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MetrosweepsRMAC takesfirst Women's basketball titlein eightyears conference eight years.Their next opponent was RMAC Western Division champion New Mexico Ihe Metrooolitan HighlandsUniversityon Saturday,March 5.

The'Runners and Cowgirls game began Turning around a struggling basketball progmm is no small achievement.Neither is in a defensivebattle. The Roadrunnersperwinning a championship.The 2004-05bas- sistent defensesloweddown the early Cowgirl ketball seasonwasa time for the Roadrunners attack.

The offensewent on a 17-4run that lasted to do both.

After winning a combined 25 gamesin until the midway point of the opening half. the previous two years, few expected the With a 20-8 lead,the'Runnerscontrolledthe Metro women's team to win 24 games in ball game.The Cowgirls fought back through one season.Metro built momentum early in the remainderof the first and Metro led 36the seasonand carried it through to the end. 30 at halftime.It wasas ,'i,se as New Mexico The Roadrunnersearned their first Rocky Higl andswould get.

"It was about leavingthe distractionsin Mountain Athletic Conferencechampionship the locker room and going out and playing for since1998.

To make Colorado Springsand the final eachother," said head coach Dave Murphy. "I two roundsof the RMAC tournament.Metro thought our kids did a greatjob."

Metro immediatelydistanceditself in the with an 86-63 eliminated Nebraska-Kearney rout. The Roadrunners made the second HOOPSonpage17 see$JOMEN'S round of the tournamentfor the first time in

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Men'sbasketball takessixth conference titlein sevenyears of 1,002fans.

Saturday,March 5, Metro suitedup again and facedsecondseedFort Lewis.

Coming into the game,the Roadrunners For the third consecutiveyear,the Metro mens basketballteam was crowned Rocky had the utmost respect for the Skyhawks Mountain Athletic Conference champions (2 3 -5 ).

"Out of all the programs in the RMAC, after a week of fierce competition and slugfests.

I respect(Fort Lewis) the most in terms of The title was Metro's sixth in sevenyears, what they do, in terms of strategy,"Dunlap all of them came under the leader ship of said."They just keep changingthe game on head coach Mike Dunlap. Despite being a you."

Fort Lewishad Metro right whereit wantRMAC powerhouse,Dunlap stayshumble.

"It feelsgreat; it feels like the first one to ed them. The Skyhawks'fast-pacedoffense me," Dun-lapsaid with a smile."I never take lured the'Runners defenseto one side and it for grantedand I'm happy that we had the left the backyard completely open. Luckily for opportunity to play tonight. I'm a very appre- Metro,Fort Lewisdid not manageto utilize its ciativepersonand I don't assumeanything," chancesastheyshot .333comparedto Metrot The RMAC Tournament started .500during the openingeight minutes of the Wednesday,March 2, when the third-seed 8ame.

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Studenthousingto become reality ing will bring a senseof community Auraria students havedt had before.

"To the studentsthat are living there ...

TheMetropolitan it's going to give them a senseof community," Housing designedwith Auraria students he said. 'After you leave the school you can in mind will become a reality this August, go to the Tivoli, but you go home and you with the completion of the first phase of may not seethesepeople again. But with this a housing project at the former Regency you're living with thesepeople 2417;and just Hotel. that alone adds a senseof community."

The former hotel, located at 3900 Elati Two other projects are also in the works St.,neariythreemiles from campus,is under and arescheduledto be completedbyAugust, renovation and will open in late August with 2006.

307 beds.

Urban VenturesL.L.C. is on scheduleto The Regenry:Auraria'sStudentHousing begin construction next montl on what will Communiry L.l.C., the company behind be the nearesthousing project to campus, the projec! will open 393 more bedsby next alsoscheduledto becomea 700-bedhousing fanuary, totaling 700 beds,according to Mike unit. The dormitory-style residencewill be Francone,Director of Student Housing for built on the west end of campusat 4th and the project.

Walnut Streets,on the former site of Atlas Housing will only be availablefor stu- Scrap Metals, which is slowly but steadily dentsat Metro, CCD or UCD. Undergraduate vacatingthe lot. and graduatestudentsare eligible,aslong as The third student housing project in the undergradsare enrolledin at leastsix credit works is at the 3O-storyExecutiveTower Inn, hours per semesterfor at leasttwo semesters, located at 1405 Curtis Street. Dean Wolf, and grad students are enrolled in at least five Auraria Higher Education Center Executive credit hours per semesterfor two semesters. Vice President for Administration, said the The entire project will be modeled after plans are still on scheduleto begin construca residencehall at a traditional campuswith tion in April of 2005. dormitory rooms.Rentstartsat $450for one He said the three projects will be open bed in a two-bed unit, and includesutilities, to all Auraria students on a first-come, firstbasic cable,high-speedInternet accessand served basis and will not be limited to one local phone service. The cost for a single- institution over another. bed unit startsat $860 and a bed in a suite, "I think its going to have,certainly if not or two double-bed units that share a living a direct, an indirect irnpact on enrollment," room area,start at $650.

Wolf said. "Itt not necessarily out-of-state All rooms will have a bathroom with a students, either. We have a number of stutoilet, sink and bathtub/shower, as well as a dents in tlte metro areathat would rather live desk spaceand dresserfor eachperson and a closerto campus,so there will be that impact sharedcloset,Therewill also be a full-service as welf' kitchen with meal plans available.

While no prices havebeen announcedfor The former 'Grand Ballroom" of the the Urban Venturesand ExecutiveTower Inn hotel will be converted into two full basket- units, rnarket research was done and comball courts, a fitness center and weight room, pleted last fune showing estimated prices with an indoor tennis court. starting at around $625 per month, Wolf Also planned is a casualsocial areaon the said. fust floor with a coffee/juice bar, pool table All three locations are private projects to and a large screen for movies. Quiet study be managed by third party companies with lounges will be availableon the second floor. no direct involvement by the campus or its Francone said free shutde-bus service institutions. to and from carnpus will be available,but a Wolf is also executive director of the schedulehas not been established.

Auraria Foun&tion, a non-profit organizaThe building had fallen into disrepair in tion separatefrom AHEC, which is overseerecent years,and was purchasedlast year by ing the de.elopment of the ExecutiveTower Denver native Robert Salazarfor $6.4 milInn. r: lion though his company Regency Realty . / yrurits from the operation of the Investors, which he establishedfor the pur- Executive Tower Inn will flow back into the poseof buying the property. campus through the Auraria Foundation, Franconesaidthe Regencystudenthous- Wolf said.

by Boyd Fletcher and ClaytonWoullard

Sketches provided by The Regency: Aumda's Student Housing Community Top: An initial sketch of a bird'c-eye view of the renovated Regenct student housing proiect, formerly the RegencyHotel, located at 39m Ebti Sr The first phase of the proiect will opâ‚Źn in Argusr wift 307 beds.Bottom: Initial floor plans for one-bed,two-bed aad suitc units, which will be offered at i450 for a bed in a two-bed unit, $650 for a bed in a suite and $E50for a bed in one-bed unit

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Metrofacultysparktalkson academicfreedom

by ClaytonWoullard TheMetropolitan While a review of embattled University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill is on hold, Metro's FacultySenatehas steppedup to try and addressacademicfreedom.

In its meeting March 2, a statement regarding the senate'sposition on academic freedomwas submitted,The proposedstatement saysthat the senateaffirms the importance of academicfreedom and the need for it to be upheld.

