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The signreads: NeedTo DiversifoMy StockPortfolio.

A silver Saabwith a blondewomanbehindthe wheel stops-by, "Hey Joh," she said with a familiar smile.

"Here ya go," and she handshim a $5 biil - not the mosthe's gottenat onetime, but certainlywelcomed.

Johnsmileswide, revealinga missingbottomtooth, "Hey there! Thanks.Good seeingyou again,"he said.

And with the swift switchof the light from red to green the silver Saabtakesofl. . "See,I haveregulars,"Johnsaid.

John Tinsley is a 28-year-oldhomelessman, and Dieselis his dog. '?eople are so friendly here, and they care about dogs," John said,"Not like in Tulsa."John and Diesel

have traveled from Tulsa, Okla., to Portland Ore., call to tell her I love her," saidJohn. and now to Denver. They've been here for about In Tulsa,Johngot his high schooldiplomaandbegan eightmonths. constructionwork, bul after his divorce,he 'Just sort of Diesel is a one-year-oldGerman Shepherd-Chow gaveup." That waSsix yearsago. mix. John got him when he was just two monthsold. " I didn't want the divorce,but shedid. Sheleft me According to John, Diesel has never misseda meal, and took the kids. But now I've beendoing it (being although John himself has missed plenty. Being a homeless)for so long, I just got usedto it." Plenty of responsiblepet owner,John wantedDieselto havehis people see him. He usually stays on Speer,between shotsand to be neutered.

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Metro standsup for athletics Petitions circlecollqge in etrontto showaftletics departnent shouldbe saved Sincethe newsof Metro's Boardof Trustees considerationof cutting the Athletics Department, therehasbeenan uproar amongstudents - including athletes- faculty and cqmmt'nit5r membersthat hasspawneda petition, an online studentsuwey and a task force formed by the StudentGovernmentAssembly.

Since Oct. 27, a petition titled "Save Our Sports" has been passed amund by mostly studentathletesand coaches,but has also been signedand distributedby somefaculty. The petition was given to studentathletesby Political ScienceAssociation member and political scienc€rnnjor Valerie Hill who worked with PSA andNative AmericanStudentsfor Un-American Activities advisorandpolitical scienceprofessor OneidaMeranto.

"Overwhelmingly,people want to savethe sports,"Merantosaid."The ideathat it wasdone fiom the top ddwn - I think the studentshave a right to participatein the discussion."

Accordinglo Meranto,as of presstime, almost300 signatureshavebeensubmitted,as the petitionrequests, to heroffice.

Othersimilarpetitionshavealsobeencirculatedby students andathletes.

StudentTrusteeHarris Singer sCntout an onlinestudentsurveythenightofNov. 6 asking studentsthree questionsregarding the student fee for athletics,which amountedto about$1 million this year.Students will be ableto fill out the surveythrough the link sent in an e-mail to their Metro e-mail accounlor tkough the Banner Webservice.

The surveywill endNov. 20 whenthe office of InstitutionalResearchwill tally the results, which Singerwill presentto the othermembers ofthe board.

He said the survey,which Athletic Director JoanMcDermott helpedform, will not result in any policiesbeingmade;the goal is simply to get input.

"Ultimately, the studentsare the ultimate decidersof howthe feeis set,"Singersaid."The boarditself won't makeany rmilateraldecision.

(The survey) is just for the board of trusteesto understandthe sentimentof the studentbody when it comesto the athletic department."

Theboardwill alsohold an opendiscussion on Dec. 3 after its regular monthly meeting in whichthepublicwill beableto voicetheirviews on theathleticsdeparunent.

At a studentsocial held Nov. 7 in the lobby of the EventsCenter,Singer spoketo a gathering oi students,athletes,faculty and coaches sayingtherewill be no cuts andthat therewas no discussionof cutting the athletic department at board chairmanBruce Benson'sSilverthome retreatOct. 23. He calledthepresscoverageof the issue"sensationalized" and"inaccurate."

"The board said we neededto find out how the money was being spent .-. not once did anyonesay 'cut,"'Singer said."That hasbeen sucha cashwordin thepastfew weeks,whichis unforhJnate because no onesaidthat Metro junior and Sports Industry Operationsmajor KendraHumphreys,who organized the Fridayshrdentsocialto get supportfor the athleticsdepartment, wasangrywith Singerand whathe said.

"It waslike sucha slaoin the facefor those

who havebeendealingwith this for the lastthree weeks,"shesaid.

On OcL 30, the SGA agreedto form a task force to addressthe athleticsdepartmentcrisis.

The task force,which will be presentat the Dec. 3 discussion,consistsof severalcampusorganizationsincludingthe PSA, NASUA, Awaria College Republicans,Creative Resistance,and Tri-Sigma sorority. SGAAttomey GeneralRustin Tonnwill headup the task force.

Two student athletes, Jessica Barrios, a memberof the women'sswim teamand men's basketballplayerRyonNickle will alsobe representingthe athleteson the task force. ' Nickle said the task force is important in getting studentinput on the situation,whether the board said it discussedmaking cuts to the athleticsdepartrnentor not.

"Yeah, (the board) wants to kn6w where the moneyis going and how it's being spent," Nickle said, "but they wouldn't havebrought it up if it weren'ta seriousissue."

Meranto agreedthe task force and the petition areimporlantin a preventative sense.

"What we don't want to be is reactionary; we want to be pro-active,"shesaid."We don't wantto wail until theyactuallycut (athletics)."

Singersaidthe boardappointedhim to collect information on what studentsthought,about the athleticsprogram.He saidthis at the student socialandreiteratedthat it would be irresponsible for theboardto makeanydecisionregarding cutting the program.

"Noneof thesepeople(on theboard)got to wherethey areby makingrashdecisionsbased upon very little information andvery little feedbackffom thepeoplewho'd be affected."

Singersaid the discussioncameup when interim presidentRay Kieft brought up the figure of $2.5million beingspenton 150 student athletes- about$21,000per student- with a studentattendance of 1,500at last,year's games.

He said Kieft obtainedthe nurnbersfrom McDermott.

She said the numbersKieft presentedwere inaccwate,but it wasa resultof miscommunication and shehastalkedwith Kieft and the board aboutthe mattersincethen.

McDermott said the board also told her the ithletics departmentwould not be cut, howwer, she'sstill beingcautious.

"Until it's official that they're not cutting us, I'm just not sure,"McDermott said."I think someof their commentsinsinuated,evenif they didn'tjust comeright out andsayit, weremeant that way."

According to McDermott, the statisticsshe presentedto Ihe Metropolitaz for the article which ran Oct. 30 were incorrect, stating that therewas actually254 studentathleteslast year, ratherthanthe 261 shepresented.

McDermott also said the total number of spectators of 67,913at Roadrunnereventslast year is deceivingbecausethat numberaccounts for all spectators at homeand awaygames,including studentsand non-students.Of that total for lastyear,5,500werestudents.

Singersaid the board'smission for the past yearhasbeenaboutleaming;now it is beginning to try to takewhat it hasleamedadd apply it to how thingsarerun at the college.

"Now the board is starting to take the college in a direction,"he said."That's what the boardof trusteesis aboutnow."

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direction we're heading," Foster said to the

board."The budgetis balanced,we evenhave a cushion,and still you're talkingaboutcutting programs."

Whilethepossibilityof eliminatingathledcs largeror suspicious Trustee Mark Martinez replied that "very at Metro has beenthe sourceof the most controversy over the past weeks,Metro's Board of unscientific polling" had been conductedand stressedthe need to l poll students"to gather Trusteeshad many other issuesto addressat its 'Viable data" about what programsare needed monthly boardmeetingWednesday, Nov. 5. ' Board of trusteeschairman Bruce Benson the most"I'm interestedin what Metro students began the open sessionby urging those preswant," saidMartinez,who notedthat "education ent to hold discussionregarding athletics until is one of our top priorities." TrusteeAnn Rice December3, when a public hearingon the mat. urgedFosterto gatherinput flom the faculty and ter will be held.

Bensonalsonoteda changein themeeting's bring it to lhe board.

Theboardthenmovedon to its actionitems. format,eliminatingdiscussion for consentitems the first of which'corctmedhidry a legalconandcreatingmoretime for discussion on action sultant from ttre Cthaao f.ornmission for items.

Under the new format, input from the audi- Higher Educationto monitor fffislative issues thatmay concemthecollege. encewasallowedduringthesediscussfons.

The board passedthe motion unanimously ln his report to the board, Interim-President and also approvedthe extensionofthe RTD bus Ray Kieft announced that the design aDd pass program. , developmentof a "fully cash-funded"nursing Discussionthen shiftedto the presidenrial program is "going well" and should be completed by January or February of next year. search.

Kieft announcedthat the board's request Kieft also reported that Metro has received a proposal had been unsuccessfuland recfor total of $300,000in grant increasesfrom variommended University of Colorado President ouasources.

Faculty SenalePresidentJoanFoster gave EmeritusJohnBuechnerto assistin the search.

