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Spiritof the Rockyliveson contribution they (my family members)madeand the conFibution tle In DenverTirnes colleagues will continue to make iu our sociery." Preblud,an active member in the Denvercommunity, is the chairman, secretaryand treasurer of the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, a member of the board of directors of First AmericanStateBank,a trustee of Graland County Day School and the co-founder and chairmanof tbe Gralant Alumni Association, 'As a fourth generation Denverite,I could not imagine watching the RockyMountain News and its legacy come to such an abrupt end," Prebluc comsaid.'As a businessman, munity memberand entrepreneur, I shongly believethht great iournalism can still be goodbusiness." The current model for newspapersis to rely heavily on advertisingrevenueto cover production costs anc payroll. However, advertising has declined over the years, first drawnto telewith advertisers vision and more recently with the advent of Craigslist.com and other online services. Advertising will still play a minor roll for In Denver Times but will rely more on the subscriptious[o generate

New website will fill void left by paper By Caitlin Gibbons cgibbon4@mscd.edu The RockyMountainNews might have died February 27 , bvt a group of 30 former employeesand three local entrepreneurs are ensuring the spirit of the paper will live on in more than memory A press conference held outside St. Caietan'sCenter March I 6 announcedthe new incarnation of the Roc/<y,a websitecalledLrDenvet'Times. com. In DenverTimes is an online only, locally-focused,realtirne news source, featudng innovative technology to deliver customizednewscontent to zubscribers. The news is free, The site will charge subscribersfor insights, colurnns, perspectives, live interactive chats! new aF plications, mobile ner,r"sfeeds and advancedtechnologiesfor aslittle as $0.16 a day. A 12month subscription rrl'ill cost $4.99 permonth. In order for In Denver Times to launch May 4, the group is seeking50,000 initial subscribersby April 23, the l5oth anniversary of the RockyMowtnin News. Subscribers will not be charged until the goal has been met. Subscribingnow is a pledge. Links to partner sites feahrring niche coveragewill also be found on In DenverTimes. Tanner,Meto adjunct C,eorge journalism professorand former assistant presentation and Webeditor at the Rockg,is responsiblefor one such site, ColoradoSoccerNow.com. "tn Denvei llmes will deIiver a lot of niche topics that other peoplearen't covering," Tanner said. "It's a portal for all kinds of news." ' The announceirent about the creation of the website carnâ&#x201A;Ź on the sarne day the Seattle hst-Intekencer a]lnounced its move to become an online-only publication. Since the closure of the Rocky,reporters have continued to produce new stories, which arepublishedon IWantmyRocky.com, a website

Thirty former RockyMountainNervsstaffersgather to hold a pressconferenceMon. March 16 besideSt.Cajetan3Center.Theygatheredto announceplansto begin building a new online-only newspapercalledthe In DenverTimes,which they . ajaynes l6mscd.edu hope to launchby May 20(Xl.PhotobyDrew.Jaynes founded by Rockyemployees shortly alter the announcement to sell the paper was madein December2008. Sterc Fosterand Mel Pomponio are two of the founders of MantmyRocky.com,Foster said he knew the site was important to rally support lor the newspaperand remind readers the iournalism of the past 150 yearswasaboutto end. The community voicedits support on ManbnyRocky. com. However,a buyer could not be found, and E.W.Scripps Company closed the Rocky's doorsFebruary 2 7. 'After the Rocky closed, ' we all looked around at each

'well now other and asked, what are we going to do?"' Pomponiosaid. '?{ndthe answerwas, well we keeping doing what we do. The bio of guys that are our investors approached us shortly after the Rockyclosed and asked'do you want to sit down and talk about how to makathis work?"' Brad Gray,Kevin Preblud and Benjamin Ray are the three entrepreneurs who ap proachedthe group of former Rockystaffers. "We as entrepreneursand we asa cornmunity oweSteve, (Foster) Mel @omponio) and several other people a great

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debt of gratitude, that they diiln't let this die and give up pastcoupleof weeks.Not having a voice, not being able to on this vision," Gray said. Ray grew up surrounded express our voices," Adarns by the newspaper business. said. I think I can speak for His father, Garrett Ray, was the editor and publisher of the people standing behind the Littleton Indepenilent,and me when I saywe are anxious his grandmother, fiUzalettr, and ready to put our experiwas a reporter for-t}l'eGreeleg ence,our resourcesand most of all our passionbackto work Tribune. "If you asked me two for Denver." The group has one month months ago if I'd ever be in the news business, I would lo get the target 50,000 subhave quickly said 'no'. But scribers. "It's an exciting time for when the Rockyclosed,I felt I had to do something," Ray iournalism.It's a time for piosaid.'I thoughtit wasmy civic neers and innovators. That's duty to give back to this great , who's here today, pioneers city of Denver. I value the and innovators." Tanner said.

In the article "They made a newspaper"in the March 5 edition of the Metopolitan, Katy Luhry should have beenlisd asthe assistantto the Vice Presidentof Student Services.Kathy McKay is the vice president. Tonotify TheMetropolitanol an error in ang of our reports, pleav contuetEilitor-in-Chief lamesKrugerat jkrugerT@ mscdedu

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Five-year-oldJustin Miller hugs his dad, Jeff Miller,during a St.Baldrick'sfundraiserfor childhood cancer researchMarch | 3 at Fadolrish Pub. Partici pants volunteered to hanetheir headsshanedand collect donations, all of which goes to support cancer research.In the past nine )rears,eyents have taken placein 18 countriesand /l8 states,raisingmorethan 550 million, and shavingmorethan 72,000heads.Justin Miller wa5frst diagnosedwith neuroblastomain September2006and relapsedIn May 2008, Photoby LeahMillis. lmillis@mscd.edu.

Takeprereqsearl!,avoidholds ay Gabjieileeorter. gporterS@mscd.edu .: Metro will be tightening up the requirementsfiorlncoming students, forcing studentsto take careof remedial and general education courses beforemoving to upper-levelclasses. New studentsentering Meho this fall will haveholds on their accounts if they have not completedthe remedial coursework and general education requirementsby the end of their first 3O credit hours, said Associate Vice President for Enrollment fudi DiazBonacquisti, Students hansferring to Meko from other schools must take any necessary tests or provide official transcripb proving they have completed the wbrk prior to registering for their secondsemester. While incoming students who test low on the initial placement exam are supposedto take remedial classesbefore progressing to freshmen-lelel classes, many of them ar€ fin.ling loopholesto avoid either testing or actually taking the remedial classes,said Richard Wagner, interim associatevice president for acadernic allairs curriculum and pmgrams.Ite placementtesf, called the Accuplacerlbst, coversreading, mathematicaand English. the purpose of placement testing is to m*e sure students arc in

