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Auraria arrest ends in lawsuits against cops Colfax Avenue. to finance the plaintiffs proclivity for litigation." Scott Law, a witness for Kratzer, said in an affidavit, on file with While being taken into custody, Kratzer said in the complaint, Auraria police, "tackled (her) to the ground, knelt on her back, the court, ' .At no time did I observe violence on the part of either A lawsuit against the Auraria Police Department charging applied pressure point techniques to her head while screaming at party. Nor did I hear the use of loud voices or foul language." One inconsistency in Law's affidavit is mistreatment in an arrest was dismissed, according to Ken Lane, a her to surrender as Goto watched." spokesman for the state attorney general. Âˇ the time. According to Law's affidavit the According to her complaint, "(Kratzer) "At no time did I incident occurred around 10:20 p.m., Wendy Kratzer, a health care management major, sued the was unable to breath under the weight of however the police report stated that the Auraria Police Department claiming in her court filing that police the officers, and she sustained physical observe violence on confrontation was at 10:50 p.m. violated her civil rights in an arrest Nov. 2, 1998. injury, including: hearing problems as a the part of Although the case against the Auraria Kratzer's car, according to her legal complaint, was direct result of inappropriate use of Police has been dismissed, a notice of impounded on Nov. 2, 1998 after it was reported as abandoned. pressure points, bruising and cuts to her party." appeal has been filed, according to Lane. Kratzer said in the complaint that she was given permission by head, nose, neck, back, hands, wrists and Kratzer was found gullty of aggravated Yosh Goto, an Auraria Campus Security employee to use an Auraria thigh." -Scott Law, motor vehicle theft. This verdict was Campus security golf cart to look for her car. Shortly after. Kratzer She also stated in her complaint that Witness upheld on appeal. drove away, Goto reported the car as stolen. she, "was restrained in handcuffs; and in the Kratzer and Goto were unable to be However, according to the Auraria Police . report, Kratzer force applied to them, (Kratzer's) wrist was reached for comment. The arresting officer, confronted Goto on 10th Street. Goto got out of the cart to see if cut, bled, and burned, leaving a permanent she needed help. Then, the report states, "Kratzer pushed Goto scar." Andrew Liska, as well as Auraria police chief Joe Ortiz, refused to away and drove off in the golf cart." She drove around the Auraria Kratzer is currently involved in at least 30 other lawsuits. In all comment because the case. had been handed over to the attorney Campus until she got out of the cart and ran along Colfax Avenue, of them she has asked that her court fees be waived. The court has general. followed by Auraria police. She was arrested at 10th Street and denied this with one judge saying, ''This court cannot be required The Metropolitan

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Metro student clubs attend conference in Seattle By Lee Robinson and Bradley Hague The Metropolitan

Through the Student Travel Program, Metro sponsored several students to attend a protest against the World Trade Organization conference in Seattle. Several students, representing clubs such as the Black Student Alliance, Stop the Hate, and the Political Science Association went to Seattle to make a documentary film on the protest. The WfO is made up of over 140 countries. It settles trade disputes and extendS trade agreements to new countries. Protesters from numerous political backgrounds contend that the wro has a lack of concern for environmental and worker rights issues.

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nvoli hopes for _historical grant for much needed face lift The Metropolitan

About $3.S million in restoration and repairs needs to be done to the Tivoli Student Union, said Barbara Weiske, director of the Tivoli. "It's a pretty severe problem," Weiske said. The TJVoli is experiencing water penetration, shifting of brick, and also needs roof replacement, parapet stabilizing, and wall and window repair. The paint needs to be removed and then re<oated with an approved, breathable masonry coating. Some problems are more visible than others. Weiske said that when the wind blows, specks of sand blow in through the walls of the third floor of the Tivoli. Those who work in the building have plenty of buckets to catch the leaking water when it rains or snows. "We live with the water and the sand because we love the building," Weiske said. The Tivoli, which used to operate as a brewery for Denver Beer, dates back to 1884 when it was primarily the Turnhalle and the Tower. Over time, other sections were added, the last one in 1984. The Tavern, by Domino's, is experiencing the wo.rst of the problems, as the paint chips away off the walls outside. Along with that, the Keg House, Boiler Room, Hops

..,.. Community College of Denver Fine Arts major Kristen Bowles, puts the finishing touches on her final project Nov. 30 in Painting II.

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~ TURNtW.1E Storage Room, Bottling House, and Fermentation and Storage Building are in need ft-----TIVOUTOWER 0 of immediate repairs. ·The Service Garage ~ (Garage Room), Turnhalle, Storage Building, Tivoli Tower, Power House and Warehouse also BOILER ie~5 STORAGE , ~.. o. sot need restoring. AOOll a: .. ID BUIUllHG 1'--!-----t II! . .,~ ICEO HOUSE "Unfortunately, with all the Tivoli's strengths and gifts to all who use it, it cannot defend itself against the powerful Mother -i Nature. It has put up an incredible fight, but is POWER BOrTlJNO HOUSE now in need of our help," said Kerrie Dallman HOUSE of the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board (SACAB). The Tivoli is requesting grant money from WAREHOUSE the Colorado Historical ~ . Society to help pay for the restoration process. The Tavern is being focused on first. Jeff Stamper, assistant director of the Tivoli, wrote the grant proposal letter to the historical society asking for Sl97,386. If the Tivoli receives the grant, it will Layout of the main floor of the Tivoli. Labeled areas are where the focus of the construction will be. ~ have to match the grant by 25 percent or S65,795, bringing the total of the Tavern said Matthew D. Johnson of SACAB. essence," Weiske said. repairs to S263,181. In a letter to the historical society Some general facts about the livoli: Weiske said the historical society cannot supporting the preservation of the Tivoli, •Over 150,000 people visit the Tivoli per grant more than S300,000 at a time and only Thomas J. Noel, professor of history at the · week. does two reviews a year. The flvoli will know University of Colorado at Denver, wrote: 'The •The Ttvoli is 301,000 square feet today. 1 - in January 2000 if it will receive the grant. In Tivoli Brewery/Student Union •Twelve of the buildings in the Tivoli were the spring of 2000, on the Auraria constructed between the mid 1860s and early the Tivoli can . . - - - 1-----. Higher F.ducation 1940s. request another •The Tivoli complex is a series of Center (AHEC) is a grant from the rare surviving relic buildings constructed over a period of 120 ~ Historical Society O Over 150,000 people visit the of Colorado's years. for up to Twoli per week. Each year, approximately $400,000 is liquid history. It 0 The Tivoli is 301,000 square feet S300,000. commemorates budgeted for maintenance of the Tivoli. These "With the toda~ , those fabled days funds are provided by auxiliary AHEC funds, 0 Twelve of the building in the nvoli state of higher when small towns student fees, leasing to commercial vendors were constrvcted between the mid education funding 1860s and early 1940s. and many urban and rentals for conferences and weddings. 1 in Colorado at this -Director of the 7ivoli Barb ' · ke neighborhoods In 19<>3, $7 million in renovations were point in time, the .....__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __, had their own made to create student centered spaces and money for these' vital ,repairs to the Tivoli is, brewery. It is also the best known monument progr.ams to serve over 35,000 faculty, staff and unfortunately, nonexistent. Without at least of Auraria, Denver's oldest neighborhood." students. (This did not include funds for minimal restoration, our building is in jeopardy Weiske said it is possible for parts of the exterior renovations.) ·~of becoming an eyesore, unsafe and unstable," livoli to be condemned. - ''Time is of the

