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If last Sunday's Wells Fargo Shootout was a hunting party, the Nebraska-KeameyLopers were the hunted and Metro men's basketball was the hunter. The No. 1 Roadrunners(28-2) defeatedUNK for the third time this seasonen roule to claiming their fifth RMAC championshipin six years. 'llt feels like we just won a championship," said senior guard Luke Kendall. "We did what we came to do." After successfully taking down Adams State 88-60 in the fint round and grounding the Fort Lewis Skyhawks 90-76 in the semifinals, the RMAC Regular Season Champion 'Runners soughtto put anotherfeather in their wings by taking home the Wells Fargo ShootoutChampionship trophy. Metro was the flrst team to put up their dukes by winning the opening tip, but the Lopers were the first team to strike a blow when Kearney redshirt freshman Dusty Jura pick-pocketed the ball from Metro senior guard C.J. Massingale and laid it in to give UNK an early 2-0 lead. Metro junior forward Michael Morse stomed back with a lalup to lock the score at 2. The Roadrumers went on a 5-0 run to make the scorc 7-2. but it didn't last long as Keamey chargedback with their own 6-0 run, Five minutes into the half, the Lopers took
their largestlead ofthe game with a three-pointer from Kearney senior guard Brian Dunagan, which set the scoreat l3-9 with l4:45 remaining in the first half- Metro reactid by going on a 5-0 run that helped them regain the lead at 14-13, but UNK stayed right with the 'Runners in a stretch where the score was tied hve times. Metro senior forward Jamar Bohannon swished a trifecta to give the Roadrunnersa 2926 lead with 7:41 left in the half. Loper junior guard Will Taukiuvea took action by chipping in with a triple that tied the score again. The 'Runners had enough of the struggle and decided to go on a l7-7 run to close out the half and t^ke a 46-36 lead. Despite tuming the ball over seven times in the first half, Metro was able to shoot 54 percent from the field and out-rebound Keamey 2l - 13. "Rebounding (was key)," said head coach Mike Dunlap. "There was a disparity there, and it slarts and stops with rebounding." UNK came into the second with what seemedto be a renewed sourceofenergy as they startedto full-court press and trap the 'Runners. Metro was able to figure out Kearney's trickery as Morse flipped a pass to senior center Lester Strong and Strong laid it in to extend their lead to 48-36. The Lopers might have put a scare into the Metro bench as they went on an 8-2 run which cut the Roadrunnerlead to seven(51-,14). Dunagan had six ofhis game high 24 points
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FBI repoftshigh thefton Arrraria Accordingto Bowles,the library and other areas where studentsstudy are most susceptible to theft. The primary reason study areas An FBI reportshowsthat theft is the num- are targetsis becausemany times studentsare ber one crime on the Auraria campusand far wrapped up in their studies and forget about exceedsviolent crimes.Bikes are among the theirbelongings. "They're focusedin other directions;and itemsstolenmostoften. you know it, something is missing," UCD studentKent Phillips rode his bike to before Bowles said. schoolevery day,but on Feb.27 after he got out He added that the library was a very comof class,Phillipsfoundhis bikewasmissing. place mon for theft, becausestudentsoften fall "l guessyou don't really pay attentionto asleep while studying. things until they happento you, unfortunately," "Sometimes, thepropertyis right in front of Phillipssaid. them" when it is stolen, Bowlessaid."Restyour According to the FBI's Crime in the United head on the bags{that's) somethingthat tells States2002 report releasedon Oct. 26, 2003, you your thingsaresafe." thefts and burglaries were by far the crimes Metro student Geneva Lawrence has witreponedmost often on the Aurariacampus,as nessed many studentsbeing carelesswith their well asmostothercollegecampuses. belongings. The report shows propeny crime was "I did seean incidentyesterdayoutsidethe repofied 232 times at the Auraria Center for Plaza building," Lawrencesaid."Two ladiesleft Higher Education. their belongings on a benchand askeda lady Three of those were burglaries, 15 were motor vehicle thefts and 214 were for lar- they didn't know to watch their backpacksand ceny and thefi. In comparison,only four violent theircoats." Lawrenceaddedthat shehadseenmanystucrimes were reported in the same year. One was a robbery; the other three were aggravated dentstrustingotherswith theirbelongings. "I think that'skind of odd.A lot of people assaults. are trusting," Lawrencesaid. An Auraria police ofiicer said there are The trust some studentsput in othersis at popular reasons most rrlany theft is the crime problem,Bowles said. root the of the at Auraria. people here who are opportun"There are "Theft is fiequent-probably our most frequentreport," said Ofiicer Bill Bowlesof the ists," Bowles said. "They're waiting for an opportunityto take offwith an unattendedpiece Auraria CampusPolice Department.
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of property that's not theirs." That is something Phillips krows all too well. His bike was stolen off the bike rack outside the North Classroombuildingjust off Speer Boulevard. At first, he thought he had locked his bike somewhere else, but soon he realized his bike had been stolen. "l finished (class) around 8:30. I went to the rack and there were only two bikes and mine wasn't there," Phillips said. "l reported it a couple days later." Phillips used a chain lock, which Offrcer Bowles strongly discourages. Phillips said he used a chain lock becauseit was $40 cheaper than the Ulocks. Bowles said foot-parol oflicers encourage students to use the U-locks, because they are much more diffrcult to cut though, which are madeout ofsolid steel. "We have bikes down here from $100 to $3000, and they have a $5 cable on them," Bowles said. Phillips was riding a Giant brand bicycle, which he estimatedto be worth 3600. "Their insurance policy should be a U-bolt Iock. That's a great loss, because now you're walking," Bowles said. He added that on a campus as large as Auraria, it can be diflicult to tell who is a thief and who is a student.Bowles said a thief's main goal is to blend in and srike quickly. "There's always going to be someonewait-
ing," Bowlessaid."Justkeepyourpropertywith you." Bowlessaid the Aurariapolice department has a crime preventionprogramaimed at making studentsawareofthe possibilityoftheft. "The informationis out there," he said. "Bearingthar in mind it's up to the studentto do their sharein helpingus keepthingssafe." The Auraria Higher Education Center has releasedsomecornmonsensetips on its Web site, wrvwahec.edu.Oflicer Bowles echoed manyof the tips. "There are peoplehere that are waiting and watching,"Bowlessaid. Phillips learnedhis lesson.He got a new bike from a friend who owns a bike shop and bought a U-bolt lock right away. Still, he was amazedhis bike was stolen in sucha high-traffic area. "lt's kind of the lastplaceyou wouldexpect somethingto get stolen," Phillips said. Bowles saidthat wasexactlythekind of thinkingcriminals count on. "Protect your property. Never trust that it will be there when you corne back," Bowles said."This is a safecampus.We are safefrom assaultsand crimes." Bowles said if studentstake measuresto protectthemselves, theycanpreventcnme. "Be awareof your surroundings,and don't let your property be unattended,"he said. "You've got to make things diffrcult for the bad guy."
