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Plagiarizersberrare there is a new sheriff in town. fire Metro facultf and administration have adopteda new anti-plagiarismsfstenrlhat touts itself as'the standardin onlinc plagiarismpreventionl fbc program, Tlunitin-com, allows educatorsto check studcnt work and papers for plagiarismquickly and efficieotly r8"inct 3 &tabascof publishcdbooksand|unala active and rrchived Int€n€t sit6 qd Stbcr studcnt papcrs rfiid havebc€o pnriousfy'suhmitted !o lunutD,i'nf papq cled<cd for plagiaritm throqb thrnitin is k+pt in the sFtco .nd rrscd to crp.nd thc daabesc.ltis p:acticc,u,hik n king the prqgraIa cfiective" has also sparlad cotrtrov€rsy.

Studeots'Damesare rernovedftom papers that are added to the &abese, purhing the boundsof oopyrightinfiingcmeot 'Why arcrre payingfor . scrviccth.t slhould peyiag bc us for our coatributions?"saidltfctro sophomore John Brioneq who qucstioned whethcr ids 6ir that this program now owns th.t r+hich would usually be lvletro studcnts copyrightedmaterial Approrinatd'' i10,0fl) a year of Acedcmic Aftirs moneyis goingto the service.

'Our goal is to educate students and maintain asrdemic integrity," said Tara Tull, the tnt€rim AssistantDean of letterg Arts and Sciences, She said the collegeis on a pilot system, or trid period with Turnitin, with a group of around 80 facultf membersusing it The serviceis still availableto any faculty memberor studentwho wishesto useit.

Metro hashad no previousanti-plagiarism sfstem.Catchingplagrarismin the past generally requiredan educatorto manually€nterposinto Google.comor sibly plagiarizedpassages another searchogine. Now, an entire stackof paperscanbe scannedin a matter of minutes.

Resuls of the inspection are given in an 'orisinality rcport," in which any text matches betweenthe submitted work and the &tabase are highlighted. Linla are also given alongside the highlightedtct to the original document.

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The proposalrequestsentto the businesses mandatedthat the new establishmentoffer not only a full-servicebar and a lively atrnosphere, but healthy' yet affordablefood options.These conditionswere basedon responsesfrom a poll of studentsconductedlast year by the Student Advisorycommitteeto theAurariaBoard.

Studentson the Auraria campushave been withouta wateringhole sincethe Boiler Room failedto pay its leasein Augustof2003.

Accordingto Caldwell,the original timeline would have a bar on campusby the end of the semester, depending on whetherthe new bar wantedto completelyremodelor useexisting fixtures' "I think that SACAB wouldllave liked to havethattimeline,"Caldwellsaid.

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Metrostudentsmust register for stipend program by Fall

by Boyd Fletchel TheMetropolitan Roughly97 percentof the more than 20,000 studentsat Metro are in-state students,meaning they will be impacted by the new College Opportunity Fundprogram,which letsstud€nts seehow much money they would normally get ftom the state.

The COF program the stateput into place lastMaywill payfor roughly $80per credit hour beginning this Fall and all C-oloradoresidents havea right to receivethe stipendsthrough this program.It's the first.of its kind in the nation.

'It's important for students to know that this is not financialaid and it's alsonot cash-inhand,"Metro RegistrarThomasGraysaidGray said the.sctrool has been tr)'ing to communicatewith atudentson the irnportance of signingup for thp COFprogram,which gives noney to the schoolon ead studendsbehalfto help coverpart of their tuition costs.

According to Cathy Lucas, Metro Vice Presid€nt of College Communications,more than 50,000 Coloradanshave signed up for COF so far. larcas said she didnt know how marf Metro studentshavesignedup for it, but that nearly400 studentssignedup for the program in one day when the schoolheld a'COF Caf€"in |anuary.

The stipend received does not reduce students'cost of tuition, it is merely the state helping to corcr a portion of your tuition. In tle pasg the tuition studentswere paying was only their portion minus what the statewould cover.

'In the past, the state gave general-fund moneydirecdyto the collegesand universities," Lucassaid.'The studentsneversawthis addi-

tional amount, and their tuition bills reflected beforetheybegan"Jahnsaid. only their portion- With the implementationof Lucasalso said the state'scommunication COF,everyeligibleColoradoresidentmust sign efforts on COF should result in a boost of up for this stipend,to authorizethe samestate enrollment at all public universities. contribution asbefore."

If studentsdo not register,thef will haveto The Basics of the cover the difference.For erample, Metro stuCollege Opportunity Fund dens euolled in 15 oedit hours one semeser would haveto pay $1,200if they don\ sigp up for the program. o Studentsmust apply for the COF is desipated for studentsto take up program by this fall, either stipend to 145 credit hours of undergraduateclasses. through the online application at Colorado residentswho have alreadytaken all of their hours and earneda bachelort degree, https://cof,college-access.net or by but still want to return to schoolare eligible to phoneat 303-305-3394. be coveredfor an additional 30 hous. . The CollegeOpportunity Fund, Current and continuing Metro students or COF,doesnot decrease how much who sign up for the COF by luly I will have their completed credit hours asscssedby the you as a student pay for tuition. It Colorado Commission on Higher Education, alsodoesnot affectfinancialaid. and will be informed as to how many credit . StudentspaFingin-statetuition hours arestill availableto be coveredby COF. Lucas said setting up the program has who do not sign up for the stipend causeda bit of additional work in the Metro by this fall will haveto paythe entire Mministration and Financedepartments,but tuition bill. once the systemis mmpletely in place there r Only undergraduatestudentselishouldnot be any additionalworkload, 'We don't seeany problems,but we will be gible for in-statetuition are eligible ready to handle eachsituation one at a time," for the COFbeginningthis fall.

