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Fromlefl StudentGovernment_ AssemblyPresidentAndrew Bateman,sen. RoltieHeath,D-Boulder,Rep.NancyTodd,D-Aurora,and Metro Presidert StephenJordanwatch as Gov.Bill Rittersigns HouseBill 1295May 5 at the StateCapitol,;this bill aliows studentsattractedto Metro, becauseofthe uniquenessofthe educationthere,to achievea master'sdegreej'commentedHeath,one ofthe bill,ssponsors. . lmillis@mscd.edu Photo byLeahMillis

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master's degrees By Tara Moberly tmoberly@mscd.edu Metro's plan to add master's degreeprogramsclearedthe final hurdle May 4 when Gov Bill Ritter approved the plan and signedit into law. Qn May 5, Ritter held a ceremonial public signing of HouseBill 1295 at the Capitol,though he actually signed the bill the previous day to meet legislativedeadlines. "I wanted to do this and do it publicly becausewe think it's such an rmportant bill for students," Ritter said, noting that his brother graduatedfrom Metro. 'It is in fact one of the largest urban collegesin America and it serves with great distinction. It is just a fantastic institution. This allows Metro to becomeevenmore competitivethan it is today." The addition of graduate-leveldegree programswill preparethousands of additional Metro students to succeed in the 2l st-cdntury workplace, Ritter said. Ritter noted that the addition of graduateJevel prograrns will athact

more faculty and help Metro retain students, sentiments President Stephen Jordar:echoedwhen he spoketo the crowd gatheredin the WestAtrium of the Capitol. "Wheneveran institution is girâ&#x201A;Źn the authority to offer a higher degree, it is a rnilestone,"he said. When Jordansetout four yearsago to bring the college to preeminence, he set a benchmark. OnceMetro was as widely recognizedin Denveras the City University of New York - an urban public university that Metro has modeleditself after is worldwide, the college would have reached preeminence. For this to happen, the collegeset four goalsto accomplish.FAst,it needed to offer programs that were essential to the worKorce, tlen offer alfordablegraduatedegrees.This worlld help accomplishthe third goalof improving retention, especially among students of color. Graduate-level programs have beenproven to boostretention among thesestudents,Jordansaid. Iastly, the college aimed to move closerto becominga HispanicServing Institute, a target lordan said he believeswill bereachedwith the addition of master'slevelprogr: ns. The teacher education, account-

ing and social work programs will now work on forming a curriculum plan and rvorking with a task force - which will be assembledsoon- to form solid plans for implanting master's levelclassesin thoseprogramsfor fall 2010, Metro spokeswomanCathy Lucassaid. The bill was sponsoredby Reps. Tom Massey,R-PonchaSprings, and Nancy Todd,D-Aurora, and Sen.Rotlie Heath,D-Boulgr. "It's iust the icing on the cake," Todd said prior to signing the. bill. "Metro Stateusedto be a secret.It's no longer a secret. Dr. (Stephen)Jordan hasmadeit so well known throughout the state and the country." Heath recounted his days working with students at Denver'sManual High School. sharing with the crowd that many of those kids dreamed of going to Meho, "To take this to the next level was d dream and I'm glad to be a part of making that dream cometrue," Heath said."This bill allowsstudentattracted to Metro, becauseof the uniquenessof the educationthere, to achievea master'sdegree,IlB 1295 will expandop portunities for thesestudentsand provide more options for thesestudentsto advancetheir education." Masseywas unavailable to attend

the signingdue to a votein the House, butreleaseda statementaboutthe passageof the bill. "I'm very proud of the good work that Metro State does,particularly for non-traditional and at-risk students. We are now expanding the scopeof educationopportunitiesand this will go a long way towards preparing a work force for the future in Colorado," Masseysaid in a pressrelease. Board of Trustee Chairwoman Adele Phelan also joined Jordan at the signing. thanking the entire Metro cornmunity for helping push the bill through before declaring it "a great day for Metro." Thetrusteesapprovedthe graduate degreeprogram Dec.3 - the first step that allowedJordanto then seeklegislative approvalto add the programs. Lucas also noted there has been a lot of hterest in the master's degree programs, especially from potential studentsinterestedin the programs. The approval of the bill came on the heelsof newsthat the loint Budget Committee approvedMetro's Student SuccessBuilding and the Holel learning CenterMay 1, clearingthe way.for the projects to begin, and ends what has been a tensesemester,full of bad news from the legislature, ga a high note.

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The second annual Apprentice Challengehas come to a close, and the winner of this year's cycle is FeIipe Mosqueda,a marketing maior. Mosqueda wasoneof fiveiuniors to take on the Apprentice Challenge, which is looselybasedon the reality IV show hostedby Donald Trump. The other competitors were Rachael Fisher, a journalism maior, Chantay Banks, criminal iustica JeannineMalm, chemistry and Jesse Martinez, an individualized degree program maior focusing on political sociolory. The Mebo students completed four challengesover the course of the spring semesterbr a chance to win a paid interrxhip with one of the sponsorcompanies,as well as a fullruition scholarship for their senior year. The challenges all centered around imprwing the Meho and Denvercommunities. For the ffrst challenge,the competitors designbd a businessmodel to improvethd Metro FoodBank and Mosquedasewedas the team leader. He saidit was a projecthe could re. late to as a studentwho has struggled to pay for groceriesin addition to the cost of rent and other living expenses. The second challenge helped Comcast implement and execute e-cycledrives throughout Denver to rerycleelectronicwaste.For this challenge the five apprenticesn'ere split into two gmups.Mosquedaand Martinez on one team, and Fisher,Malm q1d !,anks on the other. Mosqueda

and Martinez rivon the challenqe, evena team membershort. For the third challenge,the ap prenticesworked with the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority to help citizens in DouglasCounty facing foreclosure. The contestants workedasa whole to increaseawareness . of resources available for homeownersin foreclosure. The fourth and final project had the competitorsteam up with Kaiser PermenanteandLiveWellColoradoto encouragechildren in the Westwood neighborhoodto walk to school. In addition to completing the four projects, contestatrtswere also required to keep a blog about their €xperiences.The contestants then facedthe final event,The Boardroom, May 4. The audience,along with a panel of six judges, decided the 2OO9 apprenticewinner. The six ludges were Emilia Paul from the Ofrce of Student Life, John Robinson of IIMB Bank Colorado, Milroy Alexander of the Colorado Housing and FinanceAuthority, R.C. Montola from Big Horn Multirnedia, Sara O'Keefefrom The Colorado Health Foundation and Ruth Rohs from Comcast, O'Keefe, Robinson, Alexander and Montoya are Metro alumni. A video for each challenger,vas shown, and after the contestanrs were each asked a question about their involvementin the project. After the videoslor all four projectswere screened,the audiencecast their vote, utilizing wireless voting devices.The audience vote did not solely decidethe two finalists, Malm and Mosqueda,but was a factor, The two finalists were asked a short seriesof questionsabout why they should be named &e 2009 Ap prentic€.

