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by Noelle travitt TheMenopolitan

Photosby Joshua Larvbn - TheMetrcFnlitan Bruno Junqueira dives into turn No. 3 during the Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver Aug. 31. Junqueira, the pole winner, won the 174milâ‚Ź race for the secondyear in a row by leading 76 of the 106laps of the street couBe around pepsi Center.

Grand Prix runs down Brazilian driver and rookie teammatetake top two spots in Denver race

by JenniferParr I:heMefioplitet Theroarof racecarsandthe smellofhighoctanefuel filled the air this Labor Day weekend as Denverwelcomedthe secondannualCentrix Financial Grand Prix. The anticipatedcrowds, however,did not appear.

The three-dayevent startedat 7 a.m. Friday at PepsiCenterand wrappedup on Sunday with the final race. The dayswere filled with activitiesfor theentirefamily includingpractice sessions,qualiffing rounds and an all-driver autogmphsession.

Friday's weather was near perfect as the vendorsand race car drivers gearedup for the weekend. The crowd beganto arrive at about 1 p.m. for the start of the pace car on-track activities.Vendorswere busy selling food, beer, t-shirtsandsouvenirs.

The event was rained out on Saturdat which left manypeopleseekingshelterat Pepsi Center.

Jeff Gostovich,a bartenderin the Pitt Suites, said that customerswere grabbing the tableclothsto useas umbrellas.

The rain put a damperon the event,but the "Rock 'n Roar, concert sponsoredby KYGO 98.5 featuringColorado'sown Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ran on schedule.

The Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver drew anotherdisappointingcrowd on Sunday for the final race. When the clouds finally

partedlateSundayaftemoon,manyof the seats remainedempty.

"I was shockedthat therewere lesspeople than last year, becauseit was supposedlymarketedbetterthis year,"Gostovichsaid.

The final race took place at I p.m. and lasted just over 2 hours and 3 minutes after being slowed down by four caution flags for 15 laps.In the end,Bruno Junqueiraof Brazil earnedhis secondconsecutivefirst-placevictory at the Denver Grand Pdx by beatingteammate Sebastian Bourdaisby .335of a secondon the 1.695-milestreetcourse.

The racewas the biggestso far for (sponsor) Pacific Care, and Junqueira,who started from the pole for the secondtime this season, wasvery excited.

"I'm a fighterandI'm still goingto hght," Junqueirasaid as he held his hophy high.

Oriol Serviaof Spaintook third place,and the threemen stoodiD the Winner's Circle with their trophies as they joked around with each other.

"I hopeeverybodyenjoyed," Bourdaissaid asthe crowd cheered.

The weatherplayed a big part in the lack of attendancebut it was not the only crowd deterrent.

Eddie Monjaras, an Aramark employee, said, "Scheduling the Grand Prix against the Tasteof Coloradois crazy." Both eventsfought for a bigler crowd and thougl the actual race attendatcefigures were not released offrcials

did say that the crowds were a fraction of the 50,000 in attendancelast year The parking and driving situation was chaotic throughout the weekend and many students were delayed getting to class as early as Thursday because of the closure ofAuraria Parkway.

A UCD student, Ashley Cameron, said "Thursday I was late to my class because

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Brunofunqueira, center,holds the first place hophv aftel winnine the Centrix Financial Grind Prix of Denve-rAug. 31.

Over one hundred people gathered in the Tivoli's Tumhalle last Thursday for Metro's lall convocation to honor the faculty and staff who were chosen to receive awards such as the Golden Key Faculty Awards, Distinguished Sen'ice Award and the Emeritus StatusAward.

Before the award ceremonn speakers welcomed in the neu semesrerand discussed several issues and concems among the faculty and students.

Metro's interim President, Ray Kieft, welcomed the audience,then tumed lheir attention to Faculty SenatePresidentJoan Foster.

"A couple years ago, the studentsfrom all of the public colleges and universities in Colorado were surveyed and Metro's stude s were the most satisfied with their education," Foster said opening her speech."US News and World Reporl ranked us as the 4d best comprehensive college in the West in both 2001 and 2002."

Foster discussedhow the college is searching for a new president, and how she looks forward to full participation in the decision making while the search is underway.

The budget concems at Metro, a hotly discussedissue among many on campus, were not mentioned at the convocation. Kieft said he had nothing to offer on the subject. "l don't know what the state of Metro is," he said. He explained that he has been at Metro only six weeks, so he knows about some of Colorado's issues, but is not familiar yet with everything going on at the school.

Metro's Board of Trustees are currcntly looking for a permanent presideng and Foster said Bruce Benson, chairman of the board, stated in a letter to the editor that the trustees value the faculty's perspective in selecting a new president.

She clearly stated the faculty's plan for addressing issues surrounding the college's handbook such as the reduction-in-force policy, which states that the president of the college can fire any faculty member, regardless of temrre.

"As Mr. Benson assuredme during a meeting on June 24, he believes in the value of the exchange of ideas between individuals with different ideologies," Foster said regarding Benson's support ofwhat the faculty has to say in the matter.

Foster closed her speech by reinforcing the attitude of open comrnunication regarding issueslike the reduction-in-force policy. "lt is through ffee exchange of ideas and modifications of policies that we will be able to forge a strong working rblationship that will

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Online classespopular byDaciaC.ox TlreMewlilm, With the number of studentsenmlled at MeFo rising, many studentsare taking advantageof the option to take classesonline.

Although these classesare $23 rnore than the regular per credit price of $84.20,to some studentsthe extra fee is morethan worth it.

It was worth it to Eva Hilbum, a senior at Metro. Hilbum spenther su$mer in lannington, 'N.M. worting on a dig for her anthropologr . major. She receivednine credits for this from San Juan Community College where she used the collegelibrary to take Metro online courses.

Shereceivedsix credits over the summerfrom Metro and shewasn't evenin the state.

,,I "(The classes)madeit easyto get involved technolory fees would add up fast over the Snrdentviews of online classesvary. UCD in otherprojects," Hilbum said. course of a college education. Students also junior Zachary Brown didn't like his online As of last spring, 5,008 students agreed classesmuch. with Hilburn on the convehienceofbeing able "I prefer having a physicalteacherto talk to to attend class wheneverthey wa$t, wherever in person,"be said. they want. Mebo registrar Tom Gray said the Metro junior Graham Wincott said he number of studentsenrolled in online classes agreedwith Brown's views. this semesteris very close to those of spring "You donl get a lot ofconceptsbecauseyou semester becausethe numberof online classes don't haveanyoneto talk to about it," he said. availableremainsthe same.

