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By ANDREW FLOHR-SPENCE spencand@mscd.edu Her life is a story of struggleand resi.lience. Angela Davis was born in Birmingham, Ala. of 1944. She atschoolsin the Jim tendedseg;regated South, Crow-era Davis then studied at Brandeis Universityand the Sorbonnein Paris, receiving a Ph.D.in philosophyfrom EastGermanHumboldt Universityof Berlin. In 1969, she was fired ftom her teachingjob at the University of Californiaby former Gov.RonaldReagan for being a memberof the Communist Party. She joined the Black Panthers and was arrestedin New York after evading capture for two months while on the FBI's l0 Most Wanted fugitive [ist. After 18 montbs in iail, she was acquitted in 1972 on chargesof conspiracy,kidnapping and homicide. Shetwice ran for presidentof the United Statesas the CommunistParty candidate. Davis'life is the story of the struggle for civil rights. That story.Davistold the overflow crowd on lan. 2l in the Tivoli Turnhalle,led her to her current focus:the American prison system as part of the civil rights struggle. "The institution of the prison has claimed a place at the very core,at the very heart, of black history" said Davis, who has written two bookscriticizing the American penal system.Prisons have also become a constant theme in the lives of Chicanos and oppressedand marginalizedpeopleall around the world, shesaid.Davisurged Americansto get rid of the current prison system,which she said was racist, itrhumane and comparableto "a new slavery." Opened by dancers from Cleo Parker Robinson's studio with excerpts from their upcoming shoq the speechwas one of the main events of the 25s Annual Black World Conference,an event E)onsored jointly by Metro's African and African-American Studies departmetrt and the Chicano studies deparhlent in celebration of Black History Month. Davis spokeon this year'stheme,

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Tlre student forum voted 5 to 2 againstBenson.Biehle said students were concernedabout whether Benson, who only holds a bachelor'sdegree,is academicallyqualifiedfor the iob. and whether the former oilman would be sensitiveto student illterests, 'ltre big issue is that when he came to our campus he seemedto be out of touch with the big issues: diversity and environmental sustainability," Biehlesaid. Resultsftom opinion surveysvoluntarily contributed by faculty after presentationsat the Denver,Boulder and ColoradoSpringscampusesearlier in the weekopposedBenson. Other groups came out against the Denveroilman becauseof his ideologr regardingenergy "We are very worried about foIr. Benson'sstanc€ on alternative fuels consideringhis ties to the oil shale," said Michael West of CU Biodiesel, a nonprofit advocacy group for alternative energy use. West said that Bensonhad been quoted in the past quesfloning the validity of global warming and electing him could affectthe priority CUgivesto rener,wble energy.

fromstudents opposition By ANDREW FLOHR-SPENCE spencandemscd.edu When the Universityof Colorado r€gents'last vote wasuttered,the audiencehardly reacted.Bxceptfor the suddenswishof reportersscurrying to caUin results.the room nas almost silent, On a party line 6 to 3 vote, tlre first sinc€ 1974 lhal wasn't unadmous, the board of nine regents electedBruceBensonpresidentof the university.This, in spiteof opposition to the noted Republican activist by students,faculty and nu.merousother groupsassociatedwith the school. Among the audience in St. Cajetan's Cetrter, the impromptu site chosenfor the final vote and following press conference,a few shook their heads.Many continued staring shaight ahead"I an disappointed," said Ryan Bieble,chairman of the Intercanpus Student Forun, which represenb studentsat CU'sfour campusesto the university'sboard of rcgents."[ rhink that this vote is a testimony to the

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oneclipse ashadow Gast Clouds BySCOTTSTEPHEN sstephml-9omscd.edu Telescopespointed toward the sky, anticipation loomed and an anxious crowd of nearly 100 hopefuls gathered at the flagpole in the centerof Auraria campus,intent on witnessingan extraordinaryerâ&#x201A;Źnt. Err,well sort ol From approximately7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Feb.20, a number of students,professorsand scientistssurveyed the night sky in an attempt to catch a glimpseof the total lunar eclipse. As the sun sank and darkness emerged,the stagewassetfor a spectacular show. However, scattered clouds deteriorated much of the view from the start, preventing the crowd from seeingthe spectacle. 'A little rednessand an opening here or there. but notbing much." Gary Robinson,a volunteer.said. "It looks like it's going to be a hard oneto spot." Stephanie In spiteof the setback. Pahl, a Metro physicsprofessorand coordinator of the event,deemedthe expenencea success. "I think the turnout shows iust how amazingit is to have that matry people interested with ashonomy and I couldn't be happier.I an optimistic from this experiencetlat studentslearned a lot to someextent." The event was sponsoredby the Denver Ashonomical Society and included severalstudents and communiry volunteers. "This wouldn't have been posstble without the help of the Astronomical Society,"Pahl added. Yet in the sky, one observation

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curs in our atmosphere as the full moon parlsesinto Earth's shadow and blocks ligbt from the zun's rays. During any eclipse, the sun, Barth and moon line up, making a darkenedmoon visible to nighttlne spectators. The weather left many dissatis-

fied, though a number of students and faculty still were able to have a gioodtime asthey awaitedthe clouds' dispersion.feremy Aragon, a senior at UCD,joked about the experience with the crowd. "I'll be back, t'm just going to move those clouds out of the way,"

Aragon said. PahI even took part in the 'So I want you all to lie to laugbs. your friends about what you saw here," shesaid. Spectatorshave to wait until December 2010 to seethe next lunar eclipsâ&#x201A;Ź.

makes Davis Benson'deeply ACTIVIST> Controversial CANDIDATE, president ofCU impacton studenB beappointed honored'to C-ontinued ftornA5 comrnunity," he said beforethe vote, adding that students nrho had involvedthemselvesin the voting processshould make Coloradoproud. "Despite the fact that the declsion may not go your way, I hope at the end of the day you realizewe are doing this lor the bestinterestsof the University of Colorado,"Hyble said. Several leaders from business and politics, including Mayor fohn Hickenlooper and Denver Public Schools superintendent Michael Benrct, supported Benson. They cited bis experienceworking on numerous educational boarils, as well ashis fundraising expertise. Bensonhasraisedmany millions of dollars for CU,in addition to personally conhibuting $8 million to the school. I-n2005, Bensoncrossedtheaisle passReferendumC, which alhelp to loted more tax dollars for health and

educatlon in Colorado,Benson also servedon the ColoradoCommission on Higher Education,Meho's board of trustees and the Denver Public Schoolsfoundation. "I truly believehe can hetp bring together all of higher ed, all of our institutioDs." Meho's President Stephen lordan said. Bensonsaid he was deeplyhonored the regents elected him president. "I wil be building bridges,creating bonds," Benson said at a press conference after he was voted in. "When your votes are over,you just forget everything in the past. You embraceeverybody.You treat everybody the sameand work for the common goodof our institution." Hesaidhe llstenedto student and faculty concernsat severalmeetings and intends to meet with the two groupsin the future. CU student Irah Labowitz said

the most important issue for her was that Bensondidn't take the time to listen to student concerns. Several meetings were held on campus where Bensonnas introduced to faculty and students,but she said Benson diiln't seemopento suggestions. "I{e went to meetlngs, but he didn't listen," shesaid. IabowiE doesn't belong to any organizedgroup, but said shegot involvedwhen sheheard Bensoncould becomepresidentof the school. She said she could not understand ho$' the regents could elect Bensonin spite of the large number of students and faculty who took time to voice their opinions against his election, "I feel tke the voice of the students fell on deaf ears," Labowitz said. "We feel like the declslon was made for us and we are all disap pointed."

