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RTD riders totakehiUl4 percent hikewould take effect inJanuary 2009 ByTARAMOBERLY tmoberlyomscd.edu and ROCHELLE SMOLINSKI rsmolins@mscd.edu

Planning to raise rates again, the RTD must find money to fund a projectedoperating budget deficit of $35.6 million. A 14 percent across-the-board fare increase,which will be voted on laterthis month, is like$ to pass,said PaulitaTonilas,RTDFasTrackspublic information mamager. Theincreasewill bump local fares up 25 centsfrom$1.75to $2. Students at Auraria will see the priceof their bus passfeego up, though not as substantially,said Blaine Nickeson,interim division director for Student and Auxiliary Services. Currently, students pay $37 per semesterfor the pass.with the price expectedto increaseto $39 next fall, the maxirnum amount students aDprovedlast spring. "The student passcontract is affecteddirectly by RTD'sgeneralfares. If the RID board electsto raise their faresfor this fanuary, asis proposed,it will directly affectthe cost of the student passprogram," Nickesonsaid. The feeis determinedpartially by the total number of studentbus rides and reflectsa 45 percentdiscount. "Last year, students took twoand-a-half million rides," Nickeson said. While waiting to take the light

rail home, 18-year-oldMeho student Adriana Perezvented about the lack of parking at RTD park-n-rides and paying more to ride the Fains. Perez'sliiend Ontha Naoum, an lS-year-old UCD student, said increasingfeesand asking to increase taxes for the FasTracksdefeatsthe purposeof riding the bus or light rail. "To pay for it is ridiculous. You already have to pay to drive. People look at RTDservicesas a way to save money,"Naoumsaid. The fare increasecomesas RTD readies to ask voters for additional funds to keep their system-wideexpansionplan on track. FasTbacks. RTD's 12-year plan to expandexistinglight rail lines and bus routesacrossthe front ranee is alsofacingissues. Due to the soaring cost of gas and building materialscoupledwith slumpingsalestax revenuesthat have failedto meetprolections. The expansion would link the front range, snaking north to Longmont, south to CastleRock, west !o Golden and east to Denver International Airport, adding an additional 122 milesof light rail and commuter train lines. Votersapprovedthe plan and its $4.7 billion pricetag in 2004. As fuel costsroseand economiccondilions changed,RID was forcedto increase this cost estimate by $2.4 billion to completethe projectby2O17. The expansionplan will now be peggedat $7.1 billion,Tonilassaid. RTDis askingflorfeedbackfrom front rangeresidentsabout what they believeis the best choice for the fu-

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AurariastudentswaitforasouthboundlightrailtninSept l5,attheColfax Streetstation. tackofRTDlightnilandbus (ostincreare. expansion mightleavâ&#x201A;Ź ridels waiting unless funding isfound foraJ2.4billion ture of FasTbacks at a series16 public meetingsthat start Sept.2 5. "Essentially. we'll be presenting r,r'herewe are at and how we got here," Tonilas said. "We have four plansthat we feelarestrong,solidoptions," The first two pmposals involve building what can be built with the current budget by 2O17, gtaranteeing thal only threeo[ the new corridors,the WestCorridorto Golden,the EastCorridorto DIA andtheGoldLine to Wheat Ridge,will be completed. Constructionon other corridors

would be finished as funds became available, pushing the ffnal finish date for the entire expansion back substantially. The GoldLine,f,astand WestCorridor would alsobecompletedunder a third plan,whilethe otherexpansion lines would be constructedas singletrack operations, with incremental train service. "We could go farther, but we'd haveto limit service,"Tonilassaidof the plan. A hike in taxes and finding additional sourcesof revenuesare the

final option for completingthe expansion,an option Tonilasacknowledged might betough for the public to hear. "RTD is very reliant on salestax revenues.Right now, salestax revenuesare not at all what we projected,"Tonilassaid. Convincingmetro area residents, who have already been hit with increasedRID faresto get on board for highertaxescouldbea hard task. Information about the public FasTracksmeetingscan be found online at http://www.rtd-fastracks.com,/ main_l38

Bedraces, tailgatingdodgeball; it mustbehomecoming Metro aims for biggest celebration incollege history

from," Carroll said. "We're hoping that this wil.l be the biggest homemming in collegehistory." 'It's goingto bea very fun week," said Elaine Becks,vice chair of the ByGABRIELLE PORTER homecomingcommittee. gporter8omscd.edu The committee'sgoal,Beckssaid, Seven days of sporb, speakers, is to reach as many studentsas posparties and food will make Metro's sible. 2008 homecominga weekto rememAlumni will be honored at the ber. annual Alumni RecognitionEvening A variety of events, including at 6 p.m. Sept.24, at St. Cajetan's lectures, sports events, theater prc Center. ductions and parties are making this This year, the Alumni Associayear'shomecoming,which runs from tion will begiving out scholarshipsto Sept.22 - 28, betterthan ever,saiddi- Metro shrdentsfor the first time. Carrector of Alumni Programsand Com- roll said. munications StefanieCarroll. Studentshavethe opportunity to "We really wanted alumni and win a $500 prize by participating in familiesto have lots of eventsto pick five-personteam bed racesat 3 p.m.

Sept.26, in the old bus turnaround outside of the Tivoli Center, said BrookeDlling, director of the Office of StudentActivities. Four membersof the team will push a mattresson wheelsdown the fttc@ourse while the fifth member sitson top. At a halfway point, the fifth member will get off the mattress,change into pajamasand jump back on the mathessto finish the race. Contestants with creative costumes wi.ll be awarded consolation points,Dilling said. To preparefor the more traditionaI sportsevents,a pep rally that will takeplaceat I l:45 a.m.on Sept.23, at the Tivoli Commons. Games and contests will take

placeas a lead-up to the rally, Becks said, including a soccer goal and basketballhoop where studentscan shootfor prDes. A pre-gameparty at 5 p.m. Sept. 26. in the Tivoli Commonswill lead up the women's volleyball game put on by againstNebraska-Kearney, the Metro StateStudentGovernment Assembly It will essentiallybe an alcoholIiee tailgateparty, Beckssaid. The Metro men's soccer team will faceMidwesternStateat 1l p.m. Sept.28. Midwesternis the rival that beat Metro twice last seasonand is now third in the National SoccerCoaches Association of America rankings. Metro is currently rankedseventh.

