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pointto lax security, lack of real priorities Ey â‚Źcoflollcrnal gmllonn@nucd.cdu lte Regencystuilent housing community - located in a once-condemned hotel tlat was home to a variety of vagaries,including drug ilealing and squatting- nay be having touble escapingits shadypast.

Despite repeatedpromisesto the contrary, . tle renodeledbuilding hasyet to install a security gate for its parking lot, leading someresidentsto conplain tbat not enoughis beingdone to preventrecurringcrime. "ths fhing about tie Regencyis tlat they will offer you a lot up front," said John Micho .poulos,a Regencyresidentand Metro student, regardingtie promisedsecuritygate."Thecatch phraseis ttrat tley're 'working on it.'"

Papers for ttre gate were signed recently, . and it will be another six or eight weeks mtil the gate is completed,said Michael Francone, the Regency'sgeneral manager.The gate is a project conceiverlafter ttre Regencyopenedin tle fall of 2005, and ha" beenin tle worts since that tine, he said.

"It's notjust i.s simFleas saying,'Youknow what? I want to put a gate in,'" Franconesaid, addingthat tlere is a processbetrindit and the city needsto be notified" "So while peopleare naybe perceivingtlat we don't care- q/hichwe absolutelycare- tley dont see the stuff tlat's happening behind ttre scenesto move forward on someof these' thirys," he said.

However,a clerk in Denver'splanning and zoning ofEce, which deals wittr commercial [pilding permits, checkerl the city's recorcls and said there were only two permits on record for projectsat ttre Regenry,both of which were . tnmltronZ@nrtd.edu Photo h ller lilhlton conpleted in 2006.

"I cant imaginewhat he's trlking about," Aholein.oihoinlinkfence loroted otth hckoftheRegenty po*inglol. the clerk said, regarding Francone'sassertion student housing rommunily's Some raidenh oreconcerned fiolfie Regency's monogement isnotdoing enough topreVent vehirle fteft that the processtakes a while. gohfiotwould ondofiercrime. protect Asecudfy theporking promised lot!entronrewhich hoshen Evenif the Rogencyhad appliedfor a permit - hos yeltomotedolize. formore fionoyeor to put in a securitygate,it would havetrdenap-

- proved quickly, he said. there is no way, "not in any nornralcircunstances,' that a pernit of that kind would havetaken over a year or wen nonths, ttre clert saiil "In order to build a gate of this nature you needto plan, desip, hire a conbacto4etc: This is not a short process," Flancone saitl, when asked if the Regencyhad actr:ally obtaineda pernit for tle securitygate.'

Michopouloshas lived at the Regencysince it opened,and the gate has been pronimd for well over a year, he said- Though security is somevrbatbetter since he first movedin - at least ia terms of visibility - he estinated tlat at onepoint therewas an averageof onestolencar and tbreebrâ‚Źk-ins everymontl.

"I rlrive a pretty crappy little car, but I still take my stereo out when I leave," Michopoulossaid.

Since it openedin fall 2005, ttre Regency has bad a'total of eiglt vehicles reportcd sto len fron its parting lot, ald anottrereigbt thefts ftom vehicles, accordingto Denver Police reporb. Togetler tlese crimes constifute almost 7 percent of all vehicle crime in the Globeville neighborhood,an area slightly larger tlan the Fwe Pointsneighborhood.

Thoughhis car hasneverbeenstolenor broken into, less than two monttrsafter he moved in, Michopoulos'car s'65 dem4gqdwhen a truck slanned into it in {le parking lot, he said"Nei. ther the driver nor its passengerswere residents of tle Regency.

Alotler residert and Metro student, A.J. Ran.kin, bad his car stolen Feb. 4 from tle parking lot. .

"The caneras were pointing directly at it," Rankin saitl "Right out of the lol" The Regency'smanagementtold hin tbat ttre cameraswere not able to recod the tleft, which happenedsonetime in the middle of tle uight, becausethe canera'smotiondetectorhad failed to higger, Raftia said.

"It's a little suspicioudtlat it just so happens tlat at the time SJr car w:rs stolen the camerawasnt on," he said,addbg tlat the Regency should find a better way of nonitoring its parking lots. '(The cameras)shonldbe recordingall the Scc [EG[XftlY Pag. 5

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tion Center,pointed out tlat fual approval of the measurewould dependlargely on student interest.

The Awaria Board decidedMarch 14 to a]"I cant shess how important a high voter low sfudents to vote on renewing and raising tumout will be to ttre overallsuccessof ttris pro. studentfeesto continuethe sustainable-campus posal,' Wolf said. program.

The proposalrras made to the board comThe studentvote will take placeon April 26 pletewit! a videopresentationdetailingsomeof and 27, and if approvedttre proposalwill move tle proposedchanges.Plans for new recycling on to the individual govemingboardsof the cam" bins around campuswere amongtle changes pus'sthree schoolsfor approval. discussed-Dueto the high level of studentinter.

"I believettrat ttre board believestlat stu- est tle meetingwas held in the Tivoli Ttrnhalle dents shouldvote for ttrenselves as part of the to accommodate ttre extra attendees. democraticprocess.Whether or not ttre instiAs part of tleir retooled proposal, tutional boaralswill supportit or not is another SACAB dropped its request for a full-time natter,' said ShaunLally, chair of ttre Student staffer to coordilate tle program. Instead Atlvisory Corunitteeto tle Auraria Board. ttre program will utilize volunteers and inDean Wolf, executive vice president for terns to help facilitate it.

'The boardfelt adninistration for the Auraria Higher Educatlat creatinga staff position

wottld createa mini-bureaucracy, andwe wanted to be sensitiveto tleir concemsandcomplywith what tley felt was recessary,"Ially said.

However,part of the proposalthe Auraria Board approved nakes possible tle creation of a staff position to rnanagethe programafter oneyear.

'The decisionto add a staff positionat a later rlatewill be entirely up to students,becalseit is studentmoneythat wonldbe used,"Ially said.

With tlis hurdle cleareil,Ially plans lq uss the weeks before the student vote to increase student awareness and help ensure tlat as manysfudentsas possiblevote.

'0w get-out-ttre-vote canpaign starts tbtlay," he said. "After hearing the board's concerns, we lnow we need to get a high voter turnout. It will be a lot of work for us. but we believewe canget tlere."

BoardrrenrberMaria GarciaBerry,who was one of ttre original proposal'smost vocal critics, expressedher appreciationfor SACAB'swillingnessto conpromisea:rdpresenta aew pmposal on suchshort notice.

'I thought it was very a well-doneproposal," she sairl. "If anyttringI wish it were a little less -will aggressive,but I vote for it."

The sustainable*ampusprogramwas started in 2@4. Since its inplenentation students havebeenpayinga $l clean-energrfee eachsemester.As a result, 45 percentof tle campus's energt comesfrom renewalle sources.

The new plan would increasestudent fees overtlte next five yearsa::dallow tle campusto becomestill more environmental$rfriend$ and energr-efEcient.Underthe current proircsalthe plan would be managedby SACAB.

o Regency REGENCY notrequired toreport crime tocompus; remodel shiny, butlocks substonce Goltinucrl hom 3 time, not activatedby motion sensors,' Rankin saidThe building's managementnever apologized or ofreredhin any type of compensation for his car,which was eventuallyfoundby police miles awayin southDenvercompletelysfripped of its parts, he said.

The Regencycannotbe responsiblefor compensatingany losses or drmegesthat occur in its parking lot, Fra:rconesaid. He addedtlat paying to live at tle Regencywas no different fron paying to go to school, and ttrat parking anywherehad its risks.

"Tbat's a risk you take by parking your car a:rywhere. .. ttre possibilitytlat it couldget bro ken into or stolen.And wtile it's unforhrnate... we cant compensatesonebodyfor havingit stolen - just like tle collegewoukln't do that.'

After his car was stolen,Ralkin was angy and wanted to talk to menagementabout tle security situation, he said. At a Regencycomnninity neeting, he brought it up and was totd tie problemwas beingaddressed. "'We'reworking on it,'' he saidhe was told.

Ralkin then talked witl tle head community assistant - wto acts as a liaison between residentsand managenent- and was told ttre security gate was coming in ttre next two or ttrree weeks, he said. It has beenover a month and tlere is stlll no sign of a gate,Ra*in said.

Both Michopoulosand F,alkin pointed out thrt tle Regrncy's owners, Robert and Nola Salazar,and their children - rpho at one point worked in the building- all tlrive nice cars,such as Mercedesand T,nd Rovers.They speculated that delays with tle secudty gate are :lrnost certafulynot aboutmoney.

"It seems like tley're putting their own personalpriorities over everybodyelse'sat ttre Regenry,"Rankin said."Theycouldbe spending their moneyin so nany better ways."