Buechnerhasparticipatedin over 30 searchher report to the board. Foster'began$y asling that Metro is one of the mostpoorly fimded col- es and has 30 years of experiencein acadernic leadership. legesin the country.

His feefor the searchis $15,000,muohless "Many faculty are concemed about the '..:.i ' r 1 r | thenthe $50,000the boardhad.coosidcredusing ,

to hire a firm for the search.

"We haven't found an organization that was even moderately qualified" said Rice, who also noted that hiring Buechner would yield a "better, more custom result."

The board voted unanimously to appoint Buechner.

In the coming weeks, Buechner will meet with both the trustees and the advisory search committee to discuss criteria for candidates antl to draft a job description.

The next board of trusiees meetins will be held on Wednesday; December 3.

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byKorcneGallegos Thelt@roplinn Among the array of shrdentsthat walk the Auraria campussiandsa womanwearinga long dark dressand a scarf coveringher head. Some studentswatchher carry het backpackand head into a classroombuilding.

With the monthof Ramadan,andthe national focus in the Middle East.Islamic culhue has becomea point of codtroverry, especially for Muslim women.

In October, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Shirin Ebadin, a Muslim woman from Iran who wasrecognizedfor hercampaign for women'srights.

An Iranian woman winning the Nobel PeacePrize has brought intemationalattention.

On Auraria campus,someMuslim women can be seen_bytheir long head-scarves,but rarely ' hastheir perceptionbeeninterpreted.

Mariya Kaka, president of Metro State Muslim StudentAssociationsaidtherc aremany Muslim womenon carnpus.

"It is haxdto sâ‚Źehow manyMuslim women there are on campus becausesome wear the . Hijgat (sgqges), and some dont," said Negin Sobhani,a UCD alumni and former memberof the Muslin Stude.ntAssociation.

Both womeq Kaka and Sobhani,agreethat the Auraria campuscommunity has been supportive and accepting. But, in somecasethere havebeenmisconceptions.

"I have beenin classbefore wheremy professorhas come up to me, looked at my scarf and assumedI don't speakEnglish," Kaka said.

Accordingto Sobhani,anothermisconception is that Muslim women are uneducated.

Kaka is from Kenya; Sobhaniis from Iran. Both speakmore than one language.

"Islamic women, including those who convert, are expectedto be educatedin other languages besidesEnglish,"Sobhanisaid. For her, being veiled is a symbol of modesty,not submission or lack ofeducation.

InternationallyrecognizedEbadi,the Nobel PeacePrize winner, was highly educated. She wasoneof the lran's first femalejudges.

The Nobel awardscommitteesaid "As a lawyer,judge, lecturer,writer and activist,she hasspokenout clearlyandstronglyin hercountry, han, far beyondits borders."

BesideEbadi,therehave beenotherpowerful Islamicwomen. BenazirBhuftowas the first worran primeministerof an IslamicState, Pakistan, berweenI 988-I 996.

In 2001,SimaSamarbecameDeputyLeader of the TransitionalCouncil in Afehanistan.

Smokingout the tobaccoindustry' Patrick Reynolds (grandson of tobaccomolul R.J. Reynolds)will be discussingthe death of his father and brotherdueto smoking. From I to 3 p.m.

Nov. 20, studentsareencouragedto go to Tivoli Turnhalleand learnwhy Reynolds left the family business. .Visit www.tobaccofree.com for more information.

Thanksgivingbreak approaching There will be no classes on Wednesday,Nov. 26 through Friday, Nov. 28. Auraria campuswill be closed on ThanksgivingDay.

Make Thursdav Ta'i W ClristoDher Sta*- TheMetrcNliwt Iqrr Hussain' tressurer of the UCD Muslim Student Association,j6incd othei muslims to break th'eir faia for R&madsnat the Frst-a-Thor held Nov. 5 in the Tivoli's T[rnhrlle.

ThoughIslamic womenhaveadvancedto political power, oppressionstill same from some within their Islamic community.

Ebadihasbeenimprisonednumeroustimes.

Bhutto was oustedin 1993and againin 1996 andnow livesin the UnitedKingdom.

Samar withdrew from her position in Afghanistani4 2002.

At the Women's Conferencein Beijing, Karamah an Intemational Islamic women's nght organization, spokeon theissueof Muslim women'srights.

'Vany observant,often veiled,American Muslim women are doctors,lawyersand professors.This shouldnot comeas a surpriseto anyone,because Islamdoesnot oppress women, patriarchydoes,"said Karamah'spressrelease givenat the BeijingConference.

Sobhani contend that the media is responsible for the misconceptionsof Muslim women.

"We always knew there are women, like Ebadi, but they are not recognized in the lntemational comrnunity," Sobhani said. "The Media keeps the image (Muslim women) in a box."

In the coverage of the war in lraq, CNN showed footage of soldiers breaking into lraq homes unannounced, "I how the U.S. soldiers are doing their jobs, but it was hard to see (Islamic) women uncovered, comfortable in their homes with their families, scrambling to cover up in front of the soldiers," Sobhani said. "l wanted to cry.

There was no respect for the culture or religion.

Any woman seeingpeople break into their home would feel violated."

Multimodal plan draws attention DMAP's primary goal is to provide a detailedplan for vehicular,freight,pedestrian, bicycle and transitaccessinto and throughout The City and County of Denver held downtown. It will also look at long-termland an open house to explain the Downtown use planning, inffastructureimprovements,and urbandesignto ensurequality mulMultimodal AccessPlan (DMAP) to the public streetscape timodal transportation into, around,and out of on Oct.28 at theWellingtonE. WebbMunicipal downtown.

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The program is free, on a drop-in basis,and is not strenuous.

Do-it-yourself massage From 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 20 in Tivoli Room 640, studentscan leam self-massage techniques to relievestress, headaches and soremuscles.

Sponsoredby The Health Cenler at Auraria.

Fall graduatesget ready Commencement ceremonieswill be held at 2 p.m. on Dec. 14 in ihe convention center Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper will give the commencament address.

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Showdown:Video GaureViolence byJambRyar lheMenopktm . Are violent video gamesreally to blame for com.rptingyoung minds, driving children and teenagers to commit violent crimes?That was the topic of debatein the Tivoli Turnhalle Thunday,Nov.6.

Making the argumentthat video gamesdo leadyoungAmericansdown thepathofviolence wasJackThompson.The leadinglawyer against the entertainmentindustryin the nation,Thompson is also responsiblefor forcing Ice T's "Cop Killet''of of theshelves.

Standing in opposition of Thompson's claims was joumalist David Kushner.He is a contributing editor for Spin Magazine,and has been published in Rolling Stone and the New York Times.

The two video games mainly used as examples were Rockstar's "Grand Theft Auto" serieson Playstation2, soonto be availableon Microsoft's XBox, and, to a lesserextent, the classicfirst-personshooter"Doom."

"Just like video games,there are R-rated fillris intended for adults," Kushner said. "But peoplecan't get their headsaroundthe fact that "Grand Theft Auto" is intendedfor adults."

Thompsonis currentlyinvolvedin a lawsuit againstTake Two Entertainment,parent developer for the "Grand Theft Auto" series.He said that the suspectinvolvedin the suit claimedto have gatheredhis inspiration for stealing cars and shooting people from these video game titles.

But, Kushnei said Thompsonwas overlooking what elsethe video gameseriesofferedduring gameplay.

"It isjust like reallife," Kushnersaid."Sure, you canpick up a hookerand kill her to get your money back. But you can also get in an ambulanceand raceto savepeople'slives."

Thompsonsited a study at Harvard regarding the lin-k betwe€n viol€nce committed by . youugAmericansandviolent video games.

"It showed that children literally process the gamesin a diferent way than adults do," Thompsonsaid. "They act aspairots - they see and thenthey do."

Kushner said that Thompson is largely underestimatingthe intelligence of America's youth, stating that kids are much smarterthan we give them sredit for. He also added that Thompson'sreportsofthe Harvardstudyresults were misleading.

"I contactedthe professorin chargeof the sh-dy,and he saidthat tlrey havenot seena con-

clusivelink betweenvideo gamesand violent aggression," Kushnersaid."lt is dangerous for Jackto try andmaketheseconnections."

Metro studentand father John Jacksonsaid Thompsonwas steppingpast his boundariesby placingthe majorityof the blamefor instances like Columbineandthesniperincidentson video games.

"I have playedvideo gamesthroughoutmy lifetime, and the majority of them were at least somewhatviolent in nature,"Jaiksonsaid."But, I never mimicked what I saw on the screen.My parents actually taught me the difference betweenright andwrong."

Kushnersbted that the video gameindustry's mainaudiences aremalesbetweenthe ages

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games,there areRrated films intended for adults." lournalistDaaid Kushney of 18and35,whichcouldbewhy thetop selling videogameshaveviolent themes.He alsosaid that 80 percentof the gamesavailablefor sale areactuallynon-violent.

Thompson,however,arguedagainstKushner's statementby sayingnobodyis interestedin buyingthenon-violentvideogames.

