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he 2008 presidentiai election will no doubt be rememberedas the race in which anything that couldhappen,did.

The Democrats nominated a black man. The Republic-ansnbriri: - ' nated a man who would be the oldest presideni,i{ elected.Then there's Alaska Gov.Sarah Palin. And along .the way Sen. Hillary Clinton and Hufricane Gustav caused problems for BarackObamaandJohnMcCain, .: .lPpSSSlv.,.,.) j,er.rij ^:i;\ Now.with lessthan 20 daysunlil ElectionDay,only one thing may remain certain: Coloradois a swing state.But how the state'snine elecloral votesswing may not end up mattering. Obama is leading - by some accounts with double digits -inpolls acrossthe nation.

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Ieading up to the economiccril sis,the electoralvotes- the nation's indirect way of electing a president - werebeingdiwied up to respective red and blue states.About nine states remained in the undecidedcolumn.

The most important state, according to bojh parties and independent sources.wasColorado.

A candidate must secure 270 electoral votes to be elected. Many speculatedthat on Nov. 4, Obama would garner 264 votesand McCain wouldearn 26 5, makingthe remaining nine votesfrom Coloradothe deciding factor.

Colorado's Democratic Party spokesmanMatt Farrauto said that since th€ beginning of the campaign, the Square State was "the line of scrimmage."And that hasn't changed.

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dominated by Democrats and the state's governor, elected in 2006, belongsto tlre sameparty. This shift, noticed by tle DemocraticNational Corirmitteehelpedsecurethe party's conventionin Derrverand gaveColorado the bittersweet title of "swing state."

As manyasonemillion new Colo. rado voterswill headto the boothsin November,an increasethat hasbeen echoedthroughout the country.This . nationwide boostin registeredvot€rs largelycontributedto Obama'scampaign.

"If Tim Russert were here his white board would say 'Colorado! : ,. Colordol Coloradel::l..kani{erDl.ffy of The Cook Political Report,an independentnewsletter that anallzes nationalelections.said.

Thecrisigthe polls It wasthe "OctoberSurprise"that camein September.With pollsin late August showing the two candidates tied, tIe economysuddenly became the big issueof the election, Ichman Brothers, one of the nation's largestbanks,filed for bankruptcy. The White House bailed out AIG, the nation's iargestinsurarce company. Following the banking turmoil, the stock market crashed in earh October,and a conftoversial bailout plan was createdto savethe economy.

Obama has since gained in the polls.By a largemargin, voterspolled across the country say they tl1tst Obamamore to handle the economic crisis.

Voters in Florida polled as recently as Oct, ll are now undecided on who shouldbe the next president. . dmadura@mscd.edu' ttustration byDaw0Madura What once was a secure red state for McCain has now been labeleda Colorado'slargest bloc of voters tory Colorado'slndependentshave toss-up,SohasOhio,sohasWestVrare Independents.Republicanshave voted for Democrats. They elected ginia. the second-largestbloc, followed by more Democrats to Congress;both r€gisteredDemocrats.In recent his- housesof Colorado'slegislature are coilnruED(xc8

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Metrotightenspursestrings Hiring, purchasesscaledback BYTARAMOBERLY THEMETROPOLITAN As fallout from the economic crisis continues,collegesand universities across the country are beginning to feel the pinch, facing reducedbudgets and trying to contain costsasresourcesdwindle.

While Meho has thus far been spared from budget cuts, President StephenJordantook a preemptivestep, instituting temporary cost-containing measuresin advanceof possiblebudget shortfallsnext year.

'We thopght giventhe current situation and giventhe current economic climate, that it would be prudent to manage carefully in the intervening time perioduntil the next revenueprojectioncameout." Jordansaid.

Severalkey areaswill be revier+'ed

by Metro vice presidentsand department headsin an effort to deteirnine where moneycan be savedthis semester, including fflling open positlons, tral'el for professional development and purchasingnew equipment. $tudwfq wil peibp a$ect€dby a4y.

of the cost-containing measures.

The measurescomeon the heelsof a hiring freezeGovernorBill Ritter put in placeSept.2 5 for all state agencies excepthighel sdu6ationinstitutions. jWe know that there is an estimate that revenueprojections for the stite are down about $100 million right now. But $100 million is not a sufficientdeclineyet that would cause budget reductionsto have !o be made to operatingbudgets," fordan said.

Revenue projections are due in December,which is alsowhen the cost containing measuresare scheduledto end. . ' "Our philosophy is we have delegatedauthority for budgetsto our vice presidentsand deans,"fordan said.

"They are in the best positions to make judgments about what they think are necessaryand critical positions to continue operations,"he said.

While hiring of tenure and tenure -fack faculty is orempt from tlre rneasur€s,open administrative posi-' tions will be revieuredto determine .i{ t}tp:t rryil be crpcialin.the nad ferd,-

months or if hiring can wait until the new year.

Alternative hiring methods, such as using temporary employees,will also be used to keep costs down and meetthe needsof tle college.

Thepurchaseof new equipmentor building renovationswill alsobe scru- . tinized,thoughcrucialprojectssuchas classroomexpansionwill continue.

"We know that right now it is critical for us to createmore classroom spaceand olfice spacefor both classes and faculty" fordan said, noting that the collegemay investin another mobile classroomto provide more classmom space.

Equipmentidentified as necessary in accreditationor program reviews will bepurchased,|ordan said.

Ttavel for professional develop ment, such as trips to conferencesor for continuing education, will also be examined,thougb ]ordan said it will not end entirely, Deans and vice presidents have alreadybegun examlning budgets,de^cjdrngwhat actiqns ,hey ^r4dtl tala a4d, .

have beenproviding Jordan with suggestionsand feedback.

"We're not sure what ultimate effectthe economywill haveon the stat€ budget," said SandraHaynes,dean of the Schoolof ProfessionalStu&es.

In addition to rcviewing staffng options, Haynes said school officials. will look at ways to be cost effective acrossthe board, including making sure they don't order more food than necessaryfor elent and using copypaper wisely.

Vice President of Adminishation and FinanceNatalie Lutes doesn't exp€ct any further measures put into place, "Metroinitiatedthesemeasuresin recognition of the governor's budget contingency plan. We will only considerfurther measuresif mandatedby futue statewidebudget forecast,"she said.

Jordan agreeswith Lutes, noting that Colorado'seconomy is currently performlng better than others and hasn't b.eenhit ashard by tle econom-

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Tomshoft ofTom ShortCampusMinistriespreacheshis messageto passingstudentsand welcomesinterjectionOct. t+ iriiront ofthe plazaBuilding.Short attracteda crowdof morethan 100students,includingone studentwho stoodnext to Shortholdinga sign with the words'Thisman is the Anti-Christ: Shorttravelsthe count.y,visitingcollegecampusesand preachingto passingstudents.(Photo byMattMarsh/mmarsht 7@mscd.edu)

An investigationinto Englishprofessor Andrew Hallam detennined that he did not violate any college policieswhen he assigned students to wdte a paper gbout Gov. Sarah Palin, PresidentStephenJordan announcedOct.15.

Media reports that Hallam assigned students to write a negative essayabout Palin gainednational attention earlier this month following student complaints that led to the investigation.

Two students alleged that Hallam, in addition to assiening tbe Palin paper, acted unprofessionally in the classroom,usedinappropriate languageand singledout Repulbican studentsfor ridicule.

The investigation recornmended that Hallam curb the use of vulgar language in the classroomand undergomentoring to addresshow personalremark about politics,religion and_other contror,rrsial subjectscan adversely alfect student participaUon. As a resr.rltof tle event, orientation for all new tenure-track and 'alEliate faculty will now include a

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for someand works againstothers," UCD political science maior Mano On the lawn near the front of Cockrumsaid. the Plaza building, students tom The group behind the protest, a collegesaround the state rallied Oct. leaderlessalliance going under the 13, walking out of classesto protest name All Nations Alliance, released Colunbus Day and racism. a letter to the faculty of the colleges About 75 studenb from UCBoul-. with studentbinvolved and encourder' UCD'Metro, Universityof Denver agedthe professorsto bring the disand the Iliff Schoolof Thmlogr met cussion on mcism into their classat noon, marching under an inverted rooms.

Anerican flag to multiple locations This year wasthe 101st anniverthroughout Denverthat havesignifi- sany of Columbus Day, which was canc€ to opr nation's racial history, fust celebratedin l9O7 in Dener, including the Colu:nbus statue in the first city to hold a ColumbusDay Civic C-enterPark. parade.

"Our purpos€is to confront racColumbus Day parade pmtests ism in American culh:re. The Ameri- have becomecommonplacein Dencan system of golernment work vea though the sfirdents hope their

demonshation will spark a wale of to sort out past racial events and changein American culture. hansform the history that rarehave CelesteSpink, a UCDpsychology beentaught," shesaid: maior, spoketo the rally participants ..- Studentsvrarenot the only ones through a bullhorn, at the demonstration,Mark Sandefer, "If studentsand unil,ersitiescan a proiect estimator manager ftom be the first to stop acknowledging Denvet took a day off from work to Colunbus Day, we could promott ;oin the protest. change throughout the counhy," Sandeferalso protested at the Spink said.

Columbus Day parade last Oct. 1l. ,,I'm here to Spink,aswell asothers,hopedto assistin stopping 101 point out that morethan one history years of celebratingracism ln Colo. is important and that the historical rado," Sandefersaid. "I've seengreat perspectivesof severaldillerent peo- turnouts sofar." pleshavegoneunrecognized.

The students and other Denver .,Celebrating Columbus Day is commt:nit5rmembershopethe dem_ tike snyingsnly eng history is irnpor- Grstration wouil remind people of tant, " Spink said.

-:thelr ability to promote change,both "students neealto work together lsaciatly and educationally

SchedulingconflictnixesCOming-Out events BYGABRIELLE PORTER GPORTERS@MSCD.EDU National Coming-Out Day co. incides this year with the 1O year arniversary of Matthew Shepard's murdex providing the gay, lesbian, bisexud, and hansgender (GLBT) community a chance to assesshow far gayrights havecomeaswell asthe the climate on campus.

National Comingout Day events.. for the Auraria GLET Student Serviceswerecancelledafter the spaceit was to be held in wasdouble booled, spokeswomanSav-annahPowellsaid, though there was to be a room with

posters av'jilable for peopleto write down and share their coming-out stories.

Officialreports of harassmenton campusar€rare,Auraria CampusPolice Departnent Chief fohn Mackey said.

Though he feelsit is a fairly secure campus,Mackey achowledges that a lack of rcports doesn't necessarily mean a lack of incidents. i{ le1 sf things migbt not reach the level of a police report," Mackey said, Powell agreesthat Auraria is a

fairly tolerant campus, though not without its harassmentissues.

"I would almostsayit happenson a daily basis,"Powellsaid,referring to discriminationor harassmentagainst GIBT students. 'i{nd it happenson varying levels." . Resourcesfor GLBT shrdents at Auaria areespecia$ well developed, though, Powellsaid,"It saysa lot that we havethe GLBTofrce available."

Despitethe cancelledComingOut Day events,there are other big GI,HI StudentServlcesevbnb on the calen-. dar, Powellsaid, lncludin! a concert

Choir,a $ the TtanscendenccGospel transgendermusical group.

'It's hard to believe that it has been l0 yearssinceMatthew'sdeath.

So much has changed yet so much i'emains thg same" Judy Shepard, Matthew Shepard'smother, said in a recentpressrelease. .While acknowledging that advanceshavebeenmade,Shepardsaid shehas found that many of the sfigmas and intolerance towards homosexualssflll r€main, so she encouraged people to share their personal to help fostertolerance,

Metroprofessor featured speaker atannuallecture Annjannette Aleiano-Steele,a nationally recognizedauthority on - hunan tranficking,will bethe featured speakerat the 8 Annual Shane Marie Morrow lccture. Also a pmfessorof psychologl and women's studies,Alejano-Steelewill present her speech,"Piip ry Colorado:The Psychologyof Human Ttaffcking and PimpControl,"at 8:45 p.m.