Women'speacemarch makesits way through Denver
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Activists attackgang database appeared,"That poverty is often directly linked to racism snd discrimination againstparticular ethnicgroups." Another speaker Shareef Aleem believes Local activists are criticizing the Denver police department'swe of a "gang database," that other factors affected the proliferation of saying discriminatory practices and exagger- gangs,includingthe movie "Colors,"an urban ated statisticsare making the problem of gangs dramathat glamorizedthe lifestyle. Aleem said in 1984,when he was still a appearmuch worsethan it actually is. In an €ffort to raise awareness,Creativc teenager,there were no sizable amounts of Resistanceorganizeda forum with community Crips or Bloods,two gangsthat later cameto speakersMarch 4 at the Tivoli Multicultural prominence. After the movie came out, however, he Lounge. that suddeniytherewere all sorts remembered . Along with the database,the speakposingasgangmembers. ers touched on media exploitation and the of youngsters Aleem feels that local law enforcementis prejudicedmannerin which gangmembersare to also blame. treated. "(The police)are inflatingthe statisticsand "l don'tadvocate for gangsandI don'tadvocreating a problemsb that they cankeepon getcate for gang violence.And I'm not a bleeding money," he said. ting heartliberal," said EmestoVigil, a community This opinion of doctored numbers and activist, "At the sametime, let me be clear that there is a tremendousamount of racist hysteria unfair practice was echoedby nearly all of the speakers-many referredto the statistic imposfocusedon gangs." Vigil has done extensiveresearchon gang sibilitiesof the gangdatabase. In 1993,the database includednearly7,000 historyand claimsthat in 1980,when the first gang the agesof 12 names of memberc between prevention squad was created, there were no and 24 and their afiiliates . gangsin Denver. More than half of the list was made up of Oneofthe thingshe attributedto the sudden African-Americans ald Latinos. rise was wh€,nsocial funding was cut for inner Comparing city census with the list, the city areas, 'Gangs are a result of urban poverty," hc numbersimplied that 2 out of every 3 AfricanAmericanmale in Denver was a gang member, . explaincd. . It was under this climate, Vigil reasoos, For Latinos it was I out of4. Creative Resistanceis hoping to organize m airu,iminuloa towrd grng menb€rs fir$
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The Metropolitan takes third place in national competition The Associated Collegiate Press chose The Metropolitan as the third best four-year weekly newspaperin the nation at its annual mid-winler convention Sunday.The prestigious Newspaper of the Year Award for weekly newspapersis consideredto be highly competitive becauseof the amount of entrants.Nearly 200 collegiate newspaperstafTsfrom around the country attendedthe convention held in Las Vegasover the weekend. Other schools that won in the category include Brigham Young University-ldaho, Bucknell University, Califomia StateUniversity-Chico and MorehouseCollege. Colorado StateUniversity's The Collegian won an honorablemention in the four-year daily newspapercategory
West Classroom to host wireless program Metro's Information Technology departmentannouncedlast week il will launch a wireless pilot program by March 15 in the West Classroom. According to IT Administration Director Yvonne Flood, the program will provide wireless lntemet accessin student lounges in the West Classroom for laptops with wireless capabilities. Flood said the West Classroom was chosen as the site for the program becauseof the amount of studentswho accesscomputer labs in the building and the lounges. The only other sites where wireless accessis available are the two student lounges in the Tivoli, both establishedand supportedby AHEC.
The Joint Budget Committee announced its proposedbudget for the 2004-2005fiscal year this past TuesdayMarch 9, 2004. Speculation has been that the committee will once again cut funds for higher education. We will have coverage of the budget, what it means for Metro, and responses fiom students, faculty and state representatives in the next issueof The Metropolitan. -
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because the right to be free and have rights will be gone. Then what will be next for PresidentBush and the other narrow-minded people in this country to ban and suppress? We will regressifthey passthis ban instead ofprogress as they think. It is very disturbing and morally wrong that they are trying to control people who just want to have a sqaredunion together just like any other heterosexual couple. President Bush says the American people must be heard, but he is only listening to one side and tuming a deaf ear to the rest of America. I don't know about aryone else,but I think that is discrimination right there. Musgrave, being as smart as she seems, is being very arrogant and naive to this whole situation. It would not be the first time in the history ofthe United StatesofAmerica that people are limited by law for being a certain way. That is just pathetic and unconstitutional for any Amencan. I hope with all my being that Americans, all of them, will wake up and realize if they do pass this ban it will be one of the worst decisionsthat we could ever make. Pleasedon't give up the fight to be free. To have the right to be with whoever you want to be with and be able to live your life just like every one else. Equality for everyone is essential for the American dream of freedom to be true. Never give up. Ambrev Nichols
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to t he E d 1 to t Thoughts on arrogance Responseto and ignorance in America ]oel Thgert's Same-sexmarriage has become one of the biggest issuesin America today. I have becomephysically ill at the fact that people like PresidentBush and U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgravearetrying to discriminateagailst people for being in love wilh each other. It seemsthe only reasonto have this absolutely illogical ban againstsame-sexmarriage is becausethey are scared. They are scaredthat just having people of the same sex marry will destroy "their" idea of marriage. They think that marriage is a scaredbond between a man and women, not a same-sex couple. But that is ridiculous. I am shocked at how our nation has gone to this idiotic state of fear. Why are they so concerned about other people and their right to also have the liberty to marry? It is because,as PresidentBush says, it is a way to protect and uphold an enduring institution. But what PresidentBush and Musgrave are really doing is destroying that institution. They are so prejudiced, it is amazing they have gotten this far in political office. They are trying to withhold people's constitutional right to be married. What do they care really? They just are afraid of what they don't understand. Of course, they will never try to mderstand. either. becausetheir minds are so narrow they don't have any idea that they are just destroying insteadof protecting America. If they do pass this ban againsl same-sex marriage it would tear this nation to pieces
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column After reading your columr about the offensive marriage act, I thought how typical of a joumalist to twist and stretchthe truth. Your quote "the Bible says that God hatesgays, so gay marriage should be illegal," is incorrect. I don't know any Christiansthat are saying God hates gays, if there is, they would also be incorrect. The Bible does say in John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begoften Son that whosoeverbelieves in Him should not perish but have etemal life." The world in this scriprure refers to everyone in it, including gays. God doesn't hate gays, He hates the sexual sin that they are committing. God hates sin, no matter what kind, stealing, murder; it's all the sameto Him. People who are gay choose to lirie that lifestyle, we all have a will and krow right from wrong because God gave us a will and He lets us make choices. Romans l: 18-32 talks about the homosexual and how they reject God and His truth. He doesn't interfere with their will, so He lets thbm indulge i:r their sin and suffer the consequences of it. The point I want to get acrossto you, Joel, is you might want to read the Bible before you say what is in it. You also might want to go see the movie "The Passion of the Christ" and seehow much God loves you. God bless you... Michael Korsen
