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byNelleLravit NewMinr Studentsandfaculty helda forum onAuraria campuscriticizing a bill that was proposedto Colorado's legislahre last month concerning political discriminationin higher education.

The forum, labeled the Academic Bill of Wrongs,was held Feb. 4. at the Tivoli Student Union, where eight speakersexpressedtheir concemsaboutpolitical interferencein colleges anduiversities.

"What businessdoes the govemrnenthave with interfering with the college?" said Jim Cole, a Mgtro political scienceprofessor.

The forum was ovir a debatewhich began when conservative activist David Horowitz, author of the Academic Bill of Rights, visited the campusand stateoffrcials last fall.

The Academic Bill of Rights is what Horou.itz would like to see implemented in higher educationlo .ensurepolitical diversity. However,Colorado SenatePresidentJohn AndrewssaidHorowitz'sbill is difficult to adapt into law becauseof its length, so a lesslengthy bill hasbeâ‚Źndraftedby statelegislators.

by Chritupher S'tarlr- IrE Metnplilarl Various Auraria political groups offer t-shirts, buttons and pamphlets Nt the forum on the sAcsdemic Bill of Wrongs' Feb. 4 in the Multicultural Lounge in the Tivoli. The forum concâ‚Źntrated on how the bill would have o negative impsct on free speech in higher education.

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State Rep. Shawn Mitchell introduced HouseBill 1315to the statelegislatureon Jan. 30. Ifpassed,the bill would ensurethat students areawarethat they havea placeto go if they feel their teachershave limited their views in class basedon theirpoliticalaffiliation.

The bill would alsohavegovemingboards publicize grievanceproceduresto students,but Cole said that griwance proceduresalready exist for studentsat Metro.

Metro's Student Handbook states that Metro employsevery meansto eliminatediscriminationon thebasisofrace,color,disability, religion,nationalorigin,sex,sexualorientation, age or status, in all matters of education and employmentopportunity provided by the col.leg*-"Metro'sBoardof Trustee'sPolicy Manual cites the same criteria under the harassment section.

Many shrdents,however, do not feel the currentpolicies are working as they should, and beforethe bill was presentedto the legislature,someconservativestudentsgavespecific examplesto statesenators. "l feel that the left of the political spectrum is over-representedon our college campuses, and that the right or conservativeviewpoint is ignored,rejectedor condemnedmoreoften than not by many professors,"Metro studentBrian Glotzbachstatedin a report he submittedto the statesenateMany libiral studentshaveexpressed their concem with Horowitz's Academic Bill of Rights,as well as HouseBill 1315,statingthat therearebiggerproblemsin Colorado'scolleges and universitiesthe stateshouldaddress.

"Owens' and Mitchell's failure to fund higher ed adequately,while seekingto micromanagewhat goeson in the college classroom, only shows how out of touch they are with the student community," said Metro student LindsayTrout.

Govemor Bill Owens met with Horowitz last fall to discusstheAcademicBill of fughts.

Studentsand faculty have questionedtheir motrYes. The recent forum embracedliberal views and allowed a few conservativeviqws, but one studentwasunhappywith the balancethe forum offered.

"It's clearly one-sided," said George Culpepper,presidentof the Auraria College Republicans.

The speakersat the forum allowedconservative studentsto ask questions,but one speaket Doug Vaughan,intemrptedtheir remarks,limiting their speakingtime.

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Some speaken pointed out that Andrews held an informal hearingat the statecapitol last December, where12studentsexpressed to senalors their concernswith politicaldiscrimination at their colleges,but they felt that Andrews left no room for liberal studâ&#x201A;Źntsto speak.

Trout said only two liberal studentswere ableto speakto senatorsat that time.

"Andrews organized a hearing where the studentswho testified were all afliliated with the conservativeparty," Trout said.

Andrewssaid he allowedall views to be expressed.

Kelly Weist,a part-timeteacherat Meffo, said to the senators,"What the students.are telling you heretodayis evidenceof a lack of cornmitrnentto good teaching on the part of the faculty and/or administrationof Colorado colleges."

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Weist is also the faculty advisor for the Auraria College Republicans.She said the students should be given tools to formulate their own opinionsin the largerpolitical forum.

Around 75 students, faculty and staff attendedthe forum.

Those that attendedthe forum were given handoutsfrom both the conservativeand liberal side.

"One of the critical elementsof HouseBill the responsibilityof 1315is that it emphasizes the local goveming boardsto adopt and implement policies to deal with abusesof academic fieedom.The bill doesn'tstipulateexactlywhat thepolicieshaveto do or say,it simplysaysthe Board of Trusteeshave something in place," statedone of the handouts.

Cole stressedthat policies alrcadyexist that deal with acadernicfreedom.

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gather Students to protestcuts in highereducation byClaytonWoullad AssistmtNews Hinr Several hundred Coloradoansdemanding that statepoliticians put an end to budget cuts affecting higher education rallied at the state capitolFeb.6.

"We cannot afford to cut higher education one more penny," SenateMinority LeaderJoan Fitz4erald, D-Colo. said to the assembled group. "The day has come that you needto be politically active. Democracyis not a spectator sport; you can't just sit home and do nothing aboutit."

The rally, which was spearheadedby the studentcampaign Supportfor Higher Education (SHE), attractedcollege students,faculty, community membersand politicians fiom all over the stateto publicly addresslheir concemswith higher educationin the state.

Betweenbrief speechesfrom rally organizers and politicians, the crowd chanteddeclarations suchas "Hey Hey! Ho Ho! Thesefimding cuts have got to go!" and "Education is a rigl*, Pttrs by S0eve Sbr - IrE Merylita, evenwhen the budget'stight!"

Sen, R.on Tirpq D'Boulder, center, iddresses students on the west 3teps of the Capitol Building in Denvcr on Feb. 6 at r rrlly put on by ah€ student TABO& the Tax Payer Bill of Rights, organizrtion "Where's Support for Higher Educetion?" &sigaed to r€strict governntentalspendingto preved tax rate increasesfor Coloradoans,was Mickiske said. "Govemor Owens is slashing so to say,'we haveto cut this becauseofbudget of the budg* to anoth€f,to prop it up," Singer a rnajor issueat the rally. said."It will be laqely necessaryfor studentsto SIIE claimed TABOR has been one of the these budgets while increasing funding for shordalls'- thafs a tactic."

Universiry of Denver law student Ryan get involved in the political processto push the primary caus€sbehind money cuts in higher prisons."

Metro junior Brian Glotzbach,who is also Call. who is also a memberof the Studentsfor legislatureto increas€funding." education. aThisis exactlywhat you needto do to make a memberof the Auraria College Republicans, Academic Freedom,a group that supportsthe Karen Monis Kataline, a RepublicanHouse candidatefor District 9, said a changewith thesebiils5" CU Represeniative said it's unfair for people to pin the problers AcademicBill of Righ6, ageed that TABOR is of Repr€s€ntatives with -higher education on single persons therefor a reason. the,recould be benefttsof low financial suppoit and Democratic State SenatorRon Tupa said "You can'tjustgo willy-nilly, raisingevery- for higher education. regardingbills suchasTABOR andAnendment body's tares all of tbe time to fund any manner "If tbe support goes low enough,the col23. "IABOR is forcing a lot of the cuts that we '"IABOR is a great legescan take private donations,and that might ' programs," of Call said. haveto nake. constraint on the unbridled growth of govern- be a good thing," Kataline said.' Also, students University of ColoradoStudentUnion Triment ... look at other statesaroundthe country. who are in need should get help if they're so Executive and Student Body PresidentSergio 'Because TABOR has kept us honest in regard motivated."

