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Tuesday 2.19 theStudent AfiainBoard meets inlivolisuite313. at4p.m.

It|E lt{ETROPOTITAI'I 25 YIARS AGO, February 16,1983 Merontile3lease in jeopady .lhe Auraila Mercantile Company (where Einstein islocated) Bagels isfacing losing itslease dueto Photo bycoBA KEM P/ckempl@msd.edu thecompany3 toreneu, its failure IheCollege Textbook AftdabiligActwillmake students college expenses alittleeasierto handle.Ihe ommittee headng hadeightrepresentativesfrom Cololiquor license. radoeducational institutions, andthebillisexpected topass.The billisnowoniBwaytotheColorado 5enate.

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book at a lower costwithout the added extras in situationswhere such itemswouldn't be usedor needed.

However,Bruce Hildebrand, the executivedirector for educationfor the Associationof American PubIishers,testifiedbeforethe commitA bill that couldsavecollegestu- tee that 86 percentof professorsdo dents money on textbooksentered usethe supplementalmaterialsthat

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(D-Boulder),and Rep.lohn Kefalas (D-FortCollins),would forcepublishers to allow faculty to buy textbooks "unbundled."Such books come without the extra CDs and supplementary items, such as workbooks and referencematâ‚Źrials, which add to their cost,A cost that Tuoa said was too high.

"I consider it price gouging," T\rpa said. "That is the heart and soul of this bill: to save students money - to provide those services unbundled."

If passedthis 1ear,the bill would take effect in fuly 2009, Tupa said.

The measure would affect college students across Colorado because

The bill would alsorequirepublishers to actively disciose what cha-ngeswere made since the previous edition, providing professors with the information required to determine whether or not an older and cheaperlersion would be acceptable for the coursecontent.

Publishersaren't requiredto actively provide faculty with a book's wholesalepricewhen promotingit.

Metro Student Government Assembly President Jack lVylie, who co-wroteand lobbiedfor the bill on behalf of the Associated Students of Colorado, said pro{essorswould choosea cheaper book if the information was more readily available.

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Seven other states have passed similar legislation in an effort to make textbooks more affordable, including California, which still allows publishersto bunclletextbooks.

The soonsorsof the bill have foueht to keeplanguageout of the bill that would still allow bundling.

In attendanceat the committee hearing were representativesfrom eight Colorado educational institutions, including Metro and the CCD, to testify regarding the high price of textbooks.

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Wylie said if the bill is made law, there would be campuscampaigns to educateprofessors,so when they choosea book required for a class, they choose the cheapestoption, such as a book r /ithout supplementary materialsor an olderedition.

"It's not a silverbullet.Textbooks will still be overpriced, and there's still work to do to make them more affordable," Wylie said.

Now that it has passedthe education committee,the bill is expected to go beforethe Senateon Friday for the first vote.

A secondvote will be required beforeit can goto the House.

Students, faculty and stafl are encouragedto contact their district senator to voice their complaints or their support of the bill.

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plans forpresidenc Benson discusses ByDEBBIE MARSH dmarshomscd.edu Funding is Bruce Benson'sspecialty, And Benson, sole candidate for the job of University of Colorado president believesthat funding is the keyto excellencefor higher education in the state.

The Republicanactivist and local oil tycoon spokeFeb.5, to a standingroom-only crowd in the Lawrence SfreetBuilding at Auraria.

Owner and president of Benson Mineral Group,Inc", the millionaire philanthropist said he is seekingthe post becatrseeducation is his passion. His ties to the subject go back decades:he has at f,rmeschaired the Auraria Foundation, the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, the Govemor'sBlue Ribbon Panelfor Higher Bducation for the 21d Cenfi:ry, the Boandof lYusteesfor Meho and the DenverPublic SchoolsFoundation. Benson was also appointed co-chair of the P-20 BducationCoordinating Council by DernocraticGov. Bill Ritter.

"Funding is one of my big issues here," Benson said, "We're on the brink in this state, as far as I'm concerned,with having a real collapseif

aisle,Bensonnoted that he has spent time talking to legislators and businessleadersabout how to fix the fiscal problem.He is seeking"different, outsidethe bu" solutions,such as a greater nurnber of profitable online classes,Bensonsaid that fiscal solutions ale increasingly important in light of the looming national recer sion and evenhralenphationof Referendum C, a ballot measurefor which he campaiped that raised funds for several state pmgrams, including higher education.

"We needto talk about how great we are," Bensonsaid,addingthat educatorsneedto sellthe university.

Bensonindicated he would be in support of limited stakes gambling and a severancetax, " it's done in a way that will pass."

Benson, who holds a bachelor's degreein geology,has been criticized for bis lack of higlrcr credentials.If sePhoto byDAWN MADuRA/dmaduo@ms{d.edu lected,he would be the first CUpresiteahlrbwitr, asildentat$e UnivenfiofColondo atBouldel, tapes aprctest signtoawooden rcprcsentation ofanoil dgFeb.12 ontlnBoulderGmps.

StudenBprctestedoilexecutive BrueBemodsstatusuftesoleondidateforfteryot dent since 1877 without a masteCs ofCU3 nextpreii&nt or law degree;mosthad doctorat€s.In fact, of the tbree current chancellors we don't do somethingabout it." highest three priorities for CUwould the funding for trigher educadon in who report to the president,the head Colorado's higher education be he replied,"Funding funding and Colorado,it would createa legacy, of the Bouldercampushas a PhJ. in institutions rank 48tb nationally in fundinS" He added that he's been A longtime Republican activ- mechpnicalengineering,the Colorastatefunding.Benson,askedwhat his told that if he could shaighten out ist who has beenknown to crossthe 88NSON Continued on A7>

Billwouldbringinstudents tuition ontheoutside ofin-state ByROBBRTFISHBR r6shelSemscd.edu

Last September, the Denver Sen. Sandryal has a great interest Post and Rocky Mountain News in," Jordansaid. "We went and talkNot all Coloradoresidentsare eli- reportedthat HouseBill 1023 had edwith her, and sheimmediatefwas giblefor ln+tate tuition at Metro, but a varylng effect on in-state tuition exdted about tahng sl rhh [ill.HB1023public people SenateBill 79 could ffx tlis situafion eligibility, and not all state colleges Torereive benefiB, have toprcve Sandov-alsubmitted the original and makecollegemore alXordable for and universities had the s"me redraft of the bill to the l€gislatue theyarelegal residents ofthestate In-state tuition fui quirements. rmmediat€ly after many Draftng Office,the ffnal stopfor a bill studenB 23yeanoldoryoungff isbased rcsidency going to the legislaturefor consideronparcnts On fan. 3O,ItIetooPresidentStF ttresestorieswere published, Metro phen Iorrdatrtesdffd beforethe Colo statut changed its policy. ation. Sincethe lnteotion of the bill rado leglslatur,e'sState,Veterana.nd In responseto the storieslast fall, .SB79-Studems (olondo is to increasethe nunber of students years whohaveattended three of Military Allairs Committee in sup kecutive Director of Higher Educafor in-stat€ tuifion and the graduated highschool froma(olorado andhave highschool eligible port of SE 79. the blll would clartfy tion David Skaggs aslcd Colorado Colorado @ortrnity Fund, it Yeill parcnfs havea fscal lnpact on the stateand willh eligible forin*tatetuitionrcgadless ofthetu the definition of in-state tuition eli- Attorn€y General fohn Suthers for gibilf int€rpr€t€d under HouseBill a ruling on whether shrdents who thereforemust go though the Approresidenq status 1023. are U.S.citizens,live in Coloradoand .Studenb under 23whodonotmeettherequalificationsarepriationsCommitteebeforereviewby Unlib IIB 1023, SB79 is dir€ctly whoseparentsare ill€gal immigranb the Senateand the House. stillrequhed toproyide documentation ofthehparcnfs related to in*tate tuition classiffca- could beeligiblefor tn-statetuition, Bocausethe bill hasto gothough tion. NewS revlsed requirements Suthersnoted that studentsbenresidenq.