"This is one of those gamesthat has a little more meaning," said Ken Parsons,men'sheadsoccercoach. The Mefro women's soccerteam will also be playing at 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 28, against Carson-Newman College,a team they hara not played before. "They'll be dangerous,they'll be organizâ&#x201A;Źdin the aftack," headcoach Adrianne Almarazsaid,"I thlnk 6yEsall, it'll bea closegame." Other eventsinclude a dodgeball tournament sponsoredby the Sigma Alpha Epsilonfraternity and a high tea hostedby the Gay,Iesbian, Bisexual, llansgender StudentServices. More inforrnation on eventscan be found online at wwwmscd.edu/ homecoming

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Supportcn ofthe"No onrE"campaign holdsigns attheSept. l0 kirkoffnlly intheMulticultunl lounge ofthefivoli.Thegroup opposes AmendmentlE, which would change thedefinition of"penon" inthe(olondoconstitution toindude anyfertilized hurnnembryo. Voterwilldecideolthe issuein l{ovember. went sevenyearsof in vitro fertilization treatment. Paula Osmond said that if Amendment 48 passes, it would changethe entire landscapeof reproductive medicine,especiallyconcerning IVE "It creates legal uncertainties," RyanOsmondsaid. In vitro procedureswould not be affectedby the pa.ssage of the initiative,as"snonflal<e"adoptionsalready allow couples who have conceived and no longer need additional fro-

zen embryosto donatethem to other couplestrying to havechildren, Kristi Burton, the 2l-year-old author of the initiative, said. Burton said establishing when life begins is an important issue in Coloradoand the initiative would tre a goodway to start a dialogueon the sublect. "Our laws in Coloradoaren't clarified," Burton said. Getting the initiative onto the 2008 ballot was dilficult for Burton, who works with Coloradofor Equal

Rights, a grass-roots anti-abortion movement. Opponentsof the initiative had originally complained that it dealt with more than one issue,which the state constitution forbids, requiring the Colorado SupremeCourt to get involved. After reviewingthe amendment's language, the court unanimously

ballot. More than f 03,000 signatures weregatheredby pmponents,27,O00 more than wererequired. Focuson the Family, former ArkansasGov.MikeHuckabeeand more than 70 physiciansnationwide have signedon in support of the initiative. Planned Parenthood, the ACLU of Coloradoand stateSen.BobHage-

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rived long beforethe sun rosefor the 9 a.m. speech,in the half-full WesternairesArena. The speech began laler than expectedso that Palin muld watch Republican vice-presidential PresidentGeorgeBush addressthe candidateGov.Sarah Palin said she nation about the situation on Wall "can't wait to shake up Washing- Street,an issueshementionedsoon ton" Sept.15, at the ]effersonCounty after taking the stage. Fairgroundsin Golden,her first solo "Guys and gals, our regulatory campaignstopoutsideof Alaska. systemis outdatedand needsan overPalin, who wasinhoducedby for- haul," Palin said,telling the audience mer ColoradoGov.Bill Owen+outlined that sheand Sen.fohn McCainwould the role shewill play if elected,touch- work to reforrnbusiness. ing on €n€r$/ issues,gormnmentre"We'regoingto endmulti-million funn and increasingzupportfor fami- dollar payoutsand goldenparachurcs lbs with ryeial noedschildren. to CEOswho breakpublic trust." Palin spoketo a cheering crowd In the most concrete terms to of closeto 5,000, many of whom ar- date, Palin describedhow she and

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in Golden,Palin saidsheand McCain would increasework on similar alternative energyprotects. Palin, who worked to reform governmentin her home state, said I\{cCainwill be taking a pageout of her playbook,instituting someproceduressheenactedin Alaska. "I've got another ideathat I think SenatorMcCain likes. hr Alaska, we tookfhe statecheckbookandput it online, so erreryonecan seewhere their moneygoes.We'regoingto bring that kind of opnness to Washington.It's aII aboutreform." Palin said. Swikhing topics, Palin took a moment to infroduce her husband Todd and hiehlight other achievements as governor, including her

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Sen. Barack Obama had events in Grand function, Puebloand Golden. Alexis Grace is worried about GOPvice-presidentialnomineeAlasthe economy and gas prices. But ka Gov.Sarah Palin also addresseda she'salso worried about what kind crowdof 5,000 supportersSept.15, of health care and education her 4at the JellersonCounty Fairgrounds. month-old baby Caylix, wlll have. As Election Day draws closer, The l9-year-old, of Pueblo,said she Colorado'srole in the 2008 electionis pays $350 a month for health care becomingincreasinglyclear- or not. for her farnily. Considercdone of the mo6t highly Her husband, Dillon Grace,also cont€stedbattlegrounds,along with 19, said the irrurance they already New Mexico and Nevada,the state have isn't that great. "It's not good will seean inllux of politicos. coverage,"he said Sept, 15, shortly "I expectto seea lot of Senator after Sen. Barack Obama addressed John McCain and Governor Sarah a crciwd of 5,000 at the State Fair Palin betweennow and the election," Grounds.Babyon board,Dillon Grace Tom Kise,a McCain spokesmansaid. said the family's insurance limit is "The senatorsaid.it himself:'Colo$1,500."Theyjust stoppay'rng." rado is a must-win state."' Alexis Grace, who works in a Jefferson County ffeld orgadoctor'soffice,and Dllon Grace,who nizer for the Obamacampaign,Erin works as a serverat the local Chili's Ramsey,echoedKiseat the Colorado Grill & Bar, said they'll be voting for Schoolof Mines where Obamaspohe Obama. Sept. 16. Speakingbefore Obama, "Hek goodfor thepeople,"shesaid. Ramseysaid, "we know all eyesare ' He'll helpsendmy child to college." on Colorado. And let'sbereal,all eyes Like thousands of other Colo- areon feffco." radans, the Gracesattended one of Thecountyis beingconsidered a four political railies held in the state "swing county" by both campaigns. during the week of Sept. 15. The The neighborhoods have a large Democratic presidential nominee number of independentvot'erswho

could makeor breakthe election Besidesthe already lucrative independentvote, Coloradohas seena huge registration increasewith fust time voters and young - or college age - voters. The same has been seennationwide and hasbeenwidely attributed to Obama. Hou/ever,since being added to the ticket, Palin has becomesort of a darling to the GOPAnd has been credited for revitalizing the McCain campaign and attracting young and undecidedvoters. Sarah Provo, 22, of Colorado ChristianUniversity. is oneof them. "We want to hear both sides." Provosaid. She and Iiiends Megan Geary,20, and LindseySettle,20, attendedthe Palin event. "It'll help me decideif I hear them both speak-" Otherslike SamanthaI\rcker, 24, of Fourtain, hale already made up theirmind."Barackobama'scampaign islery closeto my heart," shesaid."lv{y brotherdiedin lraq in April."

