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Metro freshmen Vince Mowry, center, and Phylicia Orland get a greeting from Rowdy, the Metro mascot, at Braun's after attending the homecoming basketball games Feb. 13. The post-game party was presented by the Student Government Assembly as a part of the weeklong homecoming activities.

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Higher Ed. proposes stipend program by Layle O.McFatridge The Metropolitan The Colorado Commission on Higher Education is proposing a change in higher education funding by creating the College Opportunity Fund, a stipend program that would create a savings account for each student and would allocate funds to schools based on the status of students. The stipend would be about $133 per credit hour for undergraduates and it would also be available to graduate programs, community colleges and vocational schools. The CCHE is the funding organization for all of Colorado's public institutions of higher education, and it currently allocates funds directly to the institutions through the governing boards of each school. "The funding mechanism they' re talking about would be a benefit to Metro," said Michael Barnett, vice president of administration and finance. " We are the lowest funded four-year higher education institution in the state. Because we serve a lower income student and we are a good value for the dollar, we think it would give us some competitive edges too." The idea for this system was formulated by input from the Blue Ribbon Panel on Higher Education in the 21st Century, and focus groups conducted by the CCHE with low to mid income high school students and families. The students suggested that the state mail a letter to high school freshman and sophomore students informing them that if they stayed in school

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and kept their grades up, the state would set up a savings account for their college education. Students would still be responsible for tuition and fees, Barnett said, "but because each student would bring (the savings account) with them, we would be funded for each student, where right now we don't receive funding for every student. This just changes the way that it (the funds) comes to

that comes along with them. The hope is that this competition will increase the services provided by institutions of higher education and increase the quality of education offered. One concern is the lower income students served by higher education institutions. Those students are the primary recipients of need-based funding such as financial aid, which is separate from the C9llege Opportunity Fund. The CCHE recognized the need to motivate low-income high school students, and used their input to make many of the decisions regarding higher education funding changes. "The funding mechanism now works for higher education, but doesn't seem to be working for

'The funding mechanism they' re talking about would be a benefit to Metro.' - Michael Barnett, Metro vice president of administration and finance the college." The state funding is the same funding currently received by schools; the stipend would simply change the way the schools receive those funds. The CCHE believes that by utilizing the purchasing power of students as consumers of education, colleges and universities will have greater competition in recruiting students and the money

the lower income students. We go out and we market higher education to the students regardless of income. That doesn't seem to be attracting the student that we really want to attract. This is the big issue with the Blue Ribbon panel. So, if this change will help attract more of those (low income) students into higher education, then it's a

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SGA tries to remove adviser Duefias by Noelle Leavitt The Metropolitan At Metro's recent Student Government Assembly meeting, the SGA made a motion to remove their Administrative Adviser, Joanna Duenas for expressing her concerns in last week's issue of The Metropolitan, about a $3,000 retreat the SGA plans to take to Glenwood Springs on Feb. 21-23. "I feel this Glenwood Springs proposal is an expensive proposal because previous SGAs, even when they have retreated out of town, have spent no more than $1 ,000-1,200," Duenas said. At the retreat, the SGA plans to have teambuilding workshops as well as budget planning sessions. The SGA said they were upset by some of the comments Duenas made regarding their retreat. An outline stating the reasons the SGA wanted to remove Dueiias said that she is a hindrance to the SGA in budgetary matters, inter-personal matters and advice. The outline also said that Duenas continues to talk against the SGA and that she is the biggest waste of student fees. Duenas gave the SGA a document explaining why she feels the retreat is a bad idea. "I have gone on record in the past (last fall) about what I think about expensive retreats and encouraged SGA to consider utilizing on-campus resources not only to save money but also to build more collaboration on campus," Duenas said. The SGA said Dueiias should be a resource person who guides them, helps them and works with them as a part of their team, and they felt that she had not demonstrated any of those things, therefore they wanted to vote her out of her position. Karen Raforth, associate vice president/ dean for Student Life, told the SGA in the meeting that

file photo by Joshua Lawton - 7he Metropolitan Student Government Assembly Vice President for Student Fees lnayet Hadi (left) and Vice President for Student Organizations Yosief Abraha attend to business at an SGA meeting earlier tflis semester. the only person who could remove Duenas from her advisory position is Yolanda Ortega-Ericksen, vice president for Student Services. Disregarding what Raforth said, the SGA made the motion to vote Duenas out of office. Vice President of Student Organizations for the SGA, Yosief Abraha said the reason he wanted to remove Dueiias was because instead of her coming directly to the SGA concerning the retreat, the SGA had to read her concerns in The Metropolitan. He said it would have been better if she talked to the SGA first. Abraha said that when the SGA proposed the

retreat two weeks ago, Duenas was at the meeting and did not speak out against the retreat. Arbaha said she made the SGA look Like they did not care what they do with student fees. " Nobody talks about all the stuff we've done for students, the money we gave out," Arbaha said. 'That's why we never took a retreat until this point, because we were doing a lot of other stuff." LaShanta Smith, vice president for . Student Services for the SGA, shared Abraha's concerns and said Duenas did not confront the problem in

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Setninar to look at AIDS and tninorities by Sarah DeVeux The Metropolitan A seminar on HIVI AIDS is on the agenda for the Health Center at Auraria and is planned for Feb. 20 at St Cajetan's Church on campus. The seminar, The Color of HIV/AIDS in the New Millennium, will be split into two sessions: "Impact of HIV/AIDS on Minority Populations." and, Psychiatric Conditions which Contribute to Risk Behaviors." A study published by the Center for Disease Control said, "HIV-related illness and death now have the greatest impact on young people. AIDS is a leading cause of death among Americans between the ages of 25-44. In the same age group, AIDS now accounts for one路in every three deaths among African-American men and one in five deaths of African American women." Between 1990 and 1995, AIDS occurence among people 13-25 rose nearly 20 percent. While AIDS among both young gay and bisexual men and young self-injected drug users was relatively constant during this time period, AIDS among young heterosexual men and women rose more than 130 percent. The first speaker at the seminar will be George Roberts, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, followed by Andrew S. Angelino, from the Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Md. where Angelino is the Assistant Director of AIDS and Psychiatry Services. Metro student, Jamie Rodriguez, 20, said she would not attend. " It's a big subject, but not down my road. I am concerned about it but not to the point where I am going to sit down and listen to someone talk about it and give speeches on it," Rodriguez said. Metro student Gary Damrell, 21, had not heard about the seminar either, but said it would be something he would go to. "I think it serves a good purpose. Anything that is important interests me." Damrell said. The first session of the seminar runs from 11 :30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and the second session starts at 12:30 p.m. and goes to 1:30 p.m. From 11 :00 am. to 11 :30 a.m., the Health Center will offer free HIV Testing Information. It is required to RSVP to attend this information meeting. The Health Center at Auraria can be contacted at (303) 556-3879 or can be located on the first floor of the Plaza building. The seminar, The Color of HIV/AIDS in the New Millennium, is split UP. into two sessions. The first session is entitled, "Impact of HN!AIDS on Minority Populations." The second session is, "Psychiatric Conditions which Contribute to Risk Behaviors." A study published by the Center for

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Police Briefs Student assaulted on campus Sandra Kallich reported an assault at 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 16. The report said Kallich stated an unknown female in the lower level women's restroom in the Tivoli struck her. The suspect fled and was unable to be found. The suspect was a Caucasian female, 5'5" with brown hair. She was wearing a green and white button down shirt with a brown knee-length skirt. There are no leads at this time.

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Springs police tear gas demonstrators by Joel Tagert The Metropolitan Colorado Springs police used tear gas and pepper spray Feb. 15, at a peace demonstration, which was sponsored by the Pikes Peak Justice & Peace Commission. The rally began Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Palmer Park on the comer of Academy and Maizeland. Three to four thousand people gathered in the park to protest against the possible war on Iraq, as speakers, musicians and a theater troupe performed on a rented stage. "I came because I'm definitely against military action in Iraq," said CU Denver student, Jason Polk. "I also came to participate in democracy and show the government of the U.S. that I disagree with the war." At 12:30 p.m. a substantial anarchist contingent broke away from the crowd and marched to the Academy and back to the park, waving black flags and chanting, "Join us!" Shortly after, the crowd began marching down Academy Boulevard as previously planned by event organizers. The march was complicated by the apparent reluctance of Colorado Springs authorities to issue a permit to the protesters. Demonstrators were repeatedly told to stay on the sidewalk as police attempted to direct traffic through the crowd. The anarchists resisted these demands, moving into intersections in defiance of police orders. Many marchers did not seem worried by the conflict. A small marching band p layed trombone, saxophone, trumpets and drums as many nearby chanted, "Violence-is useless but love never fails." After an hour of marching and low-level conflicts between protesters and police, riot police donned shields and gas masks. A police loudspeaker repeatedly announced, "Disperse or you will be arrested." After ten to fifteen minutes, the crowd slowly moved back toward the park, with riot police following close behind. Most of the crowd gathered near an intersection when police fired tear gas into the street. A general rush ensued, with most running into a nearby field. Police followed, still attempting to disperse the crowd. One man was sprayed with pepper spray and was seen being carried away from the scene by friends, his hands shaking and tears streaming from his eyes and nose. One woman, angered by the police action, screamed, "What about the children?"

A University of Colorado at Denver staff member reported a theft at 4:47 p.m. on Feb. 14 in parking lot 8. The theft occurred between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. when the staff member was at work. When she returned to her car she found her driver side window broken and a hole in her dash. Stolen: X.M Satellite radio, $250 and a CD that was inside the radio, $20. There are no leads or suspects at this time. TOTAL LOSS: $270

Why insurance is important A 2003 Gold Chevy Cavalier was damaged by a hit and run in the parking garage at 10:5 1 a.m. on Feb.13. The Cavalier, which was a rental, was hit by a car backing out of an opposite parking space. The Cavalier's rear deck received moderate damage. There are no suspects or leads at this time.

Multiple arrests on campus Paul A. Giron, no campus affiliation, was arrested for DUI at 9th St. and Walnut on Feb. 13. An Metro student was arrested for outstanding warrants at 9: 17 a.m. in Lot C on Feb. 13.

William B. Left Hardbull, no campus afililiation, was arrested for outstanding warrants at 6:56 p.m. at the South Classroom on Feb. 12.

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"I fe lt the police completely overreacted," said Metro student, Jeremy Bernier. "They waited until the action was completed and then decided to tear gas us as we were dispersing. People were pepper sprayed as they were walking to their cars." When asked how he felt about the anar-

chists' actions, Bernier said, " I felt in comparison with what they've done in the past (that) they weren't confrontational with police. They succeeded in shutting down three miles of streets to show their opposition to war."