Oct,22 in PlazaBnilding205M.The lecture is freeand opento the public,

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TradeCenter,invading anothercounFy without any definite idea of the terrorists' location, were essentiallytâ&#x201A;Źrrorist Auraria studentsshouldseekto find actionsthemselves,Zinn said.

"Theresultis that you havebecome more than just a goodjob with a steady paycheckwhen they graduate,hlstorian a terrorist, the nation had becomea terHowardZinn advised. rorist nation," Zinn said, defining the "You're successfulin the terms that word "terrorism" as the hlling of innoyou get a job. you make a good salary, cent peoplefor somepresumedgoal. but all you're doing if you keepquiet in Zinn compared the actions of the the faceof iniusticeis to perpetuatethat U.S. in A-fghanistanto a police chief iniustice,"Zinn saidin an interviewbe- searchingfor a criminal in a neighborfore his speechOct. 9 at the Tivoli Turnhood. and after being unableto find the halle. suspect,bombingthe entire neighbor"Studentsshouldseethemselves as hood. an action that would have repeoplewho aregoingto goout into soci- sulted in the chief being put on trial for ety and changewhateverthey don't like, murder.

"Theleadersof this countryshould not simply fit in," Zinn said,adding that the iob of a collegestudentis to become beput up on trial for what they did when an actively engagedcitizen and critic, tley attacked,invadedand bombedAfghanistan,"Zinn said. readyto judgethe actionsof society The war in Afghanistan is un ust, Zinn, an accomplishedauthor, historian, educatorand play'wright, is best againstinternational law and has probknown for his book "A People'sHistory ablycreatedmore terroriststhan it elim" in which he covers inated,Zinn argued. of the UnitzdStates, "From a moral point of view the the nation's historicaleventshe feelsare outsideo[ thepoliticalandeconomices- United Stateshad absolutelyno right to send an army into haq or bomb kaq," tablishment.

Prior to beginning his carer as a Zinn said,calling the war a moral monhistorian,Znn llew bombingmlssions strosity Thereare moral iustificationsfor vithroughout Europeduring World War II and protestedduring the Civil Rights olence,such asselfdefense,he said,but Movement. theseiustificationsdo not extendto our At his lecture,Znn focusedon war, actionsin Iraq, as he believesthey were both from a historical standpoint and in no positionto harm the U.S. the current situationsin Iraq and AfZinn saidthe U.S.shouldpull troops ghanistan,voicinghisopinionson what out of Iraq as swiftly and elficiently as possible. the U.S.mustdo to overcomethe traoof war.

Turninghis thoughtsto the upcom"We have to get out of the habit ing election,Zinn noted how little difof war," Zinn said, adding that only ferencethereis betweenthe two major through civil disobedience can citizens candidatesfor president,Sen. Barack sparkthe socialmo\â&#x201A;Źmentnecessary to ObamaandSen.JohnMcCain. getthe attentionof thosein power.

"We know that half the population "Thesearewarsthat aretotallvun- doesn't go to the polls to vote for the justiffed,"he said. president and the most liJely reason is Zinn believesthe circumstances in that they don't seeenoughof a differIraq and Afghanistanare misguided ence."he said. ideasconcerningwhen it is right to go lVhen asked how college students to war and disagrees with the decision should view socieryZinn encouraged to invadeAfghanistanafterSept.11, in- them to becomeactively engagedand steadsuggesting that itwould havebeen look to the examplesset by previous more appropriateto send teams to ap- generanons. prehendthe culprits,Osamabin Laden "Iook at the exampleof the young and Al Oaeda,behindthe attacks. black studentsof the 1960s who went "This was one of the most stupid out into the streets,sat in. went on freethings that could be done. Of course domridesor protested."

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I lvas just getting around to mtrking senseof a column I was writing about the euphemistic "Security and Prosperitir Partnership of North America" r,r'henI was rudel-v interrupted by a telephone call frotn a

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n'oman \iith the lvlark Udall lbr tLS. Senatecampaign. ''Am I spezrkingnlth a Mr. Jimmie Braley?"she asked$.ith a presumptuous tone.

"Probably," I said.

Aiter a short pause she continued. "... My name is Brandy and I am calling on behalf of Mark Udall."

Having recentlysentgut anumber of fraudulent e-mails to vadous political campaignsaround the state,I r.tas at least a little concerned about rvhat this person might be calling me [or. "l know u'ho he is," I responded 'And I hate Boulder." sharply "Well, that's OK," she said. "The reason I am calling you, st, is that we have in our records that you are a registered Democrat and recently

are ma-king sense.Aird ' may haveshorrn us the nva5r thmugh this crisis.

participated in the caucuses. lVe would like to invite you to meet \{r.

Ldall on Sunday at 4 o'clock."

She proceeded to mention the name of a restaurant rvhere tldall n'as planning to hold a gathering, but I wasn't thinking straight. nor was I paying her cnough attention to [lrasp the name. I found mysell profounclly curious about this w'oman'snteans

JIMMIEBRALEY jbraley@mscd.edu of obtaining people's personal information. Why it is not illegal for her, or anyone else rvith obvious political incentive, to possessand dial my telephone number at rvill is beyond my understanding but well within the realm of things I lind to be unacceptable and n'orthy of personal anger.

I was worried, and it wasn't the first time that something like this has happened. I suddenly began to wonder n*ro else might decide to interrupt me at rvhaterâ&#x201A;Źr time they sa!i'fit for exclusivelypolitical reasons.

"How manY PeoPleare I'ou calling about this?" I asked.

"Um, r,t'ell,rve are calling every registered Democrat in Arapahoe Countl'," she said.

"That's quite a lot ol pcople,' I told her. "Tlris rnusi he ir pretty big restaurant." ''Oh ies. sir. rltc saitl hallheart-

tion any more than needed.

By God, I lvas troubled. There rvas certainly no chance that I rvould do anything she asked,but hervoice had an air of sweetnessto it that made me reluctanl to scream louclly into the receiver and hang up, even though it was clearly the right thing to do.

Elerything rvas falling apart becauseof this lvoman. I lyas just getting to the nucleus of my column and now she had stolen my concentration away and forced me into some other realm of thought. "l'm not sure about this," I told her. "[ mean, I am a student. I am I can't be expected busy',1,ou knorru'? plan all the way to Sunda]'. ahead to right non', my decias of Besides, or not to vote lor l]dall sion lvhether remarkable heavily on the is resting growth of Bob Sthaffer'sleft canine tool-h.Hale you seenit?"

She didn't ansner the queslion, b u t I s u s p e t ' tl h a l i f I h a d g ( ) n ci n somc othcr dfection n'ith our conversationthal she might har''egotten llrc rvrong idea and signed mc up lbr

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ButJ w-asmaking a scrious Point.

Bob Schaffer'slelt canine tooth seems to be at lcast one eighth of an inch longer than its counterpart on the right. That is a fundamentally intolerable mallormation lbr a U.S. senator to hare. And. religious and political viervs notwithstanding. it is reason enough for me to Voteagainst him.

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Braley?" she asked.

"No," I told her. "But you could make one hell of a political statem e n l w i l h t h a t m a n s t o o t h .l m a g i n e it. You could make him out to be a blood-sucking oil junkie." trt'ith that, she u'ished me a good evening and hung up, and by the time I erasedu,hatever I had writtenbefore ourconversation, shewas backon her telephone bothering someoneelse.

These peopleought to be made to pay for being such public nuisances.

To ask that a person leave the comfort of their home on a Sunday, the most despicableof all days, in order to shor,r'up some place and serve as a political dummy for a wannabe, hippie senator pushes the limit of human deccncy, and I could never in good consciencc commit myself to such an abhorrentullair.

Besides.they l,"ould alnost certainll' have made mc rcmove my hat.

That is unacceptablc.

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This is gour ffrst lislt to Denver; what ilo The Onion,I work at The ColbertPâ&#x201A;Źportand write funny greetingcardsfor a companycalled Aou hava in storefor vlewer'r/ Nlck Prueher: We've got an action-packed NoLtleWorks- and yes,the festivaldoestend to Iineup of found VHS odditiesplanrtpd,'includ- eat into thoseother gigs.As a matterof fact,I ing training videos.homemovies.exhpisevid- shouldbe writing greetingcardsright now. eos and one video featuring full-fronial male Wherc ilo the mwies come from? Do you nudityl wer harlcpuple sabmlt viilcz.s? yau How otten ib 1ruttogedur a movie?

JP: It's mostly stulT that wasn't intended for a foe Pickett This is our fourth yearof the shoru. massaudience.It's funny becausethesevideos It's kind of a needlein a haystackto find these are meant for peopleto watch by themselvesin tapes,so once we've found enough we can put . a break room or do an exerciseby yourself in 'your togethera new show. living room. I think.that's the charm of the What furil of rcacliorc ib you eqcct sttqw really. I think its cathartic too, !o watch a training video with a group where you can Iram a frrst aime 4iudien@'? people The main NP: thing we want to do is makefun of it rather than iust by yourself in a laugh.That'stheaimof thefestival.But if you're breakroom. left feelingawestruckor disturbedor scaredfor Peopleknow what we're doing,they know what humanity, that's perfectlyvalid too. kind of videos we like. So whenever we do a What's the mcssageAur are trylng to senil? show in a dilferent town, peoplebring videosto IP: It's a comedy show nothing more. People the showsor theylll tell us abouta videowehave can walk away with whatever they want. We to see.Wheneverwe goto new towns we always don't force anlthing dorampeople'sthroats. visit the SalvationArmy or look for estatesales Personally,I think how stupid thesecorporate that are goingon. That's how the show is ableto training videosare, and it saysa lot about cor- perpetuateitself. porations and about how detached they are NP; We hopethat somepeopldwho cometo tle from their actual employees,Everyone'ssmil- show becomeinspired to look for footageat loing; everyone'senthusiastic;everlone'shappy cal thrift storesand sendus the best.stulf,That's . to cleana bathroom. how we keepthe show going. ls it ililfrcrtlt tn iuggle the projet with gour Ihyouworry about finiling enough cbn@nt?

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NP: I found a McDonald'straining videoback in high schooland showedit to Joe,and we becameobsessed with it. We would invite friends over and show them the video,along with our running commentary This video was so entertaining that we thought, I wonder what other videosare right under our noses.That started our quest to look in out of tle way placeslike thrift storesand garagesalesand garbagebins for otler discardedVHS tapes.Four years ago, we decidedto take our collectionout of the living roomandinto a theaterand,to our-surprise, it really struck a chord with people.

What is tln story belrinil the rloman trearr.lng the taczmask!

NP: We found this cosmeticdevicecalled the RejuveniqueFacial Toning Systemat a Goodwill in Queens N.Y It's basically a mask with metal probeson the inside that sendelectrical impulsesto your face, and it's one of the most terrifying things you'll eversee.Somethingllke that catchesyour attentionon the shelf of a thrift store. Upon further inspection,we found that the crazydevicecamewith an instructional videothat showedhow touseit.It is unbelievably frightening.

How long is the eiliting process? fP: We do all the editing ourselvesand that's the most time consumingpa-rt.

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MacBook redesign Apple unveiled its updated line of MacBooknotebooksthis week in an apparent attempt to give holiday shoppersan early start for the season.

Standard upgrades apply, such as lighter cases,increasedhard drive space, faster processors,improved touchpad technology and better graphicshandling.There has been much speculationin techcommunities over whether Apple would drop prices to reach a bigg;er audience - not somuch on this one.

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The Coloradosenatorialraceis alsogarneringnational attention as the Democratshave60 Senateseatsin their sights.

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Udall, w*to lives with his tl'ife, attorney Maggie Fox, and their two children near EldoradoSprings,enteredpoliticsin 1997 as a representative in the ColoradoStateHouse.

Udall hasservedon variouscommittees during his tenure, including the House Armed ServicesCommittee and the HouseNatural Resources Committee,that have given him a platform to addressmany issuesimportant to Colorado.

Udall has tried to work across the aisleto bring togetherpoliticians from both parties to meet the needs of his constituents.

