b~t be nervous when meecimg a family with whom they're going to be living for nearly -r.vo' months. However, when the first words out of your home- stay mother's mouth are that you are her new son, the anxiety quickly disappears. Adapting to my new family was simple, because they welcomed me with lor'y and phofo' co"r'la,y of open arms. My new brothers and sisters spoke enough English that the fact that I spoke absolutely no Arabic made j>\aHhaw ~ob.ff, no difference. In America, we are raised and educated to support a ··Why would you want to go to an Islamic ArJb political policy that is isolationist. Because we don't have country?" countries along our border who differ culturally while also This was the uniform response from everyone who being our economic and military equals, we can afford to found out where I was going to study this summer. have the this sort of mentality. However, when living as a My friend~ and family had a point. After all, don't all guest in the home of someone who is culturally different, ArJb countries hate America and Americans? 111e only thing one cannot expect the family to change its style of living. So that ArJb countries produce are the real challenge to living abroad is terrorists, and there is nothing in accepting the differences of other Morocco except sand in some cultures. desert that is 130 degrees in the There were only three real ha .,aa1 shade! By the time I arrived home culture shocks to living with a after seven weeks in Morocco, noc IMng ~oad ~ lh. traditional Moroccan family. One only were_all the myths shattered, was seeing che chicken dinner come but I re'Jlized that it had been the home alive; 1he trick to getting greatest experience of my life. around thi-; one was simply knowing A~ one of my new brothers, when not to be home. Learning to Mustafa, led my roommate Tony eat with your fingers instead of with and I to what was co be our home utensils · didn't take much for the next seven weeks, the adjustment, however, learning to cat culture shock began to set in. In off of the same plate as 12 01her the Madina city of Fez, which is over 1,100 years old, there people who are also eating with 1heir hands was not e-asy. were no cars. Mustafa managed to wrangle a porter with a The l:L-;t, and hardest shock was adjusting to the Turkishdonkey to haul our luggage to 1he house through st\'le toilet (a hole in the floor). But, to live abroad, one cobblestone streets and narrow p:L~sageways that looked a~ if they were part of an Indiana Jones movie. >- see MOROCCO, p.13 No matter how many cin1es a person ha~ read or been

An overview of the city of Fez in Morocco, a city more than 1,100 years old.

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Looking at New York-based artist Ricardo Mazal's paintings is like taking a journey through the creative process. "My work is an evolution," said Mai.al. "It's an organic feedback from what I get from life." Aseries of eight current paintings by Maze! are on display at Rule Modern and Contemporary Gallery, Sept. 17 through Oct. 30. Although Maza! has shown at galleries and museums in Spain, Mexico and the United States, his current exhibition is only the second time his work has ... been displayed in Colorado. His last exhibition, The lellow Circle, premiered at Rule gallery before exhibiting at the Galeria Maeght in Barcelona, Spain. "The work is very Latin and extremely passionate,"said gallery owner Robin Rule. Although Maza! was born in Mexico and

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learns to just accept the culture. Even though many people in Morocco are very poor, they far surpass the U.S. in the richness of their culture and family traditions. Every day, the men come home from woric to have lunch with their families, and the whole family is together for every dinner. When dessert is over, the fun as a family begins. Singing and dancing can last through the night, with a mix of traditional Moroccan Gnaouan, European dance, and even Britney Spears. Morocco has the most diverse landscape of all of North Africa: the highest mountain range, over six hundred miles of coastline that stretches from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, and 0ÂŁ course, the endless sand dunes of the Sahara Desert. One of the most enjoyable activities was

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.... relaxing on the beautiful beaches of E.ss3ouira, the windsurf capitol. You can walk around the ruins of a falling castle that inspired the Jimi Hendrix song Gast/es Made of Sand. However, no trip to Morocco is complete without taking a camel trek into the Sahara and camping out under the stars in a traditional Berber tent. The absolute best thing that anyone could take away from a study abroad program is the chance to meet variety of people. We ran into several backpackers, many of whom come co Morocco from all over the world. Some have not been home for over: three years. Then there were the Peace Corps volunteers who were always easy to spot since they would come into town after only bathing in a river who knows how long ago, with hair looking like the Bride of Frankenstein. Learning about not only the Arabic people, but about the Moroccan people specifically, was priceless. Each country's attitudes toward each other only enhanced their individuality. Seeing a traditional woman dressed in a Moroccan jolaba, with only her hands and eyes showing, walking next to another Moroccan woman wearing makeup, and dressed in a tank top, tight jeans and platform shoes demostrated the uniqueness of each individual within the society, and broke the stereotype of a strict

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Roadrunners search for end to rocky start Volleyball September 9 "' Metro@ University of Northern Colorado

Final: 15-4, 15-7, 15-5 Kills:

Sflf, UNC. 12; Brink, M, 9, Goble, UNC. 8; Stockebra11d,

UNC, 7; Anderson, M, 6; Foutch, UNC, 6;jordahl, UNC. 4; Martintz, M, 3; Underwood, M, 3; Darling, M, 2; Dio1111e, M, I ; Vachon, M, I ; Baird, M, I ; Forslfr, UNC, I ; Brady, UNC, I.