Winnerof the ApprenticeChallenge,FelipeMosquedarisesto collect his scholarshipcheckMay 4 in the TivoliTurnhalle. Mosquedabeat out four other competitorsto win the 2oooApprenticeChil. acarlslS@mscd.edu lenge. PhotobyAdriana Carlson Metro PresidentStephenJordan helpedto present a novelty check to Mosqueda.He ioled it would be the only check Mosqueda would ever receivethat would actually increase in value, as tuition will increaseover the summer. Malm, the other finalist,saidshe was happy to havebeena part of the competition. "It was a really goodexperience. I learned so much more than I ever could have learned an].where else," Malm said. Fisher said the comp€tition was an exciting experience. "I learned a lot of infonnation. learned, grew and developed.I have experienced things a lot of other Metro students will never have the opportunity to," Fishersaid.

PresidentStephenJordan,right, and wife RuthJordan,casttheir vote the night of May 4 in the fivoli Turnhalleduring the Apprentice Challenge.The semester-longchallengeposedfour individual projectsthe contestantscompletedto be eligible to win the ApprenticeChallenge.PhotobyAdriana . acarls Carlson t 5@mscd.edu

Q & A with Apprentice Challengewinner Felipe Mosqueda ByCaitfin Gibbons. TheMetropolitan

Q: Looking back, why did you decide to takc part of the Apprenticc Challenge tlfs eemester? A: I think I was at a point in schoolwhere I felt like I neededto be challenged in some l,r'ay.I felt like I wasn't growing as much as iust being in class,reading books and having lectures.I felt like I neededto do somesort of an internship.This wasa , perfect opportunity to have that and alsoget somesort of scholarship. Q: Now that it is all said and done, are you happy you partici. pated? A: Of course.It's definitely been a iourney. The thing I appreciatethe most is the personI havebecomebecauseof it, It's been an intense four months, and it definitely pushedme outside my comfort zone. I've come out a different oerson.

Q: When you started the Apprentice Challenge four monthc ago, did you expect to win A: I kept affrming that I would win without being too attached to it. I mean by that, peoplewould say, "are going 0owin?" and I would say, "yeahI'm goingto win. " It $?s a way to alfirm in my mind that I would win. It &'asn't a hope, it was an affirmation. It wasn't arrogant at alli it was a $"ay to alfirm !o myself that I was here to win. Q: Loolidng at the other competitors, who did you think would win? A: They did interviews with us and askedus who we thought should have won. Well, the only thing I could say was for me, was my teacher throughout the apprentice,Iesse Martinez. He challengedme in a lot of ways.When I startedwith the prc

gram I was very inexperiencedin all this. Coming out of the ffrst proiect I didn't know what I was doing. In the second proiect when I got involved with fesse,he showedme what it is to havea vlsion and to implement it.

Q: What advice would you glve to fuhlre competitors? A: Be committed to the outcome, but Dot attachedto it. Also, try to reA: In the beginning I was doing main neutral with the whole team, a little more than full-time. However, evenif you do get along with certain sincethe challengeis very time-con- competitors.Also be respectftrlwith Q: What kind of dynamic was suming, but definitely worth it ob- the judges. there between the cornFetitors viously, I ended up rlropping a few ' durlng the competition? classes.But the one classesI kept I Q: What ul"as the moit rcended up doing very well in. I had wardng cxperlence of the chalA: There was a lot of support. to keep up with my iob and a lot of lenge? Like anything when you spenda lot other stuff. of time with a personor with people, A: Getting to meet all the other you tend to sometimesbutt heads. Q: What would you change contenders,It's amazing how much There }!ere instances when that about the Apprentice Challenge? I've learned fmm all of them, You would happen, and disagreements rarely get a chance to spend that for the most part asto r,ltratshouldbe A: I wouldn't change much, I much time with people and get to the plan. But for the most part there think onething that threwour group lmow their strengths. When you was a lot of support when one per- off was having peoplerlrop out, seetheir strengthsyou tend to shine son wolld be in charge of being the It would havebeenmoreexciting with them. leader,we would all backthat person if we had separateteams,like we did up, and providethem with the bestof in the secondproiect. It would have our qualities we had to completethe motivatedus to do evenbetter. task at hand. Ql What effect did the challenge have on your academics?

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Students Springtraining outraged over fee ByTaraMoberly tmoberly@mscd.edu It's beenmore than two weekssinceMetro studentstook to the polls and approveda student feeto financethe StudentSuccess Building, but many are still cluelessabout the additional feethat will be tackedonto their bills next semester. "I saw somethings in chalk. but I didn't know that's rvhat they were for," Metro speech pathologymajor MeganMacbethsaid. Like many. Macbeth - who did not vote in the election- knew little about the add! tional costshewould be paying."Theyshould be more obviousabout it," said computerin, formationsystemsmajor ZachDickerson,who did not vote.when askedwhat the collegecould havedonebetterto inform students. Accountingmajor EdithLulaodid not v.ote either."I heardaboutit, but I didn't know the exact charge. There are a lot more students than just thosethat voted.Threehundredstudentscan't makea decisionfor 20,000," Lulao said. More than three percent of the total student population - 712 students- voted in the referendum,with 53 percent, 380 students, in favor of adopting the fee. Meho is home to 21,787students. Lulao suggestedthe administration require a certain amount of students to vote for the CapitalBuilding Feeto pass. Seleral studentsexpresseddisgustwith the methods Metro used to disseminateinformatlon about the referendum and what it would mean for students. While there were signs posted at Auraria, most could not remember seeing them. Students had seen informafon broadcastedvia Metroconnect and e-mail. 'Half the people aren't computerliterate,' Dickersonsaid. Regardlessof outrage over the fee, studentswill beginto payin the fall when a $5.25 per-credit-hourfeewill be addedto tuition. For studentstaking 12 credit hours, their bitl will increaseby $63. Eachfall the feewill increase, totaling $145.20 in the fall of 2011 and maxing out at $237.60 in the {all of 2012. The fee will remain until the building is paid for.

