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111 TH lletlopollcaâ&#x20AC;˘ Asystem put into effect by the Colorado State Board of Community Colleges will make it easier to transfer college credit, but may require some teachers to change their curriculums. The Common Course Numbering System was designed to ensure that students who took the same courses at different colleges in Colorado received the same education, according to Barbara Bollmann, vice president for instruction at the Community College of Denver. The system went into effect last year, according to Sam Dosumu, director of instruction for the Community Colleges of Colorado. The process should be completed by fall of 2002, when "we hope to have at least 80 percent of the classes meeting the requirements, if not all of them." ~ .. "We're not done by any stretch of the imagination, but we're getting there," Bollmann said of the system's timeline. "It's very time-intensive, but it is in the best interest of the students." As the name implies, the Common Course Numbering System assigns numbers to courses taught in community colleges. Those numbers are the same in every school throughout Colorado, making it easier for students to transfer credit from community colleges to Metro and other four-year schools. It also involves changing the content of some courses to conform to the rest of the state. "Part of the Common Course Numbering System is to look at the actual content, and to be sure that theÂˇcontent is the same," Bollmann said .

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Another part of making sure the students are learning the same material involves adjusting some teachers' curriculums to cover certain minimum requirements. "If we say we're teaching a course in American history at CCD and they have the same class at Front Range, we want to make sure the students are learning the same material," Bollmann said. Because many professors teach the same classes at both Metro and CCD, the system's effects will be seen at both schools. Most instructors will probably adjust both classes instead of dealing with an additional curriculum. Certain core classes at Metro may also be updated to meet minimum requirements. "I think this will positively affect how the curriculum is developed," said Dosumu. "The system allows for variation in the curriculum, as Jong_as th~minimum requirements are met." The Common Course Numbering System i$ one of ihe few major changes that has been made to the General Education Core Transfer Curriculum that was instituted in 1988. The core curriculum consists of 34 credit hours required for graduation from most community colleges in Colorado. Although the numbering system covers a wide variety of courses, those included in the _core~curriculum were the first to be addressed ... This was in response to the large number of students who take ' the core requirements at community colleges with low tuition rates before transferring to more expensive four-year colleges and universities. The system then moved on to elective and occupation-specific courses. According to . Bollmann, the courses that dealt with specific occupations didn't require many changes. "They have outside accreditation," Ballmann said, "so everyone 'in the nation already has to take the sam~test." Ballmann said there is more variation among the elective classes, where teachers tend to create their own curriculum around less clearly defined requirements. The differences there will require the largest adjustment to conform to the new system. So far, there has been little resistance from teachers to the changes in curriculum, according to Bollmann, who said that there haven't been any adverse or unexpected reactions. "Overall the teachers have been willing to work with us," Bollmann said, "because, like I said, ir is in the best interesrs of the students."

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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - University officials across the nation are struggling to head off campus riots like the violence that has shaken the University of Colorado seven times in the past three years. "Unfortunately, the Boulder campus is not unique," said Tim McDonough, spokesman for the American Council on F:ciucation. "These are not isolated incidents." Three weeks ago, an off.cunpus party at James Madison University in Virginia turned into a melee. Police in riot gear used pepper spray and tear gas to disperse a crowd of more than 2,000, arresting 20 people. ln Waco, Texas, Baylor students rioted Sept. 1 after officials announced a noise· ordinance would be strictly enforced at parties. Last week, 10 people were arrested at a disturbance in Bloomington, Ind., after Indiana University fired basketball coach Bobby Knight. In Boulder, police were pelted with rocks and bottles Sept. 8 when they broke up a large crowd and arrested three at a party that spilled into a street near campus. Two weeks earlier, Boulder police used tear gas to break up a crowd of about 1,000 who threw furniture, doors, carpet and debris into a 30-foot-high bonfire and threw rocks and bottles at officers and firefighters. That riot led to at least four arrests.

Boulder officials were baffled by the lack of any specific cause of the violence. "Riots used to have a specific protest attached to them, but what alarms us now is it seems as though these are random in nature," regent Jim Martin said. Some experts say young students act up because they feel disengaged from their campus or because alcohol represents their newfound freedom.

