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A 4. 7 percent Metro tuition increase was 6 All figures include fees and were authorized by the Metro State Board of taken from official tuition and fee credit Trustees at its first meeting July 1. schedules. hours The increase will take effect this fall.

Students will see their per-credit-hour charges rise from $76.60 an hour to $80.20 an hour - a 12 $3.60 increase. Thus, a student taking 12 credit credit hours will pay $962.40 in tuition. That's hours not including fees such as health, student activities and others, which add another 15 $268.76 to a total of $1,231.16 per semester. credit Although Metro has been raising tuition by $1317.38 about 2.7 percent annually for the past few hours years, this tuition raise comes amid a lagging economy exacerbated nationally by a string of $1500 $0 $300 $600 $900 $1200 corporate scandals and hurt locally by an endless trail of wildfires that has drained state and federal resources.

Jenni Grubbs - The Metropolitan "Money received (by Metro) from the Colorado Commission on Higher Education has been cut," said Bruce Williams, director of student accounts and Benson said.

This is especially true when working adults are clamoring to go back business services at Metro. "There has been a drop in state funding of to school in these shaky economic times so they can get higher-paying higher education by Govenor Owens." .

Indeed, the first half of 2002 saw over $200 million in budget cuts for jobs, Benson said.

"We've been raising tuition at low-cost _institutions at a higher rate higher education in Colorado. Figures for cuts at Metro were not than others," Benson said. "We need to keep it under control." available.

Metro's newly independent governing board mostly determines t he Schools in the state university system, such as the University of tuition for Metro.

Northern Colorado, called for a 7.7 percent increase in tuition, but had "The governing board can set the t uition," Benson said. "But you to settle for a 6.2 percent increase after Gov. Owens recommended want to make a decision that is disagreeable to the governor and don't lowering the original proposal. the legislature."

"The cost of higher education has been going up twice the rate of inflation," said Bruce Benson, chair of the Metro State Board of Trustees. "Are we teaching the right courses? We need to ask those questions first."

Questions like Benson's are what the memb ers of the board considered when they agreed to keep the Metro increase to a minimum.

The single parent raising three children on $28,000 a year was als o The following members were elected to office for the Metro State given consideration.

Board of Trustees: If such a person knows to fill out a college application, then that person should have access to an education, Benson said.

•Bruce Benson - Chairman "Access to education should be both geographical and financial,"

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On The Cover: Graffiti artist 'Chase' paints a mural July 23 as part of the A Look at Urban Culture event on Auraria sponsored· by the Community College of Denver Student Life. Chase works at Twisted Sol in Denver as a tattoo artist.

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•Ann Rice - Vice Chairman •Virginia "Gin" Butler - Secretary •Alex Cranberg - 'lreasurer •Sheila Kaplan - Assistant Secretary of the Board •Michael Barnett - Assistant 'lreasurer of the Board

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Metro to offer technologv certificate programs Rami Wilder The Metropolitan

August 2001. The proposal was then sent to 1 Washington, D.C., where a panel of industry professionals and educators reviewed and scored it against other submissions.

"Metro's proposal was one of the highest rated that was reviewed," said John Louviere, CIT programs manager.

A key factor for the good review of the proposal was the inclusion of a "cost share" in the amount of $396,550. This means that if the grant were approved, Metro would commit that amount of its own funds to support the program.

The grant proposal was approved, and Metro was awarded the full $280,172 for which it applied. The grant money was made available through contributions to CIT from major corporate spon-

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The carefree, everybody-is-going-tobe rich days of the dot.com boom are now a distant memory. Now, surviving companies are making cuts wherever they can and are looking very carefully at whom will stay in the few positions left.

For students looking for jobs in the technology field, or for those just looking to increase their technological knowledge, a new option for education and training is now available at Metro.

Thanks to a grant of $280, 172 from the Colorado Institute of Technology, students can take any of six new MetroTech certificate programs beginning this fall.

Charlotte Murphy, chair of the department of mathematical and computer sciences, applied for the grant in

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sors. The grant money pays for equipment, faculty and marketing for the MetroTech certificate program.

However, none of this money pays for student tuition and fees. Student tuition for this program is handled the same as all other courses offered at Metro State.

Classes are open to all students who meet prerequisites. Applying standard in-state tuition rates, it is estimated that completion of one of these certificate programs will cost about $3,000.

Noel Lejeune, assistant professor of computer science, is now the principle investigator for this grant, and along with the faculty of the mathematical and computer sciences department determines how the grant money will be allocated.

The purpose "is to teach some additional courses that meet the needs of the technology community," Lejeune said.

Almost all of the certificate programs are 15 credits. All classes are being offered in the evening to allow students who work during the day to attend. Acertificate program takes three semesters to complete, and would typically involve two classes in the fall, two more in the spring and one in the summer. Completion of one of these programs does not earn a degree but does offer an industry-recognized certification.

Of the six certificates, three are for people with little to no computer experi-

ence. They are: Computer Technology Literacy, Dynamic Web site Programming, and Database Application Development. Three others, Unix System Administration, TCP/IP Networking, and Advanced Software Engineering Techniques, require more knowledge of computers and in-depth experience.