The faculty senateabstained from voting on the statementuntil the March 16 meeting at which all Metro faculty will be allowed to comment on academicfreedom and where they feel the faculty senate should stand.

(Iltimately, members of the senatewill vote to approvethe statement.

In the meeting, several senate members expressedconcerns with the statement

and how it was written. Morgan fennings, a Metro Computer Information Systems professor,said she was particularly opposed to the beginning sentencein the proposed statement, which says the faculty senate neither supports nor denouncesChurchill's writings.

"I don't know if I like the impetus of us dealing with academic freedom right now," 'but if we are Jennings said in the meeting, ... I think we should take out the part about Churchill."

Joan Fostenbiology professorand former faculty senatepresident,co-wrotâ‚Ź the proposed statement with CIS professor LaszloPook.They said the statementwas not meantto be a commenton Churchill and his writings.

"It wasa statementon academicfreedom; it was not a statement on Ward Churchill," Pooksaid in a phoneinterview 'If that statement was not in there,it might be assumed

the faculty senate---or the faculty of the Metropolitan StateCollegeof Denver for that matter-condones Churchill! statement."

Churchill, an ethnic studies professor at CU-Boulder, has come under fue in the past two months for an essayhe wrote shortly after the terrorist attack of Sept.I I, 2001.

Former CU PresidentBetsyHoftnan said in a speechto CU faculty memberson March 3 that academicfreedom is under attack and that those who went after Churchill, including talk show radio hosts,legislatorsand Gov. Owens,now feel "empowered."

Oneida Meranto,Metro PoliticalScience professorand Native-American Studieschair, said sheis also concemedabout peopleoutside of a college or university interfering in how professorsteach and threateningtheir academicfreedom.

"You have to be pro-active on this, believeme,"Meranto said in the meeting."lf we don't reactto this and thesepeopleright

now, we'll be in a sad stateof affairs."

Meranto has dealt with academic freedom issues fusthand. In Fall 2003, two studentsaccusedher of liberal bias in her teaching, saying they believed they would be graded unfairly becauseof their political opinions. The students, George Culpepper and Nick Bahl, who were botl involved with the Auraria College Republicans,filed formal complaints with the college's Equal Opportunity Office. Last Fall, Metro student Bill Pierce also filed a complaint about Meranto on the samegrounds as the previous two students.

All three complaints were ultimately dismissed by the college administration.

Meranto said via e-mail that shebelievesthe faculty senateneedsto take a stand on academicfteedomor it will beviewedasneutral, and neutrality is anotier way of supporting

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The applicants must also submit a copy of their most recent transcript and must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, a recommendation from a faculty member and proof of enrollment for the current semester.

The deadline for application submissions is March 30. Send application to Linda Tietjen at the Auraria Ubrary Campus Box l0l, Lawrence Street, Denver,CO, 80204.

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Iast fall, the drive collected over 2,000 diapers, which they delivered to the women'sshelter.

"We have come together in hopes of he$ing thesewomen and their children by providing them with unopenedpacks of diapers,preferably the medium-sized diapers becausethose are the most requested,"Sandimar Timberman said.

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'The reactionary forcesarechipping away at freedom of speec-h and academicfreedom," she said. 'Soon we will only have the right to speak and write what is acceptedby the dominant societyand then where will education be?"

Pook echoed Meranto's statements, saying that academicfreedom must be protected to maintain the essenceof a college or universl+ 'Academic freedom is part and parcel to critical thinking,' he said,"and through critical thinking we develop informed decisions.

Producing informed decision-makersfor our society is essentidb' the mission of higher education."

Pook said he was in part inlluenced to help write the statement by growing up in Hungary his native country. Before he first came to the United Statesin 1956,he said he lived under the autocratic, communist regime that ruled Hungary at tlre time, a system in which fuedom of speech was stifled and anything outside ofpopular opinion was not acceptableand could get one arrested.

"So when I seeany attack on those kinds of freedoms,I get my back upj' he saidIn the meeting, Metro sociology professor Rae Shevalier read a statement written

by Metro Anthropology professor lonathan Kent, who is not a member of the faculty senate,in which he said that he did not support the proposed statementasit waswritten becauseit did not fully reflect his views and those of all Metro faculty.

Kellt said,"I think what it (the statement) needsto sayis that the membersof the faculty senateare totally outraged at the witch hunt that's going on in respectto Ward Churchill and the participation of Governor Owens in the witch hunt"

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Kristln SkYorc / The Metrooolitan Metro student lclscy IGrthuis, left, gas henna applied to her palm by Anite Bohrer, right, during Different Paths, One fourney: A Cdebration of Wornen's Spirituality €vent at lhe Tiyoli Thrnhalle Mardr E. Henna is a form of tattooing made frorn a reddish-orange tree shrub commonly found in the Middle East. It stayson the skin for about 2 to 4 weeks depending on where it is applied to on the body, 'Body art is an expression of body, mind and spiritJ Korthuis said.

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"l generallyavoidtemptationunlessI can't resistit." ' - MaeWest(1892 - 1980)

The tailuresof feminism Lastvear, another femalememberof the College Republicans and I approachedthe Auraria Institute for Women'sStudiesand Services and asked why Bay Buchanal, a conservativepolitical pundit, was not put on the Drnielle Robinson Wo m e n's Columnist History Month calendar, The answerwe got was sornewherealong the lines that Bay Buchanan ri'as speaking after Women'sHistory Month and therefore wasrlt placedon the calendar.Could it have been Bay Buchananwas talking about the Failuresof Feminism?In my opinion itt mostly likely so.

WelI, in all actuality, the Women's History Month calendarinduded speakers who were coming the samemonth as Ms. Buchanan. So the question is, does the institute for Women's Studies and Servicesqclude the Conservative Fenrale?|udging by some of the events taking placethis year,I would haveto say yes, to a certain extent. I'm pretty sure that someof my ruition moneyis going towardWomen'sHistory Month, so I would love to havea Conservativefemalespealcr come to Auraria.

Woment History Month is supposed to be a "celebration"of feminism, but personally feminism hasgone off the deepend. Feminism has become such a radical movernent, and Patricia Ireland; former Presidentof NOW is controlling the mindset. Womenmy ageshould

be encouraged to do well and both men and women should be treated equal by the law. I do not believe women are'minorities" that should be given special treatment. I don t need special treatment, do you? Phyllis Schlafly said it best, "Feminism's psychological oudook on life is basically negative; it teaches women that the odds are stacked so severely against them that they probably cannot succeed in whatever they attempt" Well, I've succeeded in a lot of areas

to get due to my hard work and perseverance ahead-My mom always told me to go after whateverI wanted,just work hard and you ll get it. I havedone so,and my life is great!

Feminist ideology also t€nds to denigrate those who wish to stay at home and be the 'housewifewho is barefootand pregnantin the kitchen." A sayingthat leans towards the conservativeoudook on how women should really believethat be,not the caseat all. Conservatives

approaching and it doesn't involve rabbits, eggs, or crosses. It is March 8, the underrecognized but truly celebratory occasion of International Zn€ Williams Women's Day. It is Columnist the day to celebrate the women in our lives who are unrepentant and insatiable until a new world is created. Heret a small handfirl from my list At the age of 15, I stumbled upon the work of Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz and was instantly exposed to the brilliance of a woman who fought against the Vietnam War and joined in the struggle with well over a dozen revolutionary organizations. She reshaped my visions of a women's movement and proves that the struggles against capitalism, patriarchy, and racism are the struggles of all human beings. Her work was the driving force for my soul searching and self evaluation of white privilege that I still struggle with.

