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By Boyd Fletcher fletcltar@mscd.edu Metro lost nearly 1,000 sfrrdents, or rouglrly ffve percent of the shrdent population, to failing grades last semester, which has causedthe adminisbation to review what they are doing for student retention, according to Dr. Douglas Samuels, vice president of shrdent services.

"When it was presented in the cabinet meeting, it carne as a shock to everyone," saidJack Wylie, Metro Snrdent Government Assembly presidenL Samuels said the school is reevaluating everJthing they are doing from advising to student intervendon, to ffnancial aid, to sup port for shrdents and looking at the school's academicprogramsclosely.SinceMetro is a non-tradiflonal school. difrerent variables affect the shrdent retention rates than they do at more traditional four-year schools.

"The oresidentis verv concemed about the retention rate of students, and the graduation rate here (at Metro) fiovers at around 34 to 35 percent as far as studentsfinishing"

Samuels said. "Colorado and Colorado State are hovering at around 70 w 75 percenl because thev have a difierent sb,rdent population."

Fall graduation rates rose fiom the past year, however, with 9l I sh,rdents*alking.

According to Ellen Boswell, director of instihrtional research for Metro, the number of students graduating in the fall has been increasing over the past few years.

The divenity of the students who failed out is a problem. Samuels said he needs to sh.rdvthe statistics and decipher more data before coming to any sol-ld conclusions.

Samuels also said that while he thinks the number of shrdentsfailing out is increasing he rvould have to shrdy the data a bit more in a compa.rativeway before concluding ihat.

"There are a number of problems, and they vary rvith the different students," Samuels said. "It couid be ffnancialwith one shrdenl academic preparation for another, it could be a family crisis for another. This is what is being studied righi now. We have

students ranging in age from 17 to 73, so it could be anydring. There are certain bends that must be deciphered in the data" which will in hrrn help the school undentand what it needs to do to help retention."

Samuelssaid that, corning from an urban insdtution like his previous school, Pordand State,he thinks Metro carl become a campus that connects students, one that gives them a senseof olace.

"Witliin that 1,000 shrdents, there could be 20 different things that we need to pick up on, and with this shortage of state firnding to this institution, and (we) ffgure how do we meet those needs, and then enrollment grows," Samuelssaid.

Samuels has prooosed a "Roadrunner break" that allow'i roughly an hour during the da,v*'hen classescannot be scheduled and when srudentscal be on campus and explore the many possibiliciesoffe.ed 0o them in terms of student Me. "We want to be able to say to shrdents '!Ve know that you have busy lives, we know that you have things to do, we want

to give you at least a half an hour where you can meet with a study group, lay out on the grass and listen to a group that thinla they are the Gratefi:l Dead and just relax,'but we don't have that " Samuels said. "If you look around you'll see the flow of people going from the Tivoli to the light rail and the bus cacle.'

Samuels said the research he has shows that shrdens do come back onto campus for events, but he would like to see a huge increase in that He wants students to start thinking of this school as more than a place to just come and go to class.

'We don't have sbrdent housing as an option to spread the word to stridens,' *The other option is how we Samuelssaid. desigrr the ffrst-year exlrerience for students here, to put in place things for them to be better shrdentshere. These are things we are looking into."

A program similar to this was implemented by Samuels at Pordand State, and See F\IL on 7

undergo seots feeissueSenote input requesls 0nprogrom studenls' SGA were to make the change, shrdents taking courses with the PHY preffx would pay a flat physics program fee per credit hour rathThe Metro Shrdent Govemment As- er than a course fee speciffc to the class or sembly is currently seeking student input classesthey had enrolled in.

Essenfally, shrdentstaking lower-division regarding the proposed implementation of classes,which generally have lower course program fees in certain deparhnents.

"The amount of info (the deparhnents) fees than upperdivision classes,would serve are required to give (the SGA) is not enough as beastsof burden, bearing the load for shrto make a valid decision," said SGA Presi- dents with greater seniority.

For this reason, the shrdeni fee review dentJack Wylie.

Becauseof this, Wylie is urging students, panel ouLand-out dismissed the idea last especiallythose who are majors or minors year, but this year will be meeting with the in the particular departrnents, to voice their chairs of the deoarhnene to determine the rationale for change. oDinions to the SGA. The departrnents considering changing minon input from majors and "student is really what mattâ&#x201A;Źrs, we want input from to the program fee slstem are social work people who have been in the program," (SWK), speech (SPE), theate (|HE), physics and astronomy (PF{Y), hospitality meer Wylie said.

Wylie said the idea of program fees ing and travel adminisbation (HM[), indusb:ial design (IND), aviation and aerospace "heavily affects majors."

The program fee proposal would alter science (AES) and technical communication the way shrdentstaking courseswith speciffc and media production (COM) The speech departrnent, which expects prefixespay for their coursematerials.

"Each deoartnent will have their own to have shrdents tale a whopping 16,381 proposal and each will be voted on sepa- credit hours next semesteris an example of a departrnent that provides a course, Public rateln" Wylie said.

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Comments can be sent to either Wylie (awylie@mscd.edu) or SGA Speakerof the SenateJesseSamora (isamora@mscd.edu).

Wvlie said he would also like to see studentsstop into the SCA office (fivoli 307)to offer their comments.

The SGA will be forced to vote on the deparhnents'proposalsat the end of FebruaryWylie said the SGA is also working to improve the way faculty members are evaluated by students.

Wylie said he feels the current evaluation svstem lacks the information it should nrovide to students.

"We want !o show shrdents (how to ffnd) the teacher who has the best teaching style for them," Wylie said.

Wylie has his eyes set on creating a new student survey, which would have to be approved for use by the SGA, faculty senate, president's cabinet and the Board of Trustees.

"If we could get all the groups working on this together, I couldn't seethis not working," Wyhe said. "Everything is up for discussion for those who wish to get involved."

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Even little government seemsto have its share of problerns as demonstrated by the Shrdent Govemment Assembly meeting on Feb. 1.

Cortland Durm resigned his position as Wy:lie then senator and SGA kesidentJack ' nominated Christopher Anders Minter, a former interim sendtor, !o ffll the open position. Following a brief discussion by SGA members, the nominafion of Anders Minier was approved.

In other SGA news, the absence of senate member Ryen Schimerman has been a condnualproblem.

Speaker of the HouseJesse Samora said Schimerman has been absent from his SGA duties for more than.a month and that attenipts to contact him via email, as well as by fhone, have been unsuccessfi:I. Bergquist said it might be possible to remove Schimerman wi*rout having to go *rough the impeachment process.

Wylie said Schimerman is in "flagrant violation of SGA attendancepolicy" and the due process of removing him as a senator is moving forward, -Jimm1 Crca*

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Studentswill need a cosigner to get a lease at Ca.rnpus Village and may request to be roomed with friends, or enroll in a roommate matching service. The different lllrrstral.iorrarrrl Iloor' qrlartcorrltcsl o[ (]anrlrtrs\.illage .\partrrrt'nts sizes and occuDancies of unib are limited to availability. Full y""t, l2-month leases,as well as academic year, lGmonth leases,are available.

The Metqolitan was able to take a private tour of the Campus Village Apartrnents, still in various stagesof consh:uction, to get an idea of the layout and the amenities.of the facility, which, will offer a wide variety of living options for Meho, UCD and CCD shrdenb beginning in August 2006.

Just a ff\,'eminute walk from campus and between two light rail stations on the C line, Campus Village offers much of the convenience of the city.

Rental rates at Campus Vlllage range from $575 per month, per lenant for a twobedroom, two-bathroom, doubleoccupancy ruri! to $865 for a single-occupancy studio, and the ootions in between are nurnerous.

Those ooti.ons include rooms with double and singie occup.urcy, trvo and four bedro-9-{nunib, frrll and efficiency -kitchens and 'isfnfl ffi fti exteiftrr eifh?rnces: Campus Village is composed of north, . south, east ald west wings, with three addi- Top:An ortist'srenderingof CompusVilloge'scourtyordond fhe oportmentbuildtional wings with exterior entrances branch- ingssurrounding oportments it. Below:A floor plon of the 2-bedroom,single-both ing into the center courtyard area. The offeredby the CompusVilloge Aporimentsgivesstudentson ideo of the on-compus courtyard has four extemal points of entry, living spocethey con expect.Thecomplexis plonnedio open August2006. each guarded by a gate, r'hich will require an authorized key card to open.

