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Mayoral candidates Phil Perington, right, John Hickenlooper, middle, and Susan B. Casey listen to fellow candidate Don Mares' views on education during a forum in the King Center Concert Hall Feb. 24 •

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Denver mayoral runners talk about education, housing, transit without the resources, you're bog-tied," Hickenlooper said.

The Metropolitan Phil Perington, former Chair of the state Seven of the eight candidates for mayor of Democratic Party and member of the Denver met in a debate forum held in the King Democratic National Committee, said that highCenter Concert Hall Monday morning. er education begins in kindergarten.

With many seats open in the auditorium, the "It is easier to build a child than it is to repair tirious candidates squared off to address issues an adult," Perington said. like education, affordable housing, transportaAri Zavaras, former Denver chief of police tion, and water conservation. and former director of the Colorado Department Penfield Tate, who has six years of combined of Public Safety, said, "The school system is service in the State House of Representatives and what really makes people want to come into a the State Senate, said the Colorado legislature is city." ~oing to try to balance the budget on the backs of He said Denver's school system needs some Colorado students' education. work.

"Education is one of the keys that unlocks "Our kids are stepping up to plate, the first the door to opportunity," Tate said. day they walk into school, with two strikes Don Mares, Denver Auditor since 1995, said against them. I don't care who you are; if you're the solution to the issue of higher education a modem kid, if you're Barry Bonds, if you're an funding is to tum the economy around. old guy like me - you step up to the plate with r John Hickenlooper, a businessman who . two strikes against you, you 're gonna strike out," founded LoDo's Wynkoop Brewery along with Zavaras said. more than 20 other brewpubs across the country, He also said that he would like to have a plan said that Auraria Campus is one of the strongest in place to ensure that every child receives early economic engines for this region. education, once the economy improves.

Yet, he recognizes the budget woes the three Susan B. Casey, who has been a member of schools are facing.

Denver's City Council since 1995, said, "We ·J" "I come to this race with the visceral recog- need to transform public education in the city of nition· that you can have the best intentions, but Denver, and that means we all need to come together in partnerships."

Casey also said that it is important for students to earn college credits during their last two years of high school, which will encourage them to stick with it and go on to earn a college degree.

She added it is important for students to participate in the election process in order to have more control. "ln my generation, we stopped the war," Casey said. "The encouraging thing is that people of all ages have been stepping up to protest this march to war. What we have not yet seen is college students and young people leading that effort. During the Vietnam years it was the college students who changed the world."

Casey said the most effective way to rally is to ensure that policy makers feel the heat.

Perington said as mayor he would go to college campuses and take students and faculty to t the legislature to present their case.

"If you're going to go to the legislature, you need to put a coalition together of all the schools, because your numbers make you stronger," Perington said. "I support students going in

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Susan B. Casey John Hickenlooper Don Mares Phil Perington , Jeremy Stefanek Elizabeth Schlosser Penfield Tate Ari Zavaras

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Denver mayoral candidate Phil Perington expresses his views on education during a forum for all candidates in the King Center Concert Hall Feb. 24 mass, but I think somebody needs to sit down and organize it statewide. Pick two or three council members or representatives from each college, and put together a council."

Perington added that the most effective way to get what you want with a legislature is to

know your issue, make it simple, have a solution and show up.

Tate said that all legislators understand the value of higher education.

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Metro student dies of meningitis Control, meningitis can be either viral or bacterial. Viral meningitis is generally less severe and resolves without specific treatment, while bacterial meningitis can be quite severe and may result in brain damage, hearing loss, or learning disability.

The CDC website said bacterial meningitis can be treated with "powerful antibiotics," if caught in time. It is diagnosed by doing a spinal tap of the fluid and culturing it to see if the bacteria is there.

Bacterial meningitis is caused by bacteria

by Jenni Grubbs The Metropolitan A Metro student died of bacterial meningitis Feb. 22.

News4 reported Feb. 25 that Elizabeth Sentel, 23, a junior in Metro's teacher program, .rted to feel ill on Feb. 20, with a fever, headache, nausea and a stiff neck. Two days later she died.

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However, the CDC website said, none of the bacteria that cause meningitis are as contagious as things like the common cold or the flu, and they are not spread by casual contact or by simply breathing the air where a person with meningitis has been.

News4 reported that Health Center at Auraria clinical health supervisor Martha Eaton and Dr. Verlyn Peterson said it is likely that Sentel caught the disease atAuraria because col.

lege campuses are places where diseases Like meningitis and other respiratory-spread ones travel quickly through the population.

Eaton and Peterson told News4 that all Metro students will be alerted of Sentel's death and what caused it.

9 News reported Feb. 25 that a letter might be sent out to all Auraria students to alert them.

At press time it was not known exactly what measures will be taken on campus to ensure that meningitis is not spread.

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Why you should consider a car alarm A Community College of Denver employee reported a criminal mischief Feb. 20 in parking lot R. An Auraria police officer was waved down by the employee who believed that someone had attempted to break into his car. The weather stripping had been tampered, however, the doors were still locked and nothing was missing. There are no lead or suspects at this time.

Theft during Tivoli job fair A Metro and a University of Colorado at Denver student reported their back packs missing at 4: 18 p.m. Feb. 18. The students were attending a job fair in the Tivoli and had placed their bags on a metal coat rack.

When they returned they were missing. The area was searched and one bag was fou nd in the first floor men 's room, the other bag was turned in. Nothing was missing from inside their bags except a Tl-85 calculator from one. Stolen: Black Texas Instrument 85, $100. There are no leads or suspects at this time. Total Loss: $100.

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by Joshua Lawton -The Metropolitan Director of the Metro Theater Department Marilyn Hetzel, left gives direction to Rosheta Bloodworth and other cast members playing the roles of Gaiety Girts for the upcoming production of Under The Gaslight in the Courtyard Theater of the King Center Feb. 25.

Denver City Council At-large candidate, Tony Robinson said low voter turnout among young voters, as well as local and ethnic small business growth with public returns, are important issues that must be addressed if Denver is to grow stronger.

"With term limits leading to a wholesale transformation of Denver's leadership, this election ;-- will estab1ish the shape of Denver for the next decade," said Robinson on the fifth floor of the Tivoli Tuesday.

Robinson is running to fill one of two at-large openings on the Denver C ity Council in the nonpartisan election on May 6. , The small number of students who attended .f> the speech, which began just after 10 a.m., enforced Robinson's point about political partici-

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pation. "Nationally, only 36 percent of voters under the age of twenty-five voted in the last election," said Robinson to the even smaller percent-

A theft was reported at I p.m. Feb.17.

A commuter scanner was stolen from the Central classroom between 4 p.m. Feb. 14 and noon Feb.17. The scanner was taken from the Metro economic receptionist's work area. There were no signs of forced entry. Stolen: A white Caere computer scanner with power cord and USB cable, $250. There are no leads of suspects at this time. Total Loss: $250.

-Andrea Terrones Running Thursday, March 13, through Saturday, March 22, will be Metro's Theater Program production of"Under the Gas Light," a 1860s melodrama, followed by student stage productions of " Shadow Box" and "Blue Window" both opening May 7 and 8.

Hetzel is quick to remind students that they do not have to be in the theater department to become involved in theatre productions.

"We get students from all majors from accounting to nursing in productions," Hetzel said.

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An Metro student reported his bike stolen at 8 a.m. Feb. 21. The bike was stolen from the bike rack between the science building and the library. Stolen: Black Trek Bike, $745.70, lock and cable, $40.

There are no leads or suspects at this time.

Total Loss: $785.70

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The Colorado Commission on Higher Education approved a new curriculum and major for Metro's Theater Program on Feb. 7.

The new Theater Degree Program, which will be implemented starting in the Fall 2003 "" , semester, will offer students a Bachelor of Arts in Theater and the choice between a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music :rheater- or Applied Theater Technology and Design.

"I'm excited_ llbout the program," said Marilyn Hetzel, Director of Theater at Metro, who helped to put the new program in place. "l "All curriculum was approved a year and a half ago and the major was just approved. With planning and everything else; it was a four or five year process."

The Theater Degree Program was built on the foundation of the current program and will f continue to meet the needs of students and better prepare students for employment after they graduate.

"It's meeting the needs of students," Hetzel said. " It's also providing students with more skills employers in the industry would like to see." ¢ The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Theater and Applied Theater Technology and Design are similar to an extended major and are 80 credithour programs. To be accepted into the Music Theater program, selection will be based on an audition performance. (' Applied Theater Technology and Design students will be interviewed and have their portfolios reviewed. In addition, the same core theatre classes will apply for all students in the program.

For Kim Luckie, a freshman and work-study for the theatre program, the strength of Metro's theater program for over 15 years and a commitment to students were some of the main factors of erertrolling at Metro.

'We will have a lot more choices," Luckie said. 'What's neat is the program is getting much better at preparing students."

News of the Theater Degree Program is already beginning to spread and Hetzel is fielding -, more and more questions from students everyday.

"Word has gotten out," Hetzel said. "I already got a call of interest from someone from Ontario, Canada."

Another change involving the theatre program is a name change of the department that ~ theater is in. Speech Communications has changed to the Department of Communication of Arts and Sciences and is home to Journalism, Speech Communications and Theater.

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Robinson said that America needs to revitalize its sense of purpose, and that this has always been done by "young people with a principled commitment to social progress."

Robinson, a graduate of Lewis and Clark College who later earned a Ph.D. at Berkeley, currently teaches political science at the University of Colorado Denver. He emphasized the need for young people to participate in politics and said that as a student he grew frustrated with political science and decided to get involved. He encourages others to do the same.

Robinson is so dedicated to getting students involved in politics that he founded the CU at the Capital program, which funnels college students into internships in the legislative process at the state capital.

"Healthy communities are built through small, homegrown businesses," said Robinson.

According to Robinson, local businesses have been suffering because Denver's leadership focuses on bringing to town large, minimum wage

employers such as Wal-Mart and Virgin Records using tax incentives as a lure, and ignores local and ethnic businesses.

"My voice will be to channel city loans and subsidies into local, homegrown businesses, businesses that cycle their profits back into our community instead of siphoning it away to distant, corporate headquarters," Robinson said.