However,it doesn't look like Metro will be Of these estimated 5,008 studentstaking cancelingits onlineprogramany time soonwith advantageof the online class option offered to studentslike Metro freshman Jefr Thompson ftem, 675 are strictly online. Gray said it was supportingit. very unlikely for a studentto be ableto graduate "I like i1 g 161..r. thannormal classes,"he takingjust onlinecourses,but it would become said. "It gives you the freedomto analyzethe more of a possibility as the number of online pay a $67.56 Infomntion TechnologyFee per information in your own way." semesterif the studentis taking 15 credits or couNes lncreases. less.or $80.81at 16creditsor more.

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Metro's faculty recently formed a union in response to a policy change made by the college's board of trusteeswhich threatensjob security for tenured faculty.

The union, a chapterofthe American Federation ofTeachers, was formed this summer in responseto the Reduction in Force policy that was changedby Metro's independentboard.

The new handbook contains a reductionin-force policy that would allow the presidentof the college to terminate tenured faculty during a budget crisis.

This policy is at the center of the debate between the trusteesand the faculty. However, it is "the overall tenor ofthe handbook" that led First Year Program Director ReneeRudermar to join the union.

"I care about the quality ofeducation, and it is being affected by the egregiouschangesin the handbook," Ruderman said.

Ruderman is concerned that the trustees are adopting a "top-down business model" that jeopardizes academic freedom and shared govemance.

"There is a trend to see the university as solely a business enterprise," said Mark Belkin, director offield servicesfor the AFT's Colorado office, who believes that this trend toward corporatization is happening around the country.

"Faculties, more and more, are not having any real input into academic decisions," Belkin said. The new union will "take collective action in support of any members whose rights are de'nied" as a result of Metro's new policy changes. "l don't think rve'll have a problem," Belkin said. "Sre think that the college will treat people fairly and respectthe la$'.".

The nerv policy' changesare still a source of concem.however.Belkin called\'letro'snew tenurepolicy "one ofthe most radicalproposals I'vc scen."Thc tcnure issueremainscentralto the union's grievancesbecauseof its far-reaching ramifications.

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Tenured faculty are not the only ones who will benefit from union membership. The new . union will also protect the rights of pan-time faculrywho join.

The union plans to push for a prorated health care plan for part-time faculty, since parttime faculty do not currently receive benefits.

Full-time members pay monthly dues of $25 - $2?, while part+ime members pay around $7 monthly, according to Ruderman.

While many members of the faculty, including Joan Foster, faculty senatepresident, believe that the new handbook "treats us as though we're not professionals," Board of Trustees Chairman Bruce Benson has a different take on the issue.

"I would disagree.I think very highly of the faculty and I just don't agree with that statement," Benson said. "We believe the faculty is the heart and soul ofan institution."

With regard to the formation of the faculty union, Benson said "this is a free country and people can do whatever they want."

The formation of an AFT chapter at Metro may lead to pressure on the board of trustees to revisit the tenure policy, according to Belkin.

Benson has no knowledge ofsuch action.

"We tweak policies from time to time, but as far as taking something out, I haven't heard anything about that," Benson said.

With so much controversy surrounding the tnrstees'policy manual, it remainsto be seen what effect the new changes will have on the studentsat Metro.

Ruderman offered that some effects might include larger class sizes and less individual attention, and believesthat the quality ofteaching will suffer due to less time being availablefor professitrnaldevelopment. "l'm sure the trustcesand the faculty both want r.l'hat'sbest for thc studcnts here." Metro student Tim Cronin said. "lt's not going to be easy, but I hope they can find a balance." .

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Threeweeksafterthe service,the Emmes receiveda phone call from a middle school counselorin Casper,Wyo. A teenagegirl had broughtone ofthe Yellow Ribboncardsto the schoolcounselorseekinghelp.

The Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Programhad officially begun.

The Yellow Ribbon Program exisls in the tragedythey foundedthe Yellow Ribbon all 50 states and 47 countries worldwide. byJerryRoys SuicideAwarenessProgramto aid in the pre- According to the program, over 1,500 lives TheMetrcpolinn vention of teensuicide. havebeehsaved.

"It's not that the individual wants to kill The program has received over 30,000 A motherheld her son'slifelesshandand felt the warmth that still emanatedfiom it. A themselves,it's the pain they are enduring lettersof gratitudesince its inceptionand the curtain in the emergencyroom was drawn, that they want to kill," their daughterRebecca Emmes have earnedawardsfor their efforts 'separatingher fiom the frantic fight to savea Emme said. and have appearedon talk showssuch as the Darlene Emme said that her son valued Oprah Winfrey Show. Chicken Soupfor the life on the other side.

The room seemeddim but was bright life. He cared about his friends. When his Soul magazine carried an article about the enough for her to notice the discoloration friend was shot in a drive-by shooting, he Emmesand the successof the program.

The American Medical Encyclopedia on his skin madeby the rope that had pulled madehimself availableto all his friends.

When Emme took his own life. his statesthat 90 percentof suicidesare caused taut againsthis neck. Kelly Garcia lost her son Luis to suicideon lan. 27.2000. Not a fiiends showed up to support his parents. by a psychiatricillness.

Medicalproblemsthat canleadto suicide day goesby that shedoesn'trelive the horror To help deal with the grief, Emme's friends to record started the include a chemical and grief. . As the semesterbegins, studentsface events that occurred imbalance, leaming after his death. physical disabilior the daunting tasks associatedwith college: ties, or a dependency dealing with class schedules, homework, on drugsor alcohol. working, financial obligations,and for many, yellow legaf pads. . r r. a Fifteenpercentof raisipga family. suicidesare causedby In this time of economiccrisis, it is hard severedepression. enough making enough money to survive; An Adams adding the workload of school can push studentspast the breaking point. First-time students often find the transition from high schoolto collegechallenging.

Knowing when the stress is too much and those threatening and when to seek help can mean the differ- low ribbons, which were attached to suicide. encebetweenlife and death. business-size cards The impulse No one wants to wake up to the nighf with a message from suicides are often mare Garciahashad to endure,but recognizDarlene: "Ifyou ever involved in a crisis ing the dangersigns and seekinghelp when neededcan help preventthe worst from hap- feel suicidal,pleasetakethis cardto someone, and feel hopeless. anyone!a friend, a schoolcounselor,or some They experiencea breakup or an incipenlng.

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AdamsCountyMental Healthdistributes Yellow Ribbon cards.Peoplewho have used the cards have found the program helpful.

Finding someoneto talk to who has crisis training is essential.

Crisiscounselorsaretrainedto recognize the lethality of the circumstanceand provide crisis counseling,which is part of the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The Yellow Ribbon websitelistsreasons why teensmay feel suicidal. About 80 percent of people who attempt suicide do give waming signs.

Changesin emotions such as sadness, anger and rage, impulsive behavior or low self-esteemare possibleclues.

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Tivoli gets face-lift This summer,restorationbegan on the Tivoli, u'hich is 137yearsold and has only received minor work through the years.

Funding for the restoration came from a 2000 student bond I'ee.