Denver trafrc, the tlpical noise is inaudible. weight room, post office boxes, patio seatEvery unit has a window with either an The wings of the buildings contain simi- ing. conveniencestore and cafe. intemal view of the courtyard or ar exter- lar units in a cofirmon area.

All students living at Campus Village nal view of the city. Views from the apartThe east wing of campus will be re- will have a minimumdeclining-balance dinmenLs' exterior windows look to the east at servedfor freshmenand each two-bedroom, ing fee account ai the caf6, which allows ' Denver's panoramic skyline including the twobathroom suite has an efficiency kitchen them to buy everything from take-out meals Auraria Campus, as well as the Pepsi Cen- with a refrigerator, microwave, sink and gar- to snacks and beverages.The caf6 and conter, Elitch Gardens, and Invesco Field to the bage disposal. Social areas with fi:ll kirchens venience store will be open to the public, so north and northeasl Mews of the west and will be available on each of the four floors of friends and other shrdents will also be welthe south gaze out on ihe busy network of the freshman wing, come to dine and shop.

Denver's highways and the Front Range that Other wings of the Campus Village Other amenities Campus Village has lies beyond.

Apa.rtrnents wlll also be equipped with so- to offer include laundry facili[es, furnished The windo*s in all units at Campus Vil- cial spaces and various alcoves where stu- unib, 12 storage areas, cable television and lage are double or triplepane, depending dents will bâ&#x201A;Ź able to meet or shrdy. lntemet accessin every unit, optiona.l$75 on the unit, to compensate for any possible The lobby on the northeast comer of parking passes,and included utilities. '. noise flowing from Intersta.te25 anh ihe light Campus Village is frarned in floor{oceiling For applications and floor plans, visit rail, which runs right by the facility. Observ- windows and will also feature meeting and www.myownaparhnenLcom, or stop by and ing the busy, and sometimes en0efiaining, snrdy areas,as well as a conferenceroom, talk with leasing agenb in Tivoli Room 124.

CORRECTIONS MefroPresident ln theJonuory26, 2006issueof TheMetropoliton, on orticlewosprintedoboulo collegecoucusbetween Theorticleshouldhovereodthotthepossingof Referendum Stephen Jordonondeightmembers of theColorodolegisloture.

C creotedo $74 millionbudgettcwordhighereducotion in Colorodo.$8.6 millionof thotbudgethosbeenrecommended (not for Higher Educotion for useby Metro.In fie informotion highlighted beneoththe by theColorodoCommission Center) fio bur-yeor colo*icle,thethirdfigureshouldreodfiot Metro is currentlyunderfunded, in comporison oihercomporoble (rother leges,by $18 million fion the$8 millionit stobd).

Being on the womens' soccer team at Mefo is a full-time cornmitrnent, where fr ltime studentsmembers must devote most of their spare time to training.

Not just anyone can join the team, either, because of its rigorous tryoub.

"You have to be preS dam talented," to be on that team, said SarahJefties, president and founder of the Auraria United Football Club.

Jefties was unable to commit to the timeconsuming schedule required of the Meho team, but she loves to play soccer.

I,ast fall, she started the football club, so that she and other girls could play competitivelv in a more time-friendlv envhonrnenL I\ot to say that the club does not work hard or take itself seriously, according toJeffries.

It's "one of the largest competing female sporb tearnson campus,nshe said,and they play other clubs all over Colorado, with Colorado State University among their biggest comDetitors. fhe 38 women in the club come from all three Auraria schools and have diflerent schedulesand different levels of talent. They train three times a week at CheesemanPark becausethey don't as of yet have a permanent practce space.

"It's just a big, open field of grass,lacking nets and proper lighting," Jefties said.

She recendy submitted a request to the Metro Athletic DeDartnent to allow them to practice at least once a week on the field on camDus, 'It *ould be a lot more convenientfor

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"As long as they don't smoke a join!" joked Tim Clienfelter, the shrdent organiz* tions coordinator.

Any kind of club imaginable is allorved, Clienfelter said, "As long as it's legal."

A varief of clubs have been established over the past year including a "Forrest Gumon table termis club.

The Creative ResistanceClub was quite popular last year although it is not registered this year. Zav Dadabhoy, director of Shrdent Actvities, said they tried to espouseDemocralic values ifl creative ways. "(Crearive Resistance was) one of the most active organizations over the past five years," he said, they set up large exhibits at the flagpole in protest of the haq war.

Cheating a club requires having a presidenl vice president, secretaxyand treasr.rrer on the oubeL Each dub even has to corc pose ib own constitution.

It is also mandatory to have a rnember of the faculty or sta.ffof the school to act as the club's adviser. The adviser is expected to altend a mqiority of the rneetings.

Established dubs can apply for a spot in dre Club Hub, Tivoli Room. 346, which is set aside for shrilent organizations to use as ofrce space.

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A presentation of the recently released Equity Scorecard hoject topped off Metro's board of trusteesmeeting Feb. 1.

Using existing daia" the project looked at equity for underrepresented studenb in the areasof access,retenfion, institutional receF tivity and excellence.

Led by AnnJanette AlejanoSteele, director of the Women's lnstitute, and Shawn Worthv. chair of the Human Services Deparhn6n! the projecCs tearn reported on w-hat the two cochairs called "phase one: the what-not the why---of the status of equity for Metro Sr"te's studenb of color." .The "what" in the report includes information such as a comDarison between the composition of the populauon of the Denver mehooolitan area and that of Meho's student boidy with breakdowns by ethnicity of studenb needing remediation as well as their retention and graduation rates.

The team decided the report should focus on a.reaswhere there is a gap in equity and recommend the formation of a team to design and implement a divenity plan, for the creation of division speciffc equity scorecards and an assessmentplan for collegewide support prograrns and service.

Three nrofessors in Metro's Music de paxhnent iere nominated for a Grammy Award this year.

Kathryn Cooper, oboe profes"dj*.t sor, Courtrrey Hershey-Bress, adjunct halp instructor, and Mark Foster, assistantprofessor of percussion, have each received nominations for their participation on R itzer hize-winning composer George Crumb's "Ancient Voices of Children," which was nominated in the category of Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor). The award is nominated to the composer and the ensemble involved.

Crumb, whom Chair Walter Barr says is a "contemporary l,eonard Bemstein,' collaborated with the faculty members when he visited the Meto last year to teach a master class in composition. Crumb was also named Cornposer of the Year for 2ffi4 by the Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts.

At presstime, the ,|8th Annual Grammy Awards ceremonv had vet to be held. Winners were alnormced dirring the ceremony.

For a complete list of Grammy winners, visit http:/lrww.grammy.com

The Departnent of African and African Americar Studies will host the twoday Black World Conference,Feb. 2324, one of many events the departrnent has slated this Black History Month.

The conference is free and open to the oublic.

The fint day will bring keynote speaker Eddie S. Glaude,Jr., professorof sociology and acting direclor of the African Anerican Studies Departrnent at Princeton University and a presentation on "Black Studies in Cybenpace" and panels on disciplines such as joumalism, law, science and the arts, arnong others, in breakout sessions Day two will feabrre a roundtable discussion of health issues,the presentation of this year's SF{ADES of Genius awards and a strategicplanning sessionon "Implementing Change in Our Community."

The conferencewill be held in the Tivoli Turnhalle fiom 8 a-m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 23 and in St. Caietan's Center at the same time on feb. 24.

For more information on the conference and other Black History Month events, contact Ronald Stephensat (303)5568170or Shelley Bolesta at (303)55G3685.

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Staf leadenhip by example was anoth"As student servicesV.P., I want to know er thing Samuels said would help improve how are we contibuting, or not contributing student retention. Faculty and staff, he said, to student successhere at Metro, and how should be around to offer services to both are we helping faculty and the academic the day and night students. Samuels also deparhnent get what they need from us 0o said he felt faculty needed to be informed help studenb be successful,"Samuelssaid. more on the services available to students. "All we are here to do is help support the and to make a closer connection between academicsuccessof students." students and facr:lty.