C.nnzdezsaid he and othersin the CU commuFor mone information on the to spending,and not (giving us the opportunity nity helpedpushthe 'Where is SHE?"campaign to) bavethesehugeincreases,then I think it's a "Where is SHE?' cempaign, visit http: to not only gain supportfor higher educationin greatsystem." //www.whereisshe.infoor contact Gonzlez at Colorado,but also to get peopleinvolved in the Call also said he feels it's unfair to single the UCSU office at (303) 492-3233. issues. out politicians when placing blame for the "A large portion of this campaignis about higher educationsituation. educatingpeopleon rbe fimding crisis in higher "To say that the economicrealities and the education" Gonzalezsaid. 'These are serious budget crunch and the constitutional arnendissuesthat are facing us and they'll continueto ments are all the fault of Republicans in get worse and exacerbatedunlesswe do someColorado--I think you're not giving students thing now to solve this issue." enoughcredit to recognizedrat isn't the case," Gonzalezsaid he and other CU Systemstulike Owensor bills like TABOR. he said. dents and studentgovernmentmembersstarted "Everyoneis blaming TABOR, but we're in Colorado Democralic House of planningfor the SHEcampaignlast summerand this messbecausewe're in an economicdown- RepresentativesMinority Leader Andrew decidedto hold a rally to gamer supportfor the fall," Glotzbachsaid."lt's sucha whipping-boy Romanoffalso spokeat the rally, encouraging campaigl that peoplewill say 'ifyou don't havefunding, studentsto be morepoliticallyactive.

According to Gonzalez,funding for the CU it's becauseof TABOR.' TABOR is there to 'Colorado is facing its worst fiscal crisis Systern(which includes the Boulder, Denver, protectus." since the Great Depression," Romanoff said.

Colorado Springs and Health SciencesCenter Glolzbachalso said that if there is wide- "We can do somethingaboutthat." campuses),has been cnt by 22 percent in the spread opposition to TABOR. in the govemRomanoff said over the last couple years, past two years. ment, legislatorscan put it up for the voters to Colorado has fallen to 48th in high school He alsosaidthatin 1990,20.3percentofthe decideon. completionand 4lst in the percentage of lowstatebudgetsupportedhighereducationandthat He said people shouldn't always look at incomechildren who go on to college. numberis now down to about l0 percent.

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"That is not goodenoughfor a stateasbeau"Is this statemaking surethat it's producing "Does it force you to make tougb changes? tiful and affluent and as educatedas we are." he citizensthat havethe ability to havea quality of Absoluteln" he said. 'But we need to look. at said.r'Coloradoshouldbe leadingAnerica, not life, to be able to enterthe serviceindustry and how to makesurehighereducationis affordable. laggrngit" survive later on down the road?" he askedthe The schools themselvesneed to look at what *No, Harris Singer,who servesas studenttrustee crowd. it's not. And it's abysmal." they're spendingand what they needto save-" on Metro's Board of Trusteessaid the board Metro posFgraduatestudentTom Mickiske Mickiske said he also considen statepoliti- is not pleased with the current situation of said he came in support of the SHE rally cians'claims that higher educationfunding cuts highereducationfunding andwill work with the becausehe's angrywith the cunent condition of arenecessarybecausethe budgetis strugglingto Coloradolegislahre to increasestatefunding.

Studenb, community members rnd polltichn8 highereducationin the stateandwith the people 'But by all accounts,there isn't any discre- from around Col,oredo grther on the welt ctop! be port oftheir politicel agenda. he said areresponsiblefor it.

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Prof-student'telationship' at issuein denial of tenure tion chargedhim with not reporting an amorous relationship and she told him she would not deny him tenure, but rather delay it for two yean and place him on probation as a disciplinary action.

He also said Kaplan would not review his dossier, therefore he charged that she covertly and passively denied him tenure.

A professor's dossier is a compilation of his or her career at a college, which includes reports, analysises, evaluations, and observations.

Kaplan did not retum phone calls seeking comment.

Williams said he requested a faculty appâ&#x201A;Źal and Kaplan declined his request and told him the only forum for review of her disciplinary decision was an appeal to the hearing officer.

He said he accepted and participated in a l0-hour appealtrial with an outside arbitrator,who found that Williams' actions were nothing more than an appearanceof a conflict of interest, which is relatively minor, borderline at most.

The trustees' document said, "The Board does not sharq the hearing o{Icer's opinion that Dr. Williams' violations were "relatively minor."

Howeveq the board grantedWilliams a onetime opportunity to appealthe tenure decision. "l think it's the right decision," the student involved said regarding the board denying Williams tenure. She added that what he did was inappropriate,especially considering he is married with a child.

According to the board of trustees' policy manual, an appeal for rcnure requires the formation of an appeals corrmittee consisting of five people: two members to be chosen by the faculty member filing the appeal, two members to be chosen by the administration, and a fifth manbeq who servesas chair of the comrnittee,is chosen by all four members.

Norman Provizer, political science professor and chair of Williams' tenure appeal committee, said the selected committee met and followed due process by revrewing Williams' dossier.

The committee unanimously voled to recommend reconsideration.

The recommendation letter, signed by Provizer and the other four members- said- "If anything, we found ourselvesasking what more could an individual so highly regarded by his colleagues and his students do to warrant tenure at this institution?"

According to Provizer, shortly after the recommendation was given to the board, Williams received a lettâ&#x201A;Źr frorn Interim President Rav

Metroadministation reviewsallegafions madeby student byLindmy Sadhan NavsRqorter A Metro Englishprofessorsaidhe was denied tenurebecausethe administration accused him ofhavingan inappropriate relationship with a femalestudent,chargeshe claimsareuntrue.

The student involved said the professor madeseveralromanticadvances towardher and shedid not reciprocate.

"It wasn't an amorousrelationship,"said David Williams,a professorin the Englishdepartmentfor six yearsat Metro. "It neler developedto thatpoint."

However,Directorof CollegeCommunications Cathy Lucas said Williams attemptedto establishan amorousrelationshipwith a sh.rdent,thereforeviolating collegepolicy, which resultedin him beingdeniedtenure.

Williamssaidhe wentout with-anadultstudentapproximately eighttimesto discussmusic, sincethey were both separatelyinvolved in the musicindusryoutsideofclass.

"If I hadto do it over.of courseI wouldn't have,"hesaid,"but it's not worthyofbeingfired over."

He alsosaidhe andthe studentalwaysmet in publicplaces,thal therewasneverany coercionon hisor herpartandthathefelt at alltimes it wasa consensual andfriendlyrelationship. "(Williams) was evasive during the .investigation," accordingto a documentsignedby Metro Board of TrusteesChairmanBruce Benson."He attemptedto confrort the victim about her statements, an actionthat is reasonablycharacterizedas an act of intimidation."

