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+./- / Graduate SchoolWorkshop Learnwhat to considerwhen makingthe decisionto go to graduateschool. To signup for the workshoplog on to MetroJobLinkby visitingwww.mscd. edu/-career. 11:00a.m . Metro PresidentStephenJordan speaksin front of a small crowd on the AurariaAthletic FieldsApril 21 during the planned StatewideDayof Education,which strivedto inform studentsand the public about what cuts to higher educationmeanto the community. . dclemel2@mscd.edu Photo byDaniel Clements

Educationdayenlightensfew SGAeventfalls on deaf earsamid turmoil in higher ed. By Gabrielle Porter gporter8Pmscd.edu The Meho Student Government Assembly's attempt to provide information to Auraria students, faculty and staff about the straits of higher education in Coloradofell far short of the original forecast of thousands of studentsattending. With more than $2,OOOspent, two weeksof hectic planning, a band and guestspealers,the StatewideDay of EducationeventApril 21 at the Aurmia Athletic Fieldsdidn't draw more than about 40 peopleat any giventime in its three.hourduration. The original attendancegoal was about 5,000 students plus more faculty and staff, SGAPresidentAndrewBatemansaid. Though they were originally allocated$15,000 SGAVicePresidentC.J. Garbo said, they endedup spending 52026.7 5 on advertising and hiring band. SkyFox,a Denver-based The event was planned as a way to educatethe campus on the importanceof highereducationin Colorado. and the way the recent budget crisis has alTectedthat. DismavedSGAmembersand other

advocacy group representativestook turns using a microphone to beg passing students to ;oin the small crowd spreadout on the grassat the Athletic Fields. "Every time a student has an op portunity and does nothing they are adding $lOO onto tieir bill, as far as I'm concerned,"Batemansaid. Evenstudentswho did attendwere zurprisedat the small numbers.Metro music compositionmaior Andrew Perdomo said SGA representativescame and spoke to all the music majors about the event, "Everybodystayedand listenedto what they had !o say," Perdomosaid. "I thought there would be more people here." The instructor of one of Metro senior RobertMiller's classeslet students know that he would not be taking attendance and he hopedthey would go supportthe event. Miller, who sat adiacentto the field readingwhile the band played,didn't seeany of his classmatesat the AthleticFields. Other than his instructor and the mass e-mail he received, Miller said he hadn't heard anything about the event, n'hich may have been one reason more peopledidn't show up. "You don't really draw people around here without giving them free food and prizes,"Miller said.

Metro iunior Dewayne Jackson was passing by the rally and u'as grabbedby somebodyhanding out flyers. He saidhe knew aboutthe budget crisis and was glad to seeat leastsome peopledoingsomethingaboutit. "They want to haveeverybodytake responsibility" Jackson said, adding that he would probably call his own representative. Jackson,who is blackand grew up in a military family in Germany,noted Metro President StephenJordan's introductory speechon the school'semphasison minority groups. "It's kind of contradictorybecause minorities don't really listen to this kind of music,"facksonsaid,asa cover 'All The SmallThings" of Blink 182's boomedfrom the stage. "Their target audienceisn't going to stay out here that long. I think I'm the only one out here." Thosewho did make it, though, were well educatedon the state of educationin the state.Membersof the SGAwantedto focuson presentingthe funding situationto students,facultv and staff,and letting them draw their own conclusions,without necessarily pushinga politicalangle. "It takes iust telling them the facts,"Garbosaid at an SGAmeeting two weeks ago. "I feel it will ignite a fire that will iust spread," That didn't stop anybody from of-

fering interested passers-byinformation on possibleactionsto take. Guest speaker Adam Kretz, an analystfrom the ColoradoFiscalPolicy Institute, bemoanedCrlorado's status as the 49th state as far as higher-education funding. "We're worse than Mississippi. We're worse than Louisiana,"Kretz said."We're worsethan all thosestates we makefun of." As a part of his organization,Kretz said, he is encouragingpeopleto contact their statâ&#x201A;Ź representatives and senatorsabout SenateBill 228, which went through a secondhearing in the House Transportation Committee the sameday asthe event. Senate Bill 228 would remove the muchdiscussed Arveschoug-Bird spendingcap from the Coloradogeneral fund, allowing lieer spending to increasein yearsof economicgrowth. The problem with eventslike this at Metro. Batemansaid,is "an inherent disconnect" in comrnunication and studentswho don't understand the way their tuition works. "They get their student bill and they think that they're paying for their school," Bateman said. "They don't realizethat that's only a fractionof it. Flyersand e-mailsarâ&#x201A;Źn't doingit." The student governmentsof CCD and UCD also helped coordinate the event.

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Capitalconstructionfeeapproved Studentfundspay for exclusivelv Metro building ByCaitlinGibbons cgibbon4@mscd.edu The capital constructionfeereferendumpassedwith 53 percentof the participatingstudentsin favor. Only three percent of the student bodyparticipatedin the StudentGorernmentAssemblyelection. Out of 712 responses, 380 studentsvoted in favor of the fee.Accordingto the OIficeof Institutional Researchas of spring 2009 N{etro's is 2I,787. studentpopulation The fee will be implemented in

Fall 2009 and will entirely fund the construction of the Sfudent Success Building. The building will consolidate Metro's administrative functions into a single location and add 150,000 square feet of additional space, eliminating the need for modular classrooms. The Success Building r,r'ill serl'e lr{etro exclusively, the first Auraria building to do so. The fee rvill gradually phase-in over a three-year period, maxing out at $19.8O per credit hour in 2012. Students will be charged per credit

of the building has been paid off. Metro spokeswoman Cathy Lucas said the college r.rants to mor'e forward on the building and is excited to do so. The next step is to wait on the Legislature to approre the capital expenditure. The Capital Development Committee green-lighted the expenditure April 2l and it u'ill norv move to the

hour, with a cap at 12 credit hours, as to not penalize students who take

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in protestI am better ableto makethe point I soughtto in the election,that the systemwhich representsour studentsis corrupt, brokenand in need of change. It is a systemwhich has werenot included on his ex?enditure given too much power and too much of our students' money to the office log. SGAElectionCommissionChair- of the presidency,"Skeltonwrote in man Andrew Cepedasaid a candi- an e-mail. Bateman said in a releasehe did date'sability to file a complaint helps to ensure the legitimacy of the elec- not approve of Skelton's conduct during the election, tion pmcess. "I am disappointed,however,that "The situation was a bit confusing becausethe commissiondoesnot my opponent,senatorErik Skelton, have any sort of recourse against withrlrew his candidacy, invalidatpeople who are not part of a cam- ing the votesof huntlredsof students paign, but are working on beha-tfof who had supportedhim and demonshatingto Metrostudentswhat wein a candidate,"Cepedasaid. of him for this enCepedaissueda temporary or- SGAhaveobserved der for Skeltonto stophis campaign. tire year: he has no regard for proper The suspension lasted a day and process,and has no capacityto deal a half, according to Cepeda.After with adversity,"Batemansaid. speaking with the rest of the comSkelton,in responseto Bateman's mission, Cepeda repealed his or- comments said. "while President der and allowed Skelton to resume Batemanis entitled to bis opinion. campaigning. however obtuse one may find it, his Skelton ultimately withdrew his attack on my character is unwarcandidacyafter the polls closedApril ranted and devoid of any medt. I 18 in protestof the process. enteredthe racehopeful,my only in"By withdrawing from the race tent wasto servemy school.I leaveit

disheartenedfor I havebeenfailedby the systemI believedin." Skelton will finish the remainder of his current term as a SGA senator. Since Skelton withdrew himself from the race. no further action will be taken, and the resultsof the election arevalid. C.J.Garbo, who ran unopposed on the ballot for the vice presidency, won with 74 percentof the vote. Kaiiei Higgginsonran unopposed for the studentFusteepositionand received78 percentof the votes."I'm excitedto get to work for studentswe have severalobstaclesin front of us and I'm looking forward to working on them with students and the adminishation, " Higginsonsaid. Sevennew senatorswereelected to the SGA.Due to an electioncommission error, Dilys McDole's name appearedon the ballot eventhough she withdrew from the race before votingbegan. Beth DreTwo other candidates, sler and Almeda Knochtel, withdrew their namesaftervotingended. Thereare still three vacant sen-

ate seats.Cepedasaidsevensenators still constitutesquorum, but there will likely be a specialelectionheld in the fall to fill the openseats. The SGA ballot also included a new capital construction fee referendum,which did passwith 53 percentof votes,a total of 380 students out of a student body comprisedof 21,787asof spring2009. Two amendmentsto the SGA constitution also passed.Amendment 8, which gavethe senatepowers to govern the entire SGA and remove all officers, passedwith 48 percent of the vote, and Amendment 9 - which requiresthe SGApresident and vice presidentto be elected iointly,prohibitsthe joint electionof other officersand definesthe person with the mostvotesin an electionthe winner - passedwith 42 percent. The national averagelor participation in stualent government elections is only 2 percent. Metro studentsparticipation is on par n'ith the national averase.

