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byArmando Manzarres TheMdmplitqn The sound, of whal seems like a mission bell, resonated across the cityscape and valley beneath the purple mountains. This sound moved like a wavejilled with self-determination in, around and through anything in its path. The sou4d came from a bell atop the front steps of the state capitol. This bell was rung for the liberty of La Raza, the race ofchicsnos. 10,000 Chicanos,young and old, convened there afier marching thtttuglt the streets of dotentown Denver in protest of the educational system and its failure to recogni:e, accommo.date and respecl lheir culture. This happened on a day symbolic of the cry for independence and the defance ofthe oppressive supremacy, September 16 or Dies y Seis. The crowd lamed its rage and let a proud poet get up before the yast brownness and rccite his accounts of struggle, activism and bigotry through eloquent and peaceful prose.
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is one of many stories that will fhis I be forever told elching Abelardo (Lalo) Delgado into history; Chicano history American history. Anyone who took Delgado's "Introduction to Chicano Studies" class in his 17 years at Metro would have heard this story along with many others. Delgado wore many hats throughout his life. He was an activist, author, farnily man, historian, initiator, poet and teacher. Delgado died Friday, July 23,20M, at the age of 73. He was a part-time instructor of Chicano Studies at Metro. He was scheduled to teach two classes for the upcoming Fall semester. Chicano Studies department chair Luis Torres said as recently as two w€eks before his passing,Delgado had expressedconcem for his classes. "As a part-time instructor that got liftle pay-to have a commitnent literally on his death bed saying 'I'm concerned about my classes'is beyond compare," Torres said. This is representativeof Delgado's life; his dedication, his priorities and his passion which were recognized by the students in his classes. Meho evaluates their faculty every semester. On these evaluatiors. the students are asked
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to rate their insmrctorson various factorswith 6.0 beingthe high markon the scale. Torreswaskind enoughto sharethe results of Delgado'smostrecentevaluations. Delgadoconsistentlyreceivedhigh marks on his 2004Sprhg evaluation, Torressaid. "Ifthere is onequestionthefacultylooksat, it is the professor'scontribution to the course. Lalo received5.6 out of 6.0. That is overall higher comparedto the rest of the Metro faculty," he said."The resultsarc so positive." Positivedefineshow Delgadolived his life. Torresreflectedon Delgado'sdisposition when he would walk into work. "He was always coming into his office dght acrossthe hall, with a songin Englishor Spanish,"he said. Delgado was on campus last month to teach for Metro's Upward Bound program for high schoolstudents. That was his last time on campus. "He was one of the most completemen I ever knerv," Torressaid. "He could go from being a community organizer,to being an instructor with some of the highest student evaluationsthat you can get, to going to read his poetry and always had the samespirit and energyevery time he did it."
Torres said Delgado never needed a microphone when he would recite his work. All others would use a microphone and when it was his tum, he would put it to the side. Beyond academics,Delgado came to realize the power of media and the lack of content for the Latino commr.rnity, by becorning involved with Denver's KUVO FM 89.3 radio station. In 1985 he became one of the founding board members of KUVO and remained on the board for the next few years. KUVO President Florence HemandezRamos said his involvement during this time was instrumental in raising the initial funds to get the station on-air and operating. She said as soon as Delgado stepped on board, he helped organize a zoot suit party fundraiser that was attended by prominent Chicano figures such as Edward JamesOlmos and Daniel Valdez. Rich Castro, past Denver Chicano activist, was the emcee. "He donated the sales from his poetry and would make small contributions," HemandezRamos said. "Had it not been for the Latino community in the area,and Lalo's involvement, there would be no KUVO." Both Hemandez-Ramos and Delgado came to realize the power of media during a fund-
raising effon.Around the same time as the zoot suit fund-raiser,the station had put a call out for donations of musicBy the end of the week the station had received 5,000 hours of music ftom its listeners. "This made us realize the porver we had through the use of media. Lalo had said if we had something like this in the 1960s, can you image what could have happened?" Hemandez-Ramossaid. "Lalo helped shape the mission of the statioF-to create a multicultural radio station. It is something that has happened over time." She said Lalo had mentioned there were a lot of non-Latinos listening and vr'anted to give the radio station more of a multi-cultural feeling, so they started doing Public Service Announcementsfor and about people ofcolor. Delgado's life was far reaching and working seemingly non-stop with the commitment to his Raza. He and his mother migrated from Chihuahua, Mexico in 1943 and took up residence in El Paso, Texas. He excelled though his academics as a teenager and graduated from high school with honors. He continued on and sraduated from rrhat
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CU Denver student Michael Duff, a senior majoring in electrical engineering, feeds the parking machine in lot C an extra 50 cents July 27. On July lst parking prices raised various amounts around campus.
