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In Colorado,morethan 3 million people are registered to vote.On their minds are thoughtsof war,education, the econonyand their future.

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Groupsrushto get out the vote byCtayhn Vuoullad ilt=e.-l4e_r_9p$e[*" Political groups and-stlrdent governments camâ‚Ź together Oct. 25 to host a "Sway the Day'' event in one of several efforts to encourage studentsto hit the polls Nov. 2.

Representatives fiom the campaigns of Democratic and Republican state candidates, as well as members of tlie Auraria College Republicans and Democrat{ of Auraria rallied for their respective candidates, but mostly tried to make sure people know wfiy they're voting. *It was a rally to let the students see that they have an impact on the elections and that if they get out and vote they can really change something," said fesse Samora, Metro student and ACR chairman, who debated with two members of DoA at the eYent.

Samora debated along$ide UCD student and ACR member Ira De4nison with Angie

Knepell, DoA co-president and Metro student, and Metro student Alan Franklin, addressing questions on topics ranging from terrorism to the economy.

On top of participating in the "Sway the Day" event, the campus political groups will participate in statewidecampaignsto make sure all registered voters get to the polls.

Samora said all members of ACR will be participating in the 96-Hour Victory Team, the Republican campaign to push people to vote, which starts four days before Election Day and goes on until the polls close. Volunteers will make phone callsand go door-to-door.

'You think of anything that could possibly get the vote out and there will be somebody doing it," Samora said,'We (Republicans)want to make sure we can keep absolute control of Colorado."

Pitman said he and other DoA members will participate in a four-day Get Out The Vote

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effort, which will also,through phone calls and door-to-door visits, push registered voters to vote for Democratic candidates.

"Their goal is to knock on people's door a second time," Pitman said."This is just a lirrtheranceto try to get to everyoneagain."

The New Voters Project, the Denver-based organization whose aim is to encouragepeople between the ages of 18 and 24 to vote, will also be conducting calling registered voters and going door-to-door, but will conduct a Tiick-Or-Vote campaign this weekend where volunteers will ask not for candy,but that people vote.

"It's effectivebecauseit's face-to-facecontact," said Bridget Fitzgerald, an Auraria Campus Coordinator for NVP. "It gives a face to the name and the madness that is the last days of the election."

Fitzpatrick said NVP's goal is to contact 3,200 people on Auraria to encouragethem to vote bv Election Dav,

Auraria College Republicans Chairman Jesse Sanora (top) debated with Democrats ofAuraria member Alan Franklin (bottom) Oct. 25 as part of the'Sway the DqP event near thc Fhgpole area.

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Threat charges dropped Newvote: may be considered too simplistic, I ask you to considerhow the current situation has advanced anyonet cause.Again, I urge all parties involved to explore more relevant and skillful ways of expressionthat are worthy ofyour passion."

Ott took offense.

'I'm a litde upset that I was lectured by Emilia Paul."she said.

"I feel this school has been tormented by GeorgeCulpepper and he is allorvedto do whatever he wants," Ott said. "George is terrorizing anyonewho getsin his way."

Ott said she feels she is doing nothing IVrOng. "I think petitioning is an acknowledged method of conducting social change,"Ott said.

"I don't know why she (Paul) wouldn t accepta

by N.S. Garcia The Metropolitan Student Judicial Officer Emilia Paul has cleared two Student Government Assembly members of allegedly violating the Student Code of Conduct.

Charges originally filed by Metro student George Culpepper, former chairman of the Auraria College Republicans, said Attorney General Will Safford and Vice President of Commulications Beth Ott were awareof a possible threat against his life and did not report it to the proper authorities.

In her ietter to Safford, Paul wrote: "l have determined that there are insufficient grounds to support the allegations of threats, intimidation or other conduct which endangers the safety of George CulpepperuThere will not be any chargesagainst you through the Office of Iudicial Affairs."

Both Safford and Ott said they expectedthe chargesto be dropped. "l think it was apparent from the beginning that it (the charges)had no substance,"Safford said.

"I m happy my chargeswere dropped," Ott said.

Paul said that over the last month she interviewed "several credible witnesses" who attended the Sept. 10 Native American Students for UnAmerican Activities meeting where members allegedly discussed removing Culpepper from campus and kidnapping and killing him on an American Indian reservation.

"I have not spoken to anyone that heard comments connected with his removal fiom campus in any manner, shape or form. This includes bodily harm to him or attempts to end his life as the complaint indicated," Paul said in her letter.

GeorgeCulpepper Paul concluded that the entire situation was basedon "zealous"behavior and "misinterpretation."

Safford was quick to criticize Culpepper's behavior.

"These are not the actions of the wronged party. Theseare the actions ofa man on a witchhunt," he said.

Ott said she is circulating a petition asking the three colleges at Auraria to re-evaluate the treatment of American Indian students and instructors, as well as Metrot grievanceprocedures in questions about professorsinfringing on students'academicrights.

Culpepper is named in the petition. In the 2003 fall semesterat Metro, he claimed political scienceprofessorOneida Meranto was unfuir to him in class becausehe was a white conservative. He dropped out of her class and filed a complaint.

The letter ended, "While I don't wish to insult anyone with a 'play nicd philosophy that

Beth Ott petition as playing nice," "He likes the attention. He believes it's furthering his political agenda," Safford said, "However, in reality het i'laughingstock."

At press time, neither Paul nor Culpepper were available for comment.

Instant Runoff

by KathrynGraham The [,,letropolitan As third party support continues to grow and root into America'spolitical system,debate sparks about the instant runoff voting system.

If implemented, it would allow people to vote their conscience,giving voters a real fteedom of choice.

Both major parties have nothing about IRV on their official Web sites,which suggeststhat both parties are ignoring this issue.

"One of the best strategiesyou can have is to ignore," said Libertarian Party congressional candidate, Richard Randall, who has been campaigning against major party congressional candidatesPeteCoors and Ken Salazar.

Randall responded to major party candidates on the issue of IRV by quoting Gandhi: 'First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."

Major media sources have been reporting on IRV for almost two years.

San Francisco plans to use IRV in their November, 2004 city elections. Their success or failure could be a deciding faaor in future legislation.

"San Francisco is a milestone. A lot of folks are watching. Itt changing the way that elections are looked at," said Brent McMillan, national political director for the Green Party.

'We're big supporters of it and are actually the ones out there doing a lot of work in support of it." he said.

IRV is a systemthat lets voters rank the candidates instead ofjust voting for one. It ensures that no candidate will win with less than 50 percent of the vote. With this system,the voter's secondchoice matters, too, The candidateswith the lowest percentage of votes is out but the votert secondchoice percentagesare tabulated and given appropriately to the candi&tes who are still in the running until one of them gets more than 50 percent of the popular vote.

The idea of IRV is that it would give voters the confidenceand security to vote for their real fust choice candidate and is understandably favored among third parqv candidates as a way of eliminating the fear voters have of throwing their vote away.

"Initiative 318 in Washington State is currently trying to get it (IRV) on the ballot by gathering signatures,"Mclr{illan said.

"Without IRV, voters are forced into voting for the lesserof two evils rather than the greater good," said Kevin Zeese,spokespersonfor the Independent Campaign of Ralph Nader.

Randall has a similar view and gave the analogy of having the choice to pick only betrveenthe Nazi and the Communist Party.

"If you re voting for the lesserof two evils, that means you are still voting for evil. We need to start voting on who we think is good," Randall said.

Upcoming legislative decisions regarding instant runoff voting would not only benefit the growth of the Green Party and Libertarian parties but would also benefit other third party candidatesas well.

If nationally implemented, it would encourage more candidates to run an aggressive campaign, giving Americans a real choice in leadership.

Studentfeeproposalfor repairs "We've gone three years without any controlled maintenance (money)," he said, "This was ail stopped when the state was going through the budget shortfall."

With $16.5 million in needed controlled Wolf said the state even took back $6-5 maintenance, the Auraria Higher lducation million in funds allocated to renoyate the Arts Center is contemplating asking students at all Building in 2002. three institutions to approve a $40 per semester Ranging in priority, projects AHEC says student fee in the Spring semesterelection. need to be completed include: replacing fire and Saying a student fee is a last resort, AHEC, security systems,replacing roofs at both Plaza a state agensyentrusted with the upkeep of the and Seventh Street buildings, repairing and campus,previously received$2 million annually replacing plumbing and electrical systemsin all for projects such as replacing broken windows, buildings and repairing or replacing the elevator bad plugs and building repairs. sysremson campus.

However,with the state in a budget crunch, AHXC said funding should come from the capital funding was the fust to go according to school and state,not the students.

Dean Wolf, AHEC vice president for administraWolf said the Tivoli renovations and projects non. are managed outside of AHEC, while they do maintain the orderlinessof the building.

"Students need to tell their lawmakers this isn't acceptable,"said Brian Glotzbach, Metro's vice president for student fees.

Meanwhile, according to t'Ho Senators, Dave Owen, R- Greeley and Ken Arnold, RIn the October 2l issueof 77re Westiminister, the statet hands are tied until the Metopolitan, in an article about the voting Colorado budget improves or TABOR limitadebate,Erick Wiesner'sname was spelled tions are lightened or revoked. incorrectly.

The Tax Payer'sBill of Rights is an amendIn the samearticle, Walt Brown was ment to the Colorado constitution that requires listed as being the Green Party Candidate. the stateto return any funds abovetheir allotted Mr. Brown is actually the SocialistParty budget basedon growth, inflation, and revenueCandidateOwen said the 9/11 attacks as well as a 17 In the same issue,the renewableenerpercent revenueloss in Colorado has forced the gies article was written by Kathryn Graham legislatorsto drastically cut in all areas.He also and the cover photo was taken by Brad pointed out that Amendment 23 forceslawmakWakoff. ers to allocate a large chunk of funds to K-12 education.

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Owen was the chairman for the last session.

Joint Budget Committee Amendmâ‚Źnt 23, passed in 2003, requires the state to fund public K-12 education, which currendy receives44 percent of the budget.

Arnold said TABORT limitations do not account for the many projects the state must

fund.

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problem is with TABOR; it doesn't allow us to keep â‚Źxtra money," he said.

Owen said while he understands every college and state agency is pinching pennies, regarding the proposed student fee:"I wouldn't go hitting up the student."

Arnold was quick to point out that while tuition and fees are rising in C,olorado,tuition cost is low compared to other states.

'The way I see it, the students are going to pay unless we get the state government to take care of their business,"Glotzbach said.

Metro Student Trustee Stephen Hay said u"a the other campusesare in a "catchf1t.o "I don't know where to get the monei' he 'But said.

I fully support letting the students decide."

