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The roof of the new administration building on the Auraria Campus leaks into the fifth floor offices when it rains or snows. Despite repeated complaints by the Auraria Higher F.ducation Center Facilities Management Department, the problem has yet to be fixed. There are no plumbing problems in the building, said John Lovshin, architectural director for AHEC. On top of the building sits a structure Lovshin called the "mechanical penthouse"

which houses the building's heating and air conditioning equipment. Lovshin said when it rains or snows, the water leaks through this structure into the fifth Boor. This leaking problem has become a hot topic between AHEC and the builder, Swinerton/Walberg Company and Breiner Construction. AHEC has repeatedly asked the builder to fix the leaks but there have been no results thus far, Lovshin said. .He said the builders have been very slow in responding to the leaking problem, usually blaming someone else such as the architect or AHEC itself.

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When the builder refused to respond to the very frmtrating Lovshin said. "We're trying to find a reasonable and leaking problem, Lovshin said AHEC gave them an ultimatum: either fix the leak.s by acertain date expeditious plan to get this done," Lovshin said, or AHEC would have them fixed and charge "but we're in dispute as to what they have to do to fix it." Swinertoo;Walberg and Breiner for the repairs. Lovshin said AHEC had some other Lovshin said this was unacceptable to the builder who claimed AHEC's estimate for repairs problems with the builder in connection with the was too high. They refused to pay for any repairs - new admini.5tration building. He said during the proposed by AHEC, but would not give any design phase, Swinertoo;Walberg and Breiner solution of their own to the leaking problem worketl very closely with AHEC and the architects Lovshin said. in a very beneficial relationship. However, The builder's hesitance to fix the leaks or work with AHEC to solve the problem has been

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Employees on the Auraria campus will not be able to take advantage of the Reagonal Transportation District's Eco pass, at least for now. Dave Berry, office manager for the Auraria Higher F.ducation Center said Auraria failed to sign up the minimum requirement of 400 employees for the Eco Pass program. As of the Oct. 1 deadline, Berry said about 360 people had signed up. Auraria had to meet the minimum requirement in order to offer the pass to the employees for $25 per month. With less than 400 employees signed up, the price for each pass increases, but Auraria's faculty and staff had indicated they didn't want to pay more than $25 for the pass. "I thought it was a great deal for $25 a month to ride the bus," said Brent Rhodes, marketing and devdopment coordinator for athletics, who rides· the bus from Westminster everyday. "I was really upset that it didn't pass." Steve Pordon, however, said he didn't sign up for the Eco Pass because he doesn't like riding the bus. "I don't plan to participate in any Eco pass program until RTD cleans up its act. I'm not pleased with the service," Pordon said. Dean Wolf, executive vice president of administration, said about 500 employees responded ~itively to the initial swvey about the F.co pas5, but only about 3(i() acrually signed up for the program. He wasn't sure why the other 140 employees declined the program afyer they said they would use it. Wolf said Auraria is continuing to work with RTD to see if they can get the number of people required adjusted so that the Eco pass will work for Auraria employees. "We are in almost daily conversations with RTD," said Wolf of Auraria's commitment to bringing the Eco pass to employees on campus. He is optimistic about the Eco pass's future at

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Metro Industrial Technology student John Rowland uses an arc weld to achieve the "perfect bend" while working in his welding technology class Oct. 5. ·

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·Art exhibit kicks off month of celebration and festivities for the GLBT community By Teniqua Pope 7be Metropolitan

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans Awareness Month, celebrated annually in October, was kicked off a day early this year with "Let It AJI Hang Out," a reception premiering artwork from the GI.BT community. The art of various forms will be on display all this month in the Tivoli Multicultural Lounge.

Among the festivities are a series of film.s, community get a "raised sense of awareness, panel discussions, and workshops, highlighted sensitivity, and some fun" from the events this by keynote speaker, activi.stjoan E. Biren, that month. In particular; Bensen is excited about the delve into topics ranging from homophobia to Queens' High Tea for Allies to be held Oct. 21 healthcare. "We try to have a wide spectrum and at St. Francis Center. "We will be pfeSCnting variety of events hitting at least one interest of the Ally-of-the-Year Award to the student, staff everyone," said Karen Bensen, director of the or faculty !member] who has shown support GI.BT Student Services at Auraria. Bensen said > see PRIDE, p. 5 that she hopes people outside the GI.BT

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Bean grinder gone An employee of Integrated Food Companies, that supplies goods to campus, reported to Auraria police that an espresso bean grinder was stolen. The employee said the bean grinder disappeared sometime between Sept. 20, and Sept. 30, from the new Administration building on 1201 Fifth St. The employee said the bean grinder was worth J4SO. Police said there are no suspects or leads at this time.

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The Metro journalism deparunent's newspaper,

The Capitol Reporter, was cut after several months of

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Using an iron, Community Colege of Denver student Dude Labadie, practices his golf swing during a golf class Oct. 5 outside the Ttvoli.

trying to secure funding to insure its survival. The newspaper covered legislative sessions at the state capitol and could employ up to SO students in the spring semester. Students were responsible for writing, photographing, and editing copy at the newspaper, while journalism professors oversaw the activities of the students in an editing capacity. "The los.s of the paper is unfortunate for the department," said journalism department Chairman Kenn Bisio, "but it's even more of a loss for the students who used the paper as a means of getting clips for their portfolios." r Journalism students could work at The Capitol Reporter for 3 to 12 credit hours towards their degree. Bisio said it was unfortunate that this spring numerous students who were depending on the paper will have to find other means of meeting their goals. The weekly paper had been an integral part of the journalism department for the past 10 years. In 19<)8, however, there was a dip in the number of students enrolled at Metro and the college lost nearly $1 million in funding. Debbie Thomas, vice president of College Communications, said Metro president Sheila Kaplan and her cabinet thought the paper benefited too few students for its S130,000 yearly price tag. Thomas said the paper was the only program to be eliminated and explained that it's removal looked harsh because other