Others blame town or college officials for suddenly toughening or enforcing alcohol policies. "If you just start arresting people, they're going to rebel," said Nancy Schulte of the InterAssociation Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Issues. "They have to be a part of the solution." Universities are trying to solve the problems with information programs, stepped-up enforcement and cooperation with landlords, housing commissions and police. Officials in Bloomington are relying on a strong city police presence to pre-empt a riot like one in 1991, when more than 100 people were arrested during an annual spring party that got out of control. At Washington State University, where a riot in May 1998 led to arrests and fraternity see RIOTS page5

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Students are finding it easier to make short films and animation these days by using the newest digital equipment, which can save them thousands of dollars over traditional movie equipment. The number of film festivals accepting short film submissions also is helping students show

their work in front of large and receptive audiences. The Breckenridge Ftlm Festival and the recent Crested Butte Reel Fest are among Colorado's newest festivals, and each one offers a strong showing of student-created films. Part-time Metro student Grant Temberton attended the Crested Butte festival Aug. 18 and said he knows the future of student and independent film making will rev00e around the use of digital equipment

"Digital videotape, for example, might not rival the quality of traditional film," Temberton said. "But, it is easy to use, the cameras cost les.s, and a hard-working person could even use a digital home camcorder to create a profes.sional short film. "film making has always been hard for the poor guy, but J't<JW people with les.s money can compete again.st high-Oollar productions." Temberton spends his spare time working on

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Cultural lessons

Edwin Pratama, left, waits for his chance to smoke a customary Saudi Arabian Pipe. Kaleel Al路Qahtani is at right. Pratama said the tobacco is made from dried apples. The two worked an international language booth at the World Friendship Fall Festival, Sept. 20.

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closures, administrators make a point of getting to know sorority and fraternity students. "Then, if I get complaints, I can call them in the middle of the night and tell them they've got an hour to take care of the problem," said Vincent Nix, assistant dean of students. Boulder is forming a task force to deal with riots and CU officials have adopted a policy of imposing one-semester expulsions on students

miscellaneous short films, but has yet to submit any of his work to a film festival. The prospect of selling his short film to an Internet film web site, such as Atom Films or on Shockwave.com has him looking at film festivals as a way to market his work. The average 15-minute film costs about $20,000 to produce. The most basic digital video equipment however, can ca;t as low as $2300, - - - - - see FILM MAKERS page7

involved in three alcohol- or drug-related incidents. The university also plans more campus events to give students some late-night options. "We take these disturbances very seriously, and we find the behavior of what we consider a small group of students to be absolutely reprehensible," CU Chancellor Richard Byyny said. "We are still in a situation where we are really pw.zled to some extent by why this is happening, but part of it seems to be students need to learn that this is not acceptable."

Student Bond Facilities fee to be put to vote The Community Colleges of Colorado would pass an $18.50 increase for the Student approved a motion four - two, the second time Facilities Bond Fee. Both Metro and the around, to have another vote for the Student University of Colorado at Denver's governing Facilities Bond Fee in late October. boards approved the vote, the first time around. The governing board of the Community Last spring the Community Colleges of College of Denver, voted Sept. 14 to allow the Colorado defeated the first vote for a increase of Student Representatives to the Auraria Board to $20.50, because the majority of the CCD students hold another vote to see if the students ofAuraria voted against the increase, even though the

other two colleges students voted in favor of the fee increase. The bond fee money would go to help offset the budget deficit the AMC Theatres left when it stopped its operation in the summer, as well as help with repairs to the Tivoli, Auraria Events Center, and the Auraria Child Care Center.

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FORf COWNS, Colo. (AP) - The state of Colorado should deregulate its system of higher education by creating charter colleges and universities and making them part of the Colorado State University system, a preliminary report by an educational research group suggests. The report by the North West Educational Policy Center, which was hired by the state to conduct the study after the Legislature passed abill directing the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to examine higher-education performance in the state. The group suggested several Colorado campuses merge to become part ofa pilot program beginning in 2001 which would be called the Colorado Compact Colleges and Universities Program, run by CSU. Schools recommended to be considered are: Colorado School of Mines; the University of Colorado at Denver and at Colorado Springs; CU's Health Sciences Center; Mesa State College; Metro; Fort Lewis College; University of Northern Colorado; Colorado MountainCollege; and Aims Community College. Under the proposed six-year experiment, the campuses of Adams, Mesa and Western state colleges would be "branches"' of CSU. Names would be changed to Colorado State University at Alamosa, Grand Junction and Gunnison. Current schools in the CSU system, which is administered by the State Board ofAgriculture, are CSU, the University of Southern Colorado in Pueblo and Fort Lewis College. in Durango. Southern Colorado and Fort Lewis would also change their designations. The schools would get their own governing boards and each would be chartered for six years at a time. "It''s our opinion that things are not going as well as they should," said NORED Executive Director Wtlliam Chance. "It''s not because of the people. It''s sort of the structure, the organizational arrangement and policy requirements and dynamics that put a lot of mistrust and suspicion into the relationships." Chance said the proposal was a new idea 'That's why we're saying, 'Try this, but don't let go of the trapeze on faith. See if you can make it work. If it's good, move it on to another bunch of - - - - - - - - see