Robinson said that a great example of giving away local and ethnic business interests can me seen on the comer ofAlameda Avenue and Federal Boulevard. According to Robinson, Denver had been trying to subsidize a Wal-Mart to bring jobs to that area. The Wal-Mart would bring more jobs, but Robinson feels that preserving higher paying jobs at the Asian shopping center would better benefit citizens and preserve local culture.

"Your vote in this election will build a movement towards progressive renewal in Denver, that we hope will play a role in revitalizmg democracy across our state and nation," Robinson said in regard to his candidacy. "A city that wishes to flourish, cannot go on like this."

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by Metro students and administration, for violating the Student Conduct code. A judicial hearing regarding the charges was held last Friday where no resolutions were made. Another meeting has been ~ched­ uled for this Friday at 12 p.m. in the Tivoli at Sigi's Cabaret. A memo from Elyse Yamauchi stated the charges against Seku: Charge # I : Article IILB.3 , Physical abuse, verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, harassment, coercion, and/or other conduct which threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person.

Charge #2: Article III.B.8, Violation of published College policies, rules or regulations.

Charge #3: Article lll.B.17, Abuse of the judicial system, including, but not limited to: h) failure to comply with the sanction(s) imposed under the Student Conduct Code.

Charge#4: Article III.B.6, Failure to comply with directions of College officials.

Charge #5: Violation of several conditions of probation in the signed document of August 23, 2002.

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HIV seminar addresses Auraria students

by Sarah DeVeux

persons with AIDS, African-Americans are still 10 times more likely than whites to die from the disease.

"One of the things we know. especially with respect to African-American young men, is that they don't identify themselves according to the very rigid notions of sexual identification," Roberts said. "When we started to address the HIV epidemic among white men, we were talking about white men who were living in gay ghettos and places where large concentrations of gay men lived. Whatever we were able to do in terms of developing interventions to reduce HIV transmission in that group, we did that in partnership with them, and made it clear that was an approach that was for gay men." " That situation did not exist for black men. Many black men who identify themselves as gay live in black communities and don't necessarily live among gay men. Jn addition, there are black men who engage in homosexual behavior and don't identify themselves as gay."

The seminar was hosted by the Health Center at Auraria. " Being as it is Black History Month, we thought we would like to continue educating the students, as well as the community, with HIV and AIDS outreach," said Sonja Coleman-Harris, a certified medical assistant and lab technician at the Health Center.

SHADES (Student Health Advocate for Diversity in Education and Services) is an initiative of the Health Center and one of the groups responsible for the seminar planning.

The reason for choosing Roberts as a guest speaker was, "He specializes in the statistics of each group [African and American] and has the numbers and knowledge why things are going the way they are," said Coleman-Harris.

Angelino was chosen to discuss, " ... the risk behavioral from the emotional standpoint. Why people with certain disorders put themselves at risk. And when they are at risk, their cognitive thinking is off and they go out and do things they don't realize are a danger to your health and to others," Coleman-Harris said.

According to Coleman-Harris, ''It is to educate the students- to make sure they understand what is going on in the college population, as well as out in the community."'

The Metropolitan Minorities and people with mental illness are at greater risk of contracting HIV, according to a theory presented by Andrew Angelino, a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins University.

Using information he collected while working at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the university, Angelino showed how HIV increases the risk of psychiatric illness, and how psychiatric illness increases the risk of HIV. "Effective treatment for psychological illness can decrease HIV transmissions," Angelino said.

One example he gave was bipolar disorder.

"Someone with AIDS mania is more likely to go out and get someone infected," Angelino said.

Another point he made about the mentally ill was that less knowledge about HIV was found among the mentally ill.

Angelino, formerly of the Health Center at Auraria, presented his theory to students and faculty of Auraria as the final part of a three-seminar series on AIDS awareness. Last year's Raise the Roof seminar and a Danny Glover lecture last semester, were the first two seminars in the series.

This last installment, The Color of HIV/AI DS in the New Millennium, was scheduled to coincide with Black History Month.

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Candidates·discuss their plans for tnayoral term from MAYOR on 3 "lt is a question of societal priorities," Tate said. "We have to change the conversation. The world is run by those who show up."

Tate added that if you don't show up to voice your issues, in the legislative environment and in the community, someone else will advocate for a different point of view.

All candidates agreed that there is a definite lack of affordable housing in Denver.

"We have to build housing that's affordable," Casey said. "We have police officers, firemen, and yolll;lg people who can't live in the city."

Hickenlooper said not only does he believe in affordable housing, but he builds it as well.

"We are just finishing a project for first-time home buyers, bringing people out of the rental market, into owning their own homes that range from $150,000 to $200,000," H ickenlooper said.

Zavaras said that if elected he will create an office within the city, the Denver Office of Economic Security, that will help people with problems ranging from housing to finding jobs.

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business a budget. It's very similar to what has been implemented in other places in this country," Zavaras said.

Perington said that Mayor Wellington Webb should have had a better vision of conservation as far as water and reserves.

The candidates also encouraged student participation in the upcoming mayoral election this spring.

"We're all here today because this city has an enormous opportunity this spring to change the leadership of the city," Casey said.

He also said that at least 10 council positions, the mayor, and the auditor positions are all turning over. " You (Denver) want a mayor who does what she says she's going to do," Casey said.

Perington said that Mayor Webb has not been responsive to the basic needs of the community, like education (including higher education), affordable housing and transportation.

"Right now some of the agencies existing within the mayor's office really don't have a lot to do with reality," Perington said.

Perington added that, if elected, he would establish an Office of Business Development and that its sole purpose will be to act as a one-

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housing is essential for residents of Denver, it is also important to have a strong public transportation system that is easily accessible from all neighborhoods.

Tate said that he envisions Denver as a place where one could utilize the light rail and bus system for everything from getting to work and school, to dropping off dry cleaning, no matter which neighborhood you live in.

"I think that we need to build transit," Casey said. " We need to build up the other five lines, so that the entire city can partake in transit.',

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Zavaras said that our city government is not as efficient as it needs to be.

Jeremy Stefanek, who said he has no real political background and has spent the past seven years working for a software company until he left to help with the family flooring business, said that he is running for mayor to try and make a difference in politics.

Stefanek said that he has soured views of politics after the November elections, and be decided to put together a campaign based solely on the community needs, not how much money is raised and who knows.

Elizabeth Schlosser was not able to attend the debate as she bad a previous engagement.

by Shannon Davidson - The Metropolitan Civil and Human Rights activist Peggy Burress speaks to a crowd in the Twoli Multicultural Lounge Feb. 25 about different aspects of Black people's community and population to raise awareness during an on going discussion event, 'Why Black People Ain't Shouting''.

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N 01: A tawdry tale of three cities Farrakhan and Jerry Falwell I Were playing tic-tac-toe I "Make your mark and pass the plate, boys I I got your sweet X-0 I Somebody gonna get thefacts back. buddy I We all need to swim big money I Best me be on the other side. " -Jeff Black The Kansas City singer-songwriter couldn't have said it better in his song " Holy Roller." At first glance, it seems that I could have done most of my learning by listening to his album " B-Sides and Confessions."

But, my discoveries about Louis Farrakhan revealed troubling questions that go far beyond money.

Andrew As recently as Saturday, I knew next to MacPhail nothing about Farrakhan. I knew he was the leader of a black social action group called the Nation of Islam. After researching documents from the NOI, from their critics, and from third party sources, I knew I needed to hear what Mr. Farrakhan had to say. 1 had to make sure I didn't misunderstand him.

So, despite my qualms about possibly becoming an infidel sacrifice to Allah upon the audiovisual table in North Classroom 1539, I attended the national satellite broadcast of Mr. Farrakhan's Savior's Day speech.

The multimedia introduction to the broadcast, the opening prayers by Sheik Ahmed Tagani and Rev. Albert Sampson of Fenwood Methodist Church, the welcome given by Ishmael Mohammed, and the fund-raising led by Jamil Mohammed took well over an hour.

When Mr. Farrakhan finally took the podium to a rousing ovation I was expecting a relevant, intelligent address from the charismatic leader. "America at the Crossroads" was billed as Farrakhan's last address before America's possible attack on Iraq.

After greeting the assembly, Farrakhan advanced the theory that, all corruption aside, Christians, Jews, and Muslims should be like brothers. Such an assertion was charitable and politically savvy, but gravely illogical given the tenets of fundamental belief in these three religions.

Savior's Day, Farrakhan explained, is the memorial of the NOI founder Elijah Mohammed's birth, and is like Christmas. Jesus, Farrakhan implied, could not be the savior referred to in the Old Testament writings, in the Torah, or in the Koran because "the Messiah would come after these three books [were) revealed."

Assuming the Jews would agree based on the c ustomary Jewish belief that Jesus was not the savior, Farrakhan conveniently forgot that many Jews expect the promised savior to be a Jew. which Elijah Mohammed was not.

Christians who affirm either of the two major Christian creeds might think Farrakhan's suggestion of unity among the three religions violates integral elements in both professions of faith. The Apostles' Creed, embraced by many mainline Christian denominations, says: "I believe .. . in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord ... ".

That passage implies, through the use of the words Christ (Greek kristos or "savior") and "Lord," that Jesus was the savior who had come to fulfill the prophecies of the Old Testament and the Torah concerning one who would save the Jews.

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Qur'an restates the same principle: "Is it not a falsehood of their own devising, when they say, 'God hath begotten'? They are indeed liars."

Next, Farrakhan addressed the state of the nation. He summed up his thoughts by saying, "George W. Bush is spiritually blind.'' An interesting comment, considering that Bush is known for being a practicing Christian.

Farrakhan's biblical illiteracy was in plain view as he attempted to use New Testament scripture to reinforce his points. The United States, he said, will come to ruin after attacking Iraq because doing so will uncork a flood of troubles on the United States.

Very well, but citing Jesus' words in the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth chapters of the.Gospel of St. Matthew to enumerate the ills that will come upon the United States has little to do with what Jesus was talking about in those chapters.

Jesus' disciples had just finished asking him what the "'last days" would be like-the days immediately prior to Jesus' return (Greek parousia). Jesus was answering his disciples in terms of what would happen to people who followed him and believed that he was the savior.

