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Futurefundsuncertain BYANDREWFLOHR-SPENCE & DOMINICGRAZIANO THEMETROPOLITAN

signedtwo laws that would allocate money for higher educationbuilding proiects, including the Auraria

No news ra'asgood news Monday when Auraria representatives met with stafi of the state treasury omce to discussplans for continued funding for

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One law dedicated 5O percent of the money paid to the state for natural gas leasesto higher education

the new sciencebuilding.

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While the state had previously promised funding, the current worldwide financial crisis and Gov Bill Ritter's announcement of a hold on all new state-funded construction had raised concerns the science

The other law allowed schools to borrow money using certificates of participation, until enough money

buildinecouldbe affected.

"We are moving forward with everythingas if it is on track," Dean Wolf, executivevice presidentof the AurariaHigherEducationCenter,said afterthe meeting.

Funding for the sciencebuilding, broke grdund in December2007 with completionslatedfor 2009, has seenseveralsetbacks.

Several months a{ter building began,the statereassessed its budget and announcedit couldnot fully fund the buildingaspreviouslycommitted.

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months of bridge funding for the sciencebuildingintendedto last until the state treasurerissuedthe COPs, StateTreasuryDirector of Initiatives Mary Wickershamsaid.

Wickershamsaidthat the decision on whether to issueCOPsto Auraria or not will bemadeNov.6.

"The state treasurer will decide whether or not and exactly how to issue the COPs, depending on her current market analysis and consultationswith businessleaders and statelegislators,"shesaid.

Three weeks ago, bank interest

from leases comes in that the COPs can be repaid.

In June, the state approved four

banks stopped lending money due to the current economic crisis, "Since no banks are borrowing or lending money right now. it was impossible to say what the rate is currently." Wickersham said.

She added that she estimates that last week interest rates may have risen as high as 5.75 percent.

This is due to the nervousness among the banks toward lending money, "but until lending resumes. no one can know" If the interest rate goes too high, the treasury could rule to lend less money and fund only the buildings that it could afford, or even delay the purchase of COPsto wait for a better price, Wickersham said.

In that case, Wickersham said, the sciencebuilding would probably receivecontinuedtemporaryfunding becausetheprojectwasalreadyunder way Aurarianeedscloseto $65 million to completethe sciencebuilding.\4iolf said. ' Wickersham told Wolf to exDect

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"Sciencebuilding constructionis currentlyon scheduleandon budget," Wolf said."But in this volatilemarket right now who knows what will happen?"

"The market is out of the state's control too," said Auraria Chief FinancialOlfrcerSandraSales.

If the COPsare not issued.the science buildingcouldbeput on hold. but the meetingseemedvery upbeat, shesaid.

"The statetreasureris still moving forraardwith the Nov.6 closingof the COPs,"Salessaid.

Rightnowthecampusneeds $ I 1.3 million to continue constructionfor November, Salessaid,and a combined $ 1.4 million for construction in December and lanuary to cover contractcosts.

Bridge money should keep the proieirton trackthroughthosemonths if the COPsarenot issued,Salessaid.

"The State heasurer doesn't want to wait till past Novemberor December."she said. "But the state's

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Controversial background checkpolicy approved BYTARAMOBERLY TMOBERLY@MSCD.EDU

fbspite continued obiections from Meho faculty,a revisedemployeebackground oheckpolicy was ap provedSept,28 by PresidentStephen Jordan'scabinet.

"There was somemodification to thti form, a lot of langdagewas deleted-ftomthe form and it put more gef6ric languagein there but identified the specifictypesof background checksin the revisedpolicy," Executive Director of Human Resources JudyZeuresaid.

The changesweremadebasedon feedbackfrom tlre Ad Hoc Commifiee on BackgroundCheclc,nftich began rwiewing thetemporarypolicyin May After the temporary backgnound checkpolicywasput in placein Feoruary,faculty membersvoicedconcerns about the scopeof the background checkaswell asthe mmpany hired to conductthe checls, HireRight.

The Meho StateFaculty Federationopposedthe.backgroundchecks, SophomorePaulDaylaborson a paintingduring the eveninghoursin the Arts Building,Oct.7. Dayoften stayslateon'campusto work on hisart projects. which they felt went@ond the scope Manyart classesrun lateinto the night to maketime for the lengthylabsusedby studentsto produceartwork.(Photo bycaitlinGibbonycgibbon4€rmscd.edu)of a traditionalcheckby authorizing HireRight to interview neighbors

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PERJ{ a used retirementplanforteachers, hasinrcsFnents As most college professorsstart in lehmanBrothersandAIG.twoof the to plan retirement,their plans might mct popularcorporationsto seelossin becut sbortby the currenteconomic thecurrenteconomiccrisis.

"One of the mosLstableplans is crisis.

"Many professorsIknowwho had the PERA,andtheylost$12.6 billion plannedto retire soonmay no longer dollars just over the last two weeks," be ableto retire," said UCDprofessor said kecutive Director of Human of financeElizabethCooperman.

Resourc€s JudyZewe.

"The risk of retiring is that your Eventhough PERAhas lost a sigdefined confribution pension plan nificant amount of money,it is less will not have enough financial as- than 1 percentof the total portfolio. setsto be ableto purchasean annu- With such a diversepordolio to enity that gil'es you a fixed mont}ly sule stability,it is common that PERA income in retirement or if you man- wouldhavechosent}tesecompanies. age your retir€ment fund yourself, With all retirement companies snfricientincome from tho6eassets." facing loss, Zewe was assured by Coopermansaid. the enterprisesthat the.y are stable All professorsat Metro have a enough to continuebusiness. choice betweena DefinedContribu"I was pleasedwith our retiretion PensionPlan (DCPP)or Public ment vendors because they really EmployeesRetirement Association, took charge. They took immediate dependingif they had previous en- notification. They notified their rollnent with PERA. membersto tell them what was hao-

pening," Zewesaid.

History professor Brian Weiser has been teaching at Medo for five years and doesn't hope to retire in the next 30.

Other than having a TIAA-CREF plan (another retirement i[vestment company),he doesnot have major plansfor retirement.

"If I had money to spare,I would probably invest pretty soon," Weiser said.

It is never too early to start work on a retirement portfolio, said Mefo associateprofessorof FinanceTimothy R. Mayes.

"Building a retirement nesteggis a lifelong process.It cannot be done overnight, One shor;ld start young, contribute as much as possibleand always be well-diversified," Mayes said, Both Mayesand Coopemranaffirm that iI the market has significantly allected a faculty member's

assetvalues,then now is not the time to retire. Both professorsalso state the stock market is likely to comeup again.

'There is no good reason to believe that we are entering into anytling remotely like a depressionat this time," Mayessaid.

The way teachersdecideto build their retirement planswill determine if they areready to retire.

Whether faculty decidesto balance their portfolio themselvesor through professionals,it is crucial to diversifr it by investing in stocks, bondsand mutual funds.

The economic crisis has reaffirmed the importance of cool-headed,varied investing.

"For those with someyears until retirement, now is a goodtime to learn some important lessonsand apply them to your portfolio," Mayes said.

. "Many of the faculty members were insulted by the policy and the implication that they were assumed guilty of somethinguntil they proved themselvesinnocent," MSFF Presrdent EllenSla&in saidMSFF was also concerned that the information g'ained could be transferred to third parties, prompting them to contact their atlorney, Joe Goldhammer,to draft a revised form that narmwed the scopeof the check.

"The new form that is part of the revisedpolicy enactedon Oct. I reflectssomeof the changesthat we helpedinstitute," Slatkin said,noting that the revisedform is an improvement overthe original policy.

Yet, serreral areas of the new policy still need improvement, Slatkin said, to correct vague language, including the section that outlines what positions are subject to background checks.

Zwe defendedMetro's choice of conh:acting with HireRight for tle backgroundchecks.

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ChrisRorkwatchaspresidential for ObamaPresident Students undecidedvoterZachCerianiand KaileiHigginson, Chairman of CollegeRepublicans (Photo Madura/dmadura@mscd.edu) by Dawn candidatesSenatorsBarackObamaand John McGin debateat a town hall meetingon Oct.7.

RepublicanpresidentialcandidateSen.JohnMcCainhosteda town hall meetingwith more than 1,000 women Oct. 2 at the Denrar Sheraton, where he spokeon a variety oI issuesincluding taxes,education,the war in Iraq and the economy.

'America is hurting," McCain said."Peopleare sitting around the kitchen table and hying to figure out how to stay in their homes."

But he promisedhe and his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin, who would debatelater that evening,were the agentsto fix America'sproblems.

"Changeis coming," McCainsaid of his presidentialticket.

