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(&D Tuitlonhlke rideson The colors of Thos A Pueblo Notive Americongirl preporesto donce in the children's pow wor / in Toos, '10.

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A socioldocumentoqy closscomposed of writersond phobgrophersfrom ' Meho's loumolism progrom,underthe guidonceof insfrucbrs KennBisioond Morilyn Slorrett, troveled to Tooslo record its people ond ploces.The studentsin the closs documentedo wide vorietyof subiects including o Pow wow, o high school homecomingond o moriochibond.

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Remernber the living hell of the Superdome when $000 poor people were told they would ffnd sanctuary, but instead found squalor. Imagine the sickenini defeat that must have welghed in their hearts wf,en 1gyyealizedthere was ndfoo4 no first aid, no medicine, no frns and no hope that assistance would be on ib waY.

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By Brad Riggin rigginb@mscd.edu the Meto\ boardof Eustees discussed possible ramiffcations of the failure of Referendums C and D passing in November and gave adjunct faculty a 2l percent pay raise Wednesday at the Tivoli.

Naralie Lutes, Metro inlerim vice president for administration and ffnance,'presented the board with scenarios of l0 percent, 25 percent and 50 percent reductibns in funding resulting fiom the failure of the referendums passing.

In the worst+ase scenado, Meho would lose just over $18 million in funding rrtrich would force the board to either make drastic cub to programs and penonnel or raise hrition dramaticallv.

If a tuition increase were used to make up for the shordall, shrdenb would pay around 5l percent more for hriton in 2007, Lutes said.

Metro President StephenJordan said he wanted to make it clear that the mrmbers being discussedwere estimatesand were for discussion purposes only.

"I want to let everyone here know that this board and mpelf are not zuggestinga 50 percent increasein tuition; we axejust going through scenarios,"Jordansaid.

Another scenariowould cut over $12.5 million in programs and the equivalent of 227 nine-month faculty appoinhnents.

This, combined with a 15 percent hrition increase,would cover the $18 million in lost

By Xfatt Quane mquane@mscd.edu

Metro's Shrdent Govemment Assembly is sponsoring the Auraria Cares firnd*aiser, which will raise monev to provide relief to victims of Hr.rrricaneKafinaThe fund-raiser, which began Sept 12, will continue through SepL 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the flagpole.

The SGA's efforb, which are being headed by appointed Senator Christopher Anden, will be a tri-instihrtional effor! allowing student organizafions from Meho, UCD and CCD to volunteer and donate to the cause.

"We have strdent leaden fiom all three schoolshelping oul along with the offices of strdent life and activities from each school,' Anden said.

Arlraria Cares was formed last week and is hoping to raise $4 from every student on the Auraria campus for a total of $200,000to go dlrectly to the American Red Cross.

"There are people we have never met who need our help," said Jesse Sarnor4 SGA Speaker of the Senate.

During its last meeting, the SGA donated $1.0fi) of its funds to Auraria Cares.

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N{ehofacrrlt"vcould be crrt nn, by up to 22 percenLmost ILI otwl'rchnould be parttime teachers.

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fut di"g Lutes said.

In addition to lost state firnding, Metro would also realize a decreasein tuition revenue.

Metro would lose around $ZZO,00Oin tuition for every I percent reduction in statâ‚Ź fu"di"g, Lutes said.

The board would need to make addi tional cuts to cover the lost nrition revenue, ff passed. Referendum C would eliminate tire spending limits on surrâ‚Ź gover -

rnent for five years. This would allow the legislature to spend $g.Z biltion that would normally be refirnded to taxpayers.

Referendum D would earmark money for urgent road and school construction by borrowing against the $2.1 billion provided through Referendum C. If the referendums fail to pass, the [egislaJue will be forced io cut an estimated $400 million from the budget.

" "I promiseto continueto listenan.dlearn and work hardfor.1"ou.

Auraria Careswill be collecting donations at the flagpole area: 9 a.m.' 4 p.-., Sept.15,19-22 For more information or hox, to volunteervisit: http :iithunderl.cuderrver.edui studentlife4iatrina.htrnl

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speech, in whlch ire outlined a three-phase to aicompiarr fo, improvement he hopes ' 'f,u.rr *itt i" " l Gyear period.

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Startng off his speech.Jordan thanked the. Mcto- communi'ty for ivelcoming.him il w'here and his wife. Ruthie, back to _carnpus Itil Eg he receiv-edhis master's and PhD at UCD. , "I've spent a lot of time listening and r rnoorlill@nrscd.trl,,learning about our shengthsand needed ars.il at.....sr-

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The ne_xtsix vea.rswijl be dedicated to gr",,"rh ;;;;":f;; ^ the second phase 5egins..|ordansaid the gro*rh of enrolimenr *ui ,roi ^ importanr a_ithe grorvth of qualitv and the reoutation of Mitro ^ a -"ltt colleee'." "urba' colege'" "urban

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Meet-the-Artists Reception: September15,7-9pm ShaunActon('95) PhilBender('zs) MaryEllenBuxton('76) KayMargaretConger('88) ('80) CarlosFresquez MarkFriday('80) JenniferGhormley('02) ('03) Christine Gabrielle Graziano TheodoreHaberman('97) Charlene Harlow('03) AdrienneJohnson('99) KevinKutch('77) JosiahLopez('01)

JeremyMcGirl('97) ChuckMiddlekauff('ez) JohannaMueller('04) LauriLynnxeMurphy('96) MarieMorrisonQuinn('04) ElaineRicklin('82) (01) Natascha Seideneck DaveSeiler('95) BillStarke('73) JeanneThomsen('97) AndrewWarner('01) MichonWinter('02) MarshaWooley('84)

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healrhu6urance bypolicy,not law B.rBirgit Moran moranb@mscd.edu

GIUICKFACTS o Metro's health insurance policy has been in place for 25 years. r In 1994,t];'estate legislature passeda law prohibiting state schools from mand atin g health insurance for its students.

o X{etro'spolicy was created so students would not incur unforeseen medical expenses. o Waiver forms to opt out of Nfetro's insuranceplan must be completed and submitted bv Sept. 16.

Metro is not requfuedby law to mandate healih insurance, but school policy requires -Mehostudents to be insured. studentsenrolled in l0 credits or more a semester--eightduring the sutnmer-are automaticalh emolled in Mero's health insurance for $680 per semester. Those already insured through another provider can waive Metro's policy and premium. Waivers must be completedby Sept" 16.

Health insurance has been mandated at Meto for 25 years through a school policy, which was established to ensure that students could afford to stay in school without incurring r:nforeseen medical expenses.

"We want to keep surdents in school," said Stephen Mbnaco, director of the Health Center at Auraria- lWe don't want people to be undeq over or double insured, but we do want them to be covered to meet their needs."

Mebo's health insurance policy "students toking l0 credithoursor morein the Foll $ares: or B credit hoursor more ond/or SpringSemesier, .

"Students taking l0 credit houn or more in the Fall and/or Spring Semester, billedfor ore ouiomoticolly in the Summeisemesteq or 8 credit hours more in the Summer moy However,students the StudentHeolthInsuronce. seriester, are automatically billed for the .woive Student Health Insurance. outof theplonpriorto thewoiverdeodlinelisted "However, studenb may waive out in theclossschedule." of the plan hior to the waiver deadline listed in the class schedule by zubmittirgJ In 1994, Colorado lawmakers nrled by outside providen, the cheaper "Theperson hns to make than agairst colleges and r.rniversifies'ability insurance premiums will be for everyto mandate health coverage. Mebo was on the plan. that decisionon their own. one.Allowinq one of five schools requiring insurance shrdents to decide whethat the tirne and was grandfalhered-in to It's not sometltingthe er they waatlealth insurance can dilute continue. a school's health plan when few buy gosernmentslnttld The other Colorado schools maninto i!" saidJenny Foss, director of studating health insurance are University of be mandating." dent health services at Old Dominion Northem Colorado, Colorado School of University, as quoted in a CollegeNews.

Mines, Univenity of Colorado at Borllcorn article on March 7. der, and Colorado State Univenity (for According to Foss, more schools internationalshrdentsonly). have started mandating coverage over Earlier this year, Rep. Bob McClusthe oast four vears. aEffectiveiy-mariagedsurdent health key, R-Fort Collins, sponsored a meain be Fort Collins March 3 article in a sure to reverse Colorado's 1994 ruling. insurance programs can be an outstandColoradoan.

The bill was narrowly defeated. ing value, providing appropriate coverMcCluskey cited Poudre Valley But there's stjll some heat in the legis age at a cost well below rates charged lature to make health insurance manda- Hospital in Fort Collins as an example for comparable individual health insurtory at all state colleges and universiti.es. of how international students at CSU, ance coierage," Beckley said. *I'd be sumrised if it doesn't come who are accustomed to socialized mediInsured shrdents are encouraged to up again very soon," said Stephen Beck- cine, can cause considerable medical the Auraria Hea]th Center because use writeoffs for the hospita.l. lev. an insurance consultant in Fort Colthere's no deductible, it's convenient for Metio M;Cluskey, According liris. and a,railablemedicationshave a $20 Both McCluskey and Beckley said ro's mandated health insurance policy ccpay, Monaco said. He said that would hospitals and schools want to address to change, the board of trustees while on-site costs can be conholled, ihe issue because of unpaid medical have to approve it.

PPO and other provider pricing off-site Group health plans such as Metro's bills. couldn't be. also come down to a matter of mass.

'It s to the student's advantage0ouse "The penon has !o make that de cision on their own. It's not something The more people who are on the plan, our facilities,' Monaco said. "ihere's a the lower &re costper person, the govemment should be mandating," lot right here.'

Monaco said the more shrdentswho said Rep. Jim Welker, R-I-oveland on are insured through the college, rather mandared health iqsurance, as quoted

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When comparing insurance, variables can include prescriptions by type and frequencn out-of-pocket maximum costs, medical providers offered by the company and ty?ical costs for emergency room !isits.

The MetrEolitan shopped tra'o hypotheticai situations: In situation one,Jac\ 24, is a non-smoker without a pre-existing condition and is healthy except for catching the flu sometime this year and having to visit the emergency room for a broken arm. In sihration two, Jill, 25, is a healthy, non-smoking female who takes antidepressantsyear-round and will have an annual physical.

Variables are considerable. For instance, routine medications may or may not be covered and are priced difierently, based cin quanudes for each prescription. Some plans have prescription maximums and deductibles, or don't cover PrescriPfions at all.

Emergency room visits and charges are hard to de termine because each provider, and each incidedt, differs in cosL IfJack paid Metro $2,040 a year (three semesters) for his insurance, plus his deductibles and medications, his total out-of-pocket exPerueswould be about $700. With his plan tlrough Meto, Jack would pay about $2,740 for the year.

Using the sarne parameters, four other plans ranged from a low of about $1,621,to a high of about $3,014.For Jack, the cost of Meho's plan would be average.

