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This theatrical potential is experdy realized in the Denver Centert current production of TennesseeWilliams'"A Lovely Sunday for CreveC,oeur,"a drama set squarely on a sweltering St. Louis Sunday aftemoon in early June. The year is 1935,and the era itselfplays as essentiala role as any of the characters.

From the set design to the sound, ftom the costumes to the dialogue, the play is seeped in its chronologtal setting. The action takesplace betweenthe worst penury ofthe Depressionand the deepestprivation of the SecondWorld War, in an America still reeling from the effectsof the JazzAge and its excesses.

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Tuition could be increased to €over mandatory cost increases,state budget cuts, and the cost of controlled maintenance according to estimates of possible increasessupplied by Natalie Lutes. Metro interim Vice President for Financeand Administration.

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According to Lutes, the tuition increas€ could be proposed at a rate of 5.8 percent to help handle the Metrot mandator), costs.

That would cover personnel costs, risk management premiums (unemployment, property and liability insurance), utililies and scholarstrip6.

The increase of these mandatory costs would cost $129 for a frrll-time student over the academic year. The current proposals would take effect this fall, Lutes said.

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tionsof highereducationin Coloradoarefaced with funding controlled maintenancecost for their facilities,"Lutes said.'These costswere historicallyfundedthrough allocationsfrom the stateto the institutions(in our casethe Auraria Higher EducationCenter or AHEC) for that specificpurpose.

"This fundingwascul aspart of the stateto meetthe budwidebudgetcutsimplemented getaryreductionsstatewide,and the responsibil-

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What does COFmean,anyway? pay for their tuition or affect their financial aid.

However, if students to do not sign up for the The lvletropolitan COR they will have to pay the stipend amount, in addition to their tuition.

College students in Colorado will be In the current system, institutions receive receivingstatefunds for higher educationin a funding direcdy from the state, which in turn whole new waythis fall, has gone to he$ pay for resident tuitions, with Last May, tlte Colorado legislaturepassed the student never seeing or hearing about the SenateBill 04-189,also known as the College money that is going toward their education, Opportunity Fund Act, to help current and The new program is essentially the same, new studentspay for a portion of their college but allows the student to see how much money education. C,oloradois the first state in the will go direcdy toward them, said former state nation to implement a stipend plan for higher Sen. IGnneth Arnold, R-Adams, who was a education. member of the advisory committee to the Starting fuly l, studentsenrolled at one of Colorado Commission on Higher Education Coloradot public institutions or participating when the COF plan was drafted.

'With priyate institutions will be eligible to receive the knowledge of how many dollars moneyfrom the statein the form of a stipend. are available, it is hoped that as many students According to the bill, the stipend, or the as possible will enroll and continue their amountof moneyper credit-hourpaid by the education,"Arnold said. state,does not go dire"tly to the student, but "Unfortunateh there are just so many is given to the school they are enrolled at and dollars available and the amount will stay pretty noted on their studentaccount much the same until the budgeting process in Therefore,the moneywill not help students Colorado is changed to allow more money to be

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invested in higher education," he added.

Students will be able to use the stipend toward their overall tuition costs, and can allocate how much, if any of the stipend goes to their credit hours.

If attending multiple institutions, the student can request that the stipend apply toward their credit hours at one, both or neither institution.

The state legislature will decide annually the amount of money that will be available to each student, and it can never exceed the total instate tuition cost. The total amount of stipend money is cunendy about $1,440per student, or rouglrly $80 per credit hour.

The program is intended for undergraduate students who are residents of Colorado with 145completed credit hours or less. participating private Students at universities who graduated from an accredited Colorado high school, and meet the eligibility requirements set by the CCHE, are also eligible to recâ&#x201A;Źive a stipend, however it is set at 50 percent of the set stipend amount for that year.

According to a CCHE release, for an institution to be eligible for th.eprogram they must sign performancecontractswith the state that wil free the institution from much of the current state regulationsregardinghigher education, including the txpayers' Bill of Rights, or TABOR. The program allows the institutions to designtheir curriculumsto fit the needsof the students,asopposedto meetingthe guidelinessetby the state.

'Once a contractis signedand aninstitution is focusedon clearstatewidepriorities, theywill be freedto achieveresultsi'saidRick O'Donnell, ExecutiveDirector of the ColoradoCommission 'We areraisingstandards on Higher Education. while reducing bureaucraticregulations.This makesit a win-win for studentsand colleges," ResidentColoradostudentsarebeingurged to applyfor the stipendnow at the COFWebsite at https://cof.college-access.net/cofapp/

Pick up next weetssissueof Tfte Metropolitan to read how the CollegeOpportuniw Fund will affectMetro.

SGAreviews budget,hires officemanager

by MattQuane The Metropolitan Metro's Student Government Assembly discussed the budget, tuition and also grew by another member during their meeting last Thursday.

Nikki Booton was voted in unanimoudy as the official SGA Administrative Assistant.

At the suggestion of W.H. "Butch" Oxendine, executiye director of the American Student Government Association,the SGA now has an offrce manager whose job it is to "help navigate the often confusing bureaucracy of a higher-educationinstitution and can eventually become the bracle'of MSCD information."

"In this position, I hope to help in any way possible;whether its through my clerical duties or as a friend," Booton said.

This position will be new for the off,ce, though getting along with the existing members is not looking to be a problem for Booton.

"Everyone is very laid-back and willing to Danny Holland / The Metropolitan help. I just love this campus - the people are so ScottFulviri of ColoradoSigmrorksmormtsthe newTivoli Signabovethe main entranceof the Tivoli Aug.20.,2fiM. Refurbishingsignson the Tivoli are nice," she said. just onepan of a $2Ernillion renovationof the l20-year-oldfivoli, whichhassâ&#x201A;Źrvedasa studentunion since194.

A brief review of the SGA budget showed that there is approximately $8,000of funds left for the SGA. The SGA plans on using whatt left of their original $ I 30,000 on progrirms such as the Student Leadership Awards and campus events students at Metro, CCD and UCD voted to have said planners anticipated the possibility of

by KathrynGraham such as the Spring Fling. problems when devising the schedule. $ 18.50added to their tuition specificallyto fund TheMetrooolitan The SGA also discussed the possibility of She said completion on the renoyations is this project. rejecting the proposed tuition hike.

Not only do Auraria students not seem to Though itt over 100 years old, renovations probably eight months to a year away. There is The Board of Tiustees has proposed this mind footing the bill for the project, but also the no specific completion date or ribbon-cutting on the Tivoli are moving along smoothly and hike to help pay for maintenance services detours and noise don't seem to be too much of ceremony planned, Weiske said. on schedule. normally taken care of by the Auraria Higher most of a problem either.

So far workers have stripped off And thatt a surprise, at least to Tivoli Education Center.

"I haverit been shuffled around too much," the Tivoli's white paint, furnished new signs on Student Union Director Barb Weiske.

AHEC overseesoperations on campus such the building, and are close to completing a new said Metro student Dana Thornton. "The "You never know what you'll run into," as maintenance, campus police, parking and biggest inconvenience was this summer when entrance at the southeastcorner of the Tivoli, Weiske said. other services. they remodeled the booktore." among other renovations in and outside the She said it can often be unpredictable The Metropolitan reported in last week's Metro sophomore Russell McDermott when renovating an old building because building. issue that students could see a hike of nearly agreed that the bookstore renovations bothered A short ceremony to celebrate the new the architecture and way the building was ten percent. him a little, but was glad they did it in the entrance will be held Feb, 14. constructed can be completely different from The SGA argued that current AHEC funds 'We're doing a lot of behind-the-scenes summer. today, Weiske said. could easily handle the amount of facility "They have been timing things to make it The most historic portion of the Tivoli was stuff now," Weiske said. "We will put a new management necess:rry and that more care roof as as there is no longer a chance better for students,"McDermott said, on soon built in 1884,with 16 structures added between should be taken as to how AHEC funds are Studentshavebeen one of the top priorities then and 1984. Things like routing problems of snow." appropriated. when planning the project, Weiske said.

