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attend Student veterans Metro onG.l.Billafter inlraq serving ByDEBBIE MARSH dmarshomscd.edu Metro studentsJason Andrade and Liam Nevins learned how to shoot in the military: One of them captured people on film, the other cal pick someone off from more than a mile away. Neither man would be in school if it weren't for their servicein the armedforces. "There were two times I had to draw my weapon.Both times I wonderedif that wasthe day I wasgoing to die," said Andrade,33, sprawled across a hard plastic chair in the studentlounge. He sips a diet Mountain Dew while he talks about his years as a Marine photographer. Affable and approachable,he momentarily lets the somberwordserasethe hirt of a smile that hoversalmostcontinuouslyon his mouth. Liam Nevins.26, who is a business finance maior, wears intensity acrosshis face like the ever-present stocking cap pulled 6own tlghtly on his head.Combinedwith a rockhard body that would be the enry of many athletes,it's not hard to imagine Nevinsin combat. But it's the piercing blue eyes you can't forget. They never rest on anl4hing for long. It's a bit unsettling when you know that Nevins was an Army sniper for five and a half years. "I've got a lot of friends who got killsfl," trg s2yr trratter-of-factly. Andrade and Nevins are but two of approximately500 studentson the G.L Bill at Metro alone, according to OIfice of Veteran'sServices directorJanetMaestas. They may be actual veterans, on active duty or a veteran's descendant, but they (or their parent) all elected to pay money into a fund while they began serving in the armed forces in order to receive many times that initial amount in benefitsfor collegelater on.
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"I saw some pretty horrible things," he said. He was fortunate to also work with a civil alfairs unit. which was responsible for good rapport with Iraqi citizens. They helped in orphanages and civilian housing, and Andrade welcomedthe positive interaction. When asked if he owns any guns today, Andrade replied, "No, never. I don't ever want to touch another gun in my life." Both men credit the nilitary with making them betterpeople. "It gaveme the tools for the rest of my lile to make decisions," Andrade said. He proudly added, "I did my iob, and I did it well." Nevins said that his service in the Army designed his future. "I haveno regrets whatsoever.I miss it every day."
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Doug Kelley,the director of Denver Animal Care and Conhol, said that if their officers must break a window to free the pet, a court summons will beissued. "There is not a set fine. That is determined by the court. The fee dependson the circumstances and the animalwas,"Kelhow dishessed ley said. The cost of leaving a pet unattended in a vehicle can easily escalate, It is considereda misdemeanor unlessthe animal dies. "Then it becomesa felony," Kelly said. There is an additionalimpound fee of $45 as lvell as a $5 per day boarding fee listed on the Denver Animal Careand Contoolwebsite, "Wereally don't havewhat you'd call maior problemswith animals," said fohn Egan,the assistantpolice chief of the Auraria police. phoro MADunffdmadura@md.€du .. WDA*N Egan did share an unusual perthebusdeof studefiadivitykeepswildlifeofrAunda sonal experience that happened Bnc Bagel.Ahhough nearEinstein AnbbitsiB.inthegrasy.area to theanimals. dudngdreday,thenightlifebelongs a few years ago involving an owl snatching a pigeon out of the air. "Farly one morning while paPets ca.n sulfer from heatstroke campus'lolice encounter are hu- leaving their dogs in a car with the and die when left inside a vehicle trolling the c.rmpus near the Saint man-relaied'The leash law can be windowsup," fohnsonsaid. FrancesAtrium, I wascheckingdark On a warm day at any time of evenfor a short amount of time. difficult to enforce when students II campus police cantrot locate alleysand shaking doors and all of a are playing Frisbeewith their dogs the year, the air temperature inside sudden I heard this noise aboveme on the socperr&ld. That.ts no! q pg . a.cql will be mugb*great€Efbenout- and talk to the owndfbflfifinirnal, they will call the Denver F4igg De- and feathersflying all over.It scared stde,evenwith tlgyj$e;q,?,2g${{ . ;ooconceim,Uii""*t the hell out of mC,"he laughed. ' partment. Johnsonsaid. "The Eflggestproblem is students open.
thehijab A ookunder Muslim tradition: Unveiling ' '.: "The only way that any religion can survive in a society- it cannot be basedon forcing people," Contos the hiiab, or traditional heatls- said to a crowd oI more than 3O carf woru by Muslim women, is people in the Multicultural Iounge becomlng more commonly seen at the Tivoli. The event was sponsoredby the as a pait of American culture as the Muslim populadon grows. 0n Muslim Student Association and ls March 17, Alexandra Contosoffered part of a weeHong seriesof events students and faculty a look into the to increase awarenessof the falth, lives and cusloms of the wonen be- which, as Contos said, is uot widely understoodby non-Muslims. hind the veil. Contos,a former Cbristian, studContossaid her goal wasto bring a greater understanding of Muslim ied cultural anthropology at UCD women and their customs and to and found Islam when many kids rip ar,yaymisconc€ptionsof the faith discover keg stands - freshman where women are forcedto wear the year of college. Pollowersof Isla''r believeGod,or hijab and are subjugatedby men. ByJAMESKRUGBR jkrugerlemscd.edu
Allah, deliveredhis messagetbrough Muhammad and the Ouran, the cornerstone of Muslim teachings.Contos said wearing the veil is a choice madeby Muslim women to avoidbeing viewed assexsfmbols, "We thinl that being cover€d meansbeing invlsible," shesaid. 'This scarf does not deffne me, but I do believe that it is importa4t as symbol of my faith and a mark of honor given to me by the creator," she said, adding Muslin women usually wear the veil only outslde of the home and are not required to wear it in front of immediate blood relatives. Contos said she had a great ex-
lrrience while attendiug collegebut wanted to give insigbt hto what it is like to be in her shoes. "I'm not a scholar. I'm not a professor.I do not bave a Ph-D. I'm not a prominent speaker,"she said. "I'm iust a young Anerican Muslim woman." She also condenned the killing of young women who bring ilishonor to the fantly, usually becauseof promiscuity or adultery, lte practice, called honor hlling, has recently receivedmedia att€trtion. "Where is the honor in honor killing?" sheasted the crowd, saying kllling goesagainst the principles of
Islam. Parissa.a UCD student who requestedher last name not be printed, appreciatod how r,vell Contos addressedthe iszueswith Islam and outsiders'perceptionof it. "She polnted out basic flaws on both sides."she said. President of the MSA chapter at UCD,SaadBaradan, said C.ontos' agreedthe talk waselfecttvein clearing up misconceptions- sometbing the organizauonaims to do. "Our gioalis to reach out to students and teach them about Islan becausea lot of people in the West can be lgnorant about Islam," he said.