Countering T[ckec Becky Richardson, 27, thinks Palin has the bipartisanship needed to help the _ country, but can hold her ground. "I lil€ the fact that shestandsfor what shebelievesin," shesaid. Troy Widener and Gina Ross, both 22 and Mines students,continue the debate. Widener, an Obama supportel said Palin - a heartbeat away from the Oval Office- isn't ready "She was the mayor of a town of 3,0OO. If McCain diesduring his fust term, we'll hale a president who has no ideawhat she'sdoing." But Ross said it's Obama who isn't prepared."I don't like Obama," shesaid."I think he foolspeoplewith his speeches. I don't think his policies will do anything." While the two couldn't agreeon a candidate, both said the campus nestledin JeffersonCounty wasmore conservativethan other Colorado cdmpuses. Tuckersaidit's Obama'smessage The campusis knor.rynfor its enof hope that won her vote. "McCain gineering students, and as people is a goodman, but I don't want what .lined up to seeObama,About six of happenedto my bmther to happento those students- with an emphasis anyoneelse,"shesaid. in petroleum - gatheredto pmtest

the Democrat. "They want money," Widenersaid, Mike Patterson,22, said he was protestingObama'scampaignon behalf of his ffeld. "I don't agreewith Obaina," he said. And McCain is supporting our indusky." Across the state - and nation - PeoPleare onceagaindivided. As GOPspokesmanKisesaid,the votersarejudging the candidatesand policiessideby side and all the polls are neck-and-neck. Red,blue.Tbday,tomorrow. The one-day oilman, Patterson, is solid on his choice: McCain. Bo. ing independentof oil - like Obama promises - isn't a realistic option. 'Going to wind energl isn't going to solveeverything," he said.And don't eren get him start€d on taxes-."People on welfareare looking forward to the wealthy getting taxedmore." And in Pueblo,the Gracesstand firm with Obama.'He's for the lvorking class,"AlexisGrhcesaid.'We're working class.'' "It's about the futw€." shesaid. "I'm voting for my son. He has a lot to offer."

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Politicslostwithout bin Laden Despite the fact that voters have yet to uncover any real social or political value in the debateconcerning the political qualifications of people with brunette skin and obiectionable genitalia, both U.S. presidential candidates have goire ahead and reinforced political hallucinaton at home by bringing yet another irref evant issue to the for{ont of our political discourse. Theythave effectively managed to condensg the race for the American presidencifj-ust as they did in 2004, to a basic'i$hoo$ard competition between tffd world's most powerful men and one elusive man lvho lives in a cave. Indeed, Osama bin Laden still manages to bask in the spotlight of American politics. Iohn McCain wants to follow bin Laden "to the gates of Hell,' which, conveniently, is where many anticipate Mccain to be going even without the additional strain of tracking another person to get there. Barack Obama disagrees, maintaining that he will be the one to find bin Laden, who he claims is hiding in a care probably in Pakistan, perhaps in Afghanistan, but certainly not in Iraq. In fact, there is very little evidence to suggestthat bin Laden has not taken

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-2" searc$ for bin Laden has kept the Unit$tates in violenl.combat in Af:{_ g,han$pan for nearly seven I'ears. In up residenceunderneath a suburban Augufi, r he lJ.S.military was accused home somewherein Middle America. home of murdering 90 civilians, including According to officials, that probably your in western Afghani6O children, is, might be, and very yellow after an airstrike leveled a town da5,'. stan own. Thus, today is a preharboring militants. thought to be is less than Although Obama Apparently. the [J.S. military gave up pared to make religious insinuations on spelunking and opted for the more regarding the most sought-after phanunwiliing to traditional mass bombardment of evhe is lom of oul time. neighborhood erything and anlthing thought to be commit to any specific in some way anti-American. saying that hideaway, of subterranean Although the arbitrary "War on to give out such inlormation during Terror" could not end, by definition, €melection year would be disastrous to with the capture of Osama bin Laden, the safety o[ the Americiur people. An just as the arbitrary "War on Drugs' issuethat both candidatesagree is of

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does not end vr.hen a sack of weed is stolen by the police. the rvar rvithout bin Laden would be a preposterous

have to associate with this imperialist endeavor,and so he must remain. He is a political device, and will linger as such at least until the masterminds behind the parties find some need to create one more abreastof the times. Bin Laden's name has as much political clout as any true Machiavellian could desire. But rvhether or not he himsell managed to cripple the minds and confidence of miilions of people is at least debatable. And since both of the men seeking the U.S. presidency claim that he is simply a dirtball in a cave somewhere, smart people cannot help but lo assumethat we are missing very important pieces to this puzle. Pieces that are not likely to be found while fear regarding bin Iaden's motives still exist, and while his existence sti.ll proves itself as an indispensible al$ to the United States go\,ernment. On a rnore personal note, I r,tould like to be 0sama bin Laden. There is something attractive, romantic even, in the idea of living from caveto ca!€, being hunted by the rvorld's most pon'erful criminals and still managing to beat them at every turn. It n'ould be like fulfilling a childhood dream. But that is quite enough of that sort oI weird talk. Peoplemight

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ToughBreakfor "Tatzan" Practicing foranappearance on"American Gladiatorsi Metro student Andreas Sgourdos heard asickening snap fromhisleg. ByRYANARMSTRONG rarmstlT@mscd.edu