IfJill paid Metro $2,040for her insurance, plus the co-payfor her medication,her out-of-pocketexPenses would be about $240. For Jill. Meho's plan would cost her about $2,280 for the year. hicing four other policies,Jill'scostsrangedfrom a low of about $1,731.to a high of about $2,198.For Jill, the cost of Meto's plan would be the highest. fuain, both Jack and Jill are only examples of two possible health insurance plans with comnon lariables. Plans can vary from student to studeni' At the Colorado School of Mines, about 1,200 students enrolled in their insurance plan pay about $1,200a year. The Mines' plan is self-funded,according to Stephen BecHey, al insurance consultant in Fort Collins.

Stephen Monaco, director of the Health Center at Auraria, said that selffunding Metro's plan is in the research stage, but the difierent demographics make for an unfair comparison. ClJ-Boulder shrdenb pay close to the same as Meko.

The $28.43 health services fee Metro charges is not part of the insurance and it cannot be waived.

The fee covers accessto health education programs, public health emergencies and up to l0 free visits to the cormseling center in the Tivoli.

To evalua.teMeho's policy against others, the Auraria health center offers a benefit comparison table as oart of is Health Insurance Notiffcation Letter, which is arrailable at hup:/l'vww.rnscd.edry'shrdentTtesources/ insutance.

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gront Astronomy brings tovirtuol science life Metro and the Denver Museum of Nahrre and Science have received a grant for $470,000to test the Immersive Virtual Environment at the Gates Planetarium. The IVE will be used as an additional tool in teaching asfronomy to non-majors.

The grant is meant to allow researchers to study how well shrdenb are able to learn about qpacewith the assistanceof virtual environments.

The IVE allows visitors at the Gates Planetarium to travel virtually around space, giving them different perE)ectives on exh:aterresbial evenb, such as solar and lunar eclipsesand the phasesof the moon, If the virtral environtnent is successfr., the immersive technology could find it way into other classrooms,allowing biology surdents to immerse themselvesinto a skin cell or history studenb to view a historic bdtle,

tryouts Cheerleoding tobeheld l7 Sept.

Tryouts for the 200,!2006 Meto Cheerleading Club will take place at 9 a-m., SepL 17 in the Events Center.

The tryouts will be open to any male or female student anending Metro, UCD or CCD who is enrolled in at least 12 credit hours and has at least a 2.5 GPA. There will be a $25 tryout fee and all paxticipants must have updated insurance and have participated in at least one cheerleading clinic.

Clinics will be held from 7 o.m. to 9 p.m. on SepL 12, 14.and 15 in th; lobby of the Evenb Center.

For more information contact head coach Keith Espinosa, espinosk@mscd. edu or Club hesident Amber Michael michaeam@mscd.edu.

By N{elany Fehrenbach mJbhrenl@mscd.edu

Only 70 out of the 20,000 students that afiend Metro request to keep all their personal information private, according to re. cent data from the Registrar's oftce.

Meto can release directory information such as a student's name, address, phone number, date and place of birth and any extracurricular activifies or athletics the student is involved in. Studentscan also request that speciffc educational information be released, for a qpeciffcreason, if they provide the writlen request to the registrar's ofrce.

But some shrdents wotrld rather keep such information private.

"No one wants that informaton given to anyone," Metro studentJared Miller said.

If studentschoosero keep this infor- FOfVideOOffte Mel RepOfl'S SlOryOn mation confidential they must go to the regisu'ar'soffice and fill out a confidentiality form.

"Not many shrdenb take advantage," said Metro head registrar Thomas Gray.

"Every semester there are about 50 or 60 shrdents who request their information be keot conffdential."

There is information that Metro will always keep conffdential, because students are Drotected under the Federal Educational Rights and kivacy Act FERPA orotecb all Metro students' educatjonal information, which includes grades, class schedule and class location, as well as ffnancial information.

"What we axe fying to do is protect the studenb academic and educational records."

Gray said.

'"iliilTo J()RDAN Jordan's view on Metro's fuhrre included a promise that he will help prepare shrdenb to live and work in an urban environment when they graduate.

The final phase will take place toward the end of the lGyear process.By assessing and ev-aluatingfte other two phases,Jordan and the board of tsustee members can decide whether or not their progresshas made any impact on studenb over the lGyear p+ riod.

Denver Mayor Hickenlooper, who spoke for just a few minutes at the ceremony, said he was happyJordan was grounded in Colorado and that he wanted to see kids who auend oublic schools in Colorado continue on to trigher education within the state.

"The best thing to do is io invest in our shrdents here in Colorado schools and see thal our inveshnent staysput.n

Sept. l l, 906 Curtis St. Auraria Police responded to an alarm at Einstein Bros. Bagels and arrested Julio Acosta" an employee at Einstein's, on a[ outstanding warrant for a ba^ftc violation.

Sept. lO, South Classroom Larbi Sellaoui reported graffiti in a stall of the first floor southwest men's restroom.

The gra.ffiti found was wdtten in ballpoint pen and included racial epithets, violent re marks and three backward swastikas.

Sept. I, 1150 Block of llth St. Karl Apricio called police to investigate a van with broken windows. The nolice re Dort statesthat the windows were broken *h"tt * unknown person atfempted to pry

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FERPA visilwww.melreporl.com ALsq check out theseother stories: - A student show-soffhis room atThe Regencv student housing complex.

- The Alfred Ilitchcock film festival comes to the Tivoli soon.

- Red Cross relief on campus.

- Video of]{etro President Stephen Jordan's Sept.7 speech on campus.

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Alumni ortexhibit opens forfirsttime inl5 yeors The Meno Alumni fut Lxhibiuon will be holding its opening reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., SepL 15 at the Centerfor the Msual Arts.

The exhibit will run from SepL 8 to OcL 29 and will be the ffrst alumni exhibit in the past 15 years.

The 26 artists featured in the exhibition were picked by Greg Wafis, chat of the art departrnent, Kathy Andrews, director and curator of the CVA and Yuko Yagisawa,assistantprofessor of jewelr,v and metals.

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Sept. 9, l0th St. and Lawrence Metro student Scor Goldstein was arrested on an outstanding waxrant for a gaming violation.

Sept. 6, I(ing Center Corwin Gmebele, a member of the UCD staff, reported a burglary after noticing that ceiling tiles above his desk and in the lobby ouside the office were missing or damaged. Police theorize that the perpetrator must have climbed through the ceiling from the lobby into the ofrce. Gruebele said he noticed nothing missing or damaged.

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uI want to show that this SGA is not like the previous ones, that we are willing to get out and do *rings," Samora said. are hoping the Frmd*aising communides surror:nding Awaria will match the donations raised by Auraria Cares.

Donations are being collected at tables set up in the flagpole area. Cash can be placed direcdy into barrels at those tables.

Campus police collect the barrels and the donalions go into an account at the shrdent union, which has been set up speciffcally for t}is frmd-raiser.

Anden said the SGA plans to put up flyen and posters all over campus with information about the frrnd-raiser-as well as having sticken available to those who donate and-buttons for those who vohmteer at the tables.

Auraria Cares is looking for any Metro, UCD or CCD surdent to volunteer, but is especially seeking pain of students to volunteer.

Shrdent organizations wishing to volunteer their time and services can register at the flagpole, in the Meto SGA office or on the Website at hup./,lthunderl.cudenver. edq/surdentJile/aurariacares.htrnl.

Auraria Cares urges students who can't donate at the tables to donate direcdy to the Red Cross at ib Website at www.redcross. org or by phone at (800) HELP-NOW-

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of Colorado-Boulder, a new law school is being erected, as is a state-ofthe-arthospihl.

At Mesa State College, the campus is expanding faster than city planners can plan.

At the University of Northem Colorado, the dorms are newer and nicer than some LoDo lofts. In other words, higher-ed higher-ups might want to do some of that scholarly r+ searchthey love 0o boast about before'begging vote$ for a bigger allolvance.

If ihese incompetent intellectuals were the least bit familiar with their ffscal situations, thev'd knorv the higher-education budget in Colorado cannot be deciphered.

No one knows rvhat the funding levels for higher education were, are or will be. A two-year, $250,000 study commissioned by .the Legislahre says as much. The Northwest Educational Research Center, known as NORED, performed the study and reported that it was impossible to determine

Pafiotism lies in the heart of the beholder. Over time, hesident Bush has proven that he is not for the American peopl-eas he acts and establishespolicies that carD/ out only his selfserving interests.

Two .devastating events have occurred under the current Administration: the SeoL ll terrorist auacks and most recently Hurricane Katrina-BorI times Bush sat and did nothing while destruction and devastation devoured two major cities.In both cases,a ffnger can adequately be pointed dAectly in the face of the president.

Despite several wamings of the pending attackson Sept. 11, liom France, BriL ain, Eglpt and Italy, Bush did nothing but wait. Sibel Edmonds, an FBI kanslator, revealed the content of FBI iitercepts, whiih contained the names of several high-proffle American politiciarx and heads of govemment agencies. Federal judges threw out her testimony, suggestingthat they are also under the influence of this administration.

Edmonds is now under a gag order and has been threatened with arresL Last year. while I was listening to Air America itadio, Edmonds phoned in to tell Randi Rhoads, a host on the sta6on,that shehas sued Donald Rumsfeld for wrongfirl termination and has yet to go to court. This suggeststo me that the administration had knorr4edge of the attacks and that a major cover-up has been in the works, Not only did Bush steal the electjon in 2000, he perfected his fraudulent scam by doing it a second time in 2004. AlexJonei, an investigative reporter and radio talk show host on Denvefs KLlvlO 1060 AlvI, interviewed a BBC Newsnight reporter, who re. vealed that Bush's cronies did not count the votes of the soldiers in Afgfranistan or haq, cut the number of polling stationsin Democratic and minoriy areas and some 50,000 black votes were missing from Broward County in Florida- Thait right, Florida, where brother Jeb Bush ls Govemor. For Republicans to say Florida's voting catastrc. phe happening twice is coincidental is just plain ignorance.

Bush continued with his anti-family ploy and deceiffirlness when he introduced his "No Child Left Behind" plan. Soon after the reporters and camerasleft, he pulled the plug on his plan by asking for $12 billion to continue financing $6 billion less than the legislation authorized. Other unpahiotic actions include, but are not limit€d to, lying about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, Saddam Hussein's involvement with Al Queida operatlves and links to Osama bin Laden. Bush has also undermined family leave. overtime, the 4Ghour workweek ald family protection pay for soldiers. He also cut fundins to fix the levee in New Orleans three years-in a row.

According to an article written by Gus di7 $sgL as Governor of Texas, Bush de, prived subsidized health insurance from 200,000 child.etr from poor, working fami-

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Fomily love, loss telephonebelongedto the Sheriff of Bent C"rtty.

I I He was my great-grandfather,and the phone ' was passeddown to my mom, and now the phone is mine. My father is much older than I am, and whjle .

I expected a decline in his health brought on by his decades of smoking, I never expected to lose my mother at the age of 66.