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proposedtheir argument.Eachmemberknew a gleat dealaboutthe topics at hand. The team not only successfully pitched solutions to the issues at hand, but more importantly, presented a more effectiveshort-term plan for homelessness comparedto the ATeam. Winning members receivedVIP passesto a ColoradoAvalanchegame and were given a behind-the-scenes look at the Altitude Sportsand Entertainment studio. "Thissecondproiectreallyshowed olTthe abilties that Metro State'sstudentshaveand what we can do when we are put to the task of helping the Denvercommunity or any project for that matter," said Noah Steingraeber of the 5280 Closers. Mayor Jobn Hickenlooper and the Commissionto EndHomelessness createdDenver'sRoadHome, a plan in the city and to end homelessness county of Denver. "If we are to considerourselves a huly great city, we must adalress all the issuesthat underlie homelessness," Hickenloopersaid. There are more than 3,900 homelesspeople residing in Deruer. Of this population, 60 percent of theseare familieswith children. "It truly openedmy eyes.Personally, I think it is unfortunate because somany of thesepeoplethat areblind or haveother mental disabilitieswere
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astuhleyGildttist ofthe5280Oosercelebnte Stasiunaite andl{oahSteingneber Geidre David Fomkight),ErinKasch, (osen Ihe wonthefirt 5280 Permamnte building downtown. Feb. 1 at the l(aiser thenon oftheA-Teamongntulates in lestauranb Eadr MealChallenge. teamwasgiyenthetaskoftaryeting theKaiser Smart drallenge atMetro, Apprentice items totheirmenus. toaddhealthier andtryingtogetthem Denver once really successfulbut then they get in a car accident,and everything changes,"Steingraebersaid. "Working with the nonprofit organizations, DCIL and El Centro, within our communities has opened our hearts to the many peoplethat needour skills and assistance." IIDIB Bank was the project spon-
sorfor the ApprenticeHomelessChallenge. The ApprenticeChallengeatMetro featuresfour projects,one project eachmonth, fanuary througb April. The next event is The CH2M Dreamers Math and Science Challenge.Teamswill developscienceand . math projectsand offer careeradvice
to middle school sfirdents. It began March 7. 'It's cool how every needthat is met goes back into t}Ie community and is a slep closer to helping and equipping people to become more self+ulficient," said Cindy C€rsantes, memberof the A-Teamand business managementmaior.
getshotaboutChipotle's laborpractice Student to learn about how cornmunitiescan organizefor their empowerment," Becauselarge corporations and Pahick Kelsalldoesn't live in Im- fast food chains either own the to. mokalee,Fla, In fact, the 2l-year-old mato fields or influence the region's sociolog5rmajor doesn't live any- labor practices through bulk-buying power,SEAand other groups are wherenear it. But from more than 2,OOOmiles organizing nationwide campaips away.IGlsall, a seniorat the Universi- againstBurger King and Chipotle, The hope is that through orgaty of Coloradoat Boulder,feelsa sense of solidarity with the region's scores nized demonshations and boycotts, the standardof living for Immokalee's of imporcrishedtomato pickers. In the fieldsof southwestFlorida, workerswill be raised. workers spendlong daysworking for Iust raising the amount Chipo pays per pound of tomatoesby a pay. tle little penny would have an impact on the home about 45 cents Mct tale pickers, Kelsall they welfare of tomato tomatoes for each bucket of go "That gather, would directb to the to about said. can Tbat amounts per year, he workers," said. says the Student/ $1O,0OO And at noon on April 2 anyFarmworker Allianca an activist group of which IGlsaIl is a member. one near the Chipotle headquarters While working with an anti- at 1543 WazeeSr will be likely to sweatshopgroup in college,he met hear the message:The burrito giant another member of SFAand learned doesn'tdo enougb for the hands that about &e Coalition of Imnokalee pick the salsaingredienb. the demonsfrationis one of sevWorkers,a collectivecomposedmostimmigrants have low-wage eral scheduled in Colorado during ly of who SFAsnational Student/Iabor Weekof iobsin Florida. "I kind of seethis as a way to get Action, March 28 tbrough April4. "ChipotleMexicanGrill promotes pluggedinto a largermovement,"Kel'I sall said. don't live in Imnokalee ... themselvesas a leaderin socially rebut I see(similar) issuesaround me in sponsiblepurchasing practices,"said Itobert Mccio€y,an SFAmemberwho my community. It's a lehicle for ne
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was introduced to the tomato workers' struggle while he *orked at an internship in Immokalee. "They're unwilling to discussthe issueof the rights of tle farm workers," Also planned during the Student/l,abor Weekof Action is a protest at a local Burger King. The SFA has launched a national campaign against the chain of hamburger restaurants. The group's websiteoffers printable "profit king" masks and criminal wanted postersmocking Burger King's crownedmascot, But despit€the passion of SFAs demanils for worker rights, Burger King deniesits agricultual Foviders are in bad hands. The average tomato picker in Floridatakeshome$12.50 per hour, said Burger King CEO,Iohn Chidsey, in a speechon Oct. 3, 2OO7 at his alma mater, Davidson College, in North Calolina. That amounts to a higher hourly wage than that earned by mmt fastfoodworkers,he said. By contrast, the Department of Iabor lists yearly wagesfor agricultural workers, zuch as tomato pickers, at about $17,000. And because
tomato pickers are initially given tokens they exchangefor daily pay, a reliable hourly rate is impossiblefor the workers to count, the SFAstated. Workers may be unable to pick the fruits during rainstorms or when, for other reasons,the fields may not be ready If BurgerKing eventuallysubmits to SFAand CIW campaigns,it won't bethe ffrst fast-foodgiant to do so- a successfulboycott of TacoBell took a grudging four yearsto reach fruition, but the mmpany is now working with CIW to ercpandworkers' rights. And though progress has been made with the successof that ca'npaign, McGoeycautions that there is a long way to go. "Ninety percent of the tomatoes grown in the U.S.during the winter months comefrom Florida," McGoey said."The goalisn't consumerpurity, asit is political solidarity." While the U.S. tomato supply comeslargeb from Florida,Mexico is alsoreliedupon asan €xporter.