Lejeune describes the first three certificates as "for students who want to enter the work force."

The remaining three, he said, are for people more experienced in computers who wish to learn more about specific areas of information technology.

"We will teach general concepts. This will be more of an education than just training," Lejeune said of the difference between Metro Tech and other local programs.

The creation of this program opens up a new door for Metro to attract an even broader base of students. If this program is successful in attracting students, other colleges may soon follow with similar programs. It would, Louviere said, "create a sustainability model for other universities to jump-start other programs."

For any students interested in information about these certificates they can visit the MetroTech Web site at http://metrotech.mscd.edu/, or by calling MetroTech coordinator Jack Buckwalter at (303) 352-4292.

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Student files complaint letter against SGA Megan -Ehlers - --The Metropolitan

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A Metro student filed a formal complaint against the Student Government Assembly July 23 alleging that two positions on the Executive Committee were filled unlawfully.

In a July 23 letter to SGA Adviser Joanna Duenas, Jeremy Fray claimed that the positions of Vice President of Student Services and Chief Justice were filled in violation of the SGA Policy Manual and the Metro Constitution.

"All I want is for them to be removed, and for proper procedures to be followed to replace them," Fray said.

The SGA Policy Manual states that SGA must let the Metr o student body know of vacancies in the Executive Committee through the school newspaper and by posting flyers in all campus classroom buildings, and the position must remain open for at least a week after public notification. When the Vice President of Student Services position opened up following a resignation, this procedure was not followed, Fray said.

Vice President of Student Services lnayet Ha di, whose appointment is in question, disagreed.

"The position was left open for more than one James Watson week," he said.

"It was advertised on our website. The only thing we didn't do was run an ad in the paper."

The position was open between May 30 and June 13. The Metropolitan was printing monthly issues du ring the summer semester and did not put out an issue during that time, so the SGA could not advertise in the paper, Hadi said.

Metro's Constitution states that the Chief Justice is to be selected from among the five members of the Student Court. Fray said in his letter that there

currently is no student court, so the appointment of Felicia Woodsen to Chief Justice was illegal.

Woodsen said during the July 18 SGA meeting that as far as she knew, she was in place constitutionally.

Hadi said that he is pleased Fray is showing so much interest.

"I'm proud of him that he's taken so much time to take part in SGA," he said. "I want more students to do the same thing."

Fray's complaint is the latest in a series of controversies that has Chris Lawson -file photo, The Metropolitan plagued the new SGA since they took office. Now-SGA President Brotha Seku speaks to a crowd There have been campaigning on April 23 in the flagpole area. Seku has been under fire since taking office last May. allegations of threats a nd of racism.

"I'm not playing the race card," Seku SGA President Brotha Seku, AKA said. He said he was just pointing out Stephen Evans, said he is concerned that certain people seemed to be the racism might be a factor in this case. ones criticizing him over and over, and Vice President of Academic Affairs he just wondered why.

James Watson resigned from his "A lot of the people who are position and then withdrew his criticizing us are former members of the resignation, and that was against the SGA who were defeated in the election Metro bylaws, Seku said. Watson is by a bunch of first-timers," he said, white, and Ha di and Woodsen are of adding that he believed that Fray had ethnic descent. been interested in running for office.

"All I want to know is why J a mes Fray admited he was interested in Watson wasn't on his list," Seku said. running for Vice President of Student Fray insisted that race was not a Services, and , when he looked for factor in his complaint. information on running, he noticed that "I don't care about their race and I the position had already been filled. It don't care about the race of the people was then that he looked a t the Policy who replace them," he said.

Manual and Constitution and realized Fray said that he has never seen a that proper procedures had not been copy of Watson's letter of resignation, followed. and as far as he knows, Watson never He said he was not interested in officially resigned. He said he is not in being in the SGA anymore; he just a position to file any complaints about wanted those who were in the SGA to Watson because he had not seen any uphold the Constitution. evidence that Watson is in place "If you swear an oath to do illegally. It has nothing to do with race, something, you should do it," he said.

Fray said.

Duenas could not be reached for Watson could not be reached for comment due to deadline constraints. comment.

Fall enrollment at record levels Wa lte r G a nt The Metropolitan Metro's enrollment could increase to another all-time high, early analysis shows. Last fall, a record enrollment was reached. Fall 2001 numbers were 18,432.

That figure should be eclipsed. Right now, tentative figures expect the numbers to increase a nywhere from seven to eight percent. That could lead to having between 19,000 a nd 20,000 students. Like anything, increased enrollment has its benefits as well as its problems.

"We have a higher profile now. More

students around the Front Range area are making Metro their first choice for school," said Admissions Director William Hathaway-Clark.

An increase in enrollment has been expected for a year, so lots of changes have taken place. Extra personnel have been a dded in all of the major offices.

Academic administration advising a nd admissions have both added new personnel.

Other cha nges have taken place.

More classroom space has been created courtesy of AHEC, and more sections of classes have been added courtesy of the various academic departments. This will

help accommodate the expected enrollment increase.

When asked if the enrollment could be a problem, Hathaway-Clark said, "Yes, but it's a good problem to have."