Sgourdosgote-mailsand sallswith n6thing m61q than generalinformation. Weekspassed.He was told SeniorAndreasSgourdos,22, wasnearing the ffnisfi not to cut his hair, to stay off drugs and that the pro Iine of his collegecar@r as a theatermajor at Mebo last ducersenjoyedhim. spring. Finally he receiveda call with the news that he Sometimesa missingcredit or someother technicalhad made it on the show, and they would be flyme ity will derail a student in their final semesters.For the him out to Ios Angelesthe next day. six-foot-one-inch, 175-pound Sgourdos,it was an opSgourdoshad to drop his six classesand pack his portunity. bagson a moment's notice. He arrived at Ios AngeIIe received an early-morning call at work from lesInternational Airport and found a group of other a friend telling him he'd been selectedto audition for contestantsfor the show.The testing wasn't over as '}{merican Gladiators," an NBC show pifting the netthe group practiced for the show and underwent work's muscle-bound"gladiators"againstcontestantsin backgroundchecks. physicalbouts. The contestantsweren't allowedto meetor inter"It was a show I watchedwhen I was a little kid. soI act with the gladiators. wasvery pumpedabout it, " Sgourdossaid. Two days before the filming began, Sgourdos The audition was at 9 a.m. in tle campusrecreation was wrestling another contestantin the eventcalled center gmnasium at CU Boulder.Sgourdosarrived an "earthquake." For the stunt, harnessedcompetitors hour early in spiteof a lack of sleep. wrestle each other on a small pladorm 3Ofeet in the Eventhough the audition had gottenlittle press,the air. line of hopefulswas immense. After winning the first round, Sgourdoswentback Sgourdosstoodin line not expectinga long wait, but into the secondunconcerned.But when his opponent it nasn't until 12 hours later that he auditioned. spun him, his kneelocked,and he hearda snap.Right "I nas goingon an hour and half of sleep,I had about there,he knew somethingwaswrong. four RedBulls in my body,one Subwaysandwich,and it He wastakento the hospital,wherehe discovered wasthe longestwait of my Me," Sgourdossaid. he had bmken his ffbula and tibula, and torn a ligaHe describedthe alua as nerve-racking,with each ment in his knee. potential competitortrying to sizethe others up. The anHis fight to stay in the garnewas shatteredwhen ticipation mounted as producers and casting directors the doctor told him that it would be a bad.evendeailweavedthrough the audienceoutside. ly ideato compete. When those auditioning arrived inside, it was time "I wason this high for three or four weeks,it was to prove themselveswith more than their mouths. The the craziestadventureof my life, and all of a sudden, physicaltestswent as follows: pushups,pull-ups, weavit endedand I went backto reality," Sgourdossaid. ing through ropes,running continuous lengths of the Back in Denver,there was snow on the ground basketballcourt, and more. when his mother pickedhim up from the airport. The Sgourdoswasconfdent and thought he would make ride homer,r'assilent becauseSgourdossaidthey both the show,but he knew there had to be somethingmore lnew it wasn't lust the loss of the show they were thqn physical prowessthat the casting directors were mourning, but a future fflledwith surgery,rehaband looking for. physicaltherapy. 'When I was in line I saw a lot of atbletic people, PtotobyDntWJAYlEs/aiayn€sl @myd.edu He wonderedif what had happenedrrlasnothing geneticfreaks,and I'm an athletic person,but I thought Heneady madeit MefrD theater rtudent Andreas Sgourdos,22, hadbeenselected r a more than a wastedsemester.Having droppedall of they werq looking for a character,someoneentertaincontestanton thewshowamedcn prepadng Gladhton"While atilKstudios inlos his coursesto take the opportunity, 5" l"dsd hilqining," Sgourdossaid. stuctors wouldn't want him back Angela,hebnketvobonainhirlegandmverappeared ontheshow. He thought.the key must be the interview that was His depressionwas alleviatedwith calls from his conductedafter the physicaltests. fellow contestantsin loa Angeles.Onefriend actualb While in line, other peopleauditioning commentedon how and saidthat I'd rather stand," he said, went on to win. SgourdosresembledTarzan,He deridedto usethat as his nlcbe, The interviewer liked his attitude and told Sgourdosto expect Today,Sgourdoshas madeit through surgeryand rehab and When it cane time to gotirough the test,the guideaskedSgour- a call the following day. is hoping to work his leg backto its prior sbength. doshis name. Sureenough,the call camefor an on-camerainterview.This Of his appearanceon the show, he said, 'it was a roller "I told her. 'Ihrzan.'" one was longer and more arduousthan the first. coaster ride, an exlrrience I'll never forget." He is focusedon When sheneededhis real name, he gaveit to her but asked Ihey made him rqke his shlrt olf in a rcom with photoga- school at the moment and plans to graduate, but if the op 'Tarzan" asupll. phers everywheresnappingphotos.He felt like they r,vereshoot- portunity to be on American Gladiators" comes again, he'll .that sheput After he cane to the last test,he collalnedin exhaustion. ing a porno.Then they &illed hirn with questionson tapeto send take it. Beforethe interviews began,Sgourdc iced his tnees, rlrank to the producerswho makethe ffnal decision. . "This situation made me a shonger person, and I feel that water and composedhimself The interviews were intimidating Sgourdosthought they took a hking to him from his int€r- I came out on top," Sgourdossaid. and varied in length. 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Gus was a chubby,adventurous and Gus' Run for a Reason, which l8-month-oldwho constantlyn'orea has since become an annual event. big, toothlessgrin. "Big Country,"as The event was the second of its kind. his dad calledhim, liked picnicsand The first was Max's Run for a Reason, play dates. He lovedto play: he loved which was held in Minneapolis in Nopeople,and he loved life. His own, vember 2003. Run for a Reason has howerer,wascut short. OnMay30, caught on nationally, and there are 200]. his parentsread him stories now e\€nts held in other states.inand put him to bed. cluding California, Washington, MisHe neverwokeup. souri, Illinois and Virginia. Gus was the son of Patrick and MacDonald said the annual event Lunden MacDonald,a Metro assis- has been a success from the begintant professorof Spanish.The coro- ning. It has done a great iob of propneumoniaashiscause moting awarenessand raising money ner classified of death.The MacDonalds, however, for the cause. did not acceptthat decisionand con"It's not a happy subiect, but it is tinued to searchfor answers.They a day of celebration lor our children," consultedmedicalprofessionals from she said. acrossthe country and, after three Last year,there were about 1,300 autopsies,Gus' causeof death was participants, and the event raised classifiedas Sudden Unexplained nearly $75,O0O.Altogether the er"ent Deathin Childhood(SUDC). has raised more than $200.000 for "In 2OO3 there was I'ery little SUDC research. There is no governinformation available about SIIDC". ment funding for SUDC research: all MacDonaldsaid."It tookfour months funding comes from money raised by to find information." family and friends. SUDC,similar to SuddenInfant "It's making me feel like Gus' life Death Syndromelis the suddenand and death is maling a dilTerence," unexpecteddeath of a child who ap- MacDonald said. pears to be healthy. The difference According to MacDonald, there betweenSUDCand SIDSis that SUDC have been nine reported cases of affectschildren morethan I 2 months StiDC in Colorado in the past five old. Causeof death is declaredSLIDC years. Before Gus and Josh'sdeaths, after all other causeshavebeenruled no one in Colorado had heard of out. To do lhis. investigators examine SIJDC,MacDonald said. No.w because the death scene,perform an autopsy of the Run for a Reason events and and review the family's medical his- lhe money they raise for research,intory formation on the topic is much more ThreemonthsbeforeGus'death, readily available. In 2004, in conjunction with JoshGove,of Highlands Ranch, also diedfrom SIIDC. fosh and Gus' Run for a Reason,MacThe MacDonaldsand Govesstart- Donald and Tami Gove gave a series ed to find help and answersfrom the of lectures to pediatricians, coroners, SUDCProgram, which is part of the police officers and other first respondCJFoundationfor SIDS.Theprogram ers and medical professionals.In Febwas pioneered by Laura Crandall, ruary 2007, fohn Franklyn fr. of Auwhose lS-month-old daughter,Ma- rora died. Becauseo[ the information ria, diedof SIIDC. learned at the lectures, the coroner, On Sept.21, 2004, the MacDon- for the first time, classified the cause