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Ttoscars: l ringto bi by'TabithaDial TheMefiowliran Alyone who has used the Light Rail in the past few years has surely seen at least one passenger reading one of the "Lord of the Rings" books pennedby J. R. R. Tolkien. The serieswas originally published in 1954, following Tolkien's "The Hobbit" (1937), written as a bedtime story for his children. Sixty-seven years later, the whole world knows about hobbits. thanks to the success of director Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. "(We identi$ with) the triumph ofthe little people and the lower class (through the hobbits)," said Metro English professor Jefferey Taylor. Some 200 years from now, will Mefo's Chaucer, Shakespeare,and Milton course have transformed into ENG 3100: Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton and Tolkien? Taylor thinls it is a very real possibility. "There's an awful lot of worthless fantasy literature out there, but Tolkien doesn't count," Taylor said. Metro English professor Theresa Crater calls Tolkien the fa&er of the modem geme of fantasy, and she feels he has "brought the epic back to modem literature." Tolkien also brought ll Academy Awards to Jackson for his third film in the "Lord ofthe Rings" trilogy. The screenplays for the movies were based on Tolkien's series of books-literary works Jackson and his cast and crew gave thanks for during the 20M Oscarson Feb. 29. Dr. Crater feels that the success of Jackson's adaptation makes people look at Tolkien's books in a new light. She has shown the films in her Infoduction to Fiction and Myth, Symbol and Allusion classes. "Most people love them for the story line and the special effects. One woman said, 'It gives me hope."' Tolkien's work on "The Lord of the Rings" began during a time when hope kept many alive. After developing his understanding of ancient languages in Oxford, England, he served in the trenches in France during World War I. Many critics believe his wartime memories are reflected in the Middle Earth battle scenes created throughout "The Lord of the Rings." Metro English professor Larry Langton says Tolkien's trilogy is "certainly a myth for the horrors that he and the world had recently experienced in the war-that sense of a world destroyed and a new wo d not quite measuringup to the previous world." Many Americans related to this same conceptafter the terrorist attacksofSept. 11, 2001. Three months later, the first film in the "Lord of the Rings" series came to theaters worldwide. "Cultures need epic heroes,people who 'the impossible,' people do who dig down deep and do the right thing even though it isn't convenient, easy or safe," Crater said. She also noted Amt the Shire of Jackson's "The Retum of the King" is different Aom the ond Tolkien created. "It had been permanently changed for the worse," Crater said. "I think things arc so tough in today's world, Jackson wanted to give us more hope." Whether he wanted to give us hope or not, what Jackson put out to the public has drawn record crowds. As of March 3, Jackson's 'The Return of the Kins" had
lhrsfations by StelTn Llewdlyn - Ihe Marcpolinn grossed$364,911,000in the U.S. It b€came evil. the first fantasy film to win Best Picture at Gollum, an important character, perhaps the Oscars, a ceremony that has recognized best exemplifies the concept of choosing the film industry for 76 y€ars. betweengood and evil. Taylor feels that the books behind the Gollum (voiced by Andy Serkis) movies are true pieces of literature. exhibits more wicked potential than "(The writing) goes beyond entertainment, Sarumon (Christopher Lee), who attempts and addresses those great questions in life to persuade Gandalf the vi izard to join him like 'what does it mean to be human?' 'What in his dark magic. Gollum, who succumbed is good and evil and who gets to determine to his desire for the ring that motives the that?' 'What do you know and how do you epic tale, is more human than Sarumon know you know when you know it?,"' the wizard, because he struggles between Taylor said. wanting to help and wanting to kill Frodo, Almost all of the myhologies of Europe the ring bearer and hobbit who must destroy influenced the myth behind "The Lord of the the ring. Rings," according to Taylor. Langon feels "Though some of the heroes are kings that Tolkien's books are worth teaching like Aragom in the end, you most identiry because Tolkien was a great scholar of with Sam (Frodo's fiiend, who keeps him medieval and folk literature. l.angton says from being corrupted by the power of the he feels Tolkien's use of Nordic myth and ring), and he was a gardener,"Taylor said. mythic structurb are delightful to studentsIt's not all just a fantasy that Tolkien plucked from the air on a whim. His writings are rooted in classical stories and ancient language.While critics like Edmund Wilson were quick to attack Tolkien's books shodly after their publication becausethey weren't realism, "in the 1960s, I think we began to realize that realism wasn't so cool," Taylor said.Taylor adds that in his essay,"Tree and Leaf," Tolkien statedthat ifhis work "didn't engage our lives, we wouldn't be able to read it." And we wouldn't sit through Jackson's movies if we weren't engaged, either Jackson'soriginal cut of"The Retum ofthe King" was almost six hours long, according to the BBC. Perhapsthis great length comes from what Taylor recognizes as Tolkien's own exploration of the idea that it takes a great deal of e{fort to determine good from
Tolkien did writing on the side ofall his scholarly work. "He broke all the rules in his novels and that's why they're so good!" Taylor said. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Jackson's "The Retum of the King" with each of the ll accoladesit was nominated for. Langton feels that the musical score added much to the movie, and calls the film "quite a spectacle." He feels that the films may encourage another generationto read Tolkien's books. Jackson persuaded New Line Cinema to film his $400 million project in New Zealand, where he planned to shoot all three films in l8 months, according to the BBC. Their efforts allow filmgoers to gain insight into one of the lessonsTaylor feels is within Tolkien's books: "What it meansto be human by comparing humans to hobbits, elves and orcs." In Tolkien's introduction to "The Lord ofthe Rings," he commentedthat there were many "orc-minded people in his day," Taylor said. One criticism ofTolkien's books is that they gloril! the warrior spirit, said Taylor. At the sametime, "one ofthe things that sets up the near-disasteris that the good people don't really want to do anything until they have to. There is no pre-emptive strike," Taylor said. The anger over taking too much time to overthrow evil in Tolkien's books is, one can assume,a comment on Hitler and World War II. Warriors are made human,not necessarily glorified. Taylor feels that the movie may have put a little too much emphasison the books' battle scenes, but "The Retum of the King" "makes the point that these are people who are fighting because they have to," said Taylor. He also feels that all of the Oscars given to "The Return of the King" are well deserved. That none of the actors were nominated for any acting awards indicates to Taylor the arroganceof the Academy. He thinks the movie showed incredible acting, and that Viggo Mort€nson's portrayal of Aragom improved with each of the movies. Jackson got the spirit of Tolkien's sentiment right, Taylor said. "t think what Tolkien was trying to communicate as far as values and such came acrossvery well," Taylor said. Tolkien is the subject of the largest section of academic papers in the Medieval Kalamazoo, Michigan, Congress in according to Taylor, whose dwn academic focus is Linguistics and Medieval
Literature. As for commuters reading Tolkienon theLight Rail? "I'll admit that I loved that novel when I first read it when I was young,probably12 or 13,and gettinga degreein literature hasn't changedthe way I feel aboutit," Taylor said.He has faith that, in time, "The Lord of the tungs" will be held up as one of the greatest20hcentury novels.
Teamsfacedwith different story lines Donald Smith b opinions stated here are his own and don't refect the views of The Metropolitan, the Metro Athletic Depariment or the Metro student body. This weekend sort of breaksdown into three parts: One team's season only gets better; one team found itself; and one team's storyline ended. Even though all of them were great in their own Donald Smith individual way, it was Sports Columnkt the storyline that ended which *as the saddest. Women's Basketball: The storyline that ended I thought they could do it. I thought they had the tools to knock off CSU-Pueblo then miraculously find a way to win the tournament. But, this thought endedbefore it ever got stadedThough the women's team went down, they did not go down without a fierce battle- Angelena Kuleff (26 pts.), Natasha Molock (20 pts.) and Rianna Harris (14 pts.) combined to score 60 of the t€am's 74 points; but that wasn't what made the trio's performanceso spectacular.What they
did was that they played a complete game. Amazing stats like this would usually end up being a victory but somehow,some way, CSUPueblo withstood the trio's stellar game and ended their season u'ith a heartbreaking score of 77-74. Men's Basketball: The Story only is getting better First, congratulationsto the new 2004 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Champions and to its toumament MVP C.J. Massingale. Next, with the team squashingboth Fort Lewis State and Nebraska-Keamey, do I dare say that this team is still improving? But, with the team dominating both the regular season and the RMAC Toumament, only now does it get interesting. The team enters the Regional Tourney with Michael Morse establishing himself as a rebounding force on both sides of the floor and is becoming a perfect one-two punch with Lester Strong in the frontcourt. Luke Kendall, Mark Worthington, C.J. Massingale,Jamar Bohannon and Keith Borgan are dangerous from behind the arc, ready to make big three point shots in key moments; and the worst part about this is everything I just u'rote isn't even why this team is so danserous!
