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by Stwe Stoner - ZfteMarcpolinn CCD fr€shman Dominic Zamora, right, and Antonio Martinez discussthe folly of drunk driying n€ar a mangled car on display in front of the Events Center April 6. Volvo sponsor€da traveling exhibit on drunk driving that stopped on campus April 6 and 7 and included the wrecked car along with activities that simulated impairment from alcohol.According to the National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration, 17,419people were killed in crasheswhere alcohol was a factor, or 4l percent of the 42,815killed during 2002.
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One year ago this month, President Bush stood on top ofan aircraft carrier and announced to the troops and the rest ofthe world an end to the heavy combat in lraq. Last week, the U.S. Departmentof Defense (DOD) listed a total of600 deathsand 3,000 injured since war was declared. Now, the U.S. military is eyeing the nation's yourh to help with the reconstructionoflraq. New Colorado legislation requires all male studentsenrolling at an institution of higher education to be registeredwith the U.S. military's Selective Service. Bush has not announcedany plans to reinstate the draft. Jobn P. Abizaid, a senior general in the Middle East, has requested plans for increasing the number of troops in Iraq. According to the DOD, there are 134,000young servicemenand women there right now. Spencer Curtis, Metro student and Polilical ScienceAssociation President,has served in the Army for four years. He is also studying to be a comrnissioned officer. "The military is more overburdened than it's ever been," Cutis said- "We (the military) are not enlarging. lt's at one of its lowest points and overextended. " Curtis further explained that the military is not recruiting enough; so active duty has been extended. Sergeant First Class Tyrone B. Beckem, who runs the Army Recruitment office in the Tivoli, confinned the average active duty is from four to six months, depending on the person's position in the military. The averageactive duty in Iraq has been extendedto l2- 16 months. According to Beckem, the average student who enlists can eam up to $50,000 for college, plus a $20,000 enlistment bonus, dependingon the selectedposition and years ofservice. "I don't think they (the mititary) have the people and the man-power to hold dortn the fort," Curtis said. '(The Military) doesn't have the assets for long-term deployment." According to media reports out of Iraq, the death toll is still climbing.
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UCD janitons'jobs inieopardy bvLfudsavSandhan TheMe*oplitatn Creative Resistance, an organization of liberal snrdentson campus, is working with Justicefor Janitors,and the ServiceEmployees lnternationalUnion in pmtest of 12 UCD janitors who may lose their jobs. The janitors are at risk of becoming unemployedbecauseUCD is in the processof negotiating a new contract with a non-uhion janitorial service that.would effectively take placeMay l. Auraria's facilities managementruns all of the buildings on Auraria campus, except the Tivoli and the childcarecenter. There are, however,two off-campusUCD buildings locatedin downtown Denverthat use contractedworkers for the cusodial work. Jones Lang LaSalle, a unionized bullding manag€m€ntcompany,previously managedthe buildings. Andy I{etchum, assistantdirector of real estateand facilities for UCD, said the college Nov.l, 2003 took over the building management after severebudget cuts were made for higher educationinstitutions. He said it is rnore cost-friendly fior UCD to managethe buildings itself rather than pay an outsidecompanyto do it. "When we took over, we hadto follow state procedures,"Keochumsaid. He also said aoy contractworth more than $25,0fi) needsto go through a state-mandated biddiag process and the college is forced by statelaw to go with the lowest bid. The college has not yet signeda new contract, bul is working with Carnation Building Servides.a non-unionconhactor.
CreativeResistance,membersof SEIU and the janitors picketedThursday.April 1, in front ofthe UCD classroomlocatedat 1380Lawrence St., to demonstratetheir favorability for unionized org;anizations. "If you don't have a uriion, you don't have protection,"saidAdrian Ledesma.an organizer with SEru. . Carnation owner Mike Bertram said his companyoffers standardbenefits such as paid vacations.health insuranceand sick leave. "The only rcasonyou see us doing a nonunion is becausewe're exemptfrom city rules," Ketchum said. "We have state guidelines we needto follow." . CreativeResistanceand the SEIU are concerned for the janitors' positions, wages and benefits.The new contractis scheduledto take effect May l, which is International Workers Day. kdesma said it's ironic and insulting that the janitors may losBtheir jobs on a labor holiday. "I know somepeopleseean irony in it, but I guessI really donl," Ketchumsaid. Jererny Bernier, president of Creative Resistance,said he seesit as a slap in the face to the workers. He also saidmostof thejanitors don't speak English and thereforethey are exploited workers. "They've beenfighting for 20 yearsfor benefits mostAmericanstake for granted,"he said. Ketchum said he hopes the janitors will havethe option to apply with Camation. Berham saidhe intendsto sit down with the curr€ntjanitors to seeif they are a good fit for his cornpany. "It's not our goal to put anybody out of work," Bertram said."Jobs are hard to comeby ,-
Mernbers of Creatlve Resbtlnce, r student orgrnlzrflon, return from downtown, *here they picla
etedfor irnitors' rtrlon rights Apfl l. asit is." He also saidhe andthe otherCreative Resistancemembersare concemedthat even if the janiton are hired on with Carnation,they will lose their senioi"ityand their union benefits. "These workers have been working here threeyears,"Ledesmasaid. Bertram said he intendson taking the jani. tors' sbniority into account. "The more knowledgethey have, the more valuablethey are," he said, Bernier saidCreativeResistancewould prefer if UCD useda union contractor.or at leasta contractthat providesbenefitsand wages.
Bertram said he left trvo messageswith SEIU and they never retumedhis calls. He said he washoping to sit down with them and figure out what he could do to integratethe unioa into the facility, but there were proposal deadlines with the collegethat had to be met. "I was awareof the fact *u, 11*45 6 "nion facility," he said."I didn't want to step on anyone's toes." Bernier said 90 percentof janiton working in downtownDenverareunionized. 'This (downtownDenver)is a uni,onzone," Ledesmasaid. "lf a non-unioncompanycomes to a union zone, it's like cancer.It's going to spread."
Phofoby Clr-i@her Strrtt- Tlc Maqohtot Vincent R.omeroud Jual Chairez of Mriachi SanJuen De Colondo help celebrateCesar ChavezDey, Merch 3l itr the Multicultunl Lounge of the fivoll. Many Aurrrla rnd locrl groupscrme togetherfor music,poetry and dlscusslonon whrt what would brve beenthe labor leeder's77th btrthdey.