Graysaido The COF only covers18 credit StateR€pres€ntative CheriJahn,D-Jeffcrson, hoursper semesterand a total of 145 hopes the new program will encouragehigh schoolgraduatesand non-collegegraduatesto credit hours. continue on to higher education by showing o The amount offered per credit them that there is alreadya guaranteedstipend hour will be determinedby the state waiting for them from the state.

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SGAmembermovesintonewposition

by MattQuane Thelvletrooolitan The makeup of the Metro Student Government Assembly is looking tb change in the coming weeks.

William Safford, the current SGA Attorney General ryas given unanimous approval from the voting membersofthe Student Government to make a lateral move to the position of Metrb representativeto the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board. Safford tvill be replacing Todd Zinck who stepped down before the start of the Spring semester.

As the new SACAB representative, Safford will work alongside Rebecca Manhart, who is also a Metro SACAB rep, dealing with campuswide issues,such as the problem with funding campus maintenance.

'In my work with the student government I've come across a lot of issues that address Auraria," Safford said." I think that I can better serve Metro students and the community where I'm on the ftont line of theseissues."

The move is still pending official SACAB approval.

If and when the Anomey General position does open, the SGA will be accepting applications and voting to elect the most qualified as Attomey General.

Safford said whoever becomes the next Attomey General should know that the position is to serve as a watchdog of the student government,a position that isnt alwayspopular within the SGA. "The Attomey General is the person that keeps the SGA honest and we need someone in that position who wi.ll do that vigilantl,v," Safford said.

onGampus Student groups join forces for tsunami relief effort More than a dozen c4mpus student organizationshavecometogetherto work on a campus-widecampaignfor the tsunami relief effort.

Megan Morris, Metro student and President of Metro's Political Scieoce Association,hasbeenworking to organiz€ a campus-wideeffort and got into contact with some student organizations that wanted to get invoh/ed The groups have been.workingtogetheron the effort for the pastthreeweels.

Morris said besides raising money for the relief effort, the goups also want to raise awarenessof what needs to be done for survivors of the earthquakeand tsunami that hit parts of South Asia and Aftica Dec.26, Samora,Metro studentand chdir Jesse of the Auraria CollegeRcpublicans,saidhe thinls people may have forgotten about the tragedy now ttrat itt not dominaring headlines,but therearestill plenty of problemsfor the survivorsof the eunami.

"Everybodysaid there is nothing ne can do about it," Samordsaid,'But us student organizationson the Auraria campus aredoing something."

The grorrps are considering raising money primarily for two relief organizations, OxFam and the United Nations Intcrnational Children'sEmergencyFundMorris has been involved in talks with the Denver chapt€r of the U.S. Fund for IINICEF and worked on a fund-raiserfor UNICEFat the D4'"le nightclub fan. 6. She saidcloseto $5,000wasraised Besides the Auraria College Republicans,some of the other groups involved include Creative Resistance, Metro and UCDt student governments, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,Transgender Student Servicesoffice and SigrnaAlpha Beta,a UCD fraterniry For more information,contactMorris at mmorriS9@mscd.edu or Samoraat jsamora@mscd.edu.

More opportunity for awarding Diversity Initiative grants

Hans Hdqren / The Metropolitan William Safford, Attorney General of Metro's Student Government Assernbly talks to nembers of the SGA during its weekly meeting Ian 27. Safford was approved as a new representative for the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board.

Last semester,Safford challengedthe SGAs proposed new constitution, saying it would take awaypower liom the studentsand that the vote for it was rushed- The constitution, which will go into effect this Fall, was passedin December through a student election.

During the m€eting, Metro AssociateVice President of Academic Affairs Linda Curran, presentedMetro's new policy on program fees to the SGA. Curran said feesfor certain classeswill not be given out according to which course a student has enrolled in. Rather, program fees are assessed to the entire areaof study.

For example, all biology classeswill carry

the same fee, whether it is a freshmanlevel or seniorlevel course. These fees will help pay for all necessaryand relevant course materials throughout the entire program or d€partment.

This would change the current structure where students in certain departments are charged a fee, or a course fee, to provide for materials for lheir course.

Under program fees,in essence,entry-level biology students will help foot the bill for dissection materials in upperJevel courses.

Program fees are assessedper credit hour and are subject to increaseat the departments' discretion. Metrot Board of Trusteesapproved the concept of program feeslast semester.

2005 is the 6rst year Metro has offered rolling deadlines for Diversity Initiative grants. Alreadv, Student Services reports an increase in applications filed for the grant money.

Rolling deadlines mean that eyery two months applicants can apply for the grant money instead of only being able to submit applications twice a year as with the old system.

The purpose of the Diversity Initiative grants are to promote academic and cultural enrichment of students, faculty and staff The grants are also given to increase or maintain recruitment and retention rates while enhancing students' cultural literacy.

Feb. 14 is the deadline for the Diversity Initiative grants for the academicyear.The next rolling deadlinewill be announced on March t.

The following are some groups/ organizations that have been awarded Diversity lnitiative grants: African-American Affairs Council, Campus Recreation, Chicano/a Studies departm€nt, Diversity Roundtable Discussion, GLBT Students Services, Immigrant Services program and the Institute for Women'sStudiesprogram.

