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wones woxe, spoce AsAuroriq Faculw.students feeling crowded ByTim Esterdahl testerda@mscd.edu Jeff Forrest needs more space.

Every dan Forres! chair of Aviation and Aerospace Science, watches shrdenb and faculty squeezeinto avionic classooms where strdenb leam how !o fly in wideopen spaces.As fulltime professorsffght for space to teach during the day, his 12 part+ime faculty colleaguestake hrms working on tables in the lunch area throughout the aftemoon and everring. Even though space is tight, Forrest said he would like to add two more professon to handle the onetothree percent student growdr since 2000.

"If I did get two more fi:ll+ime hculty memberg I would have to eliminaie any space for adjunct instructors to meet with strdenb, and I would have to eliminate my office supply storage areq" Forrest said. "I would make this work, but it would be very awkward."

Dealing with a lack of space, although not a new issue,will change this year as Colorado legislators will play a role in the decision*naking. At the forefront of change are the newlv creared ff|.96 billion Referendum C fimds. Dean Wolf, the executive vice president of admissions (EVA{, has submitted three capital firnding projects that would increase academic space.That same money is being targeted by a $74 million request from

ciate's degree before going to Meto for a bachelo/s degree. Finalln UCD would offer the mastefs degree, but this has not always worked as plarured.

Metro has grown rapidly and while it continues to grow, CCD must keep up.

CCD is state mandared to teach all remedial dasses to Meho shrdenb. The number of remedial students fluxes, yet with the fore seeable growth of Metro enrollment it will continue to strain CCD's faculty and space resources, Since Auraria's inception, UCD has be gun ofiering baccalarneate programs due to the revised Colorado statute 2310101.

These new offerings have enlarged UCD to the point that it now leases adminisbative buildings ofi-site.

These changes to the original rnission, along with enrollrnent growdl have affected the number of offices available.

Meho Space Coordinator Sean Nesbifr, along with Dick Feuerbom, assistrantto Dean Wolf, has toured the carnpus looking Photo bv lUatthew Jonas o ionasm@mscd.edu for wavs to create more ofices. tc sfudents MehoproftssorBortWhichouseexploinsthedifbrentportsof honsisicrs "We ae behind what we need to be for Feb.14.Ihe roommeo- space," Nesbit said. "I don't think anyone in he AvionicsLoborolory ot fie Seventh StreetClossroom sures20 feetby 40 feetond is fflledon oll sideswithdonqbdovionicsequipmenl. would disagreewith that" Nesbin said the key to crealing more the Colorado Commission on Higher Edu- their prograrn. CCD presidenl Dr. Christine space is to take a hard look at things we have her faculty pay raises calion. If approved they would give Mefo Johnson, wants to give and decide what to keep. Docuin storage $8.6 million to dent an $18 million funding as well as possibly adding more faculty. tlat could be digitally stored should ments More teachers or more space will be de shorrfall, and Jordan would hire more fi. ! while other items could be moved ofibe, lloor, yet both albated on the congressional time faculty beyond the inidd 60 that are of. site or disposed ready firnded. hesidentJordan has blamed sides kno* that one can't happen without Feuerbom, who has begn on campus the shordall on creating a lack of firll-time the other.

The Auraria Campus tas originally since 1977,said he thinl$ it is time for a more fuulty. UCD Interim Chancellor Greg Stiegthe schools by mann also plans to use these funds to hire designed as a tiered educational center. collaborative effort between to get assocould go to CCD an as many as 4O additional firll-time faculty to Studene See SPACEon 7

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Minoritv studentsat Meto are more lik+ ly to need iemedlal help than nouninority students,found a shrdy released Feb. 1.

The reporg called the "Equity Scorecard," is part of a program started by the University of Southern California's Center for Urban Education. Its goal is to determine how minority shrdenb compare to white students in areassuch as successin theA classes, relention and accessto collegelevel work.

Dr. Douglas Samuels, vice president of shrdent services, said Metro is in a partrership with CCD, where Mero studenb go for remedial classes,but they still identi| themselvesas Metro shrdents.

"I t}ink we'll jus stengdren those partnerships to assistwith the transition," Samuels said, "We want to stsengthenthat transitjon ,., and make sure that they continue on a positive hajectory towards successin their academic pursuib. We're working on that with a number of programs." hograms indude bridge prograrns, ir tervention services, an hunigrant program, trtoring, surdent orientation, aa upward bound program and Meho's veteran prc

gram. Metro is also trying !o get shrdenb and prospective studen$ in the communifies more involved in the shrdent-lifearea and in where they live, and then develop a rnore strategic plan to recmit students, using pro cocurricular activi[es, Samuelssaid.

Another key finding in the scorecard re- grarns Mefo already has, and paying closer suls is the low percentage of Hispanic stu- attention to how it is reaching out to that market of sbrdents. dents at Meko.

'It's a very reasonable objective," Samu"Metro State should look to increase the percentage of Hisparric student enrollment els said.

With nrition costs from 12 to 19 percent " said Stephen "I think we're responding on the rise, Mebo students who lie at or Jordan, president of Metro, in an e-mail to to all students.I iltink many below the pove4F line could be eligible for adminishators. *The plan (to raise studentssffuggle and we're federal grants, ffnancial aid and scholarthe Hispanic populashios. tion) is to work closer -"We believe those with the Denver Pubefforts will be verv suclic School wstem. as cessfirl, and kesident well as the ichools in the seven (county) Metso are4 as well as Jordan is workjng very hard to get a greater working with the community colleges here share of the pool of finds that go to colleges in the state of Colorado developing ston- and universities in the state of Colorado," ger precollege programs, bridge programs, Samuelssaid. transition and orientation-type programs for Some may question why Meho is focus Chicano-Hispanic students who tend to be ing on a group of shrdents' academic perforffrst-generation college s[rdenb," Sarnuels mance rather than the whole, especially wittt Ilu Metroplilan reporting last week that said Samuels also said that Mero will work more strdenb flunked out of college than closeh wi0l the families of these studenb graduared in the Fall of 2005.

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I think tha.t not only are African-American and Chicano-Hispanics struggling, I think many students are stuggle, and we're trying to find out why," Samuelssaid.

"You could pick out another sbeam of shrdents to shrdy if you wanted to. but this study was iniuared 6y the former president and so it's completed d this point ... I ftink the scorecard could also be applied to some extent to the general shrdent populafion whm it comes around to academic support and bansition." Samuels said.

The study also looked at the percentages of minority strdents, faculty, staff and administration at Metso.

"Efforts need to continue to increase the successfirlrecruiunent of faculW and stafi of color,"Jordan said. *The college is working with the deans and the vice presidens to develop a sbategy to recruit and retain minority faculty. There are so few African-Americans and Chicano Hispanics with Ph-D.s that (those who do) have many, many choices, and Metro has to compete in the markeplace wi0r everybody else." Sanruelssaid.

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By Nic Garcia ngarci2)@mscd.edu Political science professor Za (formally Oneida) Meranto was named by academic activist bavid Horowits as o.te oi the United States'most dangerous professors.

In his new book, "The hofessors," Horowits names 100 professors he believes axe ruining the university system either by their radical ideas and politics, or alleged lack of credentials.

"She is confusing politics with scholarship,' Horowia said from Califomia- "And her credentials are pathetic.'

"If s all lies," Meranto said. "There is a high possibitty that there will be a libel suil" Horowitz spoke on campus in 2003about what he saw as oppression of conservative shrdentsin higher education and to promote his Academic Blll of Rights, which encourages poliucal freedom in the classroom.

Before his speech at a news conference, students, activists and professors, including Meranto, protested HorowiE's appeafiurce and reiected his views.

M6ranto gamered national afiention in 2003 and 2004, along with Horowits, when three sbrdenb accused her of bias in the classmom, allegedly through forcing them to write what she wanted or shooting down their ideas becausethey were white and conservative.

Metro's adminishation investigated the claims, but did not ffnd substantial evidence to suppod them. While a bill based on HorowiE s ideas failed in the Colondo legis lature, the presidenb of the state'stop higher education institxtions sigred a 'memorandum of understanding" in which they prom-

ised to establish task forces to investigate academicfreedom issuesat their schools.

In his book Horowitz names Meranto as an associaleprofessor, however, she was given fr:ll professor stahrs last spring under Meho interim kesident Ray Kieft.

He also says. 'Meranto has almost no published scholarly work in her credit." But Meranto said she has more work published than most of her peers al Metro.

She has written chapters in published books a:rd she recendy authored an essayin New Political Sciencaabout Horowitz.

HorowiE continues, "It is an open question as to how one with these poor credentials ever became an associatepiofesor with tenure, when the normal requirements for that status ... is at least a scholarly book."

According to new interim kovost and Mce Resident of Academic Affain Frieda Holley, Metso does not require a professor to author a book to show "adequate pmfessional development" for tenure, "We put a lot of emphasis on teaching, tutoring and sewice," Holley said. uThe tenure process goes through several peer and adminisbative reviews."

Meranto, while upset about the book, ffnds humor in the intent and evidence Horowits usesto support his claims.

"Does he say how I'm dangerous?"she asked, referring to her chapter in the book.

"Is it becauseI get my shrdents!o ftink cducally? Is it becauseof the color of my skin?"

Moreover, she said she wonders how she can be dangerous if she isn't having an acceptable amount of work published.

"There is nothing in my chapter (in Horowitz's bookl about what I do in the classroom." she #d.