Anyone who has yet to read the work of the

Riverbend Blogger needs to go to her Web site (riverbendblog.blogspot.com), immediately as her chilling delivery of her life in Baghdad throughout the war against Iraq, elections, and the struggles she facesevery day will give this war the human side it needs. She is witty, brilliant, and brave. Each time I read her postings, I am rerninded how dire the situation is for lraqis, and how badly we must stop this war- I can only hope 'I'lI meet her opening words on the site are true: you'round the bend, my friend, where hearts can heal and souls can mend."

"Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing."

These are the words of the fiery Arundhati Roy, a devoted pblitical activist in India, who challenges corporate takeover, environmental destruction, the oppressionofwomen, nuclear development, and champions the struggles of all oppressed people. She has been my literary inspiration since her essay'War is Peace"following the war against Afghanistan was written.

If you tum on the mainstream media and find that, at a maior protest, someone has been arrested, chances are the footage they show will.be Medea Benjamin, the founder of Code Pink, a peace organization, Occupation Watch is Baghdad and Global Exchange, a labor rights organization. Medea persistendy participates

Her.i5fditor ClaytonWoullard MusirEditar Tuyet Nguyen

Women in the United Stateshave more freedoms, rights, and professionalsuccessthan anyother momentin history. Women today have the choiceof whether or not they want to have families or careers-Some women choose to do both and they havecontinued to be successfrrl in their lines of work as well asin the home. The feminist movementis no longer neededin todayh society.

I have no problerr Institute with the of Woment Studies celebrating arVomen's History Month," however I wish they would acknowledge the fact that there are Cnnservative females on this campus. Possibly bringing a conservative speaker to campus would balance things out for both sides. Iaura Ingraham, Ann Coulter and Senator Elizabeth Dole are women who have influenced my life, nent to my mother!

Maybe the Institute for Women's Studies should invite them to speak fust a thought!

in direct action campaigns for $'omen, against war, and for corporate accountabilitf, getting arrested for banner drops and disruptions at the Inauguration Day ceremony, the Democratic Nationa.l Convention, and three times at the Republican National Convention, among others.

I can only hope to be so committed, October 15,2001, the U.S. Congress and the Senate passed a resolution handing over their duties of independent tlought in a neat little bundle to George W. Bush, giving him permission to use "appropriate force" against anyone he thought was affiliated with 9/ll.

Only one person out of over 500 politicians voted against it, Congresswoman Barbara ke of California. On Sept. 15, she spoke the magic words,'There must be some of us who say,'IJtt step back for a moment and think through the implications of our actions today-let us more fully understand the consequences.'" For this, she was threatened with her life. I am not a fan of representationa.l government, but remain than}firl that one woman was willing to do what no others wouldI normally not big into holidays, but on March 8 I raise a glass to these women, and all other women working for that world we know is possible if we don't give up.

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Deep,andfinal,thoughts Dear Diary, No gasin rny car becauseI drove past my ex-girlfriend's house thirty consecutive times; This may not be a healthy pastime.

Todaywas International Women's Day and I've come to the conclusion that the end result in most of my relationships with most of the women in my life turn out and about in a negative spin Keepin mind that I am no durnmy and I realizc that the only common denominator in all my relations with women in my life is me. Than again, maybe all women are the same.

So I falt get up, run and once again fall.

Ifomen are women, though they play mony more roles than men do' Let's just all get it on, uh, I mean, get along, Seeya'.

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"fhey say that theseare not the best of tima, but they're the only times I'te eter ktnwn."

Billy Ioel - "Summer: Highland Fans" It's probably considered un-hip to quote a pop tune, but I think ol'Billy had a good poinL I also agree with the next line in his song which says'... and I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedralsof our own," a line that pretty much sums up why I ay to 6ll this space each week with thoughts and ideas,or if you prefer, ramblings, diatribes, venomous spews---chooselour own terms, there are.plenty to go around.

Here, in short, dedarative sentences are someother things I beliwe: I believe that with age comes wisdom-but only if you re paying attention-and with that wisdom comes the responsibility to share it with others, especiallythose who areyounger. Becauseif I can save just person one from rnaking t}te same stupid mistakes I did, rny life will have been worth the struggle.

I believe the war in lraq is just plain wrong atrd that we should get the hell out of there before even one more American---+oldier or not--dies.

I believe the United States needs to stop being Big Brother and protector to the rest of the world; we didnl create those problemg we shouldn't be orpected to solve them, either, especially without the help of the rest of the free world.

I beteve that a woman's body is hers and hers alone. The bumper-sticker that says'Against abortion? Don\ have one!" says it better than I ever could, I also

believe that, as a man, itt none of my damn businesswhat a woman doeswith her own body. I do not havethe ability to reproduce,and becauseof that I cannot possibly empathize with what a woman goesthrough when sheis pregnant, therefore neither I nor any man hasthe right to havea sayin the matter.

I believe it's not just a bad idea to hand money to those leecheswho stand on steet corners holding 5igns th31 say "Wll work for food," it's idiotic. For one thing, those guys make more tax-ftee money than most of us here on campus; for another, they wont 'work for food."

Don't believe me?Ask any of them to do a job for pay or food and just watch the reaction you get.

I believe the literacy problem in this counEy and low CSAP scores here in the state is not only unfortunate, it's a damn disgrace. And I dodt blame tbe school systemor the teachers;I blame the parents who don't spend enough quality time with their own kids, and who orpect teachersto be the sole educators of their children. Parentsdodt read to their kids anymore. Instead, they rely on television, not to teach, but to entertain, to distract and to otherwisekeepthe kids out of their collective hair, Too many times have I seenparents hauling their young children around King Soopersat midnight, instead of tucking those litde ones in bed at a decent hour so they can wake up in the morning refreshedand ready to leam.

Closer to home.,. I believe we are being educated on the most a pa t h e t i c campus in tJle nation, Really, it's fine if you want iust to come here, go to classand go home, but for God's sake, you should at least be concernedabout where your----or your parent's-hard-earned dollars go.

Why our worthless student government is allowed year after year, to blow in excess of l20-thousand dollars and have virtually nothing to show for it is beyond me.

Evenmore perplexing is why others aren t banging down the SGA'sdoors demanding their student feesback.

Finallp I believemy purpose here isnt to swayyour opinion or actions one way or another, it is to bring some of these things out into the open for you to mull over; whether your actions change as a result of that mulling is entirely up to you.

arebeingeducated "I believewe

onthemostapatheticcilmpusin

thenation.Really, it'sfineif you justwantto comehere,goto class andgohome,butfor God'ssake,

youshould beconcerned about your-oryourparent'F where hard-earned dollarsgo."

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Think about it Think About it. ..

Fifteen million people died with the implication of Hitler's "final solution," not to mention the total number of people who died as a result of related incidents. Yes,this is what happened, but doesit reallyillustratethe tragic proportions ofthe holocaust?- Eachand everyone of the poor souls lost during those uncertain times holds their own tragic story, Numbers, especiallyones tlat large can desensitizeus; we should never view our fellow human beingsas mere numbers.Thosepeople actually lived, and had all their hopesand dreams torn from their armg while they were powerlessto resist.