He said if studentsturn down any voluntary fee, AHEC and the schools will have to find somewhereelseto come up with the cost.

"Controlled maintenance is ongoing," Wolf said.

However,Wolf said if the proposed student fee becomesa reality,he would like to seereview options in place so that AHEC couid either adjust the fee or end it if thev seefit.

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by N.S.Garcia Thel\4etropolitan After weeks of debate, Metro's Student Govemment Assembly has approved a new constitution to be ratified by the students.

In a 5-0-2 yote, the constitution, if approved by students,would restructure the assemblyto have tbree branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial. The current SGA is an executivecommittee with a judicial branch.

SGA Vice President of Communications Beth Ott and Vice President for Academic Affairs Iessica Greiner did not attend the Oct. 21 meeting.

Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board Representatives Rebecca Manhart and Todd Zink, Student Trustee Stephen Hay, Attorney General Will Safford, and Chief Justice Tyler Murphy could not vote due to a policy in the current constitution and bylaws, which dictatesthey could not.

Currently, there are 13 members of the executive committee, including the president, seyen vice presidents,an attorney general, two SACAB representatives, a chief justice, and a student trustee.

SGA President Candice Giil said the new constitution is one tool to ensurâ‚Źa student voice on campus for yearsto come.

Hay said after the reorganization that there would be a total of sevenmore opportunities for the studentsto run for office. He said the current SGA will not ask for additional funds to Dav for

the new officers.

"Basically, we're spreading the work across sevennew people,"he said.

Under the new document, the executive committee would include a president, vice president, the student trustee,SACABrepresentatives, speakerof the senate,speakerpro tempore-a high ranking senator to act in the absenceof the speaker-and senate committee chairs. Six senate committees are

Up to the final vote, the constitution was fiercely debated by Safford, Vice President for Administration and Finance Dennis Bergquist and Vice President for Student Fees Brian Glotzbach.

The draft that was finally approved was first presentedat the Oct. i4 SGA meeting, in which the first round of arguments slarted.

Safford raised concerns about the senate.

He said the document

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The document going to the sfudents will not dictate how the senate will be represented.

At the last meeting, Safford continued to argue that the constitution was weak.

"We have a responsibility to put the right document out there,"he said."I don't think this document is ready."

Safford suggested"going back to the drawine board."

The legislative branch would include 15 members, three of which must be first year or sophom<ire students. Committees written into the new constitution include: student welfare and diversity, academic affairs, information technology, student outreach, student fees and finance, shared governanceand rules and ethics.

The judicial branch will be the student court, consisting of five justices. The current student court is made up of five justices as wellThe l9-page document will replace the current seven-pageconstitution if ratified by the students during the election week of Nov. 8. Students will vote using Metroconnect, the colleget Web site portal.

would be composed.

"There's no guarantee here that equal representationis going to take place,"he said.

He said there should be a process described in the constitution of how senators will be elected and how they will represent the students,whether by school or class.

Hay, who chaired the constitution committee, said they could not come to an agreement on how representation will take place.

While most members agreed there should be some definition to the Iegislative branch, each felt the constitution would not be the place 'set to in stone" a requirement.

While Gill held daily meetings to hammer out the final issues,no resolution was agreed

students."

Saffiord countered, saying: "My biggest concern has been we're creating a document that sayswe have three bodies, but there is no orderly form of representation."

Glotzbach acknowledged possible flaws in the document but said, "Drastic change is not always good; we have to start with a seed."

The new constitution was basedon a sketch written by former Student Trustee Harris Singer.

Hay, who left prior to the debate, later said, 'The unfortunate part is that Will (Safford) didn't even participate in the meetings."

Hay said the distribution of senators is a concern, however, because of how diverse and complex the campus is, the committee felt it best to leavethe options open.

"Numerous structures around the nation work for different campuses. There are so many different options. I don't think anybody could know whatt going to work here,"Hay said-

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Dreamsbigger than ballotboxes

"Are you ready?" Lord Wayne Allard asked.

"Sure, surei replied Lord Peter Coors. He rvinked lewdly. "After the time I had at the brothel last night, I'm ready for arything. I'll tell you, those who say money can't buy you love are dead wrong. It'll buy you six buxom loves all at once, and a gallon of perfumed oil to boot," The two men sat on their horses in easy camaraderie on a high hilltop, surveying the assembled Joel Tagert ---Z;lunnisr armies below. Immediately before them, their own forces stood in readiness, including the large mercenary contingent Coors had hired.

In the distance they could see the banners of their opponent, SuzerainSalazar-The tension was thick; the battle would begin soon.

"You know, Coors, even at a time like this, you just seem so relaxedi Allard remarked.

"How do you do it?"

From a pocket Coors withdrew a silver flask and showedit to Allard. Lngraved in its side was an image of a naked young woman beckoning suggestively.Coors took a hefrv swig and grinned broadly. "I'm drunk," he said. "Hell, Allard, I've been three sheets to the wind since I was fifteen." He paused reflectively and went on, "Tiuth is, I owe everlthing I have to alcohol. You could sayitt who I am."

He took another swallow and put the flask back in his pocket. "Anyway, let's get this party started."

"Go get tm," said Allard.

Coors rode down the hill, finally coming to restbeforethe assembledcompanies.As he raised his sword, the men quieted, waiting expectantly for the speechthey knew was coming.

"Men, you probably know me mostly becauseof my beer company,"he began. There 'But, you know, were some scattered cheers. more to me than that." He paused theret a lot for effect. "I also like baseball." More cheers.

'Seriously, though; I want you to know what we re fighting for here today.

"We're frghting for a world where every good, Christian, white man can have a nice big housewith two horsesin the stabre.

"We're fighting for a world where the Sodomites don't dare to show their faces and where the women are ftee with their favors.

"Most of all, we're fighting for a world where a rich man can feel free to kick a beggar now and then. And isnt that what freedom really means?"

Again he paused. The soldiers were with 'So get out there and tear those him noq he felt. infidels apart!" he cried. Again the men cheered.

Now for the real motitation, he thought.

"And when we're done, free beer for evervone!"

"Beer!" the army roared back.

"And women!" Coors went on.

"Women!"

"And all the roast meal -vou can eat!"

"Meat!"

"And a bucket of gold for every man!"

"Gold!" they screamedfeverislrly.

"God wills it!"

"God!" they cried, and as Coors lowered his sword they charged-The battle had begun.

Coors returned to the hilltop.

For the next few hours he and the other commanders watched the battle intendS giving a constant stream oforders, occasionallyleading a company themselves.The day w'oreon and on,

but it becameapparentthat the tlvo armteswere closely matched indeed. By late afternoon, the situation was desperate.

'Itt norv or never," Allard finaliy said to Coors. "We've got to go down there ourselves for the final push."

Coors nodded in agreement,and with that they joined the fray. Now the work was hot and heavy, the melee swirling unpredictably, blood flowing fteel,v.

It was almost sundown, his arm tired, the batde still roaring around him, when Coors spied his opponent on a steed just ten yards away. "Salazar!" he yelled with all his might.

He was gratified to see Salazarlook up for just a moment-just enough of a distraction for a footman to spear Salazar'shorse in the throat.

Coors grinned fiercely, gloating internall5 but too soon. Instandy,he heard his own mount scream as its hamstring was cut.

He jumped off his horse before he could be trapped beneath it, staggering to the groundNow the battle cleared a little, and there standing beforehim was Salazar,sword in hand.

For a moment both men regardedeachother in their heavy armor, "Howdy, Ken," Coors said. "How are things?"

"They're all right, Pete;'Salazar replied.

'Looking forward to decapitatingyou."

"Well, hey. We're not so different. Why not just put down your sword, and we'll work this out like reasonablepeople?"

Suddenly, Salazar leapt forward, thrusting at Coors' abdomen. "We're very different," he said."Even if we do agreeon most issues."Coors parried, but Salazartwisted his wrist and spun his sword toward Coors' face."And I'll drop my attackswhen you drop yours."

Coors, though, was faster than Salazarhad anticipated,and his secondparry becamea slash to the face.Salazarlerked his head back, but not quickly enough to avoid receiving a long, shallow cut on the cheek.

It was minor wound, but it stung unreasonably, and within a few moments Salazarfound himself slightly woozy. In a flash he deduced its cause.

"Poison?"he said.

Coors smiled with satisfaction. 1A little something fiom Clear Creek."

Salazarshook his head, trying to clear it.

A.fterthe 2000 Election disaster,the idea of being able to vote in 2004 seemedvery exciting.

As the months and yearsof King GeorgeII's reign passed,the famous quote "If voting changedanything, it would be illegal" started making more sense to me. Now, with Nov. 2 so close,I find myself disenchanted with voting.

What happened over those years?

Well, fifft off, I realZo€ Willams ized what voting existed --GnAte;ilnnist for. Peoplehand over their power, their rights to selfgovernance,and their approval to a candidate so that real democracy-power for all by all---does not happen. The systemwas built on a pladorm not only excluding, but also oppressingpeople of color, rvomen, and the poor, and never changed Candidateswill never be good enough, because they representtoo many people to wer offer opposition or rqrresentation to communities and their needs.

Then, I found something better than voting.

"I should have prosecuted you when I had the Rather than getting behind a campaign, I leamed chance,"he sl,id. Wth this poimn, I'Il run out of the joy of direct action, the only way you ann reptime if I stal on the defense,hethought. I're gor resent 1'ourselfin this system.The sheerfieedom to attack. and passion of an unpermitted mardr changes "Die, corporate polluter!" he yelled, leaping you forever. forward with a por.rerfirl overhead blow You just cannot come home the sameperson But Coors blocked and counterattacked after you have felt the burn of tear gas,the adrenrvith equal force."Thatt all you got?Well, you re aline bunt after spotting an advancing phalanx soft on terror!" of riot police, or the sinking feeling deep in your Now both men fought furiously, holding hean asyou watch the people around you being nothing back, rapidly trading blow for blow. draggedoff in handcuft, knowing 1nu are prob"You re a tvro-fuced lawver who cant be ably next. I just can't go ba& to getting excited trusted," accusedCoors. about voting anymore.

"You re out of touch with the common The US profit-centered systemis not compeople!" Salazarsnarledback. patible with democracy.It is basedon exploita"You want to raisetaxes!" tion, oppression,and a small portion of the "Your ads are demealing to women!" population holding all the money and power.

"You're just a calculating politician!"

