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The 2004 Colorado legislative session @nres to a close this molrtb, leaving many cnangesfor highereducation.

The Stude,ntVouchersfor Higher Education bill, or SenateBill 189, ofticially passedlast Tuesdayand was signedby both the Houseand ' SeDrte.Oncetbe bill is signedby the Govemor, the sMent voucherswill go .into efrect by the ?005-2006 academic.year.The bill's sponsor Colorado SenatorNorma Anderson has great ' hopesfor &e bill passinginto law.

"We hope it will help the rmderprivileged stud€oisto go to school,"shesaid. fiftknipqsity *6" "It will give flexibility as a businessto run fike a busiaess(in term6 of colleges and universities).'

Th bill waswritten in the hopesof increasing accets and opportunities for under-representedlow-incone studentg as well as rnales aad minority groups in Colorado.Encouraging competition among colleges and universities, which would bring better quality in education, is anothergoal for the bill.

The funds would wor* like a savingsplan. *..:ct*- 1'6as*'*otld t6y itro it and shrdeirtswould ' ooly accessit once they have enrolled in a ' Coloradocollegeo uoiversity.Onceenrolledin the school,snrdentswould receivea letor fiom . tre St trechiming a firnd hasbeenset asidefor i* their education,and a voucherwould be grven. .

The public institntion voucher will be $2400. . hivate institutions like Denver University and RegisUniversity will receive$1,200.

Sen.SueWildels, DArvada, wasoneof the -r. first to opposethe bill. She fears the new bill. will causemore problemsfor affordablehilher education.

"It offers absolutely no new money to higher education" she said. "It only allows higher education institutes to raise tuition, which makes higher educationless accessible whenit's morecostly.".

She also said the bill will not only cr€atg umeoessary bureaucracy, but will make . studentssuffer for the lack of fiinding in higher education.

"I think it's wrong that we passeda bill that puts the responsibilityof replacingfunding lossfrom budgetcuts on the backsof studene," Windels said. "When you s€t up a whole new system,it's just mce paperpushing" According to Windels, under the bill, 20 percentof tuition increasesmust be diyertedto

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proval at this time," Gill said.

"We will be spendingquite a bit of time this year working on the constitution and a policy manualto be a functioning tool for the shldent govemmentto follow," shesaid.

"It dependswhat we do over the summer; we may run a referendumin the Fall so th6 new constitutionwould be adoptedin the following year.That is a goal at this tinne."

Gill's secondpriority is to create and institute an accountabilityproject for the use of studentfees.

A studenttaking 12 credit houn hasto pay over $1,200 in studentfees.The fees decrease or increasecontingenton how many creditsthe studentis registeredfor. ofSGA Gill feelsoneofthe responsibilities is to accormtfor the studentswho pay a significantamountof studentfeesin orderto attenda publicstatecollege.

She.would like to implementa watchdog sort oftdsk force for the useof studentfees.

"It is importantto know that ifl am putting Sl into a studentfee,7.5percentis shavedoffas an ASR (administrativeservicecharge)fee for piocessing,but I want to know exactly where the other92.5percentis going,"Gill said. the 7.5 percentASR fee Gill alsoquestions usedfor processing thestudentfees.

"Lets saya programgetsa $ I and they only spend80 cents-where are they spendingthat 80 centsand whereis the additional20 cents going? Is it going back to the students;is it going to the pie in the sky; whereis it going?" shesaid.

Gill's foimer post in SGA was as Vice Presidentfor StudentFees.She said this past byc$ol Djeldc- frreMenryltttn year she askedthosequestionsand dancedin circles*ith the peoplewhom sheasked.

Truslee, left' rnd Condace Gillt Hey, Student SGA members Stephen The loauguratiotr of president took plrce on April 30 in St Crjetln's Centcr on Aunria.

Concemingstudentfees,Gill asksherselfif sheis willing to confront the issuethis year of "I'm looking forward to havingthis body of studentfeespaying for administrativesalary.

"It's a baule andtherearea lot ofconversa- individuals work with the faculty and administions that we can dig into. It's not if I agreeor tration andthe BoardofTrusteesastheh further implementing the shared govemance policy disagree-it goesbackto the accountability-is what they're doing directly benefi(ting) the becauseit is important that we as studentsare studentsor is it only heardand do havea voice in the process."

President Gill encouragesall shrdentsto get involved helping the adminisCandaceGill trative process?"she .md askquestionsandknow wheretheir student feesaregoing and what's happeningat the colAttorney General said. *Therc are a lot lqe.

WilliamSaffod ofrces ae Shesaidthe stud€ntgovernme,nl of administrators VP for AcademicAtrairs ftat arc paid for by alwaysopan,asis her door.

'I think it is really importantthat students JessicaLynn Grciner student fees md that is a huge conflict. I play a role in fighting for their own education, VP for Admilistratior rtrd Finrnce think you really have or the powersthatbe will rip their educationout Dennis G. Beryquist to look into knowing from underthern;md if you arenot awareth€rl that this adminisha- you don't havea say," shesaid.

VP for Campus Comrnunicadonr Gill said sheis excited aboutth€ new term tor--+€ing paid by RustinEuss) Tonn stud€nt fee$-is th.t andher cabinetsinceall of the,mcamefrom the a direct benefit to the sameticket sheran on-Constructing OpportuYP for lliversity students?Should that nities for Sadents.

ManiyaKaka "I would really like to see our entire 12 administrator's pay be paid fiom the state elected candidatesfill out the year term lhat VP for Student Fees budget rather than the,yageed to for tlp o$ce they wcre elected Brian M. Glohbach stud€xlt fe€s? There for," Gill said.

She said everyoneelected is well deservis a fine line of an VP for Student Orgenlzadon argunmt th€re," GiU ing md are ready to take on the issu€sfor the Clara I. Mone .students. saidPaul agreed, "I'm nervous.but VP for Student Scrvicer "This is a positive group--{hal is what I if I wasn't nervous I LaDonnaR Garcia senseand I am being intuitive abour theo," wouldn't be humm."

'The individuals elecied have diffcrent Paul said.

SACAB *I'm going to take a positive ton€ on all of (StudeltAdvlrory Commlttcc qualities, md I think we would be to theAuraria Borrd) able ro bring that together and mobilize our- this andsaythat it is going in the right direction, andof courseit would be up to them asa group selvesfor tbe sMents," shesaid.

RebeccaManhart "I think that there ae somesecretson lhis lo work on their leadershipskills, cooperation, Mathew (1Md) Zinck canrprus.Ultimatety, higher education is in a and...mostimportant for them to keep the stuStudent Tlurtee crunchand it's importantthat we cometogether . dents in mind-who they are serving-that is with shared govemanceand work from all their primary role. @oard of Tiustees) SGIJs first meetingis May 6. First actions levels."

StephenHay '"Thereis a lot of things that needto be un- areto scheduleout their summerto be prepared coveredthat haven'tbeenlookedat," Gill said. for the Fall and to elect studentcourt justices, Gill said.

promnes Hresident for fees. to accorHrt re'writeconstifution byArmadoMmzanaes IleMehowlitrm Twelve newly-electedStudentGovernment Assemblymemberswer€ inauguratedlast Friday in the St. Cajetan'sCenter on Auraria for their new terms.

Official election results show the total numberof studentswho voted were 1,045out of 19,369-5.3 percentof the total student populationfor the Springterm. This is up from 4 percentfrom lastyear'sresults.

'I feel that we did better than last year, mainly becausethere were more days to vote and everyoneinvolved campaignedharder;but it's still not 10 percentof the studentpopulation," Election Commission Chair Richard Boettnersaid.

Boettner stated that the number of votes might havebeenieduceddueto poor placement of the ballot on MetroConnect,the college's intranetusedfor college-wideconnectivity and communication.

The electionthis year went uncontested,no complaintswere filed nor any heirings on the electionprocesswereheld,he said.

"There were some reinterpretations of things and somenew interpretationsbasedon whatwaswritten on (what)the rulesdidn't list," Boettnersaid.

"One of the major issuesthe new SGA is going to have to deal with is lhe electioncommissionrules and responsibilities,"said Emilia Paul. admftrlstrativeadvisor to the SGA Election Commission.

"Therewasquite a bit oftalk aboutrevisitrg them.' shesaid.

Paul also servesas AssistantDeanof Studeot Life and Surdent JudicialOfrcer..

Shesaid at the €rod of this msntb there would be a debrienng on this year's election, This debriefing will include changes and improveNn€nts to, as well as what was learnedfrom, the elcction process.

New SGA President CandaceGill said to be prepced for 'h serious overtaul" of lbe SGA. 'I thint there is a voi4" Cill said, between the college comnunity and SGA due lo the *chaos," as she pt it, wlich occurrredover the pasttwo years.

Th€ psst two yo{s saw both SGA presidents removed.from ofrce and othcr elected oftcials cut tteir tcrns sbort.

Gill.and h€r Dewcabinethave severalimportant mstters to tackle immediately,two of which top her list.

One is a rewriting of the current SOA constitution. '"There is a working docwn'entthat was . worlied on this year-we can add sometlings md rcmovesooe things It is not ready for ap-

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Metro minority numberscompared Chicano community is acquiring by any statis- a bachelor degreewill eam 60 percent more over their lifetime than somebodywho has a tics we look at."

Income, finances, and diffrculty paying high school diplom4" Nettesheimsaid. "Your tuition are factors that contribute to the prob- financial well-being is much greaterthan if you just went into the workforce straight from high lem, TorressaidUnfortunately, Hispanic graduation rates school." ' She said minority students may have to from Denver public take a risk and pay back loans,but they needto decideif it's worth it.

Y lese, Nettesheimencouragedstudentsto talk with Three out of l0 their families, friends,andprofessorsand decide what type of careerand lifestyle dey desire.

To get more ninority studgntsinto college, Nettesheimsaid there is a need to do a better job educatingminority sMents in high school and middle school on the importanceof higher educationand the financial processof going to college. graduating from high "We areworking closelywith DenverPublic intO COlleget Schools and have studentambassadors with the f"HT;Ttffi""i; schoor and into setrins Excel pmgram, which gets our Metro students college," T^ working with high school counselorsand stuthe director of the think those depart- dentsboeducateftem aboutcollegeeducation," -, | 1 -' L0mm$Srcn Colorado mentsprepare teach- Hathaway-Clarksaid.

