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Kieftwithdrawscandidacyfor MetroPresident by GroverGreer TheMetropolitan Although Metrot searchfor a new president will continue, one candidate has withdrawn his name fiom the list of possiblecandidates. Ray Kieft, the current interim president of Metro, announced at the Board of Trustees meeting Feb. 2 thar he no longer wants to be consideredfor a permanent spot as president. Kieft credits his wife, Sandy,for helping him come to the decision. "She and I were discussing my candidary for the position of president, and she made the
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statemâ‚Źnt,After proving yourselffor 18 months, The abrupt notification drew criticism criticizing them for dragging out the search if you aren't good enough to be the president, toward the board and the drawn-out orocess process.He said Kieft was doing the job well then you aren't good enough to be the the search for a new president has and was willing to take on a permanent position interim either,"'Kieft said."That hit home despitethe relativelylow pay for the position. turned inlo. 'A with me. searchthat was supposed to Safford is not alone in his support for Kieft, "The more I thoughtaboutit,themorel who said he has received"hundreds of e-mails take six months has dragged out realizedhowtrue her statementwas.I then to a year-and-a-half.During this and notes ... from students,faculty and staff statdecided to withdraw ftom being a cantime, the perfect candidate was ing how disappointed they are that I am no londidate and also to placean end-time on filling the interim position," said ger a candidetefor the nositionnf nresident." Metro Political Science professor Norman how long I would serve as the interim William Safford, Attorney General president." for Metro's Student Provizer also addressedthe board, simply statGovernmenr Ray Kieft Kieft agreedto stay on for the rest of Interim President Assembly."The faculty suping the definition of a "trustâ‚Źe." "lt was just a reminder of what their role is. the semesterand help make the transition ported him; the students supported to the new presidency as smooth and easy as him; eyen administrators supported him." see PRESIDENTon page 7 possible. Saffordspoke to the board at the meeting,
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With the National Hockey League work going into its fifth month, many local stoppage by ClaytonWoullard businessesare worried about the economic TheMetropolitan impact the lockout is having. Recendythe NHL and the National Hockey Metro students now have a whole new way to get help with their studies, and it won't cost League Players Association had three straight days of negotiations with litde progress. Many them a penny. are starting to feel that this seasonis lost. Students can now access online tutoring The biggest hit to Auraria through the through Smarthinking, a company that offers tutoring in subjects such as English, math and hockey lockout is the loss of revenue from the use of its parking facilities for fans at events at the sciences.The service,which was made avail the PepsiCenter. able to students Monday, will offer 20 hours per "In the course of a season we take in calendar year of fiee online tutoring that stu$300,000just in Avalanche games,"said Mark dents can accessthrough Me[oconnect. "We're really excited about itj'said Arliss Gallagher,director of parking and transportaSunderwirth Webster, Metro Director of the tion for the Auraria Higher Education Center. 'They are the most lucrative event." Student Finance ResourceCenter. "\4rethink it Not much can be done to compensatefor can provide added value to the existing services on campus and we hope that studentswill take this loss,but Gallagher said usually the money from special events is an additional profit for advantageof it." Metro and will not affea the overall operating Websterhelped negotiate the colleget concosts. tract with Smarthinking, a Washington, D.C."We will not change our rate structure," basedcompany that provides online tutoring to Gallagher said. about 325 colleges and universities nationwide. One company that has also been hit hard The service will cost $2.86 per student, or about $60,000 for the roughly 21,000 students by the lockout is Aramark Entertainment, the at Metro, The money will not come from stu- Iargest facilities management service at Pepsi Center. dent fee money, but frorn student services and "We are a large company that has had vacancy savings, money that would otherwise layoffs across the board on a management be used to pay for positions that are vacant. Through Smarthinking, students can access leveli said April Lugan, human resourcesmanlive, 24-hour tutoring for math, including basic ager at Aramark at ttre Pepsi Center. "We had to restructure the whole organization." math, algebra, calculus and statistics. AII other According to their Web site, Aramark topics will be available for tutoring ftom I p.m. to I I p.m. Monday through Thursday. Students Crrporation provides food and facilities mancan either wait in line for the nert available agement services to health care institutions, universities and schools, stadiums and arenas, tutor or schedulean appointment. international and domestic corporations, as Students can also submit questions on the same topics and receive an answer within 24 well as providing uniform and careerapparel. At the PepsiCenter,Aramark is responsible hours. Writing tutors are also availableto edit essaysfor content development, grammar and for the generalconcessionson the first and third mechanics,word choice,organization, sentence concoursesfor all the events. Aramark is also a leaderin providhg volunstructure and other criteria. AII tutors are professors at other schools, most of whom who have mastert degreesor doctorates, said Smarthinking Regional Sales Representative Jim Sigman. "We have rates that over 90 percent students like it," Sigmansaid."They will use it again,recby Svetlana Guineva ommend it to fiiends and believe it will help The Metropolitan them raise their grades.And thatt the kind of feedback we want." The number of tenured Afiican-American Webster said the tutors, especially those fuculty at Metro has decreasedin recent years assisting in math problems, will not provide while the percentageof other racial minorities the answer to a student, but help them work has increasedor remained the same, and the through it. She also said that this is in no way college is using various strategies to ensure supposed to replace Metrot Tutoring Center, minority diversity. which is located at Tivoli room 219. Statistics provided by Metrot Equal "This service is not meant to replace Opportunity Office show a steady decreasein face-to-facetutoring;'she said. "It's meant to the numbers of Aliican-American faculty in increase access for those students who carlt the last 12 years.From 1992 to 2004, the numget to campus during business hours when the bers have dropped from 26 African-American tutoring offices are open." faculty out of 377 total tenure/tenure-track The Tutoring Center is only open 8 a.m. faculty----or 7 percent-to 12 out of a total p.m. to 5 Monday through Friday, whereas 305----or 4 percent. through Smarthinking, students can get help "I'm very concerned about the lack of almost anytime they want. Afiican-American faculty on our campuE'said Metro iunior Tient Stock said he would Dr. Wilton Flemon, a tenured Metro chemistry probably use the online tutoring servicebecause professorand member of the Faculty Senate. het taking 12 credit hours, work 40 hours a He said he thinks there are actually lessthan week and has three kids. 12 tenured Afiican-American faculty members "ltt easy for me; I worit have to go anyat Metro today. where," Stock said. "I think it would be helpThe major reason for today's situation, tuI." Flemon said, is the budget problems Metro has Webster said the trial period will last until experiencedin recent years.TWoyears ago, the Dec. 31, at which time Metro could renew th€ college offered incentives for faculty to retire service,depending on student us€. and that way it lost about 50 professors,10 of Students who encounter problems with whom were African-funericans, he said. Smarthinking should access the "Customer "lt is true that we ve lost a disproportionSupport" option on the service's\4reb site or ate number of tenured African-American contactWebslerat 303-556-5026. faculty and the college is working diligently
