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Auraria Board set to vote on acceptingnew statelaw byElenaBrown TheMetrcplitan He'll be 22 this week. Celebrating a birthday according to the medical odds - that should not have been. With eight gunshot wormds, he made it through aliveBut something is missing- There's a void.

"They keep saying this all happened for a purpose," he said tapping on the legs he can't feel anymore, "but I'm still waiting for that purpose."

Wounds meant to kill are now plainly visible on Richard Castaldo.

The Metro sophomoreis paralyzed from the chest down, and as he wheels around the Auraria carnpus, he ponders on the vote scheduled for Sept. 17, a day before his birthday.

The Auraria Board will vote on whether to allow concealed weapons - including the 9mm pistol, they type of gun he was shot with -

by Chrb Str* - 77te Md_tpolitan Richrrd Crstrldo describes how he wes perrlyzed in thâ‚Ź April 20, l9W Columbine shootings. The Metro sophomoreis currentl]r pursuing a businesrdegrec.

- on campus. The new Colorado gun law allowspeoplewith a certifiedhandgunor concealedweap,onspermit to carry their registered weaponanywherein the state,including school campuses.

The basic qualifications for- the permit includea minimum age requirementof 21, a feeanda background check. $152.50processing Over 60 percentof Metro's more than 20,000 . studentpopulation,including Castaldo,meetthe basicqualificationsto getthe permit.

"I don't think I needa gun,"he said.

The whole issue makes him a little bit uneasy.He didn't exactlyexpectto surviveone of the deadliestschoolshootingsin historyonly to enroll into a collegethat allows concealed weapons.Richard Castaldois a Columbine survivor.

"It would be kinda freaky.I don't know if I'd stopgoing here;it's hardto say,but I can't think of a reasonwhyyou wouldneeda gln on campus,"he said.

Castaldohas no qualmsabout finding an ofiicer and reporting a weapon, even if the AurariaBoardupholdsthe Coloradolaw, 'Not reportingit is just not somethingworth taking a chanceon," he said.

Chief of PoliceHeatherCoogana$ees."If someoneis on campuswith a gun, we want to know aboutit. Do not approachtheperson;call us.

Therehasalreadybeenan arreston campus of a CCD studentwho had an outstandingwarrant and was carrying a weapon.

Castaldo remembers the incident at Columbineand that there was no time to react.

Therewasa gun,and in an instanthe was on the . goud with 9mm bullet holesin his arm, chest, back and abdomen.He was one of the first people shot and the last Columbinesurvivor to leavethe hospital. "(After all of that) I still don't think I need my own gun," Castaldosaid.

Castaldotook a semesteroff after the April 1999 shooting, but later went on to graduate from ColumbineHigh School. Castaldowas only a junior when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold held an entirc school under siege and had the attention of the world as they began shootingpeople.Ultimately, they would kill 12 studentsandone teacherbeforytuming the guns on themselves.

byWiliam C. Mmrt - Ihe MetryUtut Members of the Colorado Army National Color Guard carry the flNg before the strrt of a commemoration ceremonv in Civic Center Park Sept. 11. Many dignitaries, including Gov. Bill dwens rnd Denver Mryor John Hickenlooper were on hrnd to deliver speecheshonoring thosewho perirhed in New lbrk, r,Vbshingtonand Pennsylvania.

Castaldosays most people ask the usual things: Did he know them? Where were you? ' Why did they do it?

"And this gets kinda old," he says, "Answering that stuff is not fun to do."

But, he answers them anyway: Castaldo vaguely knew Hanis and Klebold. He wasjust beginning lunch with RachaelScott when they were shot. She died. And he has no idea why they did what they did. "l guessthcy were pissed ofl but I don't know. t didn't have any beef with them. I just got in theirway,I guess,"he said.

Castaldobecamea favorite of the Denver pressin the monthsafter Colunbine. Being in the hospital for four months,undergoingseven surgeriesand physicaltherapyallowed him and his family to be under a constantbombardment of interview râ‚Źquestsfrom local and national media,including filmmaker Michael Moore.

Castaldo and Mark Taylor, another Columbineshtdent,were enlistedby Moore for

his Oscar-winningdocumentary,"Bowling for Columbine."

It had beenreportedthat Harris andKlebold bought some of their.bulles from a local KMart.

At the time, K-Mart did not restrict tbe amountof ammunitiona personcould buy.

The only restrictionwasthe agerequirement of 18.Moore"the studentsandthe mediawent to K-Mart's headquarters to askthe retailer to slop sellinghandgunammunition.

K-Man buckled under the pressure and discontinuedthe sale of handgun ammunition in all of its stores"That was pretty surprising; we didn't' expect that," said Castaldo,"What you see in the movie is a genuinereactionof surprise."

"Bowling for Columbine"hasrecentlybeen releasedon VHS andDVD and ranksin the top

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byJomhHeidernan IheMebopolinn An advisory committee is being formed to assistMetro's Board of Trusteesfind a new presidentfor the college,and recently a studentwas selectedto help in the Search process.

Last week Linda Cordova, vice president of studentorganizationsfor Metro's Student GovemmentAssembly, was appointed to the committee by the board.

StudentTrusteeHarris Singer called the inclusion of a studenton the committee '\ital."

"Having a student on the advisory committee will ensurethat our new president will be student-centered,student-focused, and able to stay modem with the students," said Singer.

Although the type of information Cordovawill haveaccessto hasyet to be determined,Cordovawill needto be "critical of informationreceived"concerningpresidentialcandidatesand will be responsiblefor "assuringthat the students'voice is heard," said Singer.

"I'm very excitedand honoredto be representingthe students," said Cordova, who describedher main responsibility as "ensuring that the studentshave a voice" in the searchprocess.

Cordova facesthe challenge of integrating the opinionsof the studentbody into the searchprocesswhile adhering to regulations and preservingthe confidentialityofpresidentialcandidates.

Cordova'sspecificdutiesas a memberof the commiftee have yet to be determined,as have.tbe duties of the committee itself.

"I'm as interestedin how the advisory committee will finction and how input from the advisory committee will be acceptedas who will sit on the committee," said Faculty TrusteeEugene Saxe.

While the formation of the advisory committee was discussedat the last board of trusteesmeetingSept.3, the boarddid not discusshow the committeewill operateor how its findings will be incorporated into the searchprocess.

According to Faculty SenatePresident JoanFoster,the committee'srole should includethe ability to "ask interviewquestions and expressopinions without ranking or evaluating."

Foster noted that exactly how much input the commiftee will have has not yet

by Wlliam C. Moorc- TheMetopolint Linda Cordova speaks out at the Sept 11 Student Govenmenl Asserably meeting, Cordova was chosento be on the searchcommittee for a new preeident for Metro.

beenspecified.

Accordingto Singer,this will be discussedat the next Board of Trusteesmeeting Oct. 1.

Currently, "nine or ten" membershave been appointed to the committee, including Cordova and a representativefrom the alumni board, said Singer.

The faculty board will appoint its representativessometimebefore Oct. 1 In total, the advisory committee should consistof "no more than 25 members."said Singer.

While the formationof the advisory committeeis still in progress,a truly representativecommitteeis in the interestof all partiesinvolved,Singersaid.

"I would think that all differentgroups within the institution should be included," said Saxe.

"Having a student

on the advisory committed will ensure that our new presidentwill be able to stay modern with the students ."

-Harcis Singer, StudentTrustee

In a carnpuse-mail sent to Metro administralon Monday, Provostand \4ce Presidentof AcademicAtrain (VPAA) Cheryl Norton said shewilJ be resigningfrom herpositionsby nbxt summer.Her annual salary for both positions combinedis 5161,922.

Norton's announcement comeson the heels of two recent administrativeposition changes including the termination of Gay Cook from the Vice Presidentof Operationsand Planning position, and the resignationof former Metro President Sheila Kaplan, with whom Norton often worked.

"As far as I knew (Kaplan and Norton) had a very healthy working relationship," said Student TrusteeHarris Singer, who has worked with Norton over the past ll months. '"They complementedeach other very well- They worked a lot in teamsgiving presentationsto the facCheryl Norton: ulty senateand the boardof Provost/ Mce trustees.What eachof them Plesident of Academic Affairs had to say complemented what the other had to say and addedto the personality and the information."

Singer also said he didn't think Kaplan's resignationdirectly influencedNorton'srecent announcement, Norton, who has beenin both positionsfor sevenyears,said that her resignationfrom her position as \{PAA will be effective Nov. I and that shewill no longerbe ProvosteffectiveJuly |, 2004.

According to Singet who representsthe studentbody on the board of trustees,Norton's won't directlyaffectthe students, absence but it will affectthe school.

