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Matt Jonas /The Uefoponhn Metro studetrts Erin Durban and Mishka Char celebrate their non-traditional union in the traditional way, by feeding eachother wedding cake.The couple ras married on campuq along with another couple who rerrewedtheir vows, OcL 12 in correlation with Auraria's National Coning Out Day celebration. This is lhe second same-s€xmariage to be held on Auraria campus, the last was in 1996when dozens of same-sexcouples exchangedvows.

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byLindsay Sadham& 1{,S. Garcia Auraria Campus' annual National Coming Out Day celebration took on a whole new meaning this year.

For one couple, it will forever be the date of their wedding anniversary.And for another, it will be the anniversary of the third time they exchanged matrimonial vows.

FromAuraria to eternity Four brides stood under the flagpole at 12: 45 p.m. Ttesday,Oct. 12 and declaredtheir love and devotion to their significant others. They didn't wear white and there were no grooms.

There were no bridal showers or bachelorette parties.Not even a marriage certificate. lust two couples who wanted to make a formal commitment to each other in public, regardlessof the legality of their union, in front of whoeyer cared to bear witness.

Metro students Erin Durban and Mishka Char have known each other for three vears. have been a couple for nine months, alreadylive together and share two kittens. They decided to

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take the next step about a month ago.

Karen Bensen, director of the Auraria Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Student Services, and Cindy Deim have been a couple for l1 years, share a 6-year-old son, Anten, and have exchanged wedding yows three times.

They were married August 7, 1,993, and renewed their vows on campus in 1996, when dozens of same-sexcouples were married in a community serviceat St. Caietans.

Bensen said that renewing their wedding vows is important to her and Deim because,she said, she feels that after awhile people tend to take their relationshipsfor granted.

This year, the Rev. Emily Hassler of the United Church for Christ in Washington Park perforrned the ceremony while passers-by stopped and watched.

Hasslersaid God created people to "belong to eachother with affection and tenderness."

Each couple wrote their own yows and sharedsmall anecdotes.

Durban wore a dress and Char wore a tuxedo for the ceremon-v. "'Cause I don t like to wear dressesand Erin has a really pretty dress,"Char said.

Bensen said it's already non-traditional for gaysto get married so they have the advantage of making up the ceremony however they want.

Durban and Char wi.ll not have an immediate honeymoon becawe they both have school and work, but the couple is going to Tucson, Ariz., for a week in November.

"I proclaim these ladies joined together in love and life, from here to eternity. Let no one and no state separate,"Hassler said, closing the ceremony.

Gake,GhristandConservatives "I was nervous about it because I didnl know how people would respond,"Bensensaid.

"But people were really supportive, whether they agreedwith it or not they helped make it a sacred place. We couldn't have asked for a better response," Metro student |ennifer Thomas said she wished more gay couples would have been involv€d in the ceremony, Gay marriage has become a heated social, political and religious topic nationwide with

What do ,vou get rvhen you put the Roadrunners on a bus for 22 hours, round trip, and put a huge target on their back?

Hopefully, two wins against regional foes Central Oklahoma and TexasA&M C,ommerce, and a better shot at hosting the regional tournament in February.

Target practice is nothing new to the tr{etro women's soccerteam, having been on top ofthe Midwest Region for most of this season.Whatt new is taking on other top teams at their home fields instead of t}re friendly confines of the nest at Auraria Field. Far away from home is an understatement for the last weekend of women's soccer,as the team had to travel I I hours by bus, eachway,to and ftom Edmond, Okla.

After the trek to Edmond, a small town outside of Oklahoma City, the Roadrunners had to prove their metde Friday, taking an early lead and holding on to beat Central OHahoma 2-l on the strength of two goals from senior midfielder Ymara Guante.

The first came 15 minutes into the game and was taken in by Guante with an assist credited to senior back Meisha $ke.

The second came iust a few minutes later, at 27:20, when Guante was able to fool UCO keeper Carly Fischer and put another in the back of the net, thank to a pass from senior mid Adrienne Almaraz.

The Bronchos (yes, that's spelled correctiy.

No, we dont understand it, either) scored in the secondhalf at 51:49,but they could not get another goal past Metro keeperSarahLeonhard to tie it up.

"Ymara had those two great goals on Friday," said Roa&unners head coach Danny Sanchez."Both passesfiom Meisha (Pyke) and Adrienne (Almaraz) were solid, and Ymara's finishing was excellent."

It wasnt iust offense that got the job done, though.

"Our defensewas huge this weekend,"said sophomore midfielder Brooke Kiefer."The pressure was escalatingon this trip, iust becausewe knervwe neededthesetwo wins againstrwo very

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Bush lights up stage at Red Rocks

by LindsaySandham The Metropolitan With Colorado being considered a battleground state for the first time in recent history, PresidentGeorgeW Bush and his running mate, Vice PresidentDick Cheney have made a point to work the stateinto their campaign trail as fiequently as possible.

Bush spent the day in the metro-Denver area Monday, Oct. I l.

The president made an appearance at a luncheon fundraiser for Colorado Republican Senatecandidate Pete Coors at Wings Over the RockiesMuseum in Denver then headedto Red RocksAmphitheatre in Morrison, where he was met by a crowd of about 10,000.

Metro student and Presidentof the Auraria College RepublicansJesseSamora attended the private luncheon for Coors.

"It was absolutely spectacular," he said.

"It was a very receptive crowd, there were no protesters."

Sarnora said it was like a breath of fresh air to hear the president support our candidate and for the Republican Party to see how many people in Colorado came out to support Bush.

"It reallyshowedthat the peopleofC,olorado are here for the president, especially after Iohn Edwardsand John Kerry came out here and said they re going to win Colorado," he said.

The fundraiser luncheon was successful, seating about 500 attendeesat $1,000 a plate, according to Samora.

Becauseof her involvement with Students for Bush, Metro student and ACR member Danielle Robinson was on stage at Red Rock during Bush'sspeech.

"They want the students up there to show that younger people support Bush," she said.

Robinson said the atmosphere was yery positive and energetic.

Some of the Denver Broncos players were there along with some of the cheerleaders, who cheered on the president and energized the crowd.

Robinson noted that there were not as many attendees as the last time Bush visited, when he spoke at the Coors Amphitheatre, but because of the way Red Rocks is set up it seemeda lot louder.

"I think all the guys like the fact that fenna Bush showed up," she said.

Alexandra lGrry, daughter of Democratic Presidential candidate fohn Kerry, addressed students in the food court of the Tivoli Monday, Oct. I l. Shestressed that her father is the best candidate for college-aged studâ‚Źnts.

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However, she said she feels the campus will lean toward Thel\4etroDolitan Kerry.

Kerryt main focus was education and the Alexandra Kerry, daughter of Democratic environment, Pitman said.

Presidential candidate |ohn Kerry, defended "In terms of education, my father and Sen. her fathert ideas and policies and suggested to Edwards have a plan to give a tax cut to state Auraria students Monday, Oct. ll how imporschools of $4,000 for those people who enroll tant the young vote is in the upcoming election. in a four-year institution. They also have someKerry landed in Denver Sunday and spent thing called a service plan," said Kerry. about 90 minutes in the food court of the Tivoli, The serviceplan would provide educational addressing students' concerns. aid to Americans who serve in the military fullColorado has tumed into a very important time for two years. The service plan is similar battleground statein recent months. Both presi- to AmeriCorps and it will be made availableto dential candidates have spent a considerable those in the middle and lower income brackets. amount of time in the state. While registered she said. republicansoutnumber registereddemocratsby Under the Kerry and ldwards education 185,000,there are as many as 950,000 unaffiliplan, statesthat commit to keeping tuition costs atedvoters,one ofthe largestblocs in the nation. down would receive$10 billion in fiscal relief.

Colorado, along with other states,has seen a "Education is incredibly important to my largeinflux of new voter registration. dad and Sen.Edwards,"Kerry said.