Greedon Wali Streethas to end, he said. He pointed out women arâ‚Ź the fastestgrowing demographicof owners. smallbusiness He promisedto do everything he can to keeptaxeslow Taking his opponent, Barack Obama, to the mat, McCain said, 'He's gotthis linethat sayshe'sgoing to give tax breaks for 95 percent of Americans," he said. "But he's voted 1OOpercentfor taxes."

Multiple independentfact checkers have disputedMcCain'sclaims againstObama.

IIe suggestedobama and his vice presidentialpick, Sen.JoeBiden, were only talk, prompting applause ftom the cror,td.

"Barack Obama talks about change,"he said."But the McCainPalin team will makechange."

Opening the floor to audience members, Mc{ain answered questions on many topics, including the war in lraq, hlgher education and the role of young voters.

McCainsaidthere is a lot of work to do on the ]outh vote, He pointed to his webciteand other social networks, as well as late night variety shows and participation with MTV as ways he has reached out to the youngergeneration, "We haveto hand them a better future than we inherited," he said, "regardlessof whether youth particiDatein the electionor not. "

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Tinseltown invades Tivoli BYRITAWOLD RWOLD@M5CD.EDU Studentsgot a chance to get up closeand personalwith a trio of Hollywood stars Oct. 4 when the Studentsfor ObamaBusTour stoppedby Auraria.

Eva Iongoria Parker, star of "Desperate Housâ‚Źwives" and wife of MA star Tony Parker.was joined

by Adam Rodriquezof "CSI:Miami" and Kal Penn,bestImown for his role in the "Harold and Kumar" movies.

Auraria wasonly one stopon the statewidetour that aimedto encouragestu.dentstoregisterto votebefore the Oct. 6 deadline.

"I neverthought that I would volunteerfor a pr.esidential campaign," Penn told the small browd gathered at the Tivoli Commons, which mcludedseveralsupportersof Republican presidentialcandidateSen.John McCain.

Penn began campaigning for Obama last October,even turning down several movie mles to campaign full-time for the Illinois ssrator. Penn now serveson the Obama campaign's Arts Poligy Committee in addition to his role as surrogate qraker.

"Barack'strack recordis onethat is inclusive with the concernsof all groups," Penn said beforeencouraging the crowd to prove cynicswrong by showing up and voting on Nov.4.

"They are constandy underestimating you. You should,be outraged," Iongoria Parker said, agreeing with Penn.

Prior to-stumping for Obama, longoria Parker campaignedfor his former rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, during the primary electionsand has beenworking to increasethe number of Hispanicvoters.

'As a woman I want to support a , candidatelike Obamawho supports equal pay for equal work, who sup ports women'srights," shesaid.

Rodriguezhighlighted the armed services in his speech, telling the audience that Americans have the greatestprivileges.at the expenseof the men and women serving in the military Becauseof this. not voting, Rodriguiz said, is the most disrespebdulthing we cou-lddo.

Rodriguezsaid he is supporting Obamabecauseof his ability to inspireothers.

"He has the ability to fire us up.

Get us ready go," Rodriguezsaid before encouraging students to help register others in their community to vote. longoria rernindedthe crowd of the historic nature of the electionand the crucial role Coloradowill play, "Don't bethat statethat screwed up history. Be the state that is going to make history, and you will be a pan of history" tongoria said.

AdamRodriguez, of 'CSl:Miamij left, EvaLongoria,of 'DesperateHousewivesicenter,and KalPennof'House;right, spokeat the AurariaCampus Oct.4 for a lastminutecampustour to urge studentsto registerto vote.The trio alsotraveledto CSUin Ft Collinsand UNCin Greeley.

Theeventwasorganizedby Studentsfor Obama.(Photos byCaitlin Gibbonycgibbon4@mscd.edu)

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thing. Any kind of positiveinfluenceis good." lda Ghebre 20, CUBoulderstudent

"If thev are knowledgeableabout the issue's, they feel stuonglyaboutthem that'sfine."

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Whois therealBarackObama,?

That was the question posedby fohn McCain at a political rally in Albuquerque earlier tlis week. And when an American war her,oquestions the character of a come-fromnowhere, liberal dark horse, it is in ow bert interestto listen intently, lest wesink blindly backinto someforeign or evendomesticconflict arrangedby forcesplotfrng to destroythe Ameri.can dollar and the bald eagleand the

elsewelove. hotdogandeverything Or, at least that appears to be the

logic we'rzebeenaskedto consider.

Sen.McCain and Gov,Sarah Palin havedirectedwarning after warning at television camerasacrosst}e nation cautioning voters about the un@rtain and probably nefarious backgroundof BarackObama,a man who may very well be the Antichrist building an army of liberals to fuht againstIesus on the fields of Armageddon.The man is not to betrusted, they say,and the counEy must ftee itse[ from the spell Obamahas cast over its voters before Muslims and minorities tafteover the White House and adulterate the pure American populace into an amalgamation of freaks, Republicansare urging mothers, alcoholicsnamedJoeand anyoneelse who may considerthemselvesa patriot to beware:There be dark forces within the DemocraticParty aiming to rob you of your bee.r,your money

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Which may or m{31not be hue.

But, Barack HusseinQbamais vehemently opposedby a fuomiirent war veteran who feelsthS:he is clandestinely un-American,.bhares at least a part of the name o[ a man famous for gassingpeople,could potenflal]y be a Muslim, smokescigarettes,is of Aliican-Amerlcan db,c€ntand tools around, accordinS$ ttt" COe witf, a domestic terrorisd.:Iboma 1960s militant group hell-bent on bombing WashingtonD.C.That is not t}re best hack record for a man seeking the presidency,but despiteof all that, the pollsin&cate that he is doing fine.

Why? Well, there may be more to Obama'ssuccesstlan we might think. Indeed,the opposingparty has very seriousproblemsof its own.

There is a rumor floating around now anong canpaign..insidersthat

Mccain wasrecentlyinstructedby his doctors to wear a diaper at all times, for the rest of his life, The Associated Presshas not yet mentioned this issue,either becausethey are feigning iporance, or they feelthat McCain's asing and utterly uselessintestinal tract is an issue of little relevance to the presidentialrace. But others, namely those who fear both candidates,havebeenasking how McCain wiill be ableto pick up the telephone at 3 am. rvhenterroristsand perverts and Obamaare thr€atening to come after their chihren when he cannot e!€n makeit 0othe toilet.

Evidenceof McCain'sproblem is clear. All video footage and eyewitnessaccountsof the man's movements sugSestthat either his ilpleton is broken and causes hirldto tiehten his shoulders and constrict his movementsout of sheararthritic pain, or that he is often soiling his pants. Both of these scenariosare plausible,consideringthe man's age, but the rumors suggestrather that McCain is simply fouling himself every time he talks about the economy, the war or anything else.Something which might be explainable,at least in pafi, by the gravity of these subjectsweighingin on his feeblemind.

That stress,combinedwith his waning ability to manage his natural cycles,has lead to McCain'sregular o-1_a.qumber of sltitsand .cqrr"ptro^q

various other outflts, consequently forcing his campaign to ship new onesin by the dozen on the Straight Talk Expressplane.

Generally, when aging people begin to sully themselvesuncontrollably,it is taken as a sign that the end is on its way.They are put into homes with other elderly people and highschool kids who require public service experienceto graduateare left to dealwith them.

In this case, howerrer,it is the American people who will perhaps be Ieft with a Presidentwho cannot confol either his temperor his bowels - something whlch might have been almost tolerable were it not for the fact that Palin would take over at the helm shouldMcCain'sagingbody get tbe better of him. It would be, in the very least, complicatedto decide whether a deadman or Palin should be in the OvalOlfice,but I am hopeful that things will not sink that low.

So. in lessthan one month, this decisionwhether to votefor a doddering, helplessold war hero and his clillwitted puppet or an unscrupulous impostor who may take the whole nation hostagewill be upon us. Third party candidatesnevermatter.

This is it folks.This is the bestwe have.Bad moons are rising, left and right. "One woe is past; and, behold, there come t$'o woes more hereafter."-Revelations,

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'70s. early "We remained in touch until his passing,"she Their l8 months together is called lennon's said. lrnnon wasassassinated Dec.8, 19iio.

John tennon's murder in 1980 was a shock "lost weekend,"a term liom a 1945 movieabout to the rock 'n' roll world. His lithograph art was alcoholism.