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Self, UNC, I: Goble, UNC, I .

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Goble, UNC, 11; Anderson, M, 8; Brink, M, 8; Madsen, M,

7;}ordahl, UNC, 7; Martinez, M, 6, Hoffiitr, UNl; 5; Self. UNC,5; Foutch, UNC, 5; Gordon, UNl; 1; Martinez. M, 3; Forstfr, UNl; 3; Stockfbra11d, UNC, 3; Dion11e, M, I ; Vachon, M, I ; !iteu.VJrt, UNC. I.

September 11 Colorado Christian @ Metro

- Final: 15-9, 15-1, 15-13 Kills:

Soreuson, CC. 18; A11derso1~ M, 15; Dilbeck, CC, 15;

Kirstein, Cl; 11; Brink, M, 8; Swan, M, 7; lb/as, M, 7; Peteno11, M, 4; U11derwood, M, 4; Brunelle, CC, 4; Baird, M, 3; Dionne, M, 2; Madsen, M, 2; Bfr8rtt~ CC, 2; Darli11g. M, I.

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with. When they get into the next game, they are strong in the area they cc; 7; Dio1111e, M, 6; Baird, M, 6; Petmon, M, 5; Dilbeck, Cl; 5; worked on in practice, but they don't play well in other aspecL~ of the Alrdmvn, M, 4; Brunt/le, CC, 1; Gerster, a.; 2; Underwood, M, I. game, Duvall said. After losing three of four games in the -Alaska-Anchorage "We are improving in some areas, but we haven't put together a full tournament to start off the season, things still haven't gotten better for game," she said. the Metro volleyball team. During practice, the week after coming home Upon returning from Alaska, the Roadrunners have lost six matches from Alaska, they worked on their passing and in a row, dropping their record to 1-9. The latest loss (15-9, 15-1, 15-13) serving and got better. However, they were nor to Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference foe Colorado Christian, has the playing good defense in the next game. The teain starting off the conference portion of the schedule 0-1. following week, the team worked on rheir defense. Metro came into the year with a new coach, four freshman, three The team responded well to the workout, but in the sophomores and only one returning starter. Together, they are looking next games they began to struggle with rhe offense. to find the problems for the team's early struggles. Llttle by little, the Roadrunners are building on Senior Chris Brink feels that the team as a whole is still trying to each aspect of their game. Yet nobody considers it understand what each of their roles are. rebuilding. In fact, it's the one word that coaches "I would say that we are still figuring it out.'' Brink said. "The coaches hate to hear when they have a lot of youth and are still learning, we are still learning. We don't have a lot of time to keep inexperience on the team and they are struggling. learning, but Rome wasn't built in a day and we still are trying to put Former Roadrunner coach and now athletic things together, putting people in different types of situations." director of Metro Joan McDermott (1988-89 and The coaching staff is still trying figure out the players' everyday role. 1996-98) has led Metro to a co-<:onference "No, everyone doesn't know what their roles are because they are championship and two consecurive NCAA Regional still changing," said coach Jenelle Duvall. berths. She predicts that with the team losing four When senior Jacquelyn Peterson went down with an ankle injury in starters, the Roadrunners are going 10 struggle this the first game 0£ the Colorado Premier Tournament, Duvall moved season. freshman Laura Anderson to Peterson's position. With the absence of "One of.the problems is that a lot of good Anderson, Duvall placed freshman Aubrey Underwood into a position players graduated last year, a lot of them were that she has never played, adding to the Roadrunner's role adjustmen·t starters, so they (1999 team) do have a lot of new difficulties. players," McDermott said. "It's hard for me to speak The team will have to learn how to cope with all of the position to that since I'm not the coach anymore, I wouldn't · changes. In some cases teams play better in practice than in regular want to say a rebuilding year, but a reloading year." games. To Duvall, in her first year as Metro coach it is "I think that we have been practicing better then we have been somewhat of a rebuilding process. T~ BatVIbe Metropolitan playing," said sophomore Jessica Lee. '·It's like when we get out on the "It's rebuilding in the fact that it's a lot of new 1 ..... court, we just freeze up and we can't figure out why." people in the program and a lot of people on a Freshman Patricia Dionne (left) and sop~more Tiffany The team could be freezing in the games because during the week different kind of system and an entirely new staff," Baird attempt to block a shot from Colorado Christian Sept. 11. Metro lost the game 15-9, 15-1, 15-13. they are focusing on a specific part of the game that they are struggling Duvall said. The Metropolitan