We know she will not reach another birthdaytha-dsall the way to nextJuly-so now my Sister and I are relegated to sorting through 35 years of stagnant memories in our parents' house, preparing it for sale. It is so morbid and dificult, splitting up the 'sbrf t}at made up their lives. Diminishing a family to mere boxes firll of her spoils and mine.

The phone still has its original insides. I think it is one of the most arnazing things ever. I used to play l-f-$r"

with it when I was little. I asked my mom if it used to hang on the wall of the jailhouse, since my greaigrandparents, known as Ma and Pa Dunavin, lived on the secondlloor.

They had arrived in Las Animas in a covered wagon. My mon said she didn't remember whether the phone was in the jailhouse, and since my Grandmother passed away eight years ago-also sooner than anyone expected-I have nobody else to ask.

My family history is fading away with my family.

What will it dwindle to in another two generations?

Ids hard enough watching soneone you love suffer and die, even mone diffr6uli dhfukint about the history they protected also passingon and dying with them. I can see there is so much she wants us to know, but now, there is no time 0oleam iL

Presidentsneedto go to schoolon edcD issues Higher education purporis to improve shrdents' critical-thinking abilities. Sadly. higher education adminishatom seem to have a hard tirne employing such abilities when *rey ry to solicit volers' suppon for a $4 billion tax increase this fa.ll.

Ever since the state's colleges and universitieswere implored to spriad the proReferendums C and D message,the presidents of those institutions have been openly pimping the idea that the referendums' passageis necessaryto savestudents from massive tuition increases-Never mind that those schools have the freedom to jack up their prices as much as they want because they now enjoy enterprise status.They want voters to believe higher education has suffered massive budget cuts, and the enti.re system is in danger of being completely defunded by the state if the Tarpayer\ BilI of Rights, known as TASOR isn't placed in timeout for the next five years. fu is often the case, these asinine ara-

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SE{N G. DONIO\,AN sdnnoua3@mscd.edu

Footballshould a,ccompany autumn at Metro

t.

I'n siting here gefiing ready to watch some college football. The weather outside may be warm and sunny, but the call of col lege football and the game on TV tells me fall is here with a vengeance.

Where I come frorn, college football is the only sureffre cure for the back-to school blues. lve got a fever that can only be broken by watching nickel packagesblio through the offensive line afur a quaxterback" who is worried about last Thursday's calculus tesL I'm ivafching the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest take on my Nebraska Comhuskers. The energy in the stadium is electsic, as is the energy in my living room. I have been waiting patiendy since lastJanuaxy to get my football ffx. Sure, the NFL began ib season this past weekend, but there's a fundamental difference between the whinn overlaid crybabies of the pros and the hard-headed, book-hffing student athletes.

Unlike pro football, which draws its fan base from regional populations, college football fans can be found like a pakhwork mosaic all over this counky. When someone graduatesfrom a college or moves from a state where college football is king, their team allegiance goes on. For alumni the loyalty rurx a bit deeper since so many pee ple identif with the team as an extension of the institution ibelf.

As for Metso, the corrununity support of each and every team is unprecedented.

From basketball to soccer to baseball, the fans come out in droves and support the home team at every evenl The fans scream and yell and cheer as if every play and every motion is the one that will win the chambi onship. The tearns don't disappoinl either; they bring home winning seasonsto add to the esteem of this urban institution.

But there'sno football.

It s odd for a Derson like me to find a -college that has i substantial population without a football team. Football. in mv Metime, has become the national collegiatb sport that almost everyone can agree on.

When it comes tD braging rights for the Spring semester over another school, it's mosdy based on a football game. Football has become the lifeblood for many college atl etic programs, as well as general fund accounts in terms of money from television rights, merchandising, and soon. So what is a person like me to do?

I adaoL lve been a Nebraska fan since I was a litrle kid. Many of you reading this can identi$ with me in some way; you grew up watching CU or CSU gameswith sweaty, bellowing relatives and friends on Saturday aftemoons. Now, as Metro sbrdents,we still have our allegiance. We walk on crunpus with our caps from institutiors all over the counky. It does not mean we do not love our Roadnrnners, who give us a reason at everv tum to cheer. But some of us need something more. Some of us need to cheer for the one constant in college li[e: football.

So, if you dont have a team to cheer fior, ffnd one. You can alwap hang out with me and cheer for the Big Red each Sattuday.

AND AURARIA SO CARES YOU SI|OULD Back when he was still a

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$4 stand-up comedian, Steve Maryou a gallon of gas or tin joked, "What's four dollars " milkia cigain today'sworld? It s like, 'ooh, ' 4 r . " pack"of I've got four dollars, I think I'll relles,pa.rnng on camthrow it out in the sheet.'" Funpus,iven a well-drink ny then; not so funny now. at t/tebar Four dollars, multiplied by the number of studentsot q: can be placed directly into barAuraria clmpus adds up to :^;- -.-t::;

";".; ot about $zoo,ooo-trr" x*":y&#"lij;.T'"0 Auraria cates, a caTPus-Yrde. n"iirr".tjustmoneythey're fundraiser,is hoping to collect ^.- ;--

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JOHN KUEBLER ikuebler@msuledu

Rethinking America'sdrug habirs Femando Meirelles' eagerly awaited second film, "The Constant Gardener" was released last week. I have not seen the film, so this is not a review. Ralher, I would like to address one of the fflrn's underlying bits of social corrunentary: the scourge of the world's giant pharm aceutical companies.

But first, to be fuir, I will point out some of the beneffs these dominant corporations provide us. Well, for one thing, I am using one of their quality ink pens to write this colurnn, This one advertises Zyrtec (cetirizine HCI), Pffzef s answer to Schering-Plough's Claritin (loratadine). "Nervousness, excitability, convulsions, femor, resdessness,dizziness,wealnesq or insornnia may occur.o Sormd like an old song?

I have other pers: Rocephin (cefuiaxone sodium), Crestor (rosuvastatincalcium), Lipitor (atorvastafin calcium), and Avalide (irbesartaa-hydrochlorothiazide). They are good pens, all of them, but the Zyrtec pen has the rnost comfortable grip, and so it is the one I currendv carrv.

I did an i"t irr.trip down in the Tech Center last spring for Jobson Education Group, a corporalion that facilitates the cor tinuing education seminas required of docton and other healthcare professionals.The expenditres for these seminarsare not paid by the doctors but by various global drug corporations. Though it is considered a conflict of interest for the drug corporations to advertisewithin the seminars (with pens, coffee mugs, et al), it is quite commonplace for a seminar instuctor to applaud the greatness of some certain prescription drug.

So what's the big deal? Most of us are well aware that doctors are the legitimate pushers of lawfi:l drugs. And drugs are a great boon to our civilization. Drugs help to alleviate our pziin, stabilize our moods, regulate our circulatorv systemsand heat up our sex lives-and thoie are iust the illicit drugs. hescription drugs can also be beneficial.

I wonder, though, if the pharmaceutical corporations have our best interests in mind. It seems logical that the purpose of most prescription drugs is not to cure, but to suppress.If drugs cured what ails us, we would, of course, have no firrther use for the drug. And, well, that just isn't good for business.

And drugs are big business, no doubt about that. Whether they're dealing overthecounter pain killers or cocaine by the kilo, the drug czan play for high siakes.

Money drives the eade and our desire to numb ourselvesassuresits long success.

Drugs are the great equalizer. I don't mean to irnply that drugs equalize us in a socioâ‚Źconomic sense.Why, the very division between prescription dmg usen and sheet drug users quells that argumenL I mean we seem to want to repress arry symptom that moves us beyond a comfortable mediocrity-whether it be too dark a sorrow or too frequent a sneezing.

When the mainstream media wams that drug use is rampant on our college campuses, drey are referring only to illicit drug use. What about all the othen? The Health

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INQUIRY

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is how Kailonne.y.lames'friendswould describerher. She is shy,but fu'ny. Her friends scek honest advice from the criminal justice major. she said one of the bcst things she did rvhile at Nfetro rvasfailing and later succeedingin her classes.She learned discipline and maturifu.

lllhen oreyoufiehoppiest? \['hen I am just out rvith {iiends or

family having a good time smiling and joking.

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My favoritecoloris lavender, because to me it's an in-betlveencolon,it's not too dark and not too light.

\!.hether or not I will be successful.

youlikeb beremembered?

How would

your How doyoufoce feors?

I would like to be remembercd as someone \\ho kept it real.who rvaspositive. loving and kept a smile on her face.

I tell m}'selfthat I rvill be fine and to just sort of "go n'ith the flou'."

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Whot doyoudislike most oboul others?

N{y favorite alcoholic drink used to be a shot calle(l "Chocolate Cal<e"" if 1'ou haven'l tried it bef<rrc. l'ou .should.

A lot ofpeople can be, and are. ignorant and very closed-nirrded.

isyourbest virlue?

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fi.om covcr

Think of what it must have felt Iike to look around 6nd lsalizg that stadium-constructed to entertain the comfortable and benefit the rich--only to find thal those around you were poor people of color; our red white and blue style untouchable caste.

Remember the bodies stacked up on the sidewalks, filling wirh the stencir of death a town that was trying to have hope. Try to feel the heat and taste the sicknessin the air.

Remember how the police deserted, the president continued vacationing and the secretary of sta.tewent out shopping.Do not let that senseof abandonment, the rerli?ation that the rich and powerlirl in this country reaily do not ca.re,escapeyou.

Rememberthe nisht Iouisiara was Ieveled, Donald Trurip, Bill Gates and the Walton family went to sleep that night itt mansions that could house hundreds or. if sold, could feed even more.

Remember those who were so desperate !o survive they were inspired to take up arms and loot the citv. l,et the lmage of their Styrofoam rafo and outraged faces haunt our memories. Hold in your hearts the spirit of those who weie abandoned, tripped in a drowning city, yet came together sacriffcing and risking what they could to pull their community through this n:agedy.These were people so used to the indifference so runy millions of poor Americans faces they knew the only people who would reach out were their own kind.

They uniied and organized.

Do not forget this indifference when you hear silly phrases like "busi ness with a heart" or "compassionate conservatives.' Next time a war is to be declared for the good of humanity, let the memories of this tagedy flood behind your eyes. Think back to how dre president ;d his cabinet had the ability to help but did not want to intemrpt their comfortable lives. Think of how they let Iouisiana drown next time you are asked to put you-r life on

the line and trust the U.S. military not to hurt civilians.

Do not be fooled into t}inking there wasn't enough penicillin. gauri and potable water in this nafion to help Louisiana. There was and it could have been there had pharmaceutical and beverage companies forgotten their profifm argins for a moment.

Actions speak louder than words.

Those in pubhc o{fice and thoseCEOs hrcked tail and reheated. Do not so to their next big sale or dedicatevoirself to their bad television programming.

Next time the govemment declaresa war refuseto show uo.