An interesting connection is found in the fourth verse of the forty-seventh chapter of the Qur'an: "When ye encounter the infidels, strike off their heads till ye have made a great slaughter among them, and of the rest make fast the fetters."

Using the definition of"infidel" from the passage in the fifth book, it would seem to many a Christian that the troubles spoken of by Jesus in the Gospel of St Matthew might actually be referring to actions taken by strict followers of the Qur'an.

Then, in a moment to crown all moments of textual compromise, Farrakhan proclaimed that the United States will reap what it had sown and wi ll be shown by Allah that it is not the ultimate power. To reinforce his point, Farrakhan quoted from St. Paul's letter to the Philippians: "Every knee shall bow... and every tongue shall confess .... " However, Farrakhan omitted the second half of the verse: " ... that Jesus Christ is Lord. to the glory of God the Father."

Farrakhan clearly misunders~ands the fundamentals of traditional Judaism, traditional Islam and Trinitarian Christianity. tion in the Qur'an (Koran), chapter five, verse seventeen: " Infidels now are they who say, 'Verily God is the Messiah, son of Mary!"

The words of the Nicene Creed concerning Jesus' origin, " ...begotten, not made, one in being with the Father..." a lso stand in stark contrast to the ninety-first verse of the twenty-third chapter of the Qur'an, which says: "Yea, we have brought them the truth; but they are surely liars: God hath not begotten offspring; neither is there any other God with Him." Later, in the hundred fifty- first and hundred fifty-second verses of the thirty-seventh chapter, the

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(Chapter 2, verse 11, NJV) A curious omission indeed, for St. Paul was not talking about how "the wrath of God is indeed being revealed from heaven against every impiety and wickedness of those who suppress the truth by their wickedness (Romans chapter one, verse eighteen, NAB)," but he was discussing why God the Father glorified Jesus by raising Jesus from the dead.

This stands in opposition to the Qur'an's fourth chapter, in the hundred fifty-seventh verse: "'And for their saying, 'Verily, we have slain the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, an Apostle of God,' yet they slew him not, and they crucified him not, but they had only his likeness.''

Although Farrakhan's message was relevant or even weighty with the truth of someone who has lived through several international conflicts in which the United States has played a major role, his address was littered with evident misuses of documents he referred to as "holy" and "not to be played with." In addition, he clearly misunderstands the fundamentals of traditional Judaism, traditional Islam, and Trinitarian Christianity, the three religious factions from which he sought support.

Leaving Farrakhan's past verbal transgressions in the archives does not diminish the fact that Sunday's Savior 's Day message was no more well-informed than some of the quotes that have set social fire to the pages of periodicals such as Time and Newsweek. It disappoints me that an orator of his caliber should be confined, by choice or by fate, to the dissemination of weak thinking and incompetent research based in the very documents he seeks to defend.

Only time will be able to sort out the truth for all to see, but in the meantime we have a serious question to ask ourselves as a nation. It might have seemed that Farrakhan's comment about the troubles that would beset the United States after attacking Iraq was meant to refer to troubles brought on by sources outside the coun-

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But, from another perspective, it must be considered: was Farrakhan saying that if the United States took action against Iraq that the Nation of Islam would take the realization of the foretold troubles into their own hands?

With well over SZ0,000 raised in Chicago's Mosque Maryam alone, one must wonder whether the NOi only claimed to be getting out of debt when they were actually gearing up for war.

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~Breaking Being a pre-operative transsexual woman in transition is not for the faint of heart! If you are going to transition to your chosen gender role, you must be prepared to deal with an often less than acceptive audience in the form of the general public.

Whether you are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered, "outing" yourself is an emotionally charged and difficult Jennifer undertaking.

Blair To come out as transsexual, however, is a totally "In Your Face" proposition. There is no easy way to casually blend into your social milieu as ']'ou begin to venture out in to the real world as a girl (or boy for female to male transsexuals).

For most of us this can be an absolutely terrifying experience and rightfully so. Unless you are lucky enough to look like Claudia Schiffer, you are going to have to get used to being stared at and _Jetting "The Look" ''The Look" can come in many forms and a variety of subsets within those variations. Some are humorous, some are hurtful and some are outright dangerous. As transsexuals, we quickly become students of human nature and are acutely aware of our environment at any given moment. ,.Even the most furtive of glances does not escape our attention. The following is a partial list of some of the looks that transitioning transsexuals often deal with on a daily basis.

The basic "stare" can come in two varieties.

The first is a blank emotionless stare, much akin to a deer that is frozen in your headlights. Dramatic -<'effect comes from the length of the stare. The individ;,w, generating this stare, takes great pride in expressing their disapproval of your gender variance by remaining absolutely expressionless and maintaining eye contact for as long as possible.

The intended goal is to make you feel uncomfortable and can be dealt with by responding in kind.

-.. 1 typically will stop dead in my tracks, and lock onto their eyes and avoid blinking. This will

'out' of the shell

bally disparage your gender expression. At the most basic level it could be defined by a scowl; implying a total disapproval of your very presence. For the truly bold perpetrator, this is often enhanced by an overt shaking of the head from left to right as if to say "I find you disgusting."

There is nothing subtle about this variety of stare. It is meant to make you feel badly about yourself The response to this one is also fairly straightforward. I merely look them in the eye and smile as broadly as I can_ This is disarming for the perpetrator. They had hoped to make you feel embarrassed and self-conscious and, instead, have generated a glowing and overpowering smile!

I generally continue to smile and maintain eye contact until they give up and go about their business. This leaves the instigator either baffled, disappointed or sometimes both. Once again you

To come out as a transsexual is a totally 'in your face' proposition. have rendered their otherwise hurtful intentions totally inert... inert is a good thing.

The next category of"The Look" can be interpreted as confused rather than judgmental. In its most basic form, the person will engage in eye contact and then blink rapidly as if to say "What is wrong with this picture"? The rapid and repeated eye blinking may be interpreted as a non-verbal way of saying, ''Maybe this is an apparition and if I blink enough it will go away." This variety of "The Look" is not necessarily meant to be hurtful and is more typically a harmless expression of genuine confusion without any negativity attached to it The next variety of ''The Look" is a bit more dramatic in that it involves an overt bit of theatrics.

This look may be prefaced with the rapid blinking but the salient characteristic of this one involves looking up to the heavens while shaking the head left to right. This look can be interpreted as a non verbal way of saying... "Lord ... what has the

.How you are perceived by the iJublic is 99% attitude. result in the same effect that they had hoped to inflict upon you ... emotional discomfort In order ffor this to be effective it is critical that you be more committed then they are to maintaining your stare.

I have yet to find a situation where I can't make the perpetrator uncomfortable enough to either look away or even stare at the ground to avoid the same discomfort that they had intended to create.

The second variety of the stare differs from .....the first in that it does in fact have emotion behind it.

This person goes to great lengths to non-ver-

world come to?" A subset of this look also involves the dramatic head movement but in this case the movement is up and down as they make an obvious attempt to "size you up."

This look is encountered frequently enough that is has been given the term: "elevator eyes."

As with many of the looks, a broad (no pun intended) and lingering smile along with eye contact can be quite disarming.

Although it happens infrequently_ some looks can signal danger. A few people out there are so incapable of dealing with gender variance that the

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only way they know bow to respond is with malice.

Malice is an emotion that may be expressed in a variety of ways but it usually begins with an unmistakable malevolent look. This person is in the process of thinking up ways to physically express their ill intents and should be avoided at all costs. The appropriate response is to avoid all eye contact, go about your business, and don't physically place yourself in a position to become a victim.

Fortunately, the above-mentioned looks are frequently offset by a more favorable look ... a smile of approval. This look implies affirmation of the courage that it takes to live ones life in a genuine and honest manner. Additional visual cues might include a wink of the eye, a subtle nod of approval or, on a rare occasion, a thumbs up.

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The last "look'' was something that I only recently encountered and I was so caught off guard that at first I wasn't quite sure how to interpret it, let alone respond.

There was a certain familiarity to this look but l couldn't m ake the connection as to why.

Suddenly it came to me. This was a look that I would occasionally give when I was living on the other side of the gender borders as Mike. I was being flirted with! This was an entirely new and certainly unexpected experience for me! I'm 路still trying to sort out how I feel abut this new development. I think I need to schedule an appointment with my therapist ... SOON! During the course of my transition, I have come to learn that the best defense is a good offense. How you are perceived by the public is 99% attitude. Once I was able to overcome my own internalized "transphobia" and be proud of who I am, I found that I rarely get noticed at all.

Overcoming internalized transphobia however is no easy feat.

Socio-cultural, gender normative behavior is a powerful force that is imposed on all of us from the moment that we are born. The non -spoken, non-written rules of gender are assumed to be canonical in nature. Regretfully, many people feel that they are obligated to enforce and impose these arbitrary socio-cultural norms on the entire human race. Interestingly, as strictly as the "gender rules" are enforced I have yet to find anyone who can show me a copy of the rule book that they are working from. l would like to thank the entire academic community at Metro--faculty and students alike-for the simple act of treating me as a human being.

Jennifer Blair is a newly transitioning male to female transsexual, who is a student at Metro and a budding writer. From time to time we will print her writings about her experience. Ifyou have any feedback for Jennifer, please respond directly to Estrojenn@msn.com

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Reed I have a subtler sense of smell for the signs of ascent and decline than any other human being before me: I am the teacher par excellence for this-I know both, I am both.

-Nietzsche

Ecce Homo Nietzsche was a young man, I am much older. Still, despite reservations regarding the potential ramifications of his stance, I have come to admire-and admonish-him.

Given the world's current "crises," Nietzsche's brilliance holds true.

We are a higher form of animal, but have yet to excise our primal instincts. Until then .. . 路 Let me digress. Man is an animal that almost always loves sex, canonizes successful businessmen, eschews the ugly yet well read, revers the strong, tall, bold, witty, charismatic and dominant and, yet, for some reason, pities the weak.

Nothing escapes man's will to power.

Even "morality" can be ultimately explained via selfishness.

So, my friend, you ask (hopefully) rhetorically: "Why do we go to war?"

Simple.