However,life was good for those faithful to Hitler, they were told that the people in the concentration cirmps were a danger to their 'good life.' Even though an evil presencewas right before their eyes,they failed to believeit was true. No, they were patriotic Germans;their leader would never deceivethern. After all, he was destined by God himself to lead Germany into a new age of moralit)', Right? Hitler knew people are much more willing to believe a big lie, than a small one. Unfortunately, thosewho bought into it must now live with the part they played in the horrible outcome.

Could this happen in our country? No, our leader would never deceiveus. Or would he?

My friends, think long and hard about what you are told by your government Is it patriotic to blindly follow the samepeople who are slowly eroding the principles on which this great nation was founded?Is God in control of your leaders,or are your leadersusing God to controi. you?What doesyour personalfreedom mean to you?What hasit become?Takea good, objective look at the society in which you live today. llave you been deceived?

Nwer allow yourself to be silenced, Mitchell R Milavec, Student of Politic4l Scienceand History, Arapahoe Community College

If it's left, then thatb all that's left Becauseshe sawa disturbing tape about abortion, Danielle Robinson decided to become a Republican, call Democrats clueless,and provide a good old-fashioned pro-lifer femde conservativevoice for TheMetropolitan. And * onTy22. Not that there is anphing wrong with being 22, it just seemsawhrlly young to take a stand so similar in its assumption of absolute correctnessthat I wasactually reminded of Hitler. He, too, thought his worldview was correct, so much so that he felt he had the right to force it on others.There is a huge differencebetween having a set of beliefs and forcing one's belieft on others, something the Republican Party currently under the control of the Religious Right doesnt seemto understand.

Ifa womant abortion goesagainstthe belieft of another, what right doesthis give the one being offended?Absolutely none, Be offended. And make sure you don't have an abortion.

But dodt for one instant think you havethe right to judge the one having an abortion, much lesstry and stop her. Christianity teachesthat there is going to be a ludgement Day merited on humankind by a SupremeBeing. So,have your beliefs and let the appropriate Being judge actionq not you. ln addition, it's worthwhile to note ttrat nowhcre in the Bible is there support for the useof worldly institutions being usedto force thosewho arent in line with your belieft into acceptingyour standards.)esusChrist said something to the effect of, and I paraphrase, 'Go into towns and cities to tell others how wonderfirl this new religion is and if others arent interested,shakethe dust off your feet and go elsewhere."Not, 'Go into towns and cities and tell others how wonderful this new religion is and if others aren't interested,then by all means feel free to usewarfare and Constitutiond amendrnentsin ordet to enforce theseteachingsi Danielle Robinson proudly identifies herself with the Republican Party,whose rhaoric is frighteningly similar to the ReligiousRight's,and the ReligiousRfht's rhetoric is frigheningly similar to Hitler's, which I've read. Pleasedont take my word for it, go examine for yourself how Hitler used the Bible to support his actions. C-ompareBush'sspeecheswith Hitler's and you, too, might want to reflect on what this counrry is doing in the name of God both here and abroad.

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Porcelainfacespeekfrom behindglasscases lining the walls and children run freely through the wide halls. There is an almost palpable senseof innocenceand play entering this late196 century building. Indeed, walking into the DenverMuseumof Miniatures,Dolls and Toys at 1880Gaylord Streetis like walking into some byAdam H. Goldstein sprawling,Victorian dollhouse.

The newest exhibit on the second floor photosby HansHallgren provides a jarring and violent clash to this picturesqueand peacefulambience.Here,brutal soldiershavetakentheplaceof docile debutantes andbattlefieldshavereplacedthequaintdomestic settings.

Yes,hereGI Joehasdroppedin to kick some

Local exhibit shows cultural icon in various theatres of U.S. milL tary conflict

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Celebrating the 40e anniversary of "The AllAmerican hero," a local Colorado toy collector's club has assembled a sweeping and detailed tableau of American military history that features GI Joe dolls. These aren't the 4-inch plastic figurines introduced in the '80s, but the old school 11 and-a-half inch dolls that debuted in 1964.

Yes, GI Joe is portrayed in all of the most resonant and well-known military scenesfrom 20ft and 2lst century United States military history. GI Joedolls areposedhoisting the flag at Iwo Jima, storming the beachesat Normandy and patrolling the desertsof Iraq in 2003.

All of the combatants are reprcsented in the same basic doll form in these scenes: there are blonde-haired,blue-eyedAryan dolls to stand in for the Nazis anddarker-tonedf,guresto represent the Viet Cong in the jungles of Vietnam. Separate nationalities notwithstanding, GI Joe becomes tJtecommon denominatorin thesedioramas.

The attention to detail in all of the scenes is staggering.Equipment, weaponsand accessories that were never sold in any toy kit (i.e. Camel cigarettes,CNN cameras,Buddhist statues)were custom-built by the club to fit the sceneand the era depicted.

For example, the re-creation of the Allied a:rival in Ir Not, a small French village liberated in 1944, is brimming with care to the minutiae of the scene. A plastic cow stands behind a plastic U,S. jeep on miniature streets littered with artificial debris. The GI Joes in the jeep are tumed towards the ruins, consulting a tiny map and only partially obscuring a wooden rack of wine bottles hidden under the seat. Behind the jagged walls of the ruined village hides another doll, a German gunner setting his gights on the victorious soldiers. The ambience of the scene is completed by the German posters and bullet holes that festoon the ruined walls.

The painstaking detail is both impressive

and unsettling. Seeing some of the goriest and bloodiest moments in U.S. military history sanitized and portrayed via dolls has an inherently eerie quality. The fact that the entire re-creation is in a museum established for children only adds to the eeriness. The entire format invites oversimplification of a complicated matter. By using a cherished childhood icon to re-create specific historical instances of combat, the displays almost make a parody of the actual events.

When it comes down to it, watching GI Joe battle Cobra Commander, Destro and Stormshadowis much different than seeins him

in the middle of a scenefrom "Saving Private Ryan."

Of course,consideringthe intendedaudience, but the natureofthe portrayalis understandable, any depiction of modern warfare that reaches. very small children seemsa bit dubious.

Still, theseare pivotal scenesfrom American history from our modernmythologyandarethus essentialto our national identity. Similarly, GI Joe has becomea stapleof pop culture over the past40 years,spawninga wholefranchiseand a hostof imitationlines.He's a logical symbolfor U.S.military history.

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Broadwaygallerycelebrates pinup, poster, pop artistictradition

by HeatherWahle TheMetropolitan In the mood for some offbeat art? Travel down Broadway and you will find a gallery that is anlthing but ordinary.

D.C. Gallery is small, kitschy and labels itself as "The Purveyors of Modern Pop Culture." Fans of artists Shag, who uses illustrations to portray lively retro settings, and Bllthe, those eerie, wide-eyed dolls, will enjoy the unique atmosphere.

The gallery specializesin art that may be overlooked and oversimplified in current society. D.C. brings these unconventional worls of art to the Denver art scene.

Located at 125 Broadway,D.C. Gallery will be displaying the works of SasChristian, Lisa Petrucci, Shaunna Peterson, and KirstenEasthopethroughApril 6.

SasChristian was bom in london and has been residing in Florida since 1992. Christian studied graphic design but only beganpainting in 1999.Her motivation to start in this medium stemmedfrom what sherefersto as"one hell of a bad trip" on lSD. Shedecidedshewould no longer allow herself to be intimidated by paint.