CraigHilton, left foreground,and JasonUlrich,right foreground,laugh as they watch a fellow instructor,off camera,Velcroup hjs wetsuit.Everyspring,the RiverRescueteam of EngineI from thgDenver FireDepartmenttrain for possibleemergency situationsalong the PlatteRiveror CherryCreek.During the the week of May 3, instructorsfrom EngineI are training othir distrkts in self-extraction,so they may be preparedto savethemselvesin an emergency. . dclemel Photo byDaniel Clements 2@mscd.edu

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Criminalmlschiet boyfriend,KyleStaebell,and Bony beganarguing.Push madeadvanceson AlexanderBozzy,Tarango's AfterJasmineTarango cameto shoveand shovecameto stab,accordingto DenverPolicereports. DespiteTarango'sbestefforts,Staebellallegedly stabbedBozzy.The victim left his room on ttre 22ndfloor of The Inn at Auraria, leavinga trail of bloodbehindhim. The dorm was a crime sceneuntil 5 a.m. Staebellwasarrestedat 3:30 a.m.Dec.6, 2008 - the weekendbeforeflnal examswereto begin.

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2008 rose by 56 percent at one Aurada studenthousing complex while hvo others saw a decreasein reporting. But at least one olflcial is shockedat how fewcrimesarebeing reoorted. More than 1OOphonecalls were placedto 911 from Jan.5, 2008, to Dec.27,2008, regardingThe Inn at Auraria, a dorm owned by The Auraria Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Auraria Higher Mucation C€nter. AHECmanagesthe campusused by Metro, UCDand CCD. In the sameyear reporting rose atThe Inn, it droppedby 21 percent at The Regencyand 36 percent at Ca.rrpusVillage,tle other two facilitiesthat providestudenthousingto a mostly commuter campus. AHEC'sExecutireVice President for Adn nistration Dean Wolf said he could not make an "intelligent" comment regarding the rise in reporting becausehe had not seenall tle numbers. However, he said he believesThe Inn is making every effort to keepresidentssafe. "We have24-hour surveillancein all the halls and four daysa weekwe haveoffduty ofrcerson site,"he said. According to police reports, offduty officers first began working at The Im in 2008, the sameyearthe reporting rose. Among.the calls made to police from The hrn: 13 were for arrests, nine calls were about disturbances, four were about intoxicated people, three werefor ffres,four narcoticti6, ttuee about overdosesand one was the huy stabbing. tn 2007 there were two callsfor disturbances,thr€e intoxicatedpeople,two fires and four narcoticcalls. But DenverCommanderDebDilley said she is zurprised there isn't more crime beingreported. "When I first heard we were getting dorrns in my district, I was '?{nytime you have afraid," shesaid. pmple in one place, a large group of problems, going espeto be there are cially if they're young and unsupervisedfor the first time." Dilley said underreporting could

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ageor any other variable. Currently, studentswho are involvedin a crime or breakthe student conduct codeat one of the pdvatelyowned dorms may not face anY school penalties.Meaning if a student is evictedfrom one of the dorms for a seriousoffensethey are not expelledfrom schoollike they would be - at Universityof Coloradoat Boulder. CU-BoulderspokesmanBronson Hilliard said the student conduct code at CU-Boulderca-mpusapplies in and out of dorms. "It follows them everYwhere, evenMexico," he said. Students who are caught with narcotics in the CU-Boulderdorms face suspension or expulsion, he said. Metro's current Student Conduct Codeis limited to the physical camDus.

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Wolf said the Auraria Foundation has beenin talks with the three schoolsto providesomeoversight. "There have been some discussions,"he said."But it's a legaltechnicality, all the dorrnsareprivate and trot a part of the Auraria campus." Angelique Salazar,whosefamily owns The Regency,said she wants more collaboration with the three schools.But she said The Regency's program of buikling community within the dorm is a better deterrent. "The schools are a great r€source,"shesaid."But, we seea drop in crime when people respectt}rcir community." There was a 21 percent droP in phonecallsto 91 1 at The RegencYin 2008. Therewere34 total callscomparedto 43 tut2OO7.In2008 there were five calls regarding narcotics,

two calls regarding mischief and two reports of theft. In 2007 there were five calls regarding narcotics, and eight reports 6f fhgft, insluding auto. The CampusVillagesaw the biggest&op in phonecallsto 91 I in the two years.Therewere 8 7 phonecalls in 2007 and 59 in 2008 - a dropof about 3 6 percent. In 2OO8ther€ were six calls to police about noise,three about narcotics and four about burglarY. In 2007 there were three calls about parties,one about narcoticsand four about theft. The majority of calls in 2OO7were about assault.There were at least 14 calls regarding harassment in 2OO7.However, there wereonly six in 2008. Phone calls for comment to managmentat CampusVillagewere not returned.

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risesatAHECdorm Students: drug sales,rrsego unnoticed ast week fimmy had a small party of about a dozen friends, all were underage. all drink-

ing and someweretripping on acid. Someonemade a complaint about how loud the musicwas. "I alwaysget in trouble for my music,"Jimmysaid. An off-duty olficer working as a security guard at The Inn at Auaria knockedon his door and told him to turn down the music.Accordingto Jimmy,he did. And the debauchery continued. fimmy, a Metro student - who askedfor his nameto be changedsaid he believesolficialsat The Inn haveno ideawhat is goingon behind closeddoors. And he'snot alone.AnotherMetro student,Thnya,who alsoaskedfor her nameto bechanged,agreed. But The Inn's office manager, NastaiaBarnes,saidshedoesn'tbelievethereis an urgentproblem. Barnescitesthreesecuritycamerason everyhallanda teamof residentdirectorsand communityassistantsasprecautionarymeasuresthe studentaparhnentcomplextakesto help keepcrime low. "People will have individual problems,"she said. "But we don't haveany maior issues." Both 19,Tanyaandfimmy aren't deterred by The Inn's preventative measures, The two admit they'vebroken almost everyrule in the book.During the fall semesterboth drank excessively,smokedpot and either sold or purchasedMolly, a form of the clrug ecstasy. "I can get you any drug you could possiblywant at The Inn,' Tanya said. "There must be a weed dealeron every floor. Someof them aremovingpoundsat a time." Other drugs she or her friends have purchased from within the building at l4th and Curtis: mushrooms, coke, acid, heroin and OxvContin. "Everyonetakesdrugsatthelnn: it's a big socialevent,"shesaid. Sometimeduring the fall semester, Jiruny began selling weed and laterMoliy, "I don't malcea very gooddrug dealer."he laughed."If I haveit, I'm going to do it for myself or give it to my friends." So he gaveup but still has the

