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By Boyd Fletcher fletchar@mscd.edtt The only candidate for Metro's Mce hesident of Sordent Sewices was appointed

said Metso spoke* woman Ca.thyIlcas. curSamuels. rendy a professor of Black Studies at Portland State University in Oregon, was recruited by hesF dent Jordan for the position last Spring. l)urglm Somuels No other candidates were considered.

"Being the president of the largest undergraduate-only insthrtion in the natior\ Plrotob-r'Adrian DiUbaldo . adirrbald@mscd.edrr he (fordan) comes in contact with a lot of people," l,r-rcassaid. "And so !6"glas Samuels was brought to his attention and that's Turnholle. ot the Tivoli Nov. l5 his presentotion proyer Mossocre during of the SondCreek in commemorotion RobertCrossleodso he went out to visit Pordand State and when mon o direct medicine ond "the generotion lokoto o 16th people'sboy,'is Cross,whosefomilynomeis LokotoHoksillo,meoning with him and also with faculty, sta.ffand rnet heolingond help. of o survivorof theSondCreekMossocre.Thefeotherhe is holdingsymbolizes descendont commrmity leaders in Pordand.'

As V.P. of Student Sewices, Samuels will be in charge of the deparhnens of sildent life, admissions, enrollment managemeng student academic successprograrns' and health and wellness. Samuels met with Metro faculty, staff, studenb and other leaders in October. uBasedon what he said he has in place at Portland State, he supporb surdent leadAir and SpaceMuseum. The museum chose "f'll makea prediction right enhip on campus and we were e4couraged Meko to host the first Burt Rutan Design by drat " said Dennis Beagquis! vice Presinow ... that you can go into Competition because of the stength of the dent of Metro's Strdent Govemment Ascollege's :rerospaceprogram and the opporsembly. orbit in your lifetime. " umity to cormect the legend with shrdents.

Despite several phone calls to his ofThe event brought togedrer 82 teams of ffce at Portland Stare.Samuels could not be hlgh school and middle school s[rdenc, who reached for corunenL took part in a timed comPetition to solve a Jordan said in a pressreleasethat Samudesign problem. Ea.h tearD's finished prod- 30 years that they wor:ld create an initiative to increase the els

By Brad Riggtt uct was judged by Rutan, Willy Daniels, a are working on a graduation and retention rates of our sbrri6ginb@nscd.edu Meho graduate and United Airlines pilot safe and a.ffordable dent population.

"Douglas has the perfect blend of backAnyonewalkingthroughthe Auraria and Jeff Forres! chair of Mero's Aviation space flight for the public, but thuy grormd, erpertise and leadership that will Event Center Nov. 12 miglrt have thought and Aerospace ScienceDeparbnent One top winner from the higtr school have made no progguarantee Metro strdenb receive toEnotch they landed in Hollywood and spotted a suteams and one 0op winner from the middle ress,he said. services and meaningfi.rl cecurricular exPepe$tar. and a medal. teams received school $500 tring crazy "The riences as the college moves toward becomgrey-haired with sidebums man A tall, Rutan told strdenb during a 3Gminute is that even ihough ing the preeminent public urban baccalauracing down his jaw was mobbed by dozspeech following the competiton that pri- there is a promise reate college in the nalion," saidJordan. ens of photographen and people who jwt vate space havel would be available to them that we're (NASA) Samuelswas the vice provost of shrdent wanted to hear him speak.

BufRulon yeaxs. working on i! well, afiairs at PSU from 2001 to October of this Most MeEo strdens do not know who in coming 'fll make a prediction right now that in they're really not workyear, when he was appointed to the Black Burt Rutan is, but in the avialion world Rutan is a supexstax.Rutan made a visit to carn- 15 years, every one of you kids will know ingon iL T(ere is not a govemment research Studies departnent Samueis holds a doctorate of education pus Saturday to speak to shrdenb about his that, if you want to, you can go into orbit in goal and plan and energy working toward your lifetime." he said.

Itutan said. space flight' private leadenhip and policy shrdies in educational ' prolific role in pd te spacetavel.

Rutan said NASA has given the public America did not need the govemment to from the University of Vermont in Bur{ingRutan only makes roughly four public appearanc$ a year, according to Don Mor- the notion that private space flight will not develop airliner travel and the public does ton and a master's and bachelols degree from the State Universitv of New York Colris, a Mebo aerocpacegraduate and director be available to them in dreir lifetime.

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A talk with your new SGA president Aaron 'Jack" Wylie was elected as the new president of Metro's Student Governrnent Assernbly two weeks ago witJr 262 votes to the 129 cast for his opponent, Inayet Hadi. Wylie-who was slated to be inaugurated, along with ll other senatorq Nov. 16----sat down this week with News Editor Clayton Woullard to talk a.bout his vision for the future of the student government and how it should serve students,

their voice. And there's a lot of students on campus that have something to say,that have a concem, but they don't know where to go, and we need to be a resource for them.

The Met r hx do you see as your greatest challenges as SGA president and how will you work around them?

Wylie: I think the biggest thing is that we need to gain our credibility again, because for manv vears the SGA has been ,""r, ." ,orrr"*hat of a ioke, and I'm sure Editor's note: Sotw anszsers haae there are many members of the administrabeen c'ut or abbreuiatedfor space. tion that just don't respect us becauset}te SGA has not been able to hold itself togethThe Metrupoktan.'Why do you think er, and, I mean, we couldn't even have a you won the election? functioning election last Spring. So, it's just Aaron "Jack" Wylie: Well, honest- going to take time and we're going to have ly, my opponent didn't seem to campaign. to show them that we know what we're do But I think that people liked what I had to ing; we're going !o be efiective and it's just say. And I did have the support of a Iot of going to tal<eeffort. people just based on the work I've done this summer with the Take Back Metro coalition.

The Met: How do you do that? How (W1lir refened to the grwp that protestedthe does the SGA regain that credibility? electionresults in the Spring after presilential Wylie: I don't mean to say the same candidate, anl columnkt for The Metropoli- thing again, but it just means gefting out of wa Zoi Williams, uas disqualifud b1 the the office. If all they (SGA memben) do is SGA Electim Conmissinnduz to a compla t sit up in their office then nothing's going that had beenfiled against her claiming she to change.A lot of the shrdents... all they and other studenls set up priaale polling sta- know about the student govemment is all timr on campus.Metrl's Studznt Court ruled the problems that have happened before. this nmnur that a specinl ehction be held by And if they see us out there doing things, Oct. 31 to electa ncu SGA president). tying to recruit people, trying to get people involved, then things will change.

Thz MeE Whar do you consider your ffnt order of businessas SGA president?

Tfu Met; How long do you think that Wylie: take?

Just buildlng relationships. will 'Wylie: We're seting up an action committee to just Hopefully, not very long, but get out and talk to classrooms, let the shr- hopefully, we're not going to sit on our dents know where the shrdent government hands for very long. I have a table reserved ofrce is, what exacdy the shrdent govem- on Wednesday (Nov. 16). I'm going to be ment does, why ids important that they care sitting there (by the southeast doors of the and just h:ying to recruit people.

Tivoli) and just meeting as many studenb as We have a need for at least 60 students possible ... I'm just going to have as much for all the committees at the school that there information possible about the student govare not studentssitting on right now, so we're emment and just talk to people. And thaCs just *ying to ffnd people that want to help going to be an ongoing thing. share their voice. We're tying to set up a retreat for the student government to kind of Ihe Met: Is there anlthing you're nerget everybody acquainted and set up some vous about for this coming semester? goals-some short-term and long+erm goals.

I'm not scaredof anything,I'm {ylie: We're also planning to go visit the statelegis- -what iust concemed that if we're not mindful of lature and meet some of the legislatorsthere, we're doing, the SGA could faII back make Meho a fr.rndingpriority. into its old nroblems. But I think that uith my leadership, I think just reminding people Thz Met; During the past two years, the of the reasonswhy we're there,I don't think posidon of SGA president has been tumul- iCsgoing to be a problem. tuous. In 2003, two consecutive presidents were impeached and Iast year's president The Met: rdhat is the purposeof Metro's had to deal with infighting and an election student govemment to you?

'Wylie: fi:aught with problerns. How do you plan to Well, it's two things. It means deal with the challenges this position can we do get a budget and we have money that bring? we're allowed bo spend on shldent groups Wylie: I'm not rea.lly worried about and to help with certain things, but I don't iL ff everybody rememben the real reason think that's the most important thlng. It's why we're there, I don' think-because it ap sharing the student voice, and yeah, it is a peared to me that a lot of the in-fighting that representative s)stem ... but we should exist happened was over petty things, and if we l,ohelp the studenb sharetheir voice. focus on our goals and lust the task that we need to get done, I don't think that there's The Met: In this special election, only going be a protrlem. about 2 percent of the studentbody voted.

How do you plan to confront this apparent TIu Mct: Several student govemment shrdent apathy and get students more inmernbers have been talking over the past volved?

'Wylie: few years about increasing and improving I don't think that they're apashrdent representation. But what does shr- thetic, I think Metro shrdenb are busy. A dent representation really mean and how do lot of them are taking classesfull-tirne, workyou plan on improving it? ing lirll-time, thev're married, they have a Wylie: It has nothlng to do with the life outside of here. It's our responsibiliry to (SGA) constitution.We need to get out of come to them. the office and meet with shrdents.We need And that's the biggest thing. If they don't to make ourselves visible and let as many have the time to ffnd the oftce and u-ack shrdents know as possible that we're there down whichever representative on what to help them and work with them in sharing committee, we need to get out and talk to

" We needto get out of t/te ffice and meetstith students.W? needto ma/ceourselvessisibleand let as manl studentsknow as possiblet/mt we're t/rcre to help tlrcm."

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The Met: What do you think is the big gest concem of studentsthe SGA can work to address?

Wylie: How their money is being spenl When I talked to people and told them the budget the SGA receives,they were shocked.

I mean, in the grand scheme of the budget of the school, it's a very small amounl but it's still a lot of money (theSGA's budgetthis schoolyar is approximateQ $121,000, all of uhich comes student from fees).