Do not forset the cornrmmities that sprouted, filled with alh:uism and family spirit betw'een shangers. No one was obligabedto pitch in, but they did. Journalists put dolvn their microphones and hand-fed the starving. In a moment of crisis and in a moment of desolation,thesepeople were not just in Inuisiara.

The day after Katrina, I waiked through a few blocks of Section 8 homes only to shrmble upon a family holding a bake sale to raise money for hurricane victims. Cuba offered doctors. European cormhies sent food, money and equipment All these people from completely difrerent nations and backgrounds forgot the borden and distance that divided them !o unite as a part of a larger global community pitching in wherever they could.

Through the devastation of Hurricane Kabina something beautfi and completely nah.ral occurred. People organized, collectivized and solved a problem to the best of their ability, It is in our communities that we ffnd skength, growth and support Remember that those who claim to protect it abandoned Iouisiana Re member when the people refirsed to let Louisiana crumble. Remember the power of commwity and human spiriL Exemptry this community struggle, commemorate the losses and always consider thal life can and wlll go 6n without this svs$emwhen we olace our priorities on each other.

edge arx[ *'isdon.

Whott fteworse lieyou've ever lold?

AnY lie thar I told tc) anr'one tlrat I lnre.

Whyg,et upinlhe m0rning?

Whol wosvourbiooesl mislokeondh'ow dldyoufixil?

Decallse

My biggest mistake was slacking in school with my schoolwork.I got help from different areasof the school so drat I couid get back on hack.

Cod uakes nre lrp.

your Whol's fovorite of i thedoy?iort 'l'hc

Whottthebe$volue ofriend con hove?

The best vaJuea friend can have is to have an unspoken language,we would know exactly how each of us were feeling or thinking r.r'ithoutsaying a word.

sunset. \\"hen re surr tturrs the sky colors. it's beautifirl and romantic.

"NIissing Persons."

youmostlikeh Whot fictionol rhorocter would meel?

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Who isyour fovorite fictionol hero?

youliketoleove?

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Whot wos ftelost book

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Whot doyoudesplse fie mmt?

Cigarette smoke.\\dking on campus sorretiues I'eelslike lotr're trappecl in a room with nothinq but second-hand smoke to fill 1-our lu-ngs.

guy or a girl?"

I loved ever-\.one,as I rvould like to bc lor,ed. I gave etery,one a chalce to tell his or her story

Whotone.person, youliketo deod orqlive,would hove lunch with?

Jesus.

oProfit only motivein developingdrugs J0HN Continued from 11 Center at Auraria wrote an estimaied 6,600 pre scriptiorx in 2004"-6,000of which were filled right nere on caunDus. That's w6at I call a drug problern.

Now I'm not tying to be the next Tom Cruise--but pertnps we have become too dependent on drugs. When people are made to rely on some greater entity for their sustenance,that enfity is able to conbol the people. History has shown us this, time and again.

So what does it malter if the drug companies ffnance dre required educaiion of our doctors and pharmacist? Surely they are concemed only for the health and well being of us all. If they're able to drum up a liffle businesswhile they're looking out for our welfare, who can blame them?

Some would aqguethaq in fact, it is our system of free global market compedtion that qpurs the drug eade. Without dre promise of p,roffgwhat motivation wor:ld our comorate chemisb have to put time and researchindnew and helpfirl dmgs?

Benevolence,I suppose,would not suftce.

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Leaders THEIR OPI}ilON JAMIE. Berguist reflectionof w ByDennis Continued from 10 lieg which left Texas with the highest number of low-income, uninsured children in the county. Also as Govemor, Bush used eminent domain to force families to sell their homes so he could build a tax+ubsi dized baseball stadium. For the first time in Texas historv. eninent domain was used to enrich a groirp of privare citizens at the expense of others.

Thanks to Busl\ the poverty rate is dsing for the ffrst time in over a decade. The gap between the rich and poor is geting wider and wider, as our concems are over deb! high gasoline prices, high unemployment rate and other counEies that hate us. ff you were a citizen of another country, wouldn't you hate America? After all, our govemment is a reflection of us and acts on our behalf. With our concems be. ing over other things, rather than what affecb us down the road, our govemment has used this as a diversion to act only for ib own self-servinginteresb. Due to thl Pa.tiot Acq our righb are steadily dwindling away while more power is given to the federal Republicans are apparently under some ignorant assumption that the Republican Party is on their side, having the same moral compass and objectives, while Democrats are for the poor. This may come as a shock to some, but if you are not a millionaire, you are poor. To those who do not drink they axepoor, I ask the question: how many paychecks axe you, or your parents, away from foreclosure? Big corporations are steadily outsourcing jobs to other countries while the standard of living in America steadily declines.

Pariotism is clearly in the heart of the beholder. George W. Bush has proven time and time aSain that he is unpabiotc and anti-American. Keep this in mind: it is the duty of a h:ue pahiot to overthrow their govemnent when it is not acting for the people, by the people.

TOM.Voters. ed,ucate I

TOUTSqtAeS Continued from 10 much money was being allocated to the instih:tions and what the money was being used for.

E>rpensiveresearch by an oubide group isnt necessary to discover that. The high degree of unaccountability and disorganization in higher-education allocations can be gleaned from the legislature's Long Bill, which shows that institutions receive firnding, but does not show what the firnding is for or how it's to be spent. Generating a b+ lievable argument for additional dollars for higher educafion is exbemely .liftcult when the past and present dough-flows cannot be nailed down.

Pandering college and university presidents will no doubt continue to tell voten they should each give up more than $1,000 in tax refunds over the next ffve vears. but voters should remember three thines when they go to the polls this fall: There ii no de monstrable need for more money for higher education, no guaranleeh:ition increaseswill be abated and nothing to hold legislaton to promises that firnding from the referendums will be devoted to higher education.

voice loprovide sfudenl works withodminislrulion SGA

This yea.CsShrdent Govemment Assembly (SGA) has already rolled up its collective sleeves,dug right in and gotten to work.

You may be wondering what type of work SGA does, so let me tell you. We have been working vigorously to get our own shop in order by developing a comprehensive policy manual that will place the newly instituted SGA Constitution on solid ground. Completion of thls task will ensure the SGA's ability to better represent students.

SGA members have also been attending numerous cornmittee meetings on campus in an attempt to represent students' concerns. Some of these comrnittees include: the Board of Trustees, hesident s Cabine!

Academic Counsel. Base Apoeals Commitree, Grade Appeals Cornrninee, Informa.tion Technology Advisory Commitees, MetroConnect Committee, Cacurricular Funding Commiuee, hovost Search Comrnittee, Mce President of Shrdent Services Search Committee, Dean of the School of Businessand Dean of the School of hofes sional Studies CorDmittees, Student affails Board. Shrdent Advisorv Commtee to the Auraria Board, Tnrstees' Finance Corr mittee, Student Fee Review Panel, Alumni Boar4 and the Disability Services Sh.rdent Advisory Commiuee.

This is just a partial list of some of the committees and agenda-speciffctask forces that studenb are invited to participate in. I wish I had the time and opporhnity to explain how the decisionsmade by these committees affect students and the importance of student involvement It is encouraging that studenb are afiorded the opportunity to voice opinions. Unfortunately, there are far too many committees on campus for the 12 present Shrdent Govemment members to aftend all of them: in addition to our classesand jobs we need to go to in order to provide for our farnilies and ourselves.We need your help.

The manner in which the new Constihrtion is set up allows for sh.rdentvatJargeto participate in Student Government in several ways. The new Constitution has seven cornmitlees designed to interface with the college administration.

Theses committees are the Student Welfare and Divenity Commicee, Academic Affairs Committee, Informalion Tedmology Comminee, Str-rdmtOuteach Corrunittee, S[rdent Fee and Finance Commiuee, Shared Govemance Commiuee, and the Rules and Ethics Commitee.

Again, we need your help. You do not need to be an elected officer of SGA to help staff any of the aforementioned corn-

mittees. If any of these committees piques your interes! you are invited by the SGA to paxticipate as a student representative. If you believe you have ideas that could help make SGA more effective-lobbying for instance-I pemonally invite you to engagâ&#x201A;Ź with SGA and share your ideas, talents, exoertise and enthusiasmwith us.

No one will be tr.uned away. I carmot begin to tell you how discouraging it is !o hear people refer to tlreir Shrdent Government as do-nothings, because NOTHING could be fi:rther from the Futh.

On a final note, I would like to remind all strrdentsof the upcoming SGA election this October. The posifions of presiden!

SACAB representative, and Il senaJeseats are up for grabs. Widr Oratsaid, the Election Commission is in desoerateneed of shrdenb to assist with the eliction. I urge you ro consider joining the team. H you have any questions or cornmenb, please ca[ e-mail or come by the SGA ofrce. If I am not avail able, please leave your contact information and I will get back to you.

is SGA\ aetingprcsi Detnit G. Beryquist dent.Reachhin al deberyui@mscdldt-

ByAlon Fronklin

onthewoy luck, Melro; onofier SGA election Good So there's all this crazy stuff you heard about last year's elections: Cloaks and daggers,poison lipstick and shit. And above all, those freaky radicals trying to thieve your apple pie, pretend ShrdentDemocracy. fll explain.

Now you're gonna hear, like David Horowitz says, "the other side of the story."

Last spring just prior to the beginning of voting, I resigned as SGA Election Commission chair.

I did it because I didnt think two factions-the SGA incumbents and the Auraria College Repubhcans-were playing fair, and were manipulating the process to unfairly spend a lopsided amount of money on what was, in effecl a single contested race.

When I attemDted to rule on this entirely in accordanie with EC bylaws, my meeting was mobbed and disrupted by SGA incumbents and ACR memben, both of whom refused to take no for .m answer.

Once I resigred, administrators canceled manual balloting. Our plan for paper ballots has frequendy been cited as evidence of intent to "steal the election."

But our original plan was carefully designed to make voting easy, while preventing fraud. Adminishaton would have

closely supervised the process. Marry sbrdents have reported houble with the online ballot system.

We were never going to "steal" anything---our interest was solely in obtaining the largest possible tumout And if that had the effect of students voting a pack of incompetent slumber-partiersout of their lifile club. well. too bad.

T\e MetrztrMlitan has reported that "Candace Gill would have won the election," but failed to report that her victory was the result of a disoualiffcation. Candace Gill received iust over 300 votes for SGA presidentcomparedto Zoe Williams' l,l80.

The total number of votes cast at the infamous upolling stafion" was around 400, and some of them were almost certainly for I\tIs. Gill, which means that it didnt impaxt the outcome of the race.

Ifs time for' these kids to own up to what happened: an overwhelrning vote of "no conffdencen in the present SGA. And then there's the allegation that I didn't do my job as Elecdon Commission chairman and "hiled to recruit enough candidates." It's not kue: Iast year's SGA repeatedly declared that it was their responsibility to recruit candidatesto ffll the new positions created by their shiny new constiirtion.