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Metro students document riots at World trade Organization conference student fees. A Student Finance Resource Center representative said they administer • The groups represented from the financial assistance to student organizations attending the protests said they were and clubs interested in attending educational documenting what they saw so that they could . events in the United States and individual return to. Metro and show other students the students presenting professional papers importance of social activism. ''We want to within their academic discipline. ->- show all students on campus what non-violent In order for a club to receive money to · protest can achieve in changing foreign trade travel to an event they must submit a proposal policies which hurt humanity," said Christian to the Student Travel Committee. If approved, Sala7.ar, one of the students in Seattle. the students could receive up to U,350 to Maureen Turnbull, one of the students in attend their event. Seattle and a member of the Political Science Anna Sempaio, a Political Science t.. Association said the groups goal in attending professor at the University of Colorado at the protests was to show the other side of the Denver, said it was a great idea and a great story which is not see!'l in the media. She said learning experience for students toDe at the the focus has tended to be on a minority of wro conference, particularly because it allows people causing violence and that ma5t of the students to put politics into practice. activism that is having an effect has been done "Students come out of this university learning ,..., through non-violent protest. a number of different skills but political The Student Travel Program is funded by activism is generally not one of them, at least

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not one you can teach in the classroom," Sempaio said. The demonstrations shutdown the opening ceremonies for the conference on Nov. 30 because dignitaries' motorcades could not pass through protesters from environmental groups and labor unions blockading the streets. A. Charmaine Lewis, who is the president of the Black Student Alliance and one of the students in Seattle, said it was interesting to see groups with different agendas coming together to oppose the wro. "I wanted to come to represent a minority voice. Although there was definitely a majority of Caucasians amongst the protesters it was good to see people representing different beliefs finding some solidarity," she said. A small number of protesters, however, turned violent and the National Guard was called in to help stop rioting which has, thus far, defined the conference.

Policebri~/S Bomb threat unfounded On Nov. 22, an unidentified female caller notified US WEST Communications that there were bombs in the North Classroom and Science Building. Areport taken by the Auraria Police said that at 6:30 p.m. an unidentified female called US wm from a pay phone and stated that the buildings were going to explode. US wm then transferred the call to the Denver Police, who dispatched a police unit to the campus and advised campus police. Police said the buildings were emptied of people and thoroughly searched by both campus police and Denver Police. The search turned up nothing.

Several bags snatched Several thefts were reported to Auraria Police during the last two weeks of November. . An employee of the Child Development Center told police that someone stole her backpack on Nov. 19. She said that she set the pack down in the Center's office and went to work a~ the hallway in the Child Care Room. When she prepared to leave for the day, she noticed that the pack was missing. The pack contained her text books, cell phone, and wallet which she estimated to be worth S454. Astudent who said she fell asleep in a Tivoli student lounge told police her purse was stolen while she dozed. On Nov. 29, she said she went to the lounge to take a nap and placed her purse on the ground beside her chair. When she awoke she realized that her purse, along with all of its contents, was missing. The purse contained her wallet, prescription glasses, Alpine car stereo, cell phone, and cosmetics, which she estimated to be worth a total of $1,330. On the same day, another Metro student told police her car was broken into while she was in class. She said that she parked her car in Lot H, 855 Curtis St., at 9 a.m. and went to class. When she returned at 12:30 p.m., she noticed that someone had shattered the passenger side window of her car. Her purse and compact disc case containing over 30 discs were missing. She estimated the value of her loss to be S510. Also on Nov. 29, an Auraria Higher &lucation Center employee told police that someone had removed the padlocks from two gates on the playing fields. He said that at sometime during · the previous week an unknown person removed the padlocks and chains which were used to secure the gates on the south end of the playing fields. The Master padlocks and chains were worth a total of S45.

Man defaces property On Nov. 26, a man was ticketed by Auraria police for kicking in a door in the North Classroom. At 12:50 p.m. police responded to a call from an Auraria Higher F.ducation Center employee that a man was defacing property in the building. When police arrived, they discovered that the man had apparently damaged a classroom door. Police ticketed the man for defacing public property and ordered him to appear in court. -By lee .......

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Learning to ,quit smoking the positive way By Kimberty Thomas Tbe Metropolitan

Giving yourself permission to enjoy smoking is giving yourself 1111' permission to quit smokin~ said Jack Gebhardt. Gebhardt conduct~ a workshop sponsored by the American Cancer Society Nov. 18 at 1020 Ninth Street Park Gebhardt, who smoked for 20 years, is the author of two books, How to Help a Sm0ker Quit and 1be Enlightened Smoker's ·~- Guide to Quit. He has made it his job to help smoker's understand why they are addicted to smoking and how they can quit. "When people are feeling better about themselves, they find it easier to quit," .Gebhardt said. He said quitting is a mental addiction, not a physical or ' emotional one. He said when smokers think negative, they go for a cigarette. Gebhardt said the solution to overcoming the mental addiction to cigarettes is enjoy every thought that enters the mind.

If a very negative thought enters into the mind, they should think of a positive thought. "If you are not enjoying your thoughts, you are not enjoying your life," Gebhardt said. Gebhardt himself was a smoker; he tried a cigarette at the age of seven, and made a habit of it, starting at age 13 and continued smoking for 20 years. After quitting, Gebhardt tried to understand why in different situations his cravin&S for smoking changed so dramatically. . Gebhardt ~d to the 16 students and faculty members that decided to get help for the addiction that smoking is not their fault. He said many people look to smoking for a way to be "enlightened." Many people smoke because they beli~ve that smoking makes them happy and solves many problems, he said. Gebhardt said 90 percent of smokers begin smoking before the age of 18, and 40 percent begin before age 15. He went around the room and asked questions about their smoking habits.