01,theycanemancipate themselyes fromtheh Appropriations,Jordausaida deffnite under SB 79 would allow U.S.citiefit from the servlc€s,not their partimeline wasnot clear,but hebelieres parents. zenswho have atten<leda Colorado ents. therefore, it should be possible it may passthis spring. high school for the past thr€e 5lears for a student who is a U.S.citlzen, alfordan said there is oppodfion and gm.iluatedtom a Coloradohigh fhougb theh parents mry not be, to was helpfrrl in the short term, but in vieweda nunber of applicaflonsthat to the bill by some membersof the schoolto be consideredresidentsfor receivethese beneffts.Howernr, the the Iong t€rm it ls likely not golng to were in tbis rrcry difrcult category legislaturewho believethe bill umuld the purposeof in+ta0etuition. ruling was essentialb moot There meet all the requirementsnec€ssaqf and made individual rlecisions on encouragemore illegal immig?fion. tlrem mysell becausethe admission Honrcm, Iordan said the bill nmuld HB 1023 is an anti-illegal im- werestill guidelinesto benet, includ- for studentsthat fall into thesepob migraton bill designed!o block llle- ing the fact that a studentnust prove lems,"fordan said. "We put together stall nrere unsure if thev (the stu- sendmore young peoplervho areU.S. gal tmmlgrants from receiving State his or her parent nas a Coloradoresi- this bill to bea broaderresponseboth dent) met the criteria or not," fordan citlzensto college.kactfu how many services,zuch as monetary aid for dent the previousyear. to the articles of last summer and said. "lhat's rartenI beganto under- more is 0ougbto say. school. But the bill blocks services Studenb that do not mcet these to these others issuesalTectingstu- standtheseother lssues,lihe shrdents Overall, Jordan feels conffdent for people other than illegal immirequlrementswould still be governed dents." in foster care, who fall into rhis cat- the bill will pass,although he saysit gants. jordan said some students have egory." by the old system,which determtures may havea tougherrimein the llouse Currently in-statctuitioneligibllthe student'sresidencyby their par- non-residency stahrs because they along with other memr,vterethe bill lacl$ the leadersbipit fordan, ity ls deterninedby the rrsidencysta- enfs status.Studentsunder 2 3 years are fearfrd of outing their paretrts bersof the college hel@ to draft the hasin the Senate. tus of a student'sparents.Therefore, of age are sfill fied to their parent's who are living in the country illegal- original languageof the bill and was "When you have the leadership any student that cannot prove r€si- resldencystatus unless the student ly. But he also said the problem isn't part of the group that appmached of one or both houseson the blll lt re dencythrough thelr parcnts,such as wishes to emancipate th€mself by .iust about students whose parents Sen Sandoval,a long time civil rights alb shengthensthe pmibilfty of the studentswho rverein fostercarc, arc documenfmg at least one year of propon€nt,who has agreedto spon- bil beingpassed""fo,rdanmtl adding are undocumentod. chargedout-of-statetuitiou appruiwork history. sor the bill. that sofar,thereis no organizedoppc "Oneof the reasonswe went this qpl4ig4 pU qtfqrpry, gepgrplq is tbqt I re,4qetsV,aF$F,0ppdllteppgq., . ., . . , , ,"ftS . . . lv?y .the,l.girlafioo n+.ana.tb3t. .s{op.tStbgh'Jl . |lVp,hqp1,this.iC

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getsquirrelly NuttyGampus vandals ByJAMES KRUGER jkrugerl-emscd-edu Vandals that snuck into two parked cars and damaged wiring lrrre found hiding all around campus: in hees, bushes,even on sidewalks where th€y begfor food.

Suspectswere apprehendedand placedin cages,but it's irnpossible to discern which was responsiblefor the damagedue to their large numbersand...bushytails.

Squirrels have long been a problem at Auraria, continuously damaging buildings and trees, but the damageto vehicles sounded an alarm to the Facilities Management Division.

"When they start doing damage to cars, that's an indication that there's too many of them," Facilities Management Division Director fameshaser said.

Peoplecomplained of the damage, which drew the attention of Dean Wolf, executivevice president of adminishation of Auraria Higher Fducation Center, who then asked Facilities Management to do somefhing aboutit.

Humaneb relocatingsomesquirrels and ffnding them a place where theirsurvfualwoultLr'tbecornpromised becane Facilitiesltanagementsgoal in dealingwith the problern "I don't take any pleasurein relocating them," FacilitiesManagement Deparhent Manager Craig Bisgard said, "We makedar:nsure they're going to beOK."

h all, 22 squirrels were caged last month around the southeastern parking lot M, where the damage occurred. Workers used live traps manufacturcd by the appropriately named Havahart Company and the animalsw€rethen taken to an undisclosed,off<ampus location.

Ftaser said he believesthe cause for the animals' soange behavior could be the removal of hees in tbe area and the absence during the holiday break of their primary food source:fooddroppedby students,faculty and stalt It is that dependence on foodfrom humans that FacilitiesManagement hopesto put an end to, in an ellort to protectthe animals.

"That is the worst thing people can do for tle squirrels- it's just not a goodidea," Bisgardsaid.

Signs have been put up telling people not to feed the animals, but many continue to do so, finding the creatures' friendly, taned presence cut€.

"Theyhrow how to beg," saidPatricia T\rcker,professorof computer scienceat Mebo, who feedsthe squirrels. "I like to feedanimals."

The trapping of squirrelsstopped last month, but Frasersaidthere may bea needto conhol Auraria's squirrel population in the future if it getsout of hand again.

"We're just trying to create an environment where we can all lfue together - us and the wildlife," he said.

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MetrcstrdmsshareAunda withseveraldifiercntc€aturcr,someof$emostnotedbeingthesquinelstlutrc ofi-campus location, afteritwasfound walkways looking furfuod.

Twenty-tlo{uirelrwerctnppedandmoredtoan outthatthey've been chewing widnginside ofcars.

> Lack politiaamong BENS0N candidate ofcredentials, strong-arm criticisms 0flone ContinuedfromA5 mechanical engineering,the Colorado Springschancellorearneda Ph.D. in organizational comnunication, and the Denver chancellor boasts a medicaldegreefrom Harv'ard, At l\deho,applicanb for department headmust havea minimrrm of a masdsdegr€e saidfacquieOroecoh the deparment of human resources.

Asked how he urotrld balance politics with his mle as pr€sid€nt, Bensonreplied"'fm not gioingto participate ln any partisan politics while I'm here."

Howe\rer,Benson has not shied away hom heavy-handed partisan politics in the past CU Regent PauI Schauer claimed that Benson

n/amed him he would lorm a 527 and ffnanceattack ails againstbim if Schauer ran for re<lection. Benson respondedthat Schauer'sversion of events'isn't quite true,' but declined to elaborate,according to the Rocky MountainNews.

Benson was a member of the thailhead Group,a GOP527 organizafion that was accusedof sponsoring falsepolitical acls,urhich attacked Denocrat John Morse Aocording to Cohado Confidential,fome'r Ttailhead ilirector Alan Philp has been quotedassayingthe organization'sadmittedb erroneousstat€Nnents about Morsewerean "honestmistake."

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the tbree institutions wort togetho on the Auraria campus?"The crowd chuckled when Benson replied succinctb 'Needswork." Bensonstated that working on projEb togeth€rfor the common gioodwould be a theme, suchaserectingthe new sciencebuilding not for UCDalone butfor useby all th€e in$itutions on campus.