"Her inlluence is felt through the quality of education in the classroombecausewhat faculty teachesand how they teach all has to be filtered through her office," Singer said. "If (vice presidents)leave,their loss is felt in how the people in the departnentsunder the,mgive servicesto students."

Norton wrote in the e-mail that after she officially steps down from her yp6,q position, she will continue to work as provost for the remainderof the 2ffi3-20M academicyear, working with interim PresidentRay Kieft on initiatives concerning academic matters at Metro.

She also explainedwhy she is leaving her position.

"Recently, I have felt the need to grow in new directionsand havesoughtnew placesto serve," she wrcte. "During the last academic year,I was honoredto be a finalist for trvo collegepresidencies. . . Cunently,I am a candidate in severalnewpresidential searches."

Norton was unavailable for fruther commentat Dresstime.

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Poly-sciproiectbegins bvNickBahl TheMefioDolitnn . The newly establishedPolitical Science Association met for the first time at 5 p.m.

Monday, in room zl44 of the Tivoli.

Political Sciencechair Dr. Robert Hazan. opened the meeting by saying that the Political ScienceAssociation should provide a forum in which ideologies of every kind can be expressedthrough honest and rigorous debate.

"Above all, this *rasto be a part ofour leamingexperience."said Hazan.

Association PresidentGeorge Culpepper, who has worked in Washington as a lobbyist, also emphasizedthe need for debateon campus and said that PSA would work hard to bring diverse and interesting political figures to campus for open forums and debates.

Members of PSA were encouragedto recommend topics.of debate.whichthey would personally like to klow more about or that they found relevant.

Recommendedissuesincluded the Academic Bill of Rights and the recent redistricting of Colorado's legislative districts. , JeffPeckman, the lead proponent ofthe Safety Through PeaceInitiative, and Gov. Bill Owens are among a number of speakers Culpepper plans to bring to campus.

"We want to get our name out there," Culpepper told the ten current members. "Some folks still don't know we exist. .. I thank vou

Metro State licenseplates ready to ride Students,faculty, staff and alumni are now able to purchasespecialMetro State licenseplates. Platescost $50 per vehicle ($25 for first year grads and srudents)and a specialplatefeeof $25). TheAlumniAssociationScholarshipfund will receivethe proceeds. purchase plates go to To www.mscd.edu/-alumni/alm liccnscplat c. ht m .

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for coming. It took a lot for me to get this manypeoplehere."

Along with bringing speakersandpromoting debate,PSAs missionalsoincludesfurtheringthepoliticaleducationof all studentson camDus.

by William C. Moore - TheMetnpolilan Five artiets cteated a mural to compliment a wall in Auraria's library. The inspiration for the nural came fronr the Columbine High School tragedy.

A five-week healthy eating program will beginfrom 12-l p.m.Sept.15 at 1020 Ninth St. to assislstudentswith their personalnutritionneeds.

For more informationcall SusanKrems at 303-556-6818.

PSAwill meeteveryotherMondaystarting Sept.29. For moreinfonnationcontact GeorgeCulpepperat gculpepp@rnscd.edu.

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organizationinvolvedwith the positivedevelopmcntof youth ip Denvercommunitiescomrnissjonâ‚Źd"The Joumey." rr "We decidedto give it a permanenthome, TheAuraria Library offrcially unveiled and it tumedout to be theAuraria Library," said a travelingmuml Wednesdaythat represents Alan O'Hashi, dircctor of marketingand devela posit{ve.message of strengthand hopefor opmentat ACY. youth.

The mural, which standst2 feet high and Appropriatelynamed"The Joumey,"the 16 feet wide, took almostthreemonthsto build. mural madeits way acrossColorado,appearing took "It abouta monthand a half to do the at severalconferences,librariesand schools, woodwork,and anothermonth anda halfto aswell as many locationsin the Denvermeho paint it," said artist ValerieWolny. area.

Originallyintendedto be a two-sidedwork Five youngartistscreatedthe muralin of art, both partsnow standsideby sideon 1999,pooling their efforts andtalentsand the eastwall of the secendfloor of theAuraria drawing their inspirationfrom the tragedyat Library.

ColumbineHigh School.

The first sideis calledthe 'tommunity" Muralist Leo Tanguma,a professorat the portion ofthe piece.

University ofNorthern Colorado,directedthe ' The'Joumey" startsat the bottom,with team,madeup of Frank Garza,ValerieWolny, imagesof a young bby in his room playing CraigAdams,Travis Klopf and EleanorYates. violentvideogamesanda youngsuicidalgirl Assetsfor ColoradoYouth,a non-profit

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Above themarepeoplewith their handson reachingout to them. lhe youths'shoulders, In the lower middle section,thire are symbols of drugs,alcohol,weaponsand racism, with deadbodies"representingdeadends," accordingto Wolny.

Peopleirom the communityarebreaking chainsabovetheseimages.

In honorof ColumbineHigh School,the mural hasa seedgrowing up the middle and blossominginto columbineflowers.

The root of theflowersis a minor set into the aitwork, with a quotefrom Mahatrna Gandhi,"You mustbe the changeyou wish to seein the world.l' The secondpart of the mural is the "global" side.

Oneofthe mainmessages on this sectionof the mural is to point out corporategreed,saving moneyby exploiting both underageandolder workersin foreign countries.

"We wantto remindpeoplethatthiskind of stuff still goeson," artist FrankGarzasaid."We peoplein America, havesomanyunemployed but big corporationsstill go to othercountries for cheaperlabor.Maybethis will givepeople something to think aboutthenexttime they're wearingtheir $100Nike shoes." ' At the top of the "global" side aretwo hands,whichwerepurposelypaintedwith undefinedskin color, appearingto hold the earth.

"The hands(showthat) if everyonefrom black to white could cometogether,we can both embraceandprotectthe world," Garza said.

DavidGleim,deananddirectorof the Auraria Library pointedout that "The Joumey" will be seenby almostI million peopleeach yearas they passthroughthe facility.

ACY's O'Hashisaidthecampuslibraryis theperfectplacefor the mural.

"I think theAuraria Library is a greatplace whereboththeyoungandold alikecanvrew it," he said,"And, wethink it will continueto inspirepeoplein the future."

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BiSio Mefo's Communicati Artsand Science chairresignsafur sixyearsto focuson teachingandfamilylife

to tea "l spentfive yearswakingupin themiddleof thenightandnowthelasttwo weeksI havebeensleeping fine,"Bisiosaid.

He saidthathe'dwakeup at nightwonderingif hetookcareofcertainthings,or if theitemsthatneeded to getto otherpeople weretakencareof.

'MostweeksBisioworked earlyin the momingandlateinto thenight,including someSaturdays. games, Hemissed hisboy'ssoccer school activities, andtimewithhisfamily.

Nowthatheis notchairhefindshehas 'moretimeto dothethineshehasmissedfor

"We'vehadagreatrunsofarwithphotojoumalism stpdents," Bisiosaid."Some of mystudents have(included) ChilianOlgal, Prizethisyear,Patrick Communication AdsandSciences Chair whowonthePulitzer Andrade, who won the WorldPress thisyear, KennBisioresigned Aug.26,butwill continue Andy Cross and Hyoug who Chang, were photdoumalism to teach classes atMetro. finalists forthePulieerPrizelastyear."

Bisiowasthechairforsixyears andin "There weresome thingsthatpushed me thattimeheadvised manystudents, supported personal over the edge," Bisio "lt's my said. facultyandhelped thestaffof Metro.

I'm hereforthestudents, they'renot Bisiotookcareof thescholarships, annual suffering. reports, workandmanyother hereformeandI haverealcaringandgood administrative Theydeserve betterthanwhatI've thatcamewithbeingthechairof a students. obligations given ttrem." departuent.

In 2000thespeech andjoumalism depart"lt wasjusttimeformetoresign; it's too ments merged to become the Communication much," Bisiosaid.

Department.

Bisiobegan to feelthepressure ofbeing ArtsandSciences This madethedepartment thelargest at chairaboutthreeyeaxs ago.

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"ThelastthreeyeanI havebeenwalking fromtheparkinglot thinking andreflecting .t*isnotenoughgnefmoneyindre..

Chaif in thg WhOlg butI amby farthelowestpaid backtoa timewhenI wasaphotojoumalist; chair'sstipend" andwhatin theworldamI doingthisfor,this chairin fte wholeschoolandI'm thebiggest department, thiswaspartofmy reasonfor adminisuation work?So.it hasbeenin the (my) resignation," Bisiosaid. process forthreeyears," Bisiosaid.