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This means that despite the efforts to squeeze$300 million out of the current budget to keepcollegesalloat and avoid drastic increases in tuition, institutionsmay still haveto face raising feesif the revenueproiections are By Tara Moberly aslow aspredicted. tmoberly@mscd.edu Lowerrevenueprojectionsare just one of Another monkey wrench has beenthrown many developments that havethrown the aninto the highereducationbudgetprocess,with nual processof forming the statebudgetfor a staterevenueproiectionssignalingfurther cuts loop. and a speciallegislativesessionmay be necesFollowing Gov Bill Ritter's April 13 ansary- leavingcollegesand universitiesto con- nouncementthat $300 million would not be tinue playingthe waiting game. cut from higher ed.. the House axed a plan Statesalesand incometax collectionsfor April 17 proposedby the Senateto use $500 N{archr,l'ere22 percentlower than 2008, or million in reserrefulds from the statervorker's $57 million belowrevenuesprojectionfor the compensationinsurance compan]',Pinnacol month,addingto the alreadydirebudgetshort- Assurance. fatl. Larvmakershar'-emor,'edforrsardr,\,ithalterOn June20 stateeconomistsarescheduled nativefundingoptions- includingeliminating to revealthe last staterevenueforecastof this tax creditsand exemptions, asnell astappinga fiscalyear If the numbersdip too lon',it could $30 million reserr,'e from cigarettetur-res. optionsincludeimplesendthe legislaturescramblingto squcczeeven Othermoney-saving moremonevfrom an alreadyanorexicbudget. mentingeight furlough daysfor stateemploy-

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eesandreducingpaymentsto Medicaiddoctors andprivateprisons- with total savingsmaking up lor the cuts proposedby the ColoradoJoint BudgetCommitbee. The jBC's April I decisionto pull an additional $300 million from collegesand universitiesset off a chain reactionof knee-ierk solutions,including the suggestionof using Pinnacolfundsto keepthe budgetafloat. The Senatepulled Bill 273, which would har,'eredirectedPinnacolfundsto makeup for the funding decrease.a move that drew fire from Coloradobusinessgroups and Attorney GeneralIohn Suthers,rvhocalledthe moveunconstitutional. An additionalbill that n'ouldhar,-e brought the company back under state control lvas rejectedApril 21 by larvmakers,much to the delight of Pinnacol CEOKen Ross.Rosshad threatenedlegal action if either of the measurespassed. \A/hilethe company'sreserl'esseemto be saielor now. Co\'.Ritter hasn t ruled out look-

ing to the insurer to help in future budget catastrophes. "I believewe must examinePinnacol'slegal and financial structure,its unique status as a non-taxable, state-createdentity, and all aspectsof the legislationthat governsPinnacol," he said in the releasedstatement."This includesa financialand performanceaudit,an actuarialanalysisof Pinnacol'svalueand surplus,anda possiblerefundto its policyholders." Pinnacol'spresidentand CEOKen Rossissued a statementFriday afternoonsaying he waspleasedthat SB273 rvaswithdrau'n. "It has beenour positionsincelawmakers raisedthis issue.that Pinnacol assetsare private,not public,funds held in trust to protect our policyholdersand their employees,"he said."This positionrvasreiteratedin an opinion letterfrom the AttorneyGeneral'soffice." Thedecisionto findalternatil'efundingand take the Pinnacoloptionoff the tabledoesensurethat Coloradowill still be eLigible for $ 760 million in federalstimulusfunds.

HotelLearning Centerapproved The Legislature's Capitol Derelopment Committee unanimously approled l,,letro'sHotel Learning Center April 21. Metro 'rvill nor,r'be one of only 10 colleges in thc country that has an on campus hotel, President StephenJordan said. The hotel will be built on the corner of ,\uraria Parkway and Speer Boulevard rvhere parking tot R is. N4etro'sBoard of Trustees approved plans for the 100,(X)0 square foot hotel in fune. Of that space20,000 square fect n'ill be dedicated to a learning center that will be used strictly for academic purposes. The learning center n'ill house several classrooms.including laboratories dedicatedto the different aspectsof hotel management and food production, as well as faculty ollices. The entire project will cost $34.2 million. r.r'ith $7.5 million of that amount funding the learning center portion of the building. The hotel will not be paid for with any taxpayer dollars. The Joint Budget Committee must norv approve construction of the building, likely at their quarterly meeting in |une. The committees approval must be obtained so that the bonding processcan begin. If approved.it n'ill be included in the state's 201{) -1011 budgetas an information item. The board of trustees willdiscuss the building further at their Finance Subcommittee meeting on April 2 8 and at the full board meetilg on N{ay6.

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Provostsearchnarrowsto four Finaliststo visit campus,meetwith faculty and students ByTara Moberly tmoberly@mscd.edu The next round of candidatesup for Meto's provost position will be vislting campusin coming weeks. Four ffnalists will visit campus, meeting with PresidentSt€phenJordan, other adminishators, faculty and students. The candidateswill spend their days in a seriesof meetings, cap@ olf by an open forum at which they will be asked to descdbetheir plan and shategiesfor leading a diverse, urban institution as provost- especially in a changing and challengrng economicclimate, NeiI Matthews, vice chancellor of stuilent Me and academicallairs at Louisiana State Univerdty, and Michael Miller, dean of the College of Educationat MinnesotaStateUniversif-Mankato, t'ill both visit campus April 2 7. "Metro seemsto be an institution that is emaging. It has a vision of being biggerand stronger,with masters degreesand as a Hispanic Serving Instituton. It's atr institutton that plays an important role in an urban settlng," Miller said, Bventhe impending budget cuts haven t dampenedMeho's appealto Miller. "Ive taken severaljobs before in placesthat havenot beeneasyjobs or in eaErsituations. It's all work that I love to do and can do very well. It re-