Stolen: ID's, cell phone Several thefts were reported to Auraria Police during the fourth week of September. AUniversity of Colorado at Denver student told police her student ID was stolen. She told police her backpack was left unattended in her office in the North Classroom between 10:30 - 11 a.m. on Sept. 24. She returned to her office and realized her ID was missing from the backpack's front pocket. A Metro student reported to police the theft of his cell phone. While vio;iting with friends on the Lawrence Street Mall at 3 p.m. Sept. 29, the student said he left his phone in hio; unattended backp-.ick on a bench. Upon returning to the bench the student said the front pocket of hLo; pack w.is unzipped, and the black Nokia phone was missing. The student said the phone and its leather case were worth $145. A Community College of Denver student told police her leather w.illet and its contents were stolen. The student said her wallet contained five ID cards and her Visa card. The CCD student reported the dL'iappearance after failing to locate the w.tllet when she retraced her steps at noon on Sept. 30. The student stat<!d that she left her class, rode the elevator, and walked outside of the South Classroom to a bike rack, where she realized her wallet was gone. She told police the w.illet was worth $15.

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City to investigate rumors of unlicensed liquor sales and sexual indecency, marked the beginning of the gay liberation movement that has transformed the oppression of gays and lesbians into calls for pride and action. The riots and the Oct. 11, 1987 March on Wdshington, led to the celebration of National Coming Out Day, held annually to commemorate the protests. The day was

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eventually expanded to the month long extravaganza celebrated for over six years at Auraria. The Black Gay Lesbian Leadership Conference wraps up this year's observance. The conference, sponsored by the Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, will be held Oct.29 to Oct. 31.

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Contractors, AHEC quarrel about roof repairs "We've done some remedial repairs recently, and we're in the process of making more corrections later according to Lovshin when construction started, they this week and next week," Duggan said. took on more of an "adversarial role" in dealings with As far as the problems AHEC had experienced with AHEC. They asked for several extensions on deadlines Duggan and his company, he said, "You always have and increased their costs struggles on construction numerous times. Lovshin said projects, but we got along with basically they were not as helpful them fine." ''We felt that they as they had been earlier. Carrie Schafer, Metro's good "We felt that they wereil't a communications director who good partner when it came to ner when it came to works on the fifth floor of the the construction of the project," administration building, said the construction of the Lovshin said. ceiling does leak. However, the Mark Duggan, project." leaks are not in a place which Swinerton/Wfilberg's project disrupts the working manager for the administration environment of the office. She - john Lovsbin, also said workers have been out building, downplayed the Architectural Director; AHEC leaking problem. He said the to the office trying to fix, or at roof does leak when it rains or least minimize, the leak. snows, but the effect on the fifth floor is minor -water Lovshin said they are trying to get the leaks fixed as damage to the ceiling tiles. He also said his company has soon as pos.5ible, especially since the weather will soon done some repairs, and he hoped to have the rest of the become colder and wetter. problem fixed sometime around October 15.

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After a funding cut, grants are not enough to keep newspaper going Bisio said that the recent decision to let the paper go, rather than struggle to program's funding was reduced rather get it off the ground this year, came after than cut. a meeting he had with Kaplan and her When the journalism department staff. He said they came to the conclusion learned their program was cut they tried that the paper should be able to support to save the paper by looking for itself through advertising revenue, remittance from the private sector. The subscriptions and donations from the paper managed to secure two $5,000 private sector. The paper was started 10 grants ·from the Society of Professional years ago, he said, with the college giving Journalists and the Colorado it the Sl30,000 operating cost Press Asrociation. so it could get off the ground, Bisio said the grants but was • expected to be were not enough to run the self-sufficient sometime in paper even if professors the future. "For some reason salaries were cut and or another; that did not numerous comers were happen," said Bisio, who trimmed. He said it was became department chair last unfortunate because a Kenn Bisio year. journalism department Bisio said the paper has ~nould have a newspaper in order to give not been laid to rest forever. He said the it's students an edge in a competitive department is trying to initiate a plan so field. that they can get the paper off the ground Bisio said the paper was popular on in the next five years. He said they want Capitol Hill and that he has received calls to restructure the paper so that it has a from several ~lators expres.sing their broader range than just the goings-0n of regrets. '1'he legi.slators really liked it ~lature meetings. "We want to get (/'be CApito/ Reporter) and we had reporters out in the field so they can subscribers from several lobbying grou_p.5 cover the implications of the decision5 as well." made," Bisio said.

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WHITNEY REHR 11 :OOam, Tivoli Atrium Self described as an Alternative Folk Rock Activist, Whitney will perfonn while you eat lunch in the atrium. Sponsored by: CU Amplified (CU Student Life)

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October 10

LIGHT ONE CANDLE .

7:30pm, University of Wyoming Legendary folk-singers Peter, Paul, and Mary will perform a memorial concert on the eve of the anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death. The concert will be held in the University of Wyoming Campus Arts and Sciences Building. Ticket cost is $25 for adults and $20 each for a clock of 10 or more. GLBT Student Services will take names for block ticket pnces and carpools. For further information call: GLBTSS (303)556-6333 or the University of Wyoming (307)766-6666. October 14

Bl -THE-WAY 2 - 3:15pm, Tivoli 440 Panel members will discuss the varied aspects of bisexuality, such as the sense of experiencing alienation from both the GLBT and straight communities, lack of understanding concerning bi issues and identification, and health issues specific to those who are ... Bi -"Bi the Way." Co-sponsored by: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Community Services Center of Colorado

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JUSTICE NOW Colorado Springs Annual conference for GLBT Activists. Call (303)839-5540 for complete information. Sponsored by:

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The GLBT, Native American, and Hispanic communities share October as a month during which various days are designated as times of remembrance, recognition, and reclamation. We are all proud and honored to join hands and hearts in a show of solidarity, support, and unity. On these days, we visibly.. state the innate value in "coming out" of the closets of individualized and collective oppressions, of standing united for and with one another. An interactive "Closet of Collective Oppressions· opposed by "Standing in the Light of Authenticity" will invite participants to explore these opposite ends of the spectrum. Entertainers representing these varied communities will perform throughout both days, with the Columbus Day Protest taking place from 2-3pm. Co-sponsored by: Metropolitan American Indian Student ' Empowerment (MAISE), Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Atzlan (MEChA), MSCD Chicano Studies Dept., MSCD Student Activities, National Association of Chicana/o Studies (NACCS), Phi Alpha Theta

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.. The play presents eight characters all based on true stories each depicting a different cultural aspect of American Society, as seen through the eyes of Generation X. These characters have been researched through workshops and interviews with highschool and college age populations. This play has been on a national tour of colleges and universities in the United States.

Co - Sponsors: The MSCD Diversity Initiatives Program, The MSCD Counseling Center, UCO Student Activities, MSCD Department of African American Studies, MSCD Equal Opportunity Office, MSCD Office of Student Life, MSCD Student Activities, Cay, Lesbian, Trans Services at Auraria, Student Health Advocates for Diversity in Education and Services (SHADES), MSCD Office of Student Publications

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MANAGING EDITOR Jaime Jarrett

NEWS EDITOR Micaela Duarte

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Jennifer Youngman

PHOTO EDITOR Scott Smeltzer

FEATURE EDITOR Amber Johnson

REPORTERS Bernadette Baca lmthiaz Hopkins Lee Robmson Sean Weaver Nick Gamer

Troy Olsen Tamra Monahan

PHOTOGRAPHERS Timothy Batt Robert Morabito

COPY EDITORS Tenlqua Pope

Hektor Munoz Mi Mundo In Eagle Pass, Texas, homosexual is a four letter word. Puto. Joto. Homo. The people living in the southern tip of Texas were homophobic. The local population made fun of Keko, the only homosexual in town, and Jose Luis, the local drag queen. Homosexuals, legend has it, are all hairdressers and they walk in that certain way that "real men" can detect from miles around.

Homosexuals are artistic and down. Sex with men. Lle. Sex with fashion-forward minded, ask any men. Lle. Sex with men. Lie. Then Texan. one day, as I In Eagle pondered Pass, closet which building space must be Maybe God was to jump off of, I reserved. Men realized that get married, maybe there have families send me hell was a different and live entire way. Maybe lives hiding there were from neighother people bors and bolting their bedroom like me. Maybe God was not doors. Denial is big and going to send me to hell, and respected. maybe it was OK to be me. This I grew up hiding and lying. was the 1970s and the sexual My married lovers assured me revolution was going strong, yet that they were not gay, I was. So most heterosexuals I knew were like a good Texan homosexual, I not happy dealing with "gay" got a wife, a child and a big friends. padlock for my bedroom door. My father swears that I do it By the time I was 18, I had the act on purpose - just to upset him.

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My mother says that it is harder to be different. My little sister thinks it's cool, and my brother avoids the is.5ue. They are still waiting for me to "walk that way." They are still wondering why I am a fashion faux-pas and why I did not go to beauty school. They were, however, always suspicious of my Jazz Dance classes and tap shoes. I do not know why I am the way I am, I only know the pain I dealt with admitting it. You know someone who is different; you may not even realize it, but we all do. Do not judge or you might lose a good friend. Oct. 11 is Coming Out Day, so join us at the flagpole from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. PARTICIPATE! LNE! GROW! PEACE! PEACE! PEACE!

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GRAPHIC ARTISTS Lindsey Runyan

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Bus passt too much hassle for campus

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BUSINESS MANAGER Donnita Wong

ADVISER Jane Hoback

INTERIM DIRECTOR OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Chris Mancuso

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After reading the article concerning the through the parking lot and around and Eco pass from ITTD for the Auraria staff, I felt across the pedestrian bridge and finally reach the need to comment. my bus stop. I am a student at Metro and ride the bus There are "No Parking" signs along the each day to class from the Westminster Park street, and by the time I return from class, the and Ride. I leave for the bus each morning street is completely full of parked cars, from around 7:30 a.m., and when I arrive at the sign to sign, with the distance between each Park and Ride on the west side of Sheridan sign being approximately three city blocks. Boulevard at 88th Avenue around 7:38 a.m., I Acall to RTD to complain about the nonhave yet to find any parking spaces. availability of parking was. met with an I then drive to the east lot on the other unfriendly response that RTD did NOT have side of U.S. 36, and again, there are no to provide parking for customers, it was done parking spaces left. I end up parking a block merely as a courtesy. Another question up the hill and then run down the hill, concerning when additional parking would

be available was met with another rude response that there is none presently planned. Professors and administrators, before you agree to buy an Eco pass, drive to the Park and Ride you plan to use and see how many parking spaces are available when you will need to park there. Unless RTD starts using the tax payers' money to build desperately needed parking garages, they should rename it Walk and Ride. I wonder why they call it The Park and Ride? - Nancy ftl~lla

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Not enough Metro news in The Metropolitan OK, it has been a while since I have written a letter to the editor of The Metropolitan, so I suppose I am part of at least one of the problems addressed _below. But, I cannot be the only regular reader of this paper who is surprised at the lack of commentary emanating from its readership regarding both the is.5ues discussed and the fact that many of the letters and articles come from wire services (U-Wire, specifically). Topically, these is.5ues, i.e. "Republican tax cut gcxxl ..." and "Universities aren't for everybody..." are very pertinent and obviously

contemporary, but I cannot help but wonder if I do not want to appear xenophobic; I we should not have seen letters from students value news about the state of the world, higher regarding the recent protest against UCD's education, and important occurrences on plan to appropriate the West Side for its other campuses, but I also believe that Metro purposes, or about the storming of the has an impressive number of highly intelligent Governor's Office on the part of Auraria and capable students who must somehow take students? notice of the goings-on around our campus Would we rather read. about the view of and the Denver metro area. somebody in Arizona or Alabama, than about In short, I don't blame The Metropolitan our own campus? Further, wouldn't we rather staff for opting to go with other "news" see our own writers writing about these topics sources. I blame students like myself who as students, or Metropolitan staff members refuse to comment about our world. than someone from Arizona State? - Jason Struna

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Laura Darling practices instrumentation maneuvers while flying with her instructor Ryan Erickson Oct. 1.