His annual salary is $45,551, whichis low Bisioalsofeelsthathehasshort-changed i1rcomparison h ilre ChairandProfessot of hisphotojoumalism studem,because being Human Branch who Services Charles makes chairhastakenupsomuchofhistimeand Kenn Bisio,Chairof annually $105,530 takenawayapartof him.

In his connaOt it statesthathecanresign "l needto getbackintotheclassroom; my Arts Communication as chair anytime, even in themiddleof a students inspire meto getbackintotheclasssemester. qnd Sciences room," Bisiosaid. . Bisiotooktheopportunityandsayshe Bisio'steaching andinspiration havepronowfeelsdrata tonofbrickshavebeen'lifted duced some ofthefinestphotojournali$s at offhisshoulders.

Metro,saymanyof hisstudents.

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"There is not enough grief money in the chair's stipend, but I am by far the lowest paid schooland I'm by

far the biggestdepartment."

September4 Kori Gregg reported a wallet, about 100 in cash.and miscellaneousl.D.s

papersstolen.fromroom 305 in the Classroom. The estimatedvalue of

solong.

"My wife andI havereconnected andI'm girl that this is I discovering the usedto date," Bisiosaid.

Bisiowill continueto teachphotojoumalismandwill bethechairofthe department until someone elsefills thepositron.

Hesaidhewouldmentorthenewchair onceoneis selected. "l'm notgoingto abandon my facultyand (them) students," saidBisio. "I havereassured thatI'd stayon eventhroughMay.Rightnow, we arcjust tryingto getorganized to figure outournextstep."

Bisiohada meetingwith theJoanFoste4 Deanof LettersArts andSciences and Assistant DeanKenKella, to discuss.the next stepin hiringa newchair,andto figureout whereto go fromhere.

"I thinkthisis thebestthingfor him,and it's perfectfor his carcer;it's his decision" saidFoster.

LeahBluntschli,a photojoumalism student,wasshocked to frndoutaboutBisio's resignation.

"As longasKennis still teachingat Meho,I'm happy,"Bluntschlisaid.

As for Bisio'scoworkers,theyall supprt hisdecision.

"We'reall prettyecstaticdratheis not chair,"saidJimBecker,whohasbeenthe depaihment\ administrator for two yean. "He hassignificantlylessstessandwe'rehappyto seshim thisway."

Whenpressured for a reasonfor hisresigfaculty,student nationBisiosai{ "managing - all thosethingsjust became complaints toomuchandI needto gobackintotheclassroom."

AssaadJabbi retumed to his car to find a note on the windshield claiming that he parked 1ooclose to anothercar.

He noticed severalscratcheson the passengerside of his car.

The author of the note denies involvement in the vandalism, which will cost about S150.00to repair.

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September5 Yauhiro Kuno witnessed a male suscommitting a theft near Speer and

James Garcia reported a car theft on the South side of campus, adjacent to Walnut Street. His 1999 Dodge Neon was valued at $ 12.000.

The suspectsucceededin steala laptop, an Olympus Digital Camera,

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Associate Dein of the Departrnent of Kieft releaseda statementTuesday supLetters, Arts and SciencesKenneth Keller porting Norton and reflecting on his profesalso said her resignationwon't directly affect sionalexperienceswith her students,but she is an importantpersoncon"Even lhough we have worked only a cerningadministrativedecisions. few months together,I quickly leamed ihat "With day+o-dayopbrations,it probably she is a classact and has all the abilities won't affectstudentsthat much," he said."On neededin a college or university president," a long-termbasis,after any time you have a he wrote."l haveno doubt she will be sucnew presidentor a new vice presidentyou get cessfuiin her searchfor a presidency." certaindirectionsthat they want to go."

Since he came into his position last Singer said Norlon's decisioncame at October,Singer has worked with Norton to the right time and in the right way. leam more about the school and how things "She is very marketableright now as a work. president,"he said."Her resigningin this way "She's given me a lot of insightinto how will allow a transitionfor the collegeto hire a academiaworks and how Metro works," he replacement,at the sametime shecanprepare said. "She's really given me an understandto leaveMetro." ing of the lexicon that comes with higher Singeralso said that he thinks it will be education." diffrcult to find a replacement.

As VPAA, Norton dealswith all the aca"It will be hardto find someoneto match demic affairsconcemingthe faculty. her level ofdedication,"he said."She'sa hard As Provost,sheis a seniorvice president worker, a very good listener,a very coopera- and is a leaderof all the vice presidentsand tive person.It'll be hard to find someonewho faculty.

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PoHticalmiddle gpund neededi.*otl I think it's safe to say that right now the 's mind. A recent poll

showed that 74 percent of registered voters are likely to vote or1domestic issues and the economy in the 2004 presidential election- how selfish are we? Aren't we at war?

Wherearethe protesters?

A majority of studentsare .liberal, but how many of you know anythingabout 1he wav in which the global economyworks?

First of all, keep in mind that it's the left that pushesfor "living wages, employeebenefits, nationalhealthcare,environmentalregulations," and unresaictedfree trade, Businesseshave large amounts of power over govemmentsbecauseof free trade agreenents like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization. Read NAFTA Chapter 1l and you'll soon discover that foreign corporations can sue govemmentsif a goverrunentbans a company'sproducts. Do you want an exarnple?

- In Califomia,the govemmentbanneda fuel additivebecauseit wascontaminatingthe water.

The companythat producedthe additive sued the U.S; govemment;they won, and oru govemment hadto decidebetweenpayingthe company billions ofdollars andmakingCalifornia reverse its law. Still, the left screamsaboutsovereignty!

Our governmentpaid the Canadiancompany. Is this good for the economyor for the environment? How does this correspondwith what

liberals claim to want?

We alsohearcomplaintsfrom the left about sweatshops and how Americaninterventionprohibits counries from developing. NAITA is a 'Cltch-22 for developingnations. On one hand, if a country joins NAFTA they are able to sell their goodsto other comtries without tariffs or trade barriers, On the other hand, if they join NAFIA they haveto allow other countriesto do the 3ame.Why is this so bad?

If developedcountiesare able to sell their productsto undevelopedcountries,there is no reasonfor the citizensofthe tmdevelopedcountry to buy their own country's goods- outside goods are cheaper. Soon,workers in undeveloped countriesare working industrial jobs that produceproductsthey can't even afford to buy.

We see this in the United States with Asian goodsfor the very samereason! Aren't sweatshopsa commonthemefor peopleon the left to complainabout?

Developed countries also suffer. When manufacturing jobs go offshore looking for cheaper labor, exploiting the locals in the process,tlese counties lose the manufacturing jobs that allow for a middle class. As my Latin-Americanpolitics professorsaid,"Having a middle classreally createsstability." America is losing its middle class,and thereare statistics availableon this if you careto look.

Why do businessesgo offshore? Free trade agreementsallow companiesto import goodsback to the developedcountry and they canproducetheir goodsat a lower cost offshore becauseworkers in undevelopednations are willing to work for drasticallylower wagesthan workersin developednationsare. Any employment is better than none! Why else are compa-

niesforcedoffshore?

Rememberwhen I told you to rememberwho it is that pushesfor livDxing a monrentof peosiw rcncctiou,Dufu6 ing wages, employee benefits, national shouldersrbc *tight of scndingU.S.militrry healthcare,andenvironmentalregulations penomct halfnay aoocs the gfobeto die for imposed by big govemrnent? These I teedon-lovit Fple all overthe uuld. teedon-loviog thingsmakeit expensivefor companiesto " -lr, producegoodsin the United States.Why I thhkur-rs a pack up and moveto wouldn't businesses /elgrarsfot! is dumping where labor cheap, a country is legal, and govemmentsjump at the chanceto build infrastruchlreto support the neetlsof the company?Govemments want new forms of technology and increasedemployment.

The only thing that keepscompanies a-atataa taa out of undevelopedcountriesis security.

Without security there is no business, and the left thinks that freedom rs more importantthan security- here'swhy we hearcomplaintsaboutthe PatriotAct and a the Departrnentof HomelandSecurity. I completelyagreewith BenjaminFranklin who sai4 "Those who seek freedom at i Washi4toa, DC, Mry 7, 2003 the expenseof securityhaveneither freedom nor security." Do you agreee Wishesdon't cometruesimplyby wishing!