Kushner said that the reasonpbople likt to play the moreviolentgamesis simplybecause they are firn. He added that parents are ultimatelyresponsible for what entertainment their childrenconsume.

'1 amajoumalistandhe'sa lawyer,soI have to look at both sidesofthe issue,"Kushnerfaid.

"But I don't expectTakeTwo Entortainmentto raisemy daughter.I'm raisingmy daughter."

Jacksonstronglyagreedwith this statement, sayingthat he would be looking at himself first if bis sonevercommittedviolentcrimes.

"If my son broke the law in this kind of a way, I wouldn't try to pass the buck on the entertainmentindustry," Jacksonsaid. "I would immediately want to know where it was that I went wrong, and if I was blind to any problems that he had."

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The study area is composedof one hundred and ten blocks, sevenqr-onebus routes,2 light rail lines,twenty-theemiles of road,and forty-five miles of sidewalksthat lead into and througboutdowntown.

DMAP is currently in a phaseof analysis and has beensinceproject managerMark Najarian held the first public meeting in January of this year.

Najarian stressedthe importanceof public participation especiallyin pointing out trouble spotsthat currently exist for commuters.

Metropolilan StateCollegeof Denver,University ofColorado at Denver,and Community College of Denver studentsrecently approved extending the RTD bus pass program from January2004 throughAug 15, 2005,with 97 percentofstudent votersin favor of it.

A total of 1,712 Metro studentsvoted for thereferendum Oct.2l-22 andonly46 of those voteswere castagainstit.

The cost for the buspassprogramis not to exceed$24per studenteachsemesteruntil Aug. 13, 2005, when studentswill most likely have to vote again.

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by Jchua Buck - Ifu Meoptitol Jack Thompson, a leadlng and-entertalnment litlgator, speaksin opposition to violent video geme srles rnd usegewbile David Kushner, tuthor of sMasters ofDoom, looks on Nov. 6 in the Tivoli T[rnhalle. The two were debatlng the question: eAre video grmer a contributlng fector to vlolence in our society?o

eculive Officer ThomasR. Schilling said that DMAP planning is at such an early stagethat the effect on studentsat Auraria Campuscannot be determined.

Any impact from DMAP on Auraria Campus would bepositive for studentcom{nuters.

The DMAP project focusesmainly on areas eastof SpeerBoulevard,but increasing lhe efficiency of traffic flow into and out of downtown will make the commute to and from Auraria Campuslessproblematic.

"Light Rail is really a sweetdeal,"student Brial Reedsaid.

Reed said that using Light Rail is a very convenientalternativeto driving to campus, andparkingis free.

Additional DMAP open houseswill take place in November2003, January,March and April 2004.

Formal public hearingsare also scheduled for July andAugust 2004.

For updates and firrther information on the project go to the city's Web site at www.denvergov. org/DMAP.

In the Oct. 30 issueof Z&e Metropolilan,in the article,with the headline"Trusteesmay kill athletics,"information aboutwhat waspresentedat the Metro Board of Trusteesretreaton Oct.23 wasnot attributedto the Oct. 24 DenverPost arhcle.

TheMetropolitan was not pres-' ent at the reheatandrelied on the information providedin that article for the story.

TheMetropolitan strivesfor accuracy.Reportany mistakesto the editor at: neligh@mscd.edu

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HCY,SGA: Metro's in trouble In a letterpublishedin this papertwo weeks ago, Brian M. Glotzbach charged me with "blindly supporting) al ineffective leader of student govemment," namely,FeliciaWoodson, whom he claims was "incompetent and divisive" asstudentbody president.

It seems. however. that Mr. Glotzbachdid not read what I had written.

I did not express"blind support" for Woodson.

Joel Tagert I only qQected to the Colimnisl mannerin which shewas removed,and to the few chargesagainsther that I knewofexplicitly.

I continue to feel that Woodsonwas perfectly correct in speakingagainstthe views of David Horowitz, however one interprets hsr statementsat that pressconference,and further, thattheright ofan electedofficialto speakon an ofhow her fellowsmayregard issue,regardless herviews,is crucialandindispensable.

I give you JohnF. Kennedy:"Wheneverwe stand againstthe flow of opinion on strongly contestedissues,a man doeswhat he must,in

In any case,for now at leastWoodsonhas spi.teof penonal corsequences,in spite of obstacles,dangers,and pressures;and that is the been removed and I hope that the SGA will attemptto providethe leadershipthey say was basisofall humanrnorality."

And Thoreau:"Can there be a govemment lacking.

We certainly need it. Metro has been in in which majoritiesdo not virtually decideright increasinglydesperatestraitslately, and it'll reandwrong,but conscience?"

As for Woodson's competence or lack quire somereal leadershipto reversethe cowse thereof,how am I to judge? Shewasremoved of Colorado's backwards higher education in a closedhearing. The studentbody was not policy. If the SGA is seriousaboutworkingon presented'with evidenceagainsther; we were behalfof students,herearea few placestQstart: 1. The SGA should lobby governmentfor merely informed of the SGA s decision - a decision made in part by Linda Cotdova, who full public'firndingfor highereducation.As part succeededher. How then can we sgy whether ofthis effort,the SGAshouldformallycondemn or wasinstead the Taxpayer'sBill of Rightsas beinginimical their actionwasin fact necessary, 'to highered. and demandthal it be alteredor - a collegecoup? .acontrivance Lastly, there are deeperissues.at stakethan repealed.

2.. The SGA shouldadvocatefor full union Woodson'spresidency.What Glotzbachand the for all facultyandstaffat Metro.

SGA don't seemto realizeis that by removing' representation Woodson,they have sent a messageto the stu- It's clearthat the Boardof Trusteesandthe presareno1concemedwith dentbody: don't botherto vote, becauseif we ent stateadministration don't like who you voted for, we'll removeher the well being of Metro's studentsand staff. theoprnionsoffive SGA Without union representation,this administrafrom office. It elevates officers over thoss of the hundredsof students tion will continueto teardownour schoolswith who votedin the last election. [t devaluesthe impunity.

3. The SGAshouldjoin thefacultyunionin in favorof a clique. electorate demanding the protectionof tenure. We are in In a democracy,a remedyfor incompetence bethemidstoflosing manyofour bestteachers alreadyexists.It's calledanelection.

causeofthe boardof trustees'attackon tenure. _ 4. The SGAshouldensurethat all Metro apparel is unionmade(or at leastfree ofsweatshop labor).

5. The SGA shouldmakea geater effort to communicatewith the studentbody. I think most studentsarein the dark as to just what the sGA does.Tohelpwith this,I hopethatthe SGAwill try to maintainan updatedweb site throughMetroConnect.Meetingminutesshouldbe posted weekly on the Web site for studentreview.

6. Perhapsmost important,the SGA should alter its constitutionto provide full transparency of govemrnent especiallyin issuesas critical as removingthe shrdentbody presidentfrom office. Betteryet, they shouldrequirethe SGAto take shchan issueto an impartial student.court ratherthan a closedintemalhearing. It would be the first stepin restoringstudents'confidence in studentgovemment- a confidencebadly damagedby presidentafter presidentremoved fiom office.

Letters to the Editor Letter in responseto an article by Nick Bahl DearEditor: As an alumnus of the Metmpolitan State Collegeof DenverI enjoyreadingTheMetropolitan, and often find the varying viewpoints expressedin the opinions section interesting and reflectiveof the many issuesconfronting collegestudents.As such,I was dismayed,to saythe least,regardinga recent(Nov.6) article by columnistNick Bahl and am compelledto "Political Partisan respond. Mr. Bahl addresses or at leastthat is what his title Impossibilities," stsies, yet he meandersin no particular direction, employs pseudo-logic,and seemsmore concemedwith lashing out at his professors for not sharinghis same"subjective" views of politics and humannature. I am surprisedand by his inability to maintain a little embarrassed

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As far as his logic is concerned,he ap- mafter,is wrpng. Employinghis own circular pearsto be a staunchproponentof a political reasoning,we readersare compelledto queshe saysshouldbe taken analysisthat nakes a "sensibleconclusion"; tion thenwhy any4hing from the "sum of the parts", and claims that the seriouslyeither.DoeshebelievethatWatergate, "statisticalanalysisof economics,culh:res,and Iran-Contra,and COINTELPROwere all ficti societies",is not the bestway to teachPolitical tious, perhapsmade up by those "partisans" therearemeritsin consider- basedon their own subjectiverealities? Why Science.Certainly scalesof analysis, is his highly suspectCentristposition anybetter ing larger,more generalized but it is ludicrousto suggestthat th6microscale thanothers?In what waysdo his subjective"avapproach to the studyofeconomic,cultural,and erage"views get us any closerto the truth?