Wayne Bart / The Metropolilan The baren wasteland of the Pqrsi Ccnter parking lot. The PepsiCenter, while still hosting the Denver Nuggetg Colorado Marnmoth, Colorado Crush, various concerts and otier events,is still missing out on .lO-plus regular seasonAvalanche games,not to mention preseasonand probably the playoffs. teer opportunities to non-profit groups. Several Metro sports teamswork eventsthroughout the seasonLugan, said to save additional money, Aramark has not done any print advertising 'very passive" and was in their hiring of personnel this year. "That's 41 less shifts we have to offer," Lugan said. Other businesseshit hard by the lack of Avs fans are the restaurants and bars around the arena, David Neuman, Executive Chef at Brooklyn's, located at 901 Auraria Parkway acrossthe street from the PepsiCenter has had to find ways to cut coststhis season.He said he does not expectthe NHL to play any gamesthis year. "No, we probably won't see hockey for a long time. Maybe not even next year," Neuman
said. He said that if the lockout continues. it would have a huge financial impact on Brooklynt. "We've already had to cut off our staff's hoursi Neuman said. "We might lose some of our staff." Troy R fohnston, President of Braun's & the Penalty Box, at 1055 Auraria Parkway,has already cut ba& on his hiring for this past s€ason. "We usually hire 10 to 15 more people during the sports season,"Johnston said in reference to the time the Denver Nuggets,Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Crush and Colorado Mammoth play at the Pepsi Center in the fall and winter. Johnston estimatesthe loss of revenue for
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Metroseesdecrease in blackprofs to recruit more," said Perry Morehouse, Equal Opportunity Executive Director and assistant to the President. To attain tenure status, meaning full professorshipand a permanent fi. l-time position, an instructor has to m€et the specific requirements for the different academic departments. They may vary in terrns of the degreerequired, length of teaching or academic career, research and published works. Flemon came to Metro in 1969. At that time, the collegehad only one tenured A{iicanAmerican faculty member. At the beginning of the 1990sthere were about 30. To Flemon, that means someoneback then -faculty, department chairs or deans-had made a conscious effort to hire AfricanAmerican faculty. Justicelackon, Metro student and president ofthe campus-wide Black Student Alliance said there is an impact on studentswith the decrease in Afiican-American faculty, especiallywith the Afr ican-American studiesprogram. "There's a value lost. It's definitely felt," Jacksonsaid. "You got to go find good people. They may not even know Metro has a need." Another reason for the low numbers, Flemon said, is that Metro has not tried hard enough to replace those rvho retired and to maintain the critical mass of tenured AfricanAmerican faculty on the campus. The vacant positions are advertised in publications that women and minorities read,
so people are aware, apply, and compete, in accordancewith the college'sequal opportunit)' policy and federallaw. Chancesare that, among those who apply, there would be AfricanAmericans,but there has to be fair competition in order to choose the best-qualified person, Morehouse said. "The law requires that we make all vacant positions known, but thereafter we have to be race and gender neutral," he said. "We are required.to make sure that peopie compete across gender and racial lines." Metro uses two major programs for recruitment of minority faculty-the Target of Opportunity Program and the Faculty Recruitment IncentiYe Program. TOP wasdesignedto ensurediversityamong faculty through professionalnetworks, identifying individuals who haveachievednational and international distinction and meet the various criteria of each academicdepartment. FRIP is offered to faculty who have already made some progress working toward a doctorate in a specific field. Still, some minoriry faculty think the efforts have not been enough. Eyen if the statisticswere true showing that minority facult). constitute 20 percent of the total tenured faculty,"you are starting out with low numbers,anyway,'saidDr. Oneida Meranto, a political scienceprofessor and director of the Native American Studiesdepartment.
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Passenger identification processat DIA questioned instituted by the federal govemment. "At the moment," O'Sullivan said, "there is The Metropolitan a testing processwhere instead ofproviding airMuch like peeling layersof an onion, the lines with names on the watch list, airlines will securitymeasuresset in placeat airports range give passenger names to the TSA, the federal from checking passengeridentification, to government." It is undear how this shift in procedure will screeningpassengersand luggagefor threats with the aid of high-techequipment,to plant- affect the system currendy used. Besides the airplanes' inflatable vests, floating civilian-attired air marshalson planesduring cushions, seat belts and oxygen masla, the ing flights. A study of this system revealedseveral airlines contribute little to the security layers set instanceswhere safety has not been compro- in place by the TSA. The only instance where mise4 but where the sptem in place appears airlines contribute significandy to security is during the check-in procedure at airports. susceptibleto becomingineffective.
by Justin Breuer
The Transportation Security Agency is primarily in chargeof securityat airports.TSA wasformed shortly after,and in responseto, thâ‚Ź eventsof 9/ I l At DenverInternationalAirport, the TSA sharesan umbrella of responsibility with the Denver Police Department, the FBI and airline companies,Once TSA employees identifr a threat or suspicion of threat they contactthe appropriatelaw enforcernentagenciesfor assistance. The most notable flaw in airport security nncoveredby The Metropolitanis in veriffing fakeidentification at the check-incounter. As of today,the singlesecuritylayerof comparing passenger nameswith the federally-provided watch list is left up to airline employees. The airline employeesreceivelitde to no training in how to discernwhat is and what is not fakeidentification. The primary purposeof checkingin passengersis to simply makesurethe nameon the identification card provided matchesthe name on the boardingpass. Jeff Green, a spokespersonfor United Airlines, said the airline follows whateverthe federal governmentrequestsin relation to security and that, in several instances,goes aboveand beyond what the governmentask them to do. TSA spokeswomanDeirdre O'Sullivan admittedthat thâ‚Źreis a problernwith the procedure to checkIDs,but that it in no waycompromisesthe securityand safetyof passengers and airports due to the layeredsecurity approach
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board and call local law enforcement agencies such as the Denver Police or the FBI to further determine the identity and intention of the individual in question. O'Sullivan was not at liberty to divulge how many identified individuals have been apprehended, only that there have been denied boarding passes and apprehensions and that some of them were suspected terrorists. "This information is not public, but there are instances that have gone public," O'Sullivan 'The most famous of which would be Cat said. Stevens." The popular 1970s singer, now known as Yusuf Islam, was detained and questioned while traveling to the United States last year. Stevens is best known for his songs "Peace Tiain' and 'WildWorld."