Even though the people in the room varied in their levels of addiction to cigarettes, Gebhardt had the same solution to quitting for everyone. Smokers need to find more efficient ways to be happy, other than smoking. Gebhardt said smokers need to find a goofy reason to stop smoking; thoughts that make you laugh and give you a reason to quit. One women said that her goofy thought was sitting in a smoke free and dean room at the bingo hall. Another man said he enjoys each time he quits smoking, because he can keep up with his pals on the basketball court. Gebhardt said most quitting medication is ineffective and only 10 to 20 percent of people using Zyban and Nicotine patches have actually succeeded in quitting smoking. Smoking is a mental addiction; medications for quitting smoking diminish a physical addiction to cigarettes rather than the more important mental addiction.

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Hello? It's for you I am quickly becoming opposed to technology in the c~oom.

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class, lulled by a monotone lecture, the scream of a cell phone erupted acros.s the room. The professor did an admirable Sean Weaver job in continuing the lecture during the first two rings, but by the third all was lost. Technology prevailed. Inconsideration won. Hold on, I have to take this call. Oh, hi Bob, I'm just sitting here writing a column. Friday? ~ah, sounds great. I'll talk to you later. While the normal ring of a cell· phone is obnoxious, the musical tunes ·new phones play are worse. Are we supposed to join the callee in song when his or her phone goes off in class? My favorite would be the Choral Finale of Ode to joy in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. For those who don't know the words, and would like to join in with the phone, they are "Freude schoner Gi:itterfunken, Tochter aus Ellisium." We could add a little culture to all interruptions. Why not just bring a boom box to clas.s so we can hear the complete tune with some accompaniment? just a second. I've got to take tbis call. Hey Mary. Oh, I'm trying to finish this column so I can go home and study for tomorrow's test. lbur boyfriend did what? Dump him. He's a dork. Hey, Bob just called. He wants to get everyone· together this weekend. Cool. CAI/ me Friday. Maybe when a phone goes off in class, everyone should yell in unison, "Hey, if it's my wife, tell her I'm not married." Damn, there it goes again. Sorry. Steve! What's up, man? Hey get this. Mary just called. Turns ouJ her boyfriend Jim was caught in a Nebraska hotel room with some of a rancher's inventory and a can of whipped cream. Yeah, she's pretty shook up. Hey, I've got to get going, my editor is looking over my shoulder yelling at me for the inappropn'ate use of the word sheep. Sorry. Now where was I? Oh, yeah. Now I'm not trying to sound preachy here, but please use some common sense. If you have a cell phone or pager, do your fellow clas.smates a favor: Turn the stupid thing off before you get to clas.c;. For students who don't, I would advocate a profes.sor's use of an unidentified flying textbook to solve the problem. jeez, will this thing stop? I'm sorry. I'll just be a second. Hello?Jim! ~·ve got to talk. Will you excuse me? I think I might be a while.

- Sean Weaver is a Metro student and a reporter for The Metropolitan.

Homeless men not killers I met Cuba on Houston and Avenue B. He was one of the junkies who bought heroin on the comer in front of the bodega in my New York neighborhood. He ~ a serous, anc1 very handsome Hcktor Munoz intdkmlal. His dark skin Mi Mundo betrayed his age. We met through one of my neighbors. The first day we met I shared my pemil sandwich with him, and we became friends. We would stroll on Houston to Second Avenue and go visit Marty at the big music store where he worked. We went to the-movies and he would attend art openings with me. In New York you can eat and drink for free at the numerous openings.. Cuba was the first homeles.s person I met and befriended. Cuba taught me about life on the streets, introducing me to the harsh reality of life. I was welcome at all the hangouts, yet I always

returned to the safe haven of my apartment I learned not to judge. I learned not to as.sume, and I learned that there are no rules to being homeless. In West Hollywood I worked with the Volunteers in Service To America as the events coordinator for the West Hollywood Homeles.s Association. I dealt with clients Who were lilV positiVe. Some had been, or still were, male prostitutes. I learned more about the seedy side of life than I wanted to know. I would search my soul, · attempting to understand something that was not possible. How to educate people? Respect is supposed to be universal; one does what one does and then judgements take over. Now as the media attacks the "Mall Rats" on 16th Street Mall, and stories float back and forth remember: Don't judge a book by its cover. The homeles.5 are being murdered and children are being ·accused. The assumptions people often make about the homeles.s are

often ludicrous and disturl>ing. S~tistics have shown that · most Americans live from ~ paycheck to !>aycheck. Homeles.sness does not discriminate. It attacks people from everywhere, age makes no difference, gender makes no difference and life goes on. We go to our homes, watch television and ignore the world. Wake up America. The end is not near. What is near is the realization that as we charge our Christmas gifts, people go to bed hungry. Children are abused. Women are battered, raped ·and oppres.sed. People roam the streets, searching for a place to keep ' warm, or a cup of hot coffee. These icons, these butterflies that society permits to die are a part of ourselves. So next time you feel like judging, look at yourself, your family and your world. Talk to those • skeletons in your closet, and see what they are up to. PARTICIPATE! UVE! GROW! PEACE! PEACE! PEACE!

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Family of girl injured in drunken driving incident tearfully laments Kylie Been was mad and drunk when she decided to drive. She ended up wrapping her car around a tree. The tree died. Been is in a coma and her mother can't stop crying. "We heard she was mad at her boyfriend, but I don't care, I just want my daughter back," said her mother, Gloria Ferguson. Been was brought to Swedish Medical Center and diagnosed with severe head injuries, multiple contusions and fractured ankles. ·

"They had no idea how many times she hit her head." After seeing the car, Ferguson can hardly believe she lived. "The doctors don't really know what will happen, or how long it will take, or if she will be the same," she said stroking her daughter's hair. Kylie's blood alcohol level was more than two times the legal limit. Amonth has passed and Been's condition is improving. She was moved to Craig HClSpital

for treatment. Ferguson said the morning after the accident someone from the Mothers Against Drunk Drivers called to solicit funds. 'The whole first few days are completely unreal to me, but that call still just echoes in my head. I feel so guilty, so responsible, and I don't understand," she said. "People don't think about what they do to their families when they take the chance and

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It's hard to watch students and others trying to cross the streets around the Auraria campus. It's even harder to have to do it every day in order to teach here. Speer Boulevard is a major thoroughfare. Colfax Avenue is a major thoroughfare. Auraria is a big college campus stuc'.k in the middle of fast-moving traffic, which increases and gets more aggressive year by year. A few years ago a Metro student was killed while crossing Speer Boulevard near the north campus. Recently, a man was killed trying to cross Colfax Avenue at Lipan Street. We read about how they might make the crossing signal longer, as though there's no other solution. There is a simple solution - a pedestrian overpass. I know it was suggested when the Metro student was killed. I read that it was discarded because of two things: Denver didn't want to spend the mo~ey to build an