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forn PLIGIIHS]M on oorrer simply highlights possibleinstanctsi lldl said.

'Plagiarism is determinedby the faculty member that submitsthe papers."

20O4saw l(X plagiarism casâ&#x201A;Źsat Metro.

Nearly 60 percent of all academicdishonesty casesconcernedplagiarism.

"The idea is not to be punitive but to -t be fairl said Emilia Paul, Assistant Dean of StudentUfe and Iudicial Officer.'We want to keepan evenplaying field for all students."

Paul said plagiarism is generally not an intentional problem.

'It's a time managementissue,"she said.

"Many students are trying to balance worlq family and school.They sometimesgo for the ' quick fix."

SomeWebsitesoffer'well-written" student papersthat can be purdtasedby studentsand then usedin their own papers.

But it appearsas though that'quick fix" may not be good enoughanylonger.

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TABOR:Somesayplanwouldexpandgov't AHEG: Student fornTABORon page3 "Colorado hasmore collegegraduatesthan anyother placein America,but we do a horrible job of educatingour own kids."

The proposal was presentedlast week but the bill has not been officially introduced. So far it hasthe support of Democrats,the m4;'oritf partt, in the House and Senate,and several Republicanlegislators,including Sen.Steve |ohnsonfrom Fort Collins.

Some Republicanlegislatorscriticized the plan for expandinggovernmentin exchangefor a miniscule tax cut. They're afraid of govemment becoming too big and not being fiscally conservativewith Coloradotax money.

Romanoff said the plan would not make the govemmentany larger than it was in 2000, before the recession,meaning the government would not spendmore than it did in 2000.

Metro Student Trustee StephenHay said Tuesdaythat Metro'sBoard of Trusteeshad not yet specificallyreviewedRomanoffs plan, but that it supportsanyreform in TABOR

"Fiscalreform at the statelevelis necesary," Hay said"'becauseitt going to takefive to eigbt years for any of the changesto trickle down financially."

Brian Glotzbach, Metro student and Student GovernmentAssemblyVice President for Student Feessaid he thinls the legislature should put asideparty politics and makefunding higher educationits top priority. But he said what may be neededjust as rnuch is for more peopleto demandthat the statefund higher ed.

"We dorit do a very goodjob of telling (legislators),Hey,you needto look at your budgeta differentway,"Glotzbachsaid.

He alsosaidhe thinls peoplearen'teducated enough.

'They don't know that higher ed is getting cut, theyjust 3eea tuition increase. .. but don't know why it happens,"he said.

NatatieLules,Metro'sinterim VicePresident for Finance Administration has alreadv said tuition at Metro could be raisedby nearly $300 per student by this Fall to make up for lack in statefunds.

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gov'tapproval to set necessary newstudentfee page3 frornAtlEGon ColoradoComrnissionon Higher Education.

Natalie Lutes, interim Vice President for Finance and Administration, has said Metro could raisetuition anywherefrom $129to $295 by nex fall to coverAHEC controlled maintenancecostsand mandatorycostincreases.

Accordingto Johnson,the policy could be rewritten in the spring and once it is, the use of tuition would no longer be in the hands of studentsor studentgovernments.

"We havea lot of e:cpertisein the Auraria community in (the) fund-raising area," said William Safiord,Attomey Generalfor Metro's 'We really Student Government Assembly attackingthis beforewe should be aggressively everlook at increasingfees."

'Bill" Simmons, a Safford and William of SACAB,wereamongthe UCD representative studentswho volunteeredto rike part in the committee'sfuture planning.

Johnson said the problem is that higher education could possibly see no funding for controlled maintenancefor up to eight years, There are possible scenariosthat funding could comesooner,but thereshouldbe a longterm plan in placebeforeit's too late,shesaid.

The committee agreedto meet again on Feb.14. This time, membersof eachschool's studentgoYernmentwill sit in.

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Let me set the record straight by saying that 1 think children should be exposedto as much culture as their parents can presentto them. Cultural fairs, bazaars,and neighborhood celebrations should be a part of every Bryan Goodland child's experience.

Cohmnist But I also think we live in a society where political correctness and rnulticultural experience has gone too far. In fact, I think it sometimes has the exact opposite effect of what is intended.

Crayola, the famous manufacturer of crayons, has a selection of various multicultural drawing implements----everything fiom crayons to colored pencils in an assortment of varying "skin tones."

At first glance I simply thought, good for them. Finally, a major corporation that has a heart. But then my more cynical nature began ro aPPear.

The problem here isrit the fact that Crayola decidedto come out with a line ofproducts that would encompass the wide spectrum of human beings on this planet; the problem is that they are nerely pointing to our differences.

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As a small child, I never searched my box of 'Caucasian," crayons for the one labeled simply because I was unawar€ of my identity at the time.

I know people of different ethnicities will argue that I carlt relate because I have never been a minority, and I would agree with them.

What I am saying is rather than emphasize our differences lett embrace our commonalities.

Once again, I'll point to the multicultural immersion every child deserves.I think that, as children, we can learn the most by seeing that different cultures and races celebrate, think, and live much as we do. The color of our skin is only

a covering, and we are all just human beings trying to make it on this planet.

Crayola may have is heart in the right place, or it may just be trying to create a broader market, but I think the whole concept is in error.

Teach your children to respect everyone, no matt€r what the color their skin.

Crayola producrc are not the end of the world, but I think they teach children to see people simply for their skin color and not for who they truly are. This sort of thinking has always been dangerous, and I, for one, would like to seeus teach our children differently.