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Auto thefts and break-ins are another crime that is lower than other areaswith comparable volume. In its Auraria Campus Police Vehicle Statistics Report, the department compared car.thefts and break-ins on campus to those at Denver IntemationalAirpon. In 2003, there were seven cars stolen and 57 broken into on the Auraria campus; while at DIA,59 cars were stolen and 96 were broken rnto. Evidence in the police reports suggests crime rates on the Auraria campus are on a downward trend, and so far in 2004, the trend is continuing. The Auraria Campus Police Department said they try to maintain the low crime rates through 24-hour pafols. Th€ department employs 20 police officers and 15 dispatchers, guards and administrative staff, according to Corporal JasonMollendor of the ACPD. Police According to the Denver Department's report, 38 of the city's 78 neighborhoods saw an increasein crime with another 38 experiencing a decrease. While the crime rate city-wide was steady in 2003, there was a 7.2 percent increasein violent crimes, a 27.5 percant increasein homicides and a'l .7 percenl increasein aggravatedassault. Sexual assault, which dropped by 4.4 percent, was the only violent crime that decreased in 2003.
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Dftycalls fiomIRAQoncover On Sunday,l0 soldierswerekilled in oneof the most deadlyuprisingssincethe fall of SaddamHussein.Anti-Americanriotswereseenall acrossIraq from Najaf to Baghdadthat day. Four American civilian contractors were attackedthe week before and were mutilated, set on fire and hug from a bridge in Fallujah during a riot. Military forces were not able to reachthem in tirne. Recentlyretired Gen. Tommy Franks,who was commander-in-chiefduring the recentwars in Afghanistanandlraq, spokeat BoettcherHall at the Denver PerformingArts Complex Tuesday,March 30. He shessedthe importanceof all citizens becorninginvolved in their country's service. "The worst thing- at least in my view-that could happento this country, would be for America to lose.herfreedomsand for (it) to collapseupon itself as a nation," Franks said. "Maybe it's just my luck in life to bethe onethat carriesthe messagethat says 'It's abouttomorrow,andtomonow,andtomorrow'." Franks' words cameat a crucial time after the DOD releasedtheir Mental Advisory Team Surveylastweek,after a nearlysix-monthdelay. The report, which detailsthe mental conditions of U.S. hoopsin Iraq, saysunit moraleis low. Soldiersuicidesthereare reportedto be 35 percenthigherthan soldiersstationedelsewhere. The rate of nilitary suicidecan increase over wfi, but rates have shown 0o decreaseat the startofa war. Despite this prediction, the Army suicide rate in Iraq has continuedto climb since May l, 2003.The cunent rate is 17.3per 100,000 soldiers,comparedto the Army's overall average suicide rate of 11.9taken from 1995-2002 statistics. Lt. Gen. JamesPeakeconfimrcd the statistics Sundayin a pressreleasefrom lhe American ForcesInformation Services. "Any suicideis somethingwe worry about and want to stop," Peakewrote. The DOD also sfessedin the reportthat the statisticsare lower thar the national averageof 21.5 per 100,000for 20 to 34-year-oldmales, thesameagebracketasthosewho areservicing in haq. The suiciderate doesn't include the reported suicidesofsoldiers returninghomefrom the battlefield. Last monlh, Green Beret Chief Warrant Officer William Howell shot himself i:r the head after returningto Fort Carsonin Colorado Springs.Five other suicidesare still under investigation by the military. Curtis said while he has respect for and servesin the U.S.military,asa politicalscience major, he still questionshow Iraq fits into the war on terror, "I haveto look at the larger picture." Curtis said."I'm completelyfor the war on terrot but unsureon the right methodsto use." Curtis also gave his support to his fellow sewicemenand women in kaq, despite a recentprotestand marchon the Aurariacampus againstU.S.involvementin kaq. "They(soldiers)aredoingtheirjob.Mostof themwantedto eammoneyandgo to college," Curtis said. '"They are not there to kill people, they arein a very bad situation;they don't want to be in a wiu zone as much as we want them there." Franks, who was promoted to four-star generalby PresidentClinton, clairns he is not on any political side. He endedhis speechon Tuesdaywith a questionfor all Americans. ' As you weigh what is good, what's bad, where we have been, and where we are going in the next five years, l0 years,or 25 years,put youself in the position you were in on llth of 2001,"hesaid."How did you feelon September thal day?What would you havebeenwilling to do on that day to protect our way of life in this country?'
Studentsfight for cleanenergy A clean-energyfee has been proposed, andall Auraria studenswill havea chanceto voleon it April 21 and22. Ifthe fee is passed,studentswill haveto pay an additionaldollarper semester.Solar or wind power will be purchasedwith the nearly $84,000 a year that would be collected. Auraria campushasan annualbudgetof $ I 8 million, and$3million of that is spenton energy,said Joel Sa),te,presidentof Metro StateActivâ&#x201A;Ź Voicesfor the Environment. "I dtink studentsare awareof dre pollution in the Denver area," Sayre said. "The numberone reason(studentsshouldapprove the fee) is to cleanup the air." If the clean-air initiative is passed,a subcornmitteewill be formedand a plan wilt be put into action within six months of the vote. The goal is to have solar panels run the lights on the main walkway, and have a demonsfrationexplaining the benefitsbf renewableenergr,Sayresaid. Various speakerswill inform students aboutthe benefitsof cleanenergyfrom l2-4 p.m.April l0 in Tivoli Tumhalle. Dennis Kucinich, the democraticcandidatefor president,will be speakingon behalf ofthe initiative. Other speakersinclude Ron Larson of the Colorado Renewable Energy Society, Denver University Professor Rob Prince, andSawe.
ABOR still around? TheStudentBill ofRightshasbeenwithdrawn from statelegislation,but it will still be discussedat an openmeetingtoday, said HigherEducation Associationofthe Rockies PresidentArmandoPares.