Metro is lethal becauseof their versatility, which allorvs head coach Mike Dunlap to create and interchangeline-ups like Legos in order to deal with any situation. The Roadrunners play their first game of the Regional Tournament against Mesa Stute Saturday at 6:00 p.m., and I only hope that the same noisy crowd I saw on Homecoming night will again show up all three nights to cheer the team on to another Regional Toumament Championship. Evan though you may have to pay to watch thesegames,trust me; with a team that's on fire and on a 26-game win sfeak, it will be well worth the price of admission. Next, and above every.thingelse: as Metro studentsWE CAN'T LET OUR OPPONENTS BRING MORE PEOPLE THAN WE DO! It's 'em standl our gym; make If this team can bust its butt to host an important tournament like this, the least we, as members of this campus, can do is attend and be loud becauseevery team in this toumament is faced with two options: win and go on or lose and go home. Baseball l0-6-1(ONE!?) Th€ team thal found themselves @ersonal note: Okay Swartz, you may
have to read this a couple of times to believe it, but.. .greatjob!) The Roadrunnersput it on the competition this weekend (ignore the Fort Hays loss; they had the last at bat-it happens). The team, in their two wins and a tie at the RMAC Preseason Toumament in Pueblo last Saturday and Sunday, outscoredtheir opponents30-16. This included a l4-8 win over CSU-Pueblo in game one oftheir doubleheaderon Saturday, and an 8-0 beating of New Mexico Highlands the following day. They took care of small problems and their bats came alive. I only have one question about this weekend: didn't Bud Selig's All Star Game incident prove that ties should never happen in baseball? I see a tie in the standings, but I don't know why! Wait...I know why: If you (CSU-Pueblo) allow eight runs off eight hits in one inning for a team to tie the game at eight apiece... you probably need some serious practicel In two days, Metro men's basketball plays for a chance to go to their fourth Elite Eight in five seasons(other appearanceswere 1999, 2000, 2002) and they can use all the fan support the Auraria Event Center can hold. And with spring break next week, there are no excuses for not beins there.
Photo by William \l.oore - The Metropolitan Metro junior Mark Wbrthington drives during a 9076 Roadrunner RMAC tournament win against Fort Lewis March 6 at the Wbrld Arena in Colorado Springs. Worthington was an entry in the All-Tournament squad. Metro player Lester Strong, c€nter, swats away the shot ofNebraskaKearoey's Nick Branting March 7 durins the RMAC finals.
Sophomoreguard Gr€g Muth drlves around Fort L€wis' Tim Edstrom during the semi-find game March 6.
Metro basketball fan Sp€ncerDunlap, 11,&nxiouslywatchesthe men's team in the R\IAC finals March 7 at World Arena in Colorado Springs. Spenceris one of herd corch Mike Dunlap's thre€ children.
Head coach Mike Dunlap goesover plays during a timeout in the win March 6 over Fort Lewis at the World Ar€na in Colorado Springs.
by Wifliam Moore - The Metropolitan Metro senior CJ, Massingalebattles for the ball againstAdams State during an 8&60 Roadrunner win March 3.
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forward Mark Worthingron, Dunagan, UNK senior forward Nick Branting, and Mesa State forward Andy Classick. "I don't know much about the individual things," Kendall said. "lt doesn't really mean too much becausewe're just trying to do what we're supposedto do and we got a couple of awards." With the win, Metro received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Toumamentas well as the No. I seed in the North Central Region. The Roadnrnners will take on the eighth-seeded Mesa StateMavericks (19-9) at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 13 at the Auraria Events Center in the first round of the toumament. The winner will face the victor of the Northem State-South Dakota State game the following evening at either 5 or 7:30 p.m. The North Central Regional Championship will be Tuesday,March l6 at 7 p.m. If Metro wins the North Central Regionals, they will advance to the Elite Eight in Bakersfield Calif. The quarterfinals will take place March 24, the semifinals will be played March 25, and the National Championship game will be March 27 at 1l a.m. MT.
I love Metro men's basketball. A basketball game just wouldn't be a basketball game without the precision passing, long-distance accuracy and strong moves through the lane that Luke Kendall and C.J. Massingale both first team all conference - bring to the floor. I couldn't honestly Nick Bahl say I had seen a game Columnist worth seeing if Mark Worthington and Mark Morse hadn't driven to the hole with authority on numerous occasions - routinely creating their own three-pointplays. I wouldn't even bother going if Lester Strong weren't the first man down the floor with his hand calling for the oop. Often, he gets just what he's asking for What would basketball be without Strong's tiring persistence that almost always leads to his early exit from the game? It's well worth it for a spectator! There's nothing like seeing the supporting
cast. second team. and freshmen come into the game with 8 minutes remaining and increase an already lenghy lead. Finally, there's nothing like the way Metro's cheerleaders really pump up what could be called a'trowd" on a good night. Of course, that would mean the cheerleaders would have to show up - something that obviously didn't strike them as necessary for the RMAC Championship last Srmday at World Arena in Colorado Springs. I can't blame Metro's cheerleaders,since there's never anyone to cheer for. This semester,Metro's men's basketball is again ranked first in the nation. But even after the petitioning and protesting last semester, very few take the time to show that their words mean anything whatsoevgr - no one attends the games. With funding on the decline for higher education, Metro's athletic deparEnent may be facing the ax. The reason they will be put under the microscope is the hypocrisy and neglect of the student body. How sad. But, I still love Metro's men's basketball team. Will you please join me?
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Steve Beaty doesn'tjust managethe world's most popular tobacco pipe Web site - he created ir. It began in 1993 rvhen Beaty walked into a pipe shop and bought his first pipe. Beaty asked the owrer if he could createa web page for him. Elevenyearslate( the Website,urvw.pioes.org, receivâ&#x201A;Źsmore than 1,000hits a day and was one ofthe first 200 Web sites launched,Beaty said. But don't be fooled, Steve Beaty is much more than just a pipe-Web site managerAn associateprofessor of computer science at Metro, a network-security expert, consultant, father, teacher, and former volunteer firefighter, Steve Beaty is a busy man. He works about four l2-hour days a week and is involved with eight to i0 organizationsweekly. A computer science guru, Beaty al\a'a-vs knew he wanted to study and researchcomputer science - since the fourth grade to be exact, and all throughout middle and high school. The growing field of computers was no strangerto Beaty - his father worked for IBM. Unfortunately, Beaty's present success wasn't just handed to him on a silver platter. At CSU, Beaty was initially denied acceptance to the computer science program. So what? Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. "I had to take a year of computer science classes,"Beaty said- Eventually, Beaty received his undergraduatedegree in computer science from CSU. In 1991,he receivedhis Ph.D.,also fiom CSU. His dissenation spawneda new area ofresearch. "Eighty-three publications have cited my work," Beaty said. After Beaty finished his dissertation, a man studying at the University of Baghdad came to the United States,noticed Beaty's dissertation,and his reseatchwas soon admired by many. It was so popular, in fact, that it is now cited nationally. The research focuses on the historical compiler. Which, in laymen's terms, means how to translate human language to the CPU. Professionally,.Beatv is still involved in this research, More recently, Beaty has been involved in network security. He is sought after by the media as a network expert and has appearcdon 2.7.9and 31. charurels Additionally, Beaty was a volunteer firefighter tbr six years in Boulder. For four years Beaty battled forest fires and was a squad boss leader; he directed a group of firemen in the woods. But if Beaty is so accomplishedin his field, why is he teaching? "l enjoy the classroom setting," he said. After receiving his Ph.D. in 1991, Beaty said he looked for teachingjobs but none were available. So, after working in the industry Beaty again found himself pursuing academia in 1997 - interviewing with three institutions. Beaty interviewed with Metro Mathematics and Computer Science departrnent chair Charlotte Murphy. Of thosetfuee institulions, he noticed sornething different about Metro. "I had a good feel. The departmentenvironment felt best," he said"l have great admiration for the department chair," he added. Since the Fall of 1997, when his career at Metro began, Beaty has become an accomplished instructor. In 2001, he was awarded early tenwe. "I think people who like to teach are down here-students get a great education," he said, "I love the student interaction, the freedom and flexibility."