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Time for a little point/counterpoint.

Two week ago, I wrote a column about the inept, if not completely unnecessary Metro Student Goyernment Assembly that graces our campus and does little if arything to justifi its approximately $130,000-a-yearbudget (actually, I stated that their budget was $120,000;turns out they had almost $9,000 Ieft over ftom last yeart budget). In it I also quoted a member of the SGA, who said at the beginning of November that everything they had done as an organization up to that point was "for the SGAI Last week, Brian Glotzbach, SGA's Vice Presidentfor Student Fees.offered a rebuttal.

He claimed that I took the membert comment about what the SGA had accornplished so far that semesterout of context. I didn't, I took it verbatim from the article and went as far as to ask the writer of the story in which the quote was featured whether she had anlthing else to say. She did, but it was off the record, so I won't use it here, eitJrer.

Mr. Glotzbach was then kind enough to include a small list of things the group has done for the school. Not a bad list, until one starts to read between the lines.

He began the list with the claim that, because of so many complaints by the students, the SGA helped make changes to the mandatory health insurance, and now the rules "allow students a greater flexibfity in selecting a health insurance plan and in receiving a waiver ftom the college."

Which would be great if those had been the actual complaints. More than likely, though, the complaints were that no one wants to be told they have to carry insurance, much less insurance that costs over $600 for 15 weeks of coverage and actually covers very little, if anything. I plan to dedicate an entire column to that very subject in the near future, so the only thing I'll

say here is that if the SGA can manage to have 'mandaanything to do with the removal of the tory" part of the health insurance issue here at this institution, they'll never have to hear fiom me agam.

Sincethat's not likely, I'll move on. ..

Mr. Glotzbach said that, among a few other token gestures,the SGA gave Metro students the opportunity to purchase "high-speed Internet servicefor around six dollars a month."

Not quite. The proposed Internet service was a dial-up service, which, in this day and age,

"I made the mistake of voting for the entire bunch across the board" isn't worth six dollars a month. Had it been for high-speed Internet service, the proposal would probably have passedwith flying colors.

His letter then went into a long-winded diatribe about the "party politics" I casually mentioned--once-toward the end of my piece,saying that when 12 people come together theret going to be disagreement (there are 13 SGA members, but apparendy one of them always agrees with the rest). He slammed the point home by saying "That sir (sic) is healthy, and something that should be encouraged so long as a constructive dialog can be maintained." But, apparendy a constructiye dialog wasnt being maintained because the SGA had to call in a mediator to get them to play nice.

Mr. Glotzbach wrapped up his letter by

claiming that, to the best of his knowledge,I had never attended an SGA meeting or stopped into the SGA office "with a complaint or something (I) would like the SGA to look into," While it is true that I have never attended an SGA meeting, I have stopped in to their office; not with a complaint, but to find out why when I went to accesstheir Web site, I got an error message that said I didn't have permission to accessthat site.

When I did go into the SGA offrce to inquire, I was greeted by some unfriendly sourpuss who said only, "The files are gonej' and offered no other explanation. When I asked if he knew when the site would be back up, sourpuss, without the courtesy of even looking up fiom his laptop, responde4 "No." Sadthing is, I voted for this guy-I made the mistake of voting for the entire bunch acrossthe board.

This pissing contest could go on ad nauseam should someoRe fiom ttre SGA decide to dispute this column as well--and yodre more than welcome tq it is your right-but I'm hoping that doesnt have to happen. I chose this "public forum" to air my 'perceived grievances" as Mr. Glotzbach said (by the way, they're not "perceived grievances;" tht're real grievances, that should be painfully obvious, even to a politician), not only becauseit s part of my job here at The Metropolitan, but because, above all, I'm a paying student at Metro.

In other words, I am who the SGA keeps claiming they represent. And I'm more than sure I speak for the majority of the students at Metro when I say that it's time for the SGA to either step up, prove your worth and earn the $f30,000 a year we students spend on ),ou, or step aside and admit that this current SGA (or any goyernmental body on this campus for that matter) cannot function effectively enough to justifr that kind of budget.

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The passionfor art is contagiousand runs rampant in l"akewood. Walk around the Belmar Shopping District to catch the creative bug.

Block 7 is a collection of art studios which are located at 445 S. Saulsburg. The space brings the artistic element beyond the heart of the city and into t}re commercial area of the suburbs. The Lakewood location is quickly filling with a community of artiss working closely with Block 7 and producing exciting new work.

'The Production of Lab,'a contemporary art institute, at West Alameda Avenue and Wadsworth Boulivard, is scheduled for completion in late 2005-early 2006.

The Iab will include an art research center,whic[ will provide resources ' a d exhibits-: " Traveling artists will give lectures and workshops. Public events will also be held in the altemative art space.

In contrast to the common constant theme of a traditional art institute, The Lab will change its emphasis annually.State-of-the-art technology and world-class instruction will be provided allowing Denvert reputation as an artistic city to wolve.

The 15,000-square-foot facility will

Valerie Photogoddess,manager of Flash compliment the Denver Art Museum's downtown ogansion by bringing a spra*'ling Galleryexplainedthat the integrationof art into element to the city's rapidly changing art the Iakewood community is a work in progress.

'Flash Galleryhopes to bring fine art environment.

Working With Artists executive director, photography into the everyday lives of the

GraphicsPhotoExperiment"through Feb.4.

The Photo Experimentexhibit showcases a variety of work ranging from photogralure to digital photography.Flasht wallsaregracedwith piecesthat reflectdiverseartistic orpression.