Contiaued from A3 and our lcry waysof tbinking of ourselves,"Davis said. "We commodi$ ourselveswhen we talk about how to market ourselves." Davis'story impressedmany who attendedher speech. "Her activism has been insoirational to me and to many other black woman also," UCDcommunications major Koraya Robinson said, She added that she learned what African-Anericans have conbibuted to history and that she also attended the eventbecausesheis interestedin becomingan activist orgnnizermuch like Davis."I'm ilrawn to it becauseof my passionfor it and AngelaDavisis very inspiring to me." "Wow," Metro student Hashim Coatssaid. "I have always wishd I could harrcbeenalivein the'60s and in the BlackPanthers,(AngelaDavis) is one of my icons."

Coats is a member of serreral organizations for blacks, including Alpha Phi Alpha, the Black Student A]liance, and a new group starting this semester,Ihe Ricbnessof Our Iladitional Sehps,or ROOIS.IIe said he carneto the eventto gain ideasbr his own carter asan activist, "I thint '6fu some of the tactics used in the will still work and berelevanttodry" Political sciencepmfessorRobert Ilazan said Davis, wbile perhapc a lesser-loown name than Malcoln X or Martin Luther King fr,, is one of the great inltuential leadersof the civil rights movement. "She represents the spirit of sFuggle,of the incessantshuggle of individuals to live betterlives,"Hazan said, "She representsthe stuggle for women's rights, for the rights of Afn""o-66er1sans and the rights of all peopleto lirrcin peacc."

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tion, the suspectwas 20 to 2 5 years old,black, 5 feet6 inchesto 6 feettall, with short, black hah. He was wearing a gray kneelength jacket, a white T-shirt, tan Police Deparhnent first, causing a bootsandtan cargopants. brief delayin policereactionto the If you har,einformation regardcnme. ing this case,you may present it DeputyJohl Eganof Auraria po- anon5'mously throughAurariapolice lice urges anvonewho is a victim of aI 303-556-2677,presentit in pera crimeon Auraria "to dial 91 I and son at the AdministrationBuilding, call the campuspolice[immediatel,f Room.A.D110 or you can call the from any campusphone." emergencv line,303-556-5O00. Accordingto thevicrim'sdescrip To report this crime or this type

FR0M THE STREET), Doyouhave sfioolpdde? Wendy Jamie VanArdoy Halladay "[f "I think t havepride for the part of the school that I represent: the music department. But I don't go to any of the games."

Metro was a litfle closer to my houseI would totally have school spirit. If people talk about Metro, I would defendit and our team the Roadrunners."

Meg Young "I wish I did. I didn't realize that it was homecorning until the pep rally.I did go to the pep rally though."

of crime as shictly a sexual assault cated behind the 7thSheet Building case,call the DenverPoliceDetective/ beforeWalnut Street. SerrralAssaultDivisionat 720-913DeputyEgansaidthat "this is still 6050. an activecase,the suspecthasnot yet The campus is asking anyone to spea} up if they are victims of acrime similar to this incident or if thev witness anlthing suspicious regarding sexual assault crimes.

beencaught." For safer traveling around campus, students are encouraged to use the Auraria Transportation Ser\'ice's"NightRider" EscortBuses

Witnesses , dctimsor anyonewith to get to all locationsh and around informationshouldcontactAuraria campus. policeimmediatelyfromanycampus For "Nightrider" Escort Bus phoneby dialing911 or sen'iceinformationcall 303-556emergency at tbe AdministrationBuildffi

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"Not somuch becauseit's a big school,but it's not CUBoulder,I went up to Boulder for a game once;they have schoolspirit!"

"[ don't, I'm too busy. I iust come here to go to school and get my degree.I'm a night student and most of the school activities happen rvhile

J-. ByAARON MONTEABARO amonteab@mscd.edu On Feb.21, a pep rally outside the Tivoli encouraged Roadrunner pride for the next day's homecoming games. People gathered for karaoke backed by Rowdy and some words of encouragementand team introductions by the men's and nomen's basketball coaches.There were free T-shirts and food. Despitea chill in the air, Metro colors were visible under the coats of cheeringsupporters.Rowdymade rounds in the crowd, pushing for increasedstudent enthusiasm at the upcoming games.Metro schoolsptit wasin frrll displayduring the event. Severalpeoplewere planning to go to the game. Lidia Alvarez, program coordinator for diversity at Metro, said she'd be there st/omping, clapping and whistling. "I'll be there wearing my T-shirt," shesaid. Meho student Kait Aranda said that considering this is conmut€r canpus, there was a gooddisplayof studentpride, adding sheseesa lot of people wearing their gear and sup

porting their teamsat the games. On Feb. 22, the homecoming basketball games against the Colorado Schoolof Mines endedwith the Roadrunners winning 66 - 64 for tle men'steam,and 66 - 46 for the women's team. Many shrdents and faculfy membersat Metro saidschool spirit is on the rise despitethe nonbaditional campusorganization. Meho President StephenJordan said the student body wants more haditional campusactivities. He said the school would continue building on that desirewith eventssuch asthe rally. Women's assistant coach Holly Houchin said Metro has a big fan basearound town, but it isn't aseasy to rally support as it would be on a baditiona.l campus where students tend to be younger and to live and work on or neat the campus.Shealso said the schoolis unique in that a lot giveawayfree badofapiduptrud Monsterddnlsoutofthe HiteandZa*Colman of studentsFansfer here from other From Hollins,Andrea left,Manus PepRallyatAunda. attheMetro area collegesor come to Metro alter t€b.21 at Meho. "I think they've made a ics deparEnent, alurnni relafions, returning to the Denver area from shesaid. goodeflort the last coupleof yearsto the officeof collegecommunications graduMarc Roberson,a recent other cities.However,there is a lot of and tle studentactivitiesdeparhent support from the surrounding com- ate. said he didn't rememberhaving stepit up," Robersonsaid. president's the rally. rhis athletsponsored office, the The wheu he started munity, studentsand Meko alurnni. anv eventslike