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Campus concerned about Auraria smoke ban in public buildings by Joshua Brost The Metropolitan

Sixty-eight percent of Metro students choose not to smoke, according to a survey sponso red by the Campus Tobacco Project. Approximately 625 Metro students were surveyed in the fall of2002 as part of the CTP's Social Norms Campaign. Doug Smith, who heads up the CTP at Metro, said that the number of Metro students who smoke is slightly higher than the statewide average. Metro State is one of 15 colleges that set up anti-smoking projects that are funded_ by a grant from settlements with major tobacco companies. The goal of the CTP is to raise awareness of the risks associated with tobacco use and to help students who wish to quit smoking. "Smoking is a mass of addiction," said Rebekah Markheim, a peer educator working for the CTP. "Anything that we can do to help people stop smoking, let's do it." "We would like to stop the numbers (of students) who are starting to take up tobacco use," Smith said. Smith also said that second hand smoke is a real issue to be concerned about. Smith,

by David Merril - The Metropolitan Metro junior Rick Hadley, a computer information systems major, lights up a smoke while studying in the Boiler Room Feb. 3.

however, is more concerned with what the CTP can do on campus, than with the possible indoor smoking ban in Denver. "I 'm all for it. People can go smoke outside," said Markheim, an ex-smoker. Bob Doyle, spokesperson for Smoke

Free Denver, would like to see indoor smoking abolished. "We should expect that when we walk into a public place that the air is safe to breath," Doyle said. "When l walk into a restaurant, my food is inspected for safety,

why isn' t my air?" On Jan. 23, the Denver Board of Health voted 4-0 to "highly recommend" that the City Council pass strict new indoor smoking laws.

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from SGA o n ; - - - - - - -- a professional manner. After the motion was made, Metro student Rob Haight, representative for Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board, expressed his concerns with the SGA's motion to remove Duenas. "Personally, I oppose this resolution," Haight said. He said he felt Dueiias had always given him good advice on many different topics and there was no legitimate reason for the SGA's decision to remove Dueiias. Before the SGA voted on Duenas' removal, Julius Mahammad, vice president of communication for the SGA, said, "Julius Mahammad has not been hindered by Joanna" He also said he felt the SGA was handling their problems with Dueiias in a childish manner. "I think if we read between the lines, there's some personal issues going on there," Mahammad said. The SGA proceeded to vote Dueiias out, but first SGA President :erotha Seku said to Dueiias, "You are a liar and you are a cheat" The majority of the SGA members voted

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Dueiias out, and the motion was passed. Seku then asked Chief Justice, Felicia Woodsen to escort Duenas out of the meeting. "I would like you to leave the building," Seku said addressing Dueiias. Raforth intervened and told Seku that they were in a public building, attending a public meeting, and he had no authority to remove Duenas from the room. Woodsen told Seku the only way to get Dueiias to leave the meeting was to ask her to leave. Seku then asked Dueiias to leave and she declined. Raforth reminded the SGA they did not have the authority to remove Dueiias from her adviser position. Faculty adviser for the SGA Madison Holloway said Seku's problem with Dueiias is very counterproductive. "There has to be a give and take," Holloway said. Holloway also said he would not be able to attend the retreat in Glenwood Springs, but will try his hardest to make it up there for possibly one day.

good time for the change," Barnett said Linda Curran, Vice President of Administration and Budget for the State College System, which oversees Mesa, Adams and Western State Colleges, said they are watching and waiting to see how this turns out. 'The $91 million that we give to the institutions, primarily for need based financial aid, has

sibly can to keep that in next year's budget The governor feels very strongly that in a down economy, when people are out of work and are going back to school for retraining, this is the time they need financial aid," Joan Ringel, spokesperson for CCHE, said. " We want to make sure we can carry out our mission," Curran said.

HIV seminar Feb. 20 from HIV on3 - - - - - -- Disease Control said, "HIV-related illness and death now have the greatest impact on young people. AIDS is a leading cause of death among Americans 25-44. In the same age group, AIDS now accounts on average for one in every three deaths among African-American men and one in five deaths of African American women. " Between 1990 and 1995, AIDS incidence among people 13-25 rose nearly 20 percent. While AIDS among both young gay and bisexual men and young injecting drug users was relatively constant during this time period, AIDS among young heterosexual men and women rose more than 130 percent. The first speaker will be George Roberts, from the Center for disease Control and

Prevention in Atlanta. The second speaker will be Andrew S. Angelino, from Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science in Baltimore, Md. He is also the Assistant Director of AIDS and Psychiatry Services. Metro student Gary Damrell, 21, had not heard about the seminar but said it would be something he would go to. "I think it serves a good purpose. Anything that is important interests me, and if it is important enough, I would go do it," Damrell said. The seminar is from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. From 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the Health Center will offer free HIV Testing lnfonnation. It is required to RSVP to attend this information meeting. The Health Center at Auraria can be contacted at (303) 556-3879 or can be located on the first floor of the Plaz.a building.

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Iraqi dissident recalls surviving S.a ddam by Lauren Smiley The Daily Iowan

(U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa - Iraqi dissident Saadi Simawe describes how he was beaten with hoses and rifle butts under Saddam Hussein's regime. One bas to strain to hear Saadi Simawe speak. The lraqi political exile's hushed words are spare, his facial expressions more sensed than seen, his hands often pressed, as if in prayer, in front of his mouth. At night, the 55-year-old screams in his sleep, waking his wife. The nightmare is always the same: arrest by plainclothes police and solitary imprisonment with no escape. The University of Illinois alumnus' waking stoicism masks brooding memories of political imprisonment when he was 16 following the military coup that brought the Ba'ath Party to tyrannical power in 1963, at which time Saddam Hussein was a high-ranking military Saadi official. Simawe Memories of being beaten with hoses and rifle butts while banging from a ceiling fan - the punishment for publishing dissident pamphlets. Memories of the screams from prisoners in neighboring cells penetrating the walls haunt him. The Grinnell College English professor said be can't shake the horror, no matter bow many novels, poems aiid articles he pens. "The past is haunting," he said in a recent interview in his two-story Iowa City, Iowa, house. "It's part of my psyche. Part of my life is to fight oppression, to fight authority that tries to stifle freedom. l cannot stop. I think that's my fate." Simawe's experience - six years as a political prisoner in the 1960s - shows the Iraqi military regime near its most brutal. lt is one of myriad accounts leaking out of the country with its exiles. He says he would love to see Saddam charged with crimes against humanity in international . court and his party ousted from power. But he says that a U.S.-led attack will not usher in a democracy. He doesn't trust - because, he says, the United States supported the 1963 coup - that the Bush administration wants to liberate oppressed Iraqis, as opposed to securing oil exports and intimidating neighboring Arab countries. "It's a hard choice between dictatorship and foreign invasion," he said.

Nations to enforce its 1991 resolutions created after the Gulf War. Support the Iraqi opposition. Create a democratic government in exile to plant in Baghdad after Saddam's regime is toppled by diplomatic means. Use U.N. sanctions to punish the government, not the Iraqi people, who have been on food rations since 1991 . However resolute in his convictions, Simawe doesn't need to look beyond his own family for opposition. Although his 14-year-old son, Rani, agrees with him, his wife, Iman, supports a U.S. attack on Baghdad. His 12-year-old son, lhab known to wear an Old Navy American flag T-shirt - exclaimed last week while listening to French and German critics of Bush's push for war on • Nightline, "Why are these stupid countries against us in this war?" "Us" meant the United States. For Iman Simawe, U.S. occupation, weapons of mass destruction, and alleged connections between Iraq and al Qaeda are moot points. She wants Saddam out. "J want someone to get rid of this government," the 35-year-old exile sa.id. "No one can take Saddam out of power other than a superpower. Iraqis have tried many times, but nobody has been successful. Now it is [America' s] tum to get him out." Iman Simawe hasn't returned to Iraq since she left illegally [handing an Iraqi customs officer a $300 bribe] to study journalism at Moscow University when she was 17. She did not even go back for her mother's funeral in 1982. Her father was killed by the government when she was 12 and they also drove her brother to drink to death. She shakes her head and lets out a quick, pained laugh. "l don't even want him to die in an easy way. r want him to suffer.,, Media and recent Iraqi exiles or visitors provide the only tales Iman and Saadi Simawe have heard about life under sanctions. Relatives hide the dire condition of Iraqi life in their letters, which can be censored, and on the telephone, which can be tapped. "You call them, and they say, ' It's fine, I'm fine,'" she said in a sing-song voice. "It's not the truth. Ninety-five percent of Iraqis hate this man and want him out." Whereas lman Simawe attended private elementary school and regularly vacationed in Beirut, Saadi Simawe grew up in a southern agricultural town of20,000 where his alcoholic father sold the wheat, barley and rice of the local farmers to the government for exportation, then drank away his earnings. To help support his eight siblings, the elementary school student sold lottery tickets and a state-run newspaper after school. Arrested for political dissidence in 1954, Saadi Simawe's eldest brother began a family tra-

do believe this man is emotionally sick. There's no explanation for what he's done to the Iraqi people. ' - Iman Simawe, (she fled Iraq when she was 17) Along with about 75,000 Iraqis living in the United States, Simawe has wrestled with such options in past months. The now-U.S. citizen denounces Washington's actions while he embraces America's benefits: refuge for the political exile, intellectual freedom for the writer, and safety for his family. Standing in support of local anti-war protests, Simawe knows that here he can, at last, dissent without fear of torture or being "disappeared" . . .

dition of dissent that landed all four brothers in jail. Saadi Simawe's six years was the longest sentence. After the military coup of 1963, Saadi Simawe and some 26 high-school students crawled through a window and stole a typewriter - a then-prohibited machine in the region of the world that invented writing - from the secretary's office at night. They met at an alternate student's house each week after dusk to produce a dissident pamphlet. Producing up to 300 copies with carbon paper by midnight, the boys would sneak thrgugh the

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Daily beatings were a stark reality when he walked down the hallway to the bathroom twice a day. After two months, he was transferred to a 10,000-person prison in Hilla - brimming with military officers, lawyers, doctors, and professors. Calling prison "my best college," Saadi read an abridged English version of "Great Expectations" under the tutelage of an English professor and attended monthly writing workshops. In a 20-minute summary court with no representation, he and his 26 partners were convicted for conspiracy to overthrow the government and handed life sentences ·_ a heroic punishment among Iraqis, he says. Six years later, they were granted amnesty by a change in Ba'ath leadership, a common measure used by new dictators to placate enraged civilians, he said. Saadi Simawe graduated with a B.A. in English from Al-Mustansiriya University in Baghdad in 1976. He took out a $450 loan and claimed he was going to vacation in Paris in order to leave Iraq. The professor of English, MiddleEastern and African-American literature returned only once for a two-week workshop at universities in the Kurdish region in Northern Iraq, accompanied by Kurdish bodyguards in civilian dress. "l still need to come to terms and write about it. I sometimes think the life sentence is still with me. Although you're out, it stays with you." Saadi Simawe said he would be imprisoned and tortured again if he ever returned to Iraq. Saying that he is probably on an Iraqi list of political dissidents, he pauses for a second and you lean in to catch what he says with a note of pride. "l think they haven't forgotten me," he murmurs as his usually stoic expression changes ever so slightly, his eyes twinkle, and his lips stretch into a wry smirk.