I assistedtheir effort by holding eight candidate information meeting!, placing flyers all over ciunpus, purchasing Metropolitan ads, and, even extending the deadline for candidates to rcgister.

While your sixdigit student govemment sat in their cubicles lobbing spitballs and hate mails at one another, I authored the new election mles, met with candidates and administration, and planned for what I had votinEinMethopedto be themostaccessible ro's hirto.y. I expended a great deal of time and effort for no compensation whaboever.

Bv conhasl the new iomrnissioners are all o*d. On" was even rewarded for his coopiratjon last spring with a paid conu"act kr construct the new SGA Website.

But believe it or not, I accept the rulings handed down by the Str:dint Coun this summer as the best possible resolution to a process that had run laughably amok.

There will be another election, and God help you all. In the meantime, enjoy the show: priggish litde backbiters more interested in merit badges and petty inffghting than representing the student body.

Alan Franklin is a hbtorl mnjm. He ma1 becontactcdal franklal@mscdcdu

TheMetropolitazwelcomes all letters from Nletro students,teachers,faculty and administration.

Letters must be qped and submitted to the Insight Editor by N{ondav,3p.-.the week of production. Send letters to ngarci2O@mscd.edu or leayeyour letter for Nic Garcia in the Office of Student trIedia,Tivoli Student Union, Room 313.Editors reservethe right to edit all letters for content, clarity and space.Letters must be signed and dated with contait information for the signer.Letters may be no longer than 300 words.Any submissionslonger will be consideredfor Essaysmay be no longer than 500 words.

"Their Opinion."All rules appl,vto longer essays.

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By MotthewJonos

ome 300 miles from Denver lies the town of Taos, N.M., where hee.shadedroa< wind around weathered adobe struchrresfilled with galleries,restaurantsand shop The smell of fresh bread and the murmurs of ardsL discussins their rvork fll ft warm, humid air. And the sunsetshrrn dull, dry, mud sfuctures into golden palaces.'

The tou,n's rich visual culture, carried throughout its food, art and crafts ii i.rflrr"tt." by its Hispanic and Native American roos. The location was an ideal settinglor a soci documentarv classled by photojournalismprofessorKenn Bisio and adjun;t instruct( M*ilytt Slqrett The upper-level clasg,offered as part of the journalism major, is a cor tluing effort to push studentsto higtrlight the human condition by documenting peopl, olacesand life.

The trip to Taos revealednot only a thriving artists'colonyand cultural hub, but als the rhlthms of everydaylife, skilled craftspeople,and a high schoolhomecoming.

As photographersand writers,we are witressesto life. It is our duty to document ttt color of life through our picturesand words. This collection of photos is a small samp) of the people.placesand culnres l\{elro studentscaphrredand brought back from Tao N.M.

Top:ToosTigers'quorterbockLorenzoLucerobreoksthroughtheToosTigers'bqnnerto stortlhe ToosHomecoming gomeon Fridoy,Sept.9, ogoinstthe Roberrson Cordinolsfrom LosVegos,N.M. TheTigersweredefeotedby thJCordinols47-12(Photoby KyleBisio/kbisiol@mscd.eiu-).

AboveRight:A tromboneployerfromtheToosTigersMorchingBondploysin.frontof o bonfireto celebrotehomecoming ThursdoySept.g. Thebonfireis port of o series o[ eventslhot includeso porode,footbollgomeond doncethroughoutlhe weekend(Photoby MotthewJonos/ionosm@m-scd.edu).'

AboveLeft:Undercleorskies,theToosTigersployedtheirhomecoming footbollgomeogoinstthe Robertson Cordinolsfrom LosVegos,N.M. on Sept.9 (Photoby Kyle Bisio/kbisiol @mscd.edu).

"Coiunmountoinmon," sitsin fronl locolToosortistEd Sondovol's on orlist,poet,ond selFdescribed ClockwiseFromTop:JohnLeBleu, he likesto do is wolk oroundthe "box" soidihol something pointinqsdurinqo visiro Sondovol'sstudio'ondorurdoy,Sept.10. LeBleu t'iuu.yon"collsme Blue,"LeBleu soid."l'm locolcolor."(Photoby LeohBluntschli/ ["i p"XpUlil""" hii; ;; ;;i p." on th" fou corners. bluntsch@mscd.edu). in the children'spowwowin Toos,N.M. (Photoby KiirstenBrischle/brischle@mscd.edu).

A puebloNotiveAmericonboy porticipotes N;.1 A-".6;t (for left)ioosbl'h"."rl"rr of his moriochibond beforeleovinghis homein Toos,N.M. to perbrm for o surprisebirthdoy oortvon Sept.9 (Phoiobv KiirslenBrischle/brischle@mscd.edu). i1n7lr"" ll*ls ond ,oy, o proyerot El Sontuoriode ChimoyoCotholicchurchin Chimoyo,N.M..onSepr.l0. Thesoilot El Sonturo tt'" tkin, iJ *id to hove heolingpowersthot con cure peoplewith physicoloilmentr(Photoby TrevorConnerf *["" "ri., "ppti"i tconner3@mscd.edu).

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By Chip Boehm kboeltml@mscd.edu The show was billed as "More ro bot gore than you can handle," and while the crowd was left wanting more, The Motoman hoject didnt leave them disappointed.

The warehouse region just north of downtown continues its renaissance as a creative commons for all artistic inspirations. The Tar Factory at Studio Aiello, located at 35th and Walnut, served as the junkyard batdeground for the evening's proceedings.

The show began just before dusk with music by Sever. Albuquerque's ffnest metal hardcore band made their first venUrre out of New Mexico and impressed with their fortitude. Against a fffiing backdrop of horrific props from the events to come, the band looked right at home trying to get the audience to play into their eager hands.

Lit on either side by the piercing halogen-bulbed shop lights, dusk fell as the rifis swelled.

The next bout of entertainment consisted of a set of jams in the style ofJohn Zom's 'Naked City.' These were set against percussion that was

pounded out on a Sgallon drum, which was chopped down with exposed sharp metal edges,perfect for gnarling fleshy fingers. Guitars, drums and sax paritone and soprano) interplayed over effects-ladenahnospherics, imposing a will of ie own.upon the audience.

OdAm fEI mUd performed their Samurai combat performance art with skilled execution. The swinging and swaying of swords took center stage while Kabuki-faced musicians set a temolate of their own with a fusion of disparate styles.

An intermission found a meandering crowd inatientive to the overhead sor,nds.The background music h,rmed out to be the next musical ac! Orwellian Math hojec! which had set up in the opposing comer of the arena. A mixed-media duo with technical choos and production values polished to the streenof perfection and lyrical tastesof lS4 and Big Brodrer converged with their on-screen counlerpoints it a Ju*taposition of archaic and modem ten-

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Photo by Adrian DiUbaldoo adiubald@nscd.edu Above [eh: ZoneCoroll, o helpinghond br the Motomon Proiect,setsup the zombie figures,which were only built to be destroyedlobr in the mochineper$ormoncelhot providedo spectocleof robot gore.

Cenler:TheTrenchMouth engulfso poper zombie in flomesot the MotomonProiectMochinePerformonce.

Theeventwos held ot the Tor Fochcryin StudioAiello, which is locoed iustnorth of dovrntownon 35h ond Wolnut St. Above: DrummerJomesMoin ond singer JordonJinenez,membersof the bond Se'rerfrom Nerv Mexico, ploy for the crowd ot the Moicmon Mochine Performonce.

. I{ot rohor-on-robor M0T0MAN action ( , olt inue< l l ro rn 1 7 The Motoman hoject's first bloodand-gore machine performance followed. The cement lot rvas fflled with simulated rotting corpses, which were simply cut-out cardboard zombies propped up by neon br:lbs. Thesefaux corpses served as the setting for the carnage to come. The props included a Tesla Coil funneling eleckicity to eeriiy lit neon bulbs. The lights rested upon a spinning skull, completing the gory ambience.

The spectaclewas fflled with menac-

ing mechanic crearions.Not all of the machinesrvere in working order, but the ones that did work were remarkable.

Trench Mouth, a Frankenstein contnption of rusted blades and grisly CnndinC gears, left the zombie cut-outs sizzling with its attached flamethrower, while the Liquid Flamethrower spewed molten blue streams of flame. Cardboard zombies were sizzling and the ground was skewn with their smoldering remains.

The last of the machines was the Pulse Je! u'hich pummeled its victims with chest-thumping shock blasts.

The low-end rumble and thunderous

collisionsemitting from thesemachines required the useJfearplugs,which were given to every spectator upon entrance.

The heightenedsquealsand snippetsof dialogue came through the earplugs to form a unique sonic composifon.

The smell of sulfur, diesel, gasoline and jet fuel formed nofous fumes of nochrmal deviance. Combined with the aural and visual stimuli, these aftno, sphericsoffereda peacefulZen moment Photo b;' .,\<lrianDiI Ibaldor a<liubalcl@rnscd.edu amid the chaos.A single thought formed o musicionond singerfor the Denver from the noise and flames: Thank God Mork Risius. bond Orwellion Moth Proiect,ploys the drumsolhe for earplugs.

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Alums Effed' Homegrowlr' Spotlights

By HeatherWhhle hwahle@mscd.edu for his professional career by creating a shong work ethic that he took with him after college. The general courses the artist took allowed him to progress in the denb. real world as a well-rormded and knowlFor the first tjme in 15 years, Meto Alumni will combine their efiorts to pro edgeable person. Irstuction from profes duce an art show that higtrlight tieir sors such as Craig lMarshall Smlth helped evolve Mddle.kauffs skills as a profespostgraduate work. The exhibition will include the latest artrarorkfrom 26 gradu- sional artisl He said he was surprised after graduates,all who attended Mebo over thi past alion when he realized that the art world 25 veari.

'The event is being showcased at The requires you !o be a businesspenon as Center for Vizual Arb, Meho's oudet for well as a creator.

Middlekauff said, "You can't predict contemporary visual arL The Center is a non-profft organization that depends on what will be popular and what everyone privane donations, volunteer effqrts and wlll buy. You have to paint for yourself, federal finding. your vision; follow your heart That's true Dedicated to the Denver atea, he aft ... saying something about who you Center for the Visual Arts has eamed are and how you see the world and life."

His advice to aspiring axtistsis to not sevbralawards and remains committed to mulucultural promotion and educafional take themselves too seriously and to be realistic, Ilexible and to understand that even6.

Over 20,000 people visit the CVU an- change is a good thing.

Mddlekarff said remembering what nually to attend a variety of workshops, is important in life while pursuing success lechrres, and exhibitions.

A.rnong the artists feafi,ued at Metro in the field is importanl Mddlekauff lools forward to seeing Effect is Chuck Middlekauff, *fio graduated from Mebo's art prograr4 in 1982. fellow artisb' work at the Metro Alumni Several of his pieces were selected by the exhibit-artwork that doesn't follow trends juror board to be displayed at the exhibi- and gives the audience a new and interesting perspective. [on.