He said there are several areas that still need to be addressed. Classroom space, parking, sections of classes and meeting increased service needs are a mong the issues that need to be addressed, said Hathaway-Clark.

So far, diversity has been the key to the increased enrollment. People from many different areas are applying to

Metro, so the increase in enrollment is not from one concentrated area.

news briefs Police sting slops bike thieves The Auraria Police Department arrested six people on suspicion of stealing bicycles during a sting operation at the end of June.

The sting ran for three days as undercover police watched bike racks, said Auraria Police Chief Heather Coogan. On the first day, police arrested three men who were together. They had a truck, and one of them had pawn tickets for other bikes in his pocket.

As far as police could tell, none of the tickets were for bikes that had been stolen from Auraria, but they couldn't be sure because not everyone knew their serial number.

On the second day, police arrested two more men, and another on the third day of the sting. According to Coogan, there has only been one bike theft on campus in the month since the arrests were made.

Coogan offered advice to bikeriding students.

"Record your serial number, keep your receipt, use a decent lock, and if something happens, contact the police."

Enarson promoted Elaine Enarson has been named the Interim Associate Director of the Institute for Women's Studies and Services.

Enarson has been an adjunct faculty member in women's studies for two years.

She is a sociologist with a bachelor's degree from the University of California-Santa Cruz and a master's degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon.

She was previously Director of Women's Programs and Coordinator of Women's Studies at the University of Nevada-Reno.

Enarson replaces Tara Tull, who was recently appointed Interim Assistant Dean of the School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences.

Auraria AIDS Walk team wants you The Auraria Campus will be participating in AIDS Walk Colorado, the Rocky Mountain Region's largest AIDS fund-raiser. The Auraria team will join hundreds of other teams Sunday, Aug. 25, in Cheesman Park.

AIDS Walk benefits Colorado AIDS Project and 30 other HIV and AIDS service and education providers throughout the state.

To r egister to be on the team, visit the AIDS Walk Colorado Website at www.capwalk.org and click ''Register Here." When prompted, choose the "Join a Team" option and select Auraria Campus # 1170 from the dropdown menu.

Contact team leader Ryan Hensly with any questions about the walk at (303) 556-2597.

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One nation under a higher power Walter Gant Staff Columnist Recently, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled it unconstitutional to require children to say "under God" as pai t of the pledge of allegiance.

The case was brought by Michael Newdow, a Sacramento doctor who holds a law degree. He represented himself and won. His case was that, as an atheist, his young daughter should not be forced to say under God at school.

Since this decision was reached there have been more people speaking against the ruling than for it. All types of conservatives have been up in arms, outraged about the decision. Even liberals, for the most part, are against it. I, for one, have to join the masses and say that this ruling is completely bogus. I've heard more than a few good arguments justifying this ruling. However, the ruling has one fatal flaw. It took place in America, post 9/11.

Now, everyone in America may not be religious, but most of us believe in one

form or another of god. We may have issues in choosing which religion is right, or if a religion is right, yet we do usually reach the consensus that there is a higher power.

Another problem with this change is that, underneath all of the freedom of religion rhetoric, America is mainly a Christian society. The country is based on Christian law. That's why so many Americans can find so many faults with everyone else's religion. We are raised in a Christian society, and that culture influences our lives and decisions we make everyday. No one can truly escape the hold that Christianity has on this society.

This case has probably made more people aware of the fact there are atheists in America. They have a voice and they have the power and rights every other citizen has. For the most part, I can sympathize with them. They just picked the wrong time to fight for something like this. We are still feeling an unprecedented wave of patriotism. That alone will undermine this ruling. In America you can't chan ge anything except immigration laws. If you try to change anything considered a symbol of patriotism, you'll be ostracized.

Is there some way we can reach a solution? The only solution is, if you don't want your kids to say the pledge t hen tell

t hem not to say it. If people don't like something, they typically don't do it. This shouldn't be any different.

You have options: your kids don't have to attend sch ool until after the pledge is done, you could check and see what schools don't recite the pledge before class, or the most logical thing is to stop reciting it in school, period. That way, it wouldn't have to be changed and kids wouldn't have to say it in school. It would basically go the way of prayer in school - if you choose to say it then you can, if not, no big deal.

I will stick to my guns and say that they shouldn't change the pledge. People have given me arguments about other traditions that have changed. My response is, even if the law changes, the people's recollection of the pledge, or any othe1· tradition for that matter, won't.

Once people are used to doing a thing, that's what they do. They don't change, especially if there is no penalty for their actions. There would be no penalties for people who like the pledge as it is because the majority would be overwhelming.

I respect the man for using the U.S. judicial system. He made a point and it was understood. His fighting will be in vain, but he can take a moral victory. Rest assured, people, this case still has a long way to go.

Self-psychoanalysis and the food police • David Hindman Opinion Editor A conversation with my imaginary doctor: ''Doctor, I think they're out to get me." ''Who is?" ''The food people. Or the food police. I don't know, scientists maybe."