Marsea Wynne, explained that their studio spacein Belmark shopping district gives her organization a "different dimension" from their previous location in Downtown Denver.

The construction of The Lab gives Block 7 an opportunity to grow and provides a new creative environment in an area that ri/as not known previously known for its art scene. The new developments bring art viewers and the diverse Lakewood population together.

Notable works include the art of Daniel Salazar,whose work features an element of social commentary.

Salazar explores gender bias in Mefcan-American culture by using imagery that challenges political and social norms.

Colorado locals Skip Kotrloff and Iamie lrigh also have their photographs on display. Kohloff's give a haunting featured work perspective of nature out of focus.

Leighs bright New York tableaus provide a complementary contrast to Kohloff's darker work.

Flash's next exhibit, "The Redefinition of Love," opens Feb. l1 and ends March l0th. Photogoddess said the upcoming exhibition pushes the boundaries on the view of conventionallove.

"Redefinition of Love" should be an interesting exhibition, very much playing on the idea of Valentinet Day and the different ways 'Love we feel about the holiday,' she said. is an intense emotion that propels many artists to create, to destroy and to explore new realms."

Through a commitment to what Photogoddess refers to as an "open accessto the arts," Flash Gallery is free to the public.

Lakewood/Belmar community and beyond," she said. "(We want) to introduce new visual and conceptua.l ideas into the cu.lture and provide arts education tlrough our artistic partners, Block 7 and Working With Artists."

Photogoddess has dedicated herself to expanding the artistic element beyond the metro area and into the smaller community of Lakewood. Flash gallery which specializesin fine art photography, is showing "The Vision Photo

Ibsen'sdramafinds new life in A SelfishSacrifice'

by Adamfl. Golds{dn TheMetropolitan The publicationof playwright Henrik lbsen's"A Doll's House" in 1879defied contemporaryviews of propriety and sent shock wavesthrough the ranksof polite Victorian society.

The play,which centeredon a bourgeoiswife's abandonment of her role aswife and mother,markeda milestonein the dramatic treatment of the traditional family. Here was a woman claiming her independenceand unabashedlyrejectingthe long-establishd moresof her culture: herewasa womanwho choseto walk out on her husbandand childrm.

This groundbreakingwork scandalizedl9th centuryaudiences, and its force remainsequallypotent today,over a hundred years sinceits premiere.

Although the specificsof lbsen'swork havebeenmodified in Denver Center'scurrent production of i{ SelfishSacrifice,"the sheerscandalousforceof the play hasbeenraained Award-winningplaywright OyamO(alca"CharlesF.Gordon), an AssociateProfessorof Theatreat the University of Michigan, hasshiftedtlre settingand tone of Ibsen'sdrama,adding modern nuancesand contemporarycommentarythat fully transportsthe powerofthe plot into our modem world.

More specifically,OyamOhasshiftedthe cultural lensthrough which the audiencrviewstJteactionWhile Ibsen's&ama takesan unflinching view of the middle classin 18thcenturyEurope,'A SelfshSacrifice"spodightsa group of immigrantsliving in modernNewYork.In 'A Dollt House,"

Kim Struntotr, leftnand Matlcne Werield, right in 'A Sclfish Saqi6cc."

St untrn plt,.s Akiryelc Eobagunwr,the wife of a Nrgerianembessador to the UN who seeksapprovd rnd uftimealy fnds indepeodcncc.

Ibsen's lead male charaster, lbrvald Helmer, is rising in the ranks of the local bank, while Akinyele Bobagunw4 Helmert parallel in

OyamOk portra)"a],is a newly appointedNigerian ambassador in the United Nations.

Thesechangesalter the socialcriticism that is inherent in Ibsen'soriginal drama. The basic themes of duty, authority and submission remain constant, but where Ibsen was attacking fundamentally European values, OyamOt altered interpretation calls into questionelementsof Nigerian culture, more specificallythe traditional role of women.

Whatk more, OyamO includes repeatedreferencesto the political and socialplights of Nigeria during the latter half of the 20th century.

There are constant referencesto the brutal regimesthat succeededthe end of the SecondRepublicof 1983.The cited atrocitiesand inhuman conditionstakea fredr toll, and it seems asif the sufferingsand conflictsofthe charactersareall the more poignant and heartbreakingbehind this backdrop.

Stellar performances mark the DCTC's mounting of OyamO'sfreshtakeon Ibsen,TerrenceRigginsgivesa 6rm and unyieldingperformanceasAmbassadorAkinyele,Harvy Blanla deliversa convincingamount of erudition and vulnerability in his portrayalof Dr. fumstrong and CharlesWeldonis, at times, quite sinisterasthe villain of the &ama, ObadeleRhinehearr However,the strongestand most moving incarnationsare fittingly found in the femalecharacters, Kim Staunton is stunning as Akinyele, as she seamlessly dancesbetweenjoy and terror, baween utter devotion and an unyielding resolveto find her independence.Sirnilarly,Veralyn fonescomplementsStauntont performanceperfecdyasIjeudo Chidike,Akin's confi&nt. Their chemisayand timing, blended subtly and movingly into the drama by director Israel Hicla, bring a freshperspectiveto a timelessclassic.

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"Angela ChengandAlvin ow are rn therrown category of transcendentmastery.

"(The piano celebration)was a wonderfulevent,in termsof educational components,as well as the outreach components.

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havingit continueto grow andevolveinto a sold-outevent.It doeshelpus. It helps our teachingandour studying... I think it gavepeoplea new perspective."