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define a potential subset of SUDC whosesuddendeathis causedby an unwitnessed seizurearisingduring sleepin the anomaloushippocampus and producing car&opulmonary arrest," her paperreads. According to the study, possible precipitatingfactorsincludefever,inIection and minor headfauma. Possiblerisk factorsinclude a personalor familyhistoryof convulsions brought on by fever. On Sept.21, the MacDonalds and Gor,eswill host the fifth annual fosh and Gus' Run for a Reasonat ClementPark. 7306 W. BowlesAve. in Littleton. Therewill bea 5K run at 1Oa.m. and a 2K fitnesswalk at lO:30. The eventwill also have children's activities,livemusic,foodand a silentauction. To register for t}te event, make a donationor learn moreaboutJosh,

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Counseling prevention lends ahandinsuicide services By JULIE VITKOVSIGYA uvitkovs@mscd.edu NationalSuicidePreventionWeek,Sept.7 - . i3, focuseson spreadingfactual inlormation about suicideand advocatingfor awareness, Such type of publicity is important to the psychiatric field becauseit brings difrcult topics into discussion.The Counseling Center located in the Tvoli providesopportunities for students to talk with mental health professionalsfree of cost. Students facing tough choicesor coping with issuesmake appointments regularly to visit with counselors.What's surprising is students frequentlycomein with thoughts about suicide. Gail Bruce-Sanford,Ph.D, director of the CounselingCenter, orplained that suicideis more common than peopleunuld think. "We seecasesevery nreekof studentspresentingtlemselves sricidal," shesaid, "or thoughts about harming themselves.Perhapsnot speciffcplansbut at leastsomeideas." For a topic most studentsfeeluncomfortablediscussing,the numbers do the talking. There are 30,000 suicidedeathsin the Unit€d Stateseach year.In the state of Colorado,almost 2,500 per year are hospitalizedfor attempts,according to the Suicide PreventionResourceCenter. For residentsages1G34, suicideis the pecarrdleadiqg_cauqp of dqath acpording.h lhe CplpradpDe-. ,

"If a studentcomesin and says,'I havehad thoughts about hurting myself' we do a very,very thorough assessment, and we want to makesurethat they're salebeforethey leaveour offices," Bruce-Sanfordsaid. Aftercare for more severecasesmight require the counseling cent€r to put studentsin more protectedsituations such as ovemight staysin hospitals.Familymemberscan alsobedirectJy involvedwith the safetyof the studenL No matter how frushated friendsand family of selfdestuctive individuals might feel,Bruce$anford advisesfiends not to disregardprofessionalhelp. Yet, as a friend, supporting the personin needis still a powerfrrltool. Studentsand f:tendscan help by beinginvolvedwith the decislonto chooseto seea counselor. Photo b,DAWiI MADunA/dmadura@ms(d.edu Constant sEain to grow more independentand succeedin parhnent of Public Health and Environment. schoolleavesmany studentsfeelingstressed.Financial and perThe CounselingCent€r spr€adsinlormation to faculty, stalT sonal strugiglesbuild up inside and lead a studentfeelingponrcrand administratorsabout suicideprevention as nuch as possi- lessabout their situation. It is important for the student to have ble, Bruce-Sanfordsaid.They promote discussionsin classrooms a variety of intcrests.CounselingCentermental health adviceis about selfdestructiveprevention as well as other mental health oDeway a student can start their path to recoveryand change issues.Important brochures offer current information to stu- the frightening statisfical numbers. dentsand staff about suicide. "For a lot of peoplethat becomeactivelysuicidalthey areexFor studentsexpressingself-destructiletendencies,prelimi- periencing malor depression,and major depressionis treatable, nary questionsfiom a counselorabout a student'snormal activi- so,it is reversible.We can help them to havehopeagain," Brucelies belgqpeu thp.linc.of pomurupication. Sanfordsaid.

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FAI INGOOD COMETOGETHER STUDENTS By DREWIAyNES. AIAYNESI@i&SCD.EDU :: calm patience permeated the Adirondack Room in the Tivo[ Sept. 12, as friends and membersof UCD's Muslim Student fusociation (MSA) waited to break their daily fast in observanceof Ramadan.Oneof the ffre pillars of Islam, the holy month of Ramadan dictates daily fasting by Muslimsworldwide Participants fast during daylight hours, while also taking particular careto reftain from bad thoughts and behavior in order to reap great€rbenefits from their faith. Through fasting, Muslimsbelievethey attain a betterfocus on charity, s€lf-accountabilityand realizationof [slamicvalues. Ramadanbeginswhen an Imam, the leaderof a mosqueor Islamiccommunity, declaresit should start. Often, it coincideswith the cycleo[ the moon. Tlpically, Muslims begintheir day with a before-sunrisebreakfastcalled saftoor.This meal is followedby fasting

all day,until the sun sets.Traditionally, the fast is broken by eating datesand drinling elther water or milk. Worshifurs do not irnmediatelyeat their evertfngmeal, or i/tar, until they have praSd first. .'there will be two or three fastbreaking dinners per weekon campus during Ramadan. ''llt dependson who nants to volunteer and cook dinner for everybody, really," Hajer Sasi said. The night of the l2th, dinner was donatedby the father of a club memberand consisted of severaltraditional dishesincluding chickencurry, kofta and rice. According to Sasi,donating meals to break fasts during Ramadan has beena tradition on campusfor several years. While MSA is a relatively small organization,it doesnot consistsolely of UCDstudents.According to Metro student fahed Nabiyar, all Muslim studentsare welcomeand both Metro