This style has allowed him to work in a bipartisan fashion to pass legislation to turn Rocky Flats, the former nuclear weaponsfacility, into a wildlife refuge, protect many of Colorado'swildemess areas, establish a math and sciencescholarship program and secure transportation funding for high-priority proiects in Colorddo.

The Denver Post has endorsed Udall, pointing 6o his bipartisan efforts as well as his environmental work as the reasonhe shouldbe the' next Senator.

. Ballot Issues AFFIRMATIVE AMENDMENT116: ACTION The ColoradoCivil Rights Initiative would prohibit discrimination or preferentialtreatmentin education, public employment and public contracts. Colorado Civil Rights Initiative, a coalifion working to passthe amendment,sponsorsthe measure.

"We don't want peopleto look at 'you're just here because us and say of your raceor gender."'CCRIAssistant Director and UCD student Kate Melvin said.

This is the fourth attempt to get such a measureonto the Colorado ballot.

"The number of signatures we collectedis a reflectionof the this being the right time," Melvin said.More than 120,000 signatureswere collected, twice the number necessary to getthe measureon the ballot.

Mebo enrollment processes would not be affected,though some private scholarships could be if Amendment 46 passes.

Opponentsof the amendment, which include the Colorado Council of Churchesand Gov Bill Ritter, have unsuccessfullychallenged the measurein court severaltimes, first arguing it violated Colorado'ssingle subjectrule, then challengingthe validity of the sigrraturesgathered.

TheMetm StateBoardof Trustees declaredtheir oppositionto Amendment 46 at its Sept.3 meeting.

Exactly what Amendment 46 rvould cost if passedcannot be determined at this time as there are a multitude of government agencies, that would includingpubliccolleges, be affected,accordingto a fiscal impact statementby the ColoradoI,egislativeCoulcil.

ceptive.It hasseriousconsequences," LeslieDurgin,a seniorvicepresident of PlannedParenthoodof the Rocky Mountainssaid.

Amendment48 facedlegalchallenges prior to being added to the ballot. Opponents challenged the measurein Nov.20O7.in front of the ColoradoSupremeCourt, arguing it violated the state's single-subiect rule.

While the measure would not haveany immediatecosts,according to a fiscal impact statement by the ColoradolegislativeCouncil,it could in the future due to potential legal challenges.

Durgin said the amendment would change 20,000 laws at the statelevel, "How much would it cost to change20,000 laws?"shesaid.

Gov Bill Rltter, who is opposed to the amendment,call€d it a legal nightmare at an Oct. 7 pressconference.

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Gamblingin towns such as Central City could take place 24 hours a day,sevendaysa weekwith increased maximum bets if the amendment passes.

In addition to increasing tle maximumfrom $5 to $lOO,casinos in Black Hawk, Cripple Creek and CentralCity would havethe option of addingcrapsor roulettetables. acrossColoCommunityColleges radowould benefitfrom the increased.

BOBSCHA F F E( R) R revenues,with 78 percent headed their way if t}le measurepasses.In youngest was the Bob Schaffer the first yeal following approval, personto servein the ColoradoState Colorado'scommunity collegesyswas age of 25 he House,when at the tem, made up of 13 collegesacross Beatty's appointedto finish Sen.Jim lhe srate,wouldreceivean estimated termin 1987. $29 million. with the amount into represent He then went on rt8: OF DEFINITION AMENDMENT eachyear.accordingto a liscreasing 4 in the U.S. ConDistrict Colorado's calimpactstatementby the Colorado gress,servingonly threetermsbefore A PERSON Council.

Coloradowould becomethe first Legislative leaving Congressdespitepleas from is supportedby the The measure define nation to legally state in the Bush to run again.

President SayYeson 50! campaignand hasno As a C.oloradoSenator,he was when life begins iI Amendment 48 regisleredoppositioncommittee. chairman of the FinanceCommittee passes.

"This amendmentwould help The measure would extend the and t}le State Veteransand Military many fund the community colleges Affairs Committee.He was awarded term "person" to any fertilized hutle "National Republicantegislator man embryo,a movethat is seenby who are a critical pieceof the eduof theYearfor 1995,"bythe National many as a fust stepin overturning cationalpipelinein Colorado,"Mebo Republican tegislatorsAssociation. Roev Wadeand criminalizing abor- PresidentStephen]ordan said.

Meho has a large percentageof So he could campaign full time, tion.

Kristi Burton, a member of the studentswho have transferred from Schafferresignedin Dec. 20O7, as vice president for businessdevelop grassrootsanti-abortion group Colo- communitycolleges, "I am also in support of the ment at Aspect Energy,a privately rado for EqualRights,wrote the meawhen life beginsis amendmentbecauseit providesanheld independent exploration and sure.Establishing an important issuefor Colorado,Bur- other avenueof fundingto a higher energyinvestmentcompany, ton said,and the measureis a good educationinstitution,"lordansaid.

During his time in Congressrep The Metm Board of Trustges resentingFort Collins,where he lives way to start dialogueon the subiect.

"Our laws in Colorado aren't choseto supportAmendment50 at with his wife Maureen and their five a Sept.3 meeting. chiklren, Schaffer earned a reputa- clarffied,"Burton said.

Opponents, such as Planned tion as a tax reforrnerand an advocate lor improvementsin public edu- Parenthood,argue that the amend58:PROMISE ment would criminalize the routine AMENDMENT cation.

S C H OLA R S H IP Schaflercontinuesto work to- prescription of some forms of birth A severancetax on oil and gas they ward better educatonopportunities control,suchasthe pill, because in Coloradoin his role as vice presi- thin the lining of the uterus, prevent- extractedin Coloradowould end if Amendment 58 passes,increasing ing implantation of fertilizedeggs. dent of the ColoradoStateBoardof "I think it's misleadingand de- salestax by $32I.4 million annually, Education.

a large portion of lvhich would fund collegescholarships.

The majority of the increase, 60 percent, would be used for the Colorado Promise Scholarship fund, a movement that was spearheaded by Gov BilI Ritter. Scholarships would be given to sludents attendinS, instate colleges and n'ould be based on their famiiies' adjusted gross income as virell as the number of students that family has enrolled in college.

Of the remaining money Iiom the severancetax, 15 percent would go to areas impacted by the oil and gas industry 15 percent would go to wildlife habitats and 1O percent would go to clean energy proiects.

The National Taxpayers Union opposes the amendment and recently sent an open letter to the citizens of Colorado, urging them to vote no on 5 8 that was signed by 90 economists, including Mefro economics professor Arthur Fleishcer.

Fleischer did not respond to repeated requeits for cornment.

The Meho Board of Trustees supports Amendment 58.

OTHER BALLOT ITEMS: Referendum I- Candidate Requirements Would lolr'er the miiimum age of a candidate for the Colorado House and Senatefrom 2 5 to 21.

Referendum M: Obsolete Constitutional Provisions Would amend the Colorado Constriction to eliminate obsolete constitutional provisions regarding land value increases.

Referendum N: ObsoleteConstitutional Provisions Eliminate language concerning the outdated ban on importing, manufacturing and selling tainted alcohol, which dates back to the original Colorado Constitution of 1876. and the era of tainted moonshine. This provision is no longer in use, Referendum O: Initiative Proc€ss The measure, i{ apprwed, wou-ld all€r t}le requf€ments for initiatives in Colorado. The measure would make it harder for citizens to place constitutional arirendments on the Colorado ballot for voter approval but easier to call a vote on state statutes.

It would increase the signatrtre requirement for constitutional amendments by more than 15,000. reduce lhe signature requirement for placing

Amendment47: Rightto-Work Initiative Prohibit unions and employers from negotiating"union shop"contracts under which employeeswould be required to pay union membership or "agency"feesas a condition of continuedemployment.

Amendment49: Limitafion on Public PayrollDeductionsInitiative Wouldbar automaticunion dues deductions from public employee payrolls.

Amendment5l: SalesTaxfor DevelopmentallyDisabledInitiative Would increasesalestax to fund servicesfor the developmentallydisabled.Thetax wouldbeimplemented in two parts.in ]uly 2009 and again in fuly 2010.

Amendment 52: SeveranceTax and TransportationInitiative Under current state law, half of all severance-td(revenue generated by energy producers goes to the Department of tocal Affairs for distribution to municipalities, with the other half going to the state's Department of Natural Resources, where it is againdividedin half, with one half goingto the ColoradoWater ConservationBoardfor loansfor walf,r projects,and the other half going to programs related to mineral extraction. clean energy development, low-incomeenergyassistanceand conservation. species This proposalwould freezethe current dollar amount goingto the DNRto what it receivestoday,or $ 78 million for fiscalyear 2008-09 according to the Colorado Legislative Council Ballot AnalysisDraft, allowing for yearly increasesonly in line with inflation. Any revenue generated by the tax over and abovethis amount r,l'ouldgo directly into transportationfundigg.

Amendment 5i1.:CleanGovernmentlnitiative Would close a remaining loophole in Coloradoelectionlaw by banning the practiceof "pay to play." In politics,payto play refers0oa system, akin to payolain the music industry, by which one pays (or must pay) money in order to becomea player.

The common denominator of all formsof payto play is that onemust pay to "get in the game,"with the sportsanalogyfrequentlyarising.

Amendment59: SavingsAtcount for EducationInitiative Would createa savingsaccount a new state law on the ballot, add a the State EducationFund, at within requiring requirement distributiori to be funded from l0 percentof the least 8 percent of petition signaturcs moniesdepositedinto the StateFduto be gathered in each congressional cation Fund,includingrevenuethat district and establish an earlier deadwould othenrr'isebe rebated under line for fiIing initiatives. the TABOR(Taxpayer'sBill of Rights) rules,ll'trich the measurecalls for di. verting to the StateEducationFund.

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p.m.Nov.7,2006,at the votingcenterin theTivoli3Multicultural JamesBoswell, the lastpersonin line,awaitshisopportunityto voteat'9:4€, Lounge,which openedat 7 a.m.A reported1,176voterscasttheir ballotsat Auraria.Despitelong waits,thosewho werein line by 7 p.m.wereallowedto vote.lt wasthe firsttime a voting centerwasset up on the campus.(Metfopolitan FilePhoto)

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"It's really been a top-to-bottom reorganization,"said Alton Dillard. the clerk and recorder'smedia and public relationsspecialistwho was also with the old commission in 2006. "Thereis a lot moreclarity around the chain of responsibilities and dutiesdue to the new structure," he said.

The entire electioncornmission staff had to reapplyfor their posi-

he pulled up to the polling center at Manual Higb School, responding to a call that the center had suffered a "power failure" and saw a line shetching out the building and down the block around the corner, "It reallyhit me at that momentthat cincts, a decision, like many of the we had a big problemon our hands. changes,madeon recommendations It hasnothingto do witb what we're from the publicby an advisorypanel doingnow" he said. of 26 peopleformedby O'Malleyto systemverification designthe new system.

"We'regoingto havea hiccupor Dillard wams that the elections won't be perfect and the proiected two. There'sgoing to be somegrowhigh number of votersthis lear will ing pains. But we're positive that put the new systemto the test.There we're on the right track." Scarpelb are near$ 100,000 rnore registercd told reportersthis surnmer. voters this lear than in 2004. But And Colorado Secretary o[ more than 166.0(X) r'oters have aI- State Mike Coffman will be makreadyrcquestedmail-in ballots,alrnost ing sure he's right. Another result half of Denver'stotal registeredvoters, o[ the 2OO6electionproblemsltas and another 10 percentare expected that Denv€r,along with four other to useearly-loting sites,sothe polling Colorado counties, will be under placesshouldn'tseelong lines,he said. state oversight for this election.

The wait may come with running If things go badlythis year,the state the ballotsthmugh the counting ma- haswarned it will takecontrol of the nextelection. chines.

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Obama'splan also includes .a tax creditof $5OOper working person.and$1,000 per working family and eliminating income taxesfor seniorsmaking lessthan peryear. $5O,0OO Eliminating tax breaks for companiesthat outsourcetheir jobs overseas and investing$150 years to advance in l0 billion green technologies are key elements to cr€ating jobs in the U.S., Obamahassaid.