The renovations began in mid-20o3 and it due to changes in building elevation were The motion to reject this hike was eventually was estimated that the project would take about considered ahead of the times and therefore dismissed. pageg years and cost about $28 million- In 2000, seeTlVOUon have not caused construction delays. Weiske three

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by ArmandoManzanares The MetroDolitan The beating ofAfrican drums in the grand, maiestic Tivoli Tumhalle welcomed more than 300 attendees at the Dr. Martin Luther King, lr.

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At the breakfast 42 members of the Metro community, including students, administrator$ faculry staff and community activists, received Martin Luther King lr. PeaceAwards for their commitm€nt to and championing of civil rights, justice and non-violent activism.

The MLK Peace Breakfast is a Metro tradition in prying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther fu9, I", said Gail Bruce-Sanford, MLK Peace Breakfast committee chair and director of the counseling center at Metro. The first breaKast was held in 1992.

'We like to remind the community of his efforts, promoting civility and we have been doing this through an awards breakfast for over l4 yearsJBruce-Sanfordsaid.

About a dozen were nominated for the awards and through committee selection and the nominating letters the awardees receive, three were awarded this year.

The three people awardedwere Metro student James"Justice" Jac}son, African-American Studies professor Jacquel).n Benton and community activist Nita Gonales. fackson, seeking a degree in AfricanAmerican Studies and psychology, serves as president of Metro's Black Student Alliance and General Manager of MetRadio, Metrot campus radio station, In his ftee time he spins vinvl

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Photosby Oanny Holland / The Metropolitan Metro student James"Iustice" Jacksonis handed a Martin Luther King |r, PeaceAward at the l4th annual MLK PeaceBneaHastheld Friday in the Tivoli Turnhalle- Also receiving an award this year were activist Nita Gonzalez and African-American studies professor facquelyn Benton, under the alias DJ Fisk around town and mentors youth at Goye Middle School in Denver.

"To me peace just meanrPositive Education Always Corrects Xrrors," |ackson said while accepting his award. |ackson said later het very grateful to receive the award and that theret more good to come.

"I just feel very humbled and honored because it does mean a lot to me, as well as the body that gives it," he said- "So I want to

her award, the crowd of over 300 gave her a standing ovation for her lifet dedication to civil rights and justice for Chicano/as, Native Americans, and women and for those whose voiceshavebeen suppressed.

"I'm here to tell you that I accept this humbly not for me but for all of us for belief in our democracy," Gonzales said.

Gonzales was recendy acquitted of charges for failing to obey a lawfil police order, for which her and seven others were brought up

be an example,so they canbe on for blocking and protestproud and know there'smore For , video coverage of ing the Columbus Day Parade positiveelevationthat! going this i event, log onto in October 2004. Denver to occur."

The Met Repott at: City Attorney Cole Finegan announcedMonday he would Benton, a professor of wr,yw.metreport.aom drop the charges.

African-American Studies, Along with awarding the has built relationships with €ntities like the Urban kague and the Blair- three recipients, Daryl Walker and the Majestic Caldwell A.frican Arnerican ResearchLibrary Praise Choir serenaded the crowd with their where she placesher studentsin internships. songsof hope and praise.

In conjunction with the this year's peace Bentonwas not in attendanceat the breakfrst.

ProfessorCJ White, also of African-American breakfast, commitment to the community expanded by holding a donation drive for Studies,acceptedthe awardon her behalf, Gonzales,a native of Denver, has been gloves, hats and scarves.Bruce-Sanford said the championing Chicano/a civil rights since the MLK Peace Breakfast committee has focused 1960s.Her father Rodolfo "Corlg" Gonzales, efforts on reaching out b dts 66rnmrrnity. It the Chicano Moyement leader of that time put together efforts to collect gloves, hats and through to the 1980s,wasone of the fust award scarves given to local charitable organizations, recipientsfor the peacebreaKast. including the SacredHearth Parish.

"Given that this is held at the very beginCurrendv, Gonzalesis President/CEOof EscuelaTlatelocoCentro & Estudios,an indig- ning of the Spring semester, it provides a lot enousprivat€ school in Denver.Sheoccasion- of inspiration to our campus community in ally teachesa coursefor the Chicano/aStudies regard to activism and sharing in general," Departmentat Metro and takespart in numer- Bruce-Sarford said. ousdemonstrations and rallies.

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ing systems,fund the installationof roofs on the Plazabuilding and the building locatedat 1200 ity for funding fell to the institutions."

Accordingto Dean Wolf, AHEC Executive SeventhSt., and repair or replacemechanical, Vice Presidentfor Administration,AHEC needs electrical and plumbing systemsand elevator $3 to $3.5million to covercontrolledmainte- operatingsystemson campus,Wolf said.

According to Wolf, there are 16 elevators nanceon the campus. Metro is responsiblefor on campus that are about 28 yearsold and in approximatelyhalf that becauseMetro hashalf need of repair.

The financeswould also help of the enrollment and occupiescloseto half of fix entry stepsand walkways,as well as repair the spaceon campus,Wolf said.

To cover Metro's part of the bill, which Ninth StreetHistorical Parkhouses.

Wolf said part of the problem is that conwould be around $1.5 to $1.75million, and the mandatory costs,would require a tuition trolled maintenancehasn'treceivedfunding for the last three yearsnow. That, coupled with increaseof 13.25percent,Lutessaid.

An increaseof 13.25percentwould cost a the stateno longer funding theseneeds,pushes full-time student, enrolled in 15 credit hours, the responsibilityon students,meaningtuition increases or increasesof studentfees. around $295per academicyear.

The increaseof a student fee requiresthe The extra funding for controlled mainte-

approval of students, but the increase of tuition would require the approval of Metrds Board of Trustees,the Colorado Commission on Higher Education and the Colorado legislature. The CCHE has approved the increase on tuition of 5.8 percent for mandatory costs.

"The tuition increase scenarios wili be revisited in March and April when we have 'At more answers to unknownsl Lutes said. will that time the trustees be asked to make decisions about the tuition increase, and the 6nal vote usudh takes place at the May board meeting."

Metro Treasurer Alex Cranberg questioned AHECT efficiency to operate at the Jan. 12 board meeting. Cranberg said a more rigorous review of what is spent by AHEC is in order, perhaps through an audit.

In a ceremony held Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Adrninistration and Metrot Electrical Engineering Technology department cemented a partnership to include a training and internship program for Metro students.

At the ceremony, held at the St. Cajetant Center, Metro interim President Ray Kieft signed an agreement and letter of understanding with Edward Moy, FAA Director of Technical Operations for tlre Westem Service, officially establishing Metro as a FAA Airway Facilities Collegiate Training Initiative. Metro is the fust Colorado higher education institute to receive that desigration.

Under the agreement, Metro students will have a chance at taking part in paid intemships and training, and a possible job with the FAA. Shou.ldthey apply within two years after graduation, students ftom AI-CTI schools are eligible with preferential consideration with the FAA. The program is designed for Metro students in the Electrical Engineering Technology department who aspire to work in the air traffic control fteld.

