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election Prayingfor a latepontiff SGA couldhit snag with lack of candidates Woullard byClayton The N,4etropolilan The candidateshave been announced and the Student Government Assembly election process has officially begun. But after thc voting is all said and done, N'letro students still may not know who rsill representthem this fall.

There may nol be enough students to fill the required positions.

O n l y l J > t u d e n t s t u r n ci dn t h e i r i n t e n t - t o run forms by the April 1 deadline to become SGA candidates.And only t\r'o students will be running head-to-head for the position of president.The rest-u'hich includes eight senators,a vice president, a student trustee and a SACAB representative-will run unopposed.

"I think that this is a reflection of student apathy beyond the scope of what can be accomplished through recruitment," said Alan Franklin, SGA Election Commission chair.

Metro students will be able to vote April 18-23 online through MetroConnect, or by paper ballots, which will be available at the Flagpoleduring the day from April l8-22. As it stands now, according to Franklin, a special election will have to be held after regular voting to fill the required positions.

The ners SGA constitution, passed in December,changesthe SGA porver structure to 20 positions from the current I3, effectile this fall. Currentll',the SGA consistsof a president, seven vice presidents, t$'o representatives on the Student Advisory Conrmittee to the Auraria Board, a student trustee and attorney general.The neu' SGA will consistof a president, vice president, l5 senators,two and a student trustee.

SACA13representatives In order to meet quorum, the SGA must consistof ar.leastl2 senatorsand all the other positions nrust be filled for next fall. Only eight of the candidatesare running for senate positions a:rd only one candidate is looking to fill one c,f the two state-mandated SACAB representat:.vepositions. "l believe that though there aren't enough

Photo lllustrationby Hans Halgren/ The Metropolitan A Metro Student poses in front of the stained glass windows inside St. Elizabetlfs church. Many students on campus and people see complete story on pg 3 all around the world, mourn the death of Pope fohn Paul II, who passedawayApril 2.

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Presidentsof past, presentoffer insight Twenty-monthsearch for Metro leadercould be over bv week'send

by ArmandoManzanares TheMetropolitan After one resignation,a two-yearinterim appointmentand a six-month searchprocess that turned into a year-and-a-half,an offer for the Metro presidencycould be in front of sole presidential finalist Stephen fordan by the end of the week.

And there will be a lot of issueson his plateifhe acceptsthe offer.

"It took much longerthan anyoneanticipated at the beginningi'said Metro interim PresidentRay Kieft. "Itt a much longer process then I think you would find normal acrosshigher ed."

At presstime, Metro'sBoard of Trustees had still scheduled to meet Wednesday morning to hear public comment on Jordan from Metro students, staff and faculty, after which they would likely go into an executive sessionand decide whether they will make Iordan an offer.

'The expectation is that the board of trusteeswill announcethat they will be making an offer to SteveJordan,"Kieft said April 4. fordan said April 5 he is excited about the opportunity and would like to cometo Metro, but there will be a negotiation process.

The Board appointedKieft interim presi- publisheda list of applicantsfrom Colorado dent nearly two yearsago. He said he would becausethe board wanted the namesof the end his appointment by the end of this applicantsto remainprivate. semesterwith or without a president in line What endedup happeningwasfour finalfor the post. His final function istswere named.Eachofthem spent as interim presidentwill be oftitwo dayson campusmeeting with a ciating at commencementon number of constituent groups.

May 15.

That process continued, as it Should Metro have a presi. does today, where the board took dent or be president-lesscome into considerationpublic feedback the end of Spring semester. and then made a selection.Except the searchprocessas it stands this time it is not a selectionthey remains questionableto some are making but potentially an offer constituents at Metro. for the position.

Ray Kieft 'The i{ sole finalist announced Inleim President campuscommunity gena coupledaysbeforehe showed erally feels better about that way up didnt give people really any of doing it rather than one person time to adjusttheir schedulesto they cant compareto anybodyelse meetwirh him. talk with himand timing-wisel' Kieft said about to many it seemsthat he is being the current presidentialsearchprorammed down their throats," cess.

Kieft said.

Search process aside, several ln May 1993,former Metro key issueswill be facing this new SheilaKaplan presidentSheilaKaplanwasone Former President presidentwhen the individual takes of four finalists selectedfor the the position. position by the then stateboard Faculty unions are not a new to trustees,which oversawall statecolleges trend, but they are new to Colorado, said in Colorado.

Kieft.

'Youll Kaplan was president of Metro for ten find in highered ...unionizationis years before stepping down in the Summer not a new concept.Acrossthe country, in any of 2003. She currently teaches full-time at number of states,you'll find unionsi' some Metro as a professorof history. institutions have unions for every institution Kaplan'sselection processwas conducted facet including faculry administration and with a lot of criticism aswell. classifiedstaf( he said.

The searchthen washaltedand the process Both Kieft and Kaplan said the legal changedby the board after The Metropoliton standing of Metro faculty union is still being

determined.

The faculty has yet to be formally recognizedasa chapterofthe AmericanFederation of Teachers,but Kieft said he has been told there is a sufficient number of Metro faculty to qualfr as a chapter, they re just awaiting responsefrom the AFT. Kaplansaidthe new president,whomever that may be, has to understandthe issues faculty face here at Metro regardlessof their legalstandingasa union.

"You can't ignore them and you have to understand their issues and to what extent you can addressthoseissues,"shesaidKieft said the new presidentwould have to develop a working relationshipwith the faculty first and foremost.

"I do not believeany institution ofhigher education in Colorado, public or private, currently has a faculty union. So this is, in a sense,plowing new ground in Colorado," he said.

METRO PRESIDENTS' SALARIES 1955- Harlan Bryant - $10,000salary 1975- JamesPalrner- $35,500salary 1993- Thomas Brewer - $120,000 salaryand a $21,000housing allowance.

20o3 - Sheila Kaplan - $163,777sn,lary with $29,480benefits.

2fi)5 - Ray Kieft (interim) - $165,000 salaryand $30,525benefits

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Student nets mixed Aurariamournslatepope feedbackon finalist World Youth Day, which was started in 1984 and continues this year with a conferencein TheMetropolitan Germany.

Tradition statestJratthere be nine daysof Catholic students on campus and community members have been mourning the mourning for the pope. Selectionof the new loss of Pope Iohn Paul [I since his death on pope begins no more than 20 days after the April 2. death of the former pope. Then, the roughly Campus minister SusanaNieto said stu- 120 active cardinals (those younger than 80) dents and members of the Catholic commu- vote. The votes are tallied, and if a two-thirds nity have been gathering since Saturdayat St. majority can produce no winnet the ballots ElizabethofHungary Catholic church to pray are burned with a chemical and a cloud of black smoke can be seen from the Vatican. for their beloved pontiff.

'He was really bad on Friday, so we telling the people that no selection has been decided on Saturday to have a rosary with made. people from campus, but also from other When a selection is finally made,the balplaces, Nieto said. "We gathered together lots are again burned but with no chemical adde4 and a cloud of white smoke appears around noon here to pray for his healthi Nieto said that it was during this service above the Vatican, telling the pmple a new that the pope passedaway,The church then pope hasbeenchosen. rang the bells for about a half an hour in recThe new pope is then askedif he accepts the decision.and to choosehis name. The ognition of his death.

People continued to congregate at the oldest cardinal then steps onto the balcochurch, which organized an overnight ny overlooking the Vatican grounds and Eucharistic adoration for people to express announcesthe new pope. their sadness,celebratehow much the pope The Christian Life Movement and the had touched their lives and pray for the Auraria Campus Catholic Club invite all students to pray the rosary at 1I :40 a.m. reposeofhis soul.

The Auraria Catholic Club then orga- before a Noon Mass every day this week at nized a iprayer chain," in which students St. Elizabetht.

Studentscan log onto www.aunriacathcontinuallyprayedfor the pope.

'It's like losing a grandfatherl Nieto said, olics.com for upcoming Auraria Carnpus 'He gave a senseof community, of being a Catholic Club events. part of the family of the church" The church put black robes over the doors of the church as a symbol of the In last week'sisstreof TheMetropolitan, churclls mourning, which is tradition when a story on page1l about a lecture on the a PoPePasses.

