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Buildings at Auraria are aging fasterthan they can be maintained, and the bottomline is theresirnplyis not enoughmoneyto keepup. Jim Fraser,division director for facilities managemerrtat Auraria, saidstatefundshavefallenwell short for many yearsin a ron'. "The net result of that, frankly, is that the buildingsare in decline." Frasersaid."Thebacklogof deferred maintenancehas been ramping up." Deferredmaintenanceis maintenancethat shouldbe donebut isn't becauseof a lack of funds. "It is like when you should go get your oil changedat 3,OOO miles, but if you don't have the money you wait until iou get to 5,O00 miles," Frasersaid. Another concern is the age of the buildings,as most are 25 to 30 yearsold and will soon require critical maintenance. But students and staff will continue to see employeesof facilities management, who maintain Auraria's grounds and buildings. give buildings like the West Classroom touch-ups even when money is ticht. AHBCisthe organizationcharged with the stewardshipof state-owned Auraria. Sandy Sales, AHEC CTO said every year since 20&1, Meho has receivedapproximately $2.5 to $3 million in state funds for controlled maintenance, such as roof and elevator repairs. However,state frrnils are not the only resource of revenue AHBC has. It also collects revenueftom auxiliar5rparking, the 6*a66 5ampus Bootstore and student unions, but it is not enough. "We have very litde money for repairs,' Salessaid. "We hy to rely on state funding, but that is only $2 (million) to $3 mtllion." Some budget cuts have been
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my was on an upswing. Sowhen the 2OOl recessionhit the state found Itsetr i[ a tougb situation having alreatly restricted ibelf on the amrunt of money lt could take from state revenue, Referendum C was passed in 2006 to alleviate the stranglehold the ecotromy and the TABOR Amendment created. Although the TABOR AmendmeDt was designedto allow voters to decidewhat to do with a budget surplus, by deciding to put money in their pocketsand oot into the system, voters deniedwhat policy makers call a "rainy-day fund." Because
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If you are lnterestedin running for officein the April 4 deadlinehr applicationsto receivea scholarshipthrough CoUegelnvest is fast the Metro Stats Student GoeernmentAssembly's upcoming elections,the iDtent form must approaching. Collegelnvestis a not-for-profft dlvislon of be huned in to the SGAofficein fivoli 307. Anyoneinftrest€d in running for officemust the ColorailoDepartnent of Higher Educafion, which provides125 scholarshipoannually to- attend one of the following meetingsin Senat€ taling more than $400,0OO.. Charnbersfivoli 329. . Thursday,April 3: noonAll Coloradoshrdents are welcometo enI p.m.and 5:3G6:3Op.m. t€r by r€gist€ring on Collegelnvest'swebsit€at . Monday,furil 7:34p.m. www.collegeinvest.orglscholanhip. . Wednesday, April 9:ltsA For more inforIration, visit the Metro SGA websiteat www.mscd.edu/-sga/.
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will be hosting tlrc secondannual symposium honoring RodolfoGonzales8 a.m. April 4 at the llvoli StudentUnion. Later in the day a tribute receptionwill be held at 5:30 p.m. ln the the King Centerat Auraria, where a fflm relating to Gonzales'rvork will beshown. Gonzalesis consideredone of the founders of the ChicanoMovementand was an early activist in the fight for equal rights for MexicanAmericans.The Denvernative was also a buer and a distinguished poet before his death on April 12,2005.
