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With less than a month remaining before the presidentialelection,Gen. Merrill A. McPeak (Ret.) campaignedfor Kery at the Auraria campus Wednesday,Sept,29.

The retired general and former Air Force chief of staff spoke to Metro political science students on issues ranging from the rvar in Iraq and the possibility of a revived draft to the importance of the 9/ I I Commission.

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to the secretary of defense,National Security Council, and the president, offered his perspective on the current U.S. involvement in lraq and the continuing violence throughout the country.

McPeak said he seesthe mounting violence and bolder insurgency in the country as an indicator of a new, deadly progressionin the conflict. "l'm concerned that the insurgency has entered a new phase," he said. "When you start getting gunshot wounds, (the insurgents) are standing and fig}ting. We're in that phase now

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where we notice more and more of the wounds, and more and more of our combat deaths are fiom gunshots."

McPeak,a Vietnam veteran,emphasizedthe global implications of the war on terror and the importance of convincing otler countries to send troops to lraq. He concededthat persuading other nations to send military support would be difficult with Kerry in office, but that a change of leadershipis a vital first step.

"It's impossible without a changeof administration," he said. "Everybody understandsthat we harreto cooperate in order to get a handle on

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TheMetropolitan Itwas an opportunity to support Democratic Senate candidate Ken Salazar,hear the Eagles, and hang out at a giant cocktail party.

About 400 people paid $1000 each for a seat at the fund-raiser for Salazar Sept.28 at the Fillmore Auditorium. But many of the fans could have cared lesswhether or not they lvere contributing to Salazar'scampaign.

Denver resident Rod Steele said he didn't know whether he would support Salazar for Senateand he was not influenced by the political nature of the event when he purchasedtickets.

"I wanted to see the Eagles,"said Lizette Stuben, who attended the concert becauseher best fiiend invited herGuitarist Leo Kottke opened to a crorvd estimated at around 2000.

Big Head Todd and the Monsters, $'ho, according to Fillmore Auditorium generalmanager Robert Thomas are one of the most popular local bands, followed Kottke. Thomas said it looked to him like a capacity crowd of 3400.

"We're here tonight to celebrate.I ask each and every one ofyou to make sure that Colorado has won once again," Salazarsaid as he introduced Don Henley shortly after 9 p.m.

Keeping to his promise to deliver a high entertainment-value event rather than a political message,Henley dedicated his first song "Dirty Laundry" to Fox network owner Rupert Murdoch, and otherwise avoided political speeches.

Salazar and Henley both know the value of working the crowd and playing the game of politics.

"Rock stars and political candidates are very similar," Thomas said. "At the end of the da,v,Don Henley is shaking hands just like Ken Salazar.They are both working for their fans," Henley and five band members pla,veda 40minute set before Glenn Frey and Timothy B. Schmit cameonstaseand launched into familiar

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Matthew D. Jonas / The Metropolitan Leo Kottke performs Tuesday,Sept. 28 at the Fillmore Auditorium in a benefit show for Democratic S€natecardidate Ken Salazar.Tickets for the event ranged from $100 for standing room only to $10fi) for up-front reserved seating. Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Tirnothy B. Schmit and Big Head Todd and the Monsters were also scheduled to perform, Eagleshits including "Take It to the Limit," "Life in the Fast Lane," "Hotel California" and the wistful "love Will Keep Us Alive."

Some fans l!€re more definite in their support for or againstSalazar.

Aspen resident Mark Hesselschwerdtcame becausehe is an Eaglesfan and becausehe supports Salazar.

"There shouldn't be any question between PeteCoors ald Ken Salazar,"he said.

Fillmore staff members serving the VIPs were required to wear SalazarT-shirts.

Bartender Ted Witkowski said he did not object to wearing political uniform as part of the job.

"None of us make enough money here to be Republicans,"he said.

Some fans disregardedthe political message

of the concert and attended simply to hear the music. "l'm a staunch Republican and I'm here for the music," said David Ross, i.oolsdistributor and Denver resident."In fact, I'm going to call in to Rush Limbaugh tomorrow and tell him how the Democrats,in spite of having Leo Kottke and the lagles, were only able to half-fll the Fillmore;" he added.

As for the high-ticket price, Ross was unfazed."l've paid $70 to see the Eaglesat Red Rock before,so $50 or $100 to seethe Eaglesis no big deal,"Rosssaid."But we Republicanstend to throw our money around."

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\{rhile the Metro administration has yet to announce its decision regarding a complaint filed against a professor,a top Metro administrator said the administration rvould support faculty members in their academicfreedom.

Metro interim Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost ]oan Foster sent an e-mail memo to faculty members Sept. 28 in which she responded to concerns about faculty members and academic fieedom in regard to "recent events:' Maro Political Science Metro freshman professorOneida Meranto Bill Pierce filed a complaint the first week of the semester against Metro political science professor Oneida Meranto, a tenured professor,in which he accusedher of political bias in the classroom.

"Complaints solely based on the grounds that the professor has offered a view that the student considersoffensiveor biased have been and will be dismissed by the College," Foster wrote, She went on to say that students and faculty members have told her that discussion about such complaints against teachersand proposed legislation have created a M€tro student William climate of fear on Pierce campus. "lf this climate is allowed to develop and exist," she wrote, "it rvill impede and discouragethe rich discourse of divergent viervs that is essentialto education."

Metro General Counsel Lee Combs said Tuesday the investigation into Pierce\ complaint was ongoing and would not saywhen an announcementwould be made.

"Until a decision is announced, you can assume the inquiry is not complete," Combs said.

Pierce said he takes Foster'scomments to

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In last week'sissueof The Metropolitan in an article about studentcomplaint procedures,we quoted interim AssistantDean of Letters,Arts and SciencesTara Tull. \,!'e mistakenly published her name as Tara Paul.

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lmmigrantsinspirefilmmakers byDanaJ. Parkel TheN4etropolitan Inspiration for the film lA Day Without a Mefcan" came to its creators in two American cities on opposite coasts.

Director Sergio Arau and one of the film's writers Yareli Arizmendi explained how the project was conceivedand completed as part of Hispanic Heritage Month at the Tivoli Turnhalle on Thursday, Sept. 30.

California in 1994 was not a comfortable place for Latinos, according to Arizmendi. Gov. Pete Wilson was running for re-election on the platform of Proposition 187, which denied undocumented immigants access to certain public services, including medical and education.

Wilson said all of Califomia's problems at that time were due to illegal immigrants using the statet services, according to Arizmendi.

'And he said tlrat it was costing California $3 billion a year," she said. "Nobody was reporting on how much profit California was making off of illegal aliens, which was an estimated $97 billion. 97 billion minus three billion leaves 94 billion. I think that's a pretty good deal."

On a trip to New York City later that y€la Arau and Arizmendi noticed street posters 'A declaring Day Without Art" to call attention to the effect AIDS had on the art community.

This gave them the germ of an idea of making a piece of art-a musical, a story a movie-about what would happen if all Latinos suddenly disappeared.

Ten years later, that germ of an idea became 'A Day Without a the feature-length film " Mqxican which opened in California theaters in May 2004. Now, the film is making its way to theaters in cities across the United States.

Along the way, Arizmendi said, there were many twists and turns. The film originally was made in 1998 as a 28-minute short and was shown at independent 6lm festivals.

Occasionally, the film would be turned down as an entry because festival organizers didnt know which category to place it in, she said.

Metro's Students in Free Enterprise was awarded a $20,000 grant to host a financial case competition lan. 27-29, 2005, as part of a national tournament sponsoredby TakeChargeAmerica, a nonprofit national credit counseling company, and the University ofArizona.

Metro SIFEI "Duel@5280"was chosen to be one of only nine competitions held acrossthe country.

The program wasdevelopedto increase financial literacy among college students.