And when students for.rnd out that these people rvere spending their monel-in vfta1 some thought were kind of unwise waysthey w'ereupset.

I think the biggest thing if nothing else, is that they need to know what's going on and lve need to get out there and share with them. We want to get out there and tell them we're actually doing good things.

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Il'r' \Iarv Ii. \\ itlacil +vitlacil@nucd.e&t A bill that would cut approxirnately $8.7 billion in federal funds to the student loan program has stalledin the U.S. House of Representatives.

House Resolution 609, a provision of the Budget ReconciliationBill, is scheduled for a vote on the House floor before the end of the year, but has been stalled, as it is also bundled with the Budget Reconciliation Bill. Unable to gamish the necessa.rv votes, proponents of the Budget Reconciliation Bill have delayed voting for another week.

Many student aid associationsoppose the bill as it is likely 0o increase a student's unmet ffnancial need, discouraging many students from pu.suirg higher education.

"We must be carefrrlwhen cutting wastefirl (shrdent loan) programs that we are not hurting those who are in need,n said Bruce Benson. Metro Board of Trusties chair.

H.R 609 would renew the variable interest rate on student loars. which is set to expire July l. If not renewed, the variable snrdent loan interest rate wotrld be raised from 4.7 percent to 6.8 perceng and would remain static even when national interest rates are lower.

'The variable interest rate a.llows for (bonowen) to take advantage of market fluchrations, capping the interest rales at 8.25 percent and offering shrdent borrowers accessto lower interest rates when the market produces them," said Alexa Marrero, a spokespersonfor the U.S. House Education and WorKorce Commiuee.

"6I.R. 609) would make the student loans program more efficien! offering shr-

Selected as one of four Division II focus group sites,Metro is hostinga group Nov 16.

The College's focus group consistsof faculty, Following several days of cleanup, re- administratorsr attrletics stafr, representatives pairs and modiffcations, Meho's organic from student services,a sb:dentathiete and chemiskylab was back in businessTuesday. a member of the Denver community.

The lab wasclosedThursday asa precaution Metro haswon three national champion"ll e ntust1,'e rur'eJil/s,/renntttirtg' r.r'henan inspection revealed an increased shios in the last five vears-two in men's basteiUatt lzOoOand 20b2) and one in women's *,aste.Jillprogrurrts thrtt q,e(trenol level of chemicalfumes.

On Monday, Nov. 14, a certiffed indus- soccer(2004). htuting tho.se++'/to are in neert." u:ial h,vgienistwas brought in to tâ&#x201A;Źst the air and determined it was safe to retum the lab to its normal oDeralion.

A follow-up inspection will be held after the lab has been running for several days.

Jonathan K. Zarunan, an adjunct lechrrer in Meho's political science departrnent, dentsmore bang for their bucl. is in Uzbekistan on a Fulbright Samarkand, ChristopherArend, spokesmanfor Rep. Scholarship.

Diana DeGette,DColo., said the ConqressZa*nut has been in Uzbekistan since woman 6nds the bill 'deeolv roubleso-me."

September, lechrring and conducting re "She is concemedtharH.R. 609 increases the cost of attending college by raising search in American Studies and Uzbek curshrdent loan interest rates and eliminating riculum development at the Samarkand InFor the 282 instihrtions that comorise the imponant benefits students rely on today," stihrte of Foreigrr Ianguages. He will remain National CollegiateAthletic AssociationsecArend said in an e-mail. there through July 2006. ond division. it's no secrel Division II has Luke Swarthout, a spokespersonfor the - @Meto Colorado Public Interest Research Group-a imase issues. for rhe Federal Higher Education project, group that advocates on behalf of college sudents to make higher educalion more affordable, said H.R 609 would unnecessarilv put ffnancial burden on the backs of studints. lic to use.

'The typical student(accrues) Continued from 3 $17,500in "What we are doing right now is movdebt and fi.R 609) could cost sh.rdentsan not need NASA to develop private space ing into commercial availabi.lity,becausewe in paymenb addiuonal'$5,800 interest over ftght, he said. he the Me of the loan, making repayment more Rutan developed his own spacecraft in have improved safety," said. the indushy ges After an early retum on onerous for millions of college shrdents," response to a nationwide competition last investrnents by charging the wealthy more Swarthout said. year. The ffrst spacecraft to exceed an alti- 'than $100,000to fly, space tavel will be"H.R 609 would higher interest rates for tude of 328,000feet twice within a twoweek come more a.ffordable. larger loans over a longer period of time." period won a $10 million prize. nWe have to wait for the billionaires to A similar bill that would reduce soendRutan won the competition, the Ansari ing by $35 billion has already passedin the X hize, when his SpaceShipOne was the fly ffng" Rutan said. "It (spaceflight) will be unavailable !o the public for the next l0 or Senale with a 5247 vote. ffrst to accomplish the feat. there is a rehrm on investHe said his spacecraftis a generic break- more yeals until menL" through that has made reenfy into the Earth's atnosphere safe enough for the pub-

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-JAMISI{ACHTWEY, rrorphdogrophel hotojournalists are often categorizedasheardessand unfeeling. We hold a camera where we should hold out or.rrhand.

-|We stare through glass and hide behind black boxes. We caphre emotion without showing emotion. We are seen as vulhres: hovering, waiting for the next b:agic event.

As a photojoumalist, I am responsible for documenting all parts of life-positive and negative. Two weeks ago, I attended and photographed my first memorial service. I have never been to a firneral and dread the day when I must asend a fi:neral ceremony for some one close to me. It was one of the most stressful situations I have ever had to work through.

I stuck ouL People stared, shook their heads and gave me negative looks. I don't blame them. Funerals are exkemely persohal, and I was a shanger. I didn't know Stephen Hay like marly did, but I was drawn into the kind words and feelings people shared. There were many times during the ceremony when the audience was overcome with emotion. They laughed and cried. I was wiftressing the images that everyone needed to seebut did not want to. What's more, I was capturing these important moments for the greater public.

Throughout the service, I found nlnelf fighting back tears. I struggled between caphring shong emofons and keeping my own at bay. I had to force myself to see instead of watch. People argue that a camera sepa"ratesme from my subject. I disagree. I thjnk, in m:)ny ways, the camera and the images it produies act as the bond tlnt .loins tlle individual to society. In my opinion, words can only take you so far. They provide the foundation. A photo builds and strengtheru the foundation with a human element to make a story real and comDlete.

Stephen liay was a prominent figure at Meho. He was an alumni as well as a former student member of the Board of Trustees. When people spoke at the memorial service, they spoke of his love for his children.It was easyto choosethe photo that ran on the coverof this paper two weels ago. It needed to signif great loss,but emphasZe the importance of his life. His children were his life, and they will ultimately suffer ihe greatestloss. If I offended anyone in attendance or any reader of The Metropzlitan,,I apologsze.However, I feel that the photos beneffted more people than thev hurt.

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I have been told that the reason many people enjoy reading my columns week after week is becausethey aren't angry, biuer or raging, like what is typically found in collegemedia oudets.Many collegenewspaper rrrriters think a columnist's job is simply an outlet to vent and, to a point, ihey are correcl I have hied to hold back my true feelings and gripes,but I have found I can no longer keep my silence. I will, at lasE rant about somethins that irritates and troubles me to my core: itandardized testing.

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have had many classesthat teach one thing above all else:lessons,curriculums, and tests all must teach to the standardsset out by the state under the No Child Left Behind Act. The consequenceof not doing so: termination. Frustration fflls my body and blood rushes 0omy lace 'lvhen this act is discussed in class.I lvant to throll. off the shackles of common decency and rant and rave about how standardized testing is wrong and evil and that by holding teachers' feet to the ffre

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'Tis a hrbulent plight t" be a socially conscious individual on Thanksgiving.

There's the history of conquest and desbuction of indigenous societies marking the occasion, the sampling of all-American gluttony in our methods of celebration and of course, the greatestkick-in-thepants, making the holiday even more difEcult veganism.

That's righl folks, no meal no butter, no milk, no eggsand no honey. While most vegehrians can at least enjoy a majority of Thanksgiving sides, a vegan must hrm away from these dishes due to the fact they are basted in butter and smothered in cream.

Upon approaching the tlpical Thanksgiving table, it may seem that the only option available to those of us devout veganswould be a dressing'freegarden salad.

Do not think the decision to be a vegan is one limited to grcat loss, though. Really, I consider it an advantage. Aside from the ethical facton regarding animal rvelfare, worker's rights, environmental destruction and personal health there are many other perks to refirsing to consume arrimal products, For my comrades in this lofty dietary decision, there are some positives that we must remember at this truly tying time.

Not only do I love hrkeys as living beings, I love the fact that I can be certain my "Tofurkey" is not going to bring home some sort of feathered frrnk like the avian flu.

Speaking of funk, Thanksgiving turkey is not the only thing carrying wee beasfies.

According to the Unit€d StatesDepartnent of Health's Pasteurized Mlk Ordinance, there can be as many as 50 rnillion pus cells, shains of staph, strep and salmonella, as well as a healthy dose of hormones and antibiotics chilling in every cup of two percent milk you drink on the side or pour in you mashedpoanoes.

Besides the lack of germs spawning in my Thanlsgiving dinner, I know that I will have a much more interesting meal. Meat substitutes have advanced gready over the past few years, granting us vegans many more meal ootions.

My personal favorite plate filler is seitan (pronounced say-tan),a delicious wheat gluten faux-meat that can be purchased either prepared or made by hand. It is versatile, tasty and there is no real meat product that sounds like the name of our Dark Lord.

What's a better retort to a celebration of Christian conquest than a sinfillly delicious dinner party feah.ring oven roasted seitan?

Furthermore, consider the abundance of exotic and unheard of foods you can eat.

Sure, the family can eat a dead bird, but you c:ur have such joyr as falafel, curr,v, cruelty-fiee Woza or beans and rice. !\rho needs flu-ridden corpseswhen a litde piece of Cuba" India orJordan can be ta-kenin on this nolso-celebratory occasion?