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ally is, to my mind, the perfectsituation," Miller saidof working with adminishators and legislators to solve the problemsfacing the college. "It seemslike it's a very exciting place and it would be a wonderfrrl role to play helping the institufion live up to its dreams,"he said. Being named pmvost at Meho would be the culmination of Miller's lO-year career,he said,and is an op portuntty that both he and the other candidatesare approachingwith excitement. Matthew's open forum will be from 2:3O - 3:30 p.m. April 27 in Room 145 of the South Classroom Building. Miller's open forum will be from 9 - 10 a.m. April 27 in Room 329 of the Tivoli. May 4, Vicki Golich, dean of the Collegeof Arts and Sciencesat California State University-SanMarcos, will visit along with the Dean of the College of Education at Tenness€e StateUni!€rsity PeterMillet. Golich,who worked at UCDftom 1981 to 1984, was a candidatefor the position last fall, but had 0owithdraw her name from contention after learning her mother was ill. "I was devastated,it was a job I would love to have.There's all kinds of reasonsI would love to be in Denver," Golich told TheMetrryIiw m

reasons,leaving the collegeto begin another search. A 14-membersearchcommittee hasbeenworking slnceJune2008 to fill the position, which has been vacant sinceformer provostRodolfoRocha took a medical leaveof absence Schools of Business, in May 2007. Letters,Arts and Sciences Rocha's leave followed com- and Professional Studies plaints from faculty members over controversial new academicpolicies and the tenure of his wife, Dalinda Solis, a former professorin Meho's . Curricrilum Chicanostudiesdeparhnent. . Budget hired at MeEo When Solis was . Faculty given a decision she was frrll tenure, faculRecruitment that did not sit well with other . pmfessors must uzuHiring ty members,as ally wait sevenyearsbeforeapplying . EYaluationPolicies for tenure. The faculty beganpushing for a vote of no<onfidencc in the hopes . Haveearneda Ph.D that Rochawould resign. . 10yearsasteacherand Instead, he took a leave of ab administratorin higher sencewhich led to the promotion of ed. Llnda Curran to acting provost - a .A recordof commitment position she has remained in since to diversity that time. . Demonstratedability to The cur€nt search differs from workcooperatively pr€viouselforts asthe collegeenlisted with deans,department the help of consulting firm Storbeck/ chairsand faculty Pimentel& Associates. The ffrm helped streamline the Theprovostalsowork work of the search conunittee by with chiefacademic mnducting prelininary int€rviews officersfromUCD,CCD and narrowing the field of potential " andthe AurariaHigher January. pulled Shortly after Golich out of candida0es. EducationCenteron A full schedulefor Matthews and issues the race to becomeprovoot,the other relatedto library finalist declinedto take the position. Miller's visit can be found at hftp:ll servicetprogram Enrique Riveros-Schiifer,associ www.mscd.edu/committees/pro- integration andprogram ate vice presidentof academicallairs vost-search/candidates.shtrnl. scheduling at Auraria. The schedulefor the May 4 visits at San Francisco State University, Fromthe ProvostSearchCommittee also withibew his name for personal will be announcedApril 28.

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Left, Metro student JasonCordovamodelsbuslnessattire provided by ArcThrift Storesat the SustainableStyleShowon April 21, at St.Cajetant Center.The main purposeof the fashion show wasto inform graduating studentsof the "green,"affordableand professionalformal wear availableat thrift stores,which is at least one-third the costof clothing at most department stores. PhotobyJamie Cotten. jcotten'l@mscd.edu

Honoring Holocaust history Eventhighlighted treatmentof homosexuals ByDanielWilllams dwilliams@mscd.edu April 2l was National Holo. caust RemembranceDay and out of respect,The Gay,Iesbian, Biserrual, TtansgenderStudentServiceshelped coordinatethe multimedia Holocaust Day of Remembranceevent to better educateothers on how homosexuals weretreated. From 8:30 a,m.to 2 p.m.,dozens of students gathered and hundreds more passedby the Tivoli I\rrnhalle to view pr€sentations,posters,slides, and later a movie focusedon how homosexualswere treated during the Holocaust. "The event went well. We wanted to educatepeopleon someof the things that really went on during the Holocaust," said Renzo Figlio, who helpedrun the event. 'A lot of people are delusional to someof the things that happened." Severalspeakers,including Robert Hazan, chair of the political science deparhent, graced the stage and passionatelyspokeabout the history of the Holocaust. One of the speakersand event program assistantswho helpedplan the event was student Sav:annah Powell, who has researchedthe Holocaust. "I learned a great deal in regards to the ways in which various group targeted by the Nazis were lrrsecuted," Powellsaid. 1s a child, I had a morbid fascination with the Holocaust.This interest came about after my mom married the son of a Holocaust survivor. I u'as made to understand that the survival of such horrors had affectedhim greatly," Minus one heckler who left the eventshouting unnecessaryobscenities, the event went smoothly and wascalleda success. Figlio addedthat he felt the highlight of the eventwas the viewing of the film "Paragraph157," a documentary releasedin 2000, directed by RobEpsteinand JelheyFriedman, and narrated by Rupert Bverett. The fibn chronicles the lives of several men who were arrested by the Nazis for homosexuality under Paragraph 175, the sodomyprovision of the Gennan penal code,dating backto 1871. The krtitute for Women's Studies and Services.Beautiful Women's Alliance and Chabadof Auraria also helpedcoordinatethe event. "The Holccaust is thought of as a fewish event, we wanted to make today a peopleerrcnt,"Figlio mid.

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reminds AnniversarA us0f resplnsibilities rememberexactlywhereI was l0 yearsagowhen the tragedy of Columbine played out live on our televisionscreens. I was living for the fust time on my own, young and selfishald out of high school for less than a year. I had no personalconnectionto the school, only a bond of proximity having been born in Colorado and Iivingon theFronlRangemostof my life. Rememberingthat day,many of us find it impossiblenot to recall our own high schoolexperiences in an attemptto makesenseof something so senseless, the good and the unbearable,the relief of graduationor the wishing that it lvould never end. However.we can't possiblybegin to ruminate on the tragedy without understanding how monumental an eventit wasfor the victims.their families and everyonein the United Eventssuch as Columbine force the culture to re-evaluate its beliefs auouiffiEft thmugh personal and pubtic.so!I. searching, The debate over Colurrfrine rages on today without any clea y definedcultural understanding from which we can all move forward, The line that was ilrawnltlirough Littleton and Colorado was connected to Red Iake, MinL; Vtginia Tech Dekalb, Ill.; and back througb churches in Arvada and Colorado Springs. When these events happen they leave no conscienceun-stiired and no awnue of public debateun-traveled. In the l0th yearsinceColumbine blackenedour ctr]tura] understanding, the debate continues. Some have argued that guns themselves are the reason for violence; others claimthat gunsdon't fue themselves and people are responsiblefor their owqi-$fions. Some blame societ,v, parenting,lack of parenting,bullying ahd'any number of other modern ills in the searchto understand the tragedy= The truth is we will probablyneverknorir'. Suspiciouslyabsentfrom those who belligerently and without thought defendthe SecondAmendment is any sort of responsibilityin their argunentation. Bob Herbert of TheNewYo*Timespointsout that 120,000 violent deaths have occured in the yearssince 9/11 and most involvedguns. As the Violence Poliry Center noteson their website Ilexican ald American government ofncialsestjmateup to 90 percent of weaponsusedby drug cartelsirr Mexico originated in the U.S. The fact is the current debateovermeaning coversup what Columbineis.

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CarmenTrier,9, readsa plaque at the ColumbineMemorialin ClementParkApril 19just beforethe candlelight vigil, which was held to honor the 1(hh anniversaryof the high schoolshootings.Carmen'sstep-sister, Val Schnurr,was one ofthe 23 injured during the attacks.

Release was 9...I wason a busthat day...I wasin classwhenour teacherstold us...My God...I wasat work and my first thought was,where are my chilclren... We all remember.We must neverforget.But at what point do we let it râ&#x201A;Źst?At what point do we release the ashesinto the wind and allow the mountain air to carry them away?We are Columbine.Eachof us, we all share a piece.We must never forget. But we can never forget we are also much more, So in the coming years, when memoriesfade,and the floodlights go dim, what is left to sayto the next generation?We are one, and togetherwe shall overcome.