Christian's pieces capture snapshots: fragments of time.

Her work has a haunting factor. Sepia-toned cartoonish figures are recurring themesin her worlc Christian's influences include anim6, music and movies. Her change from working with acrylics to recently eryerimenting with oil paint seemsto suit the dark and solemn qualities of her art. Her rec€nt work "Sketch",which sold for 'Eye #7", areportraits of girls with a sinister edge. $300,and Lisa Petruccit art is inspired by her personal fascinations.

Her work is upbeat and light and featuresliquid acrylic and Envirotex on wood. Pertucci's tools are used to create what appearsto be glass mirror work framed on piec€s of woodThey remind one.of decorations that would be found in a 9year-old'sbedroomin 1981.

Petrucci was intrigued by the unknown pinup girls from the'50s and'60s, the ones who never ended up being famous and settled for sArring in low budget nudie flicks to pay the

bills in a time when it was very daring and considered taboo to be associated with such endeavors.

Another one of her fascinations includes collecting antique toys as a hobby. Petrucci is fond of dollsfrom the'60sand'70s, such as Liddle Kiddles, Dawns and Barbies.

Her influences also include the cartoons and comics of her childhood, SasChristian'Eye *7' which include the trademark big eyesthat are seen throughout her work. Petrucci's three influences of pinups, dolls, and comics-although very different elements---<ome together effectively. Her work tends to be more suburban housewife arts and crafts than contemporary art and is refreshingbecauseof it.

Shaunna Peterson'sart is rustic, cleve6 and amusing. Her work resemblesvintage '30s poster art. Growing up, Peterson spent most of her free time aftending drag races with her father. Her major influence in art came from spending much of her childhood surrounded by pin-stripes, fast cars, and women bearing titles such as"Miss Winston."

Petersonusesacrylic paint on wood to createimaginative pieces.Her piece,"Santa Rosa'sSun-RipenedTomatoes"even appearsto be on tin; thanks to the expert useofpaint, it lools metallic.

Her art has varying subjects ranging from Asian to country-inspired. Petersonalso hasfound inspiration in older advertising,antiques,and rock 'rt' roll. The humorous element in her work can b€ contributed to her being an avid MAD Magazinereadet Kirsten Easthope grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah

surrounded by a repressiveMormon community that shewas not a part of. Her work shows the rebellion of her youth by being infused with retro lounge and club elements.

She escapedto her grandmother's house in Reno, Nev., where the exciting nightlife becamethe major influence in her work Her personalparadisewasfound in the grit and glamour of the showgirls. The racy'50s pinup girls that once captured her attention asa child are now incorporated into her work Back home in Utah, her refuge became a bowling alley.

Yearclater, Easthope would weave her childhood memories into her work. She paints with acrylics on pieces of wood, bowling pins, crosses,and boxes,using a technique that makes the work appear to be airbrushed upon. Her pinup girls have beenfeaturedon custom lender guitars, RocketbusterCowboy boots, and in magazines,books, films, and on television.

Christian, Petruccl Peterson, and Easthope use similar incorporation of memories into Oleir pop art, but usedifierent techniquesto expresstlremselves.The exhibition is a changeof pace in the traditional art scene,and may changethe way you define art.

'Tunnel'givessoberingviewof discrimination, violenceand intolerance

by ElenaBrown The Metrooolhan The Tunnel of Oppressionwaslike a shot without a chaser.

No matter how smoothly it was presented,it was strong and powerfirl.

The experience was a shock to the system, deemed so powerfirl that a disclaimer was read before you entered and counselorswere there for you at the endThe Tunnel was an interactive, multimedia walking-tour of various oppressivesates, including racial slurs, lynching, murder, homophobia, and a graphic cinematic rape. It wasnot smooth and light and neither is oppression.

'This orperience may be upsetting to you and may leave you with strong feelings of sadness,anger, fear or other intense emotionsi said Brooke Dilling as she read the rnandatory disclaimer bcfore guiding studentsinto the Tunnel. lParticipation in this program is not required,'she said.Dilling is the associatedirector of Metro Student Activities.

At this point, you havean bui'You can leaveand headback toward the food court and bookstore and get on with your life.

Why would you willingly subjectyourself to oppression?

'This is rerallife," said Arlo Panter as he opted to enter the Tunnel and miss a few minutes of his evening class.'I sawthe flyers and wanted to seewhat this was all about."

The Tunnel was fre€ and open to weryone. Each tour was on the half-hour and ran from I 0 a-m. until 4 p.m. last Tuesday and Wednesday.

As if the disclaimer wasn't jarring enough, it became obvious this wasnt going to be pleasant. Participants were advisedthat The Tunnel of Oppressionmay causeunpleasant re-lived experiences. Seeing, hearing and learning about various oppressiveforrns can caus€stresslevelsto rise, which

is why the Metro and the University of Colorado at Denver provided student counselingservicesat the end of the Tunnel.

The screen overflows with words like: "Nigger," 'Kike," 'Beaner,""Faggot,' "Rag-Head" and "Greaser."It can be a hard thing to stand motionless during a rapid-fue verbal assault.

As students,faculty, staff and visitors entered the Tunnel they were bombarded with disparaging racial and ethnic slurs.And this is just the first room; there are more shots ordered.

The guides are ghostly silent, as you are expectedto be, while taking the tour.

"We ask that you remain silent so you can internalize the different rooms," said Dilling.

The multimedia tour became increasingly startling and graphic as it deliberately pulled you further into its themed rooms. Some areasinclude a bedroom scrttered with modelt}tin magazine cutoutr, diet foods and * negative self-image of a woman struggling to achieveand mitinain the physical imageof "perfect " Another room is a bar, completewith stools, liquor bottles and a rape.

The 1988 clip wai fiom the movie, "The Accused." It's a graphic image of a rvoman, portrayed by Orar winner fodie Foster, being raped on a pinball madrine while onlookers cheeredor silently did nothing to help.

The Tunnel has, almost too poignantly, driven home its poinu it is within Orc members of society to stop standing aroundand stan shnding up to oppression, The tour continued through twisted darkened hallways and dirnly lit rooms as oppression continued to torment homosexuals,those with different religious beliefs, domestic violence victims and people with disabilities.

The Tunnel twbted and turned its way though Sigi's

Cabaretin the basementof the Tivoli.

Arlo Panter said he would recommend the contemporary experience to everyone.'It's pretty intense. And they did a good job with the relevanceto studentsaswell asdealing with the past."

Classes and individuals were encouraged to express emotions, thoughts and ideas during an optional debriefing with counselors from Metro Student Support Services and UCD Community Counseling Center.

The Tunnel of Oppressionwasoriginally designedin 1994 by students at Westem Illinois University and won the 1995 "Program of the Year" by the National Association of College and University and ResidentsHall. The program hassincebeen adopted by various collegesand universities tlroughout the Uited Statesas an important educational tool. This is the first year the program hasbeenpresentedby Auraria Campus.

According to Metro Student Activities" about 200 people, including classesin Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science and Human Servicecompleted tlre tour.

Despite the time-intensive construction, maintenanceand having two guidesper tour, the Tunnel proved to be a phpical and emotionaldrain on the staff.

"The rape scene is horrible, but after seeing it ovet and over, I did becomedesensitizedto iti Danielle Kelly said. The Metro Psychologymajor is one of the eventsprogrammers at Metro Student Activities and was one of the Tunnel guides.