Thc restorationincludesrepairingthe exterior and upgrading mechanical,clectrical and firc alarm systems.

The Tivoli will not longcr bc white; the paintwill be chippedoff of the building and the outsidebrick rvill retum thc building to its original red exterior.

The restorationofthe Tivoli is cxpccted to be completein 2005.

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Lalena (left) is one of many students at Auririi who balance familv and academic lives.

The proposal to ban weapons on campus rvas delayed at the Auraria Board of Directors' meeting last week.

Certain wording in the resolution document are ofconcern, causing the delay of the decision.

The Board is expected to discuss the decision in September'smeeting.

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SGA looks for mediationsupport tratorstrainedin mediation,in resolvingcommunicationproblems,who were appointedby ExecutiveDirector of Equal OpportunityPercy Moorehouse.

The SGA is workingthmughthe issuesof miscommunication in privatebecausethey do not want to draw attentionto themselves,and they want to be known as being dedicatedto the students.

"They aretrying to resolvecommunication differences,"Duen6 said.

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where m5rrespon: sibility begins and ends, and where

yours starts."

RachelMiller, SGAVicePresident of bylhvid Merill- ?heMetrcplitmt UCD student Steve Polk leads a meeting of the newly- formed Students Tbking Action to the Student Govemment Aesembly on Aug. 27.

The group oppoees further cuts in highe-r education.

by Sanfr Schneidâ‚Źr neMnrowlitm Student GovernmentAssembly (SGA) is 'worting hard to enhancecommunicationbetween_their membersand to continueworking hard for the studentbody, according to Vice hesident of Communicationsfor the SGA 'RachelMiller. .

"We are leaming to communicatebetter as a group," Miller said."Somepeoplehaveheard that there is racism and therc is not anv: it's miscommunication.'l

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There was an election last spring and the new SGA mernben spentthe summerlearning their jobs, but were still unableto fix the problemof miscommunication.

They are now focusingon eliminating this problem. . "There's a lot of learning going on in the summer,an4a lot of things to get done for the students,"Miller said. "To me, the miscommunicdtionscould..be impressionsthat are perceivedas wrong," Miller said.

Miller doeq,however,have hope that the situationwill improve.

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will get solvedand we can continueto get on with helpingthe students."

Accordingto SGAAdviser JoannaDuenas, therc were unresolvedissuescoming into the office.

"There were some communicationproblems coming into the office, some issuesthat cameup whenrunning the campaign,and there wereconflictson whatpeople'sresponsibilities were,"Duenassaid.

"The membersneed to understandwhere my responsibilitybeginsand ends,and where yours starts,"Duenassaid.

At this point, the SGA hascollegeadminis-

Communications StudentTrusteeHanis Singer was able to further explain the purposeof the mediation. .

"We havea lot of culturesandpersonalities and the mediationis supposedto help with the communicationand get a strong studentgovernmentthat will be united anddo work for the studentbody,"he said.

Duenasmaintaineda positiveattitudeabout the SG.Alswork "SGA is dedicatedto continuingto focus on the work at hand, and not get distracled," Duenassaid."This mediationis goodmd will continueto work."

SGA PresidentFelicia Woodson was not availablefer comment.

Aug. 18: Bagwell's KenwoodAM/FIWCD stereo, alongwith a caseof CDs and$3 in cashwere stolen.The stereoand CDs are worth about $4O0.Damageto the car is estimatedto be about$180.

The kiosk on the second floor of West Classroom was damaged. The glass screen

wasbashedin. A replacementscreencosts

Mark Ridenour's Jeep was into in Lot H. His radio, books.and some miscellaneousCDs were stolen.Damages to the vehicle and items stolen are esti matedto be about$570.

UCD studentValerie Wamick reported her wallet stolenafter leavingit il a restroom on the first floor of the Tivoli.

Aug.22:

A PanasonicAM/FNOCD stereowas stolenfrom Krista Glover'scar in [,ot C. Her right front passengerwindow was smashed.The sterco was worth about $300 and damageto her window is an estimated $300.

MSCD student Michelle Stansberry repofled a theft from her vehicle. Her PioneerAM/Flvl/CD stereoand mountingplate weretaken.It is estimatedto be worth about $320.

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Kathryn Fowler left her cell phonein a King Centerbathroomaround5:30p.m.

Thephone,worthabout$100,wasstolen.

JasonBagwell'scar was brokeninto in l-ot F. The right vent window wasprigd open and the passengerdoor was then unlocked.

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The cost of parking was also a concemfor budget-conscious racefans.

The parking lots at Auraria campuscharged asrnuchas $20 on Sunday.

Many claimedthe cost of concessions was also too high with hotdogsrunning about $4.25 andbeerat $5.25.

Ticketpricesrangedfrom $105for a threedaypassto the upperrows of thegrandstands, to $50 for 3-dayunreservedseats.

Those who worked the event were disappointedby the lack of attendees.

One bartenderat Brooklyn's said he would ratherhaveone day of anAvalanchegamethan havethreedaysof the GrandPrix.

Labor Day itself was enjoyableas the sun brought with lt highel tempemtu;ssand dryer conditions.

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The awardrecipientswere recognizedafter Woodsongaveher speech.

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I foundmyselfundertheAurariaParkway bridge. My car wasbehindanotherpointed southandwaitingto tum. I sawthat the guy wastalkingon a cell phoneandthoughtnothing of it until two very largesemiscoming from the eastsignaleda right hrm. Theperson in frpnt of me,who, I thought,musthaveat leasta few workingbraincellssincehe was parkingfor class,proceeded !o, withoutso muchastakingevenan obligatoryglancein his rear-viewmirror,shift into reverse(soas to makeroom for the gargantuantrucks) and SLAM INTO THE FRONTOF MY CAR! made Thepair-ofsemissuccessfully the tum. Meanwhile,the bloke in front of me WAS STILL TALKINC ON THE PHONE andhadn'tmadea moveto get out andassess the damagehe mayor may not havecaused.I in truth,I hadn't waitedpatiently- because,

cali and slowly got out of his car.

'Oh, God," he said with a quiver in . his voice, probably wondering whether I would kill him or not, "how much damageis there to your car?" I looked at the front of my car (well, actually my dad's car; it's a convertible and as Nick Nolte says in'48 Hours," "I'm a raglop man.') and saw that, thankftlly for both ofus. it didnt have a scratch. The collision soundedmuch worse than it actually was; probably had something to do with being under a bridse.

Being the kind of guy who believes that the pen (or in this case,the spoken word) is mightier than the sword (or in this case,a tire iron), I said "Looks like none, but you might 'cause want to consider ditching the cell phone it's pretty obvious you can't.talk and drive at the sametime." He thar <edme (for what, I'm not sure; maybe for not doing him bodily harm), got back into his car and drove off in searchofa parking spot.