If all else fails. mv dear friends of the feathered and furry, wait until the family passesout from the large amounts of tryptophan found in their turken then steal their wallets and rreat yourself to some soy ice crezun.

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eonservative, liberal battle more than it appe(trsto be There is a liberal bias in t}re media- sav the conservatives (Tox News notwithstanding). Well, maybe. Thz Metropolitan does, most certainlv. have a liberal bias. The Adamatedoes,too, and so does Zie Communitl Neus-all of our Auraria publications. Why is that?

Because,say the conserv-atives,there is a tiberal bias in our colleges and universities.

Now I have to hand it to them there. No doubt about iL there is indeed a liberal bias running mmpant through our higher education E/stem, and the Auraria carnpus is no exception, Ii makes sense that there would be thougb, doesn't it? Liberal, as in liberated, as in freed frorn repressive confines. Liberal thought is, by its very nature, progressive th*ght And if there were ever a place where forward, progressive thinking should be encouraged, then the halls of academia axeit We liberal academics have been feeling anxious lately. One can only speculatewhat sort of strange poliucs will ensue should hardliner conservative Samuel Alito be confirmed to the Supreme Courr He stood (or sa! actually) in support of a law requiring a rnarried woman to ask her husband's permission before seeking an abortiorq for example. That sala a lifrle something about Alito's character.

But what does it realb sav? Well that's debatable. Liberals see'it as a harkening back to the not+olong-ago days when women were considered to be the property of their husbands or fathers. Corsewaiives see it as a harkening back to the good old da1n.

Do I have to make it clear that I'm not speaking about all conservativesand all liberals? Can I just get on with my rant?

I've been trying to ffgure out conserv,!. tives for quite a long time. None of the ones I talk with seem to like to be associatedwith dreir most popular frnatic fringe-the flrndamentalist Ctristians. Ye! I think they do all bear a stildng commonality: They believe they are our moral superiors.Talk about iro ry5 we liberals think we're their moral zuperiors. No wonder our nation is so polarized.

The conservative idea of morality is denying people certain liberties. Come [o think of it-damn the paradox-that's the liberal idea of morality, also. The only difference is which type of liberties the two groups want to put a stop to. Liberals-and I'm not talking about Democrats, I'rn talking about real liberals-want to deny people the liberty of Urming pmffts at the expense of others' welfare. While conservafives want .to deny homosexuals the right to be recognized, and

JOHNKUEBLER ilsnbler@mscdedu poor people accessto the basic amenities.

Yes, with the impending conffrmation of Alito, it's easy to think our nation is taking a step backward. I, for one, am trying 0o maintain my optimism, however. I see what is looming as the regressivebacklash of an overall progression-+omething like Paula Abdul's two steps forward and one step back (from long before her "American Idol" days, for those who don't recognizq).

There will be progression, It is inevitable, no matter how the conservauvesmay tsy to stille iL And oh how they do ty.

My falher-in-law, who hrmed coruerv'.! tive in his older age, likes to sa),: A young conservativehas no hear! an old liberal has no brain. I see it more like this: A young conservafive has no hear! an old conserva tive has no heart But there's more to it than thal lds a matter of individualism venus egalitaria* isn Consewatives like to tout the ideal of the mgged individualist This is an appeal ing image: the man who answersto no one but himself; the woman who answers to no one but ,.. well, let's not get carried away.

We liberals, on the other haod, tend to advoca.te egalitarianisrn. Let the individual sbive, yes. Hell, let the individual enjoy the spoils even-we're not communisb (not all of us, anyway). Bu! let the individual remember the greater cornmmity; for the irr dividual does not zucceed but for the sweat and blood of the people.

"Hypocrites!" say the cornervatives. Liberals are big talken, who dont practice what they preach. Well, damn. They nailed us again. Ids oftentimes kue, lm afraid, what they say. I know liberals whose grand ideals crumble in the face of reality. I have been one of those starry+yed idealisb rnpelf.

But I gotta tell you: I would rather be a progressive thinker, struggling with my hypocrisy, than a backwarddrinking and blatandy callous quasi-moralisL Besides,the consewatives are the bigger hypocrites. After all, everybody knowsJesw was a liberal.

WORKINCIT ogboley@mscd.edu By6ory Boley

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I plan on starting a job in criminal justice.

Any words of wisdom to heh me successfirlly navig'atethis work environment ?

Jeff Quirooa, Crininal Ju^stice Major

We like the words of wisdom from author Harvev Mackav. In "How to Swim With Thu SLarks," h6 sap to leam who the gate keepers are. Often, people with tiny ddes have colossal clouL Get to know who mans the portals, before you get your pinkies smashed. The moral is to not let the door hit you on the way in.

Gary Bolzlt is trrc MeVo Director of Careet Sertices ntd uill respond to yow careu questions eaay uteek in this colutztn,

Beingrhankfulremindsyou of all the thingsrhat makeyou hoppy I love the holidays. Not particularly the commercializedcelebration,just the spirit of the season.In honor ofThanksgiving, I have been inspired to ponder all of the things I am thankflrl for.

I am thankfirl tha! as a woman, I was bom in A.rnerica- Most men in this counfy have slowly but surely realized that we are the suoerior sex. Men in other counbies have not yet been so enlightened. Even though we women have not been awarded total equality, our men-for the most partlsalizs th21we have t}te power and eventuallv 'I succumb. am thankfirl i}rat I dorit have to hate men to be prGwoman and if a man is around. I usuallv don't have to open a door. pick something up if I drop it oi pay when we go out I am drankfirl for all of those guys who have kept chivalry alive.

I am thar*i:l dnt I live. in a country where our sheets are relatively peacefirl. i don't have to live with the stress of bombs ogloding in my neighborhood, my favorite restauranb, or other civil shife. I can walk out my fiont door without fear, confident that I will not be judged on my religious beliefs (or lack of), condemned for my opinions or slaughtered because I belong to a particular race or sex.

Even though our counky is not perfecg I am thankfrrl for the foresight of our feslrling fathers. In their inffnite wisdorn they gave us the Bill of Righb. I am thankfrrl for free qpeech, freedom of the press, fieedom of religiorl the right to assembleand the right to petition the govemment for a redress of grievances.

I am thankfrrl that George Bush will never be able to run for president ag:ain.I am hopefirl that Americans will have had enough of his comrption and take a stand against his humiliating behavior and demand he be impeached.

I am thankfirl for all of the joumalists who are genuine truth*eeken, who achrally report valid and usefirl news and who have ,rol b""r, by the mainstream "o-mercialized medi' They inspire me to dig deep 0o get

JAMIE DICKERSON jdicker5@msuleda

Even though our countrytis

notperfect,I am ilmnkful fo r thefo resigltt of our fo unding fathers. In tlteir infnite wisdom thq gaveustheBill of I am tltanffil for free Rights. speech,freedom of thepress, freedom of religzon,the right to assembleand the right to petition thegovernmentfora redressofgrievances. the hcts and think outside the box.

I am thmldrl for ffnancial aid and Pell granb. Widrout this tnancial support I would not be able to "tend college and expand my mind. Even though "politricks" dimlnish this opporUmity each passingyear, I am thankfirl that I am almost ffnished and that I will graduate before it geb worse.

I am thanldul that I can hear and feel music, that I can recognize the beauty of words and appreciate the nostalgia associated with all of my favorite songs.I am thankfirl for all of the different genres that prompt me to think, live, love and dance.

I am thankfi:l that I. am still alive and fortrnate enough to be at a point in my Iife where I am not too yo'ng or too old to ag preciate all of the good forfirne that comes myway.

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hey say life goes in circles. And for this friend of Dorothv. the Yellow Brick Road has done a 360 of

sons.

T:st weeh after two years away from Auraria Campus, D. Mco Baker retumed to take on one of the most daunting tasls imaginable.

Baker is the newly appointed dhector of the Gay ksbian Bisexual Transgender Student Services.And the ruby slippers he has to fill are preuy big: Karen Bensen,who had been in that position for more than 12 yean, wore them. But Baker knows that all too well. He told me replacing Berxen might be impossible. He worked alongside her for six semestersas a student and intern and he saw ffrst-hand the magic she had with students, fellow directors, administrators and memben of the cornrnunity at I"tg".

"I'm in Karen's position, but I'm not fflling her shoes," Baker said. "She and this oftce did some amazing work."

She also touched many more hearts lo cally, Baker said.

"She helped so many shrdents-made connections, and I hope to continue tha!" he said.

Perhaps that's why he was hired. Steve Monaco, director of the Health Center, told me Baker was hired for his interpersonal skills. After leaving the campus with a degree, he worked at Urban Peak with GLBT Homeless Youth. There, he worked helping queer youth-usually ones who had been kicked out of their hornes for being gay-get back on their feeL 'Going home from the horneless center, it felt like I was beaten up every dan' Baler sighed.

Bul he wa.sall smiles on his eighth day of work. when we sat down and chatted.

Baker said he never imagined rehrming to Meho, let alone to the office where he worked for most of his college career.

"I was thinking about coming back to school for my master's, but I never thought of coming back to the ofrce," he said.

Still unclear about what mastefs oro gram he may eruoll in, Baker is sure he is the change the GLBTSS office needs.

Bom in Mexico City, he grew up in Durango and is not only an out and proud homosexual but is also an out and proud small+own boy.

Baker told me he knew he was gay when he was I l, but made the "grand exit" out of the closet when he was 15. Since then" GLBT issues have been his issues.

He began work with PFI-AG, an olganDation of parents of queer youft. He helped the organization by shou.ing newly out gay teens the ropes of the community.

"I look care of the new queens on block," he said.

Then, when he moved to Denver, he began working at Rainbow Alley, the youth branch of the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Community Services Center of Colorado.

Being gay and in a small town isn't easy but Baker took it a]l in stride.

Coming fiom a small town also has its advantages. He said he uses his sense of commtmity-which you can't get in any big city-to his adwantage.He is more personal

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Heis tokingovertheposi FormerMehostudent, NicoBoker,returnsfrclheAuroriocompusoslhe newlyoppointeddirecforof GLBTSS. in building a comrnunity.