Queriedabout the inequity ln the most recent allohent of CU Fountlation funds, which found their way Iargely to Boulder, Benson replied, "We have a dillerent set of constituenciesfor each of thesecanpuses....

Eachcampusneedsto getwhat is fair, not equal, fair." He did not elaborate on what he consideredto be fair. fanis Nowlan, assistantdean of

organizationaleffeclftienessand outreach at the school of architecture who was presentfor B€nso['s visit to Auraria saidshelikedhis skill with the political process,ouheach and fundraising. "I'm pleasantb impressedby him," shesaid, Mark Fog€bin, professorin the school of public alfairs, was lessadmiring. "He's not talldng atlout his past bistory. He's been a staunch Repubhcan.They got us in this mess ffnanciaft," he said.

At press timg the Boulder Faculty Assenbb had dela;'eda vote on Benson'sproposedappointment until after he made another visit to the main campuson Feb.13, The Faculty Assembb will also be considering

a written rcsolution critical of the search process, which ended with Bensonassolefinalist. i{ singleffnatst handams the natureof thesearchommitteeintosome thing closeto an appointingauthcity," accordingto theresolution,$rhilese€king to €nlargetle role d faruhy and shrdenbin the selectionprom, While at the helm of Metro's Board of Trustees,Bensonsupportcd amowto weahtenu€, an issuethat is $ill beforethe state suprcmecourt andcontinuesto irritate faculty Wbile statinghe could not dfu€ctbaddressa matter that was in lit@tion, Benson said.'When I make a mistake.I'll tell you about lt." He added, "Tenure is critical in highereducation."

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A debt to our children The eviction was in no way fast, at leastfor thoeewatching. Piecesof frrrniture and personaleffectsstarted to pile into the parking lot one at a time. the man being evictedcarried out the more personalitems hirnsell At firsg black garbagebagsmntaining clothes,follorredby rlresserdrawers,a ladder,and wire-shelvingunib.

A bed,a washing machineand dryer were the last to ioin the contenb of the aparhent on the sidewalk.

Any wibrcss to an eviction can t€ll you it's a very private matter carried out in a horriffcally public manner. The apartment managementat least planned this eviction at midday,when few would bepr€sentto be witnesses.

Hours later, the task complete, the ev'rctedman stoodbeneatha tee on the sidewalk in front of his possessionsand rocked back and forth, I backedaway from sight at any noment I thought he might look up. hom the third story of the apartment complex,it had the makingsof voyeuism.

Understanding that eviction is bocoming morre comrron than I'd like to thiDk about that bothers me.

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Sorry it just the btginning Apologizingisn't alwayseasy.Bspecially when you wait 200 ]€ars to 'fessup for inflicting "profound griet suffering and loss," not to mention stealing thousandsof childnen from their families. EvenHallmark doesn't make a card for that, The Australian government, however,recentlydecidedit wastime to swallowits pride.Newly sworn-in Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology before the counFy's parliament to rhe indigenousaboriginal populationof Australia.

'For the pain, sullering and hurt of thesestolen generations,their descendentsand for their families left behind, we say, 'Sorry'" Rudd said.

"For the indignity and degradation thus inflicGd on a proud peopleand a proud culture, we say,'Sorry."'

The ffrst day of the 2008 parliament sessionwas opened with an aboriginal welcome and cercmony.

'Tbday we befudd said afterw.drd, gr. with onesmallstepto setright the wrongs of the past."

For thosewho may not befamiliar with the history just imaglne a late starting story of Native Americans, butonan islandcontinentin theSouth Pacific.Thefirst shlpsof settlers/exiled criminalslandedin Aushalia in 1788 and eventuallypushedthe indigenow peopleinto rEservations.In order to "civilize" the wild natir,es,they decided that hdnapping their children and letting white peopleraisethem would be the bestidea. The "stolen genera-

tions," asthey are called,were forbiddentom speakingtheir own language or practicing their culture and fraditions.They were often beatenfor any inftaction.

Only in the 1960sdid the government finally stop the practice of taking aboriginal children. However,the nathe populationremainsisolatedon the resermtion, marginalizedin Aushalian politics and largely suffering from the exhemeporcrty in which it is forcedto live.

An apology,one might sall is in order. the problem,accordingto many leaders,is that the governrrent failedto backup the apologiwith anycompelrsationfor the victirns, 'People get paid crimes compensationfor victims of crime," Lyn Austin, head of the aboriginal rights group StolenGenerations,told a local railio station. "You are looking at the grossviolation and the act of geno. cideand all the inhumane things that hale happenedto our people."

Still, it is a step,and a stepthat no previous Aushalian administration would take. The liormer Prime Minlster,fohn Howard, refused,sayingit wasn't his fault personally.And the polls say around 30 perr:entof Aushalians agreewith Howard.

No one ever said reconc{liation waseasy.

Metro adjunct pmfessor of Native American studiesKori Guy says an apology has never been given

quality of food available,havecaused a health crisis among Native Americans,shesaid.

As far as Native Americans one day rceiving a similar apologr,Guy said,sheis not holding herbreath, "It would benice. but. becauseof the past,I am slow to havehope."

And shedoeshavea point there.

Many people, however, such as Australia's Howard, maintain that the,y themselveshad nothing to do with the iniustice, so why should SPENGE they haveto say sorry or pzryreparasFencand@mscd.edu tions? But life, like making amends, iust isn't that eas]4We may not have takenpart at the time, but wetake adto Native Americans for what they vantagetodayof the land, moneyand went tbrough, but that, "It is sore$ positionthat thosedark dayshaveafforded us, The big issue,bowever,is needed."

Guy said that Richard Nixon that right now we are still oppressing came close, acknowledging, "The thesepeople,beit through refrrsingto fust Anrericans - the Indians - are give them the right to govern themthe most deprivedand most isolated selves, or through annexing their minority group in our nation," in the land whenever it is economically introductionto the l.970Indian Self- convenient,The health, literary and Detennination Act. But a "sorry" for employment statistics for American hundreds of years of oppression,it reservationsspeakfor themselves, The U.S.shouldfollow Ausfralia's wasnot.

Guy,whose first languageis Na- lead and apologizeto Native Amerivalo and whose farnily lives on the cans. (And, perhaps, a few other Navajo reservation in Chinle, Ari- groups?).We should also back the zona, said the living condid.onson wordswith action and funding.

Riglting pastwrongs- especially the reservationswould shock most when those wrongs include robbing Americans.

"The biggestproblemright now is a whole peopleof their land and culdiabetesand heart disease"shesaid. ture - is a painful process,but it is the Limited accessto health care and right thing to do.A point that the U.S. education, combined with the poor shouldhurry up and learn.

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Therewasa litfle something(or,in somecases,a lot of something)for nearly everybodyat the event.Along with the typical array of seritoys,bondageequipment,lingerie and adult videos,the SexShow also oflered seminarson how to better your bedroomMe, with or without a set of ropâ&#x201A;Źs.

But, according to one organizer who went by Steen,the most important messageof the SexShowwas "to promotethe welbness and pleasureof sex." According to Steen,"We want peopleto realizethat thoe's nothing wrong with ser Everybody does it and we r,tant to help make sure they do it rigbt."

How it's done is up to the participant. But wbatever the choice, the convention olTeredall the proper equipment,from graphitebedbars to Velcro n'rist and ankle cuffs that attach to soft, adhesivebedsheets.And many of t}te vendorswere more than experienced,suchasbondageteacher Miss Lilly looking much like a thirdgradeteacher,Misst illy and her Master Roberthavebeenteachingthe ancient Chineseart of bondagefor more than 30 years.

Other amenities availableat the MerchandiseMart includederotic vacation packages,antique burlesque prints and opportunitiesfor your own erotic photo shoots.