Regardingthis allegation,Williams said, *All I did was run into the studentone day in front of my office building and talk to her for a few minutes."

He addedthat he believesthe administration wasout to get him The student,who requestedher namenot be used,saidshewentout with Williamson numerousoccasionsandthat he madeseveraladvances toward her. Shesaidhe tried to kiss her threeor four times.

"I tried to make clear my disinterestin a romanticrelationship,"she said. "He seemed respectful at the time and he would back off.

Then we would hang out againand he would try again."

In a letterto formerMetropresidentSheila KaplandatedFeb.8, 2003,JoanFostetdeanof lefters,artsandsciences at the time,said,"Both partiesagreethattheyfelt an attraction,butboth agreethat, asideftom the allegedkissingincident,therewasno overtdemonstration."

Williamssaidafter the investigationstarted in November2002,he was forbiddento talk to the_-student, whichhe felt providedthe administre'tiorl, *_iththe perfectopportunityto painthim asdangeious.

He'also said her story changedover the couisd of a year.and that he will newr understandwhy shetumedagainsthim.

ErElish Department Chair Bill Hamilton saidhe believesif there'wasan offense,it was trivial.

Williams said Kaplan and the afurinbha-

Kieft denying his appeal for tenure. Provizeir alsosaidWilliams'contractwill not be renewed in May. "It's very clearthat the decisionover tenue hadnothingto do with theguidelinesofthe procedureover tenure,"Provizersaid.

Accordingto the StateColleges'handbook, the faculty must carefully observethe policy'to protect the integrity and credibility of institu-

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The handbook states the board is authorized to impose disciplinary sanctions, including termination, for violating this policy.

"There was no question that he deserved tenure," Provizer said. He addedthat he believesthe situation with the student was the reason for the denial.

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No one from the boardwouldcomment. as it is an ongoingpersonnelissue.

Provizeralso said he i}'deeply disrnayed with the fact that the decision of the appeals committeedid not matter, and he feels the administrationusedthe facultyandthe committee aswindow-dressing to makeit appearasthough they were following procedure.

Hamilton saidhe thinks beingdeniedtenure may be problematicfor Williams'career,especially with thecurrentjobmarketbeingso tight.

Williamssaidnot gettingtenureoftenmeans onewill nevergetanotherjobteaching.

He saidthe main problemhe haswith Meno is that they did not follow the correctpmcedures in dealingwith the investigationandhis application for tenure.

Foster said she could not commâ&#x201A;Źnton Williams' casebecause it is a personnel issue and there is legal action pending.

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resented by Joseph Goldhammer of Brauer, Buescher, Goldhammer and Kelman law firm, filed a lawsuit against the trustees.The lawsuit claims that the college breached their contmct of employment when Kaplan did not consider Williams' application for tenure during the fifth year and repeat-

edly refusedto processhis requestfor an appeal baseduponthe fact that his applicationfor tenurewasnot denied.

Thelawsuitalsocharges thatthetrusteesfurtherbreached their confractwhentheyaffirmed theremedyportionofthe hearingofficer'sdecisionsandmodifiedthe hearingofficer'sconclusionsregardingtherelativelymiriornatureofthe violations.

The trustees,representedby Fred Kuhlwilm and Jane Chdstmanof the ColoradoAttorney oudined General'soffice,deniedthe allegations in the hwsuit and said in their official response

that they did offer Williams the tenureprocedure in compliancewith the contractand that he was deniedtenurein a decisionwhich is final pursuant to the contract.

Although she declined to comment,Foster said in her letter to Kaplan that lhe evidence suggeststhe actionsof both parties(Willianis and the female student) did not constitute an amorousrelationship,and it appearedthat the student'sactionswere voluntary.

Williamssaidhe initially met with Metro's Director ofEqual Opporunity PercyMorehouse beganin November2002. whentheinvestigation MorehousequestionedWilliams aboutane-mail sentto the collegeby Williams'brother-inlaw, which allegedthat he had sexualrelationswith his students.

Williamsdeniedthe allegations, but admiu ted to havingdrinks off-campuswith the student with hername. andprovidedMorehouse declinedto commentasthecase Morehouse is ongoing.

"There'sall theserulesin thehandbookthey (the administration)are supposedto follow, and theydidn't," Williamssaid.

He addedthat a caselike this shouldhave gonedirectlyto the dean.

When Foster,who was dean at the time, eventuallyleamedaboutthe situationin February 2003,shereviewedthe factsand madeher recommendations.

In her letterto Kaplanshesaid,"I wish that thecollegehadsoughtsomeinformalresolution of this situation very early in the process,even beforethe Thanksgivingholiday.

At thal time, informal mediation between thepartieshada goodchanceof srrccess."

Shealso said in the letter that it is important for a good relationshipto exist betweenprofessors and students,but that it can also be easily misunderstood,evolve into personal, or even amorousielationships.

"Ifyou area goodteacherandyou do a good job, you will develop relationshipswith your students,"Williams said.

Fostersaid in her letter to Kaplan that after the sodent asked Williams to stop, he should have ceasedmeetingwith her individually, calling her at home,or e-mailingher aboutanything but classwork.

The student said she eventually told Williams that he clearly didn't understandher wishes to maintain a pmfessionalsardent-professor relationship, and they should not even be friends.

"I've just been sick about this for over a year,"Williams said."They (the adrninistration) didn't evencarehow I wasasa teacher."

Metro studentCarly Cassellsaidin a situationlike Williams',wherea professor is accused ofdatinga student,thereshouldbe somekind of censurebut shedoesnot believea goodteacher shouldlosetheirjob overit.

PeggySue Sandell,a Metro graduateand former studentof Williams', said she thinks Williams beingdeniedtenureis a loss for the F,nglish department-morespecifically thewritmg progftlm. "l'm a betterv/riterbecause of him," Sandell who genuinely said."Thereareso few teachers careif students areleaming,andWilliamsis one of those."

Williams said in all fields of English, ttiere areonly four tenure-trackpositionscunently being advertised in Colorado.

He added,"In all likelihood,I will never teachasain."

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by KorcneGallegos NetvsRemrter The plan to implant a $70,589 grant is coming into focus for Metro's Departn:entof Mathematicaland ComputerScience.

The fimd was awarded last Decemberby the ColoradoCommissionon Higher Education underthe "No Child Irft BehindAct of 2001Improving TeacherQuality" program.

The Departmenlis using the grant to develop a content program of mathematicscourse work for secondaryteachers.

Dr. Don Gilrnore, a mathematicsprofessor and the private investigatorfor the grant,is one of the professorsoverseeingthe project.

"We hope for teachento be betterprepared to meet the more demandson the mathematic backgroundof teachers,"Gilmore said.

"This new law (the No Child Left Behind Act) requires secondary teachers without a mathematicsdegreeto take 24 hours of content mathematics."

The No Child Left BehindAct was establishedunderthe BushAdministrationto bring educationreform inm America's schools.

"Too many of our neediest children are beingleft behind,"Bushsaid.

One of the aspectsof the new law requires statesto developplansto ensurethat all teachers of core academicsubjectsare highly qualified by the end of the 2005-2006schoolyear.