Nathan Pitman, president of the Auraria Another issue Kerry addressed was her Young Democrats, said they have been seeking a father's plan to improye the job market. A new guestspeakerliom the Kerry campaign to come independent report shows President Bush did to Auraria and host a discussion since school create jobs in the governmental sector but the started. jobs he createdwere low-wage ones,Kerry said.

Angie Knepell, also of AYD, said the event The report said there hasnl been a net-job was last minute. loss like our current one under any president "I was really impressed," Knepell said. "Alex since Herbert Hoover, she said.

Kerry was very open and got her messageout."

Kerry also has a plan to raise the minimum Knepell pointed out that while most coleges wage to $7 per hour by the year 2007. This and universities have a large liberal population, increasewill mean a $3,800a year wageincrease she believes that Auraria campus has a very for sevenmillion Americans.

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Addressing the environment, Kerry called President Bushs environmental record "one of the most despicablein all of United States' history."

"He stood in front of the United States,during the debate, and called himself a steward of the environnent. To me, as a voter, as a young woman and not just as a daughter of a candidate,thatt one ofthe largestlies that he actually proclaimed in all of his candidacy,"she said.

A potentially important group of voters on the Auraria campus-and nationwide-is the gay and lesbian community.

'I believe he is against gay marriage and I dont thinl itk because he doesn't believe that gay people should be together, it's just he believesin the tradition of the church. However. he is for gay rights and he believes that gay unions should be recognizedby statesand that they should have full partner benefitsand health care."she said.

Sen. Kerry's military record was also discussed.One student, whose father also served in Vietnam, questioned whether Sen. Kerry's action of testifring before congressafter returning fiom the war was unpatriotic.

Kerry emphatically suggested her father's actions were anphing but unpatriotic and t}tat he was standing up for his fellow veterans.

"That is a horrible misconception,"she said.

'The fact is, he was advocatingfor the soldiers."

Paradeprotesters arrested, charged

by Jerry Roys TheMetrooolitan

Photo Courlesy of Danielle Fobinson President Bush addressed an overall supportive crowd of about 10,000 during his visit to Red Rocks Amphitheatre Oct, I l.

230 protesters were arrested in downtown Denver Saturday Oct. 9 during a Columbus Day parade sponsoredby the Sonsof ltaly-New Generation.

One of those arrested was Metro Student Erin Durban who attended the demonstration with The Red Earth Woman's Alliance Group.

"I was put on the bus and they separatedus by gender.It was low maintenancei'Durban said of the arrest.

UCD student and CreativeResistancemember Ben Fergusonwas also arrested.

"Columbus himself was as close to a madman as you can get," Fergusonsaid. "He makes Mussolini look like a nice guy."

Mâ‚Źtro student Tom Mestnik has been protesting Columbus Day Paradessince 1990.

"I worked all year at helping organize the protest," Mestnik said- He went to the demonstration with Creative Resistance,of which he is also a member. He did not go to get arrested; rather, he worked the demonstration as legal support to help those who did get arrestedMestnik said prior to the demonstration groups met with Denver Police Chief Gerry Whitman and the mayori office to confirm that the demonstration would be peacefirlThere were 575 Denver police officers working the event, which included officers at the Capitol building, the City and County building, and along the parade route, according to a news releaseftom the Denver PoliceDepartment.

"We agreedthat it would be civil disobedience in the tradition of Martin Luther King," Mestnik said.

Once the police opened up the barricades, the protesters sat in the street to block the parade. They were arrested, led off one at a

time to an awaiting prisoner-transportation bus, taken to Denvert City and County Building and charged. Mestnik said all the protesters will have to appearin court Oct. 25.

Durban said it took about four hours to get processedand that it was a 'tite and release charge," which meant they were given a citation either for loitering, disobeying a lawful order or interferenceand then released.

'What I think is important is that it is not just one day,this is an ongoing struggle,"Durban said of trying to get rid of the name Columbus on the holiday and parade, There were more people arrested than participated in the parade,Mestnik said.

He went on to say it was clear that those who organized and participated in the parade were not celebratingColumbus.

"It was about being Italian. Why can't it be Galileo, DaVinci, there are so many great Italiansl whv Columbus?" Mestnik said.

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Tosplit or not to split Amendment36, if passed, would split electoral collegevotes byAmando Manzanares Thelvletropolitan Colorado voters will be casting their ballots either in favor or opposition of four state proposed amendments on Nov. 2. Each of these amendments made their way to the ballot by means of citizen petition----obtaining the necessary67,829-signaturerequirement set by the Colorado Constitution for 2004.

Selection of Presidential Electors, or Amendment 36, is set to change the state constitution by changing the process of selecting the nationt president to using a proportional system instead of the current one, which is a popular vote, winner-takes-all of the state'snine electoralYotes.

If Amendment 36 passes, it will divide the nine electoral votes in proportion to each candidate's share of the popular vote, or one ninth ofthe total. Should a candidatenot get the entire number of votes needed to get the additional electoral, rounding would occur and the candidate closest to the necessarynumber for the next one ninth of the popular vote would get that electoralvote. The amendment will also add procedures and timelines to certiffing election results. All of this will go into effect immediately should the ballot measure pass.

Robert Hardaway, Denver University law professor and author of "The Electoral College and the Constitution: The Case for Preserving Federalism' spoke at Auraria Oct. 6 on this ballot measure and made his case for why the current method of choosing presidents should not change,at least not to the way Amendment 36 proposes.

He said if Colorado passesthis amendment, the impact of having nine electoral votes would be reducedto just one for each candidateshould the turnout of the election be around 48 to 52 percent (5 votes to the majority winner and 4 votes to the latter).

"So, Colorado would be reduced to nothing and states like New York (31 electoral votes) would have more pull," when selecting the nation's prgsident, Hardaway said.

'Some of theseproposals will pass, some will fail, but what would be the result? A mishmash of non-uniform electoral regulations .,. it would be a disaster as far as I can see it," Hardaway said.

Forty-eight states use the electoral voting system, in which all of thei electoral Yotes go to the statet overall popular vote winner.

Only Maine (four electoral votes) and Nebraska (five electoral votes) diverge from this and have each of their two U.S. Senate electoral votes go to the statewide winner and one to'th€ winner in each of those statet congressional districs.

There are a total of 538 electoral votes possible in eleaing the natioris president, a majority of 270 is required to declare a winner.

Metro political science professor Norm Proviser said if Colorado should decide electoral votes based on the proportional statewide popular vote, the electoral votes would be similar to the scenario Hardaway gave, thus giving

Internet servicestudent fee Metrot Student Government Assembly will ask students to adopt a $6 voluntary fee for unlimited dial-up Internet access to be provided by an as yet unknown provider.

The question rvill appear on the November ballot. Studentswill vote online from Nov. 8-12 using the Metroconnect system.

According to the SGA, the servicewill include a one-hour idle timeout, nationwide accessfor those who are traveling or live outside of Denver, unlimited telephone technical support, Windou's and Macintosh compatibility and the availability of discounted additional services like DSL. The service is available for both students and faculty. Students who do not want the servicecan waive the fee. similar to the Metro health insurance plan.

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$isEfl Brirchle /The Metopolitan A professor from DU l"aw School, Rob€rt Hardaway, speaksto Metro students on Wednesday,Oct.6 in the Tivoll Hardaway discussedAmendment 36, which propos€s to modify the rrranner in which Colorado's electoral yot€s are allocated.

Colorado one vote per candidate.

Opposition to the amendment agree with this analysis and say presidential candidates will avoid the state becausethe potential return on their investment is too low. "l thought he did a good job exploring the role played by the Electoral College and political system and the less-than-appetizirg situations that could arise if Amendment 36 Dasses," Proviser said.

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presentation was well thought out. Change producesother change; favor the amendment or opposeit, one needs to think it through in a systematic sense. Will it haYe an impact on other electoral systems? Of course it will," he said.