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byTravisC-ombs TheMenorclinn Witnessing the apparently random nature of nature can jolt a man into either a state of philosophicalcontemplativenâ&#x201A;Źss or a stateof heightened awareness.In ny case, bearing witness to a pointless and random event, a mixture of detachmentwith the vague body sensationof mortality settledupon my mind like a fine and unidentifiableresidueafter seeingthe broken and lifeless body of what was initially thoughtto be anAnraria studenton Colfax Ave. Deathis no stanger to me,(or anyoneelse,I suspect).An awareness ofthe fact that I, you and we are a part of the immediateenviroffnent and the immediatemoment,andhencea,live,cameto be realizedsometimeduring early childhood. Naturally, this insight leads to initial questionsregarding life and death and sooner or later the awarenessthat, in fact, we are all goingto die. This meansyou andme. My personalr.".1isn to this line of thought was not unlike taking your left hand with your right, and quickly and sharplyslappingyourself in the face. After the initial shoch an alrnost intuitive grasp of the finite nature of life is gained the true brevity of deathcreepsin. The sensationcan literally take the breath right out of the lungs. Further down life's road I. like most of us, actually see death. The relative's opencasketfuneral, the broken and bloody body of the animal on the side of an empty stretch of highway,fte sadisticdelight of a boy stomping out an insectcolony; deathnow is fact, leaving
the realm of theory far behind. I, like most of us, have,on occasio4bore first-handwitnessto theeffectoflife, which,of course,is death:and thoughthe experienceswerememorable,I never succumbedto any major psychic turbulence because of them.Priorto a coupleofweeksago, theseexcunionsinto the reality of "antilife" seemed...we11...normal. But then,almostas if it 'Just happened,"I, now in my thirtieth year, cameupon a more real kind of.death,a sudden and unforeseendeath,the kind that jumps out from behinda wall andyells"boo!" I supposethe nahre ofmy currentprofession as a joumalist would dramatically increasethe odds that I would eventually come across a situationsimilar to what I recentlysaw on West Colfax and Kalamath. Popularizedby movies, literatureand eventhejoumalist's own medium, the image of two.fisted, hard working, hard drinking reporter conversingwith police at the sceneof a gnzzly cime or accidentscene,has beenin my mind for years.The flashing,almost hypnotic, squad-carlights altemating blue to red to blue again,the chalk outline surroundiog the lifelessbody. The soundof the zipper being closedon the black body-bagwhile the flash of the photographer'scamera briefly illuminates the hagedy is a popular myth many of us are acquaintedwith. The idea of karma hasalways struck me as odd.It hasbeensaidandwritten that the concept can best be describedas the condition of cause and efrect. Seemssimple; one 6ing leads to another.Drop somethingand it invariably falls. This notion of causesand effectscarriesa faint odor of the mystic's simpleyet succinctattempt at anexplanationofthe physicist'sunderstanding
of universally fixed laws governing the process of our universe. Questions regarding Karma have invariably risen, and have, not surprisingly, remained unanswered. Should it not be so, that if a conducive cause is enabled by a perfect and positive nature, then the only possible effect is yet another, and more perfect, situation? In other words, if you play it ffiart, good and well, shouldn't life come out smelling like roses? Why do not-so-good things happen to good people and the "evil-doers" survive and thrive? I sure as hell have no definite answers to the above. I have theories and hunches. of course. but no hard evidence has been fomd. As far as I am able to grasp, life and particularly shit, just sort ofhappens. To try to frace it all back to some long forgotten cause seems to me a stupid and futile expenditue of time, etrerry and sanity. The facts of what was wihessed that night-the who, what, wherg when, whn and how-though far from being insignificant, are irrelevant to this narrative. As can hopefully be disceme4 this is an account ofmy own personal response to being there in the context of a news reporter doing my best to gather the data for a news clip. The style I'm using will be somewhat different from the typical news nanative. Poetry, I believe, is the best way in the English language to describe emotion (or lack thereof), and because this is my account, the followine is in verse. -Ti,avis Combs
Nothing new under the sun You inpatient,jaywalkingfool. While aliveyou pushed everyone,everythingYou know how I know? Your shell. Your body. Lying on the street. Oncealive, animated, maybeevenhappyandbuoyant. A humanbeing. The only life I understand. Now a white blanketis drapedover you. Among the onlookingcrowd. I seejust your foot. Horribly broken. Hit by a car not oncebut twice Your ambulancesaviors roll over you. Completingthe tragedy. I beginto takenotes, A cop approaches. 'Nice tie," I say. I get my story andhe saysgo away. My photographer'scameralight flashes Illuminating the blood pouring from underthe blanket.