A security gate would help, Michopoulos ani Ra*in sai4 but they also pointedout tlat part of ttre feuce surrouading the perimeter of tle property is chain link and can easily be jumped or cut. the ideal solution to the security problen vould entail not only a securitygate and heavyduty fencingsurroundingttre entire conplex, but also three security guards- one for eachbuilding and anotherfor the parking lot - who would be on duty24 hours a day,Rarkin yld,

"Granted,we dont want carsbrokeninto or stolenon our propefty.tr/ejust dont want ttrat to happen,"Franconesaid. "But at the sametine, all the securitymeasuresin tle world cant stop crimefrom lappening."

Mebo crininal justice professorRalph Ro jas agreedabout adclingttre gate, fencing and guards,anil also suggestedputting up additional securitysigns ald morecamer:ls.

"A gate is only goodif you're going to man it," he said.

He also suggestedtlat the management and owners of the Regency work wittr the DenverPolice to get more of a presencein ttre neighborhood.

'Ite personwho is in chargeof the building should meet wittr the chief of police in Denver anil say, 'Listen, we're a new building ... is it possiblefor your police offcers to comearound moreoften?'"Rojassaid.

Flanconesaid tlat tle Regencyhas a great relationshipwith the DenverPoliceald that exta patrolsare indeedsentaroundthe areaat night.

"The police departmentunderstanrlswiat we're hying to accomplishhere a:rd tlat we re changingthe neiglbortood for ttre better,' Franconesaid.

Thecrine levelin tle neighborhood unequivocally denanded tighter security, Michopoulos and,B+Fin.:$A They mentioned.two motels "

othercrimeslike assaultor vehicletleft, he saiil it wonld be nice if campuswere alerted-"So ever5fuodyknows about it. You know, You night not q'ant to live at tle Regencybecauseyour car night get stolen,- he said.

The Regency,which calls itself 'Auraria's student housingco-mudty," is not requiredto report crime to Auraria becauseit is a private businessand has ae.rfnliafion witl campus, said Dean Wolf, vice president fep adminis!'4tion of the Auraria Higler EducationCenter.The nameAuraria is not patentedand tle Regency has everyright to useit, he said.

T/e wouldbekind of curiousasto what's going ontherecrimewisebecausewe areconcemed for our strdents, but on the other ha:rd,wiat makesttrat ary differentttan a studentliving in an apartnent on CapitolHill?" Wolf said. 'Ihe nameiStle fhing rhat raiSessomeconcern."

The key to living at the Regencywas to take everything with a grain of salt, Michopoulossaid.

"To us it's funny, becausewe just put up with it. There's nothing we ca:r do about it becausewe're just locked into these leases,' he said. "They'renaking improvements,but it's reactionary.Youknoq it's the squeakywleel gets the oil tlere."

Theymentionedtle shadypast the Regency badbeforeit was remodeledandbecamestuclent housing:ttre drug dealing,the homelessness, ttre building being condemnedbecauseof fire-code violations. The remodelwas just like painting overa pieceof rotten fruit, Ra*in said.

"Sure,you caamakeit look pretty for a-little bit, but it doesnt natter what you do, it's sblll rotten on the insitle." he said.

Michopoulosand Rankin nade clear that thougb the Regencytries to porkay itself as a up the neighborhood... . Werecentlygot contol dorn, it's really just an aparhent buililing for of the property right acrossttre street from ttre students. '\int motels.We're putting in a park area tlere with "Thebiggest I conldsayto anyonetlat somenice la:rdscaping.Wewoulil loveto seethe wants to movein is, it's a businesshterested in motelsgo away . .. to cleanup tle neigbborhood profil" Michopoulossaidevenmore,"he said.

"And no natter vihat tley say,that's dl it Peoplewould be more aware of the condi- will everbe,' Ra.nkininserteil. "It's tle Regency tions at tle Regencyif tle manegementwas re apartnents - for sfudents." quired to report crime to the campus,but tlere IIe pointed out tlat the amenitiesthe Rewould also be drauibacksto this, Michopoulos gency ofrered - such as tle weight room and and Rankin said, butwere onlypartoftle overSm -weregrâ‚Źat, "In sone ways I like tlat tle Regency all pichre. doesnt report crimeto the crmFusbecause,you Tt's nice.Dont getmewrong.Therearesome know, we're in college,and we're going to do very nice qulities to the Regency,'Rankin said" s.tp$_thp-*,'.

Fl*in" 9a1d, &-r. i{r! it'9 pt-qqtl havingny dreamcar stolen." "s9p9slupidacrossthe street from t}te Regenq4sayingtlat ttrey atbacted a less-tlan-desirablecrowd and tlat crimetlere was frequent.The policeare at the motelsseveraltimes a week, Rankin said.

"I don't feel safe with tlat ttrere,' he said, regardingthe motels.

Many of the Regency'sresidentsare pretty naiveaboutttre neighborhoodand tle crimethat goeson there, Michopoulosald Ra::kin said. ' "It's not like someplacesin Denver,but it's definitely not a pl,aceyou'd want a young girl walking" Michopoulossaid.

The Regencyis working harrl to improvethe area.Franconesaitl "Iil'e'redoingwerytling we canto help clea:r

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By Mellisa Blackburn mblaclM@nscrl.edu Migralt students can receivesupport from the College Assistance Migrant Program at Metro,wtich providesscholarshipsduringthese students'freshm.uyear.

"The programis not just to get them by,but to impacttheir future," said RichardPaiz,CAMP coordinatorof counselingandtutorhg. "It really chalgespeople'slives."

But migrant does not equal illega-l.People unfaniliar witl the pmgram car: have a Loeejerk reactionald assumethat illegal immigrants are beingpaid to go to school.

"A lot of peoplethi:rk we are here to help undocumentedstudents," Paiz said. 'But that's a big misconception.W'efocus on stu, dentswho are migrants- tlose ... who come from agricultural backgroundsand ... meet the same guidelines as any other student to get into col1ege."

CAMP,the only federally funded progra:n to assist migrant studentstlrough college,was awardeil more than $2.1 million in 2005 and currently aids 100 undergraduates,including 40 freshmen.

During tleir frst year, stu<lents receive a full-ride scholarship tlat supplies a $150 montlly stipend and health insura:rce,a:nong ottrerbenefits.

-This program provides ... weekly, if not daily support,to get then throughttre first year successfidly," said CAMP co-director Arthw Campa."Oncethey make it tlrough the freshmanyear,their chanceof successis magnified."

CAMP's rigorous qualifications inclurle official proof oI U.S.citizenshipor permanent

residencyand a GEDor high schooldiploma.

Students, recruited tlroughout Colorado, must have had family employedin agricultural labor for a mini:mun of 75 dayswitlin the last two years.

"The majority of our studentscone from Ft. Lupton,but really all over,' said CAMPrecruiter Llnn Cordova.'If they're willing to relocate, we'll take them.'

During the weekly meetings,studentsleam about scholarshipsand rlifferent student services ald tour t}re campus;the staff provides counseling, tutorilg ard advising.

CAMPstudentsparticipatein variousteambuildingactivities,suchas rock-climbing hiking arrdleadershipdevelopmentconferences.

Theybroadentheir cultural horizonsthrough plays and field trips. And at the end of tle semester,the staff throws a party.

"Wealwayste1ltle studentsthere'sno way you shouldfail if you are i:r the CAMPprogram," Paizsaid. 'lMetry to help then grow as a person as muchas possible."

Maly of the studentsare following in their sibling's footsteps, including Metro freshrnan Atlrial Rodriquez,vrho hew about CAMP becauseof his olderbrother.

"I saw evegrthing my brother got,' Rodriquez said. "I saw a better future instead of tlroppingout.'

Meto freshmanAlejanilra Coriasaid she is tlmdfirl for CAMPbecauseof tle tutoring, numerousactivities and moral support.

"I was scared," Coria said. "I dirlnt know how life was in college- <lifferenthours, diJferent classes,different people.I don't have to worry about rroney and ... they heip me when I needit."

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With high retentionrates and GPAaverages amongits participants,CAMP'Ssuccesscomes from the professionaland personalcommitment of the staff.

"Seeingtle studentsget ahead,ttrat's what ma.kesttris worthwhile," Canpasaid.

Most of tle staff can relate to the students becausethey havebeentfuough similar circumstances.Both Paizand Cordovacamefrom farm laborbackgroundsand were the first generation in their familiesto attenil college.

"My way of giving back to the community is to help these students,becauseI remember

what it was like when I was a student,"Cordova said. 'It was such a struggleto get information from nryhigh sghoolcounseloraboutcollegeand financialaid.'

The stuilents, often the irst generation to attend college, are leaning skills tlat will last tlem a lfetime. Ard they find a refuge in the CAMP community - along with good friends.

"They are so grateful. You feel overwhelned," Cordovasaid.'This is nyjob. I'm doing it becauseI want to do it. I mean,I get paid for it, but I would do it for free."