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servic€,contracted to Ilewlitt Packard, arrived an hour later and began working on the problem, Service Apparently hard drives need was not fully restored undl March time off for spring break, too, 31 around miilnight. "The worst Meho's banner system toot an part is that thes€serversare schedunann.ounced vacation on March uled to be replacedin late May any' 28 and diiln't come back until ttre way," said Porvell, who started as night of March 31. Metro's fI chief ainost exactly one Ihe outage frustrated students, montl ago. "lhere's nothing like a staff and teacherswho were unable li$le trial by fire to get you into the to accessonline accountsand forced swing of things." the collegeto delaythe begipning of Only the banner system went srrmrner and fall class registration down, but because that's where until Aprtl 3. other servicesare usually ua"atr"a, While the exact causes of the stud€xrtswere initially unable to acsystem failure ar€ yet unclear, Vicr cesse-mail and.onlinecourses. President for Infonnation TechnolThe school's website was up ogy Carl Fowell said t[6 main ssry- dat€dto instruct studentshow to dier shut down at amund 7 p.q. on rectly accessthe functional sites. 'We really owe Il a lot of kudos March 28 after the fallure of one or qore of the many hard drfiresthat on tlds - they worked around the make up the heart of the system. clock to .get the problem. solved," The backup system then failed to Meho Communications Director take over as intstrded. Cathy Lucas said.'They did a fan-One tastic job: ltere was a pnoblem,they thing led to another - it wab a sort of cascadingelloct - and found a solution and they fred it." Porvell,who has workedin lnforbefore we hew it the system was mation technologyfor more than 20 out," Powell said. The college's fI maintenance years,said he.has seenmany such
. to ass€sshow the deparhent resystemfailures in his experience. lllnfortunately, no one situaton actedand what could bedone better is ever identical, given the complex- next time.. "Fortunatoly,asit looksnow the ity of the systems." Powell said that while the outcosts for repairing the system were agemeant a lot of frusEation for the covered by tbe maint€nance conusers, perhapshe one positive was tract" Powell said. He said HP replacedseveralof the hard drivesand that it gavehim a chance to get to how his stalT. two of tle system'scontrollers, "So "It helped me understand the besidessome blood, sweat and lots frustration - it will cost the school breadth and width of Meho's II grorrp," said Powell, who added nothing" Student john Shulf, howe ter, that most.of the II staff, inclutling menbers of the malntenance tEam, said the outage was more than a workedday and nigbt overthe week- little annoying for hirn. end to get the syst€mrunning. "I found out Saturday night 'What we learnedcan help us in wheu I went to log in and it didn't nork," the history education major the future." hurell said HP was "very sup said. Shufr s'aidhe wonders if they portive" and stayed until 8 a.m. . could hdvefixed it faster. . "I attended college in Greeley dpril I to make sure the systemwas worUng. and Pucblo and the II systemsthere '"Weall worked around the clock lvere much r,vorsethan Mebo's," he added. on the problem. I had to kick them out at nigbt so they unuld go get "It didn't male any difrerrnco to somesleep,"Powellsaid" me. I dftln't chec.kti.ll Monday mornthe offce of It will be conduct- ing." Sandy Nigor, biologr major, ing an investigation to .establish said. what causedthe failures of both the "I actually took a break this year, server and the back-up system and so lt didn't alfect me."
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leaOaft Jadson Lambofthedepartrnntof hospitality,toudsmand ercn8desqibes maiortlnyoff€rtoferhman The Metropolitan Majors Fair ogts and pampbletsexplainednajor was held on March 17 at the Trvoli and mlnor r€quirrements, careers Turnhalle. Paculty members from amilable in a particular maior and departments as diverse as African- the reconmended conrse sequenoe. American shrdies, crininal iustice, Studenb also receiveda list of aMlscriminology andbiology familiarizd ers and people to contact for more studentswith the many najors and informadon. minors that Metro offers. "Ihe Maiors Fair gaveme a sens€ "I hope to €xpose students to of rvho I should talk to," Metm stu- . valuable info should they want to dent kica Padilla said. Faculty menbers representiug 1nrsue a che.mistry maJor," Kelly Flkins of the chemistry deparbnent -the dillerent acadernicikparhe,nts saiil motivated and encouragedstudents At each departnent table,hand- to ffnd thefu path and pursue thelr
chosencareeras soon aspossible. Mike Martinez from the criminal justice deparh€nt said the Majors Fair givesstudentsdirection. Helen Giron was enthusiastic about promotiug the Chicana and Chicano studies department where sheworks. "The more we know about our diversity,tle dore we cometo acc€pt it." shesaid. - Benafsheh Ahnarlbbum@ mscdeiht
loa[ overa setperiod of tim:. fordan said any interest would be paid by the state. Auraria schoolleaderswereha;r py to continue with the construction, which beganin Decemberand will costan estimated$lIl million. But nothing is set in stone yet, with two bills still requiring approvaI by the House and Senateto allow Auraria accessto the funds. Meho PresidentStephenfordan said he anficipatesthe bills will pass becauseof their bipartisan and gubernatorial support. He alsb stoessedthe importance of the unified ftont of the leadersof the three scboolssharing a stake in the science building, namely himself, Bruce Benson, president of CU-Boulder, and Nancy McCallin, pr€sident of Colorado Community CollegeSystemhll three of us had a very unified vision of moving forward, in terms of working together to get a solutiou that would allow us to move forward," fordan said. "We're very gratefuI for the leadership pmvided by the governor and the legislativeleadership.:' fondan added that the role of Benson, vfro was recently elected president of CU-Bbulder amid tremendousopposition, was cruclal ln moving the construction forward.
