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The Office of Institutional Researchreleasedits yearlyshrdentcensusdatathis month, and at first glance,the numbers appearto have changedlitde. Most of the movement in student demographicsfrom one semesterto the next can be measuredin tenths of a percent and are due to a complexlist of reasons, But severalorgarrizationsat Metro endeavor to movethosen umbers. Metro has a range of recruiting events throughout the year designedto bring more studentsin generalto the college,but in recent yearsthe collegehas begun looking into alterPhoto byLlNH ilGolngo@rnsd.edu native ways to reach out to prosp€ctivestuspeals Sept30atMounhin BandrObama dents. And they are finding that the answeris Range HighSdroolin Deruet. more than just marketing. "It can't just be about recruiting new students," said Elena Sandoval-Lucero,Mebo's director of admissionsand ouheach. Reaching the mllege'sgoalsmeansnot only goingout and ffnding new students,but equally important is making sure that the new recruits stay in school,she said. "We have to lreepthe ones By DOMINI€ GRAZIANO that enroll." dgrazialemscd.edu Sandoval-Lucerosaid that, because the Stars will be shining on Auraria, Oct. 4, cgstof recruiting a new studentwasfour times when Eya tongoria and Kal Penn male a stop higher than the cost of retaining one, focusing for the Students for Barack the college'sresourceson retention was the ^ * most cost effectiveway to increaselong-term obamaCampusTour. Penn has recently enrollment. only 2OO8 started volunteering for the The demographicthat increasedmost this THEEtI--bN Obama camp. The Haroldand year overlast was the Asian and PacificIslandKumarstar originally stumpedfor HowardDean ers, what many are catling a successof the duringthe 2OO8primaries. Asian StudentDiscoveryDay held in April. The youth vote is especiallyimportant to The college's Asian and Pacific student Penn,who has spokenat numerouscollegeand numbershad long hoveredslightly below 4 percent of the total studentpopulation. In the last higb schoolcampusesacroosthe country. . .Iongoria, knoiun for her role on ABC'sDes- four years,the pbrcentagewent up one tenth of perateHousewives,originally supportedHillary I percent.This year they went up almosthalf a Clinton for the 2OO8Democratic presidential percent,to 4.4 percent. But Sandoval-Lucerodoes not credit last nominee,but has sinceswitched her attention spring'sAsian DiscoveryDay with the increase to Obama. tongoria has said that Obamaseemswill- in Asian students this fall. Many factors can ing to filht for goodmedicalcoverage,advocate conFibute to increasedenrollment,shesaid. "Giventhe fact that Meho Stateoffers Colprotecting a woman'sright to chooseand push crucial wbmen'srights legislationthrough Con- orado'sbest value among four-year schoolsin gress. higher education combined with the current CSI:Miami star Adam Rodriguezwill also economy,our tuition rates mal€ us a very attractive option for studeniswho may hal'e othbe stopping!y Auraria in support of Obama. Rodriguezhas called Obama "the people's erwisegoneelsewhere,"shesaid. Ray Moroye, assistantprofessorin the Deleader" in interviews and citesObarna'sdedicapartment of Hospitality Tourism and Events, tion to immigration reform and education. Oct. 2, John McCain will hold a women's who organizedthe Asian StudentDiscoveryDay town hall meetingat the SheratonGrandHotel is hesitant to claim the rise in Asian students aloneasa victory for the recruitment event. in Denver.The eventwill start at 12:30 p.m. 'lThere are many complicated factors in. Oct. 3, McCainwill bein Pueblofor another meeting at 1l a.m. at ColoradoState Univer- volved in a student choosing one school over another,"Moroyesaid."The fundamentalthing sitY. McCain's visit to Pueblo comes less than is getting them to understandthat educationis a month after.Obama visited the Democratic the key to moving up in life.' Moroye said he establishedthe Asian Stushongholdin southern Colorado. dentsDiscoveryDay to reach out to a growing segmentof population in Denver.He said bis

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- ByNl(G^R(IA/inbrmation ftom Faii208(ensus Repon group tries to impresson the prospectivestudentsthat comingto Metroiscareerbuilding,. The goal of Asian StudentDiscoveryDay is to connect studentswith Mefoopmfessorsand community businessleaders,such as the Asian Chamberof Denver,so studentsnot only get an education,but they graduatewith the network of connectionsthey needto succei:din the businessworld. fudy Diaz-Bonaquisti,assistantvice-president of enrollment services,saidthe keyto both recruih ,nentand ret€ntion is impresiing on studentsthe benefitsof getting a collegedegree. One factor is i{ studentshave.at least one personin their family that has gone to college - simply having someoneto ask about how to file all the paperworkcan makethe tlifference. "It can be a very intimidating pmcessif you didn't haveparentswho went through it," Daz'A Bonaquisti said. lot of parents want to help but maybedon't know how to help.A lot of parents value it but don't know where to go to get the information." DiazBonaquistiwho is m<hair of the committee aiming to get the college designateda ' Hispanic Serving Institution said Metro has peoplein adrnissionsand financial aid who can

help studentsnavigatethe paperwork. In its secondyearat Metro,HSI is a program that grants millions of dollarsin federalsupport to collegeswith 2 5 percentHispanicenmllment or more. But the increasein Hispanicenrolment over last year is O.l percentJnaking Metro'sllispanic population 13.3 perceotof the college'sstudent body,I 1.7 percentawayfrom HSI goals.If the HSI committeesgoalsare to be reachedby the proposed2018 date, an increaseof I full percentagepoint per semesteris needed,or ten timesthe increas€of this year overlast, Diaz.Bonaquistisaid everyoneon the HIS committeeknows they havea lot of work to do to reach the 2 5 percent. Alter spendingall last year plannlng and making recommendations; she is excitedthey are finally getfing down to work. "Our staff is out on the road right now this fall recruiting studentswho will come in January and next fall, but this is a long process,"she said. She says not to €xpect a suddenbump in Hispanicstudent4umbers. "On the Recruitnent side,it takesyears to seethe lhuit of thoselabors."

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NationalDepressionScreeningDay Tuesdoy,October 7, 2OO8 lA a.m.-2 p,m. Tivoli Turnhalle During the past few ye'ars,the issue oFstudentJ mental health has become a hot topic on college campuses nationwide. More and more students seem to be struggling with depression and anxiety disonders. In fact, according to the results of the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment spring survey, 45026ofstudens repon feeling so depressed rhey could no longer function. Mjusting to college can be difficult. It is normal to exprience certain levels of suess and anxiery, especially during exam time or at the bginning of an academic year. College students who are experiencing mentd and emotiond problems should know that help is available. That's why the Counseling Center and Health Center at Auraria are offering students free, anonymous screenings for depression and arxiety disorders on National Depression Screening Day. This is a public education program and feedback provided is informationd, not diagnostic. Comprehensiveevaluationswill be recommendedfor thosewhose screenings suggestfrrrther assessment. Students will be able to complete a short questionnaire that assesses the likelihood that rhey may have'a mood or arxiety disorder. They can learn more about these common issues, take home educationd materials for themselvesor their friends, arrd talk with a mentai hea.lthprofessionalabout their soecificconcerns. rill be eveihble ro erdidr bd.f la ..LE be*ern drrrcr rd-li;ht Mf3. *.rrylrc ,.fi"rh6.r!. riE h. rcnadIn addition to this one-day event, the Counseling Center is alsooffering confidential, year-round online screening for depression and anxiety disorders. By accessingthe Counseling C,enter'W'ebsite at www.mscd.edu/-counsel and clickiirg on On-line Screning, studentscan find out if they might be suffering from one or more of theseproblems and be referredto a theraoist.