Obama said he would establish a "credit card bill of rights" that would prohibit creditorsfrom charging interest on feesand require them to apply interest rat€ . increasesonly toward future debt.

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arack Obama'scampaignhas at oncebeenovertakenand becomesynonymouswith a single prominenttheme.But for theman who wasto becomethe firstblackcandidate on a major party ticket,his ambitions to try and mal<ea differencebeganap propriately:He simplyfelt he neededto makea change.

"There wasn't much detail to the in colidea...Whencollegeclassmates lege askedme just what it was that a community organizer did, I couldn't answer them directly Instead, I'd pronounceon the need for change," Obamawrote in his book Dreamsy'om My Father.

At the time, a young Obamahad graduated from college and landed a good-payingiob at a businessfirm in Irnmigration - Barack Obama New York City.He had a secretaryand using additiona.l said he supports was amassinga goodnumber of suits, personnel and technology to enbut his airnsdrew him elsewhere. are secure, surethe U.S,borders The son of a Kenyan imrnigmnt immigration Arguing that and a white woman ftom Kansas, lead !o raids are ineffective and struggled early to come to Obama said he broken farnilies, Obama with who he was. With a father im0erms the would focuson improving most of his life, his mother and the absent to increase migration system maternal grandparworking-class his immigrants ennumber of legal him in Hawaii, although ents raised he would and tering the counhy, the mother and son did moveto Indopunish companieswho hire illegal nesialor a time. immigrants.

Obama moved !o CaMornia to at- .

Obamasupportsallowing illetend OccidentalCollege,wherelp'begal irnmigrantsliving in the U.S.to pay a fine, learn Englishand begin camefriendswith blacksinvolvedwith process, the black power movement, whose and sup citizenship the rage toward whites was somethinghe ports working with the Mexican didn't share.Drinking more and dabgovernmentto improveconditions bling with drugs, Obamamovedon to there to dirourage immig:ation.

New York to attend Columbia University, where he found his focusand disHealth Care - Obama wants to cipline renewed. allow individuals to slay with their . Following the death of a Kenyan current health insuranceprovider ' half-brother whom he never knew or opt into a government health Obamaquit his job in New York and insuranceplan, devotedhis time to civic causestrying Eitherway,Obamahassaidhe to find a purposeand quickly finding will require insurance companies himself brokeand hungry pre€xisting conditions cover to Frustrated.he took a iob in Chicapreventthem lrom overchargand go for $ 10,000a yearasa community ing doctorsfor medicalinsurance. impovorganDerworkingon Chicago's Employers, except certain erishedsouth side.There,Obamaharsmall businesses.who do not ofvestedthe resultshe had beenseeking fer i:overageto their employees pay percentin his attempts to make a difference. a required to will be pay payroll the improving conditions for those living to for their ageof in the dilapidatedAltgeld Gardensand national plan, which Obamahas back setting up prqgramsfor job training by rolling will be funded said andcollegepreparation.

Bush'stax cuts.

Obama then traveled to Kenya to meet many of his African relatives Iraq - Obamasupportsa phased for the fust time and, shortly after withrlrawal. his return in 1988, enteredHarvard Gay Marriage - Obamasupports civil unions betweengay couples but is againstgaymarriage.

Chuck Baldwin Constitution Party Endorsedby former RepublicancandidatenomineeRonPaul, pastorChuckBaldwin hasopenly labeledAbraham Lincoln asthe worst presidentin history and hascalledfor disbandingthe U.S.Departmentof Fducation.

Bob Barr Libertarian Party Afonrrer 1 Republican 1 congressman for the stateof Georgia,Bob , Barrhasbeen !i a proponent Drugs and has said of the War on was a mistake. invai;ion of Iraq the fonathan Allen Heartquake'O8 Party Billedasthe "people's president,"

Law School, $'here he becamethe first black presidentof the Harvard Law Review.However,he continued to spendhis summersin Chicagoand worked at the Sidley & Austin Law Firm where his future wife, Michelle alsoworked.

Afterteachingconstitutionallawat the Universityof ChicagoLaw School, he servedon variouseducationaland philanthropicboardsandpracticedIaw attorneyconc€ntrating asan associate on casesdealingwith civil rights and neighborhoodeconomicdevelopment.

Changing the course of his life once again, Obamaenteredthe race for Illinois state legislaturein 1996. which he won and worked to increase for healthcareandtax credits subsidies for workingfamilies.He alsoledbipartisaneffortsto track racialprofiling.

In 2004. Obama ran for a U.S. Senateseat,a campaignthat he said broughthim closerto peopleregardless of race.creedor class.

"What struck me was how much of what they believedseemedto hold

constantacrossrace,region,religion, and class. I told them that government couldn'tsolveall their problems.

But with a slight change in priorities we could make sure every child had a decent shot at life and meet tbe challengeswe facedas a nation," he u'rote in his book TheAr dacityof HoPe. In the Senate,Obamasupported for legislationto promotetransparency reform government spending,energy and a blll for guestworkersintroduced

by TedKennedyandJohnMcCain.

Riding the lvave from his sPeech at the 2004 DemocraticNationalConlention. Obamaannouncedhisrun for presidentin Springfleld.lll. Appropriately, it was n'here Abraham Lincoln madehis "NationDivided"speech.

While Obama might reach the highest level of offrceto effectchange, he now needsto proveto voterswhether or not that changeis more than rhetoric and that his high ambitions can actuallytakeform.

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Abodion - Obama supports a woman's right to chooseand the Roev Wadedecision. support He hasalsoexpressed ior stem-cellresearchon embryos donatedby fertility clinics providedthe embryoswerecreatedoriginally for fertility treatment.

Iohn McCainand his running mate SarahPalin have with llllcalledin questionBarackObama'sassociations liam Ayers,a former memberof the terrorist group the WeatherUndergroundOrganization.

While he was never convictedof any crime, Ayersexpressedno remorsein 2001 for the dozenbuildingbombingsthe grouporganizedfrom I97O to 1974, accordingto a storypublishedbyTheNewYorkTimesin n*rich he said," I feelwedidn'tdo enough."'.

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the group'sactionsand condemned Obamahas,publicly contendsthat he and Ayersrelationshipwasstrictlya professionalone limitedto interactionsin boardmeetingsand when the two would seeeachother in the Chicagoneighborhoodn'heretheyboth lived. "(Obama)was an 8-year-oldchild when Ayers and lhe Weathermenwete aflive. and any altemptto connect Obamawith eventsof almostforty yearsagois ridiculous," by the Obamacampaign' readsa statementreleased

Jonathan Allen has worked primarily in the businessand saidthat there needsto bea cultural reawakening in America'sheartland. Allen is opposedto offering amnesty to illegalimmigrants and said that he believesthe "unhealthy of America's hy'persexualization" youth must be addressed.

Charles fay Boston Tea Party The BostonTeaParty sumsup their platform in the sentence: The BostonTeaParty supports reducingthe size,scopeand powerof governmentat all levelsand on all issues,and opposesincreasingthe size, scopeand powerof government at any level,for any purpose. fanes Ilarris Socialist Workers Advocatingfor a communist political system,Harris hasbeen a vocalopponentof the death penalty and a supporterof the Cubanrevolution, a movement which he participatedin.

AIan Keyes Arnerica's Indepbndent Party A former diplomat under the Reaganand Republicanopponent againstBarackObamain the Illinois2004 Senaterace,Alan Keyesis running for presidenton a pro-life,pro-family,conservative platform opposing.The party ald Keyescontendsthat the two-party systemhas failedAmerica.

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PARTY DATES pimary sourcefor problems facing the world today,Socialism and LiberationParty hascalled Socialismthe only answer.The party's2008 candidate,Gloria Ia Riva.contendsthat America's capitalistsystemcreateswar, poverty and racism.

Cynthia McKinney Green Party The first African-American woman to represent Georgia, Cynthia McKinney bmke ties with the Democratic Party and ioined the GreenParty.

McKinney'splatform focuseson removingspecialinterestsfrom government,payingreparations to blacks,endingthe war on drugs t. and protectingtbe envinDnmen kadford Lytde U.S.Pacifist Usingan equationthat the U.S. PacifistParty arguescan predia the likelihoodfor nuclear weapons to be launched,BradfordLytrle r hassaid that civilization is dmmed and counEiesshoulddeactivate all nuclear arms to develq nonviolent solutionsto conflict. , hank Edward McEnulty Unafrliated Disgustedby party politics, Mchulty is running asan advocateof state'srights and a simplifiedtax system.

Gcne Amondson hohibition Party Publicly admitting that he hasno chanceof winning the election, Church of God minister Gene Admondson nonetheless saidhe feels rulning for president is important in order to get out his anti-alcoholmessage. rBrian Moore Socialist USAParty Endorsedby the Swedishteft Party, Brian Moore saidthe economy should focuson human need and not profit, with cornmunities controlling all industry and financial insfltutions.

Ralph Nader Unaffitated ImpeachingPresidentGeorgeBush, cutting military spendingand repealinganti-union laws arejust a few of the goalsof RalphNader, bho hasrun for presidentfive times.

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BYJAMESKRUGER JKRUGERl @I\,4SCD.EDU f hile the country experiI / I / encedsocialupheavaland Y Y oppositionto the Vietnam War, fohn Mccain went looking for a figh1. . Following in the shadow of his grandfather and father, both four-star admirals. McCain volunteeredfor the war and enteredit asa piiot after graduating from the U.S.NavalAcademyin the bottom of his class.

Both his attitude and flying were describedas reckless,and he quickly becamenotorious for his hard-partying lifestyle and crashing two planes beforeseeingcombat.

But on Oct. 16. 1967. he found the fight that would change his life irrevocably.

During his 23rd missionas a pilot, a missile shot down the plane of the then-30-year-old McCain. Parachuting into a lakewith both his armsand a leg broken, he was taken by the North Vietnameseto a prison camp, where he wasinterrogatedand beaten.

For five and a half years. he remained there, attempting suicide,undergoingintense torture and refusing his captorsoffer of releasebecausehe wasthe sonof an admiral.

"I would be disloyalto the r€st of you. I lcrow why they're doing this - to makeeveryguy herewhosefather isn't an admiralthink the [Army's Code of Conductlis shit...AndI don't want to go home and seemy father, arid he wouldn't want to seeme under those conditions.I've gotto sayno," he wrote in his book Faith of My Fatherson explaining to his fellow prisonersof raan why he would not acceptthe offer.

Followinghisreleasein.I 9 7l, McCain continued his naval service and becamethe Naly's liaison to the Senat€in '7 7, a positionhis father heldand one he saidplacedhim directly into the political vvorldfor the first time.

Sayinghis yearsin Vietnam had changedhisperceptions of duty,honor and glory,a more focusedMcCainwas eagerto engagein somethingmore.

"I have hied to rnake what use I can of Vietnamand not let the memories of war encumber the rest of mv Me'sprogress..

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paign finance reform, restricfons on pork barrel spending,direct payment programs to farmers, taxing tobacco companies,and immigration amnesty (a stancehe hassincechanged).

After a campaign n'here he was falsely accusedof fathering a black child out of werllock,McCain failed to win the Republicanpresidentialcandidacyin 20O0and continuedto servein the Senate,whereheopposedGeorgeW. Bushon tax culsandclimatechange.

Championing his experience and recordas a.politicianunafraidof breaking party ties, McCainnow linds himselfin a new fight far fromthe prison campsof Vietnamandthe sabotage tacticsof his own party. 'prove himself conMccain must tion he holdstoday Becominga 'maverick'by crossing servativeenough for the right, yet bithe aisleof party politics,McCainop- partisan enough to r4'in the indepenposedRepublicans andfoughtfor cam- dentvote. acceptthat my time in Vietrramwould standas the ultimate experienceof my life.Sr.relytt wasa formativeexperience. but I knew that lile promisedother adventures.and I hurried toward them," he wrote in Faith of My Fathers.