As of July 1, parking mtes at Auraria have increasedan averageof 25 cents per day. According to Mark Gallagher, director of parking and transportation, the increase was necessaryto fund a range of campus needs. He said parking and transportationis financially supponing campusprojects in responseto cutbacks from state funding for higher education. Mike Matulonis, transportation manager of parking and transportationservices,said it is the only self-funded department on campus, therefore they are able to contribute to other campus needs, such as the repairs done to the roof of the events center and the addition of six smart classroomsin the Administration building. Gallagher said this is the first parking rate increasein four years. "We know that an increase is tough on students,which is why we kept some rates the same." Gallagher said. He also said parking on campus is still considerably cheaper than downtown and they intend to keep it that way. "Just acrossthe streetthey chargelike seven to 10 dollars a day to park, and that's acrossthe street," said Metro studentAlec Siwek.
Parking revenue will also go toward funding the new parking garage, scheduled to start construction il September,and will most likely be up and ruming by Spring 2005. The 800-spacegaragewill be located on the north side of the Tivoli w'here the tennis courts used to be. Six new tennis courts will be built on the northeastcomer of the athletic fields. Gallagher said the structure will cost a maximum of $24 million. $ 19 million of which will be paid for with a revenuebond loan, which means the fees from parking are used as a guarantee for payback, and the remainder will come from parking reserves. Matulonis said they are able to charge Pepsi Center event-goers more money for utilizing campus parking, which has helped increase parking rcvenue. "We've been fortunate with some of the e\â‚Źnts that we can direct funding to other projects," Gallagher said. Auraria studentshave altematives to paying for parking as well. All studentsare chargeda $22 per semester bus pass fee, which allows them to ride local bussesand the Light Rail free of charge. Parking lots located at several light rail stations, such as the Alameda station and the I-25 and Broadway station, are also free, but tend to fill up quickly.
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Gaymarriageban denied U.S.Houseof Representatives I2votesshyof passlrlgmeiNwe by SvetlanaGuineva The Menopolitan A proposedconstitutionalamendmentto ban gay marriagediedon the Senatefloor July 14, 2004,but thosewho supportit and those who opposeil do not intendto give up thefight for u'hattheybelievein. The proposedamendment needed60 votes to pass,butonly 48 senatorsvotedin favor of theproposaland50 votedagainstit. House Rep. Marilyn Musgrave,R-Colo., led a crusade against activist judges in who helpedthe state lcgalize Massachusetts same-sex maniages, by sponsoring the amendmentthat would redefinemarriagein the UnitedStatesConstitutionasonly a 'l]nion ofa mananda woman." Theproposalwasbackedby President Bush who in a radio addressJuly 10 said, "When judges insist on imposingtheir arbitrarywill on the people,the only altemativeleft to people is an amendment to the Constitution- the only law a court cannotovertum." Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who voted againstthe measure,said he is grateful that the founders of the constitution wisely made certain it is diffcult to amend and cannot be donewithout overwhelmingpublic approval. Somequestionthereal natureofthe debated measure-whether it protects tradition and values, or ushen division and discrimination againsta groupofpeople. "It is a politicaUy divisive issue(same-sex marriages).This constitutionalamendmentis to reject homosexuatity...to deny legitimacy of love," said Dr. Robert Hazat chair of Metro's Political Sciencedepartment. He also said lhere is a heavy dose of religious beliefs that influence the debateand eventuallywill definethe final outcome. The religious sector is also divided with some standing behind the constitutional amendmentand someadvocatingfor gay rights and equality. Michael Sheridan, bishop of Colorado SpringsRomanCatholicdiocese,saidin a letter May I tharthereis a misinterpretationaboutthe relationshipbetweenfaith andpolitics. "In no way does the American docaine of separationof churchrnd stateev€nsuggestthat thewell-formedconsciences of religiouspeople shouldnot be brought to bear on their political choices,"he said" Further, the bishop singled out politicians who were in favor of same-sexmarriagesas ones with ill-informed Christian consciences who deviate from the Catholic teachingsand said that danying same-sexmarriage is not equivalenrto denyinga humanright Religious groupsopposingthe amendment pres€nlth€ argumentthat the bible clearly states all peoplere createdequaland God showsno partiality. "We oppose tte ameodopnt because it is discriminatory" said Rev. Pbil Campbell, fomder of Colora& Clergy for Equality in Mariage, an otganization which rmites
Photocourtesyof KarcnBelsen CoupleCindy Deim, lefl and Karen Bensen,right, director of the Gay,Lesbian,Bisexual,and TransgenderStudentServiceat Auraria Campuswith their child, Anten Skrabee,livean imageof a healthylong-termcommittedrelationship.This family is but one exampleofgay coupleseverywherestrugglingfor the equalrights and privilegesoftheir straight rnd married couplecount€rparts.