The Metro Effect show highlights the Middlekauff currently resides in Aus tin, Texas and had not rehrmed to the - best work of alumni artists from Meho. A recqrtion celebrating the shou/s opening Denver area prior b this shs\ /.

Ttie artisfs pieces are wdtercolor on is scheduledfor SepL 15.

The general public may attend from paper and arrylic on canvas with subject malrer typically deemed as American 7 p.m, - 9 p.rn., while center members are nostalgic. allowed to enter one hour earlier.

Admission to the exhibit is fue to the IIis work focuseson objecb drat may be overlooked in daily life and is dis oublic.

The Meto Alumni Exhibition continplayed in an er €r&ainingformat Middlekaufs wor* is on display in nu- ues through Oct 29 at tre Cen@r for dre merous galleries aror.nrdthe country. His Visual ArG, located at 1734 Wazee SL in influences range drastically hom previous [.oDo. inrtsuctors to David Doman, Nomran CVU can be reached at (303) 294 Roch,vell and Andy Warhol. Mddlekaufi 5207. Businesshours are Tuesdiy - irriday said his €ducation aJMetro prepared him 1l am. - 6 p.rn, Satrday noon - 5 p.m. he upcoming exhibit "Meto Effectn combines a wide range of talent fiom previous Meho art shr-

arVobrworks."

Middlekouff groduoted Abore:ChuckMiddlekouffs2004urotercolor Effucf ortists to lhe "Metro exhibit fromI'teko in I 982 ond is oneof thecontributing ot theCenbr br theVisuolArts.

Auditorium brings new class of opera to Denver llunbers fromtheEllie | ( Nrunberofbackstage I J dressing rooms. Before the renovation, there we e or y fiA.orooms arailable to performers Q Includingrhe Ellie,the/ nurnber ofooera houses vyorld-rvide that feaule seat-back subtitle slstems.

Nurnberofseats in tl:re 2,268 ' ne$'lv renol'ated

auditorium. There are 1216 on the main floon \urnber of private. eight| | E I seatVIP boxes.Thercare seven in the orchesb:4 r{rczza ne and loge.

By JessicaKowal kawalj@mscd.edu The steeb zurrounding l4th and Curtis rang with celebratory music Sunday asa new forum for opera in Denver opened ib doors at the Denver Performing Arts Center.

Hrmdreds of spectators gathered to warch MayorJohn Hickenlooper and other state officials rededicate the Quigg Newton Denver Municipal Auditorium, also known f1s Fllie Caulldns Opera House. The "" masters of ceremony opened the doors of ihe newly renovated auditorium to reveal a lavish opera house and salon.

In the ceremony's opening corffnents, Hickenlooper claimed this new addition to Denver to be a "l)rric crown jewel" where the sound "will knock your socks ofl."

The City of Denver received a donation from the family of Ellie Caulkins to remodel the auditorium inJanuary of 2004. Eleanor "T'llie' Ner,nrnanCaulkins is known as Denver\ first lady of opera for her constant sup port of our city's enrichmenl She has served on the board of Opera Colorado since it began over 20 years ago and has eamed the distlnguished tide of Opera Colorado's Lfe-

time Honorary Chair. A graduafe of fte Universitv of Colorado. Caulkins has devoted herseif to artjstic education and promotion since the [96&.

"Ellie Caulkins herself is a cornmunity heasure," wroteJack Finlaw, Denver's Directcr of Theaters and Arenas. "It is fftring that this new jewel of an opera house be named for her."

Other donations exceeding a combined total of $10 million helped to give this 1908 auditorium a 2lst centrry makeover. The opera house was rnodeled after the best op era houses in Europe and is quickly gainlng the reoutation as one of the most advanced in the world. . The Fllie CaulktuN Opera House seats 2,268, including 21 private boxes and seven VIP boxes.

The Elizabetrr Estey Chandelier, a 50G pound fixture that dangles gracefully from the ceiling, is one of the most brearhtaking features of the structure. It is 16 feet in diameter and 12 feet high. When the lighc are dimmed, the chandelier's glass petals fold up, creating the illusion of a l5foot flower.

The lavout of the opera house allows for

loge, mezanine and orchesha will provide difierent views of the performances. The seating is designed with the hall's acoustics in mind, so the singers' voices will be pro jected in such a way that all audience members can hear the words distincdv.

The opera house uses the Figaro Sys tem to break down arry possible language barriers. The Figaro System, lnc. is a company based out of Santa Fe, N.M. that has designed a "seat-back text delivery ry"tem."

This subtitle system banslates the lyrics of the opera into one of eight languages,allowing audience members to choose a translation with the push of a button.

As the ribbon was cut, thunderous ag plause from the audience echoed the public's responsewhen the auditorium originally opened in l9S. The original facility was the nation's ffrst mtrnicipal auditorium. Seven thousand lights iluminar€d the auditorium's exterior for that historic evenl The refrrbished auditorium will continof asbonishingaudiences and ue ib dition performers alike, and is sure to become a beacon for opera lovers in Denver and beyond.

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Crouching over a mess of guitar pedals, Tanner Olson has his guitar strapped on his back as he fumbles nith the cords.The rest of the band is killing time-Heath Rave is methodicaliy poutrdirg the drrms while Kyler Sturtz noisily strums the bass.A glaring red spotlight fflls the stagelike some bad omen.

There'sno guitar sor,rndand Olson is visibly frushared.Friends in the audiencewince in slmpathy. Broken strings, out-oftune guita-rs and equipment rnishaps;it's an off night for Across Tundras, to sav the least.

"We totally fucked up and it was terdble," Studz said. "We totally blelv (it)."

Outside of Rock Island, Across Tundras compulsively vents about their botched show, opening for current buzz balds Pelican and Red Sparorves.A little intoxicated, Shltz ard Olson litter their rants with cursmg and explanatory sighs. Sifting through the complaints, it becomes apparent that sometimesit's more thanjust technicalprowessthat can rnake or mar a performanie.

AcrossTundros ore so inlenton perfection,they evenprocticelheir sullenlooks.From L to R: KylerSturtz, HeothRove, TqnnerOlson

Photo bv \Iatthe*' Jorraso .ionasrn@ms<:tl.eclu certain Midwest hardcore circles is sure to debut EP on Minneapolis,based label Feel(Rock lsland), ir's like maybe you have provoke a scope of reactions,some positive ing Faint. Paul Romano, whose pordolio and some decidedly negative.His history is also includes heary hiners Masiodo;, Earth something [o prove. That set aside, it just kind of fucks with everybody's emo- fied up wit]r bands t]rat helped deffne those and Godflesh, will provide the artwork. On scenes,including Examination of the... and 0our, the band has supported notable acb tions and aftnosphere in general, I fiink."

Olson continued: "We felt like we should Spirit of Versailles.On a gossiplevel, he's Breather Resist and Yob. Locally, they've go tonight and play a really good show hrmed a few headswith tales of thievery and sharedi-hestagewith Cult of Luna andjucibecausewe knew rhere would be a lot of -promiscuiw. fer. All this arrd they haven't even reached These axe stories that Olson has. admif people here and it didnt happen. We fy their one-year anniversarv. not to get caught up in all the bullshit and tedly, talked into the ground. Here in DenHaving more than just good connecthat's why I don't feel bad about it now." ver *ith his new band, his old reputation tions, the bansplanted locals are seriors, Across Tundras considers every facet of a isn't good for more than a grin and some even autocratic, about what they do. Their show integral, from the size oi the venue sa-rcasticlaughter. music srvaggerswith weighty amplification.

"To be honestwith you, Ithinkthat (my) sludge-inspiied guita-r d;onLs, and vocals to the size of their equipmenl Having 2 -are name probably has had a title bit of'biti fondness for an excesiiue senrp, they ripe with dissonance. On stage, their dea heary band-literally. Stacks-of vintage press," Olson said, quick to separatehis past meanor gravitates between pensive aural amps normally crowd'their playing and, "in from his present. "I think we as a band work absolutioi and spacey self-iniulgence. So the pasl they've been asked to leave some hard and if we decide we want something, wrapped in their own playing, they've acof it at home. As far as reputation goes, be- we put that goal out in front of us and that's quired an attitude backlit by their lumbering ing known as audio gearhiads is oie of the what we w'ork towards. I think we're already sound. When rubbed the wrong way, ihey on our way to establishing ourselves as a won't just take tlre bum and let it heal. They nicer rumors floating around about them. band, which has nothing to do with me."

The three migrared to Denver from pick at the scabsand sometimesend up with Abandon, then, any preconceived no- a scar, such as theA excommunication fiom Sioux Falls, S.D. at different times for various reasons: school, divorce and iail, re- tions of what Across Tundras might be and the I-arimer l,ounge.

-band what's left is an aggressiverock spectively. Each carried his own bffie, with After a series of comolications and either remarkably good luck or exception- misunderstandings with the club and its but it might have been Olson who carriid . the heaviest [oad. Droppins his name in .qlly.good work.ethics., ri rrrr:.;' r i. - - ' ' r 1] , r ' + " ' J -::r::' :.;-,i -.' i :;r,,' r' ;T ti E d i bi sfl * tB d.tol rral D i tal vrtni cci r.

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By CarrdacePacheco cpachelT@mscd.edu The soulfrrl ballads and entrancing melodies of The Fray create an appealing popTtockstyle thai keeps teenagegirls (and maybe some guys, too) asking for more.

Fronhnan Issac Slade's voice is like a lighq cool breeze on a hot surmrer day, soothing and capable of raising goose bumps. Joe Kings' backup vocals entwine with the lead as if they were one voice wi&r two melodies. Their abilit', to sing with great vigor and simple grace gives them the versarility to have a soft sormd along with some edge. The twang and frst rift of guitarist Dave Weth, and tre light tap of the drums from Ben Wlaocl.i march perfecdy wi& Slade's folklaz s/e on the piano. They creale an a.tsnosphereperfect for daydrearning and soul With help from radio stations around Colorado, The Fray has received a great resporse and a ton of airplay. Itwas only a malter of time before The Fray would get cgned and now Fpic Records has done oractly that Their debut alblulrr,,HM To Saw A Zf, includes welllmown songs "Heaven Forbid," and uDead Wrong," plus "Vi mna," which previously appeared on The Fray's.RaasozEP. The new album will also feahre their hit "Over My Head (Cable 'erfrortless melody and Car)," a song firll of dulcet bnes {rat rnanlgss to sound like a charging bain.

Epic has $ven The Fray the oppoft! trity to tour wilh baldr such as Weezer and The Pixies, but they still have time for lhdr local fans. At a r€cent perfonnance at the Gothic Theafre, 6ey talked to the crowd about life and fonily and ga:ve a shoutout to one of iheir grandpas in the 'audi€nce.

With their heartwaming lyricq laid$aA afttrde and a sound that appeals to everyone from teen gfu{s to grdrdparenb (at least their owu), The Fray is on ib way to something big.

