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Flying with the Angels School, flight training not over for ambitious aviation alumnus Li a Moran

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Ask United States Marine Corps Captain Eric Himler why he loves flying so much and he'll tell you he loves being literally on top of the world. Him1er, a 1993 Metro graduate, is now a member of the elite Blue Angels, formally called the Naval Flight Demonstration Squadron.

"Going up in this air - it's such a rush, it's so different. There's nothing like looking down and seeing the earth below you," said Himler.

The Blue Angels will participate in air shows every weekend throughout the country from March to November this year. Although home based in Pensacola, Fla., at the Naval Air Station, the Blue Angels do their winter training in El Centro, Calif.

"We train and train and train," said Himler of the time spent in El Centro. The first show will be performed in El Centro before the Blue Angels begin their regular tour the third weekend in March. Training involved 2-3 flights a day, learning maneuvers and practicing.

Himler's military career began after he graduated from Metro in 1993 yvith a degree in aviation maJ;J.agement. "When I was going through school in 1991, I started to research the military. I looked at all the services," Himler said. He admits joining the Marines seemed 路 like a stretch for an avid tennis player, but gave it a shot, anyway.

Himler was trained in officer candidate school in Quantico, Va., in the summer of 1993 and was a commissioned officer in Decem her of the same year. He then attended basic training where he learned how to shoot and how to be a basic rifleman, Himler said.

"After six months I had an aviation guarantee as long as I didn't hurt myself or my eyes," he said. Himler continued training and headed to Pensacola where all Naval and Marine primary training takes place. In 1995, he finished his training. Himler flew single engine T-34s, and moved onto Corpus Christi, Texas and flew C-130 jets and twin engine T-44. Himler completed adva nced flight training and earned his wings of gold in March 1997.

Himler spent the next year and a half of his life in Cherry Point, N.C., learning to fly the KC-130. After finishing in Cherry Point, he became part of the VMGR troop transport for three years. By this time, Himler had clocked more than 1100 flight hours and wanted more.

"From there I put in an application to become a Blue Angel. I wanted to influence kids and represent the armed forces in a positive way." Himler believes being a Blue Angel is the opportunity of a lifetime and wanted to work with kids. The Blue Angels visit kids in school and some hospitals when they go on tour. The Blue Angels also work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organization that 1

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The three-year commitment is one for which Himler is ready. The pilots of the C-130s are part of the team for three years while the F-18 pilots serve two years. His wife, Cagney, and two kids are also ready for the commitment. After their second child was born Jan. 4, Himler spent a week with the new baby before joining the rest of the squadron in California. ''The first thing I did was ask my wife. I I)eeded her support and she was路'thrilled and very supportive," said Himler. His wife has- a lot of support back in Pensacola, including family and other military families, which over time, become family. ''The wives really look after each other," said Himler.

Not only does he have the support of his wife, but Himler's parents, Dennis and Catherine Himler, of Berthoud, Colo., are cheering him on as well. "I think they're extremely proud. They were extremely supportive, and I really believe they're the reason I'm here. I'm definitely going to make them a huge part of this," said Himler.

"It is extremely exciting," said Dennis Himler, "We're so proud of him and it's been really exciting, especially at this time with the nation rallying behind our military."

Eric.Himler comes from a military family, with both his father and brother, Paul, serving in the United States Air Force for four years each. ''To have him reach the pinnacle of his military career in such a short period of time is really quite an honor," said Dennis Himler.

"Eric has wanted to be a pilot from the get-go," said Dennis Himler.

Sixteen officers volunteer for a spot on the Blue Angels. Every year, three tactical (fighter or fighter/attack) jet pilots, two staff officers and one Marine Corps C-130 pilot are selected to relieve outgoing members of the squadron. The Blue Angels web site boasts that "Blue Angel officers are well-rounded representatives of fleet counterparts. Each is interviewed by squadron members and selected based on professional ability, military bearing and communication skills."

The public's response to the team has been tremendous since Sept.

11, said Him1er. He traveled with the Blue Angels last year when he learned he would be a part of this year's team. "Right after [the attacks] some shows were canceled. Our first show back was at Fort Worth. The response was unbelievable. People realized what we represent. I think they think of that. It makes them scream with patriotism."

Pending approval, the Blue Angels will be in Loveland, July 27-28, 2002. Visit their Web site, www.blueangels.navy.mil for more information.

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Arrests William Robert Votel, also known as William Robert Vogel, Metro, was arrested for harassment and driving under the influence Feb. 2.

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William Garza, no campus affiliation, was arrested for trespassing at the Tivoli Jan. 30.

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Fueled with what she called 'Metro momentum,' Metro President Sheila Kaplan spoke to more than 200 people Jan. 30 during her Spring Convocation address.

The recent passage of House Bill 1165 through the House Education Committee dominated her speech. The bill would make Metro a 'stand-alone college' with its own governing board. Other issues included Metro's record enrollment, Metro's national recognition, and the 2002 college agenda "The House Education Committee's action [Jan. 28] was a giant step toward fulfilling the dream so many of you have had for years, even decades, that Metro State would one day be independent," Kaplan said. "Ultimately everyone agreed the best interests of the state and of the respective institutions would be well served by giving Metro State its

independence and having Adams, Western, and Mesa be regional education providers."

If the bill passes upcoming committee and floor votes and is eventually signed into law by Gov. Bill Owens, Metro could have its own governing board by July 1, Kaplan said. The board would include seven members appointed by the governor. Additionally, it would include one faculty member with voting power, selected by the faculty and one student, selected by students.

Kaplan also relayed recent national recognition for Metro.

U.S. News and World Report, in a recent report on comprehensive colleges and universities in the western United States, ranked Metro as one of the top four colleges offering bachelors degrees.

The magazines ranked Metro in the top ten for minority enrollment and number four for Hispanic enrollment.

Washington Monthly magazine and Northwestern University's Medill School

The Metropolitan Will a tri-institutional computer lab be coming to the Tivoli anytime soon?

And, if so, where, when, and under what type of agreement among the Auraria campus' three schools?

"There are new initiatives under way," said Marilou Jarvis, Metro vice president of information technology. "The plans are tied to a proposed increase in IT fees."

Included in those plans, for which Metro students taking 16-27 credit hours will pay a proposed extra $18 in fees, is a lab with 30 desktops containing about 90 different software applications. With

that many applications currently scattered over 10 labs on Auraria, having them available in a central location such as a Tivoli lab would eliminate a lot of runaround.

Another issue is overcrowding in existing labs.

"We need more lab space," said Karen Raforth, associate vice president of student services. As more instructors are using computers for their classes, labs are closing so they can be used specially for those classes, said Raforth.

At this point, however, no one seems sure where in the Tivoli, or when, that extra lab space will become available.