"Hmm. Go on." ''French fries. They're trying to kill me with french fries. The news people found out about it last month. They said scientists found a chemical in the oil in which french fries are cooked that causes cancer. Good thing they told us. But I've been eating french fries for years!" ''Tell me, David, are there any other foods you are frightened of?"

'Well - milk. The dancing cow used to tell us it was good for our bodies but an animal rights group says it's really quite bad for us. Of course, the guy who told us looked so gaunt in the face I was afraid he was going to die during the interview. But, he had some very convincing arguments.

Quite an articulate man - for a skeleton with skin." ''Milk. I see. Perhaps we should try some free association. What do you think of when I say, "Eggs?'' ''Heart attack." ''Margarine?"

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"Is that dangerous?"

"Only if it leads to dehydration or colon cancer."

"Ah. All right then, sugar substitute?"

"Oh! Brain tumors! Headaches at the least." ''Butter?''

"Heart attack."

'Wait a minute, David. I thought these scientists you talk about - I thought they recently said butter wasn't that bad for you after all."

"Aha! That's what they want you to think! But the reason they said butter was bad for you in the first place was so you would buy margarine, which is even worse! They did the same thing with saccharin and the new sugar substitute. First they took away saccharin. Then they gave us the new stuff and said it was harmless.

Then they said saccharin wasn't as bad as they thought but the new stuff might cause brain tumors. Did we get saccharin back? No way! You see how it works Doctor? They're out to get us!"

"Calm down, David. Sit back. Close your eyes. Take deep breaths. You're among friends. No one can hurt you here."

"It's not just me I'm worried about Doctor. It's society. They're .out to poison society. It's terrible. Terrible, I say. It all started with a pesticide they were using for apples a couple decades ago. Alar, they called it. Then saccharin. Then red dye No. five. Now it's coffee, tea and even sugar. By the time they're done, I won't be able to eat anything! If they don't poison

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me to death they'll starve me to death." ''Hmm. Well, that is a predicament."

"Oh, it is! It is, Doctor. It hasn't been this bad since they discovered global freezing!"

"Don't you mean global warming?"

"No, that was only after scientists changed their minds. When I was in high school, 23 years ago, we were all on our way to freezing to death. Something about a new ice age. Then there was acid rain.

But they're quite certain it's global warming now."

"Are they?'' ''Yes, quite certain."

'Well, we can work on global warming next time. For now, our session is almost over, but I want to give you an assignment. I want you to face your fears.

I want you to go home and eat a wide variety of things, including the things you are afraid will kill you - but only in moderation. Then, I want you to remember that your body is designed to filter out the poisons. Hopefully, you will live a longer life.

We all take our chances. But this fear, this stress - it is not good for you. It could shorten your life span." ''You mean stress can kill me too?

Doctor, you're not one of them are you?"

"David, have you ever known an imaginary doctor to steer you wrong?"

"I don't know. I've never talked to one before."

'Well, you don't have to trust me. But, as you ·live your life, try to have a little faith."

"Faith?''

"Uh huh."

"Faith in ...?"

"I'm sorry, your time is up."

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A Look at Urban Culture, an urban culture experience, took place on Auraria July 23.

Clockwise from top left: A CCD student and muralist known as 'Kwoet' paints a mechanicallyinspired creation on his canvas.

A muralist does his part, encouraging safety while producing his graffiti art.

A mural painted by an artist is displayed for people attending the 路 A.L.U.C. event.

Two participants of the graffiti art portion of the A. L.U.C. event spend the day creating their urban-culture inspired art.

Sol, a muralist and resident artist of Twisted Sol, a Denver-based tattoo and piercing boutique, exhibits enjoyment while finishing up his piece.

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A convergence of urban beats, graf f iii art and social unity Story by Armando Manzanares Photos by Armando Manzanares and Rich Brand • Graphics by Christina Jenkins Hip-hop culture influences people's way of life.

Everything is integrated; art and music become a way of life. Hip-hop is part of them - their being, their self, their soul. Hip-hop defines music and art. Graffiti art, referred to as Graff, provides a whole new form of expression. It is more than spray paint and a bare cinderblock wall. It is amplified expression - through art and music that is what hip-hop is.

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made its way to Auraria on July 23. A.L.U.C., A unauthorized application of paint, marker or other Look at Urban Culture, an event sponsored by the substance. Denver has enacted ordinances that Community College of Denver Student Life, offered outlaw the possession of the tools of graffiti by a glimpse into the lives and mindset of the children, and require minimum penalties of $250 for first time graffiti offenses. followers of hip-hop.

The artwork that was created and displayed at CCD students Victor Martinez and Davonna, or Ironik, as she likes to be called, coordinated the this event hardly denotes criminal. In fact, the event. These two students proposed the idea to camaraderie that was demonstrated by the hold an event on campus to promote, educate and participants and coordinators further the notion exhibit works of urban culture including music and that graffiti art is emerging to a formal art.

Hip-hop has chiseled its place in graffiti art.

American society.

Area DJs took to the turntables spinning fresh beats while muralists painted passionately and passers-by looked on with amazement. The idea actually came out of a class assignment for their Introductory Psychology ~ --'"!s,..0""°'·-.i""'ll!I-.-.-...