But it's notjust drivers. I've been rammed into more times already this semester than I can count by people who treat the world as their very own personalphone booth.

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Trust me, no one but the person you're talking Second:You know thosehands-free to cares what (or whom) you did last night, that devicesthat hang from your ear,the oneswith you, like, hate your classes,or that so-and-sois the microphonebuilt into the cord? Well,they having, like, a kick-ass pmty Friday night. But makeyou look - andthere'sreallyno.way we hear you, loud (mostly too loud) and clear' of getting aroundthis - like you're talking to One more thing before I have all cell yourself. Sono matterhow hardyou try, no phone fanatics calling for my tarring and feathmatterhow many comersyou slither into, or ering. OK, two more things: Firsg the simple how animatedyou try to look so peoplewill act of having a cell phone does not make you know you're having a very importantconversacool, or hip, or in. Nearly everyone on the tion with a very importantperson,you still look planet has one and no one is impressed, so you like an moronwho'stalkingto himself. can quit flashing the things amund like they're

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of time you probably have become accustomed began to drive with a little more to the way that Coloradansdrive. lf. however, srbility for others on thc road. you're a transplant as I am, then it may still All ofthis is orobablvindicativeof continue to shock you. the increasein stressanddrive time In Denver, at least, they have decided to we have all experienced. ln a recent try to put an end to the aggressivedriving that survey, Denver ranked in the top five takes place on the interstatesin and around the rvorst cities to drive in, partlv because city. The Denver police purchasedtwo neu' of the longer than usual rush hour that unmarked sedansto occurs every day. This waiting in trafpatrol I-25, l-70,270" fic inevitably leads to road rage and 225 and 6th Avenue. eventually to poor decision making Although that doesn't while driving. Add to this the mlriad seemlike enoughto of people u,ho talk on cell phones,read, make a difference. it and do a i arieryof tasks while trying may help curtail some of to move down the road at 65 mph. The the more obvious violacombination of all these factors leadsto tors. an increasein traffic accidentsand an Cars cutting you off, increasedpresenceof law enforcement switching lanes five at officers. ' a time and people drivThe resolution to all ofthis would ing ten or twenty miles seem fairly simple. Drivers need to above the speedlimit are commonplace in slow down and pay attention to what both the city and on the interstates. The Roclgt they are doing, which is supposedto Mountain News reported that the Colorado be dnving. lf you plan on using the StatePatrol issued 16,657tickets to aggressive interstateduring rush hour, realize drivers last year. I would guessthat number that the traffic *ill go slow and there will increasethis year. is nothing you can do about it, except How many accidentsthesepeople have plan an altemative route. It is time that causedis probably beyond most people's calthose who live in Colorado learn to culations. However, this kind of adolescent adapt to the driving situation here and behavioris cenainly inrolved in a majority become more responsiblefor hou' they ofthe accidentsthat occur in Colorado. [t drive. My advice, take a deep breath, isn't hard to use your tum signalor to change slow down and use those tum signals. lanes one at a time, yet so many people lack becausetomonow you'll have to do it lhe courtesy and the intelligence to uss these all over asain. simple techniques. How many accidentsand

Objectioity a sign of pass-the-blanreeocidy Shame on you, JaysonBlair and 7is /Vsrt York Timesfor maintaining the statusquo!

Affirmative action laws, reversediscrimination, this so-called "liberal joumalistic integrity" that the mediaclaims is possible, and all the remaining issuesthat have been resurrectedfrom the dirt of a bad seedrvill not be discussedon my time. I leave that to the majority ofjoumalists who seek to create excuscs keep passingthe blame for their own incompetence.

Thesejournalists fail to see the issueand instead they addressthe resulting problems one by one.

I am not a scapegoatjournalist and never will be, but what is a scapegoatjoumalist?

Scapegoatjoumalists claim that they are objective. Objectivity is impossible unless you go through a rigorous personizationprocess and reach beyond your subjectivenaturg. How does this work?

Humans leam through their senses.

Everyone's sensesare not the same. Right away we see that objectivity is impossible (this is another irrational offspring ofliberal politics being basedon the assumptionthat people are equally rational. Rationality is relative!).

Objectivity requires equality as an essential characteristic. Arc there not people who are blind?

Our individual sensesinterpret the world around us and combine those sensationswith personal experience to create our reality. When living in your reality, you cannot possibly be objective since you are totally imrnersedinside your individual and subjective world- When someonesays something, it entersyour head through your sensesand combines with prior knowledge so that you can give the words meaning. You give the words your own, subjective meaning. In the very end, subjective-

objectivitybecomesobjcctivebecauseit has become truth and is perfectly comprehensive, subjectivclyand objectively. Objecrivrryis impossibleby rtself.

Recently I discovered that a large number ofjoumalists believethat once someonehas written cditorials - thinking for yourself is u'rong becauseobjectivity is the idea - they cannot \vrite news stories. News stories arc supposedto be objective even though as you look at the whole ofa ne!\'spaperit's slanted.

Horv doesthis matchwith their "objective ideal?" Don't they provc thcmselveswrong'l The more you know. the more objectivcly you can chooseto writc. This "choose"is thc true origin of an-vpossible form of integrity, journalisticor in general. You shouldchoose to use your krowledge to bc objective. lfyou don't chooseto be objectiveyou don't comprehend the implicationsof what you're writing and you're slanting the story with your o\rn lgnorance.

On the other hand, if you know about a subject you can consistentlywrite objective slories. By knowing aboutthe topic you can pick out the relevant ideas from all sides of the issueand as suchyou can chooseto write the relevant information given by each side.

This is impossible if you don't know anything about the subject. Isn't this why joumalism professorstell their studentsto researchbefore going to cover a story? They say you can't be objective if you have an opinion, but they tell you that you must get information beforehand, which will naturallycreateopinionsgoing into the story. Something's wrong here! What is it?

Evidently joumalists think that on-the-fly opinions are bener than thought-out opinions. Is it that they don't trust themselvesto "choose" to do theirjobs? It absolutely is! I have a feeling the insecurity ofbeing hated by the public forces them into this situation.

But they're hated by the public becauseofthe biased storiesbrousht to life in the soil of their

bred ignorance.Only injoumalism rs rt considered a bad thing to be knowledgeableand intelligent. Are we then surprisedthat this is the trend in American society?

America is becoming a pass-the-blame society. Scapegoatjoumalism is simply a sign of the Times! Jayson Blair and The Times.only did wrong by following right along with the statusquo. Diversity and ethics in the newsroom is an important issue,but knowledge and understandincin the newsroom are much more

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important. Wouldn't knowledge and understanding solve diversity and ethics?

The most important problem facing America in the next 25 years will be education.

Without education,voter participation will continue to stutter along, and lhat, my friends, is the most importantissueAmerica will face in the next 50 years. Doesjoumalism have an obligation in all of this? Is there an)'thing scapegoatjoumalism is good for besidesaiding a horrible trend that threatensour countrv and the world?