"Ifs something I bring to everything I do."

Baker said he planned on using those techniques to bring more cohesiveness!o the campus and the larger Denver GLBT cornmunity.

Baker told me he saw a dichotomy in Denver's queer community. There isn't as much solidarity as during the Amendment Two, "being gay is illegal in Colo rado" days. We've become disassociated, he said. to a parallel on a societal .He pointed scare.

"It's the sarne on the national level,n Baker said. "There are two groups, the rich white gay males and everyone else."

Everyone elsebeing bisexuals,lesbians, fransgender and other subcultr.res including guys of different ethnic backgrounds and even more altemative lifestyles, such as punk, emo and Republicans.

While Baker said the office staff and the Auraria corununity would set the ob-

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jectives of the office, he has his own ideas he'd like to see played oul firs! he wanb the office to play a larger role in ihe Denver commur ty.

He also wants the shrdenb of Auraria to become closer.

"I'd love to hear studentsare meeting at campus instead of the clubs," he said.

He also wanb to keep up the ofrce's good reputation on and off campus, "Karen had so many great relationships on carnDusand I want to continue that " Nauonally, Metro's GLBT Office is known for cutting-edge programs, including, more recently, pushing for unisex bathrooms ald gender awarenesslitera.u:re in college policy manuals.

Bensenwas the director of the GLBTSS Ofice for more than a decade.When asked if he plans a similar tenure, Baler laughed.

"That's whal I call a long-term relationship," he said. *That may be a golden anniversary in gay time."

But, the Christrnas after Baker came ou! his mother gave him a silver ring with an upsidedown triangle, a symbol of pride and unity in the gay community. That was over l0 years ago, "I haven't talcen it off since," he said as he toyed with it If you ask me, this boy cares. And I don't think he's going anyrhere. The YelIow Brick Road looks pretty promising.

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ReeIs qnd wheeIs ;:H[;'#'nfijfrtt

By Sara Brito sbrito@mscd.edu

On Nov. 10, "The World's Fastest Indian" premiered in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. With all of the expected ceremony and fanfare, the premiere of the 28h Annual Starz Film Festival did not dis appoinl Honored guests and Den- , ver eliteioined togetherto celebrate the beginning of a festival devoted to independentfilms.

"The World's Fastest Indian" director Roger Donaldson ("Cocktaii," "Species")was presentto prG rnote and inhoduce the ffLn, which starred Anthonv Hookins. As soon as the tights dlttt-ed in the Opera House, it was easy to tell that this movie needs little inhoduction. The "World's FastestIndian" is a delighf firl and enjoyable film that made opening night an even bigger zuccessthan exoected. lll]s m teusrrn a srmple way, the story of how 72-year-old Burt Munro set the iand speed record. It is an unusual accor:nt about a man '

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World's FosteslIndion" directorRogerDonoldsononswersqueslionsfrom reporterson the red corpet before$e Denverpremiereof his film on Nov. 10. Thefilm,whichstorsAnthonyHopkins,openedthe 28th StorzDenverInternotionol FilmFestivol.

dream. Likeable and creative characters add to the beauti-frrlcinematography and excellent direction of the fflm.

"The World's Fastest Indian" may have been premiered at an independent fflm fesdval, but it is sure to be a big hit with mainstream I audiences.

Honoroble mention Bv Joe Nguven r nguvejos@nrsctl.edu Lane Nishikawa's "Only the Brave" was a mnaway hit during the opening days of the 28b Star-zIntemational Film Festival. The trvo ini[al showings sold ou! a third was added and quickly sold out as well.

This fflm about World War II focuses on the heroic tale of the lCfAlMYd, an all-Japanese-Americanregimen! who fought for their country while their families were detained in intemment camps back in the states.

"This was a story that needed to be told," actor Yuri Okumoto said.

This emotional account of the resiment's rescue of the taoped 141" Regiment proved an emotionally"sdrring tribute. Nishikawa'rirasterfirlly blended the soldiers' heartwarming flashbacks with scenesof war, which created a powerfi:l emotional attachment to the charactersThe fflrn also showcaseda number of notable Asian-American actors. including Jason Scott Lee ("Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story"), Mark Dacascos ("Brotherhood of the Wolf) and Pat Morita ("The Karate Kid").

Okumoto ("The IGrate Kid, Part tr") and producers Jay Koiwai and Eric Hayashi were in afiendance for all three of the Q&A sessions.

Mshikawa, who also plays the lead role, arrived from Hawaii for the third showing of the fflm. In Hawaii, he said he wibressed2,000 people watching his ffln on a 4-0foot-by-30foot screen with a "rock 'n' roll sound system."

Seatsfor the ffnal showing were already fflling up 45 minutes prior to the start of the movie. Among those in attendancewere World War II veterans, many of whom served wlth the l4l't. Afur ihe movie, Nishikawa invited these men to the front of the theater, u.here they received a standing ovation.

After the sessiorl the fflrnmaken made their way to the penthouse of Tamai Towers at Sakura Square (196 and Larimer) where theJapanese American Citizens League held a tribute to the film.

Nishikawa said he plars to do one ffnal edit and hopes his movie will be out in theatersby Spring 2006.

Nishikowot new filmexplores importonce pilots ofJoponese-Americon WWll during

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regimenbl combotbom, DirectorLoneNishikowoond vebrons of the l0oth/442nd, o Joponese-Americon who servedin WWl, oher o screeningof Nishikowo's"Only lhe Brove"ot the Storz FilmCenleron Nov. 13.

premieres new film, Lelouch po$otSDIFF explores

connection TheFrench ByAdam Goldstein goldstea@mscd.edu

For all it absFaction and arty libertieq Claude I-e louch's new fflm, "The Courage to Iove," aims to appeal to an American audience.

"The ffrst version was very Frenc[" Lelouch said through an interpreter. "Even French people wouldn't have understood iL" After screening his fflm for an enthusiasticcrowd at the King Center Saturday nigh! the legendary French director orplained that the featured version was only one of several difierent edits. ."Courage" was one of the three klouch fikns shown at this year's Stan Interflarional Denver tilm Festival, as part of a hibute to the veteran fflm figure, who has played a multifaceted role as writer, director, ciuner:un:ul, producer and actor during his storied and raunted career.

Along with screenings of Lelouch's 1995 World War dram4 "ks Mserables,' and 1965'scritically acclaimed 'The Courage to Love" was a fft"A Man and a Woman," ting and illusalive tribute to Irlouch's subdy subconscious cinematic vision. "(I believe) there are tvvotypes of intelligence," Iclouch said. *There's rational intelligence and a second intelligence drat is irrational ... Music speal<sto this intelligence, to our subcorscious intelligence."

All of Lelouch's featrred fflms exhibit a profound fas.cination with this absb:actside of the human experience as they test narrative boundaries and plumb contextual deptls.

"Les Ms6rables' is a stirring and vibrant hle of war and ib casualtieseven as it is a retelling of Vctor Hugo's literary mastelpiece, Lelouch weaves the tale ofJean Valjean into a

the conflicl "I adopted rhis piece in honor of my moiher, who was stopped by the Gestapo during the war,' lelouch said at the fflm's screening. "France is a mawelous counhy, but it is full of conbadictions. There were.as many traito$ as there were heroes during the war, and life was so comPlicated that it was

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trolled score to the narrativervithin-a-narrarive, "Couragen is Lelouch at his most honest and abstract lelouch explained that much of the fflm's nafrral and sPontaneousfeel came from the way it was filmed. easy tO paSS frOm One tO the Other." *The entire film was practically improvised'" he said. (ats{) 40 y:T ot, and it all. orued.m: for $3,000 "A Man and a Woman," Ielouch's touchingand eamest -liperV: The apogee of the tribute to klouch was in the screen- "Film is like ice skating (in that) there are imposed figures romance, was perhaps the best-known of his fea.b:resamong I -dtarz audiences. Winner of .the Palmt d'& at Carmes, this ing of "The Courage to Love," The taut and multi-layered and free ffgures. Life is much stsonger than the script and the interior way tha.t captrrres in a fflm my characters prefer to have marked themes that the characteristic fflm established a host of cinemafic conventions in terms of drama displap all tighdy con- of life's drama-" montage and cinernatogra.phy.Lelouch mused on the impor- klouch's work for the past 30 years. From the tance of the filrn in establishing his reputation and deffning his career.

'The last time I saw this fflm was 20 years ago and I am w'rD rlrl made wii! il' miracle. & It was film was a l[ritr-rc' he saiq' said. 'This llul llllll very moveq' Very moved,' lle

FILM RE\TEWS 0o raise him normally, Delano was raised with the ideal that , No Bigger lhan a l|Iinute he wasn't impaired; he was just different. "No Bigger Than genre the a Minute" takes documentary liger than "No { to new heighb. While still "a work in progress," the fflm makes a Minute" is a joumey of selfdiscovery as Delano evaluales igpressive stsides in telling dre history and future of dwarfr, why he never identified with the classiffcation of litle people and never met someone his size until he was 35. Full of vivid ;vho prefer the tjde "litde pmple."

I The fflm infuses the life story of Steven Delano with wit, images and chematic musical scores, the fflm entertains as it i:andor and insighl It tells the stiry of the lisJe person from a informs on issues such as discrimination and stereotJping of little people. It confronts concepfions on size limitations and historical poiS. of view, from being worshipped in the Mddle provides a persp6ctive not often heard. traveling carniat in fieak shows and fues to beinf gail/ked - Heather \lhhle . hrvahlc@mscd.edu i,als during tbâ&#x201A;Ź '.50s.The history of lfile people is dispersed tuoughout the slory, educating the audience in small doses.

The fflrn ako discussesthe various health issuesttrat face mgny lide people. Delano featres entertainers and raises qifesons conceming lide people who capitalize on their short stahrre. While many linle people criticize new recreational activifies such as "midget tossing" and "midget bowling," regarding them as degrading lines of work, many consider other such as performing as clowns and puppets as simply a living and not as exploitarion. Delano includes interws widr entertainen who insist that being a small person is one aspect of their career.