Samuels has also been considering re The president would like to hire up to 6O organizing important student servicesinto a new, fi:ll-time, tenure-track professors.Sarn- "one stop shop" by consolidating maly of uels said shrdies have shown that full time them into the first floor of the Central Classhculty is more committed to the successof room building. the institution.

Samuels said he welcomes student in"Dr. Jordan wants this to be the pre-emi- nut and asks that students contact him nent undergraduate institution in the state, {dsamuel6@mscd.edu)with any questions region and, hopefully, nafionally,n Samuels or concems. said. "That is where he wants !o go, and I believe we can get tlere once we decipher

the girls," she said.

Outside support for clubs is not easy to come by as they are trying to get sponsorship to attend a toumament in las Vegas in Augr:st.

The team has approached Wal-Mart hoping for the $4,000 it will tale !o provide kansportation, hotel accommodations and a smali stipend for food for the players. .Each girl really needs her own ball to hain with," Jefties said, along with popup goals, cones and warm-ups to train in when the weafheris cold.

"We are still trying to get everything to the level that will helo zustain the team for many, m,ury yea$ lo come," she explained.

The team's head coach and program director, Brian Stanford, was able to have Southwest Airlines donate two round-trip tickets r-ohelp with fi:nd raising.

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Regardless, I am no easy date for the occasion. You see, I am a militant feminis! so feel fiee to open a door for me. However, mention a George Carlin line or a dumb blonde joke arormd me and you might as well open the door for yourself lest you carch a drink in your lap.

Furthermore, I am a vegan, which means no fancy cream-filled French food or butter- glazed pastries. Oh yeah, and don't even think about coming near me with steak breath.

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ZOBWILLANIS williamz@mx:dedu manners and a heck of a lot of sass.Eat with your hands, chew with your mouth open or say sornething shrpid and you can count on me disappearing into a Yellow Cab. Even harder for suitors is my pride in being a daddy's girl, meaning if you piss me ofr I will not only leave, I wont think twice about calling up my father widr your license plate nurnber and home address.

As if al1 of the aforementioned ouirl<s were not enough, the American eaditibn of Valentine's gifo just won't cut it for me. This has nothing !o do with my high standards; I just do not want presents to symbolize love made possible by the blood .and sweat of otneni.

Take roses for example; the floral syrrr bol of this holiday of romance. I fail to see anything romartic about the Ecuadorian plantations in which these red blossoms axe grown where workers, predominantly female, are exposed to chemicals such as Aldicarb and DDT that are bamed in the United States.This is the source of a majority of rosesin the U.S., as there is lisle chance anyone is growing flowers in our climate this time of year. The United Nations Intemational Labor Organization found high rates of miscarriages, birth d* fects, headachesand fafigue in rose growers.

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When I was young, my family didn't have a lot of money. As a single mother on welfare, raising four, then three kids (after my brother died, at lQ of leukemia), we got by with the bare minimum. So, when VaIentine's Day rolled around the year I was in fourth grade we didn't have the money to buy a package of valentines to share with the rest of the class. You know the ones, they have sappy messageslike "Be Mine," or'You're Cute," or other meaninglessdrivel. Well, because I didn't give valentines to the kids in my class-most of whom didn't like me well enough to be my valentine anyway-they decided the only thing !o do was to take thein back. And the teacher allo*ed it! Great lesson for a gyear-old: 'tis better to receive than to give, and if they don't give, uke yotm back.

Since then, I've been fairly cynical about Valentine's Day. ICs a Hallmark holiday, re ally (like Grandparents' Day, Secretaries' Day and all those other pointless holidays), one conjured up to sell cards, candy and flowers !o people who feel obligated to give tlem on this one special day. I say, if you love someone, shower them with gifo at random, then they'll never lnow when they'ie coming.

Valentine's Day had an ugly inception.

Ids named after St Valentine, a priest in Rome who, during the reign of Emperor Claudius II, secredy married couples after Claudius outlawed marriage as a way to bolster his army with reluctant soldiers.

Valentine's covert actions were evenh:ally discovered and he was zubsequendybeaten b dearh with clubs and decapitated. His martyrdom took place on Feb. 14 around the vear 270. the date ancient Romans honotudS.trro, the goddess of wornen and marriage. That same celebration, stripped of ic paganism,becarne, in a roundabout way, SL Valentine's Day. Not that I'm cynicat about love. I've been in love once or twice and am a diehard romantic; it's just that I think the whole concept of love has been so inflated and blown out of proportion that making ii a reality these days has become nearly impos sible.

Take "The Bachelor," for example.

Here's a television show that operateson the idea that it can bring together two people through a few romantic dates (the current season's offering takes place in Paris) and have them cormit to each other for life by the end of the run of the show. By the second or third episode, the remaining girls are convinced they are 'in love" with the man chosen to be the bachelor. so much so they're hoping for a marriage proposal. The whole premise would be hilarious if the conlestants-because, let s face it, it is a contesc they're trying to win a husband-didn't take it so seriously.

Unforhrnatelv. love isn't that simple. It's one thing to think you're in love witfr some. one based on looks, occupation (the current 'Bachelor" is an ER doc), or net wor*r; it s quite another to realize that someday you could end up changing this person's bedpan or hold their hair while they vomit and not have it change your feelings for them.

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-fi.Shtback Ifs been a rough couple of weeks for the civilized world. Hamas was elected in Palestine. and now manv Muslims in the Middle East are rioting over cartoon depictions of their prophet Muharnmad printed in vaxior.rsEuropean newspapers.

Not only do the Jihadists lack even a vague senseof humor, they are simply dis tancing themselves more and more from fieedom and civility as they choose to side with evil. It's not enough to simply be of fended by drdwings; these people have to u.lm to savagery whenever somebne does something they disagree with.

For example, just go on the lnternet and take a look at any blog with some picttres of these extsemist protestors. Some deep felt haled is being exuded. Sorne of the signs being flaunted contain rnessageslike "Butcher those who rnock Isla:nn and "Europe, you will pay. Your 9[l is on its way.'

One masked moron is holding a "Freedom, go to hell' sign. Don't forget about the woman holding up the words "Be prepared for the real Holocaust!"

Islam is a religion of peace? I have a very r{iffr6uft time believing this. Granted, there are many peacefr,rlMuslims, many of whom live here in America and who are great people, but there are zuch :ul overwhelming number who are intent on bringing down civilizaiion entirely. There are simply too many Muslims in the world who will not accept the idea of civil behavior, and until the people who excuse them and allow their behavior to continue r:nderstand this, the world will be in great danger.

I've corne to rerliTe over time that ifs not just America the Jihadists hate. It's the entire WesL It's freedom. It's technology.

Ifs happiness.It's their way or the highway.

They possessa heardelt hatred for anyone difierent from them, like Jews and Christians. They are oppressors of women, who want a maledominated absolute theocracy governing the people. They are willing to commit suicide to murder innocent people in order to accomplish their goal. Simply pul this mindset does not belong in the 21" centr:ry, and a victory over it is i*,icory for civilization.

Palestineis a perfect example ofjust how twisted Islam has become, whether Muhammad intended it to be that way or not. The Palestinianselected leaders *ho are admitted rcrrorists and refuse to even recognize Israel, the lone beacon of civility in the re gion. They believe the land belongs to them and only them and that any foreign occupiers of that land should be exterminated.

Some counhies, like the United States,have evolved and leamed frorn mistakes regarding the land; Palestinehas not and fikely never will as long as the influence of Islam is based around terrorism ralher than civility.

The exbemislsin the Middle East need to leam to let go of their grudges. They should forget about the Crusades, which happened a thousand years ago. They should focus on what they need to change to fit in this world. because the world will not change to fit them. The world will only ffght ba.k.

At some point between the excessesof the 1980s,the dot<om boom of the 1990s and the rich-poor divide of the new century. a million do'llars became a trifling amount of money. Today, if you're not a billionaire you're nobody-well, nobody that's anybody who somebody cares about anvwav. hovingiuit how tifling a million can be, NASA recendy spent $700 million to send a spacecraft-dubbed New Horizons-to Pluto. And get this: it's not even coming back, I'm sure I could eventually be convinced of this endeavor's worihiness (Shocking, by the way, there are still visionaries in government who see beyond the next terrodst altack), but it is surprising amid the budgetary whirl of Hurricane Katrina and the continuing war in Iraq, that we have the resources to send unmanned spacecraft to the outerreaches of the solar system. On the other hand, when considering the $l0GDr7&bn-plus already spent in Iraq, New Horizon's price sticker is a stea].