The StudentCourt has issuedan opinion regarding whether or not the executivebranch of the Student GoverDmentAssemblyis bound by a setof bylaws. The court issued their olficial opinion March 11, finding there are executivebylaws.Thosebylawsexist becausethe SGAenactedthem. and since then, the laws have not explicitly been repealed or nullified. The orecutiveb;zlawsremain in full force and effect. The clarification.was requested by then Senate Speaker Pro-tempore Savannah Powell March 3 to determine if the executive branch is in fact bound by executivebylaws in the constitution. Other members held the view the bylaws no longer applied as the student body voted in favor of allowing the assemblyto amendthe constitution. Powell, who has since resigned from the assembly,did not return cdlls for comment. Powell'srequestcame after SGA PresidentAndr:ewBatemanappointed CJ. Garboas vice F€sident Powell cites in her request that "more than one individual- stated

?, appropriate-level classes that they can pass,Wagrrersaid. "The whole thing really focuses on studentsuccess," Wagnersaid. The biggest problem is usually with math classes, Wagner said. Students who dislike or are afraid of math will sometimesavoid taking the remedialand freshmenmath classes. "They get to be a senior and now it's been even longe.r since they've had a math class," Wagner said. "The further along they get,the more that's going to hurt them." Thougb the new improvements to the systemwill eliminate that issueinthe long term,DiazBonacquisti said, upperclassmenin the next couple of years might hale houble finding spots in those freshmenlevel classesthey need to graduate, as Metro's fdl 2OO9r€gistration is much higher than in previousyears. There are various ways students avoid taking remedial classes,said Director of StudentI€arning Assessment SheilaThompson. FAstyearstudentscal meetwith an adviser who helps them register for their first semester,Thompson said.As of right now however,there is nothing itr the computer syst€m preventing those studentsfrom later dropping those remedial classesand adding wiricherar onesthey chome. Sometimesthe.remay be a glitch

in communication r,vl"o aariseis don't make il$bar that studentsEE rcquired to take a certain remedial course,Wagner said. Part of the pocess of rewor*ing ' tle system is taking a look at who can place and remove holds on student accountsand decidingwhether those peopleor departrients arc ap propriate, tlaz Bonacquisti said. Beeinning .,iith tn" fall semester, only staff at tbe AcademicAdvising Center or the Ttansfer OIEcecan lift holds. Sometimes, individual advisers or faculty memberscan waive holds if they feelthe studentshouldbe able to register,Thompsonsaid. "Students present compelling stories about why they need to do this," Thompsonsaid, "and individuals by to accommodatethem." The technical part of the system needs upgrading, Thompson said, to make sure that holds are being placed by the right people, on the right students. While information technology and communication may be part of the problem,Wagnersaid,it's not entirely a technical issue. "I think students also have to take some personal responsibility," Wagner said. "[n somecases,they're hearing what they're wanting to hear." There is no way the problem will

be completelyresolv{ by the fall se mester,Thompson said, becauseof the complexityof the issue, "It's taking a lot of us to ffgure out how to do this right," Wagner said, Part of the complexitystemsfrom the fact that CCD'Sadministration is alsoinvolved,Thompsonsaid. There are at least 10 people working on the problem hom a variety of departmentsincludingadmissions,ailvising, academicalfats, the Registrar'solfice, IT and the related academicprograrns,Thompsonsaid. First-time students under 20 ar€ not required to take the general assessmentt€st if their high school SATor ACI scoresare high eno''gh, Wagnersaid. If a student received at least a 17 on the ACTor 420 on the SATon the Englishsection,they do not have to take the test. For math, studenB must have scored at least an l8 on the ACT or 456 on the SA3.For reading, higher than 16 on the ACf or 399 on the SATis required. Most Metro students who need remedial coursestake them at CCD, Wagnersaid. There are tbree levels of remedial courseworkin Englishand reading offeredat CCD,and three to four levels in math, dependingon what fresbmenlevel math class the.stu, dent needsto take, Wagrcr said.

Powellgoeson to state in the request, "if even one member of the Student Government Assemblt expressesa concern regarding 4:possible conflict of interest, that is to be respectedar w.eare to upholi the ,,,. higheststandards." Acoording to Garbo, Poriell's request as it was written did not specificallyaddressthe appohbent process.To his knowledgB_therEhas beenno furtler discussionabout the interpretation, as the assam-bbiSfG cusedon finishing other prolectslhis semester.Garboalso said that nothing in the appointment procedrre has violated senatebylaws. The court ag€es with Pdv,yell that the executivenot or y.ought tb be followed.but must bejollowed. It falls to the SGApresident accordlng to the SGAconstitution, to seethat enforcement, ana iccbraing to ihe presidential oath of office;:to do so faithfi.rlly. Since that is the qptueionof the court no olficial dction can betabn from the int€rpretatiori. 1 : A member of the SGA worid need to file a.comdai$ ip orderiP remedy the situa{iori ' Td date no menber d the SS i has filed a complaint.

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Master'sdegreebill gets secondnod ofapproval The House of Representativesunanimously approved House Bill 129 5 March 16, moving N,letroone step closer to adding graduate degrees. The bill u'ould change the College'srole and mission to say that Metro may offer master's degreeprograms that addressthe needs

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lostin war HonoringColoradans Exhibit illustrates the casualtiesof the war in Iraq BySamuel Blackmer blackmar@mscd.edu Illustrating the number of U.S. casualtiesin the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is not aseasyasyou might think. but it is the intenfion of the EyesWide Openexhibit to put those lossesin perspective. Marking the sixth anniversary of the U.S.-ledinvasion of Iraq, the exhibit visitedMarch I I at Auraria outsideSt. Caietan'sCenter.memorializing soldierslost in the wars by displaying an empty pair o[ combat boots for each lile lost. As of March 15, the official death toll of U.S. troopsin Iraq was 4.258 and in Afghanistanwas666. The American Friends Service Committeestarted the memorial exhibit in 2004 in Chicagowhen the death toll in Iraq reached 5O0 sol: diers, and toured the nation. with a pair of boots for each fallen soldier. The committeeworks in lraq, fostering socialjustice,peaceand humanitarian aid. When the death toll reached 3,000 in 2OO7the memorialbecame cost prohibitive for the nonprofit organization,so the memorial was broken up and is now doneby states, The Colorado Eyes Wide. Open memorial currently has 59 paA of boots honoring fallen Colorado sol-