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They todk somevery well-worn piecesfrom the duo repertoire and it was like hearingthem for the first time. They havesuch I can't creativeinterpretations. say enoughwonderful things abouttheir anistry ... They're suchgraciouspeople,their teachingwas so generousand warm ... and human. They inspiredall of us, at any level-

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Abovs Pianist AlYin Chow performs an excerpt from Milhaud's "Scararnoucha" Chow has performed with the Boulder Bach Festiral, the National Symphony Orchestraat the Kennedy Center,the Oberlin Conservatory,and other world renowned ensembles.

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"(GeorgeLitterst's performances) demonstrated to the audiencewhat canbe . donewith technology,how multimediacan add a very entertainingelementto a live performance... It might reach a new segmentof the audience,to bring the visualsto them ... (George)performed (Holst)lastyear,so he worked up an expansionof what he startedwith ShanaKirk"

Right: Shana Kirk accompaniesGeorge Litterst on GustaveHoltz's "The Planets,"Litterst included a computer graphic presentation.

Below: Litterst displays a player piano roll carrying the music of George Gershwin

"The flrst piece,the Schumann,is a very difficult piece... You don't get to hearit very often,and it's a treatto seesomeoneperform it. (It is) devishly difficult and full of gnarly technicalchallengesthat (FredKarpoff) just threw himself into with greatease.His workshoptalkedaboutwellnessin teaching,wellnessin playing,andhe was able to demonstratethat in his performanceby ... It is wonnegotiatingsometerrifying passages derful when you have a teacherwho can not only teach.but do."

Left : S''racuse UniYersity Professor Fred Karpoff performs Schumarm's "Symphonic Etudes."

Karpoff, a graduate of Northwestern UniYersity, has played for audiences in Germany,Luxembourg, Italy,Finland,Ghana,Zimbabwe,and throughout the United states.

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Cole's intimate, mellow style became legendary and eventually catapulted his career to heights unforeseen for African-Americans during the 1950sand 1960s.

The World of Nat Kng Cole was released on Jan. 25, marking the 40th anniversary of his death. It offers 28 of his finest recordings.

Predictabln the record is fantastic, just like everything Cole wer did.

'Smile,"'When I Fall In Iove," Songssuch as The Black Maria Lead Us to Reason (Victory 2005) The Black Maria's debut album Lead Us to Reasoflis consistent, but not in a good way.

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Remasterd is ll tracks of the same beat filled with single-note solos with random vocals thrown in here and there. Sci-fi movie fans will probably be lining up at the re€ord stores thinking it's a soundtrack to their hvorite flick.

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is whatt real: the accent or Davenport? Magic performs live around Denver in a blue sweat suit and a flamboyant yellow Hulk Hogan Bandana. His sryle is mysterious and it makes you wonder if het serious about his music or if it's all just a big joke t}rat no one is getting. Only Magic knows what his music is really about; listening to Remasterd can lead any listener to believe itt all just a big farce.

The skange beats and awkward mix of low undertones and high notes that go norvhere will stick in your head for days. Even so, the repetitive banging of notes over and over again actually approximates music. The tracks are lively,

"Unforgettable" and "Route 66" are all classic melodies most everybody knows. Cole's intimate style and casual phrasing make it sound like het having an amusing conversation with tle audience rather than putting on a show.

One often overlooked talent of Cole's was his ability to come up with inventive piano lines like nothing anybody had ever heard before. "Itt Only a Paper Moon" and "Straighten Up and Fly Right" showcase this. Also present is the bigband sound, which was another trademark of Cole's career.Tiack like "Walkin' My Baby Back *Orange C,olored Sky'" featurc truly Homei and ingenious horns and strings. Colet influence is easily found in music today, even though he has been dead for 40 years. The World of Nat King Cole is a perfect example of why.

- Adam Brown whole lot of depth for a band that Pacl$ so much potential. Itt difficult to hear lyrics like that and still be able to appreciate the album as a work of musical art.

Iead Us to Reasonis not honible, but the lack of substance makes it quite tle disappointment to anyone who listens to what the band is truly about. This album feels like a desperate attempt to make a forced, MTV-sounding, standard record that appeals to the masses of young, uneducated music enthusiasts. Since this is their debut album, there's still time to find and develop that thing every band needs: individualitY' - sarah conway

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playedhost.to tle Merro Nebraska-Kearney men'sbasketballteam and walked-awaywith " 76-59win in ftont of 4,012peopleSaturday, Ian. 29., at the Health & sPorts c€nter in Kearney, Neb' This was the secondtime in, ttty Fm:s the Roadrunners(L6-2, 9-2 Rocky Mountain Athletic conference) lost to an RMAC opponent' "We had the potential to win both^games, saidseniorforward but weiust couldn't execute," Benortner' 'We'regoing to havea coupleof bad games," saidMetro headcoacl Mike Dunlap.'I think we havelearnedthrough what hashappenedand I think we try to get to thoseissues," was_that Metro did not lVhat l_rappened make the shos they needed rhe tea]n went_9 for 13from behind the three-pointarch.overall the playerswereinconsistentin their scoringand shot a mere.373, Despite the 'Runners low shooting percentage,the team managedto go to halftime break with a 32-26 ady^ntage.Leading Metro was senior forward Mark Worthington with 16 points. What kept the team on track was the