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ByTARAMOBERLY tmoberlyomscd.edu .Allegationsthat a Student Government Assembly senator was intoxicated at an August retreat have ledto callsfor his removal. On Sept. 24, an internal SGA complaint was filed against Senator Dustin Dualley,stating that he appearedintoxicated to other senators and SGAAdvisorGretaMincer on the morning of Aug. 3O,the secondday of the annual retreat at the Keystone Resortand ConferenceCenter, Dudley was askedto leavethe retreat and wasdriven home by Mincer that morning. The complaint, filed by senators Erik Skelton and Samantha O'Brien, statesthat Dudleyviolatednumerous ethical guidelines,neglectedthe duties chargedto him and rec.ommends that he be impeachedfrom office. Skelton and O'Brien declined interviews, instead releasing a ioint stat€mentabout the complaint. 'We filed the complaint because it is our opinion, and we intend to prove, that Senator Dr:illey violated the constitution of the Student Government Assembly and the Policy Manual," the statementread. The senate will now voie to on whether to accept reject or refer the . complaint to studentcourt. If the complaint is accepted,Durlley will be providedwith a copy and girrcn one week to issue a written rreE)orre.A meeting betweenall involvedparties,supervisedby the SGA advisor,will alsotakeplace, A pubfic hearing would then be held, followed by open deliberations where the senatewould decide whether or not to hold Dudley re sponsible. If Dudley is found responsible, he could face one or more penalties, including a warning, reprimand, loss of pay or privileges,suqrnsion from dutiesor imoeachment. "Wefelt it necessaryto hold Senator Dudleyaccountablefor his actions becauseit is ourduty aselectedrepre-

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thathewas afterallegations Dustin Dudley isfacingnmovalfromthesenate Govemmmt Assembly Senator Student rctreatinl(eystone. intoxicated onanSGA sentativesof the students.To do otherwisewould bea disservice,"Skelton and O'Briensaidin their stat€ment. The senators filedtheir complaint after an investigationinto the events of Aug. {Q wascompleted. 'Nof-itoe single person that was in that areais capableof beingableto identify intoxication. It's all basedon aszumption,"Dudleysaidin response to the complaint. Dudley, who called the actions a witch-hunt, admits he was drinking during the evening oI Ang,29, but refutesthe claim that he was still drunk the following morning. "I was intodcated that night. I was not intoxicated that morning. There'sno pmof," he said. At a 6 p.m.dinner Aug. 29, Dudley mid he had three beers,followed by three additional beersand a shot of Jagerineisterat a bar later that night. At leastsix other membersof the senate were ilrinking that evening,

Dudleysaid. Skelton and O'Brien agr€edthat Dudleywaswithin his rights to drink, but it washis behaviorthe next morning that leadto their complaint. "What individuals did between betng adjourned on Aug. 29 and reconveningon Aug. 30 is a matter of personalchoice.While somestudents choseto exercisetheir rights asadults of legaldrinking age,Sen.Dudleywas the only personu'ho was intoxicat4 the next morning,l the stakment read. Beforeadiourning on Aug. 28, SGAPresidentAndrew Batemanaddressedthe group, stopping short of telling them not to drink any alcohol, but advising them that disciplinary actions would be taken against anyone not able to work the following day. "I could not forbid them from drinking," Batemansaid. Bateman addedthat Dudley admitted he was still intoxicated when

confronted on the moming of Aug. 30. Bateman dismisses Dudley's claimsthat no oneat the reheat could properlyidenti& when someoneis intodcated. "Most people are pretty good at being able to assessif someoneis in that state,"he said. Since Aug. 30, Dudley has been in treatment for an anxiety disorder, which he feelscould havebeenplayed a part in the Aug. 3Oincident, at the Auraria llealth C€nter "How do I know it wasn't my anxiety?" he said,suggestingit could have altered his behavior on the morningof Aug. 3O. "Impeachment'skind of heavythat's ffnali"ing.I've mademistakes. Everybodyhas mademistakes,"DudIey"said,addingthat he has tried to coii'aeythrough his action+ that he won't malrcthe samemistakeagain. ,In their statement, Skelton and O'Briin said they were not aware of

any actionsDudley has taken to rectify his mistake. "Sen. Dudley's account of the eventsand hisencusesseemtochange, daily," th€ir statementread. A complaintfromMincerwas also filed against Dudley with the Metro Judicial Board, though details about those proceedingsare protected by law and not availableto the public. Mincer declinedcoqunentfor this article. Dudley declined to comment about the ongoing judicial board pmceedingsbut said that the board made it clbar that he would be held to a higher standard becauseof his involvementwith SGA .Sanctions from the board are sirnilar to those the senate could hand down and intlird.b possiblesuspensionor pxpulsion'fromMetro. Bat€ftan said thc sGA will work 'proceedings as to conclude their quickly aspossible, .. ', : . , -

getgo-aheadfio,amend cot SGA addsnewmembers; BySARAHWHITNEY stevesar@mscd.edu The StudentGovernmentAssembly witl be slimming down next year now that studentshave approvedan amendmentto the constitution that will cut the number of senatorsand restructurethe assembly. AmendmentSevenwasapproved by 54.81 percent of specialelection voters, while 30.43 percent voted againstthe changes. "I am not only pleased that it passed,but that it wasn't all 'yes'i' SGA President Andrew Bateman said. Bateman felt the vote reflected

an increasein student interest, saying it showedthey had considered both sidesof the issue. The constitutional changes and new structure will go inl,oeffect Iune 2009. More than 660 students participated in the election, which also addedthree new senatorsto the assembl;r Joiningthe senatewill beHannah Kaufman, who earned the maiority of studentvotes,and leannine Malm. Brandon De Vito. interim senator and chairperson of the Information Technology committee, will also be

books." returning to the assembly. This js Kaufman'sfirst time inMalm and De Vito are no strangers to student governmentand activ-. volved in any student group at Metism. Malm, a junior accountingma- ro. jor, has been involved in school and ,d seniormajoringin Spanish,her previous experienceincludes memstatepolitics for severalyears. "I have been heavily involved in bershipin the Chi OmegaSorority at state and federal politics and have ColoradoStateUniversity "I learned the importance of beworked to help reelect candidates. both at the stat€ and federal level," ing iruolved on campus," Kauf4an said,"and I am thrillcd to be a part of Malm said. "Basedon this past experience, the campusinvolvementonceagain. I feel I have what it tal<esto do a iob I look forward to working with the and get it done.My fust item of busi- Student Government Assemblyas a nesswill definitely be to continue to whole and getting to work immediadclressthe increasing price of text- atelyfor the students."