Today tcnnon s '60s style of peaceful activshocking enough to be confiscatedby Scotland Many sawlennon's "lost weekend"asatimeof ism, which featuredstunts such as holding a press great rock 'n' roll excesses Yardin 19 70. and self indulgence. conferencewhile inside a bag with Yoko,or during But the legacyhe is rememberedfor is his muBut Pang,who was there,saw it differently. their sevenJay bed-ins,could appeara bit clown'John was so productive sic,his tloughts and his sometimesshockingactivthrough our time ish. But they got the messageout. ism, which survivesasmore "I-ennon was committed to than just a memory the movement against the war Lennon's68th birthday in Vietnam by the late '60s," would beOct. 9 .

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More and more, mobile phone carriers are iumping on the navigation bandwagon, enabling almost anyone armed with a mobile phone and a destinationto get wherethey want to go more accuratelythan everbefore.

It used to be you either had to purchase a road atlas or an expensivenavigational devicelor your car, but now many providers are offering softwaresolutionsfor userswith phonesto find destinaGPS-enabled tions faster.Don't think it stoDsat navigation,either.

Many providers' navigation prG grams oIIer other goodiessuch as local searches,which allow customers to searchfor nearbybusinesses.

Over the last severalyears. mobile phone providers have begun to bulk up on extra features.Thesedays, it can bedifrcutt to find a phonethat is usediust to makecqlls.

With the explosivepopularity of mp3 plalers, digital camerasand the advent of the text-messagingcraze, providersare respondingto consumer demands.

Verizon Wireless, the largest mobile service provider in the United Stateslaunchedits GPSservice known as VZ Navigator in 2006.

Built into Verizon'sdownloadstore, customerscan purchaseuse of the program at daily or monthly sub. scription rates ranging from $3 to. $10 permonth.

Many other carriers offer similar servicestoo, such asAT&T'sNavigator, Sprint, Nextel,T-Mobile,and others employ TeleNavand Motorola's VIAMOTO.Subscriptionserviceslor thesecarriers range from about $lO to often more than $ 3Oper month.

Most of the navigationservices out there offer similar features as well.

On-screenand voice navigation, local businesssearches,maps and traffic, and evenlocal eventsor movie searchescan befound.

The most corrmon complaints aboutusing mobilephonesfor navigation are the small on-screenmap displays,inability to quickly recalculate routesand limited usageof other phone featureswhile the navigation softwareis running.

And of course,if you are out of mobile phone range, you're out of luck.

But overall, anything that can get people where they want to go more quickly and accuratelyusually allowsnovelty to overshadowbloat.

Opportunities abroad widenview0fcinema English at Guru GhasidasUniversity for six months, during which time he studiedIn&an cinema.

The new cinemastudiesprogram His interestin the Indian musical is offering a chance for Metro stu- filn genreknown asBollywoodstartdents10study abroadin India from edin 2001, aroundthe sametime he January2 to 17, in partnerShipwith and other instructors at Metro began the Universityof Pune. discussinga general cinema studies Cinemaof India will be the first program. film genreclassofferedthrough MetIn March2008, the proposed miro asone in a seriesof cinemastudies nor wasapproved by the school. classes.

His History of Cinemaclassfflled Studentswill screenmoviesat the up quickly in the 2OO8summer seNational Film fuchive in Pune.visit a mester.

Boll]'woodfilm studio and take a field "Cinema is l"he dominant art trip to the PhalkeMuseumof Film in form of the 2O'hcentury in terms of Nasik. its prestige and popularity," Aubrey Studentswill alsovisit the ancient said.

"To be able to understandour Buddhisttemplesof the Ajanta Caves, seean Indian danceperformanceand culture and be able to discussit. one h6ysdinnsl6[ an Indianhome. must be able to understand and disBy all accounts, the pmfessor cusscinema." who has pushedthe hardest for the Studentswill retun from the trip cinema studiesminor. to be included with a cultural context for which to in the Meho catalog in spring, is the think critically about Indian films, host of the India hip, JamesAubrey.

Aubrey said, including Bollywood.

Aubrey ffrst barcled through musicals,neorealistand independent Bombay and moit recently taught filnrs.

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Immersionin the Indian culture director class on Alfred Hitchcock. is what drew Molly Strasburger, a Svonkin said he is also interestedin UCDseniormajoringin communica- teachingclasseson OrsonWelk* and tion with a minor in film, to the Win- WoodyAllen. terim course.

"Films, Iike children's picture Shehas beenreadingabout the books. are texts that bring togethBollj'r,voodindustr' to Pre'are. er the pictorial and the textual," "I am mostexcitedabout meeting Svonkinsaid. peoplefrom India," Strasburger "Cinema,interestingly,brings tosaid.

"Their filrns are gorgeous and gethermanyotherarts." have such deep meaning. I can't Gorman said she has also pmposedStevenSpielberg'sand Shakewaitl" Metro studentscan exp€ctother ' speare'sworks for possiblefilm coursfilm expertsfrom the Englishdepart- es,andAubreyhasplanneda Stanley ment, such as dramatist Rebecca Kubrick course.

Gorman and gothic film scholarQnThe deacllineto finalize arrangethia Kuhn, to bring their knowledge mentsto'attend the classabroadin to classesthat focus on specificfilm India has beenextendedto Nov 15, genresand directors in the near fu- Aubrey said, and there is still room ture. for more.

Kuhn and Gorman r,t'ill also be Studentsmust have current pateaching Introduction to Cinema perwork and shotsrequiredfor interStudiesand History of Cinemain ad. national travel. ditionto the majordirectorscourses.

For more information, e-mail Craig Svonkin brings his schol- aubreyi@mscd.eduor visit the King arly background in visual culture to Center422. the program.

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the ByDEBBIE MARSH diirarshSomscd.edu Tens of thousands of women and men, mol;t sportinB more than a touch of pink in the chilly morning air milled about Oct. 5 in Confluence Park befor€ the start of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Some wore cards proclaiming "In memory oi" dedicated to lost friends and family, arrd others ran in honor of someone who had survited breast cancer. Metro student Ken kssard did both. It was the first time the 22-year-old lrssard, a physical education maior, had joined the race.

"I decided to do the walk today because I know how much it meals to my mom." Iessard said. "She lost her mother, my grandma. to breast cancer rvhen I was iust seven years old. She had been battling the cancer for five years and we thought she was in the clear when she passed."A close fiend of Lessard'smother survived the disease.

The race is a part of the SusanG. Komen for the Cure Fouldation's agenda. The most successful fundraising and education event for breast cancer worldr."ide. the Denver leg of the race ended at Auraria Parkrvay.bordering the north edgeof campus, where local chalteuse Lannie Carrett entertained rvith srving tunes before an emotional closing ceremony and survivors tribuCe. Iessard ioined his mother and girlfriend in the event.

He was amazed at the number of lrople r,t'hoaurned out ' .r , to support and uplift each other.

"I loved every minute of it. The bands playing on the streets, the smiles on faces and iust the atmosphere was something I will never forget," hesaid. "It's hard to seeaU of those who have lost someone to cancer, but it's amazirrg to seethat people are strong enough to move forrvard and keepfaith in finding a cure."

Iessard's ghlfriend, MacKenzie Lintz, is maioring in both psychology and political science at Metro. It was the 23-year-old's ffrst time attending the event, too. She said she was inspired by her boyfriend's mother to attend. "I'm not really sure what I was expecting,but I was definitely impressed by the amount of people and the joy and courage they all had to come together to fight breast cancer," Lintz said.

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cent of which will stay in the local community to go toward education, fundraising and grant making, including a speaker's bureau and outreach to the medie ally underserved. The remaining 2 5 percent goes to the national Komen organization.

Fducation has been key in eliminating the stigma that formerly accompanied a diagnosis of cancer.

"Until breast cancer awareness, many women felt ashamed and were lucky to have family support during this battle," Ken's mom, Lisa lessard, said.

Financial support has brought about significant changes in treatment as well. Even dreaded chemotherapy sessionshave been improved.

-"The medical advances are truly phenomenal." Lisa said. "Most women have port-a-caths to help administer the chemo. The chemo now has drugs in it to al'oid r,'omiting, and the support is ongoing."

Begun 25 yearsago. thc race seriesraisessignificant funds and arvarenessfor the disease.as nell as helping to celebrate surviv'ors and honor those lvho hal'e lost the battle. The race is the largest seriesof 5Kruns/htness rvallis anyu'here in the world, with more than 1 million participants since 2005.

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walkers. pink caps worn by the women, and gray T-shirts, for the guys.

Groups went off over a trvo-and-a-half-hour period, and still it was impossible to attempt even a serious iog for the latter half of the race. Walkers chatted. pushed

every phase, from quick registration to trallic control.

These peopleknow how to raise money.