My point regarding the left is that it is Bottomline: living takes money, money utopian when it comes to free trade versus comesvia economies, economiesrequiresecusecurity and freedom, while they also allow rity, and freedomisn't really free without secufor environmentaldestruction,via dumping, in rity; living takes security. I-eam your global foreign nations! The right, although I haven't economicsbeforeyou starttalking aboutpolicy, mentioned it, is better justifred, but still has becauseasNAFTA Chapter1I showsus, policy problems;they claim to seeksecurity,but ignore is being createdby economicsin more than the the environment,which providesus with a man- traditionalways. Liberaleconomicpoliciesare datory form of security. Obviously,the right is foolish and clashwith their environmentalpolithe lesseroftwo evils. Isn't it both ignorantand cies; conservativeenvironmental policies are naive to imagine that you can have your cake inesponsible,and both are hypocritical - where and eat it too, no matterhow much you want it? is a middle groundthat canwork?

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The ever increasing problem of being in the horror we call parking at Metro he attempted (attempted being the key word) to drive to the campus last week to see about reenrolling, only to run into the monstrous line of Every day, I &ive my car to school, as do poor soulsjust trying to get into the parking lot the majority of studentsat the lhree institutions and go to class. here on the Auraria campus.And, to my neverI called him that night and asked him how ending frustration,every day I run into a line of everything went, and he said, "Well, I probably carsspillingout onto the sidestreetswaitingto would've signed up for next semestet but there get into a parking lot. was this huge f***ing line to park. So I said This is now the routine for all studentswho '{*xk it' and got out of line after about 20 mindon't havea classearlierthan 10:00. utes and went home."

I havebeena studentat Metro since1998.

He was not used to a situation like this at andeveryyearI haveseenthe parkingsiuation Mefo becausehe began attending the school at getwone andworse.WhenI first startedcoming the same time I did, back when the lines didn't to this school,parkingwasonly $2.50,andI was remind you of waiting for a new roller coaster ableto pull up and gâ‚Źt a spot right away. ride at an amusement park.

Now, I pay $3.25,and I'm lucky if I can The fact is, this is an unavoidable problem even enter the parking lot without waiting in a for arry student driving to school without a class line for 30-45minutes. at the crack of dawn. Ttere have been several I have a friend who had to stop going to times when I have left for school over an hour Metro two yeilrs ago in order to get a job to before my first classstarts,and I was still atmost supporthis wife and child. He is now ready to late even after virtually power-walking across

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As a graduating senior this semester, I'm not really up for being counted absent in class enough to hurt my grades thanks to a parking company that can't grasp the conceptofcreating a supply to meet the demand. I need this like i need to get my feet run over or shins rammed into one more time by another rolling backpack half the students are blindly dragging behind them (honestly, aren't we all getting a little sick of these idiotic inventions. There are only two reasonssomeoneshould have these things: pure lazinessor their backpacksare too heary to carry- If the latter of the two is the reason, perhaps it isn't necessaryto bring everything from your home aside from a small child to school in your backpack. Apparently, that's why we call these things backpacks - they go on your back!).

Accordirig to an article in the Aug. 28, 2003 edition of The Metropolitan headlined "Metro tops 20,000 students," the student population on the Auraria campus was 37,939, and they

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Whenyou work it out, this is a ratio bf about6.7 studentsfor everyone parking spot.

Knowing AHEC, they would probably defendthat statementby saying it doesn't take into accountall of the snrdentswith altemative modes of transportationattending one of the three schools.However,just by the terriffing look of the lines,I would feel confidentsaying isn't really putting a altemativetransportation ratio. dentin the parking-spot-per-student As for a solutionto this dilemma,therearea coupleofoptions.You canride thebus,takethe light rail, geta ride,or simplyleaveyour housea wholehell ofa lot earlierthanusualfor school.

Aside from that, there really isn't anything elsethat I can seeto preventthis situation.So, unlesswe all somehowgrow wings and learnto fln it looks like.we're all inevirably going to be stuck in limbo in the horror we call parking at Metro.

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IfRepublicanscan'twin thedebate, they'll disarmament. do the next bestthing: they'll ensurethereis no Now they've debateat all. come up with a solution: This strategyis exactly what's behind the Find out which professo-calledAcadernic Bill of Rights (ABOR), a sors are Democrats, and doeumentthat haslately gainedcunency:rmong fire them. oh,ABoR Colorado's Republican leadership, in particular doesn'tsay so explicGov. Bill Owens and itly; it doesn'tneedto. state Senate President Right-wing ideologue David Horowitz, who JohnAndrews.

S u p e r f i c i a l l y , recentlypushedtheplan ABOR seemsfairly in- to Republicans at the nocuous. It is carefully Brown Palace,is more couchedin the language than happy to say it to of'ftee speech,using whomever will listen t€rms like 'pluralism' .to his Wormtongue's and "intellectual diversi- whisper.

ABOR is being ty.ri But actuhlly,ABOR presenBa vicious assaulton academicfreedom. pushed by Students ABOR is set up like a con maq playing for Academic Freea shell game:it distractsin one direction while dom (SAF), a group moving in another. In the nameof free speech, founded and supported it seeksto limit speech;in the nameof political by Horowitz.

The freedom"it seeksto persecuteleft-wing profes- SAF's mission states6rs; in the nameof education,it seeksto keep ment claims that "The stud€ntsignorant. institutional expression ABOR's thesis(when you canfinally root of partisanbias amounts it out) is that a teacher'scentral responsibility to an attempt to indoc.are incorrect, Don't let them do it! This is the path of is to equallypresentall sidesof an issue. If a trinate rather than teach perpetuatingigDorance,of the blind is in ignorance Evolution taught schools despite these teachir presentsone side as superiorto another, and createsa negativeleaming environmentfor arguments.

Why? Because it leading the blind. lt leadsto an abyss. undeniably exists. guilty she is whoseviewsareunderattack." of "indoctrinating" students;and students State minority leader Joan litzgerald , indoctrination is groundsfor dismissal.

This is Horowitz'sbasiccontention:that The evidencefor evolution does contradict Genpresenta "hostile leam- esis and may indeed be offensive to Christians; rightly calledHorowiu's ideasof investigating This assumes, of course,that educationis liberal collegecampuses but this does not changethe evidence. Creation- professor's voting records and party registrasomehowseparatefrom truth, and that a mere ing environment"for conservativestudents. collegeprofessorneednot concemherselfwith What Horowitzand'the SAF doggidly ists are left with a simple choice: reconcile their tion "1950sMccarthyism." What elsecanyou attemptto eliminatedissent? what'strue and what'snot. Pleasejust follow ignoreis that not all views are equal. Of course views with the evidential truth, or seek to silence call this obsessive those who the truth.

There's a chill of totalitarianism in theColorado speak the Party'scourseplan,professors. right-wing students'views are "under attack." path Lamehtably, it is the latter th€t air this fall.

Liberalcollegecarnpuses havelongbeena It's because mariyoftheir viewsarewrong.

Horowitz himself is comingto theAuraria thom in the Republican Party'sside. Theycan't The argumentpresentedby the SAI is Horowifz and the RepublicanParty have chosen. presented standit thatstudents andteachers soconsistently verysimilarto arguments

by Creation- Rather than accepting that a greater knowledge campuson Sept.30 to pitch his dew McCar: Vote De tocratic. They'fe especiallyinfuri- , ists. Creationistiarguethatevolutionshouldnot of history and politics may lead one to more thyismto students.Maybewe shouldhavea - and Democratic - views, welcomingcommitteeto tell him that while we atedby left-wingpolitical sciencedepartments, be taughtin schoolsbecauseit disrespects the compassionate instead to prevent studentsfrom ever supportfreespeech, we repudiatehis attemptto they seek whose professorsadvocateinsanity like uni- viewsof Christianstudenls and"ind6ctrinates" acquiring that knowledge. limitit. just versalhealthcare, labor laws,and nuclear studentsin "unchristian"views that they claim

An Isolatedmilitary academyraising questions We have reached a point in our society, due to population growth and various other factors, where segregationand isolationism no longer have a place. We should have leamed from the mistakes of the past, and realized that not only do these things not work, but they arc also unhealthy and potentially dangerous.

There are, however, those in our society who would like to retreat from the world and live in a fantasfand of isolation and indoctrination.

young men will be trained in engineering and the sciences, with a strong Judeo-Christian background. Along with this, they will leam about Southem tradition arrd history as they are trained in a military institute.

Also on the Web site, they indicate that along with the military atmosphere,there will often be official military ceremonies.

Some of these will include the commemoration of the Southem Confederacy and Confederate Memorial Day. The site indicates that they will be trained Problemis, thosethat removethemselves from as Southem officer gentleman, societyoftenpromoteidealsthat.we,asa group,. fit for duty in protecting our wouldnot agreewith. country.