Jimmy,a Metrostudentwho askedfor his nameto be changed,looksout hiswindowfrom insideThe Inn at Auraria.Jimmysaidhe ask himself if he'd useas many drugs and drink as much as he doesif he didn't live in what he callsa "booby tray''for studentslphotosbycora Kemp.ckemp4@mscd.edu

name and number of at least five goeson in that building. It's like a drug dealersin his phone.All live at boobytrap for students." TheInn. Thereare 439 bedsat The Inn. "The factof the matteris. it goes And the two studentsbelievea madown every singlenight," he said. jority of the studentswho live there "We'reall breakingthe law." are partying iust as much as they He continued:"somuchbadshit are.

minds. "When they bust up a party, they lust tell everyoneto leave," he said. "But the party iust moves." Tanyaaddsinsult to indusFy. Jimmy, 19, "I think the managementat the reaches for Inn knows about drinking but is a bottle of mostly unaware of the copiousdrug Jagermeister useand dealing,"shesaid. as he cooks Or,they choseto ignore it. Thnya breaKast. said she becameliiends with one of Thenight her comrnunity assistants. "He'd before he call before he neededto do a ruom party had a of about check,"shesaid.And sheclaimshe a dozen took ecstasywith her. people. Barnes said The Inn promotes "independentliving" and that the staff will only enter rooms if they havereason. Halfway through the spring se"If I'm an averagecase,"Jimmy mester,Tanyawas askedto leaveThe said,"therearea lot of peopleworse Innor beevicteddueto a disturbance than me. My roommate,he lovesto causedby two of her guests. party." Jimmy'sleaseis up at the end of said he doesn't think The the semester. limmy Inn is doing enough to crack down "I'm so glad I'm out of this hell on him and hisfriends- not that he hole."Iimmv said.

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likeit'sabadthing YousaA fascisf When BarackObamawaselecteal F€sident,it wasmy sincerestwish the right would behavebetterthan the left has for the pasteight yean. fhrougbout the F€vious attminiscatiou $$ president has been called a liar, a criminal. a fascist,a Naziand hasbeen comlnred to someof the worst tyra[ts

Itwasmyhopeconsermin hisoory. tives would dse abouenamscalling and leep the debateto politicalissues. the desirewasstrrong,but I aqgpalist andI didnot haw high et$ectad& the right unuld lirrcup to thern. hesident obama is not a fascid.-'' has fascisttendeDcies, IIe iust like ev. president the his0ory in U.S. ery other institutions; withfascist U.S.is a nation urchare a fasclstmotto m the Sealof the UnitedStat€s:"B PturibusUnurn," meaningout of many one.This motto appearson the $1 bll, the president's seal, the vice pr,esident'sseal, both housesof congFss' sealsantl the Supreme Court's seal.there are

SAMUET BLACKMER blaCkmaf@mSCd.edU fascist ideas enbraced by the U.S.' united we scand'dividedwe fall all for one and one for alt and obama and Bushs desircto bring unity to the U.S. While it is in vogue to call politiciaDs pu ilisagree with farists' Gorge Bush was called a fascistby many on the left, and now GlennBeck and many on oonservatiratalk radio catlPresldentObamaafascist.Iwould argue nrodt peopledon t understand the term they are using It is childish name-calling.The president is, and

shouldbe,a fascistto some€xt€nt,but to unilerstandr,vhy,one must first understandwhat fascim is, The root of the wod fascism cornesfrom the latin world "fasces"or bundle, as in "a brmclleof sticks"the ideais thereis stength in numbers(it is harder to break a bundle of stlcks than a singlestick) and the sacrificeof individualsfor the goodof the nation. Soldiersserving and dying fon their nation is a fascistconcept,the r,vealthy paying higher taxes is a fascist conc€pt, giving up freedomsfor security B a fascistconcept.By this deffnition, some of our mct fascist presidenb have been Washfngton,Lincoln and FranHin Roosev€lt,r,vio all took away the rights of citizensandthe latt€r t$o insfituteddrafu. I arE not a believerin bipartisan politics.Im not a believerin unity or coming together in agr€ement.We have a two party syst€mbecauseissuesshould be disagreedupon Iam

an adrrocateof dissentand questioning policies reeardlessof who is in power.Nane-cailing and hatr,edare not the sameaspoliticaldissenlThere is no more to be gainedfrom tle right hafug Obama than there wai bom the left hating Bush. Therearemany polic'tesPrcsident Obamaarepursuing t dislike.In many ways,I feelour naflon is goingin the wmng ilirection,and thereis a plethord of issu€sto critic'tzeMr. Obamafor, but to call him a fascistis to mirunderstandthe tern and to compar€him to brutal totalitarian dictators is ridicubus. It adds nofhing to the political discussionand only s€rvesto polarize any seriousdebateabout the issues. Yes,Barack Obama has fascistpolicies.but he is no mor€ a fascistthan former PresidentBush was the right doesibelf a ilisservic€by resortingto a tactic they havebeencriticizingthe left for usingfor the last eight years.

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people to spend money on health insurance. It is mer€ly an attempt to make you awareof a situaflon. If we attend Meho full-time, we are required to haveinsuance. If we do not have outside insurance, we are forced to have the school'sinsurance. We do not have a choiceasto what plan bestsuitsus, or our needs. we haveone plan and one plan only ftom which to chose. Which is no choiceat all. That plan by the way,which you are most surely awar€ since it is offered by you, has higb deductibles and low co!€rage, is the 6'pe of plan that most young peoplewould choose.There are at leasttwo things that you might not *now or havenot considered. The first is Metro is not a traditional college. Meto caters to returning or otherwisenon-traditional students. An older student population, on Metro's websitethe alerage ageis tout€d as 23, doesnot have as much use for a high deductible/low coverageplan. Thesecondproblemismostplans

along with Metro are racing to vide the worst possiblehealth plan to studentsbecause;in this context, Meho is trying to saveits students money and in turn givesus sub-par health insurance. In the meantime, peoplelike me will continue to pay out of pocket and opt not to take the adviceof our doctorswhenthey recommendreatment that is too expensive' A CAT scanfor exampleis not coveredat all and costs$500 evenif your deductible has beenmet, somethingyou invariably alreadyknow. I alsointend to pay this bill with only a senseof the irony and no derision at the fact that I did not choosethis plan but I am legallyliable ior paying it. Again' pleasedo not think that I am complaining' I only hope to inform' I hope that we can still be friends,eventhough most of my other friends don't force me to do stuff and then makeme pay for it.