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overpass and whoever was making these decisions didn't thif)k people would use it. Where have I heard those arguments before? I lived here in the 1970s, before Denver had the free 16th Street mall bus, and I had heard the same arguments against that. I lived here when they had no crossing signals at the railroad tracks on Santa Fe Drive near Alameda Avenue. Cars used to get hit by trains fairly frequently. Finally, the City of Denver got around to installing the most basic railroad crossing signals. I've also lived in Tokyo and Hong Kong, and they have pedestrian overpasses everywhere. One isn't expected to risk one's life in order to get across a boulevard. Isn't that a bit more civilized than telling people to take their chances with the traffic and if they get killed, it's their own fault because they weren't careful enough? I'm sure that Denver does have the money. People are capable of learning to use pedestrian overpasses, particularly when

they realize that they won't have to wait for traffic signals, or race the cars, or look over their shoulder to see if a vehicle is going to run them down while turning the corner, or slosh around in the street slush in the winter. Of course, overpasses have to be built intelligently, probably with ramps to accommodate wheelchairs. They have to be covered with wire mesh to prevent falls, etc. I'm sure these details can be worked out if the City of Denver has the will to design them. It may take a while before people get used to them. We had to get used to the light rail crossing, too. But we're not idiots, and I'm sure that thousands of people will use them, even if there are always a few who still try to beat the traffic. Isn't it worthwhile for those thousan~ and for the innocent people who will be killed in the future if things remain as they are now?

- Eleanor Stewart Adjunct Professor; Communications Department

.Talk to·professors before goitig over their heads

In my experience at Metro, I've found the faculty on campus to be very accessible and instructionally effective. Of course, there are exceptions to this, and I'm sure that each student could name a few less than pleasurable experiences with some of their instructors. Surely, the same is also true of faculty with certain students in their classes. When, however, a sour relationship with a faculty member becomes an outright attack on their character and their career, there is clearly a problem. One of the wonderful thing; about Metro is that the college effectively responds to the accusations of students and does not take them lightly at all. There is a whole procedural system set up at Metro to ensure that if students feel unsafe or discriminated against in a class, they have a forum in which to be heard. The college attempts to hear opinions and to

be fair in the way that they treat these situations. It has come to my attention that some students have chosen to use such channels to · air their interpretations of personality conflicts. It is a shame that at times students ~ish to use these procedures not to voice valid claims of violation, but to attack teaching styles and blow out of proportion .misunderstandings and classes of personality. One has to wonder what these types of complaints do to undermine truly problematic classroom experiences that need attention. To be clear, I feel that there are almost always cases where students have legitimate claim.5 of dissatisfaction with their instructors. We do not yet live in a world where "isms" have disappeared and Metro is certainly a reflection of this. Yet, have we as students come to the place where when a faculty member offends us or shares an opinion that we perhaps do not agree with, our only choice is to write a hatefilled letter to administration to seek

retribution? Do we really understand the longterm effects such action has on a professor's career, not to mention their credibility and collegial relationships? As students who care about the kind of education we receive here at Metro, I think we have a responsibility to keep open lines of communication with administration and faculty. I would hope that there are few faculty members who, if accused of maliciousness or inequality in their classes, would not want to have a dialogue with the students making the . chirge. Similarly, I would hope that students would first make an attempt to engage in that dialogue before taking their complaints to a higher level. What lies in the balance is ~e quality of education we receive here and the freedom in ot!r classes to have valuable exchanges with our professors and with one another.

- Jennifer Derosby Metro Sludent

Family of girl injured in drunken driving incident tearfully laments •DRUNK, from p.11 drive drunk. I just thank God she did not kill anyone else," Ferguson said while holding her only child's hand. The medical costs will be covered by insurance, but the true cost of this accident for this mother can not be measured in dollars and cents. "I want to tell people to wake up. I'd ask them to please think about your family before you get into a car and drive drunk. Don't do this to your family. We end up being the other victims in this kind of nightmare," Ferguson said with tears in her eyes.

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It is normal for students' stress levels to skyrocket at · exam time, said Bobbie Vollmer, a psychologist at the Metro Counseling Center. While a little anxiety improves performance, too much can cause students to perform poorly on tests, she added. · Even good students can get performance anxiety before exams they feel are really important, said Vollmer. Students needs to put it in perspective and remind · themselves that if they have done well in the past they should be fine if they've gone to class and prepared, she said. "Too many students see exams as all-0r-nothing and tend to over-estimate the negative," said Linda WtlkinsPierce, health educator at the Student Health Center. Be your own best friend and give yourself credit for your accomplishments, she suggested. ({?) Learn a relaxation technique such as progressive relaxation. This technique involves tensing and relaxing various muscles working up the body from the feet. Until we consciously tense and relax muscles we often don't realize we are holding tension, said Wilkins-Pierce. ({?)Students can get copies of relaxation tapes from· the Counseling Center, said Vollmer. She suggested practicing daily for several weeks before exams. ({?) Remember to breathe. It helps to de-stress, said Wilkins-Pierce. She suggested students close their eyes and consciously take a few deep breaths letting it out slowly before they start an exam. Practicing the same

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breathing technique is helpful if feeling blocked and tense in the middle of the exam, she added. "What we tell the mind is pretty important," said Wtlkins-Pierce. Thoughts of failure are self-defeating so she suggests visualizing being relaxed, calm and confident while taking exams. Practicing this positive visualization during the days before exams helps a person to remain focused and calm, she said. "Students need to find out what works for them, to remember how they prepared when they were successful and then apply that again," said Vollmer. She also suggested using a good luck pen, or having something special in a pocket. ({?) The worst thing a student can do is stay up all night drinking coffee to study, said Wtlkins-Pierce. Lack of sleep, caffeine drinks and fast food leave a person tired, jangled and distracted she said. To be clear-headed, focused and calm for the exam get a good night's sleep and eat nutritiously, she said. ({?) It's important to learn good study strategies, said Vollmer. Study in the same place each day and plan several short review sessions instead of one long one, she said. There are strategies for each subject and students can bring their materials to the counseling center for help, she said Having a study partner or getting tutoring help too, she added. ({?) Students need to let professors know when they are having problems with a class, said Vollmer. If that seems difficult, the students can get advice on how to talk to the professor at the Counseling Center, she said.

({?) It also helps to use test-taking . strategies, said Vollmer. She suggested the following. Budget the test time. Do easier questions first. Even if you don't know the complete answer write what you know. Show work on math questions. ({?) Don't feel bad ifsome people leave the exam early, said Vollmer. Use the full time allowed. Go back and answer more difficult questions, make corrections and add information, she said. ({?) If exam stress is a problem this semester start earlier next semester to alleviate it, suggested Wilkins-Pierce. Next ~mester, the Student Health Center will continue to offer a stress reducing activity once a week, she said. Watch for brochures announcing the times for activities such as tai chi, yoga, meditation, breathing, chanting and opportunities to experience acupuncture, and therapeutic touch, she added. The sooner a student having difficulties with studying and tests comes to the Counseling Center the more time they have to learn study and exam-taking strategies, said Vollmer. All services are free. Finally, to keep it in perspective, treat exam day as a normal·day, said Wtlkins-Pierce.