Palestinian-Israeli conflict shouldhavesaid Nieto said she was sadabout the death of that about 3,500Palestiniansand 1,500Isthe popa but was also happy to have had the raelis havedied betweenSeptember2000 experienceof knowing him. and February2fi)5.

She also feelsthat the pope had a special Reportanyinaccuraciesor errorsto the connectio_nwith the youth, sonething he

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Washington state-from becoming a satellite campusof WashingtonStateUniversiry making the campusmore residential and focusing TheMetropolitan on fund raising for the school.

Metrot Board of Trusteesasked the colHet also been criticized recently for canlege community to provide feedback about celing a scheduledspeechby Ward Churchill, Stephenlordan, Metro'slone finalist for pres- an embatded University of Colorado ethnic ident, for its April 6 meeting, so one student studiesprofessor. set out to find more information on the man EWU graduate student Kevin Shipman who is likely to be Metrot next president, has been the leader for the Churchill issue That student, Will Saffor4 who serves on behalf of the schoolt Native American as attorney general for Metrot Student Student Association since fordan aonounced Government Assembly, sent e-mails March the cancellation early last month. Shipman 20 to a large number of faculty, staff and said NASA did everything to fight the cancelstudents at Eastern Washington University, lation and had still planned to bring Churchill where ]ordan is president. What he found to campusas a speakerApril 5. was a mix of positive and negative feedback, "It's been a pretty difficult road and at but the large percentage of responsesfrom this point he 0ordan) wont talk to NASA at students,staff and faculty were negative. all,"he said.

Safford said that the process was by no Shipman said he feels fordan dealt with means scientific and that its also important the Churchill situation and other situations to remember that several of the responses basedon possiblepublic relations backlash. 'mixedi were classified as with positive and For example, last year when some EWU negativecomments.Regardless,he said based students created "throwbaclC'jerseys depicton his research,he doesnot feel ]ordan is tlte ing the schoolt old mascots, the Savages,a right fit for Metro. narne the school'sboard of trusteesremoved 'This is the 'college of opportunity;' we irr 1973, Shipman said NASA had rallied need a president whose philosophies and againstit, as well as pushing the administramethods encourâ‚Źe diversity and supportj tion to remove depictions of the mascots 'From Safford said. what I have seen, Dr. from some bricls on a campus walkway.

Jordan did not do this at EWUI He said fordan initially told alumni that to Safford said he kept the responsesanony- sand the bricks would cost too much and mous becausemany of the respondentshad it wouldnt be done, but when PR pressure askednot to have their namesnot printed" beganto mount, the administration changed 'People seemedto want to be honestl he its tune.

'They 'Het said" also seemedvery afraid that by a businessmanmore than he does, doing so they endangeredthemselves." it sâ‚Źemsto be than a univercity presidentl fordan has been praised for saving the Shipman said. school-located l7 miles from Spokane in SCEFEEDBACKon

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"I'm graduating.I dont really care. I voted last year.

I had a friend that was running for student government."

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"I didnt even know we had elections."

ONCAMPUS Aviation scholarship created for student who died in plane crash On December 17, Metro student Nadia Barghelamedied in a plane crash near Centennial AirporL Barghelame was an aviation student and tennis player at Metro.

Her family recently established a Nadia Barghelame' Female Aviator Endowed ScholarshipFund.

The family created the scholarship because they want to support female aviation students who are passionate about the field.

The amount donated toward the scholarship from Barglelame'sparents and siblingsis $15,000,of which $2,000 will go toward an annual award to be given out at the beginning of the Fall semester.

The remaining$13,000will go toward the endowment.

This will be a four-year scholarship.

The eligibility for studentswho wish to applyare: - a full-tirne femaleaviationstudent - 2.50GPAor higher - appl.icantcannotbe a freshman - must havea passionfor flying - optional essayabout flying _@Metrc

Constructionin front of Tlvolicombines revitalization

Courtney Goodell

'Honestly, Imalittle uninformed. Last year I kept up with things a lot better.I voted last yearl'

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Construction taking place on the eastside of the Tivoli is part of a bigger project to tie the Tivoli renovation and the new parkinggaragetogether.

The Tivoli face-lift is costing an estimated $28 million and the garageis costing$24 million.

The construction in front of the Tivoli will allow improved access to thosewho pick up and drop off students on camPus. It will alsoadd to the new look ofthe Tivoli and will grant better accessibility to pedestrians.

For more information on the construction process,pleasecall the Auraria Higher Education Center at (303)5563260.

Egg donors must weigh risks againstprofit

by MelissaConrad TheMet Report An advertisement in newspapers,mostly seenby students, offers $5,000to any female willing to donate her eggs. At first glance, "easymonq/' comesto mind but 'eas/ does not describe anything in the egg donation Process.

Dr. Debra A. Bislip from the Health Center at Auraria said busy students who need money may not fully understand or care about the risla involved at the time, but later women who donate could be faced with physical,psychologicaland legal problems.

Bislip acknowledgedthe need for donors for infertile couples but said not all collegeagedwomen should apply.

'The ideal candidate is sorneonewho has alreadyfinished having childreni she said.

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Medicine recommends that donors be over before donating. Somefuture questionscould the ageof2l and discouragesthe recruitment be What if a child comes looking for the of donors on collegecirmpuses. donor someday? How will the donor feel The New York State Task Force On Life about having a biological child'out there" and the Law has said that, although rare, that they will nwer meet?

Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome in Although most clinics offer psychological severe cases causes serlous support, some do not, Doctors medical complications like advise intensive research to blood clots, kidney failure anyoneconsiderhg becoming fluid build-up in the lungt a donor. shock and losing the ability Dr. Eric Surrey from The Colorado Center for to have children.

Pleasevisit www.MclRePort.com According to the Egg Reproductive Medicine said to watch strcamedvideo Donor Information Project, the donation involves six ofthis story under the a recent study found that Marct 4 edltion of the newscast. invasive phases: screening, donors who undergo the synchronization, suppression, procedure primarily to earn money face a stimulation, retrieval and a follow up. higher risk of post-donation reget and psyBislip said in some casesthe processcan chological problems. take up to six rnonths to completg depending Bislip said it! important for potential on the progressofthe phases. donors to go over every possible outcome The screeninginvolvesa consultation with

a nurse and physical testssuch as blood work and an ultrasound. Next, donors are put on birth control and injected with gonadotropin, which will increase the normal production ofone or two eggsa month to ll to 15 eggs, causingthe ovaries to swell, Once the eggs are ready for retrieval, a needleis inserted into the vagina and into the ovary with the guidance of ultrasound. After the procedure, a follow-up is scheduled to make sure the donor has healedproperly.

With so much time involved and with so many risks, Surreyurged studentsto make the decision to donate for the right reasonsand not for money.

'The logic is absolutely no different than sorneonewho wants to donatebloodl he said, "to really help someone else achieve a goal that they otherwise couldnt, which is one of the greatestgifts and that is life."

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' INSIGHTMetro'spotential presidentSGA:As election gearsup,only facesobstaclesof trust,facultyunion oneposition is beingcontested board is going and be able to have respectfr:l conversations with them about priorities," A Iawsuit is still pending againstthe Board Kaplan said. regardingMetro faculry and the allegedviolaKieft said the new president'srelationship tion of their contractual tenure rights. with the board better be a good one or not Concerning the college's budget, Kieft much would be accomplished.

'Metro is said the collegewould be in the best financial an exciting place.It's a dynamic shape it has been since the financial hard institution becauseit is such a diverseinstitutimes of the past three years.This includes the tion in terms of age and experienceof stunew funding mechanismfor collegerevenues dents and ethnic background. So itb really an called the CollegeOpportunity Fund. exciting placeto be. I think there are certainly 'To the student, (COF) should be trans- stressesand strains that any new president parent-they apply and if they are eligible coming in will have to address.The individto be recipient-no money is going to the ual is going to have to work through themi' student but it's going to come by another Kaplan said. mechanismto the college,"he said.

Kieft said his biggest test when he came This new way of funding college tuition on was the lack of trust betweenthe campus *ill beg" this Fdl, but students must apply community and the administration, espefor it to receivebenefit cially the president'soffice.