the Roadrunnersoutscored it ,h. r."o1d harf 57-27,but were arso out."UouoaJZf_ r,. .How much pressur€can you put on your defensewhen in fact our issueis on the offensive end?'Dunlap said,"who is goingto stepup and scorewhen',h" ,.or" is on the line? The onlv guy who hasbeenableto do that consistentlyis Worthinetonl Wortiin*on is the team's leading scorer, averagirrg tl"m-high 20.4points per gameand " a tea--high z: rtealJ g"-". alsoaverages " inconsisOne ioadrunner who has been tent in his scoringis Ortner, who averages16.4 poins, a team-hilgh7.5 reboundsand a teamhigh - 2.7 blocksper gamc, "My strength,ob"iously, is my sizeand my reboundingfi;t, and playing defense.Then thL scoringcoir.s in at a loi oig"."r, but I don't seetha-tasmy primary account,"saidthe 6-foot9-inch Ortner. .Offensively,the one thing we can do better is distribute the ball quicker from hand to hand insteadof hold on to it as long'Dunlap said."And the other thing is to play through the opponentsguts insteadof taking long shots at

defense,which forced nine turnoyers.

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'(Defense) did a greatjob in the first half 'But secondhalf againstKeamey."Dunlap said. gfferDively gotiquili*ent we didn't eresr-fe,^We and that led to someeasybasketsdefensively.'

The Roadrunnerslost their eight-point lead as Kearney(144, 9-2 RMAC) hit four threepointers within six minutes and pulled ahead by nine.

Ortner also mentioned passing the ball quickly and geting it into the inside to the big . guts such as Worthington,.Michael Morse and himself askey to the team'ssuccess.

Dudap also addedthat he is not afiaid of makingdrasticchangesif the teamdoesnot start to play the wayhe wantsit to.

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The Inpers continued their hunt for threes to start different peopleand usedifferent playand managedto take a t2-Point lead (56-414) ersi Dunlap said. "It's really simple and the with 9:22remainingin the game.Metro worked playersknow that. I'm not a friendly personto hard to getbackon track,but did not makeit all be aroundwhen we lose." the way.The closestthey camewaswhenOrtner However,the coachis alsoawarethat losing hit a basketand pulled the'Runners to within two gamesis not the end of the worldma h€u Jonas/The Metrcpolitan 'I believethat this team is going to take a four (59-55).

Ke ar ney t hens wikh o d g e a rs i n fo n to fth e i rc o u p leofmorehi tsandthat,sfne," sai dD unl ap.Mctroseni orforwar dBenO r t ner t akesr shot ovcr Color edoSchoolof M csf oaldFulb ro w d yc r owdandM et r o w i s u n a b l e to k e e p u p ..Im e a n,i t,sw hatw edow i thi tthat,s8oi ngtoB tousserdfan.22' ort ncr leadst het ear ninr ebounds( 7. 5Ppg. ) eodr ndbloc( 2. 7ppg. ) .

The deficit increasedas the time ran out for makea difierencebecauseeveryseasonis comhard' Ortner said. ing down to on€ game. That's it All of this i5 more and he had an idea how to do ir the Roa&unners. The players got frustrated 'I The Roadrunnersreturn home to faceFort think we should concentrate on the and Worthington was fouled out at the l:19 pr€paration." working Hays at 7 p.m.' Fridayat Auraria EventsCenter. we do wrong and keep little things that points said he was not up for losing anyOrtner mark The lopers then scoredfour more

playoffsin sight Homecoming andconference Hey you! Yes,you! With homecomingjust around the corner,I am writing to inform you that this yearyou should cometo both games!

Why? Well, how about having two of the best teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic

Women'sbasketball (14-4,8-2 RMAC)

Although this team went one-and-onethis weekend,Metro hasprovenitt goneftom being a good team with a bad record to becominga good team with a great record.One of the reaConference? Or, howt sonsthey're so successfulthis seasonis because about having two programs that are beating they decidedto be a threat. last season,this team lead the conference teams by an average of rnore than l0 points a in steals(12.43a game)and turnovermargin (+5.11),but werent in the top five in scoring game (Men 16.3,Women 11.6 points a game)? offenseor defenseand werent even in the top l0 in three-pointperc€ntage-all statstlrat show And finally, how about the fact that both squads opponentsyou are,indeed,a threat.

Ah, but all that's changed this season Donald Smith have a legitimate chance SoorxColumnist of hosting a playoff game thanksto leadershipftom NatashaMolock and StephenieDavis,who are averagingmore than come next month? l l p o i n ts agame.

Not enough to conThey also havea threat from the outside in vinceyou? whosescorching51 percentthreeOkay,what about the fact that both Metro PaigePowers, hasmadedefendersre$pectthe teams might be playing for first place against point percentage Nebraska-Kearney come Feb- ll? Norv have I perimetergame,which has allowedfrontcourt playersDanielleElleringtonand RiannaHarris convincedvou to come?

The upside for the Roadrunners is that Mark Worthington is beginning to catchfue at the right time and is starting to get into pla),off form.

In his last threegarnes,Worthington hasled the team with 18,25 and 26 points and is truly looking dangerouscoming down the Iastleg of the regularseason.

Although Metro is currendy the third best team in the RMAC, the defending conference championsstill havethe opportunity to win the regularseasontitle if they cango undefeatedthe rest of the way and havesomeonetake out the No 7 Men'sbasketbdl (16-2,9-2RMAC) Fort kwis Tigerstoward the end of the season.