With credit card debt at an all-time high of $2 trillion and the number ofbankruptcies increasing students will be able to enhance their awareness of money management through this case-study andysis.

Retired professoroffers scholarship Janr Cfpvanh /Tlp Metooolihn FilmmakersSergio Arau and his wife Yar€liArizmendi speak about their film "A Day Without a Mexican," Thursday,S€pt 30 in the Tivoli Turnhalb.

One festival retumed the film because they had no "Spanish sectioni she said, and they resorted to putting labelson it which read "100 percent Spanish-free."

"It really sucksout the truth ... and the perceptionspeople have,"Arizmendi said.

The film was a favorite at international fiIm fests, she said. Audiences loved it, and it won audience awards but not film festival awards.

"The film defied categorization," she said.

Eventually, Arau and Arizmendi started thinking about making a feature-length film, but found difficulty when trying to sell the idea to U.S. movie companies.

"Hollywood loved the idea without really understandingit," Arizmendi said.

Finally, Mexican film company Altavista Films offered to help make a featureJength film out of the short film.

'A Day Without a Mexican" is the fust film made entirely in the United States for an American audience by a Mexican film company, she said, Marketing the movi€ was another exercise in novelty, according to Arizrnendi. She said presenting the movie as mainstream, rather than solely for Latino audiences,was a chal'you lenge. Agencieshad to be instructed that don't need tacos all over the screerf' to appeal to crossover audiences, induding Latinos, she said.

The same defiance of categorization is affecting the film's nomination for Golden Globes and Oscars, Arizmendi said, but "the world looks like this fiIm." "Purity is boring and out-of-date," Arizmendi said. "I dont have an identity crisis anymore-I'm Mexican and American and so is this fi]m."

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Annette McElhiney, a retired Metro professor of English and women's studies, has established a new scholarship in honor of her adopted Soutlr Korean grandson, Max JeeMin McElhiney.

The scholarship is a one-tirne $400 award for students who are currendy enrolled in a First Year Seminar or haw taken a First Year Seminar. The scholarship is open to fust-year and upper-division students and is sponsored by the First Year Program, the School of Letters, Arts and Sciencesand t}le Metro Foundation.

Application deadline for The Max McElhiney FirsrYear Scholarshipis 5 p.m., Oct.20. Interested students must submit a FAFSA, an up-to-date transcript and an application form, which includes a short essay.Studentsmust demonstratefinancial need and make a persuasivecase in the essay for how the scholarship might help during his or her collegecareer.

A winner will be announced in Spring, 2005.

Tournamentsto benefit scholarships Two campus activities Sunday, Oct. 10, will help raise scholarship money for students in Metro's Leisure Studies Program.

A 5K run or one-mile walk will begin at 9 a.m. by the flagpole.There will be door prizes including club-level seats at a professional sports game and golf foursornes.

There is a $7 entry fee for students, faculty, and staff and a $12 entry free for the general public.

Registration should be in by Oct. 6 by e-mailing tourdecampus@yahoo.com, Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. the day of the event.

A dodgeball toumament will be held for teams of six with participants encouraged to wear beach attire. Awards will be given for best costurne and for best dodgeball skills. To register, go to the Human Performance, Sports and Leisure Studies Office (PE 217). Registrationis $12.

The toumament begins at 9 a-m. and will continue until one team remains.

One hundred percent of the proceeds for both events will go to the Furman Griffis Scholarship Fund for leisure studies students. For more information, call Broida at (303\556-4206.

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Aurariakicksoff GLBTMonth tice; that recognizesthat there are GLBT people within the Muslim world and they should be as TheMetrooolitan equally welcomed into the faith as anyone else," October is not only known for the tricks Alam said. and treats you get should you dress up as your Alam gave an example of what happened favorite dead celebrity come Halloween, but it after 9lll. GLBT Muslims had nowhere to go is also Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender to report when a hate crime was committed AwarenessMonth at Aurada, against them. The local mosque wasn't someThe monthJong series of events kicked off place they could go and when they went to the Tuesday, Oct. 5 with a presentation and discusgay community they got the opposite reaction sion of the lives and challenges GLBT Muslims of Islam-phobia. face in the world today, "Within the mainstream gay wodd there Faisal Alam facilitated the presentation and are so many stereotypes about Idam and within discussion and is the founder of Al-Fatiha, an the mainstream Muslim community gay people international organization dedicated to the aren t accepted,"Alam said. support, recognition and advocacy of GLBT AIam no longer heads Al-Fatiha. He curMuslims. Al-Fatiha officially began in October, rendy work and advocates for an HIV/AIDS 1998 and will be celebrating its sixth anniversary organization. this year.

HIV/AIDS is still an issue and epidemic that Alam began by asking the audience about the gay comrnunity is facing, especially among conceptions they have about Islam. Responses young people, he said. from the audience included "praying an insane "The fastest growing population becoming amount times," (Muslims are instructed to pray infected are young people at really high rates five times a day), headscarves, extremism and and this is an issue that vveneed to be concemed tefforists. about," he said.

He said that since 9/ll there has been a Alam was thankfirl for being able to be a more concrete effort ftom within the Mudim part of Aurariat GLBT Awareness Month this community to counter the misconceptions year. people have and the misperceptions perpetu"For the most part, there is still a lot of stigated by the media. ma attached to the issue of homosexuality and I Aiam said l0 national Muslim organizathink that events like National Coming Out Day tions, including Al-Fatiha, condemned the Sept. and Gay Awareness, which a lot of universities 11 attacks immediateh after they occurred. are implementing now, is an opportunity to creHe said none of the national news network ate dialogue amongst different communities," reported this and it took almost three weeks for Alam said.

PresidentBush to publicly come out againstthe As with Black AwarenessMonth or Latino hate crimes being perpetrated against Muslims AwarenessMonth, "this has sort of become our at that time, thanks to heavy lobbying from symbolic month," he said.

Muslim organizations.

Karen Bensen, director of GLBT Students 'American media unfortunately has not Servicesat Auraria, and her office are the mastaken the initiative to get the other side of the terminds behind the eventsof GLBT Awareness story or get a balancedperspective,"Alam said.

Month, along with the help of other campus None of the audience members considered entities. homosexuality in reference to Islam.

The office was established in 1993 when Alam grew up in Connecticut and was there were only 19 other offices like it acrossthe actively involved in the Muslim community country. Bensenhas been director of the oâ‚Źfice early on in his life. He later moved to Boston to since 1994. attend college. At that time he began exploring fune is traditionally the month where his sexuality and began living a dual life: straight GLBT events occur, coinciding with Gay Pride.

Muslim by day and homosexual by night. After Academic institutions across the nation harie about six months of this, in November of 1996, started using October for GLBT related-events he ended up having a nervous breakdown becausethe students are gone during the sumbecauseof his faith and his sexuality and the mer and it also coincideswith National Coming intemal conflict of the two.

Out Day, which is Oct. 11.

Traditionally, the Muslim faith is intolerant Auraria will celebrateNational Coming Out of homosexuals and contingent on the interpreDay on Tuesday,Oct. 12 at the flagpole. The tation of the faith. it is condemned.

GLBTSS office did this because they felt there This prompted Alam to create an e-mail list are more students on campus on Tuesdaysthan for GLBT Muslims. He wanted to bâ‚Źgin a forum on Mondays. for discussion on issues he and others like him New this year will be a same-sexmarriage were confronting. ceremony of three couples. There will also be a Because of this, he was outed to his famwedding cake on hand and everyone may take ily and the various Muslim groups he belonged part in the celebration. to. He was asked to remove himself from those Bensen said that same-sex marriage is a groups on the basis that he was a public figure hot-button issue in this election year and the and being gay is contradictory to the Nation of ceremony is not only a political statement but Islam. he said. also a meaningfi celebration for the people This motivated him to continue his efforts participating. and hold an international retreat for GLBT Colorado law does not recognizesame-sex Muslims in October, 1998. marriage.