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I scanthe bar, seeall the eligible women and I becomevery excited.I suck in my gut, fist-pumpthe air and I am off to the races.As I strut down the bar and give double-barreledfinger-gunsto all the ffne ladies,Ichoose a target and sendin the gays.

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inawhile once My mostnaggingproblemisthat, despiteall of my questsfor enlightenment, I still have not uncoveredthe msaningof Me.It reallyputsme in a rut, you know not having a purpose and all. So I was just curious about your thoughts concerning my ultimate destiny What shou.ldur strive for?Wtrat'sthe meaning of life?

-WonderingWanfurer Chick The search for enlightenment never ends,nor should it. Your ultinate destiny I can answer to, howerrer.It is to be eaten by worms or tbrown to the wind, unlessyour heirs chooseto setyou on a mantel in a decorativecontainer.

So let's take up the forrner bit about enlightenrnent,and what you should strive for. Happiness,happiness and happinessagain. Because when you are happy,you will spread it around you. And when you are happy, the part of your soul that looks over your shoulder and knows if you are beinggoodand doing good is safisfied.

Lincoln had a plaqueon his wall that said ev€rything you need to lnow: "When I do good, t feel good; when I do bad. I feelbad. and that is ry religion."

The rest is aboutbalance,and rrye all have to judge that for ourselves every day. Live part of your life like you'll die tomorrorv, and part llke you'll live to be 10O. For exarnple: havea hanburger andfriesfor lunch, follow it up with afternoon delight, then put in sometime volunt€ering at the homelessshelter,followed by saladfor dindin. Voilal Dick: That's your most nagging problem? Who the hell are you, Socrates? Considering that your questionaddresseslife issuessuch as quality, value, significance,purpose and other broad notionsof grandiose philosophy,you'd be best off enrolling in a qualified class,or going to the library and reading someof the greatGreeks,lilrethe alorementioned Socrates,or maybe,Aristotle or Plato.

I, my friend, am no Plato, But since you're asking me, I'll tell you what I think. The meaning of life shouldbeto improveyours and thosearound you. And by sitting on your ass,unllowing in self-pity and worry, you're definitely not reaching your potential, that's for sure.

Don't waste a moment, I say.Drin}, eat, play,makelove and be happy,for fuck's sake.Don't get me o'rong, I think you havea legitimatequestion.

But I also feel certain that whatever alnighty powers that MIGIII exist would be disappointedto ffnd you wasting so much time on existential blather insteadof living Iife to its fullest and, maybe,getting laid once in awhile in the process.

As far asI wasconcerned.the ste was alreadywritten. By the time I ry had calledSable,I knew her story.A tragic male-to-female transgender.

Lovesick.No one understands her, I would write. She is alone. All she wants is to find that one perfectman to make her feellike a woman. I was sureof it. The perfectValentine'sDay story.

God,wasI wrong.

You see,SableSchulE, 36, is a program assista[t for Meho's Gay, Iesbian, Bisexual,TransgenderStudent Servicesofrce. She is happily married, queer and non-monogamous. Shelives with two girlfriends, neither of them her wife, and is actively dating two other Denverites, neither her wife. Sheis also involved in two longdistance relationships, you guessedit, neither her wife.

Today,Sablesuggeststhere is a movement toward a fluid sexuality and lifesffle. It's a small movement, she achrowledges,but a movement nonetheless.

For Sable persona.lly,her nonmonogamistic lifestyle began even beforeher journey into womanhood.

"Why should I have !o be committ€d to one person?" she asked rhetorically,"To makeonepersonmy everything is soopprcssive."

Growing up, Sable dat€d girls.

But she- then a he - alr,rrays had a dillerrnt type of bond with them, she said. Although she feared he wasn't man sa6qgfu,her girlftiends always saidsherelatBdwell to them.

But while Sable's girlfriends could open up to fum, she was very lonely and felt isolatedtbrough her teen yearsand into her 20s, even after he married, "Thert was a period when I iust couldn't talk about it," shesaid.

Neither could anyone else.The only time you heard about a transgenderp,ersonat all, for that matter, was when they were on the Sally JesseRaphaelor Donahue show,Sa. ble said.The women on thoseshows were always lovesickand interested in men. A male-to-female lesbian - basicallywhat Sablewantedto become- seemednelrcrto haveenisted before.

But Sablehad an active love life with womenand wantedto maintain it, iust not asa male.

Sable's desire to be a woman daGsback to her elementaryschool days.While shecouldn't say exactly when she knew she wanted to be a woman, shealwaysknew something wasn'tright.

T didn't feel connectedto other boys," There was no bmtlerhood, sheexplained."I was moresissy,I got harasseda lot by my granilfather and peers," Sable'smom was divorced and her grandfatheractedas a surrogate father.

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Still, Sable'slife was essentially wTong.

"I thought there was no way I could bea woman and bein lovewith anotherwoman,"shesaid.

But in 1994 Sablemet April, another male to femalewho was going through the transformation. April was also interestedin continuing a relationship with women, Meeting April helped,asdid the Internet. Uke many people,Sablewas ableto learn about the hansgender culture and meet other peoplewho had similar

stories.

Meanwhile, Silk was primarily heterosexual. Although Sable said her wife always had a bi<urious element to her. But Sable had no idea how Silk would react when she learned her husband wanted to becomeher wife.

"I was so scaredof losing her," shesaid.

In 1999, after five years of research and soul-searching Sable took his wife to a park "We wandered all day, she was afraid I wanted to leale her, and I was afraid shewas gpingto leaneme when I told her," shesaid.

But Silk told Sable she was in love with the person,not the gender.

It nrasthe most romantic day of her life, shesaid.

"When Silk told me shefell in love with the personand not the gender,I knew that wasreal love.It r,lasa level of unconditional love that I how a lot of peoplewould shive for," Sable pointed out. While her identity hansitioned" so did Silk's.

Shewasno longer hetermexualwith a fransgenderwife.

"Not a lot of peoplereport that side of the story" she said. Silk was unavailablefor comment, Sablehas beeninrclved in hormone tr€atment since 2005 and, citing the financial commitrnent, said it's unlikely she'll undergo any sugery to change her anaoomy.And she'sOK with that.

"My gender is not validated by my genitals, however,I'd like a vagina," sheioked.

Shesaidovertime her ideaof sex haschanged.While shedoesindulge in kissing, petting and occasionally oral sex, Sable says she prefers to practice energy exchangeswith her partners, male or female, "There is a lot of imagination involved," she said.

Her two live-in girlfriends are So phi and Cara. Silk currenfly lives in ColoradoSpringswith another girlftiendSophi told me Sablepicked her out of a crowd at a goth party years ago.

"I've belongedto her eversince," Sophi mid. "It's wonderfrrl. Sable Lnows what I feel evenwhen I can't communicateit " And wbile litde has changedbe tweenSableand Sophi,Sablemid her relationshipwith SiIkhas grown and transformedjust asshehas.

"I loveSilk differentlynow," Sable said. "It's not the samekind of newromantc energ4 there is more of a comfort."

Sablesaid she believesthe more you love yourself,the more love will cometo you.

"I love a lot, that's wby I'm not monogarnous," she said, adding, "By coming out and being more true to ryself, I found more love.As lve come out more and the more lve found myself, the more connected I feel with other people,I'm able to sharernyselfmore truly" And while there is plenty of love to go around, Sableis no strangerto a lovers'quarrel.

There are some problems like jealously,she said. "fealously is usually when you seesomeonegetting a need met that you aren't getting met," shesaid.So they dialogueand cometo a conclusionthat makeseveryonehappy.

'We had our spats," she said of her multiple parhers. "But the most difficult challengeis balancing time betweenthem and keepingtime for myself."

"No matter how much I love a person, I have to be hue to myself first," shesaid.