Iast year, there were doubts as to UCD'Scommitment to the project, Jbrdansaid. Staberg said Metro's stake in those funtls has been assured, but opposition to the bills is expected. 'I think we have a key commltment from tle giwernor and there is bipartisan support, but the devil is in the details," shesaid. Rep.Cory Gardner,R-Yurna,has publicly argued for using arry exha funds tir relieveColoradans'tax burden, althougb phone calls were not returned to The Mehopolitan as of presstime. Dean Wolf, enecutiw vice president for adminisFation of the Atrraria Higher Bducation board, ansr,yeredcritics oi the ptzinby saying, 'We have 39,000 studenb on the cannpusthat are ln desperateneeil of this space." "I'n not sure pulling the money originally urasin the best inte.restof the citizens of Colorado,"he said. fordan agreedand said that the building is crucial in furthering the governor's vision of lncreasing the numb€r of high school studentsentering collegeby 5Opercent. While Wolf said he's confi&nt the money will be madeavailable,no plans have ben fnallzed if it is uot. 'We'd have to go back to the drawing board tf this doesn't hap
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work forprofessional Theater inshape students BySARAWIIITNEY stevesar@mscd.edu The Denver theater scene is getting a healthy injection of fresh talent from Meho's theater department with a strong lineup of Meho alumni in the Hunger Artists Ensemble Theater'sproduction of "The Shapeof Things" by Neil LaBute. Two cast members and four production members for "The Shape of Things," which closedMarch 29. are either current or former Meho tleater students,as are eight of the 10 membersof Hunger Artists. The show was at the fohn HandTheaterin the new lowry neighborhood. The production "showed a lot of range of emotion." Meho theater studentKarah Britton said-"It showeda lot of growth" in the students shehasseenperformbefore. According to its website, wr,r'w.hungerartists.org, Hunger Artists was createdin 1979 and "has grown through the years to include someof the finest directors,designers.techn!
him away ftom the few liiends he has, narnely the engagedcouple Phillip and Jenny,played physical perfection and the sear- by Metro alumna Deni-Marie Warren, and at obsessionwith ing battlebetweenmen and women," according length forcesAdam to chooseher overthem. to the website. The end of the show turns the audience The show centers around Evelyn Thomp into the crowd at the unveiling of Evelyn'sthesis son, an art student who will admittedlydo any- project.The finale shockedthe responsiveau&thing for art, and Adam Sorenson,who will do enceSaturdayinto silence,a silencethat lasted anything for Evelyn'slove. Evelyn was played into the curtain call. "The ending r,r'aslike a slap in the face," by Metro alum Stary Nelms.Evelynand Adam meet at the art museumwhere Adam work as Britton said. Among those in attendance was Cbristy a securityguard when Evelynpreparesto deface a statuewith spraypaint, aspart of her n ork on Montour-Larson,who teachesactingand directher master'sthesis.Shewrites her number with ing for l{etro's theater department and taught Nelmsand Warren in her directing class. the spraypaint on the insideof his blazer. "I enioyedthe show" Montour-Iarson said. As the show progresses,Evebn influences Adam in both physical and emotional ways. "It's very rewarding when you seea show like Shegetshim to eat better and work out to lose tonight and when they take thoseskills and ap weight, cut and style his hair more fashion- ply them." "The cast chemistry was incredible," said ably,change his clothing style and get a nose .iob. However, Evelyn also manages to steer audiencememberAmanda VanNoshand,who ciansand actorsin Denver,' 'Neil LaBute is infamous for exploring the
has seena previousproduction of "The Shape of Things." "It's always nice to seea alilTerent takeon a show ... tonigbt's show wasgreat." Nelmsand Warren are both Hunger Artists members and Meho theater graduates. Warren is working on her appliedcommunications masterat the Universityof Denver. 'AIl the training I receivedat Metro hasdefinitely preparedme to work in the professional field," Warren said. "I think Denveris rapidly growing as a theat€r community,and there are opportunitiesfor thos€that want them." Shealsosaid sheenjoyedworking with the other actorsin the show "It doesn'tfeellikework," shesaid."Wejust getup, and weplay.They (the castmembers)are amazing." The next Hunger Artists show "letters to Home," will beperformedfune 13 through |uly 6.