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Clinton said. AU of Amoriea's critical lifrastrutture areas like financial services, power, tclcconununicatons, air and rail tra'Vel, would all be opcndional when the year 2000 arrives. BYen though Clinton has given the country a thumbs up, there~still plenty of skeptics. Dean Sewick ts one such person. Sewick is a grocery -worker ar a King Soopers in Denver. He has spent the last six pt'onths getting ready for the big meltdown, stockpiling the usual-water, canned goods, batteries. Scwick said the decision to get prepared stemmed from family discusSions. ''We all jllst sat back our family get togethers, and we all got to talking about t," Sewick said. "Everyone in · my family-I'm one of s~ kids-we' re att doing it. My follcs are doing il It's jusl preparedness. We all grew up in scollling. Our slogan i$ it's always better to have it and not need it, ihan need L" 'It is"the prBalotabili(Y of human nature, Sewick said, n necessarily the J pming threat of computer Jnalfuncllo Uuil QUlkes hJ\n believe that something will happen. rnici6' Ts ear~ cvl of his theory at the King Boopors re sew~ WQI PWpjC' liavc ~jiu~ sporadically, he said. But ))iO pooJiJO w.lfP. ia:d Im. ., have been buying big.JOIUCtlin9jp~ ~ons of bottled water at a liJile. Be Said tbP.i as the date draws closer, the nilitfLer or~ w. lh1dk. ~o'~rt;":~iii~ to buy and there may be a lhQrtage. m~ ~n people will decide ·o~ gc:>Sb,' ]Ust 'in eas . '111C_y n't want to be caught wllbo t. It's ike right before a snowstorm, people stockpile. Nobody wants to be caught at home with no

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nageddon. "I believe it is going to happen, but I don't believe it is 11g ro happen on Jan. I," he said. "I believe it going to

It isn t onlj foOd and water that ewick has been ckpil ng. ·~·'le gt>t weapons..and 1UJUI1Urutiou " he said. "The e not's are,gomfa want what Die lui e's got. If you do have prolectlo111 1f you cW:i pro~ t your goods, what good is It in having JrqAJid ' ve got children. If you los~_J><.>wer, people can paruc. f tliere's nopower... they see !lplts, the;.y' re gonna wanna go where~ lights are. If you' rr in llle dark you're gonna go where ole fire is. "And not th 'm necessarily Slaiidiog in the door with my guns Clrawn. But at the same time if someone's trying to bang my door down-" And \f that were to happen? "Defepd whaf I own. I meun make my W.y. If they' re on my property trying to get in, I nave every ju$tification SC:olrSmeais/ 1be Metropolilan to protect my family and my goods.'' basement •f his home. Sewick has been preparing And as Sewick prepares to protect his family and goods, the American Red Cross is preparing to make sure everyone else is prepare<f.;-and safe. fail, causing massive bl11Ckouts. Water distribution systems Amy MacGregor Hoffmann, spokesperson fqr the could fail. Financial systems could fail. Automated payroll Denver Chapter of the American Red Cross said because systems could crash and ATM machines will be unable to now that the end of thC year is approaching interest is do u-ansa.ctions. People will P!'nic. Titetc will be a run on picking up in Y2K preparedness. Hoffniann said the Red the banks. It is a pwblem so big, that there is no way, Cross has been conducting Y2K education seminars Trochmann said, to fix it all in time. throughout its seven Denver locations. The seminars This theory is a far cry from what President Clinton educate people on three-day prevention tips. assured the American people ~ November 10, the day the · "It can't hurt to be prepared," she said. "We don't final reJ'O'l of the Presidenl's Ye.ar 2000 Conversion know what will happen." Council~ qut. ere expected, No ma"ot.IE~!M'lll-i"n-tlie cou

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Speech department Professor W. Thomas Cook was inducted into the Silver Circle for a Lifetime Achievement Aw-ard on Sat. Oct. 25 at the.13th annual Heartland Emmy Awards Ceremony. "I was so surprised! Even my wife, who can't keep a secret, knew for months. I never suspected·a thing," said Cook, "SJie even intercepted a letter from the Academy, so I wouldn't find out!" ·The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences .(NATAS) gave the Lifetime Achievement A~. , honoring Cook for 25 years of outstanding contributions to the broadcasting industry and the local community. Many of Cook's former students asked Dr. Marilyn Hetzel, the Chairwoman of the Speech Department, to nominate him for the NATAS award. She gladly accepted. "He is responsible for over 100 professional internships to students and has made many professional and educational contributions," Hetzel said. Cook's involvement in broadcasting has lasted SO years, including teaching for over 30 years at Metro. At the Emmy's, many of the faces staring up at him were fonner students. 1n the end, what motivates Cook inost is, "seeing my students succeed and benefit from the life experiences that I have been able to impart to them. I am so very proud of their many achievements!"

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Senior DeMarcos Anzures drives to the basket against two Sterling defenders Nov. 27 at the Auraria Events Center. The Roadrunners beat Sterling 102-61.

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Although the Roadrunners have finally put together a four game winning streak, coach Mike Dunlap was only truly satisfied with the team's most recent performance Nov. 27 against Lewis & Clark. "The last game was the only game I thought we put together two solid halves of defense," Dunlap said. 'l\nd good defense leads to good offense." The Roadrunners beat Lewis & Clark 80-63 in the start to overcoming their "growing pains." Dunlap said the team is having to relearn to play together with the addition of some new, very talented players. "They're settling into a new line up," Dunlap said. He's comfortable with the current starting line up of seniors DeMarcos Anzures, Lee Barlow, John Bynum, Jason Johnson, and sophomore Shane Ah Matt. However, he said that is always subject to change. "I'm still tinkering with the line ups," Dunlap said. "We had 13 different starting line-ups last year." Dunlap also said that being back in the Auraria Events Center helps the Roadrunners. The team is obviously more comfortable there, where it has picked up.wins in the last three games. "You practice in that facility, you know the little nicks in the gym, how the ball is going to go," Johnson said. "You're just more comfortable." The Roadrunners are also experiencing a relatively new advantage at home: fan support. Fans filled 312 seats at the first home game, 411 attended the game against Sterling Nov. 26 and

386 witnessed the Lewis & Clark victory. "Usually the fans don't come until after Christmas," Johnson sai9. "It makes you feel good. The fans are getting into it more; you make a great play and they stand up and cheer." The Metro Athletics department has worked hard to promote the team and Dunlap said that might contribute to the larger crowds. 'There are a lot of new faces in the crowd," Dunlap said. "A lot of people are curious." The new fans are seeing some strong performances from both old and new Roadrunners. In his second year with Metro, Bynum has reached two new career highs. In the Roadrunner win over BYU-Hawaii, he had nine