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Letters to the Editor Student'scall for professor'stermination Why did Meranto take it upon herself 10create a studentorganizationthat all readyexistedor evenonethat didn't existfor that matter?Isn't no right to speak for. Wouldn't it have been unthe very essenceof a studentorganizationgiven a lowly studenq why is she a tenured member College is .aboutfreeing your mind, it's of the faculty at Metro anyway? Am I, or is it ethical for Culpepper to do as Meranto claimed in its descriptionas "studentorganization?"Is this ethicalbehavior? about leaming new penpectives,it's about Memnto who is close-minded? Professorslike he should have? What is Meranto up to?

There are a number of students sâ‚Źeking growing up, and it's about bettering yourself. Meranto represent the need for philosophical In the same PSA meeting, Meranto also Collegeisn't about"good" or "evil," it's sup- divenity on this campus. Meranlo should be accused the Auraria College Republicans of waivers so that they don't have to take seniorposedto be beyondgood and evil. When a ten- David Horowitz's poster-child for the Academic working with Golden-based think tank the Inde- experiencewith Meranto next semester- her ured professorclearly emphasizesand attempts Bill of Rights, and might become so. Don't pendence Institute in order to get rid of her. She intimidation appearsto be working! There are to indocninate what she believes is "good" or Meranto's comments violate my right to "pro- then said that, "I've been taryeted by the Inde- also a numberof studentswho havehad similar "evif in students,and in doing so violatesthe tection, through establishedprocedures,against pendenceInstitute and the College Republicans experienceswith Merantowho could not talk on rightsof her studen_ts andher colleagues, should prejudicial or capricious evaluations?" Are her before." After the meeting, Culpepper asked me the recordbecausethey are afraid of the conseMetro standby her just becausâ‚Źshe is tenured actions encouraging the free pursuit of leaming who the IndependenceInstitute was, and the In- quencesthat Merantois sureto irursue. What - shouldthey terminateher? dependenceInstitute told me that they had never reasoncould that be? by students, protecting their academic freedom I taperecordedthe PSA meetingmentioned Tenuredpoliticalscienceprofessor Dr. Onei- and adhering to a professional's proper role as heard of Meranto - I'm sure they're all aware of for commentin an intellecnral guide and counselor as required one another by now! A search of the Indepen- above,and the next day Meranto passedme in da Merantodeniedmy requests the hallwayof the political scienceofficesand dence Institute's Web site revealed zero docuregardto heractions,but shehasunquestionably by the Professiotml Handbook? ments pertaining to Meranto. This is slander said,"By the way Nick, no tape recordersin In 1995, Meranto made some comments in accomplisheda number of good things in her against the ACRs as well as the Independence meetings. You'll be getting a letter from my time at Metro as a professor. Shehasa number The Metropolitan which prompted former Metm lawyer." The taperecorderwas perfectly legal Institute. Are false accusations by a professor to of bookspublished, andsheis highlyresponsible student John Moris to distribute 1,600 flien and an extemal and shecould seeit sitting on the table directly racist. situation, Meranto, a student, altudent organization, In that and involvedin our Chicano,NativeAmerican, calling her a acrossfrom her. Most studentspreferto stay in and African American studiesprogmms- these who did not respond to those allegations, said institute ethical?

Why would Meranto claim, she also does classand avoid lawyersinsteadof confronting things are commendable at very least. She is she could not tolerate the "white mind-set" of Meranto. Is anyonesurprisedthat studentsare this in class, that she had been investigatedfor alsoa femaleminority and it goeswithoutsay- many Americans. Maybe I have that "white ing that that can be invaluableto any institution mind-set," but this soundsracist to me. Doesn't racial grading practices,misbehavior,and politi- afraid to speakout againsther?

A studentI must call "Toby," luckedout bewhich seeksdiverseviewpoints.Doesthe good iolerancecome with an open-mind? Didn't this cal discrimination by the IndependenceInstitute everoutweighthebadwhenthebadviolatesthe violate the rights of all studentswho have this if she hadn't been? Could this be a tool used causehe never had to go through the "Meranto so-called "white mind-set," and all whites that to intimidate those who don't agree with her? experience."Toby saidthat Merantosenthim rightsof numerousstudents?

Does she intimidate and discriminate against an e-mail before he even knew who she was I was enrolledin Meranto'sLatin American don't? saying,"Don't evertakeany of my classes,"I Meranto's grin doesn't only appear in the those who don't agree with her?

Politicsclassfor abouthalf of this semester.I meeting, Meranto said envy Toby, but Meranto makesa good point in In the same PSA while was classroom setting though.

Cathy Buchanan was afraid to speak I in her class,I leamed absolutely nothing from her, and she called the police about the flyers in 1995, and that if th-e Auraria College Republicans were her e-mail to him and hopefullyshe'll sendeeventuallyforced me out of the class. I was iunently works in the African American and working with the Independence Institute, "the mails out to the entire campustelling us not io found, by the Dean'soffice, to have donenoth- Chicano Studies office. She said that the only Republicans need to withdraw from the politi- takeanyof herclasses.I'm sureMetrosupports ing wrong. I was so bored in her class that I two things she has to do in life are "stay black cal scienceassociation." The fact of the matter faculty memberswho tell studentsnot to take right? often entertainedmyself by taking down quotes and die." She also told me that all she knew is that the ACR's and the IndependenceInsti- theirclasses, I would call for Dr. OneidaMeranto'sresfrom her and making commentsabout them in about Meranto was that she once said, '"The tute were not working together. Even if they my notebook. blacks think they have anived," as Meranto's were, Meranto has no right to suggest such a ignation,but that wouldbe treatingherwith the Anyone who hastakena classwith Meranto trademark grin graced her face. -Doesn't this thing. She is advising a student organization fairnessand dignity shedeniessludentsand her knows that sarcasticgrin which comesto her violate Buchanan'sand every African American to discriminate against a lone political party. colleagues- shedoesn'tdeservethis courtesy. face when she sayscertainthings,ftings that on campus' dght not to be exploited, harassed, Doesn't this disregarda professor's responsibil- I'm calling for the immediateterminationof Dr. threatened, intimidated or discrihinated against? ity to "avoid exploiting, harassing,threatening, OneidaMeranto. Tenuredoesnot, asdefinedin arediscriminatory derogatory,one-sided,politi cally biased,and inappropriatein the classroom The obviousnessthat Meranto only wants equal- intimidating or discrimhating against students" the ProfessionalHandbook,cover all the violasetting- her grin is the way in which a percep- ity if it's coherent with her beliefs and/or goals and to "demonstrate respect for students as in- tions againststudents'and colleague'srights, which are defined in the Studen, and Profesdividuals?" tive personwill knowhow shefeelson theissue can be seenon further inspection.

This is not Meranto's first problem with a siotnl Handbooks,that Dr. OneidaMerantohas This semester,Meranto is the advisor of the sheis talking aboutviolated. Dr. TaraTull in the dean'soffice told Onedayin class,Merantodecidedto discuss Political Science Association (PSA). PSA is a student organizalion this semester. According the AcademicBill of Rights. While she was nonpartisan political organization, and as such to Student Activities Director Zav Dadahboy, me to look and seewhat my real motiveswerc preachingshe said,"The very fact that we're its member are from all areasof political thought Meranto created her own student organization at in regardto this. My motivesare to "seektruth even thinking about that (philosophicai diver- and reprcsent a wide range of ideologies. Aura- the beginning of this sernester.Unaware and un- and report it," but I want to know what motives inside Metro's administrationare keeping Dr. informed as usual, Meranto gathered a group of sity) is ridiculous,"and questioned, "How can ria College Republican Chairman George Culyou teach Native American Politics or African pepper is one of its members. students, submitted paperwork, and proceeded OneidaMerantoat Metro?

I could go into disclosureof privacy, interOn Oct. 3, at the PSA meeting, Meranto and to form the group, which is now called Native AmericanPolitics fmm a conservativeviewfaculty bickering, and much more, but spaceis point?" Shewasn'tlookingfor ananswerto her Culpepper got into an argument. Meranto had American Students for Un-American Activities question.Can an open-mindedpersonassertthat told Culpepper in an e-mail that he was acting (NASUA). The name was changed from Metro- of the essence.In the end,Buchanansaidit best politan American Indian Sludent Empowerment when she askedme, "Why is this womaneven any subjectcannotbe taughtfrom both sides?A unethically and unfairly in regard to the Auraria around?" personwho questionssucha thing is admitting College.Republican's (ACR) work in the fight (MAISE) to NASUA only after Student Activithat they cannotdo so. Why is Merantoallowed to keep lhe athletics department alive at Metro. ties discovered that several students, the same Nick Bahl Meranto was mad because Culpepper hadn't students in charge last year, had-all ready orgato teachthesecourses?

Merantosaidthat I mentionedher group, NASUA and other student nized the group, submitted papers, and proceedOn my first assignment neededto open my mind, and told me that she organizations that were also working for the ed to orqanize events under the name MAISE.

"Studentsmusthaveinitiative,.. Theymust didn't even know why I was in school because same cause when he spoke to The Melropolitan learn to think and act for themselves,and be she obviously had nothing to teach me. If a about it. Meranto called Culpepperunethical beprofessor doesn't have anything to teach me, cause Culpepper didn't speak for groups he has !ree." - Ceavr Chavez

Student struck by bus: journalism at what cost? seemsto be theonly oneat fault. .Now let metell you "the restof the story."