Christian and Jewish clergy to opposethe marriageamendment, Campbell, who is also a minister at Park Hill UnitedChurchof Christin Denver,signed a resolution presentedMay 3 at the Rocky Mountain Conferenceof the United Church of Christ. The resolutionstated,"From the standpoint of our faith, we affirm that marriageis a fitting estateinto which two peoplewho desireto live together in love, mutuality and respect may enterthroughthe rite ofmarriage that is blessed by God." Conservative religious groups took part in an initiative called "Marriage Protection Sunday''Jnly ll, in which pastorsthroughout the nation attempted to reach thousandsof church-goers by discussing the same-sex marriage issue in zupport of the proposed amendment. Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Fanily is one of the goups that supportedthe amendmentand is detemined to continue the fight o ban gay marriages. "Same-sex marriage humanly redefines marriage, so it's no longer a sacramental relatioushipbetweentwo people," said Glenn Stanton,s€Nrioranalyst for marriage at Focus on the Family. He also said the union betweena man and a woman has remaineduniversal in all human civilizations, and it functions as protection fior children, protection for womflr from male predators. It socializes men and regulates sexuality and therefore an ametrdmentto the constitutionis necessary. In 6e heatofthe debatgthosewho tbe final outcome will ultimately affect most remain quiet and observefrom afar, while continuing to unite themselvesas couoles whether it is
accepted legallyor not. "It's hardfor me asa gaypersonto readand hearwhat somepeoplesay - ugly, uneducated, fear-drivenstatements.I educatepeopleand try o show them that there is nothing to be afraid of," said Karen Bensen,director of the Gan Lesbian, Bisexual, and TransgenderStudent Serviceat Auraria Campus. She said the office is like a surrogate family for peoplewho comeout and tend to be conftsed so they try to he$ them explorewho they areand encouragethemto be themselves. Bensen also said there are two student couples who are getting manied on campus Oct. 12. "Deep in my heartI know that it'll happen (legalizing of gay marriages).I have faith in (the)progressof humanity,"shesaid. A centralpoint in supportof the ban is the argumentthat childlen in such unions would grow up in an unhealthyenvironmentwith two mothersor two fathen. The opposingside arguesthat heterosexual marriagesofteu end in divorce and are not a guaranteefor successfirlparenting. A report publishedby the Centersfor DiseaseContol sbowedthat 43 percentof first-time marriages end in divorce or separationwithin 15 years. "Is that r€ally what God intended human relations to be like? The Catholic purposeof marriage is procreation, this is what makes marriage sacramental,"said Rev. Chrysostom Frank ofthe Churchof St Elizabethat Auraria. He said family is the building block of societyand the primacy of marriageas a social unit could be underminedifgay marriagesur'er€ accepted. He added that the main threat the legalization of same-sex marriages brings to traditional marriage is that the perman€nt
relationshipof a man and a woman will be viewedasone option amongmany. Thearguingsidesspliton onemoreissueis this a civil rights movementor not? Stantonsaid the debateshould absolutely not be considereda civil rights issueand that it is not somethingto be comparedwith the race issue. Holli Berman, 34, a Boulder lesbian and biological modrer of 3-year-old twins and stepmotherto her partner's l3-year-old daughter,finds it hard to agree. "It is a civil rights movementto me. I have threechildrenandso manyrights andprivileges are deniedto me, just becaus€I'm not maried to a man." Bermansaid. *I'm not going to changemy way of life, becausesome people don't like it I demand rights becauseI'm not a second-classcitizen," shesaidAlthough tbe propos€damendm€ntdid not make it !o vote this time around. those who $ryport it vow to continue the figbt because they feel it is the right thing to do. Colorado Republican Senator. Wayne Allard, who sponsoredthe S€nateversionofthe proposedamendmen! has said that the batde hasjust begun. Hazan said the issue is being used as a political tool months before the presidential electionsand has attractedmore attentionthan it should. Bush also said in the July 10 radio address that our nation has no choice but to defend traditional marriage. "Mtrriage is not an inventionof individuals or even societics. Rather it is an elernentof God's creation. No one can sfurply redefine marriageto suit a political or social agenda," Sheridarsaid-
