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TheoJIuxtab.le,as you know, is not his real Warner,and at 33 name.He is Malcolm-Jamal has grom and evolved from the experienceof piayingthe only son of Bill Cosbyin the long running, ground-breaking"The Cosby Show," into an artist and poet of his own m€rit. Unlike the common crash-and-bumfates of so many child television actors, whose tragic dramas the have becomea clich6, Wamerrepresents positive exceptionto this rule.

Speakingin front ofa full houseat theTivoli Tumhalle, Jan. 29, Wamer delivereda surprise wheq, instead of going into great lengths or as a "Cosby detail of his antidotalexperiences Kid," he gavea spoken-wordperformanceofhis origrnqf poetV for close to an hour dnd a half.

Wamerregularly tours the United States,giving spoken-wordperformanceson both high school andcollegecampuses.

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Hoffinan's spokesmanBob Nero said the investigation. may intendto (u_wIRE) BouLDE& colo. - After meet_ tinglp a reduddantinquiry." president hopes to have a few nominees for Dick rharp's state"(cu Athletic Director) he legislators will careflly However, said ing with University or cotoa" 1-*"ia1]r, ment, 'the Athletic Departmentvelcomes any panel chair picked out by Friday's meeting' scrutinizecu's panel. ,-rl"r"*""dr.i Elizabeth Hoffinan, ,"" (D -D env er ) andDanc .o ,..* i ' :;;" ;;;' ...Ifa fe ra c o u p l eofw eeksw e' renotcon.i nvesti gati onthatw i l l hel ptheuni ver sit yshowBot ht hepaoelandchair nom ineear esubject vin1d, th,en.1eare going to retain the ability to that we run a good cleanprogram'suggestedio regents'appmval decidedMonday to delay introduci;; ;;-r"# --*ti o n callingf or alegis l a ti v e -n j ;i ;;.;" fm.to ,a l e g i s'Tf l ati vei nqui r,' ' Grossmantol dtheusthei rgoa| i stoshow i nnocence, not t oget at Thechair willt hennom inat e members'accordingto Hoffnan in a saturday Daily. things go as they 4re, we won't need the truth," saidcowles. recruitingpracticesat the cu_soujl;* NOW calls for a fully independentpanelthat pressconference' to re:to tl:t'" Grossman-a Cron propo*eJirr*Ao"iog Boulder District Attomev Mary Keenan has subpoenapower grantedby the Legislature with Hoftnan said a frank discussion Groff ,n", cui iilliiil the resolutionin th. """n

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Friday . 6 zrst Annual BlackWorld Conference Tivoli 320 ABC . 9am-3:3opm 5ponsor€d Metro Student Activitie5 nnd /\^etro Afri<an American 5tudieJ For more information <all {303) 556-3124

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*Memoirs of the Little Rock Nine" C a r l ottaWa l l s L a N i e r,w i l l speak abou.t.herexperiencesas one of the "Littler{lockNine."

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Thursday. rz "The Ongoing Legacyof Malcolm X" llyasahShabazz,sharesher perspective on the modern civil rights movement gainedfrom her experiencesand from her father.

Tivoli320 . 1pm sponsoredby U(D StudentLife and Metro StudentA(tivities. For more informationcall (303)556-3399or (303)556-2595

Thursday. rz "(leo ParkerRobinsonDanceEnsemble" CU-DenverLive presentsttre Cles Parker Robisfnsl Dance Company.

KingGmr(6ntert Fftsll. TBA Sponso.edby CU-DenyerLlve. U(D student Life and CCo Student Actlvities For more information <all (3O3)352-3500

Monday . 1$ 4th Annual Urban PedagogyConference: 5o YearsAfter Brown

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Thursday. r9 "Nigger: The StrangeCareerof a TroublesomeWord" RandallKennedy,Professor Harvard Law School.

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The sh-dent health insurance was raised from $426 to $534 last semester. The student . health insurance fee usually increases annually, but some students question the value of the Metro students have an opportunity to insurance. influence the search for the college's future There are 3.500 Metro students each semespresident,while faculty circulale a petition. ter who are covered by the student health insurThe college'sboard of trusteesrecently ance. The plan is designed to provide coverage launcheda presidentialsearchWebsiteto keep for medical care, hospital and surgical expenses studentsinformedabouteffortsto find a succes- for either injury or sickness, but does not include sorto formercollegePresidentSheilaKaplan. dental or visual coverage.

In addition to having Student President Out of the three schools on the Auraria Linda Cordova as th€ir representativeon the campus, only Metro's student health insurance Presidential Search Committee, students can is mandatory for students registered for 10 or now sharein the searchthroughthe Intemet. more credits.

The site ofers information on Presidential UCD's voluntary health insurance costs Search Committee activities, criteria for can- $795 per semester with an outside network didate selection, and the Website encourages deductible of $200. studentsto provide feedbackon the process.

CCD's voluntary health insurance is $599 Among the criteria listed, innovativeleader- for the Sprhg semesterand $696 for the Fall, ship skills, commitmentto studentsand fund- with a $250 outside network deductible. raisingskills wereemphasized.

Zach Uszacki, Assistant Director of the Cunentlythe courseofthe searchhasput a Health Center at Auraria, explained the reasonkeenfocuson Interim PresidentRay Kieft, who ing for Metro's mandatory health coverage. was given the temporaryposition shortly after "A lot of Metro students left their job or Kaplan'sresignationlast June. go part-time to retum to school," Uszacki said. ' The Metmpolitan was "Because they left their beneftts, The Board of able to obtain a recente- Trust€eswanted the shrdentscovered." mail from Kieft to adminUszacki said in order to lower the cost ofthe rstrators. insurance, Metro had to spread the risk to all the In it, Kieft responded students instead ofjust a few. to a faculty petition about By the school making it mandatory a large to be submitted to the student population carries the cost.

BoardofTrustees.

"There are two things students should be The petition requested informed about regarding the student health that Kieft be appointed insurance fee." Uszacki said. "The first is the Ray Kieft president on a long-term fee is every semester, and second it must be Interim basis. waived to take the fee off" President..

Kieft statedin the eAccording to the student health insurmail that,while thepetition ance plan, the deadline to waive is Feb. 13, was flattering, he would not personally seekthe 2004. Studentsmust prove they have compaappornrmenl. rable health insurance coverage to replace the "This does not mean that if the Board of school's healih insurance. If a student fails to Trustees approached me about continuing my do so by the deadline, they are liable for the full relationship with the college, I would automati insurancefee. cally say no," Kieft said.

Uszacki found only 20-30 percent of the It is important that students take advantage student population waives the health insurance. ofthe presidential searchWebsite to offer their He explained that many studentsfind th€ health opinions on these developments and on candiinsurancean excellent deal. dates as information becomes public, Student "Compared to other schools in Colorado, Trustee Harris Singer said. the student health insurance has a very comStudentsshould consider that whomever is petitive rat€," Uszacki said. "For example, other selected to become president will exert a powerschools don't allow co-dependantsto join the ful influence on tuition costs, student fees, the plan. We do." college's quality of education and job oppornrThe Health Center at Auraria is a separate nities for graduates,he said. entity for the student health insuranceplan, but The financial implications of the decision both are designed to comply with each other. alone, he said, are considerablein light of the Michael Ludwig is a studentat Metro and visits fact that around $160 million will have to be the Health Center occasionally for Tuberculosis slashed from Colorado's state budget this next treatment. fiscal year.

"I had Kaiser before, but the Health Center Becauseof Metro's dependenceon the state is better than Kaiseq" Ludwig said."The sen'ice budget, the next president's abilities to obtain and the people are nice and they get vou in and funds through grants or other means will be in out quickly." sharp focus.

Kaiser Permanente is one of the largest "The money has to come from somewhere," health insurancecompaniesin Colorado and has Singersaid.

16 medical offices and 300 doctors. A premium Finances were also a theme in last ranges from $99 to $200 per month. Doctor November's hiring of former University of visirs cost S20-30 and generic prescriptions Colorado President Joe Buechner, whose purare S15. pose is to guide the searchand coordinate work The Heath Centcr at Auraria averagesabout between the board of trusteesand the advisory 20,000 patient visits per year. According to committee.