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Ifyou watch the news around the world today, you'll get a handful of anti-American sentiment. But, after witnessing a recent news show (60 Minutes) covering a story in South Korea, a nerve was struck that reached to the very core of my soul. South Koreans rallying by the thousands to not only protest anti-U.S. sentiment in their streets and universities: but in front of the U.S. Embassy and around the walls of the U.S. Anny post in Seoul, South Korea where Jose 37,000 U.S. troops are Rocha stationed. Protests, which are filled with a barrage of burning American flags and echoing chants that cry "YANKEE GO HOME!" The difference between this story, and the rest, circling the globe, is that this one travels back a half a century, leaving a lingering trail of blood, sweat, and tears. The story begins on June 25, 1950, when North Korea invaded South Korea, initiating the Korean War. Soon after, the United States rushes to the aid of South Korea, with the support of the United Nations. The result: one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. military history, and after three years, the fighting ends. But, not before 33,651 U.S. service members die in battle, and 7,140 become prisoners of war. An Armistice is signed, agreeing on the Korean Peninsula otherwise known as the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) in which to separate the North from the South. No peace treaty is ever signed between North Korea and South Korea, which leaves the U.S. to remain in the South in order to deter the threat from the north. Half a century later, not much has changed. U.S. troops are still lined up along the southern side of the DMZ, face to face with the North. The border serves as a constant reminder of the great sacrifices made by South Korea and the U.S. in their fight against communism. Only today, the battle once shared by South Korea and the U.S., is quite possibly becoming a distant memory. AntiAmerican sentiment has always existed in South Korea, but in recent months, anti-U.S. sentiment has grown in great magnitude. Protests, that once consisted mostly of communists and students, are now shared by the majority of the population. Why, might you ask? This could be due to a number of things; first, over the last few years S.Korean President Kim Dae-jung has improved relations between the north and the south. So much, that he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. With new feelings of unity among

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and South" to join in confronting the United States. (Not to mention, North Korea receiving outside food aid from the U.N. World Food Program, most of it funded by the United States.) Yet, it's no wonder they are stamped as part of an "Axis of evil". Please excuse President Bush if he damaged relations between the two nations, I really don't think that was his intention. It could be due to the strong possibility of Nuclear Warfare! You be the judge. Today, South Koreans have become a free and democratic state, as well as one of the strongest economies in their region. It's no wonder they protest U.S presence; it's not like we helped them get there or anything. I mean, what if the communist country up north did successfully invade them that half a century ago. I'm sure they would have had 50 years of security and economic growth. Hmmm... Maybe, I'm just rubbing it in a little. But aren't thousands of South Korean protesters rubbing it in a little when they stand outside U.S. soldiers barracks, burning American flags, or when the students from Korean Universities rally by the thousands to engage in American flag burning ceremonies. Isn't it rubbing it in America's battlefield, where they shed the same blood. We face just a little, when we are the very reason that not only stood side by side, but we fought that they have the opportunity to do so? way. Now, it appears that many South Koreans Maybe that's just the price the United States wish the battle to lie solely on American shoulders. has to pay fortheir actions. Right! l mean the U.S. Be it as it may, North Korea is revamping its has made some serious mistakes. Don't get me nuclear program, breaking nuclear arms treaties wrong, nobody's perfect, and mistakes are going both U.S. and U.N., flaunting it in every direction. to be made. But, there is no excuse for the United ~ether or not S~uth Korea cares to ackn~wledge States; we are perfect...Aren't we? Whether or not it; for the U.S. it s not something to be ignored. we are, is that the price U.S. soldiers have to pay? - Even now, -North Korea urges "all Koreans, North - These are the brave peopfe-tliat took -ail oath to -

With new feelings of unity among the north and south, South Koreans have felt less need for U.S. presence. the north and south, South Koreans have felt less need for U.S. presence. Second, recent events have added much fuel to the flame of anti-U.S. sentiment. Need more fuel? Last June, a U.S. Army armored-vehicle killed two South Korean teenage girls during a training exercise; the soldiers were later acquitted of negligent homicide by a military tribunal. And to top it all off; President Bush includes North Korea in the - - -- - --- - -- - --· --- --

protect this nation foreign and domestic, and have spent half a century helping protect that DMZ. Doing their everyday jobs, just like you. The only difference is, when they walk outside the walls of their post, they're not wanted. These were supposed to be our allies who we have helped to the bitter end, and now, many of them don't like us anymore. I guess 33,651 U.S. service members and 7,140 prisoners of war along with 50 years of selfless service, just isn't enough these days to get a little appreciation. In closing, in no way do I mean to attack South Korea, or the soldiers of South Korea. Many U.S. soldiers still stand side by side the ROK (Republic of Korea) soldiers along the south side of the DMZ. I am just addressing the great injustice that the United States continues to pay for with its selfless service. From South Korea, to France and Germany, with help from the United States, nations like these have grown to be strong and independent. Today, if you watch the international news, these nations knowledge of the United States great service to them has become a distant memory. With each generation, U.S. appreciation continues to diminish. Though our selfless service may not always pay off, and at times possibly even corning back to bite us in the ass. We will continue, because that is the nature of the free world. "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." With that being said, as people, many of us believe that we should "do unto others as you would have them do unto you". And so, if we can do that as people, then why can't we do that as - - - -- -- - · - - - - - - - - nations'! - - ·

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Amid a Presidenfs Day soiree I am about a quart low on my caffeine quota today, so I'll have a cup too. You don't mind, do you? I thought in celebration of President's Day I'd send a letter to the White House. So l did. I have a copy of it here for you to read, if you want. It just seemed important to me, as an individua l, a voter, a mom, a student, a waitMellissa ress, a writer and a Mcguire future shrink, that I let President Bush know what I am thinking. John and Jane Q. Public are never heard and their opinions are never registered unless they speak up . So, I spoke up. I bet you five bucks that my phone is tapped by early next week. A nd, I promise ifthe " pizza van" keeps circling my house, I'll bring in a picture for novelty.. Here's my note to the " Big Guy:"

Dear Mr. President, J strongly oppose war with Iraq. We, collectively as a nation, as the American people, do not want to p rovoke the wrath of the Muslim world. It would be folly to do so. I am writing to express my deep concerns about your motives in moving forward with any plans to engage Iraq in conflict. I know, for a fact, that a large percentage of Americans do not support this action. I have spoken to people of both major parties,

a few minor parties, chi ldren, elderly and college students. Did you know that only one in eight thinks war with Iraq is unavoidable and only one in 20 is pro-war? I have a feeling. Those that are pro-war would be for conflict with anyone, as long as the U.S. could flaunt it's military power. The rest of us think that war is not the right option to be exercised at this time. I fear that you are making decisions that this country will never live down. The world agrees with me, except Spain and England. I would like to see the U.N. inspections team finis h their job, as an unbiased/neutral third party, and let them recommend judgment. Let the system work, as it should. A mediator, or a Judge, in this case the U.N. Security Counsel, will met out justice. Like it

power is not rigidity; rather, it is flexibility. l thank you for your time, and l sincerely hope that you will heed the will of the people that you represent and find a peaceful means to resolve this conflict with Iraq. Sincerely,

x. Honestly, I love this country. I love the diversity, the freedoms, and the opportunity. America is exactly what l choose to make of it, good or bad. Anything I want to do, if I have the ability to do it, is attainable. I can practice any religion I choose, or none at all. I can be educated at my w ill, anyone can. l can work, dine, and play at the park w ith the "wee ones," all with little fear of anything.

Sometimes, the most remarkable show of power is not rigidity; rather, it is flexibility. or not, that is the way of the legal system in the U.S. It was designed that way for a purpose-to prevent "King George-like" justice. Please, take into consideration that we have a diplomatic solution. Even if you, personally, Mr. President, do not like the solution, it is probably the best way to resolve this conflict at this time. Sometimes, the most remarkable show of

I love that freedom. Yet, I fear that too few of us understand that with this freedo m comes the responsibility of making conscientious decisions. External consideration; what is going to be good for the whole, not just me at this moment. Well, perhaps you and the President will do the same. Refill? Or, do you want to wait for a fresh pot?

Reclaiin the bud.g et for schools A brief synopsis of Bush's State of the Union address: "Bomb Iraq! Let's destroy civil rights. Bomb Iraq! Let's give huge tax cuts to the rich. Bomb Iraq! Let's scrap Medicare. Bomb Iraq! Let's create an enormous budget deficit. Bomb Iraq! Let's outlaw abortion. Bomb Iraq! Let's empower the Christian right. And hey, did I mention BOMB IRAQ! God bless America." And education? Well , according to George, "We achieved Joel historic education Tagert reform - which must now be carried out in every school and in every classroom, so that every child in America can read and learn and succeed in life." But be careful not to ask him where the money's going to com e from, because his priorities are made very clear in

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his 2004 budget message, released Feb. 3: " ... winning the war against terrorism, securing the homeland, and generating long-term economic growth ." For those of you w ho don't know Bushspeak, this translates as "war, war, and tax cuts." Education didn't even make the list. This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone here on campus, with our schools facing enormous cutbacks and possible layoffs, and students like ly to end up paying for it one way or another. H igher education is a low priority for Republicans. First priority is the military: $400 billion this year for the Pentagon - up $60 billion from two years ago - not including the cost of war with Iraq ($200 billion plus). Operation Attack to Distract proceeds as planned, with the media's eyes fixed on Iraq, ignoring the enormous snatch-and-grab going on under our noses. Our social services are being eviscerated in the name of defeating terrorism and helping the economy, under the preposterous notions that war will lead to security and that making the rich richer will somehow create jobs. What's going to create

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more jobs and security for more people: huge tax cuts for the rich and increased military spending with a concomitant reduction in social services across the board, or using those billions to fully fund Medicare, Social Security, and education? Consider what just ten percent of our military budget could accomplish. With $40 billion, we could provide Pell grants of $4000/year for ten million students: that's a grant for every unemployed person in the United States. With the cost of war with Iraq, we could give grants to fifty million students. College graduates consistently make higher wages than workers w ithout a degree. It's time to rec laim the budget. What we need is not more pork fat for our already bloated military, or tax cuts for the rich: it's full funding for education, medical care, and social security. We need an Operation Ten Percent to counter Repub licans' Operation Attack to Distract. The goal: ten percent of the military budget to be directed towards education. The method: creative, nonviolent activism. The time: now.