and CCDstudentsparticipate in MSA activities.He estimatedmore than 6Or peopletake part in IVISAactivities on campuseveryyear. Robert Haz€n, chair of Metro's political science department and a leading authority on Middle Easternr studies,describesRamadanasa "massive celebration." Hazan, a native of Ttrrkey, comparesthe observanceof Ramadan in a more secular country like T\rrkey to the American celebration of Christmas. "SomecelebrateChristmasin a pF ousway,andsomewi*routevengoing to church." he said. However, some countries are more conservativeas a whole and their inhabitants are consequendymore traditional. "In Saudi Arabia, it's a counfywide celebration," Hazansaid. Many of the MSA memberswerf born in America. Still. their faith is traditions strongand the centu-ries-old continue.

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GOP barking up the wrongdemographic [€t me first say this: Sarah Palin is not a championfor women'srights. Anyonewho daresto insinuatethis, either maleor femalg has obviouslynot beena victim of the policiesthat Palin stanilsin front o[. This is not an attackon her ability to lead.I regardher asa stong defender of her family Any mother who venhfts into the laboriousworld of PtA mustbea creatweof b]arbaricinstinct. Shestandsto fight for herfamily.Family is not the debate. And whilewe'reat it, let'sleavereligionalone,too.Theconstitutionmakes it clearthat religionisno prercquisiteto politicalofficeor politicalactivityin this counqr Pent€costalor not, ever]rone hasa right to participatein this systern This is a questionof the future of women in the United States.Not thoseof votingage,but thosewho in the future might sGp into a polling booth or mail their ballot in, declaring theh voice. Electinga woman who adlocates takingsexeducationout of publicedu-

HRISTIIIE}TIIE kdenke@mscd.edu cation is an abominaflon.For those afraidof the word l'sex,"here'sa wal<eup call: sexeducationis not simply a learn the meclasswhereadolescents chanicsof sel(.It is a classwhere the mechanicsandcareof thereproductive organsof the human bodyaretaugffiWhat happensto a woman &tro doesn't know her onm internal proIt is a setbackto women'srights cesses? wtrenyoung girls do not lanowhow to properlycare for their own Mies. It

is a setbackwhen a young girl doesn't lmow the basicwaysto pmtectherseU ftom STDs or unwanted ss.ual advances. Knowledgeis poner. Ignoranceis sex the absolutismof abstinence-only education and the unconsciousand persistingoppressionof women.Palin has becomethe willing participantin this system. Not only has McCain made her the newest pet for the Republican Party,he has alsoofferedher the servicesof a speechnriterrvho has mastermindedthe last eight yearsof political dredgeryand more. Matthew Scully,thebrainsbehindtheprofusion of terror, enemyand victory as seen in Palin'sacceptancespeech,has also beenthe voiceof zuch right-r,r'inghero€sas,DiakCheney,Dan Quayleand, the iurrent leaderof the Republican Party GeorgeW Bush. If Palin wasto be arything other than a short livedshock,party leaders and the McCaincampaigncouldhave at leastsi!€n herthebenefitof a female

becauseI'm a woman and she's a woman. The political identity of the United States has becomemore recently a study of situation rather than tradition. It seernsthat there is somedesire to harnessthe angerof the 18 million womenleft in the wal<eof Hillary Ointon's defeat.It's anger that occurson to a levelthat shouldneverbe allorarcd determinethe politicalfuh-rreor doom What the Republican campaign . of this cnuntry. It's as instinctual as sex, but ihe has so far ignored is that political selfRepublicanParty hasit all wrong this identification is no longer an inherent anger existedbefore Hillary CLinton. thing. Situational self-identfication has been identifled as an area of study Thisangerwill existerenafterthis election is over.It haseverythingto do with in the American Political ScienceAsso' ciation, in conjunction with a shrdy by the incompletewar for women'srighb. Stanford. Peopledo not inherit their po- Yet,thesearethe verybasicthings1ou litical affiliation from parents or friends, will not hearSarahPalinaddress, Shewill continue to stump about the study shows. It can be non-sbategic the pride of being a hockeymom. If and unconscious, Voters "self identi& simply because one idea is more cog- the McCain-Palin ticket succeeds, expectto have a pit bull with lipstick nitively available in a given situation," in the olficeof the VP But if you're a statesAlex KuoYotam Margalit. author woman, the last thing you shouldexof the study pectis an advocate. r,'ote Palin for Sarah I will not

speech writer. I assure 5ou, t}ere are many Our nation stands on the cusP of a serious self-identification crisis. The baby boomers, often bron'n as the "generation of seekers," harre yet to find their political soul, and it seems some might be rnore willing to vote for Sarah Palin becauseshe can field dress a moose rather than be an atlvocate for refurbished foreign policy

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Palinis different,yes... but sheis not a votefor women'srights Re:"Palin a vote for women's rights" by Greg Daily To the editor, that the Re.; I agreewith Daily'sassessment publicans,in choosingPalin, are "doing what I disagree $'ouldnot." However. theDemocrats with what that is. Daily seemsto believethat Palin is a show of support for women'srights. However,I fail to seehow choosinga proJife Alaskan who is elbowdeepin the oil industry is goodfor women, regardlessof the genderof the person in question. The fact is Palin was a political "Hail Mary." McCain and his advisersrightfully predictedthat writers like Daily and otherswould comeout and praisehim for "doingw*ratthe Democratswould not," which is to pick someonebasedon genderinsteadof qualifications. And then. the samewriters comeout and condemn anyone who criticizes her and accuse them of being sexist, thereby holding Palin to differentcriteriathan men.To me. that's a