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Next, an Apple iMac DY system sells for $149<) equivalent to the rent for a one-bedroom Denver and comes with an IEEE-1394 for digitally editing aparunent for two years. Although additional costs, video. The iMac also comes with a barebones video such as casting actors and finding a crew increa~ software program that allows a rookie filmmaker a film budget, Temberton said many students can create cheap films with equipment they might to easily create a simple video with typical special effects and titles. already own. Finally, the polished video can either be Here's how: dubbed onto videotape or uploaded to a personal Start with a digital camcorder sold at any retail web site. store in the Denver area. The Canon Ultura or Agrowing number of Internet companies are similarJVC camcorders cost about $899 and record specializing in showing short films and animations video and sound onto small MiniDV cas.c;eaes. for viewing on the computer or for downloading. Video can then be sent through a special cable into Film makers can submit their work to these web a computer equipped with FrreWire or an IEEEsites and, if the film is accepted, they might receive 1394 port-allowing the student to digitally edit his a small payment. or her work. . These web sites include: wwwAtomfilms.com, For those with a general knowledge ·of audio www.z.com, www.mjrose.com, and www.Ge systems, an MIDI sound interface can be tReelFilms.com. Some web sites accept free-· purchased for $400, such as the MIDiport 96. This submissions while others might charge a small fee. allows the filmma\cer to import sound and music "It's a great way to show your work and to into a computer and then edit asoundtrack for the

maybe get a foot in the door," Temberton said. Perhaps the best-known film festival in Colorado is the Telluride Film Festival, which some critics see as the film maker's gateway to Hollywood. Many of the winners at Telluride end up producing their films with entertainment corporations such as Fox, Paramount, Warner Brothers, and others. The smaller festivals, such as the Reel Fest in Crested Butte can be better places to make connections, however, according to Temberton. 'i\t smaller festivals, people tend to be nicer and more willing to help you out," he said. Screenwriter Holly Payne, of San Francisco, California, taught a seminar at the Reel Fest, but also said Colorado was the starting point for her career. Shortly after graduating from college, she visited Crested Butte and discovered that she wanted to work as a screenwriter and filmmaker. "Colorado offers unmatched scenery and inspiration," she said. "It lets the mind think

creatively and is a great start for anyone who needs a little quietness and beauty." Once someone finds the inspiration, then he or she can brush up on the video and technology skills through various classes offered at Metro. The Technical Communications department teaches video production, computer-editing, and DVDauthoring courses among its other commumcauon classes. The Speech Communications department teaches students the techniques of television and radio broadcasting. Metro student Jon Gilbert is working on his first video production and said that although there aren't any film making organizations on campus,all the resources are there for fledgling Film makers. 'i\t Metro, students can find other students to act in their film productions or to even sit down and look at their work," Gilbert said. 'There are a lot of people on campus who will help students and their art-especially when it comes to films."

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schools," he said. Converting the colleges to charter schools would place Colorado in a small group of states exploring the concept, although K-12 charter schools are already common in the state. University of Colorado President Elizabeth Hoffman said the recommendations "could provide some significant improvements to Colorado's higher education system."

The report also recommends changes in the CSU system's administration. Colorado State University officials would not comment on the report except to say that it is just a draft. "It_would be premature to comment on an evolving document," university spokesman Tom Milligan said. "\X.e're just now getting a look at it ourselves." Tun Foster, the executive director of the Colorado Commission

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cancer. Additionally, other risk factors, 'such as child bearing past 30, or no child bearing at all, will be the reality for few breast cancer patients. The only common denominator in victims of breast cancer is age. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women 40 to 55, and is second only to lung cancer in over-all cancer related deaths among women. While the disease is most common in women ages 50 to 64, it can strike women of any age. But nobody is completely safe from the disease. In fact, few people know breast cancer doesn't always attack women. While rare, almost 1 percent of breast cancer cases this year will be diagnosed in men. Unfortunately, little is known about the causes of cancer, any cancer. Because of this, the best weapon against the disease is early detection. Every woman should, regardless of age, conduct a monthly breast exam. Additionally, women between the ages of 20 to 40 should receive a clinical examination at least once a year and women older than 40 should schedule mammograms on a yearly basis as well. The reasons are clear: Breast cancer is about ninety percent curable when detected in its first stages. Unfortunately, 70 percent of the nearly 41,000 women who will die of cancer this year are much like my friend, Kelli. They never believed they were in jeopardy of contracting the disease.