In addition to the job opportunities for students, the AF-CTI designation for the department means FAA employees will be eligible to take courses, and an FAA representative will serve on the department's Industry Advisory Board.

Student internship briefings will be held at 3:30 and 6 p.m. on Feb. 2 in the Electrical Engineering Technology department office.

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Metro student group to host finance competition Metro's Students In Free Enterprise teamwill host a businessfinancecompetition this weekenddowntown.

Students from eight colleges and universities, including Metro, Colorado State Uniyersitf, Chico State University, KansasState University and Pepperdine University,will presentsolutions to h;potheticalfinancialcrisesto a panelof professionaljudges.

Teamswill work on their casesbeginning Thursdaynight ultil Saturdaymorning, whentheywill go in front of thejudges and pres€nton how,hypothaically,a family can get out of a dire financial disaster.

The teamswill begintheir presentationson Saturdayat 8 a.m. at the ExecutiveTower Inn, locatedat 1405CurtisSt. The winner of the competition will win $9.000and advanceto the finals in Tucson,Arizona in March, FormerDenverBmncoand columnist ReggieRiverswill speakThursdaynight to the competitors.

The group will fund the event with moneyfrom a $25,000grant it wasawarded last fall from the University of Arizona and the companyTakeChargeAmerica.

Metro SIFEPresidentsaid by hosting this event,which is one of only nine held in the nation eachyear,it will garnerMetro and its SIFE team national recognition.

SIFE is an intemational, non-profit organization engagingstudentsin the practice of the principlesof freeenterprise.

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Facilitators: Russ Urrutia, L.C.S.W. This support gtoup is designed for parents/students who are seeking support as thy juggle these dual roles. Participants will have an opportunity to vent, share parenting strategies, successes.and discuss time management issues.Additionally, community resourceswill be provided as needed.

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Facilitators: CaseyCapps,MA., & Scatt Dugan, M.S. This group is intended for male students who have desire to improve their lives. Discussion will be open to any and all issues iitcluding how to express emotions, such as the dreaded " I love you"; what it means to be a man in today's society, and how to feel good about oneself.A minimum commitment to 6 sessioneis required.

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Wednesdays, 12-l:30p.mFacilitators: Michazl Burgan, Ph.D., & Heather Smith, M.S; .

This group will help thosewho want to improve their communication and interaction skills. All tyaes of relationships will be discussed.Males and females are encouragedto join.

Facing Your Fears Thursdays, I 1:15-12:45p.m.

Facilitators: Michapl Burgan, Ph-D,, & Rod Hoeuet,M.A. This will be an interactive group to help you face your fears, whether social, academic,caFeer,or phobias li-ke flying, heights, snakes, etc. We will go beyond the "simple "quick fix" approach of treating symptoms and explore in depth- the roots underlying the fear in the interest of understanding and removing the need for it.

llauma Group Thursdays, 1-2:30p.m.

Facilitators: Heather Smith, M.S. & Jane Young, M.A. This group will address the unique needsof infividuals who have experiencedtrauma or abuse.

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by ClaytonWbullad TheMetroDolitan A month after much of SoutJrAsia and parts of Africa weredevastatedby a deadlytsunami, membersof the Auraria communitf have steppedup to help the swvivors.

Among the efforts are plans to hold fundraisers,send a Metro human servicesprofessor to Indonesiaand work with IJMCEF,the United Nations International Childrent Emergency Fund-An estimated280,000peoplehavedied in Indonesia,India,and other placesin SouthAsia, and on the easterncoastof Africa, as a result of an earthquakeand subsequenttsunami that originatedoff the coastof IDdonesiaDec.26.

The Political ScienceAssociation,in conjunction with Maro's Political Sciencedepartrnent and other campus orgaaizations, has planned to wort with the Denver chapter of the U.S. Fund for IJMCEF to raise money for victirns and educatethe campuscommunity on how peoplecan help locally.

Metro Politicrl ScienceDepartrrent Chair Robert Hazan said the initiative was rhought up by PSAPresidentand Metro studentMegan Morris, who contacted the Denver chapter and has alreadyraiseda sigrfficant anount of money at her workplace.

'I think that it wasa shockto seethe horror flash before our eyeq"Hazan said-'Everybody with a decentmind of spirit r.rnntedto be a part of it somehowand I think M€tro studentsand faculty aslad'How can I help?'and this is how this efiort cameabout."

Hazan said part of the initiative could indude a panel discussionwith UMCEF volunteers from thc Denvcr chapter to answ€r questionson how people can get involved in the effort and what eractly UNICEF is doing.

He also hopesto have a booth or table set up outsid€ on campusin the next few weeks,but that it will just be the 6rst step.

'The aftermathimpact is just not stopping the dr'nagq its coutinuous &nage, not having enough hospiuls and staffing ro help the s€riouslyinjud pmplC he said.'I think it is definitely going to be an effort until the end of the semester."

Gloria Dogan, chair of the tsunami relief drive at the Denver c;hapterof the U.S. Fund for IJMCEF, said the chapterwas ocpectingto recrive only about $40,000in donations, but insteadreceivednearly$60,000from C,oloradans in the first threeweels after the disaster.

'There seemsto be that many peoplewho want an attaclment to sornethinglocal to what is goingon," Dogansaid.

She said IJNICEFt main priorities in the tsunami-strickenregionareto providethe basic necessities to children suchashealthcare,food,

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immunization, sanitation and shelter. Many children who havelost or separatedfrom family membersare being shelteredin protection zones UNICEF volunteers have set up. The zonesar€ fencedcampswith tents where chil&en aretal<encareof and educate4 According to Dogan, in the Banda Aceh province of Indonesia, about 14,000youths, ages7 to 20, are staying in protection mne camps.The children are being taken care of until IJNICEF volunteerscan track down family mernbers,but it's not goingthat well.

'Tht're celebratingeverytime that they do find a familyi Dogansaid-'For example,a family looking for three weela finally found their 7-year-old.So I think that indicatesthat the/re not finding many frmily members," LIMCEF is elgecting to find more vulnerable chil&en- Some of the children saying in thesecamps all over Soutb Asia qualif as orphans,with either one or both parentslost, but it depends on each country's dednition.

When a family is 6un4 UNICEF tries to help the family prwide for their clrildren.

Besidesstrugglingwith a lack of cleanwater, food, and adequatehealth care, among other problems, survivors have beeo psychologically damagedby the trauma Thatb why Metro interim PresidentRry Kieft would like to senda Metro professorto one of the affectedareasto provide post-traumaticcounseling Metro Vice President of College CommunicationsCathyIlcas said NancyRidl, a Metro Human Servicesprofesor, has been in contact with the international organization GreenCrosl who could be willing to sendRidr to Indonesia. Rich, who has an enphasis in post-traunatic stresscounselin6wor.rldinstruct Indonesiancounselorson how to betterprovide psychologicalhelp for survivors.

Ilcas said once the college receivesmore information, it will organize a fund-raiser to fund Rich'strip.

Another fund-raiser in the works is one planned for CCD student Petrus Tobing,20, who lost his father, grandfather,aunt, uncle and their two children as a result of the tsunami Tobing,who is from Sumatra,Indonesia hopesto be ableto travel backhome and bring his only suwiving family member,a 7-year-old cousin,to the United States.