CommissionLOLOfAflO ers to teach Chicano The Excel programhelpsstudentsapply for on Higher Education, T T. 7 T1 7 . . collegeand financial aid right in the high school and has been a very e{fective program for failure," Torressaid.

Hispanics and African-Americans, Hathawaymales who beein He said Metro's TeacherEducationdepart- Clark said. eighth gra.dego on to college and about nine percentof Chicano males that are high school ment preparesteachersto teach at schools in According to Nettesheim,an education graduatesgo on to college.

Parker and Castle Rock, but not in Denver bill passedthrough the legislahle called the This doesn't assumeChicano males who PublicSchools.The failuresin highereducation CollegeOpportunityFund,which helpsprovide a stipendfor any college studentand is valued make it into collegewill graduateor stay in arereflectedin K-12,Tonessaid. college.

He said developing a Chicano-Latino at $2400.

"We really think that this is a greatprogram "This.is a crisis for the Chicano com- focusedcurriculum for Denver Public Schools munity," Chicano/a studies chair, Luis Tones will helpimprovethe situationin K-12 andget and will help, especiallywith middle and lower incomestudents,"Nettesheimsaid."Th€ stateis said. "What is going to be the future economi- more studentsto graduate.

The curriculumwill exploreChicano-Latino going to help you pay for your education.We cally, socially,andprofessionallyif the situation doesn't improve for our studentsgoing on to history literature, art, social status,music, and really value highegeducation,We want students who havegoalsand aspirationsofattending colmllege? The need for educationin this society othercontributions. "lt's estimatedthat somebodywho has leeeto be ableto succeed." ow and in the future is far beyond whal the might prefer to go," Nettesheimsaid."You really needto look at the instirutionyou are going to go to and seeif it is feasible.Look at it and makesureits goodfor you in all areas.Thereare so many choicesavailableout there working to help get studentswhat they want and need."

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Over25 prcentof atMefo students arerninority,more 5,'""'j*.'"*,J" I*ff;: il:"ili "ff: @ tfrananyother *;*i ll,o..# hard time getting lff;#u"',.H3;:l: collegeonAuraria i!ff' '.il|[?",ill;minority students, ilX';,"E*',"*ii byBabcaHemmdez neMeowlitan Almost a quarterof all studentsat Metro are minorities. Becauseof location, affordability, and history minorities cometo Metro, Direclor of Admissions,William Hathaway-Clarksaid.

He said Metro is at the heart of a culturally diverse urban city and is the most.affordable collegein the state.

"Iffe createda tradition of minority students on campus,"Hathaway-Clarksaid.

For Fall 2003, the number of minority . studentsincreasedby seven percent over the previous year. According to Hathaway-Clark, Metro ias the largest actual number of minority studentson sampusand hasthe third largest - percentageof minorities in the state.

However, minority regular participation and retention rates remain stable throughout Colorado,extemalrelafionsofficer for Colorado Commissionon Higher Education,Jennifer Nenesheimsaid.

She said community and urban colleges, suchasMetro, offer affordability and are gr€at. ' ' hey ofer good education, so students

Particularly *i',f":fr:f:#,: ,*"rTl',,f;ulll Hispanicmales,

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RrclqtMouiltain Coilesian- CSU (U-WIRE) Four-yearcollegestudentscould pay an unchangingtuition amount every year under a bill passedby the state legislatureon Monday.

HouseBill 1207,barringGov.Bill Owens' veto, will allow studentsto sign a contractupon ' admissionto statehigher-educationinstitutions that would grant them a fixed-tuition rate if they promise to graduatein a cedain amount of tirne.

"It's to try to even out price...andtuition increasesso a family can plan their budgetand say 'We know that for the next four yearswe've got to come up with this amount of money,"' said fuck O'Donnell,executivedirectorof the ColoradoCommissionon Higher Education.

The fixed rate would be strictly optional.

"In the way I've seenthe bill most recently-though it hasn't passedyet-it makesit optional to offer these fixed-tuition contracts to students,and it makes it optional for studentsto participate,"said GerardBomotti, Vice Presidentfor Administrative Servicesat CSU. The bill *as proposedby Rep. Nancy Spence,R-Cbntenniat,and-c+&a@ with Ryan McMaken, executivedirector of the Colorado StudentAssociation.

McMaken saidhe believesstatermiversities supportthe idea.

"It isn't a mandate," McMaken said. "It's somethingthey wantedto do in the past."

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Bomottiis wary of implementingsuchcontractsin unpredictable economictimes.

"An institutioncanbestoffer a fixed-tuition program...ifthe environmentis more stable," Bomotti said. "Now, the financial environment in Coloradois not stable."

The bill's implementation is contingenton the passageof the CollegeOpporhmityFund, which is also awaiting Owens' approval.lt would grant an estimated$2,400 to in-state studentsfor use at statecollegesand universities, money that's currently given dfuectly to schools.

Some stipend supporterssay the College Opportunity Fund providesthe opportunity for universities to attain enterprisestatus, which would give them more financial flexibility.

Owens is expectedto approvethe bill this month,O'Domell said.

He said the bill would offer studentsand familiesmorechoicesin paying.for college.

"Not every studentor family's going o want it, but it was an option that the institutions saw they could offer that somestudentswould maybefind (is) an easierway to be ablemanage the costofcollege,"he said.

But Sen.Pegry Reeves,D-hrimer County, agreeswith Bomotti that the fixed-tuition contractbill's timing is questionable.

'I thinl thal we're in a great state of flux within higher educationright noq" she said.

"I think we need to implement the collegeopportunity vouchersand understandhow thal mechanismworks and how that shakedown works beforewe implementthis proposal."

Cleanenergypasses A $l per semesterclean energy fee was passedby studentsand faculty.

Between April 21 and22,l09l studentswent to the polls, and 95 percent marked "yes" on their ballots.

"We definitely expectedto b€ in the 80s," said Joel Sayre, president of Metro StateActive Voices for the Environment (MSAVE). "I guessed87 percent."

MSAVE will be forming a subcommittee soon, along with the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board (SACAB) and the Auraria Board of Directors.

Once the committee is formed, they will take bids to see what company will provide the campus with wind and solar energy.

The first project should be underway within six months, Saynesaid.

Sayre said he hopes the move by Auraria campus toward utilizing clean energy will encourage the rest of the state to convert also.

"Hopefully this will be a precedent-settingmove," Sayte said.

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The patchescorrect securityflaws in the Windows system.

Windowsprogramshave"seriousvulnerabilities"out therethat could "seriously infect your computet" said Clyde Hoadley,securityand disasterrecoverycoordinalorfor the Deparment of InformationTechnology.

Computersother than Windowsaren't asproneto thesesecurityflaws, Hoadleysaid.Antivirus and personalfirewall shouldalso be installedto laptop computers.

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Sportsfans disrupt Auraria byNielBagin TheMenopolinn During the last two weeks,eveningshave proven to be an adventurefor incoming and outgoingstudentsat the Auraria campus.

This is due largely in part to the Colorado Avalancheand the Denver Nuggetsboth making the playoffs.

It is the first time the two franchiseshave madethe playoffs in the sameyear.

It has led to difficulties for students becausemany of the patronswho visit the Pepsi Center for the Avs and Nuggets games use student parking lots.

About two hours before game-time, the crowds start ' arriving and congesting ramc on campus.

The Auraria Campus Police Department has extra patrols on game days to make sure everythingruns smoothly and the studentsare not disrupted.

According to Officer Mark Bradley, that canbe more diffrcult than it sounds.

As he patrolled last Tuesdaynight before the Nuggets game; Bradley said that controlling large crowdscanbe tricky.

"If they 1ose, they're in a bad mood and destructive;ifthey win, they're in a goodmood

and can be destructive," Bradley said.

Bradley said playoffcrowds are tougher to deal with than regular-seasoncrowds because they are unfamiliar with the area.

"There are a lot of folks coming down here, and (playoff; tickets can go to anybody, so we try 10 work with them," Bradley said.

During the regular season the crowds are easier because they come to the area regularly.

Bradley said the main concem was making

sure drunk drivers stay off the road and tailgaters stay out of the parking lots. "(We get) drunk drivers, as well as a blatant disregard for everything," Bradley said.

He said in the past two weeks the ACPD caught two hit-and-run drunk drivers. "A woman took out one of the gate arms in lot D. She was arrestedfor investigation of DUI," Bradleysaid, Tailgating is prohibited in Auraria parking lots and signs are postedthat say so, but that does not discouragesome from doing it an)ryay.

"We getpeoplewith barbecues, but (tailgating) usuallyinvolvesalcohol,"Bradleysaid.

Families sometimeshave picnics in the parking lots, Bradley said.

"We try to discourageall of the above.

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We'll try to catchasmanyaswe can,"Bradley said. . "Justby us drivingaround,there'sa deterrencefactor,"he said.

Other problemsinclude the aftermathof a 8arne. . Sometimes peoplebecomeimpatientwhile waiting to leavethe parking lot, which leadsto problems.

"They're waiting to leave after the game and they get impatient and jump the cwbs," Bradleysaid.

As Bradley pafiolled the pa*ing lots he encounteredtwo men drinking alcohol in parking lot D. He advisedthem of their options.

"If they wish to continueconsumingalcohol, I'll give the tickeg or they cantlrow it out andgo on theirway," Bradleysaid.

For the most part, peopletake option two.

"Drinking is one thing the parking can't conFol. That'swhenwe comein," Bradleysaid Bradley said that, while difficult, sporting events are easierto parol than concerts. ."During concerts we find drugs," Bradley said.

He also said they get peoplewho overdose on cocaide,marijuanaor methamphetamines.

"Sporting eventsare easierto deal with, but people are a lot more rowdy," Bradley said.

Last Tuesdaynight as the crowd arrived for the Nuggets- Timberwolvesgame,Bradley was amazedat how manypeopletherewere.