Delano's life is documented in "No Bigger Than a Min" starting at age 9, when he was introduced to the world of

ity and existentialism in ways that are easyto digesL The film captures two 2Gsomething lovers as they ffnd each other and start questioning where they both belong in the world. Daring each other to live the lifestyle they always wanted makes the rlifEculties of reality all too unpleasant for the pair. From stealing clothes to common jealousy, the characterc carve out a lifestyle in a believable fairy tale that gives them the chance to grow and change.

Play "Play" is a filrn that kies to be too ma.ny things. Director Alicia Scherson's disjointed first featrre{ength film is packed too full of themes and elements to be Euly When Cristina (Viviana Herrera) Snds a discarded briefcasein a trash bin, her curiosity getsthe best of her. She decides to ffnd out about the owner of the briefcase, Tristan (Andre Ulloa), and in the process, becdmes obsessedwith him. She rifles through the contents of the briefcase,startsusing Tristan's belongings and decides to start stalking him. Although the basic plot line has potential its executon spends too much time focusing on umecessary and meaninglessmomenb. The excessrobs the fflm of the depth it yeams to have.

"Play" tsies to seanrlesslycreate the worlds in which Cris and Tristan live, instead, the clumsy choice of dis[racting tina Satellite on dwarffilm by being induded in a medical documentary ufreak" in fihn music and dialog makes 0re film hard to watdr. background his diverse Winner brings DirectorJeff growing up as a his childhood ism. Delano explores - Sara Brito . sbrito@mscd,edu md eying to overcomedifrcultiesin a world built for thoseof and editingto his secondfeatre fflrn, "Satellite."This is a dare

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Coming Attruclions Bl' I leather Wahle hcvahle@rruscd.erlu, Casanova The infamous Casanova and his love-tom life are ex-olored in this ambitious fihn. Lasse Hallsb:om,nominated for Academy Awards for his films, "Cider House Rules" and 'Chocola!" directs "Casanova"set in the Renaissanceera. Giacomo Casanovalived a legendarvlife as a spy, philose pher, soldier and writer. Ye! Casanova is best known and referenced for his numerous romantic trysts wiih coundesslovers. The fflm revolves around Casanova.played by Heath Ledger ("Brothers Grimm," "Monster's Ball"), and his obsessionwith FrancescaBruni, played by SiennaMiiler.

Though Casanovahas many romantic conquests,Francescaproves to be more .lifEcult than most of the ladies he has won over. She is the ffrst woman to actually resist Casanova'sintentions; the ttrill of the chaseis a factor in his interestin her. Casa:rovatlies to make himself worthy of Francesca's high romantic ideals. While many fflms have attempted to reincamate Casanova'stales of love and advenh:re, this filrn is unique beiause it sho*,s the iharacter in a tJpical predicament-deep in love with a woman who stole his heart and tying desperately to make himself a befrer man. The filrn, based loosely on fact and somewhatelaboratedon by popular myth, gives a unique look into an interesting life. "Casanova" is playing a"t8:00 p.m. on Nov.l8, at t}-reFllie Caulkins Opera House at The Denver Performing Arts Complex.

Brokeback Mountain Director Ang Lee ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") presents an update of the American Westem that redeffnes the baditional love story. Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal ("Donnie Darko," larhead") star as a ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy who meet one summerwhile working jobs herding sheep. The two men form a friendship that escalatesto intimacy and make a lifelong connection. The pair strivesto keep their forbidden love a secret and become conllicted. Years pass and both men marry and start famites, meeting periodically to go on *'eek long ffshing excursions as an excuse to spend time alone together in the privacy of the wilderness. While they become closer tluough these kips, they also deal with the guilt of living double lives. The film, set in 1960s Wyoming, provides an envAonment that is particularl,vhostile to a same-sexrelatiorxhip, explainlng the inability of the two men to openly pursue their connection. Wbile struggling to keep their love a secre! the two also sbuggle in coming to terms rvith their own feelings and their infidelity to their wives. "Brokeback Mountain" was adapted Iiom Annie Proulx's short story published in the 1y'zzo I'or&ar.Noveliss Diana Ossanaand Larry McMurtry," ("The I-ast Picture Show," ul,onesome Dove, reqpectively) are credited with bansforming the original 3Gpage story into a feahre-film scripl The emotionally- and erotically-chargedmaterial is sure to bring a new entertaining twist to the romantic Westem. "Brokeback Mountain" is showing at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 18, at the Fllie Caulkins Opera House at the Denver Performing Arts Complex.

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o Tests stfle learnirg,originaliry SEAN ing to legitimize something that is wholly uneftical and in many wa)'s' co-"f"ai-"tory. For example, if a dishici shows failing test scores for a length of time they are given more monel,to impro-ve' If improvement is riot seesrthen iLe m-oney is yanked This has forced -""y *199t nothing posittue will get accorrplished- Bw I corrtrol mpelf for the disticts, Denver Public Sdoob-fot one, to cut away fie dying limb. In a m4ority to my classrnates, and raving most part leaving &e ranting the last year, several Denver Rrblic Schools have been given the axe of whom aftree with me. ind Cole Middle schools, for example) and odrers are on the lGove fhe biggest problem I have is this: The standardshandcufrthe crechoppine block for this year as well, Their crime: low test scores and Though Colorado out of the dassoom. both in and in tearnins, anvitv The district has ouhight closed one school (Gove) ohd.'inFaaiors. n"s 6aa *atta"rts for education for the lag l5 years or so, teachers (Cole) into a Charter school. The dishict did not the other and hrmed drings in the important were not handcufred and could teach shrdents this; they hat a n order to keep federal fimding comin-g each of the content areas.Teachers could get down to the nitygriry of warrt !o do it's not fair. To comPensate,they have had to Aid into the distsicL their subject area without someonelookiirg over their shoulden. There schoolsinto K€ schools and sbifted teachersall trrn manv elementarv rhiq who in this nation even in state, and are those on this carnpus, ina chaotic effect tlie distict around have a hard time rerne-mberingback to the not{oodistant pasg where the effects of this ffrst hand. I work al an axea high have seen I schools did not have standardsas a law and people came out of public few weels, sat in on stafi meetings of other for the last and have, school we the baby-boomen, people call These are the prety srnart schools has the same toPic of conv_esations: meefing teachen.

Every English the llowir diildren, and the John Hughes" generation. It wasn't until into these standards?These curriculums to Et our how are we going thgy, at them did -teachen these people starting having l.ids and looking _-4 In fac! many would call them mears. by any not bad are dre oowers that be, tllink to make anvthing of educational standards.It record and the reputation the brack who have teachers, exceptional * irt ur,tit this narion started compiring-test scoresand achievement Noq they are forced districL this partiorlar required in eicellence of world. of fte levels with the rest developed, and they've know, everything they to change everytl.\ing The measure isn't fair. Not every country in the world allows every in they have created lesson and studentapproved timetested every drild to go to high school. In Germany, for example, the shrdenb are their fear of losing for into the standards them all fit to make order to go to either then selected and school tracked d:uough elementa.ry lobs. They a.re now succumbing to teaching toward the tesr They the high school or to a vocational school where the educafion is more -are belng'forced to make the choice of moving on from the lessons in treir high schools, t-ade briented. It is tre best and the brigbtest and curriculurns they love and know by heart into something that is whereas here in America we have everyone in high school. So, when bastardized and soulless. One teacher, who has 27 years experience, we look at the comparison we are comparing the brightest shrdenb in sib with her hand covering her hce' trying not to show her frustration. processes) (as with similar education cotmties well as other Germany She knows the times have changed, but the strdenb havm'g so why to every hilr school surdent in America" be they brigbt, averige, or on should her lessons.Why should she and every other gualiffed teacher the short end of the bell ctrrve. The measuremenb do not stack up. in this counoy have to fix what isnt broken just becarrsea few parenb founis the measurement to report-this this is sad However-and dorft like seeing Fs on their child's report car{ just because our averdation for these fundanental changesin our education sptem today. age, American kids aren't as smlart as Europe's elite; lust because we mandatory standards It is why we have No Child I€ft Behind and choce our own educational destiny? linked to govemment fimding. It is unfair, but the govemment is ty-

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Imagine two futrres for Meto. The ffrst one, without strategicplanning, would have Metso operating without a vision, mission, sFategic objectives, a sFategy that fis, knowledge of how well Meto is perfomring, and would be unable to correct our deffciencies or to leam from our successes.To put it simply, Metro would only be reacting to changesin the extemal environment and solving problems as they arose.

Fortrrnately for Metro, the second fuhrre is already underway. Pre+ identJordan lras shared his vision of uMebo as the preeminent urban baccafaureatecollege in the country," and a process is underway to fonnulate a shalegic plan to achieve it Interim Provost Joan Foster and Senate hesident IIal Nees are leading this effort The strategic plaruring process will ds6ne the vision in operational terms and result in a shared vision for Metso; revisit the mission statement to ensure it is relevan! set objectives that will reflect our Priorities and serve as standards for progrLss and establish a shatery that is a good fit be tween extemal forces and Metso's intemal stengths and weaknesses.

Ttris will make Metso better by dariSing priorities and goals, creating new wa)c of doing business,implementing new ideas in a timely manner, and providing a framework for making decisions and allocaring resources.

To auain the vision, hesidentJordan has asked that we focus on four initiatives: devetop a faculty cadre that demonshate their cornmitment to teaching, complete a review of what it means to be a modiffed operradmissions institution, develop parherships with Denver Public

Schools and area community colleges and develop an interdisciplinary envAonmenL How are we going to achiwe this? Metro will complete the plary ning processby May 2006. During the 200607 academic year, schools o:t"gi" pluttt by reviewiriLgtheir own #I d".ri"" atti i"p"tt".irt" "t core values and guiding prir mission statementsand goals; identi$ing to ciples thar prevail at Mebo; assessingtheirstrengtbsand weal..nesses what to be improved well and needs done what is being undentand the environment to learn about competitors, how technolory analyzing -inlluence will the educational process, and whaf the fuurre holds in slore for higher education.