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the College Republicans, and the various Nader supporters) are often summarily torn down within hours of being posted, we should be even more watchful of the exercise of our freedoms by those who we disagree with. After all, what's there to be afraid of? If you believe someone's message is full of hot air, then why not let it wither in the light of day? Let the public decide for themselves who they choose to believe, based on their rational assessment of available information. If-the "right" information isn't available to the public, then rake the initiative to make it available. Whether it's Dr. Laura or political flyers on campus, if the people will not support it, then it will die of its own accord. Let it face public scrutiny. If you don't, you're no better than a good ol' fashioned book burner.

opinion piece in your Sept. 15 edition. However, she still seemed to fall into the same trap as many of Dr. Laura's detractors. Like others, she failed to mention the fact that Dr. Laura is a licensed marriage counselor. Does this qualify her as an expert on all family issues? Maybe-maybe not. But it does lend her more credibility than just a physiology degree, which is why it is conveniently "forgotten" by those who disagree with her. -Ove_r4ll,]1owe::'er, I agree with Haraburda. Why not let viewers and listeners decide for themselves? Her show is based often on opinion, and she is the first to say so. If you disagree, don't listen. It's true these days that, often, the same people who shout the loudest about freedom of speech seem to spend a lot of Jim Schofield Metro student time trying to silence anyone they disagree with. In a time when politically-oriented flyers on campus (especially those of

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Metro professor publishes African art book

The biggest problem with the research, according to Visona, was the number of illustrations in the book and where 1'• lhttopolian to find them. "We have 700 illustrations and probably 500 different In 1993, after receiving a book in the mail that she sources," she said. "so that's an awful lot of different people to considered somewhat disturbing to read, Monica Blackmun track down. In most cases we went co colleagues of ours who Visona decided to do something about it The result of researched different areas of Africa." her and her colleague's efforts is the recently Visona admits that she did not go directly co Africa published book, A History of Art in Africa, which is for photographs of the book, and that the photos that available through Prentice Hall, Inc. and Harry N. she did get from Africa were difficult to obtain. Abrams, Inc., publishers. "The major problem we had was with photographs Visona, an associate professor of art at Metr9 since in Niger," she said. "We couldn't find out who owned 1989, said she was appalled by what the book had to them." say about the history of African arr. According co Visona, A History ofArt in Africa is ''.A.frican art was based upon fear and superstition, divided by region, and within each region, it is that Africans didn't have metal until the arrival of organized chronologically to make it simpler to Europeans," Visona said, referring to the book. "It was understand. It's history goes from "about 25,000 B.C. highly stereotypical. Things that I thought were to a work of art that was created three years ago, and appalling to write in 1993." that is very unusual," she said. After presenting the book to her professional Visona likes to refer to the book as a survey or organization, the Ans Council of the African Studies introduction to African arr. "It's the first textbook on Association, the association agreed that they should African art which wanted to survey the entire field," write a letter to the publisher of the book. And since she said. "No one had ever written a real survey Visona brought the subject up, she was asked to write Scott Smeltzer/TH .......Moa before. It's an introduction to the subject." the letter. Visona hopes that the book will be purchased by Monica Vlsona, an associate professor at Metro, wrote "A History of Art Visona got a phone call from the developmental In Africa" art historians and other universities throughout the editor to inform her that she had received the letter. country, and plans on using the text next semester in The editor told Visona that she had consulted a professor 'well I will." class. She said she would like to break the history of African art regarding the issue with the book, and Visona was "right on." Visona's next step was to gather funds in order to research into rwo different subjects. "The editor asked me if I knew of any one book that would and write the book. She applied for and received a National "We want to change the way African art is taught," she said. explain to the general public what African art is about," Visona Endowment of the Humanities grant, which allowed her to take "We won't be teaching just about West Africa, but the whole said. Visona said that she was not aware of one, but explained to about eighteen months off and "essentially write the book," she continent. We want people to get a completely different idea the editor that ACASA had a textbook committee, and the editor said. about Africa." J

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asked if Visona would be willing to write a book for the publisher. After checking with the committee, Visona said the committee agreed to write the book. "The committee said 'sure, I guess we could go with the publisher, but who's going to write it?'," Visona said. "So I said