War is an inherent thing that permeates our soul and revises history. It changes history. It allows for movement within history and justifies revolution. It is, in essence, perfect.

Perfect, war is. Not for the protests or the bloody manifestations of war itself; but, nay, for its ramifications and tangible product.

We need war! We need to be stirred! We have rested on our laurels too long. We must pay our dues. We must pay our penance. The lives of people fighting for a just cause cannot be easily forgotten. This may, very well, be the best time in history to live!

Man necessarily requires dominance. He must be overcome. Man must realize that success is in numbers, solidarity, precise focus and an innate understanding of will to power.

Trials and tribulations are as the white is to black in history texts (hint: Blake). The black is what the winners tell/preach us and the white is the poetry, art, novels, pictures, watercolors, sculptures, structures, songs, music, and love (i.e. greek, Poesis) that truly separates us from beasts and fowls. This angst defines the limitations of scientific approval and "proof." lt is, in essence, Dionysian.

In parting, my friend, I collapse, thinking of Jim Morrison ... " l don't know. I just want to get my kicks in before this whole shithouse goes up in flames." p.s. Relax. Have a beer. It'll be over, soon. Too soon.

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Fran Hill Age: 21 Birt.h day: 2/25/1982 Favorite Pastime: Snowboarding, hiking, camping, cooking and eating, anything outdoors, traveling, painting, drawing.

by Jonathan Kuenne The Metropolitan Amid the mass of college students, twentysomethings, and business professionals, rarely do you meet someone who has the heart to volunteer, to go out of their way to help someone with all their resources - and be able to do it all with a smile.

Fran Hill, a University of Colorado at Denver junior, full-time student, future nurse and tourist, has a passion to help other people.

"I always wanted to work with people," Hill said. "I thought about being a teacher - I like children, and thought about counseling. I was always more interested in the health field nursing seemed to fit well with me."

Fran remembers a pivotal moment when she decided she wanted to help people.

"When J was 15, l was at work and ·nearly cut off my finger. My boss took me to the emergency room," she said. It was then that Fran decided she wanted to work in the nursing field.

"I was really tense. (The nurse) was really comforting, friendly and made me feel better. I want to be that person, to let people know that they are going to be OK - to be comforting," Hill said. "I hope that when people are sick, and don't have family around I can be there for them."

Fran has attended 14 different schools. Her journey started in Seattle, then to Lewisville ldaho; Pleasenton, Calif.; Denver, back to Seattle then back again to Denver.

"Moving from school to school helped me not be afraid to try new things," Hill said. "I think my experiences growing up have made me become the person who I am today. I make an effort to find the good in people, and do my best to not be judgmental. I try to accept people the way they are."

Fran is also a dedicated volunteer. She has donated her time to the Family Center in Fort Collins, Eugene Field Elementary, the United Way and in the nursery at her church.

"I'm a pretty normal person who wants to make a difference in other people 's lives," Hill said.

On Sundays, Fran and her father take Communion to the sick in Littleton Hospital and pray with them.

"It makes me realize that people are people and while in hospitals they need to be treated as individuals, not just as a patient number," Hill said.

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If I had $ 1 million I would "open up a clinic for people who cannot afford health care, I would donate some to friends and family as well."

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University of Colorado at Denver student Fran Hill shows the many levels of her personality at Nordstrom of Park Neadaws mall, where she works full-time. Fran enJOYS international travel, skiing and will be celebrating her 21st birthday on Feb.25.

Fran also has a passion to travel. Her most recent trip was a road trip that began in Denver and took her up through Idaho. She attended a concert at the gorge and Olympic Peninsula in Seattle, then headed down the west coast, next to Las Vegas and into the Grand Canyon, then she traveled back to Denver and finally back to Idaho for the rest of the summer.

"I love to travel," Hill said. "I lived in Seattle for so long, Idaho, and California so I know a lot of people friends and family," she added.

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Additionally, for three weeks this summer Fran will be studying abroad in France.

"I'm taking a communication class comparing the Swedish and the French," Hill said.

While on her recent road trip, Fran had the opportunity to visit her inspiration , -her aunt Suzanne who had been battling cancer.

"She's always was a really big influence on my life." Suzanne battled cancer for several years, until brain tumors the size of ping pong balls took over. "She was always friendly no matter what," Hill said. "When I was visiting her, she seemed like she was going to be fine even though she was so sick - but she passed away - I'm glad I had the time to visit her," she added. "I consider her to be a major role model in my life. " Fran works full-time at Nordstrom in Park Meadows where she also shows a compassionate heart.

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"When he got home he had some problems with it and wanted to exchange it for a new one," Hill said.

Unfortunately the customer was leaving town and needed the coat quickly.

Transportation was a difficulty for the customer, so Fran, on her own, brought the coat directly to the customer's house.

"He really appreciated it," Hill said. "I try to be mindful everyday that we are all here trying to get by and do our own thing - I try to understand that things don't go totally right," she added.

In the future, Fran wants to work somewhere where healthcare is not readily available.

"Opening a clinic for individuals who cannot afford health care is something which I would be interested in someday. Or maybe starting an organization that helps adolescents who have runaway from home, at risk for drug abuse or that kind of thing."

Until then Fran continues to change lives through her kind attitude and volunteer work all with a smile.

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An opportunity for Metro

by Ian Neligh The Metropolitan Activists, authors, historians and artists from around the world wilr be coming together on the Auraria campus this March in celebration of women's history month.

"Metro has really established a wonderful track record ... so we're basically taking advantage of this opportunity to bring to campus some examples of women's histories," said Metro's Interim Associate Director of Women's Studies, Elaine Enarson. "To try and have a dialogue, a discussion, raise consciousness and help mobilize men and women around issues of gender equality."

Enarson said our school systems haven't always presented the other, hidden side of history, whether it's women's history, African American history or

Chicano history.

"There is so much that we don't learn about our own country, and women's histories is one of the things that gets dropped. I say 'histories' because the neat thing, to me, about women's history month is it's an opportunity to talk about what women have in common, but also what women have that differentiates us," Enarson said.

Metro history professor, Rebecca Hunt who is participating in the event "Women and War," said it was important to actively challenge Metro students to look at historical issues that relate to women's history, as well as to current events.

"First hand discussion with people who lived in an era is the best way to understand that era," Hunt said. "For the first time, we have women preparing to actively participate in a war, as pilots, combat medics, and other frontline personnel. It was through the experiences of the women who came before, that our current women have this opportunity, challenge and

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Hunt said students who attend the dialogue will have the opportunity to hear first-hand accounts of women's war experiences, their training, and their motivation for becoming actively involved in war at a period of time when it was not the norm for women to go to war.

"Women's Lives are as valuable as men's lives, therefore our histories are as valuable, our futures are as valuable," Enarson said. ''Women are definitely speaking out on the question of war and peace. We're not sponsoring it directly, but we're one of the co-sponsors ofa women's peace rally on March 8th, which is International

Women's Day. Women all over the world will be out on the streets, but this (rally) in particular is about expressing their opposition to war, and certainly their concern about war being used as a first resort instead as a last resort." ''The month really offers students, staff, faculty and people in the community an opportunity to really focus on the relationships between men and women and how to change them," Enarson said. "[ think it's a very welcome opportunity for women and men to enjoy learning more about the diverse histories, futures and presents of women on this planet

The tyranny of the majority

by Travis Combs The Metropolitan The positive lessons learned from affirmative action should be taken into a broader context to include all prospective students attempting to gain admittance into public universities, said Civil Rights Lawyer and Harvard Professor, Lani Guinier.

Guinier said that affirmative action needed to be brought to a new level, which she called "confirmative action."

"I want to present both sides of the debate and ultimately suggest we need to move past affirmative action into what I call confirmative action," said Guinier. "To take the lessons of affirmative action and apply to the whole population trying to gain admittance into higher education."

According to Guinier, the subject of race can often have negative connotations which can provoke unease in those debating the positive or

by Joshua Buck - The Metropolftan negative effects of affirmative action programs.

"We tend to speak of race as something Lani Guinier, civil right lawyer and Harvard professor, speaks to a group of students, faculty and staff in the TIVOH Tumhalle Feb. 24 about institutional inequality and people of color. negative, something that makes us uncomfortable because it forces us to group ourselves and canary, we locate those problems within the scored lower on college entrance exams, such as others as individuals, or it classifies people into the SAT and GMAC, have been accepted over canary and propose solutions to fix the canary." groups who (are) victims of this grouping," said Guinier said that the misdiagnosis of the prospective non-minority students who may have Guinier. problems of affirmative action need to be correct- scored higher.

Speaking to a nearly full house Monday at Traditionally, these tests have been thought ed by changing the environments in which these the Tivoli Turnhalle. Guinier likened the probprograms exist, instead of changing the programs to be indicators of how well prospective students lems of many affirmative action programs to a would do in their first year of college. themselves. canary brought by miners into coal mines to warn "Ultimately this is a prophecy, an omen, to "I call these tests, Testocracies," said them of danger in the mine's atmosphere. what is happening to all of us," said Guinier, who Guinier. "The SAT (and) the LSAT are, at best, "Miners would protect themselves by bringmodestly related to first year grades. You can betis the first African-American woman to receive a ing with them into the mines a canary, and the tenured professorship at Harvard Law School. ter predict how much money the parents are makcanary, having a more fragile respiratory system, "We need to heed the lessons of the canary and fix ing than how well they' ll do in their first year would warn them of atmospheric disturbances in the atmosphere of the mines instead of the grades." the mine," said Guinier. "What I want to argue is canary."

Guinier said that, at one time, the majority of the metaphor of the miner's canary (because) race The role of affirmative action as a diagnostic college applicants accepted into the larger public is more than a stigma, more than just prejudice. tool (the canary) needs to be rethought when universities in Texas had attended only 10% of the Race is a diagnostic tool." problems arise with affirmative action programs, state's high schools.

Continuing with the metaphor of the canary, As a possible solution to this disparity, legisspecifically in the area of higher education. that affirmative action seeks to assist, Guinier said "Higher education is a perfect example of lation was passed in Texas four years ago, which that when the canary suffers, there is often a misthe canary being viewed as the problem, when the would enable 10% of the population of every high diagnosis as to the cause of the suffering. school to be admitted into public higher educacanary is actually a diagnostic tool," said Guinier.