"This is the fullestI've seenthe lots for a Nuggetsgamein a few years,"Bradley said.

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SouthClassroom A woman went into labor in the rest room of the SouthClassroombuilding last Tuesdaynight.

The 2l-year-old Community College of Denver student, whose name was not released, was having contractions about three minutes apart, according to officer Mark Bradley of the Auraria CampusPolice Departrnent.

Three ACPD officers respondedto the call.

"Denver Health Medical Cedtershowed up, as well as the DenverFire Deparhent," Bradley said.

The woman was transportedto Saint Joseph'sHospitalto deliyer her child.

The ACPD was quick in its responseto the call, aniving less than one minute after receivingit.

Bradley said the woman'sparentswer€ contactedand they followed the ambulance to thehospital.

Man pulled over for riding bike on campus Also last Tuesday night, a man was arrested on an outstanding warrant after being stoppedfor riding a bike on a pedesbian walkway. Agustin Aguilar, 20, who is not an Auraria shrdent.was also discovered knife,which is illegal to havea switchblade in Colorado.

The knife upgradedthe chargeto a classsix felony.

He was transportedto Denverjail by the Denver Police Department.Aguilar was chargedwith contemptof court in the warrant.

Accordingto Aurariapolice,a violation as small as riding a bike on the pedestrian walkwaysoftenleadsto an arreston an outstandinswarrant.

Wallet stolenin South Classroom

bv SteveStoner - ZfteMenoDolitan Docum€ntrry fillrmsker Greg Berg€r,left, sellscopiesof his work from Mexico to self-proclaimedanarchist "Stephanie" (appsrenfly anarchists don't use lost tram€s),on April 29 &fter a presentationin North ClassroomRoom 1130. Speakingto about 15 peopleconceming the work he hcs done in Mexico, Berger said, "Ifyou think their demandsare jus! always support the underdog.'

A work-study coordinatorreportedthat her wallet was stolenout of her ourselast Tuesday.

Van Khong said her wallet was stolen sometimebetween7:30 a.m. and4:27 p.m.

Khong said she arrived at her ofiice in the Southclassroombuildingat 7:30a.m.

Accordingto the police report,Khong put her purse in the bottom desk drawer in periodically her ofiice andleft it unattended throughoutthe day.

Sheleft herofficeto work thefront desk ofthe work-studydepartmentbetween1 and 4:30p.m.

When she returnedto her office, she herwalletwasmissing. discovered The wallet contained$150 worth of property and, after canvassing thg area, police were unabl€to locateit.

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"We probablyseecormterfeitbills onceor (U-WIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Fort twice a week, and that is just in one branchof Collins consumersmay have to make surethey manthebank,"saidCindyPraft,tele-operations havea bill srnall enoughto covertheir tab. ager for Fint National Bank. '"Iwenties are the With an increasein counterfeit bills, many mostcommon,50sand 100saremorecornmon local companiesare taking extra precautionsin aroundthe holidayswhen peopleare trying to orderto protectthemselves. getawaywith more."

Big City Bunio hasstoppedaccepting$100 Federalprecautionssuchasnew versionsof bills in order to counterthe problem. the$20,$50and$100bill havebeenput into ef"We've actuallycaughttwo of them," said fect in orderto detercounterfeiters.According JimmyTownb,managerof Big City Burrito, 510 to Pratt, however,criminals are also advancing S. Colleg'eAve. "They somehowchangeda $5 with thetimes. bill into a hundred."

"They're getting more and more clever all Big City didn't catchthe bills until theytried the time," Pratt said. "The criminals are still to tum them into'the bank and were told thev

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probablyaheadof the game,I'm surethere'sa lot out therein circulation."

ColoradoStateUniversitycomputerscience associateprofessorRogerAlexanderagre€sthat counterfeiting isn't an exceptionally difficult task.

"All you really needis a scanner,a highqualitylaserprinlerandtherightkind ofpapir," Alexandersaid."The reasonyou're seeingthe bills beingchangedis becausewithout a whole lot of technologyiomeone canproducea counterfeitbill."

Alexanderbelievesthat to effectively battle counterfeitbills the currencyneeds!o be technologically advanced.

Irnbeddinga computerchip within the paper currencvis a orecautionthat Alexanderbelieves

is *entirelyconceivable."

Thosecrinrinalswho chooseto takethe risk of cormterfeitingalso take the risk of serious legal complications.Eloise Campanella,press information officer for the Larimer County Sherifs Department,sayseducationis the most importantprecautionthat employerscantake.

'If they suspect a counterfeit bill, ftey shouldcall the proper agencyright away but do not try to apprehendthe person." Campanella said."A lot of peopledon't know they are.using it so they like to wait aroundand talk to law enforcementbecausethey feel like they have beencheated."

Counterfeitingis a classfive felony andcarof six yearsin prison riesa maximumsentence anda 5100.000fine.

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scholarshipsand financial aid for low-income studenB, which she said is wrong becauseit takesaway money from other students.

"Students shouldn't have to subsidize students," she said. "The state needsto be paying for scholarships."

Metro's Communicatio:n Director Cathy Lucai saidthe administrationis in supportofthe StudentVoucherBill.

"The adminishation is in support of it becauseit removes higher education (institutions) from underTABOR," Lucassaid. "We've ha4 over the last two years,over $15 million in budgetcuts for the overall budget."

If GovemorOwenssignsthe bill this month, it will be the first tirne statefirnds will be given to studentsand no longer directly to the school.

Becausethe schoolswill not be receiving general fimds, state colleges and universities will fall under enterprisestatus,which allows them to rais€tuition.

Lucassaidthat wilh Meto not beingrestricted by TABOR, the school will most likely no longer have to cut the budgetor perform hiring freezes.

Metro curr€ntly receives $2,500 fiom the state.The studentvoucherwould be $100 less per student,but Meto is anticipatinga 1.1percent increasein tuition this fall.

Lucasforeseesthe ColoradoComrnissionof HigherEducationgettingmoreinvolved with the bill and educatingstudentsaboutit.

"I think there's going to be an education prccesson behalf of the CCHE for students," Lucas said Grand Junction Republican Rep. Shawn Mitchell'sHB04-1315.or" the Student'sBill of Rights,wasplacedon hold andhehasconcluded his one-on-onework with Coloradocoileges and rmivetsities.Metro formed a studentcommitt€€ at the end of March with representatives from the Auraria College Republicans,Creative Resistance and the Student Govemrnent Assembly.The task force is still underway.

SenateBill 209, sponsoredby Rep. Ron Teck,R-GrandJunction,officially died on April 23.Thebill askedfor $123million to be cut from higher education.Rep.Teck proposedthe bill to bring attentionto Colorado'sbudgetcrisis.

"What we are saying is, 'if you chose to changethe constitution,this is what we're going to haveto do,"'he saidin a pressrelease.There areno armouncedplans for reintroducingthe bill next year.

The House Bill 1187,which proposesno undocumentedimmigrant student may receive in-statetuition, is still being debatedin the legislatire. It waspassedby the Housein April and sentto dle Senate,whereit was amended.

HouseBill 1347,which givestuition aid to membersof the United StatesNational Guar4 was passedby the Senatelast Friday. It will be sentto the govemorto be signedlater this month.

If the bill passes,$410,207will be grantedto help soldiers in the National Guard attend any public collegeor rmivenity.

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The t*ly ReactiveStance Unfornrnately,the two studentsI owe the accessroad in the middleof nowhere.Oh, and In twelve days,Metro'sclassof 2004 will sufferthroughGov. Bill Owens'pep-talk,rest- most to will still haveto rummagethrortghthe what would a trip be without drunkendrama, lessly attemptto adapt to chairsprovidedby brutesnext year-I don't envy either of you. .stirringthe fire, bagels,JuanPaulo,nearlymissMetro that are actually slightly comfortable, Actually,my guessis that you'll both become ing two flights,feedingpiranhasto wild caiman, pretend like they know somewhat(dare I say it) similar to everyone and swimmingin Rio with toplessMel at 5:30 herefor a.m.on New Years? elseon campusif only in appearance: the person sitting next to 'away' to Hisae, you were and continueto be my them, dwell upon all the class,and then away (whereyou're 'fun' they had in college, separates you froni theostriches). lifeboat,and thoughwe spenta semesterapart I couldn't possibly write a JenniGrubbs (how lucky you were),our friendshipfully ripand act as if Auraria campus is one big happy famcolumn without mentioningthe Gadfly. Brian, enedon our trip throughSouthAmerica.You're ily, before they march into though we hardly ever ageed upon anything truly my bestfriend,anda betteronethanI had (cabinmusicfor one),we alwaysagreedthatit's previouslyimaginedpossible.Norv get you ass the 'real' world with their just not possibleto agree,and this hasproven through school so we can head off to Japan, diplomas. Good luck, felEastemEurope,Africa, andbeyondl very beneficialfor me. low grads.

--ffi-Nick Bahl You scoopedmeup from the herdafter readFinally,Kenz Bisio and Dr. RobertHazan: In ten days, I will be boarding an airplane, ing my writing for the first time, and then you As the chairs of my departmentsyou somehow readingThomasMann's "The Magic Mountain" were able to do somethingfew professorshave managedto put up with morethanyour shareof reasonwith me.Thankyou! See my antagonism.I drug the two of you thrcugh and thinling about all the fun to be had in New accomplished: the edgesof hell, and still a cordial greeting, York City.All of this will be doneas if I hadn't you at tie cabin?. smile,and candidconversation are what I can I I'm the herd by mencamlus with most feel like betraying ever waldered the sarne of you-in fact, I've forgottenmost of you tioning my best friend, which makesit that expect'uponvisiting you. I won't apologize, to be but I wantyou to know I'm thankfulfor all that muchsweeter.Remember:I'm supposed already.

Sowhat'sa "far righfwing ideologue"who racistand sexist,so having a minority female you've donefor me-you, too, Debl All andall, my time hereat Metro hasbeen wrote mostly left-leaningcolumnsto do now? best friend will doubtlessconfuseyou rancid decent. If I managedto frustrate you (Justin) Again, I ask a questionthat can't be answered, packanimals!I heara stampede!