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John"Johnny'Alexandertakesa breakfrom selling newspaper to wipe his brow April 29 next to the Colfaxat AurariaLight Rail station.

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"Oh, you mean that guy with the hat who sells those papers?" Mark Martinez, a Metro student asks,cocking his head back and staring off into the sky,picturing fobnny. . Yeah that's him. Standing about 6-foot-3, Johnny is a light-hearted and humble guy distinguishable by a hat, reminiscent of 1950sfashion,w-hichhe'sworn for 1 I years. Evenif they don't know his name, Awaria studentsknow who Johnny is, or at leastwherc to fi1il him, "Help the homekss prograrn: $l donation," fohnny says to groups of passersby with an extended arm holding the latest cnpryof the Denver 7 Voiee.Cktdling the rest of the stack in the other arni, lohnny said he has &en a DenverVoicevendorfor only file month. . But lilre I said, this is iust the most , reaentchapter in Jobnny'slife story. fohnry was born Jobn Alexande in GrandRapids,IVfich.,Feb.18, 1949, and fft somelrrhe.re in a family with four sistersand six brothers. He and his family moved often, settling in Michigan, Iodiana - anywhere his father could ffnd work before landing in los Angeles, where Johnny said he began his career in sales,sellingpeanutsfor 10 centsa bag at 6 yearsold, He was in L.A. for a short tiine before the family moved to St. Paul, Minn., where he grew up, I fohnry said he dmpped out of school when he was old enough to find dilTerentmoansof survival in the

ln five months working for the Denver Voice,Johnnyhas developed a remarkablework ethic - in Marchhe sold more papersthan any other vendor in the North AmericanStreetNewspaperAssociation. streetsof St, Paul "I was never in a eang," he said, "But me and the kids I hung out with were tough - peoplelust lnew us as someniggasfrom St. Paul.'r Johnny shessesany violence he was involved with was always out of self-defense.He never causedtrouble just to causehouble. Never falling victim to the str€ets, |ohnny said he is glad he &dn't have to cotr|mit petty crimesin order to survive. However,his way of life led him into an unplanned chapt€r. "Itwas white-collarcrime," hesaid. 'What I did was what I did, not who I was. I didn't feel like a real criminal in what I was doing. I never snatcheda little old ladyk purse; there was a line, there wasboundaries." Reluctant to go in0o the details of his r,rlork,fohnny revealedhe was invohzedin dillerent forms of bank taud and deviseda way to forgefoodstanps and sold then all over the counhv.

lobnny said he didn't feel like he was doingmuch wrong. "fust dealing with another crook," he satd,adding he belierredhe wastaking from the corrupt, who probably wouldn't notice what might bemissing and giving to his otherwise lessfortunate family. One might say the term "modernday Robin Hood" would be fitting for the way he lirred,yet fohnny humbly obiecb. "fm not that noble,what I did wasiIbgal. I'mnot Sn' tomakerywlf out to beanythingmorethan I was,"he said. Ibrough all the years]ohnny lived, he said was nevercaught. "I always stayed stepc ahead of everyone.Peoplewould come around asking all kinds of questionsand I was alwaysaheadof 'em,' he said. Iohnny said he retired with the living he was making and was very blessedto neverhavegoneto prison for his crimes.

' But he dialn'tescapehis lifestylern ..scathed.Whileconstan$rtrying to evade. tIrc law Jobnnybecaniehodad on o:ack . . cmaine. ' "ft wasthe onb ihug for me;I hadto haveitallthetime,"hesaid.lohnnyfought the Mechangingaddictionfor 20 Fars. "I never gaveup my faith; I said.a daily prayerthen just like I do now," he said. "God is impressedby how much faith you have, not whether or not you're a criminal on drugs, It's just a chapte_ r," he said - referring to his drug use- "not a wastedlife." Johnny said he has been soberfor closeto eight months with much heJp from his faith and a nelt'fioundcalling with the DenverVoice. On a bright day with the usual bustle in Denver and at Auraria, Johany staresaway from the sun, hardly losing focuson distributing his daily load of papersas he tells his story and contemplateswhy his:Me has turned out the way it has, 'l have a lot of certificatesin life," he said. "But my certiffcates,I can't hang on the watl. they're life experiences, each experienceis a diller,ent chapter of my life. fthe Demer Voia'l is a good stepping stone for me right now. This is where I'm at right now not where I'm ending," he said, as he int€xrupts himself,wavesthe paper in his hand to a group of students, and shouts: "Help the homelessprogram: $1 donation." Then, as if he neser stoppd to get some nrork done, he continues: "I've got Plans and dreams, but there are more pagesto be written; Godb got a lot of interesting chaptersfor me, and no two chapterswill be the sane."

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and gamblervhc'nHalel'noticcd all the irce booze the hotel gar,'eus." Nlobile-Garcia lvould not comment, but a representativeof the hotel said at leasta dozen charnpagnebottles had been broken in the room. "She just started going nuts rvith those bottles," Isabelle said. "By the time the police got there I had locked her in the bathroom and she rvas just flushing the toilet over and ovet " "This sort of stuff happens all the time," said a hotel representative. "I generally have the cops on speeddial."

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ByJulieVitkovskaya uvitKovs@mscd.edu The students in ]uanita Pope'sCCDTheatre I Classmight be able to call themselvesa collegerendition of "The Breakfast Club" - there is a distinct personalitythat shinesthrough in atl of them. A startingJevel classsuch as this will always have an assortmentof the jock, the outcast,the nerd,the princess,the basketcaseand casesand everyoneelsethat falls in between. So when askedto come up with a theater production as a part of the curriculum, the classcouldn't decideon iust one.Insteadthey pickedseveral. This semester,the "Rat Pack" chosea variety show they call "Showtimeat the Rawls" to highlight eachof the students'abilities.Thereare a total of 23 dancers,singers,actors,rappersand comedians.But they might aswell be setdesignersand costume makers; each of the shrdentsbrought in what they could from home and usedrecycledmaterials to help with the props. Popecalls the show an eclecticmix. 'I love the way it came together. I cal really say it was an input of everyone."Popesaid, ElaineKazutomi, one of the studentsin the class,admits it wasn't until after SpringBre'akshegot excitedin tle production. Kazutomi performs a duet with her twin sister,acts and dances in the show.For Kazutomi, there are definite charactersin the classroomwho standout. "Eventhough it's an acting class,we're also showing the personalities,"Kazutomi said. As the classpicked up speedfor getting the show in order, more of the studentsbecamededicatedin the show.They createda better bond. "Everyoneis [a ftiend]. When you walk into class,it's just like family," Kazutomi said. Theadvertisingof the productionlookslike it is for a burlesque show:a postershowsblacklingeriehangingon a clotheswire with a heavyred curtain as a backgrorrnd.But the history behind the ideais nothing clos€to the sGreot!?icalideaof "sexsells." During a jazz festival in City Park, Popewas inspired by a songHazelMiller performedat the end of the concert- suggestive, bluesy "Meet Me with Your Black D:awers On." It worked great asa pun on what Popecalls a "brief" show.aadthat a variety show has somethingfor everyoneto enjola Of course,no teacher can forecastthe level of commitment each student will bring - especiallyfor this dynamic group. "They're students:bona fide American students," popesaid. Which is why she rrnsn't surprised when one of the students took two weeksoff to celebratea 21st birthday, or when she hied to reasonwith one student comedian that derogatory

