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Poor economy hurts Denver colleges Metro deals with aging equipment, UCO faces cuts John R. Crane The Metropolitan

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Metro's biology and computer departments grapple with dwindling and aging equipment, reduced funds and less faculty as the University of Colorado at Denver also braces itself for more possible budget cuts.

Metro President Sheila Kaplan imposed a hiring freeze on full-time, tenure-track faculty and administration Sept. 18 following a S3.3 million rescission of Metro funds back to the state. The rescission followed a $151.9 million cut from the state budget. State economists recommended Sept. 20 that an additional $388 million be cut, as the result of a $952.3 million plunge in general fund revenues this fiscal year.

Colorado's $13 .8 billion budget nosedived after a lackluster tourist season due to fires, drought and fears offlying, in addition to less consumer spending overall since the terrorist attacks.

"No decision has been made regarding cuts," said Dan Hopkins, press secretary for Gov. Bill Owens. "We're waiting for input from the Joint Budget Committee and the legislature."

The JBC will meet at Owens' bidding after the election to formulate budget recommendations, Hopkins said. Budget proposals are then taken to the state legislature, which meets in January. The legislature decides how much money will be cut from the state budget.

Professors and administrators at Auraria said they anticipate more higher education cuts.

Joshua Buck-The Metropolitan

Metro biology lab student Annette Kozie, right, explains an aspect of osmosis to Luke Pokurny, also a Metro student, Oct. 8. Future budget shortfalls affect departments such as biology and computer science.

in microbiology for steam sterilization, is Also, the microscopes in Wurm 's expensive to maintain, Platt said. vertebrate embryology class are inferior, he When you have students working in said. microbiology, you have to have equipment to Approximately 650- 700 biology majors sterilize things, Platt said. are in the department, with an additional 1,500 "You never know when an expensive non-major students, Platt said. There are three piece of equipment will malfunction," Platt full-time temporary faculty, 10 full-time said. tenure-track faculty and 17 part-time faculty.

This semester, a fan in a refrigerator Three full-time tenure-track positions will stopped working, which cost only $80 to fix. remain filled by the three full-time temps for "Thank God it wasn't a compressor," the remainder of the year, Platt said. A fourth Platt said. The compressor in that refrigerator position remains unfilled due to a retirement. was located where soon-to-be-dissected cats The courses that were taught by that professor were kept. Compressors are much more will remain unavailable, Platt said. expensive to repair, Platt said.

Two new courses to be offered in Fall As far as lab equipment in general, Platt 2003 are vertebrate zoology and a laboratory Biology said it is inadequate. Some of the microscopes in cellular and molecular biology. The new lab James Platt, chair of the biology in the introductory biology labs are not as may have a $25 fee, Platt said, and one fulldepartment at Metro, said he spent $6,000 good as those in some high school labs, Platt time temp will teach both courses. from the department's capital equipment fund said.

Biology lab fees pay for computer to buy three new microscopes in the spring of Luckily, he brought $200,000 of software, specimens, glassware and animals to 2002. Priced at $2,000 each, quality equipment to Metro about three years ago be dissected. In other words, the fees pay for microscopes do not come cheap, especially from the University of Denver, where he used expendable items and the costs of running the with a shrinking capital equipment fund. to teach. lab for students, Platt said.

"We have had a modest capital equipment Another problem Platt said he has noticed Lab fees are usually about $10 to $15. The fund that is likely to disappear this year," Platt is too many students in some classrooms, $25 fee for the new lab will likely fail to cover f-- said. The dean of letters, arts and sciences coupled with a budget too low for expansion. the lab costs, possibly forcing some money distributes money among those departments, An anatomy and physiology lab designed for from the general budget, Platt said.

Platt said. That money is spent to buy new 24 students started this semester with over 30, "Our students are not wealthy," Platt said. "capital equipment," which is equipment that Platt said. Indeed, an evaluator from the "We're going to keep fees as low as possible." costs $200 or more.

College Program Review Board last year said A figure for the capital equipment fund there was not enough lab space or equipment r Computer Information was not available. to meet the department's needs, Platt said.

Money from the biology department's Systems John Wurm, a sophomore biology major operating budget, which is about $35,000, at Metro, said he has noticed overcrowding The main problem for Abel Moreno, chair cannot be used to buy such equipment. The and low-quality microscopes in labs. of the computer information systems operating budget is mostly used for Wurm said I 0 people sat on the floor in department at Metro, is that there are not maintenance. Platt said that leaves him in a the first few weeks of his zoology class last enough laptops for instructors, he said. ..,.- tight spot, especially when he is short of good semester, because of overcrowding.

Professors may have to borrow laptops microscopes.

"You had to get to class fifteen to twenty from each other, Moreno said.

"When you have thirty students in a lab. minutes early to get a seat," Wurm said.

"Some of the faculty need laptops with you need thirty new microscopes," Platt said.

He said seats slowly became more two-hundred and fifty-six megabytes," Other equipment, like an autoclave used available as students dropped the class.

Moreno said. "If I can't help them with that, we'll struggle."

Moreno said the department is being encouraged to upgrade old software, instead of buying new computers. If current economic trends continue, laptop software upgrades may have to be delayed, Moreno said. That could compromise the quality of some computer courses.

"They (the professors) are getting to the point where they need to upgrade their laptops as we speak," Moreno said. " Others will need it next semester."

However, Moreno said he remains optimistic.

"We are entrepreneurs," Moreno said. " We will find a way to come up with needed materials."

Laptop pooling has not become a habit for professors yet, Moreno said, and there are still enough computers for every student.

"I've had no complaints." Moreno said.

Budget figures for the CIS department were not available.

Its budget is distributed by the dean of the school of business, who splits the money among the business departments, like marketing and accounting, Moreno said.

Some of the CIS department's money was put to good use last semester, said Jeannine Goren, a junior computer science major at Metro.

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.International students find home at Metro Travis M . Combs and Ian Neligh

- The Metropoli!an International students have a few extra challenges, like the mandatory tuberculosistesting program for all foreign-born students,which was announced by Auraria - 路 Higher Education Center and the Health Center at Auraria Oct. 7. However, most international students fine their time at Metro rewarding.