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Sellingout is nol on option Kelly's vision is to continue making music while staying true to himself. Although The Sampleshave a large and devoted fan base that Through grass-roots efforts, The Samples appreciatesthe music, Kelly has never been able helped the Dave Matthews Band find fame in to break into the mainstreammusic scene. the early 1990s. "We've tried to make videos, but we're not The Dave Matthews Band grew a gigantic embraced by the music industry at all; I don't fan base by playing shows wherever they could even think they know we exist," said Kelly. find one and The Samples offered many. Kelly refuses to compromise his vision, "We literally discoveredthose guys in a even if he could infringe upon the mainstream huge way and took them to Red Rocks and all by doing so. theseplaces," said front man SeanKelly. "They "l've neverbeenable to compromisethe soul skipped over that whole part of a band's career ofthis band-"said Kelly, "it's nonnegotiable." of having to really get dorvn and struggle and Despitethe industry's support,The Samples do that stuff. We took them under our wing are successfiil becauseKelly createshis music and helped them, then Big Head (Todd and the his way. Monsters)"then the H.O.R.D.E.Tour." "lf we lct people know that you can do it Formed in Boulder during the late 1980s, on your own, what would that do; what message fhe Sampleshave madca lastingimpressionon would that send? Dave Mattheu.s wouldn't be hundreds of thousandsof fans. Thev rvere most by a piano rvith (Glen Ballard) writing songs for popular during the early 1990s. an album, just becausehe has to write songs for Kelly has seen many ups and downs, an album. I couldn't play music that way, that's including several versions of the band, and last insane,"said Kelly. year they nearly filed for bankruptcy.The legacy His unwavering defiance to sell out by and continuation of The Samples, hower€r, losing the soul of his music will, hopefully, will alsays be tied to Kelly, who is the sole lead to his vision coming to fruition. Many remaining piece ofthe original band. bands today compromise their own wishes in "As long as I'm here. it's still The Samples," order to sign a huge contract and become world s a i dK e l l y . famous. It seems money is more important. As a musical wanderer who has played with Famous bands that conc€de the soul of their many bands, Kelly likens his career to that of music eventually subsideand Kelly's vision will Neil Young. endure for years. "(Young) would just grab Crazy Horse or "Cream always rises and I think that if we grab the band he used for Harvest. It's still Neil stick to *hat we do we'll get the last laugh and and...it's his soul and spirit. (The Samples) I'm convincedof it-it will rise, and I think all know how to convey that ofwhat my vision is," that other crap just fumbles away and crumbles exolained Kellv into nothing," said Kelly, "Look at the Grateful
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1sth Street Thvern 623 15tk St, Denver-3ll I - Carrion Crawler, DiseaseCalled Human, Apocal)iptic Christ .3/12 - Birds oflndia. Walk Through Walls, Undermined, 1090 Club .3/13 - Earthride, Core of The Earth, Turambar .3/15 - Align, Self-Evident, Eight Bucks Experiment .3/17 - Stereo360. Echo 3. The Dollyrots .3/19 - Black Strip Sonic,HalfofZero. Neu, Ancient Astronauts .3/20 - Kat Jones& Diseasesfor Kisses, Adios Esposito, Groadie. Sleep Easy .3/23 - Valis,Placeof Skulls,Black Lamb .3/24 - Manfall.CarrionCrawler, Aberrant Bluebird Theuter 3317 E. Colfax, Denver .3/l I - Allister,Never Heardof It .3i12 - Dead Heaven Cowboys, Defile .3/13 - Broken SocialScene .3/16 - SrrikeAn).where.Silverstein. F-Minus. Fifth Hour Hero .3/18 - CaberetDiosa .3/19 - The Church .3/2O - Mason Jennings, .3:/23- The Liars, Young People .3/24 - New Ancient Astronauts,Audio Dream Sister,Under the Drone, Girth, The Vestals Blue Mule 1624 Market St, Denver .3/ll - Mucho Buddha .3r'12- SecondSound,Jaynx .3/13 - Ten Tiers,Local 33 .3/15 - CorporateWhore, Five Style Fist, Alien Pimp .3/17 - Haymaker .3/18 - Aaron Tru, Greenfield, Groadie .l/ | I - trsnanfle luppa. ZebraJunction .3,/2O- Buckwild, Aces to Eights, Bradlev Weaver,Rock Advocates .3,/22- Blister 66, Misunderstood, Ember .3i23 - Jack Redell, Rumor lvtrill,Bruce Bouk, Gann & PenelopeProject .3/24 - Uppcrhand.Saring Space Cervqntes' M asterp iece B allro om 2367 Welton, Denver .3i ll - Projcct Blowed. The Ridder, Fish .3/12 - Love SceneClear .3/13 - Bone Pony .3/18 - Crack Sabbath,Log .3/19 - The Pharcyde,The Spooks .3,/20- Torn:red Soul .3,/24- No Quafter (Led Zeppelin ribute) Climax Lounge 2217 llelton, Denver .3r | 2 - The Czars,Mation Jones .3/ I 3 - The Skulls,The Risk, Prescription .3/15 - Stars,The Dcars .3/17 - eastmountainsouth.Roger Green .3/18 - The Right Aways, The Accidents .3/19 - The lron Sheik,ScottBaio Army Fillmore Auditorium 1510 Clarkson, Denver .3,/l I - The String CheeseIncident, Mofro .3/12 - The Stringe CheeseIncident, David Lindley, Wally lngram .3113- The String CheeseIncident. VassarClem€nts .3/17 - Ludacris,Chingy.David Banneq Knoc-Turn'al .3/19 - AFI, Thursday,PlanesMistaken For Stars .3/23 - Tesla
Dead, what a great example of a band that just persevered.(Top 40 bands) disappearedand the Grateful Dead, like a little snail just kept going and going; and then you see them at Mile High Stadium l0 yeani ago. They sort of got the last laugh. ..no one took them seriously in the media, and we're not taken seriously at all." Kelly's efforts to get his music heard with The Sampleswill continue for as long as he can play music. The band canceled their tour after 9/11 and was robbed last year by a "fly-by-night booking agency" that put them $ 100,000in debt. The Samples, mainly Kelly, stmggled to create ways to continue on. With nowhere else to go, The Sampleswent to their fans. "\l'e really had to go somewherebecauseI didn't want to file bankruptcy and screw all the people we owed money to just because these tlvo guys robbed us. I wasn't going to seethat." explainedKelly. The Samples offered a Lifetime Pass that fans purchased as a donation to the band. It doesn't allow the holderbackstagcor any special privilege; it's simply a memento. Selling more than 500 passes and receiving approximately $20,000 in fans' donations proved the pass successful and brought new musical life to Kelly. Wilh the successo[ their current tour, the new CD/DVD combo Black and White. and Kelly's vision, The Samplesare a successin their own right and in the eyes oftheir fans.And to The Samples,the fans are all that matter.And to the fans, The Samples will always be Sean Kelly, no matter what band backs him. For more info and free music downloadg check out www.TheSamples.ccm
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Stuckat homefor SpringBreak? Herearesomewaysto get out of the housebeforethe cabinfeversetsin. Local favorites String Cheese Incident, originally founded in CrestedButte, is known for their intensely interactive, seemingly endless shows, which almost never have a problem drawing sell-out crowds. But this time, they are trying something different. In conjunction with the Conscious Alliance, they are holding food drives at all shows on this tour. and offering prizes to those who partake. At the Denver shows, food drive representativeswill be handing out sections of a three-panel poster drarvn by Roman Villagrana to anyone who donates
Bring on the battle scars. Enduring a string of intense performances has led to numerous injuries including a laceratedeyebroq a busted lip, two chipped teeth and a smash io the eye. With a name like The Bled,
ten cansof food. Although there is a different panel for each show, anyone who donates30 cans will be given all three. But that's not the only way the band is giving back to the community. They have teamed up with millionaire philanthropist, Alan Shawn Feinstein, to panicipate in rvhat
Incident shows in March and April. The best part about all this is that nonticket holders can still participate in the donations. String Cheese Incident, unlike most bands, tnrly is attempting to make a difference among fans, not only with their music, but by giving back whatever they can, whenever he calls the "FeinsteinChallenge." Feinstein they can. -Adam Brown has pledged to match all donations of food and dollars brought in by String Cheese
musical genres into unchartedterritory. While their music is deeply rooted in hardcore, The Bled has created a softer side through insightful, poâ&#x201A;Źtic lyricism and melodic undertones.Bass player Mike Celi and