tom DELGAIX) oncover is todaythe University ofTexas El Paso,but not without hrst marryinghis lifelong companion. their 50' his wife Lola. In 2003they celebrated weddingannivenary. Delgado had organized and implemented various community programs while living in El Paso. Working with his community Catholic church,he set up food, clothing and job banks for thosewith lessor nothingat all. In 1968Delgadoendureda 30-dayfast in protest of the treaEnentand conditions of the Latinocommunityof El Paso.His list of reasons included."So that childrenof southEl Pasodo andemploynot haveto grow up in tenements, peopledealwith andprofessional ers,merchants him andhis Latino communityjustly." He was the fatherofsevenchildrenat the time. A former colleaguesaid of his fast, 'This man is one of our unsungheroes,a man who believesin sacrifice." Soon after his efforts went toward farm
workerandmigant worker rights,working along the sideofCesarChavezandDoloresHuenaof the UnitedFarmWorkersof America. He then moved aroundthe WestemUnited Staiesworking with universities either helping establishtheir Chicano Studiesprogramsor developingthem aswell as instructingcourses. Delgado wound up in Boulder for a short time. There he worked for The University of Colorado in a program designedto attract Chicanosto higher education. and Torrescrossed Both Hemandez-Ramos paths with Delgado during his time at the universityin the early 1970s. Both *'ere undergraduatesand a1l three of them were a part of fie EducationOpportunity Program(EOP). The govemmenthad instituted due to the civil unrestexperiencedafter the Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinationand civil rights movement. At the time, many of the young activists went dou'nthe pathof violencebecauseit was seductive,Torressaid.Delgadoinspiredhim to andscholarship. takethepathof non-violence
"I went the otherway andfollowed Lalo and otherslike him" he said."Lalo told us we have to cornnit oru life to the Chicanomovement.I my careertowardit aswell." havededicated While Delgadowas giving a presentationat remembers his CU-Boulder,Hemandez-Ramos passionandcall to actionagainstthediscrimination andbigotry sheandthe rest ofthe Chicanos in the nationvere experiencing. She said it was there that she became enlightenedand culturally consciousand was instilled with pride of who and what she is, a Chicana with deep cultural roots that have made significant contributionsto the American society. the activ"Lalo showedus how to celebrate ism we were doing. Taking the angerof our experiencesand our protesting and infuse it with justicethLrough art. It becamesociallyrelevantto seea manlike Lalo that had sucha big heart,embracingthose conceptsin a peacefulmanner,"HernandezRamossaid. "He was one ofthe most gentle and menacin the terms of being able to make a point
strongly and loudly," shesaid. In a life lived for 73 years, Delgado's contributions,accomplishmentsand people he touchedwereplentiful. His accoladesare mrmerous and one rarely mentionedwas an honoraryDoctorateof Literatwe he receivedin 2001 from the World Academyof Arts and Culture out of Califomia. Delgadoworked to improvethe situationfor need. thosewho werein desperate He worked under very difiicult conditions and tried to change entrenchedpoverty and discrimination,yet he was alwaysablc to do it optimistically. "He wasoneof the truecommunityleaders in Denverand Coloradoand was truly loved" Torressaid. "He helpedsetthe toneard commitmentto both the academicand Chicanocommunityat Metro,"he said."Be involvedin the community in very meanngfulways and being respectful of the communiry" is what Delgadoaskedof his -.udents.
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Retired Metro employeereturns to fill vacantposition After retiring one year ago as vice president of Student Services, Yolanda OnegaEricken has retumed to serve as interim associatevice president. The position was left vacant when Joanna Duenas resigned June l6 after Student Govemment members raised questions about a master's degree she claimed to have obtained from UCD. Administrators at UCD said there was no record of her eaming any degree,that she in fact attendedthe college from 1998 to 2003 during which time she eamed 113 credits, seren creditsshy of a bachelor'sdegree.
