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Higher education in Colorado has seen "I'm not able to go to my classesbecause major budget cuts for the past three years, I'm waitlisted. I'm having to wait till next and studentsacrossthe stateformed a coali- semesterthrough coursereservationand end tion called"Fund Our Future" to convincethe up being here for five yearswhen I should be statelegislatureto makeseriouschanges. here four years,"said JessicaBralish of the On Feb.16,studentsfrom sâ‚Źveralcolleges Universityof ColoradoStudentUnion. and universitiesgatheredat the stepsof the After their speeches,students marched

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into the capitol carrying 6,000 signed cards reminding state senators and representatives that students'futures need better funding.

They said the budgetcuts haveaffectedtheir collegecareers.

Higher education in Colorado uses around 8 to 9 percentof the statebudget.The budget is now in a $250 million deficit, and the governmenthasbeenforcedto cut a large chunk out of hieher education.

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Things such as generalmaintenancehave also becomea problem on many collegecampuses around the state becauseinstitutions havehad to cut suchservicesbecauseofa lack in statefunds.

'Currently at UNC we have a building that's shut down becausewe don't have the money to renovate it," said Donald Hoye,

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Metrotailsto lureforeignstudents at Metro account for less than one Dip in international students percent of the total student enrollment.

Statistics provided by Metro's Office of studentenrollment Institutional Researchshow a gradual winding down from one semesterto another.

The collegedoesnot have a specific strata nationaltrend egy for recruitment becauseof the low num-

Visitor Information System as part of the Homeland Security efforts.

The web-based system was designed to keep track of international students who enter and exit the country and to monitor whether or not each student followed all the requirements to stay in status. ber of intemational students who normally As listed on SEVIS' official Web site. the

by Svethna Gulneva chooseMetro for their studies. status violations include, but are not limited The Metroootitan 'We are affected somewhat, but we've to, hilure to register for classesby the speciMetro has been affected by the national always had small numbers (of interna- fied date, unauthorized employment, not trend showing a decreasein the number of tional students)," said James L. Morfeld, maintaining full courseload or staying in the foreign students who come to study in the Metro Associate Director of the Office of country after graduation. '(This) should have been done a long United States.

Admissions. '9ll I is the baseof it all and the Overall, the number of foreign students reforrns in the visa law that followed.' time agol' said Cindy D. Rossi-Rundle,who attending U.S, universities and colleges Another reason for the overall decline is processesthe international applications at dropped by 2.4 percent in the 2003-04 aca- the war in lraq, Morfeld said.

Metro. "Some of the terorists (on Sept. ll) demic year, according to Opefl Doors 2004, In the past, many who came to get their had student visas.Nobody made them follow an annual report published by the Institute education in the United States would stay the rules before." of International Education. The report also after graduation or usetheir student visa only Nowadays,successin acquiring a visa to states that this is the fust absolute decline to enter the country with no intent to study, the United Statesdependssolelyon what part sincethe l97l-72 schoolyear.

The situation changed significantly after of the world the applicant is coming from.

As of this semester,the 173 international the creation of the Student and Exchange Security screeningsand background check

havebeen intensified, especiallyfor coqntries blacklisted as nations sponsoring terrolists.

'Itt like winning a lottery," said fiossiRundle, referring to the chancesmost applicants,particularly those from regions like the Middle East,Africa, parts of Asia and South America, havein getting a visa to come to the United States.

While the United Statesis figuring out a way to keep the borders safe,other Englishspeaking countries and some European Union countries have launched aggressive recruiting campaigns to draw undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world.

Many American sdrools now pay recruiters to travel to Latin America, Asia, and Europe and to organize recruiting lairs, through which more prospective students can be attracted.

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by Glaytonltoullard TheMetrooolitan The stretch limos havedriven away,security is back to normal and parking rateshave been cut back to their regular rates.

But Denverdidn't comeout empt)'-handed from the NBA All-Star Weekendevents.

The Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau has estirnated that the city took in roughly $30 million over the courseof the All-Starfestivitiesfrom Feb.17to Feb.21.

"I don't think there's anyone who wouldn't say this wasn't good for Denver," saidfuch Grant,spokesmanfor the DMCVB. "It wasa tremendouswin-win for the city in every aspect."

Grant said a formal economic impact studywill not be conductedbecauseit would be too expensive.

'A study would cost up to $100,000,"he said. "It'd be nice to know, but we'd rather spend the money marketing Denver and bringing more groupshere."

Parking rates across town were also raised-from around $5 or $10 to $15 or $20.Auraria offered parking to those attending eventsat the PepsiCenter Feb.18-20.

Mark Gallagher, Auraria Director of Parking and Transportation, said about $16,000was generatedfrom visitor parking over the weekend.On Feb. 18,Auraria provided parking for 745 cars,328 the next day and 303 on Feb.20, the day of the All-Star game.

"We had hoped wed get a litde bit more than that," Gallaghersaid.

Businesses around Denverhavereported that saleswere lower than expected.Troy Johnston,presidentof Braunt Bar and Grill at 1055Auraria Parkway,saidhe expectedan increasein businessfrom All-Star spectators, but it didn't happen.

"I anticipatedwe'dbe at leastmoderately busymost of the day,"Iohnston said,"but the day businessin this area was almost nonexistent."

Matthew Jonas / The Melrooolitan He saidhe thought the slow businesshad to do with road closures,increasedsecurity Parking rates were high across Denver during the All-Star weekend. Parking at the Convention and the distancefrom the bar to hotels.

C.â‚Źnterwas $l 5.00,which was aaually cheaper than most lots within walking distance.

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While President Bush'sproposed budget would increasethe Pell Grant program, it also lools to cut other programs that are aimed at helping low-income families send their children to college.

Bush'sproposal,if approved,would provide an additional $19 billion ovâ‚Źr the next l0 yearsto the Pell Grant program and help 5.5 million studentsreceivethe aid in 2006.

But, accordingto CodyWertz,pressseqetary for U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar,D-Coloradb, the program would be changed so that 8,000 students nationwide wouldn't be able to receivesupport they havedependedon from the program, "He (Bush) is not being candid with the public,"Wertz said. "He also slashest}re Perkins Loan appropriation. Washington needsto get its priorities straight."

According to Kimberly Tulp, director of College Accessand Marketing for the ColoradoCommissionon Higher Education, in the 2003-2004 academic year, 55,198 Colorado studentsreceivedPell Grant support with an averagerewardof $2,359.

Other programs created to help lowincome famiiies send their children to college,such as Gear Up, would be cut as well.

In all, the Bushbudgetwould cut $4.3billion from educationprograms.

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EtquetteLunct tanNf 1. 11am-1:3@m. Tickets$5. RSWby February 22 to StudentAcliuities, 303.556.2595 This interactive workshop will have lots oflaughter, lots offood, and lots ofgreat information for anyone looking to make a g"eat first impression. The information will be useful for graduating seniors, student leaders, student employees, and anyone looking for the do's and taboos of etiquette. Sponsors: MSCD Career Servicesand MSCD Student Activities. filddle Eastent Dancq Belly Dance l||ardr 1&I5alch I . 6pm. St. Francis Atrium Middle Eastern Dance evolved from the tip of North Africa to the Arabian Gulf. The dance safely uses the whole body for a spiritual and aerobic experience. Leaur to capture a the aura and mystique that mal(es learning this att form 'ah's fascinating and unforgettable experience. Instructor Rafi extensive experiencein Belly Dancing, childhood dance studies, meditative movement and healing arts. gives her a wealth of knowledge and broad menu of teaching methods to draw upon, Sponsor:The Health Center at Auraria. For more inform,ation call 303.556.6954.

AffihdotEflcEficriLil Patriria Hill-Collins, Bridge Speaker mr3. lprn. Tivoli T\rnhalle Patricia Hill-Collins is the Charles Phelps Taft Professor of Sociology within and former Chair of the Department of African American Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Professor Collins received her B.A. and Ph.D. degrees in sociologyfrom Brandeis University, and an M.A.T. degree from Harvard University. A social theorist, her research and scholarship have dealt primarily with issues of race, gender, social class, sexuality and-/or nation specifically relating to African American women. Her first book, Blach Feminist Thought: Knowled,ge,Consciousness,and the Politics of Empowerment, published in 1990, with a revised tenth year anniversary edition published in 2000, won the Jessie Bernard Award ofthe American SociologicalAssociation for significant scholarship in gender, and the C. Wright Mills Award of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Reception and book signing to follow.

Sponsors:Institute for Women'sStudies and Services,Diversity Initiatives Committee, MSCD Depaftment of African American Studies, MSCD Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Behavioral Science. Iota Iota Iota. Feminist Alliance. MSCD Student Government Assembly, MSCD Student Activitj.es. For informa.tion call 303.556.8441.