Uszacki, the majority ofvisits are sick and wellBuechnerwas offered $15.000 to see the nesscare, lab orders, and medication refills. effort through to its completion after the board Serrv'ices at the Heath Centcr are covered at consideredhis sen'icesto be better than thoseof 100percentby the studenthealth insurance.with several professionalsearchcompantes. no deductibleand no pre-existingmedicalconAccording to Singer,any one ofthcise comdition exclusions. A student can receive annual panieswould ha"e cost the collegea minimum exams, contraception(up to 3240 per year) and of $50,000. prescription co-pay is only Sl5 if a student gets Buechner served as president of CU from a prescription ffom the Health Center Pharmacy.

1995-2000and as chancellor ofthe CU-Denver Without the studenthealth camousfiom 1989-1995.

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Ilealth Centerat Auraria medicalassistrntStrcy Johnson,lefl administersa test on Metro studentDeborahReik Feb. 3. insurance,doctor appointmentsstart at $20 with various lab-work fees.

"I don't think it should be required, for what I pay and I don't use it," Metro student Desiree Richards said. "Location is important.

I don't want to drive down here all the time for a visit."

Servicesoutside the Health Center are covered through the Mountail Medical Affiliates Networks. The Network carries a $300 deductible and $200 deductible for prescriptions.

Once the deductible is paid, the student pays 20 percent.

JeanetteFranco is a junior at Metro. This year was the first time she didn't q,aive the school's health insurance. She was previously covered by her employer's insurance. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, which she found to be cheaper.

"The student insurance is high," Franco said. "lt's hard to justify the amount when I hardly ever go in there (to the health center)."

Franco said she only paid $30 a month for her previous insurancc through her employer.

Employers usually cover a portion of the cmployee's prcmiums. The student health insuranceplan is cntirely supportedby student premiums:no tuition or statcappropriationsare used to pay for the services.

Students can enroll in other health insurances. Fortis Health Insurance has a student

health coverage plan with premiums at $224 per month. A student can see any doctor they want. but there is a $2.500 deductible attached.

Once the deductible is paid, the student pays 20 percent of the medical bill.

The Health Center at Auraria has a full- time clinical staff which consists of two primarycare physicians, two psychiatrists, two nurse practitioners,four physician's assistantsand five medical assistants. Specialty care in OB/GYN, orthopedic medicine and dermatology are provided weekly. Also, laboratory x-ray and pharmacy facilities are available on-site.

Uszacki said many studentsvolunlarily sign up for the school's health insurance. Part{ime sudents urith 6-9 credits may pay the 5534 premiums.

BecauseMetro is the only school at Auraria with a mandatory health insurance policy, students are finding they need to weigh their options. Metro student Ludwig had a choice to enroll in his employer's health insurancethis year or keep the school's health lnsurance. "l decided to keep it, becauseit was already in the tuition, and the school said it was better coverage,"Ludwig said."but I didn't look into it (myself)."

Metro student Franco also believes in the importance of bomparing health rnsurances. l'l need to do mv research."Franco said.

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A FICO scoreis brokenup into five groups, basedon the importancefor the generalpopulation. Paymenthistory accountsfor 35 percent, ' amountowed is 30 percent,lengthofcredit history is 15 percent,and types of credit and new credit accountfor l0 percenL A low credit scoremakesit diffrcult to get a loanfor a house,caror evento getapprovedfor a credit_card,statesmyfieo's website.

Studeats who have bad credit have had ''-' trouble erasingit from their credit history.

Kimberly Bellanti was a freshman at Front Range Community College and living on her own. She charged$6,000 in living expensesthen beganhaving problems making the minimum paym.ent.That's when shecalled ConsumerCreditCounseling.

ConsumerCredit Counseling,amongother bill consolidationlirms, are non-pmfit organizations that work with clients to consolidate ' and lower payments on unsecureddebt such as sredit cards, mbdical bills, student loans, gas cards,and personalloans. Any unsecured account consideredfor consolidation must b€ closedand the line of credit cannotbe used.

Consumel Credit Cormselingwas able to . lower Bellanti's monthly paymentto $300 and reducethe interestrates. , Sh6"pbid of the debit in less than three yegs, Bellanti said. ' '*I am looking for a house,and the creditors aretelling me that I had credit problernsin the past and it will be hard to loan me money," Bellanti said.

A superb credit score is from 720-850, which could increasetle chancesof getting a

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AcademicFreedon proposedto statesenate A new bill was proposedto the state legislatureJan. 30. It proposesthat studentshavea "Know Your Rights" policy at institutionsof higher education.See next week's isst'teof TheMetrowlitan for full details.

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hom€loan interestaround5.6 percent. A credit scoreof 500-599will possiblyqualif for a 9.3 perc€ntinterestrate on a home.

'Credit Cardsarethe numberone sourceof rmsecureddebt, and peoplewith a lot (of unsecured debt) will be harder to lend money to," said JasonTaylor, a loan officer at Equity One .

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The more rmsecureddebr a personhas, the more likely it will be for them to file bankruptcy, in which casethe creditorswill not get their money. l,enders look very closely at a p€rson's unsecureddebt history before loaningmoney, Taylorsaid.

The temptation is to 'buy now and pay latet'' and instant $atification may be quite compelling accordingto econedlink.org.

"I leamedfrom my parent'smistakes,"said Jennifer Grosshans,an art educationmajor at Metro. Her parentshad creditcardproblemsand shedoesnot wantto repeatherparents's

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mistakes:Shehas one Visa card with a limit of $10,000,anda balanceof aroud $135.

At freecreditreport.com,anyone can obtain a free credit report. For a more detailed credit report, which cost around $13, visit myfico.com.

"I wastaughtthereis no free moneyandto useit sparingln" said Kyle McAdams,.asophomore at Metro. He useshis Visa card to buv things that he cannotafford.

No m4tter what the monthly paymentis he alwayspays$100to $150a month,in orderto pay it off early and reduceinterestcharges.

Lendine establishmentsrecommend that peopletrying to establllt .qgt lot ofnew accountsat once.andalwaysuse creditcardsresponsibly. - - .-r..r-..-;.rjf Rapid account build-up can be risky for new credit users,accordingto myfico.com.

If one has never establishedcredit, banks recomendthey opena free or low cost checking accountand,ifpossible,a savingsaccount.

Metro State's Tutoring Center has moved to Tivoli Room 219. To schedulean appointment for tutoring services,call (303) 556-6439.

Learn to be a leader Student Activities will be holding a citizen leadershipprogram from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 3 in Tivoli Room 54, which will help students get involved and meet new people while improving leadershipskills.

The etiquette . luncheon will be held from ll. a.m. to I p.m. on Feb. 4 in Tivoli Room 640. A $5 RSVP is due to Student Activities (Tivoli 305) by Jan. 30. Go to studentsactiviti6s.mscd.eduto learn more.

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Mary LoVerdewill be presentingways peoplecan keep their lives in balance.The pres€ntation will takeplacefrom I l:30 a.m.to I o.m.on Feb.l0 in St. FrancisAtrium.

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Student Activities Associate Director Brooke Dilling said while she is excited about the events, she is concerned that in the pasl there have been many more evenis held for Black History Month.

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and nation-uide. chicano studies chair Luis Tones said one rssuethar should be addressedis the fact that sincethe 1995-1996academic'ear. the number or Alrican-Ameri.un t"nur.-truJ i;;i;; ;;; droppedfrom 20 to r0.

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with this rery difficult situation for AfricanAmericans,"Torres sald. "I think the situation ot A frican-Americantenure-trackfacultvshould be one of the major issues at Metro. Tiris situation heightensthe importance of black history

shouldtake on the goal of encouragingcollege studentsto tackle some of the unfinishedbusinessof lace."

Metro Black Student Alliance President Nekelia Taylor said Black History Month isn't nearly long enough, especially being that Felrruary is the shonest month of the year.

"There have been so many contributions b) African-Americans over lhe past 400 yerLrsthat it can't be jam-packed into one month." Taylor said.

Taylor said she sees the low amount of Afiican-Americal studgnts. who graduate from Metro as the grcatestproblem facing the college today. "ltfore student support for, AfricanAmericans on,campus is needed," 3he seid.

"What would be helpful is a black studenl union for resources and people lo influence AfricanAmericans' successat Melro."