While HorowiE doesn't direcdy anack

Meranto's dassroom behavior, he did a]Iude to her pasl "She eot into adversarial basles with her students;ihe's not supposedto get into a poliucal fight with them," he said, referring to the aforementionedstudentcomplaints, "Good professors do not fy to get their students to agree with them. She is an antiwhite racisl If there was a racist professor, they'd be gone in a second."

He does note that Meranto--over a decade ago-old The Metropolitan she was disgusted by the "white mind-set" of the U.S. In 2004, she gave a speech on campus against the assault and rape alleg"ationsof the CU football team. She said in the speech that the only reason the investigation rlached the level of a national scandal was because the victims were white.

He also highlights a few of her published works in which she claims the U.S. has been, and alwavs will be. racist and sexisL "Areri't we supposed to allow people in this country !o critique our govemment?"

Meranto asked, refuting Horowitz's claim that she is a threat "The univenity (system)has many problems," he said. "You're paying hrition and you get twobit political philosophy when you could listen to talk radio.'

Meranto said Horowits was out of line by suggestingshe and other professors weren't qudiffed to teach and their ideas are damaging to the academic landscape.

"Who is he to get to decide who geb tenure or not?" she asked. 'It frightens me this is happening."

Meranto, who said she received death threats during the investigations, said, 'I'm bracing myself for more death ttreats from his minions."

time oneRowdy Spirit Cards provide studentswith a'punch' Bv Josie Klemaier jilemaie@mscd.edu

Rowdy Spirit Cards are a student'sficket to the full range of events that Metro's 40' Anniversary Homecoming Week has to offer.

The card, which shrdents can get punched at any three evenb to receive a free Metro Homecoming T+hirt lists all of the week's activities.

Snrdens can pick up a Rowdy Spirit Card at the Oftce of Shrdent Activities in Tivoli 304.

The program is supported campuswide by student organizations. The card's purpose is to connect alumni, sbrdens, faculty and staff, and to show off some school spiri! said Shrdent Activities Assistant Director Gretta Mincer.

The activities that take place during Homecoming Week were resumed four years ago after a long hiatus.

'It gets better every year," Mincer said.

The week's remaining homecoming events include the pep rally at 12:45 p.m.

Thunday in the Tivoli Tumhalle, where Metro's athletes will be introduced, and cheerleaders will be present to encourâ‚Źe school spirir Free pizza will also be avallable. Meko's Movie Madness Movie pre mieres at 2:00 p.m. Friday in Tivoli 320.

"You'repaying tuition andyou get "Is it becauseI get my studentsto Student who atended the kickoff event Feb. 2 received nrles and guidelines for on hilosop \ry" w he n t wo bit po litical p of the think criticafu?Is it because making contest The winning this Movie you couldlistento talk radio." colorof my skin?" three to ffveminute entries will be shown at the premiere, which will feature door prizes and iPod Nanos will be awarded to the top filrnmaking team.

The men and women's basketball games will be at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively, Friday at the Auraria Event Center.

The Homecoming men and women's basketball games againstthe Fort Hays State

By Armando l'Ianzanares Tigen will be at 5 p.m. and 7 p-m., Saurday manzanaa@msd.edu at the Auraria Event Center.

Surdents who wear their T*birt to the Concerned with the increase in home game can enter to win a fiee homecoming lessnessand for the lack of sewices for highMetro vanity license plate. risk vouth in Denver. Urban Peak was bom A birthday celebration of Metro's 40th h lbSS with an original mission to serve year will take place after the games at 9 p.m. nrnaway and homeless youth, and provide p.m. Sao.rdan in the Event Center to 10:30 basic human servicesto them, helping create lobby. a senseof hooe for the their fuhre.

Various Metro student organizations Climb th; Peak-Urban Peak's annual shared informaflon with interested studens awards ceremony and silent auctiorts-was Look and leadenhip Fair at the Second held Feb. 8 in the Tivoli Tumhalle.

Monday on the tlrird floor of the Tivoli as Gan ksbian, Bisexual, Trangendered part of Meho's Homecoming Week celebraShrdent Sewices at Auraria was one of the tion. sDonsors of the evenL GLBTSS director Representatives Fom organizations like Iiico Baker, who previously held the post Tarnc Shrdent Govemment AssemThink of oubeach case manager with Urban Peak, bly; American Society of Mechanical Engiwalr0edto raise awarenesson campus about neers; Iota, Iota, Iota (the Women's Surdies GLBT homeless youth and the issues they Honor Society) and others set up informaface today. tional displays and passed out handoub to "A hirge percentage of homeless youth Photo br'lVilliam trIoore. noonvill@mscd.edu prospective members. iden$ as GLBT, or question their sexualA directory of all of Meto's shrdent orduringUrbonPeok Allentolksoboutherlifeexperiences Cossidy ity or gender identity. It was an opportunity YouthHonoree ganizations and how to join thern, as well as to build awarenessaround the issuesGLBT Feb.8thot theTurnholle.

Denve/slOthAnnuol"ClimbThePeok"AwordsCeremony information on how shrdentscan statt a new youth face on the sheet and a great opporThis year's Climb the Peak event was the are available at the Oftce of were place to sleep.

They organization in and ofrered a tunity to reach out in the community and lOd of its kind and it honored ffve partici in Tivoli 305. hour Activities would then have 0o leave at a certain Student support a great organization," Baker said. pants who successfrrllycompleted prog.ums around sunrise. was conA neighborhood group that ttrough Urban Peak. The samenumber was Since then, Urban Peak has grown he cerned with the homeless youth in Denver Besureto checkout of also honored with Urban Peak's commtmity founded Urban Peak in ttre late '80s. Urban mendously and is now a full con-tinuum The lvietReportfor breoking for medical and Ieadership award donating for kids Peak began with meager begirurings housed services,including oubeach services dental servicesto program paxticipants. newson oll compusstories. are the Services offered sfll living on streets. in the basement of a local church. Every eve For more on Urban Peak. Please visit www.melreporl.com ning at a certain hour, the youth could come for people ages16 to 2l yearsold. www,urbanpeak.org.

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Headed bv Interim kovosyVice hesident for Academic Affairs Frieda Holley and Faculty SenatePresidentHal Nees.thb committee will provide the framework into which the goals-and shategiesof every division, school and deparhnent will be organized.

"The steering committee will mesh together all those plans into the college-wide plan."

Nees said.

According to Holley, the plan will be sfucb-rred like an organizational chart At the top will be four planning themes. Initial drafts of the planning themes were derived from the College's role and mission, the Board of Tnxtees' Iist of eight values for the College and President Jordan's vision for

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o Finding wiggle room may prove costly,difficult SPACE breathing documentn has been revised several times to keep up with changing needs working toward sharing equipment and storof the schools, Feuerbom said. Most irnporage spirce, While the campus has been the tandy, it sets guidelines as to space needed model of efficienry with classroom usage at when enrollment or faculty hits a predefined 50 hours per week-twice the national averheadcounl Last appmved in SepL 2000 after age-and classesbeing held 7 dals a wee\ a twGyeax process,it usesphases,not years, day and nighl he still seesopportmity. to mark the growth. According to Feuer"It is a testament, realln of the success bom, if the master plan were completely of the campus,' Feuerborn said. "I think we implemented, it would double the existing wildly exceeded everyone's expectations for sPaceon camPus. us and that bodes well for each of the tbree "We are embarking on doing another institutions. Now. it is time that we address study of dre master plan, to make sure it still space,not only the amount of space,but the reflects where the instibrtions are heading qlality of space." in their programs. By that I mean, address ing new faculty positions and enrollment," Quality of space is something that Forrest has been dealing with, as his prograrn Feuerbom said. has soecific needs.

A new factor affecting the plan is the in"iVe need additional flight simularoncreaseof Intemet classes.When the plan was two units are in-house, but we are having a created, they were just coming into "vogue" hard time configuring them due to a lack of and it was rlifhcult to undentand the space space," Forrest said. demands of these classes.

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Theclossroom er classes,as it sits in a row of maintenance the complexities of building on carnpus are who support the online classes,but it obvifour yean t}rat EVAP has submitted pre buildlngs. The inside is fi:ll of high-tech aviposals as the economy previously deterred taken into accoung these carr take at least ously doesn't have as much impact as (hadionic equipment and a oneof-a-kind indoor a year to design. Auraria is rurder a height tional) classeshave on campus," Feuerbom them, Feuerbom said. airport said.

"People, during down economic times, restriction so as not !o block the mountain"In the Deoartrnent of Aviation and Besides new buildings, Feuerbom has view in addi6on, it sits on a to to retool. from downtown; tend to come back campus Aerospace Scierice, our lah5 rgquhs spscial been asked to look into additional storage When times are bad, there is not any money flood plain. Also, the buildlngs should mlrclimate controls, electical build-outs and se space in the immediate vicinity of carnpus. to allow us !o catch up to that" Feuerbom ror the overall aesthetic look of the campus, curif systems," Forrest said. 'This can imHesitant to cross Speer and Colfax, the new according to the master plan. said. "When times are good people aren't pact the abillty to expand space or modi!

Regency has been contacted for its base These projecb would be the ffrst to add back on campus. Some people (then) argue surrounding infr astructrlre." ment sDace. that you can't lusti$, drat you need a new academic qpace since the King Center was The EVAP office has presented three fn6king for any additional space will building. Somewhere in the middle, you opened in 2000 and earlier North Classseparatecapital construction projects to leghelp Forrest provide the quality education room projecb, which were construcled on have to catch up." islators for funding approval. These three he is hopefirl legisla- parking lob, along with the student union that he desires.