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- andfindstheuglytruth HB0 series explores thestreets 0fBaltimore ByGEOFWOLLERMAN gwollerm@mscd.edu Home Box OIEcerecendy aired the seriesfinale of "The Wire," a police drama that transcended police dramas.lent a gritty voicel,opressing issuesand was one of the besttelevision showsevermade. Set in crumbling, post-industrial Baltimore, "The Wire" followed a band of police detectivesbent on busting up an entrencheddrug network tlat u'as shredding the fabric of the city's sheets. The show also delved into Baltimore's culture of political corruption that allolred the burgeoning drug trade to fester.It is this bold exploration into new television territory that made "The Wire" so compellingand different from any other show of its kind. Bach of the five seasonsfocused on a different aspectof Baltimorelife: from streetwise corner hustlers to
blue.coliar unionizeddockworkersto scheminglocalpoliticianswho know befter than to buck the systemthat servid them sowell. Among the show's central and recwring characterswere detectives fimmy McNulty and Bunk Moreland, longtime veteransof the homicidedivision. McNulty wasthe policeforce's harddrinking maverick, averse to ordersand determinedto do the right thing - evenif it meantbreakingthe law.Hewas"realpolice,"asMoreland might say.Bunk, ashe wasknor,rmon the show was often seenchewing on . the nub of an unlit cigar, cracking cynicismsand, for betteror for worse, acting asMcNulty's voiceof reason. Other key characters included IJster Freamon, a doggeddetective brought up to work the vyiretap of the show'sname:OmarLittle,a ruthlesssheet tl-lug who ripped off dealers and answered only to himself; Bubbles. a conllicted heroin addict
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The three-dimensionalnature of the characters- down to the nameless street kids - made the show dy'namic.Instead of the black-andlvhite divisions so casually drawn in typical policeshows,"The Wire" painted itself entirely in shades of grey: violent drug dealers shorared momentsof compassion, whilehighmindedolficialswalkedin the gutters of immora-titywithout remorse. But it wasthe dialoguethat made eachepisodea gem.And there would have been no dialogue without the show'screators:David Simon.who worked 13 years at The Baltimore Sun. and Ed Burns. a former Ba]timore police detectiveand Baltimore public school teacher.Together,they createdan environment soeerily real it was easyfor viewersto forget they
actors were actual criminals who spenttime on Baltimore'ssfteetsand insideits jails). Perhaps this is what made the show so good:Eventhough a viewer may neverhavebeento Baltimore,he or she would still be hard-pressedto questionthe show'srâ&#x201A;Źracity Particularly relevant for aspiring journalists, "The Wire's fifth and final seasonlooked at the way the media - in this case The Baltimore Sun - approaches crimeandcormption, and how the media today facesiust as many questionsof integrity as do politicians and gangsters. Denvermay not havethe culture of corruption sorampant on the East Coast,but "The Wire" spokefor the state of all things everlvhere: violence, corruption. public assistance were watching a fictional show. Many and politics, and the listlessness of the show'splot lines and charac- amongour policymakersandcitizens lers weredrawn from real situations who havebrought us so dangerously and real people(someof the show's closeto the crumblingedge.
St.Martin's choirto bringjoyfulmusic tocampus church ByRYANARMSTRONG rarmstlT@mscd.edu Singing u'ill fill St. Elizabeth's Churchwhen the St.Martin'sCharnber Choir performs their "This Joyfirl Eastertide" concert April 6 at Auraria. St. Martin's isn't your average choA. They perform standard religious pieces but add a variety of classicalworld music to their repertoire. Works for the Eastertideconcert range from Gregorianchants to 20th century pieces."Crux Fidelis," by King John IV of Portugal,Edmund Rubba's "Missa in honorem Sancfi Dominici,Heinrich Biber's"Tenebrae factae sunt," SigismundBiechteler's
"VictimaePaschalilaudes,"and Carl Phillip EmrnanuelBach's 'Alles was Odemhat," are includedin the concert. Metro music professot Tim Krueger is the artistic director for St. Martin's. The choir is a professionalesnemble of 22 balancedvoicesand takesits nameftom the siteof its first concerts. St.Martin'sChapelat St.fohn'sEpsicopal Cathedralin Denver.They are not affilitatedwith anychurchor denomination, accordingto their website. The group has releasedsevenacclaimedCDrecordingsthat havebeen featuredon the nationally syndicated radio program "The First Art," and on classicalradio nlavlists acrossthe
counfy. St. Martin's has become recognizedas the region'sforemost chamber choir, according to their website. Brock Erickson,the executivedirectorof St.Martin'sChamberChoir, saidthe chot would loveto gain more students in their audience. Christopher Bueno, Brittany lombardi and JenniferIong work with the choir to draw a diverseaudience. "St. Martin's is becomingmore youthful and wanti to bring in younger memberswith their regular cror,rd."Buenosaid. St. Elizabeth'soffers a stunnins venuefor the group, "We love performing at St. Elizabeth's becauseof such wonderful
acoustics,"Ericksonsaid. "Our fans loveit too." The public relations strategic planning class at Metro is working the marketing for the event. St. Martin's will be singing the same concert prior to the Auraria date at 7:30 p.m. on April 4 at St. fohn's EpiscopalCathedralin Denver. The St. Martin's ChamberChoir has beenperforming since 1994 and will be concludingthet l4th seasonin Denver. The St. Martin's ChamberChoir will concludetheir l4th seasonin Denver with two concerts in June, performing a double choir concert in Cherry Hills on June 6, and back at Aumria at St. Elizabeth'son ]une 8.