The tuberculosis testing program is the result of an all-campus tuberculosis task force ,.;initiated two years ago after the Auraria Campus had three reported cases of tuberculosis. About 4,767 foreign-born students will be tested, free of charge Oct. 14 through Nov. 7.

"This new policy demonstrates Auraria's , commitment to ensure that students at the highest risk are evaluated, educated and treated free of charge," said Steve Monaco, director of the Health Center at Auraria. "This public health initiative benefits our entire campus community." .(- The international student programs at the Auraria campus seek to create a positive environment that enhances the learning experiences of international students attending Metro.

Through programs like the Institute for r International and Intercultural Education, the students and faculty have an opportunity to develop and participate in activities designed to create a greater understanding and a broad global perspective.

Every year over 450,000 international '- students from more than 200 countries from around the world come to pursue a higher education in the United States.

Five percent of the enrolled students at Metro are international students, which currently number between 220 and 230 ._ _students. Statistically, Metro has a larger international student population than larger universities such as the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Mary Anne Krohn, Metro's International Student Adviser, said there are many benefits ":"for foreign students to study in the United

States, particularly at Metro.

"Students come here because we have a top-rated educational system," said Krohn.

"Here students can get a good education and can get a good job when they're out of school."

International students also receive a more personal style of education at Metro.

"In their home country, there is no such thing as student services," said Krohn. "There is no tutoring center, writing center, health clinic or academic advising. Students are on their own."

Students from abroad can also experience relating to their professors on a more personal level.

"At Metro, international students have opportunities to meet professors as human beings," said Krohn. "Sometimes in other countries there can be an invisible barrier between students and their professors, and they're often stunned when they see their professor looking like a student at Metro."

International students are often under intense pressure to attend a university and it Hillary Wheat-The Metropolitan can be difficult to get into one, said Krohn .

This competition leads both parents and International student Diana Marques, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, sketches for her Intermediate students to consider options such as studying Drawing class. Marques is a Computer Imaging major at Metro after being recruited for volleyball from Western Nebraska Community College three years ago. abroad.

"The competition for students to get into a "The technology here is better,'' said at Metro than many other schools." university in their home country is fierce," said Melissa Alva, a senior from Peru.

Though international students rarely Krohn.

In some countries, prospective college experience overt discrimination, they do Some of the reasons international students students need to take a series of tests to gain sometimes feel frustration over the lack of study abroad is because of the lenient student awareness and sensitivity towards their acceptance to the local universities. curriculum and political atmosphere offered at "There are fewer schools in Peru, and you culture.

U. S. colleges.

"I don't think it's so much discrimination have to pass a test in order to get a university "Because of the political instability in education over there, and it is pretty expensive as it is insensitivity," said Krohn. "Americans Nepal, colleges are templates for political can have difficulty listening." compared with here," said Alva. activity," said Nepalese student, Rajani Thapa.

"Sometimes I feel out of place," said International students sometimes face "The American liberal arts college system is challenges in adjusting to student life in the Brazilian student Diana Marques. "At times really good because if you're not sure what to we're not taken seriously because we have an United States. study, you can spend some time to find that "Language. American language is fraught accent. Just because I talk with an accent does out." with idioms, colloquialisms and slang," said not mean that I think with one."

Many subjects offered to students are not Information regarding the Auraria Krohn. "How we string our words together can options at many overseas universities. tuberculosis testing program can be found on be very challenging."

"I can't study philosophy in Nepal," said Health Center's website at The culture shock of international students the Thapa. finding themselves in a new environment can www.mscd.edu/student/resources/health/.

International students feel that Metro International students must be tested, but also prove to be intimidating. offers a wide variety of resources and 路'These students can experience a lot of faculty, staff and non-foreign born students can equipment that may not yet be available in sensory bombardment," said Krohn. "I do be tested for free at any time. their own countries. think, though, there is less of a cultural barrier

Book raises questions about judicial system Jonathan Kuenne

/ The Metropolitan Colorado college students should be concerned about whether the U.S. judicial system is working, according to Mara Leveritt, investigative journalist and author of the book ;.. [levil 's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three. Leveritt, a Colorado native. spoke in Tivoli 320 Oct. 7.

Leveritt spoke in depth on the West Memphis Three, the name given three men who were arrested for the murders of three boys in ,._ West Memphis, Ark., in 1993.

On the evening of May 5, 1993, three 8year-old boys from West Memphis were reported missing. Their bound and beaten bodies were found in a drainage ditch the next afternoon. One of the children, Christopher Byers, had been stabbed and mutilated in the _r-genital area. One month later, three teenagers named Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin were arrested for the torture and murder of the three boys.

Eventually, Misskelley and Baldwin were sentenced to life

in prison and Echols was sentenced to the death penalty.

Were these teens really criminals or were they scapegoats for a terrified Arkansas town?

According to Leveritt, the West Memphis Three are in fact innocent and the true killer remains at large.

Leveritt bas been researching the case since she first heard of a suspicious interview the police conducted with suspect Misskelley.

Misskelley, who reportedly has an IQ of72, was questioned without a lawyer present. The police started and stopped the tape recorder during the interview, which allowed them to gather all the information necessary to convict him, Leveritt said.

Not only were Misskelley's rights violated, but Leveritt said that there is no evidence to suggest that he and his codefendants are guilty.

The West Memphis Police Department had not handled a case of such magnitude before and made mistakes, she said. No evidence was found that directly linked Echols, Misskelley and Baldwin to the murders.

But, said Leveritt, the police scrambled to

put a case together against these three men. The only physical evidence that prosecutors cited was some fibers that were "microscopically similar" to the suspects' clothing.

Mara Leveritt "The police were under immediate pressure," Leveritt said. 路'The police took very little info from the crime scene."

If the evidence was so weak, how were the teens convicted? Leveritt explained that it was a frightened Arkansas town looking for any suspect.

Leveritt went on to say that the last police officer she contacted hung up on her.