In partnership with Denver Public Schools,the departmentplans to bring many of Colorado'ssecondaryteacherswho needto meetthe new criteria to Metro this fall.

The course is also designedfor college graduatesin other fields, who are looking into

teachingsecondary mathematics.

Current Metro Studentswho are already pursuing a career in teachingmath in the secondarylevel will not needto take the class.

"They (educationalmathematicsstudents) are licensedby gettinga degreein mathematics," Gilmore said. "They (already)satisf the . stateand the deparment."

Gilmore explainedthat the contentprogram is for thosewho alreadyhave degleesin other fields of str-rdy.

They would be completely new to the departnentand possiblynew to Metro.

Metro's Department of Mathematical and Computer Sgience competed with other Coloradocoilegesfor the Stategrant.

Departrnentchair CharlotteMuphy believes the grantis a part of a long line of grantsreflecting the departrnent'ssuccess.

"It (the grant) is not the first and oqly," Murphy said. "Our departm€nthas a strong programwith.a strong faculty and a proven track recordin securinggrants."

Gilmore hasbeenteachingat Metro for over five years. He was a middle school and high schoolteacherbeforecomingto Metro.

He believes Metro's content program is greatly neededin today'sschools.

"There aremajor changesin the curriculgm, in what the public teachersare using now," Gilmore said. "It allowspublic studentsmore freedomo derive their own methods."

Gilnore concludedthat with the education systemchanging,teachemneedto be prepared.

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This is a horriic degeneration of our society.

Everything that America stands for has been tossed into a huge heap of partisan trash because of one political party's discriminatory agenda.

Nick Bahl The New York Times @ reported that, "Supporters ofthe bill, which passedoverwhelmingly in the House but on a closer vote (not close enough) in the Senate,argued that the measurewas not meant to be discriminatory but reflecled their convictions."

Somehow, I don't believe the partisan rhetoric.

I hive absolutely no problem with minorities asking for equal rights and laws that prohibit discrimination, but when equal-opportunity laws begin to imply additional rights and privileges for small groups, I have to draw a line in the sand - that's not equality for either side (note the term "side" musl be usedbecausesuch laws are divisive).

Peoplewith convictions like thesemake me nauseous.Grorv up, and read the Bible.

Homosexual civil union isn't any different

except for one miniscule detail - the entire argument.

The argument that homosexualsare asking for additional rights, rights that are not granted to heterosexuals,doesn't make a bit of sense.

Heterosexualshave the right not to be discriminated againstbasedon sexual orientation.

Heterosexualshave the right to have company- provided health insurancefor membersof their immediatefamily if they eam it.

Until last week, heterosexualsdidn't have the right to be recognized in a same-sexcivil union, but thanks to homosexual activists, we now have anotlier right.

"Well, it's not a right that I want or one I'll use," says Maria Gonzalez.

"What do you do for a living?" I ask Gonzalez hypothetically.

"Me and my husbandare insuranceagents," she replies.

"Do you ever use your right to free press?"

I ask her.

"No, we're in the insurance industry and don't really need to," she says.

"I see," I respond. "So, do you value freedom of the press even though you don't utilize it yourself?"

"Well, of course I do," she says. "Just because I don't use a right, doesn't mean I shouldn't have it."

Bingo!

We are not created equally, more like congruently, but we should all have the right to be treated equally (including the people of lraq)

unless we deny others their rights If the religious right wants to damn me or anyone else to Hell, they're free to do so - if I cared,we wouldn't be attemptingto treat people eqpally like the Bible teaches,now would we.

Somehow everything in life ends up leveling out, not down, if you just give it enough tlme.

The same week Ohio passedthis repulsive bill discussedabove, MassachusettspassedBill 2175, which made same-sexcivil unions legal and recognizedunder the state's discrimination laws.

The only thing Bill 2175 doesn't address, becauserightly and legally it can't, is the right to be recognized by religious organizations.

Whatever happenedto being created equally in the image of God, Mr. Righty?

Reality doesn't always give us everlthing we want becausethat's just how it works - if you can explain it without the blame-blameblame game, I'm interestedin hearing about it.

Same-sexcouples are making huge strides for themselves. others. and for the future of equality and civil rights in America.

I hope everyone,especially those same-sex couples in Mass, has a very Happy Valentine's Day. Well, everyone except the righty-tighty lawmakers in Ohio, that is!

After last week, "gay" became much more - don't get any ideas you politically-conect leftists - slmonymous with "happy" than it's ever been, and that's a good thrng for all of us.

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The world, at times, can be a very frightening place. Whether it's the latest elevation in terror alerts or the news ofanother war breaking out. the messaseseemsto be that this world is in trouble and there's nolhing you can do about it. feeling This of powerlessness can be overwhelming and make us wonder what we as individuals can possibly do to stem the tide of evil that seems destined to take over. hfancoodald Columnist The answer is actually quite simple: there's nothing you can do. That's nght. ).lothing.

At this point you're probably even more depressedthan when you first started reading, but wait, there is hope at the end ofthe tunnel. The problem is that we as individuals and a society ' believe we can't make a difference. so we do nothins at all.

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You probably aren't going to be able to prevent a bombing in Israel or design a peace plan for the Middle East, but you can make small changesthat will, in the end, make a difference.

The PeaceCorps is a perfect example of this idea. People who join up are told they must be patient and realize they are not going to solve the problem of rvhereverthey are assigned,but rather they u,ill make a difference becausethey are a part of a long-term solution.

Maybe a change will occur for the better thirty of forty years after their sen'ice, but that doesn't mean the role they played was insignificant. We need to begin to think in these same terms. Maybe you can't end world hunger, but you can give the guy on the street comer gift certificatesto McDonald's.

You haven't saved the *'orld, but you have solved his dilemma ofwhat to eal for that day. A difference, even ifonly a small one, was made.

There are hundreds of things similar to this that you can do to make a difference in large and small ways. Even ifyou're taking a full school

load and working full-time, there are opporfunities out there that take little or no time. The trick is to figure out what you would like to do and then go out and do it.

Maybe the idea of sen ing the homeless in a soup kitchen makes you uncomfortable, but that's okay, not everyone was made to do that.

Find out what you like to do and what creative energy you can lend to a cause. lf you simply don't have any ideas or are afraid to begin, here are some suggeslions that might get you motivated. You can collect blankets from family, friends, neighbors, or church membersand donate them to a homeless shelter.

How about putting together a bag of toiler ries to hand out to people who hold up signs on street comers. lbu can fill it with toothpaste,a toothbrush, soap, washcloth and maybe even a couple of power bars to help them along. The bag would be inexpensive to put together and would most likely be appreciated.

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If you don't want to waste the stamp you can email them. lf you like working with kids, volunteer for story time at a library or bookstore.

You could also call your neighborhood school and volunteer to tutor whatever subject you enjoy. Whatever you enjoy or even think you might enjoy, try it and see what happens.

The point of all this is if we get out there and try to make a difference in whatever way we can, we will began to feel more in control ofour world and good about the fact that we tried.

This option is far better than sitting on the sidelines and simply compl4ining about the troubles in the world that seem endless.So get out there and change the world, or at least part of it.