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"Thatasa wholeis a very significantpartof " Torressaid. our department, His humanism,his philosophy,his opti mism are someof what makesup his legacy at Metro, Torressaid. "When he looks down at me and othershe influenced I want him to feel proud," he said. Delgadowas known of having a very good sense of humor. People were always made awareof his presenceby his loud, boisterous disposition. Through his prose he was able to draw attentionto the injusticesexperiencedby his Razaandto react-peacefully and proudly. He had beendubbed"The Poet Laureateof the Chicano Movement" for his work in docuandthemovementwith menlinghis experiences his spokenwordsfor well over50 years. "To me Lalo's legacyis changingpeople's perceptions," Hemandez-Ramos said. "The only angerI sawin him wasrighteous anger,or angerdirectedto unjustaspects ofour society. "He wasfull of caringandthe world is better off for him havingbeenin it- Peoplebecome iconswhentheydie. Lalo hadalreadyachieved that siatusand recognition." Teachingat Metro for 17 years,his influencereachedand touchedmany students.He was willing to help in any demonstrationand was always asked to read his work, on- and oflcampus. "He lovedpeopleandpeoplelovedhim. He loved his students,"Tonessaid. He took a moment as his eyes filled with tearswhile looking acrossthe hall at the empty deskwhereDelgadosat and tendedto his scholasticduties. "I've beenholding this in sinceFriday." A world without Lalo is empryindeed, But a worl.dthat has thepoetry and memoryof htlo is very rich- -KWO
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fromTAfTOOon8Although tattoos are becoming more acceptable in the workforce compared to the standards of years ago, many companies still draw the line somewhere. Should employees be penalized by not getting hired or having to wear long sleeves for what they do in their leisure time? "l donl think it [tattoo discrimination] would fall into the Legal Off-Duty Conduct Statute," said attorneyFranklin Nachman ofthe Littler Mendelson, P.C. The 1993 statute grew out of efforts by the tobacco lobby to stop employers ftom discriminating against employees who smoke. The law creates areas of protected employee leisure activities such as campaigning or fundraising, the legal use of consumable products and membership in a union, or the exercise of rights related to union activity and legal recreational activities, broadly defined to include virtually all non-compensated leisure time activity, except tattooing. "l supposethat something could be written into a collective bargaining agreement," said Nachman. Unions have non-discrimination provisions uritten into collective bargaining agreementswhere tattoos could be included. I don't seetattoo legislation on the horizon, but who would ofthought years ago that obesity would be included in the American's with Disabilities Act, said Nachman. The lack of tattoo policy and legislation is something to consider as the tattoo industry grows. Although no benchmark figures are available, there are currently 21 validly licensed body art establishmentsin the City of Denver, according to Michael DeAnda from the Department of Excise and License. That figure does not include the numerous other tattoo shops that exist in the surrounding metro areas like Lakewood and Aurora. "And there could be a couple more under the radar," said DeAnda. The number of tattoo shops is only growing bccausethe number of people gctting tattoos is also grou,ing. Considering the obvious visible grorvth of the tattooed population- hou, long will employeesquietly wear long sleevesin the summer to appcasemanagement?Without much thought by lawmakers and companies given to the lack of specific tattoo policy, there will continue to be a void left open for discrimination. "The ciry doesn't have a policy limiting that. lt is at the manager's discretion," said DeAnda.
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Planting seedsin the ashes byTabithaDial TheMarowlinn MSCD English ProfessorSandra Doe's campusvoicemail message advisedherService Leaming,/Mountain Land RestorationProject panicipants to bringtheirraingearandgaitersto Auraria'sKing Centercircle on Saturday, June 19,2004. "lt wasraininga goodclip whenwe left and picturingourselves for a momentwe hesitated, workingin therainj aboveJamestown, however, it was overcastand misty: then the sun broke through,"Doe *rote in her ServiceLeaming report. Doecreatedthe MountainLandRestoration Projectwith thehelpofMSCD adjunctprofessor the Lee ChristopherDoe said she constructed projectbecause shcuantcdto performa service. After shereadInstructionsto the "Cook: A Zen Master'sLessonsin Living a Life ThatMatters," authorBemardGlassmaninspiredher to study fire andservethe landandthe community. the transformingeffectof Doe experienced wildfire on October29, 2003,when her sister, Nancy Maresh,called to say her housewas goingto burn. "It tums out her housewas savedby heroic fire fighter efforts. but she has beenchanged.I createdthe Mountain Land RestorationProject as one elementof ServiceLeaming, and as an attemptto restoreher spirit", saidDoe. Spirit wasnot in shortsupplythe moming of the serviceleaming project. In spite of the rain andcold. I I Metro students.thrceMetro Alurmi and four community memberscame together outside the King Center to reseedand mulch Maresh's property above Boulder's Balarat OutdoorEducationCenter. KennethLump, one of ten English382D, Natue Writing studentswho participatedin the project,saidthatpeoplewho look at thepictures he took "don't believethe devastationof the area.Theytry to imaginewhat the arealooked like beforeandwhatit will look like after."