The discussion will take place from I to 4 p.m. at Regis University, and will talk about which bills conceming higher education have passedand which have died in this year's legislation. "Everyone who's interested will have a chance to find out what's been going on and what will happennext," Paressaid. Changes to the Tabor Amendment and Amendment 23 will be discussed,as well as an On the Bus bill ryhich would give students a voucher to use toward the Colorado colleqe oftheir choice.
New interim appointed Natalie Lutes hasbeenappointedby Interim PresidentRay Keift asthe new Interim Vice President of Adminisuation and Finance.Luteshasworkedat Metrosince1977 andhasbeenthebudgetdirectorsince1979. Lutes' job will entail overseeingthe budget, accountingand businessservices, personnel,and athletics.She will also be responsible for the financialmanagement of the institution. Lutesis optimisticaboutMeffo'swelfare during the budget "challenge" facing Coloradocollegesanduniversities. "There'sa lot of potential,within some that Metro ofthe legislationbeingproposed, will fair pretty well," Lutessaid.
Child Center preparingfor summerprogram The Child Development Center will be accepting children aged 6 to 8 (first or second gmde) into a Summer Enrichment Progmm as long as spacesare available.
The program includes a Day Program, which goesfrom 8:30a.m.to 4: l5 p.m, The Day Programinvolves a more academically locusedagenda,and"innovativeexperimental activities"in reading,writing, art, etc., said Karine Drechsel,Director of the DevelopmentCenter. The BeforeandA-fterProgramis for pardntswho needextratime at the beginningor end ofthe dayprogram. Timesare 7 to 8:30 a.m. and 4:15 to 6 p.m. . The Before and After Program will be "stimulating and interesting, but more relaxed," Drechselsaid. For more information on sessiondates andcosts,call Drechselat (303) 556:2759.
Forum forAthletes Canceled The March 30 Opposing Viewpoint Forum on CollegeAthleticsand RapeAllegationswas canceleddue to a conflict in scheduling. The HomecomingFlagmle Rally,sponsoredby Metro's Athletics Department,was scheduledfor the same time on Tuesday aftemoonasthe Forum locatedin the MultiCulturalLounge in the Tivoli. "The event was canceledlate Monday nighl" Main said. "We didnl want to take away from (the rally)." The eventwassupposeto featurethe father ofa CU football player,an attomeyfrorn the Boulder District Attorney's Office, a Metro staffemployee,a Metlo student,anda reportercoveringthe CU Athletics scandal. The StudentActivities Departrnentmay reschedulethe forum for later this month or postponeit indefinitely. If the forum is rescheduled,the event will be advertisedthroughposters,flyers and Metroconnect,andan e-mail will be sentout to all students,faculty and staff.
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O Candidates,where artthou Dean rose and fell like lcarus, Gephardt faded away, Lieberman slunt back to his den, and even John Edwards' determined optimism gouldn't save him in the end. After an exciting primary season,the Democratic Party has (almost) selected its candidate for president: SenatorAl Gore. Wait. I mean Jobn Kerry. Or whoever. Trust the Dems to deliver on disannointment. For all the talk of how candidateslike Dean have re-energized the part)', it sure doesn't show in the choice of Kerry for president. This guy is Gore with a software update: the KerryBot 2004. You'd think that after
the debacleof the 2000 electionsand the Dems' generally lacklusterperformancelately,they'd figure out that triangulators like Gore and Kerry just aren't helping themany. But nope. They keep on trotting out the sameold calculatingpoliticians. Oh,well. It's not like I votedfor Kerry. Cometo think of it, I haven't voted for any Democraticcandidateyet. Neither have you, if you're a Colorado resident,because caucuses don't convenein this stateuntil April l3th. Confused?You shouldbe. After all, Kerry hasnearlycertainlj'alreadywon thenomination, Joel Tagert Cobmnist
requiring only the confirmation of the national Backing him will only rubber-stamp the convention, but you, dear citizen and registered decisionsof other states. party member, haven't had a say in it at all. Our Opponentsmay accuseKucinich ofrunning vaunted electoral systemhas renderedyou more a "vanity campaign." or less inelevant. But Kucinich has stayed in the race for the So much for democracy. samereasonhe enteredit: becausehe is passionBy the time Coloradansget to caucus,most ate about the issues. of the candidateshave dropped out of the race, He knows that it is issues, not candidates, as is now the case. that ultimately define a party and create winning So'ifyou want to participate, you'll have to politics. back Kerry. Right? Compromisers like Kerry also level the Wrong! There's still one candidate deter- "\,anity" charge at Ralph Nader, who is running mined to challenge the orthodoxy of the party: for presidentas an independent. Dennis Kucinich, the only other candidate still Nader is running for reasonssimilar to Kuactivelycampaigningfor the nomination. cinich's: to highlight critical issuesthat rrould Vote Kucinich! otherwise be ignored, and to offer a much-needBy supporting this remarkableman, we can ed critique of the electoral system itself. send a messageto the Democratic Party leaderThe old adage goes, "If God had wanted us ship that we're sick aird tired of politicians like to vote, he'd have given us candidates." Kerry, who seem more intent on triangulation We, in fact, have good candidates.Kucinich than on standingup for what's right. is one. The problem is that our money-infested, Caucus delegates for Kucinich will push winner-takes-all, two-party system won't allow critical issuesin the county, state, and national those candidatesto get elected to national ofconventions that will otherwise be ignored by fices. corporatecandidateslike Kerry. Theism aside, a more apt saying might be, Delegatescould advocatefor truly universal "lf God had *anted us to vote, he'd have given health care, renewable energy, strong environ- us instant runoff voting, clean election laws, mental protections, and a foreign policy that proportionaterepresentation,and a more logical will foster peace. They could oppose military caucussystem," adventurism, corporate domination, state execuIn any case,Colorado caucuseswill conlene tions and our out-of-control prison system. on Tuesday,April 13 at 7 p.m., so ifyou're regOn the other hand, there is absolutely noth- istered with a parfy, now's the time to call the ing to be gained by supporting Kerry at this Denver Election Commission at (720) 913-8693 Doint. to find out where your caucusis being held.