O'Sullivan said there is also the issue of the online electronic ticket printers in use in many airports. If a passenger is not checking in any luggage, he or she may opt to use t}re machines. If a name on the machine matches a name on the watch list, the passengeris required to speak to an airline representative and may potentially be detained, or denied a boarding pass if law enforcement agencies decide they pose or are suspected of posing a threal The TSA and airlines argue that, essentially, appearancesmay be deceiving. Despite an obvious flaw in this particular aspect,the system as a whole is based on layers of security and a failure of any one layer does not impact the successof the combined total, Xven if a potential terrorist used fake identification, he or she would not be able to bring any weapons on board the plane. At Iohn Wayne Airport in Orange Counry Under the current system the airlines cooperCalif., Sgt. Bill Herrin of the Orange County ate with the federal government by comparing passengers' names to a watch list provided by Airport Operations Division expressedconcern over the lack of training of airline employees to the TSA. "The watch list is comprised of requested detect fake identification. Herrin was hopefrrl information &om various intelligence agencies that the press would bring more awarenessto for names of people who pose or are suspected this situation, as his own concerns had been to posea threat to aviation or nationai security," given litde weight in effecting change in the sysrem. O'Sullivan said. The sergeanton duty with the Denver Police When a name matches a name on the watch list, or is similar to a narne on the watch list, assignedto DIA said airline security issueswere classifiedand the police had no comment. the airline will refuse to let that passengeron
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SGApavesroad for future members Potentialtuition hike a major obstaclefor SGA,AHEC, students by MattQuane The Metropolitan Metrot Student Government Assembly discussed its plans for the remainder of the semester and conferred over what they could do about the possibility of a tuition hike or the raising of student fees at their most recent meeting last Thursday. The SGA decided to keep their plans for this semesteras sirnple as possible so as not to overslretchtheir meansand abilities. "This body does have a track record of voting to do things and not following thrbugh," said Brian Glotzbach, SGAt Vice President for Student Fees. The creation of a Transition Oversight Committee topped the SGAs list of priorities. 'The committee will be responsible for overseeingall aspectsand ensuring a smooth transition for the incoming SGA,"said Beth Ott,
SGA Vice Presidentfor Communications. The committee will be chaired by SGA President Candace Gill. Part of the committee's iob would be to assist the new student goyernment in understanding the new SGA constitution passed in Decemberby student vote. The new constitution changesthe structure of Metro's student government by establishing a senateof 15 members, and would create task forces the senators work on together rather than one SGA member for each department of the college,as there is today. For the third week in a row, the SGA abstained fiom taking any formal action regarding the proposed tuition hike, but they did discussit. Metro's Board of Trusteesis currently considering raising either tuition or student fees to help pay for controlled maintenance generally covered by the Auraria Higher Education Center. Controlled maintenance includes immediate repairs, such as when equipment breaks or when detiroiation of building construclion could produce a safetyhazard. AHEC has proposed a campus-wide $40
per semester/per student fee to cover controlled maintenance costs. In order to intiate a fee, it would have to be approved by the student governments of Metro, CCD and UCD. So far, Metro's SGA has not been keen on the idea. 'No one asks the mayor to pay out of his own pocket to fix up the capitol buildingl Glotzbach said. "I'm sick of this financial burden always falling on the students." At the last Auraria Board meeting, Dean Wolf, AHEC Exectutive Vice President for Administration, said that AHEC had made no move toward looking at private funding for thesecosts,but was consideringit as an alternative to a fee or tuition hike. Metro's administration has said the college may have to raise tuition an)r,vherefrom $129 to $295 by this fall to cover mandatory cost increasesand costsfor controlled maintenance. The student fee hike would cost eachMetro student nearl)' $4 per credit hour eachsemester, for a student taking 12 credit hours. The SGA must also give approval to any tuition increase such as the proposed measure. The Colorado Commission on Higher Education however, could remore this policy, taking the power out of the hands of students.
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oncampus Metro community to build Habitatfor Humanityhome The Metro community will be building a new home for a family in need on Feb. I I and 12. The project,which wasmadepossible by Habitat for Humanity of Denver,will takeplaceftom 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. at 14701 Eastl8th Place(l8th and Fagle)in Aurora. The Metro community is invited to help with the construction, When the construction starts, rolunteen will receivean orientation and will be shownwhat needsto be done and how. Volunteers can expect to do tasks that start with framing the houseand end with cleaningup. Eachjob is broken down into small task for each volunteer. Habitat for Humanity will supervisethe construction and teach volunteerswhat they need to do. Habitat for Humanity of Denver has built 238 homesin the DenverMetro area since1979. Familiesin need are selectedon their Ievel of need,ability to repay an interestfreeloan and thet w lngnessto becomea partner in the organization. When families are approvedthey are required to volunteer 300 to 500 hours of "sweatequity" Iabor on Habitat homes. They also have to make a $I,200 dâ&#x201A;Źposit for closing costson their Habitat for Humanity home and make mortgage paymentsevery month basedon 25 percent of the family's income. -@Metro
Asian art exhibit in library through February Works of art from artist Wbnn Caron areon displayin the AurariaLibrary.The collection is to help celebratethe Lunar NewYear,whichbeganFeb.9. The art includespiecesfrom 1967to 2000,and most of the art is Vietnamese whileit alsoincludeswork {iom the 1990s, from China,fapan,Singapore, Cambodia, India and Sri Lanka. The exhibit will be displayedon the first floor of the library until the end of February and Caron will be availableto speakwith students,faculty and staff from 4:00p.m.-5:30p.m.on Feb.15. Someof the art will be sold and proceedswill go to the RedCrossand UNICEF to benefrtthe tsunami relief efforts. -@Metro
Metro 2fl)5 Homecoming this week Students, faculty and staff have several Homecoming wents happening this week at Metro. Wednesday night there will be a dodge ball tournament in the EventsCenter gym, starting at 6 p.m. There will be a pep rally at the flagpole at noon on Thursday. After the game Friday night there will be a post-gameparty, "Friday Night Fever." For more information on the events yisit www.mscd.edu/campaigns/ homecoming/events.htm. -@Metro
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torn L@KO( Ton page3 his establishmentwill be in the six-figurerange by the end of the season. "It's hard to replacetheAvalancheiJohnston said. fohnston has decidedto spend lessmoney on adverrisingthis year. One ev€nt that should bring relief is the 2005NBA All-Star gameat the PepsiC€nterFeb. 20.With the All-Star gamecomesa weekof festivities at the conventioncenterand three days of eventsat PepsiCenter,including the SlamDunk contestand Three-pointShootout. 'All-star is a temporaryfix for the three-day weekendj'Ilgan said.'But over a season,it will not alleviatethe probleml NateOatman,a 6nancialanalystin Derwer's Offce of EconomicDevelopment,seesthe lockout asa big hit to the local economy. But accordingto Oatmanthe city cannotdo much to help recoupanyof the finances. Kroneke, which owns the Avalanche,had already booked concerq monster trucks and motocrossaswell asvariousother eventsaround the schedulesof the pro teamsthat play in the ar€naIon Schmieder,ExecutiveDirector of the Metro DenverSportsCommission,saidit's hard to book eyentsto coverthe lockout becausebids on eventsaremadeso far in advance. 'We havent specifically bid on eventsto cover the Avalancheseason,"said Schmieder. "The All-Star gamewasa coincidence." Not even the Colorado AvalancheHockey Club knowshow long the strike will continue. aMe get our information just like everyone else-through the national mediai said Damon Zier, communicationsdirector for the Avalanche. Metro studentJackBlanc,22,saidheis starting to misshockeya litde bit. "I'm not a huge fan, but I probably would have gone to a couple gamesthis year," said Blanc."I usually spend about $20 on beer and pinti
frornPRESIDENTon @ver 'They're just propriaors, thqy're not owners, they dorit own this placei Provizer said. "And if you take that role, that's when you end up with seriousproblemg seriousdfficulties." Ihe board has said before that it's looking for the bestpersonfor the job, but Provizersaid that, by prolonging the process,they're only making things worse. 'The thing hasjust draggedon so long itt almostfarcical,"he said."When you &ag something out this way,you lose more good people than you gain." Metro has been without a president since June 2003 when Sheila IGplan resigned after loosingthe faith of the board. John Buechner, former President of the University of Colorado, was paid il5,0o0 in Novemberof 2003to headthe searchfor a new president 'We are moving along rapidly and hope the board will bring a finalist or finaliststo campus soon," Buechner said in a Feb. 2 releaseon @Metro.'We aresettingup a processfor all tlre
constituentgroups to meet any finalists named by the board." Saffordsaid he is not so surethe processis moving along smoothly.He said he thinls the board "bungled" the searchfrom the beginning and hasjust takentoo long. 'They started out by taking an unreasonableamount of tirne to start the search,and the personthey choseto head the processis a man who resignedfrom the University of Colorado amidst a hailstorm of public outcry regading secretconsultantsand misuseof funds,"Safford said.'To makemattersworse,we still don t seem to be any closerto releaseof finalistr' namesor public scrutinyof the search. 'As I told the Board of Trustees on 'Youblew it.'" Wednesday: The board is facedwith the task of finding a candidatewith the right qualificationt who is willing to deal with unionizing professors and mounting lawsuits. On top of that, the candidate has to accept working for a lower salarythan would be e)gectedfor the position, Saffordsaid.