The fund-raiser, organized by the Metro ClassifiedStaff Cnunsel.is scheduledfor 8 a.m. to 1l a.m.on Feb.I at the nortl entranceof the Central Classroombuikling, but counselpresident Vonda Knox said that could be delayed until March.

Karen Bensen,director of Auraria's Gay, lesbian, Bi-sexual, Transgender Student Services,and CCD Deanof StudentsKim Poast haveorganizeda donation program for Tobing through the Credit Union of Denver.

CU proposestuitionbaseduponfami! students income;to helplow-income

by ErinWigglns ColoradoDaity (U-WIRE) The University of Colorado Board of Regentshopes the amount of tuition raisesstudents pay next year will reflect their family'sincome,accordingto a conceptrevealed at the board'smeetingWednesday.

At the meeting, Vice Presidentof Budget and FinanceSteveGolding officially articulated an"income-sensitive"costconcept,which would theoretically help students in lower-income bracketsreceivemore institutional aid to attend

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much can a parent afford to contribute based on their economic condition?" he asked after his presentation i{ family of income level should probably four at a $,,10,000 contributelessthan a singleparenthouseholdat $150,000in income."

The new 'income-sensitive"model would teke into account several items. First what parentVfamily eam; what is appropriate for a student to pay through work/study or sr:r ner jobs;what the stateoffersthrough vouchersand what the Heral governrnent offers in needbasedaid. Ifthat 6nal figure getsthe leftovercost at zero,CU doesn'thaveto contribute.

But if a parent cant contribute much, as calculatedby earnittgs,and the amounts made by the studentand paid by the governmentdont coverthe cost,CU is pledgingto pay rhe rest in institutional aid.

'It's more aid than we have todayJ said CU-Boulder SeniorVice Chancellorand Chief Financial Ofrcer Ric Porreca 'We know it's going to be hard to put more money into this, but it's the right thing to do."

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aid changesnow becauseof the continuing increases in tuition that hit CU students'andpareats pocketbools everyyear.CU raisedtuition between9 to 19percentlast year,dependingon one's campusand major, and originally asked Legislaturefor a 13perc€ntayerages,ystem-wide increasefor next year.

The Irgislature will decideif that amormt is appropriatesometimethis session.

SenateBill I 89,whidr grantedCU the ability to makesuchtuition hikeslastyear,alsorequired 20 pocent of the tuition revenuebe tumed into financial aid"Golding said CU hopesthat figure to be at 25 to 30 percentwith this plan.

'Our competitorsare moving awayfiom us at lightning sp€ed,"he said. 'income-sensitive' aid conOf course,the c€pt is not new and in a sense,is exactlywhat federaland statefinancial aid alrqadydoes.

In fact, CU has alreadytaken somc strides 'Colorado to eliminate debt, announcing the Compact"earlierthis schoolyear,The compact, as a part of CLJ'sperbrmance contract with the state,is a pledgethat all studentsbelow the 100perc€ntpoverty level graduatedebt-ftee,in terms of tuition, feesand books"in four )€ars.

But Golding said the new plan, used by the University of California rystem and privat€ schools,targetslower-middleclassstudentswbo might not be at poverty level but wouldnt be ableto afford the tuition increases.

Golding askedthe regentsto start thinking about the poliry and said he would comeback with more figuresand detailsat the board'snerct meetingin February, "There are a lot of students that wont be able to afiord double-digit increases,"said University of C,olorado Student Union Triexerutive foe Neguse.."It doesnt rnatter how 1ou structureif

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"Mapr HicJcenlooperis passionateabout historic preserratiou' said tindy Eichenbaum for the MayorHickenlooper.

Ient, spokesperson 'In fact, his own orperiencesdoing historic preservationin downtor+'nDenver and across the country earnedhittt a National Preserv-ation Award in L997 ftom the National Trust for Historic Preserv"ation."

She said the Mayor attends eventsat the Tivoli frequendy.Hickenlooperspokeat a c€remony in September2003to celebratethe official launchof the Tivoli renovations,noting it asan important part of Denver'shistory.

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'Februar''7 - 10: Officedecoratingcontest(Metro officeswill bejudgedon Feb.7 from 8 to l1 a.m.).Also,online voting will be held for RoadrunnerRoyaltyon thesedates.

. February9: Retrododgeballgamefrom 6 to 8:30p.m at the PEREventCenter.

. Februaryl0: RetroMetro Dayis a dayfor students,faculty and staffto dressin'retro'clothes.

Peprally at 12:45p.m.at the Flagpole.

. Februaryll: Pre-gameHappyHour at Old Chicago's,which is offering sp€cialdiscounts. at 5 and 7 p.m.

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getting together for a few beers, we drink Bud," I think to myself,no, check that, I actually shout at the TV screen, "Who the hell cares what you do?" Yes, I do this every time. Which probably explains why I dont watch very much television-too stressfir.l.

Another thing I don't understand is the habit some people have of wearing the logos and gigantic brand names of companies like Gap, Abercrombie and Fitch, Guess? and Nike.

Why on earth would you want to provide ftee advertising to companiesthat pay billions of dollars a year to do just that?

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cr"ne;iun i"t As Americanswe are inundated by advertising. Someof it is, frankly, much better than the television shows, periodicals and other media in which it is presented.

Much of it, however is not. One ad campaign in particular gets under my skin: Mc Donald's "I m Lovin' It" campaign.

At first, their innocuous litde ads featuredan actual human being singing a tunelessjingle that said, simply, "I'm lovin' it." This wasfine asadvertisementswent, neither good nor bad, but fine.

Now though,the geniuses behind the slogan have createdbillboards featuring picturesof MickeyDt products(EggMcMuffins, Big Macs and the like) with no actual peopleon them, only creative lines like, "This is Why I'm a Morning Person."Each tirne I seeone of thesebillboardsblazing in the sun like a bad mirage I think to myself,'Who the hell is this'I'they'retalkingabout?"

The question, I think, needs to be asked: 'Who is the 'I' in I'm lovin' it?" Certainly not mq I dont eat at the sign of the golden arches unlesssomeonetakesme there at gunpoint, so, clearlv.I'm not "lovin' It."

I have never been too fond of advertisementsthat usethe personalpronoun'I" an1'n'ay.

Everytime a smarmyactor or actresscomeson, looks into the cameraand sayssomethinglike, 'Whenever I feel that uncomfortable feminine itching problem,I useSummer'sEve,"or "When it's just the guysand me ..."-though more than likely in thesedaysof improper grammarbeing the norm, that would be'me and the Cuys'- ".,,

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I am not lovin'it. Much of the advertising barragedirectedat the minds and souls of the consumertoday is nothing but pure drivel Yes, of course,sometimesa clever and/or amusing advert comesmy way,but this is rare. Most of the time I'm not lovin' it and I resentbeingtold that I do.

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A woman'splaceis in the trenches the US was fully justified to bomb the hell out The campaign of them. What of these troops in Afghanistan? may be long gone, but Isnt Bush rallied behind the women "serving" the most egregious the country overseas?Well, sort of, unless they, slogan of Election or one of their dependentson a military base, 2004 still leaves me need an abortion. Even if military personnelpay frothing at the mouth. for the procedure,military hospit ls cannot proPerhapsthis is because vide abortions (NARAL Pro-Choice America).

Republicans think So what does this mean for women overseas?A they can actually prove long distance, often dangerous travel thousa:rds that Bush would have of miles away for an outpatient procedure, that stood with Elizabeth is, after they receive permission from their comZoE Williams mander.