African-American Sludies Dmfessor Omar

Februarv.2004 Black History Month a1

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UampusEvents* Friday,6 21stAnnualBlack World Conference 9 a.m.- 3:30p.m.Tivoli320

Tuesday,l0 "Memoirs of the Little Rock Nine" - CarlottaWalls LaNier 1l:30 a.m - Tivoli 320

Montgomerysaid he seesthe greatestissue facingblacksin Americatodayis how they are educatedand the deteriorationof the traditional family.

He sardthat.accordingto censusnumbers,

Thursdap 12 "The OngoingLegacyof Malcom X" - IlyasahShabazz, the civil rights activistdaughter I p.m. - Tivoli 320

1T":: :tj":i" ^tt',.tj1 ^llt*lt, single females head approximately 43 percent v /b ., lt wasn t untll I ^-, tnal. lne newly-ouDDeo of African-Americanhoaseholds'with nine

percentheadedby singlemales.

"If these*umbersare accurate,then you havea large numberof kids being raisedin this they arenot receivingthe enyir,onment...qhere benefir of two parents,"Montgomery said. "ln many cases.yor hear about the successstories,..but therâ&#x201A;Źare also casesin which kids fall intq-thejuvendi lystem.prscy early {and into) garigsanddru$sr.;-and if ioilrdor't havethe support network tlrae , then it caa be a problem."

Monday,16 FourthAnnual Urban PedagogyConference: 50 YearsAfter Brown AII day - Tivoli Turnhalle

work towards less empha-

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BrookeDilling

:n ypu-,!qo!.at eountriesthat have ive cuIfire, you don't have the race (werhavein the U.S.)," Montgomery nericahas to besin to identifv oeoole Montgomery also commented about slave repa[ations,a controversial topic, but something he does not seeas taboo. but as common sense. ''Everybody in America is paid for labor

Thursdav.19 -

"Nigger: The StrangeCareerof a TroublesoffieWord" - Ran-ddll Kennedy,Harvard Law School I p.m. - Tivoli Turnhalle

Sundays,22 & 29 (Pan-African P.A.N.D.A. NurturingandDevelopment Association) Games,African historyknowledgecompetition - Preliminary,Final Rounds 12p.m.- Tivoli 640;2p.m.Blair CaldwellLibrary,2401 t1( a, tl-

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Tones also Month not only African-

to personsof cially considering Rights Project at shows segregation is increasing. ' "I believe in the the foundation of Education, but it is Torres said. "One of the Ddints almost back to the point tit was) when

LutherKine Jr.waskilled."

This year marks the 50'h anniversary Brown vs. theBoardof Education.in whichthe SupremeCourtfound that racial segregation in educationwasunconstitutional.

Thecaseandits currentsignificancewill be the primarytopicof discussion at theBlackWorldConference sponsored by Metro's African-AmericanStudies department, which will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m tomorrowin Tivoli room320.

The Black World Conferenceis the first

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, "DiffdrenceMatters"- UCD Cornmunications Chair - Tivoli Multicultural Lounge

Thursdav.26 "Black Indians:A Hidden Heritage" - William Katz I p.m. - Tivoli Turnhalle Ladner, who sor at Howard, said look at Black H because we as a time to reflect back majoriry in America often overlook the collecprominent African-American figures.

"There should be discussionsand projects tive accomplishments of African-Americans," to tackle the lingering problems of racq:::in Bailey said."The month can highlight the total America," she said. "Black History Month contibutions and not iust the individual."

*Not all Black History Month events listed. For more information on Black History Month et,entsand tctiyities on campus,contact Student Activities at 303-556-2595or visit the office in Tivoli room 305.

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Tuesd^y, Febru llarn - lp* Tivoli Turnhalle This event is designedto encouragerespectfuland informative dialoguesabout the cultures of others.

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lecturecircuits and agents.

Tbey will review biographiesand get an overviewof what the prospectivespeakerwill be talking about. When choosinga speaker,the JessicaOlguin, an eventsprogrammerfor programmerstry to go with a theme.

StudentActivities, saysalthoughbigger schools 'We try to stick to the month, like Black bylim Steet may get "bigger people," thereare not as many TheDailyhqmA.Hannn) History Month," said Olguin. eventsat otherschoolsas thereare at Metro.

They look for speakerswho will bring cul'?s a whole, we havea lot going on," said (U-WIRE) HOUSTON - College textbook n-re and leadershipskills studentscan relate to publishersare inflating the pnce of textbooks Olguin. and becomeinspiredby.

StudentActMties Râ&#x201A;Źpresentatives from the and selling bundled materials studentsrarely Many of the speakers, such as the University of Colorado in Colorado Sprhgs usein class,a new report claims.

Democratic and Republican Party candidates, "Ripotr 101," issued by the Texas Public carneto Meto earlier in the year b get ideas are there to show sMents both sides of an Interest ResearchGmup, found that students on how to improve their programand get new issue. arepaying an averageof$898 per year for text- ideasfor speakers.

Olguin also said they look for people who To get the kind of speakersthey do at the books.PIRG expectsthat amountto increaseas have "steppedinto a new spot in their life." publishersreleasenewer editions that spokes- school, programmershave to first go through .manLuke Metsger said have small changesin @ntent..

"Once a publisher stops p,roducinga texr book edition, all previouscopiesbecomeobsolete," Metzgersaid at a pressconferenceat the University Centeron Thurday. ' It's outrageors that studeotspsy $40 morefor a book (whenrts) changesaren't significantly different from the usededition."

Studentsagreed. '.llr'hen the new edition only has a few changes,you want to use the old edition," kinesiologrjunior Ni{u Tailor said. "I was lucky and got rny physicsbook from my friend. Some books corne in packagesof two, and that's whereit hits you hard."

Textbookselectionis doneby faculty members; oncethey maketheir decisions,the bookstorecarriesout the orders.

Textbookspackagedwith additional leaming components, like CD-ROMs,Web access passwordsand additional manuals are priced higherthan singlebooks.

Mathematics department Chairman Jetr Morgan said faculty membershavea greatdeal of control when it comesto textbook selection and shouldexercisethat control to bring down the pricesof textbooks.

"Prices arenegotiable,"Morgan said."Faculty membersneedto makeeducateddecisions, look at prices and think about the value to the student."

Studentssaidthey havetroublesellingpackagedbooksbackto the Unive$ity bookstore.

That's becauseprofessorsmay not select the samepackagefor their coursethe following semester,John Bolch, textbook managerat the University Bookstore,said - and the bookstore won't buy all the materialsback unlessit is sure theprofessorwill usethemin the future.

The bookstorebuysnew 4ndusedtextbooks back for 50 percentof their original saleprices ifthey canbe usedagain.

The used books are then re-soldat a 25 percentmarkup, a wider plofit marginthan the booksloregetsffom selling new books.

Bookstoresreceiye22.4 percentof new textbook costs, while 66 percent goes to the publisherand ll.6 percâ&#x201A;ŹntO tlie books',authors,accordingto the NationalAssociationof CollegeStores.

The bookstoreis nying to help, even if it receivesthe more expensivetextbook bundles when studentsonly need a single book, Bolch said.

The storehas adopteda'aalue option" in which the packagesare brokendown and componentssold individually.

But in the end,snrdentssaid they often find shortagesofused bookson the shelves.

"A lot of the time, there aren't any used booksin the store,so the only choiceis to buy a new one," mechanicalengineeringjunior Adriana Yacelga said- "Then the editions change everyyear- it's ridiculous."

With additional reporting by Statr Writer LindsevBowers.

byJessiClose Navstqorter

When consideringideas and subjects,prograrnmerclook for smaller programsto fill a short time period and inform studentsof everyday things they shouldknow.

These smaller programs are called 'Nooners" and fill about an hour around the time studentswill be going to lunch.

"There's a lot more plannedthan the calendar shows,"said Olguin, Student Activities have a few 'Nooners" planned for February that are not on the calendar. Nooners are usually on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Sorre of the plannedwents include representativeswho will speakabout eBay, as well as what studentsshould know before buying a compuler.

The political correctness trick I'm revoltingagainstpoliticalcorrectness.

Linguistic correctnessis the wave of the future, andrightly so.

Hearingtheleft call an apple an orange because they think oranges taste better - unless they're Floridaoranges- is silly, stupid,andone-sided.

Renamingsomething doesn't do anything exceptconirse people.

Nick Bahl Thafs right, the left Columnist enjoys confusingpeople.