I'm the personwho, accordingto Armaddo Joumalistsj umpat the opportunigvof reportlookedover her shoulder,sawthe ing "BreakingNews" even thoughthey think' Manzanares, they know all the facts of an accident Joumal- bus coming, steppedoff the curb and was hit didn't evenquote ists rushat the attemptto gathertheir factsabout from behind.Mr. Manzanares someone,even though that someonemight be mecorrectly.I wasdraggedlike "roadkill," yet lying at home,on her back, disillusioned,in- am I insane,or wasI tryingto commitsuicide? coherentand recoveringfrom her injuries. The I wasportrayedas an idiot who didn't pay rushto print the story becauseof fear of missing attentionandin the RTD busdriver'swords,"I the print deadlineand then havethe audacityof sawsomethingflashin front of thewindshield." portraying it as factual journalism. Thus, rep- Anyonewho knowsme knowsI'm not a flashy resentingsomeoneas a completeidiot and who Derson. I seldom move faster than a turtle.

DearEditor,

However, I flashed and ran into the path of the RTD bus.

Where is the driver's responsibility? I have a 4'l1" frame. The point of irnpact was the right front comer of the RTD bus. Did the driver see me, or did all the sights in a campus setting distract him? Was he too tired from working too long of hours? Was proper protocol followed when driver/pedestrian accidents occur? Was the driver taken for post-accidentfollow up?

The fact of the matter is, the bus I saw over my shoulder was parked! Where Stanley Gronek's bus came from, Cod only knows. I

thank the greatand wonderfulLord that He was watchingoverme, andthatI'm notjust another statistic on RTD's books, "pedestriankilIed by a bus."

I'm alive and I havea voice. I'm not shyin! responsibility,but please,don't portray a one-sidedstorywithout"hearingthe restof the story."

SonyaCarson

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From Russiawith love

by Tuyet Nguyen Music saved Cregory Urman. Through bad times and good, it $?s the one thing that was always there for him.

"Growing up, (music)was my outlet for all the things that went wrong in my life. Tuming on Manson. Metallica, NlN, Nirvana - hell even The Offspring rvasmy way of coping with a bad home environment, depression,rejection, other stuff." said Urman.

Urman grerv up in Jursk, Russia and came to the United Statesin 1993.Now the 2O-yearold Metro student lil'es in Denver, close to Glendale.

Recently. Urman recorded and self-releasedan album called, "Chronicles ofChange."

According to Urman, the process has taken nearly a year, with eight months ol recording and three months of mastering. The recording was done at his guitar tutor's home-studio. Urman regards his tutor, Gregory Nisnevich, as a "phenomenal teacher and engineer." As for the actual trrals of recording, Urman describes it uniquely.

"Recording is a challenging process. At first, I was so nervous that the only experience that causedme more anxiery was dating. I evenfually got used to it and realized that most parts could be edited or redone," said Urman.

Urman has been playing guitar for four years. In the 9s gradehe stancdwriting poetry. and by the I l'h grade he was u'riting songs.

-Vostof the songson his album dcal a lot with grorving up during those teen years. As statedb-n.'

Urman.most of the songsu crc rr ritten beforethe age of l8 or discussevsntsthat took place before the age of 18. "'Star in Hcaven'and 'Pedestal'dcallvith falling for the wrong girl in high school. 'Grorving Up in Hell' talks about my childhood back in Russiaand hints at eventsthat plagucd mc for many years. 'Veaningless'dealswith an ovcrwhelming senseofdeprcssionwhile'Lile Goes On'and 'SomedaySoon'areaboutthc scarchfor brighterdays,"said Uman.

Club Dates 15th St Tavern .lll22 - Train Dodge,Doris Henson . I | /25 - Thrall, Black Lamb .12102-The HansonBrothers(No MeansNo) Bluebird Theater .l l/14 - Copeland,Count The Stars, The Early November .l1i 15 - Brassy,Lennon,Lillix, Northem State,theSTART,The Peak Show .11122- Bret Michaels,American Anthem, Drug Under Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom .l li24 - Small BrorvnBike, The OrangesBand

by William C. IVloore - Tfu Metmg itan Metro studentand musicianGregorv Urman displms the CD hc will relâ‚Źaseentitled"Chronicles of Change."Gregor! who plavs guilar. urote mostbf the songsfor the album. with a few corers includingNine Inch \ails, Tearsfor Fears.and Hole.

On his album he also does several covers, including Nine Inch Nails' "Something I Can Never Have," "Tears For Fears," "Mad '*brld," Hole's "Northem Star-" and even a simplified "Fiir Elise" b.v Ludu.ig van Beethoven. His reasons for covering songsvary from song to song.

Some he chose becausethe.vfit the mood of the albumwhili: others.like the Nine lnch Nails and Hole songs,he felt rvere "so hauntingly paintul and beautiful,"he just had to cover them.

When askedabouthis inffuencesand what kinds of music hc enjoys,Urman doesn't hesitate to discusshis eclectictastes. His varying list of favorite bands goes all the way from 90s bandslike Nirvana and Tool to classicrock like Pink Floyd and The Beatles. Hc citcs Nine Inch Nails as his favorite band and also saystlrat hc listcnsto classicalmusic.

"N4usicis one of thc most vital parts of my life; barely a day goes by whcn I don't go

through at least two albums. ... The significance of music to me is that it's not only well played and catchy but also deep and emotional. My collectionof over 80 albumsservesas an outlet for my frustrations and certain CDs mirror past periods in my life," said Urman.

His future as a musicianis not something that \r'orries Urman. "l'd love to get a record deal. but if l d o n ' t . t h a l ' sf i n e t o o . l t ' s m o r e r m p o n a n t o me that my music give ne satislactionthan eam applauscfrom others," Urman continued,"My basic messageis: Yes. life sucks: it's unlair and brutal,but if you don't give up, you havc a chance for something better. And then one day you'll look back and sa),,'lt's wdrth it!' lt's ncver easy, but having gonc through so mucli pain, the good things gain a higher value. So, ncverstop trying."

Clim ax Lounge .\ll19 - Tracy & The Plastics .1 l/20 - ThosePeabodys . I l/2 | - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, The Dishes,El Guapo Garageland .11/14- Knifeswitch.The Flattbush, Life As Is, Fatal Flaw .l l/17 - BuckfastSuperbee,Call Sign Cobra. Out on Bail .l l/18 - DefianceofAuthority .lll22 Toxic Narcotic.Clusterfux Gothic Theater .l li l6 - Bubba Spanxx, Obie Trice . l lr lT - Slight lySt oopid . l li l8 - Zebr ahead, D. O . R. K. . 11/ 19- Rust edRoot .l li20 - YeahYeahYeahs,The Locust, The Swayback .l l/21 - StaticX, Soil, Skrape, TwistedMethod .11i22 - Henry ParsonsProject, Phix .l li28 -,AgnosticFront Fillmore Auditorium . l l. il4 - Phil Lesh& Fr iends,G ov't Mule, Jimmy Herring.Rob Barraco, John Molo, WarrenHaynes . lli l5 - Phil Lesh& Fr iends,G ov't Mule, Jimmy Herring,Rob Barraco, John Molo, Whrren Haynes .l li2l - TrachtenburgFamily SlideshorvPlayers,Guster . l li24 - Seal .l li30 - Michelle Branch Larimer Lounge . I I /20 - The Rapture, Beans . lli2l - Jucif erSullen , .l li28 - Love Me Destroyer . lli29 - 90 Day M en. Br okenSp Ogden Theatre . lli l4 - Sevendust . 11/ 16- M indlessSelf I ndulgence, Tub Ring, Uncle F+cker . l l/ 18 - Ant i- Flag,AgainstM el. Rise Against.None More Black, Thought Riot .lll20 - Liz Phair,Wheat .l l/21 - LessThan Jake,Rufio, Fall Out Boy

Page12 The Metropolitan November13,2003 JoshuaBrost. a Metro studentandthe authorof the following journal entries, has submitted over the course of the semester a large body of work revolving around his experienceswhile traveiingabroad. Dueto limitedspacing,theentiretyofhis work will, uniomrnately,not be seenand enjoyedin TheMetropolitan' Brost's ThankfullXwith the unlimitedcapacityof cyber-space, and enjoyed read, may be seen, joumals, andphotographs articles, at www.themetonline.com.