There are two contradicting constitutional articles that arise from this ballot

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The United States Constitution states, in reference to the Electoral College, that in each state the power is left to the legislature to decide the manner in which the selectingof electorals occurs.

The Colorado constitution states: "The legislative power of the state shall be vested in the general assemblyconsisting of a senateand house of representatives. . .but the people reserve to themselves the power to propose laws and amendmentsto the constitution and to enact or rejea the same at the polls independent of the

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"The way I read that saying (is) people can propose laws just like the legislature can. But is that the same thing as saying that the unelected citizens of Colorado in fact constitute th€ general assembly?"Hardaway said. "lt opens it up for all kinds of legal action should it pass-is this irftiatiye acting like a legislature and then there are constitutional queslions; is it retroactive and it is occurring at the same time as the voting-potentially it would be a legal quagmireJ Proviser said.

Hardaway said, referring to the ballot initiatives language, that the unelected citizens of Colorado are acting as the general assembly."All right, you can buy that or not, but the problem I have with that is the whole premise of duties," he said.

"The problem is, the vote will have to be litigated and if the election is close-within two or three electoral votes-the Colorado Supreme Court will haye to interpret what those words mean under Colorado Constitution, and then the Colorado Supreme Court will select the next President of the United States,"Hardaway said.

Because the wording in Coloradot constitution has never been contested in reference to citizen initiative regarding the Electoral College, the Colorado SupremeCourt would look at this as a caseof first impression becauseno caselaw existson a situation like this, "Usually, a measure like this is done through the legislature. You canl do it by referendum by popular vote on this issue. Other states dont do this by referendum because they know it's unconstitutional."

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Composer George Crumb, named Composer of the Year by the Musical America International Directory of Performing Arts, will teach and perform at Metro starting Fri day,O ct. 22.

Crumb is traveling the country conducting masterclassesand performing in honor of his 75th birthday.

A,1Metro, he will teacha master classin composition during the afternoon, and at 6:30 p.m. will deliver a pre-concert lecture, sponsoredby Hal Tamblyn, former Metro Music Department chair and a past student of Crumbt.

The 7:30 p.m. all-Crumb concert at the King Center Concert Hall will feature work including "Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik," a piece based on Thelonius Monkk''Round Midnight;" "Mundus Canis," a five-part composition honoring the five dogs owned by Crumb and his wife during their lives; and "Vox Balanae"(the Voice of Whales),which calls for musicians to wear mask.

Scholarto lecture International human relations scholar Nontombi Naomi Tutu was named the 2004RachelB. Noel DistinguishedVisiting Professor.

Shewill visit Meho Oct. 17-18.

Her visit will include two lecturesto which the public is invited.

The daughter of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nontombi Naomi Tutu was bom in Krugersdorp, SouthAfiica.

Shefoundedand wasthe chairperson of the Tutu Foundation,which,from 1985 to 1990,assistedSouth African refugees and exiles.

Shehasworkedon many issuesrelated to education and professionalopportunitiesfor blackwomenin SouthA-frica.

Tutu'sSundaylecturewill be held at I I a.m. at shorter community AME chwch, 3100RichardAllen Court. A receptionand question-and-answer period will follow.

On Monday,Oct. 18,Tutu will hold a from 9 a.m.to 10:30 lectureanddiscussion a.m.in St.CajetantCenter.

Anyone interested in attending is askedto call ProfessorC.t White at 303556-8470.

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Seminarbattleswhite supremacy byClayhnWodhd Thel\,4etroDolitan The United Stateswas built on a foundation of white supremacy that still governs the system today, speakers said at the third annual Qonfrsnfing Racism seminar at Auraria Oct. 6 ano /Metro junior Bob Choflet, who heads up the Community Education Project, the Metro student organization that has presented the event for the past three years, said when you're talking about racism in U.S. society, you have to address white supremacy.

'Whiteness organizes this world," Choflet said. "As a group, we're interested in changing this society."

For the keynote address, Roxanne DunbarOrtiz, a historian and professor of Ethnic Studies and Women s Studies at California State Universiry focused on the history of how whitenesswas a founding principle of U.S. society and how it's more than skin deep.

"Whiteness as an ideology is far more complex than as just a skin color," Dunbar-Ortiz said.

Also, white supremacf helped guide the quest for expansion in the United States,which she said was simply a euphemism for the expansion of slavery.Her greatest frustration, however, is that this system of whiteness has not changed much, despite the abolition of slavery and the Civil Rights Movement of the I960s *But, still, the owners of power are still

white," Dunbar-Ortiz said. "Who owns the meansof production in this country? It's still all white." of politicalscienceat foel Olson,a professor the Universityof Northem Arizona,and Frank Wilderson. a self-describedBlack American who wasan activist and lecturerin SouthAfrica for five-and-a-halfyears,debatedthe merits of whetherthe struggleof whitesto end white supremacyreallybenefitsblacksin society, Olson,who hasspokenat the previoustwo ConfrontingRacismseminars,first addressed the faulty thinking that white supremary and go againstthe idealsof democracy. oppression "The liberty of somehasdependedon the of others,'Olsonsaidoppression Mostly though, he focusedon how being white in U.S. democracyis a label of social statusthat provideswhat he calls an "invisible knapsackof privilege."

"Whitenessis an expectationof and interest in specialtreatment,"he said.

Olson said that being white has for a long time meantthat one is a citizen,while pmple of color, including blacks and slaves,have been considered"anti-citizens"who are almost consideredto be working againstthe systemof white democracy.

Danny Holland /Ttre l,letopofian Wilderson,arguedthat the actionsof white activistslike Olsonareinadequateand askedwhy foseph Anrine speaksto onlookers about racism in the fustice syst€m&. 7 in St Cajetan's.Anrine was releasedfrom death row in fune of 2fi)3 after spending l7 yean behind barc. The Confronting Racism blacknessis not centralto white radicalism.

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Wedding:Couplesseekequalrights conlinuedtorn IIIIEDDING on cover political and religious topic nationwide with strong ties to Colorado.

Char said she wanted to marry Durban "because I think she's amazing."

"It is also a political statement becauseevery'Nothing's one deserves equal rights," she said. going to changq we still love each other."

Gay couples in this country cannot file taxes together or share any of the civil union benefits that straight unmarried couples have.

Colorado Republicans Sen. Wayne Allard and Rep. Marilyn Musgrave have sponsored an amendment and an act in the U.S. Senateand House of Representatives,respectively.

The amendment would have defined marriage as being between a man and a woman. The act in the House would have linited the iurisdiction ofdistrict courts to rule on marriage issues.

Both legislations were defeated.

Currently, Colorado has laws defining marriage as being between one man and one woman. Severalother stat€shave adopted similar laws: others will vote on amendments this November.

Hassler said while the ceremony today wasn't legal, her church keeps records of all marriages and hopes gay couples will eventually be grandfuthered-in when "tlre state catches up."

Durban said people who are against gay marriage are generally opposed to it being tied to religion or taking place in a church; they are not necessarilyopposedto civil unions.

Ron Gustman, an ordained minister and director of Christian Challenge, a religious grroup on the Auraria campus, said he believes marriage is between a man and a woman, "as defined in the Bible."

But the couples married on campus were married by a reverend, therefore, there are some religious connotations.

"There's definitely a religious aspect to iti Durban said. "The cool thing about Emily and

"Iesus loves me and homosexuals. I'm not better than them," he said- "We have a big, good and just God who can forgive."

"l wantthe worldb know" National Coming Out Day is officially Oct. 11, but the GLBTSSoffice decidedto celebrateit this year on Tuesday becausethey did not want to interfere with Columbus Day. Bensen said if there are more gay couples who wish to marry the campus wedding might become a tradition.

'It's important to have a space where you can make a public commitment to each other," Durban said.

Oct. 1l is the anniversary of the first GLBT march on Washington in 1987, according to Bensen.

Metro student Mike Frazier said that for him, National Coming Out Day is a time for all members of the GLBT community to acknowledge themselves as people and as a community.

"Coming out is a very personal thing.