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Ex-prowresflerstepsout of .e rrng and into literary circles byTuyetNguyen TheMenopolinn n adult film slar once commented to Mick Foley that she didn't allou' her son to watch his wrestling matchesbecausethey were too graphic. Foley quipped back that he didn't allow his son to watch any ofher work either.

After urestling professionally for l5 years.

Foley has more than a ferv of these anecdotes under his numeroustitle bells.

On Thursday. Aug. 28, at the Tivoli Tumhalle, as part of his book tour to promote his debut novel "Tietam Brown," Foley shared stories and jokes from his personal life and fiom his days on the wrestling circuit to an eager crowd of *Testling fans and nonwrestling fans alike.

Foley is probably best known under his Jack, many wrestling monikers--tactus Dude Love. Mankind, Jack Manson and others-though in recent years he has stepped out of the ring and into literary circles. His two volumes of autobiography, "Have a Nice Day!" and "Foley is Good," have both reached number one on the New York Times National Best Seller List, while "Tietam Brown" was just recently nominated for a People's Choice award in England. Foley's shift from body slams to manuscripts has been more an interesting tum rather than a direct path. ln mid-l999, World Wrestling Entertainment assigned a ghostwriter to writ€ Foley's autobiography. In an ironic twist, Foley admits this was the start to his writing career, "After reading five or six chaptersof his work I just thought it was a little boring. I really felt I could do a better job on my own so I just sat down one day and startedwriting."

As Foley's writing has been hailed as having a uniquely aggressive tone. with a surprisingly gentle core, this could also be used to describe the personality of Foley himself. During his recent appearance,despite the intimidating reputation as the "Hardcore Legend," he showed his personableand funny side tri audience members, such as telling his story of making Dee Snyder a better man and of the origin of Vince McMahon claiming to have "grapefruit-sized testicles." When therc were technical difficulties, he shrugged them off; when he was lost in a train of thought, he referred to the notes he had written on the palrn ofhis hand; and when his most persistent fans asked, he never shied away from an autograph or the chance to tell a good anecdote. Yet as with any good speaker, between the jokes and narratives, Foley was able to slip in a few words of goodwill and wisdorn. When asked what the b€st path to becoming a professional wrestlerl winrld be, Foley replied, "Go to

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However,sinceSept-I l, 2001,Muslimsin the United Statesand aroundthe world havebeen the targetsof racism,both subtle and direct, and rigid scrutinyof their faith and practices.

So many Muslims have felt persecutedand practicetheir faith in private, so as not to draw attention.

The purpose of the Muslim Students Associationon campus,specificallythe UCD chapter,is to give thesestudentsa place to gatherandpray.TheMSA hasa spotin theClub Hub,locatedon thethirdfloor in theTivoli, with a roomspecificallydesignated for prayer.

"When you're in a non-Muslimsociety,it's very difficult to keepin tact with your religion," MSA memberRamiElkhatibsaid."Particularly the most important part is keeping in tact widl your prayers.Insteadof peopletrying to find specificplacesthroughoutthe campusto just pray and being forcedto be seenby everybody, insteadwe can just have a small area where they canprayandcelebratea lot of our Muslim traditions." established TheMSA, a nationalorganization by severalgroupsof Muslimsat the University in January1963, of Illinois Urbana-Champaign hasseveralhundredchaptersat universitiesand collegesin almostevery statein the U.S., as well as in Canada.While the MSA at UCD has beenaroundsincetheearly 1990'sandhasgone

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Dispatch fromhell You go aboutyour nightly ritml andthen it's I havea friend in the military with whom time to sleep. sincehe I've beenin regrlar conespondence left Texasfor the desertsof haq. He hasagreed 'Finally!' you think asyou try to tum back to relatehis story,as it unfolds,for the readers

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theArmy. It'sa goodsign that theAmerican soldiersstill havemoraleasthey go abouttheir new lives in lraq. He addsthat no one evergets seriouslyhurt.

Becausewe're going to havea Sheik come in tomorrowand they don't want to offend him.

Ain't that great?

Majorhad A fewweeks agohissergeant

They put up signson the latrine sayingthat a "bazillion" unit patchesput up all over the This seriesis basedon our conversations insideofa palace. One on the Helipad, one on vandalismwill not bâ&#x201A;Ź tolerated,andthen they Bang! Onemoretime! andthe questionsthat I sendhim weekly,in vandalizesomegold platedholy relics in this the marblefloor of anotberpalace. an attemptto illustratea uniquecross-section place,andthen get scaredshttlesswhen some your part, leads retaliation on have This to At times I a war that few understand. of sheik is coming through,so they scramble He alsohad the troopsput signson the causingyou to go into the room ofyour known him to be drunk with patriotismfor o u rco u t r y , hav ings erv e d i n rw o b ra n c h e s o fto rm e ntorandtapeanunoccupi edcotontopP ort-o-Johnsstati ng : . Vanda1ism willnot bet opullt hesignsd<iwnandcleant heweld (glue) offthem. tolerated.' ofhis, after tbrowing all his loosebelongings the military - bilt becausethe natureofhis insideyour makeshift'cot burrito,'wift an predicamen!he wishes,for the time being, to Like a bunchof kids when their parentsare Il the General'sconferenceroom, he said, entire roll of duct tape. remainnameless.

But has been untitled. theseries uptonow, now that it hasbecomea regularadditionto the newspaper,Iaskedmy friend what he thought would be an appropriatepermanenttitle and he graciouslyoffered,..Thewar is not over," Dispatchftom the Port-A-John.He wasclose with that one.but I think Hell is a little closer ' This is the ninth dispatch in the senes.

- Ian Neligh The hottestpartofthe day in traq is from l4O0hoursuntil 2200hours. That's eight hours ofdesertheat. Noonis bad,he says,but it's during the night that things get "superheated."

The heatradiatesfrom everything, "[t envelopsthe shadeandheatsthe very air you breath.It is dayslike thisthatreallytesta soldier'sresolve,takingeverythingtheyhaveto simplycarryout theirmissions."

Manyofthe troopsareusedto 12-14hour shiftswithno daysoff, workingwith the same peopledayin anddayout.

"Continueon an imaginaryjoumeyto a little after2200,whenyou'refinally off duty.

All you want to do is takea showerin the unreliableshowersystemand fall into your cot for somemuchdeserved sleep.

You makeyour way to your room, drop yourgearandlook aboutfor your shower shoes(flip-flops)withoutwhichyou can'teven a showerfor fearofyour feet contemplate rotting offfrom somekaqi fungus. You look whereyou usuallytakethemoff, but they'renot to be found.

You think maybeyoujust put them else,ormaybetheygot shoved somewhere underyour cqt somehowbut then it dawts on you. You'vejustbeen'got.'