Nancy Maresh and Judith Blair, who own the property on which the project took place, remember what the land looked like before the Overland Fire. Doe encouraged the service leaming participants to look through Maresh's photo album (which chronicled the fire and its aftermath) while eating lunch on Maresh's deck with them. "The company of the mountain land restorers" over lunch is one of Doe's strongest memories ofthe experience,but she will always recall "an image of those seededmulched strips on the hillside, like big band aids." Maresh and Blair wrote a letter of gatitude, sharing how the hard work and spirit of the service leaming participants opgned their hearts. "We're touched by the energy and commitment we saw on Sahrrday.We also were lifted up by seeingthe land through your eyes.It ll'as clear everyonesaw promise and that helped us to see that too." wrote Maresh and Blair. Doe ignited the promise in participants, not only by emphasizing the importance of service and restoring the land, but by creating "The Burning Papers," a book of student writhgs that she and Lee are in the process of editing and publishing. "I wanted to hav€ a tangible outcome," Doe said, so she invited students from the Earth Science Club of Metro State, and alumni from her Spring 2004 capstone writing course to provide material for "The Buming Papers" and hands to help with the project. Before the project, Maresh and Blair were overwhelmed by the "sheer weight of the loss" and "the volume of work required to cope and reclaim." Their house was saved last October by fire fighters and a $5,000 Wildfre Mitigation Grant from the Colorado Forest Service, but the land will need time to heal. Some of the trees on the property had to be removed. One survives, perhaps to spite those
Photoby Thbitha Dal - TheMea"ooolitq Metro stud€nt and crew leader of th€ L€arning Mountain Land Restoration Project, Kenn€th Lump, taps the soil on private property aboveBoulder's Balarat Outdoor education center. who believed it unable to show signs oflife. Doe knows how that tree is not unlike Metro State. "As a college, we have everything we need, and we are an agent of transformation, like water and fire." Knowledge is another agent of transformationIn the weeks before heading !o the site, Doe's Nature Wnting students studied fire. "The writings were well crafted and thoughtful, but flat. After the students experienced the restoration, the language was richer, the tones passionate,full of energy," she said. Doe and Lee believe that their fellow instructors will to wanl engage their students in writing, instead of giving students abstract exercises. Doe views service leaming "as a way to extend beyond the classroom-actual or
online-and to produce written work that matters." The physical work of mountain land restorersmattersas well, accordingto Doe,who feels Boulder residentsshould be concerned aboutprotectingtheir land. She pointed out that seventeen houses were bumed in the Overland Fire Community, just southof the and a hillside in Jamestown, fue, recentlyput the iown in the newswhen it washeddown and covereda road in mud. Earth, air, fire, water... These are the elementsDoe consideredas she createdher NatureWritingcourse. All four are elementsof life. "The grasses are coming up," said Doe. "Fire and water and service leaming people transformedthe hillside."
Art: a cure for the summertime blues
Photoby Damy Ho and - TheMehorylitan Spanish major Haaland Wodell looks toward Einstein's Bagels as she sketch€s for her drawing I class underneath the overhang of the west classroom on Julv 27. 2004.
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Positivepublicityoverlooked BryanGoodland Op/Ed July19,2004 WordCount:460 As the Democratic rally cry continuesto be heardand Bryan Goodland -----e;ilnntst newsof the war is an everpresent din,the Bushadministration pressesfonarard.Despite rumorsto the contrarythere is stillmuchto be donein the
worldbesidesconfronting terrorismand raisinginterestrates. Fortunately the currentadministrationis doingjust that. July13, On Tuesday 2004PresidentBushsigned intolaw legislation thatwould extenda tradeagreementthe US currentlyhaswithAfrica. Of allthevariousplacesthatthe US tradeswith,Africais often on the r,rostneglectedlist,at leasteconomically speaking. Theydon'thavethe highprofile thatthe MiddleEastenjoys,or the immenseproductionpower
of the FarEast,but luckilythat has not leftthemignoredby the Bushadministration. I willbe the firstin lineto admitthat not everything that the currentpresidentand his peoplehavedoneis beyond reproach,butthis pieceof legislationseemslikea goodidea. Basicallywhatthis doesis offer for those tradeopportunities countries in subSaharanAfrica. As a directresultit offersa boostto the Africaneconomy for and furtheropportunity Americanbusinesses to invest