Our two parties are so much the same.Third uYour Salazar parties will never receivefair media coverageor beer tastes like pissl" screamed, spittle flying; and with overwhelming participation in debates,Wom€n, people of color, force he knocked Coors' sword out of his hand. and the poor are not represented.Their Problems Desperate, Coors lunged forward with his are not addressed;no candidate stands strongly shield. Off balance from his attack, Salazar felt for their issues. his own sword go flying and himself being borne There will never be a vote to end corporate greed,patriarchy, institutionalized racism, rich to the ground, but not before he could grab his opponent's breastplate and take Coors down white male privilege, oppresion of immigrants, with hirn. abusivepolice, an unjus legal system,environWith a plop they both landed in the copious mental destructior\ or homophobia. Our probamounts of horse shit left on the field bv the Iems will not go away with a vote becausethey many steedsaround them. were createdand are perpetuated by the system.

Now, the two rolled in the filth, each seeking Unlessthere is a vote to shut down this failed an advantage.Here, though, Salazart long expeslstem (I can seeit now, initiative 38 To Smash rience revealed itself, and he ended up on top The State End Capitalism, and Start an Anarchist with his knife in his hand. Coors saw the strike Revolution), we will never find solutions in votcoming and with his left hand caught Salazar's mg. upraisedarm by the wrist.

What has worked against corrupt democBut with n'eight on his side, Salazart arm racies,oligarchies,monarchies,parliaments, continued to mov€ downrvard, the blade inchDemocrats and Rq>ublicarx alike?What has ing towards Coors' throat. Coors flung manure brought forth social change?Direct Action. rvildlS hoping to get some in Salazar'seyes,but Action for and by the people, not systematically to no avail. approved interventions like voting.

Gotta hit him with sonethirg, Coors thought.

I wont discourageanyone from voting. It is your right; just do not let voting be the end of Scrabbling ftantically, his hand encountered a large lump in his pocket. it. Do not let the results of the election pacify or Yanking it out, Coors hefted his sturdy silver defeatyou. Regardles of which way you go in the flask and prepared to bash Salazaron the head voting booth, or whether you vote at all, do not rvith it. be satiatedby the money dominated no-solution Thank God for booze,he thought. syTtem.

Meet with the oufaged Denver community in Civic Cater Park at 6S0 Nov. 3, no matter who wins. Be a part of an action that will aid in Next week To the victor go the spoils. the creation of a new world.

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Apparently elem€ntary schools are teaching more than the basics we all grew up with.

Today's students are getting visual lessons in hand-to-hand combat, at least in Macon, Georgia they are.

Katrina Ann Rucker, a teacher at an elementary schooi in Macon, Ga., was charged with battery and cruelty to children for allegedly beating up one Bryan Goodland of her student\ mothers ---Z;lunni* in front of her class. The mother, Luella Amica, arrived at Bruce-Weir Elementary school to give her daughter a note, and this is where the trouble began.

Upon arrival to her daughter's classroom, Amica was informed by her little girl that the teacher had thrown her book bag into the trash can. Like any good mother, she went to the trash

can to retrieve her daughter'sbook bag. But, this was a mistake. Rucker. the teacher in the classroom, allegedly took the book bag away from Amica and then hit her in the back with a chair.

Rucker also allegedly hit the daughter, pulled her hair, and pushed her out of the way so she could get ba& to beating on the mother. To top it all off she, once again, allegedly, dragged the mother out ofher classroomby the hair!

This is truly a strange world when parents and children are assaultedby their school teachers. I've met some pretty mean nuns in my day, but they never beat up either my mother or me.

It seemsas thought we've crossedsome sort of a line here. We constandy hear about assault, rape, and even murder at schools across the country. A woman in Texashired a hit man to kili her daughter'scheerleadingcompetitor; high schoolers at Columbine were killed at will and the list could go on and on.

Are the problems in our schools a warning sign of what is to come or merely a mirror that

refl€ctsour societyas it is? I ll let you decidefor yourself on that one.

The problem here isnl the fact that a teacher attacked a parent, but the fact that our societal morals and graces have eroded so much that we are all walking around in an abysmal state of existence.What happens in schools are not isolated incidents, but are occurring all around the country. The children in our schools today will soon become the adults that we run into on the street. Do we really want them to be in an environment that ailows or looks the other way when incidents occur? I am very worried about what the future holds for AmericaRucker should be held out as an example.

Sheis a pariah and a danger to the children she teaches and should be treated accordingl,v. Of course, that is, if all the allegationsturn out to be true.Ifthey are,then the city of Macon has no choice but to prosecuteher to the firllest extent of the law. Anything less will be an iniustice to our children and a travestyfor our society.

Amendment36: A reallystupididea?

Trying to find truth in anything remotely hold more power than all of Colorado's voting political is akin to discovering-by way of public? contact-a needlein a haystack.Evenif someis How does that accurately reflect viewer found, it still stings. sentiment in 49 other states?Like it or hate it, Amendment 36, for the electoral college already accomplishes what instance, seems quite this misguided attempt tries to claim. Without attractive on paper. A it New York, Texas,California and Florida would daring risk at change, it decide elections for the rest of the country. would completely redraw Besides,the supporters of Amendment 36 Colorado's standing in have yet to discover one side of truth and then comparison with the rest stick to it. Even Bush and, occasionally Kerry of the country. know how to do that, But not for the better.

Especialiy when a casual visit to We've all seen the AllVotesMatter.com is ridiculously telling. It ADandr McMrous --Z;ffiEt commercials: Amendment fails, of course, to emphasize Californian l. Jorge 36, a cheery and reassuring Klor de Alvat involvement. The multimillionvoice claims, would ensure aire, who has yet to comment on his motivations everyonet vote would matter. It's all about "one or even the amendment itse[ dreamed up the person, one vote," chirps the voiceover. idea but didn't dare attempt it in his home state.

To divide Colorado's electoral votes would After all, California's 55 electoral votes, even if completely diminish our state's importance in divided favorably to Kerry, would still ultimately any nationwide election. Furthermore, such end up an advantageto Bush. Colorado, with a foolish idea, if rniraculously passed, would a prior caselaw establishinga loophole in the instantly end up in court. Both sides already have state constitution for a reinterpretation of the attorneysstanding by. Meaning Bush'spresiden- electoral voting and only nine electoral votes, cy, should he win, would be decided yet again by was thus the perfect state for him to choose as a judge and this time becauseof liberals. his guinea pig.

"One person, one vote" indeed.

To appeal 1o so-cal.ledprogressive voters, lVhy should voters allow 'One Judge' to the ftont page of the Web site makes it clear it's

Sane People v. Those Damn Bush Supporters Who OpposeAII Which Is Good.'Bush Pioneers Rally Against 36," read one headline. "Opponents ofAmendment 36 have filed another report with the secretary of state, and it seems they have friends in high places in the Republican Party," the hypocritical story continues. What do they care?They're not based in Colorado anlvay.

Make no mistake,Amendment 36 has nothing to do with a donkey and an elephant. In fact, the conservative RnckyMountain News and the Iiberal Boulder Daily Camera and Dem,er Post,all of whom often disagree iust to disagree, urged voters not to allow it to pass. According to the I&'ebsite No36.org, the only local paper supporting it is a daily in Florida. How's that for irony?

Notablv, AllVotesMatter.com makes a virtual fieid day of its two dozen bipartisan supporters, but fails to mention that its detractors include many of the statet prominent politicians, such as Gov. Bill Owens and 15 of the 16 Democrat and Republican candidates currently running for office in our state.All of whom don't hesitate to say so, as opposed to AllVotesMatter.com acknowledging unnamed, confidential support-

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And het playedthem well.

That's why Freemanwas at the center of the closingceremonyof the 27th Annual Starz Film Festival Sunday at the Buell Theater, where he receivedthe covetedMayort Lifetime AchievementAward given to an outstanding actor for his or her contribution to the world of film. This was best evidencedthrough the ensembleof clips fiom Freemantvaried career shown prior to Freeman'sinterview with Roc,t/ Mountain Newsfrkn critic RobertDenerstein, "I will admit up front that assemblingMr. Freeman'sclips wasa lot of fun and a challenge as well," said Ron Henderson,co-founder and artist director of the Denver Film Society,the group that organizesthe festival.

The clips showcasedfilms from Freemaris distinguishedcareer,which has spannedmore than 40 yearsand includesmore than 70 films.

Some of his best performanceswere in films wherehe wasnot the star but wherehe held the scenetogether, 'When you work with a great ensembleof actors,thingsjust sort of happen,"Freemansaid in his interviewwith Denerstein.

Despitefrequent praiseftom the film critic and the audience,Freemanmaintainedhumility that he said, in par! comesfrom his southern roots.

"For me, it was the best possible (coming ftom the South),"he said-"I alwaysfelt safel Those roots also helped guide him in his role as Hoke Colburn, the driver in "Ddving Miss Daisyi "I just knew who the characterwas;'he said.

"That characterwasbuilt right on the pagefor me; it wasjust a matter of slippinginto it."

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His transition from stage to filnr wasnt strangefor him at all.

'It wasa natural movefor me,"he said."I felt my time had come."

It probably helped that he was constantly immersedin film asa child, going to the movie theaterthreetimesa week "My thrust was alwaysmovies,"he said."I feellike I wasborn to do this."

He wasalsoin love with Westernsasa chil{ so much that he wore a gun belt until he was 15 yearsold.

"I spent entire summers riding a broom handlel he said,delightingthe audience.

So when actor/director Clint Eastwood calledon him to co-starin the AcademyAwardwinning Western"Unforgiven" (1992),Freeman waselated"I don't care what it isj' he said he told Eastwood,"you want me to play the horse I'll do it" Freemansaidwhile he'sbeenin tlre handsof manycapabledirectors,Eastwoodis his favorite for his determinationand cool demeanor.

"Clint, on the set,and in life, het quiet and unassuming,"he said,"When he knowshe hasto tell a story het goingto do everythingto tell it."

One popular performance not shown in the dip montage was Freemant Detective Lt. William Somersetin 1995's'Se7en,"a movie he said was in the handsof an intelligent director, David Fincher.

"I could seewhile he wastelling (about the film) what oracdy he was going for," Freeman said, He said most of the time he doesn't like to take orders from directors, but that was a situadon he was open to whatever Fincher wanted.

Freemansaid he's often star struck as he was playing alongside Tim Robbins in *The Shawshanl Redemption" (1994). Freeman's

Oscar-nominated role as inmate Red was another role he wasthrilled to receive.

"Red is the whole thing the controlling

factor in the wholeplay,"he saidMuch credit goesto his costars,Freemansaid.

'You alwaysowe whatever kudosyou get for your work to those you work with," he said.

"I always owe thanks to my colleagues."

But the night was about Freernan and honoring the actor for sharing his gift with theworld.

After the interview, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper presentedthe Mayort Lifetime AchievementAward to the 67year-oldactor.