Dltfafft Patlr one Jomoy tfmdrr3 SDlrlt|allty Hual: tardf S. 9am-4pm. Tivoli Turnhalle This all-day celebration of women's spirituality will feature local business and individuals offering tarot readings, psychic An opportunity for participants to ph5'sically and emotionally counseling,aura healings, books,arts, crafts, andjewelry. Three experiencedifferent forms of oppressionfrom around the world. Spirituality workshops will also be offered throughout the day.

Participants move through a "tunnel" of sensory experiences Sponsors:Institute for Women's Studies and Services,Iota Iota from domestic violence to racial discrimination. The hope Iota, CCD Student Life. For informatian call 303.556.8441. is that participants will realize that oppression manifests wom$r3 Drt Rrlly itself in many different forms and occurs in diverse groups of I|br||rtoml . . State Cdpitol races, ethnic groups, religious and political associations, and frnfr 8 Ilam to empower them into action. Sponsors: Metro State Student Rally folWomen's Health Initiatives. Sponsor: Red Earth Actiyities and UCDHSC Student Life and Activities. For Women's Alliance. For more informatinn call Helen Giron, 303.437.5531. information coll 303.556.2 595.

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A BrafiL.rr3 Gooccd of Hcdlclne and tNolho33 Elena Aviln,.E..^/., MSN nardr2. 11:30am. Tiuoli 640 An internatior.aliy recognized Curandera, a Healer who practices traditional Mexican/Chicano Folk Medicine, Elena 'In wdtes that Curanderismo, there is no such severhg between the emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual realms.

The totality of the person is the patient. The folk bealer does not withhold her own religious and spidtual beliefs from her treatments." Reception and book sigrring to follow.

Spozsors: Institute for Women's Studies and Services, Iota Iota Iota, Feminist Alliance, MSCD Department of Chicano Studies, Student Alfairs Board. For mnre inlormation call 303.556.8441.

|lr l|rLlrJl|ffirl*.ffilhl dhffirfrClrlafttlgtO{or Ifrlltlqifrr2t Minl Centerfor Arts and Culture . 350S. Dahliq Upstarte and Matriarcbe presents a powerful survey of the moet Bigniffcant Jewigh artists associated with the women'e alt novement - artists whose intcllectual, creative, and political contributions have permanently infueed the art of our tine. Anong artiste featured in the exhibit are Judy Chicago, Mierle Laderman Ljkeleg, Mirian Shapiro, Joyce Kozloff, Audrey Flacl Nancy Groseman, and Martha Rosler, Sponsor Mizel Center for Arte and Culture.

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CrlDlrl Rud|ct llr. m of ecJng Bodor| Phoebe Eng Iat|i 10 . 1pm . Tiuoli TL.rnhalle Award winning author and strategist, PhoebeEng, will examine race and gender, empowerment, leadership, and women ofcolor in public policy. Sponsors: Metro State Student Activities and UCDHSC Student Life and Activities. For informatinn call 303.556.2595.

8x lI ffiurl . 7pm. King Center Ldrf0 Bao Bao Fest is a multi-cultural celebration with traditional Weet African dancing and drumming, Midille Eastern dance, story telling, contemporary music, and song. Co-sponsoredwith CU Denver Live. Sponsors: Metro State Student Activities and UCDHSC Student Life and Activities. For informati.on call 303.556.2595.

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to Boudad6: lt omenb lradercrlp Contoroncg 11 . 8am-2pm . Tiuoli Tv.rnhalle kf 9th Annual Women's Leadership Conference Award-winni.ng author and leadership strategist Phoebe Eng describes the ability to understand, and be understood, across perceived boundaries and arnong many diverse communities. The conferencewill include both a breakfast and lunch keynote, and two workshop sessions.Students with ID $5. To register call 303.556.3399 or online at thunderl.cudenver.edu/studentlife.

Sponsors: Metro State Student Activities and UCDHSC Student Life and Activities. l$oll Bohayedwomcn Balely tlake History March f4 . 5:30pm . Administration 135 This event will feature porirayals of three women from Colorado history who led by example: Martha Maxwell, a naturalist in the 1870's based out of Boulder; Ilary Smith, an African-American reformer who solicited money for worthy causes by going into saloons to get donations; Dr. Rose Kidd Beere, a physician who went with the troops to the Philippines in 1898. Sponsor: Colorado Coalition for Women's History. For inform atin n cell Rebecc(rHunt, 303.4I 0.02 2 7.

Ffiihbm, Fundamentallsm, and Fanalickm: Iho Glran0lng Facc ol Fen nl3m llaftfi 15 . lpm . Tiuoli 3208 Panel discussion on the relationship between religion and Feminism from the perspectives of Fundamental Christian, Muslim, Jewish. and Native American women. Sponsors: Department of Native American Studies, Department of Political Science, and the Institute for Women's Studies and Services.For rnore inlormation call Beth Ott, 303.352.1583. flensgc{rder ard GerderstGor 101 t tdr 16 . 4pm . Tiuoli 329 (Senate Chambers) Have you been hearing the terms transgender and genderqueer and you don't know what they mean? Do you know the difference between sex and gender? Come to an informational session presented b1' campus and community members and increase your knowledge! Sponsor:GLBT Student Services.For more infornation call 303-556.6333.

lhal$ rt EvcryStsc CarmenC CooI,M.A., CHT t lth l9 . l}arn-l2pm . SO229 Learn how to approach health and well-being that celebrates natural diversity in body size. Stop focusing on weight or diets in favor of listening to and respecting your natural appetite for food, rlrink, sleep, ald rest. Spozsor: Health Center at Auraria.

For more informatinn call 303.556.6954.

GdcffiG [|a Utc ard UorG of Gcsar q|.Icz trdr 3f . 10am . Tiuoli Mulitcultural Lounge 2nd Ar:nual Cesar Chavez Day Celebration. Senator Robert 'bne of the heroic F. Kennedy noted Cesar Estrada Chavez as figures of our time." A true American hem, Chavez was a civil rights activist, farm worker, and crusader for non-violent social change. Sponsors: Metro State Student Activities, UCDHSC Student Life and Activities, UCD Ethnic Studies Department, UCD Hispanic Student Services, Metro State LFSA and Resource Center. For information call CCD Multicultural 303.556.2595.

Srnn nd tl|. Amtlcar C*rllUar Dr. Patricia Richard.

Irt} 3l . 6.30pm . Frenth Quarter Cond,ominiums Clubhause, 1155 S. Monoro Parhwat Celebrate the 25d Anniversary of the Colorado Coalition for Women'e History with a lecture on Women in the American Civil War. Sponsor: Colorado Coalition for Womens History.

For more information call RebeccaHunt, 303.480.0227.

GdffiEdf D.t $rf 20 & 2l . Campus Commow at Spring ning Where does your trash go? Learn to live eustainably. rril.C|tilf h. hYl|' lodt Ilrht Filtl Spozaors: Earth Science Club, Feminist Alliance, Iota |gt|I2 . 10-11:30sn. St. tr}.ancisAtriun Iota Iota. Far more informatian contad Misty Conrad: In thie fun workshop you will learn to give your body the conrd.mi@nscd.edu. freedom to move to its own unique and natural flow. Learn to listen to the wiedom of your own perfect body and houor l!l||r|ilHhtc|3 -fll?2, . Thursday & Saturday Evenings, select your true Bpirit. Get lost in your own energy. Sponsor: Health agrl?

Cent€r at Auraria. For more informalbn call 303.556.6951. Sund.ay matinees A new work by the acclai.medlocal playwright Melissa Lucero S.atD.fro.c mcdlt o|radn Lfrl I McCarI brings the life and achievement of Gertrude Stein to . . lFil7,la&21 5:30-7:30pmTiuoli444 the stsge. Sponsor: The Mizel C€nter Theatre Company. For This couree is appmpriat€ for women age 13 or older tichzts and informotion caII 303.316.6360. regardless of strength or phyeical ability. It is an excellent D. LFlida opportunity for women to benefit by developing pmtection || E!*!rilf.

2a 7pm . Euerd Centnr ekills. Plan on attending all three seesions. Taught through lpf the Rape Aesistance and Awareneee Pmgram (RMP), who Poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, hae been working in the Denver Metro Area for 15 years to play'wright, civil rigbts activist, producer, and dtector. Dr. Angelou is hailed as one of the gteat voices of contemporary end eenral violence. '\{onen'eSpon€ors: Health Center at Auraria and literature and as a remarkable Renaissance womsr.

Studies and Services. BSVP bt E-tncil Institutc for Information on how to purchase tickets coming soon. u uilkinli@nxd.ed.u or call 303.55d.6954. Space is limited.