Some have argued that guns themselves are the reason for violence; others claim that guns don't fire themselves and people are responsible for their own actions. Some blame society, parenting,lack of parenting, bullying and any number of other modern iIIs in the search to understand the tragedy. The truth is we will probably never know. COLINSEGER cseger@mscd.edu

actually reading or understanding either. In the real world of guns and It is a warning. Not a warning of legislation,not understandingthat impendingdoom,but a warning that rights are profoundly and unfailwe have reachedow limits. When ingly linked to responsibilities,and the right !o bearanns runs up against result in real-lr.orld catastrophes. the right to life, liberty and happiness, The legalright to beararmsensures somethinghasto give.In ordertopro- those*'ho would do harm have a legal avenuewith which they can atceed.onehasto belimited, On most computers,installing tain weapons.I do not advocateprysoftr+'areprompts the rights and ing gunsout of the cold,deadhands responsibilities box and most of us of their owners, Instead,owners click "yes, I understand my rights needto stand up and take responsiand responsibilities" without ever bility for keepingthe guns out of the

hands of thoser.r'howould usethem to perpetuatetheir own evil designs. It's time that the National Rifle Association,variousother gun lobbies and gun owners themselvesowned up to that. In Texas,the state Legislature is considering allowing concealed weapons on college campuses. Thankfully, there is no such threat to public safety being debated in Colorado'slegislatureor at Auraria. Instead,Auraria gun advocatesurge you to buy guns, offer up tips on sav-

ing money by reusing spent shell casings and claim guns will keep you safe despite the fact that you are more likely to accidentallyshoot yourself or somoonein your family than a burglar. Anniversaries of tragedies are not pmper times to exalt the merits of the SecondAmendment no matter how sfongly you hold your position. To do so is grosslyinappropriate and shameful. It is, ho&'ever,a time to take action againstgun vioIenceand domesticterrorism in our schools,churches and public buildings,somethinggun ownersand opponentsalike can agreeon. But fust we must all agreethat having rights meanshavingresponsibilities. In the aftermath of Columbine,the search for meaningstill haunts the stateof Coloradoand the nation.Meaningis not nearly as important as preventing the tragedyfrom everhappening again, somethingwe havecompletelv failed to do.

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"We have grandmas tlat are playin$ you've got hard-corepeoplewho fly in; you've got families coming in, and then you've got groups of single guys coming in," Holly Nikolich said. 'That's the nicething aboutpinball - thererealb ls something for everybody." A pinball machine will be rafled off for charity, and vendorswill be there to sell rnachines, memorabilia,pa.rtsand accessories. But more importantly there will be balls to be saved,shots to be made,lights to be lit and scores to bebested. "It's very addicting, but it's a good kind," said McCar*ry with a laugh. "There really is nothing like pinball." Daniel Nikolich agreed,and it doesn'tseemlike he'll be going back to playing video gamesanytime soon. "There's just something about the ball iust rolling around on a piece of wood. It's very mechanical," he said. "Pinball can't be replicated on a X-boxor a Playstation."

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columnist Steve Lopez stumbled across an unusual character.Nathaniel Ayersrvasraggedand dirty, hunchedoveron SkidRor.r'playing a violin with tr,r'omissingstrings. Lopez had been walking the streetsof L.A., conflictedand disgruntled by the crurnbling newspaper indusky, desperatelylooking lor neu' materialfor his column. He saw Ayers and stopped,struck by the homelessman playing beautiful musicfrom a brokeninstrumentand evenwithout a hat on the groundto collectmoney. What had startedout as just a story for lopez soon becamea lifewhereall basic changingexperience, journalismrulesand obiectivitywere thrown out the door and a symbiotic relationship between two unlikely friendswasfound. "The Soloist"is basedon lopez's experienceswith Ayers. Portrayed by JamieFoxxin lhe movie,Ayersis a homelessman enslavedby schizo phreniaand living out of a shopping cart in a tunnel in L.A. Iopez, playedby Robert Downey Jr., soon discoversthal Ayers is a brilliant musician and at one time had been aftending fulliard. only to be brokendown by mental disease resultingin life on the streets.Fascinatedby the man's story and love for music,Lopezbeganwriting about

sion Ayers had for music despite his crippling illness captivated l,opez. "The greatest gift I got from Nathaniel, and there are many, was to be reminded that I did have my on'n passion and that, although there were other things I nas considering going to do, it was Nathaniel through his passion that opened my eyes to the fact that I had my own and that I would nerer be happ5' doing anything other than what I do," Lopez said. "Knowing that about my career and about my purpose i{,as quite revealing and to hale learned about loyalty to the thing that you love and about friendship from a guy I met liv-

RobertDowneyJr.(left) playsSteveLopezoppositeJamieFoxxas NathanielAyersin "The Soloist/ counesey soloistmovie.com. openingnationwideApril 24. Photo Ayersin his column, "I'r'e nevergot so personallyinvolvedwith a storyI'vebeenworking on,' Lopezsaidin a phoneinterview. "I'veneverjumlxd into the storyand becomea characterin it to the extent I'vedonewiih this story which startedfour yearsago." I-tsqz said the experience changed his approach to writing basedon the supportlrom hisreaders who embracedhis columnson Ayers. "\{e're taught as journalists to

keep some distanceand hold onto Where objectivity had always been our impartiality,evenascolumnists. drilled into the journalist's Lraining, But this wasa specialcircurnstance," Iopez turned to subjectivity after exLopezsaid. 'T think it was kind of p€riencing a night in Ayers' life and cool lor readersto seea writer be- seeing holr' he survived. Lopez said comeso involved.SoI've rethought he felt morally responsible to get inmy history of keepingdistancelrom volved and to help get Ayers olT the streels. the subject." "It was no longer me telling a Iopez said that his and Ayers' .riter r relationship changed lrom story. It r.t'asbeing inspired by a friend and subjectto closefriendsafter he and trying to help this friend," Lospent a night with Ayers on Skid pez said. "Nathaniel took me into a Row six months after they first met. world that I didn't know well and he

ing out of a shoppingcart. remains to this day one of the mosl inspi-rational experiencesof my life," Iopez said. When asked for advice for aspiring journalists coming into a collapsing industry, topez said to keep your hopes up. "If you decide that you really walt to do this, if you're committed to it, if it's your dream and nothing else will make you happier, then go ahead," Lopezsaid. "If not, then norv is the time to look into something else."

feature Double starsbloodsuckers By BethNorris enorris5@mscd.ec The Starz Film Center's latest Old School/ Nen' School double leature will ask a valuable

justwhatklndof person question: areyou?The dilferences bctween people are p:rlpablc. There

are good people and bad people,And when you die, there;re the kind of people n'ho $'ant to be a zombie and the kind of people r,\.how?nt to be a vampire. Each of these undead genres has created its on'n cult following. Each has showered the public wlth comics, movies, books and survival guides. As generations of follolrers grolv and change, so does the standard to which these genresare held. Fans demand a certain level of authenticity within these genres. An orthodox has been establishedand r,r'henit is broken. all credibility goes out the window. But within both the zombie and vampire realms, disparity exists:ar,resomevs. Iame. Those disparities are examined rvhen "Interview with the Vampire" (1994) goes headto-head with "Twilight" (2008) for vampire

recentlli getting their other-lvorldly fix from "Ha-rry Potter" and "Eragon," while "Tr4ilight" li'as biding its time to take the stage.By the time "Twilight ' made its w?y to the !'oung adult section of Barnesand \oble. good vampire mories o-erc all but forgotten. Thcre were .r few hits and missesfrom time to time. but the oualiw of "Intervielv" seemsunmatchcd. The comparison here seems straightforward. Lest rve forget the zombie-r'ampire Lastat (Tom Cruise) rising up lrom the swamps of New Orleans to seek revenge in "Intervie\t' with the \hmpire." That was alesome. Or creepylittle adolescentClaudia (KirstenDunst) running around I 9th century Paris ofting victims. Blood flows in crystal rvine glassesand 'Interdown the necks of countless Victims. glee vier.r"'even has an entire vampire club in Paris headed by a vampire Antonio Banderas. Corpses, voodoo, coffins, blood and sinister c h a r a c t e r sm a k e t h i s a s a l i s b ' i n gv a m p i r em o tion picture. The vampires in "Twilight" aren't even instead their skin scorched by sunlight -

movie superiority April 24 at the Starz Filrn Center. An old schooler may scoff at the teenage drama "Trvilight" and hedge their bet with "Interview" all the way remembering the only time the storirline of a teen drama-slash-