'Watching these clips, you recognizegreat actorshold our attention."Hickenloopersaidto the audience.

The mayor ran through Freeman's cinematic accomplishments, establishing why he deservesthe coveted award, and extending an invitation backto town.

"Throughout your distinguished career, you have enlightenedus, you have informedus ... and manytimes provoked us," Denver Mayor fohn Hickenlooper said to Freeman before handing him the award."Anytime you want to do a movie here in Derwer, you giveme a call" Freeman wondered if he reallydeservedsuchan award.

'People have been asking me all day how I feel getting the Lifetime AchievementAward and

my reaction is dubious," he said. "I'm young.

Nevertheless, I acceptit and I'm honored to do so."

Morgan Freernanacceptsthe Mayor's Iifetime Achievement Award presented by Mrlor John Hickenloopcr Sunday night at the Buell lheatre during the closing of the 27th Statz Denvâ&#x201A;Źr International Film Festival.

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Do you think that PBS and NPR are an exception to the rule? Do they have their own problerrs?

We don t have a public broadcasting network.

What did you think of the debates?

ARD is a network \4'e have what's called a Each person had a message,and they just programming service that gives programs to repeatedthat message,they didn't stray ftom the local stations.Local stations chooseto run them messagepoints. or not to run them.

Occasionally,Kerry got in a few punches, I did a serieson human rights. It was on the cablechannelsdid sucha superficialjob of Bush came back ... but it was pre-fabricated air in Boulder but not in Denver. The Denver messagepolitics. Somebodysayssomething and station wasn't interested. We were covering coveringthe war in lraq?

'93. you don t even challengeit, you just go back to They weren't interested.

Saddamt crimes in (the were big network) I think that they 'Human you could have rights is Public Television told us, investedin this. First of all, there was a lot of fear your own message.In that sense, guys not to each had nvo talking and talking an insufficient organizing principle for a TV to do anything else.Secondly,a lot ofthese people series.' Unlike cooking. Cooking is a sufficient don't know anything. The researchdepartments other.

Theret a lot that's stilted about it. Whatk organizing principle for a series,human rights are gone from most ofthe networks.Everybody's wasn't. in an incredible hurry; they're driven by anxiety. fiightening is that this war showed us how our 'Ihey're own media system can become state media.

The PBS system is dependant on corporate driven by'Fox has got this, we don't support, it's run by local businessesin most have this.' What that createsis an environment Around the lvorld,r'hen peopleseetheAmerican media they seethe American government. communities- It doesn't have the independence that's thoughdess,thatt not reflective,that's not (Americans supported this war) because and it doesnt have the resourcesto compete. analltical.

In other countries, public broadcastinghas Secondly,they're a prisoner of their sources. their media supported it, trecausethey had no diverseviews,becausethey didn't haveany other the dominant share.In this country, it has a very They don't think outside the bo>cThey had Alperspectlves. tiny share.Public broadcastingin America has a Iazeeracoverageithey bought it, but they shifted you give to young What advice would big audienceunder the ageof 5, and over the age journalists; the narrative. Thev didn't use their of 50. r^hat about in the middle? They're not their jcurnalists were not worthy ofbeing on the people to get a different view of the news?

Get involved. Learn about media issues. watching becausethe,vthink it's boring- Period. networks. That, to me, is a mistake.

NPR has grown. NPR is certainly better than Their way of approaching this whole thing, Mediachannel.org,that's our network. For a long instead of having Iraqi journalists rvho knew time we had a network called]vledial0.org based commercial radio becausecommercial radio has something about lraq, they relied on people in Bahn, Germany, analyzing the American declined so much. They don't even hare news in a lot of commercial radio. n'ho didn t know anlthing. So, they were just fed media coverage.

NPR has benefi.tedfrom that. But it's still not They were communication scientists, they information and they went with it- And they had were really examining coverage.We need an what it should be. \,\'ehaveso many channels,so Yery fast. to do it to ask hard-hitting of a responsibility many choices,so few voices.That's the problem: international, global perspective; we need to Edward R. Murrorv, during World War II, questions? just lack of diversit,l control by corporations, We with people, not Americans. l'ork other wrote these stunning reports everybody still People get their information from lots of government manipulation. All this stuff is why remembers. He did those reports; they were needto open our evesto other things. different places.They get their information from rveneedto do somethingabout it. broadcastthree days later. He wasn't live, at the Who took the pictures at Abu Ghraib? movies, their impressionsof character,of lots of Look at this film festival. Look at all these journalists. moment. He could think about it; he could craft It was the soldiers. It nasn't the issues.Fiction often frames our outlook more fiom around the rvorld. Are we going lo films it; he could actually explain something.

I found Journalists knerv this was happening. than anything else.Thatt why in the coverage The point is the technique was different.. . in June, be able to see them on American television? video from Amnesty International a of the war, the Pentagon used storytelling It's frightening becausewhat happened during 2003 talking about torture in Abu Ghraib. The Probably not. Are people interested? They're Holil'wood Hollpvood, techdques from coming and paying money. Sure, the1"d be the 'vvar ... the ll'ar techniques are now the story only came here in April of 2004. lvhat narrative technique, characters, bad guy/good covering their election. happened?$hy did it take so long? This is the interested if it was presented in an interesting political techniques in guy (Saddam=bad guy, Bush=good guy), wa1'.If it's not presentedin an interesting way, \{ith the Republican conention, it's the same point. evildoers, damsel in distress (JessicaLynch). they're not going to come seeit. thing.

Should there be a public interest in our They used these techniques becausethey know you respond to the assertion How do media? that this is the way to reachthe American people, Solutions? that there is a liberal bias in the media? ln German1.,the German state,after WWII, not with slogans,but with rhetonc.

First. arm vourself rvith information. Find rights, on issues, on human years On social million over creating one spent S50 lhe As a consequence,they were very successful really going on. Get involved in trying out what's of the world's best public system broadcasters. becausethey studied television,they understood civil rights, on women's rights, there tends to issuesup and discussthem. This is to bring these the really highlights Historically, it was much better than anlthing that the most popular formats are storytelling be cor.erageof that that what we really need to be doing. problems society has. plal's, that radio rve had.

They funded radio theatre, formats and they shape the law into that \4hat can you do about it? Obviously, we On national security,there's a tendency for the arts, all kinds of things. They took media approach. That was verl' sophisticated use of to changeour media policy. Two, we need need is why all the people to have a consensus.This seriously. propaganda,a new approach to propaganda. to promote media literacy in our schoolsso kids Bush.

Kerry and there's a consensus behveen don't have They inform on debates; they That's what interested me in doing this 'America Held Hostage' was how critical You knorv, these ads like we have here. AII over Europe are taught about the media and become movie, to get at this, becausethis also would thinkers.

Three, we need to hold viewers and Nightline started. This was pandering to the theret a different media system.Peoplearemore challengethe filmmaking. Most filmmakers do errors, mistakes, and the accountable for media of Cold public, the assumptions the accepting going on.

Here, knowledgeable about u'hat's characters,like storytelling vignettes. Who are Iike.

Terror.

War on War, ... assumDtions of the people t know anything. don your characters?Let's see their conflicts; let's

Why do young people rely on comedy shows for tfreir news?

We'rein a culture that hasbeenprogrammed in an entertainment-orienteddirection. Newsbiz and Showbiz had merged a long tirne ago. So, in a way, if you want to convey serious ideas and you make them comedy,funny, more people...

So, what I was saying is, you know, people are programmed to expect... Michael Moore he had made a decision early on: to be successfirl, to be a comedian, not a journalist So he created a celebrity persona in order to be successful.

This is the challenge that a journalist like myself has-how do you get people interested in important issuesand how do you get them receptiveto information, not just attitude?

Kids love attitudei they love Jon Stewart making fun of other people,I grew up with Mad magazine; it's the same thing. I loved all that.

'What me worry?' So, this isn't new In a sense, it's been there for a long time.

"Saturday Night Live" also always had parodies.we have to go beyond that. We have to really understand these issues.Thatt why I tried to use someof those techniquesin "WMD," to make it fast-paced,to make it accessible,not to make it boring. On the other hand, it's very informative, maybe too informative to some people.

Since comedians like Jon Stewart have such an influence on the younger audience, do you think they have rnore

see them cry on camera. That's the emotional moment. I think that can be very superficial. We need to combine insight and issues.Sometimes when you do just storltelling, you don't really inform people about anlthing. Itt empathetic journalism. 'Gee,isn't it sad that the woman lost her child.' You dorit really get the bigger picture of what the issuesare.

Why do you think the networks and

So, it's a template. It's a way of viewing the world through a worldview. Ted Koppel used to play tennis with Henry Kissinger. This is a beltway bubble.

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An issue that has sparked controversy is President Bush's education legislation, called No Child Left Behind, which Kerry voted for in 2001. The legislation originally included student loan program proposals to make college more affordable for students and their families with reduced interest rates for student loans, increased student loan li.rrits, and expanded repayment options.

"George Bush want$ to allow everyone the opportunity to go to college," said George Culpepper, a senior political science major who is working on the Bush campaign.

Some feel No Child Left Behind will only benefit the banks giving out the student loans.

"Right noq there is $12 billion in student loans given by banks," said Natlnn Pitman, co-president of 'fohn the Democrats of AurariaIGrry will help to eliminate subsidized loans and open a competitive bidding process."

This will help snrdents get a better repayment rate, Pitman said.

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Robinson said she feels the No Child Left Behind legislation is being properly funded but more can be done to ensure that every child has a chance to further their education.

Kerry's higher education proposal is rooted in a national service campaign. Under the plan, students who commit themselves to at least trvo years of community service will be entided to $4,000 toward college.

"John Kerry wants to expand the AmeriCorps program," said Andy Davis, a spokesman for the Kerry campaign. "Students will be able to r"'ork, teach or volunteer in their community to earn money for college."

The two-year commitment will be completed after the student is done with their schooling, Davis said.

The Kerry campaign has said before that, if elected, Kerry would help pay for his higher education proposals by rolling back the tax breaks President Bush has given to wealthy Americans, and would overhaul the student loan program by forcing banks to compete for student loans.

In terms of grants and scholarships, President Bush has expanded many programs since he has taken office.

The president's 2005 budget proposes to increase funding by $4.1 billion for the Pell Grant program, which provides money for college to low-income students"More than 10.3 million students will be able to afford college under President Bush," Robinson said.

"There is currently $73 Billion in financial aid assistance." |ohn Kerry strongly backs grants and tax credits as

well. Davissaid.

"Kerry is a big supporterof the PellGrant program," he said.'Tuition tax creditsfor studentsareat the heart of Kerry'sproposal."