game big0ncampus scores Schoolyard More than100people gathered 9 towatch playformedals teams By ROBFISHER rfishel8omscd.edu On the evening of Feb. 2O, the lunar eclipsepulled studentsand local news crews to the flagpolein the centerof Auraria. But inside the Auraria Events . Ccnt€r,it was the classicschoolyard game of ilodge baII that brought comFutors together below chanpionshipbanners. lherd were ea$b fOO peoplein tl",5ro, and Gam Tli Slp.a arguably had the largestcheeringsection. "We areplaying them (the Alunni team)and nrearegoingb wtil" It{ SigmaVlce PresidentStephanieBullen said, In spiteof their well-orchestratd che€ring efiorts, Tri Sigma was defeated2-1 by team Alumni, led by former RowdymascotAmber Michaels. this was the seconddodge ball tournament sponsoredby the Sigma Alpha Epsilonfraternity. Teamseach paid a $50 enFance feewhich was donatBdto the national SAB philanthmpy recipient, the Children'sMiracle Network. Metro men's and women's tennis leams, who run the concession

"It is a goodway to get twolved, stand at the EvenisC€nter,ag€ed to donate half of the evening'ssalesto and we work really well with what we have." the charity Money from the concessionstand fenny Crowe, also a member of is usualb usedto pay for equipment the lti Signa sorority cheering secand sponsor t€nnis t€am playeB. flon said, "SigrnaAlpha Epsilonsup ports us sow€ supportthem." Chris Olson,SAEdodgeball comnitClowe said there wer€ approxit€echairman said,"We are expecting to raise around $5OOtonight with mately 25 acfivemembersin the sothe regisfation feesand a portion of mrity, and most of them were there Wednesdaynight zupporting their tlic concessionsales,' ' SAEfollor,riedtotemationalDodge sisters. "We are here for the fun of it," Ball Federationregulationsby placing six foam dodgeballs along the middle Gonrc said. "Id rather cheer than plry It is isptrtalt to have a good of the court. Once the begindng whistk was cheeringsection." SAB president Kaiilel Hisginson Howq pla:rersraced to the nid{ile grabbing and swatting balb to their saidthere werea few more teamslast stdebefor€ aining throws at oppos- par, but washappywitb the way this totrrnam€nt tIID€d out. ine playeru. 'It seemsto flowbetter than it did Teans playd 10 minute matches last year,"Higginsonsaid. to decidethe winner. "We are only playing l0 rdnute StephanieBullen, a Mebo senior and Tri Slgmavice president,saidshe matchesnot 25 like we did last year." was happ to have the somrity par- He also pointed out th€.ywere uslng with the all three courts in the gm opposedto tlc'ipat€and was one match at a time. organizationof the arent this year. Nine teams were wlritded down She said the Greek organization at Metro is designedto meetthe needs to three. Tearr Metro Media defeated of a commuter college,and tley do tean Alumni to galn a spot in the not have(or need)the trailidonal fra- championstrip match against team temity or sorority houseto feel like a Xhemelll. During the first half of the 10community. "BecauseMetro is a commuter minute championshipmatch, a series college,the Greekorganizationshere of volleysled to two swift victoriesby arremore community serviceorient- teamXtr€melll. The third and ffnal match ended ed," Bullen said.

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Xtremellt threw a rocket that the music editor couldn't handle and his team was crownedchampions. Higginsondirect€dthe medalceremony at the end of tle charnpionship match awarding team Xhemetll top honors for the evening. Team Metro Media and team Alumni receivedthe silverand bronze medalsrespectively

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credit pie the UnitedStatesbreeds,encouragesand enforcesa cultw€ of debt. There, I said it. If you don't believe me, I'd suggestlooking at the realjszuessurrounding a controversialnew bill beingproposedthis sessionin the ColoradoStateLegislature. HouseBill 13lO seeksto aggressivelyrein in "predatory lending" by paydayloan companies.The bill has instigated a heated public discussion in which its opponents(payday loan companies)believethey will be driven out of the state becauseof drastic cuts in their ability to make profits. And apparently this is what concernedlawmakers(the bill's proponents)intend: strong legislationto help protectconsumersfrom themselves- never mind the economic consequences. Dependingon whereyou standon the political spechum, you're either applauding lawmakers for standing up for consumers,oryou're defending the fact that paydayloan companies should be able to provideconsumers the choicesthey apparentlydemand, Either way you would be ignoring the central question:When are we going to admit that debt is a central tenet of the American Dream?[et's wake up and smell the collection agencies' ink it is completelyacceptable- if not condoned- to die oneselfinto

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ates had an ar€rage outstanding credit card balanceof $2,169, acgwnllerm@rmsnd.ed*" cording to USAToday. . The CollegeBoard reports that a financial hole.Justlook at the main in 2004-2005 lendersprovided$14 reason for the curr€nt recession: billion in private loans. which typi ot€r€agerconsumerswere approved cally carry a much higher interest for loans they could not realistically rate, a 734 percentincreasefrom the pay back by companiesthat should previousdecade. . Public four-year graduate stuhave known better. And where do n'e learn about dents, on average, accumulated and accumulatedebt?You guessed $26,I 19 in studentloan debt. ih college. And the pictwe does not imFaced with perpetually soaring prove after graduation. According hition rates,most studentsareforced to the Administrative Office of the to take out somekind of loan to pay Courts,baDlauptcyfilings more than for school. doubledin the past year from almost Here are some illuminating sta- 64,000 in March2006 to morethan tistics: 132,000 in September2007. And . According to Nellie Mae,a divi- the FederalReserveclaims that the sion of the Sallie Mae student loan typical family filing for bankruptcy in company,more than 75 percent of I 99 7 owedmorethan one and a half undergraduates began the 2004 times its annual income schooiyearwith credit cards. Maybekicking paydayloan com. In the sameyear, undergradu- paniesout of the stateis a goodidea:

yes,we could probablydo without the vicious rycle of debtthesecompanies create.But we shouldnot completely do away with what some consider an invaluable service,unless we are also willing to alleviate the financial conshictions that createdemandfor theseshort-term loans. Iawmakers cannot rail against debt and the evils of predatory lending without fust acknowledging that taking on debt and opening up a line of credit is an option we have as Americans - an option that has simultaneously made this country great and alsoweakenedits strongest institutions. IIB 1310 is not just abouta malevolent"predatory" forcein U.S.and Coloradoeconomics.It is about who we are as a counEy and the va.lues r,rehold dear. To pretend that making certain companiesdisappearwill solvethe problemis not only narve,it is downright un-American.