Don't tell me you're surprised. How could that surpriseyou? Confusing people'sterminologyis the only way the left's - it's argumentis evenslightlycomprehensible called creating a straw man by creating new definitions. Oh, you think that "rationale"is synonymous with "feeling." I understand now!

I reservethe right to say,"Happy Festivus" andI will continueto dojust that.Cry me a river; I don't care.I don't celebrate the "Holidays." I celebrateone holiday and I will not call one

appletwo oranges- I'm entitled.

I will not assertthat life is fair - realitv is reality.

I will not assert that Anglos are white - white is white.

I will not call illegal immigrantsundocumentedworkers- simple.

I will not antiquatesocialistswith Marxism - they'reheretics.

I will not call leftists rational - blatantlv obvious.

I will not assertthatDemocraticpresidential frontrunnerJohn Kerry will standup to people of privilege- multi-million dollar condosand privateart collections,muchof whichhe didn't eamhimself.

I will not call retiredGeneralWesleyClark a Democrat - leveling their own party up to compete!

I will not acceptpolitical scienceor the practicetheriof as anlhing but an unethical necessary evil - tnal and errorwith humanlife is not ethical.

I will not protestandwreckhavocon campusabouthow importanta sportsprogramis and

then fail to attendany of the games- it seems ['m almostaloneon this one.

I will not assertthat someoneis racist or sexistbecauseI've lost an argument- this is irrational liberalism.

I will not usetermsof moral valuationif I were to go crazy and becomea liberal - consrstency.

I will not declarethat I'm open-minded if I reallyam- logical.

I will not assertthatutopiais possible- definition.

I will not usethe word "slain" whenspeaking ofsoldiersdyingin war- kiiled andslainare not synonlmous.

I will not assertthat equalityis realistic, probable,or natural- openyour eyes.

I will not say "l see" when I understand - I don't"see"it. something I will not standup for free speechand then tell someoneto shut up - I'm contentenough with pointingout thehlpocrisyofthe left that I don't needto getinvolved.

I will not describeequal-opportunity laws in any vl.ayotherthan as reversediscrimination,

separatist, andracist- description by essence.

Okay,you get the point. I could go on all daywith examplesof illogicalmanipulations of terminologyby the left in an attemptto makea straw-manargumentlook reasonable,but you get the point.

Replacingproperly used words with words that arenot synonlmousbut sound"good" is not acceptable.

By doingthis,the lefl is ableto build strawman argumentsout of rational argumentsthen tear them down becauseno one understands the terminology - your little trick has been exposed!

Why on earthis anyonelisteningandaccepting the left's shrpidity,you ask?

Simple.They screambloodymurderabout it overtheirlefty airwaves,andfeelingsresonate. well with peoplewho have been leveledand dumbed(seetheJan.25DenverPosl)downinto sheepthroughtheir leftisteducational establishments.

I'm revoltingbeforeit's too late and I lose myselfin theirdribble. Will you comelvith me, it's the only way to savehumanity!

Tumultuous times for higher ed Last Thursday,Rep. Shawn Mitchell nervously introducedhis "Student Bill of fughts" to a room full of skeptical pressand a few doubting students.

He had good reason to be nervous.By his admission,most of the measuresincludedin the bill were already included in schools' *ritten policies.

Joel Taqert And while hewaswasting tirne putting Crazy Glue Columnist on a hangnail,our schools continued to bleed to death from TABOR's knife-wound.

By the time he was done, even the bill's co-author,DemocratAngie Paccione,wasbackpedalingfuriously, sayingshewouldn't support passageof the bill becauseshe felt it would makeit moredifficult for Colorado'scollesesto recruitprofessors.

Paccioneshould be commendedfor her tumaround,evenif it camea little late.I wonder if it alsooccurredto herthatprohibitingteachers

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from introducing"controversialsubjectmatter" into their classesis maybenot sucha good idea.

The bill would also require schools to publicly post their grievanceproceduresand to "distribute student fee funds on a viewpointneutralbasis."

This last echoesthe wording of HouseJoint Resolution 1003. which seeks to ensue that schools can't deny funding to student groups who "speakdisapprovinglyofcedain sexualbehaviors"- or. in otherwords.who discriminate againstgays.

Republicanswant it both ways. Even as Mitchell speaksin favor of "ideologicaldiversity" and rails at imaginary discrimination againstconservativestudents,his colleaguesare introducingresolutionsopposingreal diversity andprotectingdiscriminationThere'll likely be a public hearingon the SnrdentBill of Wrongs sometimethis week (hopefully not before publicationof this column),soifyou're asdismayedby thiscampaign of intimidation and penonal attacks as I am, watchfor the time andplaceof thehearing.

There'sa hostofotherhishered.bills before

the legislaturenow as well, most seekingways to allow schoolsto cut comers, with a couple nudging schoolscloser to privatization. Why? Because the state's starving for funds, and higher ed. is first on the choppingblock.

Fortunately,while Mitchell and his fellows were tilting at windmills, the hard-workingfolk at the Bell Policy Center steppedup last week with five proposals to fix the state's budget crisis.

The first of the plans is the simplest:keep TABOR's requirementthat votersmust approve new taxes,andeliminateits other,hard-to-understandprovisionsthat arecrippling the budget.

The think tank is threatening- aswell they should - to gather signaturesand put one of theirproposalson the ballotif legislatorswon't act.

Somestudentshave also beenhard at work organizinga rally in supportof highered. to be held from l2-l p.m. on Friday,Feb. 6, at the Capitol.The rally is sponsored

by Supportfor HigherEducation(S.H.E.),a studentorganization from CU Boulder. The questionthey're askins:"Whereis S.H.E.?"

CosvIditors TiiriDunbar Sharon Alley

aomicArtistt AdamGoldstein, NoahAnderson

RenorterslColuronists NickBaht,ElenaBrown, CoryCasciato, JesseCtose, DaciaCox,Amanda Jo Frazie6 BryanGoodland, IitarkHetd, FhitliDKinc,Jonathan Kueene, Armando i{anzinares,Lindsay Sandham, DonatdSmith,Joe[Tagert,ErikWiesner, l arkWorthington Photoeraphers ScottBelle,carotDjekic,DannyHotland, MtliamMoore.KristiStarns GraDhic Artirts BryanDanknich, KacyHendrickon, StevynLtevrettyn

If you've been asking the same question, you just might find the answerthere. [,astly,I havea conectionandan announcement.

The correction:it may have beenconstrued from my column two weeksago that Nick Bahl was physically presentat a Senatehearing on Dec. 19,2003.

This was not the case,and I apologizeto Nick for my lack of clarity. His testimonyregardingpurportedbias on campuswas included in a report compiled by the IndependenceInstitute entitled "In Their Own Voices," which otherwiseappearsto consist of testimony submitted at that hearing. I remain unclear as to whether Nick did submit written testimony to the Senate.

The armouncement: last week, GeorgeCulpepper announcedhe was running unopposed for chairofthe stateCollegeRepublicans.

LestGeorgecontinueto go rmopposed,I am hereby amouncing my candidacyfor the position. Comeon, conservatives!Let's tum this Parryaxound!

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Nukes ensurestabiliW,peace With all the talk lately about Weapons of Mass Destruction, it seems that one small thing-actually, 50 years of history-has been forgotten. The doctrine known as Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD, not to be confused u'ith MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving; defended

this countryandtheworld

what about Israel? [n 1986, Mordechai Vanunu revealed to the rvorld his country's (lsrael's) massivenuclear arsenal.It has not been attacked by a foreign porver since-rvith the exception of lraq's minor SCUD missileattacksin 1991.

My point is that the above countries have not engagedin large-scalewar and that relative peacecould rvell be attributedto theirpossession of WMD-namely nukes. It is the same principle that preventedthe Warsaw Pact and NATO

a massive army, rvhich have prevented North Korea from being invaded.

Korea is a nerfect examole of MAD. Possessionof nukes saved the peninsula from r.var.

The lesson to be leamed here is hvofold. One: the Administration's representationof Foreign policy is rife with hypocrisy, but you knew that already.Two: Nuclear weaponsare notasbad as people think they are.

Would the world be better off without

from engagingin a third world war in Europe. nuclearweapons?