In l98O he divorcedhis first wife, CarolShepp,and,with GaryHart as a groomsman,muuriedCindylou Hensley,a teacherand daughterof a large beerdistributor in Arizona.

Settinghim up with political and business connections, theunionwould prove crucial in his foray to win the vote as congressmanof Arizona, after Mccain left the Navy in 1981. His and McCain campaignwassuccessful in I98 7, a posila0erbecame a senator

I(eating 5 staysalivefor McCain tion. The main allegationof the scandal n'as that Keating gavecontributions of about $ ] I million to various U.S.Senators,and had calledon the Senatorsto helphim resistregulators.

A SenatecommitteeabsolvedMcCain of any wrongdoing or acting improperly,but did admonishhim for using "poor iudgment" by accepting u'ereac- contributions from Keating.

In 1989fiveU.S.Senators for his involveMcCainapologized cusedof corruptionfor improperlyinterveningon behalfof CharlesKeating ment and calledhis actionsa mistake. lr., chairman o[ a loan company that The incident ignited his transformawas the target of a federal investiga- tion to a maverickand reformer.

Recent attack by the McCain campaign linking Barack Obama to William Ayers, former member of radical activist group Weather Underground, has the Obamacarnp going on the offensive.

For the firsl time in his campaign.

Obama has lashed out against McCain for his involvement in the Keating Five scandal 20 years ago.

The Obama camp has stepped up Lheir altacks on McCain's lapse in iudgment in 1989, and credit it as a "direct response" to the attempts by the McCain campaign to paint Obama as having associations with terrorists.

Obama's camp releaseda l3-minute Internet documentary, started a website and sent e-mails to thousands of supporters that said the Keating scandal poses serious questions about Mccain's ability to manage the current economic crisis and calls into quesfion his iudgment.

McCAINON ISSUES Economy - In an ellort to ease high gasprices,Mccain supports a gas tax holiday m zuspendthe 18.4 perrent federalgastax from MemorialDay to tabor Day. While McCain supported the Bush Adninistraflon's $7OObillion bailout plan, he supportsusing someof that money to allow homeownersto trude their mortgagefor a loan reflectiveof their home'sactual market value.

Reforming Social Security with the addition of personal accounts, and reviewing Medicare end Medicaid in order to balance the budget is also crucial l,o his economicplan.

McCain would also impose a one-year freeze for non-defense and non-veteran spending programs to reduce the deficit and review all programsto determine their necessityand how they can be improved.

Immigntion - McCain would put a system in place requiring govemorsof border statesto certi$ that their state border.is secure Mc{ain has said he would dedicatefunding to border states to aid in this causeand implement unmanned aerial vehiclesto patrol the border.

McCain also said he would establishan electronic system to screen indivftluals for work eligibility and identif employerswho hte ilegal immigrants.

He also supports temporaryworker programsand has said he wi|l r.q"it" all undocun<inted workers to enroll in a pmgram to resolvetheir statusby payingback taxesand leaming English.

H€alth Carc - Mccajit wants to allow individuals and families to purchase health insurance nationwide, acrossstate lines, to increasecompetition among health insurers, allow people to choose a plan that better suits them and lower'prices.

McCainwill providea tax credit to individuas-for $2,500 and to fanriliesfor $5,00Othat would be sentdirectly to the insuranceprovider of their choice to ollset the msi of purchasinga plan.

Iraq - McCainhas statedthat we must stayin Iraq until the country no longer needsour assistance.

Mc{aiD is Gay Marriage against both marriages and civil unions for homosexual couples.

However,he has stated that gay couplesshouldbeallowedto enter into conhacts.

Abortion - McCain has called Roe v. Wade a "flawed decision" -an end to aborand has calledfor tion.

I{e alsois againststem-cellresearchusing hrman embryos.

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Higginson is chairman of the Aurada chapter of College Republicans and actir,'elyinvoh'ed in Sen. fohn N{cCain's presidential campaign, saying the candida0eputs country first and is the bestperson to lead it.

"There is a tremendous amount oI belief that social issues are rmportant among Republicans, and Sen. McCain doesn't place emphasis there," he said, adding \{cCain pays more attention to important issues such as the lvar in haq and the economy and placeslessemphasison social issuessuch as abortion or gay rights, "Sen. McCain has had mistakes; he understands he's not the best and brightest, but he recognDes his flaws, and he still wants to be president for the American people," Higginson said.

I{igginson can alsb relate to McCain's military service, himself having servedin the U.S.Army from 1999to 2006.

A-fter leaving the Army. Higginson enrolled at lvletro. where he got involved with the student government assembly.Higginson also ran for election to the Colorado State House from Dislrict 2I prior to taking his current position with College Republicans.

Representing conservatives on campus and ensuring that their voices are heard lr.ere major reasons why Higginson joined CollegeRepublicans.

"I look for where there is a need and flll it." Higginson said.

McCain is only one of a diverse mL\ of politicians that have influenced Higginson, with President fohn Adams, Malcolm X. President Abraham Liricoln and former first lady Eleanor Roosevehrounding out the list.

McCain's choice of running mate, fellow Alaskan Sarah Palin, impressedHigginson. ''Gov Palin is a fanlastic choice who lends energy to the ticket vl'here it was needed and a certain amount of executivefeel," Higginson said.

If McCain is elected president, Higginson expects that there will be reform in Whshington.

Thesday So Rork headed to the senator's Colorado headquarters and made 1.500 phone calls.

Speaking to people n'ho knew little about Obama and informing lhem on his posilionswas gratilying

"Sen.McCainhas.had mistakes...but he recognizeshis flaws and he still wants to be president

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for Rork irnd lead him to takeon nrorc roles within the campaign.

Next Rork joined the Obama Organizing Fellows, a program that teaches the fundamentals of community organizing - how Obama got his start.

Soon he was working seven days a week, canvassing neighborhoods, collecting data for the campaign. making calls ftom phone banks and participating in meetings.

As the beginning of the fall semester nea-red,Rork turned his attention to Auraria, deciding to work on campus as the president of the local.chapter of Students for Obama, involving fellow students and passing on the fundamentals of organizing he learned in the program.

"What I like the most about Obama is he has brought more everyda_vpeople togerher for his campaign since lvlccovern or Bobby Kennedl'," Rork said.

Rork supports Obama for many reasons, including his plans to change to health care options, find alternative energy sources, end the war in Iraq and because he believes Obama will improve relationships with foreign leaders.

"In our age of cynicism, he's given our generation faith that if rve get up and do something, we can accomplish a great deal," Rork said.

Other politicians ra-hohave influenced Rork include Bobby Kennedy. r,r'ho he finds inspirational because of his fight to end corruption, racial injustice and porerty.

"No matter your political inclination or lack thereof.if you seeiniustice and resolveto end it, you can and will make a difference," Rork said.

Additionally. Rork has been hfluenced by his mother. a teacher for more than 30 years, who raised him and his twin brorher on her own.

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BYNICGARCIA NGARCI20@MSCD.EDU f Metro student Sibel Baltaci T I has her wal. she'll be running for a seatin the Houseo[ RepreI I sentativesin 2015. But before she launchesher'campaign,shehas to cast her first vote asan American.

Baltaci, originally from T\-ukey, wasnationalized on March19.2008.

Sheregisteredto vote the sameday.

"I'm excitedto votebecauseI like this country now," shesaid. "I share the culture, and I havethis opportunity to have my voice heard. That's the most stirring thing. " Baltaci said her excitementwas about voting in. geueral, not necessarily that she gets to vote as an American for the first time.

"I'd be this excitedif I was voting in Tlrrkey,"shesaid. ' It's evident her passionfor politics is as strong as her accent after a 3O-minuteconversation.

"I'm excitedto seewhat happens after Nov.4," shesaid."I hopebright daysare ahead,not dark days."

Baltaci saidshewasgoingto vote for Sen.Barack Obama,but she has become"disgusted"by how Obama has allowed his campaign to be as petty as past Fesidential races."It's all about 'you hit me. I hit you. You startedit first' attacks," sheexplained.

"I expecledchange(from him). " Baltaci saidsheis alsoconcerned about Obama's worldwide donations. "[ don't know if he'sbeingsup ported by termrists or not," shesaid.

Baltaci aiknowledged the great accomplishmentsof Obama's campaign, including exciting a large number of minorities and registering peopleto lrote.

Sen. fohn McCain would not makea goodpresident,shesaid.

Sheis worried about both candidates'foreign policiesand shethinks neither candidatecan deliver on the "3,000" promisesthey'vemade on the trail.

"It's like a Utopia," shesaidabout the candidates' policies. "I want somebodyto saysomethingthat will actually bedone."'

She said the two biggest issues needto behealth careand education.

Shesaidthe problemsare linked.

Baltaci is now looking at third party candidateslike Cynthia McKinney of the Green Party. She said in Tirrkey, they have as many as a dozenparties.Shethinks both counhies could benefftfrom each other's systâ&#x201A;Źms.

"I dreamof a balance,"shesaid.

"With too many voices (in T\:rkey)there.canbe too much conflict," shesaid."But I dream,in my American life, wherea third party is asloud asour two parties."

When the time comesfor her to run for olfice,Baltaci believesa third

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party will have evolved.And if one hasn't, she'll considerhelping it.

Baltaci said she took several months to decirlewhether or not she wanted to be a citizen after she was eligible to apply But she decidedthe 2008 election was tod important not to vote, And after dealing with the plights of being a singlemother, Baltaci decidedshewanted to run for ofrce to help others.

Youhaveto bea U.S.citDenfor at least sevenyearsbeforeyou can mn for C,ongress.

"I see so many difrculties,? she said. "Welfare isn't really fair. Our education system.,.I would like to representactual ghanges,and I think tr y people"who haue.oeeriencd..

(theseproblemscan fix them)."

Baltaci believesAmericans don't pay enough attention to politics,and this is mosdydue to a struggling education systemand becausevoting is voluntary In Turkey she said, voting is mandatory and peoplebecome lnowledgeableabout the issuâ&#x201A;Ź6.

One benefit,she said, of voting in Coloradois the "Blue Book" or the StateBallot Information BooHetproduced by the state that outlines all of the ballot issuesand the pros and consof each.

"I love the Blue Book," she smiled."I know not many peoplereally sit down and read lt, but I am. I hale to.'

t'I seeso many difficulties. Welfare

isn't reallv fair. Our educationsystem...I would like to represent actual changes,and I think only people

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"He's in Virginia reafrrming his base. I'm a bit amazed.

Republicansknow it's alnost impossible for them to win the White House without Florida."

Somepredictthis is the be girmingof theendfor McCain, "It's gonna be an Obarna sweep,"said ElectoralCollege expertWalter Burns, The Natbnal fournal on Oct. I I proiectedObamacould win the election with more than 300 electoralvotes.

DOESCOLORADO STILLMATTER? With statps-suchas Florida and Ohio now in play,the candidates- who gp€ntquite a. bit of time in Colorado in mid-Septemberand October - have been nodceably absentfrom the RockyMountain reglon.

"The candidatesgo where the votes are," Burns said. If Colorado only had five electoral votes, it wouldn't be a significant state at this point.

But, becaus€the state has almrst double that, it's possible for Coloradoto play a role in winning the elecdonfor either Obamaor McCain,"he said.

Meho history professor Dolph .Grun&iran said Colo rado has a lot of attention yet to come.

Grundman said racism could still be a factor across the nation and Obanta,spocifically,needsevery'stat€he can r;vin.Grundman is supporting Obama.

In bis opinion, Colorado isn't much dillerent than the rest of the nation, and he'd guess about 2 percent - a number often usednationally - of voters wlll not vote for Obamabecausehe'sblack.

"If you look at placeslike New Hampshire,the Midwest, I think the effect will be the same,"he said.

Grunihan said he opects both candi<htesto be back in Cdorado and Ne\M Msico.

'That's 14 electoralrntes," he sdid."lhat's a goodbackupplan (asoppooeil to onelargestate)."

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win b5'a lanalsli&- if at aI. "We're going to remind Colorado voters that Barack Obarna has associatBdwith termrists," Tom Kise said, referring to Obama's acquaintance William Ayers, founder of the Weatherman Underground group suspectedof acts of domesticterrorism in '60s. "We're the tubulent

going to remind them that he hasn't answeredfor that.