He called the retreat Al-Fatiha, which "This campus is really on the cutting edge remains the name of the organization today. Alfor having created this office very early on and Fatiha, which means the opening or beginning, for doing the type of work it does. I'm proud comes ftom the first chapter of the Holy Quran, of what we've accomplishedhere, this is a safe he said.The Quran is the Muslim's equivalent of campus for GLBT people,"Bensensaid. the Holy Bible.

She said her office will take some credit for "We continue to grow everyday and our that, "but the diversity of the campus allows for mission is to support GLBT Muslims who are people to be more acceptingand open to learntrying to reconcile their sexuality with their ing about other cultures and lifestyles." faith, while promoting a progressive vision of "I love that about this campus," Bensen Islam, that advocatesfor peace,equality and jussaid.

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He said if his complaint is dismissed, he will consider transferring out of Metro because,he said, not properly handling this situation hurts the credibility of the college.

'Dr. Meranto has a continued history of doing this stuff ... and this is going to happen again," he said. "This is something the administration is going to have to deal with sooner or later."

Meranto said that based on what she's heard, the investigation is over and she expects Metro interim President Rav Kieft to make an announcement on the administrationt decision within the week. She said she thinl<s the decision will come out in her favor, pardy based upon what Foster wrote in the e-mail, and because she said her tape recording of the class and interviews with students ftom the class do not support Pierce's statements.

Pierce filed the complaint against Meranto Aug. 25, a day after the first day of her American National Govemment class, in which he said he felt hostility ftom Meranto toward Republicans and thus would not be graded fairly in the class as a conservative studenl He said she offered the question, "Why is it that most of us in the academic world tend to liberal?" and answered with, "The reason most of us in the academic world are liberal is because those of us that are liberal or on the left are those that are capable of thinking critically." He said he took exception to the comment and tried to offer a rebuttal, but Meranto did not allow him to soeak.

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"These are times when heightened emotions can lead to irrational speechand irrational behavior,"Hazan said. "This is a serious allegation that could damage an instructor at this iuncture."

He said while he is not faulting the instructor or the student, he feelsthe situation should not have reachedthe level it has.

"Itt reached a level of inflammatory discourse," he said. "What we're trying to do is establish standards of civility in the classroom."

Pierce said that in hindsight, he wistres he had talked to Hazan first.

"I had no idea what big pile of crap I was stepping intoj' Pierce said- "I was clueless."

Sorne have accusedPierce of being a plant, in part becauseof a comment made by Culpepper on the online messageboard to Metro student activist group Creative Resistance days before the semesterbegan.

He said on the messageboard that he had asked students to enroll in Merantot class to watch her. Pierce said those claims are urrrue and that he never knew of George Culpepper or Meranto's connection to the issue of academic fteedom.

"These claims that I am a plant are completely bogus," he said. "I can understand how people are getting that, but there's no factual basis to substantiate that I was a planl" Culpepper said in a previous issue of The Metropolitan that he made the statements to get a reaction out of Meranto and members of Creative Resistance,many of whom have publicly supported her.

Meranto said whether Pierce was a plant or not, she thinla het being used to push the agenda of Republicans who support the Academic Bill of Rights, a document that aims to ensure political diversity on â&#x201A;Źampus.

"Hek become a pawn in the whole thing," Meranto said."You do not go up that ladder as quick as George did if ;'ou're not making deals with the devil."

As evidenceof his quick rise within the local "You can't saythat only those on the left are political community, she pointed out how Pierce was a driver in PresidentBusht motorcade durcapableof thinking critically; that's not a right ing his visit to Colorado the weekof Sept.l3 and statement to sav,"he said. was interviewed bv local conservativeradio talkShe then told the class that anyone who can't think critically should not stay in the class, show host Mike Rosen a week laterPierce said everything het done, including Pierce said. He said at that point he no longer testifting about his experiencein front of four felt he would be graded fairly. of the statet college presidents in a hearing "Itt hard to believe I'm going to get a fair organized, by Colorado Senate President fohn shake when she figures out that I am a conservaAndrews, R-Centennial last month, haye been tivej' he said.

Later that day, after the crass was over, his om decisions.

'I take responsibfity for my own actions," Pierce said he wrote an e-mail to Metro stuPierce said. "So she can believe I'm a pawn all dent Brian Glotzbach. a former member of shewants." the Auraria College Republicans and currenl Meranto said the complaint against her has Student Government Assembly Vice President caused some teachers to feel they har/e to watch for Student Fees.

Pierce wrote in the e-mail about his expe- what they say in class or change the way they rience in Merantot class and asked for advice teach.

'I want to hope that I didn't go through all on what he should do next. He said he never of this for nothing," she said. "Metro has to be received a response. assertive.If I didn't have tenure...I wouldve Glotzbach said he did respond to Piercet ebeen let go." mail and suggested he forward his complaint to Pierce said he's leaving it up to the adminSGA Vice President for Academic Affairs Jessica istration to decide how to discipline Meranto, if Greiner and talk to Meho Political ScienceChair they choose to do so, but that he wants her held Robert Hazan. accountableso this doesn't happen again.

Pierce said he dropped Merantds class the "No other student should have to be put morning of Aug. 24, mainly because he was concernedabout how it would impact his GPA into a position where they feel they have been intimidated by a professor and they seriously and his academic record as well as not being 'Can I be judged fairly in refunded for the class.Hesaid he was then con- have to ask themselves, this class?'"Piercesaid. tacted by Metro student George Culpepper, who Thra Tull, Metro interim Assistant Dean of filed a mmplaint last year against Meranto also the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences,which accusingher of political bias in the classroom.

Pierce said Culpepper suggested he file a includes the political sciencedepartment, said complaint against Meranto. After that, Pierce it's hard to prove a student's claims that he or sent his complaint letter to Metro Equal she feels they won't be graded fairly without them first receivinga grade.

Opportunity Officer Percy Morehouse.

She said that under the collegek grade Hazan said the situation could have been dealt with better if Pierce had first approached appeal policy, a student must prove they were Meranto and then Hazan about his concerns, graded unfairly after the final grade is given ir rather than take it straight to the administra- the class.

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Bingedrinking.101 What do beer bans at collegefootball games, a fieeze on issuing liquor licenses,and the closing of ffaternity houses all have in common?

These are all preventative measures made locally in responseto the recent alcohol relateddeaths.

Tragedy has struck once again and another underage college student has been found dead following a night of binge drinking.

H eather ---e;ilmnklWahle Three fraternity pledges died from alcohol poisoning in September.

Blake Adam Hammontree, 19, a Sigma Chi pledge at the University of Oklahoma, was found dead on Thursday Sept. 28. He had spent Wednesday night partying with fellow ftaternity pledges and passed out at the ftat house afterwards. Medical examiners found that Hammontree had a blood-alcohol content of 0.42 p€rcent at the time of his death.

Samantha Spady, 19, was a Colorado State University sophomore and a pledge at Sigma Pi. She was found dead on Sept. 5 with a blood alcohol level of 0.436 percent after a night of binge drinking. Lynn Gordon Bailey,Ir., 18, was a freshman at the University of Colorado and a pledge at Chi Psi. He was found dead after an alcohol-fu eled hazing incident.

This leads all of us, college students in particu.lar, to question why this happened and how to prevent it in the future.

In response to the recent deaths, local authorities have decided to end beer sales at CSU football games. The ruling was made in order to avoid controversy after the recent student death. The school was due to rule on allowing a higher alcohol content of beer at the games. Now, 3,2 beer will only be available and only to the private box-seats.

College students protested the lack of alcohol at the game by gathering on the steps of the administrative building on campus to argue that there was "no connection" between game beer and binge drinking-induced deaths.