page3 fiornDECREASEon nvhat makesMetro attracti\ieto teachhere is the diversityof studentq"shesaid. The collegeshould make the minority faculty more visible here on camp$, should hire more (of them) becausethey are role models for the minority studentsto look up to, Meranto said. Many schoolscompetefor the small number of minority facultywho areawardeddoctorateseachyear,Morehousesaid,and most of the academicdepartmentsrequire a Ph,D. for the vacanttenurepositionsthey have. 'Metro competeson a highly competitive marketfor very few availablepeoplei he said. Recmitingminority faculty provesto be an even bigger challengewhen some professors, employed for number of years at Metro and with good position here, advise prospective candidatesnot to ev€napply at the college. Luis Torres,former chair of Metrok Chicano Studiesdepartmentsaid it is very important to recruit minority faculty, especiallythose who can give their perspectiveabout working in predominantlyminority communities.
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"Push" When toshove comes off Tim Dunbar Columnist "I may disagreewith what you have to say,but I shall defend" to the death, your ight to my it." -Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire There is an old saying that goes something like this: "Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt." Ward Churchill of CU apparently never learned that lesson. Churchill's essay "Some People Push Back," which was written on Lheday of the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and contains enough vitriol to piss off even the most dispassionateamong us, has, through an unlikely chain of events,come back to haunt botl the professor and the CU regents three-and-a-balf-yearsaftdr the ftct. At the time of this writing it is still up in the air whether Churchill will be fired from his position at the college.What CU has done, in a sort of "why can't we all just get along" stance,is to take it upon itself to apologize to "all Americans, especially those
targetedin the 9/l l attacksand thoseserving in our armed forces,for the disgracefulcomments of professorChurchill." Personally,I dont want CUt apology;nor do I want Churchillt. The man said what he said and he meant it. No one should everhave to apologizefor that. I don t ne€d an apology, becauseinsteadof beingoffendedby Churchill's unnecessarilyharsh criticism of the United Statesand his twistedview of the victims of the
Twin Towers disaster-whom Churchill calls a "technocratic corp" and "litde Eichmanns"-l choose to pass his comments off as, one, his opinion, and two, something I simply disagree with. Because,really,his words, like it or not, are no more than that. They don't change anlthing and they do not wield enough power to harm anything but the professor's credibility and
reputation. For CU to take it upon itself, through its Board of Regents,to apologizefor something they,asan institution, had nothing to do with is a tremendouslyarrogantmove.What the college is feelingis an uncomfortablesenseof guilt by asociation, and to dispelthat guilt----orat least to put it into abeyance-the Board hasspoken for someonewho neveraskedto be spokenfor. Standing alone against the apology was State
Sen. Peter Groff, D-Denver, whose family was directly affected by the attacks Groff called Churchill's words "repugnanq" but said,"... We haveto stand up for freedom.He (Churchill) has the right to shout his ignorance to the heavens." Amen. Churchill has the right to have his say; we have the right to disagree.We may even pass off his comments as the nonsensical ramblings of a lunatic mind if we choose. But the minute we start telling people they can't say something because we happen to disagreeor, God forbi4 becauseit offends us, is the minute we destroy the very foundation on which America stands. If we start governing what we can and cannot saybasedon whether or not someone else will be offended by it, we may as well have our tongues cut out and all our word processors smashed to pieces. Because,lett face it, someone is always going to be offended; there's no getting around that one. As for Churdrill, I hope the college doesn t fire him. I hope, instea4 that they let
humannaturetakeits course.If enoughstudents haveconcernsabout his credibility,areoffended enoughor disagreestrongly enoughwith his opinions that they refuseto takehis classes, then their actionswill speaklouder than any words from the Boardof Regentsevercould. If not, then CU and its studentswill show, through their apathy,that Churchill'sdiatribe,in the end.had no effectwhatsoever.