The Fray will perforrn at 8 p.ur, Sept. 16 at the Paf,arnount Theatre for its album rclease. Tickets are on sale now for $15-17.50. Don't rniss out because once stsrdom arriveg it could be a while before The Fray cornes ba.ck to olaw Colorado.

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thetr sound. audrcnce Bv CassieHood hoodc@mscd.edu Imagine going out to see a hot new band Their buzz is great and the album promising. The band starts to play, but it's nolhing like dre albugr. In hc! it isn't even good and the band barely acknowledgesthe existence of the audience. The show ends up being nothing but a letdown.

The band is (die) PILOT and the only god paxt of this scenario is that the tickeb were free, Eugene The bands sound is inconsistent There's Checkthepulse,thePIIOTmoybe deod!FromI lo R:MottCholupsky, Poul Govin Cossens Peler AnVpos, Jonsen, Brown, a disconnect between the album and &e live show. On their albunu each song spirs The somd would be beter and tt"y'd g"t a picturesque dream of emotion. The music the same degree of interactionloops arormd the eardrurns and refrues to The group started back in 200 as an let go. With every new hack a new sensaacoustic duo called Teardress. Brown and tion is bom. They make folk into a qpacey his childhood friend Justin Wright drew mind tip.Just don't ask what it means. "fm their influences from Woody Guthrie, Bright not tsying to send any message,"Peter AnEyes, Wilco and Radiohead. After several typas said *gily.

"I hate art that has an lineup changes, a selfreleased EF and a agenda-" narne change, Wright and Brown moved Unforurnately, the live show ofrers nodrfrom Covingorl Ky (which Brovvn called 'n' roll set to a lyricd ing more &an rock the "black hole of the country") to Colo eleceic violin..The dreany sormd still exisb, "f 'm not trying to sendany rado. The band expanded with a new bass but it's buried beneatfo the heaps of noise. player (who qui$, a keyboardist (who qulQ They hint at an int€nsity Sat will draw ihe message.Ihateart thnt has and &ummerTpmducer Anq?as. Wdght audience fuLbut they never readr ftat pofut quit lhe baud for personal reasons.The only an agenda."

Fach song is pl"yd * right after another. offer for such a high urnr e4luatim tbey The band corrpletely unplugl, as if drey over rare is lelsonal reasots," That must have forgo{len &e crowd exis6. """'::""""' be what tbe c,ool kids are caling dashftg There is no chance for the audience to egoeiherc drys. be drawn into fie Sow, no erylanatim The band's crrrent lineup consisb of ' fte ll Ead$ of.Radiatin" Wcatln.Att Ior of each song, no "thanls for coming out Bruws (guita!fuocals), Antypas (k"ybo*{ free download" It's a noble sentin€nt--or The only exchange between band ad audi guitar), Ga\dn Cassens (&ums), MaB Cha just a clever way of saying 6ey cant sell 'This song is ence is Eugene Brown saying, tupetry (base),and PaulJansen (electric vioany albums. called 'My Daddy Beat Me So I Dyed My lin).

After playing shows in Denver all su[F Hatu Black." With at least three of Se songs, (die) PILOT releaseda frrlllengtr album mer the band decided to take the noc month Brown used a rrariation on the same inFo "I in March that is only avallable online. work on their new album. Brown said off to Was Beaten So..." It's suppoeedto be funny, eold some, but we found that when the album will offer some new songs and "We but abuse isn't firnny. The lame atempt at we had them we just ended up giving them a few old songs rerecorded. Hopefulln this humor ffq fiough. (die) PILOT tries to be out for free," Brown said. "It is 1'ustmore album will bridge the gulf between their curentertaining, but they fail miserably. this way." The Website says,"Be bmeffcial rent recorded and live sound. Unfortnatelv.

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promoters, Across Tundras ffnally decided they'd had enough. Olson recalls the last incident that set everything off. It was iniually an issue of payment that escalated to more than just a simple band-versusvenue sihralion. It was a stand for local music, Strrtz said, against a business they feel heats local bands with litrle regard.

"We got banned from there after we told them we never wanted to play there again," Olson said. "l realize the L,arimer brings good bands around, but that's no reason for us to totally let them fuck us every time we play there."

Maybe it was just a clash of egos, but Across Tundras is unwavering in their position and apa.*retic about the outcome.

'The bigest dring ... is that the Larimer Iounge told us that we would never make it as a band widrout (it) backing and support " ShrE said "And that's a bunch of fucking bullshiL' Brirnrning wilh arrogance is usually a career pitfrll. Fo Cf,son, Snua, and Rave, ids lees egocentricity *ran a wiffirl haughtiness ttat or.*es a debt to the zubrrerdve music

scenethey grew up in. Punk rock principles in a doom metal casing-the quality of fteA sormd is tighdy linked to the vitality of their community.

"All these bands can be successfirland thev can do this and thaL but it doesn't reaIy' change that underlying ethic that we all have of friendship," Olson said, before adding the holy refrain of every musician, 'And doing it for our love of playing music."

Emerging from under the pretense, it finally comes down to this: Across Tundras, for all their hype and pomp, are as sraightforward about themselves as any band can be. They won't deny enjoying the spodight, but they admit it's their own self-interestthat makes it shine, 'This ban4 I feel is happening," Sbrr? said. "Whether people like it or whelher people come to our shows or whetber we sell whaiever we sell; ifs all persona! you know? I could give tlvo shib what other P€G ple 6ir* aboq but the hct that it means ro much to us ftree 6at arc in the ban4 tbds tota[/ cool w h ne. You dont really nced

pilation that embraces numerous talented artists from Colorado. The album opens with a brief shout-out intro and immediate.

'The Revolushun"- a highly jumps into energy track about liberating the ghetto mentality, making for a promising sta.rtto the CD. Hands up for lyricist Denl who not only appeared on eight of the 21 t-acks on the disc, but was a.lsothe coexecutive for the prqiecL With hrackslike "Pushin' On," Dent brings bark the old school with style. His light lyrics and distinctive voice call decadespast back to life, Fraggle Rock lunchbox and all.

The compilation serves everlthing on the menu from jazzy party brdckslike "l-lre ngg h{ by The Fly, to cuts ad&essing

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Fori LewismidftelderKieronHoll (#71receiveso yellowcord for on illegol tockleon losthothe l4th-ronked Metro forword Antonio Porroslon oroundl. The Roodrunners Skyhowks3-0 on Fridoy,Sept.'9oiAurorio Field.lvletrois I -l in the RMAC. grou/ing frustrated with each passing minute.

Metro scored two more times in the second half, equaling their ouput from the ffrst two games combined. With 30 minutes left to play, the starters were pulled and everyone got a chance to play.

The game ended with Meao wirming by a score of 52. Mark Cromie had tr,vogoals, both on direct Fee hcls that he blew oast the defense. Shaun Elbaum also had u,^roto follow his har bick from the previous game.

"I wa.spleased with the way the game tumed ou!" said head coact\ Ken Parsons.

"We had an opporhmity to get some rest for a lot of starters before an equally important game on Friday against Fort Lewis." In the

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Following its 52 win on Wednesday, Sept 7 over the Regis University Rangen, the Meho men's soccer team found ibelf in a game that feahued more yellow cards than goals. The Roadnmners sufiered their first defeat of the seasonFriday to No. 14 ranked Fort I-ewis by a GB score.

The game against the Rangen was aggressive from the beginaing. There was pushing and shoving from both teams and the referee, at times, seemed a bit lopsided with his calls, with Meto bearing th6 brunt At the start both teams contolled the . ball well on ofiense. Each rnoved deep into their opponenCsterritory and had an equal amount of shot a.tempts.

Eight minutes iq Metro came up with the ffrst goal and set the tone for what was to become an in-your-face, grudge match. Antonio Porras had the ball deep in the right comer and crossed it to the middle where Zack Cousins banged it in for an authoritative score.

Regis got its ffrst goal at 14:42 on v,that appeared to be a punched ball. After the game, goalkeeper David McReavy said it was a blown call by the ofrcials.

Meho held Regis scorelesswith stong defense for the remainder of the half while scoring twice more on offense.

Just before halftime, Meto's Aldo Alcaraz-Rezawas carded twice for agressive play. He was ejected and Metro played the rest of the game with l0 players. By this time it didnt ma.tter.Regis was visibly tired and

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win, fieshman' RMAC preseason Playerof&re-Year,Pat Laughlin got to see his first action of the season. He had been sidelined with a knee injury.

'The leg feels greal'said laughlin. I wasjust deared today to play."

Things seemed to be going Meho's way.

The same can't be said for the Roadrunnen' next garne.

After a SGminute rain delay, Friday's game began aggressively. From the starg there was a lot of pushing and shoving by both teams in an a.ttemptto stake out tâ&#x201A;Źrritory.

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In softball, sometimes there are strikeoubl sometimesthere are missed catchesand sometimes the ball is simply overthrown.

For the Metro women's softball team, all of these tasks will remain impossible.

Why? Becausethey do not have enough players to ffeld a team, at least not this fall.

For coach Ke\Jones, this is a letdown for the Fall season.Although the rnain season for Women's softball is not until spring the hope of having a fall club-team was high.

The question that arises now is, "How will Metro possibly add Women's softball as a varsity qport if it cant get it togetler as an intercollegiate sport?"

IVIaybethere are not enough of our students who know how great this team will be in 2007, the year they plan to become \,arsity.

Let's take a look at last season.

When the 13 women, ages 17-30,who made up the roster headed to Baltimore, where the national championships were held, they look 126 place overall and 2d in Colorado, behind the Ajr Force Acaderny.

"We are only a year-old qpor! but have done very well considering how hastily we were put together la* year,'Jones said.

As for this spring, the team is hoping to gq to the Nationals in West Virgtnia, home of last year's nalional champions. Of course, this is after the regular season games take place and they face some local, regional teams.

"We play severalteams 'reaxby throughout the season'Jones said" including Air Force, CU-Boulder, the University of Wyoming and Weber (Utah)."

It will be exciting to see the progress Womenls softball makes between next spring and 2007. This seasoq unfortunately, was just a swing and a miss.

Bo$ords lskefie cup Rugby club repeatswin in Jackalopetournev

By Matt Gunn gunnma@mscd.edu Metro's Glorious Bastards rr.gby club took its second consecutive championship in the Wyoming Jackalope Toumament's collesiate division. 'fre Bastards, now 30, secured their place in history by winning the 3?d annual toumament, which took place Sept. lGll in Iaramie, Wyo. On ib way to the champion ship, Meto beat Colorado State University's B team, Colorado School of Mineq and University of Wyoming's B team, which featured a former All-American, along with a number of the Cowboys' toptier starters.

"It adds vdidiw to us." said head coach Gregg McCorckle. "We play teams at the Jackalope that we norrnally wouldn't play as part of our league schedule."