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Paper Birdsings songs ofcommunity andtogetherness By IAN GASSMAN igassman@mscd'edu Denver band Paper Bird proves birds made out of papercan sing as well asany other group of swallows, nightingales or mockingbirds. Yeq if thesesevenband memberscould fransform from paper to an actual songbird,I would guessthey would bebeautiful and extravagantlarks. You see, larks are not typical birds. Like Paper Bird's harmonic melodies,they are qnnbols of ioy, happiness,hopeandcreativity. The first half of PaperBird is the ever-resonantand always beautifirl group of vocalists:SarahAnderson, EsrnePattersonand her sistet Genevieve.Whenaskedwhat feelingsthey would possesif they werelarks,they humbly replied,"all of them." The secondhalf of Paper Bird is the strong-willed multi-instrumentalists: Paul DeHaven, TVler Archuletta, Caleb Summeril and ttreir new addition Macon Terry on the upright bass.Thesefour solidi& the melodieswhile letting listeners know what ,genresuits Paper Bird the besuAmericana! Songsrangefrom bluegrassand
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fok to blues and jazz-inspiredbal- Namelessor loymaking is anything lads. summeril's plucky banjo and but lacking. The album was recordDeHaven's springy guitar match ed within 30 hours at GlobalSound well with the new, bouncy, warrn Studios in Broomffekl and captures bass. The jazzy but old-timey es- the raw, live and ever-energeticsigsenceis enhancedby ftler's woory nature soundof PaperBird. and woody hombone. The ladies' As for now PaperBird plansto harmonies hickle over the backing tour their album and many new songs extensivelythis summer. For band like fresh,southernrain. Yet, Paper Bird never intended about four months they will betravon playing in a setstyb; A "just hap eling, letting their sound resonate pened""according!o DeHaven."We tbroughout the United States, all had vocals,banios,guitam... we iust while founding what they hope will starteddoingit,"Summerilsaid.Paper bea new,musicalcommunity,in the Bird fomredearlylastyearat a moun- form of an independentrecord label tain cabindubbed"UncleJohn's"near named[-ongSpoon. Breclanridge Long Spoon'sheadquarterswill "We started wriring songs,We be basedright here in Denver and spent all everiing writing and all offer help to any local musiciaru day,'l they recalled. By the end of looking for management,a placeto their stay in Breckenridge,they had record or a place to gig. PaperBird ailded Genevieveto the group be- knows they "owe a lot to Denrer's cause of her amazing voice. Each music sceneand community There band memberemphasizedthat orig- are 9omany peoplethat havehelped inally 'itwas moreabout us all being us and olrned doors for us," And friends.We got together,not exactly they want tong Spoon to do the pursuing a band"and saw what we same. "More successmeans mote could do." ability to help people. We want a While the production may seem , grhssroots,Iiiendly atrnosphereand synrso b today:s standards,ftrper a deit-yourself spirit {incorporated Bird's 'full-length albrm :Arrything with loug Spoon)," Genevievesaid-
With the help of Bn:ok's Center for Spiritualityandib manager,Iaum Goldhamer,Iong Spoonrnay be up and rurining after PaperBird's tour. Golilhamc managesthe Brooks Gnter. locatedon 146 and Williams in CapitolHill. "Iaura is a grâ&#x201A;Źat, grcal awesomefriend,one of the most inspiringpeople,"Esrnesaid As I sat at the end of the crowdedtablein the Sputnik CofTee House, I could see that these Paper Birds had becomea large group of jovial, laughing,community-lovingfriends. Theyhad nothing mort than a song in their hearts and love-filled,open minds. Ttanscending music, genre and time, they now grasp a more meaningfuI concepl togethernes.s. For more information on Paper Bird visit wwwmyspace.com/pap erthebird.