Votefor Nader and revolution "You can tell people the truth, but they'll never believe you until the event. Until itb too Iate. In the meantime, the truth will just pi:s thern olfand get you in a lot of trcuble. " - Chuck Palahniuk
Today,the Ieft is screamingfor there to be cakein their stomachsandthesamecaketo be ia their cupboards, becausethis is a "right" all Americanshave whetherthey work for it or not-this is not realitybased. Today, the right is sireaming for cake in Anyone who thinks Americans can handle a their stomachsand an additionalcakein their 'cupboards, third party, let alone a true democracy,is naive. becausefreedom grantsAmericans Anyone who advocatesfor a third party is either this opportunityif they work for it-this is naive or heartless- I'm hardly humanitarian, but closerto reality (huthe latter. manrealityisn't naturallyhumanitarian). "When freedom inSo what's this all haveto do with a third creases, efficiency and parfy. you ask? Simple. Americansare too security decrease,"says demandingto deal with the lossof efficiency, Politics l0l. "The more whichwouldcomewith a third party. political paniesyou have "We" continuallycomplainabouthow long to choosefrom (this is it takesfor the govemmentto fix our problems, freedom of choice, and maintainour fanscendence, evenat the costof isn't choice freedom?) freedom,and then when our freedornis limited NiCk Bahl the less efficiently the we complaiaaboutthat,too (the 9/11commisColrnrirt govemment can respond sion and the PatriotAct illustratethis). to theneedsof themasses." This "inefficiency,"alongwith similar othAmerican cufture is a solidifed culnre ers, arisesfrom a two pany systemand canonly of instantgratification;a cultureof Protestant be improveduponby: sblfishness;a culture of belief: a culture of l. Takingmoneyout ofpolitics (neitherside (Mr. Leftist will arguethat will let this happen)or ultra-transcendence we shouldchangeour culture,but neverinfringe 2. Morphingour countryinto a dictatorship. uponothercultures- ha,ha,ha...). I'll passon bothbecause I favor a third revoluPreviousAmerican generationsknew what tionJeadingoption,and that'swhy I'm voting they wanted, knew they had the freedom to for RalphNader! achieve what they wanted, and utilize their "A vote for Nader is a vote for Bush," says freedomfor their own benefit. Neo-Americans Mr. Leftist hlpothetically. know what they want (everything),aretold they "A vote for Naderis a vote for Nader,"I say, have.the freedomto achievewhat they want "andyou area politically-correct idiot." (hey donl reif their ffeedom),and find every "Bush lied about the war with Iraq, and he possibleway to utilize the freedomofothers for didnt fulfrll most of his campaignpromises," theirown benefit(there'sa certainMaster-Slave saysMr. Leftist. issuehereFwe havebecomelazy anddemand"I didnl want most of what Bush proming at the sametime. ised before his election, and lying presupposes
knowledge of the truth; Bush didn't lie, but that doesn't mean his knowledge wasn't and still isn't half-ass," I respond. "Bush has had much to deal with since his election, whereas Kerry is stil/ talking from both sides oi his mouth on nearly every issue-Kerry is a joke, Bush is a joke, too, but Bush is the lesser of two evils in our cunent state." "So, why are you voting for Nader?" asks Mr. Leftist. "Because I don't care if a loss in efficiency leads to a revolution, which would get rid of stupid people like you," I respond."ln this kind of revolution the strong survive, as they always have, and not just one victorious and fascist party-this is better for the future, even if I don't come out alive." "You're heartless,"whimpers Mr. Leftist. "l told you that at the beginning," I reply. And then there's silence. America is headed for a revolution, with or without a third party-this I promise you. According to my heartlessthought, ifthere's going to be a revolution it would be better m have intelligent people come out on top (this is progressive!) than either ofthe idiotic hemispheresthat are sporadically in power now. This kind ofrevolution is more likely to happen with an inffuential independent party, and independentvoters will determine this election just as they did the previous one. I'm voting for Nader becausehemispheric politics are essentially close-minded, and as a result of a reliance on one hemisphere I can't stand most of you, either-this by no means implies that I agree with Nader, only that I like his symptoms! Am I heartless or headstrons? What's the difference?
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I wasthinking what to write for this week when I decided!o go outsidefor somefresh air Coloradohassomeof the most beautiful sunsetsI haveerrerseen. I donl know if it's the clouds blowing in over the mountains, or maybe the pollution hanging orangeand purple. Whateverit is, it can settlethe soul and calm the conscience. Shifting sunset mountainmajesty.SoI sayto you, ifyou're in town, takesometime andwatchthe sunset.
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SGA constitutio Hello Metroshrdents, As the collegeis changing,so is StudentGovemmentandwe needyour help in definingwhat Student Govemmentwill look like in the future. For over five months.the StudentGovemment Assemblyhasworkedhardto createa StudentCovemment Constitutionthat will reflectthe studentbody.of Metro Stateand assiststudentsin promotingthe interests,needsand desiresof the studentbody.We have incorporated studentfeedbackandarereadyfor it to go to you,the studentbod), for a vote. Here are some of the imponant changesbeing proposed:
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Wild accusations! Libel! Slanderl To hear the averagestudenttell it. the Right and the Left are at war, and that war is threatening to su.allow Metro whole! In one corner, lhe Auraria College Republicans. ln the other. Creative Resistance.This epic struggle embodies the etemal face-offbetween good and evil, though you have to define the two terms for yourself. And yet . . . I know membersof each of these groups, people who I respect and enjoy working with. More importantly, I krow that they respecteachother, belying the image we have come to accept of two bands l. Have separationof powen by having three of roving hate-mongers. branchesof government So, what's the problem? Who's fighting (currentlythereareonly two), for what? l'm going to tell you . . . 2. Haveclearlydefinedpowersfor eachbranch. A couple of studentsfeel that they were 3. Havestatedobjectivesandresponsibilities treatedunfairly by a professor4. ClearlydefinedrelationshipbetweenSGA, adWait a minute!?! Thafs it?!? That can't ministration,andthe studentbody. be!!! AII this fighting via editorials, letters, 5. Allow for growth and studentparticipationin protests, message boards, and everything studentgovemance. else comes from a simple dispute between jurisdiction. 