Feuerbom said projecb, lohling $103 million, will double "Our avionics lab is so crowded, that will use the Referendum C money to being moved !o the Tivoli from the Plaza the space in the Science Building, increase tors shrdents essentially stand during sometimes their projects. If approved this Building. space in the South Classroom, and update approle lechrres."

Forrest said. master plan The founders designed a would mean that new building projects to the Arts Building. This is the fust time in house the new faculty can begin. After all to keep their vision intacl This "living and Continued

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o Student successtakesthe forefront at Metro EOUITY Continued from 3 like me (who) have Ph.D.s; the numbers are just very small." Sarnuels knows, being a black man with a doctorate. "You'll ffnd more people who look like me in jail than you will ffnd on a college campus.n Ethnic minorities may find it more ap pealing to Iive in an urban area and shrdy at Mebo, rather than in a smaller town, for example living in Fort Collins while working at Colorado State University. "(In Denver) you're in a real city, ard many folks of color would prefer to be in

an urban area. or close to an urban area for the senseof their own quality of life. I tlink Denver has a lot to offer, so Metro's figuring out how to go about making a total package available to potential faculty members of color, and I know they are doing a good job,' Samuels said.

The deans and vice presidents, along with hesident Jordan, are very committed to making sure this happens.

But the question remafu$ as to whether Metro is doing everything it can to firther the opportunity for shrdent success.

"I think so. I think we are paying a lot of

attention to what's going or1" Samuelssaid.

The budget cut in 2003 caused surdent services,as well as many other departnents, to lose stafi and faculty.

"We're basically scratchingthe bottom of the barrel to keep things going; and that's not acceptable to hesidentJordaq so he's working very hard to find appropriate resources," Samuels said.

"I think the shrdent services staff are doing an ouBtanding job with the limited resourcesthat we have."

The Equity Scorecard group has done sirnilar shrdiesin Califomia. and asked other colleges in Colorado to pafiicipate. Along

widr Metro, Fort lâ&#x201A;Źwis College in Durango agreed.

Samuels said he would like to receive shrdent input about any concerns they may have, and asks that shrdmts contact him at dsamuel6@nscd.edu.

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I'm not what you'd call a particularly handy guy. I can hang pictures with the best of them, but that's about as far as my handvman pro\4,ess goes.There is one power tool in my house-a drill-for a very good reason: where there are power tools there will evenurally be bloodshed, usually my own.

One frigid winter day when I lived in Stevers Poing Wis., I drilled a hole through the top of my hand, wlth dre altemator of the car I was tying to fix.

See, the thermostat in my 1980 Chevy Monza went bad. It being the dead of winter and about 4O0 degrees below zero that day, I ffgured a working thermostat would be a good thing because that's where the heat comes from. And becauseI worked for a company that paid me next to nothing, gG ing to a mechanic was not an option.

My knowledge of cars is pretty much this: if you get in them and they don't start they're broke. ThaCs about the extent of iL I knew it was the thermostat because I called my dad, who has achrally built cars from scratch using only things he formd in the labyrinil that ts his garage. I told him the symptoms-sometimes I have heaq most of the time I don't-and he told me what to do.

So, I trekked out to the carport dressed in 17 layers of cloihing and stared to take h, the *rings you see as a traveling reporter. Though the wheelers on the highway than there a.recars, and the livestock out- off the casing atlached to the hose that covstory is often limited to a solitary focus, the memories aI- numbers people. Because of this, the hours driving along Interstate en the thermostat I put in the new thermosta! no problem ways e:ipand beyond what makes print J 80 hrm into decades.Our group of college joumalists rnade the hek there, and tightened the bolts that hold the In two years as a sports writer, I've wibressed more than just home in search of anything to break the monotony. conhaption together. That's where I made national championships and crushing defeats. I've seen waterfalls We found it at Fort Codn a lonely citadel protecting the town of my big mistake. activaled by *re flip of a swirch, and a 5Gfoottall fiberglassstahreof North Platte. The neon visage of "Wild" Bill Cody ushers havelers To check whether the boln were tight a Nalive American. in, and a miniahre Wild West show is meant to keep them there. enough to prevent antifreeze from leaking Driving duough Nebraska last weekend was nothing short of trnThe lonely warrior stood behind the empty gift shop. The stah.re all over the engine, I started the car. evenffirl. We made the five-hour bip to observe a pair of basketbdl stood guard on the border of what was once a dangerous land. The Sure enough, there was slick green fluid garnesbetween Metro and the University of Nebraska-Keamey.The shaped hands were as empty as the Nebraska plain, but the warrior's pouring from where I had just put the out fans were Seat and at 3,000strong,it was the largestaudienie I've eyes remained focused toward the American WesL bolts in. I grabbed the socket wrench and, seen at any Division tr athletic evenl The crowd was one of many There was linle else to witness on the drive home. We followed without hrming off the car, began to tighten things that made the Nebraska experience stand apart. the statue'sgaze toward Denver, and rehrmed home gratefi:l to see the bolts when, suddenly, the socket slipped Nebraska is a place removed from time. There are more 1& that the mountains still broke up the horizon. off the handle. The back of mv left hand slammed into the altemator, which was lust in front of the thermostathousing (or whatever it's called). It hurt like hell, but because my hand was frozen there was no blood, just a clean hole about the size of the opening of a pen, through which I could see the While Venezuela's hesident Hugo needs of U.S. citizens as well, is a flat out tendons in my fingen.

Chavez has yet to be officially labeled L terrorist strike. What's next? Maybe Chavez Because there was no blood. I keot a member of the Axis of Evil, he might as will strike fear in our hearts by sending over working until the sweliing evennrallymade well be. United Statesffnger wagging hasn't some more aid to the Hurricane Katrina vicit impossible to flex my ffngers. tumed a blind eye to the expansion of demtims or. God forbid, offer up some of his I rushed into the house to show my ocratically elected, leftist and indigenous well-trained doctors to our unlnsured. then-wifervhat an idiot I was and to let her governments in South American countries.

Other than tenorizing the United States know that the car was ffxed. After about ffve On Feb. 2. Secretan' of Defense Donald by providing is citizenswith affordable hea! minutes, the blood began to flow like hot Rumsfeld took the greatest charge against Chavez has been criticized as being dictato lava from a previouslv dormant volcano. I kesident Chavez, proclaiming that Chavez's rial for his conhol over Venezueli\ courls. bled on the iarpet. I 6led on the wa)\.I resocialistgovemment is comparable to that of I supposethis is a reasonablecritique conalQ bled on the towel the lovely then-Mrs. Adolf Hider. sidering that hesident Bush would ner,'er +r, i I lirmu@m.st rl. eil t Dunbar was kind enough to grab for me.

Coincidentally, days before Rurnsfeld considerappointing SupremeCourt justices We then hopped into the newly repaired espousedhis peculiar political analysis;Timt leased by the Pentagon, that without a vote of the citizens, seeing as how listed Venezucar and headed off to the hosoital so I could magazine reported Chavez provided five ela as a threat to the United it is the highest court in the land. Otr" wair-States' security also shorv the doctors and nursesthere what million gallons of gasoline at a 40 percent due to the insrabifity The hypocrisy speaksfor itself.

Chavez creates in thl an idiot I was. discount to 25,000U.S. families that couldn't region.

Truth be told, the United States' secu And things haven't changed aII that afford heating fuel. rity is not threalened in the least by Chavez Of course, any reasonable analyst would much since then, except that I've leamed to Last weekend, U.S. media pushed the see that providing not or his allies, newly elected Evo Morales of only Venezuela's peoavoid power tools altogether and have made 2005 Quadrennial Defense Repon, as re ple with their frrndamental needs, but the See ZOii on 9 friends with some very handy people.

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Sell all the land, let the market sort it out Citing a desire to increase firnding for conservation, nrral school frmding and federal deffcit reductions, Geotge W. Bwh re cendy proposed an extension !o the National Forest Service's ability to sell off federal land over the next five years. According to Zha Ncu York Timcs,the proposal would include "more than 300,00acres of national forests," and "could total more than $l billion." In total, the sale would be uthe largest sale of forest land in decades."

On the surface this seems like a decent idea-{specially if fte money is going to schools, conservation and reduced deficiB-ideas we know Bush, the compassionate conservative, is rmquestionably committed to. But a closer look at the details of the proposal-not to mention "the biger picture"-reveals a plan akin to applying a Band-Aid to a gunshot woturd.

The reason, according 0o The Tinus, thx we need 66p filding for nrral schools is that ovezealow protection of endangered species has hurt timber sales, which help fi:nd sdrools in rural cor.nties. Isnt life weird? Try and save the spotted owl and tre kids go drunb.

Wait OK, stop. Why are schools in nrral cowrties depending on timber sales for funding in the ffrst place?Is dris the all-knowing, omnipotent free-market in action? Is it

GEOFWOLLERMAN gwolbrm@mscd.edu the proud banner of privatization? Would Adam Smitt\ the farher of capitalism, say "look, it's working!"

Saying she Vill do werything I can to defeat this efforl" Sen Dianne Feinstein, D Calif., said the proposal was "based on a misguided senseof priorities. " Dave Alberswerth of the Wildemess So cietv called it "a billiondollar Drivatizalion p-!ot"."

And Rep. Mark Udill, DColo., said the president's proposal was "like selling your homestead to pay your credit cards."

Instead of selling the "homestead" why don't we Eim some money from our bomb budgel or maybe institute a gasoline tax?