Women'swartimeeffort There are some very bad people in this world. They hate your freedom. They hate that you have rights. They want to keep women silent in the home, viewing their only purpose as mothers and servants to men. They are religious fundamentalists and want to impose their beliefs on you. They Zo€ Williems want to kill your chilColumnist dren. They are willing to kill thousands indiscriminately just to get what they want. They will attack with bombs, aircraft and guns. They do not care about women, children, or noncombaunrs. Can you guess who I am talking about? Let me give you a hint, their leader lives in a big white house and cannot pronounce the word nuclear for the life of him, This man may seem funny, but he is a horrible person, a treacherous leader,and a cold-blooded killer. Seriously, the President of the United States is a criminal. I don't care about elections,what he stole or righfirlly won; I care about what he is doing to this world. Since 2000, Bush has ordered military interventions in Yemen (twice), Maccdonia, ; Afghanistan, the Philippines, Colombia, Iraq,
Liberia, and Haiti, acting as an intemational bully with the mord authority to brutalizeother countries into obedience. His interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan alone have well over 100,000 casualties. None of this would be possiblewithout those willing to participate in theseatrocities, the U.S. military and all those involved. The duties of the military are summed up nicely by U.S.Marine Corps Gen. Butler: 'I spent 33 yearsin the Marines,most of my tirne being a high classmuscleman for Big Business,for Wall Streetand the bankers.In short, I wasa racketeer for capitalism." There have been those troops who have revoltedagainstthis by draft dodging, fragging (turning against their commanding officers), filing for C.onscientiousObjeaor status, and deserting.There are thosewho haverecognized their actions and are working against it, like LanceCpL Mike Hoftnan of the USMC, who hasmobilizrd the Iraq VeteransAgainstthe Wan stating: "Pmple should be aware that we are fighting averageIraqis, that when we're dropping 500poundsof bombsin residentialneighborhoods,yeah,we maybe killing one or two socalled'insurgents', but we'reatsokilling innocent women and children." Regardless, the job of a soldier, as put quite simply by Kurt Vonnegut, is to be "put in a soldier suit and turned into a suicidal homicidal imbecilein 13weeki'
It is unfortunat€ that the only sewiceI can think of that the U.S. military has provided for me hasbeenstainingthe pagesof our history bookswith the blood of millions, filling the heartsof my fellow human beingswith terror, and making the souniltrackof our century start with the desperatescreamsof thosefacingtheir final moments in burning horror as their lives crumble around them. Dear readers,if you contemplatejoining the military, remember,its purpose is to fight wars,not to giyeyou jobs,college,healthcare,or opportunity. I strongly suggestthat, beforeyou sigrr anything you seriouslyreconsider,for the sakeof yourself and your fellow human beings. To thoseofyou who haveservedin the military, I hope you havefound peacewithin yourselves, whether you were in combat or not. Finally,to thosewho believeyou arefighting for me or my rights, I Ieayeyou with the words of Virginia Woolf in "Three Guineas:" "I[ you inskt upon to proted me or 'our' country, Ia it be fghting understood,sobof anil rationally betweanus, that you are fighting to gratify a sexinsrtna whiehI eannotshare;to proare beaefitswhichI havenot sharedandprobahly will not sharg but not ,o gratify my instinas,or n Protectmyselfonny country.For ... in fact, as a woman,I haveto muntry."
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ryE.||aBffln Tt|eMstrooolitan On Feb.1, the 22d BlackWorld Conferencekickedoff a series' of BlackHistory Month eYents. Under the guidanceof UCD BlackStudentsServiceDirector jvtr. Renee}abqui$ a panel.ofUCD studentsrecountedstoriesto itudents,staff and visiiors about their trip to Ghana,Afiica. 'My focuswas to destroythe myths about Africa," Rabouin said."It wasabout revelationsand encouragingfolks to go and see it for themselves.z With a doseof humor and humility, the studentsexpressed vivid memories of striking waterfalls,culturd differencesand walking through a tableauof living history. Oneof the moreemotionalvisie wasto the CapeC-oast, home of the slaw dungeooEknina Casde. Deanna Iowman, 33, expressedthe great emotion she felt
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upon visiting the bistoric castle. "I wdlked'in and walked back ouq" Iowman said"'It was lil<eI felt everytear,whip and knfe. The remainswere there in spirit. I saida prayerbeforeI walkedtbro.gh- Tbe energl in there surpasses the physical,"sheexplainedThe smell of urine lingersin the air andduk blood still stains the floor and walls,4ccordingto the students, Of the 40 dungeonsalongGhana'scoastline,Elmina Castleis one of the oldest Portuguesetradersbuilt Eknina Castlein 14182 on cliffs that towerabovetheAtlantic Ocean.From 1500to 1800,it hasbeenestimatedthat l0 million Africanswalkedthrough what was callod'The Door Of No Return' to'slavesships that wait€d below. The studentsconsidercdthe opportunity loo valuableto miss and manytook out loansto nake the two-weektrip. The studens visited 6veof the lO s.tatesof Ghana,which is roughly the sizeof Oregon.
"It's a debt I am still paying off, but that wasrr'orth it" said l[eleaha Glapion 'I wasso ovenvhelmed"AI I kept thinking was I am goingto Afria" The 23-year-old political science graduate borrowed approximately $3m0 for a plane ticket and room accommodations Many of the studentsbelievetheir debtpalesin comparisonto the richnessand insight ofthe joumey. 'I was fearful, and I was thinking I would never go bad<," panelistDebraBlanton,40,said-'But now that I'm back(home) I know I want to go backand ake rny daughter." Since 1994,Rabouin has been an annual visitor to Africa. What's more, she is planning another trip to Africa in the near future. This joumey, shesays,will be op€nto all stud€nts. 'I considerthe success ofthe trip by the studentsperception," Raborrinsaid."And this wassucccssful."
is often dissuadedftom continuingher search,but the attemptsto discourageher only strengthenher unconditionalresolve. Ieunet does an excellentjob of storytelling in this fikn. He weavesthe story rnuch like a good mystery hinting at the clues and then solvingthem at the key moment. Rmnot,brbtlHB*ailo An elaborateeffort wasmade to keep'Engagement"rapidly Th€Mslrooolitan developing.When the cluesare reveale4the viewer is filled with hope and, much like Mathilde,are temporarily reassuredof their "A Very Inng Engagemend' expertly weaves a tale that faith. maintains an element of hopefirl dedication while exploring the 'The City of l,ost Children" and 'Delicatessen" Jeunet's cnrelty of war. earlier films, are black comediesthat paint a dark picture while Jean-Pierre feunet follows the international successof his last exploring themes of abandonmentand companionship.While filrn, "Arndlie," with an endearing tale of hope and unfaltering love "Engagement"continuesin the vein of black humox the hopefirl while orploring the results of war on relationships. intrigue of reunitedlovekeepsthe film somewhatupbeat. Audrey Thutou graces the screen with her performance as 'Am6lie" was Jeunet'sbright and hopefirl work, showcasing Mathilde, a young polio survivor n'ho refuses to give up on the Tautouasan unfalteringsymbolof a believerin destinedlove.This idea that her beau, Manech, played by Gaspard tllliel, will retum film revolvedaround Thutou and her perspective.'Engagement" to herfromWWI. brings back the playhrl color in scenesthat featurea lighthouse ]euna expertly contraststhe brutality of battlefield conflict as a €enterpi€c€,but regularlyopts for more seriousbackdrops. with the tendemessof devotion by allowing for both of these Neutral tonesareusedto depicta stem and gritty environment. extremeelementsto be thorougbly errplored. While Thutou is againat the foreftont 6f "Engagemen!"her The war scenesin the film underline the couple's bitter The soldien are shown desperatelystruggling to stay alive while characteris more integratedwith the externalerwironmentand separationand the importance of the young man's struggle to their enemyeasilytargetsthem on the openfront. the relationshipsthat surround her and affect her quest. This return to a better life. Vivid and violent, the battle sequences Death is the key reminder of the harsh reality of war,and the allowsfor the film to tacklenunerous perspectives. unflinchingly depictwartime brutality, audienceis not sparedits frank depiction as Manech'scomrades 'A Very Iong Engagement"is able to tie the two elements The gruesomeportraFl of conflict is essentialto highligbt aremassacred" of dark comedyand bright romancetogether.It simultaneously the persistenceof Mathildet delicate love and intensifies the \,Iathilde is relentlessin her searchfor her young lover.Sheis balancesemotion while not sacrifrcingthe intensity of adoration, importanceof her reunion with her estrangedfiancd. told Manectris likely deadandthat sheshouldabandonhopeof his the importanceofpersistencgand the brutality ofconflict. In the batdegroundscenes,Manech and four fellow soldien return when the war ends. A Very Inng Engagementirated R for violeoce and brief ares€ntout to th€ front to facecertaindeathfor committing actsof Tirelessand delighftly stubborn,sheexhaustseyeryavenue nudiry is now showingat The MayanTheater. self-mutilationaflicted in hopesof beingsenthomeon deferment. irnaginablein her questto be reunitedwith her Manech.Mathilde