'There wasn\ A major consideration for the new presiany trust level I found dent will be having the confidence of the that as my biggest chdlenge-to convince board of trustees and being willing to carry people to believe in themselves.I hope that out their policies. The board holds the legal today there is a much higher level of trust responsibility for the college-the board and respect-across the groups of faculty and members are, in effect, the president's col- staff and studentsj' Kieft said. lective boss, ln its history Metro has seen six presi'Clearly, tlre new president is going to dents, six acting presidents and one interim have to develop very fine relations with the president witlr an averagestay of two years members of the board and feel comfortable before Kaplan came on board. Now, you can with their priorities and be willing to carry add one president and one interim to that out the directions that they have in areas eouation. where he or she might disagree where the page3 si o. fromFEEDBACKon An academicadvisor at EWU, who asked Jordan told The Metropolitan April 5 her name not be published, said while she that he did not want to respond to any of thought Jordan had made lots of positive Shipman'scomments. changes at the Universiry he was very out Michael Nelson, EWU President of of touch with the day-to-day issues of the ClassifiedStaff, said he has had a good work- school.

'He wasnot very awareof the needsof the ing relationship with Jordan, but said that classified staff appealedthe administration's staff and students,' she said. "His focus was decision to lay-off about 15 employeesdue to more on outreach and budget." budgetcuts in 2003.

Multiple attempts to contact representa"There was plenty of work to do and we tives from EWU's Faculty Organization and thought there was money to do it," Nelson were unsuccessful.

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Franklin said his immediate and main candidates,the candidatesthat did get in are concern for the SGA elections is to produce qualified and will representthe studentswell," the largest turnout possible. He hopes with Franklin said. the introduction of paper ballots, which has SGA President Candace Gill, who's run- not been usedfor an SGA election in the past ning againstMetro junior Zod Williams, said few years,more studentswill vote. He said the shethinks the lack of spreadingthe word and election commission will check daily to make pusheddeadlineswere the rnain faults in lack sure students do not vote online and through of candidates. a paper ballot.

"It was poor marketing on a commuter "I believe that low tumouts reflect stucampus," Gill said. "I think there was more dent apathy and a feeling of powerlessness 'The time that wasnecessary." among the students,"he saidonly way Williams said she hoped more students to reverse that trend is to put in an office would have been interested in holding office, of student government that will aggressively but doesrlt accuseof them being apathetic. representthe students' interests," 'I think it's reflective of Metro students In last Spring'selections,a little over 1,000 having a lot to worry about," shesaid. students, or 18 percent of the student body, BesidesGill, four other incumbent SGA voted. More than 400 students" or two permembers will be running for re-election, but cent, voted in elections held in Decemberfor for different poss. Current SACAB represen- the new SGA constitution. tative RebeccaManhart will be running for

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"Livewell. It is the greatestrevenge.", -The Thlmud

Teachingyour childrento kill On Saturday April 2, l5-year-old Elise Hernandez was shot dead in her New jersey kitchen by 2l -yearold Alfred Bishop.

Hernandez had refused to kiss ZnE Williams Bishop,laughingat him even at gunColumnkt point. Now, she is dead.

Alfred Bishop sufferedfrorn schizophrenia, and had beenin prison beforefor aggravated assault.Two nights before he killed Hernandez,he had been drinking with her father.Hernandez'sfather statedthat Bishop had harassedher before,quoting him assaying to her,"You are going to be mine or you are going to be dead."

Now, Elise Hernandez is gone. As the public hearing this news,we havetwo options for a response.We can go the easyway and approachthis as an isolated,one-time-only incident,or recognizethat our societyin total createsthesetragedies.I chooseto do the latter. I want to know why lS-year-old girls are dying becausethey will not kiss someone.

Bishop has suffered with schizophrenia since the age of 10. He discontinued tfing the medication prescribed to him becauseit made him "drowsy and sluggish"accordingto AP coverage.

He had no other options,and so his schizophreniawent untreated.

Becausethe American medical system is basedon profit and not the peopleit is sup-

posed to treat, those battling mental ilhesses like schizophreniawill often haveto kick out a pretty penny to get comprehensivetreatment, including various forms of therapy, from specialists.

The National Institute for Mental Health states that anti-psychotic drugs are only a 6rst step in treating schizophrenia.

When these treatments are not available to those battling schizophrenia, people end up leavingseriousillnessuntr€ated.

At the age of 18, Alfred Bishop went

"(Young boys) learn that women exist to provide them with sexual services and that refusal to do so entails punishment, like I S-yearold girls refusing to kiss an older man and gefting shot forit."

to prison for aggravatedassault.A young, mentally ill man with violent tendencies was expectedto magically reform himself after being locked in a cage for a year. As is the norm, the year did nothing. The U.S. Departmentof )usticestudiesof 15statesthat followed 272,111prisoners releasedshowed that 67.5 percent were back in the legal system within threeyearsfor a felonyor serious misdemeanor.

Bishop was violent even after his release from prison, his good old-fashionedlessonin "you do the crime, you do the time" proved predictably ineffective. Thatt what happens

when the criminal (in)justice system is based on vengeanc€ and punishment,not solutions and rehabilitation.

Yes,a radical feminist can feel sympathy for a man who shot a l5-year-old fior not kissing him. Why? Becausefeminism is not about mandating, turning everyone queer, or revenge;it is about making a world safe and healthyfor all people,including women.

However,EliseHemandez is the victim, and it is her that my heart achesfor and a majority of my sympathiesgo to.

It is starding to hear that Hernandezhad

by Bishopprior to this incident beenharassed and evenher father wasawareof thesethreats, at Ieastifyou don't know that surveysdonein high schoolsshowthat 80 percentof students are awareof sexualharassmentbeing perpetrated in their schools,75 percent of them acknowledgingharassmentbetweenpeers.

Why didnt anyone do anything? Was EliseHemandezacquaintedwith the adviceI know all too well of " fust ignore it" or "Tirke it asa compliment,he likesyou!" when shetried Didn't anyto explainshewasbeingharassed? one beliereher or takethis seriously?

Starting evenfurther back at squareone, we face the notions of praising dominance and violence ingrained in young boys. When males are taught that women are property only growing to become submissive wives (as t}le New Testamentsays),they Iearn that women exist to provide them with sexualservicesand that refusalto do so entailspunishment, like l5-year-oldgirls refusingto kissan older man and gettingshot for it.

"Old Glory" flies low for anyone

Looking up at tieir religious and political, and if you will, the flagpole here on moral beliefs.Not that I'm closed-minded,far campus this after- from it; it's iust that I d rather discoverthese noon, I wondered things on my o$'n, thank you very much. two things: one, did Turns out, our esteemedpresident has the drain break and ordered flags to be flown at half-staff (not two, why on earth half-mast;that only appliesto ships,at least would the flag be according to the AssociatedPress,and who at half-staff for the would know better?) in memory of the pope. pope? fin Dunber I looked closer, eliminated the chain Cohmmi* 'Nowrwhether or not the pope possibility and stood there shaking my can be considereda dignitary head,Do we fly the American flag at half-staff is also debatable.To some,he's in memory of Pope |ohn Paul II, and if so, the closest human being to why?

I investigated further (meaning I read Godi to others,he'sjust a priest this morningt paper) and found that, yep, withareallybighat. " Old Glory is indeed flying low for the pope and will do so until nightfall Friday when the pontiff is laid to rest.

Now, don't get me wrong; I have nothing againstthe Pope,the Catholic Church or reliWhether he actually has that right is gion in general (well, OK, malte the Catholic up for debate (by the way, if you choose to Church: I lived acrossthe street from a con- debateit be forewarned: it will only tum into vent when I was growing up and those nuns a semantic argument, and those can never be scaredthe hell out of me. No pun intended). won, not really). For your enjoyment,I will To each his own, I say; worship however you provide you with this little tidbit of inforlike, just dont tryto shoveyour beliefs down mation and you can argue amongst yourmy throat. Nothing gets my flag unfurledselves.Ready?Here goes.Passedby the ninth that one was intended-more than someone Congress,the Flag Code states (yes,Vrginia, trying to push their beliefs on me, especially .. tiere is a Flag Code):

In th€ eventof the death of other officials or foreign dignitaries" the flag is to be displayed at half-staff according to Presidential instructions or orders, or in accordancewith recognizedcnstomsor practicesnot inconsistent with law.