huck filled with l8-hundred pounds of explosivesand it detonatedright next to him. " "I support the troops 100 percent.But I'm againstthe occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan," Conerd said. Some veterans have expresseit displeasurewith the memorial and usingthe deathsof U.S.soldiersas a political tool to protestt}le war. Thoseinvolved with the memorial did expresstheir desire for the U.S.to avoid conflicts it doesn't have to be involved in and expressedthe desireto seethe war iD Iraq draw to a close,but alsomadeclear,they hold tbe soldiersin the highestregard. "I go through and look at the names and try to remember the peoplebecausethat is all I can do," Gill said.i{nd I realizedI'm sofortunate becauseI don't know anybody, I don't know anybody. The point is there are a lot of people like me, at the EyesWideOpen A mementoof a fallensoldierrestsneara pair of empty bootsAug.26,2OO8 who only know what they seeon the the casulties has the country illustrating 2004 the exhibit traveled Exhibitin CuernavacaPark,Since . jpapasso@mscd.edu news,if that." Papasso of the wars in lraq and Afghanistan, PhotobyJeremy "We want people to look at war Dan Conerd,a veteranwho spent with eyeswide open and understand diers and severalpairs of shoesto soldierswho committedsuicidealter mark the lives of Iraqi civilians lost returning from combat, as well as a year in Mosul in the northern part what it is and what everyone has thosewho returned home injured or of Iraq, is now presidentof the Iraq lost,"shecontinued in the war. The American Friends Service VeteransAgainstthe War.Helosi his "For a lot of families, it was a traumatized. Dec.4, Committeeis a Quaker social iustice placefor them to grieve,"SarahGill, "There are 59 paim of bootsthat bestfiend,lohl JaredSavage, AISC representative said. "When represent soldiers who listed their 2008. just daysbeforeSavagewasto organization that was established at the end of World War I and won the full exhibit was here there was a home as Coloradowhen they ioined return home ftom Iraq. "He was just doing a regular a NobelPeacePrizein 1947 for huyoung woman who camedown ftom the military.The 4,258 (liveslost)do Boulder all three days and just sat not include peoplewho killed them- route clearance, showing the new manitarian servicesafter World War selvesafter they get back. It doesn't guys the route. It was just another tr. For the 6rst 30 to 40 yearsmost with her brother'sboots," A singlepair of white bootsstood include a lot o{ the damage that is typical day," Conerd said. "Before of their work wasservicerelated,but he knew it, there was an Iraq pickup thev sincehavedone advocacvwork. out against the others, representing done,"Gill said.

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fresh,hilarious By James Sienkiewicz jsieukie@mscd.edu Auraria students were offered a rare glimpse into ['hat goes on behind the scenesof the longest-running animatedprogram in America when "The Simpsons" writer and producerfoel CohenspokeMarch I I in the Tivoli Ttrrnhalle. One of the biggest but least known reasonsbehind the show's successis the unique environment in which the show is created. "The Simpsons' is free from interference from parent network FOX. giving them greater creative freedom, Cohen said. "Consequently,we work in what can only be called creative paradise. If we want to do a ioke,we do it. I{ we want to do a story,we do it," Cohen said. This type of envimnment is one of the main reasonsfor the show's longevity as well as its ability to change, adapt and remain relevant

Metro student AllisonGreensteinattends"5impsons"writer Joel Cohent speechMarch 11, at the Tivoli Turnhalle.JoelCohen,who studied biology,said he discoveredwhile he was in school,"chicks do not dig biologists,'sohe becamea writer forTV, Cotten. jcoften1@mscd.edu PhotobyJamie for 20 years. The relationship between environment and creativity is important in any field you could imagine, Cohen explained. "I think a great exampleof this that you could seefor individuals is people often say that they get their bestideasin the shower," Cohensaid, noting that this is becausewe are .ableto temporarily removeourselves

from the stressesof everydaylife and enter our olvn personal creativeenvironment. the imporCohenthen discussed tance of bad ideasand of working as a group, factors the people behind the show capitalDeon to keepit ftesh weekafter week, The writers have createdan environment in which nobody is afraid of tlrowing out an idea, no matter

each episodeand end up with the bestof their collechveideas. Offering advice to students who paradise.If we want to are aspiringrvriters who are trying do a joke, we do it. If to get their work noticed,Cohenenwe want to do a story, couragedthem to be persistent. "Try and get involvedin any way we do it," you can, and keep writing. EventuJoelCohen, ally you will hopefully show your writer and producerfor worth and get noticed," he said. And Cohenknows about persis"TheSimpsons" tence. Before beginning work as a how bizarre it may be. Finding out writer for TV he got a degreein biolwhat doesn'tworkis essentialtoffnd- ogy from the University of Alberta. Prior to joining "The Simp ing out what does,he said. Currently, the show has 15 full- sons" - for which he has written time writers. For every idea and joke 14 episodesover the past nine years they come up with, the writers have - Cohenworkedon numerousother to considerwhether or not it relates primetime series, including "Sudto their audienceand is pertinent to denlySusan." Metro student McCabe Means the overallstory for the episode. Sometimeswriters can become enioyed Cohen's speech, especially so focusedon a joke that they will his points about working together as begin to wander from the original in- a group. "I found his description of how tent of the overarchingstory "This leadsto a goodjoke and a the writing staff is a unfied gmup and that they are their own worst badstory,"Cohensaid. Through a filter process, they critics refreshing," he said. "The Simpsons" has won 24 may have to throw array somevery good ideas, but what they are left EmmyAwardsand a PeabodyAward. with is the bestof the best.The writ- In 1998. fime namedthe show the erscan then eventuallywhittle down century's besttelevisionseries.

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Mark Doty will be readingfrom his poetry collection "Fireto Firej'at l1:30 a.m.March '19in Tivoli 320. Doty will also speakat 4 p.m. in Tivoli 440.

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MarkDotyhaswrittentwelvebooks first ofpoetryandthreememiors.The Amertcan to wintheT.S. EliotPrizeforPoetry Dotywillspeakat AuronaMarch| 9. TheMet: What doyou planto talkabout? Mark Doty: I'll be reading from my work in poetry and in memoir and speaking about writing from memory. Whatdogoumeanby writingfrom memory? MD: I'm a memoiristas well as a poet.I've written threeof them: "Heaven'sCoast,""Firebird" and,most recently,'Dog Years."Eachof thosebooksis concernedwith examiningsome prt of my life, looking for patterns in experience and giving shapeto memory. My poems sometimesdeal with storiesor imagesfrom my own pastaswell. For everywriter of poetry and fiction - aud of course,especiallyfor memoirists- the ability to draw upon our own memories is crucial. What plam fues poetry have in moilern Iitemture? MD: Around the world, poehy is as rich and as various as it has ever been. Contempo. rary American poetry is a very diverse,lively community I think there'sa poetout there who could speakto any reader - but becausepoehy is not a commercialart, it isn't necessarily visible, and readersdon't always know where to find it. Il reaforcfun't alwats krcw how to firu|p.

etry, doyou think it wiII takea lot tollourish? MD: I actuallythink it's alreadyflourishing. There'sa lot of strong poetrybeing!t'ritten in America,and though it's not a massart in the way that, say,the moviesare,it doesn't needto be. It has a committedgroup of readers and more peopleseemto be discoveringits pleasures. Howdidgougetgourstnrtin poetry? MD: I startedwriting poetryin high school. Like lots of adolescents,I felt this huge turbulenceinsidethat seemedto demandthat I make somethlng- as if the pressureof all that inchoatefeelingrequiredthat I find somekind of forrn. Not that I wrote about what I felt directly Far from it. But the desireto make something that expressedwho I was, evetrin an iAdirect way,was very powerful. Howilificult wasit to golrom "turbulentteen" poeQ tn legitimate,prolessional MD: Well, there's a long process there. Becoming a poet involves dedicating yourself to your craft, learning how to make language communicatefeeling and perception- a long processof apprenticeship. Angadvice Wets? fur aspiring MD: Read and read some more. Don't worry about being influenced too much. Influenceis good;let yourself drink in what you love,and over time it will settleinto place.Iook for like-mindedsoulswho're interestedin what y'oudo, who also care about writing and reading. Rememberthat art is not inconsequential.