"Whether these canaries are women, Coming under recent scrutiny and contro- tion. whether these canaries are people of color or versy, affirmative action programs have tradition"We need to look at what's right with affirwhether these people have been discriminated ally tried to placed a certain number of minorities mative action," said Guinier. "We need to defend against because of their sexual orientation, or in public universities, as well as in private and affirmative action by contesting that affirmative because they have disabilities, oftentimes they public jobs action is necessary to compensate for the body of collect around the canary," said Guinier. "Instead Some critics of affianative action policie$ criteria,that promotes unfairness." of using those indicators because they effect the â&#x20AC;˘ have claimed that minonties who ~ have

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Farrakhan broadcasted to Auraria by Travis Combs The Metropolitan Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam denounced the Bush Administration's determination to invade Iraq, and warned of dangerous times ahead for the United States, and the world, if the President pushes ahead for war.

Prophesizing that the Bush Administration's policy toward Iraq will fan the flames of war, Farrakhan, citing both the Bible and the Koran, said that Bush is leading America to its ruin.

"I am here to tell you the truth of what is facing us," said Farrakhan. "This is, indeed, a very dangerous time and we have entered into a period of darkness that President Bush will lead us to America's fall."

Speaking before a live audience in Chicago, and broadcast live to over a hundred including Auraria, c1t1es worldwide, Farrakhan, in his keynote address spoke of the lack of spiritual wisdom in Bush 's policy of war in Iraq, calling the policy a doctrine of the blind leading the blind.

"Power today is in the hands of God, and ifthe blind lead the blind, we will fall into the ditch. The ditch representing hell," said Farrakhan. "Our president is spi ritually blind. " Farrakhan called President Bush the mouthpiece of hate and warmongering, which is currently leveled against the Bush Administration's "axis of evil."

"I heard our President say that he loathed Kim Chong il of North Korea," said Farrakhan. "Every time that man opens his mouth, he's preaching hatred of Iraq, hatred of Iran, (and) hatred of North Korea."

In Farrakhan's speech, entitled "America

at the Crossroads: War is not the Answer," he spoke of the apocalypse, prophesied in various holy works of both Christianity and Islam.

Claiming that the purity of the three major.monotheistic religions,(, (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) have been corrupted by the lust for power by some of the faith's followers, Farrakhan said the leaderships of the United States and Israel have "hijacked" the purity of both the Christian and Jewish teachings.

"I want to say to Mr. Bush, you're a radical that (has) hijacked Christianity. I want to say to Sharon, you have hijacked Judaism," said Farrakhan. "lt is time for righteous Jews, Christians, (and) Muslims to stand up and take back our religions."

Farrakhan also said that, since the Regan Administration, the White House has been in direct conflict with the Islamic world;

by Joshua Lawton - The Metropolitan utilizing, among other things, economic sanctions, support of student Rondalyn Jones holds her cousin CoHn Benzel Jimmerson while his father Benzel Jimmerson eats Israeli expansion, and direct mili- Netro catered food during opening ret1lill'Xs of the satellite broadcast of Louis Farrakhan's Saviors Day speech from tary action.

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Both the tragedy on 91I I and the subsequent threats of impedsized in scripture, according to Farrakhan, ten down, what does that book look like?" ing war against Iraq have been part of a plan and the rise of the United States as the last "Babylon has fallen," Farrakhan said, drawn up years ago by certain members of great nation during the apocalypse, was pre- using the ancient city as a metaphor for the America's leadership, according, to destined thousands of years ago.

United States. "She has become inhabited by Farrakhan.

This final judgment will be unfavorable devils."

"The precious lives lost at the World "Mark my words," said Farrakhan. "This toward America, Farrakhan said.

Trade Center was a cover for a war that had "When I finish today, I want to watch is gonna get worse." been planned for years," Farrakhan said. and see what God is going to bring on us, and A fina l judgment both of the nations of America," said Farrakhan. "If every deed has the world, and individual people was propheconsequences and every deed has been writ-

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The top four: "Bring a pillow;" "Your pillow will need a pillow;" "If I was tested on her family, I would have gotten an A;" and "She hates you already."

A new rage is sweeping across colleges in the United States.

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1999 by California software engiRead about and rate your college neer, John Swapceinsk.i, has an 'My only worry is that a new teacher comI professors. We'll help you get the most out of your college career by easy to read rating system of ing in might get slammed on the site, and it choosing only the best professors.

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RateMyProfessors.com was featured in the Many people, like Sytsma, who teaches at Denver Post in December 2002 and by CNN in all three Auraria colleges, feel that most colwww.ratemyprofessors.com January. leges already have an effective evaluation sysAs a student, I was especially interested in tern. using the site to compare my opinions of proStudents can access Metro's teacher eval- RateMyProfessors.com is a website that lets students read about and rate their college professors The fessors to others. I even rated one professor to uations through the Banner system online. Go site claims this helps students to get the most out of a college career by choosing the best prof~. see how much one person can affect the out- to Registration/Records, login, then go to come. The professor's rating went from a Faculty Evaluations. straight face to a smiley face.

Here's what I found after comparing pro- person gave her a rating. Her Metro score last RateMyProfessors.com, which may be one reaSo, how do Metro's professors measure fessor's ratings on RateMyProfessors.com to year was an average of 4.98 for effectiveness in son why people prefer it to their school's evalu- -::> ation systems. up?

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All the time, long after the rhythmic pounding of the ball is stored away, Toni Barron wishes she could reach out and hug them all.

The aunt of former Metro men's basketball player Jody Hollins, Barron embraces each of the 15 players on this year's squad separately after every home game. She pays little attention to the wins and losses and particular attention to the international players, making the new world comfortable for them with home-cooked dinners.

"She's been like a Godmother for us," said junior Luke Kendall from Melbourne, Australia "When my parents came out to the states she took care of them. So she is sort oflike a second mom out here for me."

Barron is also the reason Kendall's mother, Michelle, gets the shooting guard's stats after every game through e-mail. Kendall's recent line: 3 1 points, six assists and four steals came in the 91-63 trouncing of Colorado Mines Feb. 22 in Metro's final regular-season home contest.

"He's at that magic Level," Metro head coach Mike Dunlap said of Kendall.

The whole team is a in an unworldly comfort zone. When you see point guard Clayton Smith creating havoc, poking at the ball, always poking, stealing and taking on a low profile as he blows by everyone, including his shadow, and finds an open teammate on a blind pass and then watching Kendall's wrist wave good-bye to the ball and Patrick Mutombo's indefensible jumper and Lester Strong's explosive dunks and sleight of hand on the glass and freshman David Barlow's improvements and Jamar Bohannon coming through and Mark Worthington sneaking behind defenders along the baseline ... it's enough to give people goose bumps.

But for the Roadrunners, who also beat Colorado Christian 78-61 Feb. 20 and moved up one spot in the national rankings to No. 6 with their ninth straight win, this is the way a championship team plays. " It's a standard that we set and we come to expect from each other now," Worthington said after he dropped 14 points and showed off hops worthy of brewery when he jammed over Colorado Christian's Ash Cannan. " It's not really

by David Merrill - The Metropolitan an awe, it's sort of what we demand as a team and Metro forward Patrick Mutombo tosses in a lay up during Metro's 78-61 victory over Colorado Christian Feb. as a unit. We know that Clayton is going to make 20 at the Auraria Events Center. The senior cropped in 25 points in the win. the assists and make those great plays. And Patrick is going to his jumpers and Lester is on the his teammates as one of the best they've ever with 12 points and 14 rebounds against the Cougars. Smith finished with 11 assists. boards .... It's something that we've come to expect seen-and resultant free throw after being fouled "We took some chances in the second halt;" from certain players. It's great to watch."

by Cannan on the way down tied the game at 24Dunlap, reared as a critical observer, is less 24 with less than two minutes remaining in the first Dunlap said. "I thought we were pretty conservasmitten about his player's athleticism and more in half. Metro went into the break with a 26-24 lead tive in the first half and pretty lethargic. Nothing awe of the team's dedication, because talent is also In the second stanza, the Roadrunners broke fantastic said at half. I just told them that it was okay for us to lose. driving yourself to another level out ofthe gates and away from the Cougars. By the "What I'm appreciative of is their effort," 14:30 mark Metro had a 45-30 advantage and " You string some wins together and the expectations are high, so you just need to got the other Dunlap said. "That's where I'm in awe. They'll lay Smith had the school's all-time assist record.

Needing eight assists coming into the contest way, because the pressure gets to a point where it on the line every night. Whatever act they do is they are harder on themselves than anybody. So, I secondary to their commitment and effort. That's to break Adrian Hutt's 512 mark, Smith was sitting think you have to go the other way on it and just what I enjoy the most" on assist seven when he picked up a loose ball on a With the way Metro (22-3; 15-2 RMAC) short bounce, raced toward the basket and passed say 'Hey man, we got to respect our opponent and broke out in the second half against Colorado over to Mutombo on the wing, who was running if they beat us, they beat us. But let's enjoy this close confrontation and see what we can do with Christian (9-16; 6-11 ), it seemed the Roadrunners the floor with him. Mutombo obliged by draining a it." were titillating the Cougars' hopes of a possible 15-footer. upset after the first half.

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Feb. 22 Baseball Double Header vs. Northwest Nazarene Game 1: Won 12-6 Game 2: Won 9-7 Men's Hoops beats Colorado Mines 91-63 Women's Hoops beats Colorado Mines 64-60

Feb.21 Baseball Double Header vs. Northwest Nazarene Game 1: Won 8-4 Game 2: Won 8-4

Feb.20 Men's Hoops beats Colorado Christian 78-61 Women's Hoops beats Colorado Christian 84-52

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FEBRUARY 27, 2003 - THE METROPOLITAN - PAGE 21

Roadrunners still have a chance -,..

Women bounce back from backto-back losses

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The shouts exiting from Metro women's basketball coach Dave Murphy in the second half of the Roadrunners' 64-60 win over Colorado Mines Feb. 22, sounded a lot like a scripture passage from Noah in the Book of Genesis.