So,thereyou haveit. Now whetheror not the pope should be considered a dignitari' is also debatable. To some, he's the dosest human being to God; to others, hds just a priest with a really big hat. Like I said, I have nothing against the guy. But, to me, he was nothing more than a religious leader, albeit a brilliant, well-spokenand-more important-seemingly decent man, but still, a religious leader,the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

If memory serves,this county was founded on the basis of not only freedom of religion, but also freedom fom religion. And that's really the issue here: our president has ordered American flags to be flown at half-staff to honor a foreign religious leader.

Whatever happened to separation of church and state?Apparendy,it got lost along the way somewhere,becausefrom what I can seethis is a blatant violation of that idea.

It's a small thing, I knou And, lett faceit: the guy probably deservesto be honored in this manner; but he's still the pope. You start to honor the pope and the next thing you know, you wont be able to buy a car or go to a liquor storeon Sunday.Oh, wait ...

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ing to work to do their job, and just like that were murdered by 19 psychos.

Comparingthe victims of 9/l I to a Nazi war criminal is a direct slap in the face to those who stood up and kept more innocent Americans from dying. These werepeoplewho had no ideathat a plane would fly into the World Tiade Center or the Pentagon. The men who undertook these"missions"againstthe United States were cowards: all terrorists are cowards and bin Laden is the biggestone of them all. The terrorists who carried out the attacks are not "soldiers;" they are fanatDanielle Robinson ics, radical Islamic fundamentalistswho Columnist do not representthe peoplethey claim to protect.The real soldiersare those fightWell, it's atrout time I gave my two ing to protect the United Statesfrorn the cents on the whole Ward Churchill cowardswho wish to harm us. debacle. Over the last several months, Ward Churchill has a fust amendThe Universityof Colorado-Boulderhas ment right to spew his hate speech.What undergone yet anotler scandal.What do I can't understand is why he loves his you expect from the state's most lib6rst amendmentso much,but then turns eral university nâ&#x201A;Źxt to Colorado College? around and calls the U.S.a 'fascist" state.

FpgllaU rgcruiting Remember, in scandals, rape academia, free 'Ward Churchill hasa first allegations (where speech only no one has been applies to tenamendment right to spew convicted), the ured, diverse, his hate speech.What I can't country's once No. tolerant, radiI party school, understand is whv he loves his cal left-wing an ineffective first amendmentso much but liberals. The President, who has then turns around and calls the conservati ves just put in her resigwho have spoU.S.a'fascist'statet' nation, and a crazy ken out against radical left-wing Churchill are professor. It's no deemed racwonder the school is having PR probist, Nazi, McCarthyists, though foseph lems.

McCarthy was right (maybe liberals I don't know how many peoplehave should actuallyread his work). However, read Ward Churchill's 9i 1l diatribe I think the Kool-Aid drinkers will jump "Some People Push Back On the Justice at any opportunity to defend this intelof Roosting Chickens." Well, I have and lectualmoron. it's no wonder the essay-if you can Why don t these IGol-Aid drinkers even call it that-is under fire. Politicd go out and defend CU-Boulder Professor pundits, lawmakers and media outlets Phil Mitchell? David Harsanyi of the havenot takenthe'essay"out of context. Denver Post released the fact that the Mr. Churchill wrote that those who lost school will not renew his contract. Why? their lives on 9/11 pretty much got what Well, reports haveit that Mr. Mitchell said they deserved,murdered at the hands of "GOD" in his history class.But, I guess 'tombat teams." Those "combat teams," defending a consewativeProfessorwho is according to Churchill, were not "unrea- the completepolar oppositeof Churchill sonable or vindictive," but they 'wened would be askingtoo much of theseKoolthe score with America." Well, if they Aid drinkers. (tle terrorists) evened the score, I guess Hopefully, CU is on its way to rrakAmerica would be back in the lead with ing changes.President Hoftnan will be recent liberations of Afghanistan and gone in fune. Who will be next?If anyone Iraq. Those two countries are now free really deservesto lose their job, it should from brutal regimes,and both have held be Ward Churchill for his liesand misrepfree and open elections,All at the hands resentationof fiction as fact. Interesting of the country Mr. Churchill hates. little rumor I heard is that constitutional "Military targets" is the term Mr. law professor and talk show host Hugh Churchill usesto describethe truly inno- Hewitt might run for Presidentof CU. If cent victims of 9/l |. who cannot defend that turns out to bâ&#x201A;Ź true, CU would be themselvesbecause they're dead. They on the upswing to becoming the great were not "military targets!" They were university it once was, before the radical more like innocent targetsthat werehead- Ieft took over.

Go home, hate mongering Preacher-maflr go home!

Dear Editor: I would just like to expressmy disgust at the administration of the Auraria campus for allowing the Christian missionary to proselltize by the flagpole for four straight daysthis week.It is my understanding that this person is in no way affiliated with any of the schools on the Auraria campus.As far as I'm concerned,he hasno right to speakhereand shouldbe firmly escortedfrom the campus.

A few minutes of listening to his messagerevealedhis profound misanthropy. He spews hatred at gaypeople by calling them "fornicators". He saysthat Muslims and Jewsare sinners who will burn in hell if they don t convert to Christianity. He saysthat anyonewho rejects his messageis simply afraid of giving up their "bad" sexualactivities that conversionwould require.

Everyonehasthe right to free speech.I hear similar rantings on television and radio all the time. The differencebetweena missionary preaching on a collegecampus and a television program is that my TV set hasan off-switch.The preacherin the quad haswery right to preach-in a church and not in the spaceI pay thousandsof dollarsannuallyto occupy.

The centerof this campushasbeena disrupted,hostileand angry placethis week.As a gayman, I felt personally attacked,Shameon the administration for not intervening to protect Auraria asa place of tolerance and peace.

Sincerely, Troy Westerberg Metro State

The good, the nut-job and Nick Bahl Dear Metropolitaa news staff, Thereis somethinggoing on with the schoolnewspaperfor quite sometime now that I find quite irritating. This thing is so irritating that I feelit detractsfrom the overallquality of the paperasa whole.This problem is the contentof DanielleRobinsont columns.

They are terrible. I get it, she is a conservative,and as a registeredDemocrat (and a selftitled centrist) I enjoy reading a good conservativewriter from time to time. The problem with Danielle'scolumns is that they lack any single ounce of originality, It seemslike shegoesonto somesort of Bush administration talking point ?Web site and cuts and pastesher columns together with a few referencesto her parents.

Is there any way that you guys could bring back Nick Bahl?

Now there was a conservativewriter. He had a unique way of articulating a point that could get any liberal instandy pissed.He evenhad tlrat irritating smirk in his picture. Oftentimes after reading his worh I would take one look at that picture of his and want to sock him in the face.Danielle stirs absolutely no political passionin anyonebecauseall shedoesis repeat what sheagreeswith on Fox News in the exact sameway that she heard it, and on top ofthat her picture inspires nothing in me. Sbenever really seemsto sayanything that a collegestudent might find remotely interesting. A column about the presidential race in 2008 naming possible candidates,hello, that subject is alreadyso old I am sick of talking about it. I heard the exact samething on KOA and the O'Reilly factor long before she repeatedit.

I do not know Danielle, I am sure that she is a nice person with a good heart and all that mushy stuffa liberal hasto throw in at a pissed-off letter to the editor, but I just cant stand the total lack of originality in her columns. The best thing shecould do is turn of the EIB network and let a few ofher own thoughts seepinto her writing.

So hereit is Danielle,I am callingyou out. Let'sseesomepassion.Zoi Williams maybe a total nut iob, but at least shewrites from her heart.

Sincerely, BenjaminW Hershelman Historv and Political ScienceStudent

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Haiti is the poorest country in the Westerr Hemisphere,and it is beautiful. There are color there, in nature and in the vibrant paints tha decorate every wall and public bus, that I hav never seenanywhereelse.