The SouthernMilitary Institute will supThe site provokes many posedlybe openingits doorsin the fall of 2004. more questions than it does They will be runningan all male;private,four- answers. Why would they wait year miliary college. The lnstitutionwill be three years after opening their locatedon a 450-acreplot of landin Shelbyville, doors to be accredited? Why Tennessee.

I'm certainlynot accusingthisgroup do they want to be located in of any wrongdoing,but I do questiontheir mo- a remote area, away from the tivesfor runningthis typeof school. watchful eyes of any oversight For one thing, they will not be accred- committee? Why is it necesited by the state of Tennesseeuntil three years sary to have an all-m6le military

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This place just has the smell of the "old modeling his current school. On their Web tions so far. network. They will be operating with boy's" site, the Institute claims to be a place where There is nothing wrong with tryin! to

Cartoonby Adam Goldstein total autonomyand subjectonly to the authority of their own hand-pickedBoard of Directors.

Without any goveming authority that they must report to, I worry what will be done on that stretchof land in T€nnessee.I know that sometimes I can be paranoidand maybein this case that's exactlywhat's happening.I am certainly pro-education,but I worry exactly what kind of "education" those men will be receivine from the Institute.

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How can we forget the reality of terror that visited without any notice two years ago? The Arab Student Association of Auraria campus cannot forget either. The plague that befell the nation extends the ugly hand of discrimination against Arabs.

The association held a program to voice their concem about the racial profiling that is vivid against A.rab-Americans. The pmgram titled "After 9/l I : the rise of racism against Arabs" featured a lecture delivered

by Dr. Amin Kazak, professor of political science at the University of Colorado at Denver and a documentary about the intemationally acclaimed book by Edward Said. "orientalism."

"This nation is a nation of immigrants," Kazak said as he placed both hands on the podium. "9/ll has not influenced only one type ofpeople or certain religion, The incident hit every one ofus."

The professor said that discrimination against Arabs started long before Sept.I l. He acpusedthe mainstreammedia of demonizing the Middle East as extreme, violent and dangerous and dragging the Arab world into . the mess.

"We are the Arab world not the Middle East," said Salem Belal, president of the Arab Student Association in his opening speech.

"Arabs should speak for themselves to combat this negative image."

Are all Arabs Middle Eastem?And better still are all Middle Eastemers Muslims? hlzzleA? The answers were shouted loud and clear during the program that lasted 85 minutes

minutesafter the incidentthatthe U.S. media in attendance. andhadover50 students Not all Arabs are Muslims; there are tied the bombing to Middle East without Jewsand Christianswho are from the Middle proper investigation,not knowing that it was East. Dr. Kazak stated that 45yo of Arab- Christian fundamentalist,Tim McVeigh, who .

Americansarefrom Egypt. To provehis point, wasthe pâ‚Źrpetrator. placed was on Hollywood lot A of blame Dr. Kazak said he is a memberof Arab-Anti Discrimination Coomittee whose current and the me.dia in portraying the Arabs as president, Mary Rose Oakar, is a Christian extreme,violent and dangerous.Edward Said said in the video documentarythat there is no Arab-American. in Washington realisticimage of Middle East in works of ADC hasits headquarters and was formed yearsbefore Sept. ll and literahrre,art or painting.He also said that they are mobilizing all Arab-Americansto British and French had long standing in the in the Middle panicipate in the system to defend against Orient,but the U.S. experience East was and is not direct, it is basedon of Arab-Americans. discrimination "As a memberof facultyat UCD, I felt it politicalizedabstraction.

"It is time to portray ourselvesas is my right to addressthe issueof humanright and civil liberty," Kazak said as he strolled oursehcs,"Belal said.

"We donl want to bfiall Middle East back and forth. *Liberty and freedom makes I this governmentseeksto this country'unique, * voice We need to raise our that liberty. hrjack not only as students,but also as citizens."

The roots of the demonizingof Arabscould be trac6dback to the colonialera, when the wereseenas different.The Middle Eastemers colonialmasters(thenBritainandFrance)saw theArabsaspeoplewho could only understand the languageof violence becauseof their When differentreligion,cultureandlanguage. theUnitedStatesroseto powerafterthe fall of the Englishandthe French,the understanding they had of the Middle East was and is still abstractaccordingto Belal.

That is one of the many themesof the ' book of "Orientalism,"by EdwardSaid that the Eastis depictedto be everythingthat the Westis not.

"Don't make judgment about anyone before you know them," Kazak said in a tone that seemedlike he was choosinghis and wordscarefully."Every culture,Ianguage religionhavebadandgoodpeople."

Dr- Kazak joumeyed down memory lane to April of 1995,whentheOklahomabombing happened.He said that it was barely l1

but Arabs. Not all Atabs are terrorists, not all terrorists are Arabs," said Wafa Dahabreh, vice president and Treasurer of the Arab Student Association. "The purpose of this program is to get the message across."

During the lecture Dr. Kazak stressed that educating people will eliminate the monster image of the Arab world people have. He said that education will help people to know that there are 22 Arab nations and not all of thern are in the Middle East.

He suggested that people should get resources that tell the auth and not mainstrâ‚Źam media that loves repetition and stereot)?ing.

"We are not ignorant guys," Kazak said.

"We lack the right resources to get information about issues."

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9111101 & rt)?H h Photossnd M by WiIIinmC.Moore lthough two years have passed, a solemnstate still hung heavilY L lover those who attended ceremoniesheld downtown Sept. 11 to honor and commemoratethose killed in the terrorist attackson thesameday in 2001. Peopleslowly gatheredin Denver'sCivic CenterParkto hear from, amongothers,Gov.Bill Owens speeches and DenverMayor JohnHickenlooper.

The sound of trumpets from the National Guard band permeatedthe air. No one said much. The governor made his obligatory rounds before the start of the ceremonies, shaking people's hands and holding their children. Cameramenset up their equipment, training their lenseson thepodium,andaliping the flagsbehindit so they would be visible in the Shot.

Above left: G.ov. Owens wrib solemnly to The cerernonieslastedtwenty minutes. The deliver a spe€chdurlng ceremoniesheld down- national anthemwas played, and one by one, town Sept 1l to comm€morrte tbose killed in the speakersgavetheir speeches.Silenceswept . the terrorist attacks. throughthe audience,only to be interruptedby the occasional snapping of camera shutters.

Following eachspeaker,the audienceresponded Above: A mourtr€r holds a flower while she with steady,solemnclapping. listens to a rpeech by Gov. Bill Owens. The After the ceremony,peopleflocked around flower was in honor of John Bentley Works, and Mayor, shaking hands and the Govemor who was killed in the attecks two years ago givingthemhugs.Thebandplayed occasionally patriotic songs,andpeoplediscussedwhat tbey were doing at 8:44 EastemStandardTime on L€ft: Members of the National Guard band quiel Septembermoming, approximately that play patriotic music following the sp€eches minute before the world they live in changed a given by Gov. Bill Owens, Mayor John Hickforever. enlooper and others during commemorltlve .

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Memoriesof Cohlnrbinehagedyremaindose toparalyzedstmrivor "I rememberlaying there,wonderingif anyone was coming to help," he said."It's kinda weird 20 in video rental.Peoplearenoticing Castaldo now, but the most pain came from my back. aging, he said with a flash of a smile for this There was a sharprock just piercing my back victory yet as quickly as the smile appears,it andI didn't havethe strengthto move." fades.'il'm proud of all that, it's just lonely "Getting shot hurts," he said. He still has someti.mes." onebullet left insideby the doctors."It wastoo The notorietycomesin a dull lull for him. dangerous to move."

Mostly, peoplerefer to him as"That Columbine The five-yearannive$aryofthe Columbine Ki4" but sincethe movie, "I've beencalledby tragedyis April 20, 2004, but Castaldosayshe my actual name."And he's quite drainedfrom hasno plans,"I don't evenhaveplansfor my the pity-party people regularly throw when birthday (Sept. l8), let alone somethingseven seeiry him or hearing his story. "I jusi don't months from now," he said while running his know what to say when peopletell me they're handstrough his'long and thick curly black sorryfor me.So Ijust say,'Thanks.'" hair.

But he is appreciative.And he's thankful Castaldo's hands are the busiest part of to the tri'o membersof Denver'sS.W.A.Tteam him these days. He continues his love of for his rescue.It was over 45 minutesfrom the music and plays the saxophoneand keyboards, time he was shot to the time he was rescued. and is helping with the. music for a ftiend's

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documentary.He drives a wheelchair-ready van and lives alonenearDenverUniversity.He evengothis nosepierceda few monthsago,and is thinking aboutgetting a tattoo.

Castaldois trying to get on with his life, but the memoriesof Columbinedo not straytoo far from his mind.