Art has tremendouspower,but it's a different kind of powerthan that possessed by,say,investmentbankers. What place,iJ any. doesthe lnternethavein modernpoetry? MD: Plenty.It's great that you can find information about poets and examplesof their work alnost immediately. We're lucky to have this huge, flexible, amazing resource. And you can talk to writers and readers all over the world. Of course,the freedomof the webbrings someproblemsr,l.ithit. It's greatthat you can publishanything you want to, anJrtime -

necessarilybeeneditedor selected. Inevitably, it's a mixed bag in terms of the quality of what's out there. Nonetheless,die democracy of the Web is exhilarating. Regardingthat, do you modernWts will be ableto survivein the Web-drivutmediaem wearein now? MD: I think poetswill do better becauseof the Web.It's easierto find out aboutwho's writing now.If you hear the nameof a poetwho interestsyou, you can often iust surnmon up one of that writer's poemsand readit on the spot. Largewebsiteslike thoserun by the Academy of Americin Poets(www.poets.org)and the

Poetry Foundation (www.poefryfoundation. org) give you accessto archivesof poems,and essays,blogs, poehy news - they're fantastic collectionsof info.

Samplesof Dotg's work can befuund onlineat www.markdoty.org.

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BiofuelfiIm, directorat Aurqria ByBethNorris enorris5@mscd.edu

FiLrmaker/narrator f osh Tickell takes viewers on a iourney toward real energyindependencein his documentary"Fuel." Tickell narrates through his childhood in Australia, fflled rvith to his teenage beautifulecosystems, yearssurroundedby the pehochemical industry in louisiana. He was so passionateabout alternative energy he drovehis homemade"Veggie Van," fueled entirely by used grease from fast-food restaurants, around the counhy promoting biofuels. This 81rnburstsonto the screen at the point when humanity first discoveredoil and takesus to our present environmental dilemma. The connection between the Bush administration and monopolizing oil companiesis displayedseemlessly Tickell's story sheds light on something most of us hardly ever think about.an oil-freeeconomy. The cost of fuel may enter your thoughts from time to time, it certainly did a few months ago,but now that a gallon of gas isn't the same price as your parking spot, we need a film to remind us this won't last forever- and "Fuel"doesiust that - It reminds us we are completely dependenton a substancewe know won't be around foreverand that we are smart enough to create something renewable and clean. Tickell

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"Fuel"directorJoshTickellholds a jar of the vegetableoil that runs his"VeggieVan."Tickellwill speakat the StarzFilm Centerafter the 7:10p.m.screeningon March20.ThemovieshowsMarch 20 - 26, checkwww.starzfilmcenter.com for showtimes, not only presentsthe topic, he actually explains how to implement it in our societyand economy. "Fuel" documents fascinating biofuel technologies alongside superbly voiced criticism of the oil industry. Theremayevenbea fewconspiracy theories thoughtfully sprinkled throughout the filrn just to keepyou on yow toes,but the anti-oil agenda of this film is greatly supersededby the exciting possibilities of future clean enerry sources. A lively soundtrackand precisely -placed animated graphics make it entertaining and fun to learn about biofuels. krterviews with popular

environmentalists,musicians,politicians and inventors help the audience navigate through this broad subiect. It presents the problem, but fo. cuseson multiple, sustainablesolutions that would providean economic boost, energy independenceand ideally evenworld peace. "Fuel" takesviewerson the road from complete environnental indifferenceto personalresponsibility. It is definitely worth seeingwith as many people as possible.You'll leavethe theater feelingsmarter and be taking the train to campus in no time.

got it all humor:thismovie's Russian slapstick ByKara'Kiehle the caveagain. kkiehle@mscd.edu . A war between the sexesis de'Absurdistan"is a quirky Russian sex comedy in the tradition of ancient Greekcomedies,Shakespeare,Chaucer,and NationalLampoon. There is a touch of "Road to Wellville" aesthetic,mixed with 'Amelie's"romanticsensibility.Incidentally, Absurdistan is also a term poliusedto describedass-backward tics in EasternEurope. Writer-dtector Veit Helmer ("Behindthe Couch:Castingin Hollywood") invites you to a poor, rural vi.llagewhere little is normal, except lor thepassionsof tbe townsfolk. Absurdistanis off the map,under the governmentradar and completely isolated from luxuries of civilization like modern plumbing. The men comefrom a long line of lusty, brave warriors and t}te women come from a bloodlineof legendarybeauty. Vintage-style,faux documentary "footage" and antiqued portraits relay the town's history to the flah:lent wind of a tuba, and thus the earthy legendcomesto life. The wivesof the town havebeen lovingly laboring for tleir men for generations,honoring them for their brave feat of creating a pipe system through a distant caveto pump the town's water supply. When the pipe runs dry. the men would rather ignore the draught and stay home, ilrinking and make love tlan brave

clared, led by a virgin (Kristyna Mal6rov6) and her psychic grandmotheB dividing the town and testing the will of her patient beau (Max Mauff.) The battle cry, translated liom Russian.is this: 'no morenookie 'til there'swater againt' And still the men, randy and unwashed,refuseto work. How doesthe ton'n live with no water? How do the animals produce milk? Why don't the women just find water somewhereelse? What are the oddsthe entire male population of a town is that obsessedwith sex? In any other fflrn, these ques'tions would make for inexcusable plot holes. Here, they just increase the hilarity And it's not difrcult to suspend disbelief once the world of 'Absurdistan" has been established: no rooster crows in the town before 10 o'clock. and when it does.it becomes a target for proiectiles;there'sa postman but no mail; the baker kneads her dough by walking in it and other ridiculousness. Bawdy without being offensive, cute without being saccharine,'Absurdistan" is a perfect choice for a date movie, or if you're just in the mood to smile.