CU-Boulder chancellor Richard Byyny recently asked that no more liquor licenses be issued around the CU campus. He says that research has shown that there is a link to the

and applied to Metro. Your CCF{E Index score (based upon high sdrool GPA and ACT compositescore)mees the statutory standard for I-..i-admission to Metro. You -.-iand your porentsare eaited that you havejust receiveda -letter from Metlo congrahrlating you on )our recent Mark Martinez --EoaA@ffiteesac<f,{1tzrrca as an incoming fteshman You are ready to undertake your college education and further your preparation to errtet the working world asa successfi.rl collegegraduate.

So mudr for the perception-now let's alk about the rcatity. Ttis student friled the Reading, hglish and Alg$ra assessment ests with scoresof 28, 32 and 36, respectirch The minimrmr scoresto avoid mandatory rernediationcoursesare80, 95 and 85, respectively.

What a surprisethis must havebeen to a high rhool honor student Even more surprising was the messagesayinghe had to complete one or more sem€steFof rernedialdassesat Community Collegeof Derna beforehe ould enroll in fieshman level dass€sat Metro kriagine the disappointrnent this student mrut hale fdr The unforrunate fact is that this is by no meansan isolatedcaseof a sudent who has been hiled by a K-12 educationalslntern wmught widr prcbl€xns This is but a singlee<ampleof a pmblem that is growing much worse.It present a hugechallengeto the higho educationsysemon a nationallercI Clos€r to home, it prcents a hugednllenge to Metro. How doesMetu fumI its important mission of delivedng a quality ollege educationwhen the levelofinstruction in the classroommust be adiusteddovvnward to accornmodate an eler-increasing number of studentswho are unpreparedfor higher education?

Sudr a situation short-cnangesa caring Acuky and it surelyshortdunge our studentbose.

Mmo had a headcount of 24,419 stud€rits enrolled for the Fall 2003.Of those students,829, or 14 percent,of our studentshavehad to takeMath rernediationdasseg4@2, or f6.8 p€rcent,havehad 1alalc pngliqh remediatim dasses;and 5,13Oor 21 peraent,havehad to takeReadingranediation classes.Metro us€seight id€ntifng frdors to deterrnine whether or not a shrdent slrould take an acarplacer test in Matb English or Reading During 2003-04, there were 3J26 stud€nts wtro had to be test€din Marh; 2Ol7 in Engli$ and 1,5% in Reading.

Manf obsenss will say the administraron in Colorado'sK-12 s'6tem reoognizedrc problan and are taking stepato deal with ir The trends,however, are very frightening Irok at iust one indicative measurerde\rant to Metro. Over dre last three s,fiool years,fte number of Metro studens enrolled in qpecial education prognms for rernedixion at C-ommunity Collegeof Denver increasedftom 1,377to the qrrrent le\€l of 4,323.Tbat represenba 214 percent increas€.It also rq>resentsone in five students.

This frightening trend must be r€vssed-Those with influenceover K- 12must takeownershipof this problem and fix ir K-12 is deliveringan unaccepable number of students to higher education environmentsu*ro arecompletelyunpreparedto be succeslirL This is a failure. K-12 is failing the stud€ntsand their familia; it is ftiling our institutions of higher education;it is friling the labor markeq it is failing our communities and society.

I am sorry if I offend somepeople,but I refrseto pull puncheson this issue.I acknowledgethat some of thosewtro are responsiblefor K-12 havebegun to recognizeand addressthe issue.Unfomrnately,there is still too much finger pointing and self-interested behavior occurring in that arenaresulting in needed changenot occurring or occurring too slowl,v.How nany more of our kids will slip through the crack in the meantime?

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avaiiability of liquor near colleges and alcohol abuseof students.Those who are in the process of petitioning for a liquor license argue that the dangerous underage drinking problem is at house parties, they say bars are "safe" places where drinking is supervised and those who drink too much are cut off.

Many local fratemities are in the processof banning all alcohol ftom functions and houses in October. Some ftaternities, including Sigma Pi, have wen shut down completely.

Thsk forces to combat binge drinking are forming on collegecampuses.Another measure to prevent more alcohol related deaths is the citing of underage students caught possessing or consuming alcohol and adults purchasing alcohol for minors.

How much drinking is determined to be excessive?Binge drinking is defined as partaking in four or more drinks in one night. The binge drinking these students died from consists of drinking 30-40 alcoholic beveragesper night.

Why do people in our age bracket drink so much? In between school and work it may be an automatic response to unwind with friends in an alcoholic setting. Where does the need to drink come from? Speculation has been made tJrat the excrssive drinking at CU may be contributed to the ranking system of party schools, through word of mouth, reputation, or formal polls. The Princeton review once ranked CU as the No.

I party school in America, but this year it has fallen to no. 9.

The reasonscollegestudentsbinge drink and continue to do so even after watching classmates drink themselves to death is a mystery. It doesn't seem likely that a few drinking tickets or lack of beer at gameswill end the drinking epidemic.

Even more "serious" preventive measures, including fiaternity disbandment and distance between liquor outlets, won t get students any less drunk.

Let's be logical-if students can't see the liquor frori.r their classroom, it does not mean that alcohol is out of sight and out of mind.

The distance between a favorlte bar or liquor store and campus is not a determining factor in whether a student will drink. A longer drive will not detour anyone ftom consuming alcohol.

Underage youth will a.lways 6nd alcohol.

Shut down every fraternity in the United States, and college students under 2l will find someone to buy them liquor.

Drinking may not be as organized as it would be in a fraternity, but binge drinking celebrations will still take place.

What we shonld be trying to figure out is this: why do college students want to get so dangerously drunk in the first place?InsGad, we are focusing on the factors that support the decision to &ink. While thesefactors may encourage behavior, they do not determine the choice.

Back in the U.S.S.R.?

In an odd twist of global political fate, Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to change Russiat politicai system. After the end to C.old War and the continuous struggle for democracy in Russia, it would appear that Russia is about to take a giant leap backwards.

After the horrific terrorist attack, Putin decided that action needed to be taken to preYent this kind of tragedy from Bryan Goodland happening again. The -----e;1"-nist global communit,v'w'ould obviously support such a decision becauseof the tremendous loss of life that the Russiancitizens suffered. However, in addition to positive security reformations, Putin seeks to make broad and srveepingpolitical changes.

Put younelffor a moment into the shoesof a youngsnrdenti.r'trorecendy graduated with honors from a C-olorado high school with a 3.25 GPA

One of the first changes Putin wishes to install is an election law to limit the number of political parties. This kind of change is an impedalce to the democratic process and a danger to those who would seek to have an opposing voice.

The second change Putin has in the works is for the Kremlin to have decisive control over the nomination of regional govemors.The Kremlin is the goyernmental city in Russia that houses the president and is similar to Washinglon D.C. in the United States.Critics are claiming thal Putin, who is a former KGB spy, is seeking to return Russia to a governmentally controlled nation.

In Putin's defense,he is also seekingto make the working conditions of the various securitl' forces far more comfortable and he is trving to tighten controls on the issuing of visas. These trvo measuresare not reactionary,but necessary for his nation to avoid this kind of tragedy in

the future. Putint maneuverings are tried-andtrue politics. Politicians often piggyback more objectionable bills onto less objectionable ones so that they are passedquickly and often times unknowingly.

The PatriotAcl is a perfectexample.

Many of the politicians that passedthis piece of legislation never eyen read it. Furthermore, it was passed in the middle of the night in an emergency session.The Patriot Act grants law enforcement and the government broad powers that are often constitutionally questionable.

President Putin may be merd recoiling from the attacks on his nation. but this seems far too calculatedof a move to be reactionar)'.It is possrblethat Putin seeksto rearrangeRussia's government and take some of the power away from the people.

If this is the case,the Russia we see toda.r, may begin to resemblethe Russiarve saw in the Dast.

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I!e.l4elrgp.gl]-r The American political processhas entered the final stretch.The du1l,superfluousheadlines and debatethe media-consumingpublic has had to endure over the summer have ended.