shines and glistens like glitter. It has abolished a vital cornerstone of vampire rules. The sun is like kryptonite to vampires. I&lthout that horv w-ould mortals even survir€? "Twilight" answers that question with a vampire that feeds on woodland creatures. .A,ndnhen a gang of bulli'-r,ampire-jocks

vampire film seemed logical and badass lvas lvhen it was done far better in "Lost Boys." But a lot of "Inten'ierv rvith the \,hmpire" supporters are the same people n'ho have been

actually kills humans. the scene cuts awa!', They linally have some vamplre-on-human action, and they don t even sho\,!'it. That's appalling to any true vampire bufl Although a

with "Twilight"6 p.m.on Aptil 24 "lnterviewwith the Vampire"will go head-to-head courtesv of imdb.com at the StarzFilmCenter.Photos few traditional elcments remain, there may not er,enbe blood in the entire movie. And if there is blood. it is minimal and unmemorable. "Trvilight" Iiterally has glitter vampires, who at some point during the film. establish their turf r,r'-ithsome kind of baseballplay-off It has all the action and excitement of a Nickelodeon made-for-Tv movie that might premiere at a Christian youth camp. The vampires in "Twilight" do showcase superhuman strength and an impressivecapability to jump high, making them seemingly incredible baseball pla5'ers.The main vampire, Edward (Robert Pattinson). also has an astonishing abilit!'to look constipated at all times.

For all thesereasonsand more "Twilight" is clearly Rodan in this little shoudown and "lntervier.d' is rvithout a doubt \lothra. who n'ith the help of the tiny Ailenas twins (i.e. Ktsten Dunst), defeatsthc prehistoric lowl. Vampires may have depletedtheir mass appeal or greatly increasedit with "Twilight," one may ner€r knou' for sure. But as media sales rise, the latter unfortunately seemsmore likely. But don't lose your vampire enthusiasm iust yet. Plenty of quality vampire stock exists in molies that have already been made. sr.l 1'ou're covered there. And, of course, there's aln'avs zombies.

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"I learnedso much. The stagemanage doesabsolutelyeverything,from organizin rehearsalsto talking to everyoneon the pro duction team, to changing the papertowelsir the bathroom," Uhl joked. The crew is kept small sincethere are n( he best techies are the ones you don't see maior set changesand most of the props arl that is the goldenrule behfurdthe curtain. ' pantomimed. The actors wear one costuni lHannah Tippit mighj not .have the most and placefor everyscene. posilionin the showbut her Jobisjust onepart in what recognized StageManagerChristinaUhl designedthe multi-Ievelsetpiece througbout the duration of the play. In Louden'sphilosophyof theater,no singleentif is lesssignifi shecalls 'bne long link of chains." Tfpit is the HouseManager for so it can function as a platform for various scenes.In one instance, "The Diviners," th6 s6q' play directedby fay Loudenabout the Lay- it's the front porchof the Laymanfamilyhouseholdwhen a travel- cant than the rest, "It's hard to quantify how important things are. No elegn man family in a 1930s rural Iniliana town inmersed in denial, the ing preachercomeslooking for work. In another, it's the banks of a river in which the samepreachercomforts a boy named Buddy can takethe audience.It all hasto beiust right," Iouden sai$: GreatDepressionand thick Southern, country accents. Bventhough sheis an actressand studying at Meho for a B,F.A. from his psychologicalfear of water. Loudenhasbeendirecting since I 9 90 anil with eve.y pluv "ol "The most fun part as far as being set designer is seeing my s€t musical ls always learcing. Yet ooe thing remains the s3ft, in rnusical theater, Tippit switched roles ttris semester to wear the

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finallypaintedandseeingthe lightsshineon it," Uhl said.In the climax of the show the most excitingpart of Uhl'sjob as a stage manageris callingthe complexcues- onesthat requireall 11 actors on stageto switch ftom slow motion and back into real time synchronizedwith music and sound. Uhl doesnot only have an entire crew to juggle, but an extensiveacademicand professionalschedule0omanage:sheis currently double-majoring in musical theater and human developmentand minoring in elementaryeducation. Sheworks anywhere from five to 10 hours on the weekdays,and when the work is still not done, it's finishedon her own time - Spring Break.

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In the middleof theirfirstheadlining tour, the GaslightAnthemarecrossing the countrywith theirpunk-by-way-of-Bruce Springsteensound.Afterbreakingdown N.D. and nearlygettingfrostbitein Fargo, the bandwasliterallywarmingup for a showin Tempe,Ariz.andthe 97 degree heatwhen TheMeftJamesKrugercaught up with theirdrummer,BennyHorowitz, to seewhat it'slikeon theirwayto the top.

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with a country-punkkick backed TheY'newoffersindie-rockknowledge fromtheirfirstWest Returning Coasttour,DenvercountrypunksTheKnewcomehometo playin oneof the bestfreeshowsof theyear, FakeProblemsat the LarimerLounge.Freshoff the road,guitaristTylerBreuertook a moment openingup for Floridaindie-thrashers, fromunpacking to talkto TheMeftJeremy Johnsonaboutwhatthe localscenehasto offernowthattheWildWesthasbeenwon. fl: You guys hatte a lot of tlitlerent genres going on, There's a Iot of punk in there, a little rockabilla, a little blues - it's hard to nail ilown. Exactly lrhat kinil of banil is The lfttew? TB: lVe get that question a lot but all we'r'e ever r,l.antedto be is a direct representation of ourseh,es.We never sat down to have a band meeting and decide on an olcrall band sound. I can't put us into one genre, u'e just try to be authentic to our individual selvesas possible. lJ: The proilucer of your f.rst tu,o alblms is Hor IQs' bassist Bryan Feuchtinger, What do you think about their sudilen, wrcxpecteil breakup?

fi: Who else,or what else,inspires The Knerr? TB: Well, the four of us all listen to some very different kinds of music, but we can all agree on what a good song is. Finding a unifying band in town is pretty tough because everybody's pretty distinct and v!'hat rve listen to is all over the map. II: I noticed on your MplSpace that ltour BFF is that incofiigible Minnesota handThe Hold Steadg. They're one of my favorite banils, too. You grtys sound a little like them, aes? TB: Oh man, I hope so. For me, personally, I'm a Hold Steady freak. The other guys lor,'ethem, but I kind of take it to another level. But, shit, $'hat those t .

havebeen abteto doto TB:Bryanhasbecome a good VVeSIAVeOV€f tft€S€ SOngStnfee af iOUf guys youns people backinto friendof ours.He'sourgolf budset ttmesAWeekinASWeAtyb7Sgmgnt dy. too. Actually. rve knerv about

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We've been driving that around. In fact, we just got in last night from Las l'egas, We were on a one-week stint in Caliiornia. Utah and Nevada, and the van tc 'l was great. \4'e're sad the Hot IQs are gone but we're glad to

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togetherso we can releasea full-length.I don't lmow when we'regoingto recordit, it iust dependson wherer€'re sitting budget-wise.But recordingwith Bryan is alwaysa pleasure and I think he hassomereally goodinsighton rvhathe can do with our sound.The Hot IQs are goingto be missed.They've beenaroundforeler.The thing aboutthem was,whereverthe Hot IQsplayed.peoplefrom all typesof scenesandpeopleinterestedin all kinds of genreswould show up becausethey were iust soinclusi!€.