We're going to remind the voters that Barack Obama is going to raise their taxes and he's promoting the worst economic pladorm since Herbert Hoover."

Independent fact checkers have agreed:Obama'stax reform will help more people

than McCain's.

Kise said Florida is a battleground stat€ and always has been,despitethe nadonal media and polls moving its electorafvot€slnto the toss-up column iust last week.

"The national media is saying this race is over," Kise said. "They've forgotten it's the people of C,oloradowho

are voting that are going to decide this election, not the talking heads."

Duffu agreesit's too early to hand Obamathe keysto the White House.

"Iook, this is the strangest election any of us have ever seen,' she said. "When we ask what else could happen, it does."

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Computers allow designers to manipulate and Burkina Faso changeimagesto creativelyexpresstheir srlpport. tis, purchases Although he doesn't own any political attire, UCD resellsthem to junior Thomas Abebe supports Obama and respects. students who choose to voice their political opinion lhire with slo- through fashion.no matter who they vote [or.

LdsBeforeUs is "I feel like whoeveris wearing it, it doesn't matter if it's an Obamaor McCainshirt...Iadmirepeoplewho ).I couldn'tget . wear theseT-shirts.I think it's cool," Abebesaid. .seethey don't AmandaThompson,a fi:eshmanUCDstudent,supports McCain and is slighdy bothered by overzealous from Atlanta, Obamasupporterswho wear political clothing without concretesupport. esmoreon ur"Some of them are kind of stupid. I think that Obamastand- whateverI think about McCainis my own opinion. It's hewords "The one thing having a conversationwith someone...ffit's somebodyjust putting it out there on their car or wearra attire is for ing a shirt with a big Obamafaceon it, then it doesn't bother me so much. [t's like, Wow, you must rea\r t, he [Obama] agreewith him,' Thompsonsaid.

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Dcspitc a rock n roll resurnd that ittcludessuch ill-natured,indocileand alicnirted rnonikersas foe Rockhead,'lhe Scabs.'lhc LTgll,Americirns and I.onell'larrtl(the tramc ol his first sokract),BobSchneidcris actually quite allirblc.good-nrrtLtred and light-heartccl:all qualiticshearclin his rnckrdicballtrds anil universirllyricism.

IlccauseSchneider'scareliee style reveals so much of himselfthrough his songnrriting, his live pcrlbrmances are a warm change l r f l r ) l h e r ' r l r r ( | ] I $ a r i ' o f i t t r l i , . ' - p ,nr p; t l t i s -sisn) that ten(lsto hide behind big hrxrlisattcj hctrvy-hltting chords. "llasicallli I like ro ir.rstcrcatc a partJ'en'll you creirtc vironrnent. Schneitlersaid.

i\nd r'rfiilc the -Austin, Texas-native has ltcn likcncdlo et'ervoncl'ronrlirck lohnsorr. i td to l)ai'c Mal.thevvs,to James l'a]'lor elen former Pixies lrontmarn trrank l]lack Schncider manages a decidedll' diflerent st1'leof songu'riting that eirsesfrom the moroseto the amusing. \ /ith dark s$'agger and dangerouscharm, Schneiderchannelsa handsomeFrankensteinmonster composed o[ pieces of everyone from Paul Simon to

an crlvironnrcnt nhere there's prcttv girls and everl'bocll"sharing a fun tinte, people 'l'hen it becomesmore are going to shon'up. of a scenc," Schneidcr'ssceneis as lvarm as a blazir.tg firc. r-rtferingup home style, trcoustic corthing. completewith distinct,Soulhern flavor W'hile the sphere o[ singer/songnritersis increasingly saturated by sentinientality and gimrnicks. Schneider elevateshirnself abor,e the field ivith a healthy'doseol demure and

LconardCohen. "(N{y music's) real eclectic,"Schneider said. "There's nothing that I r','on't do, no musicalgenrcthat I don t utilizc.You'dreally have tc.rlister.rto a lot 0i my songs to get irn ' idea of n'hat it is { do.

But in the rneantinte, talie nr1'u,ord lbr it when I tell you this guy cem pcn a damncd likeable tunc, complete rvith self-effacing marvkishness and cunning satire. In the single "The llffect.' Schneider adds an absurd atmosphere to love's atypical storyline: 'And there s a planet in outer space/ And on this planet, there lir"es an alien race/ I know a girl there, she's got a bone through her nose/ .{nd she dances like she's drorvning when she takes off all her clothes." But to label Schneider a sentimental, folk wannabe would be foolish, as tracks like "Flavors Too Strong' broach hip-hop farce r,r'ithlierce tongue-in-cheek delivery: "I'm the rhymesayer,the fat player/ So r,t'hat1'ou gonna do later?/ Nothing slayer/ I'm a clothes-shopper, name-dropper/ Shorv up in the club, genuine show-stopper."

congeniality.

"When I play live, especially ['ll do songs diffcrently night to night and set to set." Schneider said. "lt makesthem more interesting, and givesthem more energy and I think the audiencepicksup on that."

Asidefrom being a recognizedstapleol the overwhelming Austin music scene.Schneider has toured nith a handful of forrner bands and is coming off a recent Canadian tour with contemporary cormtry trio. The Dixie Chicks.

Schneider's current tour is coming Oct. 23 and 24 to the Bluebird Theater in Denr,,erand the Fox Theatre in Boulder, respectivelySchneider praised Colorado, a place lvhere he's had plenty of successin the past. "l love playing (in Colorado). and I think it s a great place for live music," Schneider said. "It's a beautiful space,for sure."

For more information on Bob Schneider, visit his website at bobschneidermuslc.com or visit his MySpace page at myspace.com/ bobschneider.

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Dout0f5O monthly audiofiles rerliertls album brcttdennenr hopeforthe hopeless OO@ On the heelsof beingnameda RollingStone 2008'l{rtistto Watch," tle commercialsuccessof his new single"MakeYouCrazy"(featuring Afrobeat exb:aordinaire,Nigerian Femi Kuti) and ewn an upcoming music vidm staning Hollywood starlet, Mandy Moor€, Brctt Dennen remainsaslixused aserrr. His third fullJengthalbum,Ilopefor the . (duefor releaseOct.21), is Hopeless a dedicatedstudyof taditional folk rhytkns, backedby modest,light lyricism and steely,African-influenoedpercussion.

"I think the songwriting is a little more focused."Dennen said.

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put a lot of my life experiencesand a lot of the things I've seeninto the songs."

A former campcounselorfrom northem Califomia, Dennen's songwriting is smooth and soothing, if not borderlinelovelom,delivering a mmanticismakin to a quick summercampfling, likein the hack "Clmerto Youj' "tike a ham dogin a junkyard. howling at the moon/ Iike 2 pipls at a pawn shop with a pocketfulof jewels/I'm closerto you." Dennen'srnelodicworld spins with bliss and optimism at some momenb ("Hearren"and "Foliow YourHeart"),beforebendingto bitters$€et cynicisrn and hner-city realism("You'reWrong About Me"

Derrpensirle sleeping inthe aviary rronrit inarheap hotel Think folk rock with the volume turned up to 1 1, a punk rock BobDylan, or Neutral Milk Hotel for the 21st century.All accurately describeSleepingInThe Aviary's debut album Exrytsivevlmit in a CheapHotel The quartet from Madison,Wisc.playsan interesting blend of upbeat.folk rock with someoflbeat instrumentation. such as the accordion and the saw.Their catchy lo-fi pop sound is completelyoffsetby the dark lyrics of singer/guitarist Elliot Kozell.

Songsabout heartbreak,death, and lossare alnost disguised by the rocking rhythms and melodies, but thd emotion of Kozell'svoice shinesthroueh with shill

shrieksand yelpsscatteredthroughout the album.

Highlights include "Gas Mask Blues,"which uses classic twelve-bar blues form to deliver a sinister tale of lost love,beforeexplodinginlo a total, freak-out crescendo,And "Girl In The Ground" is a big, group sing-along abouttopicsthat probablyshouldn't be addressed in such harmonious,socialformat. fust when you think you've got SleepingIn The Aviary figured out, they throw somethingnew into the mix that will keepyou interesd and eagerfor more. This is a band that knows bow to craft memorablepop songs qftil6 palaining fresh and neq and their grotesquelynameddebutis oddly beaufifirl and massivelypromising.

With suchan encouragingdebut,SleepingIn The Aviary is definitelya band to listen for.

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DressyBessyis one of the most consistently sugary-sweetindie pop combos around, and certainly the heir to that particularthrone herein Denver. l0 years together, the Mile High natives' fifth album, Holler and Stomp,is a practiceof youthful exuberance and cunning, but catchy, rhythmic hooksand pop persuasion. . Whilst the band ages,their energy never fails to wane, even as artistic directions mature.

The first hack, 'Automatic," sets the tone for DB's frivolity, mixing punk influx with wily, raucousrtqrme schemes.Meanwhile, the fifth fack,

and "Who DoYouThink YouAre) that dousethe acor:sflccampfireof lore and lust "It's not really lila a pop aIbum." Dennen said. "I wanted to make a record with a bit of a heaviergrooveand a little bit more of a clean sound, just to give it a morebroad appeal."

Recognition from Roiling Stone,NPR, USA Today and The Washington Post, as well as ap pearanceson fay kno and Jimmy Kimmel, has helped Dennen's commercial appeal grow. And opening stints with heavy-hifting contemporaryartists suchasfohn Mayerand Mexicanduo Rodrigoy Gabriela have further catapulted

Dennen'stouring value. The new music video, which features the typically bare-footedDennen selling shoesto the demure Moore,is scheduledfor releasearound the time of the new album.

"I feel like with the recognition I've gotten in the past couple of years, I think it's iust catching up to the work that I've beendoing for solong," Dennensaid."SoI'm just going to keepdoing what I've been doing becausethat's what I've gottenthe recognitionfor."

Dennen will headline an acousticsetNov I Oat the Walnut Roomin Denvor.

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thefred hessbandrsingle lnolnent OOO SingleMo- and ellordesstransitions here make ment, while you wonder if these songseven bean obvious long on the samealbum. In "Out of explor at ion the Past," a very pleasant humpet of talent and samba breaksout in the middle and flow is at the gives hope for an interesting finish. same time a .SingleMomentdoesn't offer a whole failedeffort to find cohesionin an in- lot of other surprisesother than track cohesivemedium. And, unfortunate- eight, a masterfirl,but messy,blob of ly, the first fifth of SingleMoment is notes. Overall,Hessputs forth a dean dxercisein futility. Onceyou work cent eflort, but unfortunately, the reyour way through "Norman's Gold" cord lacksevenflow. you begin to realizethe frultlessmasquerade is over. "While My tady Sleeps"forcesa ftesh breezethrough -BsDf,IlWIAYNES, the steamingpot that's beenstewlng aiaunesT@)nscd,ctht up to this point. Hess' smooth tone

"In Your Headphones,"offersinsatiablecommercialappeal,and the following "teft to the Right," aptly describes a warehousedance soireeflush with awkward sentimentality and ambi tious love, or possibly lust. Oveiall, frontwoman Tammy Ealon's $rical connotationsare eveninore poignant than ever before,driven home by her somewhatflat and cynical, but deliberately coy delivery And her bandnates (ApplesIn Stereo'sfohn Hill on guitar, RobGreeneon bass,and Craig Gilbert on drums) highlight her sugary sarcasm with sleady perfected rhfihms and clear-cut guitar trdmp

ing and chording.

Somecritics havedenouncedDB's latest e{Iort as "stale", but the fact remains that DB is sweeterthan ever, mast€ringtheir mutated '6Ospsychedelicsoundsand piecingthem together in a more contemporary setting.

Holler and Stompis like sitting down with a bag of candy after Halloween: you iust can't stopconsuming.

Catchthe candy-coatedpop rockers Oct. 18 at the Bluebird Theater for their CDreleaseparty, Dodrsopen at 8 p,m. .