However, another bafling sihration was recently disclosed in the New York Timzs, which stsuck me as an even bigger steal--at least for the enerry indush-,,. According to Edmund L. Andrews, after a three.month shrdv. the Titus fot:ad |Jtal energy companies have been paying about the same royalties on nahrral gas as they were in 2001---even though these companies ^$60 "exbacted more than billion in oil and naural gas fiorn publicly owned lands" Iast year. The lost difference comes to some $700 mlllion--+ougtrly the same anount as, say, .ur unmanned flight to Pluto. Obviousln this is an incredible economic boon for the few, while the rest of us get the shaft.

Through federal lands, the taxpaying public is the country's largest owner of oil and natural gas deposits, and the federal government is required to rehlm to statesa percentage of royalties it collects from these resources. Bu! if the government isn't collecting, the money is not there to give back.

Energy companies maintain that the discrepancies are merely a result of rising pro duction and distribution costs. not a scam

zealousin pursuing its own crafty goals. Andrews describes an inqpector general's story in which auditors "lost the working papers for an important audit. and tried to cover up their biunder by creating and backdating false documents. Rather than punish anyone, the inspector general recounted, the minerals sewice gave the employee who oroduced the new documents a ffnancial bonus for 'creativity.'" Ids no Nobel Prize for science,bul..

GEOI.'WOLLERNAN The important side note to all this is these gwollem@msccleda are not new practices.The recent revelation is a reflection of scandalousBig Orl practices in the 1990swhich the outgoing Clinton adBul with they are pulling on the public. heating bills rising like smoke out of a chim- ministafion took "tough" steps to regulate. ney, it will be hard for Big E to convince tax- Bu! the Bush administralion couldn't let resfictions on their good friends stand, so payers of its benevolence--especially when it relaxed enforcement-particularly audltproffts continue to grow. ing-and paved the way for the cr.rrent fiscal Why would the government not want to collect revenue, especially when we're so fou" !^. "The possible losses to taxpayen short of it? Mce kesident Cheney's energy in gas," Andrews poinb out, "could be even task force is pardy to blame, as well as the higher than the losses tied to the scandals over oil," because "nah:ral gas production aforementioned billionaires. So, one might argue, is sacred-yetoften-profanefr ee-market on federal land" is s,rdceas valuable.

I commend the engineers and adminliberalism. Do not toucL disturb, nm regulate tfu nzighbns, and y shall receiae-h$ time. istrators who coordinated and funded the New Horizons mission to Pluto. The inforBu! the biggest reason the Zl'mesfound for

produclion ond 0result ofdsing oremerely mointoin ftotfiedisaeponcies componies Energy bills rising like But, wiftheoling onthepublic. they orepulling cosls, not0scom distribution ofitsbenevolenc* tuxpyes forBigEto(onvince itwillbehord outofochimney, smoke profits conlinue togrow. when especiolly the meager returns was that'an often Byzantine set of federal regulations (th" g*d kind), Iargely shaped and ffercely defended by the energy industry ibelf, allowed Companies producing natrral gas to provide the Interior Deparunent with much lower sale prices than they reported to their sharehold en." Only in Cheney's rosy<olored world of doublespeak are companiesalluoed a ke about prices. Orwell might dub it "numbertruth accountability," or some other such falsity.

NASA may have cornered the market on spaceflight, but the energy indush-yis just as

mation we discover there might lead to innovations thai will take us inlo a new cenhrry of pmgress and enlightenmenr Or we rnight discover gas on the lonely ninth plane! and open up the Kuiper Bek for business.ff thls happens, you can bet taxpayers won't reap the benefits there. either-no matter how many of our dollars frrnd dre project Earth to Cheney and Company: a spacecraftmight be on its way to Pluto, but we're stjll here on Earth, wondering if maybe they shouldn't have manned New Horizons after all-with an eager crew of enerry-made billionaires.

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In an effort to find their orvn piece of nir"r'ana at,{.uraria, three Metro students attended Healthy Mq-v..qs ceurses and found ne*. planes of consciousness in the stretches and poses.

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Amy Gorslineh,virlsto the musicduring o HeolthyMovesbelly doncingclosstoughtby inshuctrcrlio Ridley.Ridley,originolly Fom Romonio,first leornedic donce by wotchingfie gypsiesperfiormin her country.

"Yoga as Therapy," held Wednesdays from l:15 to 2:15 p.m. in the St. Francis Aftium. is a gentle yoga sessionopen to studentsof all levelsof experience.It's especiallybeneffcialfor those who have physical injuries, as the stretches are gende.

Everyone is encouraged to listen to their body and make sure they're not strelching too far.

"Yoga as Therapy" is more meditative and spiritual than most yoga classes-the ffrst ard last l0 minutes are spent relaxing with eyes closed, ffrst in seated position and then lying down. The first meditative sessionopens up the breathing and generatesoxygen and blood throughout the body. The atrium provides a calming atrnosphere, open and surrounded by greenery.

Each of the shetchesare gentle posesmost people don't think to do-for example, giving yourself a guided foot massage.The end result is a relaxed feeling without any sorenessand a pleasant feeling of surprise.During the lesson,it doesn't seem Iike clasping your hands together will stretch anything.

Stjll, all of these poseshave subde beneffts.These therapeutc shetches are all performed sitting or lying down, as opposed to most yoga classesthat involve difficult standingposes.

The focus is on breathing, as many of the stretchesalign with the natural pace and rhlthm of respiration. This helps the meditative, spiritual aspect as well as the physical. The difference between shetching and yoga, according to t}re instructor, is the meditative breathing.

The last part of classis spent relaxing the entire body and lylng down on the mats. This can be a spirihral experience or simply a physical relaxation for those of us who can't seem to meditate. Expect musclespasmslike the onesthat come before sleep: thesearJa perfectlynormal reactionwhen the body is releasing tension. The ffnal part of the class is a long, extended "Om" chant, and in our class' case, most shrdentswere too shy to participafe.

Make sure to wear comfortable clothes; yoga is performed barefoot on mab, which are pr6vided.

Come on an empty stomach and drink plenty of fluids before and after the lesson.

"Yoga as Therapy" isn't just for individuals with injuries, but is open to anyone who simply wants to relax without worrying about pulling a muscle.

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With Valentine's Day just around the comer, Pel many people are forgetting to love the most important person of a]l-themselves. the Taijiquan ffai Chi) classes,sponsoredby the wT( Health Center at Auraria, offer an economical and ad' spirihral way to love your body. tisb When askedwhat the health benefits of this 75G for year-old Chinese practice are,Joe Brady, one of the instructors and codirector of the Tai Chi Proiect, sirr said,"How much time do yorr have?' tnls According to McGill University and Tufu New England Medicai Centeg Tai Chi improves cardio- der vascular fimction even as it shengthens balance, wh lowers blood pressure and improves ryrnptoms of artlrriUs. d") Auraria's Tai Chi instructors Brady and Jacqui 2: l Shumway's Tai Chi Roject website (http.//www.taichidenver.comr4ndex.hhnl)explains t}rat practicing has this art of movement can aid in people's rela-xation, -bor nevenunder shess."

Tai Chi student Manea von Gri$.n corfirmed abr this statement.

Shr 'I had a semesterwhere tJree people (I knew) sor died and I moved four times," Gri$,n said. "I ad( wouldn't have made it (through the semester)with- Uvr out Tai Chi." We live in a materialisfc societv. This conceot carries over to personal healtb, as rnany Americaits confixe fihresswith a cosdv gy.rnmembenhip.

"We live in a consumer sociew. so we think of exercise as going and spending $900 for a member- to ship at Bally's," Brady said. 'The Chinese just go wid to the park."