-Travis Combs

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I remembernot giving them anythingbut ofthem andnot I hadhundreds sea;thereareno suchthingsas weekendsor daysoff Daysare motorbikedrivers.Of course'we tumed down their offers and little smiley-facestickersbecause week having to pushthem ofthe days "B" days; I remember all. and them days to feed "A'! of types, hordes money into two the enough divided startedwalking.The first thing that you noticeare you everbe the can areheldto the How eyes. their into looking and all drive me they off oi a car; becomelost aftera coupledaysat sea.Theclasses owns Almostno onein Vietnam motorcycles. the at take would sameacademiccriteriaas any classa student motorbikesand thereare literally NO TRAIFIC LAWS!!! No sameafter that? at Universityof Pittsbwgh,the schoolwhich mns the Semester traffic laws meant that crossingthe street was somewhatof TANZA]\IIA: programSea a challengesince the city is in a sort of perpetualrush hour' Thi. jor,.n"y will take studentsto nine countries on three Luckily,tley addressed this at our diplomaticbriefing,andwhat Our first day in Tanzaniawe didn't really do too much Once continents.They will call on portsin Japan,Hong Kong, Vietnam, theyt;d us to do worked...( sorrymom,you're not g{ing-lo-bâ‚Ź Each Cuba' and Brazil Africa, South Tanzania, WALKING clearedimmigration,we took the shuttleinto the city and India, the ship Thailand, happyaboutthis)...CLOSEYOUR EYES, START a kind of walked aroundfor the rest of the day' Nothing too ARoUND iust SwERVE wILL countryvisited will becomea hands-onleamingexperience, siowrv aNn sTEADIL! THEY that is doubtful lt a little, had lunch an'l walked very literal version of real world experience' YOU BECAUSETHEY DON'T WANT TO HIT YOU ANY exciting happened.We shopped from this kind of hice to jLSt be able to away will come actually participating It was -ore. first The uroundlome any of the 571 students MORE THAN YOU WANT THEM TO HIT YOUI peoplerather than always being on semesterunchanged hundredor so times that you step off the curb into a swarm of walk arormdand watch the students sea, while at In addition to classroomparticipation -As motorcycles,you feel your stomachjump up into yow thoat and thego. we drove throughthe villages, little kids would wave and to it! l! get aregiven a wide variety offield practicumto choosefrom.whilein your you used then to sweat, palms start ' the cars with their handsoutstretched- RT told us River toward port. Somestudents,for example,nay chooseto visit Hiroshima Mekong run the Ihe Mekong Delta is a large area on .in in village peoplestop and handout candyaid pens'The while in Japan,spendthe night in a Dalit (Untouchable) Viebramwhere the entire population and pretty much all of the that a lot of whirc days a few spend or mostly glared;they did not in any way Vietnam India, take a day-trip throughrurat businessis centeredaroundandsupportedby the river' In fact,the adults,on the otherhand, is practicum Each initial thoughtwaswhy Then,lessthan Kong' My Hong us. in to see all but students at happy seem living with Chinese peopletherewill tell you that the Mekongisn't a river designedto help studentsunderstandand appreciatethe culhfes Lther it is a mother,becauseit nurturesand caresfor all of them a secondlater,it wasobvious.I waslooking out thewindow asour Land Rover banCleddown this small dirt road in a quiet village to which they arebeing exPosed' as ifthey were her children. not is at Sea Semester program like a "poverty in the middle ofnowhere, and all I could seewas the hugecloud As one can ioagine, The areais one that we in the U.S. would call just is over a semester for tuition price of bunch a The than of dust and dirt that nine speedingvehiclesleavein their wake' I more inexpensivestricken" Many of the homes are nothing Books' board childrenran toward the speeding4X4s $tsiloo. rne price includesclasses,room and of palm leavessupportedby sticks.The people here support sawparentswatchastheir Each student wonderedho*' it madethemfeel' No and practicum are additional' hands, that with outstretched spending'moneyand,field almostiolely on agriculturebut not in the sense themselves and $20,000 seeus. We' tourists,white people' between to plan spending happy op weren't they tractors they that no wonder saii farms, interviewed we think of in the states.There are no factory in their lives' is through' $25,000by thetime the semester or combines- there are only fruit trees,a few gardensand the do nothingbut causedisruption grants, including the neighboringvillagesshowed one of ofother group from A larle Semesterat Seaalsooffers a number river The peoplepick and collect what they can, load it onto by provided playing drums, singing and monies are started which and Grants, Alumni trade their the;amp$ound of to at up a number their boats,andpaddleout to the middle ofthe river of the programto assiststudentsin bearing productfor others theyneed.Thesefloatingmarketsareall over dancing.Theliad dancergoesinto a sort of tranceand doesa1l previousparticipants puttinga lit mrch on his head' thecostofthe Program. ih. M"kong.It's a verycool thingto see-an entiresocietyalmost sortsoi bizarrethings,including feet and 84 long The dancingwasVERY sexual' feet etc is 617 in his mouth pants, Explorer doun his The S.S. Uoiue.se entirelybasedon barterl dining of sex We found out the two sorts lab, all computer simulating library people a with the Mekong the people in with is equipped It the wide.

Thethingthatstuckout mostabout the do when a girl reaches for they dorms dance rooms, hundredsof cabins, which will serve as Deltawashow happytheyall were.I don'tthinkI saw oneperson next day t]rat it is a traditional it's a ftaditionalrite tend but participate, students where to union allowed student not studentsaboard,and a large with a crosslook on theirfaceor anyonewho seemedunhappy puberty-She's and most of us' at speed night, the cmising into average late The ship's stayed puriug".

They classes. they between everything of to congregate aboutthestateof their life. Theyseemedto have playing They is l8 knots(20.7miles per hour)which bringsnew meanlngto neededthereon the MekongRiver anddidn't really careif they u".iou. ti-"., went to bed while they were still 'slow We heard their trip the moming' leg of until first village the boat to China'. In fact, achrally played in their had anythingmore. ' the ohrase - vancouverto Kobe,Japan- will take 13daysto complete' nightl all drums The nexi morning,we woke up very early,hadbreakfast'and Peopleon the S.S.UniverseExplorer seemto be fond of dre INDIA: how matter joumey, a destination"'No not to beginour walking safari'Fust, we had1o go were supposed old clich6,"lifc's a the aboard, studenr 57i for the armedrangerwho was to accompanyus, then it be, pict< the may opposite up the statement lndia, ana overusedthe Whateveryou sayor thinkyouknowabout here to Reserve.We actually spentthe majority faculty who will be ieachingthem and the staff who are could also be irue. It is a land of contradictionsand immense *as iack into the Game waves ofthe gamedrive, but evenfiially got out and The sound supportthem,it is the god'shonesttruth. beauty, of honifiing ugliness, wretched poverty and extreme of the time doing another really cool to seeElephants,Hippos an It's not send hour' do an ship about aging for this walked againstthe hull of :mpty' ltgllow happiness.

- -"India a fencebetweenthem and you' without close very whatnot Hayden) and r&erberation through the halls, but rather fills them with the will assaultandinsultthesenses."(Dean you could tell that the mnger was getting At one point, though, soundof opportunity,explorationand discovery' This is a placethatI canneverforget. like the Elephantswere gettmg seemed it because The first coupleof days in India were spentin and around a bit nervous one of the most dangerousanimals are Elephants and on close. bit too aboard, a VIETNAM: Chennai.We took the adviceofthe Indianteachen the first daywent andsawa movie.The theaterwaspacked'and in Afiica.

We askedRichar4 our guide, if he thought we would see "Vietnam is a country; not a war..'" That's what they told moviesin India aremorelike sportingeventsthanmovies'People arrived we before day the meeting at home Thenhe told us we wouldprobablynot seeany Rhinos Studies like Rhinos.

Global nothing us in our last holler, cheer,throw things whistle etc. It is panel of thereareonly a very small number becausethe areso endangered in Vietnam. The sessionprior they had assembleda wherepeopleareexpectedto stayquiet.

None they had been able to stop War era although Vietnam the that He said through the in the Selous. professorsandstaffwho lived the sicond to last day in India I had signed up for they Elephantpopulation,they but the war, saved in the fought basically had and trade Ivory I understood, are the what froDavits ofth"., Dalit Village Ovemight. Let me explain: -India's was It the tradein Rhino homs, andthey were were trying to show us how that war shapeda generation' "Untouchables"which stems from the 2000 year old Caste had not beenableto stop of the end dry by were andmoreendangeredeveryyear' pretty intense not one professor'seyes System. Although the CasteSystemis now illegal in India' it is becomingmore

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Drivers passjudg.ment at red lights John Tinsley strokes the ear of hir dog Diesel while accepting donstions on the corner of Auraria Parkway and Speer Boulevrrd Nov. 10. Tinsley has been confronted by some drivers who disapprove of him being a dog owner whil€ homeless.

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fromHOMELESSonl Passing drivers had confionted John that being homeless with a dog is wrong.

"They say to me 'how dare you have a dog and be homeless' and then they drive of. They don't take the time to know that I treat Diesel real well," John said.

John and Diesel take all oftheir belongings, all of which fit snugly into an Office Depot shopping cart, and sleep under bridges and in bushes. "We clean up after ourselves. Usually we don't get hassled by the cops," he said as Diesel lay by John's tattered shoe. He gets

his clothesfrom sheltersand donations.Most recentlya persongavehim a new pair of black Carhamoveralls,"I wasso ex'cited.