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rebounds and against Sterling he had seven steals. But Bynum is most proud of the fact that the personal records helped his team win. "It's good for the team," he said. "I'm just trying to help my team, doing my job. It's what I came here to do." Dunlap attributes Bynum's success to his hard work during the off-season. While back home in California, Bynum worked with his former coach and when he returned, he continued to '>{Ork on his shooting. He said he had to shoot 150 three-pointers every day, no matter how long it took. Dunlap said Bynum's taken the more positive route of a senior who has struggled: working to improve his game instead of just being content. Bynum's defense has become one of his best qualities, Dunlap said. "He's one of the best defenders in the conference," Dunlap said. "If he puts his mind to it." Dunlap added that Bynum was instrumental in holding Lewis & Clark's standout Jason Franklin to a mere eight points. Franklin scored over 30 points the night before against Colorado School of Mines. "We're getting the best ofJohn now," Dunlap said. The Roadrunners are also getting a str0ng contribution from Johnson. Last season he red-shirted, but now he leads the te-.im in points through the first six games with 100. Johnson averages a team-high 16.7 points per game, .shooting 56.4 percent from the floor. Johnson is even stronger from the free-throw line. His 90.S percent from the line is a team-best. "One thing you know about JJ is that if he gets fouled, he makes his free throws," Dunlap said. Dunlap also thinks Johnson's size helps Metr0 inside. "You can't play over the top of us like you could last year," · Dunlap said. At 6-feet-10 inches tall, he's the tallest Roadrunner on the court. Only seniorJody Hollins can rival him at that mark, but he's red-shirting this season. Johnson knows his height is a definite advantage, but he said his teammates are too. "My teammates make me good; they put the ball where I need it," Johnson said. "I do the easy stuff. I put the ball in the hoop." The Roadrunners will need to keep doing the easy stuff because the season only gets tougher from here on out. There are four more home games, including two Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference games against Nebraska-Kearney and Fort Hays State. Then they return to the road for one game against Colorado School of Mines, which Dunlap thinks could really test the team. "It's hard to tell what kind ofroad team we are," Dunlap said. "In Florida there were a lot of self-imposed pressures and those are gone now."

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Women's Basketball November 19 Northwest Missouri State , Tournament Metro vs. Baker University w Final: 75-63 Points: Metro: Allen34, RDdaway 12, McArtbur8, Coleman 7, Gordon 6, Jennison 4, Carrillo 2, Weidler 2; Baker University: Miller 19, Renyer 13, Baker 10, Ryberg 9, {Jentry 8, Forney 2, Zimmerman 2. Assists: Metro: Allen 3, Roda way 3, Gordon 2, Carrillo I, Coleman I; Baker UniversUy: Miller 4, Everett 3. Baker 2, Ge11try 2 Renyer I. Rebounds: Metro: Colenum 15, Weidler 6, Allet1 5, Gordo11 5, McArthur 5,}en11ison 3, Rodau:ay 3, Carrillo 2; Baker University: Ryberg 15, Renyer 8, Baker 5, Gentry 5, Miller 2, Zimmerr1um 2, Everett 1. Steals: Metro: Coleman 4, Rodaway 4, Allen 3, Gordon 2, Carrillo l,Je1miso11 l; Baker University: Everell 3, Renyer 3. Baker 2 Ryberg 2, Ge11try 1, Ranallo I. Turnovers: Metro: 25; Baker University 30.

November 20 Northwest Missouri State Toumament

Metro @ Northwest Missouri State

Final: 99-85 W Points: Metro: Coleman 28, McArthur 22, Gordon 14, Allen

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If ever there was a time for a team to get on a roll, it is at the beginning of the season. just ask the Roadrunner women's basketball team, which has won three of its first four games. Metro participated in the Valley Imports Clas.sic held Nov. 26-27 in Fargo, N.D., and was able to split two games for a third place finish. Nov. l's game was between Metro and North Dakota State, a team ranked third nationally in Division II. North Dakota State proved to be too strong for the Roadrunners on both sides of the court, defeating Metro in convincing fashion, 106-

38. The Roadrunners refused to let the I~ get them down and in the next game came back from as many as 14 points down to beat the Ferris State Bulldogs 90-88. Sarah Coleman, who was named to the all-tournament team for her performance, led the Roadrunners with 32 points and seven steals. "Instead of just getting down on ourselves, we just turned it around and were able to win," said junior Sara Gordon, who is fourth on the team in scoring averaging 8.5 points per game. The team's performance after such an overwhelming defeat also iinpressed assistant coach Chico Garcia. "It kind of tested their character," Garcia said. "Whether they were just going to roll over and die or come back and fight. They challenged themselves and did what they had to do." Garcia said that because the team is so small, with only nine players on the roster, chemistry comes a little bit easier. "When you have small numbers like that, it is easier to look around and say 'Hey, it's just us'," he said. 'They've bonded together because of that, and I think it is stronger than what most teams have because of the low numbers." Gordon agreed that the team is playing really well, but said that the focus right now is to work on defense, particularly half-court.

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10,Jennison 10, Carrillo 8, RDdaway 7; Northwest Missouri State: Grigsby-Sbarmon 32, Anderson 20, Winter 18, Sump 6, Gualandi 3, Germaine 3, Whet/er 2, Campbell 1. Assists: Metro: McArthur 7, Coleman 4, Rodaway 4, Allen 3, Gordon 3,Jennison 2; Northwest Missouri Stare: Gualandi 8, Grigsby-Sbannon 2.]ermain 2, Winter 2, Campbell I, Sump 1, Wbetkrl. Rebounds: Metro: McArthur 12, Jennison 7, Gordon 5, Ctirrillo 6, Allen 3, Colnnan 3, RDdaway 3; Norlbwest Missouri State: Grigsby-Shannon Andnson 7, lffnler1, Jmnain 2, Sump 2 Wbuler 2, CAmpbell 1, Gualandi 1. Steals: Metro: Coleman 6, Allen 3,Jmnison.2, McArthur 2, Jennison 2, Gordon 1; Northwest Missouri StaJe:Jermain 5, Gualaltdi 3, Campbell 1, Vlbttler 1. Turnovers: Metro: 23; Northwest Missouri State 27.