~e doesn't get to do it everyday, but that's why she loves it.

Laura Darling, a Metro junior, spends at least five days a week practicing or playing Metro volleyball but only two or three flying single-engine airplanes. The Metro outside hitter and aviation technology major said she first found flying appealing because it was so out of the ordinary. "It's not an everycta'.y thing," Darling said. She grew. to love it because of how it felt to be up in the air. "It's just the fact that you're in the air above everything," Darling said. "It's such a different feeling. I remember the first time I went flying. We took off, and I felt like we were floating. I thought, 'Wow, this is so cool.'" However, landing feels nothing like floating. It is much harder to land a plane than. to take off, Darling said without hesitation. "'I have to land this thing? Are you kidding me?"' Darling remembers thinking to herself when she first started flying. ''The main thing is you see the ground coming up toward you and you have to get it right," she said. ''There's a lot of variables in landing." Getting the back wheels down first, or making corrections for crosswinds are just two of the many aspects of landing, Darling said. The second time Darling flew solo she had to make several adjustments for her landing at the Pueblo airport. When she took off in the rented plane from Centennial Airport, the weather briefing said she was in the clear with wind speeds below 10 knots. But, as she approached the Colorado Springs area, clouds began to build and the wind picked up. By the time she got to Pueblo the winds were over 15 knots, and student pilots aren't supposed to fly in winds over 10 knots. To make matters worse, the radio in her airplane started to go out. When Darling went to make her final approach, she couldn't because she had not received clearance from the tower before her radio went out. Darling was forced to circle around and wait for her radio to work so she could get clearance to land. 'That was my second solo experience," Darling said. "My first cross country trip by myself and my radios were failing, the winds picked up like crazy. It was pretty crazy." Once she landed, Darling could not wait to return to Centennial Airport. However, she also knew that she had to face 17 knots of crosswind to take off. '"Okay, I can do this'," she told hersel£ '"I know I can do this. Just relax and get off the ground and get out of here."' Darling said the trip to Pueblo was the scariest moment in her 25 hours of solo flying. Darling isn't scared of flying with a hood over the airplane windows. The hood covers the plane's windows so that the pilot can't see outside and must rely on the instruments to know where they are going. Darling flies with the hood because she is working on her "instrument rating." "It's kind of hard," she said. "It's a lot different because your body feels all these sensations when you're turning and a lot of the time they're wrong. They tell you that you're turning one way and really you're turning the opposite way." Flying is an extremely strenuous adventure that challenges both mind and body, Darling said. . "After I have a lesson for two hours I'm physically tired," she said. "Physically and mentally exhausted because you're concentrating so hard. Volleyball is the same way if you give it yqur all in every practice and every game." Darling is doing her best to help the struggling Roadrunners on the court. She is second on the team with 154 digs this season, only eight behind SeniorJacquelyn Peterson. Darling also has 57 kills. But, if she had to choose between volleyball and flying, she'd choose the latter. "I'd definitely miss (volleyball), but flying is what I'm going to be doing · for the rest of my life," Darling said. "So I don't think I'd give it up for one more year of playing volleyball." However, if the choice was between playing on the U.S. Olympic volleyball ~m and getting paid $1 million to fly someone around the world, things would be different. "I would probably want to play on the Olympic team because that's the chance of a lifetime," Darling said. "And I could always come back to flying." And that's just like her because playing on the Olympic team isn't an everyday thing either.

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Left: Laura Datling docks the Cessna 172 after her hour-long training flight. Top: Laura Darling cnanges heading during her flight Oct. 1. Right: Laura Darling digs the ball against Western State. The Roadrunners lost the match 15·12, 15·8, 15-6.

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October 1949, Mao Zedong, the leader of China's revolutionary Communist Party, stcxxl outside of the Forbidden City in Beijing and dec.lared a new state - The People's Republic of China. The Chinese revolution was the largest, most popular revolution in world history. Among the crowd celebrating the victory was Metro history professor Tian Xiansheng's father. Tian's father, like many Chinese, saw the Communist victory in China as a means to shed foreign domination and rebuild the country to its historical glory. It meant an end to centuries of China's humiliating decline. "When Chairman Mao stood at the Tiananmen gate and announced China would be a great power, Chinese people got really excited," Tian said. Five years later Tian was born and the Communist Party in. China adopted a new constitution. His father was so overjoyed, he named Tian in honor of the government's new document. "The Chinese intellectuals, like my father, felt really excited about it," Tian said about the 1954 event. "It meant China would be standing up to the foreign powers." Although China had been nominally a republic since 1911, it had never passed a constitution. As the Communist Party in China celebrates

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By Sean Weaver its 50-year anniversary this month, Tian looked back at China's recent history with mixed feelings. "Chinese people are a lot better off !oday than they were 50 years ago," he said. "But at what price?" Tian's life mirrors much of the history of

Tian Xlanshen In his Metro office.