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by Korene Gallegos TheMetrooolitan Early registration started Oct. l8 and by Nov. 2 all the polling facilities will have opened their doon. The battle for votes will come to an end, but not until political candidates and organizations tale one more swing at young voters in Colorado.

In the 2004 election, six states are noted to be major swing states: Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Oregon and Colorado.

This is tlre first time in eight years Colorado has been named a swing state, it has voted Republican in the last two elections. This year may be different with a higher number of )roung voters registered and a proposed amendment to change the Colorado electoral vote.

With Colorado being a swing state, candidates harre made a point of visiting multiple times while campaigning.

Sen. John Kerry spoke in Pueblo and Vice President Dick Cheneywas in Grand Iunction on Oct- 23. President Bush came to Greeley on Oct. 25. Bush is the first president to visit Greeley in more than 70 years.

College students have not stood idly by during the intensifting campaigning of both parties. Political protest signs and campaign logos decoratâ&#x201A;Ź Auraria campus and severalstudent debateshave been held on camous this month.

With the war in Iraq and the national deficit at $6 trillion, promises of tax cuts, reduced or altogether eliminated frxrding including higher education, young voters are placed in the middle ofthe political battleground.

The NewVoters Proiect ofcolorado reported 71,339 people l8 to 24 years old have registered to vote in Colorado. This number has far exceeded their goal of registering more than 27,000 young people in Denver and 55,000 statewide.

According to New Voters Project spokesperson Ben Prochazka, one in five young people in Colorado have registered to vote.

"No doubt this is the first time young people 'It was have been targeted (in an election)," he said. an achievement and evidence that young people are responsive."

Prochazka says the fight for young voter turnout is not over yet.

"We are going into phase two, following up on registered young yoters by going door-to-door, talking faceto-face and e-mailing," he said. "(We are) making sure they show up on Election Day and vote."

The Colorado New Voters Project is a non-partisan campaign to register young voters and increase voter turnout on Election Day. Young voter turnout showed a decline in the 2000 election with a 36 percent voting record.

The project in Colorado is sponsored by Colorado State Public Interest ResearchGroup, which for 30 years has focused on college studenh, mobilizing citizens, pro-

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IGrry has said he wants to increasefunding to the No Child trft Behind legislationby $27 billion. He has alsosaid he planson offering aid to statesthat are able to keep the tuition low at their in-state collegesand universities.

Another legislationissue is voucher programs, which allow studentsto attend any pdvate high school with tax money from the state.

Culpeppersaid he believesthat the presidentwill extend the voucher program to higher education so studentscan chooseto go to priyate universitieswith public funding.

Kerryvotedagainstvoucherprogramsin 1997.

'My biggestconcernis not Bushgetting re-elected, . it's |ohn Kerry getting electedand studentshaving a hardertime getting into collegei Robinsonsaid.' Iohn lGrry wanting to fund higher educationwill meanraising our taxesin order to pay for all these'plans'that he has,but he hasn'ttold the AmericanpeopleyetJ' Angie Knepell,co-presidentof the Democratsof Auraria,disagrees. 'lohn Kerry focuseson peoplewho dont havethe Knepellsaid. "Bushdoesn't toolsin placeto succeed," fund anything,he just talk. Kerry will actuallywalk the walk."

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With recent news coverage of voter registration ftaud in Denver, the New Voters Proiect stated on a Web site news releasethat they stand by their staff.

'Before hiring, all our staff undergoes a rigorous screening and interview process. Canvassersare paid an hourly rate, and we do not pay canvassersper registration form submitted," This year, the regulation process of counting votes is also focused on, as well as voter turnout.

The 2000 election left the country debating on voting regulations. There have been only two other instances in U.S. history where a presidential candidate lost the popular vote but won the electoral vote.

This year, Colorado Amendment 36 proposes changes in the way Colorado votes are counted toward the national electoral vote. If passed, Colorado would 'winnersplit the state's electoral votes instead of the takes-all' approach. In the 2000 election, Colorado had â&#x201A;Źight electoral votes in the Electoral College. Bush won Colorado by 51 to Goret 42 percent, therefore Colorado awarded all eight electoral yotes to Bush.

Under Amendment 36, Colorado would not have awarded all eight, but only five, since Gore had three out of the eight. If this would have been the case in 2000, Gore may have won the electoral vote as well as the popular vote. If Arnendment 36 passeson Nov. 2, it will go into effect for this election. For the 2004 election, Colorado was awarded nine electoral yotes.

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Democraticsupporters (left) yell back and forth with republican supporters (right) Oct. 2l outside the Tivoli. Many gathered seeChris Heinz speak on belralf of his stepfather Democratic presidentialcandidateJohnIcrry.

Metro student Helen Starr points a 6nger at DU collegerepublican famesKing who is dressedas"Flipper" the dolphin, King and another DU student dressedas"Flipper and Floppef to mal<ea statementabout l&rr/s changingpolitical views.Both dernocratsand rqrublican supporterswereout in forci to help voicetheir opinions about the upcoming election.

Political batde lines were sharply drawn at Auraria vihen Chris Heinz, stepson of Dernocratic presidential nominee ]ohn IGrry visited campusOcL 2l and spoke to a crowd bitterly divided by their partisanconvictions.

The spectaclebegan before the speaker arrived, as Republican and Democratic supporters squared off to support their respectivecandidate,Although the Democratic camp boasteda higher tumout, the Republican demonstratorscame prepared with elaborate costumesand synchronizcdchants.

A student sporting a wooden box marked by a red crossran thmugh the crowd,chasedby anotherdressedin a suit and tie and carrying a briefcase.As they joggedin tandem,the second yelledperiodically,"I'm |ohn Edwards!"

A pair of Republicandemonstratorswere &essed as dolphins, carrying signs that read, "I'm a flipper,too!"

On the other. side, Democratic supporteN hurled reproachesat the minority Republican crowd" criticizing their candidate and their methods.

'The Bush peopleare acting like little kids, like our presidenti said Metro student Elijah Shore."We'remore maturethan the Bushfans."

Supporters holding campaign signs from both campsvied for a prominent position in the crowdasthe sidesorchangedsatiricalchants.For . everyreftain of "Four more years"that echoed from the conservative demonstrators, the Democratsreturnedwith "No more years.'

The exchangebecamemore heatedas the crowd grew in number.Argumentsturned into shoutingmatchesascivility gaveway to political passions.

When the Kerry campaignersfinally stepped up to the podium, two distinct and unyielding groupshad emerged,eachrepresentinga definite

political approachand worldview Venturecapialist and former Metro student BobYandrofskiorganizedthe eventand kickedit off with a pro-IGrry speechand introduction of the speakers. ' "This administratiol has done more in four years to tamish the reputation of this country around the globethan any presidentin Arnericanhistory,"he said."TheseRepublicans do a fantasticjob to focus on a few hot-button issuesthat focus on emotional responsesthat stoppeoplefrom thinking aboutthe issues."

He went on to say he thinks Colorado has its residents becomea batdegroundstatebecause areprogressiveil their thinking and concernfor lssues.

ActressMelissaFitzgerald,who plays Carol on T\ls 'The West Wing," delivereda speech focusingon environmentalissuesand the Bush administrationt downfall.

"I've been doing this for a little while and everytime I getup in front of a crowdI get really nervous,"she said,'However, there'sone thing I'm more afraid of than public speakingand that'sfour more yearsof GeorgeW. Bush."

Shecontinuedon, sayingsheis proud to be Americanand considersherselfa patriot.

"And I dont know about you guys, but I want my country back," she said as the Kerry supporterscheeredher on.

Shesaid the environmentis one of her \let issues"becauseshebreathesair, drinks waterand wantsher nephewand all Americanchildren to grow up in a healthyenvironment.

"This presidentwill go down as the worst president for the environment in our nation's history," Fiugerald said. "Every time without â&#x201A;Źxceptionthat this administrati,onhas had to chootebetweenpublic health and the corporate polluters' protts, they have come down on the

side of corporate polluters. Those are not my values and I don't think the/re yours either."

Fitzgerald repeated the words "Those are not my values" throughout her speech, refeffing to the Bush administration's decisions regarding environmental policies.

She also said she thinlc fohn Kerry is a great candidate and will make a magnificent president, "He actually has a plan for energy independence that will protect our environment, make us less dqrendent on foreigr oil and create jobs in the procesg' she said.

'In a democracy, people get the government they deservq and we deserve betterj' Fitzgerald said in closing. "In a democracy, our elected ofrcials work for us. And as George W Bush's boss I look forward to turning to him on Election Day and saying,'Yodre fued!'"

Heinz was met by the emotionally-charged crowd and a mixture of cheering and booing.

'This race is very close and there's obviously a lot of activity on both sides, which I respect," Heinz said.

He discussed issues he said he felt were important to college students-higher education and the possibility of a military draft.

"Tuition's gone up 35 percent nationally, about $600 in the last four years" he sai4 also noting that the Bush administration has done nothing about it. "We've got a plan for it- We're gonna give you a $4,000 tax credit; thaCs $2,500 in your pocket" Heinz also outlined Kerry's college-forservice plan, which means any student who pledges two years of service to their community would have all four years of their state college education paid for by the government.

He said people have been hearing a lot of talk about a poss$le military draftr "A4d no politician\ gonna tell you theyte

going to re-instatethe draft; thadsbad politics," he said.'The armedforcesis over-extendedand it needsto grow And if we don t want it to grow, we'regonnaneeda freshstart in Iraq and we're gonnaneeda peacemaker."

He then askedthe crowd which candidateis to which the Kerry supporters a realpeacemaker, shoutedout support.

"On the other sideis a guy who startedtwo warsin the lasttwo yearsand didn't fight in one," Heinz said of PresidentBush."I found a guy in fohn lGrry who actuallyfought for his country, who came back and helped lead the peace movement,who helped to normalize relations with Vietnam,who spentsevenyearsin the best foreign relationscommitteein the senate.Thatt the real record."

Heinz said he really wanted to tdk to the crowd about why he is campaigningfor lGrry, He said the day his father passedawaywas the saddestday of his life and he never thought he would haveanother father figure, certainly not onethat couldlive up to hisdad.

IGrry had the deckstackedagainsthim when he married Heinz' mother,Tkesa,he said.

Heinz said Kerry earned his respect by listening,by not pushingan agendaon their family and by continuing to be a good father to hisdaughters, "He l'earnedto be a good partner to my morn,which, asyou mayhaveread is something of a fiiLl-tirnejob," Heinz saidAt the RepublicanNational Conventionthis year,chief-of-stafffor PresidentBushAndy Card said the presidentseesthe country like a parent seesa l0-year-old child, Heinz said.