Somemay think so (l don't),

from nuclear annihilation They rvere forced to wage smaller-scale and but the fact is they are here and we rvon't ever be Erik WieSner @-duringtheColdWar.NowindirectwarSunderthepretenseofsupportingabletoridourselvesofthem.And,countriesthat it seems to go unmen- revolutions or establishedgovernments.And, as possessthem are safer for it. The world would tioned in the public and the media. costly as wars like Vietnam were, their attrition be better off and more peaceful if more counThe MAD principle is simple: the United would have paled in comparison to a European tries had them. In other words, if North Korea Stateshad the weaponryto destroy human tankwar betrveen the superpowers. keeos its nukes. a second Korean War rvill be civilizationmanv times over. So did the Soviet So why do we. as rwenty-firsl cenrurv lesslikely.

Union. If one ofthese countries used its weap- Americans. care about this? 't/ell. we've all There is, howevel a more pressing issue ons of massdestruction,the other would as well. heard about and been affected by the lraq War rvhenit comesto Bush and WMD, and it's called Thus, neither country would attack the other or a war supposedlywaged becauselraq possessed National Missile Defense. This is the latest itits proxy countries,nor would either country use WMD. According to the logic of Mutually Aseration of Reagan'so-called Star Wars program. such weapons in any other part of the world. sured Destruction, if lraq had w'eapons that The Bush Administration has pursuedthis costly Well, since human civilization -such as it poseda major threat to us. we never would have program despite the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile is-is still here. it would seem that MAD has attacked it. It was for this reason that I never Treaty. worked. believed Iraq to possesssuch weapons; if it did, Obviously, it's a treaty violation, so it alBut. you say,we live in a different rvorld to- the White House wouldn't have wanted to go to ready has a strike against it. Secondly, as any day; the world is no longer the bipolar landscape war with it. independentexpert can tell you, it doesn't exof the Cold War. W'ell.that is true. but it doesn't Now it rvould seem that ['ve been vindiactly work yet despite its huge budget. Third, mean that MAD is no longer relevant.Actually, cated. W'e did attack Laq and no WMD have we don't exaclly have a flourishing economy rvith more countries than ever in possessionof been found. North Korea. on the other hand, or a budget surplus in this country; the money nuclear rveapons today', MAD is all the more has been just about inefutably proven to have could be used for something proven to work, rmportant. n u c l e a ru e a p o n s .D e m o c r a t sh a Y ep o i n t e do u t l j k e e d u c a t i o n .

What do 1'ou think has preventedthe Kash- the hypocrisy in the Administration's policies.

But the entire principle of the program is mirconfictbetweenIndiaandPakistanfromwewenttowarwithIraqbecauseit..possessedalsou,rong.Iftheprogram exploding into a huge, neither dares to launch other. Instead.they are forced to talk peace.And ,UUOnnS

sagehere. It is in fact those rveapons.along with

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good, doesn't it? But think for a moment. We're already safe from WMD attacks; the threat of retaliation by our thousandsofnuclear warheads has seento that.

Bush tries to justiry the program by saying it would be there in caseofterrorist attacks.But let's face it, George,terrorists don't use ballistic missiles:they're a bit too big to smuggleacross bordersand they require sophisticatedlaunching equipment.

What would this missile defense program offer the U.S.? If it works, it would offer nearinvincibility. Why do you think that the U.S. and USSR signed the ABM treaty to bâ&#x201A;Źgin with?

Becausethe development of missile shields $'ould negatethe MAD statusquo. We wouldn't have to u'orry about retaliation from the Soviets and they wouldn't have to rvorry about retaliation from us. In other words. missile shields would make war more likelv and more appealing. if the U.S. gets its missile shield,rve won't have to worry about other countries retaliating against us. We could attack any country with whatever weapons we wanted and not have to worrlr about it retaliating with its own nucleartippedballisticmissiles.

Some people, Iike those in the Administration, may like this prospect.We would be able to fight anyonewithout having to worry about what sort of rveapo :y they have. MAD rvould be irrelevant for this country and rvar would become much more likely.

Do you really want an invincible country?

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T-Mobile has poor customerservice byAmbrey Nichols Guest Coh@l/?bt

T-Mobil has no idea rvhat customer service is. They do, however, know how to argue for three hours ,,vitha customeron the phone.

I found that T-Mobil will not give the customer an).thing in return if there is a problem with their bill. My friend was charged for about 400 more text messageson her bill than she actually received or sent.When she called on Saturday to get some things straightenedout with her overchargedbill, they would not budge to reimburse her. She was only asking for $5.00.

She was being charged for duplicates of the same messagethee to four times in a minute.

She '*as transferred four different times to four different people-rwo were customer sen ice reps, one a supervisor and another one a technical rep. All ofthem could not do anything to help her.

The T-Mobil customer service reps said if she could prove it, they,,r'ould refund her five dollars. But how could she prove it? There are no recordingsof ,l'hat is texted between phones.

They also told her it was possible for her to send four text messagesof the same thing in a minute.

But logically, who would do that, really? Of course, we are talking about T-Mobil, who only wants people's money and is unwilling to help their customers.How is that customer service?

If businessesdid that kind of customer service regularly, most of them ra'ouldn't have any businessat all. But, it seemssinceT-Mobil is a huge greedy money eating company, they can do whatever they please. Screw the customer, even though their businessis booming because people are buying their product.

Whatever happenedto compromise? [t's only five dollarslhey can't seemto give up. even though they make millions of dollars every day.

I am surprisedshe kept her sen'ice with them. I think she is actually going to go to another service after her contract is up with T-Mobil. I think she should. sinceT-Mobil is so unwilling to help customerswith their problems.

Who would want to do business with an uncompromising. money-grabbing company. who won't supply customer service, anyvay?

Certainly not me. or my friend.

I believe T-Mobil is only out for money, like every other company out there; but the leastthey could do is treat their customerswith respect.

They should have a better way to help their customersinstead of arguing with them.

They could actually leam some people skills and help people and probably get more people to buy their product in the process.But that would be too easy. So we have to live with T-Mobil's abuse, which they call customer service. Or do we?

by Wifliam Moore - I'he Menopolittnt

byAdamGoldstsin Feanna Rercfter There's an answerat Auraria for those who have always had the urge to perform for a crowd but who don't have the band, the expgrience,or the necessary resourcesto play in a large venue.

There's an oncampusforum for those who have always wanted to get up in front of a large group of strangers,strap on a guitar, and sing and strum to their heart's content.

Yes, the open mic has arrived.

No longermustthe aspiring

Auraria performer make the long voyage to an off-campus coffeehouseto play, but instead can drop into the Tivoli building betweenclassesto explore their potential as entertainers.

Last Wednesday,the Daily Grind coffeehousein the Tivoli hostedtheir first open mic event, which featuredperformancesby both studentsand faculty, and drew an enthusiasticaudienceeagerto supportlocal talent. The event was sponsoredby UCD StudentLife and organizedby Mailyn Faulkner, a professionalsingerand voice coach currently seekinga degreein commercial vocal performance.

Faulkner, who had organized an open stagein Boulder, found it difficult to get her fellow students to make the long commute in order to perform, so shedecidedto bring the forum here. An experienced

musician and performer,Faulkner has learnedthe valueofsuch an event for performersat all levels.

"These open mics (provide) a forum for music majors, staff, and faculty to expressand sharetheir talents with others on campus," she said. "From the casualperformer to the more serious,it gives an outlet for our creativity."

What's more,Faulknerseesa unique elementto this on-campus meetingof musicalminds.

"This (openmic) is a bit different from other ones I've had at other locations, mainly because of the studentbase," she said. "We have a great deal of talent on this campus,from all three schools.

Here's an outlet for that talent."

Faulkner favored the Daily Grind as a location for the event, an independentlyowned coffeehouse that has hostedopen poetry events

in the past. The owners felt that the open mic fit in perfectly with their efforts to createa more familiar coffeehouseatmosphereoncampus.

"What we're trying to do is to go back to the traditional coffeehouse,"Daily Grind owner Mark Arseneausaid. "(This includes)poetry readings,open mics, live bands and DJs, and studentparties."

Arseneaualso saw a special appealto hosting such an open musical event in a comfortable atmosphere.

"Not everyoneperformingis going to be the best,but I think it gives the people the opportunity to try," he said. "This isn't Star Search;it gives someonethe chanceto seeif they really like performing."