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//: Sowhy Pink Floyd?Why not, say,Rush? foe Pascarell Well, I don't lile Rush, first of all. That's an often-askedquestion and the answeris i.t wasnever a consciousplan to be a Pink Floyd cover band. Todd (Cohen) and I decidedto have a band that iust playsmusicwelove.Wedidn't sit thereand go 'which band do you want to play?' It just grew out of the fact tlat we love this music, and eventually,it took on a life of its own. //. Iryhy is it, do you think, that Pink Floyd'smusic has retained such an appealto such a wide span of generationsoverthe years? fP: Well, I'm 47 yearsold, and I saw the Dark Side of the Moon Tourin 1974, and hearingthat album was a real shocker.It still sounds great today, but you'vegot to imaginehearingit then.But to answer your question,it's greatmusicand greatmusicwill alwaysfind a voicein every generation. //: Right here in Denver.we have a Flold tribute band called Wish We lVere Floyd.What makesThe Machinestandout asa tribute band.and moresoecifically,asa Floydtributeband? JP: I wou.ldhaveto guessthat the peoplethat come to seeus might havea differentopinion,but I think

able to produce that live. There's an honesty to it that's hard to get in a coverband. Floyd'smusic is all about feel.I want peopleto come to this show and feel like they wolld feel if they were watching Pink Floyd themselves.I know that hibute bands havea certain stigma becausea lot of them are shitty, but you should give The Machine a shot. You'll be surprised.We're a good band, and we've beendoing it a long time. I With last year'sdeath of Floyd keyboardistRichard Wright all but guaranteeingthere will never be another Floyd reunion, does that put pressureon TheMachineto sort of carry on Pink'slegacy? IP: Not at all. We play this musicbecausewe really enioy it, and now we're fortunate enougb to make a living out of it. Whether they were going to play againor not hashad no effecton usjustbecause this is what we do and we love it. I think it helpsto keep the music alive and is a tribute to them. but it never really occurred to me that way, /f As many of us know the downfall of Floyd was essentially a seriesof ego clashes.Are there any similar egoissueswith The Machine? JP: I think after this long we've really got it down elfrciently. We'reall adultswho havebeendoingthis a long time,and I think we'veworkedout the kinks. Also, we're not in a creative atrnosphere.which I think is a differentexperiencebecausethe music's alreadycreatedand we'rejust fying to pedectit. That'snot to sayw€hal'en'thad our dilTerences, but we'vemanagedto lvork through it.

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MP: How did the idea for the party comeabout? P€ter Schroeder (Df Gatsby):No oneman cantakecredit for this party.Though the ideacameabout when Marty McFly and fohn Connortraveledbackfrom the future to change the pastin unpredictable ways... and herewe are. MP; How long haveyou beenthrowing the party? Chris Huth (coordinator): We haveit every31,556,926 secondsfor the last 2 8 dogyears(four years). rVP: How were you able to make the whole thing happen this year,taking it from a houseparty to an actual venue? Matt Drrnn (coordinator): After last yearbeingway more successfulthan any of us thought it muld be,we were sure that this year we would needto hare it at a venue.Actually, the bransitionhasbeensurprisinglydifrcult. We first thought of cutting the housein half and hiring a crew form Nebraska to start thepain-fulprocessof movingthe houseto the Hi-Dil'e. Lnstead,we beganhiding in the bathroom of the Hi-Dile until they wereclosed.Wehavebeensleepingunder the stagein shiftsfor a coupleweeksnow.This is the bestway to get acclimatedto th€ new homeof the Ninia PirateRobotPartv

MP:lhis isyourfrst olficialslrovrighf Areyur o<cited aboutit> Mike Scbroeder (Forseven): Reallyfucking excitedand a little bit "piss-myselfterrified." Fortunately,Peteand I have lasa diligeqlly working on new music for about a month now. It's coming togethervery nicely. MP: How would you describeyour music? MS: This setwill be like if you got high-fivedon everypart of your body all at once. MP: And the obviousquestion:ninja, pirateor robot? MS: I'm goingto bea robot. But seriouslyeveryonewill drink untll we're pretty, soit will not matter what we're wearing.

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Iocalshowsfor thosein theknow IESIIEAND THE LY'S Despitean inherent$ kitschy.theater-of-the-absurd approachto her musicthat involveslittle morethan coprogramand some mediclalsetto,Apple'sGarageBand sweatersthis sideof the Misof theugliest,garage-sale sissippi,Iora's Leslie "&Iother Cem" Hall composes some of the catchiest- albelt corniest - club beats of the N1idwest.One part julie Bror"vnand one part John Candy, Ieslie and her Ly's (perhaps short for Hall's favefabric, Lycra) put the' ass' in "cl ass" r,o'ith songs such as "Tight Pants (Body Rolls)," "Blame the Booty" and "Gold Pants," all variable techno odes to Hall s big, round, robust ... persona. Leslie and the

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15MORETHANA CLASSROOM THE POINT: HIGHEREDUCATION

end wasanex,ampleuntilthe Farkas Collegeis valuablefor the knowledgeacquiredin and out of the classroom. Sometimesthe lessonsare ones that we would rather not learn. Other times the lessonsare pleasant surpriseswrapped in circumstances we would haveneverchosen. As college students, we rarely havetime to attend lecturesor campus eventsthat fall outsideour regularly scheduledclasstimes. We work too much and sleeptoo little, eventually getting around to finishing our homework. This past Friday,I decidedto put off my homework and attend the lecture of Ttrrkkaya Ataiiv, a preeminent scholar of Turkey and its rise from the ashesof the Ottoman Empire. Covering a contentious topic filled with recriminations and controversy, the content of the lecture wasnot the educationI nalked away with. Instead,I left campuswith an insight into the culture and purpose of higher education. Knowledge is possiblyt}re most important purposeof higher education. Exposureto it allows the student to movethe information gained in their head to createthe ideasthat shapethe world around them. Freedom of thought allows the geniusof human nature to createart, philosc. phizeon meaning and solvecomplex pmblems.This freedomalso has cre-

Though, regrettably,I only had the opportunity to meet Dr. Farkas on a few occasions,most of the shrdents, including my girlfriend, in the room had taken every class they could with him. Some professors spokeof his amazing ability to remember details of their family life and he never liorgot to ask how memberof their family wasdoeach COLINSEGER ing. Studentsspokeof his ability to inspire through his love of the language and through the artists who ated the conditions where humans havecorralled the written word. The suddendepartureof Dr. Farhaveenslaled their own kind, raised armies built on hate and sought to kas was a shock to the English department and the collegeasa whole. eliminate populations based on raStudents were left in the dark cial or ethnic dilTerences. about his disappearancein the midMy contemplations were further refined after I left the bustling dle of the fall semesterand left listconfinesof the Tivoli for the relative lessand wondering about their edusanctity of the King Centerto attend cation. From experienceI can tell you the secondeventof the day.Iwasexpecflnga much-subdueda.ffairin the that inforrration is not freelydishibKing Center,a retirement-memorial uted to studentswhen a professoris party for Dr, Paul Farkas,who passed not ableto teach a class. Oneof my classesmet for two weeksbeforetle away in December. professorstoppedshowingup. It was Dr. Farkas was a professor of English at Metro for more than 3O another two weeksbeforethe departyears. His dedicationand passionfor ment sentan e-mail explaining all of teaching was evident in the swarm the sections taught by the profesof attendeeswho filled the English sor were canceledand we would be deparhnent's conferenceroom and helpedto enroll in other classes.In spilled out into the halls. Students, this caseeverything turned out well someof who had attendedhis class- for the professorand the students, es2 5 yearsago,mingledwith profes- but the withholding of information sors of philosophy human perfor- led to two tumulhrous weeksfor evervoneinvolved. mance and sport,