In China alone, an estimated 100 million prac[- ent tioners "go to the park" to practice the martial arts, . har

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litation and the preventative medicine of Tai Where most Westem exercise programs are rotonous movemenb done in isolated seb, Tai is executed thought with the use of concenbatbrms. The forms are akin to a gracefi,rl dancer :uting the steps of a routine. The concentration rired to perform these movemenb eliminates mdndane aspect of Westem exercise by comng the mind and body to cooperate. ftre class did take a degree of ownership from s0rdents. as Shumwav wamed that there is a ng way and right walto practice Tai Chi. This ae encouraged shrdents to be aware of the ar: intent of their actions. "Some people leam the r and not the arL" Shumwav said.

As is true of any art form, one cannot learn it rly from words written on a page. Brady brought coicept to life. After spending 20 minutes distu{f Tai Chi, he stood up and g'avea 30 second ronstration of balance, deffning in actiors in t he was artempting to describe with words.

Iai Chi classesare free and are offered Monl fiom 4 b 5 p.m. and Tuesdaysfrom l:15 to p.m. in the St Francis Atrium.

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three things you're not supposed to talk ut in public are religion, politics and sex," mway explains on his website. "Those may be e of the most important areas to discuss when your reasons for gesing physically ac:essing Nicholas Dewart . dewart@mscd.edu Bellv Dancing Lia Ridle/s belly dancing couse is a great way mbrace ones irurer goddess and get in shape .out going to the gym.

Feeling a bit skeptical and extsemely curiouq I red the St Francis Atrium to experience ffrstd the mystery of belly dancing. Women of ev-

ery age, shape and size mingled around a suitcase frrll of colorfirl veils, skirts and wraparound shawls.

Some shrdentswere timid, while others had no qualms about baring all of their womanly asseband curves. lia Ridley, in a firll flowing coshrme called a "bedlah,' took her place in front of the room and greeted the strrdentswith a reassuringsmile.

When the music began, the room h l of about 4Oshrdenb came alive with moving hips, abdomens and arms in flow with the music that altemaled in tempo- Every shrdent, novice and pro alike, had a smile on her face and was enjoying herself.

The objective of the belly dance is that "women acceDt and love their bodies. to love the dance 'course. and. of the music and the culture. Women (also) improve their poshre and lose inches," Ridley said.

Most importandy, the dance "opens the hearg" BJdley said. Indeed, 'pelly dance) is the dance of the heart" Ridley was inspired to practice belly dancing when she was a young girl in Romania. She used to sneak off and watch the nomadic Gypsy women dance around the ffre. The dance left her "mesmerized" and inspired her to lean away from the traditional forms of ballet 0o pursue belly dancing, Ridley discussedthe appeal of belly dancing for first-time shrdenb. "Students have some romantic fantasy about belly dancing, but ihey alsojust want to have frrn," she said.

Janelle Young a Metro senior, said she likes coming to the classfor ib relaxed ahnosphere and instant camaraderie. "(It's) a bunch of women instead of gup," she said, "which makes us feel rminhlblted and uncompetitive. You just do your own thing. I'm really not that good, but it's still fun."

Belly dancing is held every Thursday night at 5:15 p.m. the SL FrancisAtrium. Shrdentsare encouraged, but not required, to weax flowing skirts and shire that reveal their bellies,.

The dance is a filn, sexy new way to keep in shape. o bond witlr other women and embrace our bodies just the way they are.

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The film exolodes rvith a creative soundhack fronted b1' The Pollphonic Spreeand Eliot Smith, aswell as a talented castof old pros and nor.icesalike. 'filda Swinton,Keanu Reeves,Vincent D'Onotsio, tsenjaminBratl Vince Vaughn and Kelli Gamer lend their acting skills to the drama. "lhumbsucker" sives us a humorous.r'et heardeltlook, at i7-r,ear-old Justin Cobb (plavedby Sundanceand Berlin Film Festival's best actor winneq Lou Pucci) growing up in the suburbs of Oregon, Cobb still ciingsto a childhood quirk: thumb sucking. 'fhroughout the film, Cobb experiments with prescription and recreational drugs, sex and psvchobabblefrom his earthly or thodontist (Reeves)to ease his stressand oral fixacionwir} his opposabledigit'fhe newly released D\rD version of the fiIm offers special feahrres such as a one-on-oneconversationbetween director Mike Mills (*'inner of The Guardian Ner,r' Directon Arvard) and Walter Kim, w'ho wrote the autobiographicalnovel "Thumbsucker." on *hich the filrn is based.

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'Black Holes: The Other Side of Inffnitv.' the latest feature at Denver's Museum oi N"t*e and Science, draws on the professionalism and knowledge of a wide spectrum of scientists and other experts. This show examines the life and death of a star and the black hole that results by using real ffgures and statisticsto calculate the crystalline images projected onto the screen. The end result is a spectacular and accurate accormt of a black irole, derived from the numbers that scientiffc theories provide, rather than images that can easily be pumped out as Hollywood special efrects.

As dre fint planetarium show ever produced by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science,"Black Holes" is aimed to reach millions of viewers, nationally and intemafonally. The team who worked so vigorously to create this production, whose main goals were to educareand inspire, combined science and education with breathtaking images.The result is a qpectacularcornbination of live action caught by various spacecraft and vizualizations coined from actual statistics provided by scientisb.

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about three hours of background astronomical information for every frame of ffIm. The supemova scene, in particular, involved about 30 fi:ames per second. which means

roughly 90 hours of production was devoted to one second of the ffhn.

"Black Holes" is thoroughly based on Einstein's theories, especially the theory of

general relativity. The production sta.ffwed numbers and equations to creale the dieital images. Ne*i and unique vizualizariois involve every stage of a star's life, from its bifih to its supemova stage and the ffnal emergence of a black hole. The carefrrl and detailed illustrations of these phases are the kev attributes that seDaratethis oroduction frJm any typical popcom movil. Though watching this show will not quite compete with the histrionics of a Hollywood filrn, the accurate and resplendent irnages more than make up for the lack of theao:ics.

Black holes essentiallyare starsthat have collapsed due to an overwhelming pull of gravity, a point in the universe where space is falling within iBelf. This phenomenon is comparable !o a rapidly moving walerfall, an analogy cleverly represented in ihe show when actors in kaya-ksare sucked into the vortex of a frothy waterfall.

"Black Holes" is approximately 23 minutes in length. Showings are open to the general public beginning Feb. l0 at 10 a.m. The cost for adults is $15 and $10 for children and senion. Both of these prices include admission to the museum. Fir more information, log onto the museum's website aJwww. dmns.org, or call (303) 322:70019.

"Black Holes: The Other Side of Inffnity" is the perfect chance to learn about the particulan of blaik holes and other ashonomical anomalies of the universe. It can also provide the perfect oppoftnity to escapeto another world. if onlv for 23 minutes.

"Black Holes:The Other Side of Infiniqr" begins on F'eb.10 at the Denver Nluseum of Nature and Science.The cost of attendance is $15 for adults and $10 lbr students and seniors. For more information call (303) 322-7009 or log on at nmwdmns.org.

DVDs: Creativeaccounting on film iust 24 davs. These facts serve as more fuel io the ironic ffre, because this is not a story based entirely on financial numbers.

Enron: The Smartest Guys in Sure, the DVD offem plenty of numbers. the Room For example, the average severance packMagnolia Pictures age ofiered to Enron's employeeswas $4,500 I l0 Minutes while oop executivesreceived $55.000.Sdn, The opening images of the documentary it is impossible to separate these numbers "Enron: The Smartest Guvs in the Room" from the playen involved. The question of responsibility and culpabilily hangs over the pits the spiribral against the corporate. whole slory.

The ffrst scene focuseson a church si 'The Smartest Guys in the Room" exinscribed with the words, Jesus Saves."The the viewer to the contributing fartors poses carnera slowly backs away, and a shrk conhast is drawn between the church that seerns of the fall of the seventh largest corporation to play the role of David, and a menacing in the world by telling the stories of some of glasvclad corporale building in the back- ib most prominent executives.

The DVD's exha scenesfeature Peter Elground, filling the role of Goliath.

Unlike the parable, in which a small and kiq the coauthor of the book on which the unlikely hero defeats an imposing foe, the 0lm was based. Elkin explains that the point collapse of the giant corporation Enron does of the ftlm and the book was not to prove not evoke eiumph and glory. The tale of the legality of the allegations surrounding Kenneth l,ay and his associales ends with Enron executives Kenneth lay and Jeftey 20,000 employees losing their jobs and Shilling, but rather to tell of the tale of the moral issuesinvolved in the case. health insurance.