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The jazz music pie has also experienced Jamal-Wamer'sfinger in it. With his latest release,"Miles Long," Wamer provides a

backdrop to his poetry, with him playing the uprightbass.

Dividing his spoken-word material into two distinct categories,Wamer oscillated his performancebetweenlove proseand passionate social commentary,touching on issuessuch as a long distanceromanceand the longingsand temptationsit can bring; the collective low self-esteemof black communities,which is only furthered by some of hip hop and rap's glorificationof the "thug life;" and his own personalstruggleto be and becomea positive influencein a world of sometimesoverwhelmins negativity.

Even though the spoken-word portion ofthe performance ended affer a little more than an hour, Wamer lingered in the venue for a question and answer segrnent and an autograph signing session with the audience for over an hourDescribing his art as a work in progress, Wamer has overcome the all-too-common child star tragedy to become a positive and productive figure in the world of music, television, and poetry, as well being forhmate enough to use the platform of "The Cosby Show" as a catalyst for gm*th both as an artist and a human being.

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byWilliam Moore- T'heMetu4nlitan Le€ Lrncrster posesFeb. 3 in "Lrncaster Westernwetr,' an Aurora store he owns and operates. Lancaster is the second generrtion in his family to run the store, which his par€nts, Srndy and Darlene Lancaster, founded in 1971. Lancaster's and other aspects ofwestern fashion and lifestyles will be covered ln future editlons of Meftopolilan,

The meatand potatoesof fad diets

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switch to half diet, half regular. The next week, decreasethe amount. Realistically, Rubio says, you may be able to decreasea little each time.

'Anything helps, I can is better than 32 oz," Metro student Emily Beck, Rubio, and student Melissa Walter seem to agree that most she said.

Add whole fresh or frozen fruits and fad diets aren't the best. vegetables to your diet.

"In addition to Metro nutrition professor Christina Reiter says that fad diets are simply that. "They are decreasingyour risk of many common diseases, generally fads - relatively short lived - as are adding fruits and vegetables can also help you lose weight," Rubio tells us. their results.

Finally, Rubio says programs like Weight "Any diet that excludes a food group or an essential nutrient can be dangerous. Some Watchers help people become self-sufficient. of these diets can be used short term (l-2 days "I consider these programs effective methods or weeks) for a jump start, if one is severely of teaching people healthy eating and overweight and the benefits outweigh the risks. exercise habits while providing support and But, one should always have a thorough medical encouragementbecause they address healthy, evaluation and should be supervisedby a doctor balancednutrition and lifestyle change. I do not who understandsthe risks of the diet," Rubio consider them diets," she said.

Rubio says that there is no single program strongly advised.

Beck agrees. "lt seemsthat the healthy diets that is right for everyone. She suggestslooking for anything which is realistic and reflects a take longer, but still help you lose weight."

Rubio, a registered dietician, doesn't healthy diet.

"Make small lifestyle changes over time. recommend any fad diet. She does, however, recommend determinurg the reason for weight Losing one pound a week and keeping it off is gain, being realistic about your goals, and better than losing 40 poundsand putting 60 back 'go ofF the diet. I lost almost 40 adding whole or fresh-frozenfruits or vegetables on when you pounds over a two year period by making small to your diet. lifestyle changes. I have kept it off for eight Find the root of your weight gain. "Do you eat for emotional reasons? Is it loneliness, years now," she said.

"What distinguishesthe healthiest from the boredom or stress?" Rubio asks."This requires dealing with the reason for the eating first. not, isn't our appearance or what we weigh, but Psychological therapy is common these days. rather our attitude and lifestyle," Reiter said.

Professor Reiter suggests "Intuitive Eating," Don't discount it for help with emotional eating. Once the.reason is being addressed, a book by Evelyn Tribole - a guide to achieving counseling with a registered dietitian can be healthy weight.

As for Metro student Melissa Walter's very beneficial."

Rubio advice; "Use corlmon sens€;if you eat candy Be realistic about your goals. suggests setting goals for yourself that are for breakfast, don't expect to not be skinny." attainable. "For example: if you are used to consuming 32 oz of soda a day. The first week

balancedweight loss diet. Balance,variety, are fat, carbohydrates, protein, water, vitamins moderation,caloriecontrol and adequacyareall and minerals. Any diet that attempts to avoid any of these nutrients is unhealthy." important,Rubio says.

"This (balance)tendsto be the most common Choosing a diet thesedays can be confusing, missing from 'fad'diets." characteristic exhaustingand downright irritating.

Rubio explained that balance means a diet Experts agreethat a healthy co'ilegelifestyle should include all the food groups. "Each food will contribute to a healthy life ylars do*n the road. The things we put into our bodies group has unique nutritive value. Ifa food group will undoubtedly aflect our health in some is missing, there is a dangerofmissing particular nutrients," she said' way. Nutrition, supplements and diets are all The food groups are: grains, fruits, important concernswhen it comesto our college vegetables, meat or meat altematives, dairy (or yeitrs.

Your diet, however, may be the most dairy altematives for the lactose intolerant or vegan)' confusing element and can b€ critical.

In addition to balance, Rubio says vanety Metro student Emily Beck says she doesn't .,I moderation are equally important. "Variety and what I diet. don,t know. What I consider and meanswe should eat different foods within each do are rotally different," she saidjokingly .,lt seems like most fad dieis- aren't food group irorn day to day. This is important not only becausethere are different nutrients m healthy." different foods, but also becauseboredom plays criminal justice major Melissa walter agrees. ,.Atkins and alt that (expletive deleted) a.parl.in our ability to stick with a food plan," is stupid. My friend is on the Sugarbusterdiet sne salc' "We must be realistic. The presenceofhigh and she can,t eat canots," she saidl Walter also says that Weight Watchers calorie foods and beveragesare too prevalent for tells you to eat small portions,;d exercise us to be idealistic and assumethat we can go the rest of our lives not consuming these foods," - somethingshe thintcsis probably the best thing Rubio added. "Allow yourselfa few cookies or to do. a small bowl of ice cream once in a while."

But, what then is a good diet?

If everything else in your diet remains Christina Reiter. Metro nutrition orofesso. says that rather than give control, diets usually healthy, Rubio says, then these foods can be included in moderation. "Don't bother with the take control. ..The dieter's belief and fear that they are not good judges of what to eat is low fat variety; you'll end up eatingjust as many reinforced. When the diiter gets bored with the calories," Rubio added' Funhermore, our exped says calorie control diet, they generally regain the weight lost, and is the bottom line. "Ifyou consume a diet that more. Diets that are efrective in-maintainine contains more calories than you bum, you will long term weight loss incorporate changes ii gain weight. Ifyour calorie intake is lower than in Uottr aiet and exercise habits - and changes what you bum; you will lose weight " she said. the way we think!" Reiter said.

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by CoryCasciato MusicReporEr There's never been a better lime to be broke.

As any music fan in college can tell you, it can be disheartening to try to keep up with new releaseson a limited budget. Every time we sell back a bad CD for a fraction ofwhat we paid for it we have to ask ourselves,"Isn't there a better way?"

There is.

When MP3.com was taken over and shut down last December, the best source for free music on the Intemet disappeared.Despite this, tlere are still plenty of sources for free, legal music available on the Intemet. These sources allow the adventurousmusic fan to keep up on what's new without shelling out cashon another over-hypedone-hit wonder.

Filling the void left by MP3.com are a number of sites that cater to the same audience of unsigned bands and people looking for truly cutting edge, independcnt music. None of the newer sites offer anything matching the variet_v.' of MP3.com. but Dmusic.comand Garageband.com comeclose.For fans ofspecific genresof music,thereare sites likc Purcvolume .com. calgr--' .' ing primarily to the punk, emo ind hardcore crowd and Intemetdj.com, a dancc and clcctronic music site.

If sifting through hundrcds of tracks from unsignedbands isn't your thing, Epitonic.com might be. This site covers nearly every popular genre of music and is particularlygood for fans of indie-rockand electronicnrusic. lts focusis primarily smallerlabcls and nerver bands. With recommendationsand guidcsfor everygenrcit covers,Epitonicis an excellentresourcefor people*ho arc lookingto broadentheir horizons. but are not sure wherc to start.