Cady Stanton and Columnisl flexed with Rosie the The world AIDS crisishas beenhandled with Riveter had he the chance. a policy of"No! I'm not listeningl I-AfALAI-A.!"

One of the greatest lies of the Bush b;r Bush and his merry band of sexists.

Impoverishednations of Asia like Cambodia Administration has left the population believ'noble" ing that their work in Afghanistan has have been ordered to stop educating about conwomen running ftee and safe like they nwer dom use if they want US funds to fight the have before. In September of 2004, various spread of AIDS. Karl Rove's general solution major publications including the New York to the AIDS crisis was to have everyone get Times, Chicago Tiibune, and, The Washington married, even the l4-19-year-old age group of Posf ran articles about elevated rape rates in African females that is contracting AIDS at a growing rate. UN reports show that a majority Afghanistan using UN statistics.

Let the words of |udge Ahamat Ullah Zarif of these women are contracting AIDS due to from the US appointed government, speaking rape, becauseit is believed that having sex with a to the French press, explain the circumstances virgin can cure AIDS. So much for Bush's AIDS regarding the practice of stoning, frequently education plan, eh?

Can this reaily be a surprise when we see used against adulterers by the Taliban. He that Bush appoints Dr. David Hagar as the head explained that in the new Afghanistan stoning would remain as common practice) but "we will of the ReproductiveHeaith and Drugs Advisory use only small stones."

Committee, a man who suggests women pray It appears that the concern for the well-being to easemenstrual cramps? Not only that, but of women in Afghanistan only stretched until this dangerous quack reminds us that statistics

showing I in 3 women will be victims of abuse in their lifetime is not so much of a problem, because"women beat up their husbands just as often." (For those of you who do not see a problem with this, here's the reality; men according to the FBI, perpetrate 857o of violence in the home). If you haven't noticed often time's reproductive health translatesto women's health.

So here rve have a man with no concept of a routine female bodily function such as menstruation and no regard for women being brutalized at the hands of their husbands deciding what drugs and proceduresare beneficialand/or necessaryfor women, Some Republicans will argue Bush cannot be a misogynist when he has women like Condoleezza Rice holding powerfi.rl positions.

Though Bush employs women, it isnt safe to consider him the affrmative action role model.

According to The Washington Post, women employed by Bush will make 78 cents to every maris dollar. Of the 17 highest paying White House salariesof $157,00Oor more, men hold 12 of theseslots.

How can we exp€ct a president to advocate equal opportunity employment when his own employeesare spitting imagesof wagebias?

Actions speak louder than words, cowboy, and I'm just not buying it. My mother always told me, it is not wise to call a man who considers gynecologicalpap smearsa sign of affection a tried and true feminist. After all, nothing says love like a soeculum.

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Combatnot the military'sonly iob Growing up, I was taught not to judge an entire gtoup basedon the negativeactions of a few. A lessonin wisdom I firmly believe in to this day.Unfortunately,there are those who either didn't havethe benefitof upbringing that I had,or havesimply chosento igpore it for the sakeof broadcastingtheir diatribe to the public in an effort to bolstertheir point, not to mention their willingnessto demonstratetheir insensitivity to the majority of thosewho havechosento put their liveson the line aroundthe world every day for freedom.

Casein poinq Volume 27: Issue15 - Ms, Zo€ Williams decided that the two soldiers who spoke to Mother |ones magazine,spoke on behalf of the rest of the soldiersin the U.S. Army as well. She also concludedwith a suggestion that becausethe recruiters on campus used'Halo 2" asa recruiting tool, that all of the U.S.Army R€cruitersuse first-person shooting gamesiri a recruitment tool and anyonewho joins must want to go overseasand shoot at strangersfor fun.

Why doesnt Ms, Williams mention that thereareover 150differentjobs in the Army,yet . only a smdl pe-rcentrgeof them,arein combat arms?Why doesnt she mention that some of the training missions conductedby the Army

involvebuilding schools,sanitationsystems,and providing medicaland dental carefor the poor and under-privileged people here in the U,S. and abroad?How about restorationof righr of women in Afghanistanor stopping the ethnic cleansingin Bosnia?

Soldiersdon't wake up one day and decide to leavetheir family to travel halfi{ay acrossthe world to shoot at and get shot by people who "havedark skin, speakdifferent languages,and worstrip a different god." Itt the politicians electedby the people,who are making the decisionslo go to war.

Lieutenant General Hal Moore (retired) said it best when he said;"Americansoldiersin batde donl fight for what sornepresidentsays on T.V.,they dorlt fight for mom, applepie, the Americanflag ... they fight for one another."

I believethat I know a litde about fighting for one another;as I choseto join the military, and I, asa soldier,will speakfor myself.

About two yearsago, I had the honor of meeting Staff SergeantPaul Barton when he joined my unit. He servedin activeduty for both the Marinesand Army, aswell asbeinga veteran of the first Gulf War. Following an honorable dischargq be decidedto join the Army Reserve,as he wanted

the military to be a part of his life. He wasa fine non-commissioned officer who e:cpectedrhe soldiersunder his comrnandto ahvaysperform their dutiesto meetthe standardsof servicea-nd more than willing to provide guidanceand help to anyonewho neededit.

Beforeone of the reservedrills, he told me that he wasvolunteeringfor a tour in lraq. I was worried about his safety,so I askedhim why he wantedto volunteer.

His responsewas;"I want to serve."When I told him that he had alreadyservedby his contribution during the fiIst Gulf War - to that he responded;"I'm not a war monger,but how can I be a leaderand servemy fellow soldiersbeing here,while they are fighting over there in lraq?"

At that point I decidedto stoptrying to convinc€ him not to go, becauseI knew he wanted to go for all the right reasons.

Unfortunately, Staff SergeantPaul Barton never had the chanceto serveagain,as he was killed in a car accidentthree daysafter he volunteered.Neverthelesghis concept of serving one anotherlives on, as most of the soldiersin his sectiontook it upon themselvesto provide a proper military funeral for him and show their respectand support for his widow.

The conceptof servingone another goesall

the wayback to boot camp.Ms. Williams didn't care to elaborate on boot carnp itself, other than to suggestthat itt a minor event.When I attendedboot camp, there were soldiers from vastly different backgrounds;from inner-city troublemakers,to those from rural areaswho had neverwen met African or AsianAmericans beforejoining the army.It wasinspiring to witnessthe ability of individuals/soldiers,putting asidetheir differencesto work asa t€am,to serve one another,to accomplishthe tasls at hand.

You're not likely to hear many storieslike mine in the media, as they find the roa&ide bombingsand torture scandalsmore exciting.I find it unfortunatethat Ms.Williams and othen like her who would "never join the military"; expressingthemselvesas qualified to judge, basedon what they hear from the media,without benefit of ever meeting the many fine soldiers like Staff SergeantPaul Barton. But I'm at leastthankful for the opportunity to tell my side of the story thank to our First Arnendment.

Sincerely, SergeantHyung I. Lim

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Tin Dunbar is perfect exarnpleof why the Student GovernmentAssembly(SGA) has had difficult)' in the past in servingthe M€tro State studentbody to the bestof its abilities.Instead of focusing on the positivesthat this SGA has achieved,he decidesto call the SGAa "worthless basedon a Nov. l8 article written in The Metropolitan that wasfull of factual errors,assumption,and innuendo.

First, Mr. Dunbar usesa statementin the Nov. 4 edition of Thc Metropolitan by SGAVP for C,ommunications, Beth Ott out of contextin an attemptto infer that the SGAhasdonenothing for the studentsin its time during office.