Gone is talk of ambiguous accountsof swift boat leadershipand whether or not medals won in war were deservedor not. Gone is talk of TexasAir National Guard service records and whether or not serving with honor means showing up for dental exams.

Now is the time for issuesto come to the ftont-the real issues.What is to be done with our healthcare?How can we create more jobs, and keep the ones we have?What will we do to strengthen our ailing institutions of education, especially on the college and university level?

What can we do to make ourselves more safe from thosewho wish us harm, whether domestic or abroad?What kind of world will we build for our children? What kind of world will we

build for ourselves?What will our future be?

Welcome to the debates.

This is where the presidencyis won or lost. Where a drop of sweaton vour brow or a nervous licking of lips can mean more than the most articulately laid out policy. The debates are the arenawhere a cleverlydeliveredcomment can become a mortal wound to a candid".y.

The debatesbetweenthe contender George W. Bush and the challengerJohn Kerry are quite pos.sibly,and hopefuily, the most significant presidential debates in our lifetime, kt us not overlook the backdrop of thesedebates: First there was the missile defenseshield, a policy ttnt stirred the world becausewe dropped out of some missile and nuclear treaties. It was argued that it would start a new arms tace.

Second was a confrontation with China.

They captured one of our spy planesand held the crew for a while. It was Bustis first major diplomatic challengeand he handled it with his

characteristicallyrigid style.

The greatestand worst thing to happen,we all know: 9/1 1. Some of us mav have knorvn someoner,',hodied that dav; some of us just sarvit on TV. We all remember the awesome shock,the terriblefeelingthat went deep.

There were, and still are, no words.

Then ever;rthing went crazy, We went to war and havebeen there ever since. Affirmative action was assalled.Roe v. Wade was under siege.Gay marriage becamelegal,then illegal, and now finds itself swaying between partnershipswith the legal benefitsof marriage and a Constitutional amendment proclaiming there will be no gay marriage allowed within the borders of the United States,ever. The economy tanked from bursting bubbles no one told us about, terrorism the likes we've never seen,and CEOs with more greed than money. Higher education was the 6rst thing the politicians cut

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Adversitystrengthensthe criminalheart You say criminal like it's a bad thing. The people I love and adrnire the most in my life are criminals of the past and present.Martin Luther King, Dolores Huerta, Abbe Hoftnan, Mother Jones, Malcolm X, Rosa Luxemburg, Emma Goldman-their words speak truth to m€, their actions inspire me.

When I think of strength against adversity, it is difficult not to think of political prisoners like Mumia Abu ]amal, the West Memphis Three, Leonard Peltiet or Lisl ZoOWilliams -CnAte;iimnisl Aumen, being held for crimes that are fabricated and impossible to prove.

The majority of my community has been behind bars, the people I love, the people I work with, those who teach me, and even the people in my family. When contemplating the systems I fight and the people I consider to be true criminals, I realized that the greatest tlrants are the obedient.The presidents,the dictators,those committing genocide and persecutions of all

kinds are those abiding by and creatinglaws that allow for murder, rape and destruction.What do jails, militaries, courtrooms, and the legalsystem stand for? Some people consider their purpose to be "justice," which really means punishment.

These institutions are not protecting us, they are punishing, often without efforts to reform. Our societyrevolvesaround a very strict definition of justice that fosters sterilization of thoughts and actions, as well as the demonizing of humans.

A person commits a crime like rnurder or rape. They are put in a cell. Occasionally they are killed. Are we ending rape or murder? Are we taking these elements out of our society?

Are we changing behaviors or improving our wav of life?

No. We are interpreting these acts as random individual evils and putting the perpetrators in a box where their problems can fester.

Notice how people are still getting murdered and raped no matter how many executionsand jails exist?A large group of people demonstrates against crimes of those with power. They want their voicesheard, so rather than demonstrating in unseen spacesdesignated by the powers that

be (the true criminals), they take their actionsto a placewhere they will be seenand heard. They are thrown in jail.

Is this making a community safer?No. Who is safe? The powers that be, protected from their own constituencf. Jails and prisons are mechanisms for the powers that be to conEne resistance and put Band-Aids on long-term problems. They hold some for crimes they did not commrt.

Others are held to "fix" a problem that will only spread when treated with isolation and inhumanity. They are made to remove legitimate problems like racial inequality by locking up entire racesand classes.

The legal system is not protecting or granting fteedoms. Neither are corrupt courts, militarized police, and death sentences-They offer the illusion of safety, while those who are supposedto be creating a safersocietFget away with murder. EugeneDebs said,"While there is a soul in prison, I am not free."

I would like to add to that, and say that if we continue to imprison the Malcolms, Rosas, Mumias, and Emmas, I will always have the heart of a criminal.

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Debatingto be President continuedfiom page9 when they realizedthey neededto balancethe budget. Politics turned ugly, partisanship and loyalty to the party line ran rampant. The invasion of Iraq divided America and the world.

America went from receiving sympathy fiom the world to receivingskepticism.

The first presidentialdebatewas on Foreign

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oYer Iraq and the war on terror. Neither candidate defined what the "war on tenor" actually meant.

Neither candidate talked specifics,which is understandablebecausewe don't want to tell our enemieswhat we're planning. But there were differences:Kerry brought new ideas to the table with the suggestionthat we should hold summits to gather world leaders and get them involved in Iraq. Bush stood by what he had

been doing, with the rigid nonflourish of if he knew then what he does now he'd do it all again.'

The debatehad an obvi ous winner. Kerry dominated the

debateftom the very beginning. Not to say Kerry handled himself perfectly; it was a good performance.As much as Kerry won the debate, GeorgeW lost it. Bush appearednervous,constantly moving, shifting as he stood. He had trouble finishing his thoughts, and appeared distant and confused.One memorable part of his debatewas when he assuredhis challenger Kerry and the American public that he knerv who attackedus, a comment that called into question whether he really did understand who attackedus on September11,2001 Kerry, on the other hand, stood straight and refrained from pulling facesduring cutaway shots-something Bush failed to do. Bush usedwords to encourageand bolster his supporters,words like "conviction." Unfortunately, becauseof his poor body language.someriewers are sure to question rvhether or not conviction is something that describesBush, especiallysince he had to read certain lines during his speechthat should have come from the heart, like holv he felt about terrorists.

The polls, as poindessand seeminglyrvorthlessas they are, reflect the fact that Kerry won the debate.The substantiallead Bush had going into the debateevaporatedwithin the next tlvo da_vs.The race for the trVhite House has become a dead heat.Not a good situation if you are the incumbent.

On Tuesdaynight, Vice PresidentDick Cheney and challenger Sen. John Edwards sparred in a much harder to call debate.It is the only vice presidentialdebate;there are three presidentialdebates.Cheney and Edwards,former CEO and Trial Lawyer respectively, put up either a good fight or a lacklusterone, depending on how one choosesto view it.

There were some lively

moments rvhen both candidatesopenly insulted each othert records, Edwardsin the senate and

Kerry campaign getsto keep its momentum going into the secondpresidential debate.

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Cheney as a CEO and working for the Government.

Cheney claimed that Kerry and Edwards voted for the rvat then againstit. Cheney claimed they voted againstfunding our troops during a time of war.

Edwards attempted to explain the votes and partially succeeded-they wererit againstthe war but how the war was conducted;they weren't against the troops, but were for accountability of the Administration.

As a rebuttal, Edwards pointed out that Cheneyvoted againstfreeing Nelson Mandela, againstMealson-Wheelsfor senior citizens,and againstmaking Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national holiday.

On a personalsidenote:damn!

But Cheney conducted himself well and spewedout facts and names,which showed he had a firm grasp on what he was doing.

The word "facts" may raise a couple of eyebrowsfrom readers,but remember,every politician lies,at leastCheney does it in a way that makes you want to believehe knows what het doing.