In addition to lack of evidence and manipulation of police interviews, another strange twist occurred in this story. Leveritt suggested that the real killer was John Mark Byers, stepfather of Christopher Byers, the most

beaten and mutilated victim. Her research found that Byers was a well-known drug dealer, and that he also hosted parties for the police department that arrested the West Memphis Three.

College students everywhere should be interested in this case, Leveritt said. The judicial practices that were carried out in West .\1emph1s were corrupt and unfair, she said. It appears. she said, that the all-important concept of American jurisprudence, that a person is innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, was ignored in Arkansas.

Are the West Memphis Three guilty or were they really scapegoats? That is for each person to decide.

The question everyone should be concerned about is whether our judicial system is working, Leveritt said. She challenged the audience to be active in its right to petition the government.

Leveritt's new book, Devils Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three hit bookstores Oct. 8. For more information on the West Memphis Three go to www.wm3.org.

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A Metro employee reported money stolen from the North Classroom on Oct. 7 at 913 a.m.

The $60 was stolen from a filing cabinet.

Police have no leads or suspects at this time.

TOTAL LOSS: $60.

The thief will soon be in great shape A locker in the PE building was reported broken into on Oct. 3 at 10 a.m.

The Metro student who reported the theft found her locker with the lock still on it in locked position, but the contents were missing.

Stolen - Curling Iron: $20, New Balance sweatband: $10, Cassette holder from Case Logic: $15, CD: $10, Aerobic workout cassettes: $200, shower basket: $12.

Police have no leads or suspects at this time.

TOTAL LOSS: $267.

Chris Longest The Metropolitan Accreditation is the biggest goal of the Metro Nursing Department.

Oct. 7 marked the beginning of a three-day visit by volunteers from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.

Dr. Lewis R. Amendola and Dr. Phyllis Currier have been sent by the NLNAC to conduct a peer review of the nursing program.

Their job is to review the information available on the nursing program and to make a decision concerning accreditation of the department.

After two years of restructuring the nursing department and curriculum, Dr. Roberta Hills, health professions department faculty member, has high expectations for the site visit.

"I'm expecting eight years of accreditation but hoping for IO," Hills said. She said the program did not receive accurate representation the last time the NLNAC visited the campus.

This year, the accreditation commission will see the expansion of the department, which

has created new conference rooms and an increased number of students. Four members of the nursing faculty are responsible for approximately 150 students.

Amendola and Currier will be introduced to several Metro faculty members on their first day. Tuesday will be reserved for visiting classrooms and meeting with students and local health care advisers. To conclude their visit, the accreditation team will give a review of its findings, which will be submitted to the NLNAC in Chicago.

The NLNAC will make its final decisions in February 2003 after reviewing recommendations from the accreditation team and the self-study created by the Metro nursing staff.

The NLNAC is the oldest accrediting body in the nation. It is a discipline-specific accrediting body and has granted the department accreditation since 1973.

"We accredit about 1600 programs across the country and site visits to about 200 schools per year," said Barbara Grumet, executive

director ofNLNAC. The process includes a self-study that is reviewed by the accreditation team and a twoto three-day visit to the site. All information is reported to the NLNAC, and accreditation decisions are made in February.

news brief Student newscast on cable television Met On-Air has produced a student newscast Met Report focusing on campusrelated news and sports. You can watch the newscast weekdays on Denver cable channel 54 at 8 a.m., noon and 4 p.m., or log on to http://themetonair.mscd.edu.

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Tunes and groove stolen A Metro student reported personal property stolen on Oct. 2 at 9:45 a.m. from the King Center.

He left the items unattended while he talked to a teacher and returned to find them stolen.

Stolen - CD carrying case: $30, Panasonic CD player: $90, D.J. Headset: $80, Oakley sunglasses: $70, 6 CDs: $330.

Police have no suspects or leads.

TOTAL LOSS: $330.

Six wheels stolen Three bicycles were reported stolen from the bike rack on the 1200 block of the Lawrence St. Mall.

One of the theft victims is a Metro student. The other two are CU-Denver students.

Stolen - Yeti mountain bike with Mavic wheels: $500, Cable lock: $25, GT Backwoods mountain bike: $700, Cable lock: $25, Novara mountain bike: $500, cable lock: $20.

Police have no suspects or leads at this time.

TOTAL LOSS: $1,765.

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Staff Columnist ls it me or is there never anything on the radio. Every so often I'm riding with someone who likes listening and I usually have to settle for some outdated song. I don't know who decides what gets heavy rotation but the need to be fired. There is no logical reason why anyone or I should have to listen to Ja Rule or Fabolous thirty times a day.

What makes this situation worse is that MTV seems to truly influence what the radio plays all day. It's no coincidence that Viacom owns every major video outlet in North America.

This gives them a great opportunity to tell you what is good and what isn't.

The way I see it MTV's play list looks a lot like KS 107 or any other station.

The way a video gets played definitely has outlook on their radio spins.

I also believe that radios have taken power away from DJs. When I was younger growing up in the south the DJ basically played what they wanted. At least it felt that way because they would just play whatever was good, and you rarely

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heard the same song every hour on the hour like you do now. If you take a way the DJ's ability to actually play what he feel like is a hit then you hurt music in the long run.

Another issue that is problematic for radio is the corporate influence in the business. With Clear Channel owning a majority of the stations they have a format of particular artists that they will play. It doesn't matter if you have a good song that needs to be heard, they won't play it. The major radio stations are all basically on the

The next thing they should do is settle on a limited format. Meaning that I don't want to hear the Backstreet Boys right after DMX . If they settled on a format then the demo graph would be more defined. You also would develop a better core of listeners. I personally hate what 92.5 does with mixing songs from the 90's with old school stuff. It alienates their original customers who listened to bear Al Green and other sounds of that era in the afternoon.

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Radio needs to put the power back into the DJs' hands. major labels payroll. So if you aren't a priority on your label then you won't be a priority on the radio stations.