Sponsors: Metro Stat€ Student Activities and UCDHSC Student Iife and Activities. For nore informatian mll Metm Stu.dentAc'tiuitbs at 303.556.2595.

Fornineteenyears,theIn'stitut2forwo|7.enbStudi2sandSeruicesh'asledthzefforttocoordinatcprogramsthatcel.ebratewomen'slives,expernes' arad,emicalear.WehavearichhistorofmIlaboratinnwithothersonthzAurariacampusondinthecommunit!tnbringunmen'shi'8tortoIife.Th2Institut2striu bringingwomenand,lentogetIwtindpprecintinnofwomen'sliues,focusingondifferencesandcommonaIitiesanlongwomen.TheItutitutefor 1033Ninth Street Pq,rk. Call 303-556.8441,drop by anltime, or visit us on-Iinc: www.mscd.edu/-womea.

Special thanks ta thc MSCD Diuersit! InitintiDes Committee and the MSCD Student Affairs Board. for thcir finttrcial support for Women\ Hisnry Month.

Web helps Metro shred paper to eachstudent.

According to Middlemist, since the TheMelrooolitan Metrocrnnect system was launched in July Metro is joining other collegesaround of 2003,around $470,000hasbeensavedon the nation using online systems to help publication costs.

Administrative departments at Metro improve comrnunication, reducepublication have also begun to switch to primarily eleccostsand the amount of wastedpapâ‚Źr.

Improving communication behveen the tronic communication.

The Auraria Health Center, for example, school and the students is the main goal behind a paperlesscampus, said George usedto sendout information by mail on how Middlemist, Metro Interim Vice Presidentof studentscan waive health insurance,now it is sent electronically.

Information Technology.

The e-mail provider for MetroConnect "E-mail becomesa big form of commuwas changedthis past Decemberto a faster, nication,"Middlemist said.

One of the main goalsthat Information web-based system after complaints were Technologyhas focusedon is putting pub- made by faculty and students regarding the licationssuch as directoriesand the student performanceof the old system,which would, among other things, unexpectedly log out handbook online.

Students can get their class catalogs, users.

The new systemwas chosenbecauseit is schedules,even syllabusesonline without the school printing them out and sending them generalenough to make it accessibleto every-

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one. Improvements include e-mail search options, in addition to faster sending and receivingof messages.

It alsooffersthe usera web-basedaddressbook, which is accessible from any computer.

Middlemist said there have been a few complaints since the switch. Userswere having problems opening e-mail attachments and subfolders; however, the problem has beenfixed,he said.

Another problem is that the new system is sensitiveto pop-up blockers,Middlemist said. Since it opens a new window when people trying to access displayingmessages, the system,who haveinstalledthe Window's ServicePack2 or areon America Online, are havingproblems.

Middlemist said,"The one thing we donl want is studentsturning off their Internet protectionto haveto access their mail."

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oncamPus PoliticalScience students win prize at competition Metro's Political ScienceAssociation attended the Rocky Mountain Model Arab League Student Leadership Development Program at the University of Utah Feb.19,to participatein an Arab competition.The PSAwon an honorable mention.

The judging was basedon academics and knowledgeof Middle East affairs that pertained to a specificArab country.

The PSA representedthree committees, out of six, and each committee had a certainagenda.

Altogethet ll countrieswere represented.Any studentinterestedin participating in next year'sevent should contact Metro Political Science Professor, Robert Hazan, at (303)556-3412.

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Metrotrusteeto help buy two office buildingsdowntovUn Metro Boardof TrusteememberAlex Cranbergbid $900,000more than what CU-Denverbid on two buildingsdowntown, accordingto a report in the Feb,22 issueof the RocklMountain News.

The money will go to the Auraria foundation.Cranbergbid a total of $2.5 million to buy two buildings located at l4th and LawrenceStreet.

The RockyMountain Nerr,sreported that if Cranberg is successfirlwith his bid, he will turn both buildings into non-profit organizations for teachers and studentson the Auraria campus, Look for a story in next week's edition of TheMetrooolitan.

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Kieft announces release of Task Force results Metro Interim PresidentRay Kieft announcedthe releaseof results from Task the TaskForceon StudentSuccess, Force on Student LearningAssessment and the AdmissionInder The task forceswere given the job of understandingwhy studentsdropped out of collegeor simply failed to complete their education.The focus of the task forceswason retentionof first year students.

Proposed recommendations for helpingnew studentsstayin collegeand on tracktend to focuson facultyand student interactions,The report found that the more a student is encouragedto be involved with departments, the greater the chancethat studentwill stayon track and graduate.

Therewasapparentlyno mention of the effecs of commutercampusdymamics and how it affectsthe senseof community on campus,anothermajor factor in encouragingstudentsto graduate.

Wayne Bart / The Metropolitan Lovely weather behind St, Cajetan's. Remarkably warm winter days on campus can remind students of summer.

If only it weren't for all the trees with no leaves.

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' Rally:TABORreformcouldhelp Foreign: faceroadblocks Students frornRAllYmcover junior vice president for legislative affairs on the University of Northern Colorado's student government.

Besidesa lack in funds for maintenance, professors are also feeling the effects of the lack in fuading simply by not being ableto do routine lhings.

"Professors are pa).ing to make copies for their students," said Melissa Cavanagh, chief justice of UCD's student government.

'If a classdoesn't have a cerain number of students,thdre having to cut the classaltogether,where vAen I first got to CU-Denver, the thing I loved about it was the small class sizesand the really intimate interaction with professorsl Studentsfrom almost every collegein the state were anxious to talk about their orperiencewith the budget problem.

'The single largest difference I've noticed at my school within the Health and Sciences Center School of Medicine would be the increasein tuition," said TamaanK. OsbournRoberts from the University of Colorado Health and SciencesCenter.

He said het seen a 43 percent increase in tuition over the past three years. Other students acrossthe state are also feeling the effectsof the budget cuts. Metro's administration hassaid it may haveto raisetuition by up to asmuch as$300per student.

Students aren't tJre only ones fighting for higher educationfunding.

Speakerof the HouseAndrew Romanoff

said he feelshigher education in Colorado will be privatized if changesarerft made soon.

"I think the most important thing that students can do is passa ballot measurethis fall that balances our budget and rescues higher education from the brink of financial extinction," Romanoff said.

The Democrat from Denver hasproposed '[ABOR, a reform to or the Taxpayers'Bill of Rights, that would keep ta:rpayers'refund money to fund serviceslike higher education in exdrange for a cut in the state income tax rate.

TABOR wasvoted into law 12yearsago by Colorado voters who were concernedthat tle government would spend too mudr money.

What TABOR did was force the government to give a oertain amount of money back to the citizens when the economy does well, and now the government doesnt haveenough left to fund servicessuch as higher education and paving city roads.

The long-term effect of TABOR is now being felt in higher education.

"This is my third year in the House, and all I've seen for the past two years are the cuts we've made to higher education by the crisis in the budget causedmosdy by TABOR restrictions," said Michael Merrifield, D-El Paso.

Changes can be made, but it will take support from everyone across the state, Rornanoffsaid.

"Only voterscan freeus fiom this bind."

inseeking U.S.highereducation frornFOREIGNm pagp3 'We

try to get our name out there a little bit more,' Morfeld said referring to Metro's Web site where information about admission of internationd students is available.

The ones who do come from ovetseas must meet a number of requirements.

First, they have to convince the interviewing consular officer that their ties with family and homeland are strong enough to make them come back after graduation.

"If they see your family is well-off and ;ou've no reasoDto stay in the U,S., they let you goi said Meto sophomore Rubina Satyal, 20.

The accounting major came from Nepal in August 2003,choosing Metro while surfing the Internet in searchof an American college.

Her father owns a hotel businessin Nepal, so Satyal was able to meet the second most important requirement-to prove she or her family has the resourcesto cover her tuition for at least one year.

The cost for two s€mestersat Metro is $21,500, which includes full-time tuition, books and supplies,and living expenses.

"We don't have dorms, and most of our students pick Metro because of that," said "They have friends and family Rossi-Rundle. in Denver."

Satyal has a cousin who lives here but is not her sponsor.

"It wasvery difficult at the beginning,"she "Bill" Simmons, a UCD repreWilliam "One week before my departure from page said. flornPROGRAMSi on 3 sentativeon the StudentAdvisory Committee Nepal I found out Metro didn't have dorms."