"Get on the arc!" "Stay on the arc!" "Don't leave the arc!"

Of course, Murphy was referring to the threepoint arc, not an actually ark, as he pleaded with his players to extend their zone defense to guard against any trifecta and any hope of Mines pulling out a come-from-behind victory.

Though Murphy's Law doesn't appear any where in the King James' version, the last two weeks of the season will determine if Metro sinks or S\vims in a race to grab one of the final three spots in the eight-team Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championship Tournament.

Coming off back-to-back losses, Metro put together a string of wins for the first time since December and looked awfully determined to stay afloat, despite the loss of starting point guard Courtney Pettitt for the season. Along with beating Mines in its final home game, Metro also got some redemption with an 84-52 blowout of Colorado Christian Feb. 20, at the Auraria Events Center.

"We still have a chance (to make the playoffs), Murphy said. "The team still has the power to control their destiny. Obviously, they probably took some of that to heart and we really came ready to play. It wasn't easy. It hurt. We were hurt bad after the two losses (in a row). It took a lot of character and a lot of introspection on all these players to determine whether it is worth it or not. Obviously, they still feel like (the season) is worth it."

Sound fundamentals and discipline reinforced Metro's offense against Colorado Christian (9-16; 3-14 RMAC) and Mines (4-21; 2-15), two teams fighting for last place.

Junior Kristin Hein, who has started all year at the wing, got her first start at the point in place of the Pettitt, who was third in the conference in steals at 2.55 a game and averaged eight points.

"When I came here that was my goal to play the point guard spot," said Hein, who transferred in from Reedley Community College in California.

Metro lost earlier this month to Colorado Christian, in which they shot just 25.4 percent.

This time the Roadrunners shot nearly double that number, hitting 45.5 percent of their shots from the field controlling the clock with solid ball movement. Senior Malene Lindholm led Metro with 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting, including 6of-11 from beyond the arc. Sophomore Natasha Molock, who was named RMAC East Division Player-of-the-Week, added 15 points, five assists and three steals. Juniors Rachel Grove (14 points and 13 rebounds) and Jillian French (11 and 6) rounded out the scoring from the starters, while Hein directed traffic up top with a strong dribble, four assists and off-speed moves as Metro built on a 41-26 half-time advantage.

"She did a good job tonight of changing gears. which allowed her to make really good decisions," Murphy said.

Added Hein, "We were playing relaxed tonight, playing as a team and playing for our teammates. We were making smarter passes, trying not to do so much all at once."

Basketball is a game of movement and Metro swung the ball hard and true. Hein and Molock also did a good job of drawing the defense in the lane with drives to the hole, before kicking the ball out to a wide open teammate.

"We just executed," Murphy said. "That's the story of tonight. We executed offensively."

French, who started for the second time all year, took advantage the execution and was an extra element of surprise for Metro. The junior also hit some key shots in the close match up against Mines.

"Jill stepped it up and hit some shots for us and really tried to keep the offense going by just being a offensive threat out there," Hein said.

"That's what we need out of her along with rebounding."

The win against the Orediggers was about isolation, sheer isolation. There comes a time in this sport of basketball, where the game is won at the free-throw line and has nothing to do physical prowess, just mental concentration.

Despite shooting only 37.5 percent, the Roadrunners went 16-of-17 on foul shots and hit their last seven in a row to seal the win against Mines. Molock, the conference's steal leader at 3.52 a contest, recorded a game-high 24 points to go with four assists and four steals. Grove scored in double digits for the 11th straight time, with I 0 points.

Down 25-17 with six and half minutes left, Metro went on a 14-5 run to close the first half with a 31-30 lead. Nine of the points during the run came from the Roadrunners' bench. Martina Gandzalova hit a couple free throws, Natalie Quinn buried a baseline jumper and Crystal Deichert swished in a three pointer and long jumper.

"I can tell you one thing," Murphy said, "the

Netro guard Crvstal Deichert drives past Colorado Christian defender.; during the Roadrunners' 84-52 home win Feb. i O. The junior guard pulled down five rebounds as Netro improved to 13-12. kids coming off the bench want to produce and want to contribute more than they want to keep their right rum. They really want to contribute in the worse way. They really want to get some recognition from their peers.

"They love this team too and, by golly, they know that we appreciate their help. We congratulated them in the locker room."

All 18 points from the bench were well-needed, especially considering Jessica Neumiller's performance down the stretch. Despite Murphy imploring his team to protect against the threepointer, the Mines guard hit three straight treys to pull the Orediggers within two at 60-58.

But as they had done all night, the Roadrunners never faltered at the charity stripe.

Grades aside, Metro needs a win to get in

by Eric Eames The Metropolitan "It's hurting us academically," Metro women's basketball coach Dave Murphy began his sound off. ' The schedule gods, I think. really m ust have had blinders on. Jfs not good for the kids. It's not good for basketball. I really see no benefit in it. It's an unfortunate thing."'

What Murphy is so frustrated about is where the Roadrunners' final two regular-season games fall- in the middle of the week-not to mention in the middle of nowhere.

Instead of the usually Thursday and Saturday play days, Metro travels to Fort Hays State (Kan.) and Nebraska-Kearney to play back-to-back contest on Wednesday (Feb. 26) and Thursday (Feb. 27). Players will end up missing basically a week of classes. By the time the team returns late Friday who knows how high the homework pile will stem. When it comes to tests, student-athletes have

three options, each at the discretion of the individual professor: 1. They can take the exam before they leave if they are ready.

2. They can take it after the road trip, if the professor a llows it.

3. lf the test is a one-time deal, though, they stay home. " If the professor says that this is the only time that they can take a test, they stay home,"' Murphy said. ··we take no kids unless the have permission from the ir professors. That's our commitment to the school."

As of Feb. 25, no women's basketball players were spotted practicing alone at the Aurari a Events Center. It's a good thing, too. Metro will need a full roster to take on Fort Hays and :-.lebraska-Keamey, two of the conference's hoariest programs, and to wrap up a playoff spot in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament Championship.

Four teams are battling for the last three spots in the eight-team tournament. Metro is one team

on the hot seat.

The Roadrunners, now 13-1 2 overall, are tied with Chadron State and Fort Lewis in the standings, each with 10-7 conference records, while Western State (8-9) mathematically has a shot to sneak off Lucifer's sofa.

East Division Champ Nebraska-Kearney ( 161 RMAC). Regis (13-4), Southern Colorado (134), Mesa State (12-5) and Fort Hays ( I l-6) have already qualified for the post-season tournament.

Kearney leads the league in scoring (80.6), scoring margin (+16.3), free throw percentage (.760) and fi eld goal percentage (.479) and was undefeated until Regis beat them on a last second shot 76-74, Feb. 22.

"Once again it sends a message to everybody else that we pretty m uch knew all a long that Kearney can be beat, it's just that you have to play 40 minutes," Murphy said. "We know Hays is waiting for us, trying to avenge a loss here."

Metro, who leads the conference in steals per game (L0.92), upset Fort Hays 76-62 by forcing 23

turnovers and shooting 49 percent from the field.

That was two days after the Roadrunners lost 7360 to Kearney back on Jan. 23. Before collapsing in the final 20 minutes, Metro had the Lopers on the ropes with a 33-3 1 halftime lead. ·'We are going to have our hands full," Murphy added. "But our kids believe without a shadow of a doubt, we arc going to Hays to beat Hays. Then we are going to Kearney to beat Kearney. We realize that we are not a lock (for the playoffs) right now."

On different nights, both Metro and Chadron will finish regular-season play at llays Kan., and Kearney, Neb. Fort Lewis and We>.iern State, meanwhile, finish up at home.

"It's make the p layoffs or not for us, basically," Metro senior Saree Meccage said. "We have to win at least one to get us a playoff game. And if we win both of them that means we won't have to plJ!Y Kearney at Kearney again" on March 5, when the conference tournament begins.

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One last night for the seniors to shine

by Rami Wilder

The Metropolitan Four Metro basketball players played in their final regular-season home game Feb. 22. Malene Lindholm and Saree Meccage of the women's basketball team and Patrick Mutombo and Clayton Smith of the men's basketball team were honored prior to game time and responded to the fans by leading their teams to victory.

Smith had a game-high nine assists for the Roadrunner men in a 91-63 victory over the Colorado Mines, and was overwhelmed by the pregame ceremony. " It's just one of those nights where it's so meaningful.. . because the end ..._ is near and you can just feel the emotion," Smith said. "When you are going Saree through it, you take for Meccage granted what you have and this night is a good night ·to see how far you have come as a person and a player.., Men's head basketball coach, Mike Dunlap, knows better than anyone how far his two seniors have come, and how hard it will be to adjust to playing without them next year.

"It's very difficult but more difficult emotionally," Dunlap said. "(Smith) has been with us for five years and (Mutombo) has been with us

for four and it's tough to keep your focus when you understand the impact of just what they mean to you day-to-day."

It was an emotional night for the women's Clayton team as well as they Smith pulled out a 64-60 victory over the Orediggers.

The anticipation of Senior Night weighed on the mind of Lindholm who was honored along with Meccage for their years of hard work.

"I was nervous. I was awake the whole night thinking about this game," said Lindholm, who moved up to fourth place on the Roadrunners' al I-time scoring list with 1,016 career points.

"This is the last time I am going to be here, the last time in front of these fans."

Now with her last home game upon her, Meccage wept openly, her tears mingling with her mother Cindi and older brother Jeremy's shirt.

Around her birthday last may, Meccage's father, Bob, passed away. The news understandably floored Meccage to the point that she wasn't sure she wanted to return to play basketball.

She found out what it truly means to live.

Meccage is living this year in memory of her father.

"This year was all for my dad," Meccage said. "That was one of the biggest reason I came back. Just a matter of completion of something I've been doing all my life. That's why I was all

emotional, because l wanted my dad to be there."

Vv'hile the individual recognition was special for the four seniors, they were not distracted from the evening's first priority, a team victory. " It felt great, but to te II you the truth, I wanted to get out there and get on with the game," Mutombo said. "I wanted to get out there, play some hard defense and put these guys away."