People tell me that I should try to find different stations on the radio but in my opinion I shouldn't have to. I grow up with rap and r@b and there should be a station that play's them they way they should be played. There are some solutions to this. The biggest one would have to be putting the power back into the DJ's hand. Let them start doing the shows and the format's that they want to. Next they need to limit how many times they play certain songs through out the day.

There is enough music to let a song get limited spins throughout the day.

defined stations and less mix. That's something stations are missing nationwide. The best thing that could happen to radio is for Drs to play the best music. Don't play an artists just because of who they are. If you don't like them then don't play them during your time. The better songs are starting to be heard thru avenues other than radio. Internet radio stations focus on one thing and play that.

People are buying music that has proven to be worth the purchase, and then you can burn what you want off the internet anyway. So radio stations would do best by talking and listening to their consumers and finding out what they really prefer to listen to.

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4. Find someone to feed the saltwater-fish. (There's only one left . . . I call him "Hannibal.")

$60.00 5. Note to Strickland: "To · hell, you go, you million dollar lobbyisUlawyer.

$0.00 6. Note to Allard: "Why did you kill my dog, you stupid vet."

$500.00 7. Check current odds on the "Raiders." ?

8. Try, once again , contacting Gonzo journalist, H.S.T.

$0.00 9. E-mail bin Laden: Shave

& manicure, or turn yourself in before doing a "Hitler."

$0.00 10. Memo to Bush: Lose the power ties.

$0.00 11. Range sight, not bore sight.

$100.00 12. Pity the meek .. especially the idiots.

$0.00 13. Memo: Are we still on for Sak's, Kathy?

<$5000.00 14. Procure Wittgenstein's "Post-Tractatus-Logicos."

$10.00 15. Call Cabella's ..

"Where's my stuff?"

$500.00 16. Pick up dog poop in back yard .

$0.00 17. Puke

$0.00 18. Take out frozen al Qaeda jackass from freezer and slow roast until well done. a) make above into hamburger for dogs (give them , during feeding, some alkaloid for digestion.) b) Write thank you's to the myopic, neophytes wlio don't understand my Constitutional right of "Freedom of Speech." c) Remember, you're an idiot. "Sticks and stones may break your bones, but a 7 mm mag. can really hurt you."

Priceless P.S. Thank you MasterCard.

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Why is the college assigning identification numbers to all students, faculty and staff?

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A: Beginning, October 1, 2002, go to Metro State's website at www.mscd.edu click on "Get My Metro State Assigned l.D." or click on Registration/Records quick link, and then click on "Get My Metro State Assigned l.D."

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Q: Will we still use a personal identification number (PIN) in conjunction with the Metro State Assigned l.D.?

A: Yes, to ensure your identity and access security, we strongly suggest that all students, faculty and staff change their PIN to another six-digit number. DO NOT write down your PIN. Memorize it, and then change it every six months. You can change your PIN by logging onto www.mscd.edu login secure, then go to Personal Information Menu, then change your PIN.

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the college still need my social security number?

To protect your privacy, Metropolitan State College of Denver will be changing your current student l.D. number, usually your social security

A: Yes, the college still will collect and maintain social security numbers on the computer system for specific limited purposes. These areas include Admissions, Financial Aid, Health Center, reporting of wages for students, faculty and staff who work at the college and the reporting of H.0 .P.E. tax credits and Lifetime Learning tax credits. The social security number will no longer be used in any public way, for example: on your Metro State l.D.

number, to a random 9-digit number. You will be mailed your new number, along with a sticker to go over your current student l.D. card.

For more information

Q: What if "my dog eats my sticker?"

A: The Registrar's Office will maintain an archive of names and Metro State Assigned l.D.'s for students, faculty and staff, should you lose or inadvertently destroy your Metro State Assigned l.D. sticker. If you need a new Metro State Assigned l.D. sticker you can go to CN 105 and request a new sticker for your l.D. card.

Q:

contact the Registrar's Office,

Can I request a new l.D. card from AHEC with my Metro State Assigned l.D. if I'd rather do that?

CN 105, 303-556-3991 or visit www.mscd.edu under Registration/Records

A: Yes, it will cost you $10, and you will need to bring your "sticker-letter" with you to the Tivoli l.D. area located in Room 269. [NOTE to faculty and staff: The (old) blue Metro State l.D. cards have not been issued or valid since December 1998.]

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It began in 1978 as an ·•experiment" with a handful of staff mem bers and a few modest venues. This experiment screened over 60 films offered over 10 days. It received an enthusiastic response from both critics and the public alike, and the organizers felt it deserved a yearly engagement. Thus, a celebration of cinematic arts in Denver was born.

Now it has the grandeur of today's Hollywood film premiers mixed with major sponsorship, seasoned and ambitious people heading the operation, and a city wanting to go to the movies.

The 25th Denver International Film Festival commences Oct. JO and ends on Oct. 20 with much fanfare. The JO-day festival will screen at least 150 films while offering patrons of the festival the opportunity to meet and interact with filmmakers. Over 80 directors, actors and filmmakers are expected to participate in this year's festival.

The Denver Film Society produces the film fest ival. T heir mission is to offer high quality cinematic programs througho ut the year.

They are also involved in at least four other '·min i" film festivals throughout the year, leading up to the big one - the Denver International Film Festival.

Planning for this fest ival is a seemingly never-ending process. As soon as the festival froin the previous year ends, planning for the next year begins. An open call for entries is advertised in trade publications and over the Internet. In addition to over 800 submissions the film society 's staff sorts through, they also travel the globe in search of films that warrant screening in the mile-high city.

One staffer who gets to reap the welcomed benefits of soliciting films from around the world is Brit Withey. He is in his seventh year working for the film society as well as fo1 the film festival. He currently holds the post of Program Director and is mainly responsible for promoting the festival on his travels as well as helping to write and design the festival's program. He also, among other things, tends to daily operations.

"Our goal here is to give the best movies an opportunity to be screened," Withey said. "And of all the films that will screen at this year's festival, maybe a dozen will actually get released here," he continued.