Hisae:you are far and awaythe bestthing thenI did what I told you I wasgoingto do. lf or I won't telll I do know thatra'hilethe herdis to me in my collegeyears(Tony I managedto makeyou hat€me, I one-upped complacently chewingOwens'cud,I'll eitherbe that happened resting in an ocean-sidesummerhouse or taking Robinsongetssomecredit herealso-thanks for myselfl If you still like me, well, you either in a show on Broadway(most likely drunk in everythingTony). When we met, I hhd nearly haven't been paying attention,you klow me personally,or you knew what I was up to-if given up all hopein the humanrace. either case).

I was surroundedby idiots who couldn't the latteris true,I'm sorrywe nevermet. Have I find it rather amusing that when the didnl know what the a Boodlife, becauseJknow I will! shepherdcalls upon its flock for a traditional calculatepercentages, ceremony,thosewho claimedto be 'above' the proletariat was, called themselvesMarxists herd are the first in line: thosewho screamthe because"beiirg a socialist isn't acceptedin PS - Coming from a very long line of union loudest.

America." claimedto know someonewho didn't janitors, I find it overwheiminglycomfoding to Of course,everyonewho will be walking havea consciouswhenthey meantconscience, hear that CreativeResistanceis again standing up for the 'little guy.' ProtestingUCD's graduon 'cerernony day' isn't destinedto tow the line, andon andon... but I can count thosewho aren't on one finger.

Despitethe fact that you wouldn't jump the ation ceremonyis not only an exciting addition Andrew MacPhail has the pleasureof walking 60-footerswith me at Lake Powell (our second to your repertoireof sporadic'causes,'but an the plank with the goons-from one group of adventurelast summer), I had a blast staying enlighteningdisplay of extremerespect for incapablesbackto another! Andrew,I wish you under water until I alnost really drowned, the accomplishmentof your peers-a display luck, and know you'll be "Teacherof the Year" only to surfaceto your that-wasn't-furny-again not seen on this campussince your CCAC in a short time. laughter.And while the sunsetson Lake Powell protest- Nothing would please me more than 'good' Toby Singeris lucky enoughto be on stage don't compare to those of the Pantanal (or to see Creative Resistancekeep up the that dreadfulday,and while I can't sayhe won't Segovia),I can't say I've ever seenthe world and'noble'fight; well, maybeto seeCreative tow the line (he's off to become a lawyer), as clearly as when you wanderedup the hill to Resistancemembers pay their taxes so that hle'll at leastbe zuccessfullyiowing it from the watch the sunset,when the moon set over the UCD could actually afford union janitors, but front-good luck Harris! clifs, or when we viewed the stars from an I'm surethat'swouldbe askingtoo much!

Operation:clashof cultures Much to my amazement,I've just realized that the U.S. governmentand media have only recendy.come to the understandingthat their percqrtions of the U.S.-led war in Iraq differ from those of the Arab world's.

There seems to be a certain amount of arrcgance on our part in the media. Many famous hosts and corespondents of the major news networks have made comments and have used BreUer JUStin tones that imply that the @ coverageprovided by the Arab media has been completely biased.This may be fiue, but if they're to blame for being biased,then so arewe.

The complete lack of in-depth reporting and investigatingby the U.S. media during the buildup for war in Iraq wasappalling.

Eveiything the Bush Administration fed themwas swallowedhungrily and hurriedly becausewar makesfor good ratings,good ratings

rnakefor more money,andmore moneyis what the newsbusinessis all about-at leastthat's th€ given. impression Insteadof taking an uabiased,third-person point ofview, the U.S.newsmediabeganbroadcastingthe American flag graphic in the comer ofthe televisionscreenandanchorsbeganwearing little Americanflag pins on their suits.

Was this acceptablebehavior? Flip the questionaround.

Would you believea newsanchorfrom Iraq about the buildup of war if on their suit they were wearing buttons with Saddam'spicture on them?

Thereseemsto be aprevailingphilosopfy in the U.S., althoughit is not beingsaidopenlyand clearly,that thereis a perceptionthat theAmericanculture is betterthan the Arab culture.

It is as if th€re'snot eventhe needfor a debate or conversationabout the rift betweenthe two cultures;it shouldjust be understood.

This arrogancewill be our downfall.

Americansshouldview our culture asbeiog the best culture in the world-with one little caveat.

As muchasnationalismcanbe a goodthing and as much as Americans love America, we must understandon a deep personallevel that our country is only as great as we make it and only asbadaswe let it be.

We are not destinedto be great simply becausewe'd like to be.

Recentpicturcs of abuseof Iraqi prisoners

by U.S. and British soldiers have brought yet anotherinstanceofthe gapbetweentheU.S.and Arab media.

The Arab media is portrayingthe abusesas proof of Americanhypocrisy.

The U.S. mediahints that the Arab media is overplayiirgthe picturesand helping to incite anti-U.S.sentimentin theArabworld.

The U.S. is slowly awakeningto the realization that the war in Iraq is not aboutWMD. The war in Iraq is not abouteliminating the threatof SaddamHussein.

The war in Iraq is not about bringing freedom to the lraqi people.

The war in Iraq is not aboutoil. The war in haq hasbecomea clashof civilizations.

The war in lraq is a war betweencultures.

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One Last Thing...

I drive a car and the SIJVs alwaysnmnageto be tuming right while I'm tying to tum left and they block my way and I can't seeif there'straffic coming! I dislike the Hummer SUV most of all. I wonder if anyonewas thinking that it might not be a good idea to makea military vehiclefor civilian use.What if someterroristwackodecidesto buy oneand then drive it right into the capitol?Like three ooncreteflower bedswill stopit? Sur€.

-School'sout for Surmer!

Socialistpoliciesa slamdunk for US "If socialism means turning. enemiesinto fiends, I shouldbeconsidercda genuinesocialisi." - MohandasK. Gandhi This is my last issuewith TheMetrpolitan, so now I will finally reveal my political views, becausethe sportsguy has opinions,too, damnit!

I look bt our country today, and I feel discour: aged at the direction it is going.

For the life of me. I why will never.understand the hardworkingpeopleof this couatry allow themselvesto be ruled by the over-privilegedfew.

The Bush tax cutsw€re a joke ofan attempt to get the ec(momybackon track. Sure,it'll benefit the e.conomy, but which economl4 For somereason,I don't think it will benefit the middle classor the lower olass.The problem is elitists from both major parties are ruling us, so they aredoing werything they canto keepthe wealthy in power.

Evely time I hearsomeonecall this country a demoeracy,I feel sick to my stomach.Call it whar it is becoming:an oligarchy Let's face it, multi-billion dollan corporations that destroy local American cultures and replace it with disgusting Big Macs rule this cormty.

It is time for Americans to bring actual democracyto this country.What's the solution?

Socialist policies. A lot of people say it won't work. but don't bash somethinguntil it has been tried.

It seems to me the peoplewho say socialism won't work are afraid losing of their power.

Gee, riChtwingers, I didn't know a homeless person with a job and a home could make you blush.

We can institute socialist views if we continue to vote, petition, and debatei protesting can only get you so far.

Now, I'm not saying the government shouldbe socialist; I'm saying thereare somesocialistpolicies that needto be instituted.

Health insurance .is a nafiral righl not a privilege, so everybooy needs to be covered, Also, education is a righl not aprivilege. i

Educationneedsto be fre6 on all levels. If someong

wantsprivate education,sobe it, but they should pay for it themselves. gs I will not budgeon, but Thosearetwo thin_ other than that I would compromisewith any.body becauseI realize other peoplehave opinions, unlike someleft-wingers on this campus.

And "nlite thoseright-wingers;ttrosewho want socialistpotcies will figbt a war with words,not violenceto institutethe policies we want.

Since I am the sportsguy, I'11explain why socialism is good in terns of sports teamsmore specificallybask€tballteaDs. The team that is carried by on€ star player might be successful,but theywon't win a championship. Sportshistory has shown us that the greatestterms are the teamsthat win championships. Let's take a look at how socialism works: socialism.

Under people work ' together for the common goal of werybody having a quality life; so the championship would be no poverty.

The economy

isn't .spectacular like a capitalist econbmy,but it won't go into recessionslike a capiralist economy.A socialisteconomy is a steadyone where people don't haveto worry about losing their jobs due to layoffs.

A good sportsteammight not alwaysmake the spectacular.play, but they will make the simple play to score.They will passthe ball to different playersuntil a player hasthe best shot to score.

A t€am n ith a star player may rely on that playerto scoreall thepoints.Thatplayerwill not passthe ball, thereforethe opposingteam will focus on that player, andthe team'soffensewill mosilikely becomelessefficient.

Also, due to the relianceof that player for the offense. the defense suffers becausethe turnoverscausedby the star player will create offensefor the otherteam.

To suppodmy thought that a team that relies on a starplayer will not ultimately succeed let's look at the NB.{s Orlando Magic. They finishedwith a recordof 2l-61 and 40 gamesback of the fust place Indiana Pacers.Their star player, Tracy McGrady, averaged 28 points per game,which was the best in the NBA. But he also ranked first in the NBA widr 28.1 field goal attemptsper 48 minutes,not to mentionhe shbt 41 percentfrom the field, The biggest stat of all was that while the team averaged94 points per game, they gave up 101 points per game.The point in this lessonis whenyou focuson the starplayer, it may provide excitement, but it won't brovide ultimate success.

In America, our star players are the rich businessowners. They provide orrr economy with excitementwhen it boomsfor a while. but the successis not permanent,and the success doeshot extendto everyone.

Whenthe economyis in a recession,everybody is affected,especiallythe working class.

In the currentU.S. economy,the goal of the unemploymentrate is 6 percent.

The rate for March 20M was 5.7 percent,or 8.4 million personswithout a job. The rateincludesmilitary personnel, and everybody in the military is employed.Without the inclusion

of the milirary in that figure, the rate would be worse.

To clarif things for werybody, as long as no more than &6521000percons are rmemployed,things arejust fne.

That'sa whole lot ofpeople thatwe areleaving behind.

With socialism,everyonewould work as a team,and thejob would get done, Anybody who wantsajob canhaveajob.