expect some blood to drummer Mike Pedicone be shed. unite to lay down a techBom into the nically laden dark and Tucson hardcore/ heary backbone, paving metal scene in 2001, the way for guitarists and influenced by Jeremy Talley and Ross bands like Converge, Ott to harmoniously ' Refused and Cave In, create metallic riffs for The Bled's first release Pass The Flask, on singer James Muioz to pulverize in true up-and-coming Fiddler Records, has man- hardcoretradition. ased to create a sound that crosses over The Bled's progressivesound makes for
More shows to dust off your dance shoesfor:
SuburbanHome RecordsBenefit: The Gamits, Love Me Destroyer @ Bluebird Theater.March l3
Picking the Next Big Thing is always a precariousbusiness,but Broken Social Scene seemsto have all the pieces in place to make them as sure of a bet for that status as any band in recent memory. Solid songwriting? Check. Adventurous, diverse, yet immediately accessible sound? Check. Critical accoladesand underground buzz? Check. Clever name? Check. L o o k sl i k e i t ' s a g o . Broken Social Sceneis more ol a musical collective than a proper band, sporting I I regular members plus guests and fiiends. Hailing from Toronto, Canada, the group is something of a Canadian indie-rock supergroup, featuring members of Do Say Make Think, KC Accidental, Stars, By Divine Right and Metric, among others. Despite the large cast, Broken Social Scene has a cohesive and well-developed
Scrubbehindyour earsand put on your Sundaybest,it's time for The Church. Not the popular Denverclub, but the enduring Australian band that shares its name. Formed in Sydney in 1980, The Church are best known for their 1988 hit "Under the Milky Way," a song that still shows up on 1980s compilations and the occasional soundtrack. Despite the fact they have not produced
an unforgettable live perlbrmance. In constant motion, they uphold a level of intensity that very few bands can present. Muffoz never fails to connect with and hvolve the audiencein the grab-your-hair-scream-spitin-your-face kind of way, and Celi has little regard for the safety ofhis bandmates. He has smashedt*'o of them in the face almost taking out ar eye, and split his entire front tooth in half, allowing for a gold cap to bnng a little bling to their rough exterior. Mufroz has busted his own lip and chipped his front tooth on the microphone. Such passionatedevotion to losing themselvesin their o,,m art has created the bloodshed known as The Bled. -Sarah Conwav
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sound. Their breakthrough album, 2002's Ynt Fotgot It ln People. covers an amazing rangeof styleswhile always mainmining their own unique identity. It's no small feat, but they pull it off with panache. Several songs on the album seem to be reaching fbr classic status. "Stars and Sons" conjures up the spirit of The Velvet Underground. building into an incredibly catchy, barely controlled chaos of atonal synlhesizers.fuzzed-out guilars and handclaps. "Pacific Theme" is a beautiful instrumental, something like New Order playing on a jazzy tip. "Anthems for a 17 Year Old Girl" is one of those sonss that will
another hit in the United States,it \!'ould be unfair to call them a one-hit wonder, considering they've produced 17 albums, numerous EPs, an album of covers, and severalbest-of compilations to date. Over their 24 yearc of existence, the band has featured a revolving lineup around the constant core of vocalisi/bassist Steve Kilbey and guitarist Marty Willson-Piper Their trademark sound is pretty, melancholic
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make it onto hundreds of mix tapes because ofthe way it capturesteen angstin a way that doesn't require being a teenagerto appreciate. "Lover's Spit" is a torchy, tawdry ballad that sounds like something Coldplay might do if they ever took a chance at being original. Whether they fulfill their promise of greatnessor become another could-havebeen that music joumalists will lament for years to come remains to be seen. Regardless,this should be an excellent show. Ifthey do becomethe Next Big Thing, everyone u.ho missed the chance to see them at a club *ill never forgive themselves. -Corv Casciato
pop songs built around jangly guirars and strong melodies. The songs are typically lightweighl, lacking the intensity and angst of some of their contemporaries,but always evince a strong understandingof song craft. With their experience and vast catalog, The Church should put on an excellent show. Don't go expecting flashy showmanship or white-knuckled intensity,just a pleasantevening of dreamy pop songs and a little slice of the history of "altemative" music called "Under the Milky Way." {orv Casciato
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CSUPends Metro's year in double OT Murphy optimistic aboutnext season byEric Scoft TheMetoplitan If their last game was a glimpse at next s€ason,teaflrsaroundthe nation might want to takenotice of Metro women'sbasketball. "We're excited about next year," said head coachDave Murphy. "Our goal (next season)is to win the conferenceandto mak€it to the Final Four." . The sixth-seeded Roadrunners (12-16 overall, 10-9 RMAC) baveled to Pueblo March 3, to face the third.seededCSU-Pueblo Thunderwolves(20-9, 154 RMAC) in the first round of the Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceWells FargoShootoutToumament. In the first two minules.Metro ran out to a 6-I lead,generatedby freshmancenterAngelena Kuleff. Pueblolater fought backwith ajumper from junior center Nadia Fercha that notched the scoreat 8-6. The 'Runnersretaliarcdwith a 60 run that extended theirleadto 14-6v/ith 12:33remaining in the first half. GSUPbit back with a 9-0 run of their own, which helpedthem take their first leadof the game.Metro stoleback the leadwith a layup from freshman center Rianna Harris, whichbroughtthe scoreto 16-15 . The gamecontinuedto be a nail-biter the rest of the half as the Thunderwolvestied the scoretwce.
Eic Scox s opinions stated here are his own and not the opinion of The Metropolitan, the Metro Athlelic Depaftment, or the Meto student body. I don't represent the Metro Athletic Department, but as a fan of collegiate sports and an admirer of Metro athletics, I take offense to the article nublished last u,eek in The Metropolitan titled "Athleles dine for free." I will start off by saying the headline had absolutely nothing to do with the story. The story talked about how studentathletes (which is the correct term) have room and board included in their scholarships, Eric Scott and non-shrdent-athletes =wi;EAttor don't. Yes, the studentathletes who do have
roomandboardin their scholarships don't pay for thefood,but obviouslythescftolarship pays for it. To me, the headlineimpliesthat nobody is payingfor the food,which in tum makesthe student-athletes look like crookswho aretaking advantage of theirpositions. Metro Athletic Director Joan McDermott said very few of Metro's student-athl€tes receiveroomandboard,and"when it is offered, that is whatotherprogramsareoffering." McDermott said the majority of Metro's student-athletes only get their tuition paid. "I was upset becausetherewere statements Metrotooka fragile32-30leadintohalftime. 69-63with 2:03remaining. 'Runners out there that were false,becausenot all athletes The wereableto shoot55 percentfrom Metro was not ready to cease fighting receive full scholarships," shesaid. punched the field in the half while they held CSUPto a becausethey back with a 6-0 run of Now I will respondto the complaintsby meager35 p€rcent.Kuleff claimedl0 pointsin their own. the first half. The score was stalemated 69 with 42 studenBthat it is unfair for athleticscholarships to include room and board.My feelingscan be Pueblo started the second half with an seconds left, andCSUPhadtheball. ornen of things to come as a layup by Fercha After a Pueblotimeout, Walker was robbed summedup in four words:cry mea iver. Are there any students on academic gridlockedthe scoreat 32. of the ball by Metro senior guard Sherinika scholarshipwho generatethe kind of money Kuleff answeredthe challengewith a jump Cook. do? I didn't think so. shot that put Metro aheadfor the fifth time in Senior guard Kristin Hein attempted a student-athletes While students on academicscholarship thegame. three-pointprayer,but it fell on deafears.Junior Following the play, it looked as if CSUP guard NatashaMolock grabbed the offensive are sucking mohey from the ichool, studentathletesar€putting moneyback into the school; would pull aheadby going on a 6-0 run, but reboundand tried to lay it in, but it fell out with it is only right that student-athletes receive, in the Roadrunnersdenied them the opportunity no time left. the form of a scholarship, some of the money