Mutombo did get on with the game, supplying 19 points in 20 minutes. The combination of Smith (Metro's all-time assist leader) and M utombo (fourth all-time in field goals made at Metro) is Metro's version of Stockton-to-Malone and on Senior Night it was more of the same.

Mutombo even returned the favor, setting up Smith for a jumper and picking up an assist himself. " He makes my job easy," Smith said of Mutombo. "Its not very often that you get to play with people like (Mutombo) and (Luke Kendall), the prolific scorers that they are. As a point guard you j ust try to work those guys every night because you know with them you can never go wrong."

Games come and go, but for these fo ur seniors the relationships and friendships and love they built along the way will carry on throughout their years away from the game.

"The best memory I have is all the different people I 've met along the way," Meccage said.

"I've been to three different colleges. I've had eight different coaches. I've had eight new teams every year, teams with no more than five people

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coming back. So just meeting all the different people and the experiences I've had with them. I have a lot of good memories from those things."

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Metro sweeps series with hot hitting byJamesGma The Metropolitan

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Last weekend's four baseball games all had one thing in common: complete Roadrunner dominance.

Metro beat Northwest Nazarene 8-4 and 8-4 in the first double header Feb. 21. The next day, featured the same victorious story line, just different endings as Metro beat Northwest in game one 126 and in game two 9-7.

In all four games, Metro's offense battled the Crusaders' pitching staff in every at bat.

"We've done a good job at the plate," Metro head baseball coach Vince Porreco said. "(We are) being disciplined and drawing walks."

This strategy ate through the opposing pitchers, Northwest used a total of nine pitchers, giving up 37 runs in the series.

J(jcking off the season with a 12-game home stand, the Roadrunners (8-l) are off_to a great start and John Burney, Jared Devine, Clint Cleland and James Edwards continue their at the plate. The four have accounted for 31 of Metro's 55 RBis so far this year.

To extend their win streak to six games, Metro at first had to dig themselves out of hole. In the first game of the four-game home stand against the Crusaders (!-7), the Roadrunners fell into a threerun first inning deficit, but came back in the second with two runs. They capitalized again in the third with a run to tie and then put up a five spot in the sixth inning to secure the victory.

After giving up the initial three runs right handed pitcher and Metro junior Blake Eager gave shut

down the Crusaders' offense, to earn his second win of the season in as many starts.

In the second game Feb. 21, Northwest again took the lead right away, putting up two runs in the first.

But it wasn't enough to slow down the Roadrunners, who scored six runs in the fourth and two in the seventh.

Cleland, a sophomore, got the rally started by sending a solo shot over the right field fence for his second homer of the season. Catcher Brandon Payne kept the rally going by knocking a two RBI triple into the corner, allowing Edwards and Ricky Fuller to score.

Metro came out swinging the next day as well. In game one they put up three runs in

by Will Moore - The Metropolitan the first, three in the second, and then six more in the sixth Metro sophomore Brandon Payne shows the ball to the umpire after tagging out Northwest Nazarene's Josh McDonald at home during the first game of a double header Feb. 21. The Roadrunners swept the Crusaders in the four-game series. for the 12-6 win Burney and Fuller collected four RBis innings striking out three Crusaders to end and his slugging percentage is .792. each. Defensively, junior pitcher Caleb Salankey Northwest's last chance at stopping a Roadrunners' Metro's plays another double header March I held the Crusaders to on! y four earned runs through sweep. against the University of Nebraska-Omaha . The six innings to pick up his first win.

Cleland said it perfectly afterward: "We don't first game starts at noon. The three-game series In the final game of the series, Northwest actu- give up, we play hard every inning. When we do against the Mavericks (1-1 ) and opening home ally tried to put up a fight. With Metro leading 9-7 that we come out with a Wat the end of the day." stand finish March 3 with a noon battle. in the top of the ninth, the Crusaders put two runCleland is getting warmed up for what could "We gotta have a good week of practice and be ners on with two outs. be a great season. His batting average is .4 I 7, third prepared for them, just like we did with these guys Metro's pitching came through under the pres- on the team, he's tied for the team lead in homers (Northwest Nazarene)," Payne said. sure, thought. Jason Humphrey closed the last l\vo

Road swing to Hays, Kearney rough from UP NEXT on 1 9 - - - - - Metro didn't take as long to douse Mines in Smith and Mutombo's final regular-season home games together. Mutombo added 19 points to go with Kendall's game-high 3 1. Smith added nine more assists to his record-breaking career.

Metro's defense took control, forcing 17 Oredigger turnovers and holding RMAC leading scorer Stephen Bahl (13 points) well-below his seasonal average of 23 a game.

In fact, ifthere is anything that separates Metro from other teams it is how hard they work and perfect its defense throughout the year. The Roadrunners' defense is ranked third in the nation and the best in the conference, giving up a shallow 56.3 points a game.

Metro ends the season on the road against Fort Hays State (20-5; 12-5 RMAC) Feb.26 and second-ranked Nebraska-Kearney (24-1; 16-1) Feb. 27. Metro doesn't view those game as must-wins, but that's not to say that back-to-back wins on the road against Fort Hays and No. 5 Kearney won't

taste like chocolate mousse on the tongue.

In the six years since the Roadrunners have traveled through the wheat pastures to Hays, Kan., and Kearney, Neb., they have never once come back with two wins in their back pockets.

"It's obviously a touchstone we want to accomplish, because no one else has done it," senior guard Luke Kendall said.

Kearney beat up on Metro pretty bad back on Jan. 23 in an 80-64 victory at the Auraria Events Center. It was the Lopers third win against the Roadrunners in the last 15 meetings.

"Anytime we can beat Metro, whether it is at home or at our place, it's a big accomplishment for us," said Kearney head coach Tom Kropp. ''They've beat us a lot more then we've beaten them. But since that game, Metro has improved more than any team in the Cf:?nference. So we know that it is going to be doubly tough to beat them here in Kearney .... They kind of have this history as the season goes on, they just keep getting better and better and better and that is what they are doing this year."

While, most would expect the defending national champs to jump out of the gates and race to a undefeated season, like Kearney did before they lost at Fort Hays Feb. 18, Dunlap knew it was going to be a long process before the eight new players blended with the veteran returners.

"We know that there is a time of the year where you either get better or you get better and it is at that time where we push more," Mutombo said. "We Lift more weights, we shoot more, we practice harder and we communicate better. That is when I think we get that edge. While teams are falling apart, we

are getting strong and getting better and better. All the credit goes to the coaching staff, because they have that talent to know when it's time to push us and when we got to do those extra things that nobody is willing to do."

Kearney averages 3,327 fans and is undefeated (13-0) at home. But Metro loves to quiet big crowds.

"At moments like that that is when we get together as one, because it is only us against 3,000 people," Mutombo said. "So you got to stay focused, you got to be there for your brothers."

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Rates include utilities, local phone service, cable television and high speed internet access.

Housing applications and policies available on-line at Y/w;1¡.tlhcampus.orglevent For more information. or to tour the campus call 303-937-4009.

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

Yoga: For Everyone 3 Classes Weekly. Tuesdays 12-lpm, & 5-6pm, & Wednesdays 12- lpm, in Tivoli 444. Yoga helps relieve 4',:1ilt up stress. For more information call (303) 556-2525.

T'Al CHI for the Body and Mind. 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.

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Anger Manageme11t. - On Wednesdays from 3-4:30pm through April 30. Held in Tivoli 65 l. For more information call (303) -t:l6-2525.

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

Truth Bible Studies - Wednesday and Thursday from 3-4pm in Tivoli 542.

Messianic studies. For more information, call Jeff at (303) 355-2009.

helping the community and seeking justice and equality for the Mestizo people. For more information, call (303) 556-8073.

German Film Series - Every Wednesday in March at 4:30pm and 7pm. At the Starz Filmcenter in the Tivoli. Free admission.

For more information, call (303) 556-3399.

February 28 Jazz Mombos - 7:30pm at the King Center Recital Hall. This event is free. For more information call (303) 556-3180.

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Clearing up the Confusion - 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) 5566954.

Empowering Ourselves: Finding Strength Within - Tivoli Turnhalle from 9am - 3pm.

Sarah Weddington comes to campus 30 years after she won the landmark case Roe vs. Wade to talk about the case and the challenges America still faces today. For more information, call (303) 556-2595.

Artist Series: Angela Cheng, piano 7:30pm at the King Center Recital Hall.

Free for Metro students. For more information, call (303) 556-3180.

Resumes that Work - I lam-lpm in Career Services Office CN203. Learn how to write an effective resume. Please sign up in person or by telephone at (303)556-3664.

Women, Religion, and Politics in The Modern Arab/Islamic World - Tivoli Turnhalle from I- 3pm. Asma Gull Hason will speak on opening night of the three-day Rocky Mountain Regional Conference of the Model Arab League. For more information, call (303) 556-3220.

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March 3 Growing Up Red and Brown. - 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) 556-3124.

Mondays at Metro: Student Recital - 2pm at the King Center Recital Hall. This event is free. For more information, call (303) 5563180.

Talk Story: Stories of Our Mothers - Tivoli 320A from l lam-lpm. Panel discussion with women of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native American heritage.

Women and War - Central Class, #2 18 starts at 4pm. Dialogue with American women about their participation in World War II. World of Love: Women's Relationships in 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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March 5 Symphony Orchestra with Tamara Goldstein, Artist in Residence, piano 7:30pm at the King Center Concert Hall.

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March 8 Manya, a Living History of Madame Marie Curie - North Classroom 1130 from l :30 4pm. In this one women show, local dramatist Susan Marie Frontczak honors the scientific ethic of this Nobel Prize-winning scientist. For more information, call (303) 5568560.

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PowerMac G4 workstations and work in our production room.

If you are acurren~y enrolled Metro State student and available

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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.universaladvertising.com. Deadline for placing classified ads via online ordering is 3pm Friday for the following week.

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Symphony Orchestra, with Tamara Goldstein, Artist in Residence, piano William Morse, director Sunday, March 2, 2003, 7:30 p.m.

Ki ng Center Concert Hall, Free Artist Series: Angela Cheng, piano Tuesday, March 4, 2003, 7:30 p.m.

King Center Recital Hall Admission : $20; Students/Seniors: $10; MSCD Students: Free Master Class: Wed., March 5, 2:00 p.m.