"I find thatironic because I seethepresident as a l0-year-old child," he said.'More seriously, I agreewith what Andy Card is saying.I feellike the presidenthastreatedhalf of this country and

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moatof the restof the world like children,and I didnt askto betreatedthat way.For me, the stepfathermodel work better: you haveto earn people's respectl Heinz said he loola forward to the daywhen Americahasthat kind of - . leadership. :l*'Four yearsago,our military wasfearedand our idealswereloved.In 2004,our military is no longerfearedand our ideasareno longerloved.That he saidis a failedpresidency," Heinzdosedhis fifteen-minutespeechwith a descriptionof a recurring 'It dream he'sbeen having: goeslike this: I wake up on fan. 20, tum on the TV-cven FOX----ondthe president is leaving with Barney' getting on Marine One, leavingthe White House,going back to Texasand never comingbackl The Republicandemonstrato$ saw the speedras an opportunity to support their candidateand his leadership.

"We just know (Bush) is the right candidate,"said Charlie Smith' chairman of the College Republicansat the University of Denver''It's GeorgeBush that's leading the War on Terror.We'relooking for a strong leader."

The conservativedemonstrators also responded to the criticisms of Heinz againstthe current administration on issuesranging from the environmentto higher education'I think that (Bush) hasa strong environmentalpolicy,"said Danielle Robinson,co-chair of the Colorado Federationof CollegeRePublicans'in responseto attackson the President'senvironmentalreord.'(He) wantsto cleanthe air with cleanerfuel"My futher'sin the oil business'wearetrying to getmore dependenton our ovm oil, get awayftom foreignoil."

Dan Cutts, student and vice chair of the DU College Republicans' similarly supportedBush'senvironmentalpolicy.

"I'm an environmâ&#x201A;Źntalist, a conserv-ationist"'he said- "I believe in President Bush's policies. The Healthy Forest initiative is he$ing westem states,especiallyColorado,Peoplethir:k that bush is againstthe environment but he'sreallynot."

In the past few months, there havebeen many Democraticeventsat Auraria and not very manyRepublicanevents.

'I think liberals and Democratsare more outsPoken,more out therei that thereare saidUCD studentfenn Lindgren "I noticeda lot in my classes a lot more Republicans.Actually,it'.sjust that Democratsareout here."

Robinson said she thinks Auraria is a more liberal campus and the Republicanshavebeenhitting biger campusessuchasCSUin Fort Collins and the Universityof Coloradoin Boulder.

DU studentChris Juawan saidthat from an outsideperspective,healso thinks a lot of peopleview Auraria asa libelal campus.

"I think that mrybe this university has been targetedby Democrats he said. becausetheyview it asa friendly atmosphere,"

Metro student Eliiah Shoreholds a'students for trGrry' sign while Bush supportersdnnt in the backgmund.

Chris Heinz speaksin support of his stq fadrer,presidential candidatetohn Kerry' on Oct 2l in the Tivofi Square.

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Voting can be confusing.The government-providedblue book is not always the most readable and understandabledocument.We want our readersto be informed readers,informed voters. The following guide is intended to make the voting processeasier.

AMENDMENTS IfP

Amendrnent 34 - Construction Liability Ifpassed,would removelimits on a homeowner's, ability to recover damageswhen improvements to propoerty are not constructed in a "good and workmanlike" manner, such as limiting damages for pain and suffering to $250,000.

The amendment would also define such an improvement as suitable for its purposes.

PR(h . Protects property ownen by ensuring they can be iily compensated for poor construction. .Property owners will be eligible for compensation for the pain and suffering caused by a defect.

CONs . Some fear it will drive up the cost of housing, an increase in lawsuits, and awards that result from those lawsuits. . Anyone who makes improvements to a proPerty, not just construction professionals, can be sued.

Arnendment 36 - Electoral College Currently, the candidate with the majority of the statâ&#x201A;Ź's votes receives all nine of Colorado's electoralvotes.Under this amendment, the nine voteswould be split proportionally accordingto the popular vote, or actua.l votes cast. If passed, the change would apply to this year's election.

PROs . The electoral vote will be more reflective of the popular Yote, . More people may be encouraged to l'ote becausethey will feel like their vote matters.

CONs . The state has only nine electoral votes and splitting those 5-4 or 6-3 may not be worth presidential candidates to bolher campaigning in Colorado. . The amendment might allow third party candidates to win electoral votes, which could leave the U.S. House of Representativesto decidedthe next president.

Amendment 35 - Tobacco Tax If passed,the tax on a pack of cigaretteswould increase ftom 20 cents to 84 cents. It would double the tax on other tobacco products 20 percent to ,1()percent. The new tax revenue will be used for health care services and tobacco education. It would also continue fundine levels for existing programs as of Jan. 1.

PROs . Funds will be provided to detect and treat cancer, heart and lung diseases.More than $I billion is spent in Colorado on treatment of smoking-relateddiseases. . Could prevent teensliom smoking.

CONs . Coloradoans who smoke a pack a day will each spend $234 more a year. . The tax increasecould hit low-incom smokers the most, who are 48 percent more likely to smoke.

Amendment 37- Renewable Energy It would require certain Colorado utility companiesto generatea portion of their power fiom renewable sources by 2007. It limits the amount an utility company can increase a resident's energy bill to 50 cents per month.

It also allows a utility company to hold an election to either exempt or include itself in the renewableenergyrequirement.

PROs . Renewable sourcesare infinite. . Electricity generated from renewable sources produceslesspollution, CONs . Renewableenergyis more expensive,which could lead to an increasein energy prices. . Utility companiesare rnost likely to passall of the extra cost onlo the consumer.

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Referendum A - Personnel System Would changethe state'scivil service system by changing testing and hiring procedures, exempting 140 state employeesfrom the civil services).stem,transferoversightresponsibilities and allow the legislature to change certain polcies.

PROs . Systemhas not been changedsignificandyin 85 yearsand needsto updatedto keeppacewith work environmentof 21st centuy. . Would hire individualswho aremost qualified and not simply thosewho perform beston tests.

CONs . Gives governon and their administrations too much power by being able to appoint 140 individuals that fall under the governort ideology. . More contracting with private companies could outsourcejobs to other statesand possibly countries.

Referendum B - Obsolete Provisions This referendum would strike obsolete provisionsand referencesto one-time eyentsin the stateconstitution.

PRO . Will update the constitution and delete unconstitutionallanguagethat canbe confusing and misleadingto readers.

CON . The constitution will lose some historical significance and researchingstale laws and

understarxling the currâ&#x201A;Źnt constitution will becomemore difficult.

Referendum 4A - FasTracks Would add I I 9 miles of new rail lines to Golden, Lakewood,Aurora, Arvada, Boulder/ longmont, CommerceCity, Northglenn,Denver Internationd Airport, Thornto$ I 8 milesof bus rapid transit along U.S. 36, expandedsuburbto-suburb bus servicethroughoutthe region, 21,000additionalparkingspaces; 3l new parkn-rides; 57 new transit stationsand 24 Wrer:nt morebusservicesIt would increasethe salestax 4 centson everydollar.

PROs .Increasedmeansof transportation. . Improvesbusinessefficiency.

CONs . Rail linescanbe more dangerousthan buses., . Opponentssaythe project coststoo much.

Referendum 48 - SCFD Renewal Would continuea tenth of a centsalestax for the Scientfic and Cultural FacilitiesDistrict, which funds300cultural groupseachyearin the sevencountyDenvermetro area.

PRO6 . Funding goestowards cultural eventssuch as visiting art exhibits,ftee daysat the zoo,and the botanicgardens.

CONs . Toomanytaxesalready. . Not eyeryonebenefits from the tax, sorne peopledon't go to the zoo or museums.

U.S.SENATOR Democrat Ken Salazar

On Jobs and the Econorny .Plans to addressbudget by enacting responsibletax cuts .Plansto createjobs by ending tax incentives that encourage companiesto move businessand jobs overseas On Health Care: .Plans to cover small business employessand the self-employed .Plans to expand CHIP program and provide new tax credits to help parentsbuy health insurance for their children On Education: .Plans to rrake college more affordable by increasing pell grant funding, doubling the HOPE Scholarship tax credit, allowing multiple student loan consolidations and eliminating student loan orieination fees

Republican Pete Coors

On fobs and the Economy: .Cornmitted to reducing red tape and bureaucracyon businessand simplifiing the tax code .Believes in cuttinfi taxes because Coloradans know how to spend their own monqv On Health Care: .Supports efforts that would allow workers to use tax credits to purchase their own health insurance if their employer does not offer it .Plans to make accessto primary care a priority .Plansto expandcommunity collegenursing programs On Education: .Supports accountability and standardsin public schools

For more information on candidates,please visit Ken Solazar\ Website at www.sahznrf oralorado.com and Pete Coon' Website at wrrrt4.Detecoorsforsenate.com.

Countv Clerk Phone Numbers Adams: 303-654-6030 Alarnosa: 719-589-668I Arapahoe: 303-7 95- 451| Archuleta: 970-264-8350 Baca:719-523-4372 Bent:. 719-456-2009 Boulder: 303-413-7740 Broomfield: 303- 464- 5857 Chaffee: 719-539-6913 Cheyenne 719-767-5685 Clear Creek 303-679-2339 Conejos: 719-376-5422 Costilla: 719-672 -3301 Crowlelr 719-267-4643 Crster:719-783-2441 Delta:,970-874-2150 Denver: 720-913-8683 Dolores: 97O- 677 -2381, Douglae; 303-660-7444 Fagle:97O-328-8715 E l bert:303-621-31 27 El Paso:719-575-8683 Frcmont:719-276-7332

Gatfieldz 97O-945-2377 Gilpin: 303-582-5321 Grand: 970-725 -3347 xl14 Gunnison: 970 -641-7927 Htnsdale: 97O-944- 2228 Huerf,ano:7 19-738-2380 lackson:97O-723-4334 fefferson: 303-271-81I I Kiowa: 719-438-5421 Kit Carson: 7 19-346-8638 Lake: 719- 486- 1410 La Plata: 970-382-6296 l-ariner : 97O- 498-7 82O Ias Animas: 7 19-846-3314 Lincoln: 719-743-2444 lngan:.970-522-1544 Mesa:970-244-1662 Mineral: 719-658-2440 Moffac 970-824-9104 Montezurne 970-5653728 Montrose: 970 -249-3362 Morgan: 970-542-3521

OteroiT19-383-3024 Oway.970-325-4961 Patk:719-836-4333 Phillips:970-854-3 I 3I Pitkin: 970-920-5I80 Prowers:719-336-8011 Pueblo:719-583-6620 Rio Blanco:970-878-5068 Rio Grande 719-657-3334 Routt:970-870-5556 Saguache: 719- 655-2512 -5671 SanJuan:970-387 SanMiguel: 970-728-3954 Sedgwick 970-474-3346 Sunrmit:970-453-3479 Teller:719-689-2951 Washington:970-3456565 Weld:970-304-6530 Yuma:970-332-5809

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Requiemfor The GreatWar byCoryCasciab The Metropolitan The word "goth" conjures up images of humorless vampire wannabes lounging amund a darkened parlor, sipping absintheand discussing the dark arts. It might not be fair to paint the whole scenewith such a broad brush, but, Iike most stereoqpeg theret an element of truth to this one.