The exciting aspect of this type of festival is its focus i pendent, rarely-seen films and videos that normally woul( the opportunity to be screened with an audience waiting t( The festival generates excitement for both the film enth the filmmaker and is something that is greatly anticipated It brings filmmakers and patrons from around the worl.? t( Denver has to offer. · Many of the films screened offer a glimpse into anott the world's landscape, cultures and struggles not ofter Denverites. It also may challenge you to re-think how y things or interpret them.

"I think (the festival) is an incredible experience for Withey said. "This 25th anniversary, the line up is a 8teai succession of great years. " He encouraged all filmgoers to check out a film O( two sure you check on ticket availabil ity, because film are all out and opening night is almost booked.

This annual celebration breathes new life into the in film industry by providing a unique opportunity for the pa artists and sponsors to promote the evolving art of fil~ma festival gives new artists a chance to debut their ideas and i technologies. The film festival is always a major highlight each year.

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CMefs USA (2002) Screening: Oct. 13, 3:30 and 6:30 p.m.

In person: Director Daniel Junge, producers Donna Dewey and Harry Ansbacher

Rabbit-Proof Fence Australia/Great Britain (2002) Screening: Oct. 12, 4 and 7 p.m.

In person: Director Phillip Noyce

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The art of independent filmmaking Paul Iiams

Arizona Daily Wildcat (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. - Millions of people pack into movie theaters across the nation every week to see their favorite stars act out a larger-than-life play right in front of their eyes.

Some people view going to the movies as a form of escapism, some as a regular weekend entertainment activity.

Others, however, watch films and think, "Hey, I can do better than that!"

Every year, film festivals around the globe celebrate the art of filmmaking in what could be considered its most pure form, the independent film.

What is an independent film? Typically, an independent film is one that is funded by the people creating the film, instead of by a movie studio. This lack of corporate backing allows the filmmaker the freedom to make the movie he or she wants to see, not what a studio dictates. With this freedom, filmmakers can try to sell their work by publicly showing it, especially at film festivals.

Some festivals have strict entry guidelines. The Sundance Film Festival, organized by the Sundance Institute, accepts only 15 to 20 independent projects a year and has specific times in which submissions can take place.

Other festivals, such as the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival in Rehoboth Beach, Dela., only require a $20 entry fee and

a preview screening of the film.

The difference between the two types can be seen in past premieres.

The Sundance Film Festival reads like a who's who of independent films. Powerful social commentary films like Requiem for a Dream, the Oscar-winning Boys Don't Cry and Smoke Signals, based on University of Arizona alumnus Sherman Alexie's book and screenplay, are just three movies the Sundance Institute has supported through its various programs.

From actors to set designers, distributors to editors, an assortment of jobs in the film industry can be obtained. So why would someone actually want to make a movie? For some, the obsession with filmmaking starts early in life.

"When I was 9 years old, my folks took me to see Jaws," said Clarke M. Smith, a 1992 media arts graduate. "lt 路 got me fascinated with how films are made, and as soon as I saw behind-the-scenes pictures of Jaws, I had to make my own."

Smith's bizarre film The Ethereal Plane was entered into The Reel Frontier Film & Video Competition in the feature-length film category of the annual Arizona Jnternational Film Festival this past year.

The goal for any independent filmmaker is success, but how success is defined varies greatly from artist to artist. Many make movies part-time with the dream of making it their full-time job.

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A classroom on the second floor of the Science Building was remodeled last semester to enable students and professors to plug in their laptops, Goren said. She said she has not noticed a computer shortage.

Student enrollment in the department has been consistent with the nationwide dotcom bust, Moreno said.

The number of CIS majors peaked in the fall of 2001 with 1,060 students. That number has slipped to between 920- 950, Moreno said.

Regarding faculty, CIS has no job vacancies, Moreno said.

There are five full-time tenured faculty members, with 12 temporary full-time and approximately 20-25 part-time faculty members. It takes five years for a tenure-track professor to receive tenure, Moreno said.

As Moreno keeps an eye out for cuts in his department's budget, he said he still hopes for the best.

"We're just bracing ourselves," Moreno said. "We hope that the legislature and the governor's office will concur with us that higher education is an important part of the budget."

As of Sept. 1, Metro has 309 full-time tenure and tenure-track faculty, 136 temporary full-time faculty and 553 part-time faculty members. There are 218 administrators and 280 classified workers such as janitors, said Linda Daubers, Metro's director of human resources.

University of Colorado at

Denver CU-Denver's Chancellor, Georgia Lesh-

Laurie, authorized a hiring hold on faculty, staff and administration Oct. 7, said Dana Gibson, the school's vice chancellor of administration and finance.

A purchasing hold on capital equipment such as computers and furniture was authorized

by Lesh-Laurie, as well, Gibson said. The holds on purchasing and hiring are trial holds to see how much money will be saved, Gibson said.

The purchasing holds will remain in place until the amount rescinded from CU-Denver's budget is determined, Gibson said. She said that the state legislature will make that determination when it meets in January.

There are currently 50 job vacancies m faculty, administration and finance.

"The hold will apply, unless we determine a definite need," Gibson said. The hold will keep present vacancies open. However, if a valuable position in financial aid suddenly becomes vacant, for example, the school will seek a replacement, Gibson said.

CU-Denver's general fund is made up of state appropriated funds and tuition. State funds are based on growth and annually adjusted enrollment, Gibson said. CU-Denver currently has a full-time equivalency of 8,400 students, up from 7,893 students from 2001- 2002. A student headcount was not available.

CU-Denver's 2002-2003 budget is $82.4 million, with $35.5 million coming from the state and $46.9 million from tuition. Gibson said she expects 12 to 13 percent, or $4.2 to $4.6 million, to be cut from the state fund.

Gibson said academic departments will submit budget proposals when she meets with them Oct. 15.

"My ultimate goal, or perhaps dream job, would be to be paid for what I do and to keep making movies, and actually have a budget, pay the actors, et cetera," Smith said.

The first step in making a quality film is education. The University of Arizona, for example, offers a media arts program that emphasizes three areas: media productions, media cultures and media industries. The school has a small bachelor of fine arts program that focuses on the production aspect.