National Coming Out Day is a time for us to acknowledge all of our personal stories and strugglesi Frazier said.

Durban said she came out when she was 14 and Char came out when she was 19.

"When I came out, I came out," she said.

Although her parents did not know right away, Durban said she came out pretty publicly in her community and became involved in social jusMatt Jonas /The lue0ooolilan tice work and human righs.

Erin Durban and Mishka €har hold hands as they exchangematrimonial vows on the Auraria campus Her parents eventually figured it out.

Oct. 12 during Auraria's National Coming Out Day celebration, "They've gone through all the different processesparents go through," she said. She comes her church is that they work with peoplewhere is all aboutl he said. fiom a very right-wing Catholic family and she they'rea! itt reallyprogressive."

Greg Oppenhuizen,a senior at UCD and said there were obstacles involved in her com"Itt basicallylike we're married in our member of Christian Challenge,said when he mg out. minds,but in the statet minds and the country's attendedcollegein Michigan the campushad an "When I went home for the holidays last minds,we'renot married,"Charsaid, eventsimilar to Auraria'sNational Coming Out year, they told me I couldn't sit at the adult table Gustmansaidhe seesthe Bible as the "bed- Day celebrationand Christian groupsprotested, until I brought my boyftiend home," she said. rock of our society.""If we begin to redefine He said he's glad the samething didrit happen "But I brought Mishka home this year and they whatmarriageis,it canunravelwhatour society here. loved her."

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"The struggle for bla& freedom intensifies all other struggles for freedom in Arnerica," he said.

Wilderson later explained after the discussion that whites can't help blacksto regain what they've lost becauseblack lost the ability to name all that was taken from them over hundreds ofyears of slaveryand oppression.

"I guarantee that every political struggle is predicated on the ability to name what they lostj he said. "Naming what they lost is something biack can't do." Furthermore, he said, whites can never fight for blacks to truly regain what they've lost becauseit would mean whites would have to lose everything they've taken.

Olson said while he agreeswith Wilderson that white radicds have often done more to hurt the black freedom movement than better it, he disagreeswith Wildersont assertion that a society in which blacls arenl oppressed cant exist.

Joseph Amrine, an African-American who was released from prison in June of last year years of after spending 26 years in prison-l7 which were on death row-spoke at the seminar and said he was wrongfully convicted of killing a fellow inmate by an all-white jury even after several witnesses, including an officer, testified he didn't do it.

'In our society now, ifyou're white and you kill a black person, you're most likely not to get the death penaltyi' he said, He blamed the media as a contributing factor in why much of society views blacks in a negative light, and that it never shows positive actions of blacla. But, he said, black people in the United States need to really make an effort to changethe systemfor the better.

What most bothered him, he said, was that the audience at the event was predominantly white and there should be more people of color , at a Confronting Racism seminar.

"This place should be packed with black people,"he said.

CCD student Amanda Mason said she agreeswith Amrine on how the audiencet predominantly white make-up is a problem.

"There should be people who are not white at this conference and there aren t," Mason said.

"And thatt a failure of the organizers. Itk also a failure of the college itselfJ' She said the larger problem is white apathy of whites not wanting to deal with racism. This has to do with whites having the privilege to not have to addres it and being white, she said she's been trying to understand white privilege, which is one reason she's attended the seminar for the past three years.

"There are very few spacesin our life where we can learn things (tke this)," Mason said,"and ifs great that the college put resourcesout for things like this."

CCD student Tobias Martinez, who attended the second night of the seminar, said he appreciatedthe intent of the event, but he couldn't really understand the messages Jackson and Sexton,specifically, weretrying lo convey.

"I couldn't even understand the words becausethey were so big," Martinez said. "If you're going to speak about race issues...be simple, clear and direa."

there are tvvo wa_vsin which a measure for citizen vote makes it to the ballot: l) Referred measure, where through referendum, the legislature yotes on it or 2) citizen initiative, where whomever is pmposing it is required to get the required number of signaturesto make it to the ballot without interference from the legislature.

She said there are pros and cons to this process.

"Through referendum,it givesthe legislative body a chance to work with the language and allows for a course of discussion and debate," Sandoval said. "The initiative way, a group of citizens craft the language and the impact of the initiative wouldn't be realized until after it is passed."

At that point, she said, the spin doctors can take over and all of the responsibility falls on the voter,and they are sometimespressuredto make

a decision.

Sandoval referenceda citizen initiative, the Thx Payer Biil of Rights, which rnade it to ballot and rvaspassedby majority vote in 1992.

When it passed, state revenues where very healthy. This amendment forces the state government to refund surpluses-Since 2000, revenues have decreased, drastic cuts have occurred and Amendment 23 has come into play, dramatically altering the statebudget.

"My impressionwhen theyvoted on TABOR (was that) backers were not really aware of the ramifications. You can't passa ta-yinto a vote of the people.Today when I talk to people,they say 'I didn't' realizethatj" Sandovalsaid.

Sandoval supports the abiliqv for citizens to bring about initiatives but feels that some precautions should be put in place rvhen those initiatives pass.

"If the legislaturecan't agreeon something, then by having our constitution allow the citizensto by?assthe legislatureand get a measure

to the ballot for the pmple to vote on is a positive thing," she said.

Shesaid a downside is consequentlythe citizen initiative is loaded with things that go into the constitution and altering it is very difticult.

The state legislature has the power to alter statutesbut cannot alter amendments, I don t like the fact that a lot ofgroups want to change the constitution, but that being the case, we should have safeguards in place that if the initiative passes,altering it could happen within a certain time frame or under certain conditions." Sandoval said She said it should be made easier for a citizen initiative to be changed and harder for statutesto be changed.

"If power is take from the legislature, we can't really respond efEcientlyto whatt going in the current day," Sandoval said.

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"There axe 625 detainees sitting in Guantanarno Bay, Cuba at U.S. disposal without lawyers facing their own neglect and abuse.

Why is this okay?" - Zoâ‚Źwilliams

ls tofture patriotic?

"The people are urged to be patriotic ... W sacrifcing their own children.

Patriotism requires allegiance to the flag, which meansobedienceand readinessto kiII father, mother, brother, sister." Emma Goldman In December of 2003, a desperate letter ftom a woman known by nothing but "Noor" escaped Abu Ghraib jail Zod Williams --GGnffimnist in Iraq and made its veayto a group of seven lawyers investigating U.S. inflicted abuse on detainees. This letter was so horrifting it was held under great skepticism. Its contents explained the gang rapes and beatings that women, a small minority in the jail, were receiving. Some of the women were pregnant ftom the rapes.

Noor begged the Iraqi resistance to bomb the jail to spare the women further dishonor.

According to the Guardian of March, 2004, most of the women surviving detention in Iraq were not willing to speak of their tortures, as they were petrified with pain and fex. The Guardian also explained that many women did not survive theL release due to honor killings fueled by the equation of rape with shame on the victirn in some Islamic societies.

U.S. military lead investigator Major General Antonio Taguba confirmed the letter was accurate. He confirmed tlrat among some 1,800 digital photos fiom inside Abu Ghraib illustrating tortures of detainees,there were severalof soldiers "having sex" with the women ( The Guardian).

It has since been near\ impossible for lawyers investigating further abuse to get inside Abu Ghraib. This story alone is a demonstration of ererything that is wrong not only with the war in Iraq, but the U.S. obsessionwith an over-militarized society.

Since 9/11, a contorted definition of just action has infected the masses.Tortures, rapes and murders of detaineesin Abu Ghraib have been validated by right wing jingoists like Rush

Limbaugh, attributing the cruelty to "blowing off some steam." George W. Bush and Donald Rumsfeld were able to cleansetheir hands after a brief apology.Meanwhile,the U.S.continues to

be disillusioned with the idea that all of Iraq is out to kill them, so Iraq must die first by whatever means necessary Why did it take months for the torture scandal at Abu Ghraib to break? lVhy are these tortures being validated? Why arent they being named?