Mr. Dunbar, you should be ashamed.You and I both know that what Ms. Ott wasreferring to wasthe discussionsof the new constitution,and how our atternptsto r€-\driteit werebasedsoleh on our belie6 that the studentson this campus deservea stronger voice in how the collegeis governed.But since you seemto believewe've done nothing for the students la me enlighten 1ou on what we havedone:

pointing to saythe least.

It is readilyapparentthat part of the reason that Mr. Dunbar is angry with the SGA has to do with what he considers'petty squabbles," and "internal conflicts."Yes,Mr. Dunbar, it is inevitable that when 12 people come together from a diversebackgroundthere is going to be disagreementon issues.That sir is healthy,and somethingthat shouldbe encouragedso long as a constructivedialoguecanbe mainained.

We would not be doing ow job if we did not debatethe merits of positionsand issuesas it pertainsto this collegeand how it is governed.

Interestingthen isnt it that Mr. Dunbar criticizes us for not doing our job, and then criticizes us againwhen we are doing our job. You cant haveit both way& I would like to set the recordstraight about the issue of "party politics" aud the SGA. It is udrrnrnate that this has become an issue through assumption, speculation, and false reporting, someof which has gracedthe pages of The Metropolitan. I'm sure it is interesting to speculatethat the reason that m1'selfand .

Dennis Bergquistdid not seeeye to eye with Working in conjunction with the Board of Trustees,the SGA William Saffordabout the constitution and the has made changesto the mandatory continued controversysurrounding Dr. Oneida health insurance rules after hearing Meranto was due to a Republican/Democrat partyaffiliation. complaints ftom numerous students about t}e program. The rules have While that may sell newspapen (in this been strearnlinedto allow studentsa cas€get them picked up off the rack sincethey .a are ftee) there is not an ounce of truth to this greaterfl€xibility in selectinga health insuranceplan and in receivinga Theseare just a few examplesof the "noth- allegation. I'm not interested in Willt party waiverftom the college. ing" that SGA has accomplishedso far in our affiliation, and neither is Dennis.And to be fair, .

The SGA donated funds term. Mr. Dunbarwould preferthat the students I don't think Will has a great deal of concern to the recently held Leadership of this collegethink otherwise,and thatt disap- about our party affiliation either. But what all Immenion seminar in ar attempt to reducethe cost of the sessionto allow more studentsto attend .

The SGA donated funds to the MLK breakfastto allow for tickets to be purchasedfor studentswho for various reasonscould not or would not haveotherwiseattended. .

Members of the SGA have donated their time to help with ldetro's orientation program for new students. .

SGAhas fought to keepthe changefrom course feesto program feesfrom being usedasfunds to cover coststhat tuition should cover. .

While it did not pass,SGA presentd a propooalthat would have given Metro State students to the opportunity to purchasehigh speed internet servicr for around six dollars a month. .

SGA ias presented and won approval of a new constitutior designedto increaseSGAs ability to representstudentinterests. .

In conjunction with the UCD student government, Metro StateSGA donatedfunds to produce the 'Sway the Dap Auraria Decides" voter educationfair.

of us do shareis an intensedesireto do what we feel is right for the studentson the Metro State camPr|l|.

In regards to the constitution and the Meranto issue,we have certainly seen things differendy.But the assertionthat the disagreement hassomethingto do with a political party affiliation is both laughableand insulting.Weall agreedto dreck our'party politics'at the door and do what we felt wasin the best interess of the students.

It is unfortunate that Mr. Dunbar feelsthe need to air his perceivedgriwancesagainstthe SGA in a public forum likc The Metropolitan when he doesn't know the hcs. It is unfortunatethat Mr- Dunbar apparentlyhasnt bothered to look into the facts. To my knowledge,Mr. Dunbar hasneverattendedan SGAmeeting.To my knowledgeMr. Dunbar has never stopped into the SGA office with a complaint or something that he would like the SGAto look into.

Thereare 12membersof the SGAhow have sacrificedour time in an effort to makeMetro State a b€tter campus for the students.While we are compensatedfinancially,all of us could make a better wage doing somethingelse,but we choseto makea sacrificeand attempt to give somethingback to the Metro Statestudents.It is unfortunate that there are people like Mr. Dunbar out there that would lila to denigrate our effortswithout knowing the facs.

Brian M. Glotzbach SGAVice President,StudentFees

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I)enver''g detectives and their prey byHollyVelarde TheMetrooolitan It began during a stroll downtown, when my eyes happened upon a brass'nameplate that read 'David L. Williams: Private Investigator' on tle fence of a white mansion. I knew spiesand private eyeslurked in the lines of novels and in metropolitan streets of sin, but I never expectedto find one in Capitol Hill.

My imagination was bombarded with the nostalgia of both factual and fictional investigators.I was certain this PI could tell tales of the danger and romance of tracking counterfeiters and outlaws through the Wild West.

However, I was quick to find out Mr. Williams is no Alan Pinkerton. He investigates legal cases for Colorado attorneys. In addition to a lack of personal detective-like glamour, his eccentric office space was inherited from a colleague.

Still, my brief visit with Mr. Williams peaked my curiosity. I told myself that where there is one PI, there has to be another.

I walked the streets, the taverns, and the alleys, looking for a watchful eye and found nothing but the kind of eyes you wish weren't so watchful. So, I ripped out the investigator page in the phone book and began the search.

It was a searchfor danger and romance,It was a searchfor somebodyto convinceme that the'crooked" city of Denver really needs more than one private eye.

I found four investigatorsthat agreed to meet me at half past various hours to tell me of their journeys. What happened, I wondered, to the days when you could pick up a gun, some smokes and a khaki raincoat in order to call yourself the troubled law? Everybody I talked to has a businesslicense and a businesscard, but no raincoat, no shaky eye.Some even havekids. I had thought that PIs didn't procreate becauseof their cold, cruel world philosophy.

I had to let go of the fiction, and open my mind to the reality of a Denver PI. With no legislation controlling Colorado investigators, the lawlesslaw is the true observer of Denver. The following four agenciesprovide a diverse view of the underbelly of a semi-metropolitan city.

Alpine Investigations is an agency run by a lone gunman. Her name is Robin Mclean, and she is a spi6re.

Starting out as a journalist and lawyer, Robin made her way to investigations in response to simultaneous crimes committed against her loved ones. Upon meeting Robin, you're instantly exposed to her brutal honesty and humo6 which are complemented by her compassion for the common man. Describing herself as a non-traditional mother of three, Robin claims,'For me it's harder to be in a relationship than it is to do my work." Sheis fearlessin a city where, despite its growing size, she seesa persistent smalltown rvestern mentality. The key to Robin's investigating is disguise. Yor/ll never know any different, but she could be your beautician, secretary,or the charming lady you met at the bar or in a parking lot, Being listed in the phone book, she gets her share of crazy inquiries. If one is not asking her to find a missing cat of eleven years, there is another

claiming that he needs protection from the FBL "I think it is your commitment to making an overall change," she states,'versus just getting a little petty cashl In such cases, Mclean saysshe isrlt so much providing a free consultation as she is offering jewels of common sense (i.e. it is time to get a new kitty, or it is time to get a new shrink).

Ken Rief of ferlow and Associates gets a much grittier view of a seeminglyquirky town. He is a jack-of-all-trades, which leaves him dealing with what he refers to as "the scum of the earth." Ken is a bondsman, repo-man, bounty hunter, and investigator. He considers meth, gangs, and

cops to be Denver's downfall. Based out of Pueblo, when Ken has a job in Denver he states,"I get in, do my job, and get ouL I just donl trust the cops. I'm not saying they're doing a bad job, I just think they could be doing a lot better."