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The crowdsst the VansWarpedTour can be a bit overwhelming. When gazing out into the sea of youthful reaching arms, one would think they were looking upon a mock-upofthe Gestapo. The VansWarpedTour hasbeena tradition for punk rock fans everywhereto enjoy every year when it rolls through town. Bands that rarely come through the declining scene in DenversuchasNOFX, FloggingMolly, andThe Vandalsjoin this tour. Die-hard punkers come and standin line for houn in 90 degreeheatjust to relish in the soundsoftheir generation. Thesedaysare long gone. Sacredwerethe dayswhenTheVansWarped Tour was a muddy,vigorousshow that left your body sore for daysafter. The 2004 VWT came of close to the old days,but the overabundance hipstersovercameit. On July 18,2004, I attendedmy fifth WVT. As I drove into the parking lot, I consideredmy goal for the day: stayingfor the entire show. Througbouttheyearsthat I havegoneto this concert,the everrhanging sceneseemsto move too fast and I find myselfdodging out early. The liberality of this concert seemsto be more convenient every year, according to the crorvd,Swarmsof kids were sitting in the backs of their cars taking shotsof cheapwhiskey and smokingjoints nonchalantly. When I finally arrived at the line, I was
Every line that formed camefully equipped becoming more apprehensive about going inside. Confusion set in when I spotted the with two or more people who walked up and pretty blondes wearing high heels. I was dowa the line and asked,"Are you registered saddenedto find younggirls in nendy high heels to vote yet?" However, nost of the political ballyhoo had anAlti-Bush influence. taking the placeof the tattooe4 gutterpunks. The commentarj.on stage between bands was surprisingly political and racy, as opposed ro Justracy. Even Flogging Molly, an Irish band, made commentsaboutthe elections.Anti-Flag shouted to thepliable crowd "We arethe deathofGeorge Bush's nation!" Clenchedfists Lnmediately The Warped Tour has always been an all shot into the sky at the band's suggestion,and ages show. The crowd seâ‚Źmsto get younger poundedinto the air along with the music. When the show began at noon, I was every year, evenwith the older bandsthat play uneasyaboutthe crowd. Aroud 5:30 p.m., I the show. ln a group of three women, ages22-27, all was lmssive and somewhatcontent. Perhapsit was all the reminiscing about past Wlrls. The agreedthat the show shouldbe 18 andup. Devon, 24, an attendant of the concert grandmemoriesabout fast moshpits and mudcommented about the excessive trash that wrestlingpits were instilled in my brain. Thankfully, this helped me to enjoy the coveredthe ground,with receptaclesonly inches away,"There is no excusefor this, and it's all bandsI did like, which mademe forget aboutthe reign of pop culture engulfingthe youth around thesedamnkids!" While the weather was searing, and the me. I took comfort in the selectfew that shared majority of the crowd was more concemed this pacifisticpeaceof mind. So, I did not accomplishmy goal, although with being social than listening to the music, I did find a positive facet to my experience. I maintained a tolerant and inert attitude Awarenessabout the upcoming elections was throughout,and that was achievementenough in itself. stronglyemphasized.
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olbum reviews \iUilco A Ghostis Born (Nonesuch,2004)
The label arovork for the new Wilco release. A Ghost Is Bonr, revolves around one central image: the cracking open ofan egg. The motif of transformation, of breaking out of one's shell, is highly appropriate for this band, whose careerhas beenmarked by constant change and a refusal to be pegged into one genre. From its 1995 debut as a country-rock band, mixing heavily distorted riffs with clean honky-tonk slide effects, Wilco has progressed in unexpected musical directions, and, in the process, redefined the sound of what's commercially viable in the industry. A Ghost is Born is the heavily anticipated follow-up to 2002's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, ^n album which was, for all intents and purposâ‚Źs, resurrected from the dead. Wamer Brolhers refused to rclease Foxtrot, with its extended sonic samples and eerie spells of feedback, citing a complete lack of commercial appeal. The album, however, enjoyed a widespreadbuzz on the intemet among critics and fans alike and, once officially released by Nonesuch records,
becamethe band's highest grossingrelease. Not to be pigeonholed by controversy, the band goes in a different direction on Ghost. opting for an earthier, more organic aural ambience over the artificial, heavily sampledriven sound of Foxtrol. Even the most hard-driving, distorted guitar solos are peppered by brighl acoustic piano chords,as in the opening track, "At Least That's What You Said." "Muzzle of Bees" opens with a soft, soothing flurry of finger-picked guitar notesand develops into a reserved,lilting ballad backed by muted piano and brusheddrums. Even as the musicians employ different musical textures with organs, modular synthesizen, hammered dulcimers, and violas, the album retains the feel of an intimate performance, of five guys playing in a basement. Still, the band includes some flavor of experimentation with sound. The 15 minute long "Less Than You Think," features 12 minutes ofpue feedback,prefaced by the line, "There's so much less to this than you think." Still, they keep up an unprocessed sound that complements the tone of the lyrics that paint majestic scenes of seas and breeze, canyons and mountains, stars and dreams. In "Hummingbird," Jeff Tweedy plaintively sings