Sbal€gi; ptaffring should help schools and departme,ntsidenti$ how they can contibute 0o Metro's vision. For the implementation phase, ficulty and sta.ffwill develop action,plans and Projecq create ind reffne b'usinessprocessesto dari$, role exPectations about who will do what, when and how, and wort to move MeEo toward atainment of its goals and vision.

Meao's people have always been ib greatestshength' The strategic planning pr6cessneeds input from all Meho stakeholders,so be ready io particidare in developing our fuhre. What does this participation do foidepartnens and schools?Ask any member of the forward thinking Deparunent of Commmication ArE and Sciences.They have already begun the process with our assistanceas hcilitaton' If their optimism, iniuative and hard work are any gauge, there is no doubt that a great futrre for Metro is assured-

TheMetopolitan welcomes all letters from Metro students,teachers,^faculty.andadrninistration. Letters must be typed and submitted to the Insight lditor by Yg"4uy, 3 p.m.the_weekof production.

Send letters t6'ngarci20@mscd.eduor leavejour letter f6r Nic Garcia in the Office of Student Media, Tivoli Studerit Union, Room 313. Editori reservethe right to edit all letters for content, clarity and space.Letters must be signed and dated with contact information for the writer. Letters may tre no longer than 300 words. An] submissionslonger will !e considered for "Their Opinion." All n les apply io longer essays.Essaysmay be no longer than 500 words.

By Candace Pacheco cpaclrcl7@nscd.edu If I had to, I would sell my soul to Lucifer in his hot, flaming abyssjust to keep listening to Incubus. Incubus is not just a band they are the creation of gods, who, with their gigantic lightring rods of power, whisked their hands across a golden harp and plucked out Brandon Boyd, Mke Einzinger, Ben Keruiey, Jose Pasiiies, and CFuis Kilmore. These gods Fan$rsed an unearthly chemical into the brains of these men and enabled Incubus to play music better than anyone before or since. Incubus is the reason I have an opinion about music. They changed my standards fiorn enjoying county and pop to listening to rock music, and made me realize that not all music is about ffshins or dealing with a break-up.

Their music has more than a good head-banging quality; . it's complex, with metaphori cal lyrics, and rmique melodies. When I ffnt saw their debut video, "Stellar," I knew things were going to be differenl Yes, it s comy or maybe even a clich6, but my life was changed from that moment on. Rock music was no longer about what I heard on MTV, or the small-lown radio stafion of Rawlins, Wyo. My music catalog expanded and is now actr-rallysomething I am proud of.

There is no more AlanJackson, Ace of Base, and Backsheet Boys, now I . have moved on to The Walkmen. RX Bandits. and Mdtown.

So, when thinking of 'Turkey Day" and all that yummy, delicious food, this small-town gAl can't help but be thankfirl for something. Well, maybe a couple of things: purnpkin pie, Incubus, and no more countv music in mv CD collection. If it werent foi Incubus I would probably be online searching for some Kenny Chesney ti&ets, and thinking about how thin Britney looks now that she has her pr+pregrrancy ffgure back. A\ the good old days, but ye! days that I don't miss. Thank you alntighty gods for saving me from bad taste in music and forever-wrenching heartache about lonesome dogs and cheating wives.

By CassieHood hoodc@msrd.edu On May 16, 1990, my dad took his life into his own hands. As he held a gun in his mouth, he set the pace for my life.

From that moment on, I was charged. My life became a series of memories set to soundhacks. The moment when my loving father pulled the higger was the moment the sor:ndtrack started to roll.

With Thanksgiving coming up, I look back at the happiest and saddestmoments in my life. I also think about what I am most thankfirl for. Mostlv. I am thanlfirl for

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This collection became a staple of my childhood. When things got hard, I could alwaysgo down to the basementand thumb through each record, pretending that music was playing in the background.

Granted, as a child I couldn't remember anlthing about albums per se, but looking through them kick-started my love for music. Thev made me curious about all of the oossibilihes in the music world. With old albums lil<eRubber Soulby the Beatles, the collection gave me a taste of what real

music used to be like. It helped me form a true, r:ncensoredview of music.

Not to mention that the raw sound of vinyl pulls me in and makes me feel like I am living at the time the album was made. So many CDs these days are over-Droduced and ieel so impersonal,but when vinyl is playing the feeling creaied is more authentic. It is the closestthing to seeingthe band, short of achrally going to a concerl To my ears,things arejust better on vinyl; that's all there is to it.

The feeling I get from listening to vinyl makes me feel closer to my dad. I am able to imagine how he used to feel when he listened to the albums, or how he felt

to b.e1t9 t|9 rhythm of that album.

""Y"i#'T":l'ff'm"f When I was seven,I heard a song I liked on the radio and my dad called the station and found the name of the band and the album tide. That Christnas, I unwrapped my first CD, it was the same album that featured my song from the radio, The Spin Docton PocketFull of Kryptonite (l ksow, it is a terrible alburn nowl but give me a break, I was only seven). When I was 16, he bought me my ffrst guitar. We both shared a love for the guitar ard spent coundess weekends in guitar storesjust hanging oul Playing my guitar took my appreciation of music to another level. I was not just listening to music arymore; I was making it.

It really made me understand how importaat talent was in a band.

There have been some embarrassments along the way. I'm sure he shook his head at some of the albums I brought home. There was a maior indiscretion in the sixth gra{ie with a boy-bard, which will remain nameless for the sake of my credibility. My dad took me to see this bov-band and endured an enti.re night-of horrible music and screaming litle girls.

Now, as an aspiring music joulnalisl I realize how important it was to have that inlluence in my life. When I find myself hrming to the classic rock radio station or listening to Thc Wall,I have to give thanls to my dad.

when he went to concertsto seehis favorite bands. I can envision the moment when my futher decided to leam to play the guf tar and start his own band. Granted- these images are tiny movies made up to help me cope, but listening to my record .collection pulls me through the hard times.

As a child, I never tmderstood how powerfrrl music could be. I just knew my father loved it passionately. As an adulg I know mwic can a.ffecteverything in a person's world. It has afrected mine grearly.

Without my record collection, I might not know the world of music, and what a bleak existence that would be.

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Brian Eno should have starred in *The Man Who Fell to EafiIl." The 1976 cult ffkn about an alien masquerading as a human starred David Bowie, a reasonable choice considering his cultivated self-consciouslyweird image and fi+ quent use of sci-ff imagery. Eno, thougtq managed to be a lot weirder than Bowie without ever seeming to ny. Bowie leaned on lpical cues to express his fuhrrism, but Eno's records exude a pervasive aura of other-worldliness; rock and roll as interpreted by The Man From Man, pop songs fromJupiter, soundtracksfrom deep space.Beginning with Herc Cuw thz Warm Jets in 1973 and en&ng wi+hBefue and Aftcr Scicntein 1977,Eno's rock phase combined that alien quality with a prodigious talent and what he termed "idiot energy" to produce four of the bes! most original rock albums of all time.

His debut was the exolosion of a resdessmind rlnleashed, careening fiom gl-amto prog, stopping aJ pop to refuel before launching into unexplored territories that laier became the basis foi punk, me[a] and techno. From the almost+onventional chamber pop of "Cindy Tells Me' to the unhinged, protopunk, warbling wail of "Blank Franh" from the dark, menacing theater of "Baby's on Fire" to the surreal, absurd comedy of 'The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch" and "Dead Finks Don't Talk," Jets put the rock world on notice that something new was in the air.

He followed the schizophrlnic chaos of ,Iels wlth the abrupt about4aceTaking Tlger Mouffiain (U Sfiareg). A quasi<oncephral album inspired by a set of postcards de picting a Maoist revolutionary play, Strateg is a surreal soundtack to a fevered dream of a spy fflm. ICs a bizarre tale of eyeless whales, burning airlines and blind commandos iet m a shifting, uu".*t:ol.'ittg -,rsical accompanimenl It encomp.$ses everything from dissonant guitars and squelching synthesizers to sing-along choruses and catchy piano hoolc (often in the space of a single song) without ever sounding forced or unnatural. Every song is nearly perfec! layering simple elementsin inspired fashion with sublimely beautifi.rl and stardingly strange results.

His next move was another masterpiece and nearly as big of a departure. Ot Anotlur Green Wmld Eno taded Strategls dense arrangements and claushophobic themes for a gentle minimalism. Consisting of nine instrumentals and ffve vocal pieces, Wmld lusesmasterfirl pacing and sequencing to create a reflbctive mood. The insbumental

pieces flow by, propelled by an ambient pulse and reibained percussion- The pop songs arâ&#x201A;Ź arnong his bes! from the should-have-been-a-hitappeal of "Sc Elmo's Fire" to the inFospective melancholia of "Golden Houn."

For his ffnal dip in the dark water of rock, Eno reurmed to the eclectic tendencies of JeE wtth Befne and Af' ter Sciente.Eschewing dre cohesion of his second and third albwns, Sciencebounces from idea to idea with energy and enthwiasm. Britde frmlg whimsical folk and meditative hymnals are all fair game, and the resulb are alwaln interesting if less awe-inspiring than ttre rest of his work.

More than any of his other albums, ,Scicnteshowsoff Eno's oddball sense of humor, whether he's sending a coded mash note to a band he liked ("Klng's kad Har" is an anagram of Talking Heads, whom he went on to work with later) or dropping lyrics that come off Iike Dr. Seussfor linguistics grad shrdents,such as "If you study the logistics and heuristics of the mystics,you will ffnd that their minds rarely move in a line" from "Backwater."

Eno's idiosvncratic bodv of work was the result of equally unusuai methods. Air admitted non-musician who names the tape recorder as his favorite instrumen! Eno displayed an intuitive grasp of song-craft throughout his body of work. He worked with a divene cast of collaboraton, purposely uflizing performers whose styles clashed or seemed incompatible. He developed a set of cards with .Oblique Stareges," abskact insfuctions on them, called to use as a tool for composi[on- In the shrdio, he would flip through them or draw one at random and use the instructions to guide his work. He became the ffrst virtuoso of the studio-as-inskument,processing, manipularing and treating sounds until they were unrecognizable to the performers who played them, utilizing delal reverb, filters and other effects to create impossible spaces and previousli-unknown timbres. His l)zricswere usually chosen as much for their sound as their meaning and were often dream-inspired, making for infinitely malleable inlerPretations. And it probably didnt hurt that he was a certified freak widr a legendarily prodigious and perverse sexual appetite, a predilection for collecting pornographic playing cards and a mind that was never afraid to go pliacesno one had gone before.