"The BFA students shoot short films and videos, ranging from 30 seconds to 15 minutes," said Yuri Makino, associate professor of media arts.

The media arts program provides instruction in a variety of film-related fields .

Knowledge of screenwriting, lighting, film distribution, editing and advanced film production will put an aspiring filmmaker on the path toward success.

But even armed with the information obtained from these classes, the filmmaking industry is an incredibly tough business on many levels.

"Filmmaking is an amazingly draining process," Smith said. "As a career, go for it only if you have the personality for it.

Hollywood demands aggressive personality traits."

Two essential ingredients to a successful film project are ample time and lots of money.

The time available for actual filming is critical - time constraints almost derailed

The Ethereal Plane.

"We were only able to shoot on the weekends and had to shut down for winter," Smith said. "From day one of shooting to the end of editing was 16 months."

But it is the expense of making a film that can factor heavily into a person's decision to enter the field as an independent filmmaker.

The short student projects created in the BFA program, Makino said, cost "between $100 and $8,000." Feature-length films cost much more to make.

"I was fortunate in that the entire cast and crew worked on a volunteer basis,'' Smith said. "But l bought a new camera and editing equipment, plus lunches and tape stock, came to about $7,000."

Above all, most filmmakers agree, making an independent film should be about having fun. It's about taking the time to make a product that you can proudly attach your name to. Any success that follows is just icing on the cake.

"It's a wonderful feeling to see your work up on the screen, and have people enjoy it," Smith said. "lt's a great way to express yourself. Get out there and do it and . see it through."

For more information about the Arizona International Film Festival, including screening times and ticket prices, visit www.azfilmfest.com.

Stipend benefits both students and patients Tobey Stein The Metropolitan Therapeutic recreation in all its many forms has profound physical, emotional, mental and spiritual benefits for participants.

The Sigma Sigma Sigma stipend for therapeutic recreation at Metro supports college students who will become the next wave of therapeutic recreation specialists.

The $100 per student stipend may be used for things such as recreational materials and supplies, participant incentives and prizes, and transportation.

The stipend is the only one of its kind in the nation insofar as it directly benefits both student therapists and patients at the same time.

Six-year-old Kevin could not sit up without assistance and had never spoken to anyone in his entire life. After six sessions of hippo, or horse, therapy, he was sitting on a horse independently with only a walker alongside.

To date, he still has not spoken to another human being, but he talks now to a horse named Dancer. Because a horse's movement closely approximates the human gait, hippotherapy achieves very pronounced results.

Twelve-year-old Anna was a cancer patient. She was scared and angry. She wanted to flirt with boys and hang out at the mall, and she most certainly did not want to die. Art therapy, adaptive dance therapy and play therapy help patients like Anna express and deal with emotional and cogmt1ve issues surrounding their illnesses, as well as providing some muchneeded fun.

Because Tri-Sigma provides funding for field service projects planned and conducted by students, youngsters like Kevin and Anna benefit as well.

The Denver Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma is holding a charity billiards tournament to benefit the stipend at the Wynkoop Brewery Oct. 16 at 6:30 p.m.

A $5 donation will allow participants to play for prizes. The Wynkoop is located at 1634 18th St. More information about Sigma Sigma Sigma can be found by VISltmg the website at www.geocities.com/denversigma/.

For more information on the stipend, contact Tobey Stein at Tobey.Stein@cudenver.edu, or call (303) 556-4458.

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Runners reckless in 3 wins Metro all smiles after sweeping RMAC matches Eric Eames

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"Do you know what reckless abandon is?"

Metro volleyball coach Debbie Hendricks seemed thisclose to giving her team a verbal spanking during a timeout in the first game against New Mexico Highlands. Instead she asked the question. The Cowgirls came in having won one match out of 14 and had yet to capture a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference victory. The No. 13 Roadrunners have not lost a RMAC match. Nonetheless, the team in purple (Highlands) occasionally outplayed the team in white (Metro), making Hendricks feel a little blue.

"Do you guys know what reckless abandon is?"

"Not holding back," came the response.

"Yeah," the third year head coach said. "You guys are holding back. Let's go out there and leave it all out there."

There are two kinds of offenses in volleyball. One sits back and takes what the defense gives them. The other takes what it wants. With a carefree zeal and the restraints cast aside, Metro cleared the bank in matches played Oct 4-6, by capturing three wins in straight-set victories .over Highlands (30-26, 30-14, 30-23), Southern Colorado (30-21, 30-20, 30-22) and University of Colorado-Colorado Springs (3022, 30-16, 30-23). The three squads are a combined 6-21 in teh RMAC. The Roadrunners have won nine in a row since conference play started and improved to 14-4 overall. After going 18-1 in the conference a year ago, Metro (9-0 RMAC) again has a shot of going undefeated. But it's not what they are shooting for at this point.

"We really didn't say we wanted to go undefeated this year (in conference)," senior Bonnie DeLaughter said. "We said we wanted to repeat as RMAC champions and to do that we knew we had to take care of business. We are just going to take it one game at a time, and if we go undefeated that's great It's always a goal in somebody's mind to, but we didn't sit down and say this is what we are going to do."

Going undefeated is a distinct possibility given the upcoming four-game road swing and with the final two regular season games away against Nebraska-Kearney, who hasn't lost at home in 13 matches, and Fort Hays State, the only team in the conference to thump Metro in 200 I . Thus, the Roadrunners have to win on the road, if they are going to win anything at all.

"I know we are a little more broken down than we are used to being on a normal weekend," Hendricks said when asked if the team seemed fatigued after three matches in three days. "But it doesn't matter. It is time for us to prepare to go on the road. We got to make sure we are mentally and physically ready to take care of teams in their own envirorunent. It is more challenging that way.

"It's easier if you are heading on the road with confidence, particularly if you take care of business in the classroom and have everything lined up before you go," Hendricks added. " It can be kind of an enjoyable and relaxing, but you are always dealing with a different set of variables. You are sleeping in a different bed, you are playing in a different facility and you got hostile crowds to taunt you through out the match. So it can be kind of nice to go on the

Record: 14-4 (9-0 RMAC)

Ranking: No. 13 ON TAP Oct. 11 at Western State College 7 p.m.