Tothe editor. Grw Daily wants to know why women's rightsgroupsaren't championingSarahPalin? Why wotildn't thosewith "leftist" idealswant to casta \rotefor this woman?I ttrink it might have somethingto dowith the factthat manyAmerican votersdo not vobeiust becausethe person is our samegenderor our samecolor.We vote becausewewant a countryledby peoplewecan be proud of Perhaps,neighborsin Barackand' Michelle Obama'sneighborhoods€ethem at the grocerystoreand lceowlvho they are. Mr. Daily,r,r'hatkind of argrrmentis that an].way? The "change"that Mr. Dailycan't comprehend is a promiseof ending a war we should haveneverenteredu'trerelittle childrendie every day; a promiseof not creatingan entirely consenativeU.S.SupremeCourt that forces their Christianidealsonto all of us; a movetoward health carefor all Americancitizenslike mostotherWestern,industializedcountriesoffer theircitizens:Drotectionof the smallamount

blow to women'srights. If McCainreally wantedto advancewomenin America,he would've pickeda woman who was qualified,insteadof someonewho fills the gap in his campaignby speakingwell. Abbrtion is one of the largestwomen'sissuestoday, so explain to me how Palin, who supportsoverturning Roev. Wadewith a constitutional amendment'is a victory for women's rights. I pgrsonally agreewith her, but I objectto selecthg someoneto fill a quota and make the ticket look good after only meeting the lrrson once. Palin will not advancewomen'srights any more as VP than shehas as mayor of a town of 6,000 or governorof a stateof 670'000. So let's start focusing on her policiesinstead of her gender.And while we'reat it, let'spay attention to Mitain's lies and bad policies,insteadof the fact that he will probablydie in office,leavingPalin at the helm. -lsaacCross

of wildernessand unique wildMeour counhy still has:and the realizationthat alternatils energ/ is imperptivebecausethe smallsupplyr,ve coulddrill hereisbarelygoingto mak€a dentin our country'scurrentenerry needs. Dailyisrightthat Palin'Toughtagainstoil giants"r€gading thepipeline,but shehasopened it up to smalleroil companieslikeTtansCanada Corp.Shealsosupportsdrilling in a nahrralrefuge.SurelyPalinnrasprivy to a draft report releasedin lanuary by the AlaskaDepartrnentof that showsoil and EnvironmentalConservation gasdevelopmentby the major oil companiesas gasemisthe largestcontributorof greenhouse sionsin Alaska. AdditionallyMr. Daily may not realizethat women'srights to reproductirelheedomsare they havethat they one of the few assurances citizensin this society.. will not besecond<lass ...Thatis why I am one womanwho would nevercasta votefor SarahPalin. -MicheleDoherty

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getsback ontrack Metro victories inback-to-back openers inconference Bv ERIC LANSING Iairsingomscd.edu After dropping five of their first sevengames,Metro'svolleyballteam rebounded to sweep the School of MinesandChadronStat€Sept.12-13 to open conferenceplay at the Auraria EventsCenter."It feelsso good," middle blocker Lisa Jonessaid on getting back into the win column. "\{'e've been working really hard this week.Wehad a lot of changesin our moods,and it's iust goodto know our hard work paidoff " Metrorolledto a 3-Owin against the ColoradoSchool of Mines to record their first Rocky Mountain Athletic Conferencevictory. Not one Metro pla]€r recordeddouble figures 'Runners had at least in kills,but six fir.eor more,displayingthe'depththis team carnes. "I think it was a great team effort," Metro head coach DebbieHendricks said."We got a lot of peoplein the match, and vl'ebeat them pretty soundly. I'm pleasedwith our fust match, for sure." Both teamsare full of young talent. but neither team carriesmuch seniorleadership.In fact, there is not one senioron either squad. The orie key the coach spoke about in Friday's victory over the Orediggerswas the productivedistribution of the ball. Metro settersAmy Watanabeand Darcy Schwar&man contributed15 and 19 assistsrespectively and fed the ball to many different hitters. "We're using more peoPleand using a little more balancedoffense, which is what we should be able to do with asmuch taient aswe haveon this team and gooddepth at everyposition." Hendrickssaid. The following nigbt, Meho had a surprising fight on their handswhen ChadronStatecameready0oPlaYat the eventscenter. Despite losing in three straight games,the Eagleshung tough in every game,giving Metro all they could handle. "They playedscrappy,"Hendricks said on the EagJes'plaSr"I thjnk we definitely had more offensiveweapons, but at times, I think they out husdedus a little bit." In game one, Chadron actuallY held a 16-15 leadafter an attackerror by freshman outside hifter Bri

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It looked as if Hendricks was ready to call a timeout to slow down Chadron's relentlessattack, but the nine-yearheadcoachheldbackto see if her teain could ol'ercomethe run. The 'Runners compgsedtheir play and finishedthe gameon an 8-2 run. '1 think it is important for us to work through things," Hendricks said. "I probablywould have called a

timeout if it wasone more point' but I hive great confidencein t}tis team." The Roadrunnerswent on to take the final game25-2Oto start 2-O in the conferencefor the first time in five years. They look to extend that unblemishedmark Sept. 19-20 with back-to-back road games against ColoradoChristian and UC{olorado Springs.

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remaining threeminutes ByZACTAYLOR ztaylor2emscd.edu Meto midfielderTller Hambrick slotted one of four goals in the No, 2 S-ranled Roadrunners Sept, 12 game against SeatdePacific,but his big goalof the weekendwas two days Iater at Schoolof Mines,blasting the winning goal in the 89th minute to ' snatch a 2-1 win over their No, 17rankedrival. "T$er Hambrickwas the hero on Sunday,"Metro headcoach Ken Parsonssaid."ltai's tle history with tls at Miries- r,r,eody geta slim leadand 'then, at a bad time, let them back in gane." the Un[I the 86th minute,Harnbrick's lastsondheroics wouldn't havebeen neededwith Rfan Vickery pitrhing a shutout.Thedefensehad only allonrcd the Orediggrrstwo shotson goal and Metro was ius( a few minutes ftom a 1{. win. then the hometearndecided to makethinis interesting;, 'That late in the game we're exhausted; ilrc're up; we don't want to go into overtime," Meno midffelder Kellenfohnson said. Iess than four minutes from frrllti-6'Ui io midfielder John Moselery found forw"ard Cameron Brown in ftout of the net and Brown found the

thetwo dudng DillonBallard (1€t)boots Padfic defender theballawayftomSeattle PhneAmertoy Mehomidf,elder werctiedatt -l eadyhtt pulhdawayfota&l detision. teamymatdrSept.12,atAunriaFieldlheRoadrunnen back of the net to break up Vickery's to make the assistand beat the fulltime whistle. shutout and tie the game1-1. "Our coach is always stressing "Tbis was a perfect opportunitY for us to put our headsdown and give ttrat we need to ffnish; we need to up," Parsonssaid. "but this team has makesurethat we get a result," Johnthe samechampionshipcharacter as son said. "We shor,vedgood composureand finishedit out stron&" last year." Meho ended the scoring to g4 conup take stepped tD Iohnson 'the 2-1 win, but they also drew ffrst tnofwi0r thl gameii ee &nce. The RockyMountain Athletic Confercnce blood. Miclfielder Stephen EmorY Player of the Week foun'dHambrick made the ffrst strilc in conlerence

play,converting on a penalty kick in' the 37th minute for his third goal of the season, Emory a starting ftesbman in 20O7, has emergedas one of manY olTensiveopfions for the Roadrunners' wideopen attack this season Senioi forwards Olh Sandquist and Johr&Enleadthe tean with eight pointa api€ceto help replace Pbilltp Owen,last year'stop scoringthreat