Even now. almost 30 years after his last rock album Plroto by BryarrDanknich o darrkuit:h@rrtscr'l.edrt was released, his work stiil sounds fresh. Like a sfange to exist almost SpeciolthonkstrcBryonDonknich,who creoledthis inspired hansmission from a distant star, it seems without context, exotic and anomalous. Like the protagc imogeof Brion Enoond monyother imogesoverthe post nist in "The Man Who Fell to Earth,' Eno's work might bw yeors. Bryonis movingon kom TheMelropolrtnnond appear normal to the casual obsewer, but a deeper look will be sorelymissed. reveals something unique, wead and wonderfi,rl.

How Frank Zappa,turnedmefro^ a 9\-pound weakling with Frank Zappa into a 99-poundweaklingobsessed ByAdam Goldstern goldstea@mscd.edu I will never forget the lunch period in ninth grade when I discovered Frank Zaff p-a - .

I was a socially awk*ard and alienated teen in the midst of puberty, a perfect talget for any number of penrlant performers or genres. On that day at the local record store, however, I would ffnd an artist who did not stand for morose nonsense.

As I thumbed through tre CD rads, I stumbled upon a mustachioed face gazing eamesdy from an Arabian headdress. The ude ,Sicit Yerboutiwa.sscrawled on the corner. I had heard of Frank Zappa and, impressed by the novelty and humor of dre cover, I paid the requisite $13.

I instandy fell in love. The record boasted

a brand of music fflled with conFadictions: Bawdy humor coexisted with stern musicality, inspired improvisation functioned over precisely orchestated movemenb, raucous ind .a,inchy gurtar rang over vibrant and dense xylophone lines. This was music that was utterly insane even as it was inefutably logical.

As I delved deeper and deeper into Zppa's vast oeuwe and leamed about his unconventional career, I felt more and more that I'd found an rmdiscovered gem of American music. With a discography that included over 70 ofrcial releases,his work seemed a secret waiting to be unlocked, a mvsterv that beckoned to be solved. ' Wiih influences that varied from Igor Stravinslry toJohmry "Guitar' Warson, Zap pa's dense musical vocabulary spoke to my diverse roob even as it opened new doon.

Along with Frank's records, I found I was buying albums by Edgar Varese, Eric Dolphn Guitar Slim, Bela Bartok and Georges Bizet At the head of my fascination was Zappa's purity as an artist. Here was a proliffc and profound composer, who didn't need dmgs to be weird. Here was a selfproclaimed freak who managed to make a living as an independent artist for 30 years and never had to compromise his integrity.

Here was ffrst-rate musician, a guitarist rvho could keep a l2-rninute solo fresh and engaging someone who could conduct the I-ondon Symphony Orchestra iust as easily as he could lead an onstagedance contest at a rock show. Here was someonewho defied the corporate rock scene,who fought for the righb to his own master tapes and succes* fullv ran his own record comoanv for half

of his career.

For all my passion, for all rny interest it seemed no one else got it Friends would sport confirsed eqrressioru before telling me to hrm the music off when I blasted Frank in my car. Others would be nonplussed by dirty lyrics or skange instrumentation. It seemed more and more as if I was in on some grand musical secre! sorne hidden genius only a select few could undentand.

Eleven years after that htefi:l freshman dav. I am still thanldrl for all I have leamed from Frank Zappa. As a music lover, I still marvel at the complexity of his compositions. As a guitaxist, I still shudder at the sheer beauty of his nrns. As someone who stjll feels socially awkrvard, I arn constandy gratefirl for the deffant and honest exampl! he set as an artist and as a public figure, Thanl$. Frank.

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A'sweel'victory side of the nel "You just tale every chance you get and you just have to shoot as much as you can,n Iast Sunday was a sweet day for the Hanavan said.

Hanavan had trryo assists in Friday's Metro women's soccer team. The Roadrunners won a sweet thing called the Sweet game and finished the weekend with 30 goals and 71 poinb on the season so far.

16 off a zuper-sweetshot by jtmior forward The laner statistic edges Metro's previous Kvlee Hanavan. ' . With the NCAA Division II regional record of 69 poinb, which Hanavan set as a win" dre 'Runners axe ruming to compete sophomore in 2.004.

The Rangers out-shot the 'Runners 54 widr the elite in the toumarrrent quarterffnals in the second half and fired a dart on goal Saurdan Nov. 19 in Sealtle. with just six minutes left in the game. But The Roadrunners beat the Universitv of Tlcamate Word by a 2{ margin on Friilay, freshman goalkeeper Rachel Zollner dove while Regis University advanced on penalty for and caugbt the shot for the game.winhcks against the Univenity of Ceneal Okla- ning save. homa to set up the fourth match-up of the "I was just happy to make the save," Zollner said. "I couldnt really see (the shot) seasonbetween Metro and the Rangers. Re so I just had to make a reaction save on iL" gis came out on the sour end of a 1{ loss to uI was presy sure we were going !o come finish the seasonl&.!1. away with the shutou!" Zollner added.

"We knew it wasn't going to be like Hanavair was in on both goals in Friday's last Sahrdav," Mebo head coach Danny game. First, Hanavan set up a header to Sanchez saii, refening to the 'Runnen' i I Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference fieshman VanessaMais for Meho's winning championship win. "We knew it would be goal in the 30s minute. Hanavan then hit senior forward Amy Leichliter with a pass a battle. We knew it would be a onegoal game, and I was really pleased with how we that Leictrliter durnped to senior midfielder McGann. McGann buried the breakgutted out the win bday."

Jamie Regis certainly gave the 'Rururers a gu.t away passto seal the win. check in a very physical and defensivegame "They are our rivals and alwap have that saw Meto finish fl1q day with a season- been and they are a good team," kictrliter said. "The/re competitive and we're comlow l0 shob on goal. Despite the ails chill and Metso fans' even chillier heckling the pefitive, so ids a batt]e every time." l.eichliter and six other seniors played Rangers held the Roadrunners to only six their last game at Auraria Field, drough ffrst-half shots on goal.

I-eicl iter is the onlv senior to have started Hanavan needed only one.

After taking a pass down the line from every game played at Auraria over the past junior midffelder Kira Sharp, Hanavan man- four years.

"It's so sad becauselll never be able to 4ged to split two defenders and drive across play on this field again, but we got the win to the right side of the ffeld past two more Ranger defenders. out of it and that's positive,n Leictrliter said.

Meho will head to the West Coast where Hanavan then planted her left foot and bent a shot just over the head of Regis goal- they take on undefealed Seatde Paciffc on keeperJoanna Humphreys and into the left Saurday in Elite Eight action.

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By Jeremy Johnson jjohn30$@mscd.edu The Metro womm's soccer team de feated Regis University last Sunday to win the Mdwest Regional championship. The Roadrururers rehrm to the Elite Eight for the second time in as many seasons.

Meto will attemDt to defend its national the secondbest team Division II title "g.i;t Roadnrnners will take on in the naiion. The ' Seatde Pacific Universitv at 1 p.m, on Saturday at Interbay Stadilm in Seaule. Both MeCo (23O0) and the Falcons (194.3) come into the garne undefeated.

Seafile Paciffc lost in the second rorurd of the NCAA championship tournament to SeatrleUnivenity. The latter then lost to the Roadnrnners, who hosted last yeat's !ournament al Auraria Field The toumament quarterftnals rot'te among the topseeded teams in speciffc regions each year.

The Roadrunnen' road trip comes amid a 46game winning sheak. Meuo has a strong advantage as far as expedence goes, reuudng 12 playen from last year's championship team.

"Everybody's really excited to be here, but calm at the same time because a lot (of players) have been there.' freshman goalkeeper Rachel Zollner said. "There's a few freshmen, but most people are prety experi-

enced and have already done this."

On top of the 12 rehrrning champions, the 'Runners have added key players such as freshman forward Anne Ormrod. freshman defmsive back Mcole Cito, freshman midffelder Vanessa Mais. iunior rnidffelder " Kira Sharo and Zollner.

Odnr;d (21) is second in Metro goals scored. Zollner led the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in goalsagainst and is seventh in the nation with a .049I goalsagainst percentage, Falcons' freshman goalkeeperJennifer Bums is fourtr overall (.0419 . GA percent) in the nation.

"I think everyone's really excited to go and ready t" pl"y," Sharp said. The Roadrururers hope this is true of Sharp, whose aggressivemidfield play Smday left her limp ing off the ffeld with four minutes remaining in the game.

Senior defensive standout Stephanie Prouty is conffdent in her tearn and excited to retum to her home state of Washington.

"I think this week we will have a good week of caining and we will be set for Seatde," Prouty said.

Head coach Danny Sanchez has experienced the Elite Eight three yean in a row and hopes to repeatlast season'ssuccess.

"We're excited to take one more steo.'

Sanchezsaid. 'That s all it is at this poinf .., just a onegame seasonon Saturday."

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Aldrough there are many new faces on the Roadnrnners men's basketball team this season,it's businessas usual for head coach Mke Dunlap.

Metro graduated four of last year's starting ffve. Dunlap said he seesthe new lineup as an opportnity.

"There's competition among the group, which is always healthy,' Dunlap said. "I think what's exhilarating for the guys who are new is that the opportunity is in front of them, and for the other guys that are olderit's their team now.'

Four upperclassmen have OggAuqpostseason exllerience with the Roadnurners.

Seniors Greg Muth, Dustin Ballard and Drew Williamson, along with junior Mchael Bahl, are anchors on a tearn that feahres a number of underclassmen and transfer students.

The new Roadrurmers came to Mebo fiom places as nea.r as Weshninster and as distant as Mali.