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by decidingnot to go. Don't get me wrong. I am a finn believer in the realm of the mystic. But it seemsat least doubtfr:I that the sametype of bizarre heteroclit€s like the one I smohedgrasswith underneath those stairs would know exactly where to find aliens, ghosts and huge mythical apes. Had that freak tied to convinceme to tourney into the wildernesswith him to hack numinous creaturesbackwhen I met jbraley@mscd.edu him,I would havestolenhls weedand calledthe police. Certainv it seemsthat I arncriticb. this column, I needthe yoga,and the ing the CY5ptoftientisb in sonreway, weedfor that matter. But backto business,and asI was but I am not. Nor do I wish to do sofor trying to imply,the creepfrom under- any reasonat all. They cannot possineaththestairsneveractuallyclaimed bly be any bss sensibbthan the armto be involvedin the societyof crypto agebusinessu political sciencemaior scientists,but his vibe betrayedhim. I nalking amund campusr€guryitatng suspectthat such a gathering should the sarne rnanner of utterty mindhavebeenright up his alley,and t also numbingbalognalvecanall hearif we suspectthat there are othersjust like turn on the CableNewsNetr,tor*him at thesethings. I encouragee\€ryone within the And so I never w€nt to one of reach of this newspaperproducfion their meetings,and t would say that to attendoneof thesemeetings,and if and I arebeter oII . you do,sendword on whetheror not it both the Scienf,rsts for it. Thesepeopleseemquite fond of islegif h the nreantime,I will easery rumor and even go so fai as to claim wayinto a yogaroutineand attdnpt to to havethe utility to sponsor"expedi- use my channeledspidtual en€rgyto tions to areasof interest.i.e..IJFOhot contact the sup€rnatural )wels that spots.hauntings.and Bigfootterri- be.I do not needmeetingsor lunatics tory,"-brdeed,I averteda $5 door fee underneathdark stairwellsto discover and a possibletrip to the boondocks the hiddentruths all aroundus.
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ined. This rang frue for former pla]€r and assistant coach Adrianne Almaraz,who was announcedthe new headcoachof Metro women'ssocrrr team. "It's alnxost like a dream come Fue," Alnaraz said. "If you worild haveaskedme four yearsago,that in four yearsyou're goingto be the head soccercoach at Metro, I would have said,you'rekiddingme." Metro'sathletic directorJoanMcDermott had a laundry list of coaches who wanted to try their hand in maintaining the high standard of Meho soccer,but McDermott felt Almaraz had everlthing it took to keep the programon the right back. 'Adrianne has been an int€gral part of both our national championships as a student-athleteand an assistantcoach,"McDermoftsaid."She has the knowledge,experienceand passionto maintain our program at a national level." "I how how rhir program works, and I how this scbool," Almaraz said. "Metro is an exceptionalinstitution, and (McDermott)loows that I have the passion,the commitment and the dedication to not only &e college,but to the program and to the playersto continue what we haveaccomplishedsofar." Almanz tales over for Danny Sanchezwho left Metro to take over a shuggling Dvision I program at Wyoming. Sanchez manned the sidelines at Auraria Field guiding the Roadrunners to two Division tr National Championships while compiling a 103-15-5recordin six years. Needlessto say, Metro's fourth head coachin the history of the pro-
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26, Sept. dribbles by6U-Pueblot midfielder dudngavictotyovertheIhunderwolves Metrosenior Adrianne Almaraz Danny Sandez fortwoyears. oachunder fomerheadcoach Almanzbecame anassistant 2fi15.Aftertheseason, grarn has somemighty big shoesto filt. "They're l'ery big," Almaraz said. "When he washere,he did exceptional things. He'sa great coach,and lve learned a lot from him. In the same sense,there is a lot of pressure.I'm always going to be comparedto him and I knew that when I applied.But it didn't scareme or anything, it iust motivat€sme to keepon going and do what I believethis program catr continue to do." Sanchezknows he left the pro gram in good hands saying Alnaraz knowswhat it takesto win asa player and as a coachat Meho. Almaraz cameto Meto in 2OO3 asa iunior and addeddepth to a team that took part in the Final Four the previous season. Almaraz had no problemsadjustingto Meho's system and helpedthe team to a 2l-l-l record, while making an Elite Eight ap pearance. As successfulas that seasonwas. 's it wasAlrnaraz senioryearthat witnessedanother outstanding regdar seasonwith a 25-1 record and her team ending the season with the school'sfirst national championship in women'ssoccer.
Alrnaraz later tasted championship glory for a secondtime in 2OO6 as an assistant coach as the team once again hounced the conFtition with a 24-2 mark including a 1-0 victory overC'randValleyStatein the championshipgame, So how much change can the team and the fars expectto seewith a new coachoverseeingthe program? It almost seemsto be a moot point to changea systemSanchezhas implemented that has brought home two Division tr titles. But with change, someintangibles are bound to come about. 'Fgr the most part, Ive learned a , lot ftom Danny,so21p \ings going !o changedrastically?They're not," Almaraz said. "But is therc gping to be change?Of course1[sre is. I am a different person, and I expectdilferent things." But don't expectlosing, as Alrnaraz'shistory givesttre program every chance to keep up Metro's winning hadition "My goal is to not skip a beat.I've had a lot of success,and I havebeen givena gl€at opportunity to continue the successthat we'vehad," Alrrraraz said.