Although devastatinglydeforested,it is still hot spot for bio-diversity. Haiti used to be calle, the "Pearl of the Antilles." Now' the tourisn industry still brings cruise ships by some o Haiti's beaches,but I have heard that the tourist aren't told where they are.

Haitians love to joke and tease,and a popula sayinggoes,'Abeautiful greetingis yourpassport Descendantsof Africa, they have maintained th culture of their roots in their drum beats,$ongr dances,spirituality, mannerisms, and even thei jokes. The Kreyol languageis a warm pragmati mix of French and African languages,which ca: be traced back to the French slave-ownerswh once dominated the island, as well as the shore of Africa where their ancestorswere taken.

Haiti has been politically unstable for longe than I have known her, which is more tha'n 2 years. She is not doing so well at the momen either. Democratically electedpresident Aristid is in exile, and his supportersare often in dange of losing their lives. Over 90 percent of th population live in abject poverty. Many peopl spend all their energy each day just trying to gt that one meal.

But there is so much more to it than that. Ros Maupin, a former professorat Metro State,wh visited Haiti for the first time last January said," found myself in a land of extremedichotomies.'

"The Haitians themselvesare an amazin people who welcome,it would seem,any visitor

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ld of Contrast to their country. I havenever experienced hospitality that could competewith that of Haiti," Maupin said. "At the same time, the bourgeois classhasan open disdain for the restofthe nation and would neverthink to extend the samelevel of hospitality to many of their countrymen."

"During my visit, I met a 'simple' farmer who taught me more about world politics than I ever learned in college while I ate one of the best mealsI've ever enjoyed,courtesyof his wife.

Throughout my trip, I never once encountered any of the roving murder squads,the hopeless destitutepeoplethat can't provide for themselves, or any of the other stereotypeswe are sold as truth here in the States,"Maupin said. "I'm not sure who perpetuates these images, or why, but they seem to have very Iittle to do with the reality ofthe averageHaitian. I found an amazing island full of the most vibrant people I hare yet encountered,and I cannot wait to return."

The name"Haiti" comesfrom a Taino Indian word that means"a placeto find one'shigher self."

It is a place for non-tourists, for studentsof life, a place to learn about yourself and other people.

Many people saythat once you go to Haiti, it will alwayscall you back. Go there, you'll seewhat I mean.

Haiti is my favorite place on earth, and I want to changethe negativeimage that has been portrayed to the world by the gore-happy news media. But instead of preaching about it, I hope the photos I took on my most recent visit will speakfor themselves.

For anyone interested in finding out more about Haiti, or is interested in visiting, please refer to the websitewww-haititravels-ors.

At-risk young men perform skits and traditional Haitian dance at a local home for boys in Port-au-Prince.

The brightly painted back of a public bug or "tap-tap," displays irnages and prayers that are hoped to bring the owner and passengers good luck, a common practice that also helps distinguish tap-taps from other private vehicles,

e streets of Petionville, an upper-class neighborhood Soups ofpeople who dance and sing through the

Ari Nicolas (far right) and a friend dance at a partf in honor of his son's first communion at his home in Gwo lan, a community near Port-au-Prince, Haiti,

'Madwoman' explores socialdivide Thealre Review by Adam Goldstein The MetroDolitan

The 2004-2005 season at the Denver Center Theatre Company has been largely devoted to revamping time-worn classics, ranging from Ibsen to Sophocles.The trend continues in one of the final shows of the series,IeanGiraudoux's"The Madwoman."

Giraudoux's comedy, completed in 1943, functioned simultaneouslyas social commentary and light-hearted satire. "The Madwoman of Chaillot" took an unapologeticaim at the rich and powerfirlof GermanoccupiedParis,relyingon a light and whimsical dramatic tone to disguisethe full weight of its message.

In the DCTC'scurrentproduction, IsraelHicks hastransposedthe actionto modern-dayNewYork City,with surprisingly pertinent results.

The messageof Giraudoux's original send-up is rooted in its Parisianbackdrop, in an occupied city being transformed by wartime industry and pollution. In an environment where metal, steel and machinery steadilysprawl,a group of greedyindustrialists and businessmenare convincedthere is

seamlessly.Although the atmosphere of war and foreign occupation.are absent in the modern setting,this early warning about the

disastrouseffectsof uncheckedindustrialization is chilling in its relevance.We live in an oil-starvedworld, a fact that only addsto the import of the play.

The social element of the comedy survivesintact in "The Madwoman,"despitethe libertiestakento fit the action into a modern framework.Giraudoux'splay is ultimately a conflict betweenthe rich and poor, the powerful and the powerless.Both Parisand New York serveas definitive urban settings,environments where the gap betweenthe haves and have-notsis the widest. What's more, governmentand industry work together in the conflict,forming a powerfulbloc that acts largelyto maintain the system.Again, this is an issuethat has retained all of its controversyand all of its applicabilityin a modern setting.

In the modern New York setting, the CEOs, lawyers,senatorsand oilmen stand smuglyon one side of the socialdivide while the homeless,the blue collar workersand the starving artists stare suspiciouslyfrom the other. The title charactetan eccentricfigure who lives in the &nk tunnels underneath the ciry representst}re latter camp. Despite her apparentmadness,sheservesasthe voice of the downtroddenand deprived.When the Madwoman learnsof the plot to dig up the city in searchof liquid riches,shespearheads the fight to savetle neighborhoodfrom certain destruction.

KathleenM. Brady,a veteranof the DCTC for 18 seasons, brings a warmth and passion to the title character,which adds an immediacy to the action.Sheis the idealactressfor the part, a wellspringof sympatheticenergy that cementsthe rest of the performances.

Her character'srole as an Everymanspokeswoman calls for an expert empathy, and Brady fully capturesthis quality in her effusivedelivery.

In her plot to bring down the greedy, the Madwoman enlists the aid of three of her fellow eccentrics,a trio of women who

more than match her for madness.Annette Helde, Robin Moseley and Kim Staunton all give competent performances,but the combinedeffectof four actresses trying with all their might to seem mad becomes,at times, contrived. The other charactersin the Madwoman'scamp run the gamut of personalityand characterization, from breakdancersto bums,waitersto buskers.Although they add color and comedy,the sheernumber of thesecharacters slowsthe actionin certain scenes.

For the bad guys, Bill Christ, Mike Hartman, farnie Horton and John Hutton portray a chilling senseof pure and unapologeticgreed.The CEOsand geographicalengineers are simplified more and more as the play progresses, until finally,they wearplastic mask to obscuretheir identitiesasindividuals. By the end of the play,the industrialists and capitalistsare thoroughly dehumanized and demonized.The villains become more than a threat to any specific protagonists.

Instead, their values, their goals and their entire lifesrylebecomea global and cultural threat.

Although it succeedsas a light-hearted comedy,"The Madwoman" works even more effectively as a commentary on modern societyand cultural values.Giraudoux,writing at the height of WWII and observinghis battered and occupied capital, saw danger in the industry and greed that was steadily invading his country. A half century later, theserisks are amplified and more immediate. Similarly, the underlying messageof the drama is still just as potent: with the right impetus,the love and the unity of the masseswill always conquer the narrow and selfishinterestsof the minority.

Madwoman" is nla"tinp at through April 30,2005. For tickets,

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A shrill mechanicalnoisefills the air of the small warehouse that vaguelyresemblesan art gallery.Justpast the entrancer^ray, you will find a concretepig swinging from a steeltower. Iater, you will realize that the starding image and sound is one collectiveunit.

The sensesare irnmediately overwhelmed as you walk inside Andenken Gallery, for the Kinetic and Robots Show.

-onlookers Th" .orrrrd, of the displays intertwine with the attempting to decipher them.

Visuals bombard you with a cacophony of vibrance.

Graphics are projected onto two corresponding walls, which collaboratively interlay with glimpses of the large interactive piecesof art.

"It wasjust one of thosedays..." is the title of JoeRichet work, constructed of mechanical components, steel and concrete.Three steel poles lead up to a swinging concrete rope-swathed pig. A foot pedal attached to the figure controls the speedof the life-sizedswinging pig. The pedal produces the sudden grinding sound that startles the onlookers at first, then, in time, the sound blends in and becomesfamiliar as an ongoing element of the show.