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Leadership. Interaction. Networking. Knowledge. Success. LINKS is the college-wide mentoring program at Metro. UNKS is recent in origin, but already has many participants throughout the college. The program began in the Fall of 19<)9 and includes 14 student mentors, six faculty and staff members, and 62 students that are mentored. LINKS is under the Title Ill grant that works at Strengthening Developing Instutitions Program. The program as a whole is very diverse. There are mentors and students of different ages, races and family status. Most of the students mentored are freshman or sophomores and 75 to 80 percent of the students are first generation college students that just need to be pointed toward the right building or program. LINKS is aimed at new students co help them start them in the right direction. Goals of the program include knowing how to use resources on campus, understanding the degree and general requirements, and planning their college careers. The goal of the program is that once students are mentored, they will later become mentors themselves and help give back to the program that helped them succeed. While it has faculty and staff members, UNKS is a peer mentoring program that helps new students find their way around school and give them the confidence to succeed at school and after graduation. The student mentors are trained and then become certified student associates. Students have many specifications they must meet before they can become a certified student associate. They must have a GPA of 2.75 or becter, one letter of reference, 30 credits and 18 hours of training from LINKS. Once they become certified, they must be available for 10 hours each week and attend a weekly staff meeting.

Certified student associates have many different backgrounds and Academic Advising, and C0-0p are among those associations. Their majors. A few of the students involved are English, history, strongest alliance is with Career Services, which helps the students business management and criminal justice majors. understand their fu ture The program will be interviewing for mentors careers and give them again in April and they will train throughout the background information. summer. Senior Juan: a Jacobo is According to Kimberly Fielding, program a Spani'"'• majcr .nvolved in coordinator for UNKS "helps (the students) to UNl\S graduate with career confidence." Fielding has Th · are I positive been helping to form UNKS since she was a exr'!ri..r<.es, L that I'm graduate student, when the program was under learning f•om v, rking with development. my students." J obo plans Certified students Walden Schmidt and Ralph to be an demei :try school Kennedy, both seniors, are doing their social work teacher. 'lnd fer 5 that this and field placement with UNKS. Both Schmidt experience will ;1elp her to and Kennedy feel that they have learned a lot mentor her Stl dents and through their students. They each have five guide them toward higher students that they mentor, in addition to attending education. class, and having full time jobs. Walden said that Fielding says that LlNKS LlNKS "helps (the students) to learn the talk" is "trying to socialize about college situations. (students) to the LINKS has a scavenger hunt that helps to environment, to the orient their students with campus. With this culture." activity, the students learn about places such as the LINKS is accepting Scott Smeltzer/TH lhttopala.. Office of Financial Aid, Student Activities, Campus students that would like to Alana N0el Voth, a student mentor with the Recreation, the Advising Center and the Writing be mentored, however LINKS program counts coins as an exercise Center. there is a waiting list. of time management during a team bulldlng In the scavenger hunt, they must find answers exercise Sept. 20. For more information to the questions provided about campus about the program, you can organizations. contact UNK.5 at (303)-556UNK.5 works with many campus programs to provide the most 6167, or visit their website at http://dem.mscd.edu/-links information possible to the students. The Women's Institute,

September 22, 2000

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Scott Smeltzer/ft• m.ttopollo11 Author and L. A. Times columnist Jonathan Kirsch poses with his book at the Golda Meir House on September 18.

Author tells of Bible's adult side

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Sex. Lust. Violence. Love. Betrayal. Incest. Comedy. Romance. Scandal. Politics. These are all good ingredients for a great book. ''The Bible is one hot read," said Los Angeles Times columnist and author Jonathan Kirsch. Kirsch was in Denver on Monday to promote his new book, Ki.ng David: The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel. The Metro political science department enticed Kirsch to speak at the Golda Meir House before his book-signing at the downtown Tattered Cover bookstore. The bible is the first political book in history, said Kirsch. It is the what, why and how of politics. Political science is the principle, organization and method of government, he said. Society as a whole has been taught the conventional lessons of the Bible, he said. We have been taught not to question or tamper with the words of God. Kirsch understands society's child-like upbringing with the Bible. Unfortunately many adults never grow beyond a child-like mental understanding of the Bible -- the do's and the don'ts, all the rules and all of the punishments. "The Bible is not for children. It's R-rated at times," said Kirsch, "even X-rated in some parts." There is more to the Bible than rules, he said. The Bible's history, politics and psychology make up the fundamental source of the values we have today. The writing of King David began with the court historian, who is un-named. David's life appears in the book of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible and in the books of Kings, Chronicles and Samuel in the Christian Bible. David is widely known for slaying Goliath. As the story goes, after David killed Goliath with a slingshot, women took to the streets singing his praises and strengths. It was viewed that David's abilities and triumphs far surpassed then-king Saul. This was the beginning of political stirring and competition. King Saul began instituting tactics and strategies to eliminate his political rival. He was ultimately unsuccessful, and David ascended into power, Kirsch said.