6. Give ajudiciaryappropriate two students and their teacher?l? Believe it 7. Stressthe need for cooperaiionbetweenthe or not, that's it. threebranchesallowing eachtheir uniquefocus and So, what's the problem? Who's fighting responsibilities. for what? | think it bean repeating . . . A couple of studentsfeel that they were StudentGovemmentelectionsarc occurring later treated unfairly by a professor. this monthandwe needyour vote in favor of this new Now, I've talked to Meranto-supportConstitution in order for StudentGovemmentto imers and Meranto-haters. I've spoken with proveitself andbecomethe strongvoiceandadvocate Republicans and Democrats, conservatiyes for the studentbodyit shouldbe. and liberals, and plenty of people who don't you cango to To reviewtheConstitution, fit any ofthese labels. Everybody has a posihttp://studentactivities.mscd.edu/-sga./revisedCons tion and a healthy armada of ready rhetoric. titution2004.html ln fact, our colleagues, regardless of their Ifyou havequestions, comments, orconcems,conaffiliations, seem all too ready to shout their tactthe StudentGovemmentAssemblyat: all-student"truths" from the highest rooftop. Well, as govemment-omcers@lists.mscd.edu. someonewho has had a dispute .rlith Metro's We urgeyou to contactall StudentGovernmentofadministration, and yet slill vigorously deficersandtell themhow you supporta newConstitution fends Metro against those who slander it, I whichwill helpStudentGovemmenlhelpstudents. am here to reveal the shocking truth . . . it doesn't matter!!! The truth lies somewhere Thankyou in between.I probably won't ever know, and Harris Singer neither will most of you! However, the truth StudentTrustee is insignificant next to the damagethat is be-
ing done to Metro by the loud proclamations of someand the silenceofothers I've read or listened to all of Mr. Bahl's columns and Mr. Culpepper's words, and noticed one consistenttheme: Attack. A dispute which should have beenhandledrespectfully, and which might have concluded amicably, has been dragged through political and journalistic mud, until nothing of the educational and ethical concems at its heart can still be seen.This has become a battle, fought exuberantly by individuals who, whatever their reasons,refuse to remove the matter to an appropriate forum. Why do I see another piece on this in alnost every Bahl column? Is this really news. or does it bear more in common with the Crusadesor Salem trials of a past era? And so, I submit to you, as a community, the follorving proposition: Let's drop it! We have had enough! The limits of decency have been stretched and ruptured! The time has come for the loud voices we hear every week to fall silent! In this spirit, I issue the following challenges: To Mr. Bahl: Your crusade has gone on long enough. No one who has read the school newspaper has any doubt as to your views. You undermine your own credibility as you continue to attack- Furthemrore, as you fail to clearly put your public on notice that your columns are opinion, and not reporting, behaving as a purveyor of fact, your diatribes are taken as the voice of The Metropolitar, thus further eroding that paper's image as a joumalistically balancedpublication. Frank discussion of issues is one thing, but you will neither persuade nor provoke anyone when your columns and letters become nothing more than forums for one long-standing personal assault. In short, if you want us to take you seriously,find a new subject. Drop it! To Mr. Culpepper: You are a recognizedleader in an important political group on campus,and are about to move on to leadership at the state level. Use this power and authoriry to pul a stop to this war, instead of promoting further action. The dust has settled on the shortlived Academic Bill of Rights. Be an adult. Be responsible.Have the mdtunty to stop hold-
ing up this personal dispute as the icon for your cause. To the Auraria College Republicans: This episode, with all accompanying press and hubbub, has damaged your credibility as an organization.Whether you intended a public stanceor not, the public has identified you with Mr. Bahl and Mr. Culpepper. A recent Roclgt Mountain News article about the death threats against Dr Meranto, in its first mention of her opponents,directly describes "a controversy late last year with student members of the Auraria College Republicans". If you had, from the very beginning, emphasizedpublicly that the actions ofa few memben do not indicate the position of the group, you might have avoided such identification. I challengeyou to do so now! Make a public statement,in this forum and every other that you can reach, letting the Metro community know that ACR is not a party to this dispute. This should never have been anlthing more than a dispute between two students and a professor,filed with the appropriateoffice, and handled by the appropriate college personnel.I would not quashfree speech,and I certainly recognize the importance of raising issues in a public forum, but debate has becomedebacle. The dialogue, that may or may not have begun simply as intent to inform, has been robbed ofdignity and decencyby its continuatlon, Do not allow those who represent you or those who opposeyou to monopolize our time with personalvendettas. Big things are coming up in the near future! Student Government elections are later this month, setting student leadershipfor the cominli year, the next round of budget cuts cannot be far off, and the school is still in need ofa new President,to namejust a few. If anyone wishes to argle, debate, or simply slander funher, I invite your comment, bul let's do it privately. l can be reachedvia e-mail and will respond in kind. William Safford safford@mscd. edu
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. TheMeboDoliten Angela ..Bay" Buchanan believes the Feminist Movement has not raised the standards of women, but has lowered them. She is *re presidant ofThe American Cause,an educational foundation dedicated to advancins traditional conservative issues. When she spoke to the Auraria campus u, the TiVoli Turnhalle on April l, she stated u, the begiming and the end of her speech her passion for supporting debate between opposing sides."Engagethe debare...you'llbe forced tI consideryoui own opinion," Buchanan said. Buchanan argued that the Second Wave of Feminism (which began in the 1950s) conributedto and improvedthe livesof*omen, and that thosecontributions do not outweish the failures ofthd movement. ..A movement lails if the peoole that thev fight for are not better off"'said Buchanan before indicating what she views are the tbree greatestconsequencesofthemovement. Second wave Feminists observed that men were allowed to be promiscuous while women could not be withoui expecting a.compromised repritation. A cry for seiual frledom b""u-" u driving force behind feminism. Buchanan thinks the Feminist Movement h,rmed women into the mora[ and sexual ' equivalant ofalley cats. "(women everynvhere) have lost the righi !o have men call andievelop relationships that are healthy and wholesome and frrri and enjoyable." She says she knows many women have graduatedcollege and do not know how to dare, and she is regretful that if a modem woman does . not put out, Ler social life is lost. According to Buchanan. men have done well becur,se oithe sexual revolution. The investrnent of timemoney and more is no longer an issue due to the destnrction of the imocent dates and courteous