He believes their corruption, prejudice, and egocentricity is the problem with Denver cops. He also stands by respecting 'fust a criminal. becausethe person's a crininal," Rief states, 'I can still show them respect, it doesn't mean that I like them or agreewith what they're doing. But it still all comes down to respect,and cops don't show respect,they demand respect." Ken feels procedures, such as repossessinga car,

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David Mowery and Ralph Henning are the chief investigatorsfor CaseSensitlveInvestigationsoperating 'white collar investigationsl these modern-day out of downtown Denver. Specializing in what they label as gumshoesare interested in legislation that would certiS investigators and eliminate fiaud in the field.

go much smoother when you show some class. However, even the deepestresPectcan't calm some of the lunatics he's encountered. \4lhen former boxer and current conYict JessieJames skipped out on his bail bond, Ken was quick to pick up on his scent.When he tracked down the fugitive, Ken, jn14p3d into Jessie's moving vehicle to pull the keys from the . ignition.

James,sensing the threat, rolled up the window and Ken was dragged down the road hanging by his shoulder. The only logical thing to do was for Ken to bust the window with the handcuffs in his flailing free arm.

Case Sensitive Investigations is Denver's cleancut agency that consists of ex-cops David Mowery and Ralph Henning. They work primarily for the District Attorney's ofnce in order to "get away from the emotional issues and deal with more of the legal issues."For both men this is straying from cheating spouses and taking cases that are seen in court.

These former ofEcers are inadvertently cleaning up the private eye industry with their by-the-book approach.

"To be really honest;' David says,"I can remember times as a cop not thinking very highly private of investigators; looking at them as cop wannabes."They believe that there are two areasof specializationin their profession.The first is whitecollar investigation, which they consider their agency's area of expertise. Mowery

refers to the second category as a "If it pays we'll do it" inl'estigation. Both men are very interestedin a legislative movement that requires a certification process for any entering investigators. They feel it would eliminate frauds furthermore, their and, competition.

both recent and forgotten and also tracks down lost heirs for US Bank. He claims Denver is boring, but that it is getting better. "The job of private investigator can go in a lot of different areas," Robert states,"because there is a hole that needs to be filled that the police don't or cannot f,ll.'l His cSim to fame is coining the term "garbology," in reference to the study of trash to gain information. He sees someone's garbage as the most valuable evidence in an investigation. However, for Robert, the world of private investigationshasn't alrvays been so slick. He too was viciously attacked by a local leatherface. As Robert tells it, when in an undisclosed backwoods location, an angered fugitive with a chain saw pursued him. Robert was struck and survived a painful calf injury.

Although Denver isn't as sprawling as New York or Los Angeles, there are private eyesall around us.

They're serving you papers, taking your car, digging through your trash, and oddly enough, possibly cutting your hair. Their Robert Shaw of Executive job is not very glamorous,but Services is the worldly spy their efforts serve a purpose tlat came to Colorado to in this renegadetown. lvlaybe both train with and join a someday,if the crime becomes research team headed for more elevated,Denver will be Antarctica. He can speak used as the fictional backdrop eight languagesand has spent for a detective story on a time as an investigator in par with the best tales of Washington D.C. Robert also Sam Spade. Until then, we runs a securityservicethat has can always provide our own protected the likes of Donny stories, starring the eccentric and Marie Osmond. He is private investigator who known for his ability to track works fiom a white mansion down witnesses from cases in Capitol Hill.

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Gluck, the German-speaking recluse portrayed This theme, so well suggestedby the stageand with a tastefr. pathos by Robynn Rodriguez. sound design, finds an engaging and profound Gluck is a cloistered upstairs neigbbor terrified exploration in the drama iself. In the single *eficiency of the outside world who finds her only solace setting of a cramped apartment;' four female characters meet. Each represents a in the comforting company of Bodey. Rodriguez plays the part as a wide-eyed and dazed victim radically different response to the hardships of a changing modern world, and the crises, clashes who is always prone to tears, and manages to move an auxiliary character to the forefront by and conflicts that arise between them fie vivid sheer force of empathy. testimonies to their differing views.

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Saturday,fan, 22,provedto be the daywhen the 27-gameregularseasonconferencewinning 'Runners. streakcarneto an end for the "We lost our trademark of the team,"said guard GregMuth, Muth said the offensive ball-movement and the defensiveball-pressureMetro hasbeen so successfirlat this seasondid not work as planned.

'We weren'twilling to be patient .. . we tried to takethe easyroad,"Muth said.

Despitebeingup by sevenpoints (17-10)at the 10:49mark. Metro couldnt hold on to the lead.With six different playerscontributing, the 'Diggersscrambledto get the lead at"25-24 and eventually had a 29-25 advantagegoing into halftime.

In the fust half, Orediggersshot .391 (923) comparedto Roa&unners.290(9-31).The 'Dggersalsoout-rebounded Maro 21-17.

"Our kids playeda greatgame,"said Mines headcoachPryor Orser.'Youhaveto play a great gameagainsta Mike Dunlap team."

Secondhalf proved to be just like the end of the fust as Mines took control of the tempo and extendedthe lead to nine, following backto-backthrees.

Metro tried to bouncebackwith a 14-3run to pull within two at 57-55.However,that v/asas BradleyWakoff / The Metropolitan closethe Roadrunnersgot.

The Orediggersansweredby scoring eight funior guard GregMuth makesa drive by a GoloradoSchoolof Mines player.Agrihst th€ Orediggers,Muth had two stealq two .ssists and scor€dI I more points while allowing only three. Metro points. Muth has ptayed in all Metro's games this scason, making 12 starts. He averages 7.6 points per game and a team-high 3.9 rssisrs. madea late run when forward Michael Bahl hit advantage (35-32). their opponents, the execution was poor. The a three-pointerto cut the lead to mo (73-71), tfuee (74-7I) and the upset was a fact. goal percentage was In the beginning of the second half, the .328 "We team's combined field had a Muth said. slippage," ran out for the Runners. but time 'Runners came back after forwards Mark compared to Mines' .5 I I .

Even though Metro took I 6 more shots than A Minesfreethrow put the Orediggersup by Orser pointed out three rdasonshis team Worthin4on and Michael Morse each hit a wasable to hand over Metro's fust lossin front three-pointer.

Howwer, the lead only lastedfor about 20 of 1,283 spectators at Volk Gymnasium in secondsuntil a tumover by guardDustin Ballard Golden.

The rebounds (34), the somewhat low tumed in to a two-point leadfor the Cougars, The gamekept swingingbackand forth until turnovers (16) and being abfe to hold the Roadrunnersto a low field goal]percentagewas 13:68when Bahl hit his third three-pointer for a tremendousteam effort, Ors& said about his the night and put Metro aheadwith seven(7063). Irss than a minute later, the Roadrunners players, Colorado School of their leadto l0 (73-63). and had expanded Orsergavea lot of creditto his defense Mines s€nior forward Farris In fiont of 1,200 screamingCougar fans, especiallysenior forward FarrislBroussardwho Brousserd blod<s a shot-athad nine points, game-highnine reboundsand Christiandid not give up. Theybattled backand tempt by Metro scnior forfive blocla. He also praised hig guards,led by ^t Ihe 17i57mark t}te Cougarswere only down ward Michael Morse in the seniorStephenBahl who scored]agame-high24 by a bucket. But that was as closeas fr.y got, Oredigers 7G7l upset oYer as the 'Runners,led by centerBen Ortner, kept points alongwith a game-highCevenassists.