Thatwasso nice.They'reeveninsulated,"he gushed.

John'ssignsare whirnsicaland humorous. "['m hereto makepeoplelaughor smile,even the grouchypeople."

His currentsign reads:One Ugly MoFo and an Aii-s-iim Pup trying to Come Up. "l had to explain to this guy in a BMW what umlauts were,"he said.

He said people have suggestionsfor his signs all the time, "Some people think I should put stuff like 'God Bless' on my signs, but I

believein God,that'swhy I don't exploithim."

The two stay until sunsetor until they've made enoughfor the day. John averagesabout $25 a day while holdinghis signs.Most.of his money is spenton Diesel,andhe admitshis latest splurge is smoking marijuanaand a winter coat for Diesel. He hopes to get some new sci-fi books.

A gold Cherokeehonks its hom a few cars back.Johnsmilesand walks briskly to the car with Dieselfollowingalong. Thistimethedriver handsJohn a baggieof brownies."They're doggie treats for Diesel." He laughs."He gets treatedbetterthan I do sometimes."

Panhrndling does not include: Passively standing or sitting with a sign, without soliciting money, on a roadway or pedestrian walkway. .

Prohibited Panhandling acts: Twenty feet otr: public toilets, ATMs, public transportation stations, pay phones, or between sunset and sunrise.

Panhandling on private property is also prohibited as well as within six feet of a buildins entrance.

Sistersbring Calypso music to Tivoli "ChristmasCalypso Medley," 'Sleigh Ride," "Winter WonderLand," "We Wish you a Merry Christmas," and "Hallelujah Chorus." Crowds "lt's nice to hearCal]?so musicon a cold gatheredto watch and hearthemplay.

Their repertoireincludedbig band music. day," Jan Springer,mother of Metro Students Emily and Michelle Springer, observedas Thejazz piece"In the Mood" was driven by the Asaphonics Steel Drum Orchestra performed skilled drummingof Remwick Peterson,who ha-splayedthedrumsetfor 15years. in the Tivoli.

BassandtenorpartswereflawlesslyexecutThe weather outside was pretty cool, with a high in the mid 40s, but the atmosphere ed by bassplayerNeville Josephandtenorbass inside the Tivoli was undeniably cool, filled player Dirk I-a Foucade.

The group of seven musicianshas played with the infectioussmilesof sevenmusicians from Trinidad and Tobago,and the sweetisland togetherfive yearsand its membersare mainly from Port-of-Spain,the capital city of Trinidad soundsoftheir steeldrum orchestra.

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Natalie Pope,Heidi Felix, and husbandand ed crowds to the two islandswhen Asaphonics perforrnedon Nov. 5. wife Andre andAllyson Leid, put the steeldrum Michelle Springer, an accounting student in the nameof their group,theAsaphonicsSteel Drurn Orchestra. at Metro State sai4 "I haven't planned ol Allyson,who hasplayedthe steeldrum for it, but sure would love to (visit Trinidad and twelve years,explainedthat the ste€ldrum is the Tobago)."

Michelle had the honor of being the eighth only new acousticpercussioninstrumentinventAsaphonicsmemberwhen the group performed ed in the twentieth Century."It is our National at the Tivoli ShrdentUnion. "They heard that Instrument.Just like all Americansplay piano, I playedpercussion,so they askedme to join we play the steeldrum," sheadded.

The steeldrum, also known as the steelpan, them," Michelle said.

Michelle's sister, Emily Springer, cam- was createdwhen "one man's waste (became) paignedfor Asaphonicsto play at Auraria. anotherman's treasure",Emily Springersaid.

Indigenous to Trinidad and Tobago, the Emily met the Steel Drum Orshestra at North Metro Church and contacted Student instrument was originally made from the 55Activities. "lt startedout being a prdsentation gallon oil drumsusedduring World War II. (for a class)," Emily said. "Peoplejust couldnl "The gallon drum is a holding tank for waste," Emily said. "Trinidad decided they stop askingquestions."

The steel drum orchestra performed neededto put it to good use."

The tops of 55-gallon oil drums are hamunquestionably well: Asaphonics entertained studentsfor over an hour with Calypso music mered into a concaveshapebefore note areas arranged Sones includedarechiseledin.

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Asaphonics will be in Denver for three weeks,playingat churchesandschools.

The steel drum orchestra'stour continugs in Nebraska,Iowa,Arkansas,and concludesin Missouri.

Although neitherofthe Springersisterswill bejoiningthegroupfor anyout-of-state engagements,Emily waswelcomedby its membersfor a brief rendition of the C major scale on the steeldrum.

"Let me play,let me play!" Emily pleaded, muchto thejoy ofAsaphonics.

Emily has played the keyboard with Asaphonicsat North Metro Church, and plans on studyingmusic at Metro.

As a speechcommunicationsmajor, Emily beganworking on a speechaboutthe musicians, but insteadbrought them, and their instrument, to theTivoli.

'Emily appreciatesthat Metro allows students to "express ourselvesthrough different things(like music)."

Like many students,Emily has heardother groups playing steel drum music on campusShe feels grateful that Asaphonics,a Christian musicgroup,performed-at the college.

The name Asaphonics honors the writer creditedwith Psalms83-93,Asaph.

"I think it's good for the school," Emily said."I wantedeverybodyto seeandexperience what I was (at North Metro Church)."

The group'smotto is "Reachingout, touching lives."

For concert bookings and information, contact Neville Joseph at | (86q e6-1224 asaphonics@hotrnail.com.

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Metro wins tournament

KearneyCrashing

by William C.Moorc -The Metophtan Metro sophomorâ&#x201A;Ź SheenaMclaughlin goesup for a block agaiDstthe Lopers'Erin Brosz in a gami against Nebraska-Kearney.The.'Runners won 3-l=.Metro will host the RMAC Tournrment Nov. l,l-16.

All season Metro men's soccer has been fighting for something and last weekend was no different as they fought to keep their season alive.

Their quest to be toumament champions started on the road, playing against the No. I seedin the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Toumament. The Colorado School of Mines Orediggers had beaten Meno in both of their meetings during the regular season.

Metro and Mines came out trying to defeat each other early, exchanging shots and creating oppornmitiesagainsteachother,but neitherteam could put one past the opposing goalkeeper.The game would remain tied, until the Roadrunners applied " 15 minutes of pain" on the Orediggers as two of Metro's three prolific scorersassisted one another, freshman forward Antonio Porras scored off of an assist fiom senior forward Alex Grecu to give t-heteam an early lead in the 28th minute. This would be followed with more celebrating as freshman midfielder Chris Bolton kicked Mines while they were down, scoring a goal four minutes later off of an assist from sophomore midfielder Zack Cousins. In the rl4th minute, Grecu scored right at halftime on a penalty kick.

The second45 minutes didn't get any better for the Orediggers.Cousins scoredhis first goal in the 59th minute as sophomoredefenderChad Pearsonassistedhim. The next goal came in the 8lst minute, after Mines'Jared Pollock scoreda goal on a penalty kick in the 63rd minute. The final scorewas 5-1.

The Roadrunners then advanced to the

championshlpgameSunday,Nov. 9, againstthe Fort kwis Skyhawks.

Metro showedits intensity early, attacking the net from the start.In the game,Metro didn't play pay off as wait long to seeits aggressive Grecuscoredwithin the first thrce minutesof the gameto give Metro a 1-0 lead.In the fifth minute of play, fieshman midfielder/forward goal, as it David Gordonaddedan unassisted was the game-winninggoal. The two teams playedthe next.40minuteswithout a goal,and Metrotook a two-goalcushion'intohalftime.

In the secondhalfofplay, the gamesawthe Skyhawksseasonand numberof playersget wasejected shorterasFortLewis'SeanFlanagan in the 68th minute and his teammateShane Thoresonfollowed him in the 83rd minute.

The l1-on-9 play worked in the Roadrunners' favor latein the garneasthe team allowedone misake,which cameoff of a penaltykick goal

by Fort Lewis' ChrisGreerin the 84thminute, andthegameended2-l in Metro'sfavor. "This time the teamcametogetherreallywell andwe just put theball in the net everysingletime (we camedown the field), saidAldo Alcaraz-Reza, sophomore midfielder."Wejust nailedthem!"

Despitewinnii:g the RMAC, moving into third in the regionand movingup to a No. 22 will miss rankingin the nation,theRoadrunners Alcanz-Reza the NCAA RegionalToumament. saw somethingpositivein the situationsaying ,"everythinghappensfor a reason.""Well, it was really, really greatfor the team, I think we cametogetherpretty well," he said."That's the to us; evenmorethan bestthingthat'shappened wirming the toumament.The way that the team playedand cametogetherwasgreat."

Volleyballto host RMAC Tourney Shulu byStephen TheMenopolinn The Metro volleyball team cameout on top afterwinningtwo of its biggestRockyMountain AthleticConference matches ofthe season.

The Roadrunnershave lost one conference match,making them l8-1 in the RMAC, and 24-5overall.