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benefit liom these meetings," she said. Studentgroupssponsoringthe meetingsinclude the FeministAllition topics. ance,IndigenousAlliance at N{etro, ByBRANDONNELSON political Studentsfor Obama and represenZa Meranto. a Metro bnelso55omscd.edu scienceprofessor.said the meetings tatives from the Native American Studentshave yet another op- are designedto supplystudentswith studiesand lt'omen'sstudiesdepartportunity to learn aboutand discuss informationabout current topicsas ments. electioiryear issuesby participating well as to encouragethem to think Professorsfacilitate all discusin severalupcoming meetingsspon- and voicetheir opinions. sionsto answerquestionsand sug"This is a chancefor studentsto gestalternativeVielvpoints. soredby I ero's politicalsciencedepartment. listento eachother,"Merantosaid. The first discussion.on foreign "Everyone, Theseriesof forr meetings,lvhich includingfaculty,can policy,was led by Merantoand held

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Metrostudent reports daytime sexualassault By RITAWOLD rwoid@mscd.edu A Metro student was allegedly sexuallyassaultedaround 2 p.m. on Sept.25 near the northeastside of the ScienceBuilding. The student reportedthat after beginning a conversationlr.ith an unknown male,he pulleddown her top exposingher chestthen walked into the ScienceBuilding. The allegedvictim, who r,t'asnot injured, then enteredthe building, where she informed a staff member of the assaultandcalledlhe Auraria CampusPoliceDepartment. Auraria police have not caught the suspect,who is describedas a clean-shaven white male in his 20s with short bror,rnhair, approximately 6 feettall and 160 pounds.At the time of the assault,the suspectwas wearing dark. plastic-framedsunglasses, a dark T-shirtrvith no design and blueleans. Auraria PoliceChieflohn Mackey urgedfaculty,staff and studentsto be cautiouswhen interactingwith peo-. ple on campusr,r'hothey don't lmow. "Everyoneshouldjust be diligent when they areon campusand bevery cautiouswhendealingwith individuals they don't know," Auraria Police Detective JasonMollendorsaid. Blue-light emergencytelephones are installedin parking lots across Auraria and shouldbeusedto report peopleor activilies. any suspicious Despitethe incident,studentslike DelisaContreras.who has classesin the Science Building,saidtheybelieve the campusshould remain a friendly envuonment, "I iust thought that (incident)was kind of random. You don't hear too much of that happenirg, especially during the day," Contrerassaid. "We are all students.We a.ll feel pretty comfortablecoming up to each So,I otherand havingconversations. don't think it shouldput out fear of talking to other people," shesaid. Anyone with information about the sexual assault is encouragedto call the Auraria PoliceDepartnent at 303-556-5000.

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Newhomeforfieldsintheworls and intramurals,''shesaid."We are a stateinstitution.and the new fields rvouldbeopento the public." One of the major additionsto New athletic facilities rvere alwaysa part of Auraria'slVlasterPlan, current athletic lacilitieswould be but contention from the City of Den- a full-sDerunning track. lennings ver has forcedcampusplannersto said,making it the only publictrack find a differentlocationfor the fields. of its kind in Denver. "The exact layout shown on the "There'sactuallyno publictrack MasterPlan no longerworks as the in the city that the public can use," City of Denver will not allow us to Jenningssaid."The ideais, when we closeoff a portion of SeventhStreet aren't using it for our needs,anyone running through campus,' said can useit." A new track would be a great adcampusplannerJillJennings. pursuing other options dition, not just for the crosscountry Auraria is to fft the school'sMasterPlan needs, and hack teams,but for the city as a whole, said cross-countryand hack shesaid. "In order to accommodaterec- headcoachPeter Julian. "Our point of view is having a reation needs,the campusis looking possibility track would be great for our teams, at the of another field not in the Masler Plan," she said. "The but would also be great for the shrdents of Metro and a real opportucampusis looking at the possibilityof purchasing approximately 13 acres nity for people of Denver to cross immediatelyadjacentto the campus over Speerto us€ our track," fulian in order to provide the opportunity said, "Right now we use high school tracksin the area,"Juliansaid,"TVpifor greaterfield usage," The land the campusis consider- cally we drive 2 5 to 30 minutes." The running teamshaveto make ing is adjacentto the Q parking lot. The athletic fields east of the due with the half a track that runs Tivoli are MeFo'sonly outdoor facili- along the current athletic fields,but ties and are resficted to athletic and Julianisn't complaining. "The campus used to have a academicuseonly,Jenningssaid. "Heavy usage tends to destroy track." he said."and it was usedall natural grass fields, therefore stu- the time by students, faculty and stalT." dents attending all three schoolson Now that Metro has a track team campus have no green spacewhere particrpate they can in club sports again, a hack would be very valuBy DOMINIC GRAZIANO dgrazialomscd.edu

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Plan Master tra*fallsshortofafull.$0meten.Ihe AurariaS onentrunning forth€(ampus. usable outdoor fadlities tn* andmore ollsforanewrunning able, said Athletic Director foan Mc- ing outside of the track. It would makefor betterathletes- a nice track Dermott. "The track is something that of our own would limit travel time, and we would hale soft we all have missed," "The campus surface places to work she said. "I think this out. It would absolutely is looking at [would be] a benefit to help our men and womall, including athlet- the possibility en run faster," Julian ics, campusrecreation of another said. and intramurals." While the new b:ack "Like many things field not in the would mean positive I've found on this cam- Master Plan." push, we have some- . JILLJENNINGS,changes for students, thing, it goesaway lor CampusPlanner athletesand Denler citizens,all of the school's ten years, and then it plans are still just that: plans. comesit back,"Jenningssaid. "It would be huge if we could Forthe track teams.it isn't a matter of lack of supportfrom the school, closeon the property this fall," fennings said. "In the next year, we julian said,but a lack of space. 'We are at somewhatof a disad- would bring someoneon board to designthe facilities." vantage.We haveto do a lot of train-

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EDITOR'S NOTE . Starting this week,The Metropolitan is updating its Iook. Thesechanges- with you in mind - will help make The Metrooolitan a better - and sometimes quicker- read for you. We hope you enjoy what we havein store for you over the next month. And in the mean time, pardon our messduring this constructionoeriod.