Rumsfeld, Bush, and the corporate media label the eventsofAbu Ghraib as "abuses"or soldiers"having sexwith' or "hurting" prisoners. This was not simple abuse, or sex, or pain. Soldiers were torturing, violently raping, suffocating, electrocuting, and bludgeoning detainees,sometimesto the point of death.

When there is a death on the Coalition side, we hear about murderers, terrorists, beheadings, brutaliry and bloodbaths. There are 625 detainees sitting in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba at U.S. disposal without lawyers facing their own neglect and abuse. Why is this okay? These prisoners are being starve4 overcrowded, and exposed to unsanitary conditions. Regardless of extreme weather and illnesses related to their overcrowding, the Red Cross cannot obtain access.Why is this okay?

It is surprising to me that there are not more beheadings. The U.S. lost 3,000 people on September11,2001, and has invaded two countries killing at least 55,048, injuring 145,391civil-of ians and combatants as luly, 2004(www.iraqbodycount.net, Afghan Victim Memorial Project). The U.S. reports confirm at least 44 casesof torture in Abu Ghraib jail (a number lauded by Iraqi lawyers, also leaving out any other torture cases).

These numbers are overwhelming, and they are not in major news. U.S. citizens are expected to question these numbers and remain distant, avoiding contemplation to maintain apathy.

Honestly, I am amazed at how low Coalition casualtiesare in this war. and I consider this a gift of grace,humanity, and forgivenessfrom the people of Iraq, the samecan be said about Afshanistan.

Celebratepride,not genocide Make no mistake: two hundred and thirty people risking arrest for what they believe in is a powerful sight.

I had the privilege of witnessing iust that on Saturday, when a large crowd of protesters sat dorvn on Market Street to block the Columbus Day Parade.

Perhaps a hundred yards down the street, police had stopped the parade while they slowly arrestedthe Protesters.

Joel Tagert Frrsl up was a crowo columni:t of perhaps a hundred non-Indian supporters.

To the resonant sound of drums and singing, they rvereIed awayby onesand trvosinto wailing police buses.

In the distance we could hear tlte paraders rewing their engines and hofing their homs

impatiently. As each protester was escorted away, the crowd cheered their determination and spirit.

When. after 45 minutâ‚Źs, the last of the first wave had been arrested, an even larger block of American Indians stepped forward, many of them women and children. Their faces shone with happiness and resolve as they were led away.

Finally, the organizersof the event stepped forward. The crowd cheered wildly. Last of all was UCD political science professor Glenn Morris, his fist raised in victory as he rvalkedto his arrest.

With the streetnow emptp the parade drove forward. The drums were drowned out by the roar of the Sons of Italy's motorcycles,and the exhaustfumeschokedout the aromaticsmudge the Indianshad beenburning. In the faceof the blaring horns we continued to chant, "Celebrate pride, not genocide!"

Itt worth noting here that I saw not a single

depiction ofColumbus in the parade,nor indeed any referenceto his famous journey.

Instead, there were a lot of guys on motorcycles,a bunch of big trucks, a limo, a couple of Hummers, and a few thousand Italian flags.

Even to these Italian Americans, it would seem Columbus Day is lessabout Columbus than it is about ltalians.

This is unfortunate, because to most American Indians, the arrival of Columbus in the Americas marks the beginning of pcrhaps the worst genocidein human historl'.

Also, Columbus was personallya slavetrader -not exactly a profession worth celebrating, and one reason members of the Creater Den'er lvlinisterial Alliance participated in the civil disobedience.

Still, one could make some criticism of the action. For one, it didn't actually stop the parade. \!hy get arrestedif you don't even achieveyour aim?

The ansrver is that the Drotest was more

concerned with symbolism than with direct action. The organizershad informed the police of their exactplans beforehand,and they offered no resistanceto arrest, simply standing up and walking to the buses as the police gestured to them.

Clearly, this was a tactical decision. There was no doubt that ttre protesters could have stopped the parade in its tracks simply by locking arrns and refusing to move. Instead, they offered a symbolic resistanceagainst a symbol of genocide.

Hopefully, the massarrestsn'ill be enough to convince the legislatureto get rid of Columbus Day once and for all. Rep. Mike Cerbo, DDenver,has said he plans to introduce legislation to that effect in the next legislativesesslon.

If his measure passes,and still the Sons of Italy persist in their misguided parade, at least the-v'lldo it without stateendorsement.

It rvould be one small step forward in righting five hundred years of wrongs.

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Lights,cameras,FBIagent?

Clich6s'becomeclichdsby often being true and this caseis no exception.Apparently,as the "clichC"goes,truth really is strangerthan fiction. Just take a look at prime time TV. Brady Finta appeared on the popular television show, "Survivor," but prior to that he was in the Marines,and today works on the SWATteam in Los Angelesfor the FBI. If all weren'tenoughhe Bryan Goodland of that -----e;in-n:r; is goingto be assignedto a counter-terrorism unit.

I don'tconsidermyself an expert in security, foreign affairs, or counterterrorism, but I do find it interestingthat the FBI would let one of their agentsbe on prime time television.

It would seem that at some point someone would have approved his appearanceon

national television. and it wou.ld also seem that someoneshou.ldhave said no. I don't think FBI agents really need to be recognizedon-sight by someone who caught a rerun of a "Survivor" episode.

Fortunately for the FBI and national securiry the powers that be have decided Finta can no longer appear on the television series.

Unfortunately for Finta, he will have to return to his day job of keeping peace in the greaterLos Angelesarea.

The FBI probably could have saveda lot of time, hassle,and, no doubt, money if someone would havesimply told this agent that appearing on television might not be the best idea.

On the other hand, maybe the FBI was looking for some publicity and needednational exposurefor one of their agents.

Whatever the casemay be, I think the whole thing was an immense miscalculation by the FBI. What kind of world do we live in where

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keepersof the peaceappear on national television, and don't'even think twice about it? In an era of terrorism and counter-terrorism I would think the FBI should safeguardnot only its citizens,but also its reputation. This makes them look like an organization that doesn't take its job very seriously and lets its agents seek publicity.

Whether any of this is true or not, doesn't matter; it's appearancesthat count. People now can associatethe FBI with "Survivor." To me, that doesn't seemlike a good thing.

In the end, maybe itt not that big of a deal.

After all, police, fireman and other civi.l servants regularly appear on shows like "Jeopardy," "Survivor," and the like. It just seemsthat the FBI would want more of a secretiveposition within society given the nature of their work.

But as they say, the show must go on. I'm just waiting for the next "Big Brother" episode, and maybe this time they'll have people in the witness protection program. Now that would be some television.

teatlres [ditrf TravisCombs ldusic€diior Tuyet Nguyen

menl and not investigatingthe story entirely is being scrutinized.

Until recently, CBS defended the "60 Minutes" story done by Rather, which ran on Sept. 8, 2004. It only took a few days for the television network to changetheir stance.

The network recently released a statement apologizing for using the story without validating the sources us€d.

Rather also issued an apology, stating that if he had know of all the discrepanciesinvolved with the memo it would have never run.

Public apologies don't seem to sadsry the general public. The reliability of CBS as a news source appears to be damaged, as well as Mr. Rather's credibility as an anchor.

Rathercovereda story that useda memo from Would a resignation from Rather, or even a a former supervisorof Bushduring his service seriesof terminations of those involved in the with the TexasNational Guard. After the pro- story restorethe objectivity of mainstreamjourgram aired,the memo wasanalyzedby experts, nalism?It does not seemlikely. who claim that the document is likely to have The media is expected to uphold their beenfalsified,asthe font and typesetusedis not responsibility to the public to fact-check and consistentfor the time it wasallegedlyproduced. provide un-falsified documents in reports.

The choiceof Ratherand CBSusinsthe docuWhen a company airs a program it should

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accept responsibility thal the story is just as much a representation of the newssourceas theanchor.