Gear Up is a program used by approxi- to the Auraria Board, thinls that Coloradans, The college doesnl provide housing, but mately 10,000students in Colorado and is a specifically those on the Auraria campus, students can 6nd linls for housingserviceson federally funded program aimed at helping should embrace the changes and see them the schoolt Web site, said Jeff Schweinfest,an low-income, first-generation students make as an opportunity to fix the problems that academic advisor for intemational students it to college.It starts helping students at the higher educationis facing. at Metro. seventh grade level and offers study groups, "I would love to seeus use a transition Except for athletic scholarship, on which after school tutoring, mentoring and college and draw a line in the sand,"Simmons said. therearestudentsfrom Australiaand Sweden, awarenessactivities. If children enter the pro- "These are the things that we want to keep Metro doesnl offer scholarshipsto foreign gram and succeedtley are rewarded with a and theseare the things we want to change." students. scholarshipto help them afford college.

Simmons said he thinks Auraria and its According to SEVIS regulations, rnost This is the first yeargraduatirg seniorsin students need to focus on what is going on international studentsare not allowed to work the Gear Up program are moving on to col- here and where the money is being spent. off-campus. They can work no more than 20 lege,Tulp said.

Controlled maintenance funding is one hours, and it cannot be through work-study.

According to U,S. Secretaryof Education of the many cuts the state has made and Satyal works part-time for Auraria Parking Margaret Spellings,a CollegeBoard study last that Auraria is struggling with, but by closely fall showed tuition is increasing by a yearly monitoring where the money is being spent, and Transportation.

She said she understands that the college averageof $5,000for a public institution and t}le problems can be solved,Simmons said. does not impose all theserestrictions and has 'We $20,000for a private one. have$200 million in assets(on cam- no power to changethem.

'Cutting programs like the we ones pus); I am sufe that we can move something Nevertheless,she said she wished she'd mentioned-Pell Grants, Perkins Loans and around," Simmons said."It's one thing to ask receivedmore help at the beginning with the Gear Up-those affect real students who are the fox how many hens are in the hen house actively seeking higher education and better and another to askthe farmer how many hens ton of unfamiliar paperwork she had to fill training for real jobsi Wertz said. "And the there are in the hen house." president has to know that thesecuts hurl"

out for school and in her everydaylife.

Until about two yearsago the collegehad an lnstitute for International and Intercultural Educadon, which offered information to international students regarding their satus and helped them with their cultural and acadernic adjustment.

As a result of budget cuts and the retirement of its director professor Akbarali Thobhani, the institute no longer o.ists. Its functions have been transferred to Metro's Academic Advising Center where international studeots can have their questions answered by two advisors, Skip Crownhart and Schweinfest.

The college facilitates two orientations, which all new foreign students must attend, Schweinfestsaid.

At the fust meeting students are familiarized with the SEVIS requirements and what will happen if they are not stricdy followed, he said.

"The explanation of the requirements wasnt enough becausemany of my friends didn't even know how the credit system worked, coming from a different educational systeml Satyalsaid.'Then, when ),ou register for lessthan 12 credits it affectsyour status;it happensto a lot of internationalstudents."

The new students also need to know what the basic characteristicsof a Metro classroom are,Schweinfest said, "We talk about cultural differences,how studentshere work, what is plagiarism and how important is participation in class, becausethis is what professors expect from ow students,"he said.

Metro can usewhat it is best known for to promote itself better to attract more foreign students,Schweinfestsaid.

He said there are some very attractive programs here that havebeen popular among students,such asaviation, criminal justice and nursing.

He said he thinks Denver hasa lot to offer and it's a unique city, but above all, Metro is part of a unique campuswhere all three levels of education can be found-whether it be seekingan associate,baccalaureateor graduate degree--all in the samelocation.

"Metro meets my academicneeds,"Satyal said."Most of the time I look at it and I think it's worth the money. I leam a lot, I'm geuing something in return,"

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'I've alwaysfollowed my father's advice:he told me, first to alwayskeepmy wotd an{ second to neverinsult anybodyunintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble."

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OPrNroNs Girlwithgungetsbadrap haveinstitutedwhat they call a zero-tolerance Friday, policy on bringing anything even slightly Last Meggie, the ten- resemtrling a weapon to school-this is the year-old daughter state,remember, that once expelled a kid for of a friend of mine, pointing his finger at a classmateand shoutwas sent home ing'BANG!" from school early Meggiecameto Coloradoa little lessthan for bringing a gun a year ago from Texas,a state where a man's to school. A toy worth is judged by the size of the gun rack gun, one of those in the back of his pickup. She never heard of Columnist old-fashioned six- Columbine before last Friday and would not shooters like John have brought the toy gun to school had she Wayne used in "The Cowboys" and countless known there was a rule against it, especially other westernsfor which he was famous. The if she had known she'd be treated like one of school,acting asif the fifth-grader were carrying the plague,had her picked up and shuttled awaylike Kobe Bryant on a trial day.

Not only did she have to miss the of rest school on Friday,shewasalso suspendedfrom class on Tuesday (Monday was President's Day and there wasno school) and was scheduled to meet, along with her mother, with a school counselor,who told her that, had she not been such a "good kid" they would have expelled her.

Meggie is a good kid; she'ssmarg friendly, and more important, kind; she likes school America'sMost Wanted asa result. and does well as a student: she's a teacher's Ironically, the toy gun belonged to her dream and the bell curve's worst nightmare. sisterShannon,who brought it to schoolwith Yet, becauseshe brought a toy six-shooter to her the day before as part of"Superhero Day" school, she was treated like a criminal by the (shewent as the aforementioned John Wayne, school administration, forced to explain her and what would The Duke be without his life story to a school counselor-who, I'm trusty Colt .45 at his side?).The administrasure, had better things to do-and was made tion of SheridanHigh School,apparently,is to feel embarrassed,ridiculed and extremely wise enough to know when zero-tolerance guilty for something she didn't even know doesn't really mean zero tolerance; they waswTong. understand that kids will be kids and that toy Schools in Colorado, post-Columbine, guns are sometimespart of the package.

The school system,like the whole country it seems,hastakenthe path of leastresistanc€ where it comesto protecting its students and citizens. Insteadof using common sense,they resort to a one-size-fits-a11 approadr,which does nothing but punish the innocent while the powersthat be pat themselves on their collectivebacksas if to say,"By god, something had to be doneand we did . .. uh...something.

Unfortunately, that "something" is akin to performing CPR for a skinned knee.

This sort of paranoiac, over-the-top, quick-fix attitude isrit exclusiveto the school system, either. The nation's airports have become the most inconvenient places on earth.

This past Christmas, I missed a flight because I got in line Iess than 45 minutes before the plane took off-my flight was at 7:50 a.m.; I got in line at exacdy7:07, thtee minutes after the cutoff. In 45 minutes I could have crawled on my tongue from the ticket counter to the gate on C Concourse where my plane was waiting but my luggagewould not havehad time to get there, So, put it on another fligh! I suggested, only to be told that, since 9/ll, the airlines don't do that anymore. Becauseof re-scheduling conflicts-it was,after all, Christmas-I eventually had to cancelmy trip altogether.

Now, don't get me wrong, Columbine and 9/11 were both tragic eventsand admittedly, changes needed to be made in their wake.

There's a very thin line between protectiveness and cowardice, though, and since there are no |ohn Waynes left in this world, the simple but sad fact is we better get used to things leaning toward the latter.

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Another war is brewing. All eyes are on Iran. The plans are being made,the weapons polished, and the troops herded. At current standing, I am guessing a maximum of ZoE Williams two years before Columnist bombsstart falling on Tehran, as we'veonly begun a processthat takesmonths, gradually whipping a nation into a frenry.

Everyone from Noam Chomsky to the political punk band Anti-Flag hasspodighted the tactics for sending a nation into the hysteria necessaryfor war that has worked for nearly a full century.Yet every time,alarge portion of the American public falls for it.

First, we will be afraid. We will hear even more about nuclear weapons, brutal militaries, and terrorism. Military personnel will find maps of D.C. strategicallymarked or video tapestakeninsideth€ Statueof Liberty in the hands of "potential terrorists." I smell an upcoming OrangeAlert.

Next, the onslaught of nationalism. There will be twice the yellow ribbons, twice the magnetic flags on the backs of SlJVs, twice the propaganda; the National Anthem will be belted twice as loud and everyonewill be asked to recite the Pledgeof Allegiance with

twice the enthusiasm.School danceswill have themeslike "Proud to be an American."

A SageFrancisline comesto mind here: "Wave your flags with pride, especiallythe white part."

Shortly following the fear will come the emphasisof distance.Mainstreamtelevision stations will start running programs about Iranian culture and lifestylejust to establish that Iraniansarenot like us.We'll hear about their languages,diets, religions and daily routines, emphasizingthat Iranians are the "others."