Politicians,economists,industrialists, bloggers,foreign dignitaries. actors,activistsandberserkpeopleof every conceivablebackgroundwho nobody ever knew or cared about havetaken overeverysourceof news on the planet,spewinggibberishand anxiety into the minds of every personwithin earshot. Indeed,whilemostof the worldis trying to malcesenseof what seems to be the long-awaitedcollapseof the American Ernpire, and perhaps the entire world eonomic network as we know it, frantic people ftom around the globe are being broadcast on all cablenews channelsusing wordslike "doom" and "screr,red" to describewhat is happeningto the UnitedStatesand everyotherinstitution with somevestedinterestin U.S. financial security. Markets all across Europe and Asia are collapsing, and banks in Britain and Iceland have already beenseizedby their respectivegovernments.Any futuretraderelationships betweenthe U.S.and the rest of the world are beginningto feela lot like the prospectof havingto dealwith a massivelepercolony But back here in the states,we have bigger problemsto deal with than the financialwoesof a bunchof Europeans.The same greed-headed scum who forced us into this mess are hoping to linger the tax paying,

JIMMYBRALEY jbraley@mscd.edu publicout of $700 billion in orderto "bail" them out of it, claiming that to deny Treasury Secretary Henry Paulsoncompletedictatorshipover the implementation of these funds would quickly result in massirepover$r-There has been no real attempt by anyone in Clongressto securethe financial well-being of the people who arebeingtold to pay for this crisisotherthan to saythereis hopethat "most" of the moneywould el'entually berepaid. But in a viciouslyweird and uncharacteristictu'ist, Congressvoted the "bailout"plandownby a margin of 23 r'otes,citinga massive upheaval from constituents.It is not only the fust time in recenthistory that congressionalleadersacknowledged the demandsof thepeopletheyrepresent, but also the fust time those people havemadeenoughnoiseto influencâ&#x201A;Ź

political decision-making in Washington. The act of sending people's children halfway around the world to fight in endless. lraudulent wars rvas not enough, but now that these bottom suckers are bullshitting around with all of the people's money', well, that is a different story. It is starting to look like the wild ride in fantasy land has finally come to an end. There are moral reasons for why most of us do nol move to Las Vegas aiming to make a career at the blackjack tables or in the betting rings by robbing the dealers and nailing the most el:pensive prostitutes in town, w.hile neglecting every decent objection to that sort of debauchery. It is not a respectable lifestyle, and most peoplewon't try it. Nobody at the U.N, General Assembly meeting was amused by this mess either. The assembly, which was intended to be geared toward health and educational development in Africa, quickly became a symposium of disgruntled world leaders criticizing the U.S.for its irresponsibility in risking economic stability worldwide. Various nations lashed out at the U.S. implying that arrogance and incompetencehave finally lead to the inevitable dorn-fall of the big, dumb giant. and acknorrr4edgedfears that he may be taking a lot of little people down with him as tvell.

Incidentally, Tom Tancredo, who some of you may remember as the C.olorado-based lunatic who ran for the presidency on the anti-Hispanic ticket, recently released a press release condemning the U.N. lor coddling "Islamofascists" who harbor deep anti-Americ an and anti-Jewish sentiments. After the comments were made during the assembly indicting the U.S. for its negligent behavior, Thncredo introduced the U.N. Evibtion Act, legislation which would forcethe U.N.out of the U.S.and condemn it as a useless. fear-mongering association. Coincidentally, this is the same general description many agree is characteristic of Tancredo'stenure as representative of the sixth congressional district of Colorado. Sadly, the silly disco people cling so desperately to in this country, the one that is now filching them of their homes and pensions, is based on the premise that ra'ithout all of this hysteria over wealth and capitalism and "free" markets. we would all end up Iike heathens dancing for rain and pissing oursehâ&#x201A;Źs in public food lines. And perhaps this is true. I guess we will see. But whatever happdns, it will pale in comparison to the consequences our children will be forced to cope with. America must be very proud of itself today.

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landings and vaults. Bvenwith padding, sometimesit's eader to practice a trick on the ground first beforeusing obstaclebso you don't get hurt, he said" In the gnn, haceurs are encouragedto follow their instincts and not attempt to do'a hick on the streets that they aI€ not readyto perform. "Untilyou candoit wtthoutthinking aboutit, j,ou cin't do it," saidBall, who explainedthe imponanceof particlpants using their natural instilrcb to preparefor performing away from the mmfuts of the grm and mats on the floor. Parkour and free runnlng are all about conquerlng fears and feeling confdent about one'sabilities. "Most of it's in your head. If you ttrink you can, you can,' said beginner Dillon Behan during vault pnctice.

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reactions chemical Science duoGreates Pair of 'Ph.D.sspreadloveof chemistry with hands-onappeal By DEBBIEMARSH dmarsh8omscd.edu Donald Showalter takes refuge while waiting, first for a chemical reaction, then for another reaction ftom the audience. He and colleague C. Marvin Lang hosted the demonstration "Boiling Cold ... FreezingHot" Sept. 26 at the sciencebuilding. Prepared for the Colorado section of the American Chemical Society, the program featured tlramatic demonstrations that iIlustrated otherwise abstract concepts. Showalter has been active in promoting science through tle use of chemical demonstrations. having given more than 5O0 programs and workshops. He is also a demonstrator on the PBS series "The World of Chemistry," which has been shown extensively throughout the U.S.and in 25 foreign countries. Lang is a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin, StevensPoint. He servedon the board of directors for the American Chemical Society from 1989-1994. He has presentednumerous scienceworkshops to groups ranging from qrade school children to senior citizens.

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Samuraiflicka cutabove Chorus shines lineproduction By DEBBIE MARSH dmarshS@mscd.edu Love and Honor Samurai Box Office Hit In Japan, samurai fiIms are rougNy the equivalentof American westerns.In fact, A Fistful of Dollars is a remake oI Yojimbo,an epic that featureda wanderingronin (a samurai with no lord or master)character who appearedin manyfilms. Post-WorldWar II samurai moviestend to portray scarredwarriors. whether those wounds are physical or psychological.LoveandHonorthtrd in a trilogy and the latest effort from film- maler Yoii Yamada,featuresa man who enduresboth. The story centers on Shinnoio Mimura. a young samuraiworking in the palaceas a food taster.He chafes at the boring, unglamorous work so far removedfrom his training. One evening,he confidesin his beautiful young wife, Kayo,that he ilreams of opening his own "dojo," or sword fighting school.He wants to hain the village children according to each one's temlrrament and body style, opento all regardlessof caste. Yamada is no shanger to the warrior epic,having directrd,Twilight Swnumi,an Oscar nominee for best foreign language ffLn in 2004. Ioue ondHonoritscll is the No. I samurai movie in the history of fapan. Ihe settingof the pieceis superbly done from Mimura's upper-class home,simplyyet elegantlyappointed, to the expansirecastleof the emper-

or. The costumes.from wide-shouldered,patternedoutfits on olficialsto the draped,ilrab clothing of the servants, smackof authenticity. But the story goesfrom one cl! ch6 to another.The repressedMimura eats a bite of seafooddestinedfor the emperor'stableand fallsquickly ill (althoughalmosttoo lat€ to save the emperor from a similar fate). In wife nurses a coma.his ever-devoted him back to consciousness but cannot help him $'hen the toxins in the shellfishrenderhim blind. is standardfare in Sightlessness the genre.The most famouscharacter in Iapan and star of over2 5 films, Zatoichi, is a blind swordsmanwho fights using only his hearing. Add in somehari-kari and you Imow the basicplotlineof Lorze andHonor This is a film that's richly historical, well-actedand entertaining.That it follows a tired story thread is perhdpsjust testamentto the placetradition holds in Japanesesociety Much like its American counterpart, the good guys always triumph in samurai llicls. Put on your utite hat and enjoy the show.

LoveandHonorplaysat the StarzFilm Centerin the Tivoli for oneweek starting Friday,Oct. 3. Call303-595-3456.ext. 250 or goto www.denverfilm.org for showtimes.