Foculty Federotion defeots dorkside ofeducotion PUBTIOTIIT ByRuthanmfohnson riohnS0@nscd.edu Metro's tenured faculty gained renewedjob

security March 8, as the CoioradoCourt of Ap. peals ruled that a 2003 changein policy violat. ed the constitutional rights of Metro's veteran faculty.

The legal discrepa:rcyerupted shortly aIter Metro's Board of Tlustees changed some of the policies in Metro's 2003 Ha:rdbookfor ProfessionalPersonnelregardinglaying off factllty during a financial crisis, explainedTimothy Gould,a philosophyprofessorand chair of the Iegalconmittee for the Meto StateFacultyFederation,Metro'sfaculty union.

"Ihe new policy gaveMetrro'spresidentand Boardof llustees the originalauthorityto terminatefacultywithoutregardto tenure,"Gouldsaid.

'He decideswho gets firedandin what order,ald he is t]te soleandfina'ljudgefor anyappeal."

The tenuredfaculty at Metro felt the change was a clear conflict of interest and a violation of tleir constitutionalright to dueprocess,according to Gonld.

"Thenew policiesdid not considerthe priority of a tenured faculty memberover a nontenured,' Gouldsaid, explainingthat tlis not only compromisedthe faculty's constitutionalrights but also negatedthe advantageof due process athibuted specificallyto tenure.

Saxev. tlte Board of Tfusteesof Metropoli. tan State College,the ttrree-yearlegal battle

tlat resr:ltedton tie change,endeili:r a victory for the faculty union when the court of appeals ruled tlat the substantiverights of Metro'stenured faculty had beenviolated.

"The court's decision essentially dismantled the board's poiicy becauseit cleclaredthe president'sdual role - his ability to both fire and be tle judge for the flal appeal - unconstitutional," Gorildsaid.

Tenureprotects professorsto do work that somedeemunconventionalor controversial,and while the administrationmay needflexibility to deal with a fina.ncialcrisis, that should not dimiaish the rights of tlese vetera:neducators, Henrysaid.

"I am pleasedwitlL the court's decisionbe. causetttey restoredprotection,' Henry said.

Receivi:rgtenure includesa rigorous multiyear probationaryperioil duringwhich the applicant'swork is continuallyreviewedby collegiate managementald faculty peers. Oncetenured, an employeecannotbe fired unlessevidenceof incompetence,grossly inappropriate behavior or gravefinancia-ldifficulty for the institution is presented.

Tenuredemployeesare understoodto have priorit5rover nontenuredfaculty in the event of layoffs,but Metro'spolicy changesin 2003 over. rode theserights and cha:rgedthe fundarnental conceptof tenure,tJlecourt nrled.

The faculty handbookwas changedshortly after former ColoradoGov.Bill OwensseparatWhen asked about ttre court's decision, ed Meho from tlte system of state collegesi:r Metro spokeswomanCathyLucas said Metro's Coloradoandappointedal hdependentBoardof administrationcould not commenton tl.e case Ilustees to the college.Metro'snewboardhired while the ilecisionwasbeingreviewedby the at- a lawyer to help rewrite the landbook, which torney general'soffrce. oudined the new contrachul responsibilities "Tenureis a systemput in placeto protectac- andpolicies for facultyandstaff.Shortlyafter, ademicfuedom for faculty,"saidassistantprofes- then-PresidentSheliaKaplanannouncedlayoffs sorof psychologrBill Henry.Witl tenure,he said, in responseto existing budgetary difficulties. "facultycan pursuework that may be 'nFopular Altogether,89 positionswere abolisheda:rd 53 andyet do sowithout fear of retrribution-" employeeswere cut in 2003.

"Ihecourt's decision essentiolly dismontled the policy boordt becouse it declored thepresidentt duol role...uncon$itutionol."

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'People don't realize meetnew friends and, for some,a chanceto get ttre consequences," sued,get passedover for a job and maybeeven said Deb Hurley-Brobst, an associate profesdo somejail fim e. sor of journalism at Mefro. *That tlay is comMySpace.comnow has more than 100 mil- ing when tley will. The Intemet is [s5sming lion users, with millions nore signing up each so prevalent,and peopledont understa.ndthat day. otlers are readingwhat they say" -The najority of my tiends have MySpace Libel is not ttre only reasonsomeonecould accou.nts,'said Deama Rupert, 22. 'We are go to courl There have also beencasesinvolvall really busy and spreadout, so it's how we ing invasionof privacyand negligence. keep in touch. It can sometimesbe easiertlan For young people,bullying on tlte web is a phonecall." Rupert has beena MySpaceuser an incteasingproblemthat could leadto severe for moretlan a year andpostsnot only blog en- consequences.

Hurley explainedthat if what is tries but photosof herselJ,her friends and their said leads to a harassmentcharge,tle blogger weekendexploits. couldendup in jail.

'Someof the tlings I "Parentswill haveto start getting involved say and somepictures I post probablywonld be offensiveto somepeo- if the problemgetsbad enough,"shesaid. ple, but it's who I am,' Rupert said.

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Thylorsaidttrat thoughttre ideabehindCritwa:m springnorning. Oneof tlem toted a wailing Vizla puppyin a tailer behindttrem, acting ical Massis an ideal,he's not suretlat tle Denas a siren surprisingwalkers andresidents,who ver organization,which has clashedwit} police laughed and ttren wondered about the group a.nilbeen ticketed for not obeyingtraffic iaws, has cleliveredthe message. whisking cheerfullyby them.

Bicycles are traffrc, Taylor said, but they the groupwas from Salvagetti,a:r independent Denverbike shoplocatedjust a few blocks needto work toward eilucathg everyoneon the from Auraria at 1221 Speer Blvd. The shop's nrles of the road,addingtlat he is occasionally 'get on tle enployeesand customersget togetler regularly harassedby ilrivers who teil him to for a Su::dayride to enjoybrealdastat GaiaBis- sidewalk,"which is illegal for a biker in the city. fro, where ttrey conveneto talk as ftienils anil However,he understandsthe responsibilitybicycycling enthusiasts.Otherbike shopsalso orga- clists haveand doesn'tiet suchbarassmentget nize rides,but Salvagettiemphasizesa relaxed, in the way of his life and businesswith bikes.

'We dontjust sellbikes,we sell a passionfor friencliyvibe.

Each oyclist has a varied rc1a1i6ashilwith bikes," lbylor said about Salvagetti.The starthis or her bike. Someride everywhere,some ing price of a bike at Salvagetti,which also does commuteto vrork, and someride for recreation. hrne-upsand repairs old bikes, is around$300.

But on every ride they are all part of Denver's At the shop,they gaugewhich bike is right for thirsty biking cornmunity.They taik abouttheir their customerbasedon what tley pla:rto useit Iovefor riding bikes in Denverandthe closecul- for and how oftenthey plan to ride. He saidthat ture that stens from the comrnunity'spassion there is a bike out tlere for anyoneinterestedin comrnuting,exercisingor recreating. for it.

"Peoplewho are apprehensiveshould just "Denver's'tryingreally hard," said Salmgetti talk to their local bike shopabouthow to do it,' owner Scott Thyioraboutttre city's accommocla"Differentpeoplehavedifferentskill levgohe said.

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Harshon and Miller love Denver's biking benefitsso far.

"Peoplehere arent awarehow specialit is for a cyclist, as a pl,aceto live," Harshonsaid.

'Ilere there is a cross-sectionof people who actually use public hansportation and riile bi cycles.'

Harshonand Miller said the enjoymentthey get out of cyclingis the main motivationfor biking nearly everJnhere tley go, but tlere are also maly socialand ecolomic reasons.

"Even if you can alford to have a car, you take the light rail or the bus becauseit's nore coflvenient,"Miller said.

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Jasedon a true story ofthe hijacking of a Confederatetrain, jeneraldrawson epiceffectsandsceneryto spotlightKeaton's rdicprowess.

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DirectorVictor Flemingtumed Fralh L. Baum'smajesticvision larawayworld into Holtylvooil'sfirst color epic,meldingthe far:.calelementsof the book witl A'list star power and a dream.y' tical scoreby HaroldArlen.

JudyGarland, Ray Bolger, Burt l^alu and Jack Haley deliver ndaryperformaac.*a516sfilm's quartet of protagonists,while garet Hanilton's cackling.WickedWitch of the Westhas given rtlessimpressionablechildrennighb:rares' Ihe ffl'n's openingtitles mayhold the mosteloquentsummation

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May9 Jaus (L9751 Moviegoerswaiting in line for StevenSpielberg'sbig budgetdebut stoodin queuesthat snakedaroundcity blocks in the sumner 'biockbuster"stemmedftom tle phenomof 1975.Indeed,tle term enal lines tlnt trailed from the tleaters showing/ou's.

The crowdswould not be:disappointeil'Spielberg'staut thrill' 8r abouta homicictalgreatwfiite shark and its haplessNew Eng' lald victims ir:spireda nationwidefear of tle water.Morethan 20 tle spookyscoreand years later, tle innomtive cinematography, tle standoutperformaace!arejust as engaging.