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November 26 North Dakota State Toumament Metro @ North Dakota State Final: 38-106 L Points: Metro: Allen 8, Carrillo 6, Coleman 4, Gordon 4, Jennison 4, McArthur 4, Rodaway 4, Weidler 4; North Dakota State: Gebrlle 31, Even 11, Pmizo 11, Bums 10, Rausch 8, Amundson 7, Bue 7, Boeddeker 6, Dilly 6, DeGroot 3. Luecke 2, Reif2, !Jerry 1. Assists: Metro: RDdaway 2, Allen 1, Brinlt 1, Coleman 1, Gordon 1,]ennison 1; North Dalwla Stale: Amundson 4, Bums 3, Even 3, Luecke 3, Rausch 2, Reif2, Boeddeker 1, Bue 1, Ditty 1, Gebrlle 1, Pmizo 1. Rebounds: Metro: Gordon 6, Brink 5, McArthur 5, RDdaway 4, Carrillo 3. Allen 2, Coleman 2, Weidler 2; North Dakota Stale: Even 10, Bue 8, DeGrool 8, Boeddeker 7, Rausch 7, 1J!rry 4, Gtbrlle 3, Burns 1, Dilly 1, Perrizo I. Steals: Metro: Coleman 2, Brink I; North Dalwla State: Gehrke 3, Amundson 1, Berry 1, Bue 1, Even 1, Luecke 1, Reif 1. Turnovers: Metro: 25; North Dalwla Slate 9.

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:a"e1:'o f:.~?e~i~~!~e Toumament Final: 90-88 W Points: Metro: Coleman 32, Allen 16,Jmnison 12, Gordon 10, McArlbur 8, Brink 6, Rot/away 3, Weidle3; Ferris Slate: Kirlzland 23, Baker 17, Newsomt 17, Popielarr 12.]osepb 7, Canna!fl 4, Boys 2, Boys 2, Broggtr 2. Assists: Metro: Allen 6, Jennison 2, McArthur 2, RDdaway 2, Coleman 1, Gordon 1, Weidler 1; Ferris State: Newsome 6, Boys 4, f!pielarr3, Kinnips 2, Picluml 2, Ba1rtr 1,josepb I, Larson 1. Rebounds: Metro: Gordon 9, Jennison 4, Allen 3, Coleman 3, Brink 2, McArthur 2, Weidler 2; Ferris~ Kirlzland 15, Jo~pb 7, Balter 6, Boys 2, Brogger 2, Bull 2, Cannata 2, Newsomt 1, l!!J!iellln 1. Steals: Metro: Coleman 7, Jennison 4, Allen 3, McArthur 3, Rodaway 2, Gordon 1, Weidler 1; Ferris State: Boys 4,Josepb 3, J.:Epielarz 1. Turnovers: Metro: 20; Ferris s1a1e 29.

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November 26 Sterling @ Metro w Final: 102-61 Points: Metro: By11um 20,jobnsoo 17, Barlow 10, Fulcher 9, O'Co1111ell 8, Smith 8, A11zures 7, Ford 6, Alcock 5. Ab Matt 4, Gowtr 4, Oakley 4; Sterling: Cureton 11, Adkisson 9, Withrow 8, Gray 6, E. Sm/lb 6, Wheataoft 6, Can11icbael 4, Po11der 4, N. Smith ,t Hammerschmidt 2, Packard 2. Assists: Metro: Smith 5. Attzures 4, Byr1u1113, Fulcher 2, Ab Mall I, Alcock 1, Barlow 1, Gower 1.}obnso11 l, Oakley 1, O'Connell I; Sterling: Wheatcroft 2, Adkisson 1, N. Smith 1, Withrow 1, Curton 1, Miller I , Wheatcroft 1, Harnnrerscbmidt 1, Packard 1, Ponder 1. Rebounds: Metro: Fulcher 6,Jobnson 5, Bynum 4, Alcock 3, O'Connell 3, Barlow 2, Ford 2, Oakley 2, Smilh I ; Sterling: Miller 4, Ponder 3, Adkisson 2, Cannichael 2, Cureton 2, Gray 2, Jones 2, Hammerschmidt I, E. Smith 1, Wheatcroft 1, Withrow 1. Steals: Metro: Bynum 7, Anzures 2, Fulcher 2, Gower 2, Johnson 2, Oakley 2, Smilh 2, Bar/Qw 1, O'Conntll; Sterling: Cureton 2, Wheatcroft 1. Turnovers: Metro: 10; Sterling 35.

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Lewis & Clark @ Metro w Final: 80-63 Points: Metro: Anzurts 23,Jobnson 18, Barlow 15, Ab Matt 10, Oall/ey 8, Bynum3, Fulcher 2, A1coclt l; Lewis & Clarlz: Bender 10, Castro 10, Meneely 10,Jeppesen 9, Fraknlin 8, Pria 8,J. Wilson 4, Z. Wilson. Assists: Metro: Ab Matt 3, A/rock 3, Anzures 3. Barlow 3, Bynum 2, Oakley 1, Smith 1; lewis & Clarlz:Jeppesm 4, C4lslro2, Menttly 2, FranRlifl 1, Pric:e I, Way 1. Rebounds: Metro: Barlow 11.]obnsoo 9, Oak1e] 4, Ab Mall 3, Almlns 2, Fulcber 2, Alrodt 1, Bynum 1; lewis &Clarlz: Castro 9 J. Wilson 6, Jepptsen 5, Pric:e 4, Bender 3, Franklin 2. Stea.s: Metro: Ab Mall I, Alrod I, Barlow 1, Fulcher 1; lewis & Clarlz: Franklin 4, Bender 3.Jeppesen 1, Price /. Turnovers: Metro: 15, Lewis & c1ar1z 10.

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Strong play from·Stephanie Mien leads women's team to victories Events Center Dec. 10 against Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference foe Nebraska-Kearney, a team that took all three meetings last year. In continuing the conference section of the team's·schedule, Metro will face Fort Hays State, Colorado School of Mines in Golden, and Colorado Christian. Last season, the Roadrunners went 5-1 against the three teams. During the next few games, Allen will be looking to take over two more school records; if she starts against UNC, she will take sole possession of the all-time mark for career starts (90). She is also just 11 assists shy of Tammi Baumgartner's career total of 335 dishes. And with a good season at the free-throw line, Allen can also take over first place on the school's all· time leader list in free throw percentage. She is currently second (80.4 percent) to Chalae Collard, who made 81.9 percent of her free throws during her career. sc:on 5nlelbler/lbe Metropolitan Allen has already had an impact on the Junior Tonia Carrillo defends against sophomore Michelle McArthur in team's performance, being named tournament practice Dec. 1. The Roadruuners' first home game is Dec. 10. MVP for the Ryland Milner Clas.sic in Maryville, Mo. Nov. 19-20. Allen had_ 34 points as the Northern Colorado. The Bears have won six of Roadrunners beat Baker University 75-63 in the • WOMENS, from p.23 eight meetin~ with the Roadrunners in the first game of the season. She added 10 points The team's defense will have to be excellent 1990s, and are 16-2 all-time against Metro. and three assists in the Roadrunners' 99-85 in their next few games, especially in a Dec. 3 After an intense five-game road trip to begin victory over the Bulldog-; of Northwest Missouri game in Greeley against the University of the season, Metro will finally play at the Auraria State.