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It's not the usualsonsanddance. Metro's 'A ChorusLinei shinesthe spotlight on hot talent that could wellgoon to biggerthings. Written by JamesKirkwood and NicholasDante,the play openedon BroadwayOct. 19, 1975, and was perlormedthere 6,137 times.It tells the storiesof 17 dancerswho areauditioningfor a rolein a musical. As Cassie.Ariel Dewitt is the mosttalenteddancerand the perfect choice lor the lead role. Every word or singsis believable. shespea-ks JessicaEvans,who playsShelia, does an excellentjob dancing and acting,but her solois difficu]tto understand.Evans'voiceis loud. but she just doesn'tenunciateenough.Aside from that moment, her performance is spectacular. Sheportrayshercomical character so well that the audienceforgetsthey'rein 2008 andthat she'sa student,not a 3O-year-oldauditioning for Broadway. The revealing solo by Amanda Stoeckelas VaI takes confidenceto deliver.Stoekelmanagesit flawlessly. The topic of her song,getting plastlc sugery, is embarrassingyet hilarious. The fictional director, Zach, playedby Patrick Brownson,exposes the themeof the play He interrogates the au&toners by telling them to be themselves,not to put on an act but to iust tell him about who they are. This speechhe deliversto severaldif-

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as though I was a child watching a real Broadway play like some of the characters had described. The dancerscast gigantic colorful shadowsacrossthe curtain behind them, creating an unforgettable atmosphere.The costumesare like something you would see if you peeredinto a dance classroomin the 1970s. The synchronicity of the dancers requires the most acting. In the beginning, when the fictitious . cast are all learning the steps,the actors look believably average. But by the end, each dancer is exactly in step with everyone else. The solo performance of Cassie while the others are on break is magnilicent as well; it's burlesque yet innocent. The use of mirrors made her performance even better because they magnified the sincerelook in her eyes.

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Banned books have a sinister image; old, dusty tomes shelvedin the back of a halflit corner and only openedby anarchists. In realitl', most of them are meant to be openedby children and teens. Books that are currently consideredtaboo include classicssuch as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Truain and To Kill a Mockingbhd by Harper Lee,both of which are requiredreadingin most high schoolliteratureclasses. Yet it rvasn't alrval'5that ritray. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn r't'asfirst banned in 11t85 by the Concord Public Library and is still a controversial piece of literature. The book was critiqued due to the offensivebehavior against African Americans and is on the Top lO Most Frequently Banned list compiled by the American Library Association. Even the most seeminglyharmless books have fallen under the knife: Where's Waldo is considereda problomatic book becauseof a toplesscartoon character

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lukervarm revien's, years of touring have almost guaranteed a tight and nearly effortlesslive performance, n'hich is sure to include classiccounterculture anthems of isolation and self-conscioussatire. Alternative rockers and Blink-182 spin-offs Angels and Airways rvillstart the show.with Canadianindie rockers Tokyo PoliceClub taking stagebeforethe headliners.

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isdeadly Metro's Where metal's concerned, Depravity Death metal is a form of music with a preoccupationwith the macabre.with lyrical content that would be offensiveto most, yet humorousto a smallgroupof people.Death-metalmusicians pridethemselveson their high levelof technical ability and musical precision,but due to lyrical content ard attitudes,most people write it off beforegiving it a properlisten. EnterDepravity:a Denver-based death-metalband consisting of Metro studentsfeff Wells (vocals),Mike McConnell(lead guitar), Andy Allison (r\'thm guitar) and Brian Gethnan (drums). They arecurrenlly looking for a bassplayer. Depravity'ssoundis technicaldeathmetal with jaz influences,with enough brutality to satisrythe averagedeath-metalnut, but enoughvariety to interestnon-typica.ldeath-metallisteners. Depravity members are no strangers to the death-metal game, as both Ios Angeles natives McConnell and Gettman have plenty of experiencein other death-metalbands. Gettman fotmerly playeddrums for Excretion,Putrefukation and TottesReich,while McConnell'spreviousbandsinclude anotherlersion of Depravity and Empireof Fire.The competitiveL.A. scenehas only madethesetwo musicianswork twice ashard to masterthe precise,technicalsoundthey havecreatedn'ith Depravity. "If you really want to be taken seriouslyyou haveto dedicate vour iife to this." Wellssaid.

"Otherwiseyouwill beoneof the thousandsof mediocre,untalentedbands.My band hasworkedvery hard, and it showsin our songsand in our performance." Wellsis a creativewriting major at Metro,and he planson graduating this Decemberalter four and a half lears of studies. While he somedayhopesto publish a few novels,he is using the skills learned in collegeto write someprofessional-soundingl1'rics. Wells'writing skillsare a breathof freshair in a scenepolluted by unintelligent and genericlyrics. Thelyrical contentof Depravityis certainly not for the squeamish, coveringbrutal and gory topics that would offend many politically correct people.While theselyrics comeacrossas very violent and aggressive, Wellshas a different takeon the matter. "I would like to think that peoplewho cometo our showsor any otherbrutal death-metalshowsharea commonsenseof humor, one I could bestdescribeas a preoccupationof fascination Ptptooon€5y 0fnwrfinyspa(e.ocVdcanvitpftial with the macabre." JefiWells andAndy Allison likeda*basements anddarkermusi(. Wellsadmitsthat Depravityis for a selectaudience,but he be- M€trol Deprayity arcjustthe death-mehlmonrteB thingfuithe lielcs therearepeopleout therelvho mayenjoyDepravityaslr€Uas gloomy among andmaladjusted us.0nOtt11,theda*lords headmany otherdeathmetalbands,but theyiust donot know it jrct. lineabirthday $owcase atPT3 fub lnfenoon1601W.Eyans Aye. "I tbinl< that if everyoneunderstoodhow difficult it was for withmehlcountrymen (rowGdnkal, lconxaust andGtdeist us to cr€ate the music we do (the technicality, precision,skill, -By GEOFFPAGEspage2@mscil.eilu etc,).we would havefansfrom evervwalk of Me." he said.

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THEPOINT:REPUBLICAN McCAN,TFIXTHEECONOMY

McCain'samnesia market dangerou,s to election, Theelectionof 2008 hasbecome one wild adventure through fohn McCain's erratic identity crisis and e&edient amnesia.In the spaceof three weeks,our financial ll'orld has detonated,largelydueto irresponsible businesspracticesthat were encouragedby Republican-backed deregulation. RightlyignoringMccain'srecent politically-inspired metamorphosis into a bulldog regulator,I'll take the 26 yearsprior lo his pitiful pandering and muddledmemory. And it turns out the senaloris not new to this typeof hangover. He's beenherebefore.Exceptback then, it was roughly 75Osavingsand loans that had bet the farm on a real estate bubble after maior deregulation. Back then, McCain was known as one of the infamous "Keating Five" - a group that becameknonn for what moneycanbuy in politics. Charles Keating, a wealthy developerwho was often referred to as the godfatherof Arizona politics,had

become a regular contributor to McCain'spolitical climb and his personal

This act is direcfly at fault for our teetering on the edge of America: 1930s redux. Phil Gramm, McCain's closest economic adviser, thinks we are whining about a "mental recession," and is the man many believe nould be McCain's Secretary of the Treasury. Gramm and the Republi-

friend, There r,rere Keating,&IcCain family vacations that were all funded by Keating. Cindy McCain and her father entered into business investments rvith Kealing.When Keating's Lincoln Savings and l,oan was being audited by federalregulators,Keating came calling for special favors. McCain agreed to attend two me€tings during which it was requested that the regulators "get off (Keating's)

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back." In the end, Keating's money only bought him some time, but the senatorsfound themselvesembroiled in an investigation of their own. Because McCain was new in the Senate and initially voiced concern over the appearanceof meetings with the regulators on Keating's behalf - it seems the Senate Ethics Committee went easy on the iunior senator and cleared him of any impropriety. Interestingly,they sternly reprimanded him for bad judgment.