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About 2 60 peopleshowedup for this celebrationsponsoredby Mefro and the Denver-KunmingSisterCitiesCommitGe. The dinner,r,rtlch soldout, wasopento the public, but reservationshad to bemadein advance.

"We soldout about I 5 or I 5 tablesjust today," said BetsyZeller,tlirector of the ofrce of globalinitiatives at Meho and one of the coonilinatorsof the evenittg.

Metro'sinvolvementin the eveningwaspart of a continuing parhership with institutions in China and its educationin the Chineselanguage "We start€dour first Chinesecoursein the fall and addeda socondclassthis spring,and by fall 20O8,Metro will prwide a fuIl slateof coursesin Chinese,"shesaid.

The schooluns well-representedwith about 2O faculty and stalf membersand 25 shrdentsin attendance.Most seemedto enioy what the eveningbrought.

"It was really fun, very haditional, I mid Dinh Urioste,who cameto the U,3.last 5,earftom Vietnam,but is Chinese."It's wtrat peoplewould do backthere. People are wearing faditional clothes,it feelslike home."

The eveningstartedwith a lion danceby the Wah Lum Kung Fu School,where two peoplein lion suits madeout of paperdancedin and out of the aislesof the restaurant while other membersof Wah Lum playedvariouspercussioninsFuments.Guestshad the option of donating to the schoolby putting moneyin a red envelolr and feedingit to the lion. Feedingthe lion on New Yearsis consideredgoodluck in China.

"I really eniopd the lion dance,"saidElizabeth Sierra,from Metro'shuman resourcesdeparment "I didn't realizethere wassomany of them."

After dinner,the guestswereheatedto someChinesefolk and pop music,a martial arts displayand prize giveawaysthat Includeda raffle and answeringriddtes such as, "where is the only placewhereyesterdayfollows today?"The guestthat answered"the dictionary" receiveda prize.Prizesvariedfrom gift certificatesand tea, all the way up to sushi setsand a 24-karat gold statueof a rat (this NewYearbeingthe Yearof the Rat).

EmceeHing Ryderdesctibedfaditions associated with the event.

"ChineseNew Year,or the spring festival,is the most important in EastAsia. It startson the first day of the lunar calendar,which wasFeb.7, and endson the 15b day ... Sweepingshouldnot bedoneon the ffrst day in fear that gioodfortune will be sweptaway Firecrackerswill be shot olTto end the old year and beginthe new one,alsoto scareolTevil spirits." the eveningwaspleasantfor at leastone guest.

"I really enjo@ all the foodand talking with everyone," saidSuzanneSullivan, a former Meho employnee who now worksin the internship officeat RedRocksComnunity College.

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But r.i'hatsetsthe Flobotsapartevenmorethan any other bandis r,r'hatthey want to accomplishoff the stage.

TheFlobotswantto usetheirmusicasa catalyst to reach out to the community. They havealready doneworkhops at Littletonand Northglennhigh schoolsas r.tell as the Llniversityof Denr,'er,teaching musictheory guitar and llric composition. ''We lvant to have a more cornmunity-central themeand useour musicas a tool for that." bass playerJesseI{ialker said.

Musically,the band providesa fresh sound, from the classicallytrained Mackerzie Robertson viola and JoeFerroneon trumpet,to Jonny5 and Brer Rabbit,the two rapping emceeswho havebeen workingtogethersince1996.

"Everyonein the group wants to push musical boundaries." \t'alker said.

The band has workedup to three tirnesa week recently at The DenverChildren'sHome, and they aisodid a benefitconcertin January2OO7for Molly Bloom, a Denverteenagerwho lost her leg in a limousineaccidentat her prom.

This, however,only scratchesthe surface of what the Flobots hope to achieve in the future.

They'd like to build sheet teamsin various citiesto involve their fans in issuessuch as voter registration, rapecrisisand conllict resolution.

"We want to get the attention of a young audiencethat is apatheticand disconnectedand engage thesepeoplespecifically,"Walkersaid.

Oneof their othergoalsis to cr€atea nonprofitorganizationto assistthem with their community ou! reach.Thispmiectwasthe brainchildof emceelonny workingin a nonprofitorgani5, who hasexperience in Rhode zation Islandandis a natural activist.

"We want peopleto cometo showsand get inspired,"fonny 5 mid "Wehopewe'll be ableto train peoplein diflerentplacc to bea fully equippedcitizen ' sotheycanrun theseprojectswtrenwelear€to$n.

Thisis somethingthat everymemberof theband is on boardwith and lvouldn't hare any other way.

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Their first full-length album, Fight of their With Tools,is a representation differentmusicalstylesand the band's commongoal. "tr!'e are a collectiveof diJierent Robstyleswith the samemessage," erts said. "\t'e all have the samedesireto rvork $'ith the community and to be a resourceto the peoplein the community."

The term "fight n'ith tools" comes from a trlbrld War II propagandapichre n'hereblue-collarworkerswrereaskedto effort. \Aralker usetheir skillsin the vr,-ar 'What arethe toolswithsaid."trf'eask. in ourselves?'All of the songsfollorved that themeor variation."

"It's a statementfor peopleto find the tools within themselvesand use them to make a better lvorld," Brer Rabbitsaid.

The band workedvery hard on the album,payingout-of-pocketto produce the recordand recording2Otracls during their eight-monti recording process,keepingonly 12 for the album.

"I really don't care what people (0urtesv think of it becauseI know it's right," loboB Phot0 0fflidr.(0m/ohotoy'f Walker said. "The production is how Brer Roberts, Andy Guenero, Joeterrone, JonRabbit, Mackenzie it's supposedto sound. It really solidi- ny5andJesse flobo$Walker arentstiff,oldrcbotslheFefloe fiedus asa band."

Feb. 16attheGothi( Theatre. ashow andthey'llbeheadlining The album has enioyed success This hard work, the band hopes, will carry thus far, even without the support of a record label. They'vesoldabout3,000 copiesof the album, them beyondDenverand into the national scene. and it soldout at Twist and Shoutin Denverthe first Onething that can help them is that they can play with almostanybody weekit wasthere.

"Oneof things that I'm really proud of is that Denver'svenueshavealsota}en notice of their we're able to play with a wide range of bands," success.

"Their CD releaseparty sold out the Gothic," Walker said. "We'r,eplayedwith indie bands, hipsaidfessicaPeishup,bookingmanagerat the Goth- hop groupsand jam bantls,and we'vealwaysbeen ic Theatre and for Nobody In Particular Presents. ableto connectwith the crowd."

"Not to mention, their benefit concert for Molly Armed rvith a solid local fan base and their Bloom was right after New Year'sand they still song "Handlebars"with a spot in 93.3 KTCK's regular rotation, the Flobotsare ready to fight for brought a few hundred people."

Ihe band has r,r'orkedhard to get to this point, a new sound in hiphop and a better world they can help shape.Their next showin Denveris at the accordingto Peistrup.

"What I like mostaboutthe Flobotsis they are GothicTheatreon Feb.16. For information,check one of the hardestworking bands in Denver,"she out their websiteat www.flobots.com.

"If we start fig said,"They effectivelyutilize streetpromotionsand online marketing to find and reach out to theA fans int€rpreting the world, we can do anlthing," Brer Rabbitsaid. andtargetaudience."

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Few bands are moreeclecticby nature than New Orleans' own GaLactic"Markedty funk and jazz-inspiredduring the past decade, the bayou bunch has gone with a more hiphop bid on thea new album I'rom the Cornertn the Blork and their ensuing(and seeminglycontinual) U.S.tour. Galacticwill appear Feb.15 at Denver'sFillmore Auditorium with album cameosand tour guestsChali 2NA (of ]urassic5), Gift of Gab(Blackalicious)and Boos RileyandThe Coup.