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For Metro swimming captains Adam Treanor and Nancy Rowell, nationals are only seconds away. Treanor, a senior; has been swimming at Metro for four years, and claims it has been his best experience with swimming. ''Every year I've unproved my times," he said. lfeanor said that he is three seconds off the qualifying time for the 1000 freestyle and is hoping to qualify.Treanor's best time this season came against South Dakota with the time 10:23.53. "Since I've been swimming I've qualified at all levels, and to make this will be another level," he said. Treanor strives to be the best in everything that he does. "It's competition everyday; you compete everyday in the pool then you go out and compete in the classroom," he 'said. Coo.ch Jim Richey said that Treanor always challenges himself in practice. "He will always choo.5e the hardest sets to practice," he said. "C.Ompetition makes you a better person," Treanor said. Rowell, on the other hand, has goals beyond nationals. When Rowell left swimming at the age of 16, she knew that she had something to give back to swimming seven years later. "I knew I needed to go back and see what I have left." Along with swimming and school, Rowell has a 3 and 4-year-old to take care of. While Rowell goes to morning swim practice at 5 a.m., the two girls sleep until she gets home. "I get them ready in the morning and send them off, but in the afternoon the younger one is with my mother while the oldest is in school," Rowell said. That good time management has helped Rowell come 2.1 seconds closer to qualifying for the 200 backstroke. Rowell's best time 2: 12.76, came against Colorado Slate University/Notre Dame at Auraria Oct. 20. "My goal time is far faster than national time. Getting to nationals is one step along the process of getting to my goal time," Rowell said.

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Richey said that the team's e:xpectation.5 are for Rowell to make it to nationals. "We're just waiting for that to happen," he said. Everyday Rowell swims with the distance swimmers to get closer to her goal. "My team has seen me struggle the past three years by missing qualifying times by tenths of seconds," Rowell said Both Treanor and Rowell have individual goals that they are going to meet, but they haven't forgotten about their teammates. "They push people to make them the best they can be," said diving captain Jen ~a. "They make sure that they encourage everyone, and they're leaders bo~ in the pool and the classroom."

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4440. Menorab Mmlslrles hosts Truth Bible Study - Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3-

Spm in Tivoli #542. For more information, call (303)355-2009 I

Brown Bag Bible Study - Held Mondays from 11-11:45am, 1-1:45pm, 3-3:45pm and Thursdays from 12-12:45pm & 2-2:45pm at St. Francis Center Room #2 . For more information, call (303)750-5390. 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 Slim for Life from tbe American Heart Association -Thursdays at North Classroom #1501 from 5:15-6:15pm. For more informa-

tion, call Susan Krems at (303)556-4391. Eating Disorder Support Group (ANAD) - Free support group for anyone struggling with eating disorders. This group meets Tuesdays in Tivoli #542 from 4-5:15pm and helps fill the need to share information and feelings with others. For more information, call Linda Wtlkins-Pierce at (303)556-2525. <JJess Qub - Join the Chess Club every

Friday. Everyone is invited. Tivoli Club Hub #346 10am-4pm. For more information, call Carey Jenkins (303)352-0342. Faces and Facets: Jews of Israel and Greece - This unique photography exhibition will be held through December 16 at the MSCO Center for the Visual Arts, located at 1734 Wazee Street. Hours are Tuesday -Friday from 10am-5pm and Saturdays from llam4pm. For more information, call (303)2945207

Aurarla Shares - Join in the holiday merriment by giving to those in need. Choose a decoration from the share tree in the Tivoli Atrium, purchase the requested item and return it unwrapped to the Tivoli Information Desk by the morning of December i7. For more information, call (303)556-3641.

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Critical Issues in Reproductive Health The fourth session in this forum will examine the issue of female genital mutilation. The film "Warrior Marks" will be shown from 5:307pm in Tivoli #640. A discussion will follow the film. For more information, call (303)3941973 Ext. 14.

Teatro presents this play written and directed by Anthony]. Garcia. Come experience the music, pageantry and tradition of this play which will be held at St. Cajetan's on the Auraria Campus at 7:30pm. Tickets are U2 each. For more information, call (303)2960219.

Thur. December 9 Sat. December 4 Aurarla <JJess Tournament - The tournament will be held from 10am-5pm in Tiyoli #329. There is an entry fee of $1. Join us for four rounds of chess and free food and drink. Everyone is invited! For more information, call Carey Jenkins (303)352-0342.

Qub Funding Committee Meeting - Does

your on-campus club need money? The CFC meeting is in Tivoli #642 from 2-3pm. For more information, call (303)556-2595.

Sat. December 11 Last day ofMSCD jail 1999 classes.

Free Ski Lessons, Women Age 18 and Over - Beginning women skiers needed for Metro State study on December 4th and 5th. Participants will receive free equipment rental and transportation to Vail Ski Resorts. You must be a first-time skier. For more information, call (303)556-2158 or (303)556-5131.

Sat. December 18 MSCD final exam week ends.

Thur. December 23 Grades available by telephone, web andkWsk.

Fitiancial Aid Students IMPORTANT INFORMATION & DEADLINES • Apply early! You can start January I, 2000. • Complete your renewal FAFSA or FAFSA no later than February IS, 2000. • For quicker processing, do your application on the Web at www.fafsa.ed.eov. . • Questions? Contact the Office of Financial Aid at (303)575-5880.

If you are doing a Renewal FAFSA, you must do it on the internet at www.fafsa.ec1.1ov. You will receive your PIN (personal identification number) in the mail. If you do not r~eive your PIN in the mail, you may complete a 2000-2001 FAFSA (available from the Office of Financial Aid, CN-1 16), or you may request your PIN at www.eac.ec1.1ov.

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Student Activities Tivoli 305 (303) 556-2595 http://studentactivities.mscd.edu

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Financial Planning Educational Travel Funding Individual Budgeting Sessions E!Ilergency Student Loans

Health Center Plaza 150 (303) 556-2525 http://www.mscd.edu/student/resources/health

Counseling Center Tivoli 651 (303) 556-3132 http://clem.mscdedul-counsel

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Student Legal Services Tivoli 311 (303) 556-6061 http://clem.mscd.edu/--legal

Student Finance Resource Center Tivoli 262 (303) 556-4435 · http://www. mscd. edu/student/resources/sfrc

Student Publications Tivoli 313 (303) 556-8361 http://clem.mscd.edu/--themet Excellent job opportunities exist in all areas of Student Life. These convenient jobs provide flexible work hours in a supportive wor.k environment. Contact the specific department listed above for further information.