Sound vaguely famfiar? And yet, McCain - even given his dirty little role in the Keating scandal - plays like the hew kid on the block agarn and again. Up until very recently, McCain supported reckless deregulation. In 1999, the Gramm LeachBliley Act (GLBA) removed Depression-era regulation that separated banking, insurance and brokerage activities that w'ere enacted to keep us out of another Great Depression.

cans hammered one final nail in the colfin for American taxpayers. After the CLBA, Gramm spearheadedthe Commodity Futures Modernization Act. which banned regulation of the much maligned credit default swaps that created the AIG debacle.A vote for Mccain is a \-otefor the architects of this new American economy in which we are drowning. McCain likes to claim the moral high ground - claiming to be a crusader against lobbyists and influence peddling. He wasn't with Keating, he claims. And he hasn't beenwith another more recent Arizona benefactor,wealthy developer Donald Diamond. Diamond raisedseveral$100,000 for McCain's

presidential campaign and not for nothing, either. Over the span of Diamond and McCain's lucrative friendship, McCain has helped Diamond become an even wealthier man. According to a report in the New York Times. in deals that involved McCain introduced legislation, Diamond has made millions. At that rate of return, Garth Brooks should consider some friends in high places. So exactly what is different atrout Senator McCain? He can't let go of an alrnost libertarian fascination with free market magic. He peddles 'em. inlluence with the best of He 'We spouts Cold War rhetoric are all Cmrgians now," and he feigrrs no knorrt'ledge of how we got here when he's been intimately involved in a similzr scandal. Someoneshould tell McCain that "Drill, baby, drill" is pass6, the Berlin Wall is no longer, Adam Smith is dead, and this is the 2 1st century marketplace. Preferably in November.

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Columnoverindulged andunsupp or ted RE:BUSHLEAVES A BETTER WORLDBYGREGDAItY,SEPT. 25 GregDaily'scolurnndoesn'tonly indulgein being "incredibly unpopular" but alio in beingincredibly unsupportedby facts.His main contention is that President Bushwascorrect in waging the war againstLaq because we did find WMIX in Iraq. The finding of around 500 munitions,containing"degraded mustardor sarinnerve agent,'is the solesupportof hisargument.But what Mr. Daily forgetsto mention is that thesemunitions were pre-GulfWar (pre-l991), andthat the U.N.Monitoring, (IINMOVIC) VerificationandInspectionCommission hhd concludedyearsago(beforethe haq War) that it wouldbe "unlikelythat (Iraq'ssarin-ffliedmunitions) would still beviabletoday," accordingto a report in The WashingtonTimes,fuly 9, 2O06.Thereasonis that sarin degradesVeryquickly,and is only effectivewhen fresh.It is incrediblehow Mr. Daily afterquotingthat the munitionsweredegraded, still findshis argumentreasonable;perhapswe shouldbe afraid of everypieceof metal around us that hasbeenrecycledfrom any weapon. Moreovecevenif thesewealnns wereviabletoday, it wouldtakea 55-tontank to fire thosemunitions. Obviously,we in America needn't havefearedthat someonewouldpackthe tank in their suitcaseandland at IFK atport, or that FedExwould havedeliveredit to American cities:nor did we needto w'orry about the Iranians beingattackedby thosetanks when we had beenhistoricallysupportingSaddamHusseinin his attack on Iran. Therefore, the findingoI thesemunitions hasno relevanceto Bush'sclaimthat SaddamHussein r,t'asdangerouswith WMDs.In fact (y'es,a rerfiable fact),the chief U.S.weaponsinspectorconcludedafter a surveyin 2O04,that Iraq did not possess any WMDs; he hasn'tyetcomeout againto contradicthimself. As for the secondmain reasonfor going to war, that SaddamHusseinor his regimehad tieswith al Qaeda, the Sept.l1 Commission stated,in June2004, that

there was no relationship between lraq and al Qaeda. The second point made by Mr. Daily regarding Bush's . successis that the troop surge of 2007 has worked. To be sure, it has certainly reducedthe number of Americans and Iraqis getting killed before the surge. The surge has "worked" in the sensethat the worse situation created by Bush's policy before2007 has improved. That means that r,re are mending the mistakes we made earlier, and the mending has been successful.But it was President Bush who first made the mista}e with his unsuccessful strategy So Mr. Daily is saying that we should give credit to Mr. Bush for finally having flxed his mistake a{ter causing the loss of numerous American and lraqi lives. Comparing GeorgeBush to Abraham Lincoln doesn't help tr{r. Daily's argument either, the analogy being so weak that it looks ridiculous. fust because both leadersu,ereunpopular in their times doesn't mean that history would look back at them in awe. The analogy should mean that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, lt'ho has been so unpopular among many of his own citizens and peopleworldwide, would be looked back on as a great leader (or peoplemight have looked back at Hitler in the same light). Another illogical connection made by Mr. Daily is between the war in Iraq and the increased safety irr the U.S.Iraq wasn't linked to terrorists. Therefore even the annihilation of Iraq wouldn't be a positivefactor in our security. This overindulgence in unreasonable, unsupported argument by Mr. Daily doesn't seemto be beneficial for a collegenewspaper.As a sfudent of this college,I am sure ue can do betterthan this. SurajChaudhary sthaudht(d.mscd.edu

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Metro came up short once again against regional powerhouse MidwesternStateon Sept..28 at Auraria Field.After crushinglast placeconferenceopponentColoradoChristian8-0 Sept. 26, the Roadrunnersblew an early 1-0 leadto lose4-1, failing to redeemtwo lossesto the rival lastseason despiteoutshmtingthe Mustangs. "It's kind of tough to play (CCU) right beforesucha goodteam," Metro head coachKen Parsonssaid."The shots that you take againstColorado Christian,you can't takeagainstMidwestern." The team that endedMefo's seasonby a scoreof 8-l in the first round of the NCAATournamentlast year is not a RockyMountain Athletic Conferenceopponent,but lhe decision against the Mustangs could have implications in the region and keep Metro from hosting thti first round of

the NCAAs. The Roadrunners understood how important it was to come out and try to get a decision at home against the Mustangs.Iess than five minutes into the contest, Metro forward Kellen fohnson broke liee of the defenseon a passfrom midfielder RyanBrooksto scorehis ninth goalof the season,fifth of the weekend,and put the 'Runnersaheadearly. "Five minutes into the game, the last thing I was expectingwas to be past the defenseand be one-onone with the keeper,"Johnsonsaid. "It was great to scoreso early, but I missedfour or five other opporrunities,soit wasmorâ&#x201A;Źbittersweet." The 1-0leadlasteduntil the l5th minute, when MSU midfielder Estevao Alexandre beat Metro keeper Ryan\4ckeryto tie the gameat 1-1. The Roadrunners' defense couldn't shut the floodgates.Midwestern scored again five minute's later to snatchthe gamefrom Metro's grasp.Two morescoresin the second half sealedthe Mustangs'4-l win. "It seemedlike every shot they took would goin," Vickerysaid."I felt sohelplesssomeof the time."