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playlist soundtrackD ni*&noraht infinite OOOO The new movie "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist" is the story of two teenagerswho bond over tleir love for music. Together,Nick and Norah (and a few of their friends), search New York City for Where's FlulTy?, a local,publicity-shyband,creatinga personal soundtrackof their own asthe iovestory unfolds.

The film's soundtrackbolstersthe film's scenario, turning the movie'scharactersinto the sideshow,and the "infinite playlist" into the main attraction.

The soundtrackconsistsmostly of indie rock performers (Vampire Weekend,Shout Out Iouds, Band Of Horsesand BishopAllen), leavingonly a few songs to fall into otler categories: ska-punk(TheDead'6Os),

FrcmleftMidudCera and lhtlhnnings mahsweet musi( together inNidond llordrllnfnite Wist.lhe soundtnd isa pleasant blend ofontemponryindie rcdandnre &sides.

folk-rock (DevenrlraBanhart) and iaz<abaret (The RealT\resdayWeld).The first hack, "SpeedOf Sound" is a specialone,belongingto the late ChrisBell, a '70s power-poplegendin his own right.

While creating the soundtrack,director PeterSollett wantedto developthe ultimate playlist, sothat every lrrson who seesthe film can relate with the characLers'lovefor music. \{ith a wide variety of music genresand adists, Nick& Nomh'sffinite Playlistis exactlyrvhat it claims to be:infinite, -By DF^SIRF,E CL{f;J( ilclark6T@mnil.edu

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Per,hapssome of you don't know but fohn McCain used to be all those lhings he claims he is in his campaign

the evolving face of war. We want a president who reflects our progress-

McCnin's campaagnhasbecome

values. One who believesthat our a strange, two-sided coinwith onelegin ing mothers should have a natural-born thepastandtheotherin schizophrenia,right to that mastectomy.Of another

slogans: a straight talker, a scrapper, a maverick. He was the guy who told religious conservatives that he r,r'oukln't stand for their intolerant brand of pul- . pit government. He was the rich guy

short, we can't ignore that he became one of them.

who knew that he didn't need a tax cul He r,ras the guy who knen' 5'ou have to make the money to pay the bills - even in the grand halls of Washington. He was the guy who wouldn't have rushed our brave soldiers into a quagmire of a war - becausehe'd been there and done that. He was tough

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a lot of things, but we can't ignore the last eightyearsof what hasbeen but measured. He was moderate but arguablythe worst Republicanpresiconservative where it counts. He was dencyin history.And we can't ignore someone I could vote for. that our favoritemaverickdidn't fight In 2008, he's a badly packaged for rvhatwasright forAmerica,diih't caricature of his 2000 self.After eight fight to get corruptionout of lVashyears of selling his soul to Dubya and ington; endorsedteachingintelligent megachurches, McCain has realized designin school,endorsed banning gaymarriage,met with JerryFahvell that he cannot repeat McCain 2000 and win. Americans can swallor,,, and stoodup for GeorgeWhllace.In

Knorving this, Mccain's campaign has becomea strangetrvo-sided coin nith one leg in the past and the other in schizophrenia. He gave us the biggest joke of a veep choice ever He "runs" back to Washington to

through as the only Democratic candidate in the last live elections who '60s hasn't been bludgeonedfor radi calism. bul it appearsthat associations with former radical revolutionaries will do in a Republican pinch.

worked. Patheticalll', L{cCain 2OO8 has pulled a frayed and tired card

But what NlcCain lails to realize is that no one cares about the never'60s ending light of the anymore.

Bombing governmenl buildings in protest of the Vietnam War is really - yesterday's news. We accept '60s that the were tumultuous. We know some crazy shit went down.

And, surprise, r.r'eknow that Obama r /as 8. We want to move forward. We

from the deck: the'60s.

As a young 47-year-old, Obama may have thought he could make it

rvant to know how r.r'eare going to handle a new global economic reality. pandemics. climate change and

lead bailout negotiations but instead distracts lawmakers into a partisan catfight that ultimately birthed a bill with plenty of the pork beLrrelspending he's famous for railing against.To date none of those ploys seemto have

generation's hangover. we say: go to the closest greasy spoon, eat a patty melt and drink a pot of coffeebecause this generation is ready to do the work for the next.

McCain's campaign has less than monlh lo convince thosesrving voters and undecideds that he's the guy who can lead us forward - not backw{rd.

Adding a line or trvo about change arid moving America forwud in his stump speech is not enough to overcome his 26 years in Washington, the last eight years of devolution and pandering, the tactical mistake of Sarah Paiin and the appearance of a frenzied and scattered campaign. The real tragedy of this election is the complete degradation of a true American hero - largely of his own doine.

THEPOINT:KEEP CHURCH ANDSTATE SEPARATE

Theagitator0f themasses rHEMErRsPorITr So-called Christians hare directed unadulterated viciouvress at black people for more than 2 50 pars. Christians h.rned Aiiicans into slavesin Colonial America. Even after the abolition o[ their erslavement, inequality and unpunished murder are wtrat the U.S.offered black people.They were harassed for being black they were hanged for being black.

The Rev.Martin Luther King Jr. inspired this country Following the passage of the Civit Rights Act in 1964, black people were emlnwered to excel and claim a sliver of what the U.S.pie had to oller.

Civil rights have mme a long way '60s, from the early especiallyif a black man is about to be electedthe counhv's president.

The pre-'6os nastin€ss that was directed at black people has today been transferred to gay p@ple, and not just in the U.S.Acmss the world, gay people are being antagonized and persecuted and killed by religious nuts - killed for their gay behavior.

Is it any surprise t}le bigotry stems from religion? The top three religions oppose homosenuality Christiars are openly against homosexuals in the U.S. TheTorah's Ieviticus calls for the death penalSz for gay men. Several Islamdominated nafons execute homoniexuals who have intercourse.

One Christian sect- the Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas - protests with signs reading "God hates fags."

Christian lunatic Jerry Falwell - his death was a victory for gays- claimed AIDS is God's punishment for homosexuals and for societies that give hG mosoruals rights.

'Oh, People salr but these people

Why can't a gay couple be married in Tbxaswhen a straight couple can be?

These same-sexmarriage bans are the equivalent of the |irn Crow laws, and we musl bust t}em Before people can open up to gays

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are the ex:temistsl" Hardly The country has slart€d to displa-v ounagb at gay people's oristence. They can't understand it, so they must protest it in hopes of getting rid of it. It's accepted to be against gay people.And u*ry not?

These savagesare having gay sex- in my country!

The perceived diJlerence between straight and gay pmple has led to laws barring gay people from marrying.

Instead, gay people are provided "civil unions" and denied many rights. Gays are upset, and so am I - our Consutution is being violated.

Thirty-five stabeshave passed the same-sex marriage ban, and Colorado is among them. Many of the 35 states ban not only marriage, but also any other same-sexunions, which provide gay peoplesome rights.

What happened to the phrase "separate can never be equal?" And it's not even equal! When did being a deliberalebigot ba:ome so popular in this country?

Califomia struck the same-sex marriage ban citing unconstifutionerlity and more statesshould follow suit.

and reject the laws. though, they must fust banish the influence against them: Religion.

Religiondominated states do not u'ant gay people marrying beCause they're aliaid gay people might corrupt societlz luaybe it's the sodomy I'm not sure, Because parents ingrain religion into chil&en, nobody h psychiatry insists on the crazl' peoples' hospital admittance. Religion is dangerous.

What could be more frightening than a zuicide bomber rvho doesn't care about his death but only 1'ours?

That's religion.

Get rid of itl It once sought to explain the inexplicable, but science revealed explanations, so religion was left with little else and encouraged its followers to violate people'scivil rights.

We must uphold laws that provide gay rights and shike those that revoke them, but unfortunately, the separation b€tween state and religion means little to the pious.

So abolish religion yourself. People are entitled to act cra4r Just remember to challenge them.

The U.S.rejected the slavery of A-[ricans. Will we need another 2O0 lears or a civi-l war to grant gays their due rights?

The counrry* was founded by secularists and theists,peoplewho cherished the rights the Constitution provided.

Now religion is snatching those rir:hts from Americans.

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By I(ATE FERRARO lderraro@mscd.edu The Metro women's soccer team r,t'ontheir 12th ccinsecutilâ&#x201A;Ź contest 4{ against CSU-PuebloOct. 10 in Pueblo.

The Roadrunners haven't lost a game in over a month and are still undefeated in the Rockly Mountain Athletic Conference.

"It's actually really exciting, " midfielder Jaimie Stephenson said. "I think we're playing really lrall, and everything looks to be going really good."

Stephenson was responsible for half of the goalsscoredthis weekend, as she tallied her sixth and seventh SOCCER goals of the season.Both goals were Women Noon vs.(olo.Chdstian only two minutes apart off assists from midfielder Ashley Munchiando Field @Auraria and defenderGabbyKlipp.

Men2i30p.m. v*(olo.Christian "She's doing fantastic," head Field @Aurada coach Adrianne Almaraz said on Stephenson. "I'm \â&#x201A;Źry, very pleased with her efforts, and it's all credit to her and her hard work. Something another player had said is that she has one of the biggest hearts on the team, and you can definitely see it in the way she'splaying this season."

Midiielder Madison NfcQuilliams and fonn'ard fen Thomas connected with each other in the first I0 minutes of play asMcQuilliams scoredoff Thomas' assist. Stephenson's backto-back goals came 15 minutes later, giving the Roadrunners a 3-0 lead at halftime. Thomas finished the game off with her seventh goal of the season with ffve minutes left in the game, - Metm men3 soccer defender giving Metro the 4-0 shutout.

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ever I can to help my teammates. So I need to make sure I do n'hat I can do to the best of my ability so that I'm helping everybody else out."

In the Roadrunners last 12 matches, they have outscored their opponents 38-4 with eight shutouts.

Goalkeeper Becca Maloney had only been scored on three other times before New Mexico Highlands scored on her Oct. 5. Maloney didn't let that stick in her head lor too long, as she posted another shutout against CSU-Pueblo.

"I was pretty disappointed, but it's in the past," Maloney said. "I can't let it get to me. I just keep playing. " Alrnaraz and Co. have tleen training hard-they have a big weekend ahead of them as they prepare to play

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Midfielder Madison McQuilliams watches asAdams Stategoalkeeper Jasmine Burtpunches theballaway aftera comerkick0ct.3 atAurada Field.

McQuilliams hadanassist against theGrizzlies, helping theRoadrunnen win8-0. against Colorado School of Mines Oct. 17. The Roadrunners are tied for first place with Mines, and tied each other in their last encounter O-0. Almaraz feels this game is an important one as it can establish who will be the firstplace contender in thoconference.

"It's huge. They're a tough team. and obviously.it could mean hosting 'At RMAC." Alnaraz said. the end

of the day that's what we want to do. We want to host the conference tournament, win out the rest of the season.This game is huge becauseit could be the determining factor."

Metro is now 7-2-2 and 5-O-l in the RMAC. They will play against Mines Oct. 17 and Colorado Christian Oct. 19 at Auraria Field.

"It's a huge game," Maloney said.

"They're(Mines)going to comeout strong, and they want this, sowe just haveto want itmore."

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and middleblockersJulieCausseaux nine kills in Lisa Jonescombined for game win. one Meho'svolleyballteamoutlasted the But the strong start may have three conlerencefoes in three nights 'Runnersto relax Oct.9-11 at the Auraria EventsCen- allorvedthe young a little, as the Mountaineersfought ter.

(7I-7, rn to grab gamestwo and three.

Roadrunners 9-2 back The the RockyMountain Athletic Confer- Just like the previous night, Metro ence)cameinto the weekendhaving cameout strong,but seemedto lay lost two of their past three matches, off the pedalto allow the opposition with both losses coming against to getbackinto the match.

"I think this is beginningto beRMACpowerhouses Nebraska-Kearcomea little bit of a patternfor us," ney andFortLewis.