If you didn't want to get up early to make the race, contributing to your own sleepin was an option. Prizes went to individuals and teams who gathered the most

strollers, Iinked arms and did a lot of smiling. The flocks of people, united by their cause, ignited positive energ-v in each other. "[ would definitely go again," UnE said. "Eren though it was packed from sidelvalk to sidewalk pretty much the whole way it was uplifting to see that many people standing up for a cause."

The race ran like a well-oiled machine lrom start to finish. Tbemendous organizational skills were evident in

donations.

Breast canc€r survivors outnumber all other cancer survivors. and today 2 million breast cancer surviI'ors are the largest group of cancer survivors, and the ffve-year survival rate is 98 lrrcent. Nearly 75 percent of women over 40 receive regular mammograms, and muchof that is due to the nearly $ I billion that the foundation has invested in breast cancer research and community outreach programs. But it still isn't known what

queenas well as her devoted{hiend,Brinkei looked up to Komen all her life. Even when they were living in s€parats states,the two o spoketo eachother eraeryday When Komen was 33, shewas diagnosed with breast cancer. It was the mid 1970's, and she trusted her care to the samePeoria, Ill. doctor lvho lreated ber measles.Canceris usually painlessin the beginning stages.He recommendeda young surgeonwho assured the family he could "cure" her cancer,and for fivemonths, everythingseemedto be goingall right.

Another lump turned up under her arm.

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mouth and lost all of her hair. Still, Komen managed to think about the other women there more than herself, and she and Brinker discussed ways to improve their lot.

The strain on the family was phenomenal, During this time, Brinker had three false alarms of benign lumps in her own breasts.

But Komen provided the humor and warm concern to soothe them all.

Komen talked ab-outimproving conditions for otler women with breast cancer, encouragitrg her sister t,o work with her. But after nine operations and three courses of chema therapy. the cancer broke tbrough her skin.

Her voice was reduced to a whisper, and she felt awfrrl much of the time.

Still, she spoke about ways they could help other women. When Komen died, Brinlcer went thmugh the saddest time in her life.

Months later, she knew she had to honor her sister's memory b5r creating an organization that advocated for those with the disease, and searched for a cure. The Susan G. Komen foundation was born.

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Festival resonateswith bignoise, newgadget studios where attendees can take a load Rocky Mountain Audio Fest listening off and. well. Iisten. While music will most cergives newtechnological hope tainly be provided, guests arc encouraged to bring own CDs,vinyi or iPods. toclassic musical formatting their"This event gi\€s people a chance to seewhat In the movie This Is Slnal Tap.Nigel Tufnel brags to mockumentarian Rob Reiner that his amplfiers "go to I 1." Just imagine hovr'loud that n'ould be if Nigel lived in a digital r,r'orld.

Thanklull_vlre do, and feel free to crank up the volume all the wq/ to "11" on Oct. 10-12 at the Fifth r\nnual Rocky N{ountain Audio Fest, rthere nearly 200 r'endorsrvill peddlethe ne\a'est in audio technology to music buffs across Colorado and be1'ond.'l'he three-day w'eekenderent will take place at the Nlarriott and l{yatt Regency hotels. both located in the DenverTech Center.

"This is really a big deal, it's the largest home entertainment consumer electronic sho&' in the United States," said Al Steifel, one of the festival'scoordinators and a member of the Colorado Audio Society. "There's a lot of hardrvare to seeand listen to."

The festivai has blossomed into an international affair, drawing guests from 46 states and 12 countries, including Vietnam, Taivttln, France,Germany and England.

Due to its growing popularity, the RIVLAF, which was previously held at just the Marriott, has outgrou'n the single hotel and been forced to expand to the Hyatt Regency as well. Both hotels will close off more than 160 sleep ing rooms, hansforming each area into fullfledged, state-ofthe-irt

their music can real$ sound like," Steifel said.

"You'll be amazed."

The festival offers demonstrations of thousands of new audio technologies, including everything from new iPod ports, to high-end speaker systems.to conversion devicesthat take digital signals. not analog. and render them for home stereosystems.

"You're going to see everything from the affordable to the ultra-expensive," Steifel said.

"I tell people it's like going to see the Parade of Homes or a car sholr'.You're not necessarilygoing to buy it, but it's stuff that's really cool to see.

And to listento."

To give some magnitude to the hardware that's being shipped in for the festival, Steifel said that seren 5 s-foot tractor-trailers deliver the massive cargo of stereo equipment from Aurora.

And in case you think I'ou might not be familiar n'ith any of the technological aspectsof the festival, don't be so sure. Steifel pointed out that exhibitors offer a wide variety of technolog),,not iust geared toward today's rnodern era. but also toward listenins pleasuresof the past.

"People are going to see how much vinyl has not just stuck around, but actually grown over the past fe$' years." Steifel said.

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(oirt€sy Photo ofMemorer archives to hal'e their stuff printed on vinyl, too. We're not talking about huge numbers, but vinyl is holding its or,r'n."

As for those interested in the future of musical downloading and storage in the wake ol the lvorld's hard copy demise, the RMAF will also feature a half dozen seminars, mostly aimed toward tackling new digital technologies.

"Digital's still around, obvious$ but digital media, such as CDs, are having a lot of problems ' 'They're.iust of their o$'n, Steifel said. not selling lery well becausepeople now prefer to dor.r.nload."

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'TheSun0fMexico'brings Latinpassion t0Broomfield Luis Miguel is a Puerto Rican-born,Mexican-raised,mfsica icon affectionately known to farx as"el soldeMexico"(thesunof Nlexico).

Miguel'spassionand musicalversatilitywereenthusiastically embraced by the audienceOct.2, at the BroomfieldEventCenter.

As the venuelights dimmed,Miguel(iuhogreetedthe audiencein Spanish and English)receiveda thunderouswelcomefrom the capacitycrowd.

Miguel'sband, comprisedof arguablythe bestcrossovermusiciansplayng contemporaryHispanicand Latino flare,ignitedthe crowdfrom the onset.

Beginningwith "T\r lmaginacion,"concert-goers wereon their feet, dancing with excitement and emotion. The wild passionof "Suave" and "Sera Que No Me Amas" continued the upbeat tempo, un-

til Miguel slowedthe paceby offering up sweetballadssuch as "BesameMucho,""No SeTu" and others,which havebuilt his surgingpopularityboth in N4exico and the UnitedStates.

Launchinginto a mariachimedleywith songshom his Boleroalbums,Miguelbroughtthe audiencefull circle,and the evening ended with pleas from the audience for "otra, otra, otra" ("another, another, another"). Black t-shirts and colorful beach balls with his band's logo were quickly distributed as Miguel and his entourage headed out the back door, no doubt in a hurry to meet their next concert commitment in El Paso.Texas.

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Theater @TheBluebird 16+ 511, Opeth w/ Highon.Fire

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notes hafi takesClassicapproach Maestro I Iighly tlccoratedancl nirtionalll, recognizedconcluctor,{lcjarrdroRiVasr,"ill take the stagc YViththe \letro State Symphony Orchestra Oct. I 2 at the King CenterConcertllall on Aurarla Campus.

Rivas came to \{ctro in 2006, after nearly I 5 years r.t'orth of cxperience. spanning the globe from thc United States.to South America. Europe and be1'ond.After 1,earsof playing professionalcello on a collective, international level, Rivas decided kr lirus solely on conducting. "l am just very committed to con. ducting, both here at tr{etro, as rvell as around the n'orld in Europe and Venezuela," Rivas said. The \ienezuelan natir,'ereiurns to-his homeland at.least twice a year, spreading his talent and knowledge of traditional classical,as well m more worldlv and contemporary music.

Previously, Rivas rvas music direclor and conductor for thc Cincinnati Seven Hills Sinfonietta and assistant director for the \{tight State University symphony orchesfa, and has eslablished himself with mt-rre than a dozen notable ensembles,including the l\{iami Valley Symphony

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Dayton Cherrrber l'laycrs. the Orquesta Irilarm6rrica de San Cristirbalantl the Orquesta lin Venezuela.Rivas also worhs r.,'ith children's choirs from Beaver Creek, Colo.to Cincinnati.

"One ol the things I'm trying to do ior l,fetro students is gire them a chance to be exposcdto more music ' lrom around the n'orld, Rivas said. "['m always trying to find piecesthat are appealing to our students, as well as trying to find diflerent kinds of music to introduce them to." ln his upcoming concert at the King Center, Rivas promised a lvidc ralge of music inclutling, such greats 'tthaikovsky: as Russia'sP1'otrIl'yich Austria's FrarnzSchubert and l.'rance's CeorgesBizet. "\{e are going to do a wonderful sel from around the rrnrld. Rivas said. "In some r,''aysrn'eplay a standard repertoire, but lre like to make sure it's appealing to students."