The statisticsof the matchup tell a very misleadingstory.Meho took five more shots than MSU, had ffve fewerfoulsand took four morecorner kicks. But the 'Runnersonly managedto dhect dix of their 20 shots at goal,the sameasthe Mustangs. The lack of accuracy on Metro's part was compounded by the efficiency of MSU. Vickery could only . make two saves,while Mustang's goalkeeperShawn Carr thwarted five of Metro'ssixshotson goal. The Roadrunnersfailedto getthe upsetwin, but they did not fail to be upset themselvesduring their Sept. 26 meeting with RMAC opponent ColoradoChristian. "When forwards and midfielders teke out the other team from the beginning, it's reallynice," Vickerysaid. Meho did not allorv CCUto even get in the game,tallying eight goals against three Cougar keeperswhile Vickery was called on to make just two savesfor the shutout. The makhup quicHy turned into a shorrvcasefor the Roadrunners' front line, Forward Ola Sandquist openedthe scoringin the fifth minute and added a secondgoal before

the day was done.Johnsonsolidified his statusasMetro's 2008 star striker with a four-goal performance,three assistedby Sandquist. "They certainly are the two most dangerous players we have on the field,"Parsonssaidon the two senior forwards. The final stats portrayed exactly what had happened, with Metro toppingCCU8-0 on 30 shots,20 of them on goal.'TheCougarsmanaged just four shotsand only two wereon goal. The conference win puts the Roadrunnersin a tie at the top of the RMACwith Fort tewis. both schools posting 3-0-1 conlerence records aheadof their Oct. 5 meeting.Metro will haveto dealfust with third place MesaStateOct. 3, to male the up coming weekenda sure shakeupfor the top of the conference. Parsonsand his playerswon't forgetabout Midwestern,however,as they might beseeingthem onceagain in the postseason. "Weplayedthem well for a third of the game,"Parsonssaid."If wecanfind a way to play that goodfor a[ 90 minutes,then we'vegot a shotat drâ&#x201A;Źe""

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finishladyEagles Roadrunners fourgoals Metro scores infirsthalftoshutout Carson-Newman By I(ATE FERXARO kferraroomscd.edu After a few weeks of struggling to finish shots, the No. 16 Metro women's soccerteam finally started setting the ball on frame when they won againstNo, 22 Carson-Newman Sept.28 at Auraria Field. In the beginning of the season, the Roadrunners fought through tough matches,shooting a great deal of shotswithout being ableto score. Now betweenthe gameagainstRegis Sept. Sept.21 and Carson-Newman 28, Metro's offenseis on fire. It takes hard work for a team to be ableto adjust from not finishing to scoring in only a matter of days. "We.work hard in practice and when we needto get things done,we do it," midfielder Madison McQuilliams said. Forward Becca Mais began the scoring with a goal off a mr4er kic\ in the first five minutes of play for the secondweek in a mw. Midfielder VanessaMais scoredshortly after off a penalty kick, giving Metro a quick 24lead. 'Her PKs are solid," Metro head coach Adrianne Almaraz said. "It's goodto have that type of leadership

on the field. That's something we need especiallyin the center of the pr"t." Mays continued the scoring lO minuteslater,with an assistfrom McQuilliams. "She's coming into the game " Alworkinghard andgettingassists, maraz said. "She'sgetting goalsalso, she'sdoinsrvhatwe needher to do."

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as Carson-Newman and Regis last The Roadrunners scored one week," Almaraz said."If we play well more goal off a corner kick, leaving againstthem, weiust continueto gain Meto with the 44 victory. AL{ia- momentum and it helps down the raz feels it'i worthy to win early in road to build our conffdencealso," Not only did the offense domithe seasonto keepthe enerry going nate on the field, the defensewas unthroughout the whole year, "It's very important because1ou beatableas well, as the I^ady Eagles gain momentum throughout t}le sea- could only producefive shotson goal son, especiallyagainst tough teafts againstthe Roadrunners.Goalkeeper

BeccaMaloney savedall their shots week." Metro will stay at home next and recordedher sixth shutout of the season.Even though the Roadrun- urcekendand hmt Adams State and ners arecreatinggoalsnow,it doesn't New Mexico Highlands Oct. 3 and 5 mean they can step down and stop at Auraria Field. The Roadrunners arenow 3-0-I, 7-l-2 owrall. working hard, "Bverygameis goingto bea battle "It's like a test," Almaraz said."If this year," Mais said. "In the RMAC, you sudy for the test,you'll do fine. ff we know that everyoneisroufto get I we practicehard during the week,the us, sor,!'Bjust preparelike everyother gamewill takecareof itself."

No.10Kearney shadowof Metrocantbreakoutfrom Roadrunners'ollensiveattack, ofupperclassmen "We asked(the team) to be very '. Lack leadership as aggressivewiththis team,"Hendricls toblame said."I think we had them out of svsRunners remain No.2 t€m quite a bit. " In the first two games, Metro pla@ poinffor-point with Kearney up to around the midway point of I 0th-ranked the game.But the mistakescombined Nebraska-Kearney's volleyball team was too tough for with the Inpers' talent weretoo much Metro (7-6, 5-1 in RMAC)to handle for the hometeamto overcome. "We might havebeena little nerSept. 26 as the Lopers took three straight gamesto swegpthe.jRunners . vous," Hendricks said. "We haven't at the Aumria EperrtsC€ltber. had anybody test us like that since Both programs entbredthe con- the premiere.We iust didn't keepour test with unblemished conference oomposure.A few of us were a bit records,but Kearneyshowedthe 3 5O passiveand tentative,and it's not that fans at the EventsCenl.erthe experi- uncommonwhen a young l€am is enceand stength.they carry on their playinga teamin the top I0." . topnotch squad, After dropping the first gamesby '"Ihey played really consie scoresof 25-19 and 25-18, it seemed tent," Metro ft€shman sett€r Darcy Metro rewed the oflensile engine a Schwartzrnansaid,facing the Iopers little bit by pushing Kearney to the for the first time in her career."They frnal points. For the third game in a row the are very steafu They're strong, and good." two teams battled back and fortb to they're I Meho head coach Debbie Hen- the midway point of the garne.Kedricks leadsa rrery young tbam this arney managedto take a tbree-point ' year wit} I I underclassmenon the lead after Kearney outside hitter roster and only four juniors. The ChelsieCarson porurdedone of her lack of senior leadershipmight haire 10 hlls though Metro'sdefense. played a pafi in the loss as numerIt lookedas if the favoredIopers going to race to victory and the down the were ous unforcederrors slowed ByERIc LANSIN$ tansmg@mscd..eclu

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This forcedKearney'sheadcoach Rick Squiersto call a timeout to try and slow Metro'soffensivebarrage-It failed as the Roadrunnersearnedthe next two points on a Kearneyservice error and on another Phan service ace.Another timeout had to becalled by the aggravatedSquiers. With the scoredtled at 22. the lopers' top scorersCarsonand middle blocker Jeri Walkowiak tallied three kills to l,rralkaway with the victory.