With so many newcomers, Dunlap said he doesn't entirely know what to expect His plan is to be patient with the tearn, and to leam each player's strengthsand weaknesses as the seasonprogresses.

"We just have to be openrninded and also not try to shape the team according to what we want " Dunlap said. "We've got to coach accordingto what we see."

A key to the team's successis building good chemistry. If the Roadnmners are playing "togetrer as a group winning wil eventually follow.

"We don't have to do anJthing other than try to get better each day, and I think we've done a good job of doing just thal" Dunlao said.

The Roadrunnen are prepared to pmve themselves on the courL Basketball season begins with the Comfort Inn Downtown Denver Classic at the Auraria Event Center. Metro plays St. Gregory's University at Metro heod coochMike Dunlopsicpsprocticetrcexploino ploy ot the men'sbosket7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, before facing Wes! will hostSt Gregory'sUniversity(Shownee, mont College at 7 p.m. SaJurday,Nov. 19. boll procticeNov. I5. TheRoodrunners "I tlink that it's an exciting time for ev- Oklo.! ot the Aurorio EvenfCenterduring $e Comfo* Inn DowntownDenverClossic erybody, and enthusiasm abounds as far as seosonopenerot7 p.m. Fridoy,Nov. 18. Metro'ssecondgomeis ot Z p.m' Soturthe coming season,n Dunlap said. "Every doy, Nov. l9 ogoinstWestmontCollege(SontoBorboro,Colif.). vear is a tinv bit different and we welcome that with ooen arms."

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The Metro women's basketball team be gins 2005 on the heels of its best seasonin more than 10 years.

Last year, the Roadnumers surprised much of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference on their way to a 247 regular season record and the RMAC championship.

"I tltnk this year should be a good comoliment to last year and I think we have the iUitity to plck up where we left off" sopho more Paige Powers said.

Metro graduated three seniors last year, losing two starters in Stephenie Davis and Natasha Molock. The 'Runners axea young tearn with no senion, but that doesn't mean the team is without experienced players.

Five members of last year's championship team, including starters Rianna Harris and Danielle Ellerington, retumed for another season. Powers reb,rms as the team's threepoint leader and a preseason allRMAC oick.

"We do have a very young !eam, but our chemisty has been real good so far," Powen said.

Metro's youth comes in the form of five fieshmen: Stacey Cox, Jess Eason, Megan Sinclair, Erica Valenzuela and Jessica von Tillow, who hope to follow the zuccessof last year's newcomers. uAs a sophomore, I have one year of experience behind me," Powers said. " Ijust try to do what I can to help the freshman players with anything-whether on the court or off."

The season opens on the road Nov. l8 and 19 in the CSU-Pueblo Classic with games againstTarleton State Univenity and Black Hills State Univenity.

"We have a really tough pre+onference schedule that I think will be a Promising challenge for us," Powers said. "I think that it \ /ill do a good job of preparing us for conferenceplay."

Once RMAC play begins, Meho can expect the usual rivalry against Regis University. Regis was picked to finlsh first ln the East Division.

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Before becoming serious about a college education, I spent four years as a stadium operations assistantin the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club. Four yea.rs spent believing that a career in hanging flags and ffxing plas tic sea$ was going to take me somewhere.

During that time, I believed that profes sional spora were the pinnacle of all hings adrletic. I sacriffced time and good grades in the anticipation that the facelessfiont office saw me iN an assetto the organization.

I was surpid back then, and while I don't claim to be any more intelligent now, my perspective has dranged signiffcandy. I no longer hold professional athletesor the organizations they play for in such high esteem. krstead I6nd hope in college athletes.

They play without the exPectation of riches and public attention. lve watched a lot of pro sports in rny life, but haven't seen in professionals the same dedicalion or love of the game with which college athletes ap proach each day.

I didn't see much in the professional qports world that screamed professionalisrn. I was, of course, working for one of the worst teams in baseball's recent hislory.

Losing wasn't happening on the ffeld alone; it was everywhere.

During the dog days of summer, I was reading a geolory textbook in my oftce. My co-worken were out smoking in their cars.

My boss walked into the oftce. He made it cleai to me that I had a choice: I was either a shrdent or I worked for him. I couldn't be both- The next dan I was ffred. lve heard a million times that every end is a new beginning, but I felt so lost walking the Denver sheets alone and unemployed.

Making the most of my bagic lossmeant concenhating on school and helping out in Mebo's afhletic departrnent' I found salvation in dass, and passed the time writing media guides and delivering statistics.

Watching sports became fun again, and I began to see there w.N more to it than greed and fame. I've nevet seen a basketball team as dedicated to lg coach as the Roadrunners. The pictfe of consistency,Metro's men's basketball team hasn't missed the posbeason in the past eight years.

Of course, there's Meto's defending national champion, the women's soccer tean.

Head coach Danny Sanchezhas them working on a 4Ggame home winning sheak. I'm not sure there's another team in the nation wi*r that kind of home ffeld advantage.

I don't see anyone on these teams trading in their education for a shot at the pros and a multimilliondollar shoe contracL My career as an athlete is extremely limited (unless you count time in dre batting cages and the occasional lacrosse pickup game). I haven't really befriended any players in my time with TheMetroplitan - | have - to stay objeciive.

Through it all, however, I started to pay a little more attention in class and I'm no longer rushing to be one of the pros. Some' how, I've seen more professionalism in the Roadrurmers than a team like the Colorado Rockies could ever have taught me.

Bv Jennifer Hankrns ihankin4@ruul.edu Meto volleyball took its regular season successall the way through the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tou.marnent.

Though the team fell to the University of 'RunNebraska-Keamey in the ffnal, the ners showed they were ready for the NCAA torrnarnenL Metro eamed the No. 2 seed in the NCAA SouthwestRegional tor.mamenl Friday Nov. ll, in Keamey, Neb., the team faced the University of Colorado-Colo rado Springs, defeating them in the ffrst round of the RMAC women's volleyball tournarnent at the UNK Health and Sport Center.

Julie Green posted 14 kills to help Meto tn a 3G22.3028. 34-32win over UCCS. Stephanie Allison had l0 kills, while Sheena Mclaughlin posted 18 digs. The 'Runners had a total of 25 blocks during the makh. Sheena Bohannon tallied eight of those and six by Kylie Schmeeckle. Saturday's game against Colorado School of Mines put some high poinb on the board for a few of the women, induding Green, Megan Wiuenburg, and Allison. All three playen had 20 or more hlls to lead Meto to a32-34,3022, 3133, 3G24, lFll victory over Mines that aftemoon.

"Mines played well against Mesa State yesterday and we knew we'd have our hands fuII," said head coach Debbie Hendricts.

Green had a high of 2l kills, while Wittenburg and Allison each tallied 20. Bohannon had l0 kills and nine blocla. Mclaughlin had a season-high26 digs, while Curtis tallied 69 assisb.

Games one and two were split, and dre 'Runners led by five late in game three.

Mines managed to rally to win the game 3&31, and take the 2-1 lead. Nevertheless, Metro bounced back in game four and won without too much shuggle. Then they closed out the Orediggers in garne ffve, ffnishing the match.

"We had a substantial lead in the third game and it was tough on our confidence not to put it away," said Hendricks. "Then we achrally fell behind Gl in the fffth game and, to come back, we played greal We played well in the flfth game all seasonand that helped us 0onighl" Playing No. l-ranked Nebraska-Keamey Srmday aftemoon was another chance to 'Runnen have, show the RMAC what the but the Iopers defeated Metro again. Green and Bohannon each had nine kills, while Mclaughlin had 12 digs and Wiuenburg had three blocks.

Although the 'Runners lost to Keamen ttrey ffnishedthe season218.

"We can't spend any time on this match," said Hendricks. "What is ahead (regionals) is exciting and we need to focus on that We are looking to accomplish grear things in the regional toumamenL" On Monday, Nov. 7, Metro was announced as the No. 3 seed in the RMAC volleyball tournamenl Gabrielle Curtis was named RMAC volleyball Setter of the Year. Junior outside hiuer Stefanie Allison and sophomore setter Curtis were named ffrst team all-RMAC. Second-team all-RMAC included senior oubide hiner Sheena Mclaughlin, while junior middle blocker Megan Winenburg was named honorable mentioru

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A part of the solution was to bring back Brannon Hays, who was a part of Mebo's national championship team in 1999, and also coached the 2000 national nrnner-up team. In his tenure as a head coach, Hays led Colorado Chrisuan to ib ffrst appearance in the Division tr top25 poll.

Hap left his previous job as head coach at Colorado Christian Univenity to tal<ehis second tour of duty as the Roadrunners' assistant coach.

"I knew I was getting a more mature, competent human being and no one else in the league has anybody like him," head coach Mke Dunlap said. "He's a diamond.

Higfly intelligenl r:nassuming and very efficienl" In the past two seasons at Colorado Christian, Hay,seamed a 3&18 (.679)overall record and a 2315 (.605)mark in the Rocky Mountain Atlletic Conference.

'The only dring he did there was win," Dunlap said.

His two roles with Meho are working with the bigs and recruiting. Hays joins assistantcoach Brady Bergeson as a sehrp guy in the recruiting departnent"

Easygoing approachable and a good listener is how Dunlap describe Hays.

Funny is how senior Michael Bahl describes Hays, an easy fit on this 0eam.

"He'll give you a linle shot in the chest or a punch," BabI said. "He seemslike one of the guys when you walk into the locker room."

There is no tension around Hays; he often iokes around. tThat s what you see on t}re surface,but he does more with [ess," Dunlap said. "He does the work of two people, no question."

Hays played for Dunlap at California Lutheran University and began his coaching career when he volunteered on Dunlap's staff in 1992. He has since developed his skills as a leader.

"He has a way of geting after guys and gefing drem to go to the next level, where we deffnitely want to be," Bahl said.

Hays knew he wanted to be a basketball coach when he was about 12 or 13 years old. He liked the game becauseof the movement and speed. His dad was a coach, and rained Hap and his brother frorn childhood until they graduated high school.

One of the most significant lessonsHays leamed is that doing everything with excellence in mind leads to greatness.

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