Replace that scene with three guys sitting around a cluttered suburban living room, drinking Pabst before noon and going off on subjects from music theory to video games and the history of World War I. Does that sound very goth?

Maybe not, but thatt Caustic Soul and they are perfectly comfortable with the label.

"I find it funny, but itk what I've always liked," said Mike Atchley, the band's singer and guitarist.

"It can be limiting, but also we dorlt really fit in anywhere else,"added bassist Dave Spethman'The goth crowd in Denver and across the country has been really accepting of us. We fit the vibe, I think."

As any goth fan will tell you, vibe is what the genre is all about. Musically it's pretty wide open comparedto most styles.Industrial, metal, synth pop, glam and nearly anything else can be incorporated, as long as the mood is right.

Dwelling on the dark edges of human existence doesn't mean conforming to the genre's stereot)?ed fascination with vampires and the occult. Human beings produce more than enough misery for themselveswithout ever delv-

tory.

"World War I was just a slaughter, that's all it 'And was," Spethman said. it solved nothing. At the end of it rhe world was worse off than they were at the beginning of it."

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ing into th€ supernatural. Caustic Soul loo}s to the real world for inspiration.

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aslnryfutn,fuat's allit was.,.At frreendof it tlu worldwasworwoff' -DaveSpefurnnn Cn$ticSuil dying," Spethman said. "That kind of inspired (the song)'Elysium Fields'and from there it just started building. Mikey (Atchley) really started getting into the history of it and both of us just delved back into it."

Besidesintroducing the horrors of chemical warfare to humanity and killing 14 million people, the so-called "Great War" set the stage for World War II, with its own attendant atrocities.

It's a subiect Caustic Soul knows plenty about and it served as an excellent setting for meditations on fear,horror, shock and loss.

wide varieqv of influences are apparent, including obvious stalwartsofthe style as the Cure and Bauhaus, along with hints of metal, industrial and, surprisingly, some sugary pop hook that occasionallybob to the surface.

"1'm the black sheep.I like pop. I'm a doset Roxette fan," explained keyboardist and second guitarist Bill Neiman.

"There's nothing closetabout iti interjected Spethman. "\4re all know."

The band works this diverse range of influences into the mix by respecting each other's vision and working within the rules of music theory. The whole band has received some degree of formal musical training and they cite an unusual shared influence-a teacher at CasperColiege,where they all studied.

"Huge props to Dr. Gunderson," Neiman said. "Instead of just running wild, hed make you rvork your ideas in with theory."

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CAUSTIGSOUL: lighton Shedding thegothscene continuedtorn page 16 1998, slowly honing their sound and building an audience for themselves-They've released three albums in that time: Torrent,A Parliament of Rooks, and An Absenceof Warmth. The frst albums were self-released, but for Warmth they found a label, Gestalt Records.As a result, they're getting widespread distribution, which

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"Itt completely ignored by the media for the most part," Spethman said. "I dorlt really know why. I think a lot of it is just like'oh, that's just

Not sure horv to spendthe Halloweenweekend? Love to get dressedup and rock out to the sound of'80s butt-rock metal bands? Then Monsters of Mock is the solution to all your Halloween needs.

Five years ago Virgil Dickerson, owner of Suburban Home Records, decided to change the Halloween tradition from something a little bit spooky to something a little bit rock'n'roll.

Hosting an array of local bands that cover some of the'80s' most amazing hair-bands, Monsters of Mock has become one of Denver's most metal Halloween traditions.

This yearl bands include Poison (featuring members of Laymen Terms and Against 'N' Roses (featuring Tomorrods Sky), Guns members of Shogun, Contender, The Gamits, and Signal to Noise), Danzig (featuring members of All, Drag The River and The Nobody's) and a heavy metal cover band, Burn, will be doing karaoke.

According to Dickerson, those who attend Monsters of Mock are the same people who go erery year becauseit is such an amazing time.

'You go to so many shows and you start to get burned out becausehow many times can the band talk about the altitude or go off stageand come back, (Monsters of Mock) is just the funnest show,"Dickerson said."Everyonejust loses

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For those interested in showing off their yocal talents, the karaoke wil.l feature some Iocal artists and will also be open to the audience.Monsters of Mock will be crowning a king and queen, and just in case there are any killer mustachesout there, they will also be holding a mustachecontest.

"It doesn t even have to be a real mustache," Dickerson said, "it can totally be a fake one."

They *ill be taking pictures at the show and then vote on them a week later.

Rock with the monsters Saturday, Oct. 30.

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goth' and they don t give it a chance."

Despite the lack of media coverage, he sees the scene as heaithy and vibrant. The Dark Ars Festival. which the band has been involved with since its inception, brought in 1,300people this year and exposed many bands that didn't have a chance to be seen elsewhere. Spethman credits the festival for being instrumental in the band's burgeoning success.

"They're pretty much what broke us," he said. "We would not be where we are if it weren't for that festival."

Like most bands, they have ambitions for bigger and better things. Neiman, in particular, has been preparing for his moment for a long time.

"I always wanted to be a rock star," he said.

"One of the things I askedfor at Christmas was a full length mirror. I watched the way I walked and stood and everything, practicing my rock star poise."

Regardlessof attention, or lack of it, Caustic Soul plans on continuing to do what they do indefinitely.

'Even if no one was at the shorvs and rve never had shows,we'd still be getting together at Mike's houseand playing songs,"Spethmansaid.

"Mike will have to run me off at sword point."

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by NateTimmons TheMetropolitan What a difference a month males. The Regis Rangers hosted Metro volleyball back on Sept. 25 'Runners 3-0. The match dropped and swept the Metro to 2-4 n the Roclq Mountain Athletic Conference and left the fans wondering what happened to their team.

Sincethat loss,the Roadrunners (14-l l, 1l4 RMAC) have reeled off nine straight RMAC victories and essentially turned their season around.

Saturday, Oct. 23, Metro dished out some much-deserved payback as they played host to the Rangers(11-12,9-6RMAC).

"It felt good giving them a taste of their own medicine," said junior middle blocker Renee Hazlewood.

Hazlewoo4 who contributed a team high eight blo& assists,helped lead her team to their own sweep of Regis.As a team, Metro was able to score 12 poins rejecting Rangers'shots."(Our) blocking was strong," Hazlewood said.

Metrot intensity was on display throughout the evening.'We came out verf confident"' Hadewood said.

'Runners jumped out In the first game, the to a 3-0 lead and let Regis know they were in for a long night. The Rangers tried not to be intimidated and grabbed a 4-3 lead- However, this would be the Rangers only lead of the night 'Runners quickly got back in in any game. The front 5-4 and never looked baclq winning the game 30-23.

Just like any good rivalry game, the fans 'We played a role in the victory. were quiet during warm-ups," said sophomore libero Heather Stapleton. "The crowd definitely helped (during the match)."

Auraria Events Center welcomed the third largest crowd of the seasonto the match (217), but they were arguably the loudest.

Regis fans attempted to pump energy into their team during the second game with chants of, "Irt's go Regisi'but were thwarted by crazed Roadrunner fans who used their trademark

bleacher-banging to drown out the opposition.

Regis looked re-energized and ready for the second game. Metro squashedthe Rangers' effort and continued to block shots and score at 'Runners had an will. Everything Regis tried the answer for. The Roadrunners rolled in game two and won 30-23.

Metro again built an early lead (6-1) in the third game and Regis was forced to play catchup. The Rangers were a bit more successfi.rlin their role then they had been and closed the lead to two Q6-24). Metro called a timeout to regrouP. After tbe timeout, Stapleton was serving with the game on the line. "Heather stepped up," Hazlewood said, She was able to record three big points, including an ace to give Metro the sweep 30-25.

"This (win) was huge,"Stapletonsaid.

The Roadrunners offensewas led by outside hitters SheenaMchughlin and StefanieAllison who contributed 13 and 1l kills, respectively.

Setter Sarah Lively took advantage of a Regis defense bent on stopping Metrot outside hitters.

Lively snuck in five kills on a .833 Percentage as she sensedthe vacated Regis defense.

Stapleton cited good team communication that allowed for such opportunities.

Stapleton has been filling in for injured libero Taryn Drescher (stress ftacture in her foot) the past two matches.

Although the sophomore has played different 'Runners, positions for the Stapleton is right at home at the position as defensive specialisl "It's a big job ... but I played (libero) last seasoni Stapleton said.

In addition to the Regis victory Metro picked up another RMAC win Friday, Oct. 22 against Colorado School of Mines (10-14' 5-10 RMAC). It would take five games for Metro to get the win over the Orediggers (32-30,27-30, 34-32,28-30 15-8). Freshmanoutside hitter Julie Green led Metro with 22 kills.

The'Runners will face undefeated and No. 1 ranked rival Nebraska-Keamey Friday, Ocl 29 at the Health and Sports Center in Nebraska.

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'Wolves' thunderin Pueblo Roadrunners steal ated half started in the 58s minute when Lions' forward Misha Thomas scored the contestt first goal from Eric Foulk, Sevensecondslater, Sabbagh scored off a Borrego assist to tie the game.

In the 75'h minute, Borrego got another assistwhen he set up Alcaraz-Rezato give the 'Runners a 2-l lead, which only remained for a litde more than a minute when Owen ended the lightning round as he scored off an assist from defensive back Danny Bills and midfielder Andrew Donnelly. Metro went on to win 3- 1.

"In the first half, we weren t playing too well, but we had our opportunities and we weren t putting them away.In the secondhalf... they got one chanceand they got it in, and then after that, we just started going and putting goals away ... our forwards started finishing and we were fine," said Donnelly.

The Roadrunners would take their sevengame unbeaten streak to CSU-Pueblo as they (ls-14). facedthe'Wolves at their house on Sunday.

Metro came into the game with offensive Both Metro and CU-Springsworkedhard momentum and showed it early. Fetherston against each other and fought to a scorelesshalf.

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ColoradoSpringsand onegamebehindconferAfterward, the Roadrunners would just run enceleading Fort kwis afler picking up all 15 out the clock on their way to a 3-0 victory over points in their last threematches. the Yellowiackets.