He tendsto drift off and rehrm to that day when somethingsparksa flashof memory like the "Bowling for Columbine"movie or another schoolshootingin the news.And sometim€sthe U.S.andIraqconflictaddsto a growingdismal view of the world. "The war is in the samepool " of fucked-upness.

Still, he's not ready to wash his handsof humanity. He admits his view of the world is bleak, which is why he got involved with the PeaceJamorigination. long before the Columbineattacls, Castaldowas reachingout

to othersabouttheevilsofviolence.He recendy lent his wisdomof living andsurvivingin such a violent world to the PeaceJamdocumentary by recounting how violence has affected his organizationis aimedat life. The Denver-based high school studentsto inspire global peaceftl awarenessand community activity. Th€y offer workshopson suicide prevention,non-violent tactics and communicationskills with the help ofNobel Prizewinners.

Castaldo once met the Dalai Lama at a PeaceJam conference.

Castaldoisn't mad at his life; he is coming to terms with it. The life of the slight teenage boy eating lunch was forbver changed"And now the wheelchair-boundboy is becorninga man. "It's funny," he saidwith a pause."I used to really like to bowl. Now, I'm just confused aboutGod'splan,"

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SpiritPeddlenthe WhiskeyKid This seriesof articlesis basedon the dialogue thatI havewith a friendof minewho is cunently serving in the rnilitary. lt is our attempt to illustratea unique perspectiveabout ordinary people in an extraordinary situation. He has agreedto relatethis story as it unfolds,for the rcadersof TheMetiopolitan.

At times I have klown him to be drunk with patriotism for our country, having served in the fwo branches of the military- but because natureof his predicament, he wishesto remain nameless until he returnsir October. reporter's Thesestoriesarenot an embedded accountof the wa.in lraq. Nor is it likely that you'll find a Rambo's Self Help Guide for WeekendWarriorshere,lhere'splenty of that out there akgady. This is just one person's account. in the senes.

Thisis the eleventhdispa:tch - Ian Neligh

So we got these guys from a guard unit out here, who are attached to us. like so many other activated guard and reserveunits. (Pretty sad that you have to use your "reserve" forces to sustain <- \ . - . military operations in other countries; says something of the state of the downsized military don't you think? Or maybe it hints at the fact that we don't belong in other countries. but should instead concentrate on defending our own...)

So these guys are the ones u'ho do most of the security details for the convoys that go to such places as Balad and Baghdad, and you know, on the road you can'work up a powerful thirst - and meetplentyof lraqis.

Consequently, they met up with plenty of them, mostly young men or children, who wanted to sell them all sorts of things, like tobacco, alcohol, pom, pirated American movies and music (hey. an oppressedIraqi's gotta make a livin'don't he?),etc.

So, after some weeks on the dusty trails that pass for roads around here (and a few close calls with some hot, 'projectiles) a couple of hateful lead these red blooded American fighting , men did what any of us would have done in this situation.

Constantly bombarded by tempta' .tion, some ofthem bought alcohol, and I . pom, and pirated DVDs, and tobacco . . . but nq music. ' (l'll have you know thal most soldiers are adamantly against music ' piracy becauseit is a slap in the face to all good, honest, hard-rocking Amerii-.. cans everywhere. And by God, we're ' all American!!!)

'So, an1.way,the booze 'w'asthe big score,and though I didn't drink any of it myseli I can tell you thal it u'as of lorv quality and didn't mix well u'ith Coke.

After a while, one of the guys established a working relationship with this ond kid in particular who would cut him a deal; and it is the story ofthe kid's discretion that I yill tell now; for it truly impressedme. , '

On a particularly long, hot convoj' back from God knows where. the suvs

were momentarily stopped for some reason or another,and it was in this place that they met up with their suppiiet the Whiskey Kid. He walked up and startedasking about how much hootch they wanted and generally blending in with the other kids, and one of the guys had to remind him (discreetly) ofwho they were by showing him a cool handshake and some other things they'd sharedwhen last they met.

Once he recognized them, he knew what they were about and said, "you wait, I get," and split off down the street.

Normally, this would have been no problem though on this particular day they had in their company the NCOIC of my shop (I've mentioned his mental prorress before) and they weren't sure how cool the outsider would be to their less thao reputabledealings.

So, as they're leaving the kid's dad comes tearing down the twoJane lraqi street in his beat

to a sidewayshalt ascloseas up car,screeching possibleto the convoy.And beforethe car can even cometo a completestop, the Kid is out andpoundingthe groundwith bare,thickly callousedfeet.

The guysseehim comingandstarttrying to signalhim not to makethe drop obvious,hoping againsthope that the NOCIC doesn'tsee thekid ruming full speedtowardthe HMMWV with an arm load of 80-proof and the intent to distribute.

Well, either luck or the fact that this guy is incredibly unobservantfiust one of his MANY admirabletraits) cameto the rescue,coupled with the Kid\ keenstreetsmartsandbootlegger intuition.

With a quicknessthat would makean NFL rvide-receivergpeenwith enly, the kid goes from firll-tilt to casualstroll - though he continuesto movetowardthe vehicle- easinsthe

boozeunseen.intothe floor-boardof the rear passenger's seat(we drivewithoutdoors)withoutbattinganeye,andpositionshimselffor paymentandthe HMMWV rolls out, retumingthe with practicedeaseandpulling secrethandshake the wholething off like a well oiled machine;a anda creditto his tributeto trueprofessionalisrn counrlElen, He'sbeena majorsuppliereversince.

In closing,I would like to reiteratethat all herinaremy own opinionsand viewsexpressed and in no way reflectthe views or opinion of the U.S.Army or anyof theirrepresentatives.

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18,2003 The Metropolitan Page15 September

LuisTorres, ChicanoStudies chai4 gfowtll speal$aboutdepartrnent advantages thestudyhasonChicano culture;expiulsionofChicanoStudies in publicschools, K-12s

Education (CCIIE) released a report that restricted Hispanic studies,African American studies and Women studies departrnents from proposing a teacher licensure degree program.

After gaining the support of minority members of Congress,the restriction against theseprograms was lifte4 Torres said.

In spring 2002, Metro graduated 12 shrdents with a Chicano Studies bachelor's degree.

This markedanimportant accomplishment

byJoeSmith IlpMaawlitmt Racism createsunity; unity createshope; hope creates changes.These elements were the ingredients of the Chicano Movement during the late '60s and early '70s.

Yeg in higher education these elements are still inspiring Chicanos to create change within the academiccurriculum at universities aswell as in K-12.

'Chicano Studies was the academic branch of the Chicano Movement." said Professor Luis Torres, department chair of Chicano studies at Metro. "Meho was one of the first institutions to integrate the Chicano culture into their degreeprogram."

The academicmovement was born at the University ofColorado in 1968.

Torres was a student activist involved in the organization of Chicano studies as part of CU's educationcore.

In 1968, Torres and his fellow Chicano students worked in various student groups including the United Mexican American Students (IIMAS) and Educational Opportunity Program (EOP).

Many Chicano studentsbecameinvolved with the movement.

They grew up with oppression and saw that the only survival for a Chicano was to work in manuallabor positions,strugglingto provide for their families.

Education was the only way to break the cycle of oppressionand poverty.

Chicano students at CU recognized the opportunityChicanoscould haveifthey were educated Torres said.

They made proposals to incorporate the Chicano culture into the current curriculum.

Their goal was to reflect the Chicano culture in coursestaken at CU. The first attempt combined Chicano

by LulaT. Ray- ffu Med{pnlilan literature with English composition.

Luis Torres help found the Chicano Studies department in 1995end has been acting chairman Chicano literature was rare for this time. since its formation.

Torres had to find Chicano literature to Torres said as more Chicano literature present in these classes.Poetry read during for the Chicano Studiesdepartrnent. became available, the need for a separate Departmentsat Metro are not considered Chicano protests at the Colorado State Chicano literature classbecameevident. strong enough to survive until they have Capital provided some of the _poemsfor tlre Chicano studies grew from integrated gaduated 10 students in a year or 20 in a Englishcompositionclassesat CU. English composition, sociology and history 3-yearperiod. coursesinto more specific classespertaining On March 5, 2003,the departmentfinally to the Chicanoculture. reachedthe establishedbenchmark. and was Chicano studies classes eventually removed from the list ofdepartrnentsthat had becamepart of the Ethnic Studiesprogram. beencloselymonitored.

In 1995,Metro established Chicanostudies Reaching this benchmark meant that the deparhnent,which was chaired by Torres, Chicano Studiesdepartnent was no longer in This program offered major and minor dangerofbeing cut. degreesin Chicanostudies.