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ofanonlineMySpacephenomenonstartedsmall Notbeing amember network today could beconsidered in 1998, and after somegood marketing schemes,grew to 106 million sacrilege. accounts in 2006. Today,MySpace Children belongto the sane networks as their parents.Studentsbelong to the samenetworlis as their teachers. Entire high schools have their own subcultures online. It's not iust the cool kids who are doing it. Nearly everyoneis doing it. Social networks enplodedon the scenein the late '9Os,and have grown exponentially ev€r since, The two most prominent, at leastfor the college-age student, are MySpaceand facebooL Howwer, therearehundredsof other socialnetworls, ranging from music networkslike imeem.comto personal networls such as woome.com.The

is the thtd most popular websitein the United States.With 300 million accounts worldwide, the number of MySpaceusers aknost equalsthe number of U.S.citizens. But to which networks do Metro studentsbelong? Anne Gall, 26, a senior marketing major at Meho, said that she is only a member of MySpaceto dis cover new musicians and look at pictures of friends she doesnot see regularly. Scott Martin, 2O, a sophomore sportsmanagementmaior at Metxo, is a menber of MySpace,facebook

and irneem. "I like them all, but if I had to choosemy favorite, I would choose Myspace,"Martin said. He addedthat he likes MySpace becauseit allows the account holder 0ocreat€a dynamic tapestrythat reflects their personality,which is not possibleon other online networks. He saidthat his MySpacepageis like a scrapbookfull of quotes,pictures, and other collectedaxioms that is a Uue sliceof him. Arun Natun, 20, a sophomore nusing maior at Meto, saidthat he doesn't have a MySpaceaccount becauseit is so clich6. He said that everyoneis on MySpaceand he doesn't want to be a commoditY. "... I heard a lot of sleazypreda-

tors goon there aswell," Nahrn said. He does, however,have a facebook account, but he said it will not existpasthis collegeyears. h regardto virtual communities and online networks, the maiority speaks:MySpaceand facebook are the most popular among Metro Students. More than likely, the same is frue at everyinstihrtion of academia around the counEy.There is no reason to fret about just being another MySpacer though, it's all for the greater good of meeting new people and networking. We are indeed social creatur€salwayslooking for and ffnding new media of communication.

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drums or sing along to songsas well as play guitar and bass.Guitar Hem remainsthe top seller,but RockBand has provedto be a hit at parties, allowing up to four playerswhile Guitar Hero allowsonly two at a time. Recently,Activision and Neversoftannouncedthe upcomingrelease of the newestversionof Guitar Hero. JoEVAUUSnEIU Dedicatedto the classic rock band Aerosmith,it is the ffrst to exclusively ivacrarslli@mscd.edu featureone band'smusic and will be releasedin Iune. to the point that peoplecampedoutIt soundshad to believethat a sidestoresbeforethe releaseo[ Guigame that only simulates playing tar Hero III. All three games of the series guitar could be so popular,but then havebeenhighly successfi:land have again, gamesthat simulate playing earned more than $1 billion collec- sportshavebeenpopular sincevidm gamesstarted being released.Now tively. Guitar Hero has receivedsome instead of just listening to songs, competition from newcomer Rock peoplecan play along and feellite a Band, produced by Harmonix, the part of the band. With many more songsavailable, companythat madethe first two editions of Guitar Hero beforeib merger Guitar Hero seemsprimed to release with MTv Networks. Neversoft, a an rrnlimited nunber of ganes dursubsidiary of Activision, famous for ing the next severalyears,and people producing the Tony Hawk skate- seemprimedto buy them up. I know boarding series, produced Guitar Iwill. It might now be better to be a Hero III. players fake rock star tlan a real one. allows Hero While Guitar play on favorite rock songs to their

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sound bites about looseo'omen ald loosermores. "It's all about how melodiesget changedaround," Knox said. "But it's really all about a simplesong and making it swing, making it happen." The Clam Daddys do indeed' "make it swing" with original ditties like "Viperfive" and "It tr{asthe Wine," aswell asreliablerenditionsof "Sugar CoatedIove," "Built For Speed"and countlessothercoversof your gramps' assortedoldies-but-goodies. While Knox and Walker often perforrnonly as a duo,The ClamDad-

as a dys also and,everySundaynight at downtown Denver'sAppa.loosaGrill on Welton andrhe I 6'bSteet Mall.a quintel. "sundaysarea lot of fun because we changethe guitar PlaYeraround everyweek,"WaJkersaid. Judgingby how theseelder gents swingon stage.that poorsapis Soing to ha\â&#x201A;Ź a hard time keepingup.

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to win "Best Emerging Artist" at the California Music Ar,t'ards. Within the follonr'ingyears, Bailey played alongside big'named bandssuchasThe Kiliers,IVlodest I\{ouse,Interpol.FranzFerdinand, Mrue andTakingBackSundal'. In addition to its first record, Baileyhas releasedone other EP aswellas TheHouseisaHeadstone, a coupleof other singles.All their efforts,though, seemto havebeen leading up to the most recent fril-length album, Pyrite {t Goltl' i;t 2PP6..: ;-' which hit the stBlv,ep

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AnXYZ Affairto remember The Big Applecan be sounkind. Justaskthe burgeoningBrooklynfoursome,TheXYZAffair. "It's really tough to get any recognition in New York becauseit's iust so saturated with music," Affair's frontrnan and original member Alex Federsaid. "It's really hard to pull ahead, especiallywhen we're playing with what's supposedto be, essentially,pop music, in a town that's a little too cool for it at times." But eventhe coldest,most icy critics in New York and beyond have begun to warm up to XYZAffair's brand of smart - if not somewhat neurotic - "power-pop."Or, as Federcalls it, "proppyarenarock, with, maybea little more of a punk rock edgeto it. " One look at this well-groomedquartet of NYIJ music grails (Feder,guitarist RussMasch-

me1'er,bassistChris Bonner and &ummer Sam Rockwell)hardly conjuresup punk-rock images of studdedjackets,piercednosesand lvlohawks, but insteadlendsevenmoreto their collese-rock persona. "We all went to music school so na're trained musiciansand we know that there's usually moregoingon beneaththe surfacethan one would realize,"Federsaid, On their debut album A Few More PubblishedStudies,big-bangingbackgroundbass and drums, and keen, clean guitar hooks help build a perfectpedestalfor Feder'sself-reflecting and angelicprophesiesof climaxing insecurities.Feder'svocalscreatean eerieisolation that seeminglyfeedsinto his neurosiswith songslike "Little Fool" ("This placeseemssounwelcoming

at night when I come home/ Here I sit pining away,waiting for you to comehome") and the hopelessly ironic '1{IlMy Friends"("My nameis Michael all the chickshate my guts"). But despite ail the labels attached to the bandby critics,The XYZAffair remainswithout that most important of labels.As they prepare to begin recording their secondalbum following their current U.S.tour (which includes an appearanceat the South By SouthwestTour in Austin, Texas),Affair is still consideringseveral recordingstudio suitors. "It's hard to keep your head abole water, that'sfor sure,"Federsaid,"It's beena little bit of an uphill battle for us, but we're happy with vvhatwe do and just pushing aheadand hoping that otler peoplecatch on."