A marked difference between the two styles of debating,Edrvardsvs.

Cheney, was that Edwards used all of his time to either answerthe question he was asked or to jump back to another topic he wasn't done talking aboutCheney, on the other hand, felt fine to say he had nothing to say and ceded his time to the moderator.

There ras no clear victor. If a tie could be called,then the debatewas a tie.

So,what does a tie mean?It means the

pressure to perform.

It will be a major breaking point in the battle for the White House; it may decide who will be the next President of the United States,and holder of the nation s futureThe seconddebatewill be on domestic issues,so if you care about things like healthcare and education and a woman's right to chooseand affirmative action and...well,you get the point, tune in.

The secondand third presidefltialdebates will be at 9:00 D.m.EDT Oct. 8 and 13.

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.r=!.19,Y!r9!"9t*er-Trends are not our fiiends but good marketing paired with mass production have made them impossible to ignore. There have alwaysbeen fashion trends, but not so long ago, clothes were hand-sewn by the owner and used for practical utility only.

By the 1960s designer labels and fashion trends were all the rage.Tights made their debut and Mary Quant made the mini-skirt popular by 1966. The clothing market began bombarding women with the latest fads and clothing became something more than it was originally intended to be.

Today, popular icons set the fashion trendsLow-rise pants and skirts, so short they make Quant's mini seem conservative, continue to be hot fashion commodities- Hower.er. Paris Hiltont new and upcoming apparel and denim line, launched under Heiress Clothing, is a fad that will not compliment mdst women.

The latest trends are evervwhere and they aren't realistic for the majority of consumers.

A very small percentagecan successfi.rlly wear what is currently plaguing us. Clothing cut for unnaturally thin bodies are not going to flatter the averagewoman's body in the same way.

"Most research points to the role of the media for doing that," said Judith Wonstolen, an instructor with Metrok women s studies department.

The averagemodel is 5'11" and weighs117 pounds, which is considered underweight by body massindex (BMI) calculations.

The averagewoman has a height of 5'4" and weighs approximately 145 pounds, which is consideredhealthy by BMI calculations.The majority of American women wear a size 12 or larger.

The BMI evidenceprovesthat there'snothing wrong with women but thereis somethingwrong with the current trends and their influence on consumers.Studiesshow that 46 percent of 9- l1 year-old girls are sometimes,or rery often, on diets and 50 percent of women with a normal body weight think they're overweight.

These trends needlessly put pressure on youth and adults to meet the unrealistic standardsof the fashion world.

Natural body proportion is ignored.

Currendy, the popular body type is super thin with big breasts,which doesn't exist in nature.

Typically and naturally, woinen with big breastshave hips to go along with them. 'It's an impossible standard for woman to achieve,"said Wonstolen.

Although most come-and-go fads are marketed to teens, trends like low-rise pants fill the clothing stores, making it hard for young women to find clothes that fit correctly.

Stores are jammed with all the impractical trends and when women buy into them, individual style suffers. Fashion can only reflect reality if u/omen get real with themselves and make wise clothing choices.

Fashion experts suggestthat real fashion is about finding a personal style,regardlessof the latest trend- It is fashionablenot to be fashion obsessed.

According to a recent article in the New York Times, fashion trends are out because they've lost touch with reality. But itk hard to believethat trends are out, considering they line clothing stores everywhere, which suggests a significant percentageof consumersmust still be conforming and buying into these fads.

There is and has been for some time an influence of vintage fashibns. Being a fushion minimalist and keepingit real is an underground phenomenon, but due to media and social pressures,it is not the choice of the masses.

"We lwomen] get all of these supefficiai choicesto take our attention off of the deeper choices that we don't get to make," Wonstolen said.

Although trends come and go, classic styles remain and define the people who wear them. Take the late Jackie Kennedy Onassis, for example: people still try to emulate her timeless style. One good way to tell if the clothing purchase is classic or not is to ask yourself it you would wear it even ifno one elsedid. If you hesitatefor evena moment itt not a classic.

Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine have a hit show on the BBC called "What Not To Wear."With their outspoken personalities,they show women that the current trend isn't what to consider when choosing a wardrobe. They also offer fashion tips and tricks that can help women feel more secure with their appearance. Their approach is a start in the right direction.

Accordingto Woodall and Constantine,there are four different body shapes:the hourglass,the pear, the apple and the ruler. Choosing fashion that matches individual body type, comfort, utility and personal style is truly what counts when choosinga wardrobe.

There are clothes available-though not always visible in stores-that will work for anyone. One thing to pond€r: Is it the right fashion for the right reason?

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the epitome.

Bob is a music snob.

He had a radio show on i 190, and openly Zach Brooks admits to hanging up on Music Columnist unworthy song requests.

I remember him nodding his head in disgust at my tasteon multiple Sid Pink and Magic Cyclops will be the hosts with the most at Climax ldol, Oct.9 at the Climax Loung€.

Kill your idols only ridicule and belittle the competition, they'll join them in the ritual self-humiliation of belt-

photoandstorybyCoryCasciato TheMetropolitan How can you not love "American Idol?"

Sure, it epitomizes everything that's wrong with the record industry television and people in general, but that's the appeal. Strip away the glitz and what's left is a karaoke contest with a bunch of idiots competing for the chance to sell their souls while they humiliate themselves on national TV. Itt sort of like a car wreck: you really don't want to seethe viscera oozing out all over the roadway, but how can you look away?

Inspired by the deazy majesty of Foxt finest hour, the Clima,r Lounge is offering its own vety special,low rent "Idol"-atry with Climax Idol.

Replacing the smug, supercil.ious duo of Simon and Randy is the deranged, deluded and drunken duo of Sid Pink and Magic Cyclops.

They host, they judge, and they D] a hot dance party between rounds. Best of all, they'll not

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Several Denver area celebrities, including at least one former Warlock Pincher, will compete for the chance to take home a one of a kind Climax Idol trophy and other fine prizes. The loser will receive a Magic Cyclops CD. Salesman to the end, Pink laid out his pitch' point by point: "Three bucks! Singing, dancing' 'monduarea celebrities,the batde of the most cius' egos in all of Denver."

Sliding toward a drunken stupor, Cyclops offered his own take.

"Nascar's not going to be on ... get off the couch, stop watching Dr. Phil, just go,"he mumbled. "Who doesnt have three dollars?"

Sing your life at Climax ldol at the Climax Lounge, Sat. Oct. 9. Admission is $3, fun starts at 9 p.m. More info at www.climadounge.com.

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I mention this for a reason. Bob lived in New York in the late 1980s.He rvitnessedthe now-famous hardcore scene comprised of the "wolfpack" straight-edgebands: DYS, Youth of Today,Gorilla Biscuits,etc.And as far as I knoq Bob is the only person on earth critical of it.

"Jocks in basketball jerseys," he described them.

It's an opinion that I not only share,but as our lovely music editor could attest,one I have almost gotten my asskicked for.

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Now, if you want to see Bob's solemn face light up like a Christmas tree,youjust need utter two words: Born Against.

They're the band that savedNew York hardcore. Their music was more raw and ferocious than the other straight-edgebands. Their lyrics were more poignant than the political crustsound, the punk bands. And everlthing-the feel, ihe urgency-was infinitely more emotional than the subsequentslew of whiny emo

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For all you kiddies who have no idea what I'm talking about, Born Against is the band AFI wishesit could be.

Unfortunately, most of us, Bob excluded, never got to see Born Against. But at least we can see the Wrangler Brutes. Frontman Sam McPheetershas left the esoteric noise of Ment Recovery Proiect and returned to his roots.

Along with Brook Headley (ofUniversal Order of Armageddon and the Young Pioneers) Andy C,oronado, and Cundo Si Murad, the Wrangler Brutes play balls-out hardcore. Currently, all they have out is a tape, but they have a new record corning out on KiII Rock Stars. I heard one song-available on the labelt Web siteand damn, it's good.