4 course. They had to develop a service 2 learning project and offer it to the campus community. With a little funding from CCD Student Life, the event was underway.

The event was also in collaboration with 'I\visted Sol, a Denver-based tattoo and piercing boutique, and freshsites.com. Freshsites.com is an information source for events, music and networking for the hip-hop fellowship in Colorado.

It also has message boards relating to Graff and offers samples of various underground artists' work submitted to the Web site. Go onlin~ and check out the Denver urban culture of hip-hop at www.freshsites.com.

Debates still rage over graffiti art's place in the world - some think it's art, some think it's criminal. \ Some info for those of you unconvinced that graffiti art should be considered as fine art: Law enforcement in Denve1· defines graffiti as the

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Project: Bubble Puppy team screens music video First screening of alumni short movie set for

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Christine Mor an The Metropolitan With the release of its music video, Hootchie Mamma, the movie Project: Bubble Puppy rocks towards its upcoming sneak preview. The video premiered Friday, July 12, with about 100 Bubble Puppy enthusiasts attending.

The crowd was captivated. As one spectator said as the lights dimmed, "This is gonna be cool!" The crowd agreed after seeing Hootchie Mamma for the first time. ''It was trippy, but cool," said R. J. Schrader, a guest at the event, after seeing the video. "I've never seen anything like that. I still have no idea what the movie is about, though."

The video was produced to hype Project: Bubble Puppy and draw attention to its release. It expands the intrigue and excitement that surround the movie thus far while offering a new look at the entire Bubble Puppy package.

Project: Bubble Puppy is attracting attention from local professionals in the music and production industries.

Michael Schussler is co-owner of Heart 2 Heart Productions, a production company that focuses on local talent. His company produces Denver's Heartbeat, a weekly look into local bands and their music. He knows first-hand how much time and struggle are involved in the production of a music video.

"I thought the video was really good," said Schussler.

"It's apparent that a lot of effo,:t and energy went into that video. It gets the point across and it's funny. It gives a personal glimpse of the actors and producers; an inside view of the people involved." Schussler said the video gave him a "psychedelic feel" while "adding humor." ''It makes you wonder what's gonna go on next," he said.

Hootchie Mamma kicks southern blues into modern rock with the intrigue and seduction of the movie. The two-and-a-half minute video is a peculiar mix of movie clips and digital art that portray the unconventional creativity behind this World War II sci-fi conception.

The story line of Project: Bubble Puppy is hinted in the video, but remains unclear. The bubble puppy is a World War II aeronautical inventor's vision since childhood. He transforms his vision into his invention with sadistic

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admiration. The aura surrounding his creation suggests the thread woven throughout the movie and its propaganda. Two "hootchie mammas" lure two less-thangenius guys into chaos. After a night of dubious activities with the femme-fatales, the fate of the bubble puppy appears uncertain.

Hootchie Mamma is a compilation between Hans Washburn and Metro alumni Kyle Loving and Philip Lucero. Washburn composed the lyrics. Together, Washburn and Loving came up with the music, which embraces the rocking, toe-tapping harmonica of southern blues with a metal/grunge foreground. Once finished, Lucero shot additional takes and edited them with digital art and existing movie footage.

The video "goes right along with the movie from serious to comical," according to Lucero. It parallels reality and imagination and becomes an enticement to seeing the movie once it is released.

Rock Island will host the initial screening of Project: Bubble Puppy on Aug. 1. Writer Sean Guerro estimates the movie is 45-50 minutes long. Along with a peek at the movie, there will be production photos, T-shirts and posters available for sale.

Although the music video is not on the Web site, the trailer is. It can be seen at www.projectbubblepuppy.com.

Other tidbits about the movie and upcoming events are also listed. For information on Heart2Heart Productions or Denver's Heartbeat, go to www.denversheartbeat.com.

Metro excels in number of minority degrees aV1arded Chicano student success at Metro a best-kept secret in Colorado higher ed Ian Neligh The Metropolitan Metro has been named in the top 100 colleges for Hispanic and African-American students by both The Hispanic Outlook and Black Issues Higher Education magazines.

Each year, the magazines provide a list of colleges and universities that have excelled in their percentage of degrees awarded to minority students. This information is compiled by the Department of Education, and their rankings are derived based on the largest numbers of degrees awarded to graduates by academic discipline and minority student enrollment.

Metro ranked 73rd in the nation in bachelor's degrees awarded to Hispanics, above both University of Colorado at Boulder and Colorado State University, even though Metro's student population is considerably smaller.

"I would place the emphasis on the students themselves," said Luis Torres, chair of Metro's Chicano Studies department. "They have been working hard and are committed to their studies."

Torres adds that he feels the success of Chicano students at Metro is one of the best-kept secrets in higher education in Colorado. He says that it has taken

multiple groups to really create this success, and that it is a Metro success is one thing, but to then keep story.

Black Issues said Metro is ranked 28th in the country for Hispanic students students through and then get them to awarded a bachelor's degree in ethnic group studies.