Shilling and Lay are currendy on trial for "The Smartest Guys in the Room" is no biblicd tale. It focuses on all the worst el+ fraudulendy boosting Enron's financial immenb of modem corporate ffnancing and all age tq the public.

"The Smartest Guys in the Room" does its immoral loopholes. The fflm notes that Enron grew from $10 billion in assebto $65 a good job of informing the viewer about the billion in 16 years, only to hit bankruptcy in complex processesShilling and l,ay used to

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discloseEnron's financial ea-rninssin terms a non-accountantcould understan-d.

One of theseconcepts is a certain kind of accounting known simply and ominously as Mark-tcMarket. Shilling only agreed to ioin Enron's executives if he was allowed !o use this form of accounting that allowed Enron to book potential future profits the day they signed a businessdeal. This essentially gave F-nron the ability to give investors financial numbers not based on actual revenues coming into the business.Markto-Market was a subjective accounting practice that ga.veEnron the leverage to make unjusiiffed predictions on how a businessendeavorwould do, and base their revenue numbers off of that unsubstantialed numberAlthough the twohour DVD touched on the circumstances and people who contibuted to Enron's bankruptcy, the documenta.ry does little to elaborate on how the company's failure afiected the common worker. Numbers ofjob losses,among other stafistics,were given before the ffnal credie rolled. A short blurb showed how a man lost approximately $300,0m from his 40lK These brief figures and anecdotes were not enough to develop the human aspectsof the story or to properly illusFate the impact of 20,000 lost iobs.

"Enron: The Smartest Gup in the Room" delivers the opening scene's irony.

The fflm shows how the brightest minds in the company brought one of the largest corporations down with their immoral practices.

Ids a lucid education; just don't let it brush off on your accounting practices.

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Revenge of thesynth-pop nerds She Wants Revengerevivesu,'hatthe uncool kids did in the '80s llr ' ( , as s i c IT o o rl /nor/c(d)tttxr/. alt, A hush befallsthe crowd as people pack into a small room at dre Lzrrimer Lounse.

People barely have room to brear}te.ler alone move. The DJ's music slou'ly fades awav and suddenlv the crowd lets loose cheers.She Wants Revenge has talen the stage, breaking the anticifation that {illed the mob. People crawl over each other to get closerto the stage.

Justin Warffeld'ssolidly monoboneroice hlpnotizes the audience, calming their nerves and pulling them in- Adam "Adam 12" Bravin provides the framervork rvith his pseudo'80J dance tunes on the key-boards.

TommySheWants augments the sound with his guitar work, making the song sound complete. Scott Fllis, on drums, delivers a marching dance beat that makes it impossible io stand still. Together, they seize the ear and don't let go for their entire seL krlluenced by Depeche Mode and Joy Division, they tansform the bar into a hip '80s dance club. Their sound doesn't venture far from the synthesizer-fflledbeas of the '80s. Though people can't dance, they bob their heads and stomo their feet. The contagious music f.lls the airdience with elauon.

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audiencemore than just regurgitatedInterpol songs. Most of the songs on the album discuss love or relationshins in some wav.

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To end their lGyear, fiv-ealbum run, Chicago's porver packed, poppunk quartel Mest have packed up the ol' var and are hitring the road one last time for their "So Long and Thanx For All the Booze" farewell tour. After announcing their breakup earlier this year, the band plans to firish their current tour with Allister and Scary Kids Scaring Kids, with r}e final date of the tour endins in their hometown of the Windy Ciq', Bom in the '90s Chicago punk scene, and influenced bv bands like Sublime and NOFX, Mest made its own mark on the progression of early poppunk through its reputation for bringing their energy and toublemaking personalities to every stage the band hie. Since their inception, their showshave been known to win over legions of brash, hardcore kids. The energy and passion they put into thea music males for an unforgettable live performance. In a visually stimulating audibly pleasing and physi-

twisted. song about young love. The dark bass lines fflled in with the keyboards set Io a fast tempo drumbeat, inspiresjumping and dancing.Add in an eerie, high-pitched sound in the background and it makes the song unnerving. lVarffeld's l)Tics tum it into a sinisterlove song.

"I Don't Wanna Fall in Love" features an upbeat dance tune with a techno feel accompanied by dark, deep vocals. Warfield claims it's the r,rrong place and time for love. llhile the song is upbeat and catc\, the lpics give the impressionthat Warfreld is hurting and doesn't want to fall for his perfect girl, but in actuality he's already fallen hard.

At times,the band can become monotonous, playing similar drumbeats in each song.Their live show is only broken up by the reoartee the band holds with the audience and the keyboard riffs, which often seem like the only real change from one song to the next.

The reliance on repettion and rerycled angst might leave some cold, but it works for thern. After a[ revenge is a dish best served cold and it doesn't get much colder than this kind of robotic slnth-pop.

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cally dernanding way, theseguys know how to uphold a level of intensity that few bands cal maintain live.

Allister, also from Chicago, brings the element of heardelt, honest, good old-fashioned, foot-stomping rock to the tour. Having just retumed from Japan, ttre band ls readv to rock and ready !o continue impacting the scene with their poetic lpics and melodic electricity.

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Scary Kids Scaring Kids have also jumped on the tour. Their clean mix of kevboards. metal-chargedriffs. melodic, yer hardcore vocals and poppy beats, will have fans of Norma Jean, Reggie and the Full Effect, Fa.ll Out Boy and Thrice ffnally agreeing on somethinq.

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ongs râ&#x201A;Ź I{itouldnt be right to let Valentine's Day passwithout sharing a fe&iiof our favorite songs about love. We hope you love them just as riiuch as we do. :, ".Walk Uke A Zornbie" - The Honopops ;,: a dueg alternating bel'veen husbanf and wife, about accepung differences in a relationship, even if it means accepting flesh+ating qeaurres of the undead. :outradour' - The Adicts An up{empo love song complete with yodeling. Yodeling.

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s How Strong My Love Is" - Otis Redding are few love songs in *re history of popular music that the sheer emotion and sincerity that seemsto bleed from rte of this song. This ballad is a perfect complement to both a Dtai g ffre with a sweetheart or a bitter post-breakup night spent alone a sleazy diner. Therein lies the charm,

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An innovative and versatile artis! Marquis Lenox is using the backdoor for his grand entrance into the music indusky. As a producer, engineer and songwriter, l,enoxbetter known in Denver asFab-understands there is more to life than recording a demo and seeking out a record deal.

The music industry is a fa4ade of smoke and mirrors bv the time it reaches the consumer markei The massive man-hours put in by backgroundplayersare reducedto ihe flick of a switch. In realiW. there axe cormtless cornponents that make this billiondollar industry happen. Fab recognizes an 01> portunity others may not consider-{ntering the entertainment industry as a behind-the scenescounterpart to work his way in.

From Intemet jingles, to song submissions for mqjor R&B singen, Fab has made it a point to exlrlore all avenues."You gotla attack (the industry) at every angle," says the 24yearold, "who knows which angle will work?"

Fab began to produce, engineer and write songs in high school and eventually founded Blindcyde Productions. "SongwrF ing is an easy process.Engineering and producing is time-consuming. It takes me ffve to l0 minutes to make a beat I memorDe things so easy, I guess I got the Jay-Z thing going," he laughed.

Fab's music has an upbeat tempo that offers a subtle combination of underground hiphop with the mainshearn themes of guitar licks and cakhy piano kep. Of course, Fab knows that when it comes right down to i! feedback fiom the public is his best judge. 'I walk around with a CD player all the time asking people what they thin\" he says. "I get a lot of good response, but lm still humble.'

Even widr his keen ear for great sound, Fab knows that talent alone won't cut it "Fint lt's who you know, working hard, and then talent' he said, "there are so numy rmtalented artisb that just know (the rigbQ people."

So wha.t'sthe bottom line for this multitalented artist? "I'm doing it for the love, but lm deffnitely doing it for a paycheck." Visit the Blindcyde hoductions page at www. sormdclick.com for a taste.

"Love Stinks" -J. Geils Band A shor! declarative sentence. A shor! yet powerftrl, antilove song in which the tide speaksfor ibelf.