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Cupid's dramatic tale of love Dial byTabitha Ass istsntFeaturcs Editor lf you are lonely this Valentine's Day, remember your mythology, just as Metro professor Brenda *'right's My.th, Symbol, and Allusion class are doing this semester.

Love never comeseasyin ancient myth, and while myhology has been dismissed as mere stories,they are basedon universal themes.

Many myths focus on the issueof love. One such story is that ofCupid and Psyche.

Although depicted as a sweet, chubby little winged guy with anows, that's only part of who Cupid is. He doesn'tjust make others fall in love.

He has been in love himself, in a relationship that required what Wnght calls "full recognition and honesty,"before it came to fruition.

Cupid is the Romannamefor Eros.theGreek god of love. ln the Greek tradition, Eros fell in love with a beautiful mortal named Psyche.The story appearsin Apuleius' "The Golden Ass," or "The Metamorphoses,"a good Valentine's Day read because it explores the theme of human desire and includes erotic adventure as w'ell as rcmantic comedy.

Though they were deeply in love, Psyche never knew what Eros looked like, becausethe couple met under the cloak of darkness. Eros made every effon to keep Psyche from seehg him in the immortal form, becausehe knew his mother, Aphrodite, was jealous of Psyche, and that ifshe knew who he was there would be hell to pay.

Psyche'sjealous sisters saw how well Eros treated her, spoiling her with luxuries and love.

They convinced her she was in love with a hideousmonster.

Psyche couldn't accept the mystery of her true love after her sistersinterfered, so she broke her promise to Eros, and lit a lamp so she could look upon his sleepingface. Psyche,surprisedto find the god oflove in the bed, smiled and leaned over to kiss his cheek.She spilled a drop of lamp

oil on Eros' shoulder,which woke him up.

Eros looked on Psyche,the woman who had forsakenher vo*', and quickly left her becauseof her great mistrust.

Like her son,Aphrodite also had tmst issues, and never liked PsychebecausePsyche'sbeauty rivaled her own.

Aphrodite is the goddess of love, what Wright's Myth, Symbol, and Allusion student Matt Santangelo calls, "that one ideal no one understands," so ho* understanding can such a goddessbe?

Aphrodite demanded that her son Eros pierce Psyche the beautiful mortal with one of his arrows while she slept.

"What good will that do?" the god of love askedhis mother.

"Psyche will then fall in love with rvho ever she seeswhen she wakes up, and I'll take care. of that. She'll see someonespecial: a dwarf, an old man, or a donkey," the wicked Aphrodite ans$,ered: Aphrodite brought Psyche great misery, just as she had intended. lnstead oflouching the beautiful mortal rvith what \4'right calls "arrorvs of desire," Eros himself was struck by Psyche's beauty, and secretly courted her And when he Ieft her because of her lack of faith in him, Psyche sought Aphrodite's help, not knowing how much Aphrodite hated her.

Aphrodite gave Psyche difficult tasks to complete before shecould be reunitedu,ith Eros, including requiring Psyche to successfully go into to Hades (Hell) and retum with Persephone, Queen of Hades' beaufy boxEros and Psyche were joyfully reunited.

In the words of Wright's student, Santangelo, the god of love found love not only becauseof Psyche's beauty, but becauseof "the tests she went through to win his love back after she had lost it." networks and winging his way throughout Santangelo,a Metro junior, believes Cupid, Valentine's Day as a symbol of the search for or Eros, exists in every happy couple. The god love. cal also be found floating around many singles "Cupid exists today tbrough every human's

love or lust for another.He exists in every love story we hear, read, say or think," Santangelo said. "Love must have continuance: Cupid provides that," Wright said.

Looking for love? Look to the stars Looking for love in all the wrong people and places?No longer! This Valentine's Day, the potent power ofthe starscan assistin the noble quest for true love.

Through using the time-testedaccuracyofasfology, romance,marriage,break-ups,and even hanky-panky can be predicted with complete confidence- confidence that can only come with knowledge.

With the assistance of wwwloveguide.co.uk, The Metropolitan has provided a public service for those who need a little assistance in finding right girl or guy.

The information provided below is based from an individual's "Sun Sign," which is the one that is read in the daily newspapers. According to www.loveguide.co.uk, compatibility between two people involves much more complex facton than the sun sign alone, but it is a good place to start.

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Aries: March2l- April 19 Compatibility:Aries,Leo, Sagittarius

Libra: September 23- October22 Cornp4tibility:Libra, Aquarius,Gemini

Taurus:April 20- May 20 Compatibility:Taurus,Vrgo, Capricom

Scorpio:October22-November 2l Compatibility:Scorpio,Pisces,Cancer

Gemini: May 21- June20 Compatibility:Gernini,Libra,Aquarius

Sagittarius:November22- December2l Aries,ko Compatibility:Sagittarius,

Cancer: June2l- July22 Cornpatibility:Cancer,Scorpio,Pisces

Capricorn: December 22- Januaryl9 Conipatibility: Capricom,Thurus,Virgo

Leo: July 23-August22 Compatibility:Leo, Sagittarius, Aries

Aquarius: January20- February18 Compatibility:Aquarius,Gemini, Libra

22 Virgo: August23- September Compatibility: Virgo, Capricom,Taurus

Pisces:February19-March20 Compatibility:Pisces,Cancer,Scorpio

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The Met waxesnost"lgic Corefounderof The Metropolfianreminisces bySbmnmllasty Feo6rl1ireT Inside the door of Kate Lutrey's omce hidden in a quiet comer on the third floor of Central Classroom, 25 years of quieted memoriesbouncefreely betweenthe wings of a few paintedangelfigurines hangingfrom the walls.

Lutrey sits, her anlles crossed,taking short sips tbrough the chewed-on end of a straw, reminiscing in her boisterousvoice about the very humble beeifiirgs of what is now the school's successful weekly publication, 1'le Meiopolitan. Lutrey, who now servegas the Assistanlto theVice Presidentat Metro, is in her 246yearas an integralpart ofthis history. 'lt was 1980, and I had just hansferred from community college to Metro, and I had always planned to major in joumalism, so getting involved in the newspalrr was a goal of mine," Lutrey said with a nostalgic smile. "...I went down to the newspaperand there was a gentlemanthere by the name of Steve Werges,who wasthe original businessmanaget and he hired me. The first day, I dressedfor work...like professionally,and they had me do distribution."

In spite ofher disappointingfust day at 71e Metropolitan; Luhey continuedat the paper as a student for alrtrost two more years working on both the administrative/business side and as a writer. *Then I did someproduction. I wrote a few stories,but I wound up-I don't know if it was

by my abilities or interestsor Steve'sneedfor an assistant-but I stadedbilling all the advertising and taking careofthe accounts,"Lutrey said.

Her career at The Metropolitan jtst beginning,the motivated student,who also happenedto be a young mother,was forced to drop out of collegewhen the beginningof the Reaganera delivered budget cuts resulting in Lutrey losing the funding she neededfor her son'sday-care.