They first looked to get back on Metro heaclcoachDebbieHenilricks track with a match againstAdams said."I want us to breakthat pattern State on Oct. 9. It took the home soon.We comeout strongand finish team five gamesto bring home the strong, but we fall asleepin the midwin. Metroto6k gameoneeasilyby a dle of the match. Hopefully,we're be25-11 scorebut allowedthe Grizlies ginningto realizethat'snot the most to grab gamestwo and three. After emcienlwayto win a match." pulling off the win in gamefour, the Game four saw the two confer'Runnersjumpedout to a 6-3 leadto ence combatants go blow-for-blow cruise to the game five win and the and point-for-point. The game saw eight ties and five lead changes. match victory, Metro outside hitter Amanda With the gameUedat I 2. Cookcame Cookled all playerswith 18 kills and through with a kill that sparkeda 6-1 added1O digs.Adams Statemiddle run, Metro hail gameipoint at 24blocker Darcy Jenningsled the way for the Gri.zlieswith 11 kills and five 17, but the Mountaineersvaliantly fought back within two points on blocks, Their . match the following kills by Erin Osleson and Amanda againstWesternStatewasn't much Passebl along with two Metro ateasierfor the Roadrunners,And iust tack errors. With lhe scoreat 24-22 , like the night before,they were with- Jonespoundedout a kill that caused out starting middle blocker Anna the Auraria EventsCenter crowd to Mapesand starting outsidehitter Bri erupt in cheersand also swung the momentum back in the RoadrunMorley.

The first gamebelongedto Metro, ners' favor. who dartedout to a lG6 lead.WestIn the fnal game,the home team ern State did cut the lead to two at used i}ree kills from Causseauxto 13-11, but the Roadrunnerssuc- take al 8-5 lead. But the relentless cessfullyattackeil the middle,finding Western State team didn't want to holes throughout the match. Metro give up quite yet. A Metro serviceer-

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Center TheRoadrunne6 beatWestern Westem State oct.10attheAunriaEventt against ror and two kills by Passehlput the game within one for the Mountaineers.

But the Roadrunners came through in the endto takethe l5-13 gamefive victory and alsot}te match.

"I'm proud of them," Hendricks s€iid.l{nytime you go to game five, anything can happen, and in the eight days,we've won tlree of them that wdy,so it showsa lot of courage and characterto pull it off in five."

Metro midtlle bloclrerErin Keller came off the bench for her iniured counterparts through the first two gamesand playedher best gamesas

a Roadrunner.The red shirt sophomore tallied24 kills in.tbe two wins and just kept the offensegoing vi'ith-' out a hitch.

"I think you have to be ready," Keller said. "I think anyone on our bench can come in at any time and they trust me on the floor, which is nice. I can just comein and iust go with the flow."

Hendrickssaidthat Kellerdoesn't get too much playing time starting behind Morley, but she values players like Keller,who can comeoff the bertchand be productive.

"That's when you really appre-

ciate a player who isn't playing on a regular basis, but when we need them, they are ready to go. It's kind of a reward lor her ellort, and shehas definitelyshowedup this week."

For the finale, Metro defeated CSU-Puebloin four ga:nesto finish the weekendsweep Morley returned to the lineup and contributed 12 kills.

The three wins improved the 'Runners' recordto 9-2 in the RMAC and will take their win streak on the road to faceoff O€t. 16 against New Mexico Highlands and Oct. 18 againstWesternNew Mexico.

Rangers against shots tocapitalize unable Roadrunners ByVANESSAMAIS vmais@mscd.edu Meiro'sNo. 15-rankedmen'ssoccer teagrwas upsetby ColoradoState Univdisity - Pueblo 3-2 oct. 10 and tied crcsstown rival RegisUniversity l-1 two dayslater.

CSU-Puebloscored three goals before Metro could find the back of the net in the 87th minute: Metro defenderJoeyDuran found forward Ola Sandquist who headed it past the Pueblokeeperfor his eighth goal of the season.Iess than a minute later, Duran scored his first goal of the season,an unassistedshot, to put the gameto 3-2. With only a few minutes remaining, Metro kept the pressureon but time ran out, giving the 'Runners their third loss of the season.

Metro defenderRyan Brookshad to sit the out the Pueblogamedueto a red card againstFort lcwis the weekend prior. Brookshasclasson Fridays and did not makethe trip to Pueblo.

"It was very frushating. We have a very goodrcam with a lot of depth.

CSU- Pueblois usually a teamwe can handle.I feelsolelyresponsiblefor not being able to help out my team with that victory" Brookssaid.

Headcoach Ken Parsonsdid not feel the team came out to compete as a whole."It's a gameof 1l players, and, unfortunately, none of our players showedup for the game on Friday," he said.

The 'Runners played two days later in a cold artd wet match against conferencerival Regis.

After sitfurgout Oct. l0 foryellow cards,Metro foni'ard Kellen Iohnson returned to the field to find Duran in the 3oth minute for Duran's second goalof the weekend.Duran slidto put the ball in the backof the net after the ball skippedtbrougb the penalty bol 'Runners goalkeeperRyan Vickery madefour savesto keepthe scorel-O at ha]ftime.

The Rangerscameback to tie the game on a penalty kick by forward Nathan Kafer, Metro dominated the restof the half, outshootingRegis145 but were plaguedonce againby an

inability to finish scoringchances.So Metrowent into their fourth overtime gameof the seasonlockedat 1- 1.

Despitecontrolling overtimewith the'Runners lO shotsto Regis'three, could not find the net. The gameendedin a l-l tie to giveMetro their third tie of the season.

"We had plenty of opporhrnities to finish off the game.We are all just trying to kill the ball, get the fancy goals.When all we needto do is make sure the ball goesin the back of the net," Brookssaid.

Metromovesto 7-l-3 ajrd4-I-2 in the RMAC.The teiim needsto remain focusedfor the next few weeks of regular seasonplay.

"We hale to take one game at a time. We can't alford to drop another gamefrom hereon out," Brookssaid.

Roailrunners head coach Ken Parsons thinks the team needs to come out and play every game the same way, no natter who their op ponent is.

"We don't tate anyonefor granted. oMously, we playedgood games

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goalkeeperWally MetruOctl0 atRegis Finkdives fottheballagainst Regis 14shot.

Regis 1-1, aftershooting tied with The Roadrunners University. last weekagainstMesaStat€and Fort Iewis, and then we play Gams that arcnt in the top 2 5, and we get a loss and a tie. I think sometimeswe don't put the same level of concenhation and focusinto othet'opponents,"Parsonssaid, Mefo is now third in the RMAC

behind Fort lerris and Colorado Schoolof Mines.They ilroppedto No. 18 in the country and remain No. 2 in the cental region. They continue conferenceplay this weekendplaying Oct. 17 against Colorado School of Mines and Oct. 19 against Colorado CMstian, both at Awaria Field.

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transfened from0tero Junior College inLaJunta ByzACTAYLOR ztaylor2omscd.edu Metro student fay fay Botha is thinking big - first locally, then global$ And he isn't wasting any time while he works at pursuing his dreams.

First up, Botha has begun two new clubs on campus:Inline skating and golf The former is purely so that people on campus can have somefhing fun to do when not at class;the latter, however,is very important to the junior from SouthAfrica.

Becausefor Botha, golf is more than just a hobby; he hopesto prowl the links ashis full-time job. Botha already hasa plan for his future, one in which he would like to b€ recognized worldwide.

T want to leave rny legacy at Meho for golf, so that I carr create a new one as a professionalgolfer,"Botha said.

The plan: Create a golf club at Metro. Grow the club into a legitimate contender in the region. if not a full-fledged varsity t€am. I€ave Denver after tle spring semester, and a season of competative golf, to pursue a career as a professional golferbasedeither in South Africa or Europe, "I will go and just seehow much money I can make on the tour. I will !s fahng online classesfrom Metro, and I won't have to rely on my par-

MetloStatejuniorJay JayBothaofSonthAfiicabdngshispassion furgolfto Metru.Bothatnervgolfduboncampus mayhelphimin hisquesttob€come a

professional player. ents anlmore," Botha said.

This isn't blind ambition either, as he already shoots a game in the

low 7O'sand believesthat he will be shootingin the high 60's by the time the spring golf seasonstarts.Theclub

seasonwill be hls warm-up beforehe embarls for the pros, as well as practice for his backupplan in casebis pro time is shorl To be a golf pro back home at a local course.

In the spring, he will be the team leaderof the Metro golf team and he hopesto help developthe skills of the playersduring the season.His hope is that the team will be impressive enoughto beconsideredfor varsity in yearsto come.

'II Metro ever a@eptsthis club team to varsity,I will beso grateful to Metro that I wasableto start a varsitv sport," Botha said.

Hebelieves it's apossibilitybecause the Meto varsityswimmingteamwas .disbanded, and he added,"if onesport is lostweput a new teamin."

Botha's enthusiasm and drive is evident as he plots out the course he will take as presidentof the Meho golf club. He hopesto put a team together in the olTseason;he needsat leastfve membersand muld have as many asnine.

If he is succesful,he will hlave a fundraiser for travel exlrnses to tournaments and matchups with regional tearnslike CSU-Puebloand MesaStabe.

As of yet he has not recruited any members lor either club, but tley were accelted by Metro more than a week ago after a two-month processof applying to add the clubs to the school.

Bothahasalsospokento Columbine Golf Courseto get discounted ratesfor his team practicetime and has plansto usethe local golf academy to improve his players.Botha

will be.as much of a manager as coach and president,since he will have to make sure the golf players maintain full-time statusduring the season.

The iunior has donethis all in his first semesterof schoolat Metro.

"If you snoozeyou lose,"he likes to say.

Botha has a.lwaysbeen driven.

Ten years ago he beg,anplaying goll at local coursesin fohannesburgand beforelong he wasthinking big.

"In South Africa they take you rea.lseriouslyfor what you are Fying to do," he said.

Alber living in the country bis ffrst 18 years, Botha left Africa as the political turmoil and the violence worsened.He wound up in Ia firnta, Colo.,with his mother and her new husband,a U.S.citizen, "At that time, things werEnot going very well," Botha said of South Africa. "The violencewasvery bad."

The violencein his native Johannesburg has only worsenedsince he left and politicsremain rocky with an election coming up, So he is thinking about basinghimself in Portugal when he becomesa professionalgolfer, a country he has visited already and that has a climate as humid as Sout} A.frica,very d.illerentfrom the dry, high desertof Colorado.

"I will buy a horne in ariother counfy, maybe Portugal, but I will go backto SouthAfrica dependingon n'hat the'conditions are back there," he said, But first, Botha would just like to leavea legacy,even a small one,here at Metro.

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"Troy and (forward) Kyle (Obuhanick) playedreally well in spite of their iniudes," said head coach Curtis Duffus. 'We're playing a lot better.

Our systemis working well."

Oakeshas a shoulder injury that will require surgery at the end of the seasonand Obuhanick is currenth sufferingfrom an anlle injury.

Metro hockey grabbedtheir first win of the seasonagainst Utah University 1l-5 during a tlree gameroad trip in Utah. But they fell to Brigham Young University 8-6 and Utah State Universityl6-4.

There were some bright spots during the hip, though. In addition to their.first win, forward Dan Golden got a hat Fick and an assistagainst Utah University Sept. 9. Forward Troy Oakesaddedassistsand fonrard Steve Call had two goals. Forward louedagin Montana had threepoints off a goalin two assists.In total, 1l Metro players endedwith points on Oakesand Goldencombinedfor the board;10 of thoseplayershad at I 3 points in the first two games. leasttwo points.

In the last gameof the trip, Utah In. the Sept.10 lossto Brigham Slalf,r 'asableto repeattheir earlier Young,Oakeshad a hat trick of his rout o[ Metro. Down 7-1,Meko was own. Goldenhad two goals.Andrew ableto grab three quick goalsbut the

momentum wasdorrein by penalties.

Tenstraightpenaltiesresultedin nine more goalsfor Utah State,which put ttre gameout of reach.

"We just needto work on getting to loosepucks,but hopefully,we can do well against somelt'eaker teams, Kansasand New Mexico,next week-

end," Duffusexplained.

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