The economyis sable, and it providessuccessto everyone,insteadofthe privileged few Llltimately, socialist policies make up the winning play, and.peoplewhp embracesocialist views makeup the winning team.

By the way, right-wingersmay be grabbing the powernow, but sooneror later theAmericm society,especiallymy generation,will get fed up with their unfair and unjust (thesetwo rar€ly go handin hand)policies.

As my generation atrd other generations becomemore socially and economicallyaware, therewill bepositivechangesfor this country,so havefun while you can,Mr. Righty; this revolution is just getting started.

DearestCreativeResistance.

As the school year ends, I send you my salute,to my new friends and my new group;I leaveyou with thesethoughts.

The pagesof newspapers,the televiand the angry talk-radio sion .hostscameras, covering CreativeResistanceevents cannot capture the love and passionthis group encompasses.

Not only is' Creative Resistancefull of great love and concem for life and freedom,Creative Resistanc€ sharesa love within the group, an understandingthat compassionand celebration are equallyas importantto lhe movement aslabor.

There is not a word of criticism in writing or in personthat can stop Creative Eachmemberofthe grouphas Resistancea strenglhthat keepsthemfrom beingpacified by bandaide fixes or oppositionforces.CreativeResistancehascaptureda rare and beautiful detertninationI have never seen.This is a group that will not take the lesserof two evils, rhetemporaryfix.

To join up with Creative Resistance is not simply a chanceto get involved.

Creative Resistanceis an organization of growth and conskuction Within this group, I have learnedthat when thereare places for input and involvement make your own. To be in CreativeResistmpeis to changethe world, pieceby piece.These people are the work€rs, tbc stt@ts, the women,the oen, theyARE the leaderswe have been waiting for. To be in Creative Resistanceis to brsathe life into an old movement.To be in CreativeResistanceis to makebondswith people,build a family, and find the bestof friends.To be in Creative Resistanceis to have love, passion, andunstoppablecormunity.

I thankyou,.all ofCreative Resistance, for this.

Zo€ Williams "At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me ssy that the true rcvolutionory is guided by a greatfeeling of love." - Che Guevara

leatutes eh He*ico: V;a5e y ,, Vida,Cvl+r12, ]lirtorit de vh Pa;l (Voyagein Mexico:Life, Culture,andHistory of a Country) Story,illustrations and Photosby Adam Goldstein

Arrival The most striking sight as we fly into Mexico City arethe lighs, Evenifyou've beenwarnedaboutthe sheer sizeofthe city, evenif you know that this is one of the mobt denselypopulated capitals in the worl4 it's impossibleto be fully preparedfot the sight of so many twin&ling groundedstars huddledogether.

My first thoughtis thatthis arrayseemslike some sod of wasp's nest or a massiveanthill.

The lights look as ifthey're climbingover one another,vying for supremacy,fuhting for the top spot.

The only islands in this sea of light are the hills and mountains, and even these are not sparedcompletely from the encroachment.

Lights follow lights up the inclines, so tightly packedtogetherthat it is difrcult to distinguish one from another.lndeed,seenfiom the airplane window, the ligh6 bleed into each other and form an endlessblanketofyellow.

As we descend,the points of brightness only thicken. The man sitting next to me, with whom I'd struck up a conversationduring the delay before take-off, said that one could drive for hoursstaight throughthe city and not reach its outskirts. rrn my adult life set iD, I wantedto exploreour nearest "There's the longestroad in the world," he graduation southernneighbor,So, on Feb. 4, along with 12 statescasually as we near the atport, pointing looming and otherMetro students,I setoffto live andstudyin out a bright ribbon that seemsinterrninable. the window the secondlargestcity in Mexico. What follows All I knew of Mexico City had been its of opportunity is an accormtof my experiencesduring the 1l history: from the Mexican-Americanwar at its to make the weeksI spentliving in Guadalajaraandtraveling climax when Americantoops marchedinto the most of rry in the cormtry. Aldrough it 'ivouldbe impossible city all the way back to Cortez's fiIst meeting rmdergraduate careersteadilynarrowing,I chose to describethe trip in its entirety,I hopethat this with Monteczuma in the ancient Mexicana to study in Mexico for two and a half months, conveysat leastthe most significantelementsof capital. during Springsemesterof 20O4. Beforestudent thejoumey.

But, Cazingout overthatfield ofyellow lighg loanscaughtup with me andthe harshreality of trying to fathom the amountof humanindustry

andactivity it mustrepresent,I wonderedhow it could be possiblethat I'd missedleaming about a placesomassive,so significanlso full oflife.

Why didnt I know it would be so huge?

We land, we taxi, and we pull up to the runivay.

"Ladies and gentlemen,there's going to be a short delay,' the captain'svoice crackles.

"Apparently,we pulled up to the wrong gateand we're still trying to sort that out-" The elderly man on the other side of me tums andwhispersin a sardonictone: *Soloen Mexico."

Only in Mexico.

Mexico Citv and Teotihuac6n From above, it's hard to imagine how so many lights could be crowdedinto sucha small space.Driving through the city on our way to the ancienttemples of Teotihuac6n,I begin to undersand I got my first daylight view of Mexico City while strolling briefly tkough the streetsamund the hotel before boarding the tour bus. As I venturedthroughthe nanow avenues,I'd found an urban abrosphere familiar erough in its congestion,its crowds,andits grimy storefrontsI was rerninded of a Europeao capital by the ancient buildings, the posters that were placardedeverywhere,and the narrow avenues that curved in every direction. I couldn't tie the two together: that sprawling, sparkling view from the plane window and this relatively typical avenue.

I had the same impression as we &ove through downtown and I watchedthe city whiz by. The sizeofthe centerwasn't negligiblein the least;I cranedmy necktrying to find the heights

of the soaring buildings, there was the typical traffic and crowded feel, and there was a big-city bustle on the streets comparable to Manhaftan, Paris, or London. Yet the view from the plane didn't seem to meld; I still couldn't make the connection, It's only when we get out ofdowntown, into the suburbs,that the view fiom up high is given depth and substance.

There are blocks upon blocks of tenements upon lenements,of floors built upon floors. I'm gazing at a maze ofbleached concrete,a nest of homes so dense,there doesn't seem as if there would be spaceto move.

Now it makes sense.

In Nuahtir the native language ofthe Aztecs, Teotihuacan translates as the Place of the Gods, dr the place where the gods are made. Even after its mysterious desauction by its own people in the seventh century this massive city, with its towering pltamids and dazzling pools, remained a center of spiritual force and power. Stories rose among subsequent civilizations that the gods themselves built it during a mystical time when they shared the earft with humans.

Walking down the avenues of this once bustling city, I'm reminded of the ruins at Pompeii and the eerie feeling of having been transported back in time, of visiting a distant past preserved in stone.

I gaze over the broad Avenue of the Dead and I try with my utmost to imagine how it must have once appeared. The specters of the reflecting pools glint in my mind's eye and the crowds of city dwellers and dâ‚Źvotees that must have swamed along these sheets take shape in my imagination.

It's when I'm climbing the sairs of the temple of the moon that the true nature of the monunent begins to sink in. How many sacred

processionsmade this same ascent, how many sacrificial victims? How many priests climbed these steps to perform the most somber of sacrifices?

Upon reaching the pinnacle, I forget these gruesome thoughts. Here atop the temple, here where the ultimate sacrifices were offered. a woman nurses her infant. Here is a life being nurtured where so many were given to the gods.

Guadalaiara I'm both excitedand apprehensive as we drive into the city that will be my home for almostthreemonths,andasthe buspassesunder the "Bienvenidosa Guadalajara"sign that marks its entrance,I noticemy handsareshaking.

Wepull up to theschoolfor foreignstudents wherewe'll be takingclassesandwhere,more immediately, we will be meeting our host families. We have already been paired with roommatesand assignedto our homes,and as we wait nervouslyin front ofthe bus,a group of host mothersare standingin a row on the steps of theschool.

The coordirator calls out names and students disappear with their new famiiies.

After the majority of the group has gone, my roomnate andI arefinally summonedWeclimb the stairsto meetour sharedfate,anddespiteour uneasiness, we cantell immediately thatourhost mother is warm and welcoming, and that we'll be treatedasmembersof the familv.

The tirne seemsto rush by once we've settledinto our homesand the routine of school beginsto set in. Althoughwe are in Mexico's secondlargestcity, with a populationof almost 4 million. the fact that almost all of the Metro

students areliving withinthesameneighborhood just a few of the historicsitesthat makeup the makesthe sizemuchlessdaunting. modernlandscape ofthe city.

Our classesare gearedfor the most part Theseconcretelinks to thepastcomplement toward grammar, although for the more the currentculture.Ties to the pastincludethe advanced studentsthereareclasseson Mexican tenaciousCatholicismthat haspersistedas the culture,Iiterature, film, andolhertopics.Though dominantreligion of the country for untold theclassesareinstructiveandtheprofessors are generations,the strong musical tradition that insistentin speakingonly Spanish,the fact that continuesto influencemodem pop styles,the thereare so manyGringosin the halls ensures strengthand dynamismof the Mexican family, that Englishis heardand spokeneverywhere. etc.Thereis a timelessness to the cultureandto This meansthat onemustbe activein speaking the city, an anciâ‚Źntaurathat demandsrespect. the language,as the temptationof the mother tongueis alwayspresent.

This senseoftraditionandage,or rather,the The host home providesmore chancesto lack of it, is what is most striking when I retum practice the languageand observethe culture. to Denver.The historiesofour two countriesare Although certain students had to change socloselybound(afterall, we'reall living in the familiesbeforefindingthe right match,I seem New World, aren't we?), yet the United States to have lucked out. All of the membersof our seems so much younger. Lr our culture, our hostfamily arealwayswilling to helpwith our traditions,our expressions of faith, we're ever assignments,talk for hoursaboutany topic, and changing, and it seemsthat every generation demonshate extraordinary patience with our brings with it new answersand new culhual limitedSpanish. pathsto follow.