Communist China from youthful idealism, followed by the discovery of one's place in the world, to mature pragmatism. "When I was young, I really believed what my teachers told me," Tian said about growing up in China. "We all believed Chinese people were leading a happy life under Chinese Communist

Party leadership. We were told to believe that two thirds of the world's population were living miserably under capitalist rule. It was our duty to liberate them." In 1966, when Tian was 12 years old, dissatisfied students organized into "Red Guards." Encouraged by conservative Communist Party leaders, they began the Cultural Revolution, violently destroying elements they considered counter-revolutionary. "I was too young to take part in the fighting," Tian said. "No one wanted to have a bunch of kids around, but we witnessed a lot of the fighting." Although Tian was too young to actively participate with the Red Guards, he believed in its mission and helped out in any way he could. "We helped the older Guards deliver the literature to the streets," he said. "We also helped them with the demonstrations in the city and took part_in their meetings. When they tried to gather what they called the bad people and capitalist roaders (Chinese businessmen who were considered sympathetic to the West), we got ~ose guys and put them on trial. We helped to ~ch those guys' homes, and burn books, pictures and photos, which were connotated with the old stuff. "Frequently, we stopped people on the street and asked them to quote Chairman Mao's > see CHINA, p.14

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Metro professor contemplates Communist China • CHINA, from p.13 writings," he continued. "If they could not, we would not let them go. "From very young, we were taught Mao was our great leader," Tian said. "We read his little Red Book like the Bible. We really believed we were doing something really right. We were building a new world. We believed that blindly." Tian's belief in the Communist system began to falter, however, when he traveled to China's countryside for a government program where students helped farmers during the harvest season. "While we were in the country, we realized the farmers were leading poor lives," he said. "Most of the Red Guards learned the reality of the country during those years. That was a big shock." Following the Cultural Revolution and Mao's about death, the Chinese government began opening what we were its doors to the rest of the world. It was~ event taught in school." . Tian's contact with foreign that would profoundly alter Tian's view of the professors while he majored in English at world. "From very young we were taught that we the university intensified his curiosity to were the best," Tian said. "There is no way we learn about the world outside China. Much of could learn about the outside world. We looked the information came from the United States' at Americans and realized they weren't living a Voice of America radio program, after the miserable life. We looked at the fanners in the government stopped scrambling the frequency countryside and wondered why they were so following its Open Door policy. 'i\.s English poor. The younger generation felt doubtful majors, we took advantage of it," Tian said.

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Usually people don't get second chances in life but the Metro Goalkeepers/Defense men's soccer team will. Last year, the Roadrunners needed a win over Fort Lewis to The Roadrunners boast the second best goalkeeper in the take home their first ever Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title RMAC, freshman Eric ~utler. Butler has started in 10 of 11 games and gain home.field advantage throughout the RMAC tournament. this season, recorded four shut outs and 51 saves. He also has a The game turned out to be a defensive struggle, and in 1.05 goals against average. In his first season at Metro, Butler is on overtime, the Skyhawks managed to slip the game-winning goal his way to entering a few of the all-time leaders lists (wins, saves, past Metro. The 1-0 overtime lc>.5s cost the Roadrunners the and shutouts) by the end of the season. conference title and home-field advantage in the conference The Skyhawks, the No. 10 team in the nation, counter with the top keeper in the RMAC, junior Steve tournament. "I don't think that it was the biggest Berglund. In 10 games, Berglund has los.s," coach Brian Crookham said. "I think recorded eight shutouts, 33 saves and a when you lose to a competitive program microscopic .294 goals against average. very like that, you play well and you just lore Berglund has allowed only three goals this because they were better that day. That's season, all in the 3-1 loss to CU-Colorado at Springs. It was the only loss Berglund not a terrible I0.5.5. 'i\lthough, when everything is on the suffered this season. Brian Crookbam, line, you are very disappointed wnen it's Crookham could not say much about Men's soccer coach over with," he said. Berglund, since all he does is make saves. "He has a good goals against average, but A year later, the two teams are battling it out again, for the rights to be the RMAC he has four players in front of him that make sure he doesn't have to work hard," regular season champs. The Roadrunners (7-4 overall, 4-1 RMAC) and the Skyhawks (8- Crookham said. "(CU) Colorado Springe; got three good opportunities against 1-1, 4-1) are in a second place tie. Both teams are within one game of current conference leaders, CU-Colorado Springe; and Southern him a couple of weeks ago and scored three goals. They are Colorado. This will be the first meeting between the team.5 since susceptible but we have to create opportunities for ourselves. I the overtime (0.5.5 last season. think that it's the back five, not the goalkeeper, that are solid for The game will be won not by the teams' high scoring offen.5e, them. Same thing for us; Butler is second in the conference and he but by the goalkeepers' performances. Fort Lewis and Metro's has four players in front of him that makes him second in the goalkeepers are ranked first and second in the RMAC respectively. conference." The first goalkeeper to make a mistake could cost their team the > see FORT llWIS, p.17 game.

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Five months from now, the Metro men's and women's swimming and diving teams hope to still be in the pool. The NCM Division II National Championships start March 8, 2000, exactly five months after the Roadrunners hold their first time trials of the season. But it's easy to tell that the competition is already on all of their minds. "Top five at nationals," is all sophomore Jess Schwartzkopf said about the goals for the upcoming season. Second-year coach Jim Richey has the same mindset. "Our complete focus is on nationals," Richey said. "We peaked a month early last year at the (Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships). I know the season better this year. Our goal is to lay it all on the table at the national meet." The men finished 17th at nationals last year and are looking for a place in the top five this year; Richey said. "It'll have to be a dream season," he said. "But we

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Team captain Adam Treanor flies through the water in practice Oct. 6. The men's and women's swimming and diving team begins the season with time trials Oct. 8.

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Butler: Player-of-the-Week Four shutouts and the second best goals against average in the conference makes Eric Butler worthy. Butler, the freshman goalkeeper for the Metro men's soccer team, earned the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference defensive Player-of-the-Week honors for his strong performance on the field this season. Butler has played and started in 10 of the Roadrunners 11 games this season. He has shut out four teams, most recently The Incarnate Word Oct. 3. In more than 8CiO minutes of play, Butler has a 1.05 goals against average, second in the RMAC. He is also third in the conference \vith 51 saves.