Although it was a disappointing lossfor the home team, many lessons were learned and can be taken with them, as rnany gamesare still left to beplayedon the schedule. "I thought once we got into the latter parts of the match, we played very competitively," Hendricks said. "I think we did a lot of things r4€U, and had we playedli}<ethat the entire match, we'd probably still be playin&"

While their fight against the top team in the conference was hard fought, the batde doesn't get much easier,asthe Roadrunnerswill hit the road to faceoff againstthe No. I and 2 teamsin the WestDvision. "We're definitely disappointed alter the game 'causeno one likes to lose," Meho libero Amy Watanabe said."That feelingsuc}s and we don't want to loseagain."

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When he graduatedfrom Columbine lligh Schoolin 2005, Metro soccer star IGllen fohnson, leading gioal scorrr in the RockyMotDtain Att etic Conference,wasoneof the top soccer iecruits coming out of Colorado. He talkedto coachesfrom most of the major Division I schools, including Clemson,Nohe Dame and, closer to home,Unilusity of Denver. T thought goingafter him would bea wasteof firne,"Meto headcoach I(en Parsonsmid "tle wastalking to all theDivisionI schools,andI ditln't think he wouldwant to corneto Meto." He didn't. Johnson decidedagainst one of the big out of state schoolsto go to the local DivisionI option and play in Denverfor the Pioneers. ' "I'm kind of a homebody.I lore my family,and I didn't want to betoo far awayfrom them." At Columbine,he was a starting forward on the varsity team for three years,including a trip to statehis ffrst seasonas a.starter. "Wer ron the statetitle my sophomoreyear,Wewon the championship game 2-0, and I scoredboth goals.It is the highlight of my soccercareer thus far." ' . After beinga star for threeseasons inhigh school,Johnsonhada hardtime adjuedngto life asa low$ fteshmanat DU.He diiln't hrow any of the other players,many of whom nme from out' , of $a!* and the uppe.rclasmendiiln't embracehim asa legifirnateplapr. Add the on-fleld problemS 0o tough academicsand a culture Johnson didn't frt witb, and the Denver fresbman thought about ending his so@€rcar€er. "[ dotr't rhink Kellenquite fft that counby-club mold at DU," Parrons' said. But fohnson dich't hang up his boob.inst€adhe tallcd to a frierd ftom hishonetorvnof Litdetonwho hadjust finishedher ftjeshman],ear at lif€fro, current seniordefenderNicoleGto. Cito introduced |ohnson to Par-

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MetrosoccerfuwadKellenJohnonstandrinfiontofasoccernetafterpncticegept.30atAunrhField. Johnsonsorcdfourgoalsat(CIsept.26. sons,,and the secondyear coach ac- he could play through the pain, he quired the plaler who was out of his ' would. So far he has pla@ through graspjust one year agp.It was a win- the pain, even though he estimates win. Parsonshad high-proffle talent that he has dislocatedhis shoulder and fobnson could play closeto home 20-30 timesol'er_theyears. . "I could play a tough, full game with playershe had grown up with, including midfelderslller Hambrick and n<ithing will happen, and then and S.amRolph. I go home ard W to grab a plate Johnson'sone drawback was a from the cupboardand I dislocatemy shouHerinjury he sullenedin the ffnal shoulder." game at DU when he Aiod a biqrcle Despite the iniury, Johruon hck and lan<ledhard on his shoulder. quickly started at Metro, only not at "I sawa doctor after coming back bis preferredposition of forward, but from the game in New Mexico, and midffelder.For two seasons,he helped he said I neededsurgery" fohnson the Roadrunnershom the middle of said.'He told me I could wait. but he the field, tallying five goalsand three poinb in both his sophomoreand juwouldn't recommendit." But fohnson lold the doctor nior s€asons.But Iohnson knew he that he couLln't allod to mi6s nine could do more if given the chanceto months of playing time, and that if start at fomrard.For the 20O8season,

his final seasonof collegiatesoccer, fohnson had his wish granted to be the go-tooffensiveplayer. 'This is how I felt I shouldbeconhibuting to the tearn I tile thepressure. you don t thrirrc. Without the pressure, "I like the fact that someof the other teammat€slook to me to pur sombgamesaway and take the leadershiprole." So far this season,fohnson leads the RMACwith 23 points and is tied for first with nine goals,ft'e of which cameSepL26 and 28. At AurariaField again{ f,6lsmdo Chri$ian University, the smior fcward tieda seasonrecord with fourgoalsin onegame,includinga hat tick beforehalftime Thebur gpals alsoet a personalreoordfo'rJohnson, who scaed asmanygpalsin tbe $€*-

endashehad bisentireiunior season. "I've had hat bicks before but I talkedto my dad and I haveneverhad four (goa.ls)in one game." fohnson doesn't lnoru yet if this will behis lastf,earon tbe smer pitch. He is ready to snolvboardonoe tbe seasonis orierand has oonsileredusing his businessrnanagementdegree aftergraduation,deqite manypeoples thoughb that he shouldty to plry professionallyBut the one thing fobnson 4oo 5on/ is +hathis decisionto come to DivisionII lt{etrowasthe dght one 'T really like lt herc. there is jwt as goodcompetition in D tr socceras there is in D I." The Metro men's soccerEogram certainly doesn't mind having fobnson on the team either.

Metrocommits 15penalties 0nwayt0 11-1losstoColorado ByROBERTDRAN rdranemscd.edu lbe University of Colorado's hockey team won a high-scoring match (11-l) against Meho, Sept. 2 7. Metro'sinability to stayout of the penaltyboxdrownd thea chancesof defeatingCU.Thd gamesaw 15 penalties assessedto the Roadrunners and eight of cu's 11 goalscomingoff the powerplay. Ryan Yudezscoredthe lone goal for Metro. 'No better tine to start working on our penalty killing than now" shouted Assistant Coach Ryan Callahan after Mefro was assessed'a

four-minute penalty late in the third period. _ Metro playerswere frushated on the bench as the penalties piled on toward the end of the thid period. Mary wereangry at the refereeing. "He just tapped'him on the hip, and they called a slash," explained goalie Dustin lonas after a slashing penalty endeda Metro powerplay Head coach Curtis fhrlTus was lesspartlsan: "We needto stay out of the box, thafs all I can say" Meho had severalodd-manrushesin the third periodbut were unable tD cafraljne. CUkept their attack more consis-

tent, fuing 43 hJonas' generaldirection. "We didn't play that bad.We had so many penalties- dumb penalties. It wasembarrassing." Ilspite thebigloss,Meho'scaptain and last fear's leadingrorer, Tbmer Bahn,mw tbe glassashalff,rll. "I'm not worried," he said "We only had two weeks of practice. If we're like this in a couple of weeks, then t will bewnrried." Meho still has many chancesfor wins in this young season.Their next gamewill be9 p.rr- Oct.2 againstUtah Stateat EdgeIc€Arena in Uttleton.

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