Cowtesyofwwwnonauchcom of a hapless hero whose dream is to have the resonant staying power of an echo "the type of sound that floats around/and then back down like a feather," but whose voice is lost in urban sprawl and anonymity, "but in the deep chrome canyonsofthe loudest Manhattans,hoone could hear him." Similarly, in "Hell Is Chrome," the Devil eschews the traditional costume of red
for a more manufactued, metallic mien, an appearance that connotes modem industry. Wilco has further developed their sound and explored new territory on I Ghost is Born. Whatever new musical ideas germinate as a result, I look forward to seeing how they will hatch independentlyin a future project. - Adam Goldstein
The PolyphonicSpree TogelherWe'reHeavy (Hollywood Records,2004) Ifyou are a rock critic at all, do not readthis review. If wo dozenadultsprancing around in rvhite gowns to epicchoir-symphonic pop music does not immediately excite you or evenmildly interestyou, Thc PolyphonicSpreemight not be your thing. The Polyphonic Spree is a
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Godhead Evolver (Reality Ent.,2003) Somewhere,in a top secret lab buried deep beneath the streets of Los Angeles, a cabal of A&R executives, image consultants and focus testers have been hard at work, "perfecting" and manufacturing templates for every musical genre. With their unstoppableclone army they are determined to remove the unstable element of originality from the process of making obscene piles of cash by selling the mediocre to the ignorant. Farfetched? Perhaps, but how else does one explain the phenomenon of an album like Godhead's Evolver'! Here are the crunchy, distorted guitars that have signified aggression since hard rock's infancy. Angst ridden vocals punctuate with the radio-friendly choruses in the standard proportions. Bolt the whole thing to a thumping hard rock beat and decorate it with a few gnarly synth riffs here and there to complete the formula. Anyone with ears has heard all this
a hundred times before. It's slickly produced, immaculately packagedand utterly boring. An unoriginal sound can be salvagedby a few great songs, but fear not; nothing like that is to be found here. The songwriting is terminally dull. There isn't a lyric, a riff or a hook on this album that stands above the rest. It's all one hollow, vaguely familiar mess. Coming off like a third rate lilter meetsAlice in Chains. this is the bland following the bland. Luckily for them, they've got a great image. lmagine a bunch of pretty boys that wouldn't look out ofplace in N*Sync, all dolled up with "scary" goth makeup and Gen X approved haircuts. Dreamy, and cedain to set aflutter the heart of every l5-year-old girl with a penchant for way too much eye makeup. If they aren't already appearing hourly on MTV, it can only be a maner of time. Strike back at that cabal of "tastemakers" and their clone armies. Ignore this tripe and speedits joumey to the 99 cent used bin, where it belongs. - Corv Casciato
Dallas-basedband led by Tim Delaughter. former frontman of Tripping Daisy, and boasts twenty-something members playing every instrumentfrom a glockenspielto a flugelhom. The collective sound resembles an ode to the sun, or all things warm, good and fun, and is drircn by an overdose of optimism and celebratory dance. Unapologetically joyous
Delaughter's messagesof hope, love, and, or cowser laughter,intertwine with brass fills, heavy percussion,sprawling strings and swirling choir chantsto give the listener a kind ofgrin that you can only get fiom listening to the Spree. Listenerswho are not completelywith the Spree may find Together rather overwhelming. lfthis group can be labeledas anything,besides maybea cult, it would be that they are extremely conslstent. The sun and a promise of a brighter tomorrow are reoccurring themesthroughout the l0 sectionsand thosenot on the samepage as
give the Spreewhat peoplewill either messages Iove or hate about them; their mission to make everybody'slife a little happier Together ll'e Are Henry picks up where The Spree's fint album, The Beginning Snges of the Polyphonic Spree, left off, not only with its praising brand of psychedelicsymphonicpop, Delaughter might beginto tum away. but literally, titling the first track "Section 11" Yet, there a few tracks that even the most (The Beginning Stages... ended rvith "Section critical Spree listener cannot help but to crack 10). a smile to, becauseon the other side of those But where The Beginning Srages ... had a speakers are twenty or so people in gowns more demo and lo-fi feel, Together is marked smiling right backat you with bright production,denserlayers,and even more unliftinp crescendos.
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