Kirsch's book recaps King David's life and his kingdom as a very important study of political science. And history has taught us, there can be no politics without scandal. Events during King David' reign included an illegitimate child born and the rape of his daughter. The story also alludes 'to David's bisexuality. But in politics, a primary goal is to preserve the kingdom. Strategies must be implemented, especially during a time of scandal. For example, King David did nothing to his daughter's rapist, because he knew the rapist would be the future ruler of Israel, Kirsch said. King David was an absolute monarch. He was well aware of the

"The Bible is one hot read." value of public opinion and watched it closely. He was attuned to bringing the public with him. This attitude helped with keeping David in power for so long. David brought together warring tribes and clans to created the single largest nation with one ruler. Kirsch spoke about the "tremendous danger" in drawing selectivly from the Bible in the name of politics. For example the motives behind the unrest in the Middle East. The land of Israel implies a greater Israel, geographical-politics and has Biblical implications. The state of Israel implies size and wealth. The history of the battle over Jerusalem in Israel, between the Israelites and the Moslem people, begin in the book of Genesis, when God promised to give Abraham a land from the river of Egypt to the bank of Euphrates. But it was only under the reign of King David that Israel grew that vast in size. Both Islam and Israel view Jerusalem as scared and continue the sometimes-deadly battle of ownership. "It's a tragedy that adults get the child version of the Bible," said Kirsch. He believes that making the Bible more age-appropriate as we mature into adulthood would continue the thirst of knowledge and encourage continued study of the Bible. Kirsch's other books include The Harlot by the Side of the Road and Moses: AUfe.

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September 22, 2000

Colorado band defies definition M Troy Markgraf llln•...WpolitGe There are not many places one can find the mandolin sounds of bluegrass combined with the hard drive of rock, the hopping beats of swing and the rhythm of calypso. Runaway Truck Ramp combines them all, tightly wrapped into one album. "We could be considered bluegrass. We really don't fit into that category because we have a strong rock influence," said Brian Schochet, the mandolin and bazouki player for RTR. The Nederland, Colorado band, which will perform at the Gothic and Fox Theatre in the coming months, has played together for dose to three years.

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"We all bring our individual backgrounds, but we are all fans of just about every era. Our lead singer was influenced by the Allman Brothers and Eric Clapton. I was influenced by a lot of western swing," added Schochet. RTR has just released their newest album, Cbateau Fever, which draws from as many music genres as their original album, 'fellow. "We have a rock-and-roll base, but we try to introduce a lot of other sounds," said Schochet. Chateau Fever does just that. The album has songs that swing such as Flatfooted, and other tracks that have the pickin' sounds consistent with the band's bluegrass theme like Snowin' in the Mountains. The album even has guest appearances from Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon.

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RTR is a band that has the formidable task of defining itself. Although it may be easier to just skip the process. "If you are looking for a catch phrase that defines our band, we don't have one," stated Schochet. Although the band has the formidable task of defining itself, it does not seem to be concerned. Their main interest is putting on a good show for their fans. "Our best shows are when we get a lot of people dancing and hooting. It's a good time thing and it's a dance thing." Runaway Truck .Ramp will be playing the Gothic Theatre on September 21 and the Fox Theatre on Oct00er 27.

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Hobos assemble in Pennsylvania PENNSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Some of the county's most astute budget travelers assembled last week at an international boarding school to give students a lesson in that legendary American figure, the hobo. About 80 modern disciples of the freight-hopping tradition came to the ninth annual gathering, the only such confab on the East Coast, held on a spur line that runs past the private Perkiomen School. In fact, the event was held in the backyard of school head George K. Allison, who relishes the chance to expose students to American culture, said School librarian Michael Wampole. The school relishes the chance to expose students to this side of American culture. When a local hobo asked to hold the first gathering there, he said, the school considered it a gift to its students. Wampole himself has a foot-long beard that would make him blend in with the first hobos, soldiers who hopped freights to get home at the end of the Civil War. And he fits in when he rides the rails from time to time, dubbed Great Grand Duke of Hobo Educators at the annual national gathering in Britt, Iowa, two years ago. Growing up in Anderson, Ind., he remembers watching hobos come off the rails and get a day's work in his grandparents' orchards. He sees the same kindness where he is now. "What's neat about this town," he said, is that during the gathering ''pedple drive ~ by, drop off a bushel of food," while businesses donate such things as portable toilets. In return, each night the hobos provide free stew, stories and songs. Wampole rejects the stereotype of hobos as winos or the tendency to think of them as tramps or bums, which he sees as different. "A hobo travels and works," Wamploe said. "A tramp travels and doesn't work. A bum doesn't travel or work." Betty Moylan's father, for example, ran away from an orphanage at 15 and was a hobo for 44 years. He was only ~ome for seven years, and she didn't meet him until she was 28 years old. When he died a few years ago, she went to bury him in Britt, where there is a cemetery for freight jumpers. Moylan herself became a hobo for a vacation in 1993 while working at the national headquarters of an insurance firm in Connecticut. She caught a California freight from Dunsmuir 350 miles to Roseville, then went back to the firm as a senior administrator. But after burying her father and meeting all his hobo friends, she quit in 1995 and sold her home, and her sister in upstate New York sold hers as well. The two of them bought a motor home and now wander the country. "I'd say we have a wanderlust he had," she said.