In 2004 Mebo's rugby club went a perfect 7{, on its way to becoming the Fastem Rockies Rugby Football Union Division II South Champions. The team's goal is to duplicale last yeay'sregular seasonsuccessand quali! for the West Regional. oOur motto for this yqar is 'We have tmffnished businbss,'" McCorckle said.

The Glorious Bastardscontinue the 2ff)5 seasonSepL 25 at Mesa State College.

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By JennaSroodman jwoodmaS@mscd.edu The No. 25 ranked Metro women's volleyball team went on the road last weekend against two of dre Rocky Mormtain Athlefic Conference's top teans and came out G2 against the tough competition.

Starting ofi conference play against the nation's No. 3 ranked team, the University of Nebraska-Keamey, is never an easy task, but dre Roadrtnners were de0ermined not to let the game slip away easily.

The 6nt game ended in favor of the Iop ers as they beat the 'Runners 3O23. Metro then came back in the second game to add

a 3G23win to its side of the scoreboard. The following two gamesbrought scoresof 3Ol7 and 3G25 in favor of IINI( uWe played really well in the second game," said head coach Debbie Hendricks.

'We might have been a liffle overwhelmed by the environment and we didn't play dre way we have been playing lately. That was disappointing.'

Middle blocker Megan Witlenbug led the Roadrunners with a team-high of 15 kills in her detemrined efiort against the l.op ers. Senior Sheena Mclauglrlin' followed Wifrenburg's lead with an additional 14 kills for Meho.

Continuing the seasonagainstFort Hays,

.the 'Rrmners entered the Gross Coliseum hoping to win. Though Fort Hays won the ffrst game, it was by a n:urow margin. The Tigers pulled tlrough with a 3l-29 victory and carried the winning momentum into the second game for a 3G21 victory and 3G22 in deethird.

So far in 2005 the Roadn:mrers are 45, compared to 2004 when they went &6 in the opening nine ganes.

Meto rehrmed home for one giune against Colorado Christian University on Tuesday Sepl 13. The Roadrunnen'next game is on Friday Sept 16, when Meho again travels to Nebraska to face Chadron State College.

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Meho brwqrd Amy Leichlitergoesup {or the boll ofter o cornerkick.Meko beot Adoms Stote4-0 in its first conferencegome -F;id.t; ore off to o 5-0 stort(2-0 RMAC)in the 2@5 regulorseoson.

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Walking into Meho as a freshman, I had fresh thoughts of our varsity teams in high school--all 17 of them. I have to admit there was a feeling of disappoinhnent when I heard the words, "No football at Metro.'

But for those of you who kno,,l' Metro sPorts, its needlessto say, what used to be disap poinfrnent has come a long way becauseso have Metro sports. ln 1964,shordy after Meho's creation, it was decided that the college would not have atlrletics for the simple fact of lack of interest and available facilities. Now, 41 years later, we are continually welcoming new sPorts at Meto, adding to our already accomplished lI. Don't worry if you feel as though you don't know the ffrst thing about our arbletics; you aren't alone. I, too, am leaming about the available teams and I am here 0o share wjth vou what I've recendy come across.

ICs easy to see which of Metro's leams have it going on. Examining previous years easily proves this. Take, for example, the 20042005 season. During that year, the rnen's basketball tearn was crowned Rocky Mor:ntain Athletic Conference champions for the third consecutive year, while women's basketball took its first conference title in eight years. Oh, and don't forget the NCAA Championship that women's soccer won. Meto dominated the RMAC! So, the varsity teams have it going on-and that makes the 170 Metro student athletes happy. However, if I am not mistalen, we have more than 21,000students.

So what about the rest of us? Sta.rtwith &e club teams.

I-ook for women's softball to become a va$ity sport in 2007. If you a.reinterested, Iet yourself be known! The women's soccer club, made up of all three schools on the Auraria Campus, is looking for studenb at all levels of experience. The hockey clubteam will soon be up and skating. They play until February a.gainstregional club teams.

If it's the hard, rough game of rugby you are interested in playing, contact coach McCorkle for aly information regarding the 2005 fdl season.Training camp took place SepL 2.5 and the seasonbegan Sept I0.

The unfortunate fact about Meho's club tearns is thal its hard to obtain information through Meto's Website. You have to do a lifiIe digging to ffnd them. For instance, to 6nd rugby or any of the others listed, you can try the following: go to yahoo.com, click type "sporb.groups" in the search-bo><, dre fust available link in the list, and then type in your desired club sporg for example "mehorugbyclub." Right there you should have some basic informalion and a way to get yourself started! If that approach doesn't leld anything, you're at least on the right h-ack by checking the Inteme! so rliggng something up is just a few ctcks away' Here are a few tips: ciunPus coflrmunications and Metso's adrlefic departrnent can help in geting you involved. Atending games is free and, hey, keep checking those bulletin boarils around campus-the school . posts informafion there and...pssl..a few frrn tournarnenb are still to come.

'Runners compelifion weekend overrun

Women's soccercarriesshutout streakinto RMAC Hanavan carne out in typical sryle in the second half. After ffelding'an assistfrom junior defensive back Kristen sonsma, HanaThe Metro women's soccer team had van iuked an Adams State defender for a another shong weekend on the ffeld, sweep tum-around goal, g"ing Metro a 2{ lead.

'Runners' squad ing Adams State College and New Mexico Hanavan is s-econdon the 2{ in Rocky to go University goals this season.

Higtrlands with five Mountain Athletic Conference play.

Metro;s scoring leader, Anne Ormrod, The Roadrunnen started off their week- laced in two goalJ in the second half. The end by shutting down Adams State (24, G fust in the 134 minute of the second half, I RMAq 4-0, Friday aftemoon at Aum.ria and again with 1I minutes left to secure the ,Runnir's fourth win of the season.Ormrod Field. The Metro win was the first in division play for the defending RMAC champions. has six goals on the seasonso far, but conThe 'Runnen were stifled on offense,ac- tinues d seek improvement. cumulating three offside penalties early in "We need to move the ball a lot quick' the game. Adams State junior goalkeeper er,' Ormrod said. "I t}ink we kind of took Heafher Boyd was busy ln the ffrst half and them for granled a lisle bit and they're a lrury good t .-. It was one-nil in the ffrst made several spectacular saves, including a charge from the net to steal a goal from hali *hen we could,ve been three or four sophomore forward Katie Kilbey in the 296 up. We deffnitely need to intensifi the minute. game."

The Roadrunners out+hot the Grizzlies "We just didnt play quick enough and ' they were pretty organized in the back by a ratio of 4 to 1, giving freshman goalhead coach Darmy Sanchez said. "Bul in kleper Rachel Zollner another easyouting in the second half we were able to break that the nef On Sepr 7, Zollner eamed RMAC down a lifrle bit" Defensive Player of dre Week honors.

'My defenseis doing a great job of makKilbey evenhrally exacted her revenge, heading a goal home wifh 8:18 left in dre ing everything predictable and making it ffrst half. The goal came off a deflection, eaiy for'me to pick the ball up," Zollner after Boyd blocked two Kylee Hanavan saia. "And the ones that are difficulg well, shob. if you only have to make one save a g:une "We ffnally picked up the intensity; and thin it shouldnt be too bad." we needed to becauseit was very, very slow According to Sanchez,the team's depth *We worked in the beginning" Iflbey said. and hustle has been the real key to their hard and I was just in the right spol Kylee successso far. is a hard worker and she got it acrossto me Despite not having any goals or assists, junior midffelder fin Stiarp had another and I just put it in the goal.'

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good weekend in the twogame set. "(Sh".p) has really done a greatjob controlling the midfield and has really stepped in," Sanchezsaid.

Metro's game against NMHU (23' G2 RMAC) on Sunday, Sept I I resulted in a* other 4O victory.

Out of 19 ffrst-half shots on goal' Metro carne uP blank' with the exceptio-n of -an early goal by freshman defensive back Ni cole Cito-her fiI.st of the season. Cito also helped to anchor the Roadrunner defense, which has yet to allow a goal this season. ..

"I think our communication is key," Cito said. "Then there's four strong defensive playen alwaln in there.'Obviously, the keeper does a $eat job, too."

The 'Runners retained a onegoal lead until Hanavan scored her fifth goal of the season on a looseball shot in the 75'hmnlute' "We're winning, which is the No. I 'But we're not consis goal," Hanavan said. tenl We're geting there, $guq! " Metro got their second "gift" goal of the seasonwhen the Cowgirls' lunior defensive back Gina Dutde scored an owngoal on an errant header.

Ormrod added the ffnal goal in-the 88' minute of the game, driving the ball home after Cowgirls' goalkeeper McKaila Dorman survived a barrage of her shots.

The Roadrunners continue conference ptay with a game at 2 p.m. Friday, SepL 16 against Fort Lewis College. Metro plays at I p.m. Sunday, SepL 18 against Mesa State College. Both garnes are at Auraria Field.

oRoadrunnerslose0-3 to nation'sNo. 14rankedteam M[N'S S0I(ER The wet grxs made passesdifficult and many cross-field balls skipped harrnlessly out-ofbounds. The ffeld conditions favored Fort kwis and their star forwardJohn Cunliffe of Edgworth, England. He rnade pinpoint passes in contributing one goal and two assists.

While the ffnt half was a scorelessdefensive stand, the second turned out to be mostly offensive. Meho irnmediately pressed the bal into the Fort kwis backfield and a few

near missestumed out to be the difference in the ballgame.

It became apparent that the team with the ffnt goal would likely be the victor. Unforhmately, that goal went to Fort Lewis.

Cunliffe took a direct free kick about 30 yards oul He lofted it slowly over the playen and the ball sailed gendy inlo the comer of the net.

Meho became visibly disheartened after the ffrst goal, and for a short time looked like

a group of individuals rather than a team.

They no longer aitempted to pass the ball; each team member bied to win it alone.

Fort kwis' defense denied Metro every oP portunity and their offensewas able to score irsurance goals.

"I really felt whoever scored the first goal was going to win the game,' said Fort Iewis head coachJererny Gunn. "Once we got that goal, it just gave us a liffle bit more of an opening to go at them.".

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YogaTherapl- Wednesdays;12-lpm High Ercryy Izoga - Thursdays, f0l0:55am.

All programsare free and heldin St.Francis Center. For all levels unless otlerwise indicated. No sign up just show up! Drop in anytime. For more information, please e-mail wilkinli@mscd.edu or call (303) 556-6954.

- Every Friday FreeBImd PressureScreenings at the Health Center, Plaza 150 from 24Pm. Free HIV and Tubereulosis(TB) Testing Ongoing at the Health Center at Auraria.

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Seprember | 3, 2OO5 7:00pm- 9:00pm Metro Effect: Metro StateAlumni ExhibiUon Opening Reception Center for Msual Art - 1734Wazee Street In celebration of Metro State's 40th Anniversary and the t5th Anniversary of the Center for Visua.l Ar| CVA is hosting the first Metro State Alumni exhibition in fifteen years.The exhibition will feature 26 home grown alumni artists and an array of stylesand mediums.

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