Oneof the l.lighlightsof the fih renains Robert Shaw'sportrayal of Quint,a modenrdayAhabbent on slayhg his aquaticfoe' Roy Schneiderand Richanl Dreyfussgive superbdepictionsas Quint'sfellow hunters,lendingttre cbilling aetionan approachable andhrman face.

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May 16 Tbo'sie{19821 0n tle surface,the humor of ?oofsierests il a cross-tlressing Dustin Hoffman.Watching Ratzo Nzz.o don a rlress and adopt a femalepersora containsenoughinherentcomedyto carry an entire .

Aa theWoterfunt (1954) film' however,than just its DirectorElia Kazantacklesissueslike comrpt trade unionsand film. Thereis muchnore at work in tlis racketeeringttrroughthe gritty lens of atraditional gangsterfilm in surfacelaughs.

Director SidneyPollack createila comedytlat boastsas much this classicstarring Marlon Brando. ' gags in this story oI a:r actors As Terry Malloy,a lormer boxer aad street-wisetough, Brando biting social commentaryas sight plays tle lackey of the local union bossin Hobokeu,NJ. Ae?sh in struggle to fird work. When Michaei Dorsey,playedby Hoffmar' he is exposed expireddrea.msa:ril failed hopes,Malloy eveutuallytires of his owrr lanils a gig on a soapoperaas a sassysouthernbelle, part of a female that are to all of the hurdlesald doublestandards role il the city's comtption. geniler film's about obsewations Malloy's struggle to redeemhimselJis a high$ personalpar' actor's stanilard existence.The were as they pertinent il 2007 of his 6ght have larger social im- roles in contemporarysocietyareas able, even as the consequences plications. Kazanmanagesto invest the film with immediaqyald whenthe filrn debutedin 1982.

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Iaa Cookeis a genuineartist amonghacks.

He is a breath of life in a city stagnantu.ith hip ster rock, coverbalds and dmggy danceparties. Thoseiucky enoughto u,itnessa showas intenseas Cookes are oftenleft in a tra,rcelike state - distractedfron their birge drbking, flt tatlon and trite conversations.

They are taken aback by the hypnotizing and subduingeffect one mar ca:rhaveon a crowd.tJrirstyfor a good ume.

Cooke'sdebutalbum,7'ie Fall I Fell, is a mlr of chomsedvocal lines, piano melodies, soundeffects,cello and sl,ntheticdrum beats.

It is an emotiona.ltestimonyof lovea:rdloss and an inspirationfor classicaJly trailed musicians to thtuk, siagandplayoutsidethe box.Cooke's musicflowslike the work of a maddened scien, tist with the gentleness of a mother'stouch.

March10 and11weremagnificent for those seekinglive musicoutsidethe confinesof ordinary venues.Two housesil oneweekendwere blessedenoughto host solo performances by Cooke.A successil most regards,longtime

CookefansaldnewcomersaLikewereentanced by the delicatemusingspolitely bestowedby a man,his celloandhis samplerpedal.

'A ghostis playingpiaro in this one,"joked Cookeas his foottappeda floorpedalequipped with samplingand loop capabilities."I like to havecompletecontroi,"he saidabouthis stage performance.

As he playedon, it becameapparentby the audience'squiet participatory singing that his song"Flood"v,asespeciallypoputar.

"The lgics are about unattainablelo,,'e," Cookesaidoverhis chocolate,cake shooters.

"It's fr.mny," he said."I wrotethat songright beforehurrica:reKatrina.It's a songaboutbeing overwhelnedwith emotion."

Classicallytrainedby publicand prir,'ateirstnlctors,Cookehas artisal expertiseto back up his styiirg. Originallyfrom Australia,Cooke studiedmusicat the Universityof NorthernColoradofor tw'oyearsbeforedroppmgout to sta_rt his om career "I uas hterestedin what they uere teachilg, but playng on my ownjust motivatedmeto practicemoreoften,'he said.

That practicehas paid ofl and Cookeis gettilg noticedin Denver.But it hasn'talwaysbeen so easy.Cookelived in his val after dropping out of school. It llas in his mobi-lehome and practicespacewherehe lost t)teloveof his life.

"My old ceilowas murdered,"Cookereminisced."Thecasefell andcrushedit in a stackrng accident.The very thing meant to protect it endedup destrolng it." He acquiredanother cello. playedcounflessshons and startedto write and record TheFall I Fell.

"Someof the recordingwas done in my soundengineer'sbasenent,"Cookesajd. The vocals w'ere mr-redand masteredby Bob Fer bracheof StudroAbsinthe.

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Direct from Fullerton, Calif., Agent Orarge first madewavesin 1979 when ttrey recordedtle serninal classic"Bloodstains"for a conpilation albumfeaturing the best of the OrangeCountyuderground. After tle releaseofthe single,Agent Orange'smanagers,a set of nidget twins, took the deno to KR0Q radio personality RodneyBingenheiner,who put tle songinto heavy rotation, helpingit becomea hugeundergrounclhit. to bepioneersofthe "skate-core"genre, Considered a st5dedistinguishingitself wittr catchypop-influenced beats that deliberatelyclashedwitl ttre often angstriitlen lyrics, Agent Orangewas a key provider of the soundtrackfor tlre souttrernCalifomia skateboalding '80s. communitytlroughout tle '60s surf music irfluence, Agent With their early

Orangedisengagedtlemselves from the punk scene.

The twa:rg yet ftuzy guitar licks and hard bass-driven ditties transcendedthe firious, power-chord,politicsdriven, wall of distortion that was tle staple of punk at the tine.

Their nission was to be tle anti-Beatles.Classic numberssuch as "She loves You' had Agent Orange singer and guitarist Mike Pelm asking, what if she doesn'tloveyou?

This tlerne of urequited romalce a::d love'scomplete nonexistenceis best displayedin tleir early recordings "The I^ast Goodbye"and "No Such Thing."

With passionate,squealing vocals betaying a sor:l heavywith frustration, bot! tunes conveyan edgy attitude rvhenit cones to discussingone'sfeelingsabout tle dreaded"L" word.

Playing fron a set list tf,at guaranteesto include. numbersbottr old and new,Agent 0ra:rgeswearstlat tleir live perfornancesare better anclfaster now tJun tley ever were before. To be in their presenceis to eradicatea lifetime'sworth of boredon in a singleevening.

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The FrenchbandAir is waging a war on stress,auiety and insomniawith their new albunrPocftefSynbhong.\lbtle fuhie WalhteAir's criticaly-acclaimed2004 re lease,was tle backgroundmusic for an ultahip cocKail party,Podet SynPhonyis the music for ttre mornilg after.Whenttre acheof last nigbt ttrrobsin your headand the faint scentof alcoholand cigarettesmokehoverson your breat!, this is whentle disc tlrives.

The tack "Onellell of a Part/ setsttre tleme for the albumwith a mellowpiano playedovera collectionof relaxcdnelodie5,lslling 4 story aboutregrettingttre haagover but not tlre party that causediL tho breattrylyrics on tlis back are the most rational of ttre album,wittr a majority of its words appearingas complementsto tle musicratler tlun as.narrative.

At points it feels morelike a film scorethan a pop album.The consistenttapping 'SpaceMaker,"corjures imagesof a wandering of a woodblock on the openinghack, 20-sonetling riding throughttre city with his girlfriend tuckedcloseand arms spread wide on tle back of his scooter.

Vagabonddaydreamsaside,it's truly a wonderthe bandbasnf 56s1sd4oIâ&#x201A;Ź ff'lmg than just Sofia Coppola's1999 story of teenageangst, ?fte llrgin Suiciila. AEPo&zt progresses,Air holdstle reins on which directionthe moodgoes.Theyare Sgmphong maslen of using tender musicto flesh out tlramaticmoments' "Mer Du Japon"stands out on'PochetSynphonyas the track ttrat doesnt quite fil The paceis faster,antl additionallayers of music are enoughto questionif it's a suitablematch to tlrc serenetheme alreaclyestablished.Yet Air justifies the track's placewith tle rest of the tranquil musicby allowingttre instnrnents to fudeawaywitl fifteen secondsof calning oceanwaves doninating nidway through the track. The songjolts life back into tle listener for the mellow finale of ttre atbum.

All the burdng sbessesof life fude away when listenir,lgto PochetSwphona' Whetherpayingbills, fighting with the cat or avoidingterm papen, onecanrest in the sootling slade of Air's newest.album.

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Elliof deceivinglystartswith gigelingtlen junps right into Drake'svocals.A seilate guitar gently strums as a hushed recorderplaysin the foregrountl.

This is Not About You' though short, is fulI of enotion. tt3 a brief interlude of Seventeenon guitar while Drake coarselyand angrily erplai:rs her love aad then repeats "Shut up nov/ over and over, growing more livid as shegoes. high, not-so-masculine vocalstake the lead Seventeen's in 'ComeAwa/ as Drake tinirlly cries in tle background.