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When die stars threw down their spears A nd water'd heaven with their tears: Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee? -Wdliam Blake The Tyger In 264 BC, three pairs of gladiators fought to the death during the funeral of Junius Brutus. As the games became more frequent and more plebeiari--0riented, temporary seating was replaced by the "amphitheater.." The oldest stone amphitheater dates back to the first century in Pompeii. Now, hubba, you ask, "What the hell does this have to do with anything?" Plenty. Just keep your mind's eye on my twisted logic and consider the 20th century in, say, Denver, CO. Colorado entered the union on August I, 1876 as the 38th state. McNichols arena was built in the early l 970's and, later, replaced with "Pepsi Center," a few years ago. My point, bubba: It took approximately 350 years for the Romans to build a permanent amphitheater, whereas Denver built an amphitheater in less than 100 years. We are more advanced than the Romans, kind of We will deteriorate more quickly, however. But, we love our venues. Look at physical indoor sports like boxing, indoor football, hockey, etc ... and, most importantly, the success of the WWE, and you can begin to parallel (or parallax). Why, then, not go back to the days of an empire that ruled the world for approximately 700 years and used it as a doctrine for ourselves? (Oh, the conservatives are drooling.) Let's, perhaps, accept the rubric of a society that dictated the conquered fight against each other for the amusement of the conqueror? How much would you pay to see Saddam Hussein fight Osama bin Laden? ("Hussein, now favored 3 to 1," yells my bookie.) Hell, with pay per view, we could outright pay for the entire war! What's the worst that could happen? Hussein and bin Laden swear to Muhammed to not kill each other in the name of corrupt, U.S. Imperialism? Pie de torta! Sauce too thick? Toss in a couple of lions and "Tygers!" Millions, if not billions, of bucks could be made, even after Sharpton's and McMahon's fees, and, perhaps, even the friggin', finicky French would not whine. Oh, I am but dreaming I am just so busy thinking, hubba, it simply scares me. For instance, did you know that it is easier to recycle an old computer with a I 2 ga. than a .45? Less trash. Trust me, hubba, I know.

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When you meet a teacher who is passionate about the subject, willing to go the extra mile and eager to see their students learn, you know that you have met a teacher who is evidently not teaching solely for the compensation. When you meet a journalism teacher that has all this, you may have just met Jennifer Frank. Jennifer, a Colorado native, former Metro Journalism instructor, newspaper reporter, and Channel Seven assignment editor, started to teach while she was in graduate school at Michigan State University earning her ~aster's degree in Journalism. "I had no idea I wanted to teach," Frank said during an interview on Feb. 17. Ironically, Jennifer has combined reporting and teaching, two of her specialties - to make a difference in the media. "When I was a reporter I wanted to change the media," she said. "You can't do that - it's hard to change something as huge as the American Media. So the one way I could at least make some sort of change was to teach students." Jennifer wanted to be a reporter since high school. "When I was growing up, teachers always told me l wrote well. It made sense for me to become a reporter," she said. Jennifer got her opportunity when she began reporting for the Lansing State Journal, and Columbine Community Courier. " It's a really fun j ob (reporting)," Frank said. "Interviewing people, meeting people - I really enjoy taking what they say and making something out of it. To me, that's more fun than writing my own thoughts. I like compiling information I got from other people." While Jennifer was with the Columbine Comm unity Courier she reported on all the news stories for the paper. "I did only news. l did all the news - usually anywhere from 10-15 stories a week," Frank said. Frank was forced to leave teaching at Metro when her father died, because she had to take care of her mother and did not have time to

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Jennifer Frank sits with Gloria, one of her three Rat Terriers, in her home in Centennial. Frank, a former Metro adjunct professor, is now the Communications SpeciaHst in Institutional Advancement for Community College of Denver. teach. Since, she has taken her expertise to the institutional advancement department at the · Community College of Denver. "I wanted a job doing public relations," she said, "(but) I didn't want a job doing public relations for something l don't believe in. Its easy to promote something that is benefiting everybody - it's an awesome school with great students, and a great president. I could never be the PR person who's trying to convince you that cigarette smoking is not going to kill you," Jennifer said about her position at the Community

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College of Denver. 'Tm writing more now than I ever did when I was a reporter," Frank said. Jennifer currently puts out five weekly newsletters at CCD, four entitled 'daily' with shorter stories, and one indepth newsletter that includes student and faculty profiles. Frank, who also is currently teaching fundamentals of reporting at CCD, has been teaching journalism for the past 15 years. She says that the only way to improve your journalistic writing is to be 'barraged with assignments.' Frank also breeds and raises Jack Russell Terriers. "My dogs are my other Life," Frank said. She fe ll in love with the breed in 1995 and has been raising them ever since. She owns three and volunteers her time to the Colorado Jack Russell Terrier Rescue. "I painstakingly choose homes for all my puppies," Frank said. For the future Jennifer is considering getting her Ph.D. in mass communications. But for now, her main priority is buying a house in Centennial.

•Raise Jack Russell terriers and preach about the breed. I have volunteered for Colorado Jack Russell Terrier Rescue and painstakingly choose homes for all my puppies. I own three of them!" •Have run three marathons and countless half-marathons." •Am a fourth-generation Colorado native." •Have six nephews and a niece." •Remodeled my kitchen and three bathrooms, including tiling and cabinet refinishing, virtually by myself." · •Earned a Media Management and Entrepreneurship fellowship to the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Fla. when I was in graduate school." •Am a proud Mac user!"

Left: The undefeated volleyball team from 1978-79 poses for a photograph during halftime of the men's homecoming basketball game. The team was inducted into the Metro Hall of Fame Feb. 14.

Left: Rowdy interacts with fans during a time-out of the women's homecoming basketball game.

Left: Rowdy looks down on the home team's bench during the second half of the homecoming game against Regis University Feb. 13.

All riled up story by Ian Neligh, photos by Joshua Lawton You think it smells faintly of body odor from a short distance away. Your suspicions are immediately confirmed when you see the stillwet sweat rings on the suit's brown, inner padding. But what keeps drawing your attention is the giant cartoon head staring up at you from the floor, its big glossy eyes daring you to pick it up and put it on. You know you probably shouldn't; people sweat in that mask, they sweat a lot. The mask's eyes are cracked and scuffed, clear signs of its turbulent history. Someone gives you permission to put it on, and against your better judgment you pick it up by its large yellow beak, briefly running your fingers across the top of the fuzzy head. Without giving it too much more thought you put it on, eliminating most of the light coming from the small gymnasium, and cutting off the

your head, thankful to be breathing fresh air again. Though it's certainly commendable, you can't believe someone would actually want to wear this bird suit and head for hours in a sweltering gym, surrounded by hundreds of screaming people while being attacked by unruly fans and armies of overzealous children. But that's what you do when you are Metro's school mascot... Rowdy. "Still it stinks," said the women who, like her male counterpart, cannot be named because of the secrecy that comes with being the school's mascot. "I mean, you get used to it. This year, I am finally getting used to his smell, but it used to be just me that reeked." Rowdy who is part of the cheerleading team, is the mascot for both the men's and women's hasketball teams, both called The

figure when I think of the name Rowdy, I think of a guy who is rambunctious ... ' - Rowdy, Metro mascot sound of a nearby aerobics class. It's dark, heavy on your neck, and, yes. wet. Your own breath blows back into your face as you squint out of the plastic mesh, which serves as a small window to the outside world in the giant bird's mouth. You think you hear someone laugh at you, and in response you quickly move to disengage the giant mask from

Roadrunners. There is a male and female who play Rowdy. and they take turns covering the different campus events and. basketball games. Most of the time, however, it's impossible to tell who is in the costume at any given game. "Rowdy is out there trying to promote the school, and make the kids happy," said Brianna Newland, head coach of Metro's cheerleading

squad. "Because we are a commuter school. having a mascot makes (students) realize that we ... have a sports team somewhere. I think just having him on campus helps with relations." "I've always had a lot of energy," said the male who plays Rowdy. "I figure when I think of the name, Rowdy, I think of a guy who is rambunctious and full of energy. I just try to exemplify that. I like to be out in front of crowds, and if 1 can't do it in a sports atmosphere, this is about as close as I can get to it." A school mascot may be able to warm up a crowd and promote school public relations, but there is definitely something about Rowdy that causes strange behavior from fans.. As you watch him walk through a crowd, you can t help but notice that children are either terrified by the giant bird, or feel a competitive aggression toward the helpless mascot. At the pep rally the day before homecoming, a fan got carried away and hit Rowdy on top of the head. "This guy hit me ... so I went after him," the girl who played Rowdy at the time said. "He thought that I was joking. He was like, 'oh man I'm sorry.' So I broke the rule and talked in the costume. I said, 'yeah you shouldn't hit me 'cause l'll hit you back' and he was like, 'oh it's a girl. l'dnever hit a female, never hit a women in my life.' It just really irritates me. They don't know that it hurts so much. I have had tons of people come up and try to whoop on me. If it's someone I don't know wailing on me, oh man, I'm going to go after you. I'm sorry, but there's a person in there who (doesn't) like getting beat on." female Rowdy said.

"I don't know if(fans) think there is a helmet in his head, or it's okay to beat him up. I know a lot of them are kids just playing," Newland said. "A couple of them are unruly fans (but) for the most part I don't think they really try to hurt him. I know his tail is broken because little kids like to swing on it. But I don't think he's had any serious injuries." A man sitting with his family in the bleachers during the homecoming game tried to attract Rowdy's attention so that his son could meet the giant roadrunner. After a few unsuccessful tries, he swore to his family that he was going to punch the mascot ifhe didn'tcome over and talk to his son. Thankfully, through the use of a mascot sixth sense, Rowdy did notice and came over to introduce himself to the fearful child. According-to the male who plays Rowdy, being the school mascot is about being spontaneous, friendly to people, especially children. He said that the job ofteti consists of being chased and beaten by the children who attend the game. '路A kid, he was just horsing around, and he started punching rue, and he punched the beak really good, and he hit the eye. He thought be was like Sugar Ray Leonard, or something," the male who plays Rowdy said. "He was just whaling on me. So he cracked the eye a little bit- that was a while ago - that was the worst by far." "I think (the students playing the mascot) need to be a unique character," said Newland. "Their job lets them be free, and I think they are crazy, both of them. They are wonderful people."