One possibility is the vacant space between Click's and the student

Donald G. Southerton reported a theft Jan. 28. According to reports, Southerton left room 515 in the King Center to talk to someone down the hall at about 11:50 a.m. When he returned at 12:15 p.m., he discovered his laptop and laptop charger missing. Total value of the items was estimated at $1,050. According to reports, a white male, approximately 20 years old, wearing a black thick coat, a black stocking cap, and red head phones was seen in the area at the time. He was about 6' tall and weighed approximately 180 lbs.

of Journalism ranked Metro 11 of the top 20 colleges and universities in the nation for community service based on the percentage of federal work-study used for community service.

"At a state level, no other four-year college or university has as many students of color as does Metro State, underscoring our commitment to diversity broadly defined," Kaplan said.

"Fully 22.4 percent of all, and I underscore all, minority undergraduate students at four-year institutions in Colorado are at Metro State."

The college agenda included the premier urban becoming baccalaureate institution in the country, _ manage growth, and prepare to transition to an independent governing board, Kaplan said.

Adding to record enrollments for summer and fall 2001, Ka plan announced that this spring a record

Afshin K. Sarvestani, Auraria student, reported a theft Jan. 26.

According to reports, Sarvestani left his backpack on a table unattended at 12:30 p.m. When he returned at 12:35 p.m., the backpack was gone.

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Tivoli computer lab a possibility John R. Crane

John Abram Smith, Auraria student, reported a theft Jan. 29.

According to reports, Smith was in the Auraria Campus Library when he left his backpack at a computer terminal at 9:30 p.m. Jan. 28. When he returned to the terminal at 9:40 p.m., his backpack was gone.

orientation office on the second floor. The student ID lounge is another idea, while student housing .services, whicJ:i now occupies that area, could be moved to the old Tiki's location.

"There are lease guidelines which have to be met for those spaces ," said Barb Weiske, director of the Tivoli.

Questions have to be answered, such as whether the lab will generate enough student traffic and whether those students will be exposed to other services or businesses as they go to and from the lab, said Weiske.

Other questions include what type of wiring will be required or available for

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Phillip Haberman, no campus affiliation, reported a hit and run Jan. 29. According to reports, Haberman parked his car in Auraria Lot Eat 650 Walnut St. at 9:45 a.m. When he returned to his car at 4:55 p.m., he discovered the driver's side front quarter had been damaged by an unknown vehicle.

Criminal Mischief Sean Traylor reported criminal mischief Jan. 19. According to reports, Traylor parked his vehicle at 7:00 p.m. in Tivoli Lot A. When he returned to his vehicle at 10:30 p.m., he discovered his truck scratched by keys on all sides.

-John R. Crane

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Metro fill up 'in a matter of hours'

Photoiournalism in London The Alexia Foundation has extended the deadline for student photojournalist submissions for a study scholarship to photojournalism in London this fall.

The new deadline is February 15, 2002.

Students must be full-time and can be undergraduate or graduate students.

Applicants must write a onepage proposal for a photo essay that deals with world peace or cultural understanding.

Students should send the one page story proposal with a brief current resume, three references (names, e-mail, and phone numbers) and a portfolio of no more then 20 slides.

For complete rules and information: http://newhouse.syr.edu/alexia/ , or email David Sutherland at dcsuthel"@syr.edu.

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This year enrollment at Metro has been at record highs both fall and spring semesters and the increased availability of online classes has a great deal to do with that.

"In a way, the campus is growing without new buildings or more chairs," said Katherine Saltzman, Metro online education coordinator, "these classes are really significant because of the space factor."

The total enrollment of Metro's online program is 4,523, according to data from Institutional Research Director Paul Wilken. However, that number is only 3,084 if duplicate names are only counted once. Both numbers includes students taking both online and traditional classes.

"They fill up in a matter of hours," Saltzman said "I mean it's fast. Students really seem to like the convenience of online classes."

Saltzman, who is also an associate vice president of academic affairs, said there has been an increase in online enrollments of over 1,000 percent since 1996. Granted, the number of classes offered online has increased proportionately, from only 12 in 1996, the program's first year, growing to the 207 classes offered this semester.

The classes are spread over nearly all of the departments, according to Saltzman, with very few subjects not available online.

"With a campus so full of people, online classes are enabling us to have more sections of clases than ever before," she said.

All of the classes available online are also available in the classroom "More and more faculty members have become interested in using technology in then¡ teaching," Saltzman said.

The online program is getting ready to be upgraded, she said. A summer launch is planned for the Java 3.0 software. Jones Knowledge, the internet host of all the

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"A lot of colleges are developing online classes," Saltzman said, "They're very popular, and it's very important to keep up with educational trends."

Students said they found good qualities, as well as bad in their online classes.

"They're good for convenience, but harder," Metro senior Christina Gabe said.

"You can go at your own pace," Kristina Hannifan, Metro senior, said. However, she said the finance class she took online was too much for her. "You wanted to ask questions, but you got no feedback," she said.

Use of Web sites encouraged by universities Sarah Pape The Stanford Daily (U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -As the Internet becomes a way of life for college students, universities are looking for ways to use the World Wide Web as a viable teaching tool in the classroom.

Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are leading the way through the Oppen Knowlege Initiative, working to create coherent, easy-to-use Internet-based tools to be used in the classroom.

At Stanford, Charles F. Kerns, the education-technology manager for academic computing, is working on designing a course-management system.

Kerns told the Chronicle of Higher Education, "Making an engaging Web site with all the content is not really the important part of course Web sites; it's the communication aspect."

"I'd say a good Web site is one that doesn't just sort of hang out there as an independent entity, but is an important part of teaching for the course," he added.

Through the Open Knowledge Initiative, Academic Computing recently developed CourseWork, a Web site development and distribution system that allows faculty to set up course sites.

The program allows the professor to display announcements, post the syllabus and online readings and create a discussion forum for students.

Beginning this quarter, CourseWork was made available to all faculty. There are already 200 course Web sites from 200 faculty and staff from 22 different departments or schools. More than 2,600 students are registered to use the system.

The program was designed for faculty with various levels of Web experience, so those with no experience could be comfortable creating a simple Web site, while those with more experience have the opportunity to organize complex sites with various differ:ent tools.

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Eat, drink and avoid lawsuits Tabitha Dial Staff columnist We all know better than to have that fifth beer or second helping of brownie sundae. Yet still Americans selfishly indulge in food and drink that can cause ill health. Is the hype over being healthy just too much, too pervasive, that we act indifferently toward it? People used to eat fat cooked in fat with butter on top, and they still lived long lives. And if dinner didn't make them happy enough, their barrels of ale did.