The song'slo-fl quality is enhalced by Seventeen'ssimple Toyl for Elllot fretwork. Oneof the longesttacks on tle album,it is also lbgsforElliot' tle most heart-wrenching.

Magpie, 1995) [My Mean The alburn'sbest song,howwer, is "Sleepgritar."Sevwhispers out tlis ballad full of satlnessalcl irritaenteen f,ood

By Garsie the malevocals, As it progressesDrake singsorpposite tion. hoodc@nscd.cdit making tle song like a conversationbetweentwo forlom, ln this world's rushedlifestyle, it's nice to havea calm- lovesick people.I{ere Drake's voice is firll of confidence. ing album. Toys for Elliot's self-titled releaseis one such Seventeen,while still timid in vocals,addsenotion wit! his phenomenalguitar work. ttrat will pacifueventtre most frazzlednerves.

The only real downfallon Toysfor EIEotis the repetitive Kynberly Drake on pianoa:ril Five Seventeenon guitar 'DeliciousisL' Towardits endthe randomplay together like two old frienils jemming out in a base- andlong-winded ment. Their mintllessbanter in betweensongs,most nota- ly interjectedquips of "tastes delicious"and luuumnmm" becomeunbearable.It lacks any real musicalvalue,ald it's bly on 'ComeAway [nto)," nakes the releasefeel like lafi hard to understandwhy it was inclutleil on ttre release. pop.

Gettingawayfrom the aruroyingsongoo 1trsallrrm isn't Drake's ald Seventeen'svoices combinewit! a gentle playfulnessso that at times'it is hard to decipherwto is hard, and it is smoothsailing fron there. Sonetimeit's nice actually singing. 0n "Soug for Elliof Drake wallows and to sit back and relax, ard Toysfor Elliot nakes it possible painnrly wails while Seventeenacconpanies her. Each with at tlte pushof a button. song on ttre album feels bright and bouncy,but "Songfor

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After I disappointedthem with the fuJormation that - despitemy residenryin Colorado- I Genercl 1 did not live on a mountainor own a cowboyhat AlbevrcCronzoies or horse,tley askeilaboutU.S.cultwe. OneoI vro"dt klo.e +r.{ the menevenexpresseda genuineilterest il an &ra{e Sudiciorg extendedstay in Nebraska.I was shockedthat these folks cared consideringthe slice of our Connnnittee -9 kind found clustered around the Eiffel Tower on Jon.'18 don:ringfamy packs and speakingat shouting volumesabout the highfalutin lifestyles of Pa, risials.

The university studentslistenedintently as my sister a:rd I explainedSam'sC1ub,National Security color codes,dile bars and veganism.

As tle conversationshiftedto po)itics,\r.ewere asked why peoplein the U.S. were so passive The unwanted racehorsedies a dignified ftom exploitilg horses- breedersare stjll free to ttre absurdityof tlis government.Sadlythat death.A techdcian gently aims a high-pressure to crank out horse after horse, selling them to was cut short oncea bag of gumwith temporary gun againstthe animalh temple ald squeezesa greed-strickenopportunistswho will pit them tattoos was produced. trigger; a loud bang accornpaniesa metal bolt against each other in races until the arLimals When I retumed to my hotel, I began to piercing the horse's skull. Its body fulls to the ouflive their usefulness.Insteadofbeing sentto think about al1 of the peoplethat I know who grourd, writhing a:rd kicking, before it is bled the butcher,eachwill likely be shot ir the head are deathly a-fraidof travelfug overseas- speto death,slicedapart and shippedoff to Durope, or left to their own devicesil the wild. cifically to a nation like France- dueto unfavorAsia and dogfoodfactories.

"It is legal in all states for onmersto shoot able views of the United States.They tremble If tle idea of killing healthy horses ma_kes their unwantedhorses,and somewebsites of- at the notion of uptumed noses,Euro hungry you cringe, congratulations:You are among a fer instructions for doi:rgit with little pain. But pickpocketsand torch-bearingradicals amass, risingopposition in the U.S.to commercial horse IMII,XIIAI,I,H somehorseouners do not havethe stomachfor ing oncetheir nationalityis revealed. sLaughter.

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As I ambledthroughParis from discottreque ehallez @mscd.edu sured ttre halilful of the country's equine-pro"Therehavebeenreportsof horsesclrainedup to neighborhoodcaf6, the greatestreaction my cessingplants,archaicas they are,to shut tleir in eastern Kentuclry and 1eft for days without citizenshipearnedwas a rendition of the Star doors. Cavel Internationa-l,a Belgian-owled Much of the world may disagree.While the sale food or water. Otlers havebeenturned loosein SpangledBamer in French.Even when I fumfacility in Dekalb, Ill. remains,where unluclry of horse meat for humal consumptionis illegal the comtryside." bledwith my languageskills atd askeda womhorsesare still grou::dinto dog chow. witlin tle U.S.,the countryhasfor yearsexportThe problemdoesn'tstem from European an at the hotel if I spokeEnglish, she humored TVo bills circulating through Congressin- ed domesticallybutchered eqdnes to Ewope desiresto have their chins dripping wittr hone me ald respondedas if nothinghappened.With clude al amendmentto tJre Horse Frotection ald Asia. In Japan,sakura,which meals "cherry blood - it comesfrom this country'selitist lust the students,the generalconsensusin regards Act to prohibit 'horses ard other equinesto be blossom"becauseof its bright red color,is raw for horseracing.If there were not a surfeit of to tle dismal state of alfairs witlin the U.S. slaughteredfor humal consumption,and other horseflesh seryedin everythhg from sashimito horses,tlere would not be controversvover the was simplytlut Americansare uneducated by " purposes. ice cream.A::d for tJrefew Americansryhocrave destiniesof their corpses. schoolsand mediaa.like.

'Other purposes'seemsintentionally vague horse,there is no law preventhgtiem from eatBoycott the KentuckyDerby.Insteail of ridDurilg my joumey, I fearednot tJreFrench - a rogueterm tlat couldbeup for ilebateshould ing dogfood. ing a burro at the GrandCalyon, use your own on the skeet ard in the Metro,but the Frenchin tlre bill graduateto law. Perhapsthe rationalefor Thoughthe new legislationrnay be exa-lted legs. Ard for god'ssake,stop watchhg donley carszoomhgtlrough crosswalksandred lights. speciffhg "huran consumption'is to appealto by horselovers,it just makesthis vegal shrug. shows.Until we can seetlese a:rimalsas nore Rest assured,as long as you canspot oncoming t}te generalizationthat Americansfind ingesting It's alother sxampleof mankindl hypocrisy t}tan materialpossessions,the point of what we tra.tfic,there is little to fear about hoppi::gthe horseflesh repugnant. and bolstersspeciesism.It won't stop people dowith their deadbodiesis relativelv moot. pondfor an adventurein Europe.

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I was sitting in a hippiebar on Colfaxwhen a head discrssionbroke out betweentwo unwashedheathens.It soundedlire a fight abod nachos.While I larrghd for a nomerl having severalof ny prejuilicesconfinned,I thenrealizetl theywerespeakingof sometlingmoreserious.

The two had their dreadlocksin a bunch about former Qwest CEOJosephNacchio,who was all smilesarriving at his insidertrading trial last week in Denver.Offendedby somettrilg tle youngermanhad said,tle oldermanwas saying he workeclat the companyfor 20 years.

'That bastard stood there with a straigbt face and told us the companywi*t raising tleir 'The next ttrilg we kloq tley targets," he said. come back and tell us they overestimatedby $200 million. Immediatelythe stock price was tlroppinglike a rock andtlen tley wouldnt wen let us sell our stock until it was too late."

Meanwhile,the youngermanwas rolling his eyesan<lshakinghis head,so the ex-Qwestemployeespokelouderand louder.

"I lmt two-tlirds of ny whole goddann retirement noney, man,"ttre man said, looking at 'That Nacchiojackass the youth witl disbelief. needsto rot in jail."

Ilonestly,I diclnt toow muchaboutttre case.

All I knew was tlat Qwestwas notorious:rmong my friends for overchargingon phonebills.

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peoce Agreen Now tlat St. Patrick's Day is over and faux hishmen the worltl over have reassumedtheir authentic nationalities,tle news from tle real Irel,andis very good. Age-old conbata:rts Ian Paisley and Gerry A<lamshave overcomettreir deep-seated aninosity to strike a power-sharing agreementthat will advancetle peaceprocess started with ttre Good Frirlay Agreenent of 1998.If tle blue andthe green[hestants antl Catholics)in the North of this troubledisle can ffnally coexistanil shedcenturiesof bittemess, then ttrere is hope for everyone,perhapseven the Israelis and the Palestinians.

IJlster, tle norttrernnost province of heland, remained part of the United Kingdom in 1922. when Ireland gainedits independence The majority Protestantswanted no part of an Irish Repubtc wheredivorce,abortionand contaception were illegal and ttre living stantlards were tle poorestin Europe.