"60 Minutes" has been on the air for 36 vears,and hasearned75 EmmyAwards.After all the storiesthis programhasairedand the level of investigativereporting used,they shouldhave knownhow to backup their research.

However, thequestionable documentsRatherusedarenot enoughto rule out the networkasbeingentirely credible.All of the major Americannetwork haveairedtheir shareof slant.

How objectivehas CBS been in the past?

Expandthis furtherand examinethe objectivity of ABC,NBC, and For Whendo you takeone newscast-andthe lackof goodjudgmentin its airing particular programming-and account that for the validity of the station asa whole?

For thoseofyou who think onenewssource is enoughto geta graspof currentevents,think again.This recentevent should reaffirm the needto seekout multiplebroadcasts in orderto obtain a well-rounded,unbiasedand generally well-informedscoDe of the news.

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Conseruatives aremorehonestwiththemselves In caseyou werewonderingI'm not an old rich whiteguy.I'm alsonot, in my opinion,anyway,a backwardelitist with strawin my teeth.I'm a womanwith strongconvictionsand high ideals.

I'm the typical shelteredclassmateyodve come acros in your lifetime but perhapshesitatedto befriend.The one who seeksout a Bible for answers.The one who will remain a virgin until married"In short, I'm a conservative.

Angnde McManus As I've said, mv -----e;ffit [fe until now hasbeen mostly mundane. It wasn'tuntil collegethat I experiencedsituations my more worldly friends probably knew about from birth. It wasrlt until collegethat I realized just how small-mindedthe world nuly was.

It's a labelI know well EvenTheMetropolinn writers have publicly mocked my beliefs.They are, it would seem,deplorable.Backwardand often simply foolish, selectivein what kind of living is acctptableand thereforedeservingof the

highestlevelof ridicule.

But in dismissingconservatives as closeminded, liberalsseemto haveforgotten reality.

After all, they considerthemselvesto be openminded.Sucha lifestyle,they claim,is superior because it's moreloving of our fellowman.Yetat the samemoment,th€y openlyattackconservatives.Truly, hypocrisyat its finest.Or to take it onestepfurther,an acceptedform of modern-day bigotry.By the progressive left, not the traditionalistright.

Recendy,a popular topic for many was the Swift Boat Veteransfor Truths' seemingvendetta againstPresidentialcandidateJohn Kerry.

Inconceivable,came the protests.Democrat or Republican,who couldevenfathomdemeaninga war hero?EvenPresidentBustrhadwordsof support. NotablesinceKerry,unlike Bush,regularly attackedhis rival in public.Alsonotable?Douglas Brinkley Kerryt official biographer, publicly acknowledginginaccuracyby Kerry and thus concurringwith SBVff information.

But that didnl matter.Any true American would nevergrant a listen to suchrubbish anyway.

Yet where was the outcry when ads flamed the right? Created for a contest held by popr:lar left Web site MoveOn.org, they likened Bush to Hider and Busht supportersto Nazis.

A.lthough they were denounced, MoveOn.org founder and Hungarian-born billionaire George Soros had already started the ball rolling back in Nov. 2003, telling T? e Washington Post,"America, under Bush, is a danger to the world . . . When 'You're I hear Bush say, either with us or against usi it reminds me of the Germans . . . My experiences under Nazi and Soviet rule have sensitized me." All ads were created by groups not associated with either candidate. All had sensation as a priority before facts. But only one was roundly condemned by all.

I never claimed I wasrit small-minded. In a sense,everyone is. Everyone has standards by which they interpret life. Those standards range from science to religion to Harlequin romance novels.

By choosing what standard to live by, people decide what to accept and what to rejecl Conservatives are simply more honest, with themsekes and society,as they do so.

One Last Thing...

Ask the "Milk Man" DearMr.MilkMan I'veoftenwonderedin public placesmeant to "serw" the populacewhyit is thalcivilityhas takena backseat to nortingrlass apaltry.I lind that I'm disturb€d by th€s€ negative changes in ihe service industry.What do you think his is a resultof?

- No Respec't Well, in 196E,rhe Milkmen worker's unbn held the first in a serie of slslddown prclast rnartr€s acrossthe stateof Ohio. Local papers crid a yk'torf for ahccollsboratioo of the market prrduce orgsniz€rs,the first sincethe indus&ial rcvolutitn. It wosdufing th€s€drrk daysthat I met your mother.

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A not-so-scary critter looking to frighten at "The Dig" a theme-basedhaunted house located in Broomfield

Denver's newest high-tech haunted house is located in Broomfield, off of Highway 36 and Highway 287. The Dig housed in a 10,000 square-foot warehouse,is produced by FrightProps,a Broomfield company.

This haunt is based on a fictional storyline.

A local man PhineasP. Hatchet studied archeological sites in the Nile Valley.He is said to har€ found some interesting artifacts while building a warehouse in Broomfield in 1982. Since the completion of the warehouse, a number of people have been reported missing.

This is where The Dig's tour begins. You enter the warehouse,passing a number of artifacts displayedin glasscases.At the entrance to the elevator shafts, two Rangersinform you of safety concerns and let you know that staff are there to assist'!ou in casean emergenry occurs.

Passingthrough The Dig's initial portal, you find yourself in fiont ofa row ofrvhat look like elevator doors, ready to take you down 5,000 feet to the dig site.

Once the elevator, or, "Hellevator" is full, a Ranger closes the door and the usual shakLeah Bluntschli /The Mebomlitan ing, lights flashing and smoke occur. When the Ranger announces you have arrived at the bottom, they proceed to the back of the elevator to push the back panel open, ushering 1'ou into the first part of the maze.\{'ithin seconds, the Ranger is grabbed fiom behind by a beast of some sort. Screamingfor the rest of us to go ahead and saveourselves,the Ranger is pulled out of sight, leaving ever,vonein the group to walk through the maze unaided.

Along the way, .you witl find mechanical werewolves, mummies, boiling cauldrons, zombies, ghouls, bats, and spiders with their webbing. Strobes, flickers and other theatrical lights flash on and off adding to the effect.

Background noises,sometirnesout of sync, add to the haunting of The Dig. Floor-mat triggers and photoelectric sensorsactiyate a number of props, sound and lighting devices. fust before exiting The Dig, you passthrough a tunnel that spins around, making you think the walkway you are on is moving and you are about to fall off. Once you step off the walkway you emerge into what looks like a store, where you can truy ghoulish refreshmentsand trinkets.

In all fairness,the night I visited The Dig, some of the animatronics and special effects were not working. It seems that some of the computer software that ran the effectsstill had some bugs to be worked out.

Should someonelook up for anv reason,the warehouseceiling is visible in places,taking away fiom the overal.l effect of being underground. I may not have found The Dig all that frightening, but,vou may. It is not for the timid or the shy. It has potential and when fuliy operational, it just

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They wanted to live forever KattrynGraham TheMetrooolitan A statue of Osiris, lord of the underworld, stands tall at the Denver Museum of Nature and Sciencet premier exhibit, "A Quest For Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt," explaining how the Egyptiant intricate belief systembegan.

Egyptians lived every aspect of their lives focused on the belief that the body must be preservedintact for the spirit to make its journey after death and gain immortality.

According to Egyptian myth, Osiris was once murdered and dismemberedby his jealous brother and his bod1,parts were scatteredacross theearth. Osiris'sisterand wife,Isis,the patron of fertility and magic, searchedthe earth to find her husbandt body parts. Isis succeededat putting him back together and Osiris was resurrected.

This is the most important myth because it who the ancient Egyptiansrvere. encompasses "ln ancient Egypt, if you were bitten by a crocodile you automatically got immortality," said Darlyne Fuller, museum volunteer.

Egyptian crocodile god Sobek symbolized the might of the Eglptian pharaohs.Depicted as a crocodile or in human form with the head of a crocodile, crowned either by a pair of plumes or sometimes by solar disk, he symbolized the fertility of the Nile river.

Mummification included treating and placing the dead's stomach, intestines, lungs and liver, each in its own Canopic jar. The heart was mummified and placed back into the body.