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by Travis Combs . _ April L. Cooper calls the move where she is "We've had everything from broken legs to that leading by example generates the most competition are paid for through fund-raising. The squad, Comprised of eighteen mem'rossed over ten feet in the air then safely caught strained backs," said Pacheco. response. in the waiting arms of her teammates a back-tuck Newland plays down injuries the squad "If we get crazy ourselves (the crowd will) bers (twelve men and ten women), tends to basket, but the half-time crowd at last weeks members sometimes receive by emphasizing feel less embarrassed," said Cooper. "If they attract extroverted and energetic personalities think we're making fools of ourselves by being with high levels of motivation, according to double header basketball game calls it amazing. that training and practice minimizes the risk. "[ try not to think about it," said Cooper. "I just " It's a dangerous sport and a lot of people loud and rowdy then they'll want to yell as Newland. try to focus on what l'm doing. Ifl focus on what don 't realize what goes into it, but we really -;going on around me, I' ll think about that." don 't get hurt a lot, considering what we do," Cooper, a member of Metro's cheerleading said Newland. "(The squad members are very squad, is often tossed into the air because of her safe and they know how to be careful." t Building the crowd's enthusiasm at games small and flexible body. This 路 doesn't seem to bother Cooper. who considers it a source of pride is the most challenging and rewarding aspect of cheerleading, according to many squad memand self esteem. - April L. Cooper, Metro cheerleader "It's a lot of work, but we go out and show bers. ~hem what we've got," said Cooper. "It's a real " It's so much just to see people路s faces "I think the motivation comes from within," self-esteem builder." when we do stuff," said Hansen. "We motivate well." Receiving relatively small funding from the said Newland. "In order to cheer, you do have to Callie Hansen echoes Cooper, by saying each other to get it on and show them how it's school, the porn-porns, megaphones, uniforms be (a) more peppy, outgoing personality." that the confidence she gains from cheerleading done." is the main reason for her joining the squad. When asked about any technique used to and other equipment, as well as financing oppor"It's a lot a work and a lot of commitment, raise the fan's enthusiasm levels, Cooper said 路 tunities to compete in the national cheerleading -and if you show some improvement it builds "'your self-esteem so high," said Hansen. With slogans of encouragement shouted Right: Cheerleader from megaphones and the performance of Jessica Alexander teases impressive athletic feats, the Cheerleading the homecoming crowd Squad has been dancing, tumbling and injecting with Metro logo T-shirts enthusiastic pride for nearly ten years at Metro. during a game time out. _, "The team(s) really don' t have a big fan by Joshua Lawton poo~ so if we're not out there yelling, the team -The Metropolitan doesn't have a lot of support" said Brianna Newland, Head Coach of the Metro Cheerleading Squad. "So our job is to let the crowd know we're here." Though the general public may not know it, Above, Far Right: ~ cheerl~ding can prove to be an intense sport, Metro's cheerleaders often requiring long hours of getting the chorepump up the crowd ography down to letter-perfect precision and during the Homecoming mastering the athletic feats the squad is known Pep Rally Feb. 12 in the for, according to squad member Amber Lawrence Street Mall. Curtwright. by Joshua Buck Some of the athletic feats (called stunts) The Metropolitan :fuclude the back tuck basket and the chair- to stand (in which female members first sit and then stand all while being held up by their male Right: John Hollis hoists counterpart)"It's not just rooting for the team," a cheerleader into the air during the said Curtwright "We do a lot of physical' things Homecoming game at that are very demanding and should be respectthe Event Center. _ed. We're not just sitting on the sidelines." 7 by Joshua Lawton "Girls have to learn how to :>fay tight and - The Metropolitan guys have to learn technique," said Newland. "Strength has less to do with (the stunts) than technique." Though practice time can be long and grueling work, the love of the sport itself is what ~ 'keeps many of the squad members motivated and enthusiastic about mainl r taining such a discipl ined 'I schedule, according to Nicole Pacheco, Captain of the Cheerleading squad. " It's no joke," said ~ Pacheco, "We go home every IF YOU'RE A METRO ROADRUNNER, GO BEEP-BEEP! night stiff and tired and then ALWAYS FIGHT FOR VICTORY NOT DEFEAT! get up the next morning and ROADRUNNERS ROADRUNNERS SHOW YOUR METRO do it again. We love to tumble PRIDE and we love to dance. If we ROADRUNNERS ROADRUNNERS ALWAYS ON YOUR didn't love it, we wouldn't be SIDE!!!! -there. We want to get better." "--. Injuries are often seen as ROAD RUNNERS, FROM METRO STATE, WE'RE TRUE a necessary hazard of the ROAD RUNNERS WE'RE LOYAL JUST TO YOU sport, according to Pacheco, who has her fair share of ROAD RUNNERS, WON'T QUIT UNTIL THEY'RE occupational bumps and THROUGH ROAD RUNNERS, THE MIGHTY RED AND BLUE bruises.

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Fliers seeking nude models cause stir by Shannon Hasty The Metropolitan Amid the variety of announcements and advertisements decorating our campus's hallways, a simple sheet of white paper displays an image ofa woman, her feather-thin arms cradling one leg, concealing her nudity. Printed next to the image, in bold black letters reads, "Models Wanted; Fine Art Photography." Mary Robertson, a member of the Metro Feminist Alliance, opposes the solicitations. ··1 have struggled quite a bit with this guy's niers. Like all of us [in the Feminist Alliance] I find them offensive and misleading," she said. ''Although this guy has a right to pursue his "'career," and be a jackass, 1 think we have the right to make our own statement.'. Although the fliers are creating a stir on campus, photographer Robert McCall continues to post them. "Women throughout history have been pressed into service and have volunteered for practically every duty, task or role imaginable. and because of that it is a lot easier to be symbolic or to represent abstract things with the female form." McCall said. He attributes this ideal to the ·'beauty and universality of the [female] form."' Entre nous. French for "between us", is the fitting title of McCall's portrait studio, located in his home in the Capitol Hill area. The studio walls are covered in photographs: some famil iar, nostalgic faces and several female bodies posed like porcelain dolls still on the production line, brand new and naked. Yes. naked. McCall photographs women and his genre is expressly nude. Many of McCall's models have been Metro students. The controversial fliers posted on campus have raised eyehttp://entrenousphoto.com- courtesy photo brows, but not always in a negative sense. McCall, said he is used to the controversy associated with P~tograp~ Robert i'_h:Call posts fliers looking for college students to pose in artistic photographs Hke the one above, that some at Auraria his photos, and said he has found them in trash cans on campus, might consider offensJVe. or with words such as "porn" and "bondage" written across Education Center to remove the fliers as they went up. According Robert created a professional and tactful environment in which them. The photographs are displayed on the Internet, in virtual to Watts, soliciting for models in this way could imply an asso- to work. He made me feel comfortable and I was never put in ciation with Metro, UCO and/or CCD photography programs, any sort of compromising position during our work experiences galleries arranged by the year of the photo. McCall has named because the location is in proximity to our photographic facilitogether," she said. "All of Robert's work is very tactful, expresmost of the photos, and original prose, or a caption describing the ties. ·•speaking for Metro, our academic mission does not align sive. creative and beautiful." work often accompanies them. with this type of work. Of course, critically speaking, it is the Not all students agree. One photograph, a woman with evident scars from her neck context of any photographic image that defines it," said Watts. "Personally, as a female artist, I think the fliers are a con, to her stomach is titled " Divided," and McCall's poetry describes However, McCall continues to search the Metro campus for and they are disturbing ... a perfect setup for something bad to the vision: women who might be interested in posing for him. He said he happen," said Zoe Williams. "She wins the battle against her troublesome heart, she doesn' t believe that his photos are anything more than the artisMcCall said he considers his photographs an artistic depicwears her surgical scars as a badge of honor. Her ribs often tic representations he strives to capture. tion of the fe'male form, and believes " ... pornography is defined spread wide; she has emerged each time from the rift to face a by the user." Growing up in south Louisiana, McCall, 35, said he has new world, repeated baptisms at the hands of holy men in sterile always taken photography very seriously. "I can remember as a "How many guys out there can get off on the Sports gloves." child, Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, or even the underwear ads in the pouring over old Life magazines and Look magazines The arena in which McCall chooses to display his work from the golden age of photojournalism. When I picked up a Sunday paper. If somebody applies an image to their own sexual causes alarm in some students and faculty at Metro. "On account that the web-site is littered with porn ads- camera, I just had and inherent sense of what made a good pho- gratification, then I think that they, on an individual level, are defining that photograph, painting, story or whatever, as being predominantly white, young, skinny females in sexual posi- tograph," McCall said. It was five years ago that McCall began to focus his work pornographic," said McCall. tions- I think that this is just erotica under the guise of fine an;' on the nude female figure. "It was just an epiphany kind of sitJessica Oleksy, 25; is a student at Metro who recently modsaid Metro student, Zoe Williams, a member of the Feminist uation," he said, "It became real. It wasn't one of those. oh gosh, eled for McCall. She said there is nothing unprofessional about Alliance. people out there do this kind of work." her experience with the photographer. those Greg Watts, chair of the Metro Art department, said the McCall began recruiting models for his work at that point, "This was my third time modeling. I actually think that it presence of the fliers on campus could indicate that Metro is and shortly after moved to Denver where he continued the was one of the best experiences I have had modeling," she said. associated in some way with the photographer. process of scouting women for his photos. " It was life changing; I felt complete, as a model I mean." Watts said, last semester the art department consulted with Former Metro student, Paige Doughty modeled for McCall, McCall said he accepts the fact that there will be opposition Metro's attorney, Lee Combs, regarding the flier's presence on who called her experience, "invigorating and fun." to his photos, but the search for models will continue. campus. The outcome was a request for Auraria Higher "Though I had no experience with modeling of any sort,

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Celebration of diversity and culture by Travis Combs The Metropolitan

Armed with a 35mm camera, Farhad Vakilitabar journeyed to China in the spirit of celebration to capture the rich diversity of life. Having been approved to adopt fouryear-old Lea Fang Fang from China's Children's Adoption Agency, Vakilitabar and his family set out for China earlier than scheduled so they could see the monuments and sights. "We started a year prior to going to China to get our daughter," said Vakilitabar. "We decided to go a little earlier so we could get to Beijing because we heard there were a lot of important places in Beijing, like the Great Wall, The Forbidden Palace, (and) Tiananmen Square, and we wanted to see these places before we had to get our daughter."

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The images Vakilitabar took with his Heather Gallagher, a senior at UCO, views photographs taken by Farhad Vakilitabar at the Auraria Library Gallery. camera often depict scenes of Chinese life, The fruits of Vakilitabar's labors are being shown in the "I do this to celebrate diversity and cultural differences," or natural settings in the topography, onto which he would said Vakilitabar, who works in technical services for the Auraria Campus Library throughout the month of February, then superimpose another image. Auraria Media Center. "But I (also) did this to celebrate my and contain calligraphies of Chinese characters on the photographs with messages such as, "friendship", "joy", and "long "For me, these images have to create a better image than daughter." life". each one by themselves," said Vakilitabar. "The reason I do Embracing life's diversity in his photography and in his that is that I don't just see a pond or a lake, I may see flowers "It is the era of multi-culturalism and here at the own home, Vakilitabar quenched his desire for an internationtoo. To me, two images present the feeling of what J felt." University we are ready to celebrate that, and I'm happy to al family with the adoption of Lea Fang Fang. contribute," said Vakilitabar. " I hope this small group of Vakilitabar who was born in Iran, and moved to Colorado "The reason we have her is because we want to have an images expands our horizons in order for us to see the diverse twenty years ago, sees his work as the celebration of life's diversity. With a French wife and a son born here in America, international family," said Vakilitabar. "It has helped us under- beauty of our world and strengthens our will for friendship, along with the adoption of Lea Fang Fang, his life mirrors the stand that it is okay. Our second child does not have to be peace, and harmony with each other." French or Iranian or even American." diversity in his work.