"Reagangot elected and the first thing he cut was day-carefor students,"Lutrey said, her smile turning flat as shespoke. . Lutrey di4 however, continue in the joumalism industry, working at the Rocky Mountain BusinessJournal, a job she says she got with the recommendationof a fonner Mefiopolitan st&ent joumalist.

"The publisherinterviewedme, thenwent to oneof thepeopleI workedwith at the Met, ca'Jlf. backandsaid'you're hired,"'Lutreysaid.

Luhey was with the Rocky Mountain BusinessJournal for only one year when she heard the news that her former boss Steve Wergeswas retiring his position. She received. a phone call only a short time later, asking her if she would be int€rest€din renrming to 7fte Metropolitan.

"Some people who were on the Board of Publicationsat the tipre calledme and wantedto know if I wantedto apply," Lutrey said. "I did, and in August of '82 I cameback as business manager,so in a firll time position."

Lutrey,now 47, reclinesslightly in herchair, looking aroundher ofrce as if to find something

that standsout in the many memoriesrunning quickly tbrough her busy brain. She quickly picks a few words from mid-air and continues telling her story.

Lutrey said she stayedLt TheMetropolitan for the next 16 years, starting of her trek by inheriting a $24,000 debt, for which she was responsible.A resolution to the financial problemwasreachedover a period of four yean with the assistanceofthe StudentAffairs Board. a At the sametime, fi e Metropolitanl.Jmder:wertt changethat would advanceLuEey's statusand career.

"Around that time, there was an English professorwho had a lot of good ideas.He had startedup a coupleofmagazines,andat this time he was startingup a literary magazine,"Lutey said as she folded her handsneatly on her lap.

"He didn't havethe businesssidq hedidn't have the administrativeside.Hejust hadthe students, hadthe talent;he wantedto publishtheir work in a literary magazine."

Lutrey said she jumped at the opporhmity presentedto her by her bossesat the time and becamethe first director of the new Office of ShrdentPublications,which includedproduction for the studentnewspaper,aswell aswhat is now the studentliterary magazineTheMebospherc.

Lutrey said both have undergonea complete transformationsince this rebirth, part of which sheis responsiblefor.

"One of the things that I did do that I feel is an accomplishmentof mine, by talking with the StudentAffain Boar4 I wasableto increaseour allocationsover thoseyears,"Lutrey said.

Increasing the allocated funding for the Office of Student Publications led to a reformationoftheir office space.

"We were in the basementof the Plaza building at this time, and we hadtwo roomsthat were divided by a hall," Lutrey said grinning.

"I designedthe spacein the Tivoli basedon our experiencewith the hallway in between."

After 16 years as the Director, Lutrey said she became less enthusiasticand decided to accepta positionaway from the world of student joumalism, the same position that she holds today,Assistantto the Vice President.

"Can we just say that I becamesomewhat disenchantedwith joumalisrn?" Lutrey asked politely.

Lutey addedthat shedoesmiss somethings abouther old job.

"I grew up there," shesaid."I grew up with the students."

Donna Fowler, a colleague and longtime friend of Lutrey's, said Lutey has not only been a vital member of the Office of Student Publications,but a valuedmemberofthe college community.

"It was very apparenthow hard sheworked to make the experiance(student publications) top-notchfor the studentqwriters and editors," Fowler said. "Kate really loves Metro and what it standsfor. She works very hard to do everything she can for the students.She has a big heart."

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Vaginasput'V' in V-Day'04 Ensler'sperformances inspiredmanywomen and shebeganto donatethe proceedsof her perto stopviolence formanceto charitiesdedicated The table with the vibrant pink and purple againslvr'omenand to provide other assistance.

The proceedsof Ensler'splay led to the posters has disappearedfrom the Nodh movement, beginning of the V-Day grass-roots pink white fliers Classroom. The and that 'V' in Vonce clutteredAuraria's bulletin boards are of which Ensleris a co-founder.The Valentine and Vagina.

Day stands for Victory, also gone. Both advertisedV-Day 2004, the V-Day to violence toward The mission of is stop productions of Vagina campus benefit "The womeneverywhere.

Monologues,"which endedFriday.

The V-Day College Campaign, originally The benefit production featured Auraria a studentsperforming works ftom Eve Ensler's titled the V-Day CollegeInitiative,represents global ofthe V-Day movemeni. college division play, "The Vagina Monologues. " award-winning Ensler'splay gameredpublicity in 1998when The V-Day CollegeCampaignbeganin 1999 and stopviolence she, the solo performer,took the interviews of with a goal to raiseawareness toward women and children. more than 200 women and tumed their stories Collegecampusesaroundthe world hold into monolosues. a benefit production of the play, usually on

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Valentine'sDay. All proceedsfrom the V-Day CollegeCampaignaredonatedto charitiesdedicatedto helping womenand children.

Thisyear,V-DayAuraria2004choseto donate the proceedsof the productionsto threelocal non-profit organizations:The Empowerment Program,The GatheringPlace,and the Denver Safehouse. held Feb.4-6, The threebenefitproductions, markedAuraria's secondyear as part of the VDay CollegeCampaign.

The V-Day Auraria 2004 produchon team, sponsoredby Planned Parenthoodand AAA Colorado,employed25 voluntary committee membersandperformers.

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WhiletheV-DayCollegeCampaignhasgeneratedanundergroundfollowing with its message, people'sreactiooto'"The VaginaMonologues," or ratherthe word vagina may havemadesome studentssteerclearof theproduction.

"It's like, oncepebpleseeor hear the word 'vagina'they freakout," saidSnow.

Snow saysthat while the word vagina may keep somepeopleaway,it truly representsn'hat the play is about.

"The play representstrue-life experiencesof women and the word vagina is truth, we're not sugarroating anything. V-Day is about tuth.

We ari bringing the truth to peoplebecausewe want them to be aware."

Donna Graybill, also a memberof V-Day Auraria2004,agrees.

"Thesemonologueshelp raiseawarenessand help people want to"lake action by providing very real and seriousissuesin a fim and entertainhg form," Graybill said.

The Auraria V-Day teamcountedon increased community suppod and stronger organization to makethis year's productiona success.

"Last year; our publicity wasn't as strong as we wantedit to be. We relied on word-ofmouth and somefliers and still had an amazing tumout."This year'sinvolvementfrom the surrounding community and informational booths cameftom C.O.R.E.,RocktheVote andDenver Safehouse.

Opening night proved that the hard work of Auraria'sV-Day teamdid not go umoticed.St. Cajetan'swas home to a curious,excited,and audience. responsive Before the monologuesbegan,live music wasprovidedby local groupsand singers.The thenpumpedup the cmwd RadicalCheerleaders with pro-womancheers.

Therewerecloseto 15womenwho performed the monologueseitheraloneor in groups.The selectedmonologuesdealtwith everythingfrom rape to genital mutilation; some monologues were performed with humor, and others with heartfeltoain.

"Our goal with these productionsis to provide peoplewith a dialog,a motivationto get involved with the empowermentof women, and the bigger the audience,the more people we have who are inspired to stop the violence towardwomen."saidSnow.

PerformerSaraRae Downey, who provided an entertainingrendition of the monologue aptly dubbed"The Moaner,"believesthe social significanceof "The Vagina Monologues"rests completelyin the storiesof the women.