Richet lithographs are also on display. "Gumivore Love" usesdeepmetallic coloring to capture the texture of the robots and the butterflies circling overhead.The battle of man and machine and its explosiveeffectsare shown in his work.

Threeof 20 untitled archivalink-jet prints line an exposed brick wall in Andenken. Similar attributes mark the artisr Ogi's work. The artist usesconstant symbols throughout the work with the main character focus and details varying. The themes range extensively from technology to freedom and compassion.

Onlookers arestarded by a large rat twitching and twisting on a shelf near the back of the gallery. Its black eyespierce menacinglyasits long tail contractsasit recoils.As one opening attendee remarked, 'This is like the worst nightmares of my childhoodreincarnated."

Perhaps nightmares are the inspiration for Anastasia

Ward's crafu projects that have gone horribly awry, Or perhaps Ward just challengesthe idea that toys are something to be disregarded as a part of growing up. She uses her figures to show fear and intrigue that span ages.

"Rat" is composed of cloth, rubber, motor, speaker, and a volume control switch is constructed to make shivers run down the spine as it writhes in epileptic fits. "Blind Lion" contains similar creepyelementswith an eerie tilting head;it is constructedusingcloth, rubber and a rotating weight.

The initial distaste of Ward's starding Iitde creatures dissipates, and then a general fascination of the art and how it works takes over.You can catch a bit of your own childhood preoccupationwhen looking at the figures, Some are scaredto pick up the cteatures and others are too apt to keep playing with the non-traditional art. The figuresoften don't receivethe respectthat a painting would. Many are so enthralledwith the figuresthat they will wind them up over and over again, quickly depleting the batteries.

John Vanachent "Printout" supports the argumentthat computerprogrammingis an art.

Vanachen'spieceis an enlargedset of html text and notations,which are printed in alternating ink-jet color. Notations and clarifications are made with different colored markers. "lt's Kinetic Enough," a piece by Harry Walters, uses acrylic paint, a mirror, and a fan to create an interesting result. A handfirl of "Untidedi Ogi.Archivalinkjet prht cutouts on the side of the peach rectangle give hints to the mirror beneath the paint. The fan positioned underneath the work is dirty and look like a second loolc The Fifth Annual Kinetic and Robot Show is a refugee from a flea market, but is tied into the painted running now through May 28. The galleryis locatedat 2ll0 mirror with the strips of paintedmirror. The piecesallude to Market St. in downtown Denver. Hours are l-5 p.m. Fridaythe streamingof paperfrom the fan if it werein use.

Sundayand admittance is free.

All of the art displayedat Andenken Gallery deserves

'Viva celebrating a lifeof peace Gesar Ghauezi The celebration opened with the enthusiastic greeting of the master of YolandaOrtega-Ericksen. ceremonies, "It is important to recognizenot only the life and work of Crsar Chavez but also all of those who didn't have a voice and were given voice by him," she said, and the Multicultural Lounge at the Tivoli, where the event was held, was filled with festivity and trembled as sheyelled "Viva CesarChavez!"

A second-generation American, Chavez

by SvetlanaGuineva TheMetroDolitan founded the United Farm Workers, the first union to successfullyorganizc migrant farm He led others to march for a better life. workers. "Ia Causa'' was a moyement that His sense of justice gave him the strength inspired many to join the stnrggle for social to be the master of his own strnggle and justice and to demandto be treatedashumans, succeedin achieving greater common good. not asa commodity.

He fought vehernendy to preserve human Since the very beginning of his career dig"ity by bringing social change for those as an activist, Chavez made it clear that , who were deprived of the simple comforts his methods of persuasion would be nonof existence, violent, such as strikes and boycotts. The He believedin Christ, Gandhi, and Martin union would make history for organizing Luther King and adheredto the teaching that and leading the grape boycott in support one should love and not hate one's enemies. of the pickers in Delano, California. They To him, the loss of a single human life would fought against the Schenley Corporation havedevaluedthe struggle for justice. and initiated a 25-day march from Delano to He was CesarChavez.

Sacramento to popularize and publicize the On his birthday, March 31, students and boycott. Finallp the corporation agreed to faculty gathered to celebrate his life and increasewagesand to a hiring hall. work in a commemoration titled "Viva Cesar The grape strike continued to pressure ' Chavez!" various corporations for 6ve years,becoming

Students,faculty - celebratecivil rights leader and his

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the longeststrike in U.S.labor history at that time.

"He (Chavez)was a non-violent militant, not a pacifist " said Danny Salcido, Metro student and president of Los Herederosof Changeand Esperanza.

Salcido briefly went over the most significant parts of Chavez'sbiography,noting that Chavez was determined and consistent in his attempts to achieve better living and working conditions for the farm workers.

Not many would dispute the hct that the Delano grape strike galvanized the Chicano movement. Still, Chavez himself never consideredhimself a Chicano Nationalist "He was someone who fought for all people," said Ortega-Ericksen. 'We need to remember that, we need to continue the work hedid and the onlyway to do that is to continue to havethesekinds of celebrations,thesekinds of tributes and educational erperiences."

Ortega-Ericken, who is an interim associatevice president of student services at Metro and an activist, met Chavez in the 1970swhen he was visiting Denver. He came to support the local organizersof the boycott.

"He just had such a humble way about him," Ortega-Ericken said. "I remember being so struck by his stature, so small, I remember his voice, it was very calming, very poignant and inspiring - it just made

you want to work harder."

"He would talk about the conditions in very real terms of what he saw,and was able to elperience (them) in a way that no one else could. He wasn't one of those rabblerousing speakers,but his messagewas loud and it was heard in all farms and fields," she said.

Despite the tremendous successof the union's efforts for social justice and equaliry there is still a lot to be done, shethinks There are some deplorable conditions in plants and farms today, andit is very imporant for us to continue to educateourselves.

Ortega-Ericksenthinks she offers a "tinf contribution by performing in Su lbatro in educating others. Su Teatro enhanced the celebration performing a 20-minute 'Papi, rne and fragment of a slrjt called Cesar Chavezi wricen and directed by Toni Garcia.

The skit vividly re-creates the reality of farm workers, their hard labor in the fields and the clear, loud voice of Chavez agitatingand calling for action.

As Cesar Chavez himself said, "Fighting for social justice, it seemsto me, is one of the profoundest ways to say yes to human digniry and that really meanssacrifice.There is no way on this earth in which you can s:ry yes to human dignity and know youre going to be sparedsomesacrifice."

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HighonFire Blessed BhckWngs (Relapse,2005) It would be wrong to thank God for High on Fire.

Sure, their newest album, Blessd Black Wngs, is one of the best things to happen to metal in years.Thanks are owed somewhere, but this band is firmly in the service of another, darker power.

The dank underbelly of High on Fire is the rhythm section of Des Kensel on drums and |oe Preston on bass.They work together to createa monstrous, punishing and relentless foundation, the sound of the express train to Hell as it thunders past the graveyard with a freight of lost souls.

Over this, Matt Piket guitar channels darkness and decay, fuses it with rage and runs the whole messthrough Satan'sown dis-

tortion pedal. His riffs cut to the quick--efficient and precise,free of unnecessarymotion.

Perhapsowing to the lack of a secondguitaist, he never slips into typical meal wankery.

By the time a solo gets started he's wrapping it up and diving headlong into the next riff, rnaintaining the ferocious momentum.

His vocals are delivered in something betweena sffangled screamand a full-throated roar. The delivery perfecdy suits the lyrics, which rarely amount to more than stoned ramblings about evil deeds,dark powers and Elder Gods. It might sound silly on paper but it works perfectly in context.

The sum of these elementsis a potent distillation of heavy metal's history into its leaner, meaner and darker future. And every time a copy sells,a demon getsits wings.

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Doves Some Cities (E MI,2005)

sensitive,best heard on songs like the emo'Someday Soon" and sonitionally-charged cally epic'The Storm."