Then, of coune, there is the city itself, and Thoughshoppingmalls,conveniencestores, its people. andothermarksof modernlife were everS,where There is a feeling of timelesstradition in in thâ‚Ź streetsofcuadalajar4 therewasa deeplythe very air, and even though American chain rootedtradition that refusedto be swayedby the storesdot the streetsat everyhrm, thereremains current of American culture. There was a more a distinctly agedair in this sprawlingurbanhub stablesetofvalues,a firmly established routine and its suburbs. whoseroots seemto stetch fifther.

Evenin theaffiuentareawherewe areliving, there are cowboys sitting casually on comers andchildrenclamberingto whacka pifrataslung overtreebranches in thepark.In thecity center, this senseof tradition is evenmorestriking.

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"Society needs to go to space to survive," said the 47-year-old Metro AerospaceScienceprofessor."So my job is to provide. transportation there."

Unlike NASA, Haynes isn't looking to get to space in a rocket. He's taking a more non-traditional approachby building a flying saucer.

He hopes his "Haynes Saucer" will not bnly be the basis for deep spacetravel craft, but for automobilesas well.

"My personal resporisibility as a human being is to help society," Haynes said, "...and push the technology of the transportation industry to the point where it can develop and deliver a flying car to

Hayneshas been teachingpart-time at Metrosince2000andreceivedhis masterrs degreein OrganizationalManagementfrom theUniversityof PhoenixlastOctober.

His long-termgoal is to to make his companyBlue Ridge NebulaAirline one of the first to takecustomersinto space(the initial feewouldbe$ l00,000).His first step Metro AerospoceScienceprofessorDoug Haynesposesin front ofbis flying sauc€rprototype "El Jimmielee." Hrynes hop€sto eventurlly build e craft cble to trrvel into deep sprce rnd b€ tbe brsis for flying automobiles,whicb he said would help eliminate modern tralfic problems, will be to fly his prototypein August. protection and support provided by the the race. The letter, signed by Executive the Wright brothers,who areconsideredthe "We can'tkeepflying like we were in govemments." world Director Gregg Maryniak, claimed that fathersof aviation. the 20th century' he said."We needto be His travel desire to to space is nothing Haynes'team was not going in the same "But as things went along, we came able to move into the atmospherewith our new: Haynes has been flying since the age direction as X PRZE. to the conclusion that (Haynes) had no normal modeof transportation. " of seven, when he built and eventually flew discussions among the intention to be serious."he said.

"In X PRIZE His current prototype is made out of his first manned aircraft.

Management Team, we're in agreement that Established in 1995 by X PRIZE wood andplexiglass,but heplansto rebuild One day, Haynes tried to fly it Blue Airline's goals off the Ridge Nebula stated President Peter H. Diamandis. with it with aluminum and composite,after he grandsons roof of his house, when his told differ from PRIZE involvement but sister enough the X mission by both of aviation can pfove the prototype can fly at least 20 his mom, she him. pioneer stopped that we are about Lindberg, the mission concemed sending mixed Charles of feet in the air, when he testi it-marured or (my promote "I always said mom) was my first messages to X PRIZE supporters and the X PRZE Foundation is to the unmanned-in August. After that, he will developmentof comrnercialspacetravel. attempt to fly the rebuilt craft up to 100 FAA regulator,"he said. "So I had to fly it sponsors,"Maryniakwrote. quoted without me in it; but it flew." press Maryniak also a release The $10 million prize will be awarded miles,in suborbitalspace. graduated plans The Metro alumnus, who from to teamthat canfinance,build, andthen in Haynes, which announced his the Haynes' saucerwould creale artificial 1982, is not only a Denver native, a to offer a but saucer-shaped hovering car, as larmqh a craft twice to about60 miles.up, gravity by using centrifugal force, much plans deScendant of the first African-Arnerican well as to send an where suborbital spacebegins. unmanned saucer like rhe Gemini spacecrafuin the 1960s family to move getting the industry to Denveg to what is press now to Mars.

Haynes said he never held a all about used-He said this artificial gravity would "It's going, get people the Park Hill neighborhood. he given to conference because was not spendingmoney on solvethe cunent problemof spacesickness gives me a lot responsibility," of approval by X PRIZE management. the industy of aerospace science and "It many astronautsexperience. job he said. my to continue that Now, Haynes and his team are commercial space trasnportation," Haynes "It's "Im an airline guy, so I want to community support." boycotting the race, and have said ofx PRIZE. contacted a take people to space in a comfortable After graduatingfrom EastHigh School few X PRIZE sponso6,notifuing them of Hayneshas been helping to get young environment,"he said. "So I'm looking in 1974, went people Haynes to the Spartan their involved in flying for 15 yearswith School situation. at how high an airplane can go (with his (X of Aeronautics in Tuls4 Okla. where he PRIZE) need to changi Kid Camp, a program in which kids aged "They craft)." participate in arts and crafts earned his Aircraft Mechanic's their License management staff so that it's fair to seven to 17 F{aynesis hoping to go high enough point in 1976, at which he moved to everybody," Haynes said. they want to activities involving back aviation.

"If to reachMars, to which he wants to travel Denver go and enrolled at Metro. progrdm to outer space, they have to realize that Pad of the involves tracking by 2007 when he expectsto completehis going It was in Tulsa where Haynes first we're all there together.

They don't kids interested in aviation through high Ph.D.program. . encountered resistance giving to his becoming represent the airline industry and they're an school, them the chance to receive "I want to take the integrated world pilot a when an instructor told him that embarrassment. aerosp:rce scholarships at Mefo. " to the outer-spaceenvironment,uwhich He alsoclaimstheorganization is racist, "blacksdon't fly." He learnedfrom another "We need to bring young kids back Haynessaidis his company'smotto. instructor that the other instructors had citing his team's photos to the a bet the fact that were aerospaceindustry," Haynes said, Haynessaidwhile he was exciied when get that he wouldn't finish at the never school. featured on the foundation's Website, "...and them startedat a yodng ageand PresidentBushannouncedplansto travel to told him, not only will I do tha! but I unlike the other teams. identiff who hasa dream."

"I Mars in the next 20 years;Haynesfeelshe will public person build and design and fly a flying saucer Ian Murphy, the relations Some, like Murphy, have doubted and.hiscompanycando bettet go to into Haynes for PRIZE space," said. the X Foundatioq said Haynes' Haynes' ability, and questionhow he will "I think Bush'splan is too conservative project.

Haynes met resistance recently after claims are ridiculous. fund his and loo inconsistent,"he said."We'regoing '"This is aboutrocket scienceand not Haynessaidthe totalcostofhis project to abandonboth the spaceshuttle and the he received a letter from X PRIZE, an *And (Haynes)seems shouldn'tbemorethan intemational space race competitionrace," Murphy said. $15,000.He saidhis spacestationratherthan build on them." which awards million to publicity. the winnerto be his race and faith in God will help him $10 exploiting own for intelligence Haynes said he 6els NASA should that goals. he had been enrolied in for few It's really very his a sad." achieve service the commercial aerospace months.

Murphy saidthe X PRZE management transportationindustry'sneeds.

"It's not the fimding that makes me He said he discoveredthe letter from originally let Haynes into the race in successful, it's the ingenuity and the "It will give (NASA) a better long-term '!our blessingsof God," Haynessaid. "I always agendathat the public will buy into," he the X PRZJ Fotndation aboutthreeweeks January becausehe was seen as said. '!Aad the commercialindustrv needs ago saying he bad been withdrawn from garden-varietygaragescientist,"much like just laughand sayit's my lunch money."

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hip-hopandactivism Pairing byChrisTawer TheMetrcpolian Whenhip-hopandpoliticsmeet,it's usually hearingsfor negativereasons; at congressional but two local politiciansarecombiningthe two for a positivecause.

FormerDenverMayor WellingtonE. Webb and former state Senator Penfield Tate, in conjuactionwith 303: DenverHip-Hop,will be chairingthe 20M DenverHip-HopFestivaland SummitMay 14and 15at theDenverColiseum.

The summit is designedto help promote voter registration and civic and political activism.

Also, organizersof the summitwant to showcase local artistictalentandraisefundsfor the Denver HipHop Foundation.

Tate becameinvolved after various people contactedhim aboutdoing the summit. "l rtrasn't even involved in the initial planning.I wasapproachedby a numberoffolks that askedme to be involved" Tate said. "I'm delighted that I could make i1 a reality from a dream."

Baby Bashand FrankieJ will krck off the summit at 5 p.m. Friday, May 14 at Club Bash.

On May 15, the festivitieswill continuewith numerous workshops and forums as well as vendorand informationbooths.303 will have three discussion forums: "Hip-Hop Off the Record,""GunViolence,"and"Why Vote?"

"Off the Record"will be a forum exposing som€of the secretsof themusicindustry:"Gun

Clockwise from top: Big \mers;

YoungBloodz; Ying-Yang Ttvins; Bone Thugz'N-Hermony.

Violence" will discussthe impactthat gunshave had on society and urban communities;','Why Vote?"will be a forum on wby voting among African-Americans is important, especially in thesepolitically trying times.The summitruns from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.

Thosein attendance,particularly the youth, should leave the summit with a wealth of knowledgeof the music industry and a host of newconnections. 'lThis is an opportunityfor thesekids to talk to peoplein the industry and get a feel of what

it's like on the inside,"saidTate.

This is the first time Denverhashadanevent of this magnitude.

"We would love to havethis summitbecome an annual event," said Tate. "But we have to makesurethis eventis effectivefirst."

Big Qmers, Ying Yang T*ing YoungBloodz,and Bone Thugz-N-Harmony will closethe two'day summit May 15 at 7 p.m. at th€ DenverCbliseum.Ticketsare $25. or Doorsopenat 6 p.m. lnlo * (303)615-1467 wilrv.denverhiphop.com

Four men in surgicalmasksstaredown, op€ratingstrangeinstrumentsand mouthing umntelligible words as lights flash and consiiousness seemsto spin into new and Are they doctors?Is this the blarre shapes. end?

No, it's Clinic, one of,the more strange bandsto comedown the pike in sometime.

Dressingin surgicalgearfor live performance is a cutegimmick,but it's thecreepybrandof rock and roll mayhemthey producethat's far more exciting.