courtshipsthat permeatedU.S. culturebefore see all abortion made SecondWaveFeminism. illegal in her lifetime. If a woman has dated and respectedherself sexualln Buchanan believes she gains an aw^areness-of what she needs from a husband. "Ifall you've had is buddy-sex Saturday night, there_isagood chancethat you are rolling those dice (when you get manied)," she said. Second Wave Feminisrn encouraged women's sexual freedom, yet pregnanciesstill occur in spite ofthe many birth control options develoPed over the last fifty years' Buchanan said she would like to see all abortions made she is aware she will never see that ill:gul:.!ul in he-rlifetime' 'I believe there is a second victim in every single abortion. That's the woman," Buchanan said She told the story of a senior at the University of Pennsylvania who shared with Buchanan her regret over having an abortion. The young woman is, for Buchanan, just one of many_ individuals who carry "enormous emotional as a consequence of the -scars" FeministMovement' Buchanan referred to 26 studies that indicate_a conelation between abortion and Cancer' Further supporting her Pro-Life beliefs' she stated that two women died in the last year as a result of the abortions performed on them. "Seems to me that the 1 3 million women getting an abortion each year have a right to (the information Buchanan shared)," lnow Buchanansaid' She also called abortion a very selfish decision' Buchanan believes divorce is not just a consequence of a feminist attitude toward marriage, it is a main factor in creating singleparent and is detrimental to women .homes and children' "Children have been harmed by the movement. Any movement about women affects children," she said' Pt tlre audience applauded loudly . lf when Buchanan stated that she would never
This support for legal abortion rights came after cheers and applause filled the Turnhalle in support of Buchanan when she expressedher Pro-Life stance. "What do you do to make sure that you will not be intimidated from your stating own views? Debate," Buchanan said. If no one on your side spea\s, then the other side wins, she also said. Having examined. women's rights while taking an active part in politics, Buchanan recognizes that many young people do not agree with the negative messages argued Wave by Second Feminists. She thinks Third Wave Feminists need leaders who speak on behalf of the youth. movement's Future leaders must be exposed to their
Phomby Wiltram Moorc - Ihe Mettoplitol Angela 'Bay'Buchanan, sister ofpolitici|n Pet Buchrnan, delivers e lâ&#x201A;Źcture April I in the Tivoli T[rnhalle. Buchanen suggestedthe Feminist Moyemetrt hrs resulted in the deterioration of traditional fsmily vNlues and a more widespreedacceptatrceof abortion.
opposition in order to sand up when they are calleduponto lead,shesaid. Buchanan also wants more information availableto womenwho considerabortion.She encouragesinformed consent,or permission by the woman to undergoan abortionafter she has seena pichrre of the embryo.According to
Buchanan,generoussexual freedom,abortion, and divorceareall harmfirl to women,and they arethe productsof the FeministMovement. "There is nothing greater than having a child and putting it the arms of anotherloving couple,"Buchanansaid,supportingadoptionas an alternativeto abortion.
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andLouiseNevelsonwho is Russian.All ofthe women are still alive today, and most of them arestill working. Paintings, sculphres, and drewings made Before feminism was considered "chic" and before the feminist movement,there were by these women between 1951' and 1975 female artists who made sure their work was are highlighted in the show. Many of the works by Louise Bourgeoiscome courtesy seenand their voiceswere heard. Sevenfemale artists are featuredin the art of the Collection of Ginny Williams, a local exhibit, 'True Grit: SevenFemaleVisionaries art collector with a large number of Louise Before Feminisrr." at the Metro Center for Bourgeois'pieces. The True Grit Exhibit is being shown for the Visual Arts on WazeeSneet in downtown the first time not only at the Metro Center for Denver. The artistsfeaturedin the exhibitionareLee the Visual Arts, but also for the first time in Bontecou,louise Bourgeois,Jay DeFeo,Nancy Denver. Womenweredeniedequalrights, especially Grossman,Claire Falkenstein,LouiseNevelson and Nancy Spero,American artists, with the in the workforce.until the feminist movement. exceptionof Louise Bourgeoiswho is French, During the feminist movement,women fought
fought for their right to be a part ofthe working world and to be treated equal to their male counterparts.The fact that thesewomen were making a name for themselvesand their art beforethis movementis importantto Women's history and it is somethingthis exhibit truly bringsto light. The show has beenwidely advertisedon Auraria campus,with ads in TheMetropolitan andflierson everybulletinboard. The Metro art departmentand the exhibit gainedpublicity and got studentsto see the show when Metro art studentswere offeredthe oppomrnityto talk with NancyGrossman,one of the featuredartists. 'This show haS causeda sensationin Denverbecause(it) exhibitswork fiom great artiststhat arerarely seenin Denver. To have so many collectionsfrom so many great artists definitely makesthe show a great event,"Andrewssaid. Walking through the exhibit, there are numerouspaintings to observe,many of them abstract and somewith attention-catchingtitles such as "Nighnnare Figures II" and "Lotus Eater#1." Most paintingsare untitled,giving the observera chanceto focus on the art, not its title. On one wall of the center hangs a dark canvas feahrring a fairit outline of a figure, apparentlya woman. At the bottomofthe right-handcomerreads the caption: "At their word, the word which torturesthe spirit, the sick womanwas tumed into a corpse, the corpsewas hung from a stake" The painting is titled, 'At Their Word (The Sick Womar)" and was painted by Nancy
bpero. Though the caption may not seem vastly di{ferent from the art of many modem-day female artists and probably does not raise too many eyebrowsamong today's art observers, this painting is dated before the feminist movement. Many other paintings like it in the show havemadehistory and havealso inspiredmany female artists to paint and cneateart their own way. "These women were doing terrific work before feminism; becauseof them and the ground-breakingwork they havedone,so many contemporary female artists stand on their Andrewssaid. shoulders." Cecily Cullen, the center's program coordinator,agrees. "Each of these adists are women and beganat a time when it was hardto get work as seriousartists,buttheydid it. Theyareamazing artists,"Cullensaid. The exhibit's sculptures are strategically placed throughout the gallery showing the creative skill these artists possessed,making sculptures out of materials such as wood, steel, iron, and rubber,openingthe eyesof the averageobserverto the idea that art truly is ev'erywhere. Since works from thesewomen artists are rarely found in Denver, especially what the experiencedsta{fof the centerview asthe great pieces,Andrews encouragesall who have not visited thp centerto stopby. ''fhese artists are so important to 206 centuryart. This geat opportunityto seesuch ground-breakingart is phenomenal,"Andrews said.