Last spring, eight studentsgraduatedwith "The fight hasbeenhorrendous,extremely a bachelor'sdegreein Chicanostudies.This difficult and remains difficult to this day," fall, 600 studentsare in the Chicano Studies Torres said. "We deal with Chicanos. and progmm, according to Torres.

Chicano studies reflect the situation in the "The number of Chicano students at community. If (Chicanos) were wealthy and Metro increased8.4 percentthis fall, which arrogant, nobody would ever question the is 2.556 Chicanostudents."Tones said.The program." total number of students enrolled at Metro The fight continues.On lan.22,2000, increased4.3 percent. the Colorado Commission on Hieher "The outlook for the program looks

"The fight has been honendous, extreamly difficult and remains difficult to this dav ."

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good," Torres said. "When a race is oppressed,it binds itself together to survive.

This binding leadsto a vision ofhope and that hopeleadsto change."

Torres said that the benefit of having a Chicano Sfudies degree is that a student can then go out into the community or business world to help improve the social status for Chicanos and other Latino cultures.

The idea is to go back into the community and not exploit and deligitimize the Chicano culture. Chicanos should question how their lives have been shaped, asking if it can be better, Torres said.

He also said the future ofChicano studies lies in public schoolsin K-12.

The Chicano population in Denver Public Schools (DPS) makes up 55 percent of the total sfudentpopulation.

Metro's Chicano Studies departnent is working with DPS to change curriculum to reflect the Chicano culture.

More than 50 courseswere irnplemented in high school classes tlroughout public school systernsin Denver. ' However, according to Torres, this is only a sum.

"We have to apply Chicano studies in the K-12 curriculum or (the ChicanoStudies deparEnent)doesn't deserveto exist," Torres said. "Nothing is going to changefor our kids until these programs are developed. This is the 6est we can do; the most significant."

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Dialektix: nertrpoevy Club Dates IJoeyTrpton TrwMaowlitot The synergistic niethod of usingwordsand musicto express one'sartisticoutlook is a process that cannotbe definitivelyspelled out. For Dialektix MC Jarvis (Travis Kellogg) the experience of putting words to paper is a salvation.

"I use my poetry and I use my rhymes as medication - as therapy,"Kellogg said.

For Kellogg the pathto becoming an MC is really about "sitting down and writing and making myself feel better."

He says that while the common image of an MC may hinge on tle bling-bling of MTV stars, "It's just aboutbeinga person."

Dialektix was formed in 1999 when Kellogg met Mike Fall (MC Mest-one)at theColoradoInstitute of Art. Originally working with Denver DJ Ty Tek, Kellogg and Fall built a working relationship that centeredon enhancing each another'scapabilitiesas performers. As a group, they have earned notice by consistently setting goals.

"We've beenmising the standards. We made it a goal to play at (a particular) venue, and the next thing you know somebody hears uS and we were playing the Bluebird like we wantedto," Kellogg said.

On the sta8e,the two MCs offer an elementthat sets them apadfrom otheracts. "It becomes the uniqueness of the stylethat we whenwe trade do. Our technique, back and forth - even our per- is whatdefinesus," sonalities Kelloggsaid.

The creativeprocessthat producesthe work of Dialektixis just asuniqueasthegroup'sstagepresence. Kellogg has many rhymes for which the group has not yet madebeats.As a poetanda *'riter, Kellogggivesa ghmpseinsidehis creativemind. "l have ideasand I have them structuredto a goal," Kellogg said. No matterwhathe is workingon, Kelloggalwaysseesit asa pieceof a biggerpicture.

In the production of the group's self+itled, second fulllength CD, Kellogg said, "I had these two back-to-backrhymes that werejust completerants. So we structuredtbe beats to my rhyne." The resultis his piercing solo "StmctureMade of Sormd."

Withouta doubt a major contribution to the rise of Denver's hip-hop scene,Kellogg is determined that Dialektix is a humble force to be reckonedwith. With his charmingOklahomadrawl in full effectKelloggsaid,"Dialektix

by Danny Holhnd - TheMetnplitan is out to prove that we're going to do - what we're going to do. Dialektix eroup members,larvis, left and Mest-one,right, wait before their 13 sEow'above the Mercury Cafe. The Dialektii have been writing There'snot anybodythat's going SepL and performing for 4 years. to stoDthat."

A:D:A:P:TreleasesCD at museum the performances. Severalof the artists from ' "soundingsl"will beperformingDJ setsmixing ?.-heMefiowlitan soundsfrom the compilation, beatsfrom each other and malerial from other sources.

Grammatically speakingtheA:D:A:P:TCD D-Minus and obeah of equulei, a duo of releaseparty is a mess. samplingmasterywith musicalinfluencesrangThe bill is full of nameslike D-Minus and ' obeah, E23, fte pHarmanaut,and em.chia. ing from industrialandIDM to modernclassical and hip-hop,will be using clips from popular Even the CD, entitled "soundingsI," is like an film, music and story over their texturedbeats. electronicsnubto proper English languageand A twisted tribute to the modem age, ovni will punctuation. A diverse mix of experimental digital media be usingtheir uniquethree-piece electronica,the CD boastssuch grammarhor"band" to impmv with dueling laptopsand live rors as en.ve.lope,george&caplin,recor, devs- video montage. Cuator of visual soundings, lashnull,ovni, equulei,crix madine,and others.

Trace Redell, also known as the pHarmanaut Perhapsthe only thing evenmore eccentric and GalactusZeit, will be battling it out with thanthe spellingat theA:D:A:P:Tshowwill be

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Matthew Chiabotti of em.chia as they take on eachother'swork in a live performance.DJs Nathan and Twine will also be making a special live appearance.As if the sensesweren't alreadyoverwhelmed,therewill also be a visual assaultwith video projectionsfrom An:Ism and the premier of devslashnulland Brian Kane's remix of "Nosferatu."

The Museumof ContemporaryArt/ Denver for about a has been hostingvisualsormdings year. As part of its prosperingeducationprogram,visualsoundings hashelpedto expandthe horizons of many local and national electronic artisq, the focus always being the avant-garde dieital command.

Alternative country band rocks Bluebird jtereotypical chart-topping hits of Nashville.

Their soundis a bit harderto pin down. It isn't the radio-friendlymusicthat is spoutedout by the likes of Garth Brooks or Travis Tritt. It Relationshipsare a pain. Breaking up is to the pop crossover of bearslittle resemblance even worse. From the first kiss to the first ShaniaTwain or Lâ&#x201A;ŹannRirnes. Lucero'sbrand fight, there'sthat inevitablemomentwhereanyof country is what happenswhen a punk rocker onewith an ounceoffeeling realizesthat,man, is left with a guitar, a brokenheart and a Hank breakingup really is hard to do. . Morrissey Williams record. It's the rawnessand aggresknows this. Thom Yorke knows this. Chris rockwithjust a touch siveness of straight-ahead Canabba fools young girls into thinking he of Southerntwang. As Nicholswrites in the knows this. Aad listeningLucero'slyrics, it band's biography,'"(Our) idea of "country" canbe assuredthat fiontman Ben Nichols defibeingsomewhere betweenthe Pogues,Johnny nitely knowsthis.

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he wanted to be in a pretty country band that couldplayhardcoreshowsandpissoffthe punk rockers."

Fmm their inceptionin 1998,Lucerohas been a busy band- They havâ&#x201A;Ź put out three full-lengthalbums,one seveninch and a compilation album of songsthey have contributed to movie soundtracks.Also, despitehaving gonethrougha coupleof line-upchanges, they have continuedto toul almost non-stop. And all along the way, throughnot much more than word-of-mouthand impressivelive shows, theyhavegatheredquitea decentunderground following.

Bluebird Thealer. .9/20 - Lucero,Drag the River,Out on Ball .9/2'l - Dl Yadim .9/30- Thebell Rays,Nebula,TheFlash Express .10/2- PrettyGirls MakeGraves,Cobra High .10/3- My MorningJackdt .10/6 - RX Bandits,The Stereo,The Format .10/9- VoodooGlow Skulls.

BouHer Theskr .9/24 - FischerSpooner,Kenna CervantesMasterpieceBallroon .9/21 - Q and Not U, Black Eyes, Antalope .9/24 - Nora Jean,Figure Four, Beloved .9/26 - Czveln, Every Time I Die, From Auflrmn to Ashes,Funeralfor a Friend .10114 - My Chemical Romance, Christiansen,A StaticLullabn Vaux .10/15- Soulive,MichelleN'degeocello The Climax Lounge .9/25 - Numbers, Emse Errata, The Vanishing, My Calculus Beats Your Algebra .9/26- Swingin'Utters .10/7 - NadaSurf, Ozma The Tide Fitlmore Auditorium .9/19 - TheWhite Strips .9/23 - Billy Idol .9126- Tlrc Used,Yellowcard Story of the Year,S.T.U.N. .9/30 - Atrnosphere .10/l - DashboardConfessional, Brand New, MxPx, VendettaRed .10/3 - Queensof Stoneage,Distillers, lvliIlionaire .10/4 - Michael Franti and Soearhead.