Metro's Hispanic enrollment is 59th in that's the most the nation, also above both the CUBoulder and CSU. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ I "The faculty have gone out and from my point of view. involved themselves with the community," Torres said. "If the staff here had not gone - Luis Torres, out like that to the community and Studies department chair of Metro's Chicano involved themselves, I don't think we would have the success we've had.

"Enrollment is one thing, but to then students to campus each year," Torres said. "They bring keep students through retention and then get them to the students here, and they have workshops for those graduate - that's the most important statistic, from my students." point of view."

Torres underlines the fact that Chicano high school Metro also ranked 31st in the country for Hispanic students from all over Colorado make a connection with bachelor's degrees in English, 49th in American Indian the Metro volunteers who often become their role bachelor's degrees in social sciences and history, and models. He adds that many Metro faculty members 53rd in Hispanic bachelor's degrees in social sciences associated with the department have volunteered to and history. work with Denver Public Schools.

Torres said that Metro's success relates largely to "They have gone out and involved themselves with student and faculty community relations. the community. That has helped enrollment a great Volunteers from Metro have helped a great deal with deal," Torres said. "I think almost anything one does to the La Raza youth conference, which he says is very try to work with others in a positive way comes back in important to Metro's success with the community. one form or another."

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Take the east entrance into the Tivoli up the stairs, turn left, go through the door, escape the secretaries, stutter-step past the copy machine, race down to the end of the corridor and you will find an office that is equal parts nostalgia and realism. Metro Athletic Director Joan McDermott is tucked in this room. Named one of the 15 most powerful women in Colorado sports by the Denver Post in 1999, she garnishes her office with the typical pictures of her husband and six children. But the rest of her accoutrements signify her decorated and highlyacclaimed coaching career. Seven Coach-of-the-Year awards are neatly arranged on a corner shelf. A blown-up picture of the St. Mary's College (Calif.) team she directed to the 1985 NAIA National Volleyball Championship.

Various other trinkets and keepsakes are scattered in the room. One worth noting is the jumbo-sized Kellogg's cereal box with her mug on the front; she got it as a souvenir from a visit to the Kellogg's factory.

All these ruminations into the past are clouded by the reality of paperwork on her desk and the meetings that trap her. Since being named athletic director in December 1998, McDermott has become inured to the fact that she no longer has .day-to-day contact with athletes; that she misses dinner with her family on occasion; that her job entails toying with the budget; that half of her July 4th vacation was spent in NCAA committee meetings; and that no matter what decisions are made within the athletic department, Title IX will always cast its ubiquitous shadow.

While rightly-lauded by its idolaters as being the foremost reason for the mercurial rise of female sports opportunities on school campuses and for recent female sports achievements like America's victory in the 1999 Women's World Cup and the WNBA, the Congresspassed Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 remains the most scrutinized and controversial topic in college sports. For 30 years, the federal law has been a leech on the minds of athletic administrators everywhere as they struggle with finances and participation proportionately.

Though there are different interpretations to the law and confusion abound when athletic directors talk about meeting requirements for compliance, they refer to the "three prongs of Title IX'' that deal with participation.

Institutions must meet one of the following three tests to be in compliance: 1) Provide participation opportunities for women and men that are substantially proportionate to their respective rates of enrollment of full-time undergraduate students; 2) Demonstrate a history and continuing practice of program expansion for the underrepresented sex; 3) Fully and effectively accommodate the interest and abilities of the underrepresented sex.

The proportionality test is under heavy shrapnel from the National Wrestling Coaches Association, who filed a lawsuit in January against the way the U.S. Department of Education enforces Title IX. According to Western State wrestling coach Miles Van Hee, the lawsuit stems from Marquette University (Wis.) cfropping their wrestling program, which was privately funded and used zero scholarship dollars, after the 2001 season.

"It wasn't a financial reason why they dropped it. it was clearly so they could come into compliance with Title IX's proportionality and participation rule," Van Hee said.

In 1996, Bill Clinton's assistant sectary for Civil Rights, Norma Cantu, added the proportionality rule, declaring it as the only surefire way schools can demonstrate that they are not discriminating against women.

The rule is consider a "safe harbor," so schools can avoid a investigation from the Education Office of Civil Rights, which is charged with enforcing Title IX. Here's how proportionality works: If women make up 55 percent of a school's full-time students and men 45 percent, then the school's athletic roster has to be 55 per cent women and 45 percent men.

Wrestling advocates claim this new interpretation has altered Title IX, forcing colleges to add women's sports and/or purge a non-revenue male "Olympic" sport, such as baseball, track and field, cross country, swimming and diving, wrestling and gymnastics, which doesn't exist

at the Division II level. ''The original intent of Title IX was to increase opportunities for the underrepresented sex, which again is mostly female," Van Hee said. 'We are all in favor of Title IX for its original intent, but what keeps happening is that it is coming at the expense of men's sports. That is not the intent of Title IX and (the NWCA) wants to go back to the original intent and they want to take out proportionality, because it is a quota. It is no different then going into a choir room and seeing that 80 percent of the students are female. Then you need more males or 50 percent of the females have to leave to make it equal."

The NWCA's lawsuit is considered a David vs.