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half notes r new releases tuesday 3,4 Bauhaus Go AwoyWhite Eauhaus Music bauhausmusic.com

Bodeans still 0arfin Distribution oarfi ndistribution.com

Jackson Browne Solo AcousticVolume 2 Inside Recordings insiderecordings.com

Captain Beefteart Dustsucker 0zitRecords cduniverse.com

Farmers Market Surfin'USSR lpecac Records Once again, rock'n'roll is being askedto savethe vvorld. And, once again. Bono is involved. The nonprofit organization World Peace One is set to launch a series of concert campaigns on May l7 aimed at achieving world peace through education and political initiatives. Suggestedheadliners include Bono's own U2, Madonna, Led Zeppelin,Aerosmith, Z Top, Lionel Richie, Celine Dion, INXS, Velvet Revolver, W l.i.am, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. The organization is also considering severalinternational acts such as Reyna Reyna, Gilbert Gil, CaetanoVeloso, Ivan Lins, SergioMendes,Linox, JaneZhang. TheTtollmates, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Thmara Day. According to WP1 founder Doug lvanol'ich, the goal of the concert campaign is to "generate the largest peoples' movement, grassrootsas well as institutional. in the historv of the v"orld." Ph0t0ourtesy0fv/ww.foru ms.myspa(e.(0m Alas, there has yet to be any lvord on r,r'hether Michael U2fiontman Bono continues totrytosave |ackson will be invited to participate.

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efforts and insinuated that Ray is still riding the coattails of the Kinks' success.In rebuttal, Ray has insisted that a tour would not happen unless the Kinks come up with new maberial. Despite his latest solo effort, the elder of the Davies wants nothing more than to be back with his old bandmates. "I still have a problem with being a solo artist," Ray said. "I don't hrow why" Apparent$, neither doesDave.

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I mean it: don'thave a cow,man lbe Californla Cheese Board sponsorsa TV ad featuring two sleek, sun-drenched dairy bulls standing anid rolling hills of lush pasture while hitting on a passlng pair of comely heifers,It almost makesyou rrmntto be a cow.What a crock. Nin€fy-oneperc€Nltof catdephysical$ unableto standfor inspectionat neat packerscomefrom dairy breeds such as the familiar black and whirc spottedHolstein,accordlngto a study done by the University of California at Davis. All of the cattle famously caught on tape this past Octoberbeing stabbedwith a forklift, iabbedin the e5'eand otherwise tortured and abusedat a Chino, Calif., slaughterhouseweredairy animals. ln addition to an appalling disregard for food safety- the incidence of mad cow diseaseis up to 58 times morelikely indonner animals-outrage exploded oyer the absenceof simple humanity in the cows' Eeatment. It all beginsdown on the farm, For dairy cattle in a commercial operation,life is short and hard. Male calvesare destinedfor meat, many as veal,ensuring them a living hell, Vealcalves,which grow to about 400 pounils, are forced to live their entire liveswithout solid food in tinv

IIEBEIEMARSI{ dmarshS@mscd.edu pensabout the sizeof a GreatDane's dog crata They can lie down on the bare slattedfloor wherethey poop,or they can stand up. Tuming around isn't an option, Walking is irnpocsible. Iocated in large buildings for easeof production,tley neverseethe fuht of day And the public doem't seethem. After three months, veal calves are forcedonto a tuck bound for the slaughterhouse.Upon arrival, they stumble into outdoor holding pens, completely exposedto the weather. The most able among them walk awkwardly with musclesshaky from disuse,but so many can't evenmanageto getup that the U.S.Department of Agriculture's slaughGr policy pro hibiting downersmakesa specialal-

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Slitheringyourway into hell Beforeyou sendme to the Bibleor the Quran, you need to understand that I'm not a murderer, but I told a big lie once and in the schemeof things I think it iust might send me to hell. It was the eighth grade. While many young girls want things like makeupand iewelry,I wanted a lizard, a greenanoleIizardto beexact. Such lizards were to be found at any pet shop.Theywerecheapand plentiful. Of course fd askedmy mother, but in addition to saying no, she'd long before steered me away from praying for things I wanted because in odd twists of fate, God almost alwaysdelivered.No wasnot an acceptable answer.I was preparedto twist the arm of fate. During a field trip to the mall (my classwasstudyingfinances),I bought a hzard.I pointed her out among the puppies to the pet store clerk, who proceeded to put my little green wonder in an inflated bag. A friend's mother wasthe perfectunwitting decoy for my own mother. I can't remember the exact sequence of what came next, but as I steppedout into the mall I had the great idea of opening the bag. It unleashed a flurry of panic from the poor lizard, but he didn't loow what was coming next. I duckedinto McDonald's, asked for a Big Mac box,

MEf,ROPOUTAN 1979 Since BDITOR-IN-CHIBF DavidD. Pollan dpo\an@mscd,e&! MANAGINC BDITOR AndrewFlohr-Spence spencandgmsed.edu NEWSBDITON AnyWoodward qwoodwaSomscl.edu ASSISTANTNBWSBI'ITOT JameslQuger jkrugerLemscd.edu

K$$SFS SSs€$€g *du kd*::.k*$':n*c$. and that is where the lizard stayedfor the remainder of the day in the front pocketof my backpack. wait a minute. you're saying. That's not a big deal. How many people have brought random anF mals home to their parents?Well, my friends,here comesthe eternal damnation. I'm a Lutheran kid, and like all goodLutheran kids,I attendedconfirmation classesto provemy Lutheranessto a church congregationand my Lutheran family. The following will not makethem proud. I rememberthe pastorwasa large man with a round facethat screamed Wisconsin.I remeagsl losking down at my bag during that evening class thinking, "How will I ever make this work?" During the break in the middle of the class,I got it. I would wait until no one was

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around and sneak into the church nursery I would put the stunnedand by-now brain damagedlDard on the couch in the nursery. I would exit, re-enter,and upon finding that lizard I would exclaim, "Iook what I found everyonel" My classmateswere intqested in makeup,jewelry and school dances. They woultln't even touch it. "It's shange to seea [zard in Colorado," the pastor said, to whicb I replied, "shanger things hare happened." I went home with a lizard that night. I should have won an Academy Award {or it, a GoldenGlobeat the very least.But what happenednext, I cou.ldhaveneverandcipated. Faith begets rewards, but God belp you when you mala the mistake of switching the two.

I regaledmy family with a story prayer and determination that of night at the dinner table.We ate Kentucky FriedChicken,and I remember this becauseI could never be sure which made me sick the next morning. Was it food poisoning or salmonella? I guessI'll never know but I rememberthe exp€rienceof being so sickthat eventea woulitn't stayin my stomach. I rememberlooking at the lizard, happily baskingunder the heat lamp in its comfortable cage with a belly full of crickets, and thinking: "I am going to die a painfi:l deathfor this." Neverquestionthe wrath of God. I don't askfor petsthesedays. I don't ask for much of anything other than foodand shelter. Doesanyonewa.nta freecat?