Americans live among warnings and directions: "Right lane MUST turn right" "Please Open Bottles

Slowly," warns a pop machine on campus. The list lengthens, spilling into our households, where microwave meal packages tell us "Caution: May be Hot when Removed from Microwave" and hairdryers warn us against operation near or in water. Remember the hot coffee incident from McDonalds? Surely due to one person's sleepy-eyed lack of care, countless products carry warnings with them, gradually giving the literate of this nation the feeling that they are incapable of possessing their own common sense.

It is in many ways laughable, but desperately sad: to avoid lawsuits, a caution label is no longer enough unless it is blatantly instructive. Do caution labels work? If they are so comical, one can assume they get ignored. But indifference towards them goes beyond their comedy and their quiet insults to human brain

cells. Some 97 percent of the U.S. population remains in the U.S. work force in order to survive, laboring for an annual paycheck. Some students do not work. School alone is work enough; imagine the stress placed on someone who is employed as a retail manager and attends 12 or more credit hours in college. And I haven't even addressed single parents. Or parents.

Americans are great spenders.

The gross national product is our god, our goal, our glory. Our annual paychecks pay off our stresses, handling rent, utilities, groceries, credit cards, cable bills, gas, and much besides. It's a small wonder that after all the stresses life, plus the anxiety of making ends meet, and the compulsion to buy, we might spend our remaining earnings on alcohol or comfort foods to obtain a sense of temporary relief. We want to

tease our taste buds and play with our senses. The nutrition label may warn us of the contents of our box of cookies, and shake its finger at us, but it is our American privilege to eat, drink ,and be merry. And many have the purchase power.

What power we possess, to ignore the warnings read everywhere, is ours. We remain citizens of the wealthiest nation in the world. Our liberties buy us therapy for our stresses and worries. We can drive straight on while in the right lane on our way to a Mexican restaurant, where we can begin our meal with a margarita and a bowl of fresh, deep fat fried tortilla chips, and end it with a stack of bot sopapillas and a bowl of fried ice cream.

Now that is healing.

The truth about emergency contraception

Jenny Arribau Staff Columnist A surge of heat flushes up into her face; panic takes over. She imagines the room, the bed, his body against hers. When he withdrew he had felt different than before, and then quiet in the morning. Did the condom break? She knows she should be on the pill, but she can't afford to pay 30 bucks a month; welfare and her modest paycheck just aren't enough.

Now her period is two weeks late, and she is terrified. She can't afford an abortion, so how will she afford to have a child? It's an unfair, yet common predicament that millions of American women face today.

Most health insurance plans, provided by both employers and University health centers, do not cover contraception, nor do they offer emergency contraception packets.

According to Planned Parenthood, nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended, and more than half of all unintended pregnancies end in abortion. Besides abstinence, contraception is the best way to prevent an unwanted pregnancy that may result in a dysfunctional family life, or an abortion.

Contraception is basic reproductive health care for American

women, and every woman's health insurance plan should cover it.

Regular sources of birth control are usually not covered by health insurance plans in the United States.

These include several types of prescribed contraception: Norplant, Depo-Provera, Lunelle, IUD, and the pill. Many doctors do not inform their patients their regular 28-pill birth control pack might also be used as emergency contraception (EC). Even the most responsible couples can accidentally have unprotected sex, they may forget to take the pill and condoms can break.

Therefore, women should be aware that if the correct dosage is taken within 72 hours after unprotected sex, it's possible to use the pill as emergency contraception. She should, however, contact her health care provider before making any decisions. She can also obtain a special packet of emergency contraception at Planned Parenthood, the Auraria Health Center, or by contacting her personal healthcare provider. She should know her facts and be persistent, as reproductive health care coverage is a political issue.

The most important thing to know is that emergency contraception is not an abortion, it prevents pregnancy by stopping ovulation; it does NOT terminate pregnancy. In the U.S., health insurance plans never cover medical, or surgical abortion, and only some cover contraception Some people have confused EC with RU-46, the abortion pill. This is the result of

political leaders or specific groups who want to make these reproductive health care options confusing, in order to decrease a woman's right to choose and further their own political agenda.

Even many health care employees do not know the difference between emergency contraception (EC), and medical abortion (RU-46), nor are they anxious to discuss them. A Metro student I know recently called the Auraria Health Center to ask about Emergency Contraception. First the student was told that one packet of EC costs one hundred dollars. When she asked why it was so expensive, the employee told her it was seventy dollars. She then asked why her health insurance does not cover EC, and she was answered by a flustered voice that said "No health insurance covers abortion!" When the student informed the employee that EC is contraception and not abortion, she was hastily transferred to another employee. She is not the first student to receive bad service pertaining to emergency contraception at our Health Center. Every woman on this campus and in all of Colorado should research her options concerning all reproductive healthcare, as her right to do so is a touchy subject in our country, and especially m our conservative state.

The Equity rn Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act (EPICC) was first introduced to the US Congress in 1997. It would require that insurance

compames cover prescription contraceptives along with other prescription drugs. Although 78 percent of Americans support contraceptive equity, Congress continues to avoid voting on the bill.

Therefore, most health insurance plans cover prescription drugs for men (sometimes including the drug Viagra) while forcing women to pay for basic health care out of pocket.

Many college students across the country have demanded their school health plan provide contraceptive coverage, forcing their colleges to include coverage for both employees and students. If students can make the change, so can employees. If it is not already covered, employees should talk to their university or company representatives about including contraceptive coverage in their health care package.

Find out more information at www.covermypills.com, and take action by writing to Congress at www.covermypills.org.

If the majority of the US Congress is against abortion, it should make reproductive education and health care available to all American women, not just to those who can afford to pay full price for it. We are well on our way into the 21st century, yet contraception is still not available to millions of women across the nation.

Responsible women deserve the right to actively choose between parenthood and not having kids. We need contraceptive equity; it's time.

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news editor jenni grubbs

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Who are the anti-free speech fascists at Auraria campus?

Dear editor, Two days ago I attached about 20 New Union Party flyers to selected bulletin boards located inside various classroom buildings.

The flyers said, "WHO VOTED FOR ALL THE LAYOFFS? IT'S CAPITALISM STUPID!" Some bulletin boards seem to be of a general purpose function, providing space for on-campus and off-campus events, opinions, religious groups, night clubs, for-sale items etc. These general purpose bulletin boards are where I

attached my flyers.

The next day I went back to the same bulletin board locations and discovered that all of my flyers had been removed.

None of the other posters, advertisements, flyers or notes had been r emoved.

Is t he Auraria campus a politically orientated right-wing fascist, anti-free speech campus?

Have Auraria campus maintenance personnel been instructed to remove my flyers? By whom?

Who are the anti-free speech fascists

and why have they decided to censor information from the entire faculty and student body? Please step forward and identify yourselves!

I have spend hundreds of dollars during the past few years advertising in The Metropolitan and The Advocate newspapers, as well as supporting Auraria campus events, concerts and programs.

I deserve some answers.