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to embroideredpolo shirtsandwindbreakers. tuition. Swimming and diving do not get any The remainderof the budget comes from scholarship money. Team members will pay state firnding, which is-where the cuts start full tuition whether they are in-stateor our-ofhappening. state students.For retuming student athletes, For the years 2003 and 2004, the state the adminisnadondecideswho will continueto funding was approximately$1.4 million. Over receivemoney. the next tlree to five years,that money will be Women's tennis has four seliors from cut !o $900,000. Australia. On the whole, that will affectMetro because "When they finish up at the end ofthe year, teamswiU haveto recruit more from the region they will have to be replacedwith four in-state girls," said menand women'stennisheadcoach thanout-of-stateor intemationally. A goal of the athletic departnent is to . DaveAlden. maintain a one to four ratio, which meansof . In-state tennis players receiving a every four athletes,only one can be ftom out- scholarshipwill only receive hrition, no room of-state. andboardor books. From 2003-(X to the 20M-05 academic "We're competingfrom a muchsmallerpool year, there is a 1.1 percent increasein tuition, from a talent standpoint,"Alden said. from $2,201 to $2,226 per year for in-state McDermott saidit's not alwayseasyto keep athletesand from 59,353to $9,455for out-of- Colorado athletesin-state, and with Metro not state athletes. Tuition-wise. out-of-state and havingdormsit becomesevenmoredifficult. internationalstudentsareunderthe sametuition Some teams in the RMAC are better off schedule. finandially than others,and Metro is somewhere The differencebetweenrecruitingan out-of- in the middle, McDermott said. stateplayer and an in-stateplayer is over $7,000 When athletic programs are successfulat per year in tuition only. the Division I level,the schoolreceivesmoney Budget cuts will affect the men and from sponsorsa:rdadvertisement.[n Division I women's tennis program and the swimming college basketball,teamsmake money for the and diving team more than the olher programs, schoolby advancingin the NCAA Toumament. although all the teams are feeling the crunch. When they do, money comes from sponsors, Metro's tennis program can only put in-state advertisementsand from the exposureofbeing athletes on scholarship, which only covers on nationaltelevision.
Division II schools, such as Metro, only receiveexposureby beingon nationaltelevision and from other local and national media coverage. WhateverexposureandpressMetro receives can influencean athletâ&#x201A;Źor non-athleteto attend. Metro makesmost of its profit from the sports programswhen enrollmentincreases. The athletic programsbring in somemoney from ticket sales, but not much, said Metro Boardof TrusteesChairmanBruceBenson. How much the exposrne brings up the enrollmentand brings in revenueto the college is hard to determine,said Dr. Mick Jackowski. Metro professor of marketing, who did his dissertationon evaluatingpublic relations. "It (news exposure) helps, but to what degree,you can't tell," Jackowskisaid. '"There are so rnany other factors that determine the enrollment." "When the financial cuts came, three AllAmerican swimmers either called it quits or transferredto otherschools,"saidMetro assistant swimmingcoachGregWhitman.Whitmancame from a schoolthat cut its swimmingprogramfor 'financial reasons. "From a recruiting standpoint, it's tough becausethe athletescarmotbe offered anything to persuadethem to cometo Meho;" Whitrnan said. "It makesthe teamlesscompetitive."
T'Wolves sweep 'Runnersbaseball byMa*Held TheMefronlitsn Metro baseball (14-21-1, 3-9 RMAC) got swept this weekendby Colorado State-Puebloto run their losing streak to eight. The 'Runners played two doubleheaders, Friday and Sunday against the Thunderwolves, at a crucial point in their season.After getting blown out by Mesa Statethe previous weekend, Metro badly needed wins against conference
Pbooby Wiliam Moorr - Ihe Metopntot Roadrunneroutfielder Rrndy Loshur wrtches e boll go by during r G3 Metro lossto CSU-PuebloAprll 2 at Aureria Field.
rival CSU-Pueblo. In the first game,Metro sentseniorpitcher Blake Eager(4-3) to the moundagainstCSUPueblo ace Shawn Martinez. Martinez outdueled Eager as he held the 'Runnersto four runs in 5 2/3 innings.Pueblogot on the board early andoftenastheypostedsix runsin the first four innings off of Eager,toppedby three runs in the third. Metro struggledat the plate as they managed only six hits led byjunior catcherGreg Garrison's24 andone RBI efftirt. Metro'smain scoringthreatwasin the fourth inning when seniorJamesEdwardsscoredon an enor by CSUP catcherDanny Cummins, who threw senior infielder Paul Workman's bunt away.Junior Nate Christiansensingled to right to scoreseniorfucky Fuller,who drew a walk to begin the inning. Metro looked as if they were on their way to a big inning with two runs in, two runnerson and no outs, but senior Adam Wolfinger groundedinto a doubleplay to all but extinguishthe threat.Meho tackedon onemore run, but eventuallyfell to the T-wolves,7-4. In game two, Metro started senior Caleb Salankey(3-3) in an attemptto stopthe bleedbg
from the previousgameandweekend.Although he seuled down later in the game, Salankey allowed four first inning runs to put Metro in a deficit. After the rough start, Salankeyprovided somestabiliryonly givingup sevenhitsandtwo. runsin the nextsix innings,but the damagehad been done and the 'Runners'anemicoffense failed to produce again, managing only three runsandeighthits offCSU-PueblostarterMike Massaro. "Greg (Garrison) is having an outstanding year," head coachVince Porrecosaid. "He's beenour mostconsistenthitler. For a hittgr to be consistent(over the courseof a season)is very difficult. He hasa quality at-bat every time and is willing to hit the ball the otherway." In the end, Metro lost the game.6-3and severely needed to come back with two conferencewins to get them out oftheir rut. In the first gameSunday,Pueblochargedto an early lead, posting sevenruns in the second inning, all before Me[o could record an out, Massaroagain hurt the 'Rurmers,but this time with his bat, ashe finishedthe rally with a three' run home run off sophomoreBrady Carlson. SeniorBrad Swartzlandercamein affer Carlson andpitchedvery well, limiting Puebloto onerun over the next six innings.As Swartzlanderheld the Thunderwolvesin check"the Metro offense peckedaway at the lead,scoringtwo nms in the second,third and fourth innings. With the score 8-7 in the bottom of the seventh, Metro had one last chance to win or exoendthe game. With one out, Workman managedan infield single, but was thrown out