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topic,for Studentsurveycoming A challenging those raised differently Messageto Students:Your Opportunity to TellMetro About Your Exgrcriencest

Re "Itansgender woman pushee deftnition of love," Feb. 14 FK, I reanyappreohs#fhe fact that you wrote anelpiinted this article. I don't ne$arib agee vl.t.li'theMestylebutl think that it is very important to etrpce peopleto other ideasotber than theirown (eren if they areextene). r0idastanding thE humanessof all peopleis so impctant Bpecially for thixe:of us who haw 66sa rais€dto thint dillerently, and who were raisedto Judle those seeHngalternative lfestyles. Anyway, I bope your aidcle challengedthosewho ju&e Eansgeder pmple to seethem as valuable and real peopleand citizens. Blessings, M; Ouery

lbe Metqoltan r,vclm a[ htBrs tm Me{ro$uitrents,teachers'faculty lrtt€rs mustbe{D€d andzuhnittedto TheMc@itan ad afulnifatbn goduction. Sendlettersro @lan@mscd'eduor p,m,, Monday bcforo by 3

We alwayshear ftom our stualentsthat they want Meho to liste-nto their voices.tl€re ls the perfectopportunity to beheardand makea difierencein the future of the college.Metro is ltsteningl ln the month of March, the National Surrey of Strdent Eng3gement (NSSE,pronounced"Nessbr) will beadministeredon canpus. The collegehas participatodin this surwy everytwo y€arsduring the last decade.Resllts from the surveyhavebeenusedto imp'orrctbe educationd envimnm€nt fur all shrThe surveyfocuseson measuringthe typesof €xp€rienc€sthat are hown to promotE student succ€ss:academic challenge, active and collaborative learning experiences,shrdent-facultyinteraction, enriching educationalexperiencesand a supporflvecampusenvironnenL This year' 2' 5OOfresbnen and 2,500 seniors,chosenat random, will be invited to participate. When you getthe irritation, comI€t Metro know aboutyour eriperiences! pletethe surveylIt will takelessthan 20 minutes,but you can help Meho on its road to preerfnencel Metro thanks youl larry Worster Dhector o{ StudentServicesTechnologyand Assessment

leavepur letterfor DavidPollanIn the Ofrceof SturlentMedir' Trvo[ Sedent Union,noom 313, Edtorsresencthe riSht to editdl lettersfor cont€nt"cladty andryoce.IrttErs mustbesignedand&ted with conffi informato[

MUSICEDITOR Jeremy Johncon jjohnS0Somscd.edu SPORTSEDITOR Eric Lansing Iansing@mscd,edu ASSISf,ANTSPORTSBDTX)N ZacTaylor ztaylor2@m.scd.edu PHOTOBDITOR Cora Kenp ckemp4omscd.edu AS'TSTANT PEOTO IDIIORS I(risti Denke kdenkeemscd.edu Dawl Madura dmaduraomscd.edu

tLursTnAmn Andrew Howertoa ahowert2emsd.edu cogr BDttoRg Austin Corell aarellemscd.edu Rob Fisher rfuheTSomscd.e&t Amanila lldl ahaU35@msed.e.1! DebtdeMarh tlmarshS@mscd.edu Joe Vaccarelli jvauareomscd.e&r DTRBCTONOB sTT'D8N.f MEDTA Diaane Harrieoa Miller haninnemscd,edu AESISTANTDINBCION OI STUDBIfT MBDIA Dontrlta WoDg wongdemscd.edu ADUSBN Jane lloback The Mebopolita[ ts producedby and for th€ studenB of Mehopolitan Collegeof Denver and sdrrq the Auraria Campus. lbe M€tq. politan ls suppct€d by dsertislng revenuc and student fees, and i5 prbllehed everythursday during the academlc par md montbly dudng the summ6r tcffiter. Th€ Mehc politan ts dl*lbuted tb all camplls buildlngs. No person may tale more than one copy of each editton of 1le Metopolltan wlthout prlor writtel p€rEi$sion, Pleasedirect any qu€sdons, com.m€oB,cmplainb or compllments to M€fo Board of Publicadons clo The Mebopolitan. Opinions expressedwitbtn do not necessarlly rellect thos€ of Mebopoutan State Collegeof D€nv€r or lts advertisers. Deadllnefor calendar items l8 5 p.m. is l0 a.m. Monday.Dlsplay advertising deailline ts 3 p.m, Thursday Classned advertiEingis 5 p.m. Thursday. ntoliStd€rtUnlfl,noan3,|3. Gmpu8d 5i, P0Bd173161 C080217-3362. Dqr|e|,

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Friday 2.29 TTNNIS Men9a.m.vs,Hardin-5immons/ Abilene Christian inAbilene, Texas BASEBAL[ 11a.m.vs.Colorado Christian at Auraria Field RMAC SHOOTOUT BASKETBATI Men6p.m.atColorado ftristian Women 7p.m.vs.Adams State at Aurafa fvents Center TRACK TBA atRMAI ftampionships in Keamey, Neb.

, Saturday 3.1., SOFTBALt ' Noon atWestem ilewMexko Phobbt|(nISIDt l@lderh@msrd.edu BASEBATIguadKaitSoehner (enter.MidenrandfellowsenionPaige Mines fallsinafightagainst MetrcguadAshley Mickens forarcbound onFeb.22 attheAundaEyents l l a.m.vs.Colondo Chdstian at (arclyn Powers, Dennee andStephanie Sauter were game allhonored dudng senior nightatthelasthome oftteregularseason, whidrthe'Runner won6646. Aurada Field TRACK IBAatRMAC&arnpionships in {eamey, ileb.

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I llUilBtRS GAilt 11 Number ofstrikeouts Metro (asas pitcher starting Armando justseven hadthrough innings game intheFeb.23 against Concordla. The senior allowed justonerunandeighthitsinthe win.The Roadrunners swept the series.