The deceased's symbolic belongingsand written soells were placed in the tomb

to lead the dead into the afterlife. Beginning at night, the deadt 12-hour journey to immortality began. By morning, the dead lived eternal life, rising with Ra the sun god.

Queen Nedjmett canopic chest is currently being shown, at the DMNS, along with a sculpture of Osiris mummified as well as in the processof resurrecting.

Egyptians sharedtheir world with hundreds of gods they brought to life in magnificent statues and carvings. The gods and pharaohs shown as having big ears meant they listened to the prayers of their people. lt is known that the ancient Eg)?tians worshiped at least75 different manifestationsofthe sun god.

Currendy on display, at the DMNS, is a replica reconstruction of the burial chamber of Egyptt Pharaoh Thutmose III, ruler of the New Kingdom-along with the many other treasures that haveresurrectedancient EgFpt. As a compliment to the exhibit, IMAX is showing the film "Mysteries of Egypt" where visitors can marvel at the majestic pyramids in the Valley ofthe Kings.

The exhibit is a fascinatinglook back at the Egyptians ancient beliefs from 3,000 .vearsago and will be open to the public until January 23.

It has been organized by the United Exhibits Group, Copenhagenand the National Gallery of Art, Washington in associationwith the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Cairo. Funding for the exhibit was provided in part by citizens in the Denver metro area and through the Scientific and Cultural FacilitiesDistrict.

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Bender's 13ft Ave. Thvern Location:314E. I 3th AYenue Website: www.benderstavern.com What's it like: Not a dive but a mild manneredworking classhang-outwith the feel of a drinkin' country bar.A welcomingstaff helps you feelat homewith no traceof pretentious bullshit and the simplesurroundingsoffer no needto dressup and feelhip. A focuson the local sceneis apparentin managerStephen Copeland'sthreerules:No more than five bucks will everbe chargedto seea local band;variety in local bandswill be the norm in an evening's line-up; and bandsarepaid ftom the money the bar makes.The more you like the band,the more you &ink, the more the band makes.

Who'sbem there:Slim CessnatAuto Club, Munly and the Leelrwis Harlots,Rai]benders, The Swanls Thebuzz: 'Bender'sis definitely the new place in town for local musid'said Copeland.

Specialties:Mondaysare'Drinkin' Countr)'" with Df Danny offering the roots and branches. Tuesdayand Thursdaynights are'New Wave/IndieKaraokeNight," and Wednesday is 'RebelliousJukebox."Saturdayand Sunday moming from 11a.m.till 2 p.m.,catchtwo and Shot dollar Bloody Marys,Screwdrivers, Specialsalongwith breaKastspecialsfrom Chris'Kitchen,

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The Gothic Theater Locartot: 3263S.Broadway,Engiewood I{eD site www.nipp.com What's it like: Backin the RoaringTwenties, The Gothictook its placein historyasthe first theaterin the city to showtalking movies.

Now after beingrenovatedand savedfrom the clutchesof bankruptcy,this theater-tumedmusic hall featuresa wrap-aroundbalconyand a decorativepaint scheme.To complimentthe fancyinterior, The Gothic hashad severalbands gracethek stagepre-MTV days.

Who'sbecnthere:Faceto Face,Recover, Midtown, Good Charlotte,Savesthe Day, Thursday,Le Tigre, Old 97s.

The buz,z"Thereis no other 1,000seatvenuein Americaaswarm and intimate asThe Gothic," saidKentSheldon,housemanager.

Specialties:Different drink specialsto compliment eachshow:you might find a $2 beerspecial,or a $3"you-cdl-it" special.

What's it like: Under the same ownership since 1986, Rock Island is the oldest night club in Denver. Dark and artsy, it caters to all in search of a good time. Featuring music ftom Dfs, hiphop, r&b, party music, goth, industrial, punk and hard-core, not to mention tley're two-leveled. This means that downstairs they're likely to be throwing erotic parties, hosting art or fashion shows or magazine/music releaseparties, while upstairs the bands arti rockin'.

Who's been ihere. Fear Before the March of Flames, Northstat The New Amsterdams, Piebald, A Static Lullaby, The Casket Lottery The Buz: "Rock kland is'no anitude.'None fiom us, none ftom our customers, and, t}u,g no issues...just good, loud music all the time at

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the lowest prices aroundi'said Dave Clamage, owner of Rock IslandSpecialrias Thursday nights are world-beat acid-jazz night with two-for-one drinks for the ladies, 10-1lp.m., $5 cover;Saturdaynights is 'Shout" an all-ages dance party; Sunday nights 'urxeenj' is the goth and industrial partf. Also,

lncation: 161415thStreet com Website:www.ro ckislandclub.

Rock Island hosts a radio show on I I 50am every Sunday night ftom 7-9.

Shake,rattle& rollundera DeadMoon The clamor causedby Litde Richard was soon mufled by a thousandwhite voices,singing in near-perfectharmony. Thus hasbeenthe reoccurrrngsaga.

Every time rock and roll menaces its fangs at the mainstream, it is quickly usurped by its imitators."Hey, hey,we're the Monkees" becomes ZachBrooks the battle cry of mediocMttsic Columnkt rity. For wery Nirvana, there are a thousand Bushes.For everyGreenDay,a thousandGood Charlottes.And for everyWhite Stripes... well, I'll just saythat I only needoneJetto want to put a gun to the faceof this so-called"rock and roll revival" and pull the fucking trigger.

But, hallelujah!Amidst the seaof 80 dollar shaghaircuts and hundred dollar jeans (which, for 20 dolhrs more, @me with their own dirt creasesand holes) there lur}s The Dirtbombs and Dead Moon (playing the Larimer lounge, OcL l8).

Garage rock bands that don't like being calledgaragerock bandsbecauseof the bad taste in our collectivemouths.They'rejust the thing to get the hum of the MTV Video Awardsout if this aint rock and roll, of your ears,because I don't know what is. And just as importantiy, they are not envelopedin pretenselike someof Thereare their,otherwisegood,contemporaries. formulated no Hives-esquetheatricsor speeches straightoff the "Kick Out the Jams"record(anyoneseenThe MooneySuzuki?).

No, they'retoo damnedold. Theseguyshave beenplaying this stuff sinceJackWhite waslistening from ouside the bar (wherehe must have been taking notes). The Dirtbombs have been rocking Detroit since1992and beforethat, front man Mick Collins was in the band The Gories, who, lo and behold,playedstripped-downrock with a coupleguitarsand a girl drummer.

Not only havethe Dirtbombs beenrocking twice as long as thesekids, but they also rock twie as hard- Two drummers and two bass plqcrs make up the most bad-assrhythm section around. It waserplosiveat the Bluebir4 so it $ould just about blow your head off at the

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That is if your head is still seatedon your shouldersafter Dead Moon. Bandsalwaystalk about playing with their hearts, but most of them are full of shit. They really just want to look cool.DeadMoon doesnot look cool.

Theylook like they'velived through ,10years of shows,boozeand drugs.Of course,they have.

Guitarist Fred C,olehas been playing in bands sincehe was 15 yars old (circa 1964!)and he and bassist,wife Toody (no, not fake wife, or fake sister)havebeen playing together,in vari ous incarnations,since1979, They put out their own records as well, proving that the D.I.Y. ahic exists outside of hardcore.They're the kind of band that forces all of us wee children, with our smug rock'n' roll sensibilitiesand superiority complenes,to look in the mirror and realizethat we are really just a bunch of posers.All this without a color sdreme.

So talcethat wad of cashyou wereplannirrg on spendingon the next big thing and Eoto this showinstead.Youll haveplenty of moneyleft to spendon liquor.

Top Five l.KJLezmer Metal 2. StonerClvfioy Blues 3. Speed|azz-tronica 4. GeographyRock 5. Frankenpop (T. Ngu)€n & C. Casciato)

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"I'- not going to liei said junior defensive specialist Sarah Robbins. "We are on a roll."