When you cannot personally relate to those you are killing, slaughtering them becomes a much simpler task, much like squashingants crawling out of their hill.

Then we will be appalled by photos of human rights abusesnever before seenon the news (yet highlighted for decadesby human rights and feminist organizations). The news will show women weeping and hiding behind buildings and photographs of atta&s on the student revolts.

These pictures are a mere replay of scenarioshappeningyearsbefore,evenunder the U.S. appointed Shah, convenientlynot caught by CNN's cameras,but no one will notice becausethey are too horrifed.

After a majority of citizens are seething through gas masks and duct-taping plastic over their windows in bouts of fury, the outreach will come.

The token exiled Iranian who survived

the horrors of Iran will be caught on film shakinghandswith Bushie-Poo,begginghim to end the madness.Pro-Americanrallieswill be aired on repeat while Iranian anti-war demonstrationswill be left unseen.

Rememberthe 'bur troopswill be greeted with flowers"gimmick?Meet its revival.

Throughout all of this, the anti-war movementwill be demonized.The "with us or againstus" blanket statementswill be tossed around like throw rugs, labeling all nations and individuais opposinganother bloodbath as "terrorist sympathizers" and "terrorist appeasers."

Don't worry, though, the United States won't sufferanysubstantialdamageoncethey chargeinto this war.

We fight our wars from 30,000 feet in the air like cowards by dropping bombs, slaughteringthousandsand slappinga sticker on their gravesreading "collateral damage."

What does it all mean for Iran? Well, one plus one equals two-two oppressiveforces, two militaries, twice the abuse, twice the death, twice the rapes,twice the torture, twice the falseimprisonment,twice the chancethat freedom will be shovedasideyet again. More poyerty, more starving children, more graves, more horror. It is the Iranians and their entire movement for resistanceand democracy that will suffer.

Think twice before joining the fury.

Ask yourself if you really want the blood of Iranians on vour hands and tax dollars.

Deep,andfinal,thoughts - Did you know that at you stand or sit still in one place for long enough you srill collect dust?

- More money is printed daily for the onopoly game than by the U.S. Tleasury?

- John Wllkes Booth shot Lincoln in a theatre and was tound in a warehouse. l-ee Harvey Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehou3e and was tound in a theatre?

- The tirst time the word "hell" was spoken on TV was anan orlglnal "STAR TBEK" episode titled "Caty on tfie Edge of Foreyer."The exact quote was, "Let's get the hell out of here," and was spoken by Willlam Shatner.

- "The Venture BrotheB" i3 the best show on TV. "Robot Chicken" rules.

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lf it'sRight,thenbyGod,it'sright Hello Auraria! My name rs Danielle Robinson. Some of you may already know who I am, but many of you don't. I've been attendingMetro since 2001 and I plan on walking with my degree in Political Sciencethis May. One thing I never thought I would do is start wdting for the student newspaper,but I felt it was time DenielleRobinson for a strong female conservaColumnist tive voice to put some balance in news. I've been a member of the Auraria CollegeRepublicanssince they formed in September of 2003. You may remember that David Horowitz played a big role in the College Republicans beginning as a group.

Thanks to George Culpepper, my life took me in a direction I nwer thought it would, rc I would like to thank him for his help. Without George'shelp, I would not have attended the Republican National Convention in New York City as an alternate delegate,or had the opportunity to meet President Bush and work on campaigns,I probably would have done my civic duty and voted and rhought nothing of it. I made a difference, and I hope to continue making a difference for Republican causes.

So,you're probably wondering, why is she a conservative?

Well, during the 2000 election I really didn't have a clue as to where I stood on the issues,I was 18 and in high school.I started reading up on the two parties and came to the conclusion that Democrats are cluelessand only tell you what you want to hear.After growing up under the Clinton administration, I realizedthat my family and I had been lied to, and that we needed someonewith strong morals to run our country.

That person was GeorgeW. Bush. My choice to becomea ga6hpady Republicanalsomaterializedwhen I realizsdr,^,rtrg1e stood on abortion. Abortion alwaysseemsto be a big topic during elections,and I knew that I was proJife after watching a tape in religion classat my church ofan abortion and knowing how gruesomethe procedureis. I couldn'tunderstandwhy some people still today can't figure it out when two live cells meet it forms another living cell, I'm probablyone of the biggestsupportersof the second amendment, and my fundamental right to own a gun. I think Michael Mooret movie "Bowling for Columbine" is one big lie, and it has been proven assuch,Dorlt believeme?Iust visit www.bowlingfortruth.com or read"Michael Moore is a big fat stupid white man."

Self-defenseis a basic human right; I believe that people should learn the proper way to use a gun. Those who wish to use a gun in the wrong way should be arrested and never let out, becausethey make the majority of responsiblegun owners like me look bad. The NRAs Project Exile is an excellent way for criminals to be held accountablefor their actions with strong enforcement of state and federal gun laws. I do not think more gun laws will solve anything. There are already hundreds and hundreds of state and federal gun Iaws on the books, lett enforce them. Oh yeah, guns don't kill people; people kill people. How can an inanimate object fire on its own, without the help of a human hand?

I support my military 100 percent! I believe they are the bravestpeople I haveever seenin my life. I'm amazedby what they do for my protection and the protection of the United States.Every time a member of the military comesthrough my line at my job, I thank them for their service.Somettnes they're a little surprised that a 22-yer-old saysthose kinds of things. I guessin today's sociery having a young pâ‚Źrson

thanking the military for their serviceis a not a common occurrence.I havefriendswho areservingin tle United States Military who believe what they are doing is the right thing.

If you believe otherwise, thatt fine but-just remember who gaveyou the freedom to protest their actions.

The military of the United Stateshasliberated Afghanistan, which now has the freedom to vote. Iraq just had its first ever-democratic election, and the voter tumout was higher than that of the United States.Would the lraqi people be able to vote for a government of their choice had it not been for George W. Bush and the United StatesMilitary going in and liberating them? I don't think so. Thanks to the rtrilitary SaddamHussein now sits in a jail cell awaiting justice for the crimes he committed during his rule. His sons are dcad and can no longer harm the citizens of haq. I hope Iraq will continue to gtow into a democratic country, and will become a prime ally in the war on terror.

Well, I hope you know where I stand on the issues.I'm not your 'ultra-right-wing conservative" nut, but I do have my beliefs,and I'm not afraid to voice them. I think I'm going to have fun writing for tbe conservativevoice on this campus.

We can't stand down and keep our mouths shut. With four more yearsof PresidentBush,I truly believeour fight hasonly just begun.

To the Republicanson campus:pleasejoin the Auraria CollegeRepublicanseveryMonday at 4 p.m. for their meetings. If you dorlt have the time, join your county parties; becomeactive.Believemi, becoming active in politicall parties will open your eyesto a whole new world and takeyou places you neverthought possible.

Danielle Robinson is a State Officer for the Colorado Federationof CollegeRepublicans.

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The third wave of McOarthyism In 1985,a closefriend and I finishedand published my late husband'sresearchon professorsand studentslosing their teachingpositions and stipendsasa result oftheir anti-war, pro-civil rights aaivities. The title of the book was "Guarding the Ivory Tower: Repression and Rebellion in Higher Education." Five days before the death of my husband,who had survived the repressiveyearsin higher education, the original publisherof the book renegedon the deal citing it as"too radical."

Not yet a pmfessor, I would soon learn that my time in academiawould be similar to my husband's. In 2003, I was deemed poster-girl for liberalleaning professors.

During that time, I experiencedan onslaught of biased and erroneous media (some of it in this paper), plus numerous hate-e-mails and death threats. This experience inspired me to once again exarnine the forces that are waging a vicious assaulton public goods not controlled by the logic of market relations and profit margins.

Sometime next month, the New Political Science, a jovnal of politics and culture,will publish, "The Third Wave of McCarthyism: Co-opting the Languageof Inclusivity." In this article, I trace attemptsmade by the far Right to hush the progressivevoice on col-

lege campusesand capitalize on the attack against higher education rnade popular by earlier reactionaries. Moreover, I focus on attempts to passthe Academic Bill of Rights, a statewideinitiative createdto extend special protection to conservativestudents from the 'bppressive ideological leftl Eventually, the bill was exposed for being nothing more than the far Right's attempt to de6ne political affiIiation as a protected class,the same protection the Right tded to derry gayswith 'n Amendment 2 1992. The U.S. Supreme Court decided the anti-gay legislation violated the Equal Protection Clauseof the 14th Amendment. Similarly, community activists, faculty and students stopped ABOR from becoming Colorado law and quickly demonstrated it as yet another McCarthy-era tactic, this time bent on eliminating liberals rather than Communists.