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Roadrunner forward Danny Gallardo, top, and his teammates celebrate after their victory against West Texas A&M at Aurarla Sept. 17.

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Roadrunner forward, Danny Gallardo and West Texas A&M mid fielder, Ian Lynch fight for possession of the ball In a game Metro won 1-0 at Aurarla Sept. 17.

In the last game the Metro men's soccer team played, it lost it's five-game streak without being scored against. What do they do in the next game? The Roadrunners get back on the shutout streak, blanking West Texas A&M 1--0 Sept. 17 at the Auraria Fields. The win was Metro's sixth straight and the shutout was sophomore Eric Butler's fourth on the season. In the first six games, Butler has already tied the amount of shutouts he had from last year (4) and there are still 11 games left on the season. But he won't take all the credit for the early success ''We have the best defense that I have ever played on in my whole career," Butler said. 'They are the four in front of me that work just as hard as I do and the shutouts mean just as much to them as it does for me." For only the second time this season, the Roadrunners failed to score a goal in the first half, the last time coming in the first game of the year against Montana State-Billings. But both teams had their chances to get a score on the board in the first half.

Metro had a 2-0n-l break inside the keepers box with, but the Buffs defense knocked the ball out of harm's Wdy. The Roadrunners

had another shot, this time from sophomore Danny Gallardo, but Buff keeper Matt Corley made a great save to stop Gallardo. West Texas A&M freshman Ian Lynch had his opportunity to get his team on the board, sending a header to Butler, but the Roadrunner keeper made a great one-handed save to keep the game locked at 0-0. The Buffs had the first real chance to get the first goal in the second half, when freshman Jo.sh Hendon was able to get a shot of in the middle of traffic in the box, but Butler made a great save to keep the game knotted at zeros. But it would be the Roadrunners who would get the game's first and only goal. Gallardo would finally get through, getting a nice pass from freshman Victor Adetoye from Gallardo's lef! side and drilled the pass into the lower right-hand corner of the goal at 20:18 in the second half. For Gallardo, it was his seventh on the year and his fifth goal in rwo games. The win was only the third in eleven all-time meetings with West Texas A&M, with the Buffs winning last year 4-1 in Qmyon, Texas.

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There is no better feeling than starting off the season 6-0. Along with a perfect record, the defense has shut out the opponents in five of the six games. The offense is scoring at will, scoring 18 goals while opponents can only get one in the net. And all of this coming at home. For the Metro men's soccer team, these are the feelings it has after finishing a recent home stand a perfect 6-0. The real test is to come for the young Roadrunners, who have 11 freshman and one sophomore on the roster. The last 11 games of the season will have them on the road, including a four-game stretch that will include the NCM runnerups and No. 1 Fort Lewis, No. 15 Colorado School of Mines, and

rwo games in Texas: Incarnate Word and St. Edwards. The home stretch is something Metro coach Brian Crookham said has got the team in the right direction, but it will not be an easy task. "We got ourselves off to a good start, we got some confidence now," Crookham said. ''We still have rwo-thirds of the season left, it gets harder everyday. We got better today (West Texas A&M) we have to continue to get better as we see the better teams in the league." The numbers themselves are unreal. The Roadrunners are averaging three goals a game, opponents 0.2. Metro is averaging 25 shots a game, opponents 7.2. The opponents have yet to get an assist against the stingy defense of the Roadrunners (17-0). Last year, Jared Zanon was the main target to score goals for Metro. This year, opponents have to deal with freshman Victor

Adetoye and sophomore Danny Gallardo. Adetoye has scored five goals in six games for 11 points while Gallardo has scored seven goals, including five in the past two games, for a team leading 14 points. _ Sophomore goalkeeper Eric Butler is a wall in net. In almost 500 minutes of play, he has recorded 4.S shutout (shared one with freshman keeper Andy Jennings), 13 saves, a 92.9 save percentage, and a mind-boggling .18 goals against average. But Butler isn't too worried about going on the road, in fact, he thinks that it doesn't matter where they are playing, they will be there to play. "lf you come out to watch our games, we have a good team," Butler said. "It doesn't matter if we are on the road or at home, it shouldn't effect our play, we shouldn't struggle on the road."