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there are plenty of opportunities to qualify," said Brent Rhodes, development and marketing Attend Metro sporting events and win a coordinator for athletics. computer or tele\~sion. Rhodes saw the idea working well at Baylor These are the possible top prizes in the new University and decided to give it a try here. Roadrunner Trax punch card promotion, the "I met the marketing lady .who was in charge newestefforttobringfans ~-----------~ of it at a convention," to Metro games. Every Rhodes said. "She time a student attends a "You gotta do . mentioned it, we talked sporting event, they get something to get the about it and I thought it their card stamped. After was a good idea to get 10 stamps, the cards are fans, students on students to come to the turned in for prizes, and campus to come," game." the student gets a ·new The cards are good for card. all sports. For outdoor - Mike Power, sports, which are free to With each new card the prizes grow in value. Women's basketball coach anyone, such as soccer and The Level I prize is half off baseball, the Athletics at jamba juice at Larimer Department will have a Square. Level II is a percentage off at the campus stand where you can get your card stamped. bookstore. Level Ill is a free burrito at Z-Teca. Old Basketball and volleyball games, which are free Chicago might be signed on as the Level N. After to get into with a student IO, will be stamped at the fifth level card is filled, the student is qualified the ticket table. for the big prize. "There are over 100 home games this year so >-see ROADRUNNER TRAX, p.17

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Women's Soccer September 10 Metro@ New Mexico Highlands Final: 4-0 W Goals:

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Milcbel~ M, I; Pierce, M, I; Zanon, M, I; Molinaro, M,

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Gorneto, SC, 6; Gallagher, M, 4.

September 12 Metro@ Southern .Colorado Final: 1-0 Goals: Davis, sc. 1. Assists: Ashcraft, sc, 1. - Saves: Carter; SC. 9;Jobamres, M, 3.

September 12 Metro @ Southern Colorado Final: 1-0

Goals: Deocares, SC, 1. Assists: None. Saves: Butler; M, 7; Neverve, sc. 4.

Men's Soccer OSeptember 17 at 2 p.m. Regis @ Metro OSeptember 19 at 2 p.m. Metro @ Colorado School of Mines

lhe Metro men's basketball te-dm will enter the upcomingsc-dson, rnnked one better than they finished last yc-dr. The college basketball magazine Preview Sports named the Roadrunners No. 1 in the nation in NCM Division II. Metro fmi-;hed St.'Cond in the nation last season with a 28-6 record. All five starters from last year return to t~e team thi-; season. 1he Roadrunners open the season in the Di'iney Classic in Orlando, Fla., Nov. 12.

Women's Soccer 0 September 17 at 4 p.m. Texas A&M-Commerce @ Metro DSeptember 19 at Noon Central Oklahoma @ Metro

Volleyball OSeptember 17 at 7 p.m. Chadron State @ Metro OSeptember 18 at 7 p.m. Regis @ Metro OSeptember 21 at 7 p.m. Colorado School of Mines @ Metro

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General Your Food Service Advisory Committee and the Tivoli Student Union - In order to better serve customers, we have instituted a system of comment boxes at various food locations throughout the campus and the Tivoli. Your comments will be used in determining which campus vendor receives the coveted Best of Auraria award. Additionally, all food and beverage vending refunds can be obtained in Tivoli #325. MSCD Student Government Meeting Get involved with student government every Thursday from 3:30-5:30pm in the Senate Chambers, Tivoli room #329. For more information, call (303)556-3312.

Ongoing Free Blood Pressure Checks - First Tuesday of every month from llam-2pm outside the Student Health Center, Plaza #150. Slim far Life from the American Heart Association - Thursdays at North Classroom (NC) #1501 from 5:15-6:15pm. Call Susan Krems at (.303)556-4391 for more information.

Movements of Energy and joy - Every Thursday in September from 12:15-lpm under the big shade tree on 9th Street Park, there will be open Qigong practice, T'ai Chi Chih and Meditation. No special clothes or talents needed. Come see and practice what 1 billion people already do everyday. Understanding Violence - An exhibit at Auraria Library until September 30, 1999. This exhibit promotes information and resources on understanding violence and relays a positive message to the campus and community. Topics featured: Violence Prevention - Laws and Debate; Are Media, Books, and Internet to Blame?; and Helpful Resources in our Community. For more info, http://wviw.cudenver.edu/public/library/exhi bits/viole.nce or call (303)556-6381. Diabetic Support Group for People with Diabetes, Family & Friends - A support group for people who are interested in better understanding and coping with the physical and emotional issues of Diabetes. Meets Sept. 22, Oct. 6 & 20, & Nov. 10 & 24, at 1020 Ninth St. Park from 11:30am-12:30pm. For more information, call the Siudent Health Center at (303)556-2525. Eating Disorder Support Group (ANAD)- Free support group for women & men who are struggling with eating disorders. An ANAD support group helps fill the need to share information and feelings with

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