"Sincethewomenin theseplaysarenameless and faceless,they really canbe appliedto every couldbe the woman.Oneofthose monologues story ofthe personsitting right next to you."

Downey said the play getsa point acrossthat many statisticsdo not. "Every woman is a statistic without a name and face, but theseplays tell you their stories, their life, and it meansa lo1 more than numbers. The violence toward womenjust needsto stop."

One audiencemember, Barbara Rowlette, said,"theshowwasamazing!Thefactthatthese performersare so young makesthe production even more valuable. It's nice to seethe youth standup for importantissuesthat arehappening all overtheworld."

Snow has just one request for those who aftendedthe productions.

"I want the play to makethe audience,both maleandfemale.wantto seekout the truth. Even if it makesthem uncomfortableand vulnerable. awarenessof truth canmotivateaction."

To find.out mor€ about how you can get involved with V-Day, go to www.vday.org.

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'It killed momentum because we were of screaming audience mernbers for impromtu getting to a certain point, things were starting to sing-a-longs. take off and then someonewould quit. And as The other members soon as we built that back up, another member remained in intimidating quit," Pettiboneaonfessed. poses,wildly thrashingtheir He attributes the trend of shortlived hair in true rock fashion. memben to difierent things, including hectic Despitethe seemingly tour schedules. Opting to be on the road for nine months out of the year makes it difficult to find brute stature of the ban{ Pettibone acknowledges people who are willing to do the same.

Falling in the age range of mid-20s to early theirorigins.

"I would describeus 30s, the members of Himsa all have relatively as a metal band with roots normal lives when they go back home. Pettibone firmly plantedin hardcore." works at a club, Ham is a graphic designer and He added "The whole Jobnson runs a printing press. The two newer essenceof hardcoreis still membersquit theirjobs to join the band. part of what Himsa is.

"All ofus have bills and debts and whatnot, It's all there. Basically, but we all want to do this. This is our love." said the muscianshiphas been Pettibone,"This is our passion."

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photoad stDryby TuyetNgrryen MusicMinr Rock history has proved that guys named Johnny are something to be noticed. From Johnny Rotten to Johrmy Cash, the name has taken on its own personality. A little youthful and often rebellious, the moniker raises eyebmws and demandsattention.

Carrying the torch comes Johnny Pettibone, lead vocalist for metal band Himsa. At the band's recent appearencein Denver, Pettibone

come into it."

Pettibone also recogrrizes how dramatically the band has changed.

"From what people know of Himsa in the beginning, it's almost a 180. But if you were to lay out (all) the records and EPs in order, you can see the progression to what it is now," Pettibonesaid.

From their sound to their line-up, Seattlebased Himsa has gone through a lot in their five-year existence. Yet, despite having only one original member -bassist Derek Ham-the band still feels very established. Peftibone,

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by Wlliam Moore - TheMehoplian Metro jlnior forwrrd Mark Worihingtondunksover a ColoradoChristianUniversityphy€r Feb.5 at the Aurrria Ev€utsCenter.Worthingtonhad tE points in the game,14 ofwhich crme in th€ first hrlf. The Roadrunnersdefeat€dthe Cougars92-63beforea crowd of 1,251,

Metro men's basketball continued its victimizationof the Rocky MountainAthletic Conferencelast week with victories over the ColoradoChristianCougarsand the Colorado MinesOrediggers.

The Feb. 5 game against Colorado Christianwas billed as a challengefor the No. 4 Roadrunners(19-2, l3-0 RMAC), but it might have seemedlike the opposite.The gametook placeat the AurariaEventsCentet but Cougarfans out-numbered'Runner fans as 800 CCU tickets were pre-sold.CCU scored the first basketto makethe score2-0 with 19: 04 remainingin the first half, andit wasthe last time theyled in thegame.Metrowenton a 20-0 run to lake a 33-8 leadwith 8:59remainingin the half. During that run, junior forward Mark Worthingtonslam-dunkedover a Cougarplayer and brought tlre Metro fans to their feet. The Roadrunnerstook a 45-20 leadat halftime.

"We knew it wasa goodteamcomingin, and we werestarvedfor thatkind of a situation,"said HeadCoachMike Dunlap."They alsob'roughta goodaudience, soall ofthoseelements led a to a playoff intensity,and it wai somethingwe were just dying for."

Although CCU trailed by as many as 31 pointsin the secondhalf, the intensityseemed to stick around.CougarguardJonathanBamett pulled Metro junior forward Michael Morse down ffom behind when Morse attempted a dunk. Both sides argued about the play and Dmlap exchanged words with former Roadrunnerassistantand CCU Head Coach BrannonHaysaboutthe play.Bamettreceived a flasant foul for his actions.

'l didn't like them (the hard fouls) because they could havehun somebody,"Dunlapsaid, "and I think there was a difference how we treatedthem andthey treatedus aroundthe rim, andit wasvery obvious."

ColoradoChistian wasn't able to bring Metro'sleadunder25,andthe 'Runnerscreated 22 CCU tumoversas Metro won 92-63.Four Roadrunnerstarters scored in double figures, includingseniorforward./center LesterStrong, who had l8 points, nine reboundsand three blockedshots.

"Ball moverhentand gettingopenshotsas well as smotheringdefensewere keys to the game,"Dunlapsaid.

Following the game againstthe Cougars, Metro facedColoradoMines Feb. 7. After the 'Runners started with a 6-0 run, Mines came backto makethe score8-5 with 17:27rcmaining in the first half Metro th€n went on a 14-2run" which madethe scor622-7.Mines wasto able to comewithin tenpointsof the leadwith 10:26 remaining,but Metro proceededto take a 52-28 leadat halftime.

Metro led by as many as 40 points in the secondhalf before settling on a 94-59 victory.

Strong had a season-high26 points in the game,and the 'Rrmnerswere able to outscore the Orediggersin the paint, 58-10. The win extendedMetro's wirming streakto 17games.

"I think our defensive pres$re was importantin the game,"AssistantCoachDerrick Clark said."We also did a goodj ob on their two main scorers."

The Roadrunnerswill head to Regis on Saturdayfor the secondgame of a four game road trip, andthe 'Runnerswill not retum to the Auraria EventsCenteruntil Feb. 26 when they take on Fort Havs State.

Men's, women's tennisready to serve jimiorsin theMid-Atlanticregion,"Alden said.

For thelasttwo y€ars,thewomen'steamhas GeneralRewrter won the Rocky MountainAthletic Conference and regionals,and last year the women were Metro's tennis team is looking forward with a new head coach and a lot of eoals and amongthetop eightin thenation,whentheylost to LynnUniversity,out ofBoca Raton,Fla. ambitions.

"We beat BloomsbergCollegein the first Dave Alden is Meho's new men's and round, then we lost to Lynn Universityin the women's head tennis coach.

Elite-Eight," RebeccaMearessaid. Lynn was He is replacing Eduardo Provencio, who rankedNo. 2 in thenation. was at Metro for four yean.