After all, we're talking about a measly bil-

lion dollars here-a shiny sum for most of us, but perurieson the dollar for the govemment-so why do we need to sell land?

The question is not whether we should sell off public land (the proposed sale equals less than half of one percent of all the nafional forest system), but rather what the proposal is indicative of.

If Congressis not vigilant againstthe private sector. bv the end of the 21" cenhry I have no dou6t that we will ffnd o.^"lrr"t with less ttran half of one percent of forest acreagelcft.

We would ffnd our schools still underfrrnded, the word "conservation" relegdted to a dictionary and the federal deficit soaring higher than an eagle on the wings of freedom.

The balde that threatens democracy is not between loven of freedom and zuicide bomben. It's between those who believe government has a rightfirl place in society, and drose who believe capitalism can evenurally take the reigns from our elected of ffciats.

The question is, should govemment be in the business of providing funding for rural schools, or should it stand to the side, pen in hand waiting for someone to sign the doced line?

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Neither ealentinenor staresfor me Yours truly was sans a valentine this year. It resn't the ffrst time and it won't be the last, Im sure.

On one hand, I'm sorta bummed. A catch like me should be wined and dined.

On the other, I'm sorta glad I don't have to deal with the staresand snickers that would come along with me and a gendemen friend partaking in prime rib at Morton's.

I was speaking with a straight friend of mine who's in the Navy. I had asked him how many of his fellow seamm were gayor at least how many had acumlly come out despite "Dont Aslq Don't Tell." He told me, via instant messaging,he had only cone zrcro$sone 'mo during his basic training.

'I had to take a shower with him: it was kind of weir4" he said.

I removed mv hands from the kevboard.

And thoughc I'thought of every'time I wdked into a reshoom and feared a staight man might drink I was staring ai him. Or every time I walked around campus with my pink iPod mini. nWhat are they thinking?" My eyesshift from one jock to another skater. I wait for the derogarory coflunents to come. I wait for hate mail or silly tbreas to ffll my inbox I by not to be noticeable in the grm locker room. I move in and out of any comparable sihration where I could possibly trigger a straight man to violently reart becauseof something I ma1haoe done.

The thought of a straight man extinSuishing my flame is something fd rather not ponder. But I do. Everyday.

"How do you think he felt?" I asked my friend.

"I can't irnagine. He was probably really scared." he admi$ed.

From what I've seen, most straight men are genuinely unafi-aid of ga1n. Heck, several of my friends-yeg my straigbt guy friends--come !o me for rclationship advice.

We are for the most part harnrlesrunless you piss us off, of course-and the idea that we'll ty to convert you has died down in recent veaxs.

Thire is still some resistanceto us gays.

Maybe it s our sex out of marriage dnt bothers everyone. Regardless,I $ve mad snaps (a la "kgally Blonde") to all those progressive gu)"sout there.

However, in full disdosure, there are some homos out there who aren't so pre gressiveand would like to think they c6uH make anyone gay.

"Get a few beers in any guy and he'll go gay," a fiiend told me.

No thanks. Every time I hear a gay, whether I know them or not, say something like thar, I'm sure to correct them.

You see, as a gay man, I want everyone to respect my life, my love. Just the way I respect everyone else.

I don't know if I'll ever go to one of my staight guy friends for relationship advice.

I arq however, certain I will never go to a sraight ghl friend for relatiorship advicebut that's for a different column.

But one Valentine's Dav. in the near fuhre, I'd hope a gentlemen friend, and my sbaight friends, along with their dates and I can all munch on prime rib together without any hare spoiling our night on the town.

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Bolivia or Fidel Casto of Cuba, regardless of what Rummie prodaims. What Dubyawho Chavez endearingly dubbed "lvlr.

Danger,"-Donnie Rumsfeld and the rest of their posse of global gangsten are tembling abou! is the dreat against U.S. hegemony and imperialisrn that Chavez poses.

South American nations have had sne'gh ngddling from the United Stares.

From the School of the Americas, the IranContra scandal the war on drugs and numerous U.S.- backed coups empowering brutal dictators such as Fnoche! the people of South American counhies have endured decades of U.S. imposed brutality. Chavez symbolizes South A,rnerican courtFies re. daiming their autonomy and spreading the will of the people.

Wilh U.S.led disasten spreading in Iraq, Afgbanistan, Palestine and surely more of the Arab and Persian worlds, one can only hope that Chavez and his allies continue their growth of peoples' states next door.

After all, regardless of these leaders' minor fauln, their victories can serve as a sign of an end of the wont empire known since the Roman days; the United Statesof America

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Ounn srA5chl Drilling at homewill lessendependency onforiegn oil It seems to make sense that becoming less dependent on foreign oil, particularly oI controlled by nations that support terrorism in the Mddle Easg should be a high priority for Americans. Therefore. it seemsto make serxeto search for places in our own counby to drill for oil. It makes a lot of senseto take a look at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)-which contains an estimated l0l4 billion barrels of oil-to frrlffll some of our needs for the upcoming years.

Unfortmatelv, the environmentalist radicalsin this cormty are full of nonsense.They are preventing us from drilling in this barren region in Alaska, choosing to twist the truth to fit their interestsinstead.

A Piusfurgh Post-Gazetteeditorial cailed ANWR'one of America's Iast wild places, a national heasure." ANWR is not that pristine forest you see on the nightly news: ifs actually a frigrd, desolatearea that lacks anythtng worthy of deeming it a "treasure." It's one of America's "last wild places?" Ever driven through Monhna or Wyoming? "Wild" is all one sees for hundreds of miles. T\e Hartfmd Courantstated that drilling there "could cause incalculable darrrage !o the environmenl' Always be warv of the phrase "incalculable damige to the Lnviroruirent' coming from liberals, the same people who made "The Day After Tomorrow' look feasible.

The fact is that ANWR comooses about l9 million acresof land. hesident Bush'senergy plan called for drilling in a 2,000 acre ploL That comes to lessthan .001 percent of the entire reserve.The innovations of the oil

ing whether or not we should drill ln Alaska are Alaskans themselves, not metropolitan nee-huggers.According coa poll cited by the AnchorageDail News onJan. 20, 75 percent of Alaskans support drilling. If ANWR really was the eighth wonder of the world liberals make it out to be, that number would assuredly be much lower. Yel the people who actually live there think it's a good idea.

Besides,ANWR would createjobs and pro duce revenue in the state. }IIKE DANELEK It has been a tot'gh road passing legislationforANWR. rulanelek@m.sal.e.dtt ln the 1990s, industry in recent vears have enabled drills President Clinto not bnly dig down into the ground, but ton vetoed a sidewals in the ground as well, meaning it bill for drilling would tal<e a very small amount of oubide at the resewe, land to operate.The only thing "incalcula- and dris past ble" here is the rate at which the left soews December, a similar bill was out its baloney.

Another common left-wing argument fflibustered by the Senate.In his recent State about ANWR is thaj there is an abundance of the Union address. Bush, who made the of wildlife in the region. Interestingln a Alaskan drilling a cornerstone of his 2000 study by a number of groups, including the campaigr, never mentioned ANWR. The issue certainly has not gone away, National Biological Suwey, concluded that in the entire refuge, there are 22 polar bear but the Republicans (and some Democrats) dens and 34 wolves on the entire north slope who support the drilling in Alaska need to of the Brooks Range. There are also roughly stick to their guns and keep it a high priority.

130,000 porcupine caribou that roam in a In this time of high gas prices and a wa.r on general area of about 20 million acres and tenorism, it is necessaryfor the United States inio Canada. That comes to about one cari- to possessmost of its orl, or we rnay sufier bou per 150 acres of land. At that rate, there alother energy crisis.

It's happened before-Arab na.tionsinitiwould be 14 caribou in the proposed 2,000 ated an oil embargo on the United States acres of actual drilling.

The people who should really be decid- in 1973 in retaliation for our support of Is-

rael, and our economy took nearly a decade tro recover. That was a time when America only imported 36 percent of its oil; today, that number is up to about 60 percent. The ' otnrrsntelists should want the m4iority "tr of our oil to come from our o*n colmky. where there are more watchdogs and resbictions. fewer polluhnts and thJ best drilllng technology.

Sensible conservation of fuel and the advancement of otJrer technologies that can one day replace oil should certainly be a fo-

Infie1990s, Presideil 0inbn vebed obillfordrilling otfte

reserve, ondfi'6po$December, osimilqr billwos filibustered byfieSernole.

Inhisrecenl Slote offie Union oddras, Bush ... nevel menlioned ANWR. cus of all Americans, but that doesnt mean we have to lose touch with reality in the process.The present should not be completely forsaken in a haphazard attempt to prepare for the future. For now, people will drill for oil no matter what happens regarding ANWR and Americans will continue to use oil, as will the rest of the world. To easethe tensions and expmses of importing so much oil from the Middle EasLit onlv makes sense that this legislation would pass,unlessthe environmentalists keep geding their way.

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of sisterhood Soliloquies 'Monologues' toAurorio diologue dromotic brings

By Heatherliltahle hwahle@mscd.edu According to the cast and crew of 'The Vagina Monologues," every day should be Vd"y.

The term doesn't refer to Valentine's Dav. but vagina day, vagina week, vagina monl logues and, well, vagina everything.

The Auraria Campus production of "The Vagina Monologues" strives to entertain as it educates. Based on a19S ofi-Broadway play

by Eve Ensler, this series of poignant and vivid dialogues is aimed to inform the public about women's issuesand raise funds to help end do mesticviolence.