From left, AmandaTresquet,ElaineKazutomi,HayleyKessler,Emilylbzutomi and JesseStaubachstrut their stuff as part of the"Cell BlockTango"during a practicefor'showtime at the Rawls"May5.The show,which is being put on by Juanita Pope'sTheaterI Class,will take placeat 7 p.m. May 8 at the EugeniaRawlsiourtyard . mfarnik@mscd.edu Theaterin the KingCenter.PhotobyMarkFarnik and misogynistiokesmight not be the most appropriatesubiect in a scholastic environment. Regardless,there was one twist Popewas not expecting.During the auditioning process,one of the stand-up comediansin t}le classperformed"The Old Aparf ment" - the famousBarenal<ed ladies tune. "It rras really amazing,becauseI didn't lcrow he was a singer," Popesaid. One of the main featuresin the show - and the one that's worth the money according to Pope- will be Chicago's"Cell Block Tango." The performanceof the classic,sultry musical number neededoutsidehelp for the moving setof individual cell blocksfor the explanationof eachwoman's crime.This one was left to the professionals- a DeN€r carpenter decidedto help build the setfor a shoestring price. Popeworkedwith eachpersonto helpthem achievea comfort in their performanceaswell aslearning the basicsof acting.

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Legend aryDenverCEOhonoredin book By JT B_arthelemy jbarthe3@rnscd.edu '1Ask Papafack" is a new book basedon the insight and experienc€of Jack A. Weil. Weil was the founder and guiding force of Colorado's RockmountRanchWear. "Papa Jack" to friends, family and fans, Weil's unique designof Westernwear,particularly the snaptont cowboyshirt, madehim an icon of the garment indusfy But his story does not stop there, nor will it stop with this short and snappy book imparting his experience, senseof husror and "Papa-isms." Author and grandson SterzenWeil allows us to be a part of Papa'sacumen,just asRockmount RanchWear allowsus to bea part of the spirit of the west, the cool of Rock 'n' Roll and the myth of cowboys.In respectto Rock'n' Roll his legendaryshirts are favoritesof Bob Dylan, Eric Claptonand Phil Lesh.Theseare the shirts of "BrokebackMountain," Designsfavoredby both Democrat and Republican. Rocknount hasbeenworn by both Reaganand Redford. Papafack livedto be 107, andhasthe repu-

tation of being "the world's oldest CEO." Papa fack is remembered as a kind, prodrrctive and innovative family man. It is easyto spout words in respectto a person'slon- , gevity,asanothergreatman oncesaid,"longevityhasits place."To-dosowith sincerity and honesty is when it can get dubious.It doesnot get dicey in regard to Papa Jack.He really did say hello to all those who came into his establishment.He is the salt of the earth. This memoir lets us in on many of Papa's outlooks. Granddaughter fudy imparts, "he found his olrrnway appreciatedthe little things, neverquit and enioyedthe ride." His "Papa-isms"are insights for us all. Take "they are glving you everything the chicken laid but the egg," when warning about a bad deal, or "tell the truth and you'll never have to

remember what you said," when offering advice to a friend. Wisdom comesmost often to thosewho live guided by day+o-day principles like patience, service and humility. The Rockmount store at 1626 WazoeSt. - also }nown as "Jack A. Weil way" - is one of Iodo's anchors, a must-visit for anyonecoming to Denver.There may come a day when the Rockiesand the Avalanche are gonebut like Papafack, who outlived both friends and much of his family, Rockmount will more than likely still be around. When askedhow he outlastedhis competitors, he replied, 'they are all in the cemetery." Living to lO7 doesgive you somelicenseto Iament. A Rockmount shirt is a must for anyone's wardrobetoday Thereare local businessesthat

haw "Rockmount Friday's." Blue jeans day is all right for DesMoines,but this is Denver,the placePapaJackcalledhome. '1AskPapa Jack" is ftrll of thles, history and Papafack's wisdom, The tales include a touch of family humor, including when askedby the police about going the wrong vyayon a oneway Papa'swife Beaexclaims,"thank Godyou found me. I was lostt" StevenWeil wraps up 'i{sk Papalack" with numerous remembrancesof lack Weil that were written at the time of his death in August 20O8. Those are all well and good and are a testamentto the man, yet, what the author said on pageI bestdescribesthe spirit of this book. "Why speak of him in the past when his impact very much remains in the present and the future?" This book shows us that fack Weil "Papa Iack" was a bit Siddhartha and a bit Will Rodgers,a snapof-Picassoand a stitch of Neal Cassady. Rockmount Ranch Wear, his creation, sust^insthe spirit of the Westand asPapasaid, "It'll go on forever if you .iust play it right," Sport a Rochrount, and wear it well.

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while sittingin the window at LeelaEuropeancaf6 in the earlyhoursof the AngelikaElekreadsthe latesteditionof the "Metrosphere" to Leelato socializewith friendsand to takeadvantageof the freeWiFi.Photo comes moining May4. Elek,a formerMetrostudent.typicaily b v L e a hM i l l l s .l m i l l i s @ m s c d . e d u

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paper moreplacesin Denuertofinishthelast-minute whilegrabbingabiteor a drink. St. Mark's Coffeehouse 2 0 7 9E . 7 7 t h s t . , 8 0 2 0 6

May2 afternoon GiovanniToninelo,left,takesReynaldoGonzales'order St.Mark'sopenedin 1993and accordingto at 5t. Mark'sCoffeehouse, its websitewasblessedby PopeJohnPaulll in a letterfrom the Vati<an'