John Cassella

Celebrate Black History month Dear editor and campus body, The fight for freedom and equality continues today throughout the world, but here in America we are closer to equality than we have ever been. This month take time out to recognize the efforts and triumphs of some of the greatest leaders of all times. February is the start of Black History Month and we celebrate the voices and lives of people like, Lucy Terry-Prince, Fredrick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. , Jesse Jackson, Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou and so many others. Celebrate Black History Month with Metro Student Activities, UCD Student Life, and Metro African American Studies from Feb. 4 until F eb. 28. The

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collaborative efforts of these organizations have created an amazing calendar of events.

Join the celebration by participating in the upcoming events. Listings are posted throughout campus. These events are FREE and open to the public unless it is listed otherwise. Be sure not to Nineteenth Black World miss: Conference, Keynote speaker Carlotta Walls LaNier. (Feb. 7); "Africans, Rap, Thugs-N-Dimes" a Multimedia, Hip-Hop event; Lezley Saar, (Feb. 8, 7:00-10:00 p.m. ,) "Has the Color of Our Civil Rights Changed?"; Lecture, Dr. Mary Frances Berry. (Feb. 11) "Raise the Roof on HIV: The African American Community Responds" (Feb. 12); "Lean on Me's Joe Clark Fights Another Round For Our Public Schools," Lecturer, Joe Clark.

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You have the flier, "Aging Alternative Rock Icon." You have seen the poster, Henry Rollins, Spoken Word. Now come see the man that has stunned audiences with his vocabulary, outrageous stories of life on the road, his political commentary, and comedic presentation: Henry Rollins, Spoken Word.

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Jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves gives a soulful account of her music, her love for it and the story behind it. Her roots are in Denver and so it's not surprising she chose to tell her story at Auraria's St. Francis Center Feb. 4.

Her audience was mostly composed of students from George Washington High School (where she graduated), East High School and the School Institute of Global Scholarships.

Reeves recalls how she grew up listening to musical icons like Billie Holiday, Nancy Wilson, Dakota Staton and Sarah Vaughan but admits it was Vaughan who inspired h er to broaden her range. To Reeves, jazz was a passport into different musical genres. She quickly learned her voice's possibilities.

At 12 she voiced her feelings musically. By 1987 she signed her first record deal with Blue Notes records.

Reeves credits Blue Notes for allowing her creative freedom and as she put it, to "do it her way."

Reeves has had many defining moments but one has changed not only her life, but the message behind her music. It was th e moment she met and began performing with artist H arry Belafonte and that moment turned into three defining years.

"I really think that it was wasn't until I started working with Harry Belafonte in 1983 and we started performing world music songs from South Africa and the

Caribbean that had dual meanings, that I learned how to interpret lyrics," Reeves said. "At that point, I began to realize that less is more, and that using my voice was more about trying to communicate ideas than trying to be an instrument."

Reeves said she became more conscious of the power of words and the message behind her music. She started singing songs of hope, love and family hoping to reach as many people as she could. '1 wanted to sing something I believed in," she said.

She did just that when she serenaded the audience at St. Fran cis with a few songs. One was a song she wrote abou t women called Endangered Species. It takes . into the account the struggle of women all over the world and was particularly inspired by t h e woman in Afghanistan.

In h er ninth Blue Note release, The Calling: Celebrating Sarah \fiughan, Reeves pays homage to the woman she says opened the door for h er.

"More than anything I was struck by the sound of her voice -- its color range, t he places it went to create feelings," Reeves said. "I didn't know the voice could do all that. She changed my way of listening, and all of a sudden I had a place to reach for in my own singing."

Eleven albums, travels that extend ru:ound the world and a Grammy Award later. Reeves admits it was not her that picked jazz but it was jazz that picked her. •·r understood early on that Jazz was a part of me." Reeves said.

Joshua Lawton -The Metropolitan Above: Student Tashi Nkululeko of the Institute of Global Scholarship, play a gesture game before Di anne Reeves speaks at the St. Francis center on Feb. 4.

Top left: Grammy recording artist Dianne Reeves speaks at the St. Francis Center Feb. 4, were she was awarded°" the Rahel B. Noel Distingushed Professorship. Students from Denver Public Schools and the Institute of Global Scholarship also attended the event.

Top right: Metro music professor Ron Miles plays his trumpet in the arts building Feb. 5. His new CD "'Heaven,"' will be released in May.

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Metro teacher and trumpeter Ron Miles just finished Heaven, his latest CD, accompanied by. guitarist Bill Frisell. And what a combination.

These two men know how to make beautiful music separately, but together, it's heaven.

It took nearly 48 hours to compose a nd produce the 12- song CD at. Boulder's Sterling Circle Records. ''We went in there and knocked it out," Miles said. ''This [CD] shows the musicianship of jazz," said Amber Abbas, studio Promotions Coordinator. This is Sterling Circle Record's first release, with plans for a quartet, including Miles and Frisell, to be released in la te May 2002.

These two men seem to make up what jazz is all about: the chemistry of music and the blending of friendships.

Only five songs on Heaven are borrowed from music greats, including: Thelonious Monk, Hank Williams, Duke Ellington, Bob Dylan and Jelly Roll Morton. The rest were penned by Miles with one by Frisell.

"He's a wonderfully creative musician," said Larry Worster, Metro music department chair.

"He deserves all the recognition he gets."

Now, it is understood that one must have an ear for jazz, but what does the newcomer do to develop an ear?

Take a class, said Worster. Metro offers Music 1000 which teaches a student who doesn't have a background in music, the harmony and term inology of Western European music. Next. one would enroll in Jazz Styles. Miles. who has

been teaching for more than a decade, currently. teaches Jazz Styles and Jazz Chamber Music.

Miles suggests the newcomer listen to Ken Burns' compilation album. The 5-CD set chronicles the history of jazz.

"It's the best overview of jazz," Miles said.

More and more students have enrolled in the classes offered by the department. So many that another class has been added. J azz Styles is offered as a multi-cultural class, which Miles thinks is great.

"It teaches us a lot about our collective history," he said.

But both the jazz newbie and the jazz enthusiast can find peace in Heaven.

Miles said he does not usually stray from having a deep spiritual side to his recordings. In the song, Beautiful, Miles said he was inspired by those around him who have a gentle spirit. The album title comes from a Duke Ellington piece. Miles said he felt the word, heaven, conveys such an appropriate, strong visual image for the songs on the album.

Often praised for his composition and trumpet styles, Miles has been reviewed in The New York Times, The Philadelphia City Paper and Westward.

In Westward he has won several of their local Best Awards, including, Best Jazz Teacher and Best Jazz Artist. He was even included in the 500 Albums You Need, compiled by Elvis Costello for Vanity Fair. He said he find s these accolades very humbling, but also said being big in jazz music is still very small compared to being big in pop music. ~i les is played regularly on community jazz stations and K1NO, the

24-hour jazz radio station.