"Florida and Mexico historically competefor the U.S.winter and early spring market," reads a statement from the U,S.Departmentof Agricultur€, "Imports from Mexico tend to peak in the winter when southem Florida is the predominant U.S.producer. Florida tomatoes then dominate the market during the spring as Mexican production seasonally declines." Becauseit is impossiblefor consumers to avoid buying tomatoes grown in Florida,McGoey specifica.lly said, supporting changefor the farrn workers is the best way for the averagepersonto help them. "We believethat the stuggle of farm workersis a stuggle for our freedom too. ... Justasfastfoodinfttshies obiectiS youth," McGoeysaid. "These same companies view workers as machines that they use to harvest the cheap products that they put into their tacos and burritos. "
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Stop actirg like lemmings Rougtrly $200 milli611i5 ra'astefi eachtime the sun setson our cowardIy war in Iraq. And, indeed,it is our war, the people'swar.Itis our burden, and not a portion of us can deny it. A democracydoesnot fight an unpopular war, but a hoodwinkednation of economicslavesknows no better. Economistsestimatethe final cost for the murder of what is now quite nearly 4,0O0 American soldiersand, though the numbers are often considered unmentionable, more than one million Iraqis could reach into the trillionsof dollars. And although human life cannot
the axe man. Cheat them until they die. Eat their souls and shit on their corpses.That is the American way, I haveneverknown an America that anyone had any reason to be proud of. I am too young, and indeedmost of us are.But Americans detest any mention of their overwhelming failuresand misconduct. Any criticism of the flag is at once consideredto be unfounded and unpatriotic. I spit on patriotism. It is the scapegoatof our despicable jhrak:-vSrnse d.edri by napalm and American appetite. A rvillingnessto confide in our govshameindeed. Youwereborn of menof that nature. ernmentand allow it to rape.pillag€ It hasnow beenmorethan seven It is too much a shame that those and murder anyone and everyone
in any sense be reduced to a dollar amount, those increasingly worthless green pieces of paper clearly dominate the American psyche to a far greater degree than the lives of strangers.
yearssincethe chicken-shit American people turned their backs on respon-
slim,v cretins who took orer the ship never kner,l'that sort of courage and
sibility ald allorved themselves to be blinded by a small band of laul'ers, business executives and politicians who have stolen from them every last
could not keep her afloat. It is too easy to sit back somen'here in middle-America n'ith a plate full of chemically engineered
ball cap and a trail of heavily armed guards, set out to mock the battered counhy he says ought to be under U.S.occupationfor all of this century. The other, commonly recognizedas one of the most despicablecreatures on the planet, arrived dolefi:Jlyand was able to direct glaring beams of hate and malice from his own eyes, thus casting an impenetrable barrier shielding him fiom psychotic militants and widowedmothers r.r'ho haveseentheir entire livesobliterated
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iiseemstheAmericanpeopiebitoi<iignityan<irespect.Ithasbeenr,egetablesn have wittingly forgottenn'ho owns fiveyearssincethosesamemiserable newsmenand women recount the the rights to government,though greedheadstricked the public into day'sbombings,suicidesand deaths they do, nonetheless, have it all in consentingto a media spectacleof lr'ith nothing more than a slightly writing... But it's iust a goddamned bombs.bloodand goodol' American grim changeof tone. Besides,there pieceof paper. glory which hasinevitablybecomea are hundredsof channels and one peo- conflictthat ought to bring America is not necessarilyinclined to see And, somehovr', the spineless ple who deliberatel,v startedthis mess to its knees. war all the time. Not in America are still ableto walk on Iraqi soil, and I daresaythat shedeservesit. And anyway. shamefully so. Indeed, two babbling I'll sayit again.Your day is on its way, No, certatu y not. And Ameripiles of elderly, white, sub-human America. You have always praised canshavebills to pay for Christ'ssake. paste from the L..S.capital recentiy thosedissentersof old, thoseradicals Things like mortgage payments,car landed in Iraq for reasonsthat no- and various other undesirablesr.r'ho payments, gasoline, child support, body can accuratelyexplain. One, a would neverconform to the common hooker accounts, drug money and
lr.ho stands in our way. And, again, it is indeed our lvay. It is the people's way r,,r'hetherwe like it or not. Allow me to remind all of 1.ouof the proper nature of ourcountry, since so many still have so much
it is.the peopleareto be heldresponsiblein all cases.Sure.you were all deceivedand madeto be slobbering foolsin front of the restof the world, but in no sensedoesthat negateyour responsibility If we the peoplego on cowering and abiding like contemptible lemmings, I trust justice will allow our headstonesto tell the true story: "Herelies anothercoward,a babbling fool who rapedthe great€stdream of man."
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the battle after the war . IVACCARE@MSCD.mU BY IOEVACCARELU athleen Montgomeryhrows what it is like to haveher son go to war. She krows about worrying whether or not he is p$sically or emotionally lvell, and worrying about one day getting a phonecall with bad news. Shealso knows what it's like to haveher son come home and seem like a dilferent person. Bxcessivesleeping,a hand hemor, severeheadachesand anxiety were all traits her son came home with when he sp€nt 30 tlays with her during Chrishas. She iMnt Imow at the time that th€sew€re symptoms of post-haumatic sfressdisorder,somettring that hasn't receiveda great dealof attention in her opinion. "PISD is a much biggerphenomenathan werealizewith troopsthat arecomingback," shesaid-"It's not wfulelydiscussed,it's being sweptunder the rug, and the governmentis not discussingit." She thought that everything would be ffne when her son got home, but it wasn't. That wasone of the hardestparts for her, she said 'When they get home, it's on[ Just be. gun," shesaid.