Someguidesgaveas many as l0 tours a day.

'I definitely want to be involved in this next spring, " she said. "People need to be aware, Stand up for your rights and the rights of others, Open our eyeswhen things are not O.K., and stand up."

THs Mernopor-trar.r . Mar.cH 10, 2005

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In unsteadyand queasytimes, the best distractionis just letting go. Drowning in an aural seascapeof post-modern progressive rock chaos with lyrical sharks circling like nonsensicalprose left out for too many days, Francesthe Mute speaksvolumes.

Going overboard never felt so sery.

Nods to surrealistslike Ren6Magritte and psychedelic rock predecessorsabound, but dorlt confuse it for a rehashing of the past.

In8uence is one thing innovation is a whole different boat.

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the stateof popular music.It is not weirdness and elitism masqueradedbehind guitar solos and fanry studio manipulations.Its not art for the sakeof art.

This is a 76-minute long documentation of the aggressivenature of aesthetics.This is the re-birth of tragedy.

It's a sound track for a nightmare not yet dreamed; an apprehensionat the suffocating mess of everyday drama, but not a resignation to it.

Vocalist Cedric Bixler Zavala whispers, *I've always wanted to eat glass with you .again but I never knew how to talk without walls dropping on the eve."

If everyconversationbeganlike this, then maybetension would lose all meaning.

There'sa flickering light at the end of the sewagedrain and Mars Volta is carrying the bag of sulfur. Swallow somebleach and don t fear the downward spiral - Tuyet NguyeD

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before them, and bands which are btatantly, and often painfuIy, derivative Gockabilly, garage, punk etc.). Ninety-nine-point-nine percent of musicians are ripping off somePop-rock music can be divided into body. Not that there's anything wrong with two, broad categories.The first consists of that. The world is better off with a thousand bands which are so creative, they transcend Clashesthan a thousand Captain Beefhearts.

This leads to BBQ, a one-man, Frenchtheir influences (late-period Beatleg Velvet Underground, Joy Division etc.) The second Canadian, proto-soul-rocker, donned with a consistsofbands which are brilliantly deriva- drum on each foot, a tambourine around his tive (The Rolling Stones).Unfortunateh due head and a guitar in hand. Theret nothing to the massiveproliferation of pop records original here.

The music sounds like Eddie Cochran over the past 60 years, it is very difticult for mixed with Bo Diddlen the vocalsralge from new creativeforcesto emerge.

There are, of course, exceptions,such as Elvis to Sam Cooke. Some of the songs are Radiohead and Wolf Eyes,but for the most straight theft, but hot damn do they rock! It's part, pop-culture is left with Pretentious art a frat part'', circa 1959.Rock h' roll, babl rockers with delusions of authenticity, who sound oracdy like the art rockers who came Tre Your Noose (Bomp,2005)

The $ru-Tirng Manuah Enter the 36 One ChambersVolume byThe RZA (RiverheadTrade,2004) The RZA is not only a gifted emcee,the progressiveproducer behind the illustrious Wu-TangClan and a film scorer,he is alsoa talented writer. His 6rst foray into the literary world, "The Wu-TangManuaL Enter the 36 Chambers,Volume One," is a glimpse into the philosophiesand history of one of hip-hop's 'The Wu-TangManual" most prolific groups. explains the creativeprocessbehind the conception of their albums, in-depth interviews with members and the stories behind the rhymes.

When reading this book, imagine the raspy-voicedand heavily NYC-accentedRZA telling you his thoughts and views of the world in a classroom setting-it makes the book that much more enjoyable.The manual enhancesthe Wu-Thng experience.It explains conveyedthrough their the cryptic messages music and the infamousslangthat litters the lyrics of their tracks.

The book contains information about the Supreme Mathematics ideology and the crefs adherenceto it. Itt fascinatingbecause the Wu-Tang Clan comes off as violent, street-orientedand straight-up gangsteron their albums. They are aaually highly intelligent, self-educatedand logical individuals.

Instead of attending sdrool regularly, the

young Wu-Tang emceesran the streets.They utilize d the teachingsof the 5 PercentNation and Supreme Mathematics in order to give their life purpose and escaPethe allure of the streets.

The book also summarizesthe real history of the original Wu-Tang clan in China.

It expandsupon the lmportance of KungFu culture in their music and the Clan's first exposureto it.'I read this book The Five Chinese Brothers ... it really fascinated brother swallowed the sea, one mHne had an iron neck,one couldn't be burned ... something about their powers, the way they worked together-it stuck with me," The RZA writes.

The RZA eulogizes his cousin and WuTang Clan associateOl' Dirty Bastard,aka RussellJones,in the bio section of the book.

'I don't think any rapper in hip-hop exPresses asmuch soul asODB .,, ODB hassoul,funk, melody and somethingoutside the realm of what you can name. There's only one Dirty; the planet couldn't handle another,"The RZA writes.

This book is successfulin further cementing the Wu-Thng Clan in the hip-hop HalI of Fame.It should be viewed as a companion to their classic debut record Eflter the Wu' Thng(j6 Chambers)rather than a textbook on their collective history. It is a compelling read for Wu-Tang fans and hip-hop headsin general.

- Justin Rennolds

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Thereare certainfactsinvolvedwith baseball.

Threestrikesmeanyou'reout. Threeoutsend an inning. And whenthe Metrobaseballteamscores morethanfour runs,theywin. lustthefacts,ma'am. theMetroNineare Sincethe startof theseason, Theyre 0-5 if four or more runs.

I when scoring 9theyscorelessthan four. So,asif to makesure,on the first day of action againstNorthwestNazarene scoredmorethan at AurariaField,the Roadrunners four runs. A lot more.Metrosimpl)'dominatedthe visiting Crusaden,winning 20-1 in the fust game and6-l in thesecond. from Eachgamebelongedto the Roadrunners the start,andneithergamewaseverclose,asMetm cruisedto their eighthand ninth wins of the season.

TbeRunnerswereledin thefirst gamebyjunior RandyLashua,who went three-for-fivewith four RBIs,and in the secondby seniorsClint Cleland and Nick Thorne,who both went two-for-*treeat the dish.

Lashuagot thingsstartedearly,scoringtwo on a secondinning triple. Theyscoredtwo moreruns in the third on a two-RBIsingleby seniorLogan Pape,andfour morein the fourth,oneon a double

by Clelandandtwo moreon a doubleby seniorNate followedby an RBI singleby junior Christiansen, Adam lawson. The rout was underwav,and the Runners cruisedto thewin,20-1.

In thesecondgame,Metrotookanearlyl -0lead wheniunior Mike HoefsdroveClelandin from secbut earneda run in the second, ond. TheCrusaders twicemoreto makeit 3-l Roadrunners Metroscored stops ear$ Threemor€runs and sweraldefensive later.Metrowastheownerof a 6-I win.

TheRoadrunner<iominationwouldntlastlong cameout with a Purpos€ though,as the Crusaders on the secondday,winning the first gamewith a rally in the fourth inning againststarting pitcher |asonHanna,whenthey scoredfive runs to take a 5-0lead.

After watchingthe Crusadersscorefour runs overthe courseof the fifth and sixthinnings,Metro triedto rally,usinga four run seventhto makeit 9-4.