For their part, tle Catlrolic rninoribr was indeed discriminated against anil rlreamt of salvation in the shapeof "one hela:rd." Their tustration spilledoverinto IRA violence,which promptedLoyalist counter-violence and exhemists who rlisgracedttremselvesa:rd their county for forty years.

Don't be fooled by the songsand the blarney The CatholicIRA anil tle ProtestantIIDA were rival gangspmfiting from dnrgs,prostitution and organizedcrime.Botl sideskilled inno cent civilians in the courseof tleir business,aII too easilyforgottenqihenIrish-Americanswere encouragedto "supporttle bravefreedom'fighters" witl dollars that boughtbullets, not bread.

I've beenttrere,in Belfastand Dubtin,andknow tle crime firstland.

That Paisley and Arlams can agree on tlte tine, far lessthe political future of NorthenrIreland, is nothing short of a miracle.

A generalwar-wearinessamongbottr communities is clearly the biggest factor, but tle populacehas been tired for a long time. What tipped the scalesis a combinationof economics a:ril clemogaphics.the econonic emergenceof Ireland as the &ltic tiger and tle lesseningof the influenceof tle CattrolicChurchhas nade ttre new keland in ttre Souttrnore acceptableto NorthernProtestants.But possiblynore inportant is the reatzation ttrat tleir najority status is close to over and that tley can negotiatea better deal aeq +hanttrey will be a.bleto in l0 yea$.

At the heiglt of ttre Ttoubles in 1971, ttre populationof tle provincewas split 6l percent Protestant to 37 percent Catlolic. Now it's 49 to 46 and trending tovrard Rone in a hurry.

For Sim Fein, ttre dominantCatlolic party, political powerandparticipationnow trumps more violenceand the possibility of ultinate victory years hence.The fates have been al@ed, the governmentsof Britain, Ireland andthe U.S.are pressuringbottr sides, and it looks like these rival politicians - Paisleyttre bgot and A<lams tle nan of violence- havefinally listened.

lmmTH0m-$PHlc[ spercand@nscd.edu sca:rdai, the former king of Qwest farns 42 countsof insidertrading as a result of his suspicious sale of nore tla.n $100 million worttr of Qwest stock in ttre nonths before the stock's price crashed.At the time, Nacchiorepeatetlly reassuredinvestors tlat tle companywas on the rigbt tack, orly to revealsomemonttrslater that ttrey had overstatedtleir profit projection bv $200 nrillion.

The investigationhas since revealedal allegedweb of comrptionwithin tle conpanyand fraudto the sumof $3 billion fron 1999to 2002.

Several executives, ia6furling Nacchio, were handcuffedand letl off to jail. I{is chief fnancial ofBcer pleaded guilty to otre count of insider hading, andreceiveda pleabargainin retum for testifing againstNacchio.

the victimsof this scandalfeellike theywere andtle execsofthe rippedoffby scheningNacchio people, like thepunghippie, compas$while some locmm better. shoulil barc the iuvtstors say you deserve tlink all employees Tou Qwest just playing the you got burned but somettring, man young ryiffu t]e beard. ttre said narket," "Eveqrbofuwas losing moneyat tlat tine. We all got burned."

I didnt tlink ttrere was much to the argunent tlat the victims were guilty of not expecting to be robbed,but having seen similar sentiment now in several opinion pieces written aboutthe case,I feel like it needsaddressing.

Nacchio is sniling in every picture you 966 9f him becausehe knows he's untouchable. While each of his 42 counts carries a malimum sentence of 10 years adl $l nillion, few believethat he will receive€0 years in prison and lose $tt2 million if found guilty.

He may have to turn over someof the cash he stole, and evetr serve a little Martha Stewart time. but he is still set for life with the hunclredsof millions of dollars he got away with.

The peoplewho worked 20 to 30 yearsdiiigpntly payrngto tleir 401ft)s, however,now have almostnotling to showfor it. If we haveany sense of justice in this country, minimalbrprotecting people'sretirementinvesfuents and adequately sentencingtlese vampiresshoulil be a given.

osfiool ftqfsolso slogun The Melro: 'Metro: Wheresuccessbeginswittr you.' If you had to guess,wouldnt you say tlis sounds like an advertisingline for a rehab center? It colnigbt as well be "Metro:The seconcl-chance lege." Or how about"Metro: It couldbe worse."

Meart to hrn aroundpublicperceptionof Metm, this tagline,alongwith a new logo,business cards,letterheailsanddebt,is part of the Ali-Pow' erfulPresidentStephenJordan'snaster planto alip Meto in goldandconquerthe rmiverse.

Infty goals for a tagline that sounalslike it camefrom a public serviceannouncenentlhe new ma:rbacameas a result of Jordal's push to redevelopMetro's inage. Apparently the public doesnt bave such a goodperception of Mebo. This is nfiy we have such a pattretic enrollnent of nerely 22,000students.

In order to get rid of Metro'simageas a seconil-ratecollegeand push Meto to the sizeof a snall city, Jordanhired a crack team of marketers.It nust havebeenhanl findingsucha skiiled

<lroppingjoumalism and going into narketing, becauseapparentlyyou canchargepeoplewhateveryou want and delivera big stea:ningpile of rhetoric. I ttrfuk this can be filed into ttre ftivolous-spendingfolder.

I really tlink Metro should start shopping aroundfor things like tlis. I have frientls who worlld havedonea betterjob for $50 anil a bong rip. Or, evenbetter, Metro has a marketingpro gram;why not assignsomeof ttre Meto marte TTNOR $IilfiIY[II teersto tle task? Outof 300 shrdents,onegroup tsulliZl @nscd-edn would haveto dobetter than "Wheresuccessbegins with you,' and it wouldnt cost a cent. teamto take on the dubioustask of ta.kingMeto just to a Here,I evenhavea few suggestions: colleges abovecommunity from its spot .Metro: Closeto ttre restawant whereyouwork. just gloriousnew spot belowuniversfies. oMetro: 22,000 students: There's no way you The adninisAnd ttris was no cheapaffair. hookup. ron't numbers, but tration wasn't availablefor exact .Meto: Wehavea Subwayanda TacoBelI! paiil for a tag' tens of ttrousanclsof dollarswas .Metro: The Flmiversi9. line tlat the geniusesnust have cone up with winner: Ald tle duringa conmercialbreakof the llltinate Ftght.Metro: You cant fail here! ing Chanpionship.In fact, I'n ttrinking about

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"It was very frustratingwhenyou get a start like that," Pierce said on Ham's one-rungame.

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If he continuesto give us that performance,which is haril to ask from a guy,he'sgoingto viin out on tlat sidemoreoften than not."

Iian finishedthe day pitching eight innings allowing only onerun on five hits while striking out sevenRangers.He did walk ive batters,but nonecrossedhomeplate. Hamstartedtle gane striking out tIe first two battersof the gameand allowedonly the lone nu in the fourth inning.

Eight of the nine starters got at least one run a:rd one hit in a 12-6 victory over Regis, and Meto capitalizedon three Ralgers errors to finally get back into the ldn column in the first gameof a doubleheader on March25. Meto went on to lose tle secondgame5-1 as the hitting woes resurfaced.The 'Runners mustered just three hits, with trp'ofrom third basenan Brent Bowers.

The Roadrunners15-ZO,4-lI RMAC) head on t}te road for a four-gameset with Colorado State-PuebloMarch 30 a:rd April I in Pueblo.

Meto lost tle previoustwo meetingswith the Thunderwolves,but Piercehas his team forget. ting about tlose gamesas well as every other loss tley haveenduredso far tlris season.

"We just have to keep moving forward," Piercesaid. "It's beena torrghyear,but we just need to forget about that, as there is a lot of baseba-llieft.'

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pitcher'ssolidgame Ey Eric Lansing lansing@mscd.rdu Meto's baseballteam only took onewin in a tfuee-ganeseriesagainstRegisMarch23 and 25 at h:raia Field, but the lone 12-6 victory ended an l1-gane losing streak aad showed signs of a possibleturnaround.

"I thfuk it's a sign of things coming tlrough,' Mebo head coach Bobby Pierce said. 'As the weather gets a little better, we get to hit more.

In Fri<lay'sg:rme,we hit seven or eight balis right on the nose,but it was line ilrives right at people.The next game,we scored12 runs a:rd got 14 hits, aredwe swu:rgthe bat tlte same."

The losing streak dated back to March 9, when Metro defeatedNew MexicoHighla:rdsZ1 in the first gameof a four-gameseriesat home.

Theywent on to losethe nexttlree gamesof the seriesby a combinedscoreof 35-11.

At tlnt time, pitching was a concern,as the Roadrumers gaveup an averageof sevennus per game. But as Metro reaches the halfway point of the season,the hitting is now tle issue, as they haveonly scoredil doublefigurestwice in the losing streal<and havescoredtwo runs or less in six of tlose games.