game by tying the scoreat 38, which was the fifth tie was into The sent anotherovertime cannotpay of thegame. where one team met its destiny, the other its they help generate.Student-athletes for living expensesthemselvesbecausethey do No team was able to even remotely take heartbreak. not have enoughtime to have a job that would control of the scoreuntil 4:09 remainingin the had lead with 1:18 CSUP a 75-7i remaining satisff thoseexpenses. gamewhen Meho begana 5-0 run that assisted in the secondovertime.but Molock slashedthe Trustee Harris Singer stated, Student them in taking a 57-51lead. Thunderwolves'leadto onewith a three-pointer. a commuter college, room and board "Being It looked like the 'Runnerswould pull of With I I secondsleft, Kuleff fouled Nutt to slop should not be a considerationin how Metro the miracle victory after Kuleff sunk two free the clock. I don't know how wise throws,but CSUPplayedthe role of spoiler. Nutt wassentto the charity stripewhereshe givesout scholarships. it is for the college to budget athleticsthat way junior guard free With 16 secondsleft, Pueblo sunkboth throws. Molock tried to duplicate her previous andnot everyother student." StaceyNutt missedher shot, but Ferchapulled Singer also went on to say, "there is other CSUP out of the water with an offensive wizardry,but was not able to as shemisseda funding that is not schooldollars or taxpayer's rebound. three-pointer. Kuleffreboundedthe ball andgot it backout dollars. Private scholarshipscan fimd room Pueblojunior guard Ebony Walker brought and board,inst€adof the collegeusing its orrn the Thunderwolvesbackto life with a layup that to Hein, but Hein missedher attemptas CSUdollars." PuebloendedMetro's season77-74. sentthe gameto overtime. Well, I'd like to set things snaight for you, played played year," "We as well as we have all "I thought we extremelywell down Mr. Singer:Of the $300,000(not $400,000,as the stretch,"Murphy said. Murphy said."It was encouraging-" stated in the article) generatedthrough fund'I might have tried to hold on to more Murphysaidtheteamwill "takea little time raising, and fte $35,000 generated tkough timeoutsbecauseof fatigue." off, thenb€gin individual skills sessions." ticket sales, the majority of that goes to At the beginning of overtime, it appeared He saidthe teamplansto changethe current scholarships,accordingto McDermoft. Pueblowould put the gameout of reachas they weighftraining program in order to improve went on a 6-0 run and establishedtheir lead at fitness. seeCLIJEon25
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The visiting 'Runnerstook an early lead with three runs on four hits in the first inning. Pueblostayedin the gameduringthe first four inningsuntil Metroopenedup a l0-4 leadin the top of the fifth led by a three-runtriple by junior left fielder Adam Lawson.Puebloknockedin threerunsoftheir or.n in the bottomhalfofthe inning but Metro cameright backwith a fourrun sixth which includeda three-runhomerby junior centerfielderNick Thorneto takea 14-7 lead. Pueblocouldonly manageto tack on one morerun in the l4-8 'Runnerswin. In the second game, Metro again faced Pueblo,but the gametook a different path than the first. Pueblo scored seven runs through the first five irnings and held the 'Runners scoreless. But,in thesixth,with thehelpofsome poor defensefrom Pueblo,Metro stormedback to takean 8-7 lead. Lawson had a three-run home run, and seniorthird baseman Ricky Fulleraddeda tworun double.CSU-Pueblotied the game in the bottom of the sixth, but after both tearnsfailed to scorein the seventh,the gamewas calledan 8-8tie dueto darkless. Sunday, when Metro faced New Mexico Highlands, the bats stayed hot, and with the help of a superbpitching performanceby senior Blake pager,the 'Runnersran awaywith an 8-0 win. Eagerwentseveninnings,givingup no runs and only four hits with sevenstrikeouts. Eager allowedonly five baserururersin thevictory and it took Highlandssix irmingsto get a runner to second.Jrmior designatedhitter Greg Garrison led Meao's chargegoing 3-4 with threeRBI. ln its final game of the toumament,Mefro facedFort Hays State(12-4), which is crmently rankedNo. 16in the nation. Sophomore pitcher Brady Carlson went six irurings, giving up five runs (four eamed), but Hays' Landon Harper out-dueledhim with a complerc game victory, allowilg only four Metro runs (one eamed).Garrison had another good gameat the plate, going 3-4 to add to his teamJeading.520batting average,but it wasn't
by$dtem Moorc- Ilc Matryolitn Mctro senior Ricky Fuller is doubled-up Feb. 14 rt AurNrir Fleld h the secondgtme of r doublFherder sgainst Neb.-Kerrney. Although the'Runncrs won the first-game S'2, they sufiered r 13{ losstn thc secotrd.The Rordrunncrs are currendy 1(FG1.
good enoughin the 64 defeat. Although the team defenseslipped a bit, committing sevenerors in the weekendseries, the 'Rrmnersdid not allow it to affect their play. 'We had four (enors) one game (he l4-8 win againstCSU-Pueblo)but we didn't let it snowball,"saidheadcoachVincePorreco.
"We came up with the big play or big pitch to get us out of the jam. We played well all weekend and took the fight to them (the opposingteam)eachgame,"Porrecosaid. Metro travels to Oregon this weekend, (Marchl2-14) to play a five gameseriesagainst West€mOrgeon.
Complaints not justified fiomCLLJEon23 scholarships,according to McDermott. Okay Hanis, let's suppose we cut off room and board from athletics. I think you should be the one to tell Lester Strong, a 6-7, AII-RMAC center for men's basketballthat he cannot live at the Teikyo Loretto Heights University. For those of you who don't know, three years ago, Lester lived with 15 family members and slept on a section oflinoleum in the Lincoln Housing Authority near downtown. Now, he has the oppornrnity to eat and sleep on an actual bed. Because of his oppom.rnity at Metro, he will graduatewift a degreein Criminal Justice. Men's basketball head coach Mike Dunlap says Singer told him he supported athletics, but the recent statement by Singer contradicted that. Dunlap said Singer's statement was made without proper research. "For what we do, and how we do it (referring
to their success),we take shots like that," Dunlapsaid."If peopledid their homeworkon our program,they will seewe arejust like any otherprogram(in the county)." Dunlapalsosaidthis institutionhasspoken volumesin supportof the programby voting for referendumsto impose fees on themselvesto fund athletics. Coach, I couldn't agreewith you more. Many studentsare being hypocritical because they said they wantedto keepatbletics,and yet, there is a constanlattack not only by students, but alsoby oneoftheir representatives. Oh, andby theway,to UCD studentKellee Smith:Academicsarejust as importantto the student-athletes as athleticsare. The average GPA for Metro athleticsteamsin the fall was 2.96,andthecumulativewas3.02.Thatis pretty good, considering Meho student-athletesare requiredto take a l5-hour classload in addition to spending20hoursa weekwiththeirrespective
sport. Hey, Kellee, stick to UCD matters and stayout ofthingsthat don'tconcemyou. Maybe room and board should be included in academicscholarships,but it is ridiculous to penalize a successfulprogram like Metro athletics. They have done a wonderfuljob helping athletesget a goodeducationandbecomegood citizens. I would like to end my griping here by saying our athletics programs has put this school on the map, and I can guaranteeyou the successof the programis a main factorin why enrollmenthasrisen so dramatically.Then somestudentsshow their gratitudeby attacking one of the very things that has improved this institution'simage. Well, like I said before:cry me a iver. The majority of studentshave voted to keep the program and pay fees to support it, so here's lookingat you,Class-Awhiners.
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Music at Metro Artist Series - Judith Christin, soprano with Tamara Goldstein, piano. 7:30pm in the King Center Concert Hall. Sl0; students and seniors, $5; Metro community free w/I.D. For more information, go online to: www.musicatmetro.org or call (303) 556-3180.
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fuez*2*nrfffipresents Symphony Orchestra Concert William Morse, director with MSCDStudent Concerto CompetitionWinners Thursday, March11,2004, 7: 30p. m . King CenterConcertHall $5; Studentsand Seniors:$3: MSCDCommunityFreew/ l.D.
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Artist Series:Judith Christin, soprano and TamaraGoldstein,piano Tuesday,March23, 2004,7:30 p.m. King CenterConcertHall $10; Studentsand Seniors:$5; MS C DC ommuni ty FreeW l. D.
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