Its archivesare huge. and even though thcr- don't update very otien. it will take you weeks to even pu1a dent in what is alrcadv tlrere.. . r t't)| I Anothei' gb'dd resource for funs of smaller record labels are the rccord label's orvn sites.More and more, labels are catching on to the idea that offering a tastefor frec l'ill often resultin a sale.

Take a minute to look at the CDs you own and you'll find web addressesplasteredall over them. Many of thesesites offer multiple tracks for do*nload. If you're looking for additional tracks from an artist you already know. it is worthwhile to check out the official band site and any fan sites you can find. These frequently offer teasersfrom upcoming albums, singles, and rare or live tracks.

Besides the wealth of sites oflering free downloads, fi le-sharing programs can glve you access to a world of new music. DespiteRIAA

propaganda,there are plenty ofbands that allow you to legally trade some or all of their music over the Internet. There is a large and vibrant community of musicianswho use file sharing as their Drimarv means of distribution.

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plenty of bands that allow

you to trade their music Although many altematives exist, Soulseek is probably the best. It offers the standardsearch featuresyou'd expect.plus excellentcommunity features like a chat function rvith genre specific "rooms" and a different featured anist every month. Soulseek (and other file sharing programs) are a great tool for fans of bands that allow taping and trading of concerts.Hundreds of shorvsfrom bands like Phish, the Crateful Dead and Mike Doushtv are available in MP3

and higher quality SHN formats. There are also plenty of "illegal" track available too, so make sure you know what you are downloading ifyou want to avoid a nasty RIAA subpoena.

Besides the sites and toois specifically tailored for downloading, there are a near infinite number of ways to find music online. Online retailâ&#x201A;Źrs Amazon.com and Insound both offer free downloads of select tracks. Intemet forums that cater to specific types of music can help you discover hundreds of resourcesthat are difiicult to find any other way. Finally, let us not forget the God of all things Intemet: Google. It is amazing what you can find with nothing more than a little patience and a few key words. Tlpe in a band name, a style description, or a genre label along with the word MP3 and hit search. You may have to dig through a lot ofgarbage, but there'll probably be a few gems to be found as well.

One last thing to remember is these bands aren't magically supportedby your downloads.

They still have to eat,just like everyone else. If your free downloads tum you on to a band you like, spendsome money on them when you can.

Buy the CD, go seetheir show,orjust sendthem a check and a nice card. It'll help ensurethat the] keep making music and sharing it with the world.

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An altercationherg,a lost contactthereand the next thing I realizeis that I'm out in the cold, forking over $25 for a show I never wantedto attend in the first place. Yet, in the spirit of rhings,I kept an op€nmind. At the very least,I could claim cynicism throughexperiencerather lhanjust beingjudpental by naore.

Arriving late, I hadn't missed much but an hour of Perry Fanell playing his favorite records. As it turns out, Farrell's appearance at this show was more of a cameothan a lead role. Under the moniker of DJ PereE. he spun typical housemusic with just a touch of ambient noise. Occasionallyhe would moan into the microphone;his signaturevoice like a beachedwhale that had just inhaled a balloon firll of helium.

There was something strangely fitting aboutFanell's new position asa DJ. Not having to squint in the glare ofthe spotlight, he wore a brown cotton shirt and blue jeans. He lightly noddedhis head to the beat and drank bottled water. This laid-back vesion'of hirn as the backgroundmusic insteadofthe eccentricfront manfelt comfortable.It w.as.g$rubleFansition for hirn, to let other ftople-be th! center of attention. Gracio4sly,$g.e.vgrjsH@jd,'ihe first band Ozomatli with, "Are you ready for a revolution?"

Then Ozomatli explodedonto the stage with their l2-member entouage.

Jumping around excitedly, they started off with a hiphop beat reminiscentof groups like Jurassic 5 and the Beastie Boys.

When they began layering their urban beats with jazz homs and a world infusion, it somded like what Ou&asth Andre .3000 would produce if he sp€nt a year in [.atin America.

As energeticastheir . music was, it was only fudhered by their enthusiasrnon stage. They Fillmore, dreadlockedpatronsstood in silence by a future world of free love and psychedelic, playfully teasedthe crowd and openly invited . like statues. The music jolted back and wrifiing bodies. SoundTribejammed awayon dreir Apple laptopsas the crowd swayedback participation; the lively banter impressed a everyonewasdancingagain. andforth. Heavybasslinesanda repetitivebeat Ozomatli closedtheir set with a long bufet of soundthat includeda strangehybrid of circus drurnmedinto my head.

I looked around and realized I had been music and a short rendition of Twisted Sister's Sansportedto the ravescenefrom "The Matrix: "We're Not GonnaTakeIt." probably At this point, I shouldhave made Reloaded."

A panib seepedinto my skin and I ran. my exit, so as to leave on a positive note.

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Men's basketballtriumphs

'Runnersoutrun Eagles, Rangers

C.J.Massingale droveto .thebasket,slipped andfell to the floor on his left shoulder.

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It was anotherweek of triumphsfor Meho men'sbasketballasthe teambroughtits record to l7-2 overall, ll-0 RMAC after wins over chadronState(Neb.)andRegis.

In the Jan. 27 garneagainstthe Chadron StateEagles(7-12,3-S),the Eaglesflew out to an 1l-0 leadwith 16:00remainingin the first jolted back by half. The No. 5 Roadrunners going on a 264 run 1orakea 26-15leadwith 4:58 remainingin the first hall Chadroncut the l€adto 26-21with 4:12 remainidgin the half, but the 'Rumers went on an 8-0 run and led at halftime 34-21.The Roadrunnenwere able to hold the Eaglesto 26 percentshooting in the first half while alsocreatine18 first haf .

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Despiteshooting57 percentfrom thefield in the secondhalf, the Eaglescouldnot get closer thannine pointsfrom Metro'slead.In addition to out-rebounding Chadron19-9 in the seconil half the 'Runnersled by as many as 33 points and went on to win 77-50.Me;'s 27 ooints wasits lowestseasonoutputsinceits 74-63loss at Minnesota-Duluth on Nov. 29, 2003,Senior centerLesterStronghad a double/double with 1goointsand 11rebounds.. ..Wedidn't ptaywett iniiie'ttra'Orongirhd,..' saidheadcoachMike Dunlap."We hadtrouble movingtheball well."

Followingthe gameagainstChadroncame thecontestagainsttheRegisUniversityRangers (11-S,5-6 RMAC). The gamestartedout with both teamstradingscoresas the scorewastied at 16with ll:31 remainingin the fint half.The Roadrunners thenwenton runsof 16-2and l4-3 to take^ 47-25leadat halftime.Metro shot56 percentinthe first halfwhileholdingRegisto 36 percentfrom the freld.

stayeddown for three to four minutesbefore the training staff helped him off the floor.

Preliminaryreportsindicatedhe hada partially separated left shoulder.

"That's the game," Dunlap said of Massingale'sinjury. "We have to roll on as a team" The 'Runnersopenedthe secondhalf with a 13-6 run to expandtheir lead to 62-31.A combinalionofeventsled to theimpression that Regishad given up. First, the Rangerspulled their playersto the back-dourtwhen another Regisplayerattemptedfreethrows,thusgiving them no chancefor an offensivereboundin caseof a missedfree throw. Then, with 6:50 remainingin the game,Regis decidedto put in four playersinsteadoffive, despitehaving a full bench.Dunlapsaidthis might havebeen a "disciplinarymeasure."Metro won 104-49, gamethis seasonin which makingit the seventh the Roadrunnershave scored 100 points or more.The win also markedthe fifth time this seasonin which Metro'smarginof victory was 50 pointsor more' "Tonight,we got back to playing 'Runner basketball,"Dunlapsaid."Our benchdepthand rebounding werekeysto our win " AssistantcoachBradyBergesonadded,the "effort level hasbeenvery high throughoutthe team."

"The players are holding each other accountable with e{fort," Bergesonsaid. "I'm alsoVery phasedwith the way everybodyhas beensharingtheball'" Metro's next two games are 7 p.m' Thursday,Feb.5 againstthe ColoradoChristian Cougars(19-3,9-2RMAC and7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 againstthe ColoradoSchoolof Mines (5-14,2-9RMAC).

Orediggers After being rankedNo. 19 and undefeated play,ColofadoChristianlost two in conference consecutivegamesagainstNebraska-Keamey and Fort Hays State and droppedfrom the nationalrankings,but the Cougarsremaintwo

The most eventful moment in the first half came with 6:26 remaining, when senior guard

games behind frrst place Metro and tied with Keamey for secondplace in the RMAC East.