King Center Concert Hall, Free

Choral Concert Michael Kornelsen and MB Krueger, directors Sunday, March 9, 2003, 7:30 p.m.

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Monday, Mardi 3 GROWING UP RED AND BROWN Tivoli 320, 1 pm Mary Lou Salazar, daughter of the late Robert Trujillo, Chairman of the Communist Party of Colorado.Info: 303.556.3124. SPONSORS: UCO Office of Student Life/Activities, MSCD Chicana/a Studies and Los Herederos for Change and Esperanza.

~Man:h4 CLEARING UP THE CONFUSION St. Cajetan's, 1 - 2pm Join Nutritionist Jennifer Allbritton to learn about your best food choices to optimize your health and vitality.

Lunch provided. RSVP. Info: 303.556.6954 . SPONSOR: Health Center at Aurana

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4pm Dialogue with Amencan women about their participation in the Second World War, 1n conjunction with MSCD History Professor Rebecca Hunt's American West class.

Info: 303.556.3113. SPONSORS: MSCD History Department, Colorado Coalition for Women's History.

WORLDS OF LOVE: WOMEN'S RELATIONSHIPS IN THE 19TH CENTURY Tivoli 444, 2:30 - 3:45pm Discussion in conjunction with UCO History Professor Marjorie Levine-Clark's History of Sexuality course. Info: 303.556.2896. SPONSOR: UCO Department of History.

Thursday, March 6 EMPOWERING OURSELVES: FINDING STRENGTH WITHIN Tivoli Tumhalle, 1 - 3pm Sarah Weddington, keynote speaker for the 7th Annual Women's Leadership Conference. Just 26 when she won the landmark case Roe vs.

Wade, Sarah Weddington comes to campus 30 years later to talk about the case and the chal· lenges America still faces today. Info: 303.556.2595. SPONSORS: MSCD Office of St uden t A c tivities, UCO Office of Stud ent Life/Activities.

WOMEN, RELIGION, AND POLmCS IN THE MODERN ARAB/ISLAMIC WORLD Tivoli Tumhalle, 6:30pm Asma Gull Hasan will speak on opening night of the three-day Rocky Mountain Regional Conference of the Model Arab League. Info: 303.556.3220 . SPONSORS: MSCD Department of Political Science, Polrtical Science Association.

Join Patricia Hansen in a day of joy, YJOnder, exploration and experience a healthy you in body, mind, and soul. Lunch provided. RSVP. Info: 303.556.6954. SPONSOR: Health Center at Auraria.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 1020 Ninth Street Park, 2 - 4pm Celebration featuring slide show by Marcia Goldstein, author of the new book Women In Their Places: A Guide to Women's History Sites, tour of a women's history photo exhibit, issues update, action steps, networking, food and fun.

Children welcome.

Info: 303.628.0925.

SPONSORS: 9to5, National Association of Working Women (Colorado chapter), and Colorado NOW.

MANYA, A LIVING HISTORY OF MADAME MARIE CURIE North Classroom 1130, 1 :30 - 4pm In this one-woman show, local dramatist Susan Marie Frontczak honors the scientific ethic of this Nobel Pnze-winning scientist, as well as her tooi1"J d"lalenges and treastred Polish heritage. Info: 303.556 8560.

SPONSORS: MSCD Physics American Department, Physics Teachers Association, MSCD IWSS.

Monday, March 10 SACAGAWEA King Center 211 , 10 - 11 :15am Slide lecture on Sacagawea, a Lemhi Shoshone woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark from present-day North Dakota to the Pacific Oceari and back, by MSCD Histo'Y Professor Laura McCall. Info: 303.556.4664. SPONSORS: Phi Alpha -heta Histonans' Honor Society, MSCD History Department.

INTERNMENT: ONE JAPANESE· AMERICAN WOMAN'S STORY Tivoli 320, 12 - 1:30pm Ruth Yamauchi with Elyse Yamauchi. Info: 303.556.3559. SPONSORS: MSCD Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American Advocacy Group (APINA), MSCD IWSS.

Tuesday, March 11 PAULE MARSHALL, BRIDGE SPEAKER St. Cajetan's, 11 :30am - 2:30pm Paule Marshall, renowned African American wrrter and MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship winner, is this year's speaker bridging Black History and Women's History months. Her path-breaking explorations of black women crossing cultures features Caribbean American immigrant families like her own and celebrates black women in ways that broke new ground in African American literature.

Lecture at 11 :30 am w ith reception, book signing, and informal discussion follow· ing.lnfo: 303.556.8441.

SPONSORS: MSCD IWSS, MSCD African American Studies, and MSCD English Department, Sigma Tau Delta, Iota Iota Iota, CCD Office of Student Ute, UCO Office of Student Life/Activities.

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WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Tivoli Tumhalle 9am - 3pm ~~=.!...:O..::....~~ With Sarah Weddington. Info: 303.556.2595.

SPONSORS: MSCD Student Activities, UC O Ottice of St ud ent L1fe/Act1vities.

Saturday, March 8 DENVER PEACE MARCH AND RALLY Wornen-0rganized, warren-supported.

Info: 303.556.8441 or Erin (durbane@mscd.edu).

SPONSORS: Red Earth Women's All,ance, Feminist A liance, MSCD IWSS and other community women's organizations.

Wednesday, March 12 A TASTE OF TRADITION: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S POTLUCK South Classroom 136A, 11am -12:30pm Come share ideas, foods, and cultures!

Information: 303.556.2597. SPONSOR: CCD Office of Student Ute.

EMBRACING YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF Tivoli 651, 3 - 4:30pm Have you ever wanted to be more optimistic?

This workshop is based on Martin Seligman's book Authentic Happiness. Johanna Wohl and Shannon Garrity will help partiapants identify their strengths and learn to use them in their daily

lives. Info: 303.556.3132. SPONSOR: MSCD Counseling Center.

LAUNDRY GIRLS, LADY LOBBYISTS, AND LABOR UNIONS: HOW COLORADO WOMEN WON THE EIGHT HOUR DAY, 1893-1913 Tivoli 440, 1 - 2pm Slide lecture by Colorado YJOmen's histonan Marcia Goldstein. Info: 303.556.8165. SPONSORS: CCD Office of Student Ufe, Colorado Coalttion for Women's History.

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ate voices of women making change. Info: 303.556.8441. SPONSORS: MSCD IWSS, GLBT Student Services, Sigma Tau Delta, Feminist Alliance, Iota Iota Iota, MSCD Pol~ical Science Association, MSCD Black Student Alliance.

WOMEN'S DRUMMING CIRCLE St. Francis Atrium, 11:30am -1pm Join Brooks and experience the joy and delight of drumming with other YJOmen. Instruments will be provided. Lunch provided. RSVP. Info: 303.556.6954. SPONSOR: Health Center at Auraria

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NOasls: LAST CALL FOR WATER St. Cajetan's, 11:30am -1pm Vox Feminista, Boulder's hottest feminist theater troupe strives to "comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable." They visit Auraria campus to perform their newest show NOasis: Last Call for Water about living in right relation to rhe earth.

Reception following.

Info: 303.556.8441 .

SPONSORS: MSCD Feminist Alliance, MSCD IWSS, GLBT Student Services.

Friday, March 14 and Saturday, March 15

Thursday, March 20 A PORTRAIT OF AFGHAN WOMEN Tivoli Turnhalle, 1 - 3pm Bina Sharif's one-woman show.

Info : 303.556.2595. SPONSORS: MSCD Student Activities, UCO Office of Student Life, MSCD African American Studies, MSCD IWSS.

Monday, March 31 PLAYING A LIFE Tivoli 440, 11am -1pm Dr. Carolyn Di Palma, Assistant Professor of Women 's Studies at the University of South Florida and Metro State YJOmen's studies alumna (1982). Info: 556.8441. SPONSORS: MSCD IWSS. Iota Iota Iota.

TRAFFICKING AND TRADE: THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON WOMEN Tivoli Turnhalle and 320ABC, Sam - Spm Keynote speakers Ann Jordan, Initiative Against Traffickrng n Persons. and Ritu Sharma, Women·s EDGE. Local and international paper sessions. Panel on Burma and fundrais1ng buffet.

Info: 303.470.7810. SPONSORS: MSCD Feminist Alliance and Institute for Womens Studies & Services, Global Partnership for Humanity; LCD Departments of Politica' Science. Wo<nen's Studies and Ethnic Studies, and the Center for Global Health; DU Center On Rights Development and Graduate School of International Studies, ZONTA District 12, Women's EDGE.

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Monday, March 17 KEEPING IT REAL: TELLING THE TRUTH AND CHANGING THE FACE OF FEMINISM Tivoli Turnhalle, 1 - 3pm Rebecca Walker, wrrter and founder of the Third Wave Foundation which works to empower young women as leaders for social change. Info: 303.556.2595. SPONSORS: MSCD Student Activities, UCO Office of Student Life/Activities.

LUIS "JR." MARTINEZ 30TH YEAR COMMEMORATION Tivoli 640, 9am - Spm Keynote Speakers, 10am and 1pm Featuring Stephanie Autumn, Wounded Knee Occupation veteran and American Indian activist, and Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, anti-war organizer and radical feminist activist. Info: 556.3124.

SPONSORS: MSCD Chicana/a Studies and Los Herederos for Change and Esperanza

Tuesday, March 18 WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY FESTIVAL: DIFFERENT PATHS ONE JOURNEY Tivoli 320, 9am - 4pm This all-day celebration of women's spirituality will feature local businesses and individuals offering tarot readings, psychic counseling, aura healings, books, arts, crafts, and jewelry. Four or rive Spirituality workshops w ill also be offered throughout the day. Info: 303.556.844 1.

SPONSOR: MSCD IWSS.

Wednesday, March 19 RAISED WOMEN'S VOICES/ WOMEN OF ALL SHADES Tivoli Turnhalle, 11 :30am - 6pm Tnis med:ey of women's words, music, poetry, oance, and comedy will get you going! Call to participate, or come along and enjoy the passion-

Special than/cs to the MSCD Diversity lnitiattve Committee and the MSCO Student Affairs Board for their financial support of Women's History Month.

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