Music fills his life, both as a teacher, a musician a nd a parent.

Miles values the importance of influences and support, from family, friends, educators and mentors. Which, he said, is why he routinely visits Colorado schools and speaks to the young children about music, especially during Feburary's Black History Month. ''We've all contributed to history," he said.

"But if I can highlight some of the achievements blacks have made it can inspire others."

Miles begins touring, again. From Feb. 20 through Spring Break he will be alongside with clarinetist, Don Byron.

They begin in Hong Kong and end in Europe. He enjoys the global tours, but says he love to play in the States.

But no matter what side of the fence someone is on, enthusiast or newcomer, both can find peace in Heaven.

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"Where to put it and bow it's going to work are the questions," said Sean Jensen, representative for the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board at the University of Colorado at Denver.

Since Metro students will be footing the bill for such a proposal, how will the lab be "tri-institutional?"

So far, the proposal includes a lab with desktops available to Metro

students only and a laptop bar where all Auraria students can bring their laptops and hook up to the internet, Jarvis said.

"Nothing is ruled out," Weiske said."

Everyone is open to many ideas."

An attempt has been made to get SACAB, IT, and student government reps for a. meeting to discuss new ideas about the tri-institutional lab, Weiske said. So far, a time and place have not been set.

"UCD and CCD have wanted to get involved," Weiske said.

The question of how the other schools will help pay for the lab also remains.

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Raising IT fees at the Community College of Denver and CU-Denver are out of the question, said Jensen.

"Everyone loves the lab idea," said Miriam Rahib, chair of SACAB. "But doing anything tri-institutional is a headache."

MostAuraria students said they liked the idea of a computer lab in the Tivoli.

"The lab is a good idea," said George Akhpatelov, CU-Denver sophomore. "The others are pressed for space, especially when people are on break."

Erin McCloskey, CU-Denver sophomore, said she was a little more

skeptical about the lab, especially with the poison pill of an increase. " The labs here are packed," she said.

"But is it worth it? I go to the language lab to use a computer. There aren't many people there."

Steve Guerrero, Metro senior, said he supports the plans for the lab.

"It's a great idea," he said. "This is a student building."

Bhupal Aryal, CCD student, said the new computer lab is imperative.

"Every semester, the student population is increasing," he said. "I think the lab is a must."

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"The striking enrollment increases this college is experiencing bring with them an enormous challenge and responsibility to ensure that we make sustained and measurable progress in retaining and graduating students," she said.

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education consulting firm, will identify strategies to improve retention rates and develop a retention plan. Next fall the firm will administer a faculty and staff institutional priorities survey.

"Metro is committed to people building, to helping people from all walks of life acquire the education necessary to fulfill their aspirations, to participate in a competitive job market dominated by an ever-changing global economy, and to contribute to the civic life or our state and nation," Kaplan said. "We must sustain Metro momentum."

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After the success of last week's Assignment Auraria, The Metropolitan photo editor decided to continue his search for the perfect photo assignment.

While strolling all over campus this past week, he quickly found music surrounding him. Adam chose to share his melodic experiences the best way he knows how: through a Nikon 35mm lens.

As he ventured through the halls of the Tivoli, the Arts building and the King Center, he heard the melodic strains of the perfect picture loud and clear. \'Ne think he got over the rain forest animal noises.)

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Senior forward Mike Buggs is the entertainer on the Metro men's basketball team. After a preseason practice, the 6 foot 4, 225-pound Buggs squeezed into head coach Mike Dunlap's (5 foot 10, 165 pounds) letter-man jacket and strutted around the gym like John Travolta in "Grease." Everyone was laughing, including Dunlap.

"That's the essence of Buggs, he brings levity to our team, which we all appreciate,'' Dunlap says. "Even if we are the object of his humor, it's worth it, because he brings a lot of smiles to people's faces."

"Practice is never dull with him," teammate Lee Bethea adds. "He's always doing something to make you laugh."

It was an upbeat snapshot of him. However, only a few positive memories of Buggs's childhood remain. To start, Buggs's father is a near black hole in his life. He remembers when his dad rolled him a basketball in kindergarten, but little else.

Despite that, Buggs is at peace with his dad.

"I love my father," Buggs says. "I disagree with what he is doing as far as not being there for me or spending time with me or showing me love. But, whatever he wants to accomplish in his life, I'm going to stand by him."

Always behind Buggs is Brenda Jones, a remarkable rock of a mother. She spoiled Buggs growing up, along with his grandparents.

"He's a spoiled brat is what he is," Jones says.

Grandma Jones, who passed in 1995, called him "Handsome Brute."

And Grandma Buggs loved it when Mike gave her some "nasty"- a big kiss. Her death last summer was

Joshua Lawton-The Metropolitan Metro Senior Forward Mike Buggs sets a pick during the game against Regis. The Roadrunners won the game 74 to 62.

hard for Mike to swallow.

"I think Mike is in denial of that still," Jones says.

Buggs is originally from San Leandro, Calif. But he stayed at Grandma Jones's Oakland home, while Jones worked the nightshift.

The Bay City doesn't exactly shower its youth with hope.

"There was violence, a lot of arguing and drugs," Buggs says.

"My neighborhood where I grew up in wasn't normal. I really couldn't play out in front. I really couldn't

ride my bike around the corner. I couldn't really do anything."

Except watch and play basketball. Grandpa Jones nailed a wooden backboard to the backyard wall. The cement court below it had grass and weeds sprouting through the cracks, making the ball hard to bounce, but Buggs didn't mind. He was Magic Johnson on this court. He would even try to pull off Michael Jordan's aerial feats, while mimicking Jordan's signature tongue wag.

moves, it just came in the backyard" Buggs says. "Everything I watched I practiced; every hook, jump shot, behind the back dribble, facial expression, the whole nine. At every commercial break [of a NBA telecast] and every halftime, I'd go out back and try to do what they did."

It worked. At Tennyson High, Buggs averaged 21 points and 11 rebounds his senior year. At Chabot junior college he averaged 21 points and 8 rebounds, that's when Metro started courting him. But there was a problem. With plenty of fatty foods and no exercise, Buggs's weight peaked to 289 pounds.

"He couldn't go up and down the floor at the pace we wanted and it affected his ability to defend," Dunlap said. "Over time, he realized that he wasn't going to play here unless he willed himself to lose the weight."

Dunlap put him on a diet and ran him. Buggs sweated bullets on the Stairmaster, too. It was physically taxing. Sixty-four pounds later, Buggs had to buy a new wardrobe. It was worth it.

"I feel better about my overall appearance," Buggs says. "I'm not so lazy. I'm not so tired. I'm not so slow.

I have a better attitude."