It is within this context and the more recent attacks on scholarsthat the American Council of Trusteesand Alumni, a conservative academic watch-dog group founded

by Lynn Cheney, started compiling a list of names of scholarsand studentsdefined as unpatriotic becausethey questioned an unethical war or made inflammatory comparisons of the invasion of Afghanistan and lraq-tactics that closely resemblethe

first wave of McCarthvism and the anti-war movement of the 60sand 70s.This time down McCarthy Lane,students were encouragedby conservativethink-tanks to be participants in the witch-hunt. They responded by identi$ing professorswho critically discussedtopics such as guns, God, gays and war and soon they,too, had their own blacklists.So,who is really indoctrinating students, liberal faculty or conservativethink-tanlc?

Meanwhile, Cheney and friends kept the focus on liberals and off solving the financial woesof higher education;similar to what government did in previous McCarthy periods.

No doubt there are strong similarities between the various waves of McCarthflsm.

But even ACIA, while publishing professord condemnation of Bush and their visceral anti-war speechesand writings, did not ask that professorsbe fired. Nor has any College Board In fact, the only ones from the far Right who call for the elimination of liberals have been Conservativecommentators like Ann Coulter, who stated that maybe we "needed to execute people like (American Taliban) fohn Walker in order to physically intimidate liberals, by making them realize that they can be killed, too." Let's hope our political leadersand college administrators aren'tlisteningto her.

In his decision on my grievances,Metro interim presidentsaid'The Collegecannot and will not presume that your treatment of students reflects ideological bias or prejudice merely because )'ou express your point of view." He concluded his letter by addressing academicfreedom by saying most eloquently 'all and preciselythat members of the college community are free to discussacademicsubjects fully, to engagein researchand publish the results of researdr,and to write ol speak as individual citizens without ftar of institutional censorshipor discipline." Furthermore, it is his belief that 'watchdogs" for "political bias' who seek to remove professots with whom they disagree inhibit the rich dialog that needsto take placein the classroom.Such efforts poison the well of cpressive freedom for all Americans.Thank you, Mr. President.

These are difficult and dangerous times for academics and students who cherish free speech.We, the community of Metro, must continue to seekrefuge in Indigenous/ Jeffenonian democratic principles even as ideologuesco-opt the languageof inclusivity and attempt to rob us of ftee speech,academic freedom and tenure.

OneidaJ.Meranto AssociateProfessorof Political Science

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After an extendedweekendin the nationalspotlight,Denverwill retur to normal.The NBAAll-StarJam broughtplentyof glitzycelebrities,e centricfans and irritatingtrafficdelays.The actionextendedbeyondt court and beyondthe PepsiCenter,spillinginto downtownstreetsand shops,

Left: High Impact Squad member, Ozone, bouncesfrom a trampoline to dunk the ball during an acrobatic dernonstration at the 2005 NBA All-Star fam Sessionon Friday, Feb. l8 at the Colorado Convention C,cnter.

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Words by Heather Wahle Photos by Matthew Jonas The Metropolitan V-Daybringsnew meaningto the month of February that extends beyond boxes of Valentine candy and floral bouquets. . For the past seven years, the VDay movement has taken the sAnce of non-rriolence toward women through performancesof 'The Vagina Monologues."

Performers in the drama have also devoted themselvesto educatingthe public on health and social issues and have contributed financially to organizations that support their ideals. ' V-Day supporterspursue an ambitious agenda.

Various benefits are constructed on a national level and are performed in the month of February in order to promote rapâ‚Ź aw:rrenessand provide assistancefor victims. V-Day participants have a diverse agenda,from spreadingawarenessof the horrots of genital mutilation to creating respectand tolerancefor the gay,lesbian, bisexual and transsexualcommunities.

On Feb.17, l8 and 19,Auraria students performed "The VaginaMonologues"with the assistanceof a dedicatedfaculty support system.

Proceedsliom the performanceswent to the Colorado Anti-ViolenceLeagueand WorldPeace the lnternational Organization.

The Pussy Project provided anatomical portraits painted by Terri Lprn Moore, which weresold to benefittheseprograms.

Ixtending past Denver since the formulation of V-Day, "The Vagina Monologues"have been performed at 719 college events. What was distinct about Auraria's performanceswas the original pieces written by the cast members

and supervisors.

Trish Nakamura performed a strikingly original piece."The Vagina lnsidd'was a moving portrayal of one studentt battle with gender reversal. Honest, emotional, and vibrant, Nakamura'sbrave recollection sought to establisha better understandingof issuesthat surround transsexualconflict.

SaraMiller brought a vividly dramatic element to the stagewhile performing her selections. Falling into the roles with a fluid and preciseskill, sheentertained while portraying the characters with a unique flair.

Similarly, Zod Williams received an enthusiastic responseftom the crowd with her energeticand volatile performance.

The monologue "Crooked Braid" explored violence in the Native-American community and one woman's struggle with abuseinflicted by her husband.The performancequietly displayedthe torment of her experiencewith domesticviolence.

While the following scenewasperformed with skill, the upbeatnature waslost and out of contextwhen following "CrookedBraid."

Trying to comprehendthe psychologicaland physicalscarsof a domestic abusevictim, then switchingrolesto witnessa boisterous displayof self-awareness wasvery difRcult.

Technical organizational and difficulties aside, the importance of the V-Day performancewas in the fact that it successfullycommunicated the message of women's empowerment,education of currentevents, and aclivism.

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Playthisgame or you'llbe punished to kill, maim and practically slaughter any and all criminals you meet up with. You The Metropolitan can wield an arsenalof weapons,including an automatic shotgun, submachine guns, Holll'wood often missesthe mark when flamethrower,revolvers,and machinepistols, it comesto making movies basedon novels The most devastatingweapon is Castle'sknife and comic book. The video game industry (or knives), which you use to literally tear hasn't been immune to this, either. Part of that criminals apart. problem, though, is that games about comic In Slaughter mode, knives are the only book heroesare often basedon their major weaponsofchoice-Slaughtermode allowsyou movie counterparts (ie, Spiderman) and are to cut through a roomfi.rl of bad guys-and usually lessfun becausethey restrict the game boost your health---often slicing them up in developers'creativity. creativeways.

Lucloly, The Punishn breaks from that For example, in one move, The Punisher tradition. Despitethe film basedon the comic, stabsa guy in his stomach,then comesaround which stars John Travolta and Thomas Jane, with his secondknife and slasheshim in the developerVolition decidedto baseits gameon back,asif the first knife weren'tenough.I felt the popular comic book seriesthat debutedin sickly perversefor getting pleasure from this, the '80s.And that meansthe gameretainsthe but for any comic book fan, it's very cool to brutal violenceof the original comic. play the ruthlesscomicbook "anti-hero."

You play the game as ex-Marine Frank Slaughtering criminals and degenerates Castle,aka The Punisher,who's full of piss isn't all there is to the game. and vinegar,but for a good reason.He turns Every once in a while you have to into a vigilanteafter his wife and children are interrogateoneof them,eitherfor information murderedby the mob,goingafterthosebehind aboutthe headbossyou'rehunting down, keys the hit and any other scumhe comesacross. and codes,or for the locationof somehidden The basic goal of the game is simply weapons.The key is to scarethe criminal long

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enough-three secondsto be exact-without killing him by, say,choking him. You can spot thesetargetsby a skull icon over their heads, and sometimes,drag them over to Special Interrogation spots, v/hich are also lighted by skull icons.

In the end, though, you always kill the guy, which could be one of the game'sflaws.

All you do in this gameis kill, often in creative ways,but it can get monotonous. I also had to suspendmy belief when The Punisher would kill a guy in Slaughtermode simply by iifting him up and throwing him acrossthe room.

The Punisher is a very, very violent and gory game, so I would definitely not recommendthis for kids or the faint of heart.

For'Punisher" and comicbook fans,aswell as fansof shootinggames,tlis is a must-rent.

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A homeless man approaches a middleaged high society couple waiting in line to attend Sean "P. Diddy" C,ombs' AIl-Star Weekend hip-hop party. Despite the fact that they are willing to pay $175 to attend this party and rub elbows with the famous, they are unwilling to spare a dime.

This ist't hipJustin Rennolds hop: hip-hop is for Mubc Columnbt the streetsand by the streets.

Originally conceived in the Bronx, hiphop was a tool for social change.Youth and community leaders orpressed themselves through art and discussion on how they could improve themselves and the thenbroken-down neighborhoods they resided in. Through hip-hop, issueswere addressed, inner-city children found a positive creative oudet, the disenftanchised found acceptance among society and the impoverished found their voice.

Nearly 25 yearslater at P.Diddy's All-Star "Diamonds and Fur Party,"hip-hop took root in Denver. It was raw, grimy and extravagant at the sametime.