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tion to it. The best thing about bands like that is that they're so inclusive. !!'hen 1,ougo to a show you seepeople from all walks of life, giving each other high ffl'es. Whereas you might go to an indie show where people snub you and stare at their shoes. We're not modeledafter Hold Steady in sound. but I hope rve're modeled after them in attitude.

fi :Yotrgttgsplay somebig- sounilingsongs,anilThe Knewhasa lot of energg.HowlntegruIis that ervrw to the iilentitll of thebanil? TB: It's very important. We slaveover thesesongsthree of four timesa weekin a sweatybasementin FivePoints.We wouldn't do it if rvedidn't really feelstronglyabout the songs.The energy

Photo courtesy of TheKnewandDougBeam Denverindie outlawsThe Knewknow a lot about punk-infused country rock, but liftle about canoes. fl: What has separaterl The Knew from the rest of the scene? TB: Well, first of all, we're all very tall. Peoplenotice that right away and it helps us stand out. (laughs) I don't know I guess we don't try to be particular to anybody's scene or hang out with a certain group of people. Anybody hanging out in the Denver music scene,they're all good guys and gals, and there's no reason to exclude ourselvesfrom that. ll: It can be a bit of a trendy scene, TB: Exactly And I think people that are in it for the longevity of it and have the music scene'sbest interest in mind look past that, and it isn't an issue. I hope that's something that comes acrossbecausethat's how we feel and I know there are a lot of Denver bands that feel that wav. too.

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irround usisabouthavinga goodtime. 4.27 fl: It's definitelg notoneof ahoseshowswherepeoplestanil arounil and,stareat their feet. TB: I hopeso.Thereare bandsfrom that genreu'lth that attitudebut, man. we don't \.mntto beoneof them.

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ASHTREE CTOSE Formermembersof localburds Places.TheLastingEffectand As Flood\Ara'Af ter Rosehavdreccntlycometogetherto form thc Denvertrio AshtreeClose. ter manylate-nightta]ks,wedecidedto takea lot of the songswehadwritten on our own and put them together,"pianistand vocalistWill Johnstonsaid.trVhile the bandincorporatesmanydit'ferentgenresof music,contemporaryindiestyle suits them best.Accordingto Johnston,AshtreeClosemaintainsfamiliarity by gettingacross"a real messagethal ercry'onefeelsthroughout their lives." The bandhas iust finishedrecordingtheir fust EP,still unnamcdat this time.at Marigoldsand Monstersrecordingstudioin Atl:urta.It consistsollivesongsand shouldbereleasedsometimein May."\\ie are iust gettingthe finishingtouches done,"Johnstonsaid,AshtreeCloscwill be taking the stageApril 24 at Iifespot in Centennial.Formoreinformationgo to wwr4'.myspace.com./ashtreeclose.

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Onc ol l)cnrcr's rnostbclrled barttls.tlot I(ls, has dcciticdto call it quits. 'l'he locirl trio. \\'ho has Lrernnraking grcat. htxrk-laden.booty-shahin intlit' pop lor nrorc than livr Years.has sutldcrtl1'deciclcrlto mor c on, Prior to the arl1]rcbartd rnadeirn oiiicial anrouncenouncen(:nt for tl:cir linal thrce sho'"r's. rrent viir a \I1'Sprrccbulletin Aprii l4 u'ltich rearl in parl. It rr-asa ltard deci' sion. but r,r'cr,e dci itled this is the ertd ol the nxrii for I lol IQs. l lrc oftic)al lirren'ellshor,,'isst hcduledlirr June 19 at thc lillucbird'lltcrttct itttclis liec lbr

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Whenthe members of Orange County's Halosaren't lost in the woodsthey're making sweet, surging.neopunktogether, Godbless them.

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WILLIAMEttIOT WHITMORE William Elliott Whitmore has the l'oice of an old. haggard man that has bcen to hell and back.In fact, when listening to his newest album,{nirrtals ln TheDark, you might swear that you're listening to an ancient bluesman strumming his guitar on the front porch. So irnagine the surprise $rhen it turns out l,Vhitmore 's is a 30-year-old farm boy lrom lowa. \A/hitmore musical style of eady spiritual blues sounds remarkably contemporary, $/ith a someivhat political edge.Hc will take center stage April 26 at the larimer Lounge. The show should be an exciting mix of high-energy showmanship and tear-ierking balladrl,. Whitmore is a fantastic musician and all blues fan should marli their calendars.

. By Matt Pusatory. mpusator@mscd.edu

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mustsolve identycrisis StuCo They like to wear suits. Maybe it validates them? I know I feel like a pretty girl when I dress up, too. But this isn't about fashion statements. Instead, this is about lrnaginary Student Government Assembly President-Elect,Master Andrew Bateman's, and Vice-President-Elect, C.J.- I'r'e only been on the job for a month - Garbo's lailure to launch. The boys won re-election, sure enough. Ner,'ermind the complaint Master Bateman filed against competitor-turned-quitter Erik Skelctor. Nlaster Bateman wanted to sec hon' much money his opponent was spending, but those reports $'ere never filed. causing the Election Commission to temporarilr- suspend Skeletor's lefter to ?he Corrstiutiondl R(porfer campaign. Too bad the paper had alread-uhit the street. Instead of standing up and tak-

call to comrnent. Too bad. But getting back to the future, On-The-Jobis convinced all the new rules will keep the elected representatives honorable and on-task. But that's the problem. They are task-less.Their hands are tied. They areparalyzed.Do they do anything to fk it? Nope.They bitch and they hope

NICGARCIA ngarci20@mscd.edu have done a decent job getting out there in this time of financial peril. Tfendsetters, really: You see, N{aster Batcman and Co. had a fun little rally at the Capitol Iast month. That u'ould be bclbre the sky almost fell. But not to be outdone, On-The-Jobtookcredit, today for overtuming the $300 mil-

that one day The Black Republican or any of his predecessorswill have some sort of vote that matters. They 'How talk behind each other's back. n'ould you like it half your staff drops the ball?" On-The-Jobasks me. I tell him. some one dkl drop the ball this u'eek and that's lvhy I'rn talking ro him. I had a hole to fill. The fact of the matter is. the only thing On-The-Jobhas a ready ansrver

Iion budget cut to higher education after there rgcretn'o other marchesneither planned by StuCo. SoI ask r,r'hat u,'asone or tr!'o goals he felt StuCocompleted this l,ear that madc them so effcctive? Nlore directll:, I asked On-The-Job what r.rere some of the goals the electedofticials set out to accomplish in September that had been planned and executed throughout the ]€ar He couldn't give me one.

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identified it. but I r,urn't takc credit. The inhrition, fresh off the campaign, can cometr]getherand untie the redtapethat lendsio infighting and sullocation. On April 21, Stuco played part

Higginson, for one. A wild card, for sure. But On-The-Job knows our Student Council will be far more effective next year because of the poliry

I asked him again: if I rvere to supply a list of his coronspirators, and told him to go down the list and tell me what they did, would he be able to? Then the light clicked. He told me about lormer Stuco Speaker Protempore Savannah Powell who was in charge of a campus safety evaluation. She was put in charge of the proiect in October.She canceled the

manual, bylaws. constitution, regulatory codes, statuettes, playbook and owners' manual he helped write, edit and/or amend this year, "This was one of the more effective years," he said. nnd I'm looking forward to next year."

only meeting ever scheduled for the cornmittee to meet. Powell left her seat five months later after a disputeover On-The-Job's appointment to the vice presidenclr He had previously been the Student Council's "unique counsel."

stat€. Each campus had two weeks notice. About 100 peopleshowedup, On-The-lob said. "II we learned anything this year," On-The-Jobopined, "we need to get the n'ord out sooner." Maybe it's time to ditch the wing tips for tennis shoes.

ing it like someone who carcs. Skeletor threw his hands in the air and withdrew his name from the ballot after the polls had closed. Yeah, it doesn't make senseto me either. Imaginary scandal aside, I sat don'n with On-The-Job- not to be confused with Odd Job - and asked him r.t'hat goals he had for next year. On-The-lob said it was too earll'. actually "premature" was the term he used, to discuss goals for next 1'ear. Alter all, there are a few nell' kids in the sandbox: Student Trustee Elect Kailei - The Black Republican -

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ll{en's !!hrehouse. His intcntions may be noble, but until Stuco recognizestheir problem, their lack of goals,their lack of follow through, their lack ot (fill in the blank) they n'ill continue to be nothing more than a waste of $2 70,0(X) in student fees. StuLb is in a unique prniflon. The leader of the tost Bols and Girls has identified the problem. Well, actuaily I

in StatewideBducation Day On-Thelob said the mission of the day was to educate stakeholders about all the problems Metro Commuter College of Denver is facing. Similar events were held on campuses across the