The Student Government Assembly, (SGA), is the only democratically elected organization chosen by Metro's student body. Of the 18, 170 enrolled at Metro in the spring of 2002, only 392 students voted in last year's SGA elections, Assistant Dean of Student Life, Joanna Duenas said. Elections are held in April, and the SGA's term runs from May through April of the following year. SGA President, Brotha Seku said inactivity of the student body has caused a decrease in the amount of power students actually have when it comes to making decisions about the allocation of funds from the student fees budget. "The inactivity of students has allowed (the administration) to take our power, and the previous SGA administrations are to blame for not properly training future leaders," Seku said. Seku said the SGA's primary purpose is to act on behalfofthe majority of Metro student's interests, as well as getting students involved in activities outside of the classroom. "When students actively participate in out-of-classroom events, they view themselves as shareholders in the intellectual enterprise, and are able to claim ownership in their educational development inside of the classroom," Seku said. The SGA is funded with student fees, which are handled by the student activities board. However, it has virtually no voting power in regard to administrative decision-

Seku said one ofSGA's goals is to change the way financial resources are distributed to student groups. Another goal is to create more fund-raising and manpower recruitment efforts for Metro student clubs and organizations. Yosief Abraha, vice president of Student Organizations, said that one of his personal goals and reasons for joining the SGA is to make more events happen on campus, to create a greater sense of community and active participation. "Being a somewhat international student, I felt there was a need for people like me to get involved and feel like part of a community," Abraha said. Seku said that the SGA is the vibrant voice of students that communicates to the adminis!ration. "SGA is a rainbow coalition of the entire human family that is of various ethnic cultures, spiritual and religious groups, ages spanning from 19 to 50 years old, gender equality of both men and women, and sexual orientation that includes heterosexuals, gays, lesbians, and those that just say 'No,"' Seku said. Seku, who is 50 years old and attended Metro in the 70s, said that one of the reasons he returned to Metro is to train students to be leaders and eliminate the apathy and alienation that has resulted in a lack of interest in SGA affairs. He said that our independence has been threatened by the abundance of faculty participating in student affairs. SGA Student Trustee, Harris Singer said he came into the position hoping to set a stanâ&#x20AC;˘I

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Singer said he served as student trustee at McDaniel College in Maryland for three years, so he has experience dealing with a board of trustees, understanding how they interact, their dynamics, and the interaction they have with the student body. "I knew that coming into this role, J have enough experience to come in here and set this role up in such a way, and set the bar really high so that whoever comes into this role after me will have to live up to some kind of standard for providing accurate feedback of the cross-cultural spectrum of the college campus," Singer said. There are currently 13 part-time salaried positions in the SGA: President (Brotha Seku), VP of Administration and Finance (Chris Chandler), VP of Student Fees (Inayet Hadi), VP for Academic Affairs (Mark Ross), VP of Diversity (Joy Walker), VP of Student Organizations (Yosief Abraha), VP of Communications (Julius Muhammad), VP for Student Services (LaShanta Smith), Student Trustee (Harris Singer), two SACAB representatives (Robert Haight and Lydia Morton), Attorney General (Gi Gi Glynn) and Chief Justice (Felicia Woodson). Seku said he would like to expand the SGA by adding 13 more part-time salaried positions. He also proposed a 50 percent salary increase for existing SGA positions. Seku said the SGA is dedicated to all Metro students and the office is open for night students.

The Metropolitan It was a beautiful day for a pep rally last Wednesday afternoon as people gathered at the flagpole to enjoy free food, games and get in the Roadrunner spirit for the upcoming games against cross-town rival Regis University.

The men and women's basketbalt teams cheered people on as they attempted to dunk three-point shots. The teams later tried to inspire passers-by to come and watch them play. Men 's basketball Coach, Mike Dunlap even tried a bribe, saying there would be a Mercedes Benz at half court that the players would play around, and if they scored more than two points, the first person at the game would win the car. "If you come to our game, you ' ll find out if we tell the truth or not," said Coach Dunlap. Cheerleaders and fans chanted, "MSCD, Go Metro!" The games promised to be exciting as the crowd learned that the two-time National Champion Men's Basketball was ranked ninth in the country as of last week. The pep rally wrapped with Larry Worster, the head of Metro's music department, introducing Metro's new fight song.

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Destinations into sculpture by Kristi Starns The Metropolitan Thanks to RTD, a new sculpture can be found next to the administration building at the Auraria West Campus Light Rail Station. The sculpture, "Destinations," by California artist, Donna Billick from California, represents a portal that transports students from education to the world. Shaped like an arch, the sculpture stands 24 feet high. It features two columns (which represent the woven baskets made by Native Americans) on each side of the sidewalk that students pass under on the their way to and from class. "The idea is that when somebody comes

to refine themselves or get an education and learns new things, gets experience on a college campus, to me the destination for all of that schooling or all that education is to take it out into the world," said Billick. "So, the thought is that when one gets educated, passes through this portal, takes the train ... and moves out in to their lives with renewed experience or insights ... about what one might do, who am l and what am l going to make happen in my lifetime." It looks like the sculpture resembles a string of bead-like rocks, and the rocks, (called "Rock of Ages,") which each contain elements from Colorado and Auraria in their design of each one. The columns represent woven baskets

made by Native Americans. There are columbines, aspens, pine trees, bears, and other animals and plants on the rest of the rocks. One rock, in the shape of a house, has multi-religious temples and the Denver Mint on it, which symbolizes the joining of church and state, said Billick. Two rocks, shaped like a football and basketball. show Billick's personal involvement in the sculpture. The rock in the middle of the sculpture, a gold angst, symbolizes "Auraria and the gold rush, and the things that really blossomed the Denver area and brought a lot of people here," said Billick. There are columbines, aspens, pine trees, bears, and other animals and plants on the remaining rocks. The "Rock of Ages" is made from rock-

art mediums that date back to the time of the cave painters, according to Billick, who also designed the sculptures at the Colfax at Auraria Light Rail Station, calls herself "a twentieth century cave painter." At the dedication ceremony, Dean Wolfe, who spoke on behalf of Auraria, said, "Education without art is woefully lacking," adding that. "art stimulates conversation then stimulates thought, which is what education is all about." Billick also designed the sculptures at the Colfax at Auraria Light Rail Station.

Future Auraria theater events by Jonelle Wilkinson Seitz The Metropo/ftan Auraria students can look forward to the productions of two important and fascinating plays this spring: Under the Gaslight, written by Augustin Daly, and Look Back in Anger, by John Osborne. Under the Gaslight, which will be produced by MSCD Theatre in March, is a melodrama that deals with society's treatment of social status. In the play, Laura, a young socialite who is engaged to a rich young man, is revealed as having been poor and taken in as a child by a wealthier family. Laura's true background appalls most of the people in her

social circle, and her malicious birth parents try to reclaim her. The play opened in New York City in 1867, when nearly half of the city 's residents were first generation immigrants. Some of the people were rich, most were poor and few belonged to a middle class. Thus, the conflict between the classes, as well as the criticism of both the rich and poor, was especially resonant to the 19th century audience. Under the Gaslight continues to be recognized for its treatment of women's rights: Laura is a strong, decisive and calm woman who unbinds Snorkey, a kind war veteran, from the railroad tracks in the light of an oncoming train. After he is rescued, Snorkey comments on the injustice that the

woman who has just saved him does not even have the right to vote! Though Daly was not a prolific playwright, in what he did write he sought to illuminate, in his own words, "the unobjectionable. " Daly's motive gives even more force to what the play says itself. UCD Theatre will produce John Osborne's Look Back in Anger, also in March . When it opened in 1956 in London, its brash language and intensity caused a stir among the British Theatre scene. Osborne's semi-autobiographical main character, Jimmy, became a model for the "angry young men" of British writers of the l 950's. The action of the play takes place entirely in one room. Here, we see the intimate conflicts of the relationships between Jimmy,

his wife, their roommate and Jimmy's lover. Tormented by his past and present, Jimmy is unable to maintain a relationship with either woman. His abrasiveness can only be tolerated by his roommate, Cliff, who strangely likes to be in the middle of people's dysfunctional relationships. However, the three-person repartee that results is gripping. Look Back in Anger illuminates the messiness of relationships, and the more psyches involved, the more wonderful the mess. Both Under the Gaslight and Look Back in Anger will be performed at the King Center March 12-22.

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wasn't as difficult," said Darwin's father Dr. D.J. Strickland at the Hall-of-Fame ceremony. The second part of Darwin's name comes from his grandfather on his mother's side. Thomas Allen fought with the infantry in Word War I and was a commander as an attorney in World War II. He served his country well for about 28 years. Darwin wanted to do the same. With war creeping upon America, ready to tilt our perspectives and, perhaps, shake our foundation, Darwin is prepared to serve his country well along side his two sisters and a brother-in-law. Between high school and the Anny, Darwin spent three years at Metro carving out his own name for others to follow. Darwin is probably the best swimmer of all-time at Metro. He won a Natioruil Championship in the 100 freestyle event in 1995 and 1996. His favorite event, though, was the 50-free, winning the national championship three times, once in 1994, again in 1995 and in 1996. Darwin also holds two school records, a 20.51 time in the 50-free and a 44.92 in the 100. After graduating with two degrees (criminal justice and philosophy) from Metro, Darwin went on to graduate from Creighton University School of Law and spent four mounts as a White House Intern in the Chief of Staff Office. He also went to Judge's Advocate General (JAG) School-the U.S. Army's school for military lawyers. Afterward he took the bar exam in Washington D.C. to get his attorney license, the same license his grandfather, Thomas Allen, received. "He is a very nice young man, who tried to follow both his grandfathers, both on my side and my wife's side," Dr. Strickland said from the stand, while fighting back tears and looking to his wife Suzanne for strength. Pardon Darwin for not making it to the induction ceremony. He is presently in Northern Kuwait, at a military base 39 miles from the Iraq border. Before his unit deployed to the Middle East, Darwin received re-assignment orders to leave Fort Bliss (Texas), where he was serving as a captain and the prosecuting attorney. His new position would have him as a trail defense attorney in

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WEEKLY RESULTS

Feb.16 Baseball Triple Header vs. Hastings College Game 1: Lost 3-5 (10) Game 2: Won 5-4 (8) Game 3: Won 6-2 Men's Hoops beats Chadron State 77-50 Women's Hoops lost to Chadron State 62-69