Plus, Buggs is averaging about 20 minutes and 12.6 points a game this year, and scored a career-high 25 points against Colorado Mines Jan. 15. Last season, Buggs played a total of 89 minutes and at times felt like quitting, but he saw the bigger picture.

"It's not all about playing," Buggs says. "It's about school, it's about the education, it's about organization, the sacrifice, the competition, being there for another person.... I have a great time with my teammates. I wouldn't trade it for the world."

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Ready for a good scrum out on the pitch? That's right, rugby season is here and about to get under way for the spring semester. And, with games set to begin Feb. 24, the Metro State rugby club is looking for a few good men to fill out their roster.

Although some people unfamiliar with the game would suggest it is four lines and no rules, rugby is actually a game with structure.

"I think most guys generally have a different view of what the sport actually is," said Mathew Berry, president of the club. "But when

they get out here man, it's pretty intense. They realize it's not a bunch of guys running around being dorky and trying to play smear the queer, there's a lot of technical ability and skills that go into it and we have set plays."

However, the notion that it takes a tough dude to play is not too far fetched. The ability to play through pain is an aspect of the game everyone must abide by. ''Your shins might be killing you, your knee might be killing you, your muscles might be tight, but just going through and finishing the game," said Mike Duran. "Because there's no bones about it-it's a rough game. It's not the big tough guy thing that we want, but it's the

reality of it."

Greg Gomez, an ex-football player and recent transfer from New Mexico, enjoys rugby because of its similarities to the gridiron. ''It's just like football except the action doesn't stop," said Gomez. "Each player gets to contribute a lot more than in football; it's not as specialized. So you have to be more of an all around athlete."

Team captain Nick Leonard says it's the friendships that you make that makes rugby so special.

"It's the brotherhood of rugby, the comradery," said Leonard, w.ho has been playing for ten years and coaches a high school team. Leonard also added it is the recruitment that makes it hard for club teams.

"A lot of people want to come to college and play a sport and have an affiliation with a school and chance at scholarships. Clubs, we don't have that. But, we have more fun than regular school sports. We're not under the same restrictions, you don't need a certain GPA to play, you don't need to be a full time student.

We're not really ruled by NCAA standards. If you have any athletic ability, you can come out and play.

As long as you have any toughness ...it's not too barbaric."

Anybody interested in joining the team can stop by practice Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-6p.m., visit campus recreation or e-mail Berry at scooby91rt@yahoo.com. See you on the pitch.

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"I didn't start walking until I was six years old.

They thought I had polio but after a bunch of testing they told me that I had bad leg problems," Rabih said.

This condition could have caused Miriam to spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.

"The doctors told me that the only way to break this problem was to become more active," Rabih said.

So at age nine Rabih's father took his three children and moved them to the United States for a better opportunity.

"I'm half Arabic and half Jewish, I know more Hebrew than Arabic, so when I was younger I got beat up because of it," Rabih said.

Once Rabih came to America she was able to have the support and opportunity to beat her challenges.

"I really got into running and enjoyed it," Rabih said. "I had to force myself to do it everyday."

This determination started a trend that would later pay-off for Rabih.

"Growing up in the culture we did Miriam wanted to prove that women were just as equal as men," Ahamad Rabih says of his older sister.

Rabih found something that she was good at and used it to her advantage. In 1996, Rabih started competing in races from 5ks to half marathons.

"I've placed first or second in all these races," Rabih said. "I compete against other college athletes."

Western State University has a program were student athletes like Rabih try-out to get sponsorship, which includes a coach who trains them and travels with them to different states to compete in different races. During the first week of the new year Rabih travelled to Florida to race and the top three people would go to London to train and compete.

"I came in fifth," Rabih said. "It was disappointing

Joshua Lawton -The Metropolitan Miriam Rabih teaches her boot camp workout class in the Auraria Events Center Jan. 28.

but I did received scholarship money for my books."

In July she will travel to California to compete in her first "Women's Run." "Miriam's the type of girl who will be told to run a mile and she'll g~ run two," Ahamad Rabih said.

Rabih not only excels at running, but she also is actively involved on Metro's campus. A fitness instructor at Campus Recreation Rabih helps train the women's basketball team during the off season.

"When I started teaching I trained for over a year, then became certified, now I teach five classes," Rabih said.

Between teaching classes, going to classes, and

training Rabih does find time to support Roadrunner athletics.

"Miriam has a variety of involvement on campus," Director of Campus Recreation at Auraria Tony Price said. "She helps with fund-raising for athletics and she cares about Metro and the campus."

Because of her involvement on campus Rabih was awarded the Student Life Scholarship award. It's given to students who are in good academic standing and active on campus.

"When it came time to nominate someone for this award the first person that came to my mind was Miriam," Price said. "That's why I co-nominated her."

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When the Metro State women's basketball team rolled into Regis on Feb. 2, someone was looking out for the other team. After all it was alumni night at the Jesuit catholic university. And when Kylee Keroher's desperation three point prayer was answered, one that would put the pesky Roadrunners away for good, it was apparent who carried the Rangers to the 71-64 victory.

"A girl throws up a 32-footer. God's smiling on her,¡ smiling on her team," said head coach Mike Power about the line drive that clanked in as the shof clock expired. "At that point you just smile and say it's not our day."

It wasn't the Roadrunners day. But the way Metro played, it could have been. In the first half, Metro came out determined to knock off one of top teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. They built a 28-16 advantage with strong-pressure defense, and out-hustled Regis for loose balls. Regis then (16-4,103 RMAC) answered with a 13-2 run of their own as they cut the Metro (9-11, 7-6) lead to one, (31-30), before the break.

After trading buckets early in the second half, Regis broke out with a 8-0 to take the lead at 54-46.

But the young Roadrunners refused to back down, showing the heart and desire that has become the staple for the team, and answered with nine straight points of their own. After a Natasha Molock steal and

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one or tie it up. Instead, Metro was down by six, a lead that would be too much to overcome. The Roadrunners were led by Malene Lindholm's 22 points. Stacia Swanson contributed 11, and Molock

th rows up a 32-footer. God's sm iIi ng on her, smiling on her

team. At that point you iust smile and say it's not our day."

-Mike Power, women's basketball head coach lay-up, the Roadrunners took the lead at 55-54.

And then, with Metro trailing 63-60, the unthinkable happened. With the shot clock set to expire, Keroher chased down a loose ball, turned and heaved up the shot that would put the final nail in the Metro coffin.

"Pure luck, said Power. "Anybody would be lying to say that was a skilled shot. She shot-putted it up, threw it up with two hands. But...I ~ean, that's basketball."

Had Keroher missed the shot, the Roadrunners would have been down by three with just over a minute left to play with a chance to cut the lead to

had four steals.