Goliath case - the NWCA being David - but the real surprise is it took 30 years for them to start fighting back.

Since 1972, 433 college wrestling programs have been axed, including 60 at the Division II level, eight in Colorado and four in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference alone, starting with Mesa State College in 1992, then Fort Lewis College and University of Southern Colorado in 2001.

Metro cut wrestling in 1984 after a couple years of existence, but it had nothing to do with Title IX, Bill

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Football, though, is quite more toxic to an athletic department's health. The symptoms start with participation. There is simply no comparable women sport that can duplicate the number of athletes on a football team.

The nine RMAC schools with football average around 96 athletes per football roster. In data released by the EADA, none of the RMAC schools were in compliance with the proportionality test in the athletic year of 20002001 (see chart). And the seven schools listed with football - Fort Hays State, Mesa State, Fort Lewis, Western State, Adams State, Colorado School of Mines and .

University of Nebraska - each had proportionality differences relatively higher than the five schools without football. USC is the only school without football to have a proportionality difference above 10 percent.

'There is a lot of arguing going on right now across the country," McDermott said, "even in President Bush's cabinet, they are wondering if they should take football out of the equation...but I don't know how they would do that. That has been ongoing and ongoing. Thirty years of Title IX we are still discussing that."

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'Without scholarships to offer, they could never even come close to competing successfully," Helman said, "and they didn't even have enough people to come out for the sport to field a full-time team."

USC's dismissal of wrestling last summer sparked thunderous outcries from loyal fans in Pueblo, Colo.

Former a nd current wrestlers. who hadn't a clue about the situation, felt the knife twist in their backs. After all, they brought great recognition to the school by producing 11 individual national champions and 37 all-Americans.

But in one day this Division II powerhouse had no house to call its own.

The school's administrators have said it was purnly a financial move and according to the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act of 1994 (EADA), USC was $496,495 in the red after the 2000-1 athletic season. Yet, one can't help noticing USC's proportionality numbers, which are heavily slanted in favor of men, even though 57 percent of the students on campus are women. What was even more troubling is USC does not sponsor football.

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of women's soccer within the conference is in direct correlation with Title IX and trying to meet the proportionality standard. Fort Hays added softball in 2000; Adams State added women's soccer this year; Regis added women's lacrosse three years ago and hopes to add women's golf in the next two years; UNK has had preliminary discussions about adding women's soccer; and Metro has expressed interest in adding two sports - golf, women's lacrosse and softball have been mentioned - by 2005 Limiting the number football players a team can hold has been suggested many times over, and while that solution may work for Division I institutions, smaller and less-funded Division II schools can't afford to do so.

'That would be fiscal suicide for institutions like Adams State, because we are enrollment driven," said Adams State Athletic Director Jeff Geiser. About 8,000 students attend Adams State in Alamosa, Colo. RMAC schools receive most of their money from student athletic fees paid with tuition. 'We're a small mountain college town, and for every athlete that we bring in here they bring one person with them on average, sometimes it is as high as two .... So if you look at the number of athletes that we have in our program, with 150 football players and they are bringing a friend with them, that's 300 students here because of football and only a small percent-

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$250,000 of net increase would have helped the athletic program keep up with annual inflation, while $85,000 of it would be used for Title IX improvements. An investigation by the Office of Civil Rights showed that Metro did not provide equivalent equipment, travel accommodations, locker rooms and funding between its female and male athletes.

The students voted down the increased fee, and Metro was forced to drop softball that June. Still, in September of that yea,r Metro was able to add 38,000 square feet to the Auraria Events Center to provide equal locker rooms, equipment and facilities for both men's and women's teams.

since more than doubled to 2,784,154 in 2001. In Division II male athletes exceed female athletes by 14,857. But s~ce 1997, there have been more opportunities for women age of those are getting an athletic scholarship. We have a than men. According to research conducted by the NCAA, large walk-on program. We have a lot of players who are there are now 1,884 women sport teams in Division II, comhere on financial aid. They are not receiving any athletic pared to 1, 779 for men. aid, but they have a chance to play college football."

Metro volleyball coach Debbie Hendricks, who graduJust as big an ailment for athletic directors is the ated from Lubbock Christian University in 1988, rememamount of resources chewed by football, leaving women bers hearing stories of women giving their blood, figurasports feeling left out and minority men's sports on edge, as tively, in order to play. They would do just about anything other expenses are cut. to raise money, including collec~g bottles and cans for Some schools have recycling. added women's sports that 'The biggest changes I've seen is Expenditur es v s. Rev enues students don't care for just to the opportunities," Hendricks said.

Football schools: Adams St., Chadron St., Fort Hays, Fort Lewis, Mesa Sl, Nebraska-Kearney, Mines and Western get the participation num"There are so many more opportunia Total Expenses •Revenue Total bers to match. For instance, DIFFERENCE ties now for/ young girls and young in the landlocked state of Adams State -$961,329 women. f 1,25(),618 ""' Kansas, the University of "It also has to do with the lilRQ 629 Kansas and Kansas State Chadron State growth of 'the interest level of ••·· 11.096,867 -$107,238 University has women's rowwomen's spqrts. Our athletes today Colorado Christian •51747 ing. Both schools have foot. .• 1.132,944 now have rble models, when there -$1,081,197 ·.. ball teams. However ... wasn't as mrny 30 years ago."