Despite near-freezingtemperatures,hundreds of people sood in line flaunting their wealth; they brandished diamond-encrusted Rolexes, thick fur coats and felt top-hats.

On the other side of the barrier, protestors bundled up in hoodies strived to incite action

and social change.The activists carried signs protesting the city and county of Denver's inability to fund social programs. Hip-hop was officially born in Denver; a social dialogue between the lower and upper classes wasestablished.

Seizing the opportunity to reach and influence the upper echelon of society,grassroots activists addressedthe enormous $378 million price tag attached to the construction of a proposednew jail. Accordingto the Colorado Coalition for Justiceand Peace,tJre protestorswere unsatisfied that the money to be spenton the proposedjail wasnot, instead, redirectedto help house Denver's 10,000plus homeless, create drug treatment programs and improve education and the quality of after school activities.

Being a devoted participant of hip-hop culture mysel$ I was wondering if P. Didd,' would address the people he so valiantly fought for, descendedfrom, and supposedly represented-Maybe he was too busy partying with his "homies." The hip-hop mogul rented out Denvert most popular nightdub, spent hun&eds of thousands of dollars on Cristal, scantily clad women dancers and party Favors.

Was it really worth it, though? Sure,there is nothing wrong with having a good tirne and spending mone''; but instead of spending it on temporarl', self-gratifying activities such as drinking and partying, it would have gone a lot farther and helped a lot more people had it been invested in community improvement organizationsand programs.Why did P. Diddy not help his people out?

So many of Denver'soff-the-wall local bands fill only their own odd litde niche and seem to make music for nobody but themselves.But now Denver hasa rock band that hasmadeit out ftom under the shadow of the Rockiesand filled MP3 playersacross the country.

Love.45 is a name manY Denverites are familiar with. KTCL has been playing Love.45'smusic for months thanks to the support of its listeners.

The track "Way Down," which dealswith love, the senseof loss, and never-ending hasbecomea bona fide hit, spreadsearches, ing to other Denver stations like I(BCO and other markets acrossthe country.

Love.45formed in 1998 and has since releasedfour CDs, including Da7 Glo, Larger than Life, The Smttle Sessions,and a selftitled album.

The band has infused some of Denver's music hotspots such as Herman's Hideaway and The Soiled Dove with an accessiblepoprock sound seldom heard from local bands. lnve,45's vocals are smooth and blend perfecdy with the rock guitar sounds the band so harmoniously creates.

The music is a modern take on the hard rock of the past few decades,so it's no surprise that the band is currently touring with fellow rockers 3 Doors Down.

'I want P.Diddy to go sayhi to the homeless," said Dahlia Wasfi, a spokeswoman for the Colorado Coalition for justice and Seace.

He may have started out hip-hop. After all, he signeda young BiggieSmalls,but he has strayedfrom those he claims to represent.

Rubbing shoulderswith the rich, famous and powerful is selling out. Pop culture embraces him as the hip-hop extraordinaire; they couldn't be further from the truth and more ignorant to what hip-hop really is and what it encompasses.

'P. I'rn sure Sean Diddy'' Combs donates vast surnsof money to charity and community outreach programs, but I sympathizawith the protestorsand his critics. It wasabsdlutely disgustingto seepeople shell out $175 for a night of enjoyment while homeless people sauntered past them, pushing their belongings in a shopping cart.

It is disturbing to see how hip-hop has devolved into a culture of which anyorie can claim to be a part of as long as they are willing and able to pay for it. In order to be a part of hip-hop you must actively participate; you cannot buy into it We live in Denver; a city where there are more than 10,000 homelesspeople. Drug abusehas hit a record high and the number of truants is astonishing. Next time P. Diddy rolls into Denver he should keep it real, help his people out and invest his money in longterm .rehabiliation and community-uplift programs. And to those who attendqd the gala, you arerlt hip-hop. If you want into this rewarding and complex culture, apply yourself.

Photo courtesv ol Love.4s The two bands sharea similar sound and Love.45got their break after 3 Doors Down guitarist Chris Hendersongot wind of the band after meeting a friend of theirs and hearingtheir demo.

Love.45's hard work and creative style helped them make it onto Henderson'sA-list and to scorea recordcontract.

Iove.45's music is a pleasantdeparture ftom what passesfor rock on most pop sta-

tions and enticeslistenerswith the hope that harmonic, lyrical rock music is not dead.

Seeingthese two bands in concert togetler will be nothing lessthan total rock bliss.

Love.45will gracette hometown crowd with its pres€nce SundaS Feb. 27 t the Fillmore opening for 3 Doors Down. Ticlcets $27.25, (available at ticketmaster.coq) Doors open at 8:fi) p.m. Additional iffo available at love45.com.

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'We want to finish the seasonup strongi' saidjunior guard GregMuth. "We want to close out our last three gameswith wins and set our self up for the RMAC Tournament."

However,the night did not start so well for Metro as 4:58 into the contestthey were down r0-0.

Then Muth uppedhis gameand scoredeight quick points over the nert two and a half minutegreducingthedeficitto 4 (13-9).

"It felt good to finally start scoring again," Muth said. "We can't always depend on Michael, Ben and Mark to scoreall our points.

Occasionally,we needsomeoneelse-tostepup."

After the Muth attack the Roadrunnerswent on a 9-0 streakto capturetheir first lead of the night at 20-18.

Chadronbouncedbackto a tie at 25,but that wasascloseasthe Eaglescame.

From there on, Metro didnt look baclc The team was more patient offensively,following Dunlap'sorder to wait to take the shot until the last l0 seconds on the shotclo&

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Metro men's basketbal team (21-3, l4-3 RockyMountain Athletic C,onference)fell from secondto fourth placein the national rankings after being handedtheir third lossof the season againstFort Ha),s86-76.

Despitetheloss,Metro still hasoneof thebest recordsin the nation. In fact, the Roadrunners havehad the highestwiruring percentagein the National CollegiateAthletic Associationoverthe lastfive yearswith .856(166-28).The teamis just Duke(.851). aheadof DivisionI powerhouse Fort Hays (16-8, 10-6 RMAC) useda late push to defeatthe Roadrunners.The Tigerswere alloweda stunning .739 fretdgoal percentagein the secondhalf comparedto the'Runners.378.

Seniorforward MichaelMorsesaidthe team got too spreadout defensivety.

"We got to keep the defensetight and not let (ow opponents)havethe shots,"Morsesaid. '(Fort Hays)got a lot ofeasybuckets,fastbreaks, "On offense, we openshots...theypenetrateda lot." kept searching for a During the first great shoti Morse said. half, the team put up a The team also mansolid performance. aged to utilize their Senior forwards strengths by the post Worthington Mark and get the ball to those players. and Morse played well, combining for 22 Worthington was points.At halftime, the responsible for the Roadrunnerswereup 36-34. game-high23 points along with his gamc-high ln the second half, it was senior center Ben 9 rebounds.

Ortner who shined- Ortner scored 17 of his total SeniorguardKeith Borganalsoplayedto his 21 points during the latter part of the game. ability, contributing 22 points.

Other than that, there was not much that was Muth had a perfect night, pufting all of his bright for coach Mike Dunlapt team. shotsin the basket.

The Roadrunners' previous trouble with Muth went six-for-six in the paint and fourbeing impatient offensively continued as the for-four behind the arc, racking up a totd of team tumed the ball over l8 times and that 16 points. Muth also added a game-highthree proved to be key to the loss, steals.

'We're trying to passup good shos for great "I think wdre just rushing things, probabl6 trying to do things too early, trying to go for the shots,"Muth said.'Itt kind of been our motto kill right away instead of waiting for the play to this lastweek." develop," Morse said.

The Roadrunners return to the Auraria 'Runners play good Not only did the a team hardwood this weekendand should offer some that wanted nothing less than a victory they also interesing games. played in ftont of 1,571 roaring Tigers fans.

At 7 p.m., Friday,Feb.25 the Roa&unners "A lot of times we're able to usually handle a suit up againstColoradoChristian.Metro is curlot of crowd, but a lot of times the other teams rently on a 33-gamewinning streakand with a feed off of that and they just start playing betwin Dunlap would reach300careervictories.

A day later, Saturday, Feb. 25, the ter," Morse said explaining Fort Hays' shooting percentage.

Roadrunnersseekrevengeon C,oloradoSchool Two days later, the'Runners used their frusof Mines.[ast match-up,the Orediggershandled tration to demolish Chadron State 86-53.

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Cruisecontrolnotworkingfor Metrobasketball 22-6, which included the Tigen holding the 'Runners without a field goal from the 8:46 mark to the final buzzer.