For the second straight week, Metro split their two games ov:er the weekend. On Feb. 1, Lindholm and Elspeth Wipple got into to a shooters' duel in the 8978 Metro win against Colorado Christian. Despite the 29 points from Wipple, the Cougars were unable to compete with the balanced scoring of the Roadrunners. Lindholm netted 25 points, followed by Molcock (12 points) and Swanson (10 points, 8 rebounds).

The Roadrunners return home to the Auraria Events Center Feb. 7 against Chadron State. Tip off is 5 p.m

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Ongoing Eating for Health and Energy - Ten sessions filled with information and techniques to learn healthy eating and achieve goals. Thursdays, 12-lpm 1020B Ninth Street. For more information, call Susan Krems at (303)770-8433.

Depression Support Group - This is an opportunity to share experiences and focus on "saying good-bye to the blues".

Mondays, llam-12pm, Tivoli 651. To ...,. sign up, call the MSCD Counseling Center (303)556-3132.

Women's Support Group - This group will provide a setting in which women can discuss personal issues. Tuesdays, 12:30pm, Tivoli 651. To sign up, call the MSCD Counseling Center (303)5563132.

GeneraVProcess Group - This group will be a good fit for students who are interested in working on a variety of issues. Thursdays, 1-2pm, Tivoli 651. To sign up, call the MSCD Counseling Center (303)556-3132.

group is for those that repeatedly sabotage their own academic success.

Thursdays, 3-4pm, Tivoli 651. To sign up, call the MSCD Counseling Center (303)556-3132.

Free Blood Pressure Screenings Every Fri:day 2-4pm, at the Health Center, Plaza Building 150. For more information, call (303)556-2525.

Menorah Ministries at, 2009.

(303)355-

Avoiding Academic Self-sabotage: A Reinforcing Support Group - This

Thu, Feb 7 Nineteenth Black World Con{erence - Keynote speaker - Ms. Carlotta Walls LaNier, member of the Little Rock Nine - Central High School - 1957. llamlpm, Tivoli 320. For more information, call at (303)556-2934.

Yoga For Everybody · Relieve tension and stress. Tuesdays, 12- lpm & 5-6pm, & Wednesdays 12-lpm in Tivoli 444. For more information, call the Health Center at (303)556-2525 .

Warrior Women: Women on Weights ·

Tai Chi for Body and Mind ·

Fri, Feb 8

Moderately exercise muscles and achieve integration between mind and body. For all levels. Thursdays, 12-lpm in Tivoli 444. For more information, call the Health Center at (303)556-2525.

Strides: Program

Lunchtime.

Walking

Join others, get ·out and walk. 'l'ue~-lays & Thursdays 1212:45pm and Wednesdays l-1:45pm at the flagpole on Lawrence Street Mall.

For more information, call the Health Center at (303)556-2525.

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Jesus Wasn't a Christian, so why should you be one? - Contact Jeff at

more information, call (303)556-3132.

For more information, call Julie Rummel-Mancuso at (303)556-4618 for details.

"Africans, Rap Thugs n' Dimes" Urban Art, Words, Moves & Grooves Indie film montage by Rebecca Salinas, open mic & performance art with special guests. 7-lOpm, at The Metro State Center for Visual Arts, 1734 Wazee St., free and open to the public. For more information, call (303)294-5207 ext. 11.

Mon, Feb 11

Pi Lambda Chi Latina Sorority -All interested females are invited to attend an interest meeting. For more information, visit t~ Pi Lambda Chi website www.pilambdachi.homestead.com.

Biracial Individuals: Examining Identity and Real Life Experiences · Look at some of the critical issues that biracial individuals encounter, discuss suggestions for dealing with related conflicts. llam-12:30pm, Tivoli 444. For

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"Raise the Roof on HIV; The African American Community Responds" Lunch, Keynote address, and panel discussion, llam-lpm, Tivoli 444. For more information, call (303)556-6333.

Wed, Feb 13 Resumes That Work - Learn how to write an effective resume. Central Classroom 203, llam- lpm. You must pre-register. For more information, call the MSCD Career Services at (303)5563664.

Balancing the Role of Student and Parent - This workshop will focus on the many demands placed on students as a result of fulfilling multiple roles. 23pm, Tivoli 651. For more information, call (303)556-3132.

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Thu, Feb 14 Job Search Strategies - How to initiate a job search, make contacts, and use resources.

2-4pm, Central Classroom 203. For information, call (303)556-3664.

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Classified ads are 10¢ per word for students currently enrolled at The Metropolitan State College of Denver.

For all others 20¢ per word.

Maximum length for classified word ads is 40 words. Pre-payment required .

Cash, check, money order, VISA, and Mastercard accepted. Deadline is 5pm on Thursday prior to the week of publication. Classified ads may be placed via fax, in person, or online at www.uniuersaladuertising.com. Deadline for placing classified ads via online ordering is 3 p.m. Friday for the following week. For information on classified display advertising, which are ads that contain more than 40 words or contain larger type, borders, or artwork, call (303)556-2507.

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Will t rain. To apply call Apollo Aquatics at, (303)337-3316.

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Egg Donors Needed... for infertile women.

If )!Ou are age 19 to 32, healthy, a non-smoker and have some college background, )IOU could have the satisfaction of helping someone in a very special way.

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Mondays at Metro: Faculty Recital Monday, February 11 , 2002, 2:00 p.m.

King Center Recital Hall. Free Artist Series: Tunas Mekar, Indonesian Gamelan Friday, February 15, 2002, 7:30 p.m.

King Center Concert Hall $10; Stuclentsl seniors, $5; MSCD students, free

Artist Series: Olde Friends, Early Music Ensemble Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 7:30 p.m.

King Center Recital Hall $1 O; Students/ seniors, $5; MSCO students, free

MSCD Wind Ensemble, Paige Vickery, Director Thursday, February 21, 2002, 7:30 p.m.

King Center Concert Halli. Free

Please visit our nevv vveb site at:

www.coloeggdonor.com for more information.

Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine 799 E. Hampden Avenue, Suite 300, Englevvood, CO 80110

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Great opportunity for students! Our downtown check processing center has immediate openings for part-time Image Item Processors. Ideal candidates will have 2 yrs. Window/PC environment experience, 10 key by touch and the ability to learn new systems quickly. Bank or transaction processing experience a plus. Work schedule is 5pm-10pm, Mon-Fri, but must be able to work in pressure situations and handle stress associated deadlines and tight schedules. The position requires the ability to lift 50 lbs.

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For more information call Music at Metro at 303-556-3180.

For tickets call 303-556-2296.

Music at Metro would like to thank the Music Activities Committee and the MSCD Student Affairs Board for their support in sponsoring our events.