Searchingfrantically aroundyour room you soondiscoverthatthepranlster- you probablyhavea goodideaof whichco-worker it is - hastakenyour duffel bag lock and lockedyour showershoesto the insideof the refrigerator,or to the leg of your cot, making it just a little bit hore di{ficult to take that much neededshower 'That'sOK.' you think to yourself,'I'll get him backlater.'

After your shower,you comebackto your roomandtosson your shirt,only to discover thesleeveshavebeentied in knots. , Got again! Arrrr...Nowthepranksare startingto geta little ridiculous,but being a good sport,you chalk up anotheroneto payback,andcarry on.

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fomlt{SAon 14 "We're trying to educatepeople," BenMasaudsaid."You find that a lot of knowledge is stereotypicalor misinformed, especially with mainstream media. [There's] a lot of miseducation and ignorance as to what the truth is. It is getting better and I seethat [the media] are making efforts, but more efforts are required."

While the national and international perspective on Muslims has changed in the media and public since Sept. ll, 2001, there were many challenges Muslims, specifically thoseon campus,facedshortly after.

According to MSA memberRaniaElkhatib, 2Q and UCD senior, about 200 intemational Metro Muslim students, mostly from Arab countries, were either sent back or brought back by their respectivegovernments,mostly becausetheir govemmentswanted to protect them from possible dangerdue to the fact that many,if not most, of the shrdentsfit the profile sent out by the U.S. government. Elkhatib joined the associationfor Muslim camanrderie andhasalwaysdeclaredherselfasan outspoken activist.After Sept. 11, 2001, shevolunteered to speak to several repoders from local news organizations,but wasn't exactly pleasedwith the result.

"I had a really long interview right after [Sept. ll, 2001] and we all were trying to explain wbat the motivations were behind the tenorist's actions werc and I guess we were lead to believe that that's the kind of interview we were supposedto be giving," she said, concerningan interview with a reporter from one of the major television news stations.'ln the end [the reporter]only took partial clips and just showedthis whole fear rrmningthroughthe MSA, and that's not something we wanted peopleto harp on."

Elkhatib did say that most of the female Muslim studentsat the campus did not go to schoolon Sept.1l due to the fact that they're immediately noticeable as Muslims, which could have presentedsome potential dangers for the studentsbecauseof the strongemotions held toward Muslim Americansat that time.

"My mom woke me up and told me 'there's bombs flying into buildings' and we just basicallydidn't go to school,"shesaid""Almost every girl did not go to school for that week."

Despitethe dangerseveralMSA members feared at that time, that's to be expected,but there'sothersways 30handlethe situationBenMasaudsaid.

"It's a displayof your Muslim," shesaid.

"It's also a display of modesty.Basically, you're hiding all the features that might [cause] physical attraction. You want men to concentrateon your mind more."

One particularly prominent misconception surroundingIslam is that it is unfair to women, but accordingto Ben-Masaud,theseinequalities aremostly cultural rules establishedin countries that arepredominantlyMuslim countries.

"Muslim malesand Muslim femalesenjoy the samerights underIslam,whetherit be in this countryor not " he said."A lot ofthe things we see[in the world] are, unfortunately,culturally biased.They'remoreculturalinequalities."'

Anyone who wishes to be a member of the MSA may join, but to be an ofticial member you must be a UCD student.

In a world where eventsshapeperceptions

of Muslims, perceptionsthat changeeveryday, RaheemKhan, a 20 year-old senior at UCD and president of Muslims Intent on karning and Activism (MILA), who collaborateswith the MSA, said one of the biggestproblems afilicting the perceptionsof Islam is not only miseducation,but lack of independentthought.

"Most people follow the mainstream media" which sometimesportraysIslarnas a negative religion," he said. "People [should] think independentlyand look to other sources."

Ben-Masaudagreed.

"Reliance on mainstrgammedia and the govemment for every single aspect as far as information is concemed,is not exactly giving the full truth," he said. "It's good to encourage independentthoughtthroughother publications and actually meetinga Muslin person."

Ten States with the largest Muslirn populations: 1) Califomia 2) New York 3) trlinois 4) New ]ersey 5) Indiana 6) Michigan .

7) Virginia 8) Texas 9) Ohio 10) Maryland (Council of Islamic Relations, 2fi)0)

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The female studentsare more noticeable, accordingto Elkhatib,because ofthe haditional cloth they wear to cover their head and neck, called the hijab. The sheik, the Muslim clergyrnen,aroundthe world gave the message to femaleMuslims that if the hijab presented potential life-threateningdangerto womenthey shouldtake it off to protectthemselves.The cloth is alsoa controversyin itselfin thatmany misconceptions surroundits purposes.

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311puts on a smokid show byChelsyKlein IheMetrcpolitrm Sorne people worship Allah, others wor- . ship Jesus, and still others worship Nick Hexum and P-Nut from the band 3 l l.

311 fans are cultish in the samemamer as Grateful Dead fahs who follow the "Dead" around the country when they went on tour. dutifully altend 3ll concerts and purtheir recordmgs.Why? JUstas their fans 311, 3ll a1e as respectful and loving

rbrick, band, which originaled in Omaha, NE,

up of sin$tx andguitarist Hexum,singDJ SA Martinez,guitaristTim Mahoney, bassistP-Nut and Chad Sexton on drurns and percussion.311 managesto blend rock, rap, reggaeand funk into what has devdlopedhto its own genre.Many believethat raplrockbands such as Liirkin Park and Limp Bizkit emulate 3l I's styleof music.

3ll is one of the few bandstoday who tour practically non-stop. They have been touring for almost 13 years straight and have only aken time off to write new material and producenew albums.The band, who are now ori the "SummerUnity" tour cameto Fiddler's Green August 29 to promote their new CD, "Evolver," which has receiveda lot of airplay on radio stationssuch as KTCL (93.3FM) and KBPr (106.7FM).

Over the past three years, 3ll has ifrde nine stops in Colorado, sometimes playing two andthreetimes a year in the Denvet-metro arta.flhpy, haveplayedat'variousvenuesranging from The FillrnoreAuditorium to theAdams County Fairgrouds for the Warped Tour. tn their travels,they have towed with bandssuch as No Doubt, Hoobastank,and Blink 182,but this year they brought with them Something Corporate,DJPand G. Love & SpecialSauce.

When 31I made their regular stop in Colorado, fans came primed for a spectacular show,during which 3l I delivereda hugehelping of their best music and .lf"zling showmanship.

In a stunnin! display of teamwork and unadulteratedtalent, Hexum, P-Nut, Martinez and Mahoney lined up in fiont of a row of drumsat centerstageduring the song"Applied

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Science," and played a drum solo; they drummed in sync with one another as well as with Sexton, who was behind his regular drum set- The crowd roared with excitement and amazemenr.