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Teams differ in seasons byDonaldSmilh IheMetopolitan I've chosen'A Tale of ThreeTalents"as my working title, becaubethese three teams havedonewonderswith their talent.The problem is that while all of the teamshaveplayed like Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Champions,they are all going in separate directions.Oneteam(women'ssoccer)is going nowherebut up as they are being lead not by players of experience,but by sophomores who've seemedto do nothingbut producesince coming to this program.Another (volleyball) is being lead by three seniorswhosecollege career hourglass is almost empty. They also have almost shockedthe Dlt world by taking a lessoffensiveteamandwiping out their competition by using simple teamwork.Finally, the last (men's soccer)hasoutplayed,out hustled

by Wniam C. Moort - nE MeWAtan 'Runnere' smior Shawna Gilbert hits the ball over Regis defenders during a 90 win over the Raiders Sept 12' Meho is 7-2overall.

Metro's volleyball team claimed the first two games of the Rocky Mountain A&letic Conference after defeating both the Colorado Christian University Cougars and the Regis University Rangers.

The volleyball season is going strong, as demonstratedby their victory at the Colorado Premier Challenge, and the team's strength lies in their defense. The Roadrunners defeated the Cougars 3-0 last Tuesday,and the Rangers 3-0 on Friday, both home games.

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-DeaonHerron matches,and their firct win pushed the team to No. 7 nationally. The team stands 8-2 overall, and 2-0 in the RMAC. The players are focusing on the team as a whole and concentrating on the "crispness" of their side of the net, says Roadrunner Devon Herron. Three main iocal points for the team this seasonare defense,ball control, and free-ball execution.

"Our defense is really good," says Herron.

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Metro student and tennis player Jessica Meares has been a fan of the team for some time now.

Meares said she noticed that players who sat on the bench during previous seasonsare performing really well on the court this season.

"They're in really good shapoand the coach is awesome." Meares said about the team.

"They've come together really well as a team."

The Roadrunnershave shown great defensive ability throughout the first four weeks of the season and have the Colorado Premier Challenge under their belts. Henon said she is hopeful of the team doing well in the RMAC, and the team's defensiveplay is giving them the potentialthey need.

"We want our defenseto lead us through the conference," Herron said.

The volleyball team is a smallerteam sizewise, which may or may not be considered a weakness. The tallest playet on the team is 5 feet l0 inches tall, but if the team is looked down on by opponents, their other traits stand tall.

"We're doing everything we can to make up for that (team size) with our tempo and our defense," Hendricks said.

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Metro corrals Mavericksr 2-0 whenthey showup,"' saidDannySanchez, headcoach."This team(Mesa)is really good; they could be playing for the championshipat the endof the year."

Metro'swomen'ssoccerteambeatMesa When the secondhalf began,opportunities State2-0 Sept.12,in whatwasan overall startedshowingup for Metro. First, therewas defensivebattle. a foul calledon Mesa'sendof the field. which Neither teamhad many scoringchancesin meant Metro would get a greatscoringchance the game,which was scorelessafter one half. right off the bat. Nothing camefiom that kick, in The Roadrunners,rankedfourth NCAA DivisionII polls,matchedup very well against but it led to a comerkick for Metro and this time the ball wentin. SeniorKristin Nason the number20 rankedMesa StateMavericks. was ableto control the ball andblast it by the Mesahasa numberofvery quick players goalie. and that showedagainstthe Roadrunners,a Oncethat happened,Mesaappearedto lose teamwhosespeedis somethingto be reckoned the edgethey had in the first half. competitive with. During the first half, Metro was ableto Metro was able to take advantageof that when get into scoringposition only to haveMesa seniorNaomiClarkebouncedthe ball offher turn them away at the last moment.When head and into the net for the secondand final Mesahad the ball, they were quickly tumed goal match. ofthe away by Metro's defense.This went back and The Roadnmnersscoreda 2-0 victory and fodh throughoutthe first half. For a while it lookedas thoughwhicheverteamkept posses- handedMesa Stateits first loss of the year.

After the game,Nasongavea lot of credit to sionofthe ball wouldprobablywin.

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Mesa The winnerseasilycould havebeen "They carneout hereand wantedto stop if not for the slide-tacklesaveby sophomore our best scorer,who is Amy (Leichliter), and goalkeeperMandy Allen. As the first half was they did that," shesaid. comingto a close,Allen was able to run out Two dayslater,on Sept.14,Metrocame and beata Mavericksplayer to the ball. Allen out and blankedthe Fort Lewis College was able to control the looseball, which could Skylarks5-0. The Roadrunners'triumph over havebeena huge momentumswing for the Fort Lewis brings their recordto 6-0, 24 Mavericks.Instead,Metro was ableto deny RMAC. Mesa'sbestscoringchanceand roll into the - Metro'snextmatchcomesagainstthe 5-1,half still tied at zero.

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and outworkedtheir opponents,but haven't outscoredthem.

Wonen's Soccer:Could it get any better?

If you haven'tbeento a Metro women's soccergame(or any game,for that matter), you might want to attsndone.Why? The Roadrunnershave decidedto buck the system asthe freshmenwho helpedleadthis teamto their big seasonlast year (Mandy Allen, Jodi McGannand Amy Leichliter) are showingno signsof the "sophomore jinx." In fact, the tkee haveonly gotten better. Allen hasnot lost an RMAC game in her collegecareer,McGannhad only sevenpoints last season,but hasfive points alreadythis season,and Leichliter had20 goalslast season,but alreadyhaseight this season.The alwaysstingy defensehas decidedthat they aregoing to get even morefrugal.In theteam'sfirst six games last year,the Roadrunnersgaveup eight goals;this year it's only three.

This year's Roadrunnerteamhaseven filled in a few spots,becausethe team's secondleadingscorera yearago,Joslyn Brough,is out for the seasonwith an injury, alongwith top five scorersMelissaMiller and JanelleBrandt.But eventhesebig playershaveseenNaomi Clarke,Marina MacDonaldandYmaraGuantastepup. This. teamhasgonefrom dominatingto just plain owning their opponents.Hopefully this will addup to somethingbigger later in the season.

Women'sVolleyball: Surprise, Surprise Let's review: First, you havesix players (Marina Bazana,Me-RongLu, Jessy Roy, BonnieDelaughter,Devin Herron and DianaMarques)who canscoreat will.

Then you haveanothersix players(Bonnie Delaqbter, JessyBoy, Nicki Fusco,Beth Vercic, ShawnaGilbed and Devin Herron), who could tally up the rally points quickly last seasonbut couldn't win the Premier Tourney;but this seasonthey lost the big hitters of the past and still were ableo take a PremierChallengetrophy from heavily favored higher rankedopponents. volleyThething aboutthis season's ball teamis that what they lack in talent, comparedto the last two Metro teams,they makeup for in both heartand camaraderie.

This might be due to the fact that Devin Herron finally hastwo playerswho, instead of her adjustingto their wants,seemto bs following her lead,Right now Roy, Gilbert and Allison arewaiting for Herron to set the ball in the place andthen they just up and finish thejob. This teamis already looking like somethingspecial.

Metro Men: IINLUCKY! If you were to look at the Metro Athletic Web site, you would see3-3{ at thetop ofthe screen,but whatyou wouldn't see arethe hustle stats.In the gamesthe Roadrurmershavewon, they have scoled two goalsand when they lose,they score none.So, basically,if the 'Rtmnersscorc once,they havethe ability to finish thejob.

The only problemis,., theyhaven'tbeen able to find the back of the net.

The Roadrunnersthis seasonhavedomin time ofpossession inatedtheir opponents (statsN/A), comerkicks (19-12),shots(3529) andgoals(4-3) (all statsfrom Sept.I l).

So,why can't theywin? Answer:theydon't know either.When you dominatea team in importantcategoriesthe only thing you really do is give yourselfa betterchanc€ to win. GoalkeeperEric Buder hasdone eveiything in to give his team a chance to wiru but Alex Grecu,ZackCousins, Antonio Porrasand PrestonBorregomiss opporhrnitiesto makeButler's savespay off. The Roadrumerscandominateevery areaand everystat column in the game,but if they don't dominatethe one on the scoreboard... it doesn'tmatter.

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