687,93$ CU-Colorado Springs "The argument on the +$34,194 653,H4 Icons such as United States socother side is, what the 1116? ...... cer stars Mia Hamm, pro tennis playFort Hays women say, is that if you look 11,633.445 -$771,062 ~ ers Venus and Serena Williams and l.ol over the last 30 years, budg1776 "41 Fot Lewis WNBA standouts Cheryl Swoops and i;..1 11,038.332 ets for football have ...i -$261,791 ...i Lisa Leslilhave fueled women's 1,445,628 increased enormously, espe0 Mesa State sports.

11.453,747 u -$8,119 cially at the Division I level," u Somet · g that remains an odd1,638.894 McDermott said. "They say Metro State ity is the laJk of women's coaches and ~ 1,638,894 EVEN that is the reason why some Ill: administratrs in the ranks. A study IA70 "?I< Nebraska Kearney of these men's sports are N h ::mtNX 1,794,9 8 conducted y the Women's Sports -Sl,115,662 being dropped, not because of '""''kt Foundation.found that in Division II, 1.295,519 Regis _. , adding women's sports, it's . ,.

1,200,745 men coac~61.1 percent of women's just because football has gone +$94,774 ~ ....... teams and hold 86.1 percent of the School of Mines .,, crazy. That's the argument 1,708.759 athletic rectors jobs. But the on the women's side. Don't AC<l 1111 -$1,655,301 Southern Colorado RMAC alo e has four women serving ·• 1,395,613 blame us; blame football. Tho ' as athletic Directors at Metro, Regis, t,329,554 much money is going into Western State -$496,495 Colorado <j:hristian University and •1.299.292 football."

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While football draws the "Since more opportunities in most fans and brings in the most revenue, the amount of Moving them into compliance. sports for women has increased, is just natural that you are money doled out for sponsoring a football team well exceeds Push has come to shove with a law that has never going to need more coaches," Regis Athletic Director Barb the remuneration. looked so old at 30. The NMCA lawsuit has wrinkled Title Schroeder said. "Unfortunately, our number of female None of the RMAC schools with football received a posIX with controversy. Wrestlers fight against it. Women coaches is down. I do see an increase of females corning out itive return from football revenues in 2000-0,1 according to fight for it. Minority men's sports are held at its whim. And of college who want to be in athletics administration. They EADA reports. On average, the eight teams spent $427,421 football sits back and chews the fat. don't want to take the time for the coaching part, and I'm in football expenses and got $247,596 in return. Tugether somebody who believes that to be a good athletic director they amassed a due balance of $1,438,594. Overall, only you need to have coached so you can understand what your Opportunities galore three RMAC schools finished in the black last year. Metro Laure Smith, assistant athletic director at UNK, calls coaches and athletes have to go through." came out even. herself "a Title IX baby."

Average salaries for female coaches ($114,500) has "Let's face it, Division II sports do not make money," "I was born the same year that it was passed," said increased to near par with male coaches ($136,700) in Geiser said. "I don't think there is a single Division II sport Smith, who played basketball at UNK, "and I believe that Division II. With that Hendricks said female coaches in America that operates in the black. Your gate receipts I've received the opportunities that I bad to play in high should be held to the same standard as their male counterand your fundraising are going to equal your expendischool and in college, and even though my job right now parts - both are expected to win. And women should coach tures .... Up there at the (University of Colorado), they have isn't a direct result of Title IX, I believe that it definitely women when possible. so much money coming in from gate receipts and TV rights "If the female candidate is every bit as qualified as the influenced having more women in administrative ranks." and Nike contracts and bowl games. That's a totally differ· Lost in this cat- and dog-fight of money and participa- male candidate, I'm probably going to hire the female to be ent ball game at Division II, because the bulk of our oper· tion is the substantial growth in women athletics, which is the mentor for those women athletes," Schroeder said. "But ating budgets are funded through student fees." a direct result of Title IX's implementation. In 1972, I wouldn't sacrifice quality just to have a female coach. If a In February 1990, Metro athletics proposed a referen817,073 girls partic:ipated in high school sports. The follow- male candidate is heads and tails better than anybody else, dum to increase the athletic fee from $13 to $20. The extra ing year the number was up to 1.300,169. That amount has then I will go after him and hire him." ~-~

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RememberAIDS Walle Last Year?

Over 10,000 people participated.

The Colorado AIDS project raised $850,000.

Sunday, August 25, 2002 Please join the Auraria AIDS Walk Team (#1170 ) this year for the 10K (6.2 mile) walk, starting and ending in Denver's Cheeseman Park.

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Prizes awarded to Auraria's top fund-raisers.

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Co-sponsors: Health Center at Auraria; Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Student Services at Auraria; CCD Student Government; CCD Student Life; MSCD Golden Key International Honour Society; MSCD Student Government; MSCD Student Publications; MSCD Student Association of Social Workers; UC-D Student Life; UC-D Advocate .

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