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legend,a legend'smomJ' said Core Mcgoy, a Metro sfudent. Shakur also read from her biography written by Jasmine Guy, "Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary."Sherecited
3 at the Tivoli Turnhalle. Shakur spoke about community betterment, stressedthe importance of selfrighteousness, the early role of the media in her life and how it influenced her oudook on society. Shealso addressedher own roots in activism and spoke about her amazingly
the text in a hymnlike tone and when she emphasized specific passages,she shouted in the same vain her late son Tirpac once did on his records. It was a chilling experience because the sirnilarity of her voice and the way she expressed herself sounded almost like the
"One of the things I taught my son when he was a young child," she said to the packedhouse,'was if you have an opinion say it." She then spoke on his legacy and how
talkeJ about how important writing can be in onek life. "I would just like to encourage you to write and write and writej' she said, 'because you have no clue where your writing can go and we can never have enough books-so write, ya'11." Shakur talked about her roots in activism and how she joined the Black Panther party in the'60s. She admitted she was an angry child and the murder of civil rights aaivist Emmitt Till further pushed She joined the ranks of party in New York City
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"l have stood on the shouldersof giants and I'm very gratefrrlforal!the giantswhose shouldersI've stood on,'she said. The charisrnatic, youthfirl, funny and sometimes teacher-like Shakur drew great responsefrom the crowd and garnered their undivided attention. Shakur also took time
'beforehii speechto meetand greetsomeof "*llbr fanstld iupporters of her activism. ?tFhm!ftryxt'them gatheringon the corner Beforethe speech,at a luncheon held 'rof 125'hand 76 Avenue.She reminisced in her honor, she signed autographsand about her membership and said it was a conversed with students about her son Tupac. 'It was a big experience to meet a
positive experience because not only did she learn that her big mouth and pushiness could benefit her, but she was also able to
direct her anger and frustration with the world into a positive force for change. Shakur then talked about her first exposureto the media and how it opened her eyesto the world around her. "I was a little girl in Lumberton, N.C., and the way we found out what was going on with other African-Americans in this country . ..we didnl know there were other African-Americans in this country except for let and Ebotry, which told us so," Shakur said. Shelater discussedbeing a singleparent and financially struggling mother and the upbringing of her two children. She told the audience she was a strict parent becauseshe always thought and learned that discipline would. mold strong character and that it promoted individualism and greatness in oneselF.She also stressed that morals and values need to be emphasized and taught in more of today'shomes, Shakur's speech was inspirational..she admitted that throughout her life she has faced many hardships, but she has been able to pull through the worst of experiences with an optimistic attitude and has becorne a better and stronger person as a result. She also cited her revolutionary past and experience as a driving force in her life and how it has helped her through her own personal hardship, specifically the untimely passing ofher son Tupac Amaru Shakur..
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The Denver Centert current mottrers. production of "Oedipus Rex" is Despite Freud's focus on marked by anonymity. The playerd Oedipus' crime the crux of the facesarehidden behind 6nely crafted conflict rests more on the immortal masks, obscuring their individual struggle between a man and his traits and inbuing the ancientdrama destiny.This eternal elementis what with a deeper,moreresonantmessage. stands out most stunningly in the Indeed,theuniform appearance ofthe Denver Center's production. The actors seemsto hint that Sophocles' maskshide specificfeatures,and the drama holds a profoundly human accomparryingdrama loses specific theme-a conflict, which resonates cultunl cont€xt, even in thc midst in any age,in any setting,and for any of an ancientGreeksetting.Oedipus' audience. struggleto €scapehis fateis a struggle The tale is timeless. Evel as old asdrama itself, and the ashen, Sophocles,writing in the 56 century glassy fagadesworn by the actors 8.C., drew from older sourceqsuch suggeststhat it is tied to our human as native folk tales, for inspiration. condition. The maskseven go so far The story of the ill-fated Thebanking as to remove the performers, both who commits the most unthinkable phpically and metaphorically,from and unconscionableof crimes has the stage. Iingeredthrough the agesasa parable Becauseof th€ notoriety it has of fate and folly, a didactic drama achieved over the centuries, many that demonstratesthe inevitability of interpretationshave sprung forth to destiny.Sigmund Freud went so far modernizeits delivery.However,this :ls to nam€ a psychologicalcomplex production remains relatively tame after Oedipus, boldly assertingthat in the liberties it takes.The designof all men secretlyharbor the desireto the setsand costumesareintendedto murder their frthers and marry their transport the audienceto the time of
the play's conception. Using gauzy white cloth in the costumesand a minimalist Empiricalbackdropin the scenerythedesigners subtlyreinforce the playt antiqueorigins.The beauty that is realized in these aesthetics reflectsthe underlying theme of the ftagility of man juxaposed with his god-likearrogance. It is the very grandeur of the Photocourtcsyof DerwcrC€nt€rTh€atreCompaay setting and the wardrobe that (L to R)Am€ttc HeI& as locastawith Chorus membersCarl J.Daniclsenud t(movershadows the actors'performances dra Kohrt in thc DcnverCanterTheatreC.ompnypmducion of Sophocles'drssic in the first scene.This is noticeable dramaOedipusRex. in a certain uneasinessthat comes through in their delivery of the fust more emotion is investedby both the actorsand the audience. In addition to the costumesand scenerythe preseuceof ,theChoms places verses.Sophocleswrote this drama as a mndensed epic poem, on par the dramasquarelywithh a cultural context,A stapleof Greekdrama,the fivelxrson ensembleplayeda multifacetedrole in Classicaltheate. In the current with Homert " liad" or rcdyrs.fl This playt succesfrrl delivery relies production, the Chorus hasretainedits role asnarratot, commentatorand the on a mixture of timing, presenceand voiceof the observer.Though their five-partharmony hasan operaticforce,the musichasa formlessand freequality that heightensthe eerieand ominousmood poetic credibility. Howwer, as the play progresses, of the play.Despiteits anci€ntorigins, howwer, the Chorus remainsa steadfast the dialoguebecomesrnore succinct; dramaticdevicethat heightensthe impact of the play. As a remake,"Oedipus Rex" staystrue to its origins. There are no radical the actorsfind their presenceand the changes to the characters,the settingor the conflict.One evenhasto sift tlnough prformance begins to take off. The momentum gains, and it becomes the context and culture of Sophoclesin certain lines. But, there is a twist. easierto loseoneselfin the unnerving The surprisecomesin the play'sability to shock,to enlighten and wrench an chainof events.As the plot progresses, emotionalreaction,despiteits ageand its distancefrom our modem mores.