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No revenge for Buffs as Neuheisel, Huskies win M

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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) _ Having completed a perfect 3-0 run through its non-conference ,... schedule, Washington can now do some fine tuning during an off week to prepare for its Pac10 schedule. Colorado also has an off week, giving the Buffaloes ample time to ponder their 0-3 predicament and wonder what might have / been. Marques Tuiasosopo rallied his team to two fourth-quarter touchdowns, and the No. 8 Huskies held off Colorado 17-14 Sept. 16. The road doesn't get any easier for ~ Colorado, which bowed to Southern California by the same score a week earlier and lost to instate rival Colorado State 28-24 in its opener. The Buffaloes resume play Sept. 30 at home against Kansas State. Washington will travel to Oregon. "We haven't played with the warrior sort of heart you need against a schedule like this," Colorado coach Gary Barnett said. "We've had a chance to win every one of our games. Sometime we're going to have to grow up and take control of a game. "This leaves us in a tough situation,

obviously. The hardest thing now is not ourselves but how we handle how other people view us. That's the part that eats up kids at this age." Huskies coach Rick Neuheisel · enjoyed a triumphant return to Boulder. Neuheisel was the target of wrath from Colorado players, university officials and fans when he left CUBoulder to take a Sl-million-a-year job at Washington 20 months ago. Neuheisel, who coached the Buffaloes for four seasons (1995-98), departed for Washington at the height of recruiting season. Later, Colorado officials accused him of contacting Buff players, attempting to entice them to Washington _ a charge that Neuheisel denied. Colorado's hopes for revenge against Neuheisel were thwarted last season when the Huskies beat Colorado 31-24 in Seattle. This year, CU players almost universally said they had forgiven Neuheisel, even if many fans hadn't. After Saturday's win, Neuheisel refused to gloat. "Congratulations to Colorado for an unbelievably hard-fought game," Neuheisel said. '!They were inspired; we knew they would be. I've said all along they have good character in the program, and I thought they were extremely

well coached. I wish them nothing but the best. ''This is a happy day, more than just the fact that we found a way to win. It's happy in that it's behind me and we can move on with our lives. Colorado can go with Gary Barnett to hopefully win Big 12 titles, and I can be a Colorado fan without having to worry about playing them and what people say and all of those things. It's water under the bridge." Washington trailed 7-3 until Wtllie Hurst ran 2 yards for a touchdown on the second play of the fourth quarter, capping a 63-yard drive. When Colorado followed with one of its many ineffective offensive possessions and punted, Washington went 69 yards in eight plays for the clinching touchdown. Tuiasosopo, who made key third-down plays all afternoon, scrambled for a 13-yard gain on third-and-9. He passed 15 yards to tight end Jerramy Stevens, then hit Wilbur Hooks on a 24yard scoring pass with 8:33 left for a 17-7 lead. Colorado, without an offensive score to that point, marched 97 yards in 10 plays for a touchdown. Bobby Pesavento, making his first start after two solid performances in relief of l.ac Colvin, passed 19 yards to Javon Green for the score with 3:46 remaining. Green kept the drive alive with a one-handed, 53-yard reception to the Huskies' 12-yard line.

Washington was unable to run out the clock and kicked the ball back to Colorado with 57 seconds left. Apass-interference penalty moved the ball to near midfield, but receiver Eric Mccready, on a short reception, was stripped of the ball by cornerback Anthony Vomoure and defensive tackle Larry Tripplett recovered. Tripplett also had three sacks. The Buffaloes, who had won their previous 12 home openers, were victimized by penalties and dropped passes and had only 243 total yards compared to Washington's 405. Pesavento was sacked six times. Neuheisel said his defense, aware of Colorado running back Marcus Houston's talent, tried to neutralize Houston and dared Pesavento - "the kid who was starting his first game" - to beat them. Asked if it would have been special to defeat Neuheisel, Green, a senior, said, "It would have been special just to beat a ranked team. It wasn't an emotionally difficult game. Neuheisel wasn't playing on the field. We were just trying to beat his team."' Freshman cornerback Phil Jackson returned an interception 28 yards for a touchdown as Colorado, .despite being outgained 194-107 in the first half, led 7-3 at intermission.

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