Feb.15 Baseball beat Hastings College 4-3

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Once they get The Metro/X)litan their feet moving, once they dig-in on defense, they are On the first Homecoming game in a decade, Metro's the ones that make everybody else go and everyone followed suit" culinary arts students catered in garnished hors d'oeuvres Kendall, a junior, and Smith are the vanguards of and a manna of dessert delicacies for the Roadrunner the frontcourt, setting the stage on defensive with their alumni, who packed the section looking out and over the instinctive play. Smith and Kendall rank one-two in the basketball court at the Auraria Events Center. conference in steals with 67 and 58, respectively. It was cookery worthy of a delicious A+, much like the performance the Metro men's basketball team gave Smith's 227 career nabs places him second on the Feb. 13 when they flambeed rival Regis University 100school's all-time list, wh ile Kendall is third on the list 65 in front of the first ample-sized home crowd in quite with 196 steals. This yin-yang thing translates into points on the some time. Metro has beaten Regis five straight times in convincing fashion. other end as well. Combined the two guards recorded "The rivalry is done," Metro newcomer Jovan seven steals and played a hand in 54 of the team's points Obradovic said. "We got it." against the Rangers. Kendall scored 18 points to go with Later on in the week, the Roadrunners rolled past two assists. Smith dished out 14 dimes and scored four points. Most importantly, they helped Patrick Mutombo Chadron State 77-50 to extend their win streak to seven turn in an All-American perfonnance. The senior rained games. Shooting guard Luke Kendall led Metro with 17 points against the Eagles ( 10-12; 6-9 RMAC) and center jumpers from 15 feet with ease to score a season-high 30 points on 15-of-20 shooting from the floor. Lester Strong turned in a first-rate performance, recording While Mutombo kept scoring like clockwork, 12 points, seven rebounds and six steals. Even with a great overall record (20-3), the secondKendall and Smith delivered the ball on time to the 6-5 forward w ith a spread-eagle, lengthy frame. best mark (13-2) in the Rocky Mountain Athletic "The players were able to exploit the open spots Conference and a comfortable North Central Regional ranking (No. 4), the Roadrunners aren't taking it easy. and get Mutombo the ball and recognize when he was hot," Dunlap added. "The guys did a great job of just Ranked No. 7 in the nation, head coach Mike Dunlap continues to push his troops, not allowing them to rest on finding Pat and working the hot hand. This team does a their laurels. As far as he is concerned the team has a long great job of working the hot hand." ways to go before they reach full flower and they'll conWatching the quick and liquid motions of it all: the tinue to "chip away at the little things." offense runnin' and gunnin', the defense picking up " A lot of teams right now get comfortable; they figure loose balls on the short bounce for break away lay-ups, was quite lovely sight on Valentine's week. this is what their team is like (and stop improving)" senior "The whole bench is jumping and screaming," said point guard Clayton Smith said. "We are still getting betObradovic, who scored eight points off the bench ter, because we know we can get better." against Regis. "I lost my voice too. They are just great Metro can certainly get used to the atmosphere they had against Regis. Though the "official" home attendance leaders. We got three great leaders (in Smith, Mutombo was marked at 1,250, the arena looked near capacity and Kendall) on our team and we are just going to hold by Joshua Buck- The Metropolitan on to them and let them led us to the top." (2,500) w ith very little open seating in the east stands and Senior Clayton Smith lays the ball up in front of Regis defender Jeremy Bennett during Smith continues to run the offense like second even fewer spots available on the west side. Metro's Homecoming game Feb. 13. Smith scored four points and tied a career-high with nature. At one point, as Metro built a 45-27 halftime "It's always better when you can play in front of a 14 assists in leading the Roadrunners to a 100-65 win over the Rangers. lead, Smith swung the ball to the far comer without even crowd," Smith said. "When we go into other gyms they muter campus to the games. looking, just knowing that Kendall would there. Kendall basically sell out and they get packed houses. To come home and to obliged by popping a three pointer. Smith's 14 assists tied a career "l sat there last night in just amazement and looked at about actually play a game like this where we have support felt great and 3,000 people in the stands," Hull said. "It had to be at least 2,000. I high. In case you missed him, Smith was the little 5-5 firebug, speed it definitely made a difference in the game." felt so proud that Metro could put on a event like that Everybody can skating through the Rangers' traps and dishing the ball off at the last Former men's basketball coach and Metro Athletic Hall-ofcomeback and can feel so proud about their college." nanosecond to a open man. But, it was Nickle who got the team in Fame member Bob Hull was one alumni who was impressed with the right mood with his pre-game coaching. the Homecoming fanfare. Hull, who posted a 147-81 record from Against Regis (11-12; 4-11 RMAC) it was hard to tell what was shorter, Ryon Nickie's speech or his playing time. "The speech was good," said Strong, who grabbed 10 rebounds, 1985-93 (a mark surpassed by current head coach Mike Dunlap this season), knows how tough it is to entice rush-hour students at a comThe sophomore scored on both accounts. seven offensive, against Regis. "Every time someone gets up there Dubbed "Rhino", Nickle, a seldom used 6-foot-6 guard from its right on cue, it's inspirational to me; it gets us ready to go."

Batters open season with power hitting RMAC Champs start out 4-1, with plenty to learn by Jenni Grubbs The Metropolitan Metro's baseball team expects good things to come this season, and are already standing tall with a 4 _1 record. The Roadnmners one loss came in the first game of a tripleheader against Hastings College Feb. 16. Metro head baseball coach Vince Porreco said the team made a lot of mistakes in that game, "missing timely hitting opportunities, making throwing errors and not being able to do the little things you need to do to win." The 5-3 loss in 10 innings to the Broncos in game one, was followed by a little better showing from the Roadrunners, as they won 5-4 and 6-2 in Games two and three. " I'm very pleased with our efforts, but our expectations are higher than what we played last weekend," Porreca said. "We learned a lot about ourselves; how to come back and win a couple games." 5,,..~~re a learning tool for us," said Metro senior and

left fielder John Burney. "They showed us we still have a lot of things to work on no matter how talented we are." Burney had an RBI in tl1e first game. two hits in the second, and hit two homeruns in the third. "'It was nice to come out and get some hits early in the season," Burney added. . Porreco said he will look to Burney and senior Jared Devine to stand out offensively this season. Pitchers Caleb Salankey, sopho-

it was a good start." "Our main goal is to pitch well. You have to be solid defensively to win," Porreca added. "We're going to focus on the little things like team play and putting ourselves in good positions to win." Yet, the game is not won by defense alone. 'The more our hitters see live pitching the better they'll get;' Porreca said. "We' ll be very successful soon." In the second game of Sunday's triple hearder, the Roadrunners

more Burley Burns and junior Blake Eager lead the pitching and defensive effort. A lso, defensively, Porreco looks to sophomore catcher Brandon Payne and junior third baseman Paul Workman to step up. "Our pitching staff did a great job of keeping the numbers down," Porreco said. Salankey picked up a 4-3 win Feb. 15 against the Broncos, with help from sophomore Clint Cleland, who brought in the winning run from third on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh. Salankey went six strong innings, giving up three runs on three hits. Bums, a right hander, also went six solid innings in the 5-4 Game 2 win Feb. 16 and freshman Brady Carlson went the distance in the 6-2 win, allowing just two hits and two runs. . . '7'he pitching (ag~st Hasting.~) went pretty we~" said assistant pitching coach Jason Richar~o!1... ~We have lots to ~~on, but ,

trailed 3-2 entering their final at-bats. But outfielder James Edwards came through with a RBI single, driving in senior catcher Matt Ludwig to knot it up. The Broncos struck back with a run in the top of the eighth. Once again Ludwig was at the center of the comeback. First he pounded a single to left to score junior Ricky Fuller. Then he stole second and came home on junior Brian Edwards only hi1 of the day for the win. "Our hitters and pitchers are only gonna get better," said junior pitcher Brad Swartzlander. "I think we have a strong team. We're solid in every position." It's always better to err on the side of caution, though. Last year Metro started the season redhot, winning its first nine games, before free falling to a 17-18 record. The Roadrunners had no choice but to • .. _ ..._ - - "l:D.ln1 r ur • n.rn ........

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Burney collects 7 RBis on week .,. from TRIPLE-HEADER on 2 1 - - - go on a tear in the final month of the season to enter the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament Championship. Metro eventually won the crown and finished 34-22 in 2002. " We can improve on every aspect of our game," Cleland said. But it is "our willingness to work hard" that will make the team successful. ''We have a good strong staff and the team has a lot of depth," Richardson said. "Jbe guys are willing to compete and willing to do what it takes to win." ln the third game, shorten to five innings ).- because of darkness, Burney went 2-of-3 with three RBis, two homeruns and two runs scored. Cleland launched a third homer, a two-run shot in the fourth. Fuller (2) and Brian Edwards (I) also scored runs for the 6-2 win. Earlier in the week, the Roadrunners beat rival Regis University 7-1 in the homeopener Feb. 12. .,.. Eager, the starter, combined with relievers Dan Morasci and Jason Humphrey to hold the Rangers to the single run. Metro will next face Northwest Nazarene in a four-games split between two days. The first doubleheader is on Feb. 21 and the other is on Feb. 22. "Each week we come out with the right atti._ tude and work ethic and it's going to pay off," Porreco said.

by Will Moore - The Metropolitan Metro senior John Burney is tagged out on a steal attempt during the second game of a triple-header against Hastings College Feb. 16. The Roadrunners won two out of three games and Burney collected seven RBis on two homers and two doubles on the week.

, Each Hall-of-Farner tells their story from HALL OF FAME on 19 - - - Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds, former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway, Los Angles · ~ Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal and pro tennisJtar Andre Agassi. He's painted live at Super Bowls, the 2002 Olympic Games and all-star games for Major League Baseball, the NHL and the NBA. "One thing that (former art professor) Craig (Marshall) taught me here at Metro," Farley said, .......- "was to paint what you know best. For some people it's the mountains. For some it's the world. For some people it's people. For me it was sports." Farley's first true opportunity came when he painted on stage for musician Carlos Santana in front an 80,000 people at an arena in Las Vegas, with a national MTV audience. ~ "It was like OK, either your career fails or succeeds at this moment," Farley recalled. Once benched for throwing four behind the back passes in one quarter, Farley painted a picture of the Harlem Globetrotters as they celebrated their 75th anniversary in 2001. The proceeds went to support Metro scholarships. I After the Metro men's basketball team captured the school's first NCAA Division II National title in 2000, Farley painted cover photos for the volleyball, men's and women's basketball and baseball media guides. The four paintings were auctioned with proceeds funding scholarships for Metro student-athletes. c+-"J've been around people from all the greatest art institutions in the world, including Europe," Farley said. "I tell them I'm from Metro State College, and you know what, the chest goes out a little bit.' Darryl Smith: In 1990, Bob Hull, the men's ~ basketball coach at the time, was on the hiring committee scouring the nation for a new women's basketball coach. Enter Darryl Smith. An assistant from California State University at San Bemandino at ·the time, Smith showed up for the job interview with Hull not knowing he needed to send a resume • in advance. So Hull handed him an employee questionnaire and the answers match Smith's sticky cool personality. Name: Darryl (''Not Darryl Smith, just Darryl, like everybody knows him," Hull said.) Height: Tall

Weight: Big Race: lOO-yard dash Sex: Yes, please. Secondary Education: Harley Davidson Higher Education: Hooters, the restaurant Degree: Black belt Record: Three arrests, no convictions. Three Biggest Influences in Your Life: 1. Clint Eastwood, 2. Steven Seagal, 3. Van Halen Your Three Biggest Assets: My biceps, my triceps and my hair.