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atAuraria 4-0 Field ByI(ATEFERRARO kferraro@mscd.edu After three weeks of breaking evenin conferenceplay,Metro's softball team finally took all four games of a seriesMarch 21-22 againstNen' Mexim Highlandsat Auraria Field. Metro pitcher CaseyThompson started the seriesoff slow in the first game,allordng the Cowgirlsto take a 2-0 leadin the ffrstinning. New MexicoHighiandsremained in conhol until the third inning when Metro scoredff.veruns, The damage continued in the fourth when third basemanJennessa Tesoneand catcher NicoleLylesboth hit two-run home runs. Thompsonfinished off the Cowgirls in the fi{th inning, which forced the mercy rule to take effect, giving 'Runners the a 10-2 victory. If the two runs allor,rcd by Thompson weren't impr€ssive enough, the runs scored carne olf only threehits. The seniorpitlher has comeaway witl somegeat pitching performancesover the season,but shewon't givethe credit to herself as the defcnsepla3'eda huge part in the victory. 'I havemy teamm3lBs16ftank," Thompconsaid. "lhey plck me up a lol" Ihe secondgame of the doubleheaderon ftiday was a closergame, asthe Roadrunnersallovvedthe Cowgirls to tak another ear$ lead. thompson was relieved in the ff5gtinnln g after$ving up threeruns, by pttcherUbby Balogb,who ffnished the gamewtrile givlng up four more ruDs. But lt was Mefro center flelder Molly Clark,who got he,rteam on the scoreboardafter hitting a home run to left ffeld in the bottom of the fifth
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13-11. Roundtreemade another error, which cut Metro'sleadto one. Ihe next batter hit a groundball to Thompson,and shequickly got the out at first. Ihomlrson pitcheda mmplete g;ame,winning 13-12, recording her sixth win of the season. "We stuck with her becausewe knew she would get us out of it," Fishersaid.'She helpskeepher team up and brings a lot of energy." Balogh pitched a solid game in the secondmatch of the doubleheader, allowing only six hiB and one run leading her team to a 9-1 victory to completethe seriessweep. Metro coultln't keep their sheak alive splitting a quick two.game seinning, ries agaiost Regison March 27 and Thompsonstarted olT the inning tlroppedtwo gamesin Goldenagainst by walhng the ffrst two batters and the Colorado School of Mines on loading up the basesfor the Cowgirls March29. after an error by Roundtnee.Thomp The Roadrunnershavefallen to a managed record back-to.back 13-9 record in the Rocky Mountain son to Athletic Conferenceand l7-14 overouts. HoweveBthat didn't stop New all. Metro will next host a four-game Mexico from hitting a singlefollowed seriesApril 5-6 against UGColorado by a double, tightening the score to Springsat Auraria Field.
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51runs tosweep series, rankinnation's top10 ByERIC LANSING lansingomscd.edu Mero's baseballteam scored 51 runs March 28-30 to clobber their in a fourcon-ference foesCSU-Pueblo gamesweepat Auraria Field. The Roadrunners(27-5, I9-7 RMAC)took aclvantageof the struggling Thunderwotves(13-19, 5-15 RMAC)who cameinto the serieswith only five conferencewins and an ERA of more than eight. Meho won by scoresof 17-9. 104. 16-3 and 8-6. Metro head coach Bobby Pierce has seen his team dismantle abole averageteams such as Mesa Stat€ and Regis,but the second-yearhead coach Lnows you cannot overlook the teams that reside at the bottom of the standingsbecausethey are the oneswho will catch you oITguard. "It's all about our system in ol fense," Pierce said. "We really have to stay task orientated.and tlere are checkmarh we haveto do everysingle game no matter who we're playing or what the scoreis." In the first game of the series, Meho scoredin every inning to easily take the gane l7-9 in front of the home crowd, Mefto left fielder JakePalmer led the rlay going 4for-5, scoring three
runs and collectingthree RBI. The following day saw the Roadrunners outscore CSU-Pueblo26-7 to continuetheir masterfulplay at the plate.This time however,the pitching came along with the hitting as Armando Casassbuck out five Thunderwolves in the first game, while fellow pitcher Joel Inckhart gale up only three earned runs in the 16-3 win in gametwo of the doubleheader. The wins gaveboth pitrhers their fifth wins on the season. Meho right fielder Mike Coffey's 'Runnersto four RBI hehed lead the an 8-6 win to completethe sweepof the Thunderwolveson Sunday. Palmer has swung the mightiest of bats this seasonfor the 'Runners. The senioris batting .500 on the year with nine home runs and 63 RBI and has helpedhis tearnscore1Oor more runs in 17 gamesthis year. "Our ollense is hitting lrrcll," Palner said."It is nice for our offense to put up some runs and take pressureoff our pitchers." Amongst aII the ru.ns the Roadrunners brought home,it was the 3 7 ralks issuedby the Thunderwolves' pirching that could never find the skike zone all weekend. Meho, by far, leads the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conferencein walks forcedwith 185. A null stat unlessyou can make the oppositionpay for their mistakes, which Metro hasconsistentlydoneto their opponents. "If they're not going to throw us