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Center. Mrsslngale left the gimc ln th€ flrst half wlth rn lnlured l€ft shoulder, but b elpected to return for

theFeb.5 gameagrlnsttheColorodo ChrlstianCougers,

Satisfactionnot yet reached Teamlooksto ; presentchallenles With only eight gamesrernainingin the regularseasonand a recordof l7-2 and ll-0 in the RMAC, most teamswould be satisfied knowingtheyaregoingto theplayoffs.

The Metro men's team is not yet satisfied and is eager to go undefeatedthis year in RMAC play.

With the Keamey/ Hays road trip win, we felt as if we could beat Mad<\Airdngh anyone, but we soon spo s Reporter found out we neededto get backto work because otherteamswereafterus.

Chadron,a scrappyand hard-nosedteam, camein and stunnedus early,jumping out to a l4-2 lead.

After that, it tumed into a dunk-festwith an acrobaticaerial display.by Lester Strong and a surprisingdunk_!y Luke.Kendall.to get us golDg. In the end,it wasn't the preniestof wins, but with a 77-50victory it kept us undefeated in the RMAC. Two nights latet Lonnie Porter, a well respected coachin Colorado,broughthis Regis Rangersinto tom andwashopingfor an upset.

But, a{Ierbeingdown 47-25in the first half, it only got worsefor the Rangenas we trampled them in the secondhalf, runningaway with a 104-49win.

The win saw all of Metro'splayersin the scoring columl, which is awesomefor the guyswho don't play as muchas the first eight players.

Our benchhasso muchdepthandthe guys areso energeticthat I believewe havethe best benchin thecountry.

Theydon'tseeasmanyrewardsastheother players,but they are excitedall the time and they don't let us down when they comeinto the game.I wouldn'twant anyoneto replacethose

eightguys.

With a week until our next game against Colorado Chriedal, the guys are able to have somedown time,Vhft,h is nice to chargeup the batteries.

Christian, who was previously number one in the region,is comingoff two lossesto andFon Hays.

Nebraska-Keamey Thetwo losseswerethefirst thisyearfor the Couganin RMAC play andwe arekeento give themtheirthird lossof theseason.

Thewomen'steamalsohadtwo impressive wins on the weekend,andit startedto look like thingswerestarlingto click.

The comeback win was perhaps their biggestvictoryto date,but an upsetover Regis, last year's RMAC champions,seemedto have aken thecakeonly two nightslater.

We know we have a lot of improving to do if we aregoingon to biggerthingsthis year,but we haveto look at thepresentandthechallenges that lay aheadof us, startingwith Colorado Christianthis Thursdaynightat 7 p.m.Cometo thegameandbringfriends,because it's goingto bea goodnight ofbasketball.

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Thursday,Feb.5 at AurariaEyentsCenter ' No.5 Metro (U-2, 11-0 RMAC) vs.

ColoradoChristian(19-3,9-2RNIAC)

The Metro women's basketball team recovered flom two losses last week to win thrillers against conference rivals Chadron State(Neb.) and Regis.

On Tuesday, Ian.27, the Chadron State Eaglescame to visit in a match-up of two teams with 3-6 conference records. With UNK and Regis atop the RMAC Eastem Division at 8-1 and 7-2 respectively,Metro (7-12,5-6 RMAC) needed a win to avoid falling to sixth in the seventeam division.

In the first half. the 'Runners were getting the ball to the basket,but had trouble finishing as they shot l4-41 (34 percent).

On the perimeter, junior guard Natasha Molock disrupted the Eagles' offense by clogging the passing lanes and swiping four steals in the half. Molock lofted in a shot at the buzzer to make the halftime score 31-36 in favor of Chadron State.

After the Eagles built their lead to l5 with 14 minutesremaining in the game,Metro looked as if it was going to coast to another loss. But in the next I I minutes, Molock scored l3 points on a variety of inside and outside moves.

Down 59-53 with 7:49 to piay, head coach Dave Murphy called a timeout so that his team could regroup .

"The team made a decision in the timeout," Murphy said, "that we were not going down without a fight."

'Runners Over the next few minutes, the pecked away at the Eagles until they reclaimed their first lead sincethe first halfwhen the score wx 4-2 . A Harris basket and subseouentfreethrow gave Metro a 70-69 adv antagewith 2:34 to play. .Junior brward StephenieDavis li!3 three-pointer a minute later to give Metro a four point cushion. Chadron State answered with a three of their own, but with 17 seconds left, Hanis hit one of two free throws to give the 'Runners a two point lead. Chadron Statecame up empty on their last possessionand Metro came away with a 74-72 win. *I think that win showed that we have heart," sophomore forward Ashley White said, -"and the attitude to never say die."

Taking that attitude into Thursday's game, the Roadrunners faced local rival Regis at the Auraria Events Center. The first half was sloppy as the teams had 23 tumovers and shot 20-56 combined.

In the second half, Regis tried to gain

by SbveStoner- 7lr MeJmpolitan Rordrunner NatashaMolock drivesto the brsket agrinst RegisdefenderCappieSmith during the first half of the gameJan. 29 et the Aurrria EventsCenter. an advantage, but Metro stayed in it with contributions from bench players Harris, who had nine second half points, and senior guard Sherinika Cook, who had 14 secondhalfpoints respectively.

With ten minutes to go, Molock got her fourth of five steals of the night, and seconds later Cook hit a three-pointer to give Metro a 4442 advantape.

The 'Rtrnnersnever relinquishedthe lead and made some key free tkows down the stretchto pull out theupset66-61.

"One of our major goals in each game," Murphy said, "is to make more free throws than the other team attempts,and we did that tonight."

Metro's next game is at home against ColoradoChristianat 5 p.m.Thursday,Feb.5 .

Cougars will bar no holds There's a saying: "stranger things have happened" and this week was alrnost the epitomeof that.

For the Metro men's basketballteam, if the saylng, "you know you're good when you win gamesyou don't play well in," is true,then Metlo is obviously there. When they played ChadronSrate (Neb.), I sat back with my drin! in onehand,nachosin the other,expectinga beating when ... Chadronwent on an l1-0 run! Chadron?

What? Well, Metro. was missing shots that usually are money and Chadron capitalizedon Donald Smith them early in the game. ffi Then a timeout in the first half came and Head CoachMike Dunlap woke the team out of their dismal play and,well, the beatingI anticipated happened.

2000 National Championship,but shortly after Men's Basketball(17-2,l1-0) "Pafty in Chapel!!!" Are the words that the Championship,the young coach wanted will sound if the Colorado Christian Cougars morepower. Dunlap,refusingto give it to him, defeat the Roadrunnerson Thursday,because casl him away from the prestigiousprogftrm. the Cougarsareoffto their beststartin ... well, Feelingscomed,Hays venturedto cross-town possiblyever.HeadCoachBrannonHays has rival Colorado Christian, where he vowed to broughtlife to Christianlike a man with a 20- build a program in Mefo's image and defeat themto showeveryonehe wasdeservingofthe fold blessinguponhis life.

But, before Christian fans pillage the power.

In the wo coaches'first wo years(2000campus,remember:everyyear the RMAC has two teams you must go through to take the 2002), Metm got the better of Christian as and mighty Metro! Dunlap sent out his faction of Clayton Smitb" crown, Nebraska-Kearney And, they'vealreadylost to Nebraska-Keamey,Patrick Mutombo and Lee Bethea,who put so they are cunently0-for-l and now they try themthroughthe "scorer'stable," leavinghim aswell as batteredon to "keep the faith" as they come to Metro on and his teamembarrassed Thursday.But, beforethe thoughtsof slaying the court. Now, with the big tbree gone, Luke that Kendall who has emergedand matured,along Goliathbegin,theymightwantto remember they haven'tbeatenMetro underHays, and if with Mark Worthingtonand LesterStrong,will historyrepeatsitself,theywon't thistime either. try to continueto imposetheirdominance.

Who will win, the dominatorsor the ones Thursday'sgamelookslike a WWE event.

Why?Listen; seekingrevenge?Find out Thursdayat Auraria Dunlaphada very youngpupil, a promising EventsCenter. pupil-Hays, who helped coach Metro to the

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