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"Such Great Heights" - The Postal Service ,l It is a fast tempo, upbea.tsong about two people who are perfect for each other. This is a song that lovers claim as "their" song. Tlte constant beat gets stuck in the head while the sweet vocals reassr[ts Megan Cameal mcarnzal@mscd.edu the ear.

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(NLASARecords) The Seizures take indiegarage-punk and brrn it up to 11, giving them the power and suength of an epilepfic episodeinducing stobe light The vocals are a spastic fft of paranoia" intoxicafion and angsL delivered with the eccentriciw of The Pixies and The White Stripes.They have the perfect pitch, not too whiney, not too nasally and just the right amor-rntof growl The Seizures axe not quite sure which decade they belong to. The overdriven vo

cals and guita$ suggest more ot an '90s garage sotrnd. The quick drum and simple power-chord progressions them back !o late '70s punk but then hooks and frantic lyrics bringing them todate with the latest shaggy-haired, pant wearing indie sound.

The stand out track is "Hey Shadow, a fasrpaced, garage gem with nervous that soiral around the frenetic vocals. song gives a feeling of detachment chaos,probably the samefeeling the is getting from his shadow locking him side.

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By Matt Gurrn gunnma@mscd.edu The Roadrururer men's basketball team began a difrcult four game road tip last weekend by spliting a pair of Roclsy Mountain Athlefic Conferelce garnes.

Meho lost 75$2 tD No. 2 Fort Hays State Universitv Feb. 2. then beat Chadron State College 9O83 on Feb. 5. The 'Runners maintained their hold of third place in the RMAC East Division.

A otal of 2.699 Fort Hays' fans fflled the g)im to greet Metro on Thrirsday. The divisionJeading Tigers answered with a strong 6rst half offense.

Though the Tigers held a ,Qfl!9.lead at halftime, the Roadrwners '6iibned the second half sgong tri close the gap !o 3&37 at 16:55. . ' ltom that point or1 however, Fort Hap was able to open the lead.

'A couple thinqs coming down the back. .we.ieeded Eittgr te.trapp*, Gr.h, *'f* they didn't, and that s why they won," Meto head coach Mke Dunlap said. "Great environment, packed house, and it was very good because we have a lot of guys who have never been in that kind of environrnent in that kind of game. It will help us."

It was Meho's ffrst game since the Decl0 loss to Fort Lewis Collese in which the Roadrunners were beaten iri ooints off tumovers. The Tigers built a 2G12 advantage in that category in the win.

Senior Greg Muth paced the Roadnrnners' effort agairst the Tigers with 12 points, while senior Dorian Smith eamed l0 points and a pair of stealsin 10 minutes of play.

The Tigen' balanced attack feaurred ll players who scored points against Mefto.

Forward Jeremy Atwater pulled in 14 rebounds and scored 15 points for a doubledouble.

Fort Hays' offense made an efficient 56.4 percent of its ffeld goals againstthe 'Runners, who onlv hit 38.2 oercent of their shots.

The Roadmnnen improved on nearly all aspectsin their victory over Chadron State.

"We jwt shot the ball very well," Dunlap said. "I think athletically they're not quite as sEong as Fort Ha1s, so we're able to get a Iitde bit beuer loo&s at the basket" Metro hit 60.8 percent of its field goals, and retumed to form by outscoring the Eagles 2916 in points off tumovers.

Four Roadrunners scored in double digits. Tr-rniorMichael Bahl and freshman Marquiie Canington each contributed 12.

Muth eamed a doubledouble with 13 points and 10 assiss, and senior Drew Williamson led all scorerswith a career-high 29 point performance.

"We're the kind of team that our constants have to be our constan8. and if thev have a night off then it makes it tough for ui to win,' Dunlap said.

'I kneu'Drew would come back quickly, and he did. What Greg Muth did over ihe weekend was pretty special, 10 assistsand one hmover, that's phenomenal. Those

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Metro forword Willison Priceshootsover Regisguord LogonGorvin.duringthe first Feb.7. Pricehod l2 pointsond 2 steolshelpingthe holf of ploy ot RegisUniversity Roodrunners trcdefeotthe Ronqers84-69. two guys led the way for us on the second night" While Meho had l0 playen contibute points bo the offense, Chadron State had three players combine for 62 points. Kody Christensenscored 26, and startersAdisa Tobin and Marcus Ligons pitched in for most of the Eagles'offense.

The Roadrunners retumed to Denver Feb. 7, and completed theh seasonseries against Regis University with an 8449 win.

The 'Runnen jumped out to a quick G 0lead, and never looked back through the rest of the game.

Meko's offensive effort was again led by Williamson, who accounted for 19 points, The nation's leader in steals, Williamson added four to the statsheel Freshman Jesse Wagstaff pulled down seven rebounds and accounted for 13 Roadrunner Doints.Willison Price and Dustin Bal-

lard rounded out 'Runners with double figures, scoring 12 and 1l points, respectvely.

Metro led by as many as 3l poins against the Rangers. It gave the 'Runners' young playen an opportunity to play valuable minutes in an RMAC game.

Freshrnan Daniel Bassgained five points and pulled down a rebound late in the game.

The Roadrunners play three of their ffnal five regular season g:rmes on the road.

Metro is currently 1G9 overall, and 1G4 in the RMAC. February is the 'Runners most difficult month of the season, with many games againstthe RMAC's top teams. Metro's next game is Feb. 11 at the Univenity of Nebraska-Keamey. *It just seems that we draw evervbody's bes! and the new gr.iyshave to get used to that," Dunlap said. "By now I think they're getting the signal that every win is dear."

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The Roadrunner women shrmbled againstFort Hays State Univenity last weekend, losing to the Tigers 7&59 in a barle for sole possession of second place in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference East Division. Metro quickly rebor-rnded from the loss with an 84.79 win -over Chadron State College.

The Roadrururers are now 146 overall, and 11-2againstthe RMAC with five games remaining in the regular season.Fort Hays currendy holds a tiebreaker for second place in the EastDivision.

The Tigers were victorious against Metro by making the most of their opirortunities. Fort Hays out-rebounded the 'Runners 4X21, and outscored Meho in the paint by a margin of 3&2.

"It's a fficult place to play in," head coach Dave Murphy said- "You have to baffle a lot of elements, from the u,eather to officiating to your opponent. If you're not sure enough 0o handle those things, it can be a difficult place to win."

Sophomore Danielle Ellerington was the Roadrunners' leader on offense with 14 points. Sophomores Shaquania Lundy and Paige Powers scored 12 and ll points, respectiveln and freshmanJessica von Tillow scored 10.

One bright spot for the Roadrunners was the batde of hrmovers. Metro collectively eamed i3 steals,with four each going to Ellerington and von Tillow. The 'Runners outscored the Tigen 2417 on poinb off urmovers.

Fort Hays was simply more consistent down the stretch. The Tigers made 50 percent of their field goals, and 78 percent of their fiee throws tlroughout the game.

Those same numbers weren't so kind to the Roadrunners, who were successfi:l on 36 oercent of their shots. ' Metro went into halftime against Fort Hays down 3626. The 'Runners pulled within six of their opponent tlrough the ffnt seven minutes of the second half, but the consis0entTigers were able bo fend off Mebo until the same's end.

Although Mlto had four players score in double digits againstFort Hays, the Roadrunners were able to top that against Chadron State. Five women scored in double figures against the Eagles. as Mebo was again able to spread the offense among players.

For the second straight game, Ellering ton led the charge with 17 points and a pair of assists.Powers hit a trio of three.pointers in her 15 poin! five rebound effort and boih Rianna Harris and Megan Johruon eamed 14 points. The doubledigit offense was rounded out by von Tillow, who added 10.

The sboryof the game, however, wasn't Metro's balanced attack. Instead, it was the 197 deffcit the 'Runners overcame midway drough the ffrst half. The Eagles ran awa)/ with ihe lead through the first nine minutes of play. The Roadrunners countered raith a 14{ run that was bookended by a Harris three at 1l:05, and another longdistance shot fromJohnson at 6:33.

'They played extemely well the ffrst half and we didn't shoot the ball verv well' Mumhv said. "l could tell our conhdence -as itill a little shaken from Hays. The second half, I felt like we started doing things like we're capable of doing, and we got control of the game."