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Dr. Farkas was a well-hown scholar of Janes Joyceand relished the author's epic novel "Ulysses." Cynthia Farkas, Dr. Farkas' widow, commented on the "Bloomberry" muffins that my girllbiend had brought to the poduck in honor of Dr. Farkasand his love of "[Ilysses." Cynthia musedthat she should read "Ulysses"oneof thesedays,and then proceededto tell us Dr. Farkas had askedher to bring in a tape of the novel while he was in the hospital. Husbandand wife listenedto excerptsftom Ulyssestogether,with Dr. Farkasperiodically pausing the tape so he could explain to Cynthia what was going on, and its signiffcance. Few professorscan rival Ih. Farkas' genuineenthusiasmfor the transference of knowledge,as is evident by the fact that he was a teacherto the very end. Goodteachersare more than arbitersof information, andknowledge is more than what you needto cram into your brain to passthe test. Knowledge is the ability to use the information acquired to form truths about the surrounding world. Knowledge,and its formation, is the goal of higher education and good teachers, whether they are in the classroomor on tle street. And tothis end,higher education is so much moretlan a diploma.

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SPORTS

"Rememberthat art is not inconsequential.Art has tremendous power,but it's a differentkind of powerthan that possessedby, say,investmentbankers."' -MARKDOTYPOET, METROSPECTIVE, 83

KATEFERRARO. SPORTSEDITOR.kferraro@mscd.edu

SIDETINE

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Tennis Women2 p.m. vs.DixieState @AurariaCourts

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Tennis Women9a.m. vs.Central Oklahoma Auraria Courts @ Women2 p.m. vs.Cameron @AurariaCourts Baseball 6 p.m.vs.Mines @Golden

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Metro track runner Anthony Luna Photoillustration by CoraKemp. ckemp4@mscd.edu

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schoolhistorvto win 800-meter By S. Douglas Bassett sbasset4@mscd.ed u Metrodistancerunner Anthony Luna becamethe lirst indooror outdoor fack and lield championin schoolhistoryMar. 14 at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championshipin Houston. Luna won the SO(lmeterrun, his favorite event, finishing more than a secondfaster than the competitionwith a timeof l:51:99. "That'swhat $â&#x201A;Ź fain for," Luua said."I've beenherefour yearsnow, and it's beena long timâ&#x201A;Ź coming." Metro PresidentStevenJordan and Athletic Director foan McDermott were on hand to root for Luna and the men's distance medley team, which took fifth placeand AllAmerican honors. That displayof supportplaysa part big in the team'ssuccess. "We're not on the podium becausepeoplethought we couldn't do it," headcoachPeterJuliansaid. "We're up there becausepeople thought we could." But Luna is motivatedby more

than that. His son, 4-year-old Anthony lr., influences el'erything he does. "NIy son is my biggest inspiration," Luna said. Luna became state champion in the 80Om his senior year of high school andplannedtorun for Adams State College, but, with a ner,r'born in lhe mix. everythingchanged. He took a year off from school and running to n'ork full time as an electrician, dedicated to supporting his child. But he couldn't escapehis pascinn

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"I missed it e!'ery single da!', " Luna said. "I figured, why not? I can make it happen if I really want to do it." Luna got into running almost by accident. After being cut from his middle-school basketball team, he wrestled for awhile, but it wasn't his thing. One of his coaches suggested that he and his twin brother Gabriel go out for cross country at Ranum HiCh. "I had no idea what cross counrry w'as, he said. "l stafled running and fell in love with the sport." Luna, a criminal justice major, has an above average GPA and would someday like to get his master's degree and work for the FBL

But running professionally is it'hat he r.r'ould prefer to do. "I'm looking forward to my degree,but I don't v,'ant to pursue that 'I right away," Luna said. want to rrl'ro live the dream. lt s something I love doing and I want to trv to push

Wherher it's running or lile in general, Luna is ready to talre on anything that comes his way. "He's one in a million. ' Julian said.

AnthonvLuna Sbts . Namedto the RMACAII-Academicteam as a 2OO6freshman . Luna wasMefro's first-ever representatveat the NCAA CrossCountry Championships. . EarnedNCAA All-Arnerica honors in the 800-meter for indoor and outdoorin 2008..

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that as long as I can." Having time to spend with his son and to do outdoor activities are also benefitsof doing so. Luna knorvs he'll be a marked man at the CU Potts Invitational I\{ar. 2 l, lvhich marks the beginning of the outdoor season. "I'm the guy to beat now so it's got to be that much more intense," Luna said. "But I'm up for the challenge."

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"I'm Iookingforward to my degree,but I don't want to pur-

suethat right away.I want to trv to live the dream. It's something I love doing, and I want to try to push that as

long asI can." AN T H ONLU Y N ASAID ONHOWHEWANTSTO RUNBEFORE PURSUING IN CRIMINAL A CAREER JUSTICE.

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"It's easyto pitch with a defense like this. We'rea hard teamto beat, that'sfor sure." SOFTBALL PITCHER BRITTANY MOSS SAID ONH ER T EAM 'S D EF EN SE

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Roadrunnershit end of road

Metro losesin first round of NCAA Tourney By Kate Ferraro Kerraro@mscd.edu

Metro men's basketballsaw their seasonend in the fust mund of the NCAA Tournament against defending NCAA champion Winona State March 14 in Marshall, Minn. Despite the loss, head coach Brannon Hays said he believesthe seasonwas still a success. "Definitely a very good season," Hays said. "We added eight players and the new guys meshedvery well. We won the RMAC seasonand tournament." The two teams never led by more than seven points in the entire match. The Roadrunnerslargest leadwas44-38 with 10 minutesleft. Over the next five minutes, the Warriors outscoredMetro 14-1, posting a 52-45 lead. Metro pulled within two points wit-h two minutes left. However.a dunk from the Warnors put themdown 60-56. ForwardJesse Wagstalf scoredtwo points from the free-throw line, before forward Nelson Ekeh scoredon a lalup with 27 secondsremeining but nre,restill behind 60-59.