Oct. 12 at Mesa State College 7 p.m.

Oct. 17 at Adams State College 7 p.m.

WEEKLY RESULTS Oct. 4 Metro def. New Mexico

Highlands 30-26, 30-14, 30-23

Oct. 5 Metro def. Southern Colorado

30-21, 30-20, 30-22

Oct. 6 Danny Holland -The Metropolitan Meto's Amy Kiel (17), Devon Herron (11 ), Bonnie Delaughter and Andrea Highstreet (1) celebrate after a point during its game against New Mexico Highlands. The Roadrunners held the Cowgirls to a 路.034 hitting percentage, an all-time season low. road for a little bit, on the other hand it requires a lot of preparation before you go and a little more mental toughness while you are there."

Metro inched by Highlands in the first game despite shoddy play: mistakes, bad ball control and misconununication. But afterward such byplay became the exception, not the rule, for the rest of the weekend.

"It wasn't acceptable," Metro setter Devon Herron said. "Winning is not always acceptable.

We didn't play how we needed to play. We really needed to stop worrying about things and just play, have fun and be aggressive."

"We were just out there matching point for point, point for point with them," senior Nicki Fusco said. "What we want to do is dominate and we want to score and have that reckless abandonment attitude. Just go all out, go crazy, go nuts."

Metro dominated all right and Fusco, the second best hitter in the conference, went nuts.

The outside hitter led the Roadrunners against Highlands with 11 kills and a season-high .588 hitting percentage. She followed that performance with 16 kills and 20 digs against Southern Colorado and 13 kills in the win over CUSprings. Overall, Fusco averaged 4.44 kills per game in the three matches with a .363 hitting percentage.

Metro's transfer middle blockers, Shawna

Gilbert and Beth Vercic, continue to improve each game with both becoming go-to types in the clutch. The duo averaged 2.78 kills per game over the weekend. Gilbert hit .488 to go with seven blocks, including a season-high 4.5 against the Cowgirls. Vercic hit .575 and seemed to tum the corner in the Highlands match. After trying to outsmart defenders with tips and well-placed balls, which wasn't working, Vercic ripped a spike right down line against the Cowgirls to give Metro a 29-26 lead in the first game.

Hendricks cheered her from the sideline, "Just like that Beth! Just like that! Every time!"

"We are asking Beth to be more aggressive,'' Hendricks said of the nearly 6-foot-2 junior. "For us to be the best team that we can be she's got to be aggressive every night, every point and every game."

Vercic could hardly be stopped in the rest of the matches. After the first game against CUSprings, Vercic already had nine kills and was flirting with Metro's all-time single match hitting percentage record of .875 set by Crissy Canada in 1983. Vercic hit .900 in the first game. She finished with 13 kills and a .667 percentage.

The player always in the middle of things, Herron, was in top form. The top setter in the RMAC with a 13.07 assist per game average

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Springs 30-22, 30-16, 30-23 and 12th best in the nation, Herron averaged 13.56 assists in the three wins and was reading the block with the same ease as reading the fun- _ nies.

"She has gotten a lot better at seeing the block and getting us in one-on-one situations, so (the hitters) can terminate," DeLaughter said.

While Metro's offense punished, defense is where you start rating the team's chances of repeating as RMAC champs. If such a rating were available, Metro would be well on its way.

Behind Kearney (.138) and Mesa State (. 138), the Roadrunners (.175) have held opponents to the third lowest hitting percentage in the conference. Metro held Highlands, Southern Colorado and CU-Springs to a .087 hitting percentage 路 ' overall and allowed Highlands to hit only .034 in the whole match, a season-low. The Roadrunners also averaged 3.89 blocks in the weekend set.

"There is no question that our defense has steadily improved and we feel like the key to our success is going to be on the defensive side of the ball," Hendricks said, "even though peo- pie look at us and find us difficult to stop, because we have so many people that can do the job offensively. We start two-a-days focusing on defensive ball control and it is still our No. 1 priority."

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Metro loses first game in a month Donald Smith

The Metropolitan The Metro women's soccer team went into the weekend with a six-game winning streak and a five-game unbeaten streak on the road. But the road would change all of the Roadrunners winning ways as Metro won one and dropped one.

After a stunning 1-0 defeat over No. 9 Central Oklahoma Oct. 4, the once-ranked No. 15 Roadrunners lost to unranked Midwestern State 2-1 Oct. 6. The defeat carried over to this week's national rankings as Metro (9-2 overall) dipped three spots to No. 18. Tuey did jump into a tie for second spot in the Midwest Region with Central Oklahoma.

The Roadrunners came in with three weapons all at the top of their games. First, Amy Leichliter leads the team with 21 points (10 goals, I assist) and is posting offensive freshman-of-the-year type numbers in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. It only gets more impressive on the other end for Metro, with teammate and classmate Mandy Allen's ability to stop the opposition's momentum on defense. Allen, a goalkeeper, has given up only three goals in the last five games, giving her a 0.88 goals-against average for the season. Finally, seasoned veteran Louise Kjellquist has been a vital part on defense as well as aiding to her own cause with a team-high five assists.

The weekend started off on a high note, when the Roadrunners went through Wichita Falls, Texas, and took another victory away from a top 10 team, Central Oklahoma (10-1), in spite of the Bronchos 14-9 advantage on shots. It was the third of four top 10 teams Metro has displaced this season. Other wins came over then No. I 0 Northern Colorado and No. 9 Regis. Only No. 7 Incarnate Word escaped Metro's grasp.

Senior midfielder Jennelle Brandt scored in the 43rd minute of the game to give Metro a 1-0 lead going into the half. In the second half, Allen was tested, but she shut the door, saving all eight shots she faced to preserve the win. It was Allen's fourth shut out this season.

Tue Roadrunners might continue to dominate teams ranked above them, but it was an unsus-

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Women's Soccer Record: 9-2 (5-0 RMAC) Ranking: No. 18 ON TAP Oct. 11 at N.M. Highlands 4 p.m.