Whether you like political punk, hardcore, emo, screamo,whatever;I guaranteethis will be one of the best showsofthe year Appearing Oct. 8 at Monkey Mania (2lst & Arapahoe),the best venue in Denver,period. All ages,of course.

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olbum reviews Q And Not U Power (Dischord,2004) If Q and Not U were scientists instead of a band, they'd be the mad variety. In a secluded lab somewheredeep in the wilds of Washington, D.C. they'd be busy fusing the head of an alligator onto a monkey or crosbreeding roseswith magic mushrooms.

Luckilp these guys obviously spent their childhoods collecting records instead of chemistry sets and junior gene-splicing kits. So instead of monkeygators and mind-melting topiary, we get the new album Por.rrer,an exciting hybrid more appealing than any scaly, that's infinitd arboreal monstrosity.

Fusing disparate elements of fulk, disco, dub, art rock and more onto a Fugazi-influenced, post-hardcore skeleton, Q and Not U has created a unique sound. It's part dance punk, part art rock, and all good.

Blues Explosion Damage (Sanctuary,2004)

While JonSpencer'snameno longer adoms the band's official title his ethos and pathos of are still abundantlyclear in the assemblage a motley crew of shipmatesto join the latest studio volage.

Damagethe album beginswith 'Damage" the song.This fust track actsas a statementof intent.

The pirater plunder the past to provide BlackFl$s Damagedalongsidefohn Bonham's drumbeat from 'When tle kvee Breaks," underpinnedwith the sonicdumpsterdiving of Dl Shadow'sEndto drcing.

GuestsChuck D and Martina Topley-Bird add an extra dimension to the songson which they appear.

Dan the Automator,DJ Shadoq and David Holmeseachassistin the production.

These outside influences add a welcome outsider'spenpectiveto the trio's tirades.

While managing to be entertaining and energetic,Damage oriy feels right when the *no1t;*n songscoalesceinto ** "

The afbum openswith "Wonderfirl People,"a blend of $quelching synth bass,a falsetto, quasidisco voSl and propulsive, muscular rhlthms.

The next song, "7 Daughters,"takes a hard left

For an-vonewho can overlook some occasionally annoying vocal timbres and set aside whatever preconceived notions they might harbor, this is a

turn into art-rock territory, with lots of throary resonant synthesizer sounds and a vaguely Middle-Fastem feel somewhat reminiscent of the Bowid/Eno collaborationsof the late 70sFronl] there we get everything from the indie 'Collect radio-reapy the Diamonds" to spazzy punk with flute and synth accents in "LAX," the dirge-like "District Night Prayer," and "Book of Flagsl a dubby, trippy little dice of tunk

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So many bands spend their entre

thatt begging to be remixed into a floor-filling anthem. The rest of it covers an equally wide swath of territory stylistically and is of a consistently high quality.

This is not an album that will appeal to

too often leads to stagnation and cookie-cutter fetishism, with each successivegeneration of bands rewriting their predecessors'

everyone. The vocals can be a litde annoying at times, altemating between falsetto and a nasal, punky tone. The eclecticism that is this albumt strength will certainly turn off many purists who believe hardcore and disco should never come

careerreworkingthe familiar and timeworn elementsof their chosenstylistic nicheinto mild variationsof theme, mood, and melody without so much as a glance at what the rest of the world is doing. This can yield fine results, but all

best moments into increasingly bland derivations. Any band that rejects this staid conservatism is worth a listen. A band that does it with such consistently appealing results is a eift.

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(evenwhen screaming)and lyrics to match,but itt nothing that hasnt beendonebefore.

Having one acoustic track on a screamorock album is acceptable,but two? And what possessedthem to feature a guest raPPer on While not lacking in musical talent, From the final track? Maybe they just neededsome becausethat's certainly what it First to Lastseemto havecomeup short in cre- space-fillers, soundslike. ating a fiesh sound for itself.

This album definitely doesrlt deserveto be DearDiary My TeenAngstHasa BodyCount leaveslitde to the imagination.It all soundsjust called"radio punk," but it falls somewhereclose a bit too familiar. Musically,they're flawless- to what is becominglessand lessdesirablemusic poppy yet technicalrhythms, diversity between to the ears.

SarahConwav songs,vocals that are sweetlike cotton candy

JeanGrae ThisWeek (Babygrande,20M) Much like the famous Marvel Comics character of the same name, Jean Grae, the Phoenix of hip hop, has once againbeen reborn.

On her third l1'rical outing, Grae comes off as less pessimistic about life and the game and ready to take over the rap world by force.

Unlike previous albumq the pmduction is handled by more mainstream hip-hop producers. Midi Mafia, the production camp behind the boards of 50 Cent, gives Grae some real hot bangers. Soulfirl producer extraordinaire, 96 Wonder, lends production on the album's

standouttrack "SupaInve." Overall,the production is lessuniform but more solid. The beats range anywhereftom gangsterishto incredibly soulfrrl.

She rhvmes about her love life on some trackg while on others her warped senseof humor shines through. It is nice to hear her go ftom soundingall thuggedout on one track then soundingveryemotionalon the next.Her delivery is fierce, her flow hypnotic and her voiceis beautifrrl. 's This Week an incrediblealbum. If you are looking for a perfectblend of soul and hard rap, this recordis for you. If you arejust looking for somegreatmusic to chill to, you should alsogo out andgetthisjoint.

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Also back is their original soundingcombination ofblues, folk and hip-hop.

FrontmanGarret Dutton is the highlight of the group.His doppy soundingrapping-singing stylecomplementsthe bandb dirty bluessound peculiarlywell.

When lot singing, Dutton plays the harmonica, blending folk and pop at once with his notes.

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by Sam Dewitt The Metooolitan

The Midwest Region of NCAA Division II women's soccer is officially on notice, and the *me.rage is clear: the No. 5 Metro Roadrunners are a force to be reckoned with.

With a 12-l shelling of the Northeastern StateLady Reds(6-5, l-1 Lone Star Conference) last Friday at a frigid Auraria Field, Metro ( 10-I, 7-0 RMAC) is showing its mettle and roughing up some quality teams with its speed,strength and accuracy on net. .

Itt almost as if they have pre-positioned targets in the goal-they are outscoring opponents this seasonby a total of 59-7.

This also includes their lone loss of the season,a shutout defeat to Cal-State Bakersfield' that looks more and more like a fluke with each pasting of another opponent.

Rolling over teams the way they are "feels sood," said senior midfielder Adrienne AImaraz. t ;lt'. buildllg our confidence with each victory and every time we go out we feel we can win."

It certainly showed on Friday. In a cold drizzle that could ftay the nerves and toes of a lesser tearn, the Roadrunners came out hot, scorching the Iady Reds for 35 shots to Northeastern Statds I and attacking at every oPPortunitySophomore forward Kylee Hanavan earned -e a hat trick and junior midfielder Amy Ieichliter scored a hat trick and added three assists, and two'Runners (Brooke Kiefer and Dominique Van Lieu) scored their first goals of the year. .Our finishing has been excePtional," said 'It's Roadrunners head coach Danny Sanchez. something we've been working on and we've been doing a good job with it."

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Mero travels next to Oklahoma to Play what coach Sanchez calls "two huge region games" against Central Oklahoma and Texas A&M

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Bradley Wakoff / The Metropolitan at Auraria Field Friday' Oct' 1' The Northeastern State goalkeeper Chelsey Hill boxes the ball away otr a cornâ&#x201A;Źrkick. The Lady Reds played Metro ffred off 23 shots on goal' ll saves.

The'Runners to rnake was forced as she day had a busy l2-1.

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'Runners in nail-biter Grizzlies overpower volleyball "We accomplishedboth."