Lopers Metro beat the Nebraska-Keamey 3-l on Nov. 7, and the Fort Hays StateTigers 3-0 on Nov. 8.

The energyof the Nebraska-Keameymatch could be felt in the atmosphere,which was filled with the screamsof devotedfans and the poundingof bleacherseatsand floors. More fans adomed the bleachen than at any other homegame.The oflicial headcountwas 313 at halftime.

Senior setter Devon Herron says she has highhopesfor theremainderof the season, ' "I think we're going to continueto stearnroll throughthe semesterand play to the bestof our potential," Herron said.

Within the first ten minutes of game, the

Roadrunners were in the lea4 l0-5. It was a 'Runners came out on top, close game, but the 30-28. Game two started out very tight, but at one point the Lopers led by nine points and left the Roadrunners struggiing. The Lopers won the secondgame 20-30.

Nebraska-Keameyput up a fight as the ball went back and foih for Metro's game-pointball.

Metro won the game,30-25. The Roadrunners were determinedto exact revengeupon them in the fourth game, and won 30-19.

Sophomore libero Andrea Highstreet said the team knew Keamey's game plan from its own experience and watching videos of the team's techniques.

"We played with a lot of confidence," Highstreet said. "We just knew we had to come out and play better (this time)."

Head Coach Debbie Hendricks said the team "executed their game plan" perfectly, and that she was "thrilled with the way we played."

The team's defensiveenergy might have been at a higher level Friday, as could be seen with their 73-47 advantageon digs over the Lopers.

Faring well throughout the rest of the

seasonis a matter of bringing the same level of play witnessed against Keamey, which is what Hendricks calls "getting back up to a higher level."

Mâ&#x201A;Źtro hosts the RMAC Tournament Nov. 14-16. Its fust match is against Chadron State (17-10,9-10 RMAC) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,

Nov. 14. Ticket prices for the toumament are $6 for adults, $15 for an adult toumament pass, $4 for students, children and seniors and $9 for a student/child/senior pass.

For more information. contact the Metro State Sports Information Office at (303) 556343t.

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Nov. 9- Home l2Tot 0 0- 0 Golo Christian #l Melro 22- + Goals: I, Metio, Guante, lB:57.2,

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Nov. 7- Semifinals ' l2Tot 32- 5 #4 Metro 0 I- 2 #l Colo. Mines Goals: 1, Metro, Forras,29:01.2, Bolton,33:23.3, Metro, Grecu,44:43.4 Metro,Coi.rsins, 59:19.5, Mines, 8l:04.

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by Jchua l,ewbn - Ihe i@ilal Roadrunnerforward MeishaPyke(*r4)brttles for the.brll with Colorrdo Christirn mldlielder Linda WinFer (#8)asAutu-mnOury.(#2)clcrrs^thebrll in the secondhs|f of the gamedn Srinday,Nov.9. Metro defeatedthe Cougars4-0 to cap olf the 2003regular sersonundefededrnd llnish l9-{Ll.

Teamawaits NCAA bvCahinCaudillo TheMehopolitnt its regular Metrowomen'ssoccercompleted season undefeated in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conferencel4-0. and unbeatenoverall with a recordof I 9-0-1.

Sunday,Nov. 9, marked the Roadrunners' last regular seasongame, which was against conference opponenl Colorado Christian (ll l -1 ).

The 'Runnerswon the game4-0, but before the game started,time was taken to honor all of Meho's seniorsplaying in their last regular gameat Metro. season The seniors are, in no certain order: midfielder Kristin Nason. forward Shaunna Stefan,midfielder Naomi Clarke and defensire back Colleen Fellin. All were called on to the field before the game for a brief ceremony.In the ceremony,affer a little backgroundabout theirplayinghistory all four womenweregiven flowers and also had their pictures taken with HeadCoachDannySanchez.

After the seniors were honored, the

Roadrunnersgot backto business.First to score for Metro wasjunior midfielder Ymara Guante.

The goal was scoredwhen she kicked the ball through the handsof CougarsgoalkeeperHeidi Hart at 18:17of the fust half. It lvas Guante's fifth goal of the year, and Clarke got her llth assistthis seasonon the play.

Eventhoughthe gamewason a day to honor the seniors,the juniors on the team might bave stolenthe spotlight.

Guante and junior defender Adrianne Alrnarazbothhadmultiple scoringopportunities: GuantescoredMetro's first goal and scoredits last goal, and ALnaraz assistedon sophomore forward Amy Leichliter's l6th goal of the season.Almaraz had a goal of her own, which gaveher five goalsthis year.

"We'vebeenin someprettygoodgamesand playedwell, but we could play better,"Almaraz said.

"My goal was a pretty simple goal, somethingwe do in practice."

Metro played most of the second half putting pressureon the Cougarsdefense,which led to Meao out-shootingthe Cougars2,[-l for

the game.Sanchezwas pleasedwith the team's perforrnanceclosing out the regularseason.

"We playedmuch betterthan we havebeen lately," Sanchezsaid.

He also said that the Roadrunnerswould be completelyI 00 percentreadyfor thetoumament that startson Friday,Nov. 14.

Sanchezsaid he is happy that his team finished unbeaten,and he gave a lot of praise to his players. He said they played the game againstColoradoChristian better than sope of their gamesasof late.

All season,oneof Metro's teamgoalswss to get into the NCAA Toumamentand host one of the regionalgames.

Metro c.ill host the NCAA Division II Nov. 14-16.The MidwestRegionalTournament No. I seededRoadrunners'frrst gime will be againstNo. 4 seededCentral Oklahoma(15-42, 7-2 LSC>of the lone Star Conference.The gamewill be Friday,Nov. l4 at I I a.m.andwill take Dlaceat Auraria Field.

"Going unbeatenis good; there is nothing better ... well maybe winning the National Championship(is better),"Al.rnarazsaid.

lVornents Soccer NGAI\ Divigion II lbornanent ' Midwest Regionals at Auraria Field FridaY Nov. 14- SertiGrrnls ll a.m. #l Metro (l l-4,5-1 RMAC) vs. #4 Cent. Oklahorna (15-4-2, 7-2 If,C) l:30 p.m. #2 Texas A&M Com. (i6-2-3, 7-l-I vs.

#3 W. Texas A&M (14-3-2,Gl-2 I-SC) Sunday, Nov. 16- Charnpioaship, 12 p.rn.

Wnner of #l-4 vs.Winnerof #2-3 Volleyball RMAC lburnrment at Auraria Events Center Friday, Nov. l{ 7:30p.n. #l Metro (24-5,l&l RMAC) . vs, #B ChadronSt.(17-10,9-10

NCAAsnubs men'ssoccer This is somethingthat has seemedto get my attentionover and over again,the fact that a teamcanwin everythingtheir conferencehasto offer, but not be allowedto moveon.

Despite Coach Crookham agreeingwith the NCAA's decision on the team, I know that a part of him would love to be coaching a much deservingteam.

This is why I couldn't write this like a story. I Donald Smith couldn't stayjust andfair.

SporS Reporter I only wantto discussmy dissatisfrction with the fact that a team that did everything it should have in order to make the RegionalToumey is sittbg at home.

"We had lost four gEmesto thos€two teams (Colorado,Mines an{ -F9rt lreyis) during $9

regularseasorq"Crookhamsaid."Three ofthose gameswe legitimately had the betterend ofthe play in thosegames(both gamesagainstMines andone againstFort Lewis) and we found ways to snatchdefeatfrom thejaws of victory."

"The first time, we deservedto beat them (Mines), and the secondtime we didn't come out sharpandthey (Mines) deservedto win. We found a greattirne to peak andwe got the result we needed,"he said.

Oh yeall and if you were wonderinghow it felt to hold that trophy up, "It felt great" wasthe responsefrom CoachCrookham.

This season'sseniorsin my mind areplayers that I had gottento know well from interviews andby watchingthan during their high andlow seasonsand their seasonlastyear.

This was one of the reasonsI had to write this as an editorial; theseplayers spoketo me with the mic on and of and I bad donemy best . to separatemy. emgtio_n:,bI .no! FglnS.E4c

Butler, Alex Grecu and Michael Abeyla oo the field next seasonwill truly feel alrnost weird for rne.This is why I want to sayto thrm "good luck" Out of the tens of fans that attendedthe gameshereat Auraria Field I enjoyedwatching everyminute.

But next comesthe future, with playerslike Cousins, David Gordon, Aldo Alcaraz-Raza, Antonio Porrasand Chris Bolton, all of whom will be regularstartersn€xt season.They will be really good players in the seasonsto come,but this seasonthey all really grew up.

"Four freshmananil four sophomoresdon't go out and[help] win conferencechampionships without somematurity," Crookhamsaid.'"They were very good soccerplayerswhen they came in andwere very goodsoccerplaye* Sunday."

All in dl, I think ftis seasonwas thc best yet in t€rms of how hard they had worked and how well they badplayed Toobadthis seasonof sucltard work pC9 gf tl$ f p4 qn!ing.- ,

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