Montgomery,who did not want her son's name publishedbecausehe is stili on active duty, said her son dicln't realizer,l'hathe was dealing with until lalking with clerg5ron his base. She did mention that her son had one tour of cluty in haq and is still on activeduty in the Marines. While in Iraq, three of her son'sfriendswerekilled, shebellevescontributing greatly to his PISD. "It's tough to see people one day, and ttrry're gone the next," she said. "He lnew thooepeoplefor years.That's how Iraq is unlike other wars, you could be in a city and hal'e a suicidebombergo off and do a lot of tlamage you're alwayson thb front lines.You never lnow wbere somethingis gping to go ol[." Montgomery addedthat she talked to a Vieham veteranrrrbothinks Iraq will srpass Vieham in PISD casesfor thosereasons. A big problem,Montgomery feels,is the fact that mo6t casesof HISD go unreported and most soldiersare r€luctant to talk about it. "It's a difrcult topic for soldiersto discuss and familiesdon't how how to dealwith it.
It's higbly heatable,but it's not alwaysdone. Getting into a Veteran'sAilminishation center is very dificult and soldiersdon't seek help." Montgomery througb her own research, saidthat about 30 percentof soldiersreturming from Iraq report PTSD,but that is only a fraction of the soldiersthat actually have it becauseit's not beingdiscussed.Shebelieles the military doesn't want it to be aliscussed and that it hasmotivesto hide it. "The military doesn't encourageit to be discussed,"shesaid."It's somethingthat's taboo for them. It's a very alpha-maleworld in the military. They're alsohaving a hard time with rerruttuent f6v fhis ffvs'Jrearwar, and they don't want any attention on that. They don't want 6asther rcalm of issues,they don't want it out ther€ and they don't want anyoneto *now about it." She said the mo6t ilifrcult part is that there is very little supportfor soldierscoming back with PISD. Shesaid shehad to turn to the Internet as well as family to ffnd help for her son. "I can't ereu orplain how difficult it is to get help. there's nowhere to turn to, We're
iust asconfusedand dazedasthe solider.But it's such a tabootopig" shemid. Soldiersare supposedto be mort than hurnan. But they aren't, shesaid. Montgomery said her fanily was very helpful during this time, and shesuggestslistening to the PTSDsulTererand to leep him or her talking. Don't push or judge,just listen to what he or shehasto say Her focus right now is getting her son homesafely.Oncehe is discharged,shehopes to further spreadthe word of PTSDand get pople to talk about it. She has a websitecalled mothersofoilitarysoldiers.comthat she hopeswill offer a support syslem to nothers of soldiersand educatepeopleon the effectsof PISD. She has contacted news agenciesand peoplein Congrtss to try and get some attention to it, but has '€t to get a responsefrom an5one on the natonal level, sonetblng she hopes to change when her son retums home for good. "We must be preparedto face the illusions of war, We must be brave enough to listen. PISD ls not dishonorable,we must encouragepeopleto speak,"shesaid.
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THEWAR, he was somebody THE IMPAII ESSAYAND PHOTOSBY His facewas virtually destroyedand the rest I. ISAACSMALL. JSMALL4@MSCD.EDU of his deployment was spent recovering at home. friends and family were slow Plqstiq qggery he said, made him I f,y . accept my decision to the breathe better than he everhad. ioin l\ /l I Y I ermv. lt wasNovemberof 2001. Two years later he receivedhis second The decisionto enlist cameto me suddenly, PurpleHeart in A{ghanistanwhen he died. alrnost as suddenly as the planes crashed An improvisedexplosivedevicedetonatinto the World TradeCenter,into The Penta- ed in the road under his humvee.Hike went gon and in rural Pemsylvania, in the way ali cogsfear the most: not know-
New |erseyand Denver,as well as his friend and escort ftom Afghanistan. Hike's brideto-be flew in from Germany.He had bougbt the ring over the phone from his hrnther's jewelry store, but had not y'et proposedto her. I had to tell her, as an adoptedson, that shetoo wasnow adoptedinto the family. The whole town knew about the funeral for this soldier,but they didn't lmow the cavalry would roll in. It was a reunion. Conley had been stationedin Africa after the Iraq deployment. He brought his fianc6e and his favorite story was about his pet monkey biting him. Windburn had joined the National Guard.Gauthierhad gottenout by telling an Army shrink n4rathe n'ould do if he had to goto Afghanistan. Mostof thesesoldiers- includingme - shareda concernaboutthe possibility of protesters at the funeral.Imaginetrying to give a brother back to the earth, and being confrontedwith a pack of idiots waving signs and chanting. The cavalry fights, and all of them wanted a round with a protester.The Patriot Guardsetflagsoutsidethe funeralhome. The city flew a flag lrom a fue truck. But therev','ere no protesters. No Drotesters . It seemedlike a dream came to tell us what fools ue were for fighting in a war.
0nhisfint mission as Casualty Assistance 0ffi(er,Sgt lst Class Michael Kotzgives theofficial notification toRobert and lfimBidonthe condition oftheir son.Adrian Hike.
Thoselltro protestthe war alsoclaim to supportthetroops,But that line is thin and blurred.They r,rantto keepthe soldiers safe,they say,out oI harm's way. Bring them home. But $'hat no protestor can understandis that the trooDsare I wastiredof beinga nobody In basic faining we were broken donryr ftom our individual selvesand trained to work as cogsin a machine.This is the basic building block of the War Machine: If the machine works, all the cogsare happy but when the cogsmalfunction it sucksfor everybody. My fellow cog rvas a scran'ny kid, Hike - from Iowa. It took me several weeks to learn his fust name, Adrian, We were soon stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany,in the First Squatlron, Fourth Cavalry. Our nickname was the ouarter Horse. I{ike and myself tried to drink everybeer in Gerrnany,and wehad all the helpwecould askfor.Jagermeisterand Bud Ught wereregular menu items. There was absinthe.too. for when we wanted to forgetsomethi[g. Hike and I were gainlully employedjust watching each other's backs.He was the kind of friend I don't think you can haveunlessyou are,or were,a cog. Hikewent without me to Iraq in 2003. I wasmedicallydischarged. Week beforeI enrolledat Meho. I drove to Iowa to seeHikewhile he wason R&R.His mom claimedme asan adoptedson.I'll never forget how we spent $600 at a strip club the last night of his vacationfrom war. I never got to seeHike again. But wâ&#x201A;Ź communicatedby MySpaceand other electronic means. He told me he receiveda Purple Heart when a car bomb went off behind him. smashing his face into a part of the Bradley Fighting Vehiclehe spenta.llhis time in.
ing you just said your last words. In a flash he wasgoneand the valley slopeswerelit up by the fury of American bullets. His MySpace profile read, "I'm more afraid of being nothing than I am of getting hurt."