M*ro (10-10, 7-4 RMAC) has won six of their last seven mat€hes to get back to .500 and position themselves for a playoff run. "I'm very proud of this team ... we keep working hard," said head coach Debbie Hendricks.

Thanl6 to the recent win streak, Metro sits in a third place tie with R€is in the RMAC East Division. Hendricls caid her team knew how important the weekend was for their playoff future. Only the top eight teams in the RMAC earn a spot in tle conference toumament, Hendricla said.

Thursday, Oct. 7, Metro swept the CUColorado Springs Mountain Lions (11-7, 6-4 RMAC) 30-24, 30-23,30-23. The Roadrunners' offense was led by junior outside hitter Sheena Mclaugblin with 16 hlls on a .231 hit percentage. Freshman outside hitter Julie Green added 15 kills with a .387 hit percentage.

The key statistic, however, came ftom the 'Runners' defense. Libero Taryn Dresdrer, setter Sarah Lively, outside hitters Stefanie Allison and Sheena Mclaughlin and Robbins each recorded double digit digs. Defense is gietly becoming the team's strong point 'Our defense is taking a big stepi Hendricks saidWhile watching the gameg it might be easy to become a fan of the thunderous spikes that rain down and the fast paced offense Metro plays. But defense is where Metro has been tough recently.

This team has had no problem finding offense and trading points with their opponent, but now the defense is keeping more plays alive. together," a:re fioally coming Mclaughlin saidMetro fuced the New Mexico Hiehlands

Cowgirls(8-9, 6-5 RMAC) Friday,Oct. 8. The gameplanwassimple.'We wantedto be aggressive from the beginningand jump on them earlyj'Lively said.

The Cowgirlshad a different plan and hung 'Runners with Metro in the first game. The grabbedtheir first lead late, 21-20, but put togethera 9-6 run to win the first game30-26.

Metro openedthe secondgamewith eight straightpoints and dominatedthe rest of the way for a 30-15win. The third gamelooked like anothereasywin with the Roadrunnersup 25-17,but New Mexicomade a run. It wasn't enoughasMetro closedout the match30-25. ' Green continued to hammer spikes off opposingplayersas well as the gym floor and led the teamwith 14 kills at an astonishing.414 hit percentage.Mclaughlin led the defensive effort with 19digs.

Saturday,OcL 9, Metro faced the RMAC West leaders.The CSU-PuebloThunderwolves (9-11,9-3RMAC) wereriding their own fourgamewin streakcomingin.

Hendrick realized the importance of the match Friday wening. "lt's a must win for us," Hendricla said.

The match was Metro's third game in as many nights. Overcomingphysicalwear would be key.

'When you play threenights in a row.. .the team that can overcomethe phpical aspectcan usuallywini' Hendrickssaid.

Maintaining momenturn ftom the previous gameswould help leadMetro to victory.'We fed off the two wins," RobbinssaidThe'Runners took the 6rst game 30-20.

CSU-Pueblowas having trouble blocking and spiking againstthe taller Roadrunnerteam.

In the secondgame, Allison blocked two consecutiveThunderwolvesattemptsto giveher tean a l3-7 lead.

You could almost seethe air deflating ftom Puebloduring the game.Metro took advantage and playedwith greatenergyto win 30-21and go up 2-0 at the break Lively cameout of the break and servedup two big acesfor Metro.The'Runnerscould sense Carol A Djekic / The Metropolitan the sweepand jumped out to an 8-1 advantage.

Metro junior SheenaMclaughlin aud freshmaaAndra Pedersenjump to block a spike by CUThe Thunderwolvescomebackattempt brought ColoradoSpringsLindseyHillegassThursday Oct. 7. The Roadrunnerswon the match 3-0. them to within threepoints (21-18),but Metro would not be denied.The Roadrunnersclosed out tJrematch on a 9-2 run to earn the sweep taking notice, "We have leamed to appreciate Metro will b€ at Mesa.Stateat7 P.m. Saturday, Oct. 16. Metro welcomesDivision I opponent winning," Mclaughlin said.

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Metro looksto pushtheir win streakto six in Northern Coloradoto Auraria at 7 p.m' Tuesday, A tirelesswork ethic hasbeencreditedfor the Roadrunnerturnaround.The plaversare a rcw at7 p.m. Friday,Oct. 15 at WesternState. Oct. 19.

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The secondgamewasplayedagainstTexas A&M Commerce,anotherregionalopponent ranked3'din the Midwestregion.

A lossto Commercewould be darimental to the Roadrunners'chancesof hosting the regional tournament, as RMAC Rival Regisis only onegamebehindMetroin the standings.

But this is not a teamthat letsfearenterinto theequation, Metro didn\ let much time go by in the first half before scoring the only goal of the game, a great shot by senior forward Amy kichliter from an assistby Guanteat 4:,() that found the corner of the goal.

DanrryHolland / The Melropolitan Thanksto somesolid play by the defensive Metro freshmangoalkeepcrSarahLeonhardmakesa savein the garnevs, CSu-PuebloSePt.24 at corps of Metro and the timely, solid goaltending by konhard (four saves),this win for the Auraria- The'Runnersdefensehasheld the opponentsto a totel of 52shotson Bo€litr l3 games.

Roadrunners was one of t}re biggest of the season.

"Sarah (Leonhard) did a great job in net, especially considering the conditions," said Sanchez.

'It was spitting rain, tlere was a lot of standing water on the field, and in those sloppy conditions, Sarah did a very solid job for us."

Sanchez stopped short of calling them the two biggest results of the year, but did admit that "it never hurts" to get some head+o-head wins within the region.

Sanchez also said he is happy to be home at Auraria Field for the nent four matches, all against RMAC foes. 'and 'We we have the best field," he sai4 always play well here. So itb good to be home."

The Roadunners take on the Nes.rrMexico Higblands Cowghls at I p.m. Friday at Auraria, and host the Adams State Grizdies at 12 p.mon Sunday.

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"We just wanted to come out with a lot of energy in the first ten, fifteen minutes (of play) and put'em away; make it an easy da1' for ourselves,"said sophomore forward Phillip Owen.'And fortunatelt',we were able to do that (as) we scoredthree goals in the frrst fifteen minutes; so, (rve) took a little pressure off ourselves," In a one-sidedscoring game,Owen had a hat trick with an assistwhile sophomore midfielder David Gordon added two goalsand an assist "We had a lot of success,"Gordon said. "l think our dribbling game was definitely on; we had the spaceand we took it to'em."

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics school received a taste of Division II dominance, as the Roadrunners out shot the Eagles 23-5 in the first half, which resulted in four Metro goals. In the second half, the numbers were 2l-2,leading to the final six tallies of the match.

'Runners Becauseof the excellentplay,many reserveplayerswere able to get some time in the game as well, taking advantageof playing time that might be scarcedown the last leg of the season.

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Incarnate (Word) actually," Owen said. "So we have a little break, come out, kick around, have some fun. .. iti nice to have one of thesegames, but next week we've gbt (Colorado School otl lvlinesso (we're) looking forward to that."

After their impressive victory over the Eagles,the Roadrunners now look forward to

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Mat Pilqtes - Nlondays 12-lpm, Thursdaysi2lpm and 6 6:45pm. It improves flexibility and increasesstrength. Wear comfortable clothes.

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Nia - Mondaysl1arn-12pm.NIA blendsdance, martial arts, Tai Chi and Yoga to createa trulv holistic fitnessexperienceclass.For all lercls Qigong (Chirese Yoga.)- Tuesdaysllam-L2pm.

Qigong is a health cultivation system from China, practicedby millions that can contribute to vital health and calm centeredness.

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Strides: Lunchtime Walking Program - Walk at your own paceand get comnitted to walking Yogq For Everyone - Six classes weekly. on a regularbasis.Call (303)556-6954for more N{ondays 5:30-6:45pm (Iyengar), Tuesda..vs details.

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