Oct. 13 at Adams State 1 p.m.

WEEKLY RESULTS Oct. 4 Metro def No. 9 Central Oklahoma 1-0

Oct. 6 Melissa Miller, shown here in a home game Oct. 1 against Northern Colorado, scored Metro's lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Midwestern State Oct. 6 peeling, unranked team that would spoil their winning streak. Metro fell victim to the same poison that they have been giving out in large doses all season as Midwestern State (5-4-1) upset the Roadrunners 2-1. There were signs of an upset early, as the Indian's scored the first two goals before sophomore midfielder Melissa Miller would score for the Roadrunners in the second half. The Roadrunners outshot the Indians 13-4 in the second stanza trying to find the equalizer, but the streaks and the game came to an end.

It was the Roadrunners first loss since Sep 6.

When asked about the difference between the two games, head coach Danny Sanchez replied: "Friday we came out and played well against a

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schedule, and those are the ones that really matter," Sanchez said.

It will be a test, because those final nine games (five of which are home games) \vill deter:-' mine who will host the RMAC tournament. Tue attitude coming from the Roadrunners coach, is to treat this weekend's road games like a business trip. But taking care of business now is going to determine if they can hold off Regis (5-1 RMAC), a team they'll be facing on the road too Oct. 25, and Southern Colorado (3-3 RMAC) who the Roadrunners face Oct. 27. Metro's first immediate challenge comes on Friday, Oct. 11 , at New Mexico Highlands (2-3-1 RMAC).

Tennis partners head to nationalsEric Eames

Metro defender Jeff Manson gets a shove in the back from a Saint Mary's University player during a 2-0 home win Oct. 6. The Rattlers were previously unbeaten and ranked No. 5 in the Midwest Region. Metro also dispatched the No. 4 team in the region, West Texas A&M with a 2-1 road win Oct. 4. With two straight wins, the team improved its overall record to 4-5-1.

really good team (Central Oklahoma).... We played tight defensively, Jenelle scored a really great goal and we were able to hang onto the victory. Against Midwestern State, also a very good team, we gave up a goal in the first half. ln the second half we played very well but being down two goals to a good team is difficult to come back from, especially on the road and on the second game of the road trip."

Even though the loss hurt Metro's chances of being a top I 0 team, it still doesn't kill its chances of winning the RMAC. Both games were nonconference. Metro still remains undefeated with a 5-0 RMAC record.

"There are nine conference games left on the

Metro lost to Midwestern State 2-1

When Metro women's tennis players Jasmon Crabb and Hande Gorur get to Corpus Christi, Texas, for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Small College Championships Oct. 17-20, they'll feel like Arthur Ashe when he first walked into Wimbledon. You just know that this place is going to be here 100 years from now and something else tells you it might be your only chance.

Crabb and Gorur want to make the most of it.

"I really like to win in the first round, just so we can get some recognition and maybe teams will look at us and see that we really can play," said Crabb, who was named 2002 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Freshrnan-of-theYear. "I want to make an impression and make people notice us a little bit more, especially Metro, because in the past we haven't been very strong with women's tennis and no one has really taken much notice, yet."

Crabb qualified for the Small College Championships by winning the lTA North Central Regional singles title against a familiar face. She beat Gorur, the No. 7 seed in the tournament, in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2. Moments earlier, the doubles partners upset the top-seeded doubles team in the region of Jeanette Musser and Katie Fitzgerald from Colorado Christian University. Crabb and Gorur took the championship match easily 8-2.

It's the first time in school history that the

Roadrunners will send a singles player to the national tournament in Texas and the first time a women's doubles team wiU compete.

"This is uncharted ground for us at Metro," head tennis coach Eduardo Provencio said.

Now, Crabb and Gorur have a shot at going to the Superbowl, where the Division TI, Division III, junior college and NAIA champions play for chance to go against the Division I champions.

"It's a real big honor," Provencio said. "For all these kids, who have any ideas or aspirations to play in Division [, it's a pretty big deal."

Metro sophomore Rebecca Meares also competed in the regional tournament hosted by Northwest Missouri State University Oct. 4-6. She was seeded 5th in the singles draw, but lost in a quarterfinal match to Northwest Missouri's Rosa Tapia, the No. 2 seed, 1-6, 6-3, 4-6. Gorur beat Tapia to reach the final.

"Everything that we do in -the fall is geared toward this tournament," Provencio said.

Crabb and Gorur knew the route. After hugging each other for winning the doubles title, a battle line was drawn between them for the singles championship match. The rest of their teammates sat on the sidelines and were told by Provencio not to chose sides. And instead of coaching, Provencio let them by themselves.

Gorur wasn't suppose to.last this long. But the sophomore cruised through the brackets, not only beating the No.2 seed, but also the No. 3 seed.

"When we brought Hande into the program, she had probably the most talent, not only on the

team, but maybe in the region," Provencio said.

"The girl is unbelievable when it comes to talent, but she still was pretty raw . .. She is as talented as Jasmon and Rebecca, but Jasmon and Rebecca have a little bit more court savvy. What Hande lacks is confidence. When she walks on the court, she doesn't feel like she belongs there ... I think she is finally realizing just how good she can be. This past weekend I think she had a real hurdle that she overcame and I think it is going to steam roll for her."

"Last year I was playing all right, not great," Gorur said. "This semester is my best semester so far, and I really feel good and I'm playing well."

Crabb was trying to take the match seriously and even she could see that her practice partner had patched up the holes in her game from a year ago. When asked how she beat her teammate, Crabb replied : "That's a good question ....

Everything that I know she didn't do well last year, she was doing well, so I just started playing my own game and I was just trying to dictate the points."

Provencio believes the duo can go far in the national tournament, but in order for that to happen, they must take the initiative, play their game and bring a decisive self-confidence.

"If Hande continues to play the way she showed this weekend, they can be tough to beat in_ doubles," Provencio said. "Jasmon has always been so solid and she has a ton of experience. This is the year we can really prove that we've got pretty good tennis in Denver."

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