The women have four retuming seniors: Although this is Alden's fint head coaching Meares,JessicaMeares,Natalie job at the collegiate level, he does have an Capt.Rebecca Ilott, and MercedesPollmeier.Rebeccaplays extensive coaching coachins No. l; her sisterJessicaplaysNo. 2 singlesand history Alden'served as theyaretheNo. I doublesteamin the RMAC. "l expectwe'll do reallywell in doubles.We a fuIl-time tennis professional at made it to nationalslast year and we can only Mearessaid.

Regency Sport improveon that,"Jessica "It's a greatbunchofgirls... I love taking and Health in on the (leadership) role," RebeccaMearessaid.

Mclean, V.A. He coached "The team is really comfortabletogetherand I feel we cantalk aboutanything." the junior and adult The women's first match is againstthe USTA and coached the top-ranked juniors in Universityof NorthemColorado. the Mid-AtlanticRegion.

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Nationals are in Orlando, Fla. and the women'sgoalis to makeit.

"Thegoalis to makeit to Orlandoandlet the new girls experience it," Jessica said.

Both teamswere affectedby the budgetcuts and the hiring freezepver the summer,but the men'steamwashit hard.

Magnus Bohman went back to Swedento finish his schooling,Alden said. Otherplayers werelost dueto eligibilityreasons.

There are three returning players: senior Jojo Mnopi, sophomore Andre Nilsson and sophomoreJamesSchumacher.Any one of them could play number one for us this year, Aldensaid.

"I think we will do fine within our conference," Mnopi said.

Alden said the men's goal is to be competitivein theRMAC. "Depthis our biggestweakne6s," he said.

Provenciowas the 2003 RMAC Coachof the Year and spent fow years at Metro as the men'sandwomea'stenniscoach. job...andreally "Eduardodid a tremendous pul Metro on the map as the teamto beatin the RMAC,"Alden said.

by Willian Mmrc - TE Met Wlitan Metro l€ntrisplayerAndre Nilsonls upsetwith himselfovera badshotduritrgs mrtch, "We havethe targeton our backsandwe are willing to acceptthatchallenge."

Provencio received a Division t headcoachingjob at the University of Texas PanAmerica.

"He did a greatjob for us, and his goal was get to a Dl job," Joan McDermott, director of athleticssaid.

To fill the open roster spots,the men's and women's teams are holding open tryouts Feb. l0- 12.

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Metro's women's basketball team trounced Colorado Christian and came back in dre second halfto defeat the Colorado School of Mines last week, extending their winning streak to four.

The Roadrunners took on the Colorado Christian Cougan Feb. 5 at the Auraria Events Center. Metro jumped out to an early 9-0 lead less than two minutes into the game and never relinquished the lead on the way to a 76-44 win.

"We knew coming in that there would be some mismalches," said Head Coach Dave Murphy. "We just neededto look for them."

One of the big plays of the game came with l5:55 remaining and a Metro lead of only six points. Cougars'forward Tiphane Phillips grabbed a defensive rebound and got the ball down court to a cherry-picking JeaneeBurton.

Darting down the court, seemingly out of nowhere,junior guard NatashaMollock blocked the 6-foot Burton's shot and recoveredthe loose ball.

"I saw nobody was dow:r there," Mollock said, "so I got down and put a hand in her face."

Mollock and senior guard Kristin Hein led the scoring with seven each as all nine Metro players made it into the scoring column.

Metro had little time to celebrate the win, becauseon Feb. 7 Mines came to visit in a game about which Murphy said, "we are going to have to play the game of our season," because of Mines' size and talented guards.

Down 13 points early in the secondhalf(3623), Metro had to frght through some Mines' scoring runs and shooting droughts of their own to pull out the victory 59-53. Down by 13, White hit a jumper that starteda 10-0 run to bring the score within three and eventually tied the game at 42 wifli I l:29 to play. Mines went on an 8-l run to take a 50-43 lead, but Metro answeredwith a 7-0 run of their own to knot up the game at 50 with 3:04 to go.

Kuleff scored a few seconds later to give Metro their first lead of the hall With less than 30 seconds remaining, Mollock got her sixth steal and laid the ball in to give Metro a fourpoint lead and the win.

Metro will retum home Thursday, Feb. 26 after a four-game road trip.

by SteveStoner - I'lz Mehopohtan SeniorRoadrunnergusrd Kristin Hein driyesto the brsket againstCougerdefenderKortney PostduriDgthe s€condhrlfof th€ir Feb.5 contestrt Aurarir EyentsCenter.Hein scor€d11poinasfor the 'Runnersin their 7&44 \'lctory overth€ Cougaru,which ev€oedMetro'J RMAC recordal G6.

Team's seasonup, down Can women's basketball stabilize their rollercoaster First they were 0-4, then season?

4-8, then5-10,now 9-12...Okay,okay! Stop the ride, I wannaget oill This rollercoaster of a seasonis hazardousto my stomach!I can't takeseeingthe Win-Loss columnsriseandfall like the Twister 2, nor can I stand seeingspurtsof grcatness followed by moments of mediocrity.

From here on out, this team controls its own playoff destiny: they currently sit in the eighth Donald Smith and final playoff spot Sporx Columnist (a half game over both CU-Colo. Springs and Adams State).They also have a chanceto be in the driver's seatbecauseout of all the teams theyplay in the nexttwo weeks,only CU-Colo.

Springshasdefeated them.

If they can go 4-for-4 on this ioad trip and retum to the Auraria Event Center with an 11-6 RMAC record, they could solidi$ a playoff berth with time to rest their players.

from a wrestling television program. Upon writing the article,I was unawarethe fictional slant would be taken literally. Due to space the word "embellished"beforemy constraints, story wasremoved.

First,I wouldlike to personallyapologizeto Metro HeadCoachMike Dunlap and Colorado Christian Head Coach Brannon Hays for this incident.The informationregardingthe article did not comefrom any source;it was meantto be a fictional piecewith a protagonistand an antagonist.

I would alsolike to apologizeto thosewho may havefound this article offensive,hurtful or demoralizing.

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Finally, I only hopethis mistakeof mine will remain in the past and that all parties involved will be able to move forward fiom this incident and overlook the inappropriateand upleasant statementsI wrote in my prior column. ln conclusion:To all who may have been personallyaffected by this, I am deeply sorry Apolog/ RegsrdingFeb.5 Column for the negativeeffect my story had on you, the Dear Readers, Last week, I wrote a column in the paper, readerand I will do my best to avoid repeating which was supposedto be a fictional storyline this oroblemin the future.

Overthepastfew weeks,CoachMurphyhas beenshufflinghis line-up,and he might have finally dealt himself four acesbecausehaving NatashaMolock, StephenieDavis, Angelena Kuleff and Ashley White in the startingfive has resultedin wins for the 'Runners.But the biggest story could be the fact that they have come-from-behind wins againstChadron State,Regisand Colo. Mines,which hasreally begunto bring this teamtogether.This teamno longer fears being behind becausethey have two thieves who can steal a game away from the oppositionin Molock and SherinikaCook; two bangersin Rianna Harris and White, who rebound well and score difficult buckets, as well as insideandouside playen in Kuleff and Davis,who canbeatyou with the longball or a lay-up.If they canutilize their talent,establish a killer mentality and stopplaying from b€hind, they could hold up this year's RMAC crown in the end.

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