"We have roles for our playcrs," Parsonssaid. "Kellen (Johnson)and Ola (Sandquist) are'responsible for getting us goals." Iust behind the forward duri, Sunday's godlscorers Emory and Hambrick have addedsevenand six points;respectively. The Friday before,Metro had displayed olTensiveprowessin the last non+onfercncegarneagainstSeattle PacificCollege. As in the Mines eamq tJrescore was tied 1-l early after an opening score by Harrbrick and a response from SPUforward Andy Wolverton. Twenty minutes in, Emory converted another one of his penalty kicks to go up 2-1, giving the sopho' more almostasmany points tlfs year ashe had all of last year,M€tro never looked back, adding goals from the forward duo of Sandquistand fobnsonto cruiseto a 4_l ffnish. "You haveto go out there and be confidentwhen taking penaltykicks," Emory said""It's nerve.racking but I like the pressure." with the RMAC seasonunderway,the 'Runaershead nent to ColoradoSpringstotakeontheconference lightweight Mountain Lions beforea Sundaydatewith rival R€gis. "You can't put all your energt into Regison Suday," Parsonsmid. "Becauseif you don't get the resuh on hiday, those are the gatg that keepyou out of the tournament."

weekend cardsin 1-0-l RMAC collects soccer Woment ByI(ATEFERRARO Kerraro@mscd.edu Ivletro women's soccer t€am openedup the RockyMountaln Athweekendl-0-1 &pt. letic C-onference 12 and 14, agalnstNewMenicoHighlandsand ColoradoSchoolof Mines. Gameone was an easyvictory for the Roadnurnersin tas Vegas,N.M. MidfieHer Madison McQuilliams began the scoring,asshetallied her first goal of the seasonafter iust 1O minutesof play, "She's playing stronger every single game," head coach Arlrianne Almaraz said. "She'sdoing what we needher to do," kr the secoirdhaf, Metro continued to dominate, scoring two more goals, including an assist from defender and captain Nicole Cito. The Roadrunnersfinishedthe match with a 3-0 win. "Overallshe'sbeensotd," Almaraz said. "Sheplayswith a lot of heart and passion,a good leader on the ffeld. Shenever givesup, and continuously encouragesthe rest of the playersto do the same," Sunday's game was a dilferent story for the Roadrunners against ColoradoSchoolof Mines in Golden,

as the game went into double over- would be a batde," Almaraz said. "Mines is a good team, they are time witJrno decision. Not only was Metro not able to hard to scoreon, and tley get numscore,they alsor,tnlkedolTthe ffeld at bers back. Playing on turf, lt's fast, the end of the game with five cards, and we knew we would only get so many opportunities.We weren't able tlree yellow and two red, Midfielder VanessaMais receir.ed to convert and be dangerousenough. a yellowcard late in the first half, and on attack," shesaid. Even though Metro was down again in the secondhalf, leaving her team with a playerdown on the field. two players at one point during the Forward BeccaMays pickedup a yel- makh, they were still able to come low card late in the sbcondhalf, and back on defenseand guide goalkeeP another in the secondorcrtime, giv- er Becca Maloney in the bacldeld. ing the Roadrunners.onlynine play- Mines had six shots on goal in overers on the field. DefenderCourtney time, while Metro only shot three. R1'ancollecteda ]rellow card late in The scorer,rasleft at 0-0. "It was a battle, and we hrew it the secondhal{, The refereescalled a game, but Cito wasgoingto bbwhen we start€d," Mcnumber of fouls in the game's out- Quilliamssaid."We tried our hardest, feelsshecan't blame the but weiust got unlucky. We had good comeon the referee. just have to chances;we just got to finish." "It is hard, but you play The Roadrunnersare now 1-0-1 soccer rememberyou're here to Citosaid. in the RMACand 4-l-2 overall.TheY and takecareoI business," Springsand "Youcan't dependon the ref;you will travelto UC-Colorado 19 and 21. just haveto stick with your game" Sept. RegisUniversiry year'steam last comparing When EventhoughtheRoadnrnnerslt€re this year's beliel€s team, Cito possessed to this fasterup and down the line, a success. will be passing more season and took shlls better "I think as a whole we're much shdtsin regulation,it wasn'tenoughto get the ball pastMinesgoalkeeper Bri- better - a lot more talent this year 'than last year. It's iust a matter of anaSchulze,Meho attempted10 shots nirAng. it within each other," Cito in regu.lation,overMnes' four shots. "We carne into it knowing it said,

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in abound rivalries RMAC programs sports Metro On Sept.14. lr4etrowomen's soccerbattled through regulation and overtime to a 0-0 draw with Rocky llfountain Attr]etic Conferencerivals Colorado Schoolof \tines. Three red cardsgi!â&#x201A;Źn throughout the highly contested match. Rivalry gamcs mean iust a little bit more to the playersinvolved and can determine whether l!{etro doesnell in the conference.These are some RNIAC rivalries th at har,e been particularly fierce in recent years.

basketball Women's In 2007, home court proved the key factor between Metro and Regis. In their first meeting, Metro cruised past the Rangersduring a nine-game r,{'instreak. But on the road. the'Runners fell to Regis 78-74.

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Baseball In 2O07. the two series Metro played with Mesa State determined 'Runthe course of the season.The ners' early seasonsweepset the stage for arguably the best season in Metro history, yet the Mavericks season ending srveep knocked Metro from RNIACNo. 1.

basketball Men's C.oloradoChristian didn't always have a strong basketball program. but in 2002. Metro's three matchups wirh the Cougars began a budding rivalry. After going 1-1 in the season, CCU prevailed against the Roadrunners ir t he RMAC lournamenl. sending Metro to a rare early exit.

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