Like most of the King Center events, the concert is freeto anyone in the Metro conmunity lt'ith a varlid ID. Tickct prirrs are $ I 0 for aI adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for all other students.

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rado Mini-Tour of Pain." He will also be playing two other Colorado sholt's, one Oct. l7 in Colorado Springs at the Black , Sheepand an- f

othcr Oct. 18 in Boulder at the FoxThcatrc.

El-P who hails frcrmBrooklyn, NY, had been making a name for himsell as a producet before stepping into a solo career.He helms the record label Definitive Jux, nhich is home to the likes of Aesop Rock and Del tha Funkee Homosapien.

But as a rapper. his rhymes can rangc from sarcirsticto dcarl serious, as he addresses all different topics lrom the apocalypseartd science liction to the current state of affairs in Arnerica. And it's all delivered with raw emotion and precision. \^/ith heavy beats and unique El-P samples. makes music that is fun to listen to on a lot of levels.

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The guest appearances on his last album include members of The Mars Volta and Cat Poner, as well as industrial music wizard Trent Reznor,and should be enough to prr.rvethat El-P is not !'our average rhyme-slinger.

The coz,ylfarquis Theater should be the perfect venue for concertgoers to experiencethe energy and vibe of El-P's performance. But it might not be standing by the end of the night.

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D0riental fisher rnelnoilal theater amy benefit Amazingly gifted and talented Denver musician and perlbrmer Amy Fisher's untimely August death left a hole in thc hcart of the city's artistic and thcatrical community. [n her mcmorJ', rnembers of l)enrrer troupe Burlesquc r\s [t tr!'rrs(including Fannic' Spankings. I)cgg,'.Tulane and others) have organizcd a mcmorial for Oct. l-l at the Oriental l'heater.

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found was quile the Opposite.Applause and encouraging words were all around, and I knew instantly I'd

Let me ask you a question: when you first started studying at Auraria, did you find it hard to meet people? Was it dilncult to find a connection to the campus other than the classesyou l^€re going to?

Have you been searching for something to help you meet other people on campus and to be able to shaie your music or poetry or dancing?

Well, lhere's somelhing going on at Auraria you might not know about. There's music, singing, slam poetry, dance. rapping, comedy, coffee and snacks, and if you haven't been to at least one of them, you're missing out.

What am I talking about? The Open Mic Series. of course.

Started by Metro's Student Activities Marketing Coordinator, Louisa Manalastas, in November 2OO7, Open Mic is now being sponsored by all three campuses and occurs once a month throughout the semester.It wasn't an easy start, though.

"I used to do open mics inTexas.

But when I came here, I couldn't find a college place," Manalastas said. What inspired her was a group o f r n u s i c i a n so n c a m p u s j a m m i n g out on the grass. "l saw a group of musicians jamming out on the grass and got them to sign a petition lo g,et an open mic on campus ... but it

be coming back to the next Open N{ic.I've been coming back since.

You've got to admit, Metro has a lot o[ talent on campus. There are loads of musicians, sldm poets and comedians.Are you one of them? If so, Open \Iic is the place

WANDASOWA wsowa@mscd.edu still took time to get running," Manalastas said. It took a r.r'hileto get all three campuses to sponsor the event, but it has definitely been a success, How do I know? I just happened to be presentat the first Open Mic. If I recall correctly, I had been playing guitar for only about five months. and that night in November also happened to be the fust time I sang in front of an audience since I was nine years old. I had hardly eaten anything all day, and one of the strings on my guitar broke just before I was supposed to go on. Talk about nerve-racking.

Still, I went up and did it. One song, and I lound myself scrambling to get off the stage and out of the spotlight. I was expecting to get booed off the stage, but what I

to be. You will find yourself in a group of supportive,open-minded, interesting people.

The only thing you need besides yourself and your talent is a spoonful of courage and you're set.

Even if you get a terrible case of stage fright, give Open Mic a try.

You won't regret it. The only way you will get laughed at is if you're a comedian. If 1'oulind that you can't stomach the nervousness,you can iust sit. relax. laugh and hal'e an all-around good time, So for all of you that complain about not meeting anyone on campus, you no longer have an excuse.

You knor,r' about Open Mic. and I expect to see each and every one of you there. If we want to build connections on this campus, we have to start somewhere.

The nerl Open Mic is being held in Sigi's Cabareton Oct. 29th from 6 to 9 p.m. Sign-up starts at 5:3O p.m.

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aretightaring their budgietsasthe economyconAmericanserrerywhere tinuc to spiraldownward.

Theword 'sacrifice'is sneakinginto mu€ people'svocabularies.

Iikewise,Ar:rariateadersshouldtake a cue and mnsiderthe word wlren talking aboutthe MasterPlan.

In a jilted start to the beginningscf the plan, last]€ar lfefto's fi.indingfor thenewsciencebuildingwascut in hal[,butthe schooldecidedto takea gambb and qent forwardwith the conslructionanywayconfidantthe fundingwould bethereoneway or another.

And in what seemslike an economiceralong gone it was.

Tbmugh a planusingcertiftatesof participation,the sciencebuiiding'sfuBecause the stateisn'tconstitutionallyano!\red ture,(i.e.funding)wasrenerared. to issuegeneralbondsfor the buildingand isn't wiling to call a voteneededto issuea revenuebond,the plan wasa new uay for thecollegeto borrowmon€y generatedfrom oil revenues.&eative,srre. But risky becausemoneyfrom the certifrcates wasnewr guaranteedThe$ate couldreallydrira that point homewhenthe freasurydecideson Nov 6 if it will ach.rallylendthe moneyto completethe building.Themain factor beingwhetherornot inter€stratesarelolu Otherwise,we'll beusingtemporary loansto keepthe buildingon Fack. thisisn't Forthoe of 1ouwhoharrcn'tbeenpayingattentionto theeconom1i lookinggoodforMeho.lheschoolislimitedin howmuchtheycanraisesudent's hrition,sothebill won't bedroppedth€re.But Mehoaloesrj* goingfurtherinto debtfundingthebuildingon iB onm.\.4'ithmorethan 25 maiorbuildingEoie* plaLrured, asambiftous. the MasterPlancouldeasif bedescribed Unreatisticmight bemorEappropriat€, If Meto's havingtroubtegetringone buiHing, (oneule actuallyneed),in the ground,maybetearingup Auraria to c.orrpletelyredesisnthe campuslsn't the bestidea.Sure,the plan might attractstudentsandprwide room andnerru programsfor thern,but why rrotfocuson alreadyprogramshere. , As the economygmws moreand rnoreuncertain,Metro,like the @ of Ameica, might haveto realizetheimportancein givingup whatyoutvant and focusingon usingr,rAatyou have.

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Beingconservative, on a liberalcampus RE:MERANTO COULDGIVEPOINTERS BYNICGARCIA, SEPT. 25 To the editor, Did Dr. Meranto know what she was talking about?

Did she even hear the charges that r,rerebeing made? How could any reasonableperson not seethe bias of the assignment?

Did the professor also request a report on the fairy tale surroundings of Barack Obama's nomination? The preparations for his acceptancespeechwere so much that er'en Obama was questioning if they weren't over the top.

The revised assignment was more appropriate for the collegeenvironment. I myself have been the minority conservativein a room lull of liberals but didn't have to tolerate the same ha-rassmentthese students experienced.My . instructors, even in the Native American Studies department were able to accept the differenceof opinions I had, and it didn't harm my learning experience.Of course my classeswere not during an election year.

some seemto have.jimmie if you're listening, you need to show a little more balance when you do your non-political commentary. All too often, your complaints center on Bush, even if you aren't politically biased.

For those students who are faced with a liberal pmfessorand don't like it. The usual advice is to familiarize yourself r,r'ith the prolessors position and use it rvhen an'50s swering tests or submitting assignments.Unlike the '60s and when the professorswere mostly conservative and freely allowed liberal thought, today's professors are only open to the liberal thoughts, so it's best to keep the conservativethoughts in your hearts and minds.

Paul Confer pconfer@mscd.edu

One of my fellow students, and whom I considereda friend as r,rc could discuss his beliefs,v,'ascolumnist limmie Braley.Though he tendsto rant a bit from time to time, he at least had the more level headed approach about the DNC and as vet hasn't taken the trash Palin tactic that

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TheRoadrunners beatAdams State8-0.

Metrooffense remains solid Roadrunners stillundefeated in RMAC tiedfor

firstplace withMines ByKATEFERRARO kferraro@mscd.edu The l,Ietro lt omen's soccertci{n continuedtheir $'inning sheakagainst Adams State and New Mexico HighlandsOct.3 and 5 at Auraria Field.