"My Short Skirl" performed by SaraMller is a powerfrrl skit in this year's production. She tells the story of a woman who refuses to be propositioned, objectiffed or judged becauseof her clothing choices. She explains with convincing clarity that she, and no one else, should be in charge of her clothing choices.

"I declare these streets,all these sheets,MY vagina's county," Miller authoritatively announces.

Erin Neville performs "Comfort Women."

This piece explores the human consequences of the Asian sex-worker rade during World War II. Mctims endured horrible conditions and suffered inhuman treatnent, while theJap anesegovemment continues to deny the crimes ever took place. The skit is extremely moving and evocative and is hanslated intoJapanese by Mikaela Trirn as Neville narates.

Zoe Williams, a regular columninst for The Metopolitarq reblrns to 'Monologues" with another vibrant version of "My Angry Vagina-" In the skig Wilhams scofis tampons and douches while calling for the validation of her vagina's struggle. Williams is deffant and engaging as she delivers her message.

Hallv Tumer tells the storv of a woman be. coming'comfortable wi*r hei body in "Hair.'

Tume/s performance gives perspective to self-acceptance.

The skit deals with the sensitive issues of body hair and societal standards.

For all the specific storiesand detailed narrative involved in the production, there remains an underlying messagethat uniffes the different skits.

"I think the most important thing about the monologues is that everybody see them," said Neville, a senior at Meho.

"Everyone should }now the beauty, honor, humor, longing, loarhing, pexspiration, need, hunger, shyness and sexuality that the vagina feels. This show is a peek lnto that For a fiuther peek, you would need a speculum."

As in past productions, this year's staging of "Mono-

logueso includes the recognition of heroes in the community. "Vagina warriors" are nominated for their devotion to action and commitrnent to change. These honorees are recognized for their efforb to change the paradigrn in whidr violence against women exists. Dr. AJ Alejano-Steele, the new di rector of the Metro Instihrte of Women's Studies, Mark Tumeq of the ResearchJournalism Initialive, Leslie Andrews, who is involved with American Indian Movement and Zara Snapp, who wor*s for Mi Casa Resource Center for Women Inc. are some of this year's honorees.

Williams, an organizer and performer for "The Vagina Monologues" and a senior at Meho, described the senseof commuity that develops among the casl *Sisterhood is kev. and brotherhood as well," she said. "Becoming family is important, because people come to terms with acts of violence throughout the term of the show."

Williams also &scussed the important elements involved in maintaining such an intimate network among cast memben.

"Trust and support are vital. That is what makes the 'Vagina Monologues' so real. If someone is crying on stage, it is not forced. It has to be a very real experience.

We're expressing real women's voices."

The Auraria Campus producfon of "The Vagina Monologues" is also intended to educate viewers about the female aratomy. A ticket will provide an entertaining and unforgettable performance and serve a valuable socialservice. hoceeds from ticket sales will benefi.t two nonprofit organizarions. The Polaris Project (hup:/tvww.polarisprojecLorg) seeks to end human t-afficking and modernday slavery. The Domestjc Molence lritiative (hup./l,vww.vs2000.org)works with women with disabilities in the Denver area- This year "The Vagina Monologues' hopes to raise$30,000for the two organizations.

Photo courtesyof the Auraria VDay Alliance

Perforrnances of "TheVagina Monologues" will be held on campus from 8 p.-.to 10 p.m. on Feb. 16, 17 and 18 at St. Cajetan'sCenter.TheV-day Alliance witl hold workshops and provide information during the entire week.A free self-defenseclasswill be held from 6 p.*. to 8 p.m. on Feb. 15 in Tivoli 542. Critical w-riting instruction and violence discussion will be held on Feb. 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.-.at Sigi's Cabaret in the Tivoli.

Enrbrqcing the post poinful Hoition troupe tells story ofslovery ond genocide, points topoth ofheoling

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The stylized and intimate drama, "Three Innocents and a Spirit,' explores the impact of a colonial clash of cultures, even as it se6ksto clari$ the issuesand heal historical wounds.

The creative force behind this historical piece is the N a Sonie Foundation, a group from Hairi rhat sbives io contribute to global awa.renessand socia.l memory through performance and tactile experience. N a Sonje's name is a Creole phrase that translates as '\,ve will remember." The aftrmation serves :a the organization's mission sta.tement,as the three-penon troupe seeksmost of-all to heal historical wounds through artistic activism.

"Three Innocents and a Spirit" is an ambifous historicai tabieau. a condersed piece of stagecrift that encompassesover 500 years of history. The cast of characten is small, but the simplistic approach manlge! to encapsulate a snrnning menu of times, places and persorys. Qalgki Nli{â&#x201A;ŹagiJ L B Dessablesplays a Native American, Harry Nicolas plays a native African and Carla Bluntschli portrays the native European. The three cast members' interactions symbolize the contact between nations and cultures, and the result is impressive in its potent messaSe. The perforrnance is completely mimed and the absence of dialogue onl:y heightens the effeci of tire drama's themes arrd starcmens.

The hagic tale of colonialism is told in sounds, gestures and songs.

Here, the topics are so vast and important that no words can properly captrre their import. There is something utterly effective in the stark and simple approach.

The performance will raise fi:nds for The Memory Village, a comprehensive historical project that will aim to viscerally transport partiApants tluough the history of slavery and colonialism &ith intem-ctive sounds, sights and locatiorx. The exhibits will highXght the connections between the Native American, African and European peoples.

The Memory Village will be constucted in GwoJan, a HaiUan village established by free slavesin t}te colonial era that is now a suburb of Port-au-hince.

Although "Spirit" tells the story of Westem colonialism from a uniqueiy Flaitian perspective, the story involves a global cast of charactersthat reaches over generations.

Christopher Columbis landed \ffith his fleet in what is now Haiti in 1492.Befteving he had reached lndia" the Italian explorer labeled the natives "Indians" and sparked a long and painfirl process of conversion, colonization and dehumanization.

The consequencesof Columbus' arrival were far,reaching. Haiti soon fell r:nder Spanish occupafon and the native Taino population was decimaled by disease,massacresand slavery. The 4 million to 5 million Tainos who inhabited ihe Haitian islands before l4g2 were quickly eradicated and, in 1503, the first black slaveslanded on Haitian shores to take their place.

As in the Americas,-as in A-frica, as in all the sites where human souls are sold like chattel and the land is a cornmodity haded betrveen bureaucracies,a cycle of tagedy, revolt and ,riolencefollowed.

"Spirit" explores the impact on all parties involved. The central theme of the drama is the lasting impact of historical crimes. The consequencesof slavely and domination impact the colonizers as well as the colonized, the victims of violence as well as its pe{pehators.

With limited resourcesald a minimalist dramatic approach, the N a Sonje troupe transports viewers through the agesas if iwakens them to the past and the present that binds us all.

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'Meqsure' humor modernizes Elizobefton ByAdam Goldstern goldstea@mscd.edu Any good Elizabethan drama can resolve complex legal and moral questions with an imprompur wedding or two.

The Denver Center Theatre Company's current production of "Measure for Measure" caphres all of the characteristic charm and ambiguity of the text, even as it colors the dialogue widi a modern comedic sensibility.

Director Kent Thompson transporb Williarn Shakespeare's tale of seedy 166 century Iondon to preWorld War I Vienna and updates the text with a good degree of contemporaxy expression and flair. With its imaginative use of sets,sormd and stagecraft, "Measure" managesto modemize a culturally speciffc dramaStill. for all of the liberties and atrnospheric changes, th" pl"y manages to retain its most essentialconllicts. Thompson evinces the rnost enticing undertones of one of the bard's least refined pieces. The producfion sifu through the inconsistenciesto strike at the heart of the play and adds a degree of mrance in the process.

As the DCTC's new a.rtisticdirector, Kent Thompson has used his freshman season to qpodidt his diverse and ambitious dramafic interests. From the foppish Georges Feydeau comedy, "A Flea in her Ear," to the somber Arthur Miller dram4 "All My Sons," Thomp son's program has pulled from all eras and stvles.

For "Measure,' however, Thompeon has rehrrned to his Shalespearian roots- Thomp son's former post as director of the Alabama ShakespeareFesiival shows in his dehiled direction and eye for detail. His hscinalion with "Measure" in particular is a main component of the charm. As a problem play and as a bone ofcontention among Shakespearescholars, directors and actors, 'Measure" possesses an inherent potential for disaster, a potential that Thompson elegandy sidesteps.

The ambience of "Measure" is rooted in corruption and vice: prostih.rtesmix with noblemen in the streeb, and graft and greed nrn rampant among politicians and peons alike.

Vincentio, the Duke, announces his temporary departure from the city and appoints Angelo as his substitute, hoping to test a new and merciless policy toward moral depravity in the city.

Angelo takes.the Dtke's absenceas a cue to enact the legal equivalent of moral martial law. Claudio, a young citizen of Mennq is the policy's first victim. When it is discovered that he has impregnated his loveJuliet before their mariage, he is sentenced to death. Claudio's sisterIsabella is about to enter a convent when stre leams of her brother's plighL The crux of the drama is in Isabella's pleas for Angelo's mercy and the rulet's subsequent demands for the sacrifice of her chastity.

"Measure" bubbles with oarallel themes and simultaneoussubplob. It'is a light comedy and a dark drama at once; even as it plurnbs moral quandaries, it oflers slapstick anfcs as a counterweighL The cast pins this harrnony with their nuance and wil and the disparate themes coalesce under their guidance. John Hutton, who plays the absent duke Vincentio, mixes a degree of moral authority with rnercy in his portrayal. Angelo, played by Brent Harris, is overzealous in his pursuit of virtre and torured in his desire for Isabella.