Theirbatsfell silentfor therestof thegame,however, lostby the sametally. andtheRoadrunners In *re secondgame the Crusaderscameright out and madeit 3-0earlyon.Metro wasableto tie the scoreat threein the third, when Christiansen scoredon a wild pitchandseniorLoganPapedrove in Thorneand Lawsonwith a rwo-RBIsingle.They watchedasNNU scoredagainin the fifth, but could not musteranyoffenseandfell 4-3.

'I thoughtweplayedverywellon the first dayi' "The seconddaywe saidheadcoachVincePorreco. just cameout andplayedflat, andyoucant do that againsta team'snumberone.Fmrnhere,we'vejust gottacomeout and playeverysinglegame,startto finish,andbe readybothmentallyandphysically3 Bradley Wakoff / The Metropolilan will travelto Nampa,Idaho,to play The'Runners at A.fter a 20-l blowout and a 5-1 cruise by Northwest Nazarene Friday, March 4, Metro baseball fell flat attheirfield.Firstpitchis scheduled dreCrusaders the dav after. The Crusaders defeated the Roadrunners 9-4 and 7-4 in the doubleheader.

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in battle Runners:Routinedifference halftimewitha 30-29lead.

In thesloppyhalf,thetwoteamscombinedfor 20fouls "Wegavethemwaytoo manyoPenshotsl'said senior and20turnovers.Mesa's gavethe'Runnerslittle fierceness fonrardMarkWorthington. andOrtnerwereheld roomby the postandWorthington thenadjustedto thewayFort Lewis to sevenand four points,respectively.

TheRoadrunners Leadingtheteamin muchroomto penetrate scoringwasseniorguardKeithBorgan playedanddid notgivethe'Hawks with nine. wentto halftime throughthe middle.The Roadrunners "Mesadid a goodjob of holdingon to the temPol' witha four-pointlead(35-31).

Dunlapsaid."Theydidnt let us run a lot, so creditto The secondhalf continuedwith Metrot stablepost theml' playandMetroforcedtheSkyhawkto shootfrombehind justasclosewiththeseventh tie halfstayed Thesecond the arc.Fort Lewismadethe most out of what they were of thegame(37-37)coming3:45intothehalf.Aftera media given,as24of its 44poinhin thehalfwerethree-pointers.timeout,Worthington tookdlargewith a threepointer. :-a walked it l^asnot enoughas the Roadrunners However, A blockbyOrtnerandanotherbucketfromdowntown, awaywithan87-75win. thistimefromMorse,put Metroin a goodpositionto run (FortLewis) thegamewitha nine-point "Whatweweretryingtodowasjustgiving lead. oneoptionl'saidseniorcenterBen0rtner."Givethemthe Mesawouldnot fold.TheMavericksworked However, threebut takeawaytheir insideattacking,takeawaytheir theirwaybackqui& andat the3:24mark,theMavs'were runninggameandthentheyhaveto liveby their threesJ' wlmrnrwo{ )/-)J,. and 0rtner combinedfor a total of 42 Worthington This is whereMetro'sroutineandMesa'sinexperience pointsas they scored2l each.Worthingtonalsohad a showed. foulingand a unnecessary Wth the Mavericks' nine reboundswhileOrtnerrackedup three missedthree-pointattempt,the Roadrunners kept their game-high Player coolandgrabbeda solidninepointleadwith 33seconds blocks,provingwhyhe wasvotedRMACDefensive .( of theYear. left on theclockandthenthegamewasover.

Thefollowingday,Metroreturnedto the hardwoodto "Weknewthat idd be a slugfestin the secondhalf and gamein sevenyears. it wasan endurance playin itssixthRMACChampionship contestandwewonthat onel Dunlap Thistime,MesaState(23-5)wastheopponent. saidaboutthe66-57win. gamemarkedby ftee championship In a conference Borganand Ortner were the Roadrunnenvoted to Teamwith WorthingtonnamedMost throws,Metroremainedcalmand did not give in to the the All-Tournament style of play,but matchedtheir ValuablePlayer.

Mavericks'aggressive "It's madea lot easierby the guysthat arearoundme, intensity.

"We knew todaythat they (Mesa)weregoingto be the guyson and off the courtl Worthingtonsaid."(They) physicalwith us and theycameout and did thati'said givemetheballandlet medowhatI dol' will host the North This weekend,the Roadrunners the RMACPlayerof theYear Worthington, First seedMetro will face It wasa tight first half with no teamtakingcontrol.lt CentralRegionalTournament.

March12,at the in thehaif whenthe Mavs' eightseedNorthernState6 p.m.,Saturday, wasnot until 12:42remaining AurariaEventsCenterandBorganstill wantsmore' wenton a 7-0run,pullingahead20-lL is kind of sat"To win a (conference) championship The nine-pointmargin did not last long. Metro bouncedba& and narrowedthe leadto onePointat 6:36. isfring, but we know we havea lot of work aheadof usi Theremainderof the half wasevenwith Mesagoinginto Borgansaid.

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Men,women'stennis teams lose in Topeka

by NickTacinas The Metropolitan The'Runners tennis team had a tough weekend as they were swept by three teams in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athlaic Association/Rocky Mountain Athletic C.onferenceChallengein Topeka,Kan. The men and women's teams played Washburn and Truman Stateon March 4 and Northwest Missouri Stateon March 5.

"Itt beena long weekend,"sophomoreTia Mahoney said after the team'sthree doubles and three singlesmatchesthis weekend.

Washburn was the 'Runners'best opponent this weekend,beating the men 6-l and the women 9-0. The lone win came in the No. I doublesas juniors Andre Nilsson and |ames Schumacher beat freshmen Rutger Vliegenburgand Andrew Plum 8-6.

The women Roadrunners faced a Lady Blues team that is ranked 28 nationally with a record of 6-0. Junior JulieThomastook her match againstjunior Kristine Grajo three sets but lost 5-7,6-1, il-9.

The men's best match came against Tiuman State(4-2). The 'Runnerswere beat 5-4, No. I singles Nilsson crushed junior Tyler Wood 6- 1, 6-0 and No. 2 singles Schumacherdefeatedjunior Brad Martin 6-4, 6-0. Sophomore William Meyer was victorious in his No. 6 singles match against senior Steve|ones 4-6,6-3, 10-8.The 'Runnersalso won their No. I doubles match asNilsson and Schumacherbeat Wood and sophomore Ryan Cope 8-5.

The last match of the weekend came

against the Bearcats of Northwest Missouri State, who beat the men's team 5-l and the women 7- I . Nilsson defeated freshman Tomaz Henrique of the Bearcats7-5,6-3 while threeother'Runnerstook their matches to three sets.

FreshmanRiley Meyer won his fust set in the No. 3 singles,but went on to loseto Chris Smith, a sophomore out of South A.frica, 4-6, 6-0, 10-5.William Meyer also took his oPPonent. funior |ackie Coppola had the women's only win against the Bearcatsas she defeated junior Erica Ramirez5-1. Mahoney lost her No,3 singlesmatchagainstfreshmanCarolina Amaral 6-0, 6-3.

"I need to work on waking up for the first setasI seemto comebackfor the secondseti' Mahoney said."I needto get rid of tle fust set and havetwo secondsets."

It has been a fairly chalienging seasonfor tlte 'Runners so far.

'Setbacks help define the characterof the team," said head coach Dave Alden. 'We will seehow peoplerespond."

Luckily, the run of bad luck has come before the conferencematch play begins and Alden saidhe hopesit will end beforethen.

"You can respond (to the chaiienge)or put your head in a fani Alden said, hoping adversityturns into appetite.