Even though Chadron State went into halftime with a 3G35 lead, Metro was back in the game. The 'Runners took the lead for good on their first possessionof the second

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It is not the endless construction of the T-Rex project that has forced most of us to make the trek to school by light rail.

It is your Roadrunner baseball squad ffne-tunlng its skills to not only make this season competitive, but to make sddes in winning the 2006 Rocky Mountain Athletic Photo byWilliam \Ioore I u]{x)rn ill@mscd.edu Conference Championship.

Meho ffnished last season with a 2825 JuniorMelro pitcherTroy Spohntosseso softone ic iunior cokher KyleChristensen record, 1312 in the RMAC, but had visions hovebeenbusy duringbottingprociiceFeb.6 ot Aurorio Field.TheRoodrunners of running for its ffrst conference tide since which officiollybeginsFeb. I l. sinceAugust2005 tuning up for the 2006 seoson, 2W2.

After starting the 2005 season with a G do our jobs."

9 record in RMAC play, the Roadrunners seasonas the only rehrming ofiensive starber.

Pircherslike junior Mike Bilek, freshman rolled !o a 133 finish only to miss the post- He sap he plans to be a leader by example Ecker! and seniorJason Flanna have a Josh searsonDy one g:une. and looks to improve on his .341 baffing av- combined 162.2 innings pitched and a.long Metro's 2.006roster, which includes 19 erage, tlree home runs and 28 RBI. with Bright, look to carry this young team new names.is verv different from last season.

When asked if he believed Meho could through the 2006 season.

Only 1l playen retum from last year's team. challenge for the RMAC tide, Hoefs said, The RMAC is not going to be a pushRighrhanded pitcher Ryan Bright and ffrst nYeah, deffnitely. We have a lot of new guys over for Meto. In fac! teamslike Mesa State baseman Mke Hoefs are geared up to lead and we all have a chance to step up. Every- College and Colorado State University ai the Roadrunners into the promised land. one will want to play for themselvesand for Pueblo are ranked 15th and 36th respective.

The rnan who is going to lead this charge the team." Hoefs also guaranteed the team ly in the heseason NCAA Division tr Poll. is coach Vince Porreco.He begins his llth would not start the season G9 in RMAC Last season saw Mesa State win the season for Metro, and emphasizes that his olav.

- -The 'Runnen RMAC regular seasontide with a 4Gl6 reteam will succeed with the close bond they corne into the 2006 season cord. (244 RMAC) and New Mexico Highhave created since the beginning of practice with a good core of last year's pitching staff. lands win the RMAC ToumamenL Both in Augusl It may prove vital for them to take charge of teams look strong to repeat those fea-b by "What we have been working on all year this leam and eam llins with exoerienced pufiing quality squads on the diamond again is tying to bring the group closer and closer arms if the bats aren't consistenl this season. together, and I think winning teams will sacSenior pitcher Bright, who led the Metro Although the RMAC Preseason Poll rifice and ffght for each other," Porreco said. with nine wins last year. starts the seasonon only has Metro picked to ffnish fffth in the "We are a close knit group right now and the AII-RMAC heieason team. Bright said conference, the players and coarhes believe -#*"l*f,qve stay that way and sacriffce for $he knows how important it will be for the this team has a great shot at winning the each other and play for each othe5 then I pitching staff to take on a leadership role for RMAC tide. think we'll have a good year.' the Ro adrunners.

"I really think the conference is up for Metro fans might wonder who will step "We've got a few upperclassmen, and grabs this year and it seemslike a lot of up to help make this season a successfi.rl most of our retumers are pitchers, so we tearns axe on the same level,' Bright said. one. know how things are run around here," "Bu! if we go out there to play and if things Senior ffrst basemen Hoefs will be some- Bright said. "We've got to get with the pro- go our way, you never know, we could be one to \,vatchin 2006. Hoefs comes into ihe gram and know what we are all about and on top of [RMAC)."

The oast few vears have been mediocre at best for the Roadnmner Hockey Club.

It is not due to a lack of talented playen or pucks in the nel but it can be largely attributed to a sirnple lack of support.

"This year was a breakout year for us, but it's still the same. Every year is just another rebuilding year for us," team captain and center Curtis Duftrs said.

His statement is absolutely true.

A member of the American Collegiate Hockev Association. the Roadrunnen rankeci slxth regionally and 25th nationally at the Division II level and were well on their way to a playoff berdr in SanJose Valentine's Day weekend.

Because of a loss of seven players due to Fansfers, ffnancial difrculues and grades, the team lost ib bench support after the Chdstrnas break ult s hard when you pl"y *idr only four

playerson the bench," Duffirs said.

In a fast-pacedand hard-hitting sport like hocken playen are quickly winded and be come more zusceptible to injury, and that is exacdy whai happened.

Meho lost iwo key playem, David Schwaru and Luke Larnning, due to injuries in their 61 lossto the Universitv of Wvo ming, leaving their record lingering belbw .500.

Before the break, the team was holding onto a solid lG9 record. After suffering massive casualties, they now rest at lG12 and have no expectation of going to SanJose.

"Right now, we just need more expc sure, more support and we are going to work twice as hard," righrwinger Rlan Woods said. "We just have no recognition."

As a club team, . the players support themselvespersonally when it comes to the ffnancial aspectsof the game, This becomes increasingly dlftcult with irstances such as the team's game last weekend, which was moved from Liuleton to Wyoming.

"We have a lot of funding problems and

the school won't be able to help us with that " Duftrs said.

With $%.000 in tearn exoenses everv season,it is not hard to seewhy. The team relies primarily on funding con ltrg from player suppon. With the season coming to an end, and a scrimmage still in Utah against Brigham Young Univenity's junior varsity squad, the goals of the team have become very straighforward. nWe need to attend all of the required loumaments next seasonand come out with a good showing," Dufts explained.

Duft-rs will most likely be taking over the role of team president next seasonwith Rvan Callahan expected to step down. ' The team sap it *itt focus'primarily on fund raising and gathering support in the off+eason. The team hopes it will come in the form of a larger fan base giving them a much-needed level of conffdence going into their h:youtsin September.

The team is looking forward to next season, though, and saysthat its focus right now is just to, 'ride it out and fnish strong.'

Total 47 37 84 28 41 69

19.Regis, Leoding Williomson, ' Scorer: Metro, Eutler.

17.

Wogtoff, 7.kgh, LeodingRebounds:fitelrc, (orrington, 4.flegis, LeadingAssists:[{etro, Gorvin.5.

'Runners o Women split poirofroodmolch-ups Continued from 9 half. Harris hit a jumper at l9:1I, and the Roadrururers went on to build a l7-point lead through the fint ten minutes.

"Once we got contsol of the game, we just put it on overdrive,' Murphy said.

The Eagles couldnt make up the distance through the remainder of regulation, and Mebo went on to win by hve points.

The Roadrunner women playid Regs for the second time of the regular season on Feb. 7. Metro's next game is in Kearney, Neb., as the 'Rurmers auempt to continue their winning ways againstthe Loper.

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T'ai. Chi for the Bodl and Mind - For all levels meet on Moudays 4 - 5 p.m. and Tuesdays 1 - 2 p.m. in the St. Francis Atrium.

- Mats & props are Yoga Programs provided. All sessions will be held at the St. Francis Atrium. Please wear comfortable clothing for the sessionslisted below For more information, pleasee-mail wilkinli@mscd.edu or call (303) 556-6954.

Yoga Fhw - Intermediate - Mondays p.m. & Wednesdays5 - 6 p.m.; All levels - Mondays 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays ll a.m. - noon.

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Februory 16,2006 Conflict and Deoelopment in Africa - Speaker Peter Hardie, vice president of TransAfrica Forum. will discuss issues regarding the chronic conflict and its roots in countries such as the Sudan. The eventwill begin at l1:30 a.m. in Tivoli 320.

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Februory 20,20A6 "The Gullah" with Joseph Opala - loin guest speakerJosephOpala, a professor at James Madison University, as he discusses the historical and cultural threads that link African and American communities.

The lecture will begin at li:30 p.m. in the Tivoli 320s. For more information, contact Student Activities at (303) 556-2595.

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