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Galacticretainstheir uniquesoundon Cornerto fle Bloc&,adding to their typical funk, sometight rhyrnes and rhythm and bluesbackgroundhannonica grinds on the fffth ffack, "Think Back(featuringChali2NA)," while combining deepAliican ilrums and a touch of reggaeto makesongslike "Secondand Dryades(with Big ChiefMonk)" bump with big danceworld beats.

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By STEPHANIE DCCAMP sdecamp@mscd.edu Everythingappearedto bein chaosFeb.4 as various membersof New York'sYeasayerand MGMf (formerly knovm as The Management) wanderedthe stageat the Hi-Dive,seemingly at the end of the latter's set, though obviouslyup to something.

Halfdrunk bands and fans were one mass. u, y6y1 yocalist/ "rr4 guitarist An&ew VanWl'ngarden and soundrnanBen Goldwasserrose abovethe rest to their station of keys and buttons, the familiar strain of "Kids Oracular SpectacularMGMT" rang out to an ecstaticcrowd. As the dancingrenewedand redoubled,the feeling was tangible: The end of the world may be coming - hell, it may beat our doorstep- but we'regoing to danceour way straight to it. Armageddonbedamned.

With their debfi Omalar Spahcular (Columbia Records) MGMT hasconcocteda neo-hippiemini-nova whose sounds can be haced back to any given year of the past five decades.Half popperfection,half early Pink Floyd-ianspaceodyssey,MGMT walks a fine line in both performance and show,betweenlost head-tripand dancing delight. The album's high points - aI of which dare 1ou to sit

still - includea.lbumopener"Time to Pretend,"(FlamingLips.anyone?)and " "Electric Feel Oracular Spectacular.

The latter is one of the sexiestgroove songssinceS$ met the FamilyStone.

Yet as colorfully as their many elementscame together and spread instantaneous joy throughout out their soldout audience,one couldn't helpbut noticethe glazedexpression that threatenedto take hold on 10minute experimentaljarns like "4th " Dimensional.

"Transition OracularSpectacular MGML" (Noticea pattern with the songtitles;)Toeingthe line,the band nonethelesshad a commendable sensitivityto the audience,seeming to pick up on when to pick it up. By the end of the set they wereplaying led Zeppelin's"TheOcean,"the once honest set list becominga free for all love-inof inlluence.

Presumablyin hopesof calming the audienceinto submissionin order to get them out, the soundman beganto play Ma.zy Star's"FadeInto You" over the loud speaker.Now in full-swing iam mode,Yeasayer'slead singer Chris Keating wasn't going to relent that easy.Without skipping a beat he was singing along with Mazzy,and the band followed suit.

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In the end, no matter how you put it, MGMThaveit down pat. What enjoyedto its fullest. Even the most the band is ableto conveyon its new hardenedscenesterthat night walked releaseand live performance- more out witl a smileon their face,and one 'em than anything else- is a sensethat couldn't helpbut think, "Godbless youth can last forever,and life is to be for it. This is great."

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After appearingDec. l0 in london, a Ied Zcppelinreuniotr ,o* hut 6""1 in high demand.But with Pageworking solo and Plant toudng with Krauss,there'sbeenno confirmationon a possible tour iust yet.

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Little monkeys, benot afraid A lot of peopleaccuseme of being totally deroid of anything nice. I do not tale personalissuewith very many thlngs, and I cannot say that I arn ollended at rcmarks like that either. Those peoplehave ground to stand on, considering sone of the things that I have written, but they are mistaken little monkeysso completelyterrified of the truth that they feel obliged to attack what is inherently consEuctive.

The facts, as I see them, bekay most people'sfluffu visions of Me as nothing more than deceitfrrlhallucinations It all makesfor goodcomedy until entire civilizations are snashed becausea wily gang of holy fascists decided that they know something about the world. But I did not set out to write about that crap right now Indeed,there are times and places for that sort of discourse.and the best of times take placewhen we are as far from thosedismal thoughts as possible.

But what in the world is so precious tbat all of the haM, manipulation, greed and perversion of human virtue can seeminglybe washed away in a single moment, where all that remains is somerhing so pure and sincerethat it is ableto distill this polluted ocean of life? Well, I have seenit, and it is sparklingeyes...

Tlre Greeks referred to it as nepentlre. For some, it is cocaine heroin, prescription drugs, methamphetamines and so forth. For others, there are fhings liLe mariiuana, alcohol, television, sex, massiveonline social centers,denial ... None of those rhings are rrfiat they seem!o be, though, and all of them take the place of something that used to be, but the,yrevealsomethingthat could be. Should we make a seriousellort to find out what the hell happenedto this weird ideacalledlove.

It seemsto me that lole, by any gienuineinterpretation of the whorish word, is fading away and being replacedby somephony, illegitimate pretenderof a feelingthat mostpeople acc€ptinto their heartssimplyto expedite their generallyselffshambitions.

I have seen this happen far too many tirnes, and to somevery honest people.It ruins them and creates harmftrl relationship, which often end in tragic circumstances. Lust, manipulation, deception,envy; love is their scapegoat.And, to be sure, one cannot simpbrmake note of love in a romantic sensewithout observing the fact that loveneedsto existeverywhere and betweenall peoplefor any true senseof the ideato flourish.

And that's about as much as anyone can saywitlout preaching.

JIMMIEBRtrLET ibraley@mscd.edu Normally I would point out something like the fact that in my 21 years I shouldscarcelyhavethe credentials to speak about things which hanscendlife as we know it. And maybe that is frue. Hell, normally I would havemore sensethan to write about something like love, For God's sake, what terrible cunent have I s€t out on? ... No, it will be smooth sailing, and it's all becauseof sparHingeyes.

You see, I was recendy struck with the most debilitating senseof shock and awe that I have ever experienced.The details are not necessary,but sufrce it to saythat I walked into a room and was alnost instantly sent into a state of speechless bewilderment by the most beautifrrl set of eyesthat I could everimagine.Yessir, I was hurled into a senseless messof

confusion where nottring was possible asidefr66 lsaning egrinst the wall and attempting to figure out where I was and what I was doing there.It waspretty stupid at the time, but in retrospet I believethat what I exlrrienced was a pieceof the rarest and Euestenergyin the universe.

And that all sounils very flu{fy indeed,but I cannot stressthis reality enough.What I sawthere wasthe antithesis to every single bit of human sulfering, to all negativity and hate and everysynonlm therein.

I write about a lot of terrible things happeningto the world in this newspaper,I write about thosethings becauseI believethat iI more people took the time to considertheir world for what it rea.llyis, that we might all benefit from it, Not as a society,but as a species,and it is essentialthat I belierc that, or I would be wasting my time. I have to believethat there is truth in the world, and that it can befound.

Thepurposeto all of this 16s1is L show that the huth doesexist.locked away somewhereinside huge, classified governrnentvaults, of course, but all of that palesin insigrrificance !o what nns insidethe infinite beauty of those sparkling eyes.If there is hopein the world, then that is exactly whereit can befound.

EVICTION> Politician's promises donotpry therent Continued from A8 ment or a defaultedmortgage.

The public dialogue has not pt come to embrace these invisible people,or the guilt that follows what somemight considernecessarydebt.

If the cost of living isn't keepingup with wages,the credit card ads do look lery appealing,They are meant to look very appealing,Yet we should all beappalledat what it is doing to us asa culture, No interest for six months! $5.000 cr€ditline!

If you are hungry, cold, or struggling to makeenclsmeetfor rent, even less might be just as tempting. Add

children and the mire is only thicker.

The realization that the companies that iszuethesecredit cardsdo so for profit might not occurto you until six months later when the 30% int€rest is added.Illtimately, the quick fix that might havefedyour family for a week orprovideda wintercoatiswhat might mean the dilTerence betweenliving on the steet and having a home.