The week of Thanksgiving 2O07 savt more guests tbrough Carroll, Iowa than mostyears. Menwho servedwith Hikecamein waves from lGntucky Pennsylvania, Michigan,
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The bloodshedand destruction in lraq has raged on now for five years,and America is no closerto bringing resolveto the region.Thereis litde glimmer of hopeand weak ligbt at the end of the tunnel. Iraq is unstable,and without stability reconstructionand rebuildfng is hardly a possibility- much lessthe establisbmentof a democracy.lbo much focus has beenput on quelling tbe insurgencla6aking lt impossible!o completeany other tasks. Reconstuction in any counFy alter an invasion and occupationis no overnight task but after five long pars the progressin lraq is wavering betweenslow recoveryand moving backwards. The only progressma<tein stabilidng haq hascomewith the recent surgeof 3O,0O0Eoopsin the war's fffth year.these troopsweredeployed to suppressthe furcessantviolence that was plaguing the region. The most recentdeploymentbrings the U,S.toop total in Iraq to more than 160,0O0,the highestnumber of hoops sincethe invasion. There is no doubt the surge has beeneffective.But stability in Iraq hangson ti.e nnsustainableincreasein troopo,asmoreArnericansgrow weary of the war and are calling for hoop withdrawals. Tte primary r€asonsfor golngto war givenby the Bush adminisbation--that SaddamHusseinwas in possessionof weaponsof massdestuction and linkedto terrorist orgpnizations----+,ere false.The peopleof this country, for the most part, backeda war under falsepretenses. the iniflal lnvasion marked the ffrst of a long list of blunders that haveoccurredoverthe pastffveyears. ftm bylfi'IlmilKE d€flle€lmdedr the invasionwasrushed.Therewas no plan of action for the period after Baghtlad{ell the disbandingof the haqi army cast asideany help a in ftghfing the insurgency that nadve hoops could have provided.Not to mention the nu.mberof armed meu it unemployed,wtich only fueled tensionsand acceleratedanger. President GeorgeW. Bush declared "mission accomplished"an{ Husseinhasbeencaptured,nied and executetlAnd yet American trloop .1 r, , are still qr the groud in Ira*wfrh no end in sight. But this is onf a mall part of why the UnitedStatesis sufferingfrom war fadgue.What's morc important is that the remolal of Husseinand the establishmentof a democracyin lraq hascomeat too steepa price. : As tle war enters its sixth year, the number of American soldieri Hlled nears 4,O00 and the number woundedis alnost 30,000. ConseF vative estimatescount 8O,O0Ohaqi civilian deathssince the invasion, but other totals - upward of 150,00 - can be found. Millions of Iraqis have fled the county to seekrefugein neighboring Arab countnes,escaping horrendousliving conditions and the terror that looms on haqi $ree$. The country is in shamblesand dimrray Only 19 percentof citizens have accessto a good sewagesystem.Only 32 percent have acc€ssto clean drinking water, and 25 prcent dependon food rations ftom the United Nations. tn Baghdad,the peoplebave lessthan eight hours of electricity a day; the counFsras a whole averageslessthan I 0. The completewithdrar,r'alof hoopsnow would bedevastatingto tle Iraqi people.They are owedmore than that after what the American occupafon has caused.It is sadthat the American occupationhasbeenso ineffectivethat the quality of life in Iraq is worsenow than under Hussein. At least there was stability in Iraq under Hussein,somethingthe Iraqi peoplecan now only hopefor. The goal to give the Iraqi peoplea chanceat a better life, to be free, has failed. But there is no turning back. America must finish what lt startedand givethe kaqi peoplestability,a governmentarid freedom. Many expertspredict that to fully completethe task in haq it muld take up to an additional five years.Financia.lly,the war in lraq has surpassed$650 billion, and these sameexpertspredict that the eventual cost of the war will total trillions of dollars and that the death toll will double. The invasion and occupation of Iraq has comeat an unacceptable ftob byDAtYtl MADU RUdmadua@nstd.edu cost to both Iraqis and Am.ericans,but America must reap what it has sewn. The idea of imposing democracyon a societymay have been preIOP:l{atalie Wamer, amember ofdreRaging Gnnnies Protest Choil, saklherfeethurttoo posterous,but it is one America must live with. Peoplehave to want a mudtomarch intheprctest nlly onMard16atthe6pitol.Wamer, whohaspublidy democracysomuch they are willfurgto fight for it, and the Iraqis are not ptotested werywarsinceVietnam satinherca andhonked herhomtosupport thepasing at that point. mar<her. In the end this war could take the livesof more than 8.000 Ameri[EFT: louiseWest andAmyDurfteWestlift $eL hands can soldiers.It could cost more than $2 killion, and could be a decadedudngtte chorus ofoneofthe manysongs intherepertoire oftre Raging Gnnnies hotestChoir. theDenver drapter of long endeavor.With that in mind, we must ask ourselves:was it wnrth thegrcupwasformed in2(X)3 inrcspnsetofie lraqwarand has12members. fighting?