Tuition scaleneeded With the cuts higher education has faced in the last few weeks, the administration has considerednumerous solutions, from capping enrollment to raising tuiUon. While these and other possibilitiesmust be consideredas the situation develops,there is one that should undoubtedly be applied going into next year. Students enrolled in programs that cost more to provide, teach and maintain should pay more in tuition. It simply makes sense- some students should not be forced to shoulder the high cost of other students' education. The aviation department at Metro, lor instance, requires high-tech technologl', simulation-training programs and other cutting-edge machinery for instruction. 'lburism and E\cnts also has a restautr{eho's Deparhnent of Hospitality, rant management concentration w-ith hillh costsfor culinarv equipment. Obviously it costsmore to maintain and developthese departments as opposedto the Iinglish or Spanish departments. which basically require books. buildingsand instructorsto lunction. lvletro u'as and is a college basedon opportuniry, but lre are facing a new economic landscapc.If A,letrowants to continuc to gronr its sfudcnt body and the size of its campus. it must also be willing to malie changes that &'ill liot jeopardize its tradition of being an open and aftbrdable institution. The idea of raising tuition acrossthe board, and the amount of the increasebeing discussed.n'ill cndanger its long-standing philosophies. While the future is cloudcd regarding how much tuition will rise duc to the crisis facing higher education. rrith the passagcof the lee for Metro s new building, full-time students certainly can expect to pay nearl,v $100 more in tuition in three years. lf this collegeplans to use this building as a chance to derelopner,r,'and forward-thinking programs, students who will benefit directly from those programs should expectto pay more for such opportunities. !!'hich brings us back to the present. Before moving forward, Metro needs to look at ideas that u,ill help in the long term and be nilling to make tough, but fair. decisionsregarding the financial demands they make of their students. Researching and recognizing how to equalize holt' much each student pays for their education now will reinforce the equd in Metro's equal-opportunity vision. And it illustrates that Metro, with one foot stepping in the future, recognizes the needs and value of its students in the here and now.

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sourceon whom he relied- MichaelHayden,who hap penedto be the forrnerheadof the CIA - wasn't entirely accurate.This week'snewsreportsthat two of tlose men werewaterboardedon no lessthan 266 occasions. Asyou speaktothewondersof waterboarding,Iwonder whether you haveeverreflectedon the consequences of your words and actions for others, If waterboarding isn't torture (or evencruel, inhuman or degradingtreatment) when you decideto use on it ottrers, then wby should other nations not r€sort to its use, even against Americanswho may be detainedoverseas.at somepoint in the future. I once had a chanceto put that questionto GenemlMyers,the chair-manof the Joint Chiefsof Staff, until2005, in respectof a raftof lessertechniques. Bring on that honmt debate,I say.Put your money wherc your mouth is. Call for all the evidence- all of it-tobe put beforetheU.S.Congressor an independent

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'Runnersgrab regular-season championship

Baseball Noonand 3 p.m. vs.Colo.Christian @AurariaField Tennis RMACTournament

By EnricoDominguez edoming2@mscd.edu Meho men's tennis team cliniched the regular-season Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championshipand tied the school wins after recordfor lO-consecutive beating ColoradoStateUniversity at PuebloApril 2Oat GatesTennisCâ&#x201A;Źnter. "Therewas no pressureon myself or the men's team to beat the l0{onsecutive wins," head coach BeckMearessaid."The boysgo out there and try to win every match. That's what they did yesterday[April 2Ol against CSU-Pueblo,but I'm surethey were all concentratingon the RMACwin. It was just a bonus that matchhappenedto bethe 10thconsâ&#x201A;Źcutive win." The Roadrunnersentered the march April 20 againstCSU-Pueblo iust one match aheadin the RMAC standingsbut pulled through with the 5-4 win to claimthe regularseasonRMACchampionship. The men traveled to Billings, Mont., April 17 with nothing but winning on their minds and beat Universityof Nebraskaat Kearney 8-1. Playerof the Week,seniorSascha Ruckelshausenwon in No. I doubleswith junior Scott Bradley. Ruckelshausen, hasa 5-0 singlesrecord.However.he didn't play singles againstKearneybecausehis backis still hurting and was savinghis energy for Montana StateUniversityBillings.JuniorAngeloFaustinotook his placeand won at No. I singles 6-2, 6-2. The only loss came from Matt Ferrariat No. 6 singles. The RoadrunnersshutoutMSUBillingsApril l8 9-0, Ruckelshausen returnedfrom iniury and beatMSUBillings sophomoreFranco Valdez 6-3, 6-4. SophornoreRyan Camp bell shutouthis opponent,freshman Brian lrSueur, 6-0. 6-0 in No. 5 singles. "The men's team are regularseasonchamps after going 8-O in conferenceplay," Mearessaid. "We are now focusedon the RMACtournamentstartlngFriday(April 24)." The womenlostto both Kearney and MSU-Billings 5-4. Freshman YericaPessoa is proving10be an allstar on the team, Her win against CSU-Pueblo April 20, placedher at

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"This was a big win for us. The

benchwasreallv important to us." Baseball first baseman JordanStouffer

Metrojunior ScottBradleydivesfor the ball in a matchagainstUniversityof Nebraskaat Kearney conference championship April 3 at the AurariaCourts,Ment tenniscapturedthe regular-season byBrittney matchagainstColoradoStateUniversityat PuebloApril 20 at GatesTennisCenter.Phoro H a n z e .b h a n z e @ m s c d . e d L

nine-consecutive singlesn'ins. The $'omen won against the Thunderwolves8-1, with the only losscoming from No, 1 singlesMitra Hirad. "The girls playedsfong yesterday (April 20) againstCSU-Pueblo," iunior April Hirad said. "Everyone took careof earningtheirpointsand played with the RMAC tournament in mind."

Both teamsn'ill competein the K\IAL' tournamentApril 24 and 25 at the AurariaCourtsand GatesTennis Centerin Deru-er. The men have earned the top seedin the conference,vvhilethe womenhaveto wait for other teamsto finish their season to determinetheir seed.

"The men'steam are regular-season champs after going 8-O in conferenceplay." Tennisheadcoach BeckMeares

Metro track juniors Anthony Lunaand ToddTolentino posted NCAA Championship qualifyingtimes duringthe Mt.San Antonio College RelaysApril l6 and 17 at the Mt. SAC in Walnut,Calif. Lunaautomatically qualified and set a schoolrecordin the 150o-meterrun with a time ol 3246.44. Tolentinoplacedan NCAAprovisional mark of 30:23.83in the 1OoOO-meter run and placed24th overall.

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'Runnerscontinuepowerhitting game out strong, only giving up one run in a little over two innings and gained her conferenceJeading 20th

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Metrosoftballponeredtheir way to three road lvins April 19 and 2O orer the Universiqo[ Nebraskaat Kearneyrvith greatteamhitting that produced42 runs in the conlerence series. ''Those rvins feel exlremely good," shortstopAmber Roundtree said."Theykept us one gameahead of Minesin the RN{AC. Theyn'erekey gamesto n'in-" Theserieswaspushedbackfrom April 18 to 19 due to rain. but this didn't seemto affect the Roadrunners, as they started it out with a convincingmercy-rulewin. Secondbaseman Sarah Rusch startedoff the scoringin the first inning with a two-run home run that gaveMetro an earlylead. The scoring continued for the Roailrunnersin the secondinning as catcherLaurenHainlen hit a threerun home run followedby a two-run home run by Roundtree,helping Metro to an eight-run inning and lO-run lead. PitcherChristieRobinsonsealed the win for Metro assheheld the Lop ers scorelessthrough all five innings, helping Metro end the game early 10-0. "In the first game we scored all ten runs off of home runs," center fielderKellieNishikidasaid."Our hitting wasa big part of the win."

n'in of the season. Metro showed no signs of gir'ing up their hold on first place in the RU/\C EastDir ision. as lhe-vimproved to a 26-6 conference record, and 3 3-9 or,-erall. "The better our record is. the more pressure $'ill be taken off of us going into the playoffs," Nishikida said. The Roadrunners will play theh last conference series of the seasorr April 25 and 26 against Chadron State Collegeat Auraria Field.