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Competing against an NCAA Division I team tumed out to be a more difficult task than Metro women'stennis could handleas the (7-6) lost 5-l to NorthemArizona Roadrunners University(8-10)Sunday, April4. The loneteampoint camein doublesaction at the No. i position, when Beck and Jess Mearesbeat the Skyjacks'ChristinaKlokinis andAshleyHunt 8-5. "We should have beaten them more convincingly,"said seniorBeck Meares."Jess andI felt like we playedin patches." The No. 16 rankedMearessisterstook a 2-0 lead before Ktokinis/Hunt fought back to a 2-2 tie. The win might help the sisters stay nationally ran-kedin the top 16,which is crucial in order for them to becomeAll-Americansat the end ofthe season,Beck Mearessaid. At the No. 2 position,MercedesPollmeier andNatalie llott lost their matchto Ashley Dille and SusanMclelland l-8, while TayaBachman and Tia Mahoney(No. 3) followed suit with a l -8 defeat. ' At the No. 2 position, the score wasn't reflective of the game," said head coach Dave Alden."The girls missedsomebig points." Alden, still positive, gave his playersprops for beingcompetitiveon everyball. Singles action didn't tum out to be any befter for the Roadrunnenas senior Pollmeier (No. 3) lost to NAU's KarenKmiec l-6, in the first set. "I played the person more than the ball,". PolLneier said. "My mentality was not right in the match." Pollmeier, who claims she is a slow starter, picked up her game in the secqnd set. Her
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resurg€nce wasn'tenoughasPollmeierlost4-6. "She (Kmiec)wassolid," saidteamcaptain Pollmeierafter the match. Bachman,at the No. 5 position, was next in line. In straight sets, the freshman from Denver lost to Susan Mclelland 1-6. 1-6. while freshmanArmetteChevarria(No. 6) was defeated 2-6,3-6. With the last win, NAU clinched the match )-1.
"The overall reason you clinch a match is that teams like this are solid from top 0o bottom," Alden said, explaining why the rest of the matches weren't finished. The purpose of playing an NCAA Division I team is not only becauseit's "a great experience"
for Metro but it will also"(matter) in conference and other upcoming match play," Alden said. After all, the Roadrunnershave yet to play a conferencegame. The 'Runners were scheduled to play Colorado Christian Saturday,April 3, but that gamehasbeenrescheduledfor 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 13. In practice, Meho will continu€ to work on winning big points, solid double servesand returning volleys, as they have beenin the last few weeks. Thenexthomematchis scheduled. for 2 p.mFriday,April 9 againstthe Fort HaysStateTigers (10-4overall,l-l RMAC).Metrodefeated Hays 5-0 lastseason.
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Slowly, I arn beginning to feel the end ofthe semester coming as everything in the world of Metro athletics has begrm !o slow down. Basebsll (ll|-21-1, 3-9 RMAC)
Let's review: The teamhastaleit; they have a veterancore of players fromSWEEPon19 and are only 3-9 in the at second after Christiansengrounded into a conference. fielder's choice to second. The Roadrunners What's wrong with scoredanotherrun when Wolfinger hit a clutch this picture? I thought .RBI single to left after Christiansen stole when they retumed from second.Junior Nick Thome ended the inning their loss to Ft. Hays with a groundoutto secondbut the Roadnrnners State on March 7 they'd finally showedsomeheart by tying the game Donald Smith bounceback. So...what sPortscolumnist happened?The team has andsendingit to extra innings. Both teamswent down in orderin the eighth only won four games andMetro wasin positionto get out of the ninth sinceMarch 7 andwhenI unscathed,but Pueblo put together a two-out sawthem on Sunday,they didn't havethat same rally with a doubleandsubsequent RBI singleto "This Is Our Season"look, but rather disbelief. takethe lead.9-8. This teamhaso8lense;they are still hitting over In the bottomhalf of the inning,Metro again .300 as a team.So, why are teamsbeatingon went down in orderto end all hopesof a split on this Metro squad when, talent-wise, they are theweekend. betterthan mostof their opponens? Even worse news for Metro was the loss Pitching. Metro's pitchershave over a 7.00 of Garrison for l-2 weeks with an injury he ERA andhaveallowed 99 runsin their last eight sustainedin the fourth inning after going 2-2 games. The Roadrunnerspitchers have also with two runsscoredandanRBI walked 87 batters and have been tortured by In the final game of the series,Metro fell runs that aren't even eamedwith 53 enors on againto theThrmderwolves 9-4. the season. Meto playsa four-gameseriesat RegisFriday It would be one thing if this Metro team at 3p.m.,andSaturdayandSundayat noon. were only beating Div. III scrubs and NAIA
schools, but they aren't; they've defeated conferencefoes CSU-Puebloand Neb-Keamey this season.This is a teamthat hasto get a win so they can finally have something to build from, and, being sevengamesunder .500, they havesomebuildingto do! Men (2-9, l-f RMAC) and Women's Tennis ($6, 1-{l Rl}lAC) I have to see this team in person. There aren't too many statsin Division II tennis and I really don't know how to evaluatetheir record without seeingthemplay. The only thing I do know is that it has to be fim to play alongsideyour sister,becausethe Meares'(BeckandJess,wbo arealsotheteam's No. I and No. 2 playersin singlesconpetition) have only lost once lhis seasonin doubles(at Air Force8-4). These two have given the women's team early points that they canbuild upon for the rest of the match (becausein college doubles are playedfint, thensingles), For the men's team, timing is everything. The teamjust broke a five-matchskid, andafter Saturday's match against Colorado College will begin conferenceplay again. lf their No. 1 player Andre Nilsson and No. 2 playel James Schumachercan get thingsgoing in the doubles and singles with No. 3 Jojo Mmopi ready to have a break-out secondhalf, this team has a chanceof once againholding up that beautifirl RMAC trophy.
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