With the team'sloss to Nebraska-Kearney With homecomingjust around tlte corner this weekend,the Fort Iewis Tigers havetaken and the conferencetoumament iust a few weeks at l0-1. overthe top spotin the conference Metro, who just two weeksago wasthe best later, the Metro men and womerls teamshaye teamin the nationfor DlI, hasdroppedtwo of a lot to offer their fans, but if you the fan do their lastfour games;shootingwell undertheir not return the favor from Feb.tl through the 48 percentin their two losses(32 remainderof the season-as both teamscould season average percentin the lossto Mines and 37 percentin host a playoff game-what was the point of offerineit? their lossto the Lopers).

to get their points from down low as both are shootingbetterthan 40 percentfrom the field.

Wlrat has becoming a threat done to the team?

Well, aside from their above .500 record, Metro is in the top five in points for and against' three-pointpercentage, steals,turnovermargin and scoringmargin and unlike last season,have a chance to possibly win the regular season crown.

So how's that for a turn around?

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The Roadrunners tested themselvesand division leaderRegisUniversitylast Wednesday, Ian. 26, as they nearly took frst place in the RockyMountain Athletic Conftrenceawayfrom the Rangers; Both teams brought their game to its potential in the fight for first place.The final scoreof 91-83 doesnot reflectthat M€tro came back ftom a seven-point defrcit in the final 5l secondsto take Regis into overtime. The Roadrunnersmay not havewon the game,but in losing,provedthey could challengeany team in the region.

The 'Runnerswere hst out of the gate,and built an early 7-2 lead in the RegisField House.

That lead didnt last and the Rangersoffense cameto life midwaythrough the fust half, Metro 'Runners'offense didn't do itself anf frvor$ the wbile Regis the opportunity to cooledoff took heat things up. Maro held on to the lead until the nine-minute mark A string of Roadrunner turnoversand fouls slowedMetro down and the Rangerstook the leadon a freethrow.

At the half, Regis was ahead 29-26. The ?unners went into the locker room within striking distance of the top team in the conference'I think were pretty close,"NatashaMolock said about the matchup."We know both teams aregoingto play hard," TheRoadrunnerskeptpacewith the Rangers earlyin the secondhalf. Despitetheir besteffort, RUwasunabl€to distanceitself.A Molock threepointer quicHy minimized a 37-31 lead The senior'sbig shotignited a 13-6Metro run, which gavethe'Runnersa brief 44-43lead.

The teams continued to trade scoreswith Metro building a 4-point lead off one of six three-point shotsmadeby PaigePowerson her

way to a 24-point night The 52-4alad at *,48 at the break-Senior StephenieDavis scoredl5 wasthe largestmargin the Roadrunnerswould of her teamleading 2l poina in the opening20 get,asthe Rangersrolled to a 57-52leadwith less minutes.

"It was firn to get off to a l9-0 starti said than threeminutesto go.

The'Runners' toughesttest came in the Harris, who contdbuted 15 points in the 6nal minutes;they tried to simultaneouslylimit contest.

The Lopers used all they had left in the Regis'offensewhile generatinga litde offenseof 'Runners. their own In the final ,() secondcFlarris and secondhalf attempring to catch the Powerseachhit shots from behind the arc and Metro's l8-point lead waschippedawayasthe brougbt Metro wiftin one point of the Rangers. Iopers opened second-halfplay with a seven With three secondsleft, Molock wasfouled and minute, 20-7 run that brought them within sir shedid not missher fue throw.At the end of the points of the Roadrunners.57-5I wasascloseas Neb.-Keameywould get secondhalf, the scorcwas75-75. distanced Metro TheRoadrunners itself in the final 10 didnl enjoythe same minutes, finishing off successin overtime. withae2After shooting 6l tonegisrbrf ithfredusSSg' Neb'-tGarnev percentin the second rve starter half,Metro only went wlrdweneedtobuildoni"t* ' scored in double 'ligits l-6 from the field t 'r' rt -WlpmoreKInfrtaITaffs asainst Ns.-r{eamey. and made only one It was the 6rst time the three-pointshot.

Roadrunners beat the Regis controlled 'Runners 16-8 Loperssincethe 2flll-02 season. the bonus play and beat the 'I think I was the only one that plaltd on in overtime, keeping their perfect conference the lastteamto beatthemj saidMoloclc'I dont recordintact.

"It was frustrating to lose to R€gis,but it think some of the younger girls on the team helped us seewhat we need to build on," said realizehow big it is to beat l(earney in their sophomore Rianna }larris,'They're a really house."

Metro's successfirlroad trip brought them good team,and after competingwith them, we five wins in six gamesand leavesthem with a 15know more of what we needto focusoni 4 overallrecor4 makingthis the 6rst time in five _ Metro had to recoverquickly ftom their fint los of 2005 and prepare for another difficult yearsthey'vereached15wins.

With six of their fnal eight gamesat home, road game.

'Runners are in good position to finish The'Runners finished the road trip on the Saturday,fan. 29 by silencinga crowd of 2'500 high in the RMAC standingsand improve on devoted Nebraska-Keameyfans. The Inpers an already impressive9-2 record against the found themselvesdown l9-0 sevenminutesinto conference.

The Metro women will play on Friday,Feb. the contest.

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Soundet Sleep - 3-week workhop that is tailor-made where you will learn how to relax your body, calm your mind, and lull vourself into a blissful, restorative slumber. Also on 2ll5 and 2122. l-2pm in St. Francis Atrium.

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Homecoming: Retro Metro Day - Rowdy and his pals will be cruising the campus looking for studentsshowing their spirit by dressingin Retro style or Metro gear.If your groovy enough, you could win a prize!

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