The Roadrunnersresumedtheir scorineasu-rgeagainst Adams State asthey scoredsix goalsin the first 20 minutes of play FonrrardBeccaMays initated the scoringonceagainoff a cornerkickfromdefender GabbyKlipp only nine minutes into the game.less than two minutes later, forward Jen Thomasstormedthrough the defense with a goalof her own.

DefenderNicole Cito is positive that MaysandThomaswill continue to do their job when they'reboth in the front scoringgoals.

"I'm really confident in both of them, two differenttype of players," Cito said. "Depending on the team that we're playing, either way I feel like we can put it away with either oneof them."

Midfielder VanessaMais scored off a penalty kick four minutes later, while Mays managed to score two back-to-backgoalsin sevenminutes,

completinga hat trick. FonvardCaitlin Oliverscoredher secondgoal of the season,presentingthe Roadrunnersrr"itha 6-0 leadat halftime.

TheGrizlieswereableio holdN'letro at six goalsduring the secondhall until theIast20 minuteslvhenThomas scoredoff a longball from Cito.

Midlielder jaimie Stephenson would add the final goal sevenminuteslaterto sealthe 8-0 shutout.The defenseput up a barrier as goalkeeper BeccaMaloneyonly touchedthe ball twice, recordingher seventhshutout of the season, sirth consecutively However,accordingto Cito,it's not the defensethat shouldget all ihe glor5e "I think it's the team as a whole: it's not iust us in the back,"Citosaid.

"Yeah,we'vebeensolidin the back, but it comes from everywhere.Just knowing any game could be a onegoal gameand if it's againstus, it's that much harderto getback.We're just real$ focusingon keepingthe ball out of the net."

Twodayslater,New MexicoHighIandskept the Roadrunnerson their toes,astheycouldn'tgetthe ball past the Cowgirls goalkeeper Shannon Delarosbil.After numerous shots on goaland with only two mi+utesleft in the first half, midfielderlt{adisonMcQuilliams broke past the defenseand scoredher third goal of the season.

,lidfielderAshleyN{unchiando found Thomasby herselfin front of the goal late in the secondhalf. as Thomas headedlhe ball inlo the net. giving the Roadrunnersa 2-0 lead.

"I've been wrrrking,individually and keepingmy lead up." Thomas said. "Really the last few geunes,I've tried to havemore confidencein mvself."

With only eight minutes left in the game, the Cowgirls scoredoff a penalty kick, which is the fust goal scoredon goalkeeperBeccaMaloney sinceSept.7. Citoand the restof the defensefought for the remainder of the gameand didn't let the goalstick in their headstoo much, especially with how r,r.ellthe defensehas been playingthis season.

"I think we'vervorkedreally well togetheras a group, obviouslywith how many goals we've let in so far this season."Cito said."It was a decent shot and just unlucky I guessall around,but it's not goingto hold us back,I don't think."

Maysand Thomasroaredback at the Grizzlieswith back-to-backgoals, giving l{etm the 4-1 rrvin.Alter being in a l0-game scoringdrought, Thomas was pleasedto harâ&#x201A;Ź gotten backinto the grooveonce again. "lt's relieving:it s veryrelieving,'' Thomassaid."We'vefinisheda lot in

practice, we w'orked on a lot and so that's helping, and finally when you get one, they just start coming."

Thomas finished the n'eekend with four goals and two assists.Head coach Adrianne r\lmaraz feels that Thomas is important in the offenseas she leadsthe team with six assists. ''Just like any of our players in the attack, we need to make sure that we are finishing our opportunities, and today she definitely did," Almaraz said. "She r,r'orked hard off the ball, and I think when you're working hard and you're doing the right thing, the opportunities will come, and for her they did today " The Roadrunners have won the last five games and have outscored their opponents 23-1 during the streak. Before allowing the goal versus New Mexico Highlands, Maloney had played 820 minutes without being scoredon, saving 34 shots.

"She's awesome; she's so solid," Thomas said. "You know that when she's in goal, she's going to be there for you, and she's going to work her butt off."

The Roadrunners are now 9-12. 5-0-1 in the RMAC. and have won five consecutive games. Metro is tied for first place with Colorado School of Mines as they enter into the game againstCSU-PuebloOct. I0 in Pueblo.

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pass Mesa Mentsoccersneaks Metro drops leadtwice, fightsthrough 41fouls, with'Hawks tiesmatch ByVANESSAMAIS rrmais@mscd.edu No. l8-ranked Metro won 1-0 in overtimeagainstNo.24-rankedMesa Statebut failedto find the net in a second overtime in a 2-2 draw against No. 3-rankedFort kwis.

Metro out shot Mesa 26-8 but could not find the net until the 94th minute. Metro forward Ola Sandquist scoredoff a reboundin the boxfor his seventh goal of the seasonto push Metro past conference opponent MesaStatein overtimeOct. 3 at Auraria Field."I think they werevery organizedfor ninety minutes.It's a de@nt team, and we had to work hard for it," Sandquistsaid.

MesaStatedid not have a lot of chancesto score.as Metro'sdefense allowed only eight shots and RMAC DefensivePlayer of the Week goalkeepr RyanVickerymadefive saves.

'Our backsjust stayeda lot tighter. We stayed more organized and didn't sendas many peopleforward.

We kept the ball a lot better," Metro defenderfameyKing said.

Roadrunners head coach Ken Parsonssaw the lack of olTensein a differentlight.

'At the end of the game,we wene looking for a bettershotthan weprobably should hale'been looking for," Parsonssaid. "Whether it's a beautiful goal or any ugly goal, we have to find a way to get the l-O victory."

Metro tied Fort l€wis 2-2 in a well-fought conferrnce match two

er goaloff a corner kick in the ;7th minute. The height of Fort [€$'is was the main dangerMetro had to watch for.The Fort Iewis team has 11 playersover6'and four over6'4". Metro only hasfour over6' and King is the only player rvho is 6'4", creating matchup problemswhen defending setpieces.

Metro respondedless than l0 minuteslater off a goalfrom rnidfielder Kellenfohnson. Sandquistplayeda ballthroughto lohnsonto girehirna breakawayand his 10th goalof the season.

"I think that those two need to beon the field togetherfor them to be I think KellenneedsOla successful. on the field and vice versa,"Parsons said.

Fort Lewis defenderFabianKling respondedoff a free kick to tie the game 2-2. Vickery made an initial saveoff the crossbarbut Kling followedfor an easyheader.

"Unfortunately,we make bad decisions at times, and obviously, both their goals were off set pieces, T\,vopoor decisionsto foul in an area where we know, in the scouting report, that's going !o be-their most dangerousthing," Parsonssaid.

The game remained scoreless for the rest of regulation with both teams having equal chancesto finish. Toward the end of regulation PhotobyLlNHNc0,4nq@ffd.edu and throughout overtime, it started against Metlo3 tomake asave tortlewisgoalkeeperZaneWellsjumps to rain and made the field very slick, 4.lheRoadrunners tiedthematd2-2. forward Kellen Johnson 0ctober but it wasno excusefor Metro.

"It was raining on both halvesof dayslater that included sevenyellow brick to openthe scoringfor Metro in cards and one red card at Auraria the l Sth minute. Vickery'sfour saves the field. I don't know if r,reatherulkept Fort I€wis out of the net in the timately playeda decisionin whether Field.

'Runners miilfielder StevenEmo. tusthdf. or not we were going to win or they Fort l.ewis defender]amie Cun- were goingto win," Parsonssaid. ry addedhis fourth goalof the season Metro defenderRvan Brooks reoff a crossfrom midfielderTller Ham- nineham cameback to scorea head-

ceivedhis secondyellow and red card in the I loth minute and will haveto gameOct.10. sit out the CSU-Pueblo have to sit out aswell bewill fohnson causehe receivedhis fffth yellow card of the season,r,r'hichin the NCAA resultsin a missedgame.

It was Metro's second overtime gameof the weekend.

FortIewis had four shotswith Metro closebehind at three but neither team could find the nel. The gameendedin a 2-2 tie in a hugeconferencerivalr5r Metro movesto 7-2-) and 4-O-2 in the RMAC.They continue conferOct. l0 and enceplay at CSU-Pueblo at homeagainstRegisOct.12.