The Roadrunners had a chance to take the lead away with 11 seconds left after Winona State guard Ben Fischer missed a free thron leaviDg Metro with one last shot. Ekeh caught the rebound and hit Carrington with a pass. As Car-

the seasonfor the Roadrunners. The Roadrunners mnnected on 24-ol-5l field goalsin the game.The Warriors cameinto the gameamong oneof the nation'stop 10 in 3-pointers made,but only hit six the entire match. Wagstaff posteda team-high of only 15 pointsafter averagingl7 points a gamethe entire season.After averaging 14,6 points a game, Carrington cou-ldonly score seven. Forward Donte Nicholas added 12 points. "We did exactly what we wanted 0o do defensively,"Hays said. "We shutdown their scorersand 3-pointers and played\ rith great effort. So did Winona State,but just one point better." Wagstaff was the leading scorer and rebounder this seasonaveraging 17.8 pointsper gameand 7.5 re; bounds.Heffnishedhis caredrranked fourth in schoolhisl.orywilh scoring (1,545 points), fourth in rebounds (750) and first in ftee throws made (407). Wagstaff also ranks among the top-lO in steals,gamesplayed and field goals. Wagstaff was named NABCffrst team All-District March 13, and it's the secondall-region award for Wagstaff after receiving Daktronics first teamAll-RegionMarch 12. Heis now eligible for the State Farm Coaches' Division All-America. Tbroughout the entire season. Wagstaff was Metro forward JesseWagstaffis blockedfrom making a shot by named AII-RMAC, Academic AllguardlmariThomasMarch6 duringthe first roundof CSU-Pueblo the RMACShootouttournament in Pueblo.FilephotobyDawnMadura District and AcademicAll-America. Hayssaidhebelieveshewill bea hard . dmadura@mscd.edu rington racedup the floor,his shot the rebound,but the refereecalled playerto replacein yearsto come. "He's been a great team guy," wasblockedby Mnona Stateguard traveling,turning the ball back to Davidfohnson.Carringtongrabbed the Warriors,endingthe garte_and Hays said. "He wants to do what's

best for the team. He's ahvays the first at practiceand the last to leave." Carrington ledthe team in assists wirh 727, averaging4.2 assistsper game.He also led the team with 74 steals,averaging2.5 per game. "He'sa leaderas a point guard," Hayssaid."He took his scoringdown to benefit other people,r,r,hichis a very-unselfish thing to do. He's also goingto behard to replace." Metro endedtheir season27-4 and is now 29-11 in NCAA tournament play.

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The Metro softball team swept their second consecutive conferenceseriesdue to greatteamdefense against Western New Mexico UniversityMarch 14 and 15 at Auraria Field. "Our defensetook care of us, which usually isn't the case," head coachJenFishersaid,"Weknew they were going to be tough. We worked through and got four wins out of it," MeFo won the first gane of the weekend6-1 with most of the scoring coming from a three-run second inning. Pitcher Christie Robinson sealedthe win, grving up only one run in 28 at bats. The Roadrunners won the second game 8-3 due to solid pitching

that was backedup by six runs in the boftom of the sidh. CatcherLaurenHainlen tied the game with a solo home run to start the sixth inning. Second baseman Sarah Rusch provided the winning runs with a three-run home run later in the inning. Pircher Brittany Mosspitched a completegame and struckout 10 batters. "It's easyto pitch with a defense like this." Mosssaid. "We're a hard teamto beat,that'sfor sure." The second day of the series startedoff with a defensivebattlethat went into nine innings beforeMetro drole homethe lastrun in the bottom of the ninth, winning 3-2. Robinson pitched all nine innings only giving up two runs in 13 at bats,and gaining her 12th win of the season. "Our defensekept us in it, " shortstopAmber Roundtreesaid."Our hitting wasn't on like it hasbeenlately " The Roailrunners made up for the extra innings they playedearlier in the day by ending the last gameof

the inning with a home run to right field, followed later in the inning by a three-run home run by designated hitter Tara Mickelson. "This whole week we workedon hitting in practice," Nishikida said. "It's payingoff" Moss endedthe game with her sixth win, only allowing one run and outlasting three WesternNew Mexico pitchers. As of March 8, Metro moved up four spotsto No. 20 in the National Fastpitch CoachesAssociation DivisionII top 25 poll. "It's great to be ranked up there with the top teams in the country, Tesonesprintstowardfirst baseMarch ThirdbasemanJennessa get too conr-fiortable," won the gameagainstWest- but we can't 14at AurariaField.TheRoadrunners CorrieNishikidasaid. third baseman . acarls5@mscd.edu byAdriana Carlson ern NewMexico61. Photo The Roadrunners'grip on fust in the RockyMountain Athletic Conferthe weekenda{ter five innings. The ning. good," enceEastDivision tightenedas Metro "It Tesone said. felt really in l4-1 win took effect a mercyrule play, me improvedto l3-1 in conference "I that woke was in a slump and ol'er \ArNNI to Metro will try and 20-4 overall. up," Left fielderJennessaTesonestartwin streak their conference extend the olTensive Metro continued ed off the game with a three-run home run to left field, helping Metro tear with a nine-run secondinning. March 21 and 22 when they play take a four run lead after the first in- CenterSelderKellieNishikida started Fort trwis Collegein Durango,

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Metro baseball suffered a disappointing weekend, losing three .of four gamesat the hands of New MexicoHighlandsUniversityMarch 13- I 5 at Auraria Field. Metro got hit hard by Highlands' offense,which piled up 33 runs over the four games,including a 10-l shelling in gametwo. Metro fell to l4-l I overallrecord and is now only 5-7 in the Rocky Mountain Atl etic Conference.The series also pushed the Cowboys ahead of the Roadrunners for second placein the MountainDivision. The 'Runners are now third in the division but fourth overall among the RMAC'seightteams.MesaState Collegeheld on to the top spotwhile ColoradoChristianUniversityis last in the division. Three out of the four games were by margins of three runs or less. Meho got off to a bad start when they gave up a lead of four runs and gave up the game in the top of the ninth inning losing 7-4, Metro did avoida sweepin game three winning 8- 7 in a tight contest. Metro junped out to a quick lead but Highlands fought back to make a gameof it, Nevertheless. Mefto couldn't tie up the seriesand had to settlefor the single victory, Gamefour ended in an 8-7 lossin l0 innings,This was in spiteof a grand slamby third

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PitcherTedJamisonwinds up for the opening pitch of the first game of a four-gameseriesMarch 13 at AurariaField.TheRoadrunnerslost the series3-1 againstNew MexicoHighlands.ehotoby . kstaebel KyleStaebell @mscd.edbasemanDakotaNahm in the third inning. "We can'[ play down to their level," said left ffelder Marcel Dominguez,who had a home run in the series. "We have to tip our hats to them. In mme two, they put the lights outs but we can't let good pi0chingovercomegreat hitting.'' Pitching and basâ&#x201A;Źrunning were the primary concerns for Metro during the series.Severalrunners

got picked off at first base, losing the scoringthreat and the extra out, which compounded Meho's problems. One area of optimism is the defense.They have had gameswhen errors have gotten fhe bestof them, but Metro had five errors over the whole serieswith Highlands. They had six errors in a single game against Colorado Christian University earlier in the season.