Metrousesfifth-year Hendrick.

Metro wasa bit shorthandedgoing into the matches.On Monday, Sept. 27, freshman seniorto setup two two setter Gabrielle Curtis partially dislocatedher shoulder while diving for a ball during roadwins right important practice.She will be forced to sit out the two 'Rumers have an ace up their but the rivals games, overconference sleeve.

by NateTimmons The Metroooltan The Metro volleyball team finished tleir five-gameroad swingwith two victoriei against Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference West Division teams.

The 'Runners (7 -lO, 4-4 RMAC) upsa the Mams StateGrizzlies(11-5,6-3RMAC)in frve gamesand cruised to victory againstthe Fort LewisSkyhawls(4-13,1-8RMAC).

"Wewantedtr,vothingsout of this weekend," saidheadcoachDebbieHen&ick.

"Wewantedto pull the upsetagainstAdams and then comeout the next night and dominate a team (Fort kwis) we should dominate"'said

Recendy activated fifth-year senior setter Sarah Lively wil take Curtis'place. "Sarah is a dynamicatllete," Hendrick said.'She does a good job making decisionsand distributing the ball."

Lively wasfirst slottedto be a studentassistant coachthis season,but with no backupsetter and the injury to Curtis, her year of eligibility camein handy.

'We made the decisionto bring her out of retirement,"Hendricla saidThe players also recognizewhat the lone seniorbrings to the table.

"Sarahis awesome," saidsophomoreoutside 'She calms everyonein hitter StefanieAllison. pressuresituations and carries a lot of maturity."

Lively'sfust extensiverole cameagainstthe

Grizzlies,Thursday,Sept.30. MeEo wasnl a bit intimidated againstAdamsStateand it showed.

The first gamewasa dog fight' 'We had a coupleopportunities to win the first game,"Hendriclasaid.

AdamsState,however,wasableto caPitalize and win by two, 33-31.Metro alsodroppedthe secondgame,but it wasnot asclosâ&#x201A;Ź,30-20.

Metro hadtirne to During the intermission, think and mentallygetback in the game.

"Early in the match we didnt have our minds madeup,"Allison said.

Accordingto Allison, Hendricls helped get the Plavers'minds back on track in the locker room. Coming out of the break,Metro was reenergized.

'We got pumped in the locker room' our energy was very highi' said freshman libero (defensivespecialist)Taryn Drescher.

Metro usedtheir energyas well as a higher hit percentageto claim the next two matches eO:27,31-;, and force a flfth and deciding game.

The.Runnerswere l-1 in five-gamematches on the season,but they found themselvesin the hole theyfacedagairst sametwo-games-to-none

Chadron State just four matches ago.

Metro was able to build a lead that Adams couldn't match. The'Runners are now 2-l in five-gameaffairs after winning 15-10.

"We showed a lot of growth and played a very strong fifth gamej' Hendrick said.

Metro traveled to Durango, Friday, Oct. 1; to take on the Skyhawls. The test there was for the Roadrunners to play with consistency and carry over its momentum from the night before.

'Runners were able to sweep Fort kwis The in three games and hit .246 percent as a team.

Metro's defense held Fort Lewis to the lowest three-game point total of the season (53) on their way to victory (30-14, 30-18, 30-21)' 'It was a decisive win," Hendrick said.

The next three games for Metm are key RMAC match ups; All three teams are in the West dirision and will have a major impact on Metro's playoff

chase.

Metro begins the home stand Thursday, Oct. 7 againstCu'Colorado Springs'They play Friday, oct. 8, againstNew Mexico Highlands and Saturdai Oct. 9, againstCSU-Pueblo.All threegamesareat 7 P.m' at Auraria'

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The Metro State men's soccer team took on a trifecta of games this past week as they faced the St. Edwards Hilltoppers last Wednesday,the Northeastern Statâ&#x201A;Ź (Okla.) Redmen on Friday and concluded against the Incarnate Word Crusaderson Tuesday,ending up winning two oftheir three matches.

Before their big test with the Crusaders on Tueday, the Roadrunners (8-3,4-2 RMAC) defeated St. Edwards (1-7-1, l-6 SWC) 4-0 and followed it by a heartbreaking loss to NortheasternState(9-2,4-2 LSC) last Friday,3-2 in overtime.

Going into the game, the Crusaders (9-2-1, 6-0-l SWC) had just fallen from the land of the undefeated, losing to Fort Lewis 2-0 only tlvo daysprior. Thus, both teamscame into the game looking to avoid a two-game losing streak.

"I felt pretty confident for this game, believe it or not," said head coach Ken Parsons."You know, when you re playing the No. (9) ranked team in the nation, as a coach you go into thing a little bit nervous.I came into this game pretty confident because of the fact that there have been a couple of situations where we've had our backs against the wall and we've always responded," Parsons said about Tuesday's game against the Crusaders.He concluded by saying the team plays better with its back against the wall, which it seemedto be doing going into the IncarnateWord match.

Metro came into the game needing a win.

'Runners lost both a national ranking and The someground in the regional spodight and a win would once again place them right back into both of them.

The Roadrunners came into the game focused, appl;ring pressure on the Crusaders defense ear1y.Metro put a few balls on net early, but Incamate Word wasn't going to go down without a frght. The Crusaders returned the pressure mid\ /ay through the first half of plal'.

The turning point of the game came in the 28th minute of play, when sophomore forward Phillip Owen was fouled by goalkeeper Sean Campbell. Both bencheswere in an uproar over the play and after much discussion,the'Runners were awarded a penalty kick Seconds after the call, Crusader forward Lubomir Bagdanov stormed toward sideiine official Brad C-ondo disputing the call in disgust.

"I saw the goalie running at me and trying to get a touch on the ball; next thing I knoq I got kicked in the chestand ... in the leg and I was on the ground not knowing where I was,"Owen said about the controversialplay.

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BradleyWakoff/The Metropolitan Metro mitlfielder Phillip Owen settlesthe ball during the Roadrunners 4-0 victory over St'Edwards university on wednesday,sept. 29 at Auraria Fields. owen scoredthe secondgoal in the gane, up to the penalty spot, stepped into the ball well and stepped away with a goal as the Roadrunners took a 1-0 lead into the break.

In the second half, emotions were high and so was the foul count as 20 ofthe game's31 fouls were called in the secondstanzaof play.Though the oflicials tried to grasp control of the game in the second half, both teams were at witb end

with each other and battled tooth and nail for every loose ball on every play.

Though the teams rvould continue to go back and forth at each other, Metro held on to win the game 1-0.

The Roadrunners now prepare to face Embry-fuddie (Ariz.) at I p.m. on SaturdayOct. 9 at Auraria Field.

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I know theseguys are having a great season record-wise,but what has impressed me about them has been their morale. The Roadrunners Women's Soccen (10-l overall' 7-0 RMAC) have looked like a team playing for itself' The just defensive players are in sync with the midfielders the NCAA you ask HeS ladieslWhy don't to incorporate the mercy rule so the fans,parents and the midfield players have been great with and even some ofthe working staff can go home the support of tJre defensive players. What this early, becausewatching a soccergame that has means is that, both offensively and defensivelS at least eight players (not counting the keeper) are someone getting beaten by over ten goals is just behind the ball, and when that happens, man, plain wrong! Last Friday's 12-1 dismantling of (Okla.) does it make everylhing work! raise a red should Northeastern State As far as their home stand has gone, the flag to not only the conference and regions that Roadrunners have won four of their five home Metro is extremely talented but also should go all games and have a seemingly easygame Saturday the way to the NCAA. But, as long as there isn't against National Association of International guess maybe Metro's going to be a mercy rule, I opponents should just put all of their defensive Athletics squad Embry-Ridille Universiry As of right now, this Metro squad has set itself up to players in ftont of the net and try to keep the get 24 of the possible27 poirts. scorereasonable.

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