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The high ceilings,rnismatchedseating and local art scream"unique" against the white brick walls that makeyou feellike you are in a garagefor a gianttrain engine,Don't remodeled be a{raidof the girl with the crazy style and punk-rock hair behiird the counter - you are always greeted with a smiling face when you order. You haveyour choiceof the usual coffeehousefare (in REALmugs of all things) as well as delicious homemade desserts,paskies and paninis. Not looking for any coffee?They offer a small selectionof beersfor thosenights when isn't gonnadoit. Onanyweeknight ca{Teinejust it seemsto befilled with studentsworking asthe houseis lined r.t'ithlaptopsalong with the scatteredfelr' iust out for a chat. Mondaythrough Thursday they are open until midnight while Fridayand Saturdaythey closeat 11:30 p'm. and Sundaytheycloseat 10:30 P.m.

trttrere some find it quiet and private, others may think it is too dark to get any studlng doneor evenfind your studybuddy acrosst}e room. You havea choicefor seating betweenthe frout room, bar. back room and patios,The back roomis smokerfriend' ly and the brightest areain the place- definitely a goodspot if you are a smokerwhen it's cold outside.With hours unfil 1 a.m' on Sundaythrough Thursday and until 3 a'm. Friday and Saturday,you are bound to get somework done.It's a mixedcrowd that you find, so anyoneshould feel comfortable.Beware o{ the nights they decideto roast coffee:you might think it is a wonderfulsmell, but you n'ould be wrong, The table service isn't perfectbut the variety of freshfoodand drinks are awesome,grving you the'choice betweencoffeeor soda,pastriesand piza.

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from top: Clockwise on 17th Street.Saulsaid5t. MichaelSaulsipshiscaf6au lait May5 in front of St.MarksCoffeehouse with Marksmakesa caf6au lait in a differentstylethan other coffeehouses a combinationof espresso and foamedmilk.Thefunky atmosphereand supportof the localarts keepsSaulcomingbackto the cofL1| is. lmI is@mscd.edu // DevonJones.a sophmorehistorymajorfrom Metro,shows feehouse.photobyLeah left,a junior historymajorfrom UC} how to blow smokeringsduring a breakfrom KatyaGiammanco, studyingat Parison the Piatte.Parison the Platteis one of the few placesleft in the city that hasa smok. dcleme 12@mscd.edu // PedesCarlson byAdriana ing r-oori,a featurethat bringsin manyof its patrons.Photo trilns strollpastLeelaEuropeanCaf6earlyMondaymorning,May4.TheCaf6,which is locatednext door to a bar on iSth and Champa,is typicallybustlingat odd hoursofthe night due to its 24-hourservice,fiee // MetrostudentDanSullivanreadsmaterial byLeahMillis.lmlllls@mscd.edu WiFiand greatatmosphere.Phoro Roadand ArapahoeRoad.Sullivanwill be Parker p.m. Starbucks on May 4 at the for his hisioryfinalafter8 . ckemo4@mcd.edu graduatingat the end of the summerwith a historydegree.PhctobvCoraKemp

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A Denver destination for more than 26 years,ferusalem Restaurantisn't so much a placeto study as it is a placeto either refuel or take a break that's rich with culture. Serving up one of the bestMidille Easternmenusthis side of Dubai, ferusalem Restaurant - or f-Ru asit's allectionatelycalled- makesfor a healthier option t}ran any 2tl-hour fast-food joint. Grab yoirr tasty fourth meal to go or take a minute and bask in everything Mediterranean. From the music to the deco and for the duration of your meal,imagine you're not worried about finals and pretend you're on a wild adventurethrough the Middle East. Open until 4 a.m. Monday through Thursday,FRu is the placefor food-to-goor mental vacation.That and the Arabic coffeeis sureto give you the neededjolt of caffeineto get you th-rou8hthe night.

A little bit of attitude goesa long way, especialiyif you're one of the female bartenderson a Sundaynight trying to control the drunk crowd coming in from next door. But if you decide to put off your sin8lespaced,t}ree-page research paper until 2 a,m., they'll ward off any of the one-toomany-cocktail Casanovas.With a 24-hour cafr that has comfy couchesand high-stool chairs, you can get a sandwich and freecol fee refills all night. Plus, Ieela doublesas a bar so if you needa small study break,there are severaloptions to choosefrom. Don't plan on studying on Saturday night unless you work well with an acousticlive setplaying in the background. lcela has rcom to rest your feet without everyone breathing over your shoulder to make sure your horribly redundant English paper has a clear thesis.

We all know Starbucks a little better than p're happy to admit. No one is too goodf1* the 'Buckswhen it's the only coffee shop fr miles. If there's one thing the coffeechain is known for it's ubiquity, but sadIy Denver has but one 24-hour Starbucks. For the less-trendystudent, Starbucksprovides a perfect place to walk in, get a drink and hunker down for a while. No reason to fear loud music or abrasivebaristas at this corporate haven. The drinks aren't terribly expensive,and what little food they offer is tolerable.it mildly overpriced. "What's missing?" a budget{onscious and culturally apathetic student may ask, if you don't care about supporting local business and getting to know the peopleyou're studying near- absolutelynothing.Without sounding underhanded, don't expecta uniqueexpeflence.

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Taylw Von WaIiI: ?;ll me about ...& Sew It Df Tense: It's alwaysgetting better,asfar aspeople Seamsand how i t's belng rcceivcil. collaborating more than they usedto, and the muMane Rok: (The album) is a continuation of not sic hasdefinitely matured in all aspects. only discovering ourselvesin our personal lives, MR: Well,I can't denyit hasn't maturedand gotbut alsowhat we are capableof as a group. Person- ten better - it sure has. Recently,I u'as askedthis ally I thinh it might be aheadof a lot of people.Not questionin regardsto everything that I am persontbat it's some'never-done-before'music,but it's on ally doing to "create"the scene.I had to explain some'never-done-before.in{olorado'level.I think to this writer that the scenehas alwaysbeenhere, this has led someof our most eagercritics to be at ald that I am a product of the scene.It's just the a loas.We alwayshad this idea of not just making public is oblivious to it. I am feeling that there is goodhiphop, but goodmusic, period. morequality than ever-serious\z - and that the TV:Dcsctibc the Manel,ine sounil, hos it evolveil fans are catching on. anil vhcrc gou woulil like to w it go. TV:What has bun tIrc biggest honor or echieveInkllne: The sound can't llthinkWeWillAllbe menrsoJartur Manereally be pinpointed. LttE? Whereas we have some fQlslnq MR: For me it's working cuts that are stmightforwith the folks we have,and ward boom-bap, we rehaving met so many great ally are iust trying to make peoplelrom pressto fans to good music. Boundaries artists. Also, being recogin music nowadavs are so nizedrn SpinMagazine,(beblurred, it's unnecessaryto classify in that sense ing in) the SoCoMusic fest.There'sbeena few,but anymore. I think we will alwaysbe raising the bar the biggestis yet to be seen. and figuring out somethingbiggerand better to do IL: I'd say urb's Next 1000 Recognition.Also, bein regardsto songwriting and structure ing the first hiphop group on a westwordcover is TV: What are your felings on the Dewer hipa given. Inp uerc?