Roadrunaers. the 'I'm an aggressive coach,"prser said."Our Christian ftom scoring for the reminder of the Broussard had a garnegame. play kids hard." high five blocl6, a game.

Ortn€r scored a game-high 22 Points, With the loss,the Roadruri:rersfell to sechigh nirc rebormds and place pnen's racked up a game-highfive block and added II basketball ond in NABC/Division scored nine points. two steds. poll.

After falling to lhe Worthington, the RMAC East Division The game against the Orefl.iggerswas not Oredigg€rs' the'Runners fell one spot on the NABC/ the only rough gamefor the Rgadrunnersdur- Player of the Week, added 17 Points as BaN, Division lI Menb Basketbdl ing the weekend,ColoradoCh{istian(14-3,6-3 Morseand Borganalsofinishedin doubledigPoll.

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The 14-3 woment basketball team could be on the vergeof doing something that, more then likelp no one thought they could do-take over the conferencelead fiom Regis.

Aside from talking about the surprising woment basketball team, last week I asked a few questions.

The teams answered some of them through their performances durDonald Smith SportsColumnist ing last weekendt games.

One of the answers surprised me, but all in all, I got answers none the less.

If the women's basketball squads can beat both Regis(1/25) and NebraskaKearney (l/29), the Roadrunners would place themselves in position to not only host a conferenceplayoff game, but also to become the second women's team to be the top team in the conference, behind women's soccer.

The team can also improve their chances of advancing in the conference tournament because they won't have to try and win their first postseasongame on the road like they had to last season.

If somehow Metro can claim the top spot in the conference for both the men and women's squads,Metro could seeboth men's head coach Mike Dunlap and women's head coach Dave Murphy acquiring some RMAC coaching honors come March.

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Women's Basketball (14-3, 8-f RMAC) Surprise, RMAC! The Roadrunners rnay have shockedeveryone,maybe even themselves, by the way they've been playing this season.The team hasn t lost a game in 2005 and is currently on a five-gamewin streak.

The team continues to be led by Natasha Molock, Stephenie Davis and Paige Powers, but without injured guard Megan fohnson, who still leads the conferencein assistswith 4.1 a game, will the team's fast transition game slow up down the stretch?

Last week I asked the question: "Can this team handle the secondhalf of their schedule?"

Weli, I know itt a bit early to tell if they can fullv handle it, bur the team's 60-55 win over Colorado Mines showed that they at leastwant to.

So, one down and seven more tough games out of your last ten to go (the one game against Colorado Cbristian and two against Chadron State should be easywins).

I am still curious about Metro's half-court game and if they have enough to win the conference, especially with the recent loss of fohnson.

Oh well, they might not answer everything by next week, but they will either show their dominance over the conference, by beating both Regis and Nebraska Kearney to become the RMAC's best team; show their heart, by winning one-of-two; or show their weaknesses,if they lose both games.

No 2 Men's Basketball (15-1, 8-r RMAC) Last week I also said: "forget winning the whole thing, can Metro avoid being upset before the conferencetournament?"

Well, it didnt take long for me to get that answer, in fact, it surprised me that it rvould come so soon.

Colorado Mines guard StephenBahl, who! the conference'sleading scorer, got 24 points, seyen assists and an upset victory over the 'Runners last Saturday.

But before doubts creep into the minds of lV{etrofans, remember this: Metro doesn't take losing well.

In fact, the last time Metro lost during the regular season(Nov.29,2003 to MinnesotaDuluth 74-63), the team wouldn't lose another regular season game until ... well ..- last Saturday against the Orediggers.

'Runners It's almost as if the take getting beaten like a wake-up call, so, to everyone in the RMAC, you can thank the Orediggers for waking the sleeping giant, who might not lose another regular seasonuntil 2006.

Metro's winter squads are now heading down the home stretch of their respectiveseasons, Unlike most seasonswhen only the Metro men would have even a chance at grabbing the No-l seed come playoff time, Metro could see itself obtaining both No.I seeds.

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'Runners The visited the beleaguered Cougars of Colorado Christian University (313, 2-7 Rockv Mountain Athletic Conference) on Friday, fan. 21. Despite a slow start to the game, Metro came away with a 76-52 win. The Roadrunners used their size and speed to limit Christian's offense. Nearly half of CCU's total points came from behind the arc, as the Cougars hit eight of 24 three-point attempts. Metro forced Christian to take the diflicult shots and limited their opponent to a field goal percentage of only 34. In contrast, the Roadrunners forced 26 turnovers and shot 50 percent from the field.

Metro capitalized on turnovers and defensive mistakesmade bv the Cougarsto build a 4l-21 lead at the half. "\\'trat I was really pleasedto see was that when we got a turnover or steal,$e converted," said Metro head coach Dave Murph,v, "and when you convert off those transition pla,vs,it's devastatingto the opponent."

The Roadrunners did not let CCU within less than 19 points in the second half. Senior Natashalvlolock led Metro with 12 points and three steals.StartersRianna Harris and Stephenie Davis eachscored 10 points, and Angelina Kuleff hit ten points off the bench. Every plaler on the roster scoredagainstColorado Christian. "\!'e were trying to keep rested out there;' Kulcff said after the game. "\\'e know (I{ines) will be pretty competitive."

Metro faceda much bigger challengeagainst the Colorado School of Mines on Saturdat',Jan. 22.The Orediggers(12-5,6-3 RMAC) cameoff a BradleyWakoff / The Metropolitan loss to the conference-leadingRegisRangersthe SeniorguardStephenieDavisgoesup for a jumper Saturday,Jan.22,during the 60-55win over night before and were looking to bounce back ColoradoSchoolof Mines.Davisscoreda game-highl8 pointsandaddedan assist. against the'Runners. Mines started out strong half. and quickly built a 24-14 lead in the first Roadrunners found themselveslooking up at a Metro started to fight back late in the first, but and led the'Runners in first half scoring.

44-J2 scorewith under l3 minutes remaining The Orediggers started the second half rsent into halftime down ll-24. I{olock and fieshman Paige Powersearned five points each, strong, improving on their lead over Metro. The in the game. Determined to put up a fight, the 'Runners rallied in the remaining l2 minutes and began a 28-11 run that would earn them an important conferencewin over Mines. The charge was led in part by Davis, who added eight of her 18 total points in the final three minutes of play. Along with the game high in points, Davis earned seven rebounds. Molock finished with nine poins and five steals,while Powers and Danielle Ellerington led in assists and rebounds, respectively.When it was all over, the Roadrunnersleft Golden, Colo., with a 60-55 wln, The t\riovictories leareMetro tied for second place in the RMAC Eastem Division. The results of Tuesday nightk (January 25) game against Regis University will determine how Metro standsup againstthe No. I team in the region.

"We're fighting not only for ourselves,but for the people that are injured," said Molock, "so we're playing hard, practicing hard, and trying to keep it together."

The Roadrunners will travel to Kearney, Nebraska to take on the Lopers on Saturday Bradby Wakoff / The Metropolitan night (fan.29) before they finish the current road trip.

With two wins over the weekend, Metro wonen's basketball is on a frve-game winning streek. The Roadrumers (14-3, 5-2 RMAC) is tied for secondplace in the RMAC EasrernDivision,

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