RMAC Men's Soccer Standings 1) For{Iewis 4O-2 ' (7-1-2 overall) 2) Meho State4-0-2 (6-2-2werall) 3) Mines3-1-2 ' (44-2 overal|

5) Mesa$tab3:3,,,t'. ' (5-5 overall) r 6) Regis2-3-1 (3-6-l overall)

Skyhawk Mavericks, against Roadrunners splitweekend Volleyball takes firsttwo

The Roadrunnerc (8-7. 6-2 RMAC)wereto set to battle and have been butting headswith conference foeswitlout a single senior.But the looked a little older this past team

By ERIC LAN$ING weekend, defeating a very tough lansing@mscd.edu Mavericks squad on their home Metro'svolleyballteam split theh floor.

Both teams entered the contest two road matchesagainstMesaState Oct. 3 and Fort lrwis CollegeOct.4 to with identical 5-1 records in the stay in contention for home court in RMAC,but it was the road team,who the RockyMountain Athletic Confer- blastedout of the gatetaking the first two games. The 'Runners quickly enceTournament.

If the competition from the two grabbedthe first two gamesby scores tearnsthe Roadrunnerswere facing of 25-16 and.25-23.

But Metro showed flashes of wasn't hard enough with botb teams sporting a combined 12-2 record in those rookie mistales after aUowing the RMAC, the road trip to Grand the Mavericksto rally in the next two Junctionand then to Durangothe fol- gamesto forcea gameffve.

To start the fifth game,the Roadlowing night was a fight in itself.

"It wasa grueling ioad trip, " Met- runners took full advantageof six ro headcoachDebbieHendrickssaid. Maverickattack errors to jump out to "We had to travel through the night a.7-l lead.It wgsjust the sparkneed(after the MesaState game) .,. and it ed for Metro to take the final game and the road victory. wasjust taxing."

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"We cameout strong, but we lost momentum." Hendricks said. "They pla@ very well in those two games.

But it was our turn to respond,and we playedlights out."

Theyoung squadalsodid a stellar iob of holding PreseasonAII-RMAC First Team Player JessicaBird, the .

Mavericks'middleblocker,to onb five kills and forcedher to commit fi!€ errors. Metro alsohad I 1 blockson the e!€ning.

Needlessto say, t}te nine-year head coach was pmud of what her team accomplishedin hostile territory in front of 500 fans.

"We servedaggressivelywe ran and weblocked our offenseelTectively, well," Hendrickssaid.

While the win was a fulfilling one for Meho, it was on to Durango, where they looked to upend the top team in the RMAC West Division.

The Slryhawkswerepickedto win the WestDivision by the preseasonpolls,

and they had yet to disappoint,racing out to a 7-l record.

Metro might have been over'Runmarchedby Fort Lewis, as the ners were quickly swept(3-0) by the home team at Whalen Gymnasium.

It took only an hour and a half for the Skyhawksto dispatchtJrevisiting aeam, "I would hare liked for us to play better againstFort Iewis," Hendricks said. "But it is always tough when you have to play back-to-backnights intheRMAC." Fort t€wis was led by Offensive RMACPlayerof the WeekfessicaBailey,who registeredl1 kills and a .409 hitting percentage.It was the second time Bailey has won the award. Outside hitter ChelseaFlaming led the team with 15 kills.

The Roadrunnersfailed to record a doubledigit Hll total from anyone on the team and the sloppinessreturned as thev committed 23 attack

errors. Newcomers Amanda Cook and Bri Morley led t}re tean in kills with eight and nine, rcspectively,but also falteredwith sevenattack errors a piec€.

The l-1 weekendimprovesMetro's record tn 6-2 n the RMAC, but they have the uninviting pleasureof playing three gamesin three days.It is more of a RMACTournament style of schedule,and it might prove difficult for a team with so many new fac€sto adiust to. "['m not worried," llendricks said. "We have to rise aginst a different kind of challenge this weekend. We are going to prepare,and I think we match up well with all three of those teams. It will be a little bit new for someour players,but I lil<e the order in which nrewill seethose teams."

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ByROBERTDRAN rdran@mscd.edu

from Dan Goldenand Zach Malish.

UNCtied up the gamein the second and took the leadlatein the third.

Metro hockey'sbid to r,l'inits ffrst Four defensemen from Merro gameof the seasonhit a speedbump pushedthe puck tonard UNC.The Sept.2 with a 19-3 lossagainstUtah goalie Andrew Carlsonwas pulled, StateUniversityand a 5-4 lossin a andDanGoldenscoredwith lessthan shootouton Sept.4 againstUniver- 10 seconds left in the third to sendthe sity of Northern Colorado. Metro game to ovedime and eventually a gainedtheir first seasonpoint in the shootout. lossto UNCastheysentit to overtime Metro's lone shootout goal came and lostin a shootout. from RyanYudezasMetrofell 2-l on Goais by Dan Golden, Connor points.

I"eah and Kyle Obuhanick were the DefensemenChris Koppel and only bright spots during the 19-3 A.f. Sandellwent dovrmwith knee rout. andfootiniuries.

"That was the worst ass beatKoppel said, 'I should be fine, it ing I've ever had in my whole life. I'd only hurts when I put weight on it." rather not talk about it," said head Alter the game,doctorssaidKop pel n'ould be <lut for three to four coachCurtisDuffus.

Duffus asked assistant coach weekswith an MCL strain. Sandell Ryan Callahan,"Is USUreally that practicedon Mondayand said,"the good?" lootis line."

Callahanresponded,"No, we're Mefo will play in Utah against just that bad."

Utah University Sept. 9, Brigham Team captain Ttrrner Bahn was YoungSept.10, andwill havea chance moreopenin his analysis."We played to avengetheir lossagainstUtah State better than the score.We had a cou- UniversitySept.11.

ByROBERTDRAN rdran@mscd.edu

As captain and presidentof Metro's club hockeyteam,Turner Bahn is everything from a liaison between _ players,coachesand schoolto paper pusher and mediator.ln addition to the team,he has a S-year-old son, a girlfriend,a job at Dieseland is taking multipleclasses, JuniorTurnerBahn is a busyman.

Bahn'sloveof hockeygoesback to when he ffrst hit the puck at the age of 5. and he has kept playing eversince. .

Now at 2 3, thecaptainandbusi nessmanagementmalor has been trying to makea young aid inexperiencedhockeyteamwork.

'As captain, I try to be a leader and a role model. I try to be matue by settinga goodexample,"explained Bahn. 'At the same time though, I don't think of myself as different from the otherplayers."

Bahn seesleadership as important this year because the young teamlacksveleransthis season.

"Lastyear,about 2O playerssaid they'd come back, but when kyouts PhotobytlNH N60/lngo@ms(d.edu . camearound only eight playerscame Metroclubhockey teamcaptain andpresiden!

Tumer Bahn, stands infrontof back.Iast yearthe averageageof our theTivoliat Aunria 0ct.7. has many Bahn dutia as leader ofthe club, includplayerswas 22, but this yearit's 19. inghaving todealwithplayer,coarhes andthesdtool.

Hebalances his dub Honestlythough, we've never seen girlfriend dutieswith hispdvate lifgwhich includes a and S-year-old son. that manyreturningplayers."

Bahn has seen a lot in his four we get younger,theseguys can focus weekend,we can get to lmow each years on Metro's hockey team and more on schooland hockey." other better.Everyoneis pretty new. seesa lot of reasonsto be optimistic.

Though Bahn is one of the elder Going from two weeksof practice to He hopesthat the team focusesmore statesmenon the team, he is quick to facing one of the bestteamsis really on being better long-term hockey point out that he is the secondoldest .tough,but &â&#x201A;Ź can begood.I am actuplayersthan rebuilding. on the team, next to defensemanErik ally surprisedhow much we are mov"It's dilficult rebuilding everyyear Smiley,who is a yearolder. ing along." with sofewreturning players,but this Nevertheless,Bahn's big goal is Time will tell if Turner can build year a lot of our playersare younger. to build somechemistry and bonding the camaraderieto create a succese Most Metro studentswork and have with his team. ful teamthis year. goahenderAndrew puckduring Metroclubhockeyteam Carlson dives tosave "With us going on the road this other things. Hopefully though, as pncticeSept.

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MetrotennisstarSacha Ruckelshausen winsITAtourney way Meareshad booked her Final isall-Metro affair, Either ticket to Mobile,Ala., for nationals. place second toMetro Ruckelshausen.the tournament favorite who cruisedto the final, held juniortransfer Bradley on to beat hs teammatein a veryqui-

ByZACTAYLOR ztaylor2omscd.edu In the IntercollegiateTennisAssociationmen'sregionaltournamentin Kearney, Neb.,Oct.5, the finalmatchup put Metro tennis headcoachBeck Mearesin an awkwardpoaition- neither shenor the rest of the Roadrunnersknew who to cheerfor.