Metro. ln his final season at the helm in I 998, the Roadrunners set a school record for wins in a season, going 25-5 and winning the RMAC East Division and Tournament championships. Smith's teams made three appearances in the Division 11 National Tournament. For turning a squandering program into a league powerhouse, Smith earned three Conference Coach-of-the-Year awards. "His kids are fundamentally sound. They play great basketball," Hull said. "And he is just a great instinctive teach and coach. The other thing that I

by Shannon Davidson - The Metropolitan Fonner Netro volleyball head coach Pat Johnson presents a rose and memorial Packalle to Cindy Ortega, one of 10 players from the llldefeated 1978 squad inducteed into the 2003 Half of Fame. Jokes aside, Smith got the job. He was the right person for the job, too. In the eight seasons prior to Smith taking over the team, the women's squad had fallen into a blinding darkness. The Roadrunners won just 32 games since the 1982-83 season. They lost 153. ln only his second year with the team, Smith had the program turned around as they compiled a 24-3 record in the 1991-92 season. Smith posted a winning a record in each of his eight seasons at

have to say about Darryl is that the women he coaches, he has a special bond with." Smith, now the head coach at Division I Wichita State University, had a rough first day at Metro. First he fired his assistant coach, who wouldn't listen to him and whom he felt was too close with the players. "She walked out and screamed the whole way out, how we were going got fail and we were never going to succeed and how I didn't know what I was

doing," Smith recalled at the induction ceremony. Smith walked to the Mercantile, ordered a cup of coffee and sat underneath a tree on the back porch. ln the midst of telling men's basketball assistant coach Rodney Wicker what just happened, a bird excreted right on his head. "Well, welcome to Metro State," Wicker said. Smith's first team was made up of three walkons and inexperienced sophomores. After the team won its first two contests under Smith, they lost at WestTexasA&M 93-24. Smith told the West Texas coach after the game, "I'm not going to play you ever again, unless I think I can beat." That following year, on New Year's night, with the same players, Metro ran away with a 72-69 victory over West Texas. ln eight seasons at Metro, Smith compiled a 160-64 record. Questionnaires bedamned. Th.is year's inductees were selected by a four member Hall-of-Fame committee that included Metro sports information director Nick Gamer, current head baseball coach Vmce Porreca, former volleyball player and 1998 Hall-of-Fame inductee Kathy Crusan-Walker and Jane Kober, an assistant professor in the human performance sport and leisure department. To be considered for induction each member must be four years removed from the school and the athletic department, as well as a college graduate. inductees are based on their impact to the community, athletic talents and significant contributions to Metro's athletic department. While each member of the Class of 2003 has different personalities, they will always be together in the Roadrunner Athletic Hall-of-Fame. That puts them in harmony. Afteward, with their equal status now secured, Larry Sutliff: an assistant on the 1978 volleyball team, was bargaining with Farley on the price for one ofhis paintings displayed at the ceremony. Prices started at around $6,000.

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itching like a 5-year-old with chicken pox for the past three weeks, the Metro women's basketball team has looked forward to the day when they could cure a big scab from its schedule, a 61-56 loss at Regis back on Jan. 29. ln the rivals first meeting, the Roadrunners tumbled into a disgusting rash of mistakesturnovers and missed shots from point-blank range-in the final minutes as the Rangers pulled off the come-from-behind victory. A chance for revenge on Homecoming night (Feb. 13) and a chance to tie Regis in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference East Division standings never really developed past the opening 10 minutes of the game. The Roadrunners allowed Regis (16-7; ll -4 RMAC) to shoot 67.3 percent in the 96-79 loss and were constantly burned by Julie Jestus, who turned the game into a personal lay-up drill, while scoring a career-high 29 points on 12-of-15 shooting. Four other Rangers scored in double-figures. "We were caught out of position," Metro head coach Dave Murphy said. "We were caught watching in slow mo. Our transition defense was the worst it's ever been. I just don't know'' Shrugged shoulders aside, the bigger question

was how would the loss hinder Metro's chances of sneaking into the Wells Fargo Shootout, an eightteam playoff for the RMAC Championship. Unfortunately, the Roadrunners didn't help themselves in losing at Chadron State 69-62 Feb. 16. Metro ( 11-1 2; 8-7 RMAC) now moves into a seventh-place tie with the Eagles, who have an identical record. On the bubble, Pettitt believes the team needs to win the remaining four games on the schedule for a chance at post-season play. "It really puts a lot of pressure on us now as to whether or not if we will even finish in the top eight," said Murphy, remaining confident that his team can bounce back. Junior Rachel Grove scored in double digits for the ninth straight game, recording 16 points in the losing battle against Chadron. Guard Kristin Hein added a Metro career-high 15 points. Guard Natasha Molock paced the Roadrunners with 24 points and four steals in the losing effort against Regis, Grove added 12 points. Metro's 79 total points was the third most this season. They a lso bad one of their better shooting performances, nailing jumpers at a 49 percent clip. Any other night, and those numbers are winning numbers. But as Pettitt would later say, it doesn't matter how good you shoot when you can't stop the other team. "There is no one thing you can pin it on," Pettitt said. "(Regis) didn 't do anything that they didn't do the first time that was different or mind

boggling to us." Metro did blink first. At one point, the Roadrunners came up empty on eight consecutive possessions, clunking shots or turning the ball over. Regis took advantage exploding the lead to 15 points at 33-18 with six minutes and 21 seconds left in the first half. By then, Metro looked dispirited. "'Those are heart breaking possessions that get away from you and all of a sudden the lead starts really mounting," Murphey said. Out-of-sync. This is the phrase that has wormed its way into Murphy's vocabulary the past few games. "It is just one of those deals where if someone was watching the game or hearing it, it sounded like an eight cylinder car punching on only six cylinders," Murphy said. "We always seem to have a couple pieces of the puzzle not quite in sync and Regis did a great job of finding those weaknesses and exploiting." At least at one point this season, during a five-game winning streak, Metro's cohesiveness, not to mention confidence, was quite a sight to behold. For whatever reason those days are no more. "I think we are scared right now," Pettitt said. "We are just scared to lose the game, scared to make mistakes, and I think that just causes us to have a mental breakdown."

by Joshua Buck - The Metropolitan Netro point guard Courtney Pettitt drives into Regis cen~ ter Rachel (aliga in the Roadrunners 96-79 loss F"eb. 13. Pettitt scored 11 points in the Homecoming game.

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Hiraoka - 7:30pm at the King Center Recital Hall. Free to Metro students. For more information, call (303) 556-3180.

Ongoing Mat Pi/ates. - Mondays 12-lpm, in Tivoli 444. It improves flexibility and increases strength. For more information, call (303) 556-2525.

Job Search Strategies - 10am-12pm in the Career Services Office, CN 203. Learn how to initiate a job search, make contacts, and use resources. Please sign up in person or by telephone at (303)556-3664.

Yoga: For Everyo11e 3 Classes Weekly. Tuesdays 12-lpm, & 5-6pm, & Wednesdays 12-lpm, in Tivoli 444. Yoga helps relieve built up stress. For more information call (303) 556-2525.

February 23

February 26

at the King Center Recital Hall. This event is free. For more information, call (303) 5563180.

Cultural Festival - l lam-2pm in Tivoli Turnhalle. Join us for food and entertainment from other cultures.

March 4

Interviewing Skills - l lam-lpm in Career Services Office, CN 203. Review the interviewing process, including. questions, preparation, and presentation. Please sign up in person or by telephone at (303)556-3664.

Cleari11g up the Confusio11 - l-2pm at St. Cajetan 's with Nutritionist Jennifer Allbritton to learn about your best food choices to optimize your health and vitality. Lunch is provided. RSVP at (303) 5566594.

Panda Fi11als - 2-4pm in Tivoli 640. PanAfrican Nurturing and Development Games. For more information, call (303) 556-270 I.

T'AI CHI for the Body and Milld. Thursdays 12-lpm, in Tivoli 440. T'ai Chi's purpose is to moderately exercise all the muscles and to achieve integration between mind and body. For more information call (303) 556-2525.

February 24

Jazz Mombos - 7:30pm at the King Center Recital Hall. This event is free. For more information call (303) 556-3180.

Mo11day at Metro: Stude11t Recital - 2pm at King Center Recital Hall. This event is free. For more information, call (303) 556-3180.

March 2

Institutional I11equalities and People of Color with Professor La11i Gui1zier, Harvard U11iversity - l-3:30pm in Tivoli Turnhalle. For more information, call 303556-2595.

Sympho11y Orchestra with Tamara Goldstein, Artist in Reside11ce, pia110 7:30pm at the King Center Concert Hall. Free. For more information, call (303) 5563180.

Strides: Lunchtime Walking Program. Walk at your own pace and get committed to walking on a regular basis. Call Linda at (303) 556-6954 for more details. Anger Ma11agement. - On Wednesdays from 3-4:30pm through April 30. Held in Tivoli 651. For more information call (303) 556-2525

February 28

A.A. Meetings on Campus - 12-lpm starting February 20th in Tivoli 319. For more information, call Billi at (303) 556-2525.

February 25

February 20

Jazz Combos with Ron Miles, Director 7:30pm in King Center Recital Hall. This event is free. For more information, call (303) 556-3180.

Artist Series: A11 Evening of Japanese Music with David Wheeler and Yoko

March 3 Growing Up Red a11d Brow11. - I pm in Tivoli 320. Join Mary Lou Salazar, daughter of the late Robert Trujillo, Chairman of the Communist Party of Colorado. For more information, call (303) 556-31 24. Mo11days at Metro: Student Recital - 2pm

Artist Series: A11gela Che11g, pia110 7:30pm at the King Center Recital Hall. Free for Metro students. For more information, call (303) 556-3180. Resumes that Work - 11 am- I pm in Career Services Office CN203. Learn how to write an effective resume. Please sign up in person or by telephone at (303)556-3 664.

March 5 Talk Story: Stories of Our Mothers - Tivoli 320A from I lam-lpm. Panel discussion with women of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native American heritage. Wome11 a11d War - Central Class, #218 from 2-3:45pm. Dialogue with American women about their participation in World War II. World of Love: Women's Relationships ill the 19th Century - Tivoli 444 from 2:303:45pm. Discussion in conjunction with UCD professor Marjorie Levine-Clark's History of Sexuality.

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Classified ads are l 0¢ per word for students currently enrolled at The Metropolitan State College of Denver. For all others 20¢ per word. .,,, Maximum length for classified word ads is 40 words. Pre-payment required. Cash, check, money order, VISA, and Mastercard are accepted. Deadline is 5pm on Thursday prior to the week of "' publication. Classified ads may be placed via fax, in person, or online at www. uni versaladvertising . com . Deadline for placing classified ads via online ordering is 3pm Friday for the following week. For information on .- classified display advertising, which are ads that contain more than 40 words or contain larger type, borders, or artwork, call (303) 556-2507.

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SCHEDULE CHANGE! Jazz Combos Ron Miles, director Tuesday, February 25, 2003, 7:30 p.m. King Center Recital Hall, Free Symphony Orchestra, with Tamara Goldstein, Artist in Residence, piano William Morse, director Sunday, March 2, 2003, 7:30 p.m. King Center Concert Hall, Free

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For more infomlation call Music at Metro at 303-556-3180. For tickets call 303-556-2296.

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

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