Mebo women's basketbdl team endedthe regular seasonon a high note holding the ColoradoSchoolof Mines to 16 second-halfpoints Feb. 22 n a 6646 win at the Auraria EventsCenter The frst half saw the conference rivals battle back and forth betr,lren scoring runs. The game was tied at 12 at the 14:30 mark beforethe Roadrunners went on a 16-5 run that was spurredby a 3-pointer lrom trfetro guard StephanieSauter.The Orediggerscameflying backon a run of their own that saw trIinesfonrard KelseyCristscoresix pointsthat cut l,Ietro's ll-point lead to four before halltime. With Metro leading 34-30 at point. head coach Linda the midr,r.'ay Lappe reminded her squad of their prer,iousmatchupu'ith the Schoolof N{ines. "\Azeheld \Iines to 42 pointsthe

The coach's wonds didn't go unheard as the 'Runners pushed through screens, challenged shots and forced countless turnovens in holding the Orediggersto only four field goalsin 19 shot attempts.It was a defensivestand that would have madeany coachproud. "They steppedit up," Lappesaid. "Ctedit goesto them as they played hard, and it wasan all-out team effort in the secondhalf." TheRoadrunnersandtheir coaching staff havebeenpreachingdefense all season,and it has beendaunting, holdingopponents to 59.1 pointsper gamewhich ranks third in the Roclry NlountainAtt eticConference. Ontheoffensiraend,thenight belongedto fuIetroguardsPaigePowers and AshleyMickens.Powersscored a season-high l9 pointsand pulled down slr reboundswhile l,Iickens addedher fourth double-doublein four gamescontributing 10 points and 1Orebounds. Por,r'ers has had a rough season

for her standardsas the one rirrrea]lRMACfirst teamer has averagedless than 10 pointsper game.andhas shot onS 30 percentfrom bqrcnd the arr. But the seniorguard wasiust hary tro getthat ffnal win that seqtreda home gamein the RMrdCTournamâ&#x201A;ŹDt. "It's iust grâ&#x201A;Źat becausewe got the win ffrst of all," Pont'hssdd. "I haven't shoi the greatestthis season so it makesme happy (to shoot well from the floor)." Lappe has first-hand the strugglesPowershas dealt lyith all seasonand r,l'asthrilled to finally seethe resultsthat her starting point guard can create. "She'sbeen askedto do a lot this season,"Lappesaid. "I was glad that she was able to finally knock down someshotstbat we seeeveryday in practice and think that will help her confidence going into the tournament." Powerswas also one of five seniors thal nere honoredon Senior Night asFridayrvastheir last regular seasonhome game. Metro forwards Anne-L4arieTorp and CarolynDennee, along with guards Sauter and Mickensalsocelebrated the nieht and

the victory, but their thoughts were already focused on the next gane, which comesagainstAdamsStateon Feb.29 at home. . '"It's beetrquite a rido I[ tell you that," said Powers,who spentall four Fars as a Roailrunner. "It's been gneat though. I loved it here, and I can-'tbelieveit actually hascome." Meno finishedthe regular season on a tlree-game winning streakafter droBping three of forrr gamesat the start of February The team is playing terrific basketballat iust the right time. "Momentum is everything," Lappe said. "I think [asqlng 6o* your team is feeling and how your team is playing is a huge thing, and I think we're playing pretty well right now-" Lappeand her team seemto be a lockfor the NCAATournament. but a deepconferencetournament run u,ill helpherteamsecurea higherseedfor the national tournament.Their first opponent in the RMAC postseason r.till be the Grizzliesof Adams State who fought through the 'Runners stingy defenseand scored82 points earlier this season.

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Metroralliesvs. Mines inseason finale ByzACTAYLOR ztaylo12@mscd.edu Me[o men's basketball steamrolled to the end of the regular season on a slx-game winning streak after rallying to knock off the Colorado School of Mines Feb. 22 at Auraria Events Center, giving the Roadrunners the sixth seed in the Rocky Mountain Atlrletic Conference Tournament. Metro rallied for the 66-64 r,r'in after falling behind by as many as l0 'Runners points to the Orediggers. guards Terrell Burg,ess. Marquise Carrington and Guiseppe Ciancio kept Metro alil'e in the second half lvhere the team nearly failed to close the point gap. Senior starter Burgess came up big on N{etro's senior night and led the team in points n/ith 19, including the winning layup with 1:10 remaining. "When we need something generated offensively or defensively,he always comes along for us," Ciancio said on Burgess'clutch playmaking. Burgessis one of three seniors on the Roadrunners. including lorwards Hayden Smith and David Luedtke, who were recognized at the homecoming night festivities. Yet it was the tvvo junior guards that made some of the most important plays of the night along with Burgess. Iletro's second leading scorer, Carrington. had an off night with iust eighr points,but he showedsigns of improved defense,including a crucial steal with under two minutes remaining to keep the Roadrunnersin competition. "The biggestthing rvasthedefense getting those stops at the end." r\letro head mach Brannon Hays said. Ciancio came off the bench for a career day against llines, finishing with 16 points, including four 3pointers that prevented an offensive collapse. The lack of offense was evident very early in the final regular season

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(olorado Metroforward Jesse Wagstaff hugsteammates Hayden SmithandDaniel aftertheir Bass 66-64victory overthe School ofMines onteb.22attheAuraria (enter.Seniorforward Events gameinftontofalargehome(oming 5mithplayed hislasthome crowd onMetro's senior nightandcontilbuted arebound andsteal. game.asthe 'Runnersscoredjust six E)ints in the first l0 minutes.The (hediggerscameto Auraria needing a win to maliethe plal'offs,and the defense cameout sho\r/ingintensity. "This wasdefinitell' a plal'offtype of game,playofftypeof atmosphere." Hayssaid. The Mines forr.t'ardsdenied the inside game, led by Chad Friehauf and Iâ&#x201A;Źvi Hamilton, keeping Metro from the free-throwline early on. Ciancio iumpstarted the offense when he nailed a bucketfrom behind

thearc at 1O:22remainingin the first halfto breakMetroftomtheirsix-point slump.The rechargedRunnersthen treatedthe largehomecomingcron'd to a solidoffensiveperformance. culminatingin a 28-27 leadat thehalf. "We prideourseh,'es on defense," Cianciosaid, 'lVe knew our offense would comeif our defensewaspoppin ." Early in the second half, Metro returned to their offensiveslump and weredownby l0 with 12:36remaining. But they worled their way backto

madesomeplaysdefensively andwon the game." No. 6 Metro travelsnext to Lal(eItines fonvardFriehauf rzrndown the woodto face\o. 3 ColoradoChristian court for a lalrrp and a brief Oredig- in thefust roundof the RIrL\CShootgers' Iead,but it would prove to be out. The 'Runnerssplitthe seasonsetheir last. Burgesssunt the go-ahead ries with the Cougars,most recently layup and the Roadrunnerscracked rallying to win 80-77 Feb. 19 at down defensively. Auraria ErentsCenter. "The guys showeda lot of re"We've got the momentum, siliency,"Hays said. "(They) went which will help us going into the tlrough somehard times,had a hard playoffsfor sure,"Smithsaid."We're time scoring for a liftle while. They finally starting to seesomelight at the just kept batding and battling and endof the tunnel." onceagaintate the leadeLfter \lhgstalT madea layup with undertwo minutes remainingto m:*e thescoreto 6 3-62.

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Grizlies defeated theRoadrunners 82-65 inAlamosa.