A four-piece band from Liverpool, England, they put the "mental" back in experimentalrock. Ade Blackbum provides psychosis-tingedvocals, Brian Campbell brings the low-end throb on bass, the singly named Hartley is responsiblefor the caterwauling guitar, and Carl Turney Comesv of Uni''enal Ret:otds cementsthe insanity togetherwith his spare, just in the life of Clinic. a r€gular day Suits and surgical masks, driving drum beats.All the membersdouble the collective unconscious.Most of the Squalling noise, undulating rhythms on various other instrum€nts, including and melancholy vocals share time and space time it's entirelyimpossibleto know exactly melodica,organ,flute andclarinet. in Clinic's music. Dusty. wbeezing organ what he might be singing about, but the Over two albums and three EPs, Clinic messagese€msboth tantalizinglycloseand has sketchedout a strange and wonderful sounds nestle up to driving, tribal drum frighteninglyderanged. soundthathaseamedthemcriticalaccolades beats. A hypnotic bass pulse is circled by The whole effect is delicious and and a dedicatedfan base.Their latestalbum, fragments of metal flake guitar, jagged and disturbing, curiously familiar and wholly Walking llith Thee,eamedthem a Grammy sharp enough to injure the careless. On top ofthis is the derangedchanting ofa madman, alien at the sametirne. Imaghe a nonexistent nominationfor BestAltemativeAlbum.

Al unusualand varied set of influences haunted by ghosts no one else can see, noir film directed by David Lynch with Martian dialogue and Japanesesubtitlesare fused into a stark, commandingsound determined to communicate something that Clinic would be the perfectbandto provide that managesto be completelyout there and can't be understood.

Blackburn's distinctive vocal cadences, the soundtrack. powerfully compelling at the sametime. As Clinic will wrrp reality Tuesday,May weird as it is. their music never devolves ranging from a serpentine babble of seminavelgazing.Clinic intelligible syllables to plaintive crooning, 18 at the Bluebird, 3317E. Colfax.Tickets into noiseor pretentious $14,Doors at 8:00 p.m. Additional info at writes songs, and good ones. They just and covering many strange loeations www.nipp.com between, coax subliminal suggestionsfrom happento be very, very strangesongs.

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albumreviews Alkaline Tlio/One ManArmy Split Series (BYO,2004)

bnics to an upbeatsormd."Dead and Broken" has lines like "Our lives aren't the samesince the night yours went stolen / Blood ran black beneaththe moonlight- Your lover's blood ran cold i Cuttingoffthe handshe usedto hold."

One minor tum-of is the repetitive tendencies that seemto go o0 forever, giving entire Alkaline Trio is famousfor embodyingwhat songsthat "beatinga deadhorse" feel, but these emo rock is all about bloo4 sweat,tears and points arent frequentenoughto sway their millost love. They rarely stray from theselhemes lions of fans. on this album, as every song either talks about Tbe secondhalf of the alburnfeaturingOne lost love or deathor somesort of heartbreakor Man Army wasdisappointingat best.This "oldremorse. school" punk trio offers six extremely short Alkaline Trio is pretty good for being so songs,which put togetherbarely fill all of 12 emo and they prove that on this record in just anda half minutes. six songs.Their dual-lead-singer style work Short songs can be extremely effective, well because neithersingeris annoying,asmost when they are written properly.Many punk and emo singen are. hardcorebandshave made a living off writing Tracks like "If You Had A Bad Time" and shortsongs,bul they mustbe tightly constructed "Wait For the Blackout" featureinventive suitar to be receivedwell. riffs thatare incrediblycatchyand to-.o.One Man Arrny's songsare so short they're "ury mit to memory. an::oying becausejust when the song sounds Alkaline Trio is also good at writing dark like it's about to get better,insteadit just ends.

Autopilot Off Make a Sound (Island,2004) First impressionscan often be misleading, but sometimesthe first impressionis the right one.

Maybe listening to Attop ol Atrs MakeA Soundon I-25 in rush hour traffic was not the bestintroductionto the band.As the CD played, the annoying melodies and constant, cheesy harmonizing fueled my road-rage instead of calming it.

Affer anotherlisten at home,my headbegan to rncontrollably bop with the repetitive guitar riffs and annoyingly soft drum beats.None of the songsbroughtme to my feet or sparkedthe desire to smashanything, however,it became almostbearable.

Unfortun4tely,tolffable is as good as this CD got. After repeated listeos, tle limited appeal wore off. Out of 12 agonizing ernoinftsed cry-alongs, only one, 'Clockwork," stoodout, thanksto an unusualguitar sound.

Autopilot Offutilizes the basicpunk formula of two guitan, bass,and drumswith standard results.While there are no suqrriseshere,they display a 6lsar undâ‚Źrstandingof the currently fashionablepunk recipe.

Although-the album did not set my panties on fire, thereis somethingthere.

Fans of MTV-friendly emo-flavoredpoppunk will find yet another band to slavishly follow. Thereseemsto be sometalent here.but they lack the individuality to set themselves apart from all the other mindless bubblegum punks.

Ultinately, this band is another head-first plunge into the fiery pit of pop-punk that has envelopedthe mainstreamlike a plague.Apart ftom the one momentaqrflash of originality, they arejust anotherfacelessand sadly generic band. With 30 years of punk rock history to peruse,there is not much reasonto wastetime on a bandlike this.

With more focus on developing an original sound, they could develop into something unique. In the meantime,fans of Sum 4l and Brand New will have anothertrendy CD to be ashamedof later when they bloom into adulf hood' - Meg shaerfer

MartyrAD On Earth as it is in Hell flActory 2ffi4) Just when it was safe to assumethat 'lnetalcore" was a term of the past,along comesthe latestreleasefrom Martf AD. On Earth as it is in Hell provesthis hybrid genrehas not yet seenits day with Mart',r AD blocking its path to descension.Following the road forrnerly pavedby cookie-cutterhardcore bandsand offering little more than run-of-themill screamsessions,this album brings nothing new in termsofcreativity. The album'sdark and syncopatedsourd becomestiresomeafter about two tracksand the fact that all the songspretty muchsharethe sameintro thoughout makesthe whole recordseerrnnnecessary. . After takinga three-yearhiatusandrearranging their line-up, Marq/r AD has retumedwith ... well. not much.Besidesthe two newcomers-Karl Hensel on dnrms and vocalist Andy Hart-three original members, bassist Tara Anderson,guitaristJoel Johnson(both ofwhom

This leavesthe listener with an awkward feeling, wonderingif the songis really over.

Therearetwo tracks,"TV Song," and "The Radio Always Gave Me A Lobotomy," which attempt to satirize our culture and our fxation with television and radio. The problem is that neither of thesesongsis either lyrically clever or musically spectacular.In fac! they are both downright bad.

One Man Army's lead singer is equally vocals, annoying.With his crass,common-style he soundsmore like a fan who hasjust been handed the mic at a concert than the band's actualsinger,andthis is somethingthat is nearly impossibleto ignore.

The entiresecondhalfofthe albumis nothing morethana wasteof time.

BYO Records would sell twice as many albums if they had just releaseda neq full length Alkaline Trio album instead of tacking on a less popular act to what otherwisewould havebeena greatsix-songtt' - oo"- u-rno

originatedfrom the now defunctDisembodied), andguitaristCharlieJohnsonremain.

The only noticeablechangein their sound is the absenceof any clear vocals to make up for their lack of musical innovation.In the end, their lyrical attemptto soundsocially andpolitically aware only make things worse for them.

Hart succeedsin reminding us why the overuse of profanity to get a point acrossonly resultsin the assumptionof ignoranceby an audience.

Joel,normallyonstage,takesa seatbehind the mixiirg boardas producerand, althoughthe new albumisn't a stepforward for them,at least it doesn'tsoundlike it wasrecordedin a garage.

This recordmanagedto deliver a full soundwith clear-cut,hard-hittingdrum tracksand seamless guitar riffs, but neglects the fact that Hart's vocalstendm get lost in all the noise.

Despitethe fact that they have shownresilience by picking themselvesup, dusting themselves off and taking another stab at success, it doesn't make up for the fact that they still haven't got it. To thoselooking to avoid hell on earth,this album offers little salvation.

- Srrrh Conwav

Before Radiohead'sKrd l, or The Notwist's Neon Golden, or Telefon Tel Aiv's Map of l hat is Effortless there was UNKLE's debut album Psyence Figtion.

This album featuresan eclectic line up of guest appearancesby people as diverse as Jason Newstead(formerly of Metallica), Badly Drawn Boy, and Mike D. of the BeastieBoys. Releasedin 1998, Psyence Fiction was ahead of its time in every way. The main visionary and driving force behind UNKLE's cutting edge soundis the -Ir,Io' Wax now legendary founder of the imprint, JamesLavelle (not to be confused with' Jimmy LaValle of The Album Leaf and Tristeza).On PsyenceFiction, Lavelle teamedup with DJ Shadow,whoserecently released debut album, Endtoducing, received rave reviews and is considereda groun&breaking display of DJing. On the cufting edge of several genres, Psyence Fiction is probably the first album to flawlessly combine the work of artists who were alreadypushingthe envelopein pop, electronicmusic, and DJing. lf you were wondering where Radioheadgot the idea to combineelectronicmusic with the sound they had perfectedon OK Computer,th)s is it. The track'Rabbit in Your Headlights" even featuresThom Yorke, which undoubtedly had a major impact on his group's future output. This album also brought people'sattentionto other artists suchas the then relatively obscureBadly Drawn Boy. Soundingas fresh today as it did upon its initial release.this album is a must have for fans of electronic and/or morc adventurous pop music.

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Metroteams raianedby SportsChums It's been a long school year and a fun one for Metro sports fans, but like all things, this' school year, too, must come to an end. But before we walk into the sunsetof the summer. we're gonna bring to you our annual awardsBeforeall of that,let'sreviewtheseasons.

Women'sBasketbatl(12-16,f G'9) Doneld Smith: This team'srollercoaster seasonhad many fans...correction, the few peoplewho attendedbecamekind of sick from the upsanddownsofthe team.This Roadrunner squadshowedsigns of greatnesson one night, then looked like they forgot how to run their own offense on others. This team is just one solid seasonaway from being a conference contendeqthe only questionis: will it be next season?