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big. The rugby club boasts a record of 8-3 against Division I, Division II, and club teams. They are undefeated in Division II. The club played in Canada and Wyoming in tournaments earlier this year. They won their division in the jackalope Tournament in Wyoming, said coach Howard Kent. The winning club consists of only 25 men "on the best day when everybody shows up," Kent said. Two teams of varying ability make up the Metro rugby club and both of those teams head to the Colorado School of Mines for games Oct. 9.

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in pivotal conference battle Slaughter and Greer look for the ball from is senior Dio Cifuni, who leads the team with three as.c;ists. Zanon feels that the way for the offense to get goals past Berglund is in the transition game. "We are going to work in practice on the transition game, offense to defense, defense to offense," Zanon said. "We are going to try to get a little more creative, getting our midfielders and our outside defenders more involved with the offense, so we can get more shots on goal co create more opportunities for us to score."

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Offense Metro has one of the most explosive offenses in the conference. Senior Jared Zanon leads the way for the Roadrunner scoring machine that has scored 20 goals this season. Zanon has posted five goals and Relaxing and Patience two as.c;ists. Along with For Metro co have a chance to stay in the Zanon, senior Ben Brian Crookham Hatfield, junior Chico game against Fort Lewis, the team needs to have Hooper and freshman Chris Daniels each have patience and be relaxed throughout. three goals and one as.c;ist to their credits. The "We are very dangerous at times," Crookham leading disher for Metro is junior Chris Thomas, said. "The biggest thing with that is patience. If we start getting frustrated, go away from our who has three as.sists on the year. Metro can score from any position on the game just to try co create things, then we are field. Senior defender Richard Paylor has one goal going are going to struggle. and one as.c;ist and junior defender Brett Manning "If we are patient and if we realize that we has two goals and one as.c;ist on the season. don't have to score the game winning goal until The Skyhawk offense has prcxiuced 18 goals, the 90th minute we will be fine. We just have to nine of them have came in five conference games. relax, play like we kno.w how to play and let The top two scorers for Fort Lewis are freshman things happen throughout the course of the Chris Greer, who has five goals, and sophomore game and don't try to force things early in the Curt Slaughter who has four goals.The player that game."

Swimmers ready to make waves

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Rowell knows that it'll take extra effort and dedication to make it to national~ this year, but she takes the challenge in stride. can do it." "Sacrifice is the cost of victory," Rowell said. Senior and team captain Adam Treanor To lead the diving team to success, the thinks the team can do it too. 'There's a lot of guys who have the potential Athletics Department hired a new coach, with co make nationals," Treanor said. "We're on our national experience. Jeff Fisher, who earned All-American honors way." while diving for Kenyon College, will coach the The women, who finished 16th at nationals, are looking co send as many swimmers co Metro diving team this year. The team will benefit greatly from F'Lsher's presence, Richey said. nationals as possible, Richey said. "He knows how to win at a national kvel," he It'll be a cough task, as injuries have plagued said. "He's a wonderful the Roadrunners early addition." and the depth of the Richey also has high team of eight women is expectations of the divers. swimmers is limited, he "Women's diving could said. the cost victol)'." go 1-2-3 at conference," Team Captain Richey said. Nancy Rowell knows - Nancy Rowell, junior Cari Lewton, the women's team is \UJmen's swim team captain who finished ftfth at facing a hard year. nationals last year, the "Our team is significantly smaller," ~-------------' highest placing for Metro, is Rowell said. "~ lost a lot of key swimmers, but expected to do well this year. Last year, Dan Purifoy finished 10th in the the freshmen coming in should fill the spots." three meter and 12th in the one meter diving Richey expects Rowell to perform even better than she did last year by making the events at nationals. But, he graduated leaving a big hole for junior D.j. Hummel to fill on the national competition in March. "She missed nationals by one tenth of a men's team. "Hummel will have to carry the load this second last year-four times" Richey said. "She was as close as possible to being there year," Richey said. "He's looking really good and could make nationals this year." without actually being there," he said.

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Men's Soccer

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Western State @ Metro

Final: 15-12, 15-8, 15-6

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Brink, M, 13; Spruic/J, W. 11; Hegn; W. 10; MonU, W, 8; Baird, M, 7; Raymond, W, 6; Darling, M, 5; Prtmon, M, 5; Samwlson, W, 4; T. Mllltr; W, 4; Dionnt, M, 2; Martine, M, 2; D. Miller, W, 2; ]acoottta, W, 2; Undnwood, M, I; Swan, M, 1; Marriick, W, 1. Aces: Darling. M, 1; Baird, M, 1; Morris, w; I; Samutl.ron, W. 1; Spruic/J, W. 1; T. Miller, W. 1.

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Final: 15-12, 15-11, 15-8 W KiHs: Brink, M, 13; Prtmon, M, 13; Crosby, MS, II;

Martina, M, 8; Baird, M, 8; Dumas, MS, 7; Ltt, M, 6; Sbt/lon, MS, 6; Madmt, M, 3; Barbin; MS, 3; Casselman, MS, 2; Fiadt, MS, 2;]olmson, MS, 2; Undtrwood, M, 1; Flint, MS, 1; Kracbl, MS, I. Aces: Fiadt, MS, 2; Dionnr, M. 1; Darllllg. M. 1, MJl/Jmr, M, I; Sbt/Jon, MS, 1; Casstl111an, MS, I; Du111as, MS~1.

Digs: Prlmor~ M, 18; Dracbl, MS, 14; Darling. M, 13; Fiaclt, MS, 13; Baird, M, 12; Dionne, M, 1;; Madsm, M, 11; Casselnllll~ MS, 10; Ltwls, MS. 9; Dumas, MS, 8; Crosby. MS, 8; Sbt/Jon, MS, 6; Brink, M, 5; Martinu, M, 4; Ltt, M, I; Undtruood, M, 1; Barbin; MS, I.