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artistsfrom previousgenerations.Instead,they producework that signalsa significantparadigmaticshift in that it resistsa culturally essentialistreading." 'kavingAztldn' features12artistswith an intelligentblendof photographic,installation, mixed media and audio/visualworks hung cleverly in CVASgeat dimensions."Azd6n" altogetheris helping deconstruct the traditionalist attributes of the art. A majority of the pieceswerecreatedbeforethe showtook form, but somepieceswherecommissionedspecificallyfor the exhibit. Andrews also got together with the Chicana/o Studies Department at Metro and peopleof the Denver community to bring the bestrepresentationof the new art movementto the city. Maria MichelleGonzalez,a local,featuredartist,saysalthough her work wasn'tcreatedspecificallyin the marginsof Chicana/oor latina,/o contemporaryart, hercultural influencesand experiences haveled her to her creations. Gonzalezand her family immigrated from Guatemalain the late 1970s.From there they madetheir way to Chicagowere she and her family firlfilled their American dream;work, education, having nothing and making everythinghappen themselves.She then studiedart in Denverwheresheinitially developedher ability asa painter,after which sheexpandedher art abilities and began using materialsand linings and "the stuff that wasthe insidesof things,the stuff that wasthe grossest." Then Gonzalezexperienceda life-changing incident, which led her to sptitual enlightenment-God. 'Not only did I receiveChrist in my life it mademy art work so much more, so much better.My work is my joumey with the new spirit I havein my life and soul." A speciallecturegiven by CheechMarin, a leadingauthority and collectorof Chicana/oart, will take placeat the King Center on Auraria 10a.m.on Feb.24. The exhibit is alsobringing somethingnew to CVA-an allday symposiumof artists,scholarsand Chicana/oart authorities on Feb.25. 'We probablycouldn't havedonethis without them,"Andrews saidabout Denvert Office of Cultural Affairs PublicArt Program. 'I: GuerraEntreel Hombre" "That is why they areour specialsymposiumpartner." Installationpieceby Maria MichelleGonzalez Johnsonalso saysin her essay,"This generationof artists is mappingout new and important t€rrain through work that forces The exhibit is a collaborativeeffort of CVA along with guest uri to question what it means to label work as 'Chicana/o or't-atina/o' art." curator Kaytie Johnsonof the Richard E. PeelerArt Center at
Andrews' disposition mimics that. She said Chicana,/o artists created art in similar cont€xts at its beginnings, She said now the art is moving fiom subiect matter like Chicano activism and brefing expectations of the once dominate homogeneity forms the art form once took 'Enough time has passed.The artists want to be individuals. So their art has traditional elements but it doesn't feel tied to what it once was."Andrews said. The exhibit should raise questions rather then answer them, she said. "There is a generational difference in the art's representation." Gorlzalez- doesnt want to be categorized. Her work isnt intentional. It takes a form of its own. She said it is what her mind and heart is safng to display. "Spiritually, my work is saying one thing, but secretly the material and what I see has something from my past." From her unconscious, errperiences flash in her mind, but do not become fi:lly visible, she said. She and her work are constandy evolving and it is about being in the moment and that it counts right now, then it is gone, she said. 'We are very programmed to look at material and we are attached to it. I take that material and distort it and make you look at it againl Gonzalez said. 'What my work is, is not something that I do intentionally. It's not my choice. It was something that was put on to me-like a curse." Like a haunting element-making the art. Gonzal€z.said she loves the Latina/o traditional art and has thoughts of incorporating it in her work, but her work is about the minute, non-graspablelife elementsshehas experienced. "I'm being honored as a Iatina artist even though my work wasnt created specifically for this purpose. Be carefiJ about judging and assuming. What I have gone through in my life has a lot to do with my culture, my experiences and that has led me to my creations. "It's all timing." From food to ritualistic spiritual adherence, the heritage of Mexico permeates American societf. A statement published on a Chicano art Web site says it perfectly: "The fabric of America includes a latino strand so strong, so essential, that it blends seamlesslyinto the whole." The exhibit runs through April 25.
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Roadrunners stomp Tigers by Elin Otter Trp Meropolitan With two vrins this weekend, the ment basletball ream redeemed themselves fiom last weekC letdowns and proved that they are still contenders for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tide. First up was Friday night's 89-60 spanking over Chadron State (13-7, 7-5 RMAC). Before the game, Metro head coach Mike Dunlap changed his line-up, benching plryers like Ben Ortner, Keith Borgan and Greg Muth. This seemed to be a smart move as well as a wake-up call for Ortner, who during the 17 minutes he played, racked up a game-high 22 points along with his game-high 3 blocks. Other playen who put in a great effort for the Roadrunnen ( 18-2, I l-2 RMAC) were senior forwards Michael Morse with 18 points, 13 rebounds and four steals,and Mark Worthington with 20 points. Only one day later, Metro again suited up and played host to Fort Hays (14-6, 8-4). Like the night before, the home team was fierce and roared past the Tigers 83-55. Again, Ortner came out big, scoring 18 poins while blocking a career-high eight shos. 'We let Ben off the bench," Dunlap said 'Not becausehe did anything wrong but we figured the rotation would get the ball (to) move a little bit quicker and we could put more pressure on the floor." Orner said he obviously felt good about his outstanding performance, but paid tribute to the guards. 'Itt rhe guards who ga the ball to me," the senior center said.'They do most ofthe work." Ortner, an Innsbruck Ausnia, native, also might have had some extra motivation, having his mom in the stands. 'I want to show her how I can play, but it's not like I'm not trying to play well when she'snot
here," Ortner said with a smile. After the Nebraska-IGarney loss, Jan., 29, coach Du::lap said he was not a very fun person to be around when his team is losing and the Roadrunners got the reality of that before the games. 'We practiced for two hours (Saturday), which is unheard of on game day, and (Fri&y) we practiced for about one hour and twenty minutes," Dunlap said. Worthinglon, who scored a game-high 2l points and nine rebounds, agreed that the week leading up to these games was the difference. 'The game is all about preparationi 'We came in, wanted to be Worthington saidprepared." And the Roadrunners had prepared all right. Iately, Fort Hays whipped the two teams that Metro has lost to-Nebraska-IGamey and Colorado Mines. It was a physical g,amewith a lot of bickering going on between the two rivals. The Tigen had 27 foul calls against them and two players were 'Runners got away with 21. fouled out, while the We got a lot of free throws and it probably wasrlt a very pretty game to watch ... there wasn't a lot of plays," Dur ap saidBut what really made the difference in the games was the defense and the ball-movemenL Hard-cutting, passing, keeping the forwards spread and taking care of the ball on the offense was important, Morse said. But the key'to the wins was on the defense. "I think it's our effort on defense," Morse said.'... On defenseit is a lot of ball-pressure and forcing (the opponents) to take bad shots." On Friday, Feb. ll, the Roadrunners look forward to getting their revenge on NebraskaIGamey. The lopers will line up at Auraria EventsC-enterat 7 p.m. 'We're going to show them what we've got," 'We're going to show them how we Morse said. play. F.speciallyat home."