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in improvements season domination Auraria Field ByTYLERWATT twatt2@mscd.edu For the secondweekendin a row Metro'sbaseballteam stvepttheir oppositionFeb.23 spoilingthe weekend openerfor the ConcordiaBulldogsby beating them 5-2 and 9-1 at Auaria Field. Timely hitting and dominant pirching were crucial in both victories along with Metro's proven players steppingit up once again on Saturday. Metro left-fielderJalcePalmerhas beenplaying lights-out all year,coming into the gamehitting a team b€st .526 batfrng averagewbile adding lO RBI through the tearn's first five games. By Saturday'send, his numbersonly improved. In gameone,Palmerwent 4 -for4 from the plat€ with three RBI, and in game two, he went 2-for-3, with one run scored and another three runs batted in. He finished the daY going 6-for-7 and u'as responsible for over I / 3 of the team'sruns. 'l iust hy to getit doneeverytime 'causeif (the 'Runners) are gohg to be in scoring position there's gotta be one person to hit them in, atrd it might as well be me" said a smiling Palmerafter the garne. Palmeruas not the only one confident in his abilities, as Metro head coach Bobby Pierce stated excitedly after the game, "It just so happens Palmer goes4for-4, and luckib we have people on base every time he comesup and he wins the game for us singlehandedly." But Palmerwas nol the onlv offensivefort?-bfthe dav as the Roadrunner hitters combined for 18 hits and drew 13 r,ralksbetvveenthe two games. Perhapsthe most impressi\€statistic is that l8 differentplayerswent up to bat at leastonceduring the trn'o games,giving testarnentto this Metro

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won$e andthe'Runners s@Ied towadhomeplate.Brcwn (oncodia Br€nnan Brovyn ashelunges intothepathofMetrooutfielder moyes catdrer JoeBeKena and a 7-2 season recod. games 4-0 sweep for a 0f the series firee on to win the final Metro wmt perfomance'by Grcen. pitdring Stever game 5-2behind asolid offense as being exfemely potent and having the ability to be successful with just about anybody in the lineup, "It's really com-forting because, you know, I feel like we have a little extra protection against iniury," Pierce said about his availability of hitters. "Everybodyknows they need to payattention becausethey may get a chanceto play" Saturday'sgames,however,were not iust aboutthe offense;'asa few of Metro'stop pitcherswere on the mound. MetropitchersStevenGreen and Armando Casastossedsolid performancesin holdingthe Bulldogsto three total runs. In gameoneGreenwason target, allowing only two runs on two hits

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during a 6 I /3 inning effort that also included nine strikeouts, improving his record to 3-0 on the season. Game two featured Casas,who tackedon another seveninning performance,which included gving up only one run on eight hits' striking out ll Bulldoghitters, and giving Casashis secondwin of the season. "You know I just come in and throw strikes, grve my offense a chance,"Casassaidabouthis mindsetgoinginto lhe galne. The strong effortsby Greenand Casas,and the entireMetro pitching staff for that matter. arc making life much easierlor the lletro hitters. "It's nice being out in the field for

likethreeminutestakesaload off our shoulders,just allowing us to relax

and do what we do," Paknersaid: After nine games,it's hard to t€Il which the Roadrunnersseemto have more of, fun or confidence. "Everybody'shappy,"Palrnersaid of his teammates'mood in the dugout. "Everybodybelievesin everybody else... we're iust confident." The following day,Metro continued its dominacefrom the platescoring 11 and 13 runs to completethe sweepof the Bulldogs. Palmer's bat RBI. The 4-0 weekend improves Metro'srecordto 7-2 on the season and will head into conferencePlaY Feb. 29 and March 1 when theY take ColoradoChristianat Auraria Field.

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Softball offtargetintournamen including three homeruns. Thompson was then relieved by freshman LibbyBaloghin the middleof the ffih Meho women'ssoftballteam split inning. But Balogh couldn't stop the their weekendset Feb.23 and 24 at bleedinggiving up a three-run homethe Migh High Invitatonal at the Hid- run plus another earned run in the den t akesComplexin Arvada. sixth inning leavingthe score11-6. Metro start€d out strong beating Mefro shortstop Amber the University of Mary 5-4, but then Roundtreewas one of the few bright sufferedback-to-backlossesagainst spots in the secondgame as she hit the Colorado School of Mines and the on.lyhomerun for Metro ageinst CSU-Pueblo1l-6 and 8-4 respec- the Orediggersin the sixth inning. As tively. But the Roadrunnersfinished a freshman, and looking extremely the weekend by defeating UGColo- comfortable at the plate, Roundbee rado Springs on Sunday in a 9-0 was 7-for-8in the ffrst two games. shutout. "I'm not aft-aidto makea mistal<e. pitcher Fisher If I strike out or get out, I'm going to Iunior fessica openedthe tournament by pirching seeher again," Roundtreesaid. a complet€ game in her tearn's 5-4 Fisherthenrehrned to themound victory Along with only four runs in the third game againstthe Thunallowed. Fisher had three strikeouts derwolves,but the r€sultswer€n't the and threw only about 6Opitches. sarneas she was quickly replacedby "I did pretty well, everything felt Baloghin the fourth inning after givgood,"Fishersaid. ing up eight earnedruns. SophomoresecondbasemanSar"I thought I wasready,but I guess ah Ruschhit the first and only home- not. It washard comingbackin, " Fishrun of ttre gameagainstthe Universi- er said. The Roadrunners' offense ty of Mary.Ruschfinishedthe contest bied to keep up with CSU-Pueblo's scoringtwo of the five runs including thriving ollense,as Meho designated three RBI. hitter Asbley fohnson tied the game Meho pitcher CaseyThompson at 44 with her two-run homerun in startedthe secondgameagainstColo the third inning. But Metro couldn't radoSchoolof Minesandhadarough, hold on, allowing four more earned showing allowing sevenearnedruns runs, losing 8-4. By I(ATE FERRARO kferraro@mscd.edu

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Metrocatcher laurcnHainlen misses thetagonCSU-Pueblo3 Ashley Aldrich Feb.23 intheir84losstothelhundemolyes atHklden lakesComplex inArvada. Metrolpitdinggaveupeighteamed runsoneighthtuwhilestdking outonebafter. "We just took the 6rst game for Meho is now just under .5O0 grantedandwon it, and theniust went with a record of 4-5. With only two juniors and one senior on the roster down hill from there," Fishersaid. Fishercameback strong on Sun- of 17, coach Fisherknows that padayshutting out UGColoradoSprings tience will be a key factor in helping 9-0, helpingher teamto e)dtthe tour- her team grow. "I think they're doing a goodjob nament with a 2-2 record.

and we got to take that on ourselves as coaches and help them execute better,"coachFishersaid. TheRoadrunnersnowheadhome for the first time for a four-gameseries againstWesternNew Mexim to begin conftrenceplay on March 1.

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