Singer fimi Goodwin hasrft sounded At first, I wasn't particularly struck with this album. I've been expecting an album as stronger since the bandt debut and shines greatas the bandt 2000 debut,Izsr Souk. It most on brilliant tracks like "Almost Forgot had great songwriting, powerful vocals and Myself" and "One Of TheseDays."That's not lush melodies. Their sophomore effofi, Last to forget twin brothers fez and Andy Williams Broadcast,was perhaps too ambitious and on the guitar and drums (Goodwin plays too dance, but a captivating listen nonethe- bass) and their contributions to the Doves' Iess.The bandt third album, SorzeCities, is unique, expansivesound. Soze Cities shows in some waysa balancebetweenthe previous the band's evolution from a danceband to one that hasdevelopeda lush, contemplative two.

The Doves' biggest mistake is opening rock sound, Yes,this is yet anotheralbum in an influx with the title track, the weakestsong on the of pussy-boy Brit rock, but if it's well-crafted album. By track two, everything'sbetter with "Black And White Town," a soulful, catchy and magnificent,too much of a good thing tune indicative of the Doves sound. If their hasno bearing.

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Afrika Bambaataa Looking for the PerfectBeat (Tommy Boy, 2001)

have remained relevant and powerful. They while conveyinga evoke the consciousness full-blown old-school party atmosphete at DI Afrika Bambaataaand his Zulu Nation the sametime.

'What's the name of this nation?/Zulu!/ are responsible for the evolution of disco music; they introduced hip-hop to the world, Zulu!/And who's gonna get on down?/The savedthe Bronx ftorn urban decay and cre- Cosmic Force!/The C,osmic Force!/Chittyarcd a youth movement that still lives on Chitty Bang! Bang! We are the main thang/ Listen to the song sheis gonna sing," raps the today through American pop culture.

Looking For the Perfed Beat 1980-1985 nasal sounding Chubby Chub over a funkiis a top-notch compilation chroniclir:g the fied guitar riff.

Bambaataa'smusic laid the groundwork birth of hip-hop music and the urban arts renaissanceof the early 1980s.The beats are for the current state of the music industry. electronic, grimy and sampleheavy.The raps Wbile listening to this album it's hard not to notice the samples that were later used are hook-laden, funky and positive.

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This album has a nostalgic appeal to it. ln classic"Planet Rock" the b-boy and graffiti a time when retro styles are acceptableand artists' official anthem.

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"It's great, exciting and a newbeginning to the seasonre' -Metro ryomen's tennis junior Jackie Coppola

rRunnerscaptureseason'sfirst win

Women'stennis gains confidencethrough

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"It felt awesorneand it givesus more confidence for the rest of the season,"Knutson said about the team'sfirst win of the season.

The feelin! of victory didn't last long as the 'Runners lost their twelfth match of the seasonto CU-ColoradoSpringsl-8.

"Yesterday was a good day, but today wasn't so hot;' Knutson said after the demolishing.

The lone victory camein the No. 2 spot in singlesplay asCoppolawon 6-4, 6-2. Coppola cameback from 3-4 to win in the first set.

"I was just trying to play consistent.I could rely on her hitting it out," Coppolasaid.

'Pretty evenlymatched,shehad a good serve; we had somegood points."

The comebackwasnot the hard part ofthe match, but a heckler from the CU-Colorado Springssidewas.A retro man in a wool beanie, a vintageprint shirt and fadedjeanswho looked like a retakefrom Retro night during homecomingwassitting behind Coppolaand shoutedacrossthe court while she was s€rving. Coppola responded,telling the man to cool off. Another spectator gavehim a lesson in cheering.

"I stayed in mentally, just had to block him out," said Coppola. "lt made me more determined to win."

Another tough fight came in the No. I singlesspot where Spencehad a battle till the end with her opponent,but endedup losing in tiebrealc Mahoney struggled in her 3-6, 2-6 loss and Kinoshita was cioseon her setsin her match, but lost 4-6,4-6. The closestdoubles matchwasin the No. 2 spot whereSpenceand Kinoshita took their match to 14 gamesbut lost 6-8."We'll seewhat happens;we havetons of tennis ahead,"Coppolasaid about the rest of the season.

The'Runners travel to take on Emporia State and Fort Hays State on April 8 at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., then they take on NebraskaKearneyon April 9.

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by NickTacinas TheMetropolitan The women'stennis team had double the pleasurefrom their victory againstColorado Christian Saturda5April 2. The 6-3 victory was the team's first of the seasonand first in conferenceplay.Sunday,however,was anotler tough testastheylost to CU-ColoradoSprings 1- 8.

April 2, the'Runners (l-12, 1-l Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)lost two of their three doubles matches,but still pulled out the win againstthe Cougars.

"It's great,excitingand a new beginningto junior JackieCoppolasaid. the season," Iunior Sarah Spence and sophomore Akiko Kinoshita won their match irl the No. 2 doubles spot. The Roadrunners lost the No. I doubles competition. Coppola and Tia Mahoney fought hard, but lost in the No. I spot 6-8. Junior lulie Thomasand sophomore Christine 'CC" Knutson lost their match in the No. 3 spot.

The turnaround was the play in singlesas the team only lost one match. It was sophomore Patricia Eastwoodwho was defeated2-6 in her No. 6 spot. Spencewon in the No. 1 position 6-1, 6-2 and Coppolawon the No. 2 matcheasily,givingup only one game6-0,6- 1.

Kinoshitawon in the number 3 spot 6-4, 6-3.

The match of the day went to Knutson, who dropped the first set 4-6 but overcame and won in arguably her best match of the season.

"CC wascoming to the net, playing aggressiveand stayingin the points,"Coppolasaid.

Knutson went on to win 4-6, 6-0, 10-6.

"I was going after every shot," said Knutson.

Thomaswon in the No. 5 spot 5-1.

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by NlckTacinas The Metrooolitan The Metro rnen's tennis team is off to a

running start as they opened conferenceplay undefeated.

Saturday,April 2, the'Runners (6-8,20 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) blanked the Colorado Christian Cougars9-0.

Sundayafternoon wasall businessagainasthe team beat up on the CU-Colorado Springs Mounain Lions 6-3.

The victory against CUCS was the team's third win in a row, secondin conferenceplay.

The win was even more rewarding, avenging the loss the tearn suffered to the Bearsin the fdl (3-6).

The surprise came in the No. 1 singles match asjunior Andre Nilsson lost his match 5 - 7, 3- 6.

"I played one of my worst matchesof my

careeri Nilsson said.

The junior was still able to tastevictory as he won his doubles match with fellow teammate JamesSchurnacherin the No. I doubles 8-4.

"I think that we played OK, not great, or bad," Nilsson said.'We did what we had to do.

I'm glad we won as a team."

In addition to Nilsson, sophomore William Meyer lost his singlesmatch 2-6, l-6.

The only other loss camein the No. 3 doubles spot where senior Scott Flannigan and freshmen Adam Fowler lost 5-8.

Schumacherwon his match in the No. 2 spot 6-3, 6-I. FreshmanRiley Meyer won in the No. 3 spot, overpowering his opponent 6-0,7-5.

"He retumed 25 percent of my first serves when they went in, but I didn't have a high percentageof those in," Riley said.

The freshman hit in about 40 percent to

50 percent of his first serves.

The first set was flawless,but the finishing touch neededto be polished as his opponent battled and won five games.

"I need to keep the pressureup; I just let up the secondset,"Riley said.

The Meyers brothers also won their doublesmatch 8-5.

"We should have closed it out while we had the chance," Mlliam said. 'lhere are alwaysstuff to improve on."

Fowler won his match in the No. 5 spot 61, 6-2. Flannigan, wearing a batting glove for protection on his injured hand, also won his match in the No. 6 spot 7-5, 6-2.

"Being 2-0 in conferencegives us some momentum."Nilssonsaid.

However,getting to Regionalsis the greater goal for the team and to do that, the 'Runners will need a plus .500 record to qualif.

'It doesnt matter if we win conference

if we donl have a .500 record;' Nilsson said.'

"Every rnatch is important asit works towards goal of Regionals."

Nilsson has memories of the team's prebudget-cuts glorf dals. When Nilsson came here three years ago,the team was nationally ranked.

'Dont know if we can recoup from three years ago, but we are headed in the right directioni' Nilsson said. 'Our depth is still a lot bigger this year from last," said Nfuson.