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Women'shoopsrolltowardsbestseasonever by illatthew Gunn Tt'e ir€tropditan The Metro State women's basketbdl team (17-4, 1l-2 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) showed its potential last we€kend in trro resounding conferene wins. The Roadrunners beat Chadron State and Fort Hays by a combined margin of 59 points. With six 'Runners games remaining in the season, the control their own destiny. On Fridan Feb. 4, Cha&on State was down 2-0 with 19:40 remaining in the first half. That was as dose as they would get There were very fely highlights for the Eagles,wLo showed exactly why they have a 5- 16 season record. Mero held a 24-5 lead midway through the 'Runners' balanced attack allowed 6rst half The for eight players to score by halftime. Senior Stephenie Davis led all scorers at the half with 16 points-two fewer than the entire Chadron team. 'Ow whole theme this year has been trying to go from good to greatJ said head coach Dave Murphy.'It takes a lot of hard work and it takes an intense amount of commitment tonrards
their teammates and themselves." Metro began the second half with a 48-18 lead over the Eagles.The Chadron State offense irnproved, nearly doubling their first half production with 34 points" Unfortunately for the Eagles, Metro's offense did not slow down Lt€ in the game. When the dust setde4 the Roadrunners 'Runners came away with 4 93-52 victorf. Five scored in double figures and center Rianna Harris earned a double-double (r0 points, l0 rebounds). Davis led the charge with 20 pohts and fresbman Shaquania Lundy scored 12 off the bench. 'We stay focused when we practice, but we 'W" pl"y have frrn" said freshman Paige Powers. relaxed, but we know how to get it done." The competition grew more ferocious on Saturday, Feb. 5 in a battle for second place between Metro and the Fort Hays Tigers. Coming off a conference loss to top-ranked Regis on Friday night that ended a nine game winning streak, the Tigers were reluctant to let their hold on second place slip away. The competition was intense early on with six lead changes in the first nine minutes.
Despite the Tigers best effort, the Roadrunners were never behind by more than two points. With the score tied at 20 and 7:38 minutes left in the 6rst half, Powers sunk a pair of ftee throws and gave Metro a lead it would not let go. The'Runners distanced therrselves in the remaining six minutes to build a 38-32 halftime advantage. The second half started slow with no scoring in the opening tbree minutes. Haris got the Roa&unners started with a field goal at 16:54. From therg the Metro lead continued to grow. Overall, the Roadrunners proved a more organizrd team than Fort Hays. Metro had fewer rebounds in the game, but combined for 14 assists, three blocls, and 14 steals. The 'Runners made over 87 percent of their free throws and shot 48 percent from the 6eld to show how dangerous they could be with the ball in their hands. Metro built its lead to as much as 2l points on thet way to a 73-55 win over the Tigers. Once again, Davis led the offense with 16 points and nine rebounds. In a game-high 38 minutes, Powers scored l3 and gave Metro its only threepoint field goal of the game. Angelina Kuleff
provided a valuable ll points off the bench. "These kids believe they can be betteri 'We've been told that we're too Murphy said. smdl, that we can't reboun( and we're taking it personally ... Our kids are taking werl' challenge." Metro's l7-4 record is the best of any woment tean since the 1998-99 season when the team won 19 under head coach Mike Powers.On their way to this record, the'Runners have built a long list of conference leading statistics. Not only are the Roadrunners in second place in the RMAC, they are also the top scoring offense in the conference, averaging 75.1 points per game. Their .450 field goal percentage lea& the conference, as does their average of 15.62 assists per game. In hct, Metro is either leading or within. the top ten of every conference statistic. 'If we keep playing like we've been playing, playing hard, and doing the things we need to ga done, we'll be fine," said Davis. The'Runners next game takes place on Friday, Feb ll at 5 p.m. as'Metro Goes Retro" for homecoming 2005 against NebraskaKearney.
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got a run across again in the fifth and two in the seventh, making it a 5-5 ballgame. UNK scored in the top of the seventh,with no answer fiom the'Runners in the bottom half, but in the eighth Pape tied the game on a double play with the basesloaded Nebraska-Kearney was again able to gain a one-run lead in the top of the ninth, and things looked tight for the home club. Cleland doubled to lead off the inning, and was driven in by Adam Lawson (who singled but advanced to second on the throw) with two out to tie the game again. Then Papesingled to right, driving in Lawson and winning the game for the Roadrunners. 'Credit should really go to the other guys getting on base," Pape said, carefirl not to take 'Those guys really got it too much of the credit. done and allowed me to scrounge up a hit when we needed one." Day two of the seasonbrought a doubleheader against the Loperg still stinging ftom
their come-from-ahead a lossto the Roadrunners dayearlier. The Roadrunnerswere again able to pull out the victory, this time tr'iling in both gamesbut coming fiom behind in the late innings to win both by the sarnetally,6-5. Gameone sawstarfing pitcher fosh Eckert go four innings,giving up threeeamedruns on six hitsand gettingonestri.keout. Nebraska-Kearney took a 1-0leadin the first inning but lost that edge in the secondwhen Metrot offensewokeup. In the fifth inning, the t pers took a 4-2 lead and appearedin control of things when the 'Runnersscoredon a doubleby centerfielder fly by Nate Nick Thorne,and againon a sacrifi.ce Christiansen, to tie the gameat 4 runsapiece. The sixth inning found Metro down by one,5-4, when Clelandt solo shot tied the score again,and Papedeliveredan RBI single,scoring Iawson ftom secondto taketheir fust leadof the
game,6-5. Relief pitcher JessJacobscame in to slam the door shut and eatn the save, giving up one hit and no runs. The second game started slow for Metro, who went down 2-0 early and didnl get a hit until the fourth inning. Starting pitcher Mike Hoefs went five innings, giving up six hits and two eamed runs, with one strikeout. 'Runnen finally scored two runs When the in the fourth to tie the game, they did so with two outs in rhe inning on a two-RBI single to center by Lawson. Metro took its first lead of the contest, a onerun advantage provided by a solo homer by Phil Francis on the first pitch of the fifth inning, but UNK tied it at 5 in the top of the sixth, then took a one-run lead in the top of the seventh. After working the Nebraska-Kearney pitcher to a frlll-count, Pape delivered a home run to right field which tied the game and sent it into
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tbrowing errors. The Lopersgaveup thosetwo runs without gving up a single hit in the inning and the Runners prevailed, 6-5, to sweep NebraskaKearney. 'We've got a lot of work to do beforenext weekend,"said coadr Porreco.'We just needto take care of our part, pitch a littl€ better and swing the bats more consistentlyin order to win." Metro hosts Hastings College in another double-headerthis Saturday,Feb.12 at Auraria Field. First pitch in the fust gameis scheduled for noon, with the secondgameslatedfor 2:00 P.m.
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