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MetrocatcherTara Mickelsonslidesinto home in a gameagainstRegisUniversityMarch3 at Regis. Metroscored42 runsin four gamesagainstUniversityof Nebraskaat KearneyApril l9-20.Theywon the series3-1.Photoby LeahMillis. lmillis@mscd.edu The second game saw more of the sameoflensiveproduction, asthe Roadrunners put up another eightrun secondinning, and closedthe gamewith steadyscoring,that was backed up with solid defensethat gavepitcher Brittany Mossher l lth win of the season. 'We spenta lot of time focusing on pitch selectionand hitting the ball in practice,"Hainlen said." We strung a lot of hits together Sunday [April19]."

The first game April 20 did not start assmoothfor the Roadrunners, as they droppedthe fust game 7-5 dueto a Loperfive-runfou-rthinning that Metro neverrecoveredfrom. The losswas only the sixth conferencelossof the season,but saw catcherTara Mickelsonhit her 18th homerun. which is the secondmost in the RockyMountainAthletic Conference. "They hit the ball better the second dav."Roundtreesaid."Wedirln't

hitconsistently all through the games the second day." Metro came back strong after their previous loss and $'on an exciting game 10-9 due 10 a seventhinning rally. Down 8-3 going in to the sercnth inning, Nishikida sparked the comeback with a home run to center field lhat openedan e{ficientoffensiveinning producing seven runs in seven hits, and gaveMeho a 1O-8 lead. Robinson came in and closed the

2) tara Mickelson (MSCD,18) 3) xristina Barr (WNMU14) 4) SarahRusch ([,tscD,l3] 5) xettieNishikida tr} {MSCD, lbleighStar {csM,t1} 6) ShannonGalanek {ASC,10) JessicaHaab (MSCD,10)

Lacrosselooksto first playotf appearance Metro finishes

regularseason 8-2.seeded No. 2 By Kate Ferraro kferraro@mscd.ed u The Metro men's club lacrosse team missedthe playoffsby one game during their inaugural2008 season. They weren't going to miss the opportunity this season.They will be competingin the Rocky Mountain lacrosse Conferenceplayoff games May I and 2 in Boulder. The Roadrunners have been a team for four years but have only been in the RMLC for two years. What madelastyear'smissedplayoffs sorough wasthat theywereonly one gamebehindrivalColoradoSchoolof Mines.Unfortunately, Metrocouldn't play againstMinesthis yâ&#x201A;Źar,because Mineswas kickedout of t}re league. "It was pretty disappointing last year," head coach Drew DeMarie said. "This year, we c.rme out with high expectations. We'rehoping for

internationalplay.We're not at the top until we getthere." Metro improveda great deal this season,winning gamesl9-O, 22-2, and 2O-0, and ending their regular season8-2. Teamcaptain and midfielder Adam Hulbert talked about the teamgrowth. "We lost to Montana last year by one,ald endedup beatingthem this lear by seven.We'vealsogaineda lot of players,"Hulbertsaid. The only lossesfor the Roadrunners came againstUniversityof Northern Coloradoand Fort l,ewis College.Hulbert saidhe felt the reason for thosetr.r'olosseswas mainly how they lost focus of hor,,r.they wanted to play. He said they finally openedtheir eyesand realDedhow they rvanted to play the rest of the seasonand rvherethey lranted to be for playolls. Despitethe two losses, Hulbertsaidhe believes the teamhas improved and thinks the seasonhas beena success. "I thinli we have exceededour expectations.especiallyonly being a second-vearteam." Hulbert said.

"It's very exciting,especiallyfor me personally,becauseI've never been in playoffsbeforein any sport." The Roadrunners will play in semi-finalsof the RMLCplayoffsMay 1 in Boulder.If they win, they will moveon to finals May 2. "We only havea weekand a half sowe'relocusingon n'hatwe needto do and come togetheras a group," Hulbertsaid.

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disappointinglast year.This year,we came out with high expectations.

We'rehoping for international play.

We'renot at the top until we getthere." Lacrosseheadcoach DrewDeMarie MetromidfielderShaneNugentthrowsa ballto a teammateduring a passingdrill at practiceApril 2l at Dickt SportingGoods . ajaynes Parkin CommerceCity. PhotobyDrewJaynes l@mscd.edu

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Handballcomes to Denver,looks .to competein 2012Olympics By Lauren Schaedig lschaedi@m scd. ed*

It's a startling fact that only about I percent of NCAA athleteswill go on to play their sport professionally.Evenfewerwill get the op portudty to representtheir county in a world tournament such as the Olympics.But in one sport, you don't haveto be an NCAA athlete or a professionalto seesuch high lelels of competition. Team handball, a popuJ,arsport in Europe,has madeits way to the easternUnited Statesand is making its way acrossthe Midwest to Denver.This fast-pacedgame,similar to lacrosse,has becomeincreasinglypopular acnoas SecondbasemanTommyFrikkendivesto catchthe throw and tag out MesaStatel the U.S.and olTersan opportunity for athletes KevinBeckeron secondbaseApril 18 at AurariaFields.PhotobyCoraKemp. ckemp4@ of all backgroundsto competeon the national mscd.edu and internation al level. ' Currently, there is only one ofrcial handball team in Coloradoat the Air ForceAcademy in ColoradoSprings,but through the efforts of local handball enthusiasts,Denver has begun to form its oivn men's and women's handball teams.Although the teams lack enough players to be official, they practice diligently every Thursday in preparation for summer tournaments.Both teamsarelooking forpeopleto join . in order to have enough membersto compete, but bewarned, it takesa true athleteto keepup with theseplayers. "Handball is a very demanding sport that requires players to be in shape," said Fzadina Kiss, an organDer of DenverTeam Handball. "We are looking for very seriousand committed playersand we want peopleto know that this is not just for fun. Thissportdemandscommitment. " The Denver Team Handball teams invite anyonewho is 21 or older to comeout to practice at 7 p,m. everyThursdayin the Salvation Army Gvm, Potential players are advised to wear sportsattire and bring court shoesto play in. Also, you may needto sign a liability waiver Metro catcherTyreeAbshire,left, is greetedby JordanStouffer,Maft McConnell practicing. For thosewho are interest€d before grand and Mike Coffeyafter his first inning slam April 20 at AurariaFields.Metro . jingrahl joining Ingraham defeatedMesaState15-6.Jonathan in the team, you must fust registerwith @mscd.edu the USA Team Handball Ieague for $60 and bring a minimum of $20 to practice to cover ' equipment costs.All of this is a small price to pay in comparisonto the possibilitiesfor the individual handball players. "There is greatpotential the makethe UnitedStatesnational team.The U.S.hasneversent a handball team to tle Olympics,but we are hoping to do so for the 2012 summer Olympic games,"Kisssaid."We are hoping to play in the national tournament, and that's when players will be selectedfor the National team." In preparation for the tournaments, the Denver handball teans will be scrimmaging the Air Force Academy teams as well as playing in severaltournaments over the summer all around the WestCoast.The teamswill also compete against other handball teams ftom all acrossthe United Statesbeginning in May. They are preparing for the national tournament in the summer 201O, and it is likely that somewill getthe chanceto goon to competefor OutfielderMike Coffeyhits a ball during the first game againstMesaStateApril l9 the United States2012 SummerOlympics. at AurariaFields.Coffeyhad two of the nine runs that won Metro the game.The For more information on Denver Team game went into extra innings where KevinCoughlinhit a home run to centerfield. Handball, visit their website at www.denver. ckemp4@mscd,edu PhotobyCoraKemp handball.orgor calt Kissat 72O266-8528.'

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