"Our defenseis better but it can alwaysget better," Dominguezsaid. "I think the games against CCU proved that. We could have made plays that could have made the difference.I'm iust frusbated when we loselike that." Metro will play ColoradoSchool of Mines March 2O-22 in Golden. Mines carries a 5-20 overall record and are 2-10 in the RMAC.

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Tennistakestwoout of three ByEnricoDomihguez edoming2qmscd.edu Meho's tennis program pmwd to be phenomenalMarch 14-16 winnlng two out of three matches at the Air ForceAcademy and Auraria Courts. The women were able to sweep Bethany College from Kansas 94 even with the doubles roster switched up a little bit. Senior Miriam Evangelistaand junior Mandy Bowling won 84 at No. 1, while senior Mitra l{irad and new teanmate freshmanYerica Pessoawon at No. 2 doubles 8-1. Junior April Hirad and sophomoreAlexis Alvarez also playeda goodmatch winning 8-2 in No. 3 doubles. Singles was iust as easy taking all matches and givir:g Pessoa a chance to shine winning two straightsets6-4, 6-2. "We killed it,' April Hirad said. "It wasfun." The men'steamlost to Dvision I Air ForceAcademy 5-2 March 15 in Colorado Springs. Sophomore

against Hasflngs CollegeMarch 16 by not losing a singlegarne.He won in doubles with teammate juDior Georgie Perez 8-0, then swept in singles6-O,6{, making it look easy, spinning his racket on his finger in betweenserves. "I'm iust having fun warming up well beforematchesand staying relaxed." Faustinosaid. Meares thought before the match that the team wouldn't have any problemsplaying againstHastings. The only point the Roadrunners gave up was No. I doubleslosing 8-6, but both senior SashaRuckelshausenand iunior Scott Bradley bouncedback winning thet singles Metro tennis player Mitra Hirad returnr a volley March 2 at the matches.drMng Metro into their Auraria Coults. Filephoto by LinhNgo. lngo@mscd.edu final win. AngelaFaustinoled the way by win- glematch this whole year,"Faustino The women improved their rening not only in doubleswith a tie- said. cord to 5-4 and will be back on the breaker,but alsoin singles6-3, 6-4. CoachBeckMearesfelt after the courts March 19 and 20 against Faustino took the point for doubles team won in doubles,thqy became Dixie State, Central OHahoma and from Air Force,showing he wasn't really confident. Cameron. The men are now 3-3 intimidated at all by the Dl power"We played hard but still lost,' and will play their next match series house, Mearessaid. March 27-29 in Abilene,Texas. Faustino backed up his goal "Ihavea goalnot to losea sin-

Metro men's volleyballteam competed in their fust tournament ever March 15 at Colorado Christian Universlry, The team split gameswith Colorado Schoolof Minesen route to a four-andfour finish, which placedthem third in their bracket. Head coach Gavin Markovits. who is also an assistantcoach for Metro's varsity women's team, was pleased with the results. "We have nothing to hold our heads down about," Markovits said. "We provedwe can competewith these teams,and we can build on what happenedtoday." Severalof the other teamsin the tournament have been plalng together for much longer than Metro. "Mines has been playing together all year,so for us to compete&'ith them is great," Markovitssaid."The highlight of the day was splitting a7ftfuthern " Metm alsospllt gameswith Shinkara White and easily defeatedColorado Performance Volleyball two games to none before being swept in a close match by a Shinkara Sapiensteam thai wasunstoppable. Sapiens player Chris Powers said his tearn had been playing together for years and has been to the national tournament, "That's the dilTerencebetweenseasonedplayersand newcomers,"Markovits said. Freshman Koby Cox made selcral great plays throughout the day and adds experienceto the new te^yn.Cox has played volleyball competitively for about 10 years,including competingin the Junior Olympics. "It wasfun," Coxsaid."We did pretty well for our first time playing." SeniorGeorgeGeorgievis the emo. tional leader of the team. His frequent outbursts in Bulgarian help keep the team loose and help the other players rally behind him. Markovits hasa positiveoutlook for the future. "We need to focus on our side insteadof them," Markovitssaid."If we can play our game,we can be competitive with anybody." The team will play again March 29 at CCU.

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As fingertips strained for the pool's wall amid a wash of whitewater and the cheers of teammates,it becamefinal - The Metro swirnming club team was going to nationals. After battling March 14 and 15 against University of Texas at Dallas, University of Kansas, University of Nebraskaat Lincoln and rival University of Coloradoat Boulder in the Regionalmeet, the Roadrunners achieved an incredible feat. With only 16 members,the outnumbered Roadrunnershad the BuITsrunning and were leaving the other teams in their rrwke. Swimmers Ben ke, Averill Sehler and Kendra Dobie dominated their individual racesand provideda skong leg in their team relays.Dobie set three American Swimming Association University league records, Metro swimmer Michele Funk fights for a breath during the women's So-yard butterfly consolaand many other swimmers led their tion ftnals at regionals held March 15 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Photoby DrewJaynes. ajaynesl @mscd.edu placing and second in fust Gam by placeaswell asI did," Se- secondoff her preliminary time of her the necessaryedgeon her comlike I would races, beating tleir their individual who took first placein both 58.45 secondsin the IOO-yardliee- petifion in order to take first place personal hler said, records and achieved own of her individual eventsin the March style race, and in a sport where time with a time of 57.44 seconds. their personalgoals. Sehleradvancedto nationals af"[Beforethe meet], I didn't feel 15 ffnals. Sehler even took a whole is everything, that one secondgave

ter a seven-yearhiatus ftom swimming, proving the watâ&#x201A;Źr is without a doubt where shebelongsand will be a key componentof the Metro swim team at nationals. However, Sehler isn't the only newb e making a difference.Although he'sbeenwith the Metro club swim team since2002 , this is the first seasonthat Chris Farris has actedas not only a swimmer but alsoa coach. He was surprisedby the successof his team in regionals, and although it cotrld be attributed to exceptional coaching,Fanis gavethe credit to his swimmers and teammates. "We havea lot of dedicatedswimmers here," Farris said. "We practice hard nine times a week, often two and three times a day. No NCAA team practiceslike we do." 'Such dedicationhas servedthem well sofar, and it will continue to lead them to successas the Roadrunners head to the National Finals April 4 and 5. at the Universityof Miami,in fford, Ohio.

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