Credit cards will screw you. The peoplebehind them will screw you, They hale becomethe mobstersof our time. If you miss a palment and have a phone line this is something you quicHy cometo understand.But how can changebe mandatedwhen

the federalgovernmentspendswildly on warfare while Americans starle?

How can change happen when the spending habits of our country are echoedin the bullshit bills that feed pockeb and not hungry moutls?

How can we change?

I recently spokewith a friend of mine who is an avid supporterof Hillary Clinton. I might have supported Clinton if I didn't feel she spoketo the deep-seatedhopes of the most vulnerable among us. In her speech to the Auraria campus,shepromised ftee health care and fiee education.

It broke my heart becauseit's something I desperatelywant, but I how

it's not somefhing she can promise, becauseI want health care as much asI want more of my paycheckevery month. Free programs will leave us banhupt, and it's not only thosewho carry debt who would have to bear the burden. It's all of us.

If asa nation we wereto divertthe war budgetto a program to not only cancelthe debt of millions of Americans, but also educate the newest generationabout the seriousdangers credit cardspose,we could shengthen our future and pull this transparent generationout of it's grave.

For God'ssakedo it soon,before it's too late.

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lnowing when to attack, shoot or kick it inside," coach Brannon Hays saidof the backcourtoffense.

BASEEALt On the defensiveend. Mebo held Regis' leading scorer,forward Gere11p.m. vs,Hastings atAunda mey Gibson,to just sevenpoints, [ess Field ByZACTAYLOR than half his normal output.

2pm.vsllastings atAurada Field ztaylor2@mscd.edu The lack of successforced felBASKTTBALIRevengewas paid to Metro men's low Rangersforward fames Bullock vs.Chadron Women 5p.m.

State baslretballFeb.8 after they toppledri- into the leading role, but he shot (enter val Regis73-55 at RegisFieldhouse. only 6-of-16 from the floor, all but atAuraria Even8 The following nighl they trounced one coming from behind the 3-point Men7p.m.vr (hadron State at Springs109-80 l,ogain line. Roacirunner'sbig men Lawrence CU-Colorado AunriaEvents Center a winning record and third place in Billings and Wagstall dominatedthe TRAC( the RockyMountain Atbletic Confer- paint, keeping Regis from any easy '11:30 a.m.atdreftlondoSchool enceEastDvision. buckets.

"We really executed our game After losing 75-59 to RegisJan. d Mines All{omers in Event plan," 26, breaking a l3-game winning Hays said. "Our guys stepped ,Gddm sheak for the Roadrunners in the up on the reboundingefTort."

SWMMING/DIVING series,Metro took Friday's matchup The successon the frontxourt TBA, Rocky Mounuin Invihtional as a must win game.With a 6-7 con- highlights the increasedpresenceand Golden ferencerecord going into the qame, disciplineof Metro'spost game.After the 'Runners neededevery win they losing two big men from last year's could get down the stretch to stay in squad, including 6-foot-8 inch cenBASEBALt the conferenceplayoff race. ter MoussaCoulibaly and all-RMAC "We're trying to ma-keit to the forward MichaelBahl, the successof 11:ffia.m.vs.Hastings atAuraria RMAC tournament," Metro guard Metro's interior game rested in the Field Terrell Burgesssaid. "We're on the handsof Wagstaffand junior college 2:00p.m.vsHastings atAuraila edgeright now and we're playing like transferBillings.

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Wagstalf has proved up to the The game in Denr€r highlighfed task as the leading rebounder and the improrcment Metro has made in scoreron the team. while centerBilljust the past few weeks.They domi- ings hasovercomea slowstart to post natedthe boards,taking 4Orebounds career days in scoring and reboundto Regis'27, including 11 by Meho ing down the stretch, including a forward fesseWagstalT. double-doubleagainst the Mountain "Big emphasiscoming into the Lions. game was rebounding," Wagstaff "He's been steadily gefting betsaid. "I think we did well on that ter," Hays said on Billings. "We've night." been working him hard, and he's WagstalTalso led the Roadrun- beenresponding." ners in scoring with 2l points to Billings' 20 points led the Roadnet his fourth double-doubleof the runners in scoringthe following night - hrolynDennee, Meuofonruard season.In closesupport was Burgess in the easyvictory overlast placeUCwhototaled 11points while who notched20 points on the night.

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gives up133-pointers, victory Regis steal seals Bv ERIC LANSING lansingemscd,edu MetroandRegis'u'omen'sbasketball teamsr4Toteanother chapter in their long 21i lffilling rivalry Feb.8 after their matchup rventdorvnto the final mireutes.This time, the Rangers outlastedthe Roadrunners78-74 at RegisFieldhouse.

Mero blastedRegisin lheir contestonJan.26 whenguardStephanie Sauterscored21 of 24 pointsin the first hall to ]eadthe 'Runnersto a 6 749 $'in at the Auraria EventsCenter.

This time, it wasthe Rangerswho cameout firing, hitting nine of their first 11 shotsto build a 27-10 leadin the first sevenminues of the game.

Regishit seven3-pointersin the early run boosted by forward Stevi Seitz lr'ho hit tbree of her four long-range shots.

Frustration could be seen lrom Meao headcoachLinda Lappeasshe vehementlycalleda timeout.

'Weh a lot of that was our defense,"Lappesaid."(Regis)did a good job of hitting their three's... Regisdid a nice iob, they were well prepared, and they cameout with a gameplan and executedit very well."

Regisbuilt the leadto 20 points at the 5:23 mark when Meho forward CassonrlraBratton. who isn't known for her 3-point shot,misseda trey,and Regs guard Courhey Ault grabbed the rebounri, targeted an open SeiE running toward the basketand lofted a perfectpassfor an easylay'upby the 5-foot-1O-inchforward.

It looked like Regiswas going to mirror the lanuary matchup wtren Metro jumped out to a huge lead in the first half and cruised to the victory but the Roa<lrunnerscharged back to cut the lead in hal{ beforeintemrissionwith a l2-2 run.

"You put yourself down by 20 points, it's going to be an uphill battle," Metro guard Ashley Mickens said."The first 10 minutes. we came out really lax. I don't brow what it was,maybebecausewe beatthem by 20 in the first game.It took pmbably a good 1O minutes or so to realize " that we gottaplay defense. made it a game Metro eventually when they found their shooting shoke from beyond the arc. Metro guard PaigePowershit a string of 3pointers to cut the Rangers'lead to seven.Sauterdrainedtwo more from long rangeincluding her secondthat tied the ballgame at 58 apiecewith 8:50 lefton the clock.

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Meho's defense has given up chanceto competedown the stretch.

Mickensdrove to the basketand point totals of 8 7 and 78 in thosefwo rlrew a foul from Luebbethat put Met- Iosses,and Lappeknows wins won't ro's guard to the freethrow line. She comeif this hend continues.

"We're looking for a better dehit one-of-twofrom the line, cutting free fensive effort,"shesaid,"Teamshala to four.

After the second the deficit able to scoreon us, and we're the ball on the inbeen throw Mickensslole boundspassand then wasfouledand not going to outscore teams. When we hold teams to 50 (points) or unsentbackto the chadty shipe.

Again shemade one-of-twofrom der.we win. When teamsscore70 or the line andon Regis'nextpossession, 80, it's not to our advantage."

The next night, the Roadrunners she cameup with another steal.She took the ball down the court and fed regained their defensive gameplan forlr'ard Carolyn Denee,for an open and held the University of Colorajumper from the baselineto makethe doColorado Springsto 25 percent score73-72 with 48 secondsremain- shootingin a 57-43 win in Colorado Springs. ing in the game.

The 1-1 weekendputs the 'RunRegisguard BreanneBurley who had an outstandinggame,scoring17 ners' record at 15-8 overa.llwith a pointsandadding10 assists, scoreda 11-4 recordin the RMAC.The win key basketwith 33 secondsleft that alsoclinchesa spotin the conference playoffs. Metro now preparesfor a put her team up by three.