Eric Scott: I know this team had some

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key injuries, but that's no excusefor nobody else steppingup. The plus side is a lot of the teamwill be back, so ifthey can eliminate the turnoversin excess.watchout RMAC. Metr's B$ketbdl (32-3, 19-0 RMAC) E: They were mbbed. That is all I have to say about the conclusion to the men's basketball's season.I saw the injustice of a gamethat wasMetro vs. SouthemIndiana,andI felt like the refs were taking napsbecausethere the team,"Alden said."Our girls will feedoff of weresweral blatantfouls they flat-out missed.I that andplay just aswell." am still boggledat howtheycouldcall Michael With a recbrdof l5-5, North Dakotawill Mone for traveling becauseI never saw his probablyput up a fight againstMeho's Mercedes foot move.I have20120vision, by the way.All PollrneierandNatalie llott. griping aside, this men's basketballteam was However, looking at UND's schedule,the probablythe greatest teaml've hadthe pleasure team has not played strong teams this season, of watching up close,and if I ever seea t€am Beck Mearessaid. like this one again,it'll be a miracle.

If Metro walks away with a victory, they D: They win their first two, lose their next will most likely face Northwest Missouri State two and then don't lose again until the game at 1l a.m.Sunday,May 9. The Bearcats(18-8) before theh ultimate goal- This may sound arerankedNo. I in the regionalpoll andarehost disappointing,but the Metro men's basketball of the oumey. squadstill has somethingto be proud of: their NMSU defeatedthe Roadrunners54 earlier 30-game win streak. The seniors have also this seasonin a match Mearessaid they should left somethingfor the underclassmento play havewon. for: the underclassmenwill inherit a 23-game "We lost a coupleof matcheswe shouldn't witr streak against conferenceopponentsto have," Mearessaid. maintain.

Women's Tennis (9-0 RMAC) D: They onceagainran over the confsrence Nationals May 12-15. and everyone was rewarded well by the "We don't want to be overconfident," conferenceas they won every possible award Alden said,"but we havea very solid chanceof available. This team is about to play in the winning this andmaking it to Florida." regional tournament,going in as the fifth seed Alden said the players are fully focused with all the eleinentsto win the nationalcmwn. havea setgoal and know what they want to do. but only tirne will rcll if they do.

'Rurmers The havehad a weekendoff since Men's Tennis (,1-13,3-3 RMAC) they captured their third consecutiveRMAC D: Affer a rebuilding seasonthat left the Championshiptide and, due to the weather, Roa&unners below the .500 mark for rbe frst Metro has only beenable to get a few practice the Roadnunersdid bring tine in four seasons, sessions. thernselves to a respectable 3-3 rpcord in the But in the practices they have had, the 'Runnershave beenworking on doubles.They RMAC. This allowed them the opportinity to play for anotherconfere.nce crown, but Mesa havealso worked individually to perfectcertain strokes.Mearessaid.

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At the No. I spot, the 'Runners' Beck and Jess Meares,rankedNo. 14 nationally,will take on Jenni Mihulka and Jenny Cartwright, who are 8-0 this season.

"Swe, their No. I doubles team is pretty good, but they shouldn't beat Beck and Jess," said Metro headcoachDaveAlden. "Their team (JND) hasn't seena hit yet."

Alden puts a lot of weight on the Meares'

Metro's women'stennisteam(12-6) is traveling to Maryville, Mo. this weekendto defend its third consecutiveregionaltitle.

The reigning RMAC Champions will face the North Central ConferenceChampion Univenity of North Dakota in the fnst round at 8 a.m.Saturday,May 8.

'We know it's going to be tough," said senior and team captain Beck Meares.J'They haven't played anyonewe have played, so we don't haveany benchmarks."

Benchmarksor not, the Fighting Sioux have an overall record of l4-4 and was No. 3 in the latest North Central Regional rankings. Metro wasrankedNo. 5.

Accordingto UND headcoachTom Wynne, the Fighting Sioux,who havenevermaile it past Metro head coach the first mmd of Regionals,arehonoredto be in the position they are in. Wynnesaid he believes the Roadrunnersarebetterthantheii seed.but no t€amis betterthanthe other.

"The stength ofourline-up is probably the shouldersas he counts on them to crush their opponentsand lead the.way for the rest of the sameas Metro Stat€'s,"Wynnesaid.

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topping the mark for the first time since it was 10-9-l in March.

In the first game, the Roadrunnerssent 'Runnersbaseball(26-23-1,13-ll RMAC) Blake Eager(8-4) to the mound,the first ofthree ended its seasonwith the bittersweet taste of seniors!o pick up a win in their last collegiate four straight wins, but no berth in the RMAC starts.Eagerscattered l3 hitsoverseveainnings ' Toumament. and was able to get himself out of trouble when Despite a mid-season slump, Metro he neededto. The Lopersscoredruos in four of managedto win 12 of their last 14 gamesto the swen innings, but only managedone run give themselvesa shotat the tournam€nl Senior in eachof thoseframesas they left six rnen on secondbasernanAdam Wolfinger summedup base. Eagqrstuck oxt eight in the 6-4 win and the season the offensesuppliedtwo thre+run inningsaided "We showeda lot ofchaiacter by not folding by three Keamey errors. Junior catcher Greg when we went through the tough times (in the Garrisonwent 34 on the day with two RBI and middle of the season),but we cameup a litle a run scoredto lead the ofensive attack. shortof wherewe wantedto be. Wirming (12 of (6-5) Senior pitcher Brad Swartzlander14) like we did at the end of the season, when started game two and ran into some trouble our backswere againstthe wall, was important early. Swartzlanderhit the first batter of the and I hope the team c4n take that into next game and allowed three runs on three hits and season." an error. Swartzlandersettled down in the Needingto sweeptheir fow gamesseries following six innings,only allowing six hits againstNebraska-Keamey (19-36,9-19RMAC) andtwo moreruns.JuniorrelieverJustinBishop and havea lot of help frorn other teamsaround finishedthe lasttwo inningsgiving up onerun to the league,Metro took careof their end of the endthegamewith a l3-6 'Runnervictory.Eight deal only to see RMAC dregs,the Colorado ofthe nine Metrostartersscrapedout a hit. The Schoolof Mines,get swpptin its seriesagainst chargewas led by seniorthird baserianRicky Fort Hays,eliminatingthe Roadrunnen'small Fuller's34, 5 RBI e{fort. windowof oppomrnity.

Sunday, May 2 in . game three, Metro In the gamesthey could control, Metro engagedKeamey in a slugfestthat appearedas playedwell enoughto endits season above.500, if it wouldbe onesidedfor a while.Up 9-0 after

five innings, Metro. sophomorepitcher Brady Carlson was cruising through the game with a no-hitter.Then the sixth inning happened.

Keamey sent 13 batters to the plate that inning, with ten of them eventually crossing homepla.-19.

They banged out eight hits off of four Meto pitchers. Somehow,after the disaster, the 'Rrmnersmanagedto tie the scoreup in the bottom ofthe inning.

In the eighth, Keamey pushedanotherrun acrossthe plate,but Metro cameright backwith threeruns, with nro of them on a Matt Ludwig double,bringing fte scoreto its final destination of l3-11. Four Metro playershad at leastthree hits, led by Fuller andjunior right fielder Adam Lawson's 4-5 efforts. Ludwig, Lawson 'and Fuller eachhad rhreeRBI in the win.

In the final game,Metro s€nt seniorpitcher CalebSalankey(6-2) to the hill. Salankeyturned in the best performanceof the weekend,going seveninnings and allowing only four hits while addingninestrikeouts.

Metro neededall the pitching it could get in the gameas its offensestalled,scoringonly threeruns on threehits. Fuller was againin the middle of the action,picking up the only RBI of the game (the other two Metro runs were rmeamed)on a solo home run. Metro finished the yearwith a 3-0 win.

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E: It is tough with a changeof coachand a shortageof players,so I'll go easyon men's temis. . .

Baseball(2G23-113-11RMAC) E: Well, congrahrlations gentlemen in making a comebackat the end. But, it was too little, too late. I commendyou on sweeping Colorado Mines and Nebraska-Kearney at tho end. Perhapsnext year you can beat these cupcaketeams in addition to steppingup and beatingthe teamsyou needto beat.Better luck next year. .,,Now it's time for the individual awards s€lectedby Spors Chums Donald Smith and Eric Scott.

I laow you can't seethis, but we got all dressedup to give out tlese awrds and I hope everyonelikce our decisions(not to mentioaour

tuxes),evenif you disagree.

FemalePlayerof the year: DevonHerron, women'svolleyball.

D: Herron has been everything at Metro but a nationalchampion.Sheplayedher heart out every game and rightfully deservedher All-American accolades,but I also thought ftat becauseof how shemadeher teammatesaromd her better,sheshould'vealso walked away with a Player-of-the-Year award.

Male Player of the Year: D: Luke Kendall E: LesterStron& men'sbasketball.

D: Kendall is the team leader in eight different categoriesbut nonewere bigger to me rhanthesetwo: his assistsandhis steals.Kendall madehis teammatesbetter and becauseof that he shouldbe this season'sPlayer-of-the-Year.

E: It is hard to argue srith Donald's piclq but I think it's only right I includel-esterStrong; His game.reeked of consistencythis season.

Consistency is hardto comeby,andit is theglue that holds a teamtogether.

Co-Coa€hes of the year: Mike Dunlap, Men's basketball; Danny Sanchez,women's soccer and Dave Alden, women'slennis.

D: If you go undefeated in conference play, you shouldbe Coachof the Year; it's that simple.

E: Mike Dunlap is definitely my favorite basketballcoach of all time, not only because of his ability to get his players to buy into his systent'but alsobecauseofhis integrity.

Team of the year: D&E: Men's Basketball D: When you are blowing out team$ winning regular and post-seasontitles, then having your seasonendedea ier than e4ecte4 it doesn'talwaysadd up to a bad season.

E: When it all comes down to it, it's as simpleastbis: a 3Ggamewin streakanda nip to rheFinal Four. Nuff said.

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