Women's Soccer October 1

Mesa State @ Metro

Final: 2-1

Goals: Pierce, M, I; AmlSlrong. M, I; Bmvsttr, MS, I. Assists: Nont. Saves: English, MS, 5;fobaJmts. M, 1.

October 3

Fort Lewis @ Metro

Final: 2-1

Goa~: Pierrt, M, I; Bradford, F, 1; LaIJoon, F..1. Hincltlty. F, I.

AsslSts:

Saves:

Galtagbtr. M, 5; Cotttt; F. 4.

"Sacrifice of

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General .AA Meetlltgs On, campa

• Mondays from llam-12pm at 1020 9th Street Park Room B. For more Information, contact Kenny at (303)742-8948 or M Centrdl Office (303)3224440.

Menorah hosts 'Ihltb Bible Shuly • Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3· 5pm in Tivoli #542. For more information call (303)355-2009 MSCD Student Govemment Meeting • Get involved with student government eve.ry Thursday from 3:30·5:30pm in the Senate Chambers, Tivoli room #329. For more informacion, call (303)556-3312.

Ongoing Get Your Flu Shot· Beginning October 11 you can get your flu shot in the Student He-dlth Center, Plaza #150. The cost is only $7. Shot~ are given daily from 1CYdm-2pm. For more information, call (303)556-2525.

Slhn for Life from tbe American Heart Association • Thursdays at Norch Classrcx>m #1501 from 5:15-6:15pm. Call Susan Krems ac (303)556-4391 for more informacion.

A 'lia1' 1'lro•gb tbe Poper' Forest· An exhi-

bition that focuses on prints and posters in the coUection of El Muse<> del Barrio and explores the phenomena of identity, scx:ial conscience and Latino anistic trdditions. Runs through October 21 at The Center for the Visual Arts, 1734 Wazee St. Gallery hours 1Crdm-5pm, Tuesday - Friday ·and l lam-4pm on Saturday. For more informatkm, call (303)294-5207. Jbga: I!xerdses for Body anll Mind • An

opportunity to relax and enjoy yourself and learn what yoga is really about We'dr comfonable clothing and bring a blanker or towel to class. Thursdays in October from 12:15-lpm in Tivoli #444. For more informacion, 1.."dll the Student Health Cent~r (303)556-2525. Free Blood Prem.re Checks • First Tuesday

of every month from 1lam-2pm outside the Student He-dlth Center, Plv.a #150. For more information, call (303)556-2525. Eattng Disorder Support Group (ANAD)· Free suppon group for women & men who are struggling with eating disorders. This group helps fill the need to share information and feelings with concerned others. Held every Tuesday in Tivoli #542 from 4-5: 15pm. Call Linda Wilkins-Pierce at (303)556-2525 . ·

Fri. October 8

chess and get involved. Club Hub, Tivoli Student Union 3rd floor, l lam-3pm. For more information, call Carey Jenkins (303)352-0342.

Sat. October 9 Crealllre • A film which chronicles the life of

Stacey "Hollywood" Dean, a superstar drag queen who left home at the age of fifteen for the bright lights of Hollywbod. Filmmaker Paris Patton met Stacey and began a four year chronicle of Stacey's odyssey into womanhood. Tivoli AMC The-deers ac 6:30pm. For more informacion, call (303)556-6333.

Mon. October 11 National Coming Out Day • October is not

only GLBT Awareness Month but also a month of remembrance and reclamation for Native American and Hispanic con:imunities. "Coming out" of the dosets of individualized and collective oppressions shows solidarity and suppon. Entercainers and interactive presencations ac the flagpole will honor and celebrate these communities from 10am-3pm. For more information, call (303)556-6333. -

Tues. October 12

on teaching/administrative/counseling opportunities in Alaska for education undergrdds, grads and other interested panies from 5-7pm. For more information, call Ron Lujan at the Office of Career Services at (303)556-3664. Shadow: Five PruUknts anll tbe Legacy Michael Rusw discusses this challenging book wriuen by Bob Woodward. Tivoli #320A l-2:30pm. Sponsored by the Metro Baha'i Club. For more information, call (303)798-4319.

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Thur. October 14 Community Service Campus Lion's ClubOrganizational Meeting. 2:30pm in Tivoli #320C. Refreshments will be served. For more information call Andy McKean (303)333-3434 or Brendan Haymaker at (303)556-2595. Club Funlling Committee Meeting - 2-3pm Tivoli#442. Does your on-campus club need money? For more information, call (303)5562595. Bi-the-Way - Panel will discuss aspects of bisexuality including alienation frqm both the GLBT

and straight communities, lack of understanding concerning bi-identification and health issues specific to bisexuals. 2-3:15pm in Tivoli #440. For more information, call (303)5566333.

Chess Club Organizational Meeting • All chess players of any skill level invited co play Alaska Teacher Placement - A presentation r---------------------~~~--~--~-------~~~~------~--~-

HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT No doubt you've heard about us. You know we' re a financial management and advisory firm. A leader in the industry. But, you want more.

You're in luck. Representatives from our Denver Services and Operations Center are coming to campus for a tell-all session. You'll want to be there. Why? Because our financial strength a nd global reach open doors to which other firms don't even have keys. And, our belief that a smart idea 1s the most powerful tool gives you a

more clout

crack at showing what you've got. Want more? Then we should get together.

more vision

more depth

means more successful more diverse

more for you. We'll be on campus:

more innovation

Thursday, more technical savvy

October 14,1999 more down to earth

" 1O:OOam to 4:00pm more worldwide locations

Tivoli Student Union

~Merrill Lynch C 1999 Merrill Lynch & Co.. Inc.