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'Technique' toarevolution Photo and Story by DAWNMADUM, dmaduraemscd.edu festerin his feetand explodethrough his mouth, just barely restrained by the precision of his seethingverbal delivery.Tech useship-hop as a weapon,but this is no carpet-bombing, no vaguelydefinedangstor antiauthoritarian rant. Tech'srhymesare intense, Chomsky-esquesocial and political critiques. Of Afro-Peruvian descent but raised in Harlem, N.Y., FelipeCoronel's credibility transcendsthe streets and ventures into darker places. Gentrification, racism, rape, human rights, globalization, religion and poverty smolder among Tech's long
What had looked like a crowd composedof mostly white Boulder studentswaiting for a peprally to begin hansformedthe secondthe lights lowered and Immortal Technique took the stageMarch 14 at the Fox Theahein Boulder. As he openedwith an a cappella rendition of "The 4th Branch," the enerry rose and sizzledthrough the fistsbeganpunching venue.Clenched holes in the elechified air and bodies compressedinto one tight army in front of the emcee. Immortal Technique's performalce is an attack. Rage seerDsto
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list of targets.His messagesdiscredit politicians, exposehypocrisy and examine human nature in tn'o or tlree loaded lines. As overwhelming and infuriating ashis rhlmes can be,Tech balanceshis criticismswith solutions. Through his own activism, Tech for answersto the questions searches his music asks.Through hjs music. Tech urges his listeners to read and becomeinformed. Immortal Technique's perfiormance threw the crowd into raucous frenzy, stopping between songs for monologuesferr can pull off. His stage presencewasreminiscentof I(RS{ne
commandingrapt attention from the crowd, broken only by the scattered callsof "Vivala Revoluci6nl" During one such speech,Tech discussedthe revolutionary nature of hip-hop music, saying that corporate rap is a direct strike against the true pot€ntial of the art form. He said tiat once a group signs on to a major record label, all potential power to impact American culture is stifled. Although Irnarortal Technique has been of{ereddeals with at least one major record label, he remains independent,a choicehe discussesin his song"Freedomof Speech."
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Fresh facekeeping theDenver musicsceneToung' With his laid-back persona, impeccable style and bright, toothy snile, young Kenny lee Young is an easy guy to like. And with hjs stunted, fack Johnson-ish guitar chords and rhlthmic, silk-inflected (or satin'soaked) vocals, Young conjures up the kind of disarming charm and alfable acoustic that appeases a broad range of music listeners. "I think that the big thing that attracts people to my music the most is the mlxing of clifferent genres," Young said. "I think that really appeals to a person's ear." Young found out just how marketable he was while attending college at Cenhal Michigan Universi[r where he participated and dominated local talent shows. Not satisfied with the gig options in the middle-American North. Young set his sights on a more prolific, and competitive, music sc€ne he had heard about out \Vest. "Ifound out Denverhad the second-highest venues per capita in the nation," Young 'And said about coming to the lr{ile High cityl Denver's a really young city. The people who live here are r,'ery young, and my music tends to appeal to that ]'ounger generation." And the lnunger crowd has responded. After performing in a number of caI€s and cabarets (including Thursdays at Lannie's
Clocktower Cabaret),Young has begun to receiverecopition for his palatable guitar plucking and lyrical sensibilitiesas he, along with a trio of other young Denver artists including J. Russo,Ryan Madson and Ryan Flick, host the "On The Up" March 2 I at The Walnut Room, iust north of IoDo. Though it's 2l and overto getin, it's sureto bea veritablefountain of youthful talent. "I really like the energy ftom the crowd and beingableto connectwith them," Young saidof the upcomingshow."That'sthe best part of beingan artistis sharingyour experi" enceswith otherpeople.
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garden inthe'Rose' Diamond Boulder'soltn Aaron Rosedescribeshis typical st-vleof music as "outlar,',rock'because "it's outside t}te laws of a particular genre." And n'ith his sih'er and turquoise rings, his long hair and his even longer Southern drawl. Rosemight bepart outlar.t'rocker and part lovechild.but he's all Neil Diamond. 'DiaRoseand an 1l-piece backup are part of monds Are Forever:A NeilDiamondTtibute," rvhich will take place March 28 at C€rvante's Masterpi€ce Ballroom. The show is the brainchild of Rose and
do a tribute shon',especiallyif peoplereally Nie it." Polytoxic proved that tribute shorvs could pay dividends, and not just homage. Aside from the acclaimed "Waltz" shorv,the Denl'er mainstays \\€re ' also behind "This Is (Not) Spinal Tap, which paid tribute to the fictional foursome from Rob Reiner's I 984 mock "rockumentary." "This isn't a four-pieceband, this is a big productlon." Rosesaid. "We nrnt this to be a spectacleand something that peoplewill remember for a long time." As to be expected, Diamond. who is considered the third most successful adult
severalmembersof Denverband Po\toxic. arnongothers. "('Diamonds') stemmed from Polytoxic'sshow 'TheLast contemporaryartist of all time WaltzRevisited,"'Rosesaid.Acby Billboard Magazine, has Tribute his share of copycats,includcording to Rose,his caricature A NeilDiamond of the American icon elicited ing a fictional tribute band in rave reactionsfrom spectators the Jack Black flop SavingSilat the show "Polytoxicstarted verman. One of those hibute talking to me about doing a full bands,SuperDiamond,will be Neil Diamondshow.It turns out that peoplereally performingMarch 27 at the OgdenTheatre.But getinto it whenI getinto characterlikethat." Rosestandsby the value of his performance,and (ourtesy Photo ofAaron Ros€ Rosebecamea fan of the eccentricrockeryears corxiderablycheaperticket price. Sweet Caroline! Good timesneverfelt asgood as "We'redefinitelyinvestinga lot in bringing a agowhenhis motherspunDiamondvinylsat home. theywillMarch 28at"Diamonds AreFoleveri'a Neil "I was raisedon Neil Diamond,and I really like lot of musicianstogetherto makeit soundasclose Diamond tributeconcertfeaturing Aaron Rose and 'l{nd I really like to to the originalas possible,"Rosesaid."Peopleare several bandmemben from"Ihe lastWaltr Revis- him asa songwriter,"Rosesaid. do his stuff asa performer,and I'm not too proud to definitelygoing to gettheir money'sworth. "