The lack of run proiluctionwas never more apparent than il the first game of the threegame series against Regis on March 23 at Auraria Field.

The gamefeatureda pitchhg duel between Meko pitcher Braden Ham and Regis pitcher CraigDeaver.Both pitcherstook a no-hitter into the thiril inni:rg as Ham retired t}te first seven batters he faced, sriking out tluee Rangers.

Deaveralso struck out three in putting awaythe frst eight batters tle Roadrunnersbrought to ttre plate.

With the game still scorelessheadingi:rto the top of the fourth iruring,the Rangersled off the inning with a double from designatedhitter Sean Chase,who sent Ham's pitch to the left-field gap. Right fielder Brad Schumacher 1[sn 5ingl6dto center fle1d,allowing Chaseto comein for the run and the 1-0 lead.After Ham walked secondbasemaLr DavidLosasso,moving Schumacherto second,the seniorpitcher buckled dow:raad endedthe inning witl a flyout ar:d a stikeout.

That wasthe only blemishbetweenHamand Deaveras they allowedonly four morehits over tle next four irurings.The two hurlers looked prined to put on a stellar finish that would light up any baseball stadium in tJre world. But at

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The umpires temporarily suspendedthe gamedueto lighhing. After an hour of allowing tlte thunderstormto movepast Auraria Field tle gameresumed,but rvithoutthe menwho started on tle moundfor both teams.

With aninning anda half to play Metroneed. edto put somemenon basein orderto stea.lthe gameaway from Regis.Up to the eighth inning of the game,the Roailrunnershad only managed tlree hits off Deavera::d lookedto take advantageof tle pitching change.PitcherDerekBrlrn

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WitI a smali crowd still lingeri:rgaroud after survivingtlte rain and lightnhg, JakePalner steppedto tle plate with two outs left on tle scoreboard.But the crowd did not get rewarded

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tempted (25). New Mexico Highlanils outfielder Nate Moore-Nessis far behind in secondplace with ll-of-l3 stolen bases.Dating back to tle start of the 2006 season"Gormanhad stolen 46 straight basesuntil recentlywhen,on March23, he got nailerl on what he called a "lucky tbrov/ '

by RegiscatcherPeter WhatleY. "IIe tlrew me out on a weak ttrrow," Gorman recalled."Ite ball was in tle dirt, andhe catght it in his arn and he tlrew me out."

Piercesaid that Gormal is a tlreat fton all aspectsof tle game,be it hitting for aierage, playing g€at defensebehindthe plate, or creat-' ing havoconttrebasepaths.Pierceaddedtbat his starting catchermakesplayerslike JakePalmer, JoshMaraerand Brent Bowerstlat nruchbetter becausehe alwaSrsseemsto be on baseto give thoseguysopportuniti€sto bring him home. .

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EyEic lariry lansing@nscd.cdu Former New York Yalkee great Yogi Berra 'Baseball is 90 percent coined the phrase, mental and ttre other half is p\nical.' Another catc.herwith a similar mentality is Mebo junior ReeceGorman,ercept his otler half is involved in the strategicgameof chess.Metro's man behind tle plate loves the deep-tlinking gane he incorporatesinto the worlclof baseball' "I believetlat being a catcheris sinilar to ttre queen,which is the most importart pieceon ttre board," Goman said. \Ie get to moveanywherewe want, take anypiece.Andjust like tle queen,tle catcher has the most power of a.ny position." ' Metro head coach Bobby Pierce, who is in his first year as the Roadrunnen' baseball catcher coach,loveswbat his gritty, har<t-nosecl brings to ttre team.

"He brings an atlleticisn, and his ability to 'I get onbaseis an instinct," Piercesaid. haven't even really coachedhim. Het got tremendous instincts, and tley are ttrings that just cart be tau$t.'

Gornan didnt originally evenhaveMetro on his radar of collegesto attend, as Lamar Community Collegewas his first choice. But after talking to former Meto head coachVince Porrecoin 2004at a top-40-athleteall-star gameat

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Gonnanis ttre only one to blame for that, junio.ryear.It was like starting fiesh. (Pierce)is he leadsthe RockyMouulainAtlletic Conferas very helpfirl. a greai guy,a geat coach,anrl he's ence in stolili bases (24)"andstolen basesatI've had."

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hitting averageis tle lowest in tle conference and the defensenever seemsto be in the rigbt spots.But Gormal believesthat ttre teamis still meshingtogettrer,and ttrat will be the key for this teamto becone successfrrl"This is not an individual game,' Gorman empbasized."It takes monethan ore persotrto win ballgames.It takes a lot of exha work and guys putting in tle erha work' I love ttre guys who are doing so, and we just needto cone to' getheras a teamto hrm tlings around."

But as ttre most importantpieceonthe field, tle crucial movesin Go1nal nay hayeto lak: order for his tean to start wracking up the victories.

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Colil. gowinless inPomono, incompetition teoms Iennis Metro's nen's and women's tennis teams harl n4f6hgs against tle University of Ilawaii at Hiio, Hawaii-PacificUniversity and Brighan Young University-HawaiiMarch 22 and 23 n Pomona,Calif.

No. 26 Hawaii-Hilo swept the women 9-0 in their balf of the competition.Katie Reitz and Onalla Nahifr cametle closestto nabbinga win for Metro.but fell in a closebattlewith Hilo's Akini IGfimeand Kari Rodriqueslosing9-8.

The men won tlree rratches-against Hawaii-Hilo but fell 63 to the Vulcans. Metro's SaschaRuckelshausendefeatedDaniel Pollock 6-2,3-6, t-0 (6) in the first match of tlLeday.In the doirbles competition, preseasonAll-Rocky

MountainAtbletic ConferencePlayerof the Year Drew Machholzand partner Mark Milner won their set against Lars Melskensand TomasMikulasek 8-5. Metro'sDavidScott and SeatrCarL ton won their doublesmatch9-8 ageinstFuyuki SamejinaanclAaronTarlaThe following day, tle wonen's team was sweptby Hawaii-Paciic 9-0, while tle nen lost 5-1with their only victory comingfrom Miher, who defeatedPeter Ralau 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (7).

No.l-rarked BYU Hawaii swept the women's team 6O March 23 in Ponona- The men's team was scheduledto play tle Seasitlers,but due to time constraints tle natches were not conpleted.

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ploces ChompionshipsMent 0tNIAA second Rhoodes Kenny 1Ofiotinvitotionol women 9th, finishes teom trock Kenny Rhoades,a diver for Metro's swimrning and diving team, finishedsecondin tle 3meter diving competitionMarch 14 at the NCAA ps at the FlickingerAtltletic Center Cbampionshi. in Buffalo,N.Y. Rhoades,who is in his first seasol with tle Roadrunners,scored 475.30 points in ttre 3-meter event ald finished secondto Brandon Birchak of Saint Rose,who finisheil ttre event witl 547.10 points. Rhoadesear:nedAll-Americanhonorsfor his performance.He alsofinished tlird in the l-meter diving competitiona few dayslater, seoring39225 poirts to eam a secondAll-Anerican honor.

"Kenny certainly dove well enough to be a national chanpion," Metro's cliving coach Kevin Sage said. "What was special is tlat he hit every tlive. Our focus all year long las been this meet, and it was fulfilling to watch hirn peak at tle right tine. It was quite the perfonnance.' the ieshman diver got to tle charnpionships after scoring a second'placefinish in tle 3-meterdive Feb. 23 at tle North Cental Conference Swimming and Diving ClunpionshiFs in Grand Forks, N.D. Rhoadesscored 464.95 pointsplacingbehnldNateJinersonof St. Cloud State,who wolnwith a scoreof 503.05.

Meto's track teambafifedttrougb rairy conditims andcoldtemperaturesMarch24 at ColoradoState'sRonUptonInvitationd in Fort Collins.

The men'steamfuished in nirth place,scoing 13 points. ColoradoState camein first with 209 points,followedby Air Force(88.5),Colora doUnivenity (75)andBlack Hills State,vrhotied v'dthNorthemColoradofor fourtl place(53).

The wonenb team scortd 14 points and finishedin 10th pl,ace.ColoradoState also won on the women'ssidewith 207points,while Air Fcce foished in secbndplaoewith 88.33points.

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runner ToddTblentino,who camein fifth place in the 1.500-meterevent. Rob Watsonof Colorado State was tle winner in a time of 3:58.53, as Tolentino ended the race witl a time of 4:03.20.

Sprinter Sheila llughes won the 200-meter dash, sccing 10 of the team's 14 total points.

Tolentinosaid Hugheshas had an anazing couple of nontls conpeting as oneof the team'stop Hugbes placed fourth in ttre 2fi)meter dash and secondin tle 60-neter dashat the RockyMountainAtlletic CnnfercnceIndoor Feb.24 in Golden.