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Roadrunners leadat home blowgth-inning Metro baseballteam takes toughdefeat toend opening series of2008 ByZACTAYLOR ztaylor2omscd-edu Metro's baseball team blew a ninth-inning lead in loss to Nebraska-KearneyFeb.10 at Auraria Fields, to start the seasonl-2 in nonconferenceplay.

The loper's Blake Cover hit a two-run single off of Metro closer Matt Backeswith two outs in the top of the ninth to giveKearneytbe 7-6 win.

"It's heartbreaking," Metro left fielder fake Palmer said on the close loss."We're right there,havethe lead, iust one pitch away. One good play and we win the ball game."

The Roadrunnersappearedto be on their way to a winning record for the weekend,after splitting the first two gamesof the seasonagainst the Lopers.

Metro starting pitcher Armando Casasheld Kearney'spotent offense (22 runs scored in the fust two games) to only lour runs through six innings, only two earned, while getting six run's of support for a 6-4 lead.

"I took the initiative on myself to comeout and throw like I know I Metrc pitderledJamison Feb.9 stepoffthemound afteranenorloaded the can," Casassaid. bases intheninth inning ofMetrot7{ lostoKeamey atAunrhFields.Ihe The big support cameoff the bat 'Runnen getthesave. hada64leadgoing intothefinalinning butcouldn't Pakner, of who hit a two-run single that broke a 3-3 deadlockin the botMeho relief pitcher TedJamison two scorelessinnings beforeloading tom of the fifth. took over in the seventhand pitched the baseswith only one out in the top

of the ninth.

A defensiveerror was a key play behind the pitcher.

"Teddy (Jamison) came in and pitched strikes," Metro head coach Bobby Pierce said. "If we had made the play in the ninth, it never even gets(to the losinghit)."

The next play nearly ended the gameas a Metro win, when a Iopers batterhit a groundball to Mefo shortstopMatt McConnell,who taggedsecond baseto get the runner from first out beforerocketing ttre ball to first basemanfosh Marner for a potential doubleplay to finish the game.

The ball arrived too late, and the runner at third was able to score, making it 6-5 Meho, with two outs in the ninth. Backescamein to try to closethe game,but the Coverhit blew the save.

"He hits a ground ball that's lust six inches out of the reach of losh Marner," Pierce said. "He hit a ground ball with eyes."

In Metro's half of the inning the Roadrunners offense shot blanks. going down 1-2-3 to Lopers'reliever Ryan Seefus.Palmer had the final at bat with two outs, but a powerful hit on a full count cameup just short of a home run.

Ihe opening day of Metro's season on Feb. 9 ended with a lighter mood, at least for the offense.A 151O win over Kearney punctuated Pierce'sdeclarationthat 2008 would be very different then the 17-35 2007 season.

"If we play like that more often, we're gonnahavea lot of successthis

year,"Piercesaid.

In the third game, Palmer, the senior slugger,led the charge with a three RBI day, matched by Metro freshman outfrelderBrennan Brown with tbreeof his own in his inaugural collegiategame.

Roadrunners A]I-RMAC catcher and senior captain Reece Gorman couldn't match his teammatesscoring, but he addedtwo RBI on two hits in the 15-run ou@ut.

"We went on good pit hes," Piercesaid of the o{lenseduring the weelrend."We controlled the count " well olTensively.

The pitching didn't fare as well.

Although Metro hansfer Steven Greenearnedthe win, he allowedfive runs in five innings for his first Roadrunner victory.

Another transfer pitcher, Joel Iockhart, had a rough game in his fust start Sunday, alloning seven runs in a l3-6 loss.

"He went ou| and he didn't pitch to what his capability is," Piercesaid of Iockhart.

Overall Pierce liked the level of the play and is excited to seewhat players come to the fore. However, even though the gamesare nonconference,losing in the ninth inning to end the weekendis hard.

"It's frushating," Pierce said, "You can dominate somebody for eight innings, and you makeonelitde mistake,and it becomesa loss."

At l-2 for the season,the Roadrunners continue their home stand with four giamesagainst Hastings Feb.l6-17 at AurariaFields.

MetroBaseball Preview: Pitching takesspotlight in2008 ByZACTAYLOR ztaylor2@mscd.edu

new talent through transfers.Steven Greenand foel Lockhart both make Me[o headbaseballcoachBobby their first appearancâ&#x201A;Źsas RoaclrunPiercehasassembled a balancedteam ners after time spentat junior college. in 2008 to improveon last year's l7Greenmade the first start and Inck35 record and to make a run at the hart the secondto replacelast year's RockyMountain Athletic Conlerence starters Braden Ham and Mike Bilek championship. who both graduated.

'The team chemistry this year is This does not mean, hor,vever, a lot better than in the past," Meho that either nevvcomerwill remain in catcher ReeceGorman said on tbe the top two stops,or evenin the start2008 season."I tlink we can put up ing rotation with the talent present somegoodnumbersthis year." in the returning pikhers. Of note are three-]'earstarter JoshEckertand fellow seniorArmando Casas.who both pitchedwell on the openingweekend.

Green,out of Ttinidad State College,earnedthe only win of the opening weekendalthough he allowedfive runs in five innings in the start. [ockhart struggledeven more in his first pitder Metro Amando Ges Division tr start, allowing sevenruns Fitching in only tlree innings.

"It's a pretty exciting time, there's The seniors,however.fared beta lot of competition going on right ter. Eckert, pitching the final thee now," Pierce said about the status innings of relief in the 13-6 Feb. 1O of pitching after the first weekendof loss, struck out fiour and allowed play."Nothing is souredup now guys only one run on two hits. This perforare still fighting." mance cameafter sitting out the offThe reason for the wide-open seasonwith an MCLinjury, which he baftle on the mound is the addition of appearsto haverecoveredfrom.

Casas,after pitching in the bullpen for 2OO7,movedto third starter for the opening weekendand went a solid six innings, giving up just two earnedruns in the no decision.

With the addition of e4rrienced retumers in the bullpen Pierce ap pearsto have a wide range of talent in his pitching stall that should lead to a lower ERAthan last year's 7.49.

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breakout performancesin the opening weekendand loolredto add solid depthto the ollensefor years.

Another relativerrnknown on the ollensive side is senior secondbaseman Tloy Spahn. Spahn hit .276 in the 20O6 season,but sat out 2007 with an injury. Doubtsto his recovery however,may have been laid to rest now that he leadsthe tean with five rurs after three gamesand mounts a .375 batting averageto begin the season.

The offenselooks to continue its up*nrd climb from last year, as the batters grasp Pierce'soffensiveph.ilosophy: hit to get the run, not just the base.

Offense "It shouldbea record-settingtype of season," Piercesaidon seniorsluggersJakePalmerand ReeceGorrnan.

The two led the team in offense lastyearwith .389 and .390 batting averages,respectively.First baseman JoshMarner addsto the scoringout- MetroinfelderDalotallahm put with a .278 batting average.Lr Defense "Last weekreally hurt us not be2008, the deadlybats have gro$'n to includefreshmenouffieldersBrennan ing on the field to take ground balls," Brown and Mike Coffevwho both had Pierce said after Meho made three

errors in the final weekend game, although he admits errors happen early in the season.

Pierce has put defense as the lowestof the tbree priorities that the coach focuseson to build a successfi:l team. Pitching, hitting, fielding.

This does not mean. however. tlat the Roadrunnerswon't beworking to improve a sixth rarked ffelding averagein the RMACfor 2007.

Brown's inclusion in the oudeld and the move of Spahn to the demanding infield are the biggestunkowns, and possible impmvements for tle group.

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