3 11 provided a good rnixture of new songs and,old favorites. Hexum did not talk to the audiencevery much, but still managedto draw ih€n into the performancb.,He did, however, tell. the audience that whenever they perform the song "Soney Girl," Hexurn is rerninded of playing that very song at The lox Theater in Boulder; this brought the crowd, which was composed primarily of college-agedpeople, to

laughterandcheers.

Martinez,who doesnot play an instrument per se, managedthe.qhk€€gnd tambourine, while dancing and sinling. He brought an amazingenergyto the.$age* for alnost two hours saaight, he could not hold still, not even for someof their slowersongssuchas"Stoney (rlfl.

During the song "Freeze Time," Hexum rnstructed the crowd to yell, "HEY!" when he and P-Nut raised.their hands, and the crowd happily obliged.

During the song "Creatures(For a While)," the band rocked so hard that the crowd jumped

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For their encore,311 played one of the of their biggest hits, "Down." But, because. the imposingweather,the band quickly left the stageafter on€ song.After the show,the soaked crowd calmly walkedto their cars,reveliqgin g'f theirexcitement.

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and the group saw frlcln$ir6iffoestyle. Soon after, Mclnty're aneqdedaYp, FlScol performance at the Soiled Dove and *as so impressed with them that they merged. Mclnlne soon found

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But using that tirns to breathe in inspiration just for an.American Music Award, and accolades lyrics faster writing rap songs, saying what than Hip-hop is the term used to define can introduce not only healthy rewards but a chancetocontributetothecultureonwhichhasbeenidentifedasafoure1ementconcept.thanthenextguy,orcomposingthemostout-haveincludedbeingnamedBestUns in200l and a consistentpresenceat Westword's landish rap. Mctntyre sayshis path to becoming According to Mclntyre.the four elements are: one thrives. annual Music Awards Showcase. "It was kind that's graffiti. has shown him that "everything an I€ break dancing, rapping, spinning and Neil Mclntyre,27, is a Denver MC who performswiththegroupYo,Flaco!McInt}.reHip-hopartistandactivist,KRS-one,expandedworthwhitees saidthathehasbeenarotmdhip-hophiswho|ethatidentifcationtoincludenineelementstotalhadtodedicatemoreofhistimetowritingand - adding fashion, entrepreneurship, bearboxfamous ovemight." connecting with people, which can be the definlife, but "as a white kid in Colorado, I always Mclntyre's belief that hip-hop is the culing of a legitimate MC. In the Mcelement ing, culture and language. words of felt like an outsider. I was an admirer of it but I ture that can meld all cultures into one is his Mclntlre describesthe group's music as Irit)'re, "It's a beautiful new world in hip-hop." couldn't be it."

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Debris stallsGrandPrix drivers bv ChelsvKlein TheMetrcoolittm The Centrix Financial Grand Prix ofDenver made its presence known over Labor Day weekend this year. Crowds came downtown to see the open-wheel race cars whiz by and to feel the heart stopping excitement that is Grand Prix racing.

Qualifuing for all races began on Friday and lasted through most of Saturday. Because of rain the event was cut short, and in the case of the Trans-Am drivers, was cancelled altogether.The cancellation of qualif,ing had a

Driver Adrian Fernandez gets assistance with his safety equipment plior to racing. hugeimpacton Trans-Amdriver Johruy Millcrwho had to start in a poor track position. Miller finished third, behind Boris Said, who took second,and the winner Scott PruettAnother thing thit affected the drivers was the debris on the track. The debris made the tums, among other things, very difficult for all of the drivers.

"I felt that the track was, by all means, as good or better than it was last year The debris was more ofthe challengeand issuethar, I think the pavement, so all in all, I think that this is a very nice place to race," Miller said. "I thought (the pavement) was fine. I thought the bumps seemedquire a bit smoother. We are running a little bit different setupthan we ran last year. so it's a little bit tough to evaluate."

Pruett agreed that track was one of the most challenging in the series, "This is one of those tracks where you can't challenge it to 100 percent.becauseifjust one linle bobbleand that one-tenththat you're trying to pick up, you end up given (the otherdrivers)a halfsecond."

The Grand Prix race had a rough start this year. The driven started the race trailing the pace car in what is called a rolling start, rvhich means that they are not stopped at a start line, so when the green flag is given, the drivers can reach their top speed without hesitation.

Unfortunately, race officials waved off the green flag start and the race began with two yellow caution laps; thus causing the drivers to lose speed, momenhm, and laps. Each yellow caution flag means that the drivers have to slow down and follow the pace car, but the laps taken behind the pace car still count as laps in the race.

The race, which consisted of 106 laps around a 1.647-mile street course with 9 turns, had 20 drivers competing for first place as well as to be the seriespoint leader.

Driver Paul Tracy, in the #3 Player's car, had a terrible qualifring time, which put him in the fifth row at the start oftherace. This affected Tracy's race performance, which lead him to finish in fourth place. Tracy managedto retain the title ofseries point leader After winning the race, driver Bruno Junqueira,in the PacifiCare car, trails Tracy by 18 points in the race for the championship.

Rookie Sebastien Bourdais, driving the McDonalds car, finished tie race in second place.This is Bourdais'first seasonin the CART series,but he is making a name for himself, as he is fourth in the point standing.

As if the race was not exciting enough, things became even more exciting when the American Spirit car, driven by Ryan HunterReay, caught fire while pitting. The gas line got caught in the tank and Hunter-Reay, unknowingly, drove away, causing the alcohol./ methanol fuel to spill out all over the car and driver, which then caught fire. Hunter-Reay escapedthe fire without injury but the team's day was finished.

Right: Paul Tracv drives down Seventh St. toiard Auraria Parkwav Aug. 31. Tracy finished fourth in the race.

Bottom: Rodolfo Lavin's Corona car is buckled after contact with Mario Dominguez on turn five oftbe 1.6 mile course. Lavin was taken out of the race rfter the crash.

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one, which resultedin Ponas scorilg the final goal ofthe game.

"I kind of madea run behind (Grecu),(the ' hit me tbrough for a breakaway;I sort of ball) The Roadrunners started their season without home fiel4 their home fans, and some miss hit it. Good thing it camebackto me, and . of their players,yet they were able to win their then I put the second(attempt)fu\" said Porras abouthis gbal. seasonopener2-0.

The Roadnmnersstaded.theh seasonoff The Roa&unnershad to start their season well, but during the game, the Roadrunners at windy Open SpacePark becauseof the field frequentotrside calls, including three collectdd cmditions at Metro.

Although Metro lacked s 1s16f ttings, it consecutivecallgon Porrasthat might havepredid have somethingthat may provide a strong ventedthem from increasingtheir lead earlierin divid€od at 6e eld of the season:Eric Butler the gane.

"A lot of it was their steppingup and our and teamchemistry. ' players were playing it too late," Porras said.