'We Metro (13-3-1, 7-2-l Rocky Mountain definitely neededthat game to continue Athletic Conference)faced Montana State- our streak,"said Sabbaghabout the win.

Billings Oct. l8 to closeoutthe squad'snineThe'Runners would go ftom taking the sting gamehome stand.The'Runners,who took a out of the Yellowjackets to taming the Mountain two-gamewin streakinto the match, had their Lions when Metro took on CU-Colorado sightsseton finishing the home stretchstrong.

Springs Oct. 22. In Metrot fust game away fiom Early in the contest,sophomoreforward Auraria Field in over a month, the Roadrunners Phillip Owenscoredhis team-leading17'hgoal made themselvesfeel right at home as the team of the seasonjust 15 minutesinto the first half out shot the Lions 25-7 and had more corner off a sophomore midfielder Preston Borrego kick opportunities (5-2) than their opponent in pass,The two teamswould batde to no availand the game. In fact, the only categories in which the'Runnerstook a l-0 leadinto the break. the Lions led Metro was saves(10-I) and fouls

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'It felt great,"said Fetherstonabout his laser from over ten yards out. "Tony played the ball (to me); I cut it back and put (the shot in on the) near post."

The Roadrunners retained their one goal lead late into the second half, when Metrot strikers stole the Wolves thunder. Owen scored an insurance goal just 80 minutes after their first strike off a Porras assist.

'Runners were glad they had insurance The later when CSU-Pueblo forfive minutes iust ward Tommy Lauhoff took a Ryan Creager pass 'keeper David McReavy and put it behind Metro making the score2-1.

Although the'Wolves would cut the lead in half, they would score too little too late into the half as Metro hung on to win the match 2-1.

The'Runners now play their final two regular seasonmatches at home with arch rival Regis on OcL 27 and end the regular season against conference leading Fort lrwis on Oct. 29.

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teamto beat in allsports I can't believe it! I remember talking to 'keeper David McReary Metro men's soccer early in the season and hearing how optimistic he was about this yeart squad.And at l3-3-1, I understand now what he was so positive about.

At the same time, the woment soccerteam had probably thought positively of their transfer sophomore and the 22 goals and 53 points Kylee Hanavan has had. Her phenomenal seasonhas even been better than her counterpart and former leading scorer Amy Leichliter's. Both of theseteams have been great all season and Donald Smith will have one more SportsColumnist thing in common on Oct. 27: they both will have seemingly everything on the line when they face Regis.

No.2 Women's Soccer(16-f ' 1l-0-0 RMAC) and Men's Soccer(13-3-f , 7-2-l RMAC) Both of these squads will be facing Regis on the same day, two hours apart and with everything on the line. The women's soccer team will have to beat the No. l0 Rangers women's soccer team in order to win the conference and the region. This team will have to have big games from its stars, sophomore forward Kylee Hanavan, junior striker Amy Leichliter and seniorsYmara Guante, Adrianne Almaraz, Elin Otter and Meisha Pyke, if they want to hold the regular seasonChampionship trophy and host they $'in the conference the RMAC and-if tourney-the regional tournament.

If the men want the regular season title, they will have to earn it. The team must beat the Rangersmen'ssoccerteam for one reason:if the Roa&unners win, they'll be in a position to lock down at least the second seed in the conference.

What the Roadrunners have going for them is that sophomore striker Antonio Porrashasbeen lighting teams up while not being at 100 percent, and he's almost healthy.

Nod, the fact that they have been on the attack in most of their matches and with players like forward Michael-I mean Phillip Owen, speedymidfielders David Gordon and Preston Borrego to compliment a possessionmidfielder in Aldo Alcaraz-Reza,Metro might just win two tournaments again. Now, how's that for dominance?

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win Roadrunners to honorseniors MacDonald. Guante scored her l0th goal of the year and sophomore midfielder Shelley TheMetropolitan Radosevich got her fourth goal to bring the soccer score to 3-0.

Metro women's The second ranked "It's iust continued hard work as a team," team finished their home seasonlast weekend with a 6-0 win on Friday over Mesa Stateand a MacDonald said. "Offensively and defensively, we're strong. We've been good technicallyJ 3-0 shutout against Fort Lewis on Sunday.

Sunday was senior day, and five players were The'Runners (16-1, l1-0 Rocky Mountain honored in their final game at Auraria Field.

Athletic Conference) started the weekend with a 6-0 shutout over the Mesa State Mavericks Midfielden Guante and Adraianne Nman4 (3-12-2,2-7 -Z RMAC) Friday, Oct. 22. Three of along with defenders Otter, Meisha Pyke, and the goals came from sophomore forward Kylee Bonnie Thompson, played their last regular Hanavan, who recorded her sixth hat trick of the seasonhome game.

"The seniors have been a big part of our sucseason.Her first goal came five minutes into the cess,"said head coach Danny Sanchez."l"hey've game, setting the offensive pace for the match.

'A lot of people can score on this teami' been catalysts for turning around Metro State soccer ftom where it was a few years ago."

Hanavan said. "Our defense stepped it up and With the home schedule comPl€te, the play was there-" all-around our The Roadrunners overwhelmed Mesa Roadrunners' last hurdle on the road to the State by out-shooting the Mavericks 22-4. postseason is against Regis.Regis is coming into Senior midfielder Ymara Guante scored three the game with a 15-2 overall record and a 10-l points on the day with one goal and one assist. mark in the conference.Since losing to Metro Sophomore midfielder Brooke Kiefer and senior early in the season,Regis has lYon 15 straight and is ranked ninti in the nation. The showback Elin Otter eachscoreda goal in the big win down takes place at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, on Friday.

Sunday, Oct. 24, as the Roadrunners beat Oct. 27 at RegisField.

"The whole season comes down to Fort Lewis 3-0, Metro took advantageof a 24-4 lead in shots and an 8-l margin in corner kicks Wednesday as far as the conference goes," 'Runners went Sanchez said- "We expect that they've improved to overcome the Skyhawks.The into the half leading 1-0 off the eighth goai and we've improved and that it will be a very good game." of the season from junior midfielder Marina

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Volleyball(14-11,r r-4 RMAC) You made Northern Colorado happy by allowing them to beat you and still haveenough time to get back to campus and catch up on their homework, the working staff the ability to 'o sweepup and still catch the nine clock news and me the opportunity to finally get some sleep. By losing to the Bears in an hour and fifteen minutes, everyone was able to go home in time to enioy the rest of their evening. Thanks.

After that wake-up call, the'Runners volleyball team decide it liked winning bettec and beat the next two teams in a litde under four hours, including a quick gameoftheir own as they beat Regis in an hour and a half.

Now it's time to face another opponent that embarrassedthem at home, Nebraska-Kearney.

The Lopers beat Metro in just under 90 minutes.

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Ongoirrg Support Groups: Process group T'AI CHI for the Body and Mind - Thursdays 1-2pm. T'ai Chi's purpose is to moderatelv exerciseall the musclesand to achieveintegration betlyeen mind and body. All levels. Shorv up or call (303) 556-2525.

AII ongoingclassesheld in St.FrancisAtrium.

Free HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) Testing Ongoing at the Health Center, Plaza 150. For more informalion or to schedulean appointment, call (303) 556-2525.

Reflexologt - Tuesdays 10am-1pm. Sign up only on reflexology day in the Health Center, Plaza 150beginning at 8:30am.

ir{onda,vs 2-3:30pm, Women's group TuesdaysI tam-l2:30pm, Relationshipgroup Wednesdal's12:30-2pn and ParentingSupport group Thursdays 1-2pm. The groups take place in Tivoli 561. For more information, pleasecall

(303) ss6-3t32 Messianic Truth Bible Studies - Thursdays from 2-4pm in Tivoli 642. Messianic Jewish studies and fellowship. For more information, call Reubenat (303)355-2009.

Bhakrt-Yoga Club - Wednesdays5:30-6:30pm in Tivoli 444. Join us for an evening of spiritual discoveries.Evervone is invited. For more information, call Ruben at (303) 355-2009.

Anxiety anil Desire: A Photographic Map of the Psyche- This exhibition looks closely at photographic representationsof longing, wish and lvant. Exhibit runs through l/t5105 at the Center for Visual Art on t 734 \{azee Street.For hoursor for more information,pleasecall (303) 294-5207.

Halloween Fundraiser for Metro Art Clubs - l0 bandswill be performing in addition to film and video art display,a costume contestwith prizes, a fashion shorv and an all new displav of robot combat by the N,lotomanproject. 5:30pm at the RevolucionesArt Gallery 3519 Brighton Street, Denver.$10 admission;$5 students. For more information,pleasecall (303) 761-3047.

La Reptblica del Norfe - Featuring Dr. Charles Truxillo, Dr. Priscilla Falcon and Iack Mudrv.

Tru ilo hasa Jifelongcommitmenl to working in New Mexico and participating in the formation ofan intelligentsiaofthe Chicano nation in El Norre. JackMudrv is a KWO radio journalist and radical activist specializingin leftist radical movements.Dr. Priscilla Falcon is an professor at the University ofNorthern Colorado, Greeley and is a lv{exicana activist and rvas involved with the Chicana/o Moyement as a student in UN,[-{Sand organized farmworker support. Her husband Bicardo Falcon rvas murdered by a racist in Orogrande, New Mexico on his way to the First National La Raza Unida Convention. l0am-3pm in Tivoli 440. l0am - Discussion: The Evolution of la Republica del Norte. 1pm - Paneldiscussionu.ith Falcon and Mudry. For more information, pleasecall (303) 556-3124.

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Sounder Sleep - Sounder Sleep is a 3-week workshop (11/9 & lI/16) that you have alwavs dreamedof. You will learn how to relax your body, calm your mind and lull yourselfinto a blissful, restorativeslumber to become more alert, energeticand feel better. l-2pm in St. FrancisAtrium. For moreinformation,pleaseemail:ryilkinli@mscd.edu or call (303)556-6954.

Reclaiming Culture: Ditersity Reilefneil - A discussionabout multiculturalism and diversity facilitated by Mark Tafoya,MPA. I L:30am-lpm in the Tivoli lvlulticultural Lounge. For more information,pleasecall (303) 556-8441.

Time Out for Yozr Mini Yoga Retreat in the City - Erperience asana (yoga), pranayama (breath/energv work) meditation, imagery, yoga nidra (deep relaxation) and a mindful lunch experience.Yogamats,blanketsand props are provided. Lunch will alsobe provided. Wear comforlableclothing.9am-1pm in St. Francis Atrium. For all levels.Spaceis limited so please e-mail wilkinli@mscd.edu or call (303) 5566954 to reserveyour olace.

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