"These are some of the better teams we will seethis seasoniMahoney said."We will have better chancesto win matches this weekend."

Matthew Jonas / The Metropolilan The women take on Montana-Billings at Metro freshmanRiley Meyer,of Centennial,Colo, practicesservesduring teampracticeon the new l0 a.m.,SaturdayMarch ll, at home.

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But if someonewould'vesaidthey would win and someoneother than NatashaMolock or Stephenie Davis would win tourney MVR I would've said they were crazy. get my Well, straight-jacket because embarrassing after Nebraska-Kearney at Donald Smith home, making New SportsColumnist Mexico Highlands' trip to C,olorado pointless and then finally shutting up that talk about how good Regiswas, the Roadrunner women won the conference tournament and freshman assassin Paige Powerswon the tournament MVP. All seasonlong people kept writing this team off, but il didnt matter, all they did was just keep winning, and now they have an invitation to the regional tournament as the fifth seedin the North Central tournament in North Dakota.

Women's Basketbdl (24-5) If you're paying attention ftom week to

week then you'l1 notice there's no conference record next to the overall record and that's becauseit doesrlt matter anymore.

'Runner women now play until they The lose and must have their catalystsDavis and Molock playing well to give themselvesthe bestchanceof winning.

When they're on their game they set up everyoneelse as the inside gamesof Danielle Ellerington and Rianna Harris get easierand the lethal Powers is left open and can hit 15 points alone frorn behind the arc and, 6nally, the bench getsto come into the game with a lead.

Powers, Harris and Ellerington are all very dangerousplayersin their own right, but become that much more deadly when Davis or Molock can draw a double-team.

Men's Basketball (28-3) Go ahead,take awaythe No, I team in the nation prefx, go ahead and put NebraskaKearney as the top seed in the conference tournament. It won't matter. This team keeps winning.

Although Keith Borgan, Ben Ortner, Michael Morse and Mark Worthington have become the driving forces behind the tournament tFants; it's tournament MVP Mark Worthington who might've just risen his game high enough to carry this team to anothernationaltide.

Baseball (9{) What happenedto them! They wereawake lastFridayastheyput up 26 runs (20-1,6-l in their two victories),and then ...theyfell asleep the next day asthey only put up sevenruns (94, 4-3 in the losses).

Someone! Anyone! People, wake up the Metro bats! The'Runnerssplit their weekend serieswith Northwest Nazarene,but it wasrit the fact that they lost this weekend that's odd-it's how they lost.

Look, guys,I know I talk stuff about you, but honesdy, when your bats go AWOL, can you really blame me? Your team should be among the best in the conference,but when your bats are ice col4 you make it hard on yourselves.

Anyway, the final four home games of the seasonwere fantastic,people;because... well ... you decided to enter the building and cheer. With fans in the building, basketball eventsbecome worth attending and because everyonefrom the teams to the cheerleading squad (honestly, they've been great this season)have been performing well, there is no reason why Metro fans shouldnt fill "the Nest" every time there's a game. With that said, I'll seeyou Saturday night at six when the Roadrunnersplay their first game against Northern Statein the RegionalTournament.

Murphy:Proudof the playersandtheireffort remarnmg, The Roadrunners pushed the lead back up to three when second half. The defense played Danielle Ellerington returned aggressively against the Cowgirls, from an injury to hit a pair of and limiting their shot selection free throws. It didn't last long, Davis turnovers.

Stephenie forcing however, as the Rangers hit an scored 12 in the secondand led all enormousthree-pointerto tie the scorerswith 23 points;while Natasha game. with nine Molock tied a career-high On their next possession, steals.Metro madethe championship the Roadrunners swung the ball with an 87-70viaory. around the Regis zone looking "It's going to be a good matchup for the open shot. They found it tomorrow." said Molock. "If we do in Powers,left alone at the top of what we know we can do I think we'll the arc. right." be all The crowd erupted as Powers Regis and Metro played for the sank the three with 14 seconds conferencet highest award. As in left. The frustrated Rangers sent previousgames,nothing wasdecided up a prayer from beyond the arc, until the final secondsof play. When 'Runners take the only to sâ&#x201A;Źethe the dust setded, the Roadrunners rebound. walked awayvictors, A late Regis foul wasrlt After 10 minutes the score was Metro securedthe RMAC enough. the knotted at 12. Davis captured with a 6l-57 championship free throw first lead on a Runners' victory, Powersand Harris led all at 9:38. Registied it up 30 seconds scorerswith l8 points each.Davis later and the teamsentereda scoring scored 13, rounding out Metro standoff. Powers ended the nearly playersin double digits. four-minute points drought by Three Roadrunners made the sinkinga three-pointerat 5:I2. Metro team. Seniors All-Tournament pulled awayfor a 28-22halftime lead. were both Molock Davis and Sophomore Rianna Harris led the players.

In addition as top awarded points and way in the first with eight to winning Freshman of the eight rebounds. l atthew Jonas / The Metropolitan 'It wasjust a physicalgame,"said Yeat Powers was also nominated Metro freshmanguard PaigePowercgoesup for a jurnper during the Harris, "and I knew I had to step up Cha.npionshipgameagairstRegis.FowerswasvotedTournamentMyP. tournament Most ValuablePlayer.

With the conference title, Metro my game and come through for my earnedan automaticberth in the team," "Once they started coming back we had to NCAA tournament.

Each team hit three consecutivethree- calm ourselvesdown and we were able to be " It's a memory they'll never forget," said pointers to start the second. Davis ended composed," "and I am so proud of them and so Murphy, was keY for composure Maintaining the streak with a free throw. The'Runners 'Runners.Regismade the most of each proud to havebeentheir leader." a 42-31 14:20 with the had their biggest lead at The Roadrunners are heading to North advantageover their opponent.Regislooked opportunity to makeup the difference,Metro for the North-Central Regional Dakota with 53-47 margin a narrow began an was ahead by and after a timeout reinvigorated four minutes to p1ay.Following a Molock fiee Tournament.Metro will play Northern Sun uphill battleto getbackinto the game.

"We got a lead on them, so we just tried throw, Regisscoredsevenunansweredpoints. champion Concordia-St. Paul on Friday to maintain our distance," said Powers. The Rangerswere behind 55-54 with 1:30 March I l.

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PaceSetter & ReisherScholars

SF 2"dFI

303.352.5071 www.mscd.edu/- sss/paceSetter.htm

StudentIntervention Services

cN 102

303.556.4048 www.mscd.edu/enroll/sis

StudentSupportServices

cN 201

303.556.4722 www.mscd.edul-sss

StudentActivities

TV305

303.556.2595 httpl/studentactivities.mscd.edu

StudentHealthCenter

PL150

303.s56.2525 www.mscd.edu/studenilresourcedhealth

StudentJudicialAffairs

TV311

303.556.3559 www.mscd.edu/-judicial

StudentMedia

TV313

303.556.2507 www.mscd.edu/-themet

StudentProblemActionNetwork

TV311

303.556,3559 www.mscd.edu/- studIife/span.htmI

StudentTravel

303.556.3908 www.mscd.edu/studenUresources/sfrc/TRstp.htmI

TutoringCenter

cN 313 -N 219

VeteransUpwardBound

SF 2"dFI

303.556.3024 www.mscd.edu/-vub

213

303.556.6333 www.glbtss.org

303.556.8472 www.mscd.edu/-tutoring

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