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Healthy Move5 Spring Semester 2002 FROM THE

HEALTH CENTER AT AURARIA

The Healthy Moves program is an innovative and exciting program that is open to all students, staffand faculty. Our goal is not only to keep you well, but also to help you become active in creating your own optimal health. We invite you to take the challenge and opportunity in learning how to create a healthy body, mind, and attitude.

Het111bgP~ Exercise for Fun and Health The Health Center provides you with many opportunities to take some time for yourself to relax and rejuvenate. Relaxation skills and exercise are the most crucial elements to improve learning ability. As your mind becomes calm you become more receptive to learning.All programs are free. No sign up.Just show up!

YOGA: For Everyone 3 CLASSES WEEKLY Beginning February 5 Tuesdays • 12-1 pm Ir 5-6pm; Wednesdays • 12-1 p

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Tivoli444 Yoga is about gently bringing your body and min touch with each other and giving yourself a chanc to heal.

Yoga helps to relieve built up tension and tress. It encourages relaxation and emotional harmony. class Is for everyone no matter what shape you are in levels welcome. Take this opportunity to relax and enj you1fllllll,,..._ lll: and learn what Yoga is all about.

NOTE: Please wear comfortable clothing and bring towel to classes.

INSTRUCTORS: Patricia Hansen and Hansa

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Tuesday, February 5 • 1-lpm • Tivoli 640 Marilyn Joyce, R.D. is the author of •5 Minutes to Health" and •1 Can't Believe It's Tofu•. She is an international radio and television personality as well as a nutritional and health educator coach. Learn about the power of preventive nutrition and lifestyle and learn how to mak ood health a reality in your life. A healthy lunch will be p ed.

East Meets West: Chinese Med

a/thy Diet •Tivoli 640 anize and plan meals how to create a diet le foods can keep you ed. Rebecca Wood is both the James Beard rds and The New Whole ared on Discovery's her articles appear in merican Health, Natural

T'AI CHI for the Body and Mind

at recognizes real recovery lifestyle that enhances the erson: physically, mentally, half day workshop, with ned to Introduce "being", s and change addictive be provided.

STRIDES: Lunchtime Walking Program Tuesdays & Thursdays • 12-12:45pm;Wednesd+s • ·1;45pm Meet at the flagpole by the Library Co-Sponsored by The Health Center and Comp~ Rec Beginning in February nred of trying to exercise on your own? Wh not jOin people just like you whp want motivatio to get walk? Learn how to achieve your fitness own pace and get committed to walki Experts now recommend 30 minutes daily. We want to make that easier f coaches will motivate you and help y individual goals. Call the Health Center more details.

Tivoli640 of lack of sleep, you may be · ng thing. One of the main gy crisis may be the lack of ing your energy can actually n Angela Cosala, Health oga stretches and Pilates can ate fatigue and back pain.

i, or ju r sno it. ..if you can walk you snows o .

Call Linda Wilkin s-Pierce at (303)556-2525 wilkinli@mscd.edu for more information.

Healthy Herbs for Women

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March 28 Mindy Green, M.S.A.H.G., is the Director of Education and Research for the Herb Research Foundation in Boulder. She has 30 years of experience in specializing in the use of herbs for health. She is the author of many books and professional journal articles. This presentation will introduce you to herbs that can promote health and wellness. It will cover the basics of herbal properties and the use of herbs. This workshop is for those of us who have always wanted to use herbs, but weren't sure how or which ones to use. It is also for t hose of us using herbs now, but unsure if we are using them correctly.

I Used to Have a Handle on Life, but It Broke: 6 Power Solutions for Women With Too Much to Do April 25 Mary Loverde is the author of the wonderful book, "Stop Screaming at the Microwave! ·, and "Touching Tomorrow".

Her newest book, "I Used to Have a Handle on Life", will be out in April. Don't miss this special opportunity to hear this lively and important presentation.

Summer Solstice Celebration with T'ai Chi

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June 20 Come celebrate the longest day of the xear with Jacqui Shumway and Joe Br.ady, Directors of the Tai Chi Project

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Raise the Roof on HIV: The African American Community Responds

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Begins February 7 • Thursdays, 12-1 pm • Tivoli With an estimated 100 million practitioners in most Taijiquan (T'ai Chi) has become one of the popular forms of long-term physical activ· • T'ai Chi's purpose is to moderately exercise all the usdes, and achieve integration between mind and bo . Using sk taught in this class, you will learn to pe better at everything you do. For all levels. These ex rcis«!s can ._.~~...,.. adapted for anyone. They are not strenu . s. No specla clothes or talents are necessary. Just be rea<t to relax and enjoy yourself.

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zled? Is life feeling a little this stress-free zone for a little o a massage, therapeutic touch, e, reiki, reflexology, and some break you've been waiting for.

What is Aromatherapy?

Tuesday, April 2 • 1-2pm • Tivoli 640 With Sharon Tessier, M.A. Holistic Health Education and buyer for Whole Foods. Aromatherapy is a form of herbal medicine that uses the essential oils of plants. It can help ease stress and promote healing. Come learn the benefits and cautions that you need to be aware of in the use of essential oils.

Naturopathic Medicine Thursday, April 18 • 12:30-2pm •Tivoli 640 With Todd Nelson N.D. Light lunch provided. Naturopathic medicine is a method of holistic health care, which seeks to restore and maintain optimum physical well-being through prevention and the enhancement of nature's inherent capacity to heal. Come learn more about how the Naturopathic Physician seeks to identify and remove the cause of illness and discomfort rather than simply suppress the symptoms. Todd Nelson is a widely recognized naturopathic physician. He has been serving the Denver area for 18 years. He is the host of the popular radio show Get Healthy! on KHOW.

Meditation and Chanting

Meets February 7 & March 7 • 1"2pm Sponsored by Campus Recreation and The Health Center Please call Julie Rummel-Mancuso at (303)556-4618 for details.

Tuesday, Aprll 30 • 1-2pm • Tivoli 640 Join Patricia Hansen and learn gentle breathing exercises and methods for focusing awareness. Meditation and changing can be a relaxing and empowering experience.

Embracing Wellness: The Magic of Menopause

HepatitisC

A Wise Woman's Retreat with Patricia Hansen MA,R.Y.T.., Leslie Kalechman LC.5.W, R.Y.T., Hansa L.M.T., R.Y.T.

Date TBA • 1:2pm • Tivoli 640 Hepatitis C has no vaccine and no cure. Join Robert Morse and learn the history and treatment options of this disease.

Robert has a personal history and inspiring story to share.

Light lunch provided.

Warrior Women: Women on Weights

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Tuesday, February 12 • 11 am • St. Francis Conference Center Lunch is provided. A community luncheon focused on raising awareness about the alarming increase of HIV/AIDS within the African American community. Keynote: Brenda Pridgeon. Followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with local experts - moderated by Brother Jeff. Please RSVP by 2/4/02 at (303)556-2525.

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