The bawds of the city give breathing room to the heavy moral questions and give "Measure" ib charm and comedv. The de praved denizens of Vienna are givln life by a revolving ensemble cas! and are decadent in

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by William Shakespeare Shakespearets tale of debauchery and temp tation will be at the Stage Theatre through Feb. 25. For tickets, call (303)89i]4fOO or log on to www. denvercenter.org.

their love of vice. Pompen played by David Ivers, is a sentient celebrafion of excess.Ivers infuses the role of the town bawd with a recklessnessand humor that neady spans the generations and Iightens the heary underlones of the drama.

Behind the equal corrponents of virtue and vice, comedy and tragedn Hutton stands out as the ballasL He blends equal parts severity and empathy; he fflls Shakespeare'smodel of a lemperate ruler with subdety and grace.

The comedy is surprisingly current and approachable, and the acton put a fresh spin on the humor with skillfirl flashes of tone and exped use of body language.

As Isabella, the torttred heroine who must choose between her chastitv and her familv.

Ruth Eglsaer displays a competent amount of inner hrrmoil. The real zuccessof the conflict resb in Brent Harris' perforrnarrce, as his every movement bespeals a struggle between extreme righteousnessand surrender to licentiousness.

Even the seb seem to speak of a duality, a balance between moral anarchy and tyranny. hoduction Manager Edward Lapine and designer G.W. Mercier shift the mood from bohemian, with a g'audy tapesky that echoes Klimt at his rnost colorfirl, to austere,wheo a stark crucifix tales the place of dre decadent painting and looms over the mrall stage. For the final scenesin front of the city gates, the Stage Thea.tre is washed in a soft and gende light that hinb al resolution and balance.

Similarly srnall detalls cast this production as a convincing and captivating theater expe rience. This is a performance that juggles all Shakespeare'sambitious themes with a due consideration for the audience. Every consideration fleshes out Shakespeare'sstory and balances the play's inherent extremes.

Thompson m.urages to successfully balance weddings and executions, comic tomfoolery and existential soliloquies in *re limited space of a stage. "Measure" is faithfii in its Elizabethan aesthetic and fiesh in its contemporary comedy.

Funwithheorlqche, destruction ondpingpong blizzaxd in Halifux. It s been cold."

From the begiruring, Ok C,o took Chicago by storm, pushing people out of their seatsand forcing them to dance. Their fastLife is a game of table tennis for group paced, high-energy music arouses the sensOk Go. They jump back and forth, from es, and demands attention. Kulash's sweet, town to town, and then back home, which is OK by them because they are obsessed throalstraining vocals mix with their pop melodies. On their most recent album, Oi with tab6 tennis.

Na, they make heartache and desb:uction They lour for six months out of the year seem frrn, because that's what they like to and then retum home briefly. and then do it all again. Occasionalln ttref nna time to eat do, have fun.

To accompany their song "One Miland enjoy relaxation time. For the most par! lion Ways," the band recorded a video that they don't even have time for hobbies. nEvery day seemslike the same day over features them dancing. Their stiff dancing and over again," singer Damian Kulash said. leads into a fake ffs$ght, and then back into 'After six months to a iheir dance. According to singer Kulash, the year, you get back yideo w'asmeart as a practice video and is and realize you are right back where you now one of the most dowrrloaded videos on started.'He, how-ever,isn't discouragedby lntemet. the lack of free time. He said,"The upsideis the nlVe wanted a non sequitur show-stop that every day you achieveyo* goui." per," Kulash said. "Rock concerts are so When they are home, they find time to predictable. We wanted something to break record quirky videos for their website. Tim Nordwind, Dan Konopk+ Andy Ross and it uo." ?erforming their dance onstage proves Kulash star in an informative video on one to be difficult at some of their shows. Acof their favorite topics, table tâ&#x201A;Źnnis. They cording to Kulash, they once performed at ''se dry, subde humor to teach people to be a college bar in someone'shouse, where the table tennis oros. stagewas no bigger than a kingsize bed.

Recentln the band ham't ha.d time for nlt was an advanced game of Tetris," silly antics. They just ffnished their tour in Kulash said, laughing. kind "Ids of fun in Canad4 only to hop over to the United small places. It's like sweaty rockl-roll."

Kingdom, and then back to the United Fortrnalelv, the band won't have to States.According to Kulash, it's been a fanpractice its video game skills when they visit tastic tour, but it has been cold.

Denver this month, since the Gothic The"This is the masochism tour of '06," Kuatreoffers a stage large enough !o accomlash laughed. *We just got past a twoday Bv Cassie Hood ltoodc@mscd.edu

P"rii; rr,snocoincidence rho*here o'""'o.trv jil:il:l"H ;":Hl .| ::tfr ' "5il:" pong. Fromleft:TimNordwind,Andy Ross.D6mienKulosh,oni Don Konopko pany whole bunch with enough room left over to squeezein a ping pong table if they so desire.

After their stop in Englewood, they jet to Utah, to continue their current "masochism tour through the cold" continues until the end of March. So unfortunatelv for them. their table lennis practice has to-wait

anything buL He's serious about hiphop, and his subject matter is, too. Or, as he said in a 2003 interview with ukhh.com. "I make contemplative music."

Synphory's foundation is Ayentee's contemplative take on the paycheck-topaycheck blue-collar life, rhen building on songs about music, love and imminent insanity, all the while constructedwith sharpened-sell: contemplative lyrics.

It's not common or easy for a hiphop artist to balance well-crafted rhymes with equally skilled production, bui Ayentee m:rrages io pull it ofl most of the time. On one of several everyday-life-themed songs Alentee on this album, .365 360" shows his sampling talents, wrapping a cheery big band PeasantSympltony tune around a clunky beat accented by the occasional.BossaNovl guitar lick' PeasantSlmphonl shows an artist who's -the given up on taf .ace of the rap game, . "B,erkeley, CA'" ffnds him at his best 6ut not'the craft- And thus, perhaps"unin- lyrically as he delivers.the city's rich history tentionallv, Ayentee is rehrming to ih" .ron- of activism, ib current hypocrisy and his obprofit roots of npnop music,-when beats vious love-hate relationship with his hometown-and its residents' and rhynes carried more weight than the " If he were still in it for gold arbund an emcee's neck.

-the profit, "Tip "I realized I could fully live my dream of Jar" u'ould be the most singie-worthy. It has making musicwithout stressingoffof gening the jolliest.melody to- be found_on the album. yet-it's laced with contemplative lgics paid oi making new fans,' Ayentee" (prJ nor:nced AN$ explains on his MySp"ace. 1,,.h T.-'A"d no one would hire me, even "So from tto* lnttil *h".r".r"., -y -nirl. 1, though I served my counb:y/ I watched my friend g-etshot just to come back and be -going to be availablefor free.'i h*-qY,] despite his nonchalant attihrde toward While most of his songs could be caihis music, this Bay Area emceefuroducer i,

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Doors at the Gothic open at 5:30 p.m. and Ok Go plays at7:45 p.m. Tickeus are $15.

To experience Ok Go, go to wrrrr'.okgo.net or wnr-ry. myspace.com/okgo.

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AYE]'lTEt egorized as light, soul-infused hiphop, "lnlemal Conflict Resolution," is Ayentee at his most hardcore, at least as a beatrnaker The lJrics are about as self-contemplativeas they come, the tlpe of lpics missing fiom most mainsheam hiphop, except for the thug posers who, sadly, are probably no more than their 22-inch rims and gold teeth (read: expensivebraces).

After six years of husding as an upandcoming hiphop artis! selling his CDs outside of shows, networking, doing promos, successhas come for Ayentee, but not in the form of a multimilliondollar record deal. He seems to have gained something rnore valuable: bue axtisticfreedom.

Download Pea.sant Stmphony at http://zebox.corrr./ayentee and Ayentee on MySpace at http://www.rnyspace. com./aventee

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By Sarah Conway sconwa)6@mscd.edu Jersey quartet Amror for Sleep qpentthe ffrst half of its existence being the band everyone hated to love. They were the openen, the show stealers,the band that could've easily been the headliner. Singer and songwriter BenJorgensen meticulously crafted a sormd for dre band *rat, dmugh infectious melodies, pulsating rhythms and gloomy, distodâ&#x201A;Źd guitaN, is both seductive and unre strained. After having just made their mark on MT\Ps "10 Spot Drop" only a few weeks ago, and being featured on MTV?s "Artiss to Warch in 2006" in December. Armor for Sleep is hrming the tables and heading out on ib headlining tour, "The Invisible Slide. show," with Boys Night Out, Chiodos and Action Reaction.

This past summer, Armor for Sleep was feah.red on one of the smalleststageson the Van's Warped Tour. The fans who showed up to watch their set didn't even make up a fraction of the massive number of people atended the whole evenL BuL after a much talked about performance at SXSW releasing two videog "Car Underwatert and "The Truth About Heaven." and releasing their documentary*tyle tour DVD, "A Comprehensive Guide to Touring," (not 0omention their MTV exposure), ifs apparent that the band managed to cre ate a few small waves in 2005.