Merrill Lynch is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Classified Info Classified ads are 10~ per word for students currently enrolled at The Metropolitan State College of Denver. For all others -20¢ per word. Maximum length for all classified ads is 30 words. Classified ads must be prepaid. We now accept Mastercard and Visa. The deadline for a classified ad is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Call (303)556-8361 for more information.

Help Wanted

company seeking individuals with excellent customer service skills - minimum 6 months experience. Must lift 50 lbs. Full time opportunities & benefits. Call lntellistaff (303)6921100, fax (303)692-1199. 10/15 PART TIME NANNY FOR 2 ADORABLE

October 8, 1999

Free FREE COUCH TO FIRST PERSON WHO

will come pick it up! 8 feet Jong. Funky blue, green, yellow striped couch matching chair. FREE. Call Donna (303)388-4056. 10/8

little girls. Botanic Gardens area. Seeking energetic, kid-loving, young woman. Non· smoking, health conscious, non-1V household. $9/hour + bonuses. Contact Chrjs or Polly at (303)393-6107. 10/22

Services •

$1500 WEEKLY POTENTIAL MAILING

CARS FROM $500! POIJCE IMPOUNDS

our circulars. (202)452-7679.

and tax reP._O's. For listings call (800)319-3323 Ext. A609. . 10/22

Free information.

POSTAL JOBS TO

Call 12/3

$18.35/HR INC.

benefits, no experience. For app. and exam info, call (800)813-3585, Ext.-0856, 8am-8pm, 7 days fds, inc. 10/15

GERMAN AND

SPANISH

TUTOR

benefits. Game Wardens, Security, Maintenance, Park Rangers. No exp. needed. For app. and exam info call (800)813-3585, Ext. 0857,,.8am-8pm, 7 days fds inc. 10/15 FITNESS FOR UFE ·FITNESS TRAINERS

Needed. 5 metro locations. (303)663-9085. 10/15

Tutoring since 1988. Two B.A.'s, reasonable rates. Daytime instruction on Auraria Campus or in SW Denver, Monday through Saturday. Leonore Dvorkin, (303)985-2327. 1/21 WANT TO GET IN SHAPE? EVENING AND

Saturday classes in SW Denver combine weight-training, stretches, calisthenics. $5/hr. Award-winning instructor Leonore Dvorkin, (303)985-2327. 1/21 BROWSE ICPT.COM FOR SPRING BREAK

$1000-$7000/mo. Pt/Ft. (888)852-3392. www.work-from-home.net/getahead. 10/29

"2000". All destinations offered. Trip participants, student orgs. & campus sales reps wanted. Fabulous parties, hotels & prices. For reservations or Rep registration call InterCampus (800)327-6013. 10/8

·woRK FROM HOME! $500 • $1500 PIT,

SPRING INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE

OWN A COMPUTER? PUT IT TO WORK!

$2000-$6000 FIT. Call for free info: (800)6279282. www.naturalsolution.com. 10/8 WORK AT HOME • JOIN ffiE 22ND

fastest growing co. in America. (800) 7934329; www.allantro.net/acn;bco. 10/8 RNs, LPNs, CNAs WE OFFER HIGH STAFF

to resident ratios. Tuition reimbursement. Christian Living Campus, 2480 S. Clermont Street, (303) 758-4528. 5000 East Arapahoe Road, (303)779-5000. Continuum of Care Community. www.christainlivingcampus.org. 11/19

Center (Tivoli #454) is now offering evening classes in Conversation, TOEFL, TOEIC, GMAT & GRE prep. Next term starts 10/19. For information, call (303)534-1616. 10/8

Roommate Wanted share 2 bdrm apt. in Northglenn. $320/mo + $150 deposit. Easy bus access, pool, balcony facing west. More info@ (303) 659-0517 or leave a message @ (303)826-5160. Ask for Rob. 10/8

Arvada area for 2 children 2yr & 9yr. Must drive. Call (303)403-4916 or (303)639-6354. 10/22

For Sale

MYSTERY SHOPPERS MUST BE 21 OR

MAC SYSTEM • POWER PC 6500 G3

CAN YOU TEACH ME TO PLAY IllE VIO-

iin/fiddle? I have no prior exp. Mod. prices preferred. Call Kathleen (303)987-8740. 10/8

Seeking qualified, experienced applicants for part time assistant positions.

~CBtiedAds ~ mi per

1303) 556-8361

11Urd

IFor Mllll Studtntsl

Deadline 1s Fn:::ay at 5 CO ;•.•

TMICH is an AMI Montessori school with a wonderful working enviroment. ~

Apply in person to: :;, 1000 N.Speer Blvd., Unit A Denver

(303)607·9431

Students: what deparbnent can offer you this view? The MSCD Engineering Technology Deparbnent is looking for an energetic student to serve as support staff. This position pays $8.50 an hour.

1$!Ili!i§ II!§ nf.9 • MSCD Studenl • Colorado Resident

Preferred Skills: •MS Word 6.1 •MS Excel • Good communication skills

NON-SMOKER, 21 + Y/0 WANTED TO

OUT

older for locations throughout the Metro areas. Cooks & banquet servers. Own car a plus. Hospitality Personnel Services needs you! Flexible schedules available. Call Joan (303)830-5858. 10/15

The Montessori International Children's House

WIWUFE JOBS TO $21.60/HR INC.

NANNY NEEDED UVE-IN OR

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upgradable, 3GB hard drive, 32 mb of RAM, 12 speed CD ROM drive, floppy drive, built in 14.4 speed modem, 17'' monitor, mouse and keyboard included. S800. Call Anne (303)7442160. 10/8

Women Helping Women Egg Donors Needed ... For infertile women. If you are age 21 to 32, healthy, and a non-smoker you could have the satisfaction of helping someone in a very special way.

Contact the Center for Reproductive Medicine

(303) 788-8300 Compensation of $3000 For First Donation Compensation of $3500 For Repeat Donation Some college education required.

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