Metro playersSachaRuckelshausen and Scott Bradley met as No. I and No. 2 in the final match, putting the team in a win-lose situation.

et three-gamematch and advanceto the national stage. . "I told the team that if they were going to cheer, they iust had to cheerfor Metro.not onc playeror the other," trIearessaid."But it was awesomefor Lletro to have two in the final."

The coach saidthat there was no love lost in the all-Metro ffnal, with Bradley and Ruckelshausenalready prepared in casethe expectedactually happened.The two roomed together, "nd Ruckelshausensaid that

he and Bradleyhad alreadydiscussed the final game.

Despite being the underdog, Bradley rocketed ahead to win the first game 6-3. He led ear$ in the second game as well, forcing the tournament'sNo. 1 playeronto the defensive.

"Scott was up for most of the time." Ruckelshausensaid. "l got Iucky hitting a net roller on game point (in the second game) and that's basically when it all turned around."

The Metro senior rebounded to win the secondgame and then finishedoff his teammatein the final bv a scoreof 10-7, The tournament displayed the

strength the Metro men's squad has at the top of the singles bracket with the senior from Milan, Italy and the junior transfer from Melbourne, Australia.

Ruckelshausen will be making his second appearance at Nationals, his first being in 2006 at the College of Santa Fe. It is the fust time a lletro player has reached Mobile since Meares and a teammate did it in doublesin 2004.

"The goal was to get there, " Ruckelshausen said. "Now whatever haopens,happens."

If the Metro star can shine the brightest and win at nationals he will be the wildcard player for the DMsion

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recreation markoncampus clubmakes Metro squash Racket sportattracts facu lty,staffto students, small courtingymnasium ByZACTAYLOR ztaylo12omscd.edu They weavebetweeneach other on the court, whipping a small ball at the wall, breaking awayto let the opponent havea shot. Somesay it's like a dance.The former rugby player in the group amendsthe thought:It's a violent, bruising dance- not ballet.

The assembledgroup brings differerft reasonsfor playing the game, but they arehereafterclassand work, in the Auraria gymnasium,aspart of the Meho SquashClub.

The club was formed in lanuary by a Metro professorand a staff member who happenedto run into each other at the right time.

"In December.I camedown here when I heard there was a squash court," saidclubco-founderand Metro InternetTechnologystaff member Hermarr Sherman. "I reservedthe court, only to find it was beingused for storage.I met DeanBacalzothere, and he alsohad a squashracket,so wetalkedanddecidedto try to getthe ,trrt backand start a club on campus."

Bacalzo,a prolessorin industrial design,has been the club president since its beginning. 'fhe two men workedthroughoutDecember2007 to get the schoolto clean up one of the two squashcourts in the gymnasium,whiletheothercourtremainsa room lor the campus'mixedmartial

chanceto play squashat Metro.

Then racquetball players at the courts nert door to the squashcourt beganto take notice of the game.Bacalzosaysthat raquetballis to squash ascheckersis to chessand someplayers movedoverto the morestrategic game.

"I wantedto movearound more," Metro student Mike Zehnder said.

"I was at the point with racquetball where I would beat opponentswithout really evenhaving to move."

Formerracquetballplayersmake up someof the 2 5 club members,but anolher recruiting tool has been in Bacalzo's industrialdesignclasses, "I wasin Dean'sclass,and he began the fust day with slidesof what the classwould teach,"DustynHadley said."The last slidewasa recruitment posterfor the squashclub. I had never heard of the gamebefore,but I decidedto try it out."

Hadley thought it would be an easysport to pick up after learning more and went into his first game, againsta much olderSherman,confidentthat he couldplaywell.

"Thatfust gameI wasrunning all overthe floor,diving for shots,"Hadley said."I playedrugby throughout high schoolbut thiswasthe hardestI had everplayed."

Hadley quickly realized why Shermanlikesthe gameof squashso muchafteroriginallybeinga racquetfaceoff clubmembers Dustyn Hadley, ftont,andDanielJensen, Mefiosquash ball player.The fast and slow tempo gymnasium 0ct.7. couftattheAuraria forapractice mat(hinthesqualh of the gamemeansthat powermight club. As squash is a fairly obscure not always lr'ork to your advantage arts clubs.

Now that they had a court, the sport in the westernUnited States. when an opposingplayer can malce next step was finding playersfor the fewpeopleimmediatelyjumpedatthe the ball drop quickly after hitting the

far wall "It's a greatsportto getoldwith," Shermansaid."You don't haveto use power,and you get a lot of exercise."

The club is much more than iust a chance to run around and get fit.

Baca.lzohassetup drills and gamesto help the playerslmprove.The president himself is trying to progressas well from his humble beginningstrying out the g'amewhile working olerseasin Taiwan.

"I startedplayingin Taiwanand I got beatby women,men, Hds," he said."I washooked."

Yearslater. Bacalzois the 2008 Colorado State Squash Champion in the 3.5 Division.While a levelsix, the pro-squash level, is not in the professor'ssights, his goal is to be at level five, which is a top playerin the regron.

Whether he makesit to that level or not, he has spreadthe love of the gameof squashto Metro where industrial designstudentsmeet former racquetball players and others who have found a game that was hidden understorageiust oneyearago.

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was a nice break,and it's re-

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more than I thought I did," Thomas said.

Thomas has been playing soccer

By KATE FERRARO sinceshewas 8 yearsold, and wasn't kferraro@mscd.edu always a forward on the field. She After two years away from the actually started out as a defenseman game,Metro women'ssoccerforward when shewasyoungerand movedup Jen Thomas is back on the field de- to a midfielder and forward eventustroying teams and creating goals. ally asshegot older.

Thomas grew up in Greeley The junior playedher lieshman year at Texas Tech University and her where she attended and graduated sophomoreyear at Universityof Kan- from GreeleyWest High School.She sas,two DMsion I schools.Ho$'ever, playedsoccerall four yearsand wasa after playing two yearsof collegeball, four-yearletter winner. The Spartans Thomas decidedshe neededa break were two-time slate cbampionsin 2003 and2004. from socceraltogether.

"I took two years off," Thomas Being a forward, Thomas somesaid."I had beendoing it all my life. times feelspressuredas the prson I just cameto a point whereI wasn't r,r'hohas to scoregoalsfor the team, sure if that's vvhat I wanted to do but she doesn't let that affect her anymore.I wantedto focuson school game.

"I aiwaysfeelpressured, but honand seemyself as a different person, player.

I wantedto estly,I don't really care if I scoreor not iust asa soccer seewhat elseI could be and n'trat else not aslong asour teamis doingwell; I coulddo." that'sall that mafters."

Along with playing high school Thomas lelt it was good to take time off but is excitedto beplaying on and collegeball, Thomas has also played for numemus club teams. the field onceagain.

Growing up, sheplayedfor the Bootleggersin Greeley.Her junior year of high school, she sr,r'itchedto Arsenal in Fort Collins.At the end of her junior year and into her senior year, Thomasplayedfor Realin Denver.

She doesn't have any specific shategies she uses against defenders, or certain plaru of attack on the goalkeeper.Thomasfeelsthat having confidenceis the beststrategy,u'hich is somethingshestrivesfor.

"I think confidence is a big thing, and I strugglewith it. I'm trying to get better at that, and I think that all vou really needis confidence."

Thomasenjoysplayingsoccerfor Metro sofar.but feelsit's a little different from the teamsshe'splayedwith in the past.

"It's a good experiencebecause and the they're(Metro)sosuccessful, traditionhereof winningisi ustamazing," Thomassaid."It's deffnitelydiflike ferentcominglrom an experience very TexasTech, rvhere we weren't goodin our conference,and we went to every gamenot knowing how we weregoing to do."

Schoolconsumesa great deal of

iieftofionrad|en Ihonru 200StaB (oab-6 lsirb-6 Gam6PlaFd-12 R*{s-18 Shots-33 ,cnltomdlilstnre Yean fonivard after Metro JenThomas beat tohelpMetro s(oring twogoals NM-Highlands Oct.6atAundaField.

Thomas' time. so when she'snot doing schoolwork, she likes to spend time with her family.She is majoring in chemistry arld hopesto attend pharmaryschool,aftershecompletes her master'sdegree.

The 5-foot-3 starting forward is looking forward to the rest of the seasonand seasonsto comein the fu-

'0{:TmTedr-(3-16) '05:lhnsas - (11-t-2) ture. ShehopesMetro women'ssoccer will keepdoing well this year and is excitedto seehow they accomplish their goals.

"Ourgoalisa nationalchampionship,"Thomassaid,"A coupleof the girls on the team try to describethe feeling.and theyjustcan't describeit.

I want to know what that feelslike."

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