Bop Night Out, the Canadian openers, also managed to make a bit of a stink in recent pop cultr:re. With impetuously turbulent vocals and poignant lyrics, it's no surprise the band was selected as one of 32 finalisb to participale in the fint ever Spin. com's Band of the Year toumamenl They lost to Motion Gty Soundrack in the ffrst round of the toumaneng but making it to the competition was quite an accomplistrment for the Ontariobased rockers. The band was recendy nominaled for Best Rock Group of the Year at this year's Canadian Indeoendent Music Awards.

Label-mates Chiodos were recently added to this year's Warped Tour lineup as well as gaining a spot at this year's Bamboode Festival in NewJeney. The band will be featured on the Smartpunk stage in more than l0 cities on the Warped Tour.

The Inrisible Slideshow'lbur will appear at the Nlarquis Theater Tiresda;l l.-eb.28. All agesshow;doonsopen at 7:(X) p.m.,show at 7:30p.m.Tickets arc $12 in advance,$14 day of the show.Nlore information at w\l'rv.sodajerkpresents.com.

They'reArmorbr Sleep,notArmorfor Roin.Someone let6oseboysin beforethey cokh cold.Armorfor Sleep,fromlefhAnthonyDilonno,NoshBreen,BenJorgensen, ond PJDecicco

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Music elitisb love to play the game that goes:"Have you heard of (insert ridiculously obsctre band narne here)?" IfI say no--cnd they know I will- they respond witr pretentious litde Otters,expressionsthat suggest the/re sufiering fiom indigestion and false incredulitv. "Seriouslv?! You haven't heard of BovineRelated Qlrestion?l!" It's an exercise formulated for the sole purpose of making me feel like a crap music journalist who should sheepishly hrck my tail between my legs and hide under the buffet table.

A taste for obscure bands instead of mainstrearn aâ&#x201A;Źb can be benevolenL If one were to choose what's in their iPod by that criterion alone, obscure bands generaily offer more originality and need the money more than, say, U2. However, the guideline I use to determine the music in my iPod is: are they good?

There are several reasons why music snobs don't like bands geting big-most of them stupid. Most of the time it's blatant bias hidden behind claims that the label didn't allow them "artistic inbe$rty."

I found a guy like this in a chat roomwe'll call him Snide. On MP3.com, Snide said, "People like to take ownership of tunes since it ends up becoming such a big part of their lives, and being able to spread that love to someone else is always pretty re warding." Sure, Snide, spreading the love of new music is, like, spiribrally rewarding.

It's not about ego at all, not some kind of "I know more than you do" pissing contesl Sure, Snide.

The test that sorts out the true fans from the snobs is when Snide's band signs with a large record company or appeaxson MTV. Once Snide sights a Paris Hilton-type sashayrng through the mall wearing his favorite band's Tshirt he'll be running home to bum all of their albums. More often than nol the Snides of the world will let paranoia

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"Once Snide stgltts a Paris Hilton -Ep esasltaying through tlrc mall wearing /tisfavorite band'sT-sltirtlte'll be running Itometo burn all of their albums" about "selling out" color perceptionsof the new album, and with closed ears the decision is made. *They suck," they'll mutter, before booting up his computer to begin a frantic search for the next not-sobig ttring.

There's a perfect example to be seenin the feud between Death Cab for Cutie fans.

Their fan base is didded between those who liked them when thev were grungy unknowns and thosethat discoveredthem out of the mouth of Seth Cohen on the "O.C." The early fans imagine the sort of person who discoversDeath Cab on the 'O.C.' as a giant loseq terminally not hip and cuned with abhorrent taste. It follows that if they continue to like Death Cab, they will be mistaken for one of these losers. Oh, the horror!

So word goes out Death Cab is no longer cool. Pitchfork Media consistendy rates them a few poinb lower with each new al-

bum, widr each new hundred fans. People say their newest albun\ P/azs ftailed by dre new fans, of course), is overproduced and troo tarne. Well guess what? Death Cab for Cutie is geting older! P/azs is about sefrling down, about death. At some point, even Iggy Pop had to gmw out of rolling around in broken glass.

There are endless examples: Gang of Four signed with EIvII before making Entertainmenl Bob Dylan sh:nned his folk fans by going electric. Miles Davis went hendy with psychedelic music of the '60s. Or take a band I don't much care for, but who is notorious for selling out Green Day. Green Day were cursed with having the 'punk" label and people hated them for bri"gg "r,rnderground" music to suburban kiddies, especiallyin zuch a poppy package.

However, their music became much more intelligent as they got bigger. ICs the difference between songs about jerking off in a loveinterest's empty bedroom and songs that apdy describethe world's political views on our beloved country.

The bottom line: being blindly anti-establishment is just as ignorant as being a docile consumercow who buys Lindsey Lohan albums. So the next tirne I'm with my feilow music snobs,playing the "my-band-ismore-obscure-than-yours"game, I'll say: Have vou heard of mv favorite band?

Probabiy noL cuz they don't even have a name.They played only once,in 1983;they were all stuck in a closet with one phone, some hangers and a comb. They left a message on a random guy's answering machine trying to get help.

It was some wicked minimalist death meial. See. I made mv own T-shirts of the band because they're too underground to have merch. I'm wearing it right now. I know there's nothing on my shir! that's be causethey have no name. Duh.

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A few againstyour elitist friends '60s tunk-rock band CoId Blood fronted by a Gidget-esque woman with a voice like Janis Joplin's, only less annoying.

The Glove - Robert Smith (of the Cure)joins forces with Steve Severin (of Siouxsie and the Banshees)to $eate Blue SunshLhe,a Lrizarre.dmgaddled psychedelicanachronism of an album.

John Pfeiffer - Primarily a producer and engineer for classicalrecords, he recorded one album of his olvn work.That wasElectronomLasrr. an ulterl.voutlandishalbum of experimental electronic music that would ma,ke most of today's lDtr{i Glitchi Noise artists green with en1', if they n'ere cool erough to have lreard it. 'l'he

Nlinibosses - Still acti\e band that plays nothing but covensof themes from old Nintendo games.

The Godz - Another'60s artifact, they recorded sevexalalbums of incohenent,incompetent rock 'music." A trunch of non-musicians making the most god-a*ful racket imaginable.

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Merro's hockey seasoncame to an end following a horrendous 141 loss to the Universif of Denver Pioneers Hockey CIub. "AIl in all. we had a verv successfi,rlseason," said ffrst year Roadrunner coach Greg Woods. Woods was a member of the elite DU hockey squad during the '70s.

When asked about the Roadrrmners' Ioss to the Pioneen, the coach emphasized the fact that it was only a scrimmage and that it would "help - them that much more for next season."

The team's future goals and priorities are aimed toward building on their successesthus far.

"I hate losing," said Woods, "but we have a very well-rounded team now. We had to seuggle this season but we've definitely grown."

The first period did not start well for the 'Rururers. DiJ scored on a rebound shot earlv in the ffrsl ard tlen added three more goais befote the end of the ffrst period.

Twenty secondsinto the second period, DU scored on a power play.

The Pioneer offensewas relendess,scoring five goals in the second period leaving the score aJ90.

The'Runners' rekindled enthusiasm was halted by another DU goal at 19:40 in the third period.

MeEo team captain Curtis Dufirs ffnally managed to score on a quick wrist shot with 15:45left in the scrimmage, but it was to no avail as the game ended in a l4l Roadrunner loss"Ids pretty much what we expected,' Duftrs said. "It was only a scrimmage."

The Roadrunners, after losing seven of their best players during the sernesterbreak, still managed to rank l3th in the Division II WesL Metro fell from an earlier rank of sixth and what would have been a guaranteed playoff spoL Photo bv Matther.Jonas r ionasm@rnscd.edu "I didn't realize when I started coarhing Meho guord Dorion Smithgoesfor the bosketover Universityof Nebrosko-Keorney here that we always had the risk of losing guord Avery Stephenson ot fie Heolthond SportsCenterFeb. I I . The Roodrunners any of our players at any time due to financial problems and grades and things like were deboted 85-75 on the rood to the Lopers. that' said Woods. "We don't have some the ball over. We achrally got the ball into three stealsin the losing effort Dorian Smith hrm tearn where we can go and lust pick our post guys and then hrmed it over," Dun- ffnished with 16 poinb in 17 minutes offthe out some more (playen)."

'Rurmen lap said. bench. Muth led the with seven Meho hopes to gain sometalented yor.rng The Lopers sensed the advantage, and rebounds, and scored nine in 36 minutes of players in their September hyouts, but with ran a ruthless offense through much of the Play. the current season now in the books, the second half. Mebo's foul houble opened Five lopers scored in double ffgures, inteam can only look back ar their successes Meto's foul houble continued ln dre easier shots for the Lopen, and Neb-raska- cluding Iane andJura with 15 and 17 points, over the past ffve months.

Keamey built the lead to as many as 19 reqpectively.Forward Chris Dean scored 17 second half, and Nebraska-Keamey took With reurming players now adapted to poinb through the ffnal l0 minutes of play. poinb and added ll rebounds. Avery Ste of every opporhnity to build tre the new and more balanced svstem Woods Meto junior Willison hice got mugged venson scored ll off the benctr" and Nick lead. Of the Lopers' 48 poinb in the sechas brought, it will tikely be eaiier to expand on ofrense several times down the stretch, Morell rormded out Lopers in double digits on their successeswith new and younger ond half, 19 of those came from the charity and suffered a sprained ar*le as a resull He sEipe. playen next season.

Metro hopes tha{ through penevemnce "We got it back to two with 16 minutes was rmder much tighter scrutiny on deferse, to go in the game, and then there were and fouled out of the game in the final and determination, they will be able to alminutes of play. hice scored ll points and a couple of pivotal plays that we did not tract much more hn support Dext season.