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What'swrongwith our ragwith no substance church anditsdoughnuts? part of our society,bring no value to one's life. You are held acccountable for what you write. Someday you will have to account for your words, I\[r. Pollan, The words ar so full of pride and Re: "When faith hits the fan" bv Kristi Denke in arrogance.There is nothing hurnble Mar.ch 6 issue of The Metropolitait I am so disappointed- no, sick- about your paperor you. ened- with the school newspaper. I dislike that my tuition money DearKristi, There is so much going on at Metro goesto pay for suchgarbage.Youwill that is about the school. not about think nothing of this letter, and that It's kind of interestingthat I cameupon your article (When Faith Hits the your opiniorls. The paper is so libdoesnot bother me. I feel sorry for Fan,March 6) becauseI neverread the paper.However,one night I found myeral and so negative. Fach depart- you. You havethe capability to make self going to the light rail with nothing to read soI pickedone up. ment at Metro has so many events a d.ifferencein the livesof Meho stuI started reading your article (without looking at your picture or name) and personnelthat you could write dents, but you don't care. You are and thought wow boxelders,batsin the choir loft this soundslike [the church I about,but no, you chooseto write aboutyourself and "asthe leadership attendl. This is when I lookedup and sawyow picture and sawthat it was[the about how much you hate the war, goes,so gothe followers."I no longer samechurch]you w'eretalking about. hate America, hate PresidentBush. readthepaper.That is my protesr. I wasiust curious asto why you thought it was sobad. I still go there and hate conservatismor anlthing that I am grateful for Metro. I am haveonly fond memories.I wish I had your article with me so I could find the doesn'tagreewith your agenda,hate gratefulfor all the schoolsand depart- word you used,but I admit to being one of thosedoughnut eaters,although I this, hate that, and how much vou menh. I think that Metro has some neverknew about the freezingthing (kind of scary). lovesocialismand liberalism. of the bestprogramsin the state,but Anl'way, I don't feelthat I am, for lack of a better term, blindedby deeper You have the right to express you won't readabout that in Thelf{et- meaning of the doughnut. I lovegoing and smiling and talking to peoplethat your opinion, just as I do with the e- ropolitan.There areprofessors,teach- I've knon'n for years. I guessI'm just curious asto why you havethoseviews. mail. America givesyou the right to ers and employeeswho are excelling expressyour opinions.Youwould not in all areas.The only area you blow Thank you, be able to do that in so many other your Metro horn about is the Sports countriesunlessyou agreedwith the section. BeckieShellenberger politicsof that counFy. I am only one This e-mail will pnrbably only person. incite your liberalismand pride.Your I will saythat you are at leastless quest for excellencein journalism liberal and trashy than the other pu- *as probablythe papersyou wrote in lications available at Metro such as elementar5rschool. Westwordand the Onion. Their ads, which consist mostly of the lower Iou Anna M. Bunker
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mrd at 5{ beforethe lossto Meho, Saturday'sgameswere just as skiking as the team took both gamesin Troy Spabnsaid."Togetthe four wins dramafic fashion. and sweeptheseguysis awesome." In the ffrst contest,the RoadrunMeho pitcher Joel lockhart was ners carried a 12-8 leadheadinginto ByERIC LANSING ecstatic about the team's triumpant the final inning when the Mavericks Iansingomscd.edu victories, but knew the team was put together a solid charge to try When you're performing as well ready to battle with the conlerence and stealtle game away After relief as Meho's baseball team has been heavyweight. pitcher JoshEckert quickly recorded playing this year, it seernslike noth"It's a grcat feeling," Inckhart two outs, Mesa State scored tiree ing can go wrong. said. "But I expect it out of us. We runs on the senior.Wittr two men on TheRoadrunnersfought through exp€ct a lot out of ourselves, and base,Piercebrought in pitcher Derek a pitching duel, a firrious late in- we lmew if we playedwell, we could Colbertto stoptle bleedingand did so ning rally and a large deficit March win." by getting secondbasemanAndrew 14-16 to take all four gamesagainst The series featured the top two Martinez to fly out. the highly touted Mavericksof Mesa teams in the Rocky Mountain AthA pitching duel took place in Stateat Auraria Field. Ietic C.onferencewith Mesa State gametwo of the doubleheader,Mav"You got a lot of guys out here leading the conferencewith an 8-0 erickspitcher Ctris Carmaand Metro competingwith a lot of heart," Met- record. That was nothing new for pitcher Iockhart came into the conro head coach Bobby Pierce said. the Marcricks, who, year in and year t€stsporting similar recordsat 3-1. "There's a lot of belief there and it's out, are hrown for their dominance Carmagaveup a first-indng run a gut<heck crew.Theseguys grind it in the conference,but the Roailrur- to Meto when oudelder Iake Palmer through and do what th€y do to win ners usually resideat the bottom of doubledin first basemanAlex Krohn. games." the standings. things are ilifferent But that would be the last run the As soon as Metro first basema.u this year as Metro also cameinto the 'Runnerswould seefor a while asthe Terry Abshire caught the last out of matchup without a lossin the confer- Mavericts' left hander kept them off the series,the players ran out onto enceat 7-0. balanceat the plate. the field to hug one another and celA.ft.er Friday's impressive l0-7 On the other sideof the mound, ebratea seriesvictory that may have win overMesaState'stop pitcher fack Iockhart held the opposition hitless beenimpossiblein the past. Amidei, who held an unblemishedre- until the third and keptMesaStateoff
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ttre scoreboarduntil the sixth inning when shortstop Mike hovencher blasteda pitch overthe left field wall. With the score tied 1-l heading into the final inning, Carma's electric shrlf began to cool olT as Metro finally mustered up some baserunners. After Meho right ffelderMarcel Dominguezreachedfirst on a fielder's choice,Abshire r,ralked.Meho catcher ReeceGorman flew out to record ftg inning's ffrst out, but Palmerthen reachedbaseand Carma loadedthe baseswith a walk. Metro outfielderMike ColTey, who enteredthe gamein the sixth inning to pinch run, singledin Dominguezto take the 2-1 victory. Coffeymay harr beenthe hero in the bottom of the seventh,but it was the steadyarm of tocL:hart wtro kept 1trsmighty batsof MesaStateat bay. As well as Lockhart pitched, he chalkodit up to his defensewho kept runners oII the basebatbs.Piercesaid that despitebis pitcher keeping the Mavericksoll the scoreboard,he was a little hoarsein the first few innings. 'At 6rst, I thought I was going MESA continued on A13>