Buder, Metro's leader in multiple categorios inoluding shut-outs,addedanothershut-out "(Wo) were.t"kingtoo manydribblesmaking us to his name and provided leadershipto a team offside, but if we can get that organized,we'1l rdlat he wasn't able to last seasonbecauseofan be akight."

'We had great balls out of the midfield, .injury.And the rem bhemisry was gcod early 'on as the team sp€nt most of its day talking, Butler played really well, our defense was strong, Pon'as put his goal away, we had a which leadto a positive result.

The game stadedwith the Meto coming. couple people out, but we kept our focus and out and taking control early, The 'Runnerscre- got throughit " Cousinssaid.

Butler playedhis first gamesincebeing out atedearly opportunitieswith a point-blankmiss most of last seasonwith an injury,

by Jetr Mason over the outside of the net. It "It feels good though to get a shut-outthe would be followed shortly by Alex Greco getring an on-netopporhmitythat would beblocked frst gameofthe year,tl he said."It feelsgoodto by one of Bryant's defenders.It wouldn't be get back out here. I'm excited,I haven't played long after this before Metro would get the only in a conrpetitivegame in a whilg but it feels goal .they would need. In the firct half, Eric goodto get back to businessandput somezeros .Butler would launch one into the sky, have it on the board."

"I thought we played well, we were orgacome down in the opposite goaltender'sbox, 'bounce over a defenderand land right where nized for 90 minutes, which is very diferent ,Zack Cousinscould strike it home on the low from..last year, (when) it seemedlike we'd only usedto go 70, 80 minutes," said Michael +iile for the first goal of the game.

Abetya. "Everybody kept talking; everybody goal getting pretty the first of exciting "It's playedas a teamand we scoredsomegoalsand the year," Cousinssaid.

After the goal, the two teams would we kept balls out of(our) net." ' This year's teamhasjumped of to a posiexchangefouls and shots,but ultimately go into tive notein two areas.One,they aregettingplaythe half with a scoreof 1-0.

In the second half, the Bulldogs would ers back from previous red cards and injuries . wake up to tum on the intenbity.But asidefrom insteadof losing playersto it. Secondly,they an opportunityotr of a corner kick early in the are playing togetherearly. Tlds season'steam secondhalf. Meho would remain in control of believes it is coming out of the gates strong, play. In the secondhalf, the Roadrunnerswould . which is a good sign, becausethis attitudemay byhvid lUetaill- TtreM@itot close tle door on any comeback hopes, as leadto a repeatof2000, dreyearthey wentto the Metrc's Jeft Mansor banles Bryant's Andrcw Brabender frot the ball durlng lhe Roadrunners'2{ dofeat of the Bulldogs Aug. 28. Motro State out shot Bryant 74.

GrecoandAntonio Porraswould havea two-on- RegionalPlayoffsor possiblyevenfirther.

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Fall spoftspromisevictorythrills their seasonwith two things they had neverhad frustrations from last season on every team But like all seasons,anythingcan happen.Only in the RMAC with their relentlessmotors and this time the pressuremay not fall on a few up before:a regionaltitle and a Final Four invite. speed.Also, watch for the Roadrurmermen to per classmen.Although the teamis a bit youngThis seasonlook for: Hello, Metro State! I am Donald Smith er, they still have senior leadership.All-time The wo4en to try and r€pst and im- join the womenin the playoffsthis season. and I am going to a standup and tell it like i1 p-rr" on the success(19-3-3) they had last leaderin assistsandteamcaptainDevonHerron, Key Additions: is. I'm going to start off by informing most of season.Starting out of the gatesas ge #5 team Josh Elnbaum: fomrer teammate of ShawnaGilb€rt and JessyRoy will havea lot to yo u o nc am pus about th e 8 re a ts p o rts te a ms y o u i n t henati oi taccordi ngtoN S C A A ' /A di dasandA beytaatoreg onst at ehopest obr ingsom edowit ht hesuccessor f ailur eof t het . f s probablydon'tknow or don't seemto careabout. a healthy goalkeeper,ln team all- toumament chemistryto Metro. yearsophomoresReneeHazlewoodandAndrea I'm alsogoingto bring the pros andthe consout team player Mandy Allen, freshman-of-theAldo Alcaraz-Rezais either going to aid Highstreet will bear some of.the weight and i n th i s is s ue. T his , inm y o p i n i o n ,i s w h a ty o u y e a rAmyLei chl i terandw el l pl ayi ng' defens€thedepthoftheteamor r aiset heint ensit yof t hef eshm anSt ephanieAllisonloo shouldbe watchingfor this upcomingyear. bring the power once s€enby previous outside in betweenthe two, there,sno reasonwhy that startingline-up.

First, the soccer programs. Botli the can't happen.

Eric Butler: Huh? you may wonder, but hitter Marina Bazana. wonsn's and men's soccerteamshad AmaTing look at it like this, Eric wasdestinedfor the hisKey ldditions: s€asons. . . the only problem was that while Key Additions: Naomi ctarte, Freshman-oithe-yearin tory books as a senior,but an injury may have th e wom en' s t eam liv e d th e i rs e a s o n o u tl i k e 2 0 0 0 andthree.ti meN S C A A A di dasA l l -A meri .B utl erretumtopo ssiblywinm or et hanjust aAlanaSt r r t : I nf or r r yea6of $$hol, Cinderella, tbe men's teaD was like Sleeping can who had 38 goals and 19 assistsat Lock spotin the recordbooks. she helped put up four bannen. (Two state Beauty.Why? Well CoachDanny Sanchezdid Havenlast season. titles, two nrnner-ups)The former 3A volleyball Voleyball ymara Guante,the 3.dteam NJCAAAIIsomethingthat his predecessor didn't do: care.

For the past three seasons,Metro head player from Wyoming plansto continuehelping After Sanchez'sarrival, mid fielderJanelle American in 2002 and 1" teamAll ACCAC in volleyball coach Debbie Hendricks has led put up bannersas she comesto contributehere Brandt(ll goals,12assists)andforwardJoslyn .01 and.02 hashelpedlead her team at pima the Roadrunnersto numerous convincing at Metro.

Brough(7 goals,8 assists)both hadbig seasons. Community Collegi to one Championship. wins during the regular seasonand the Rocky Last season'snewcomers,defensiveback ColMen's Soccer: These are my views on how everything Mountain Athletic Conference tournament. leen Feelin (numerousdefensivestops)ant mid go.

Hopefully, all of our'teamswill do as will to Roadrunners Look for the healthier Meho squad But for the last two seasonsthe fietder Melissa Miller (7 goals, 4 assists)made return to form as Eric Bulter, Michael Abeyta, seemto havehit a wall after winning the RMAC well asthey can. a huge impact on the team as they would finish Zack Cousins and Alex Greco, take out their crown . . . a wall called the Regionalplayoffs. ru Wqpplifa,

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