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by DaveWatkins TheMetropolitan As the Catholic Church bells of Denver tolled for the Pope Saturday afternoon, Metro'sbaseballteamsuitedup for yetanother conferencedouble-header.The bells started ringing at about 1:15p.m. asthe Roadrunners struggled to keep the Mesa StateMavericks at bav.

The'Runners(15-9,0-7 RockyMountain Athletic Conference) couldn't score enough runs to defeatthe Mavs'in their seriesopener.

The Roadrunners lost the first game of the by a scoreof2-t after Saturdaydouble-header a 7-1 loss Friday,April l. The secondgame of the double-headerwas even worse for the 'Runners,endingasa 9-0 shutout, On Saturday,Metro went into the doubleheaderwith confidenceagainstthe Mavericla (28-8,8-oRMAC).

"They're a good team, but definitely beatable," 6rst baseman Logan Pape said of the Mavs'.

The 'Runner's confidence was warranted in the first half of the game as they kept the Mavericksoff the board until the top of the fifth inning. The game went downhill for Metro in the later innings with wild pitches and the game-winning run for the Mavs'. ' "The story of the gamewastirnely hitting; Metro head coach Vince Porreco said of the first game, If Maro would have had the right hit at the right tfune the game would have been different. Metro playedgreatdefense,theyjust 'Runners also neededto scoresome runs. The had a hard time staying on base. The sixth inning saw two runners get tagged out while attempting to steal.

Metro's weekendperformance and record are not good indicators of the teamt talent.

They have a lot of aptitude; they just need to put those two things together, according to hns.

'They've got a lot of potential, but right now they're killing themselvesi spectator Loren Iacobssaid.

Jacobshastraveled from Kansasfor five of Metro's home gamesto seehis son Iessplay.

Jessis one of 15pitcherson the Metro roster.

Hans Hallgren/The Metropolitan Metro bascballhead coadrVince Porreco argueswith umpire RobertWilson overacall made in Sunda/s gameagainstthe MesaSt tc Mav€ricks at the Auraria Field" The'Runners fell short 6-5 and the Mavs'swept Metrc 4-{t in the series.The Roadrunners' Roctry Mountain Athlaic Conference recotd fell to 0-7.

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got to get it together," Metro announcer Sam Dewitt said.

Although Saturday's games were losses, Metro still entertained the crowd. Despite having a broken hand, Pape threw himself againstthe fenceto catctra foul ball.

Infielder Derrick Deidel and catcherGreg Garrison alsothrilled the crowd with a massive tangle when they tripped over each otler in an attempt to catch another foul ball. Foul balls flew all day threatening the construction workers who are building the new parking structur€ next to the Tivoli Student Union.

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the Mavericks on Sunda6 but despite their best effors they couldn't pull it off.

The Mavs' won in a tight 6-5 game.Metro tied Mesa in hitting, which is exactly what Coach Porreco wanted in Saturday's first game.They werejust a little late.

The Roadrunners will travel to Pueblo next weekend for four games against CSUPueblo.Their next home gameis againstRegis at 3:00p.m.April 15at Auraria Field.

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might havean outsidechanceofgetting in the tournament asthe fourth seed.

However, the Roadrunners arenl doing themselvesany favors.

The'Runnershaveonly won one of their last 10gamesand haveallowedeight or more runs in half of those gamesas well as losing threeofthose nine gamesby a run or less.

So lately, Metro has either gotten blown out or havelost in closegames-I'm gonna go out on a limb and say,that's not going to help you reachthe playoffs.

Whatwill?

Playing every team like you played Nebraska-Kearney and Western Oregon (gamesone through three) aggressively.

This Roadrunner squad can beat anyone when they have the base runners to Put Baseball(r5-19,0-7) The Metro baseball squad, although pressure on opposing pitchers, but only if swept this weekendby the tenth best team in those runners actually make it home.

When Metro leavesfive, sometimes 10 or the nation, still has a chance at making the more runners on base-like they did against conferencetoumament.

If they 6nd a way to sweep Colorado New Mexico Highlands-there's agood chance Mines, the Regis Rangers and Nebraska- they're .not winning games. (In addition' Kearney,a team they sweptearlier this season, according to the number of players left on while at least splitting serieswith conference base,Metro should've swept Highlands) Good luck on that playoff push. foesCSU-Puebloand Fort Hays,the'Runnen

The Metro men and women'stennisteams were the only onesto enjoy the sweetsmell of successthis weekend,as they wereboth able to capture conference wins. the Although Metro baseball team was swept by the Mesa State Mavericks, they showed true grit and by determination making Mesa work Donald Smith in game four as the SportsColumnist 'Runnersalmostshocked Mesa,but ultimately fell 6-5 on their home field.

Men'sTennis(6-8,2-0RMAC) Womert'sTennis( l-r2, f -l RMAC) April ... fools?This week,the wrongshave beenrightedand the men havebeenwinning.

The men's tennis team has definitely been making itself playoff eligible and can improve its chances by beating CSU-Pueblo and Nebraska-Kearney.

The women won their first match of the seasonand it couldn't have come at a better time. The Roadrunner women defeated the Colorado Christian Cougars 6-3 to end their winless drought. Though this might be a season of learning, theret no reason they carlt apply their knowledge upon some unsuspectingopponent,

Well, with only two week left for the teanis teams' regular season, the pressure is on for them to win right now if they plan to play in the conferencetournament March 22. For the men's baseball team, they might have another month of the seasonleft to play, but there's no time like the present for them to start winning. If they dont they, like the seniors in this year's graduating dass, will be out for good come May.

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For both, pleasesing up on the da1*ofthe event in front of the Health Center,Plaza150or call (303) 556-2525beginningat 8:30am.

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For mure information,pleasecaLlat ( 3 0 3 )5 5 6 - 5 3 7 9 .

Yoga Programs \{ats and props are provided.Pleasewear corrr fortable clothing.

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All programs are free and held in St. Francis Center. For all levels. No sign up just show up! Drop in anltime. For more information, pleasee-mail wilkinli@mscd.eduor call (303) 556-6954.

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Cancer Support Group - Pleasecontact Linda Wilkins-Pierceat (303) 556-6954.

Ongoing Suppofi Groups; tr{en's group Tuesdaysl0-ilam, Women's group Tuesdays 3-4:30pm, Relationship group Wednesdays 12-1:30pmand Parentinggroup Thursdays3 4pm. Groups are held in Tivoli 561. For more information,pleasecall (303)556-3132.

Stides Walking Program - Grab a partner or

Messianie Truth Bible Studies - Thursdays from 2 4pm in Tivoli 322. lvlessianicfervish studiesand feilorvship.For more information, call Reubenat (303) 355-2009.

All illajors Career Fair - All studentsat Auraria are invited to the career fair where employers rvill be on campus to talk with students about job openings.Sludentsshould bring copiesof BhaktiYogaClub Wednesdays5:30-6:30pm their resumeand dressprofessionally.lOam 2:3Opmin the Tivoli Turnhalle.For more inforin Ti.,'oli 444. loin us fbr an el'ening of spiritual discoverv. devotional chanting and vegetarian mation,pleasecall (303)556-3664. cuisine.Everu-one is invited.For more information, call Blakeat (303)734 3661.Haribol!

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The Three B'sConcerl Come hear pianist Zoe Erisman play selectionsfrom Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.The program includes Prcludc and Fuguein G N'tajorby f.S.Bach,the "TempestSo natal' Op. 31, No. 2 in D Minor by Beethoven and the 5-movement Third Sonata in F NIinor

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4th Aflnuql lazz Celebration at Metro - Fe^turing sixty of (irlorado's finest high school and middle school instrumental and vocal jazz musicians with specialperformancesand workshops by Eddie Palmieri y La Orquestit N,[oderna, SunnyWilkinson and the DavePhi]lips Quartet.TONIGHT: \{SCD Vocal fazzand Sunny Wilkinson 7:-l0pm in the King Center ConcertHali. For nroreinfbrmation,pleasccall ( 3 0 3 )5 s 6 2 2 9 6 .

4th Annual lqzz Celebr.ttion st Metro TONIGHT: DSA JazzEnsembieand the Dave Phillips Quanet. 7:30pn in the King Center ConcertHall. See4/14.

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