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Meho softball split a four-game series against CSU-Pueblo March | 5 and 16 at RawlingsComplexin Pueblo, For the third seriesin a row. the Roadrunnersweren't able to make it pastthe .500 mark and win a series. Metro gal€ up the first game of the doubleheaderon Saturday,8-2. Pikher Libby Balogh started the series on the mound. but was reliered in thefiflh inningaftergivingup nine hits and six earnedruns. The offense struggled against Thundern'olvespitcher KelseySuan'Runners to two berg, lr'ho held the runs on two hits while recordingsix strikeouts. "We didn't hit the ball as well as wanted in that first game," Metro head coach lennifer Fisher. "That Swanbergis a goodpitcher." The Roadrunnersrespondedwell to the first game losswitb an astonishing 1O-8 victory in the second gameof the doubleheader.Shortstop Amber Roundtreewas 4-for-5, driving in two runs, including the gamewinning doublein the top of the final inning. Pitcher JessicaFisherpitched a completegame. improving her record to 5-6 this season. "We made somereally good adiustunents,"Fisher said on her team poundingout 10 runs on 17 hits. 'I felt like we were a lot more aggressive at the plate." Metro took advantageof the run rule in the first gameon Sundaywinning easily14-6 in fiveinnings. It was the secondtime this seasonthat Metm forcedthe mercyrule on the opposing tearn.The Roadrunnersexploded for 12 hits including two home runs and four RBI from designatedhitter Ashley fohnson. Johrson now has
eighthomeruns on the season. Metro leadsthe RochvMountain Athletic Conferencein home runs with 40, \{estern New Nlexicois second with 25. but the reasonthat has kept the nerv softball program in the middleof the conferenceis the lack of baserunnerswtren the long ball is hit. "I think that has a lot to do n'ith it." Fishersaid. 'I think home runs hurt a lot morervhen]'ou got runners on. I dothink weneedtobemoreconsistentwith on-basepercentage.So raejust needlo gcl on baseany waY w-ecan and make thosehome runs ' h rrrta l i ttl c m o rc. Metro took control in the second g:rmewith an 8-6 leadin the bottom of the seventh.Balogh started the game.pitching six innings,and giving up seven runs. Fisher replaced 'RuhBaloghin the ser,'enthbeforethe ners made two errors and threw hryo wild pitchesin a rorv,handing over a 9-8 rvin to the Thunderwolves. "l felt bad for the team beciuse they worked really hard and played really weli. We iust didn't finish a 'Fisher said. coupleof plays. The Roadrunnersmovedto 121 I overall, 8-6 in the RMAC,slaying iust above .500. Meho will return home and host a four-game series against New Mexico Highlantls on March2l and22. The Cowgirlsare 2- I 0 in the mnference,and it is a chancefior Metro to impro!€ upon their record,Fisher isn't readyto call thesegamesmustwins. but sheunderstandsher team can takethe opportunity to win when they are handedthe chance. "I don't think we need to start thinking that way," Fishersaidwhen askd if the upcoming series were must-wins. "But our conference is tough, and we can't take any game for granted."
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season divingexitpoolwhiletennisopens Swimming, ByzACTAYLOR ztavlor2amscd.edu , ,:.1 t€rim head coach Case,yStory look . : back on the 20O7-20O8 seasonas .. a srmms-'ds Roafumrrs+- rtivq Kenny Rhoades took All-Anerican honors at Nationals and men's and women's swlm teams ffnishd thld in the conferencetournament, ' "The seasonffnished awesome," Story said. "The team came together in a really great way." Rhoadeswasthe only teammember to makenationals,but the undermannd men's and women's swimming teams still managed to make wavesin a choppyseason. The seasonbeganOctober2OO7 under the direction of previous Metro head coach Winthrop Dyer. Dyer resigned for personal reasons Nov. 15, and beginning D€c. 1 Sto-
ry took over the reigns to finish the 2OO7-2OO8season.H€ ailmlts the hansition wasn't always easyon the tournament Story's coaching style was accepted. "fi/hile'-we"all -llrd"of'trutted heaclsin the two weels going up to the conference week,' Story said. "They all trust€d me enough to buy ino the program and swim successfully (at conference)." Swimmer Aleian<lro Hernandez swam very successfully,paking the NCSAA B-cut for the l00yard butterfly the only Metro swimmer to makethe cut. For the women'st€am the results this year displayedthe great team skills the sevenswitrtmershale. The conferencemeet was especiallygreat for senior Meredith Lanphier, swimming for Meho for the last time. "We got to all say goodbye to
Meredith (Lanphier)," Story said. "It was a really cool farewell swim for (her)." lhe lossof lanphier will not set back the women, accoditrg to Story. the new rtcruib entering the Meto prcryranrshouldmake the stronger. "There'snothing but pot€ntial in theseguys," Story said. Unfortunately Story himself is not ableto contibutc much to the r€cruiting processiust yet. He will need to completebis NCAA recruiting tests if he becomeshead coachfor tlre up comingseason.Hisjob coachinghigh schoolswimming at Bear fteek does, holrrcver,give him the contacts and krowledge of new recruits he will needif he continuesat the collegiate level. Story is excited to have the possibility to becomethe head coach at Me[o and lead what he believeswill
be a t€am that will take MeEo swimming and &ving backto prominence. Metro women's temis team couliln't ffnd their footing in Kansas, coinc f-2 on March 15 in their fu meetof the 2008 season. County,only Metro sophomoreKatie Reitzcame out with a win. She won 1-o (5) in the third set after taking the fust 6-2 and losing the following set2-6. The Roadrunners grabbed their semnd win of the season6-2 in the ne)(t match versusNewman University. SophomoreApril Hirad led the way in singles,shutting out her op ponent 64 and 64, leading Meho in taking lour of five in the singles matches. Meho couliln't keep up its momentum againstfinal weekendopponent EmporiaState,falling 8- f .
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DTop MESA hitting Regis 0ndeck forMetro 0o lose my voice cause (Lckhart) u/asa'1 mabng atry adjushents on the mound earlier in the gane," Pierce said. "He was lucky they missedsomebarrels and some balls w€,Fe hit right at people.But he setded down, got a mechanicallysound delivery and was pretty good." The 'Runners completed the sweepStrndayby erasinga 54 deficit with a six-run seventh inning. The rally was spurredby Spahnwho tripied with the basesloaded.Spahn was part of the team who lost selen of eight gamesto MesaStatelast year and hrew how important it was to get thesewins under tbeir belts. 'itll series long, they had been tlrowing me firstaitch fastballs,and I iust got a goodpitch and hit it well," Spabnsaidon the pitch he sentto the ouffield for a triple. "It's a huge confidencebuilder for the tean, especially going into the r€st of the season.' The four wins improvethe Roadrunners record to 204 overall and rc6aingd undefeatedin conference play at 114. They continue with RMAC action March 20 tbrough March 24 in a four-gamesetwith Regis Universityin Denver. Piercewas happy his team could
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