Nebrosko-Keorney make, and got loose with the ball and al- pulled down four rebounds in the game.

The Roadrunnen Hockey Club has had Senior Drew Williamson led the Meto lowed them to get to the rim. We took bad Leoding Scorer:ileho, Mlhrnsln, 21.llebrmko-one of their best seasonsin overall tearrr offense with 2l points, six rebounds and shob that were ill-advised. and we hrmed history, and the team has potential built up l(eorney, Deon, 17, luro,17.

'If it for next season. oneof our col*tantshasan off nigltt, then it'snot easyfor LeodingRebounds: Meho, Mulh,7. llebrosko- from'Wetve had a urmaround vear. and we Kurney, Juro, ll. usto win." are deffnitely looking forward to next season LeadingAssisa: Melrc, lildh,4.ilehoskoto really take us somewhere." Dufrrs said.

Keorney, Long 4.

The Roadrunner men's basketball team was beaJen 8r7 5 at the University of Nebraska-Keamey, and allowed the Lopers to solidi& second place in the Rocky Mor:ntain Ad etic Conference East Division standings.

A stong Nebraska-Keamey performance in the second half secured the win.

At the end of a difficult road trip, the Roadnurners'record is l&7 overall, and lG5 in the RMAC. Coming into the game, the Roadrunners won six of their previous seven meetings with the Lopers.

Nebraska-Keamey's defense took away easy shots and tursetded the Metro oflense throughout the game.

"I thlnk the same things have toubled us all year long," head coach Mike Dunlap said. "On the offensive end we're imDa[ent with our shot selection and in our scriening game, to get our better players open. If one of our constanb has an off nigh! then iCsnot easyfor us to win."

The two offenses matched each other through the ffrst two minutes of play at Ne braska-Keamey'sHealth and Sports Center.

Senior Greg Muth started the scoring with a three-pointer off a hrmover by I-oper forward DustyJura.

The Lopers and Roadrunners continued hading shob through a ffrst half that feau.red ffve ties and seven lead changes. The Lop en led by as many as seven poinb with 6:30 remaining in the ffn! but the 'Runners were able to hrm a 155 run into a three-point lead at 3:51. Meho senior Dorian Smith played a significant pad in the comeback by peneh'ating the defense to score I0 points.

'Ile was able to get to the rim and get us some poinb," Dunlap said. uHe was one of those variables ... I think Dorian took up that slack in the scoring slol hence the fourpoint spread at halftime."

Nebraska-Keameyawoke from ib slump to build a 3733 lead at the half.

Lopers guard James lane provided the bulk of the lopers' offense in the ffrst half, going 45 from beyond the arc for 12 poinb.

Nebraska-Keamey did well to stay out of foul touble earln and only accumulated five personal fouls in the opening half. The Lopers enjoyed homecoud advantage, as the referees called l0 ffrst half fouls on the 'Runners.

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By Eric Lansing lansing@mscd.edu The Metro baseball tearn opened its 2006 seasonwith a non conference doubleheader ag'ainst Nebraska-Keamey on Sunday, but came away winless as the Lopers defeated the Roadrunnen in both games by scoresof &3 and G5. ln Metro's opening game, the Roadrunners saw phenomenal pitching from Nebraska-Keamey, which only allowed one eamed nur on six hits, while striking out seven batters.

Nebraska-Kearney's combination of sophomore starter Seth svoboda and |r:nior refrever Rfan Wrobel pitched the topers to the &3 victory. Svoboda logged the win.

Ryan Brigh! who is on the AI|-RMAC preseasonteam, got pounded for II hits and four eamed rtrns in five innings of work.

Bright who still managed five stikeoub, didn't seem to have his shrff as he was hit hard to all comers of the oudeld.

"I can do a lot ofthings better, first of all, just geting ahead of barren,' Bright said. "I put mlself in a lot of holes today. There is a lot of room for improvemenL" The Lopen scored eight runs on 13 hib and took firll advantage of ffve Roadrunner errors that led to three unearned runs.

Junior Aaron Hampton led Keamey's offense going 2-for-3 and driving in drce nrns, while junior Cole Archer went Sfor-5 with two hib and an RBI. Every Ioper offersive starter had a hit in their third win of the season.

Metro senior Randy Iashua went l-fori wi0r 2 RBI and a stoleo base, while senior

Mke Hoefs went 2-for.3 with a double and one RBI. The second game shrted like the first with Nebraska-Kearney jumping out to an early lead through the firsi four innings.

Meho finallv found some offense in the bottom half of-the fifth inning and scored four runs to make the score at G4.

At the bottom of the ffnal inning, the Roadrunners cut the lead 0o one when HoeS hit a single that scored junior DJ. Edwards from second base. But the rally fell short when Wrobel, who also closed the ffrst game, rnanaged to get the next two batters out for his ffrst save of the season.

Hoeft led the Roadrunner offense with two hits and two RBI while shortstop Edwards went 3for4 and scored twice.

For Nebraska-Keamev. senior Rich Eber had two hits in four-at bats with two RBI, and junior third baseman Cody Lusero went 24 with an RBI and a run scored.

Nebraska-Keamey, who started their regular seasonlast week by going 2{ against Hastings College, could have done more damage to Mebo had they not left 17 players on base over the two games.The Roadnurnen didn't fare nruch bener, leaving 13 base runners seanded.

Metro head coach Vince Porreco was unhappy with the efforts in both games and atnibuied the lossesto a lack of timely hiF ting and not making the defensive plays.

"We didnt hit dre ball extrem+ well today and we didnt get key hib in key siurations,' Porreco said. "It was good to come back in the second ballgame, but it's defense that wins ballgames.'

When asked how Meto would rebound

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ColeArcherduring MetroinfielderTommyFrikkendoublesup Nebrosko-Keomey's Feb.I 2 ot Sundoy gome o double-heoder of lossin fhefirst on 8-3 Roodrunners Aurorio Field. from Sunday'sG2 start, Porreco said his players need more playing{ime together and tharthe defenseneedsto heh out more and takesomeof the weightoff the pitchen' shoulders.

The Roadrunnen begin a threegame series agairst Norlhwest Nazarenebegin-

ning Feb. 17 at Auraria Fields. Meho took three of four games against Nazarene in last season'smeetings.

The Roadrururen will test themselves against the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in a preseason toumament on Feb. 24.

byLopersSCHEDIJLE frounced women Roudrunner Bv Matt Gunn

beyond the arc, and sophomore Megan gunnma@mscd.edu Johnson led the offense with eight first half poinb.

The University of Nebraska-Keamey Nebraska-Kearney iook advantage of Heal*r and Sports Center was a dangerous the lack of a l0second mle. As a resulq the venue for Metro Feb. ll, as the lopen up Lopers were able to spend more time in the ended the Roadrunner women's basketball backcourt in order to break the 'Runnen' team 10L72 on Senior NighL press.Jade Meads led the [,opers' offense Metro's fourgame win sheak over the with 16 points in the opening half.

Lopen ended in a game that feahred six Metro went into the second half down Nebraska-Kearney players who scored 14 5t33. poinb or more. The 'Runners' defense has The Looers' relentlessoffense continued now allowed 100 or more points in consecu- to build the lead throughout the rest of the tive games. game. All nine of Nebraska-Keamey'splay'They've got to take on a new minders who entered the game contributed to the set defensiveln" head coach Dave Murphy victory. Meads, along wi*r guard I'iz Fischsaid. "We've qui! basically, on defense,and er, each Snished the game with 20 points. that's uncharacteristic of tearns I've been Mebo's bench contributed signficandy associated with. It\ not everybodv who's in the second half. Junior Rianna Harris, quit on defense, but there are sigrificant and sophomore Shaquania l,undy each numbers of kids who have quit mentally on scored 15 poinb. Sophomore Paige Powers defense and they really got exposed. Hopeadded 14 poinb, and played a game-high 3l firlln dreir pride has been hurt enough that minuoesfor the 'Runnen. they will choose to go back to the old wap, "I think for Shaq it was just a sihration which is individual defense and team de. where she was really forced into playing a fense backing you up-" lot of minutes because of injuries, and due The Roadnrnners' record fell to 1.,18 to people not playing up to their potential," overall, ll4 in the Rocky Motrntain Atl er Murphy said. ic Conference. Nebraska-Keamey improved The lopers out-rebounded the Roadrunto 123 in the RMAC, and took third place ners 4&31, and as a result outscored Meho 'Runnen as a 2&9 in second chance points. in the East Division from the resulL "We have got to find a way to come The damage was done, primarily, in the back to where we're comfortable, and that is ffrst half. The Lopen jumped to a ls.5 lead pressingand puting pressure on people and in the first ffve minutes of play. The lopers forcing hrmovers," M"tphy said. "I think ran an efficient offense, while the Roadrtrn- since the Mines game, probably as good a ners were called for a number of unforced game overall defensively, we have not been u,lmovers. the same.'

'Runnen also stsuggledto build an The The crowd of 2,U)i erupted when the offensive rhythm in the opening 20 minutes, Iopen hit the century mark after a threeand the I-opers' lead greraras a result Meto point play from Melissa l{inkley wit}r l:17 shot an uncharacteristic 25 percent from

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Meho's loss to Nebmska-Keamey ends 'Runners a fourgame road trip in which the went l-3 against top leans in the RMAC East Division. The Roadrunners rehrm to the Auraria Event Center to play Chadron StateCollege Feb. 17 at 5 p.ni.

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