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Deepin the Arizona desert, a dozenMajor Eight huntlredand nhety-threemiles soutlleague Baseballteamsare scurryingand scoutwest of Denverand almost 20 degreeswa:mer, ing aboutttre Cactusleague to fill their regulari:r T\rcson,Ariz., baseballspring training awaitseasonrostersin preparationfor the 2007.2008 ed a Mefto social docunentary class ready for baseballseason. sports a:rdjournalism.

For the ColoradoRocbes - a l4-year-old The trip took place during Metro's spdng team tlat hasn't had a playoff berth shce tlre break and was availableto journalism najors strike-shortened1995 season- the searchfor and minors. an elusive National League pennant seems Fivestuclentsdecidedto makethe trek via fte about as likely as the ChicagoCubsbreaking long andhard road,u*dleone,wittr lesspatience tleir cenhry-old curse, Barry Bonds winning lor the scenicroute,madehis wayto Arizonawith a Sportsmanof the Yearaward or the MI,B assomehelpftromAmericaWestAirlines. sociation announcing that long-time steroid The first girme on our calendar was the suspicionshave recently been lirled to overly ColoradoRockiesfacingoff agahst the Chicago healtly sewingsof Wheaties.

Cubsat Hi CorbettField in Ttrcson.

After all, the NL is hear'5rwith star-caliber The Rockies beat the Cubs, coming back powerhousessuch as the defendingWorld Sefrom an early two-nrn deficit in the frst only to ries championsSt. Louis Cardinals,ttre conscorefour ruls of their owl il the fourttr, secursistenfly competitiveHouston Astros and tle ing the win 4-2 in the hot Arizonasul. newly ndraculousNewYork Mets. Then tJrere's Werhesrlay's game pitterl ttre Rockies tlte Ios AngelesDodgers,the SanDiegoPadres against the Seattle Mariners. The Rockies (new home of veteran pitching ace Greg Madwould not fair as well as they had the previous dux) ald, of course,tlte aforementionedundertlay. They atain would |tays 4 feur-run inning, dog Cubbies. this time in the thiril, but ttrat would not be There'salsotle fact that ttre Rockieshaven't eno"ghfor the Rockiesas the Mar:inerswon the had a winning record since2000 a::d havegone gameha:rclily7-4. over .500 only four tines in the history of tle Ihe fual game of the expeditiontook the ftanchise. classto Phoenixbeforethe trip wrappedup.

Wlile the parity of tlie NL West offers aly The classwonldbewatchingttre Cubsagnin, tearn a chancein any given season,it ca:r also fhis time againstthe SanDiegoPadresand aclead to a swamp of mediocrity in which the c)aimedpitcher GregMaddux.Madduxpitched Rockiesalwayssink to ttre bottom. for the Cubsfor a largeportionofhis career- inSowhen a retired real estateagentand CoIcludinglast season- beforebeingtaded by the oradonative namedScott suggesteitto me tbat Cubsto the Los A-ngelesDodgers. the Rockiesmight havea cha:rceto win the NL Storm clouds rumbled and lightning pennanttlis season,I suspectedthat Scott may flashed as tle game progressed at Peoria havebeenon a recentilrinking bingewith Cards SportsCompler,with Cubspitcher Mark PricoachTony IaRussa or, perhaps,had recenfly or giving u! a few hits in the fu'st inning, but freebasedthe hallucinogenicvenom of t}re Soa sting; Cubsdefenselimiting the ilamageto noran Deserttoad commonto Arizona only one run.

Headhg toward tlre team'sApril 2 regularfh6 rumHing ald flashing soon tu:ned to seasondebut, it seemslike Rockies manager rain as fans ran for coverduring a rare Phoenix CtnaHunlle might havebeensmokingthe same rainstorm. toad.

The game was called in the fifth due to o bsonti@nsrd.edu Pholo byJohEesont On March 26, Hurille officially announcerl weather,ald with tlat, sowas the baseballpor. the Rockies'five-manpitching rotation. Despite Rockies pikher Ubaldo Jimenez deliven opilch ogoinst the(ubsonfilorch 20otHi(orben fieldinTucson,tion of our tip. The rained-outeamewas a bit being led by a decentreturning core of Aaron of a letrlown,brrt the spring rain and screarning kiz.IheRockies gome won fie 4-2, ond Jimenez eorned fte sove.

Cookaad Jeff Francis,the rest of the rotation,s fans nore tlnn madeup for it. depth is questionableat best. The backsideof Springtraining showedme t}at baseballis the Rockies' starting five includesprevious18But that's neitler here nor there. I mean, alive andwell. No steroidcontroversyor heated game loser and off-seasonacquisition Rodrigo let's face facts: The Rockies lave never been contact talks appearto everbeableto tuly tarLopez,rookie JasonHirsh and hard-hit, peren- knownfor their pitching.After all, they're called nish t}te imageof baseball- at least not enough nial pooperJoshFogg.The three of ttrem com- tle Blake Street Bonrbers,not the Mile High to stop tle real fan5fr66 66mingto tle ga.rnes. bined for a disrnal 20 total major leaguewins Hurlers.

The fa:rs that make tle journey to Arizona last season.

And this year looks to be no dilferent. The for baseball'spreseasonrun tle gamut The AriScott and I watched as Fogg pitched for Rockieshave tle offensivepotential tley need zonaretired communityrepresenteda largeporttre meaninglesswin against ttre ChicagoCubs to out-slugtle competitionafter acquiringexba tion of tle crowd,with the gorgeousweatherand on March 20 at Hi Corbett Field. Despite tle firepowersuch as outfielder Villy ?averasand moderatewinter tenperahres bringingtlem for Rockies' 4-2 win, it was hard to deny that infielder Kazuo"BabyGodzilla"Matsui. the winter andkeepingttren tlrough spring.

Foggbenefted greatly from the sea-levelatmoA:rd if Matsui is the "BabyGodzilla"of baseThe pa*s were small and intimate, s'ith a sphereand the 40 nph wintl5 ssrning in from bal1,then newly beefed-upfirst basernanTodd morelaid.backattitudethen most M4or lâ&#x201A;Źague the outfield.

Helton (weighingin at 235 poundsat tle onset venues.Ihe pla5rers, and eventhe manrgers,apRumors still abouud that the desperate of spring training) is somesort of Mechagodzilpearedto be enjoyingttremselves.I knonrI was.

Baltinore Orioles are interested in Fogg, and la, and you can expecthim to moveat a.bouttle Then it was back on the road to Denverto there's also tle possibility that Foggcould lose samespeed. shareow experiences witl our counterpartsuiho his starting job at any monent to middle relievOffensivefirepoweraside,the Rockiesqdll stayedbehind.It wil be ea,syto alescribe tle 25 er Byung-Hyrn Kim or spring-trainingprospect be lucky to finish in the niildle of the NL West, exha poundsthat TodclHelton gainedor tle dry IJbaldoJimenez,u/ho was recenfly sent to the if not at ttre very bottom. After all, that's what heattiat simrnenttris tine of year,but it will be Rockies' triple-A ColoradoSpringssquad. rocksdo:Theysint. inpossrlle to sharettre love of the gametbat really droveus to Arizonaaadback.

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NOTICE of INTENT TO HOLD A REFERENDUMVOTE At the March 14,2007meetingof the Auraria Board of Directors,the following questionwas approvedto be put forth to the Auraria Campusstudentpopulationfor a vote. An Auraria campus-widestudentreferendumvote will be held on April 25th andApril Z6th,2007on the following question: "Shall the studentsof the Auraria Campusauthorize the Board of Directors of the Auraria Higher Education Center to drres.r each institution a supplemental studentfee of: $3.00per studentper semester,to include the establishedinstitutionnl collectionfee,for the Spring, Summer and Fall semestersof 2008; $4'00 per studentper semester,to include the establishedinstitutional collectionfeefor the Spring, Summer and FaIl semestersof 2009; And' $5.00per studentper semester,to include the estabtishedinstitutional collectionfee for the Spring,' Summerand Fall semestersof 2010 and 201I, (with the overall fee period being January 22, 2008through-Deii,mber

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for the purpose of funding the creation, operations and potential stffing* of a Sustainable Campusprogram including suchprojecls as: o increasing the current renewable energyprogram; c increasing the overall energy fficiency of campus buildings; c increasingcurrent recycling and integratedwastemanagementprograms; t reducing per capita water use on campus; o supporting other similar initiatives designedto reducethe Auraria Campus' dependence onfossilfuels, end to reduce the ecological iryiact of the Auraria Campusoverall; o and, to support the marketing of efforts made in theseareas to the campuspopulation through educational programs?" *(commencingnot earlier than 2009,a potential dedicatedstaffposition to implementand managethe Sustainable CampusProgram recommendationsof SACABand the SACABSustainableCimpus program Subcommittee).

community college of DenverStudentswill vote at south classroom MetropolitanStateCollegeof DenverStudentswill vote at CentralClassroom University of Coloradoat Denver& Health SciencesCenter,Downtown DenverStudentswill vote at North Classroom

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