They also held the wornen's squad scorelessfor almost three minutes during their late game rally.

Finally, to top it all off, the Tigers hit a lay-up with only a secondleft to stealthe win from the 'Runners.

Surprisingly, the Metro offense that Donald Smith seemed "off" on Thursday returned Spo* Colunnist Saturdaywith four of its five starters in double- digits:NatashaMolock with a neartripledouble gameas shehad 20 points, l1 boards Women's Baslctball and seven assistsand Rianna Harris nearly (20-s, r4-3 RMAC) getting a double-doublewith l0 points and 'Runners What happened to the best offense in the nine boards as the srounded RMAC? Metro was outscoredbv Fort Havs the Eaeles96-68.

OK, OK, what happened!? This was the part of the schedule when Metro was supposed to put it into cruise control and roll through last weekend's games, look forward to ending their season at home and prepare to play at "the Nest" through round one of the playoffs.

Men's Basketball (2r-3, r+3 RMAC) Metro had fewer turnovers, a better three-point and free-throw percentagethan 'Runners got outthe Tigers,but when the rebounded with Fort Hays shooting a lightsout 73.9 percent in the secondhalf and 64 percent from the floor for the game, Metro took its third loss of the season at the paws of the Tigers.

Like the women's team, the Metro men would take out their frustrations on Chadron two days later, handing the Eagles anotherRoadrunnerbeatingasMetro clipped Chadron'swings by 33. Mark Worthington and Keith Borgancombinedto score55 of the 'Runners86 points, as well as outscoringthe

to try to get revengeon the C.oloradoSchool of Mines, a team that semingly threw a party 'Runners when they beat the ln. 22. They then play Colorado Christian, a team tha[,like Mines, has the potential to surprise Metro. If the Roadrunners s:weepthis weekend series, they'll have the best record in the conference and the No. I seedin the conferencetournament, which begins March 2.

With the men and women's basketball squads looking like they will host the first round of the playoffs and the baseball team being as productive as they have been, I urge you to get up, come on down and watch some of Division II's more elite squadsplay.

Like last season,the turnout for homecoming wasgreat,but that wasregular s€ason.

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Mero womeris basketball team (20-5, 143 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) faced its last great challenge of the 2005 ss$on on Thursday, Feb. 17, and the Roadrunners fell just short, 58-59, in one of the conference'stoughest venues. "l thought it was a great leaming experience for us," said head coach Dave Murphy. "Our kids got a valuable lesson to learn about how to win when you're ahead on the road and when the momentum turns against you."

The fust half was an evenmatch, both teams exchanging scores, and no team building more than a four-point lead. Senior NatashaMolock led the way for Metro, scoring 11 first halfpoints and going 4-8 from the field.

'Runners The Tigers defense limited the by blocking four shots in the opening half and 'Runners to take difficult shots, forcing the holding them to 37 percent field goal accurasy.

Angelina Kuleff made the 6nal basket of the first to equalize the score at 26.

Fighting for turnovers and rebounds in the second half, the Roadrunners went on a 24-9 run, which was capped off by a Paige Powers three-pointer. Metrot ls-point lead at 8:46 was the high water mark for the visitors.

A steady Fort Hays attack took its toll as time ran on. Piece by piece, the Tigers wiped away the 'Runners' 50-35 lead. 15 points becamesix with three minutes left. Hays continued to attack. The relatively safe six-point margin was narrowed to only one with 56 seconds to go. Metro held on for 55 of those remaining 56 seconds. A Tigers layup made in the last second beat the'Runness.

"They certainly played well enough in the second half to win," Murphy said "give Fort Hays a lot of credit, they hung in there and didnl lay down and die."

The Tigers held a slight edge in rebounds and Metro had an advantage with 1I steals.

Following the Hays match, the Roadrunnen' offense took flight against Chadron State, Metro finished its road schedule by dominating the Eagles (6-19, 5-12 RMAC) on S.turday, Feb 19, taking away a big win %-68.

Every Roa&unner on the floor hit their shots, as the lead grew as high as 2l points midway through the half.

'I tlink they executed offensively and defensively,and I just felt like they had something to prove that nighti' Murphy said. "Their pride had been hurb they let one slip away, and they wanted to right the ship as quickly as possiblel The scoring didn't slow down for the 'Runners through the second half. In the end, the Roadrunners walked away with an impressive 9ti-68 win Molock played one of her

Bradley Wbkoff /The M€lropplitan Freshman guard Shaquenia Lundy goes up for e block agrinst Chadron Stttc Feb. 4. On Satdrday' Fcb. 19, Menro demolishcd the Eagles 96-68' Lundy scored two points and added three rssiste.

bestgamesof the yearby scoring20 points with I I reboundsand threesteals.Davis'25points led all scorers,and both Powersand Rianna Harris scoredin double digits. The win leavesMetro a succesfirlroad recordof I l-3.

The 'Runners end the regular s€ason at homethis weelcendagainstlocal rivals C-olorado Schoolof Mines and ColoradoChristian.Memo

controls its own destiny for t}|e upcoming toumamenL Tuo wins will guarantee the Roadrunners'the third seedin the RMAC and the chanceto host the fust round of playoffs.

A loss meansit's up to Fort Flaysto determine where Metm ends up. The 'Runners' last two gamesstart at 5p.rL Friday,Feb.26andSaturdaS Feb.Z7.

lesson valuable UNCsweepteachesRoadrunners play of sophomore Julie Thomas, the No. 5 singlesplayer.

TheMetropolitan 'fulie playedexceptionallywell and got balls Metro women's tennis team took the back" Alden said.

Thomaslost6-3,6-2to theBearssophomore court for tle 6rst time this seasonagainst the University of Northern Colorado. The Kellie Crail. Alden praisedCrail, an Air Force Roadrunnerswere swq)t 7-0 by the Division I Academy transfer, as a solid player. Thomas pressuredCrail the entirematch,putting the ball teamfrom Greeley,Colo.

The match markedthe first collegiatetennis in her court.

"It took more energ), out of me than I match for four of Metro's sevenplayers.Head coach Dave Alden said this was an important expected,"Thomas said of her first collegiate 'I'm happyto play the gameagain.I just match to play even though the Roadrunners match. wantedto do my best." werenot victorious.

'From a learning standpoint, (the match) Thomasknows what to srpect now and is gavethe girls a chanceto seethe level of tennis working on her consistency,stepping up her playi Alden said.'Ihese girls arenow playing at gameand on havingmore stamina.

"Thatt the nature of the beast, to keep a differentlevel;they experiencedit firsthand."

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SophomoreTia Mahoney'splay in the No. 3 singlesspot was also bright. Alden said the statsdo not show the extra work Mahoneyput in during the Fall season.Mahoneyis stayingin points two to three shots longer than last year and her improvementwill translate into more Alden said. wins this season, Overall, the match was a leaming opportunity againsta Division I opponent and now the playersknow what they have to work toward. The yo,rng teamt goal is not so much Alden said. winning asit is experience, The Bear'sare a solid Big Sky Conference teamthat hasimprovedfrom lastyearby adding more depth. Alden said BSC is a strong tennis conferenceand tlat he expectedthe loss.

"The outcomeis what it isi'Alden said.

Clawed by the Bears,the women did not dwell on the loss for long and are looking to improve.

'We've got the jitters out of the way and as long as we havegood attitudes and dont beat eachother up then we will havea good team," ThomassaidIn practice this weelq tle'Runnert are working on their teamwork in doubles, firndamentalsand addingto their gamesuateg)'.

'Practice and match performance will dicate the lineup but there will be no major changesin the lineup,"Alden said.

The men'steam openstheir searcnagainst UNC at 6 p.m. Saturday,Feb.26 in Greeley.The womenhavetheir fust homegameof theyear l0 a.m.,March I I againstMontanaStat€-Billingsat their new courtson Auraria Fields.

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PatriciaHill-Collins is CharlesPhelps TaftProfessor of withinandformerChairof theDepartment Sociology of AfricanAmerican Studies at the University of Cincinnati.

Professor Collinsreceived herB.A.andPh.D.degrees in sociology fromBrandeis University, andan M.A.T. degree fromHarvard A socialtheorist, University. herresearch and scholarship havedealtprimarily withissuesof race,gender, socialclass,sexuality and/ornationspecifically relating to AfricanAmerican women.Herfirstbook,BlackFeminist Thought: Knowledgq Conscrbusness,and the Politics published of Empowerment, in 1990,witha revisedtenth yearanniversary editionpublished in 2000,wontheJessie BernardAwardof theAmerican Association Sociological gender, forsignificant scholarship in andtheC.WrightMills Award of the Societyfor the Study of Social Problems.

Reception andbooksigningto follow.