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season Baseball teamabighitafterswing-and-miss ByZACTAYLOR ztaylor2@rnscd.edu On March 31, Mefro's baseball tearnmadehistory. For the fust time in the program, the Roailrunners have cracked the top 10 in the Division tr national rankings. AftersweepingCSU-Pueblo March 30, Mefro is now ranked ninth after stueglingthrough dismal seasonsincluding a 17-35 recordlast year, Secondyear head coach Bobby ' Pierce has led the charge to a top spot in the RockyMountain Atl etic Conferenceand to national recognition just pastthe midway point of the season. "It feelsgreat knowing we're the team peopleare gunning for," Metro left fielderJakePalner said. Theoutstandingplay of the 'Runners this seasonwouldn't have ap pearedpossibleafter a 2007 season that left many more questionsthan answers. The team suJleredtlrough growing pains of a new systemthat Pierce brought over from Arkansas-Little Rock.To start the 2008 season,Metro was predictedto ffnish far down in
the RMAConceagain,but Piercehad other plansfor his secondyear. "We worked hard on the recruiting trail," Pierce said about the offseasonimprorrements."We've gone 19-1 in the conferencebecauseof our depth." To increase talent and depth, Pierce snakhed up someof the top prospectsin both Colorado and the surrounding states aft€r the 2OO7 season. Pitching was the priority, and the coachfoundacesfromjunior collegesand high schoolsto fill out a pitching staff that had struggled through last seasonwith 7.49 ERA. The two additions, and strong starts ftom seniors Armando Casas and Ted Jamison, have lowered the team ERAto 6.3 7. secondin the conference. "If you want to be a seriouscontender," Pierce said. "You have to havequality peopleon the mound." With Casas,lunior collegetransfer Steven Green and senior Ted famison leading the leaguein stikeouts, Meho has dominated from the mound. led by senior slugger Palmer, Mero has the top scoring oflensein the RMAC,scoring230 runs, 30 runs
abovesecond-placeRegisin the conference.Likepirching,hitting has also beenspurredon by new additions,although seniorsPalmet ReeceGorman and Ttoy Spahnhaveled the way "The run support's amazing," Greensaid. "It allows you to relax as a pitcher." Palmer has made a huge contribution to the run support, hitting over .500, leadingthe conferencein runs batted in and is in the thick of the RMAChome-run race. His team-leading nine homers this seasonhave alreadydoubled his 2007 total of four. "Having this team behind you takessomeof the pressureoff," Palmer said. "I just get up there and try to put the ball in play " Behindhim, all-conferenceplayer Gorman hasn't drawn the spotlight he did last season,but he has quietly been a solid contributor leading the team with 18 extra bas€hits and hitting an impressive.414 batting average. Spahn has been the surprise of 2008 after taking a medicalredshirt and missing the entire 2007 season. The senior second baseman is hitting over .30O, but his biggestcon-
tribution has been burning the base paths.Through March 31, he leatls the RMACwith 23 stolenbases.Elcn moreincredibleis he hasbeencausht stealingonly once. with these tlree seniors, Metro brings a formidableoffenseto the diamond. With two new additionsto the offense,the lineup becomesdeadly Maft McConnellis a hansfer hom Cenhal Arizona Junior College,and he hascontinued to hit well at the Di vision tr levelwith a .442 avenge. Freshman ouffielder Brennan Brown has worked his way into the starting lineup, proving to bethe blue chip recruit Pierce thought he was from Denver'sIegacy High School.So far this seasonhe is hitting .425 and has hrocked 16 extra bas€ hits and one home run in his first collegiaoe season, The additionsPiercehas madeto the 2008 roster havecatapultedMetro to the top spot in the RMAC.With a sweepof last year'sRMACchamps MesaState earlier in the seasonand a top ten ranking in the nation, the sky's the limit for the Roarlrunners, who have a lot to prove and enough talent to continue to rewrite the hisiorv booksat Meho.
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