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ABOVE:SyntheticElementsfrontmanTodd McMullanrilesthe crowd during the band'sCDreleaseparty May 1 at the Gothic Theatre.SEt secondfull-length album,TrashedOutParadise,is a pumped-upcollectionof skJgoodiesand big, brassynumberc. BELOW: Johnson,Andrew Carderand Mike Blechalet it blow during a rousingcoverof reggaestaple"Pressur€Drcpl

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Hot on the heelsof Hot IQs, another Denverband has decidedto pack it up. GhostBulfalo'sdark meshof alt-county and heavy '7Osrock guitar rilTshas garneredmuch critical acclaim"especiallyafter last year's sophomoreeffort TheMagician,but after two albums and somepersonnelchanges,Ghost Buffalo is being laid to resl The band still plans to releasean EPbefore lead vocalist Marie Lition beeins a solo career that promisesto bevery eyciting in its owtr right. They play their final two showsMay 12 at 3 Kings Tavern and May 14 atThe RocketRoomin ColoradoSprings.

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'there I remember rhinHng, must be at least 5O people morequalifiedfor this position. I mean, do I know enough about music?What if nobody likeswhat I lilc? Doesit matter . that fve nerer beenmusically inclinedmysell?"Surely,some . of my readerswonderedthe same.Nonefheless,there'sno denying that ultimately, mugrc editor had lessto do with what I already.knew about music, and more to do $'ith what I waswilling to find out.

JEREMYJOHNSON jjohn3O8@mscd.edu Colorado,with its eclectic mix of hipters and punks, rockabilliesand Rastafarians. DJsand hiphopst€rs, hippies and meth-metal dudes,has created a really refreshing, and incr:easingly credible,

music scene.Eventshke the Mile Higb Music Festivaland the Monolith MusicFestivalat RedRocksAmphitheatre add more depth, mbre exposure and evenmore credibihty The end result is that it makesdiscoveringgood,new music an incredible ilelight, and something that Coloradans should cherish.If you don't believe me, try growing up .in small-town Pennsylvania, where all the local bands were trying to be the next NOFX,and hiFbop was strictly attributed to DJ lauy |eff. IIgh. I've never beenable to watch a I,!'iIl Smith movie the samerYa)'.

I'm making is that you ' shouldn't take this talent pool of great music for granteil, Sure, in tough econon{c times, it can be hard !o lustify monstrous ticket prices. But the advantageof Denver is there is always a $6 ticket to be found, somewhere.Buy the ticket and listen in. After this issue I wilt be leaving the Met bebind for a new era of musk critks, wirh dillexent styles,likes and dislikes.However,I r,r'illcontinue to supportthelocalmusicsc€ne neeldy as I have doue for the pasttwo years.Pleasevisit my new wehsitefor music news,

andalbumreviewsatiftce Media (wwwjjleemediacom). Anyhow I've never been good with goodbyes, so t thought fd let music do the talking. (Or singing' as it may tre.)Belowis nry miv (i/|_taThe Met's, readers and listeners. Whethercynical or sentimental, here are 12 songs (from my collection,and in no particular order) that say "sayonara" for thosewho can't say Find thesesongs it themselves. online and havea listen. See you later, alligators and, as the great Neil Young put it: "keep on rocking in a freeworld."

JJ'smixtape: 11 songsto soy'so long' . "GOODBYESTMNGER" SUPERTRAMP Song summar-v:'l'hc t In itcd Kin gdr:nr'sprog-rocli ers Supcrtrampreachcdsuperstatusu'i1hthis sirtglt (yes.thirl s right) 13t.r'rrkoff of qutrdrupJe-plalittLtttt / i r - si ir r . \ r r r r ' r . i rfrr.o n l n r i i n I { i c k D a r i c s d c l i v e r st h i s seltishscncloff \f ith u'itllzinq Wr.rrlilzcranclsorneol' tbc linestlalsetlosincc llarrl. Gibb. '(iorxlbl'cliar (iootlble Lyrics lo leave by: fartc/ 1'. \\'ili rvetr cr urce'lagairtr "

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D e e D ee R amone, w h o had a reputaSon3 sumnrary: t\ 12-l'elrrti on as the band' s o l d \ l i c h a e l J r r c k s o nb e l t s bad boy, wrote o t r t t h i - ct n r t s i c a lb r a i i t d o "Glad To SeeYou about thc dillculties oI Go" about an angry llTstst:lrua. breakups\a/ilhthe convic ex-girlfriend.

labll Dylan Lurnsa detrfcar Bob Dylan t akesa NYCwalk. mistrcss to an unsuspccting, tion 01 a g.rorvnman conwho he sccmssure is going,loregret hcr unlirrgivable dernned ro unattainablL' THEJAM,..GOINGUNDERGROUND" 'l'llt nrisgivings.(iod linon's that trller n'hat he has to sa]'. am l,l-crc mod-rocliers British thc Song summary: Lovc. Ilr.tlirrtunatell'. f govthere'll be no rcconciling. just ion and cheerio to sociirl destrucl sairing thc olcl ltrp couldn'1. King ol A young M.J.. wise L'-rics to leave by: "I'm '"valkin' dorvn that long. ditty about lvith this danceablc corruption goodbl,e crnment to controvers],: say ..It rhat beyond his years. "Going lonesomeroad, babei lVhi'rc I m bound. I can't tell/ politics. r,,.'as clearly I'ndcrground" dirtlLwi-cs to leave bv: s 'Goodbl'e is too good a u'ord. babe,/So I ll jusl sal' ' great n'av tbr the and a disapproval a statcnlent of rrith ri,u,,r rrit h.rut. sante.rldti.4 harg up; t anL Ih e ' 'fare ' thee well. Fun fact: "Never Can Say Goodbl'e has been cov- pasty trio ol Lime]ts to stay out of the sun. 'And Fun facts: l)ylan "borrorvcd" some lyrics lbr "Don t the public wants what the ered by disco diva Gloria Caynor (I974.f and gay Lyrics to leave by: Twice" from folk singer Paul Claylon. get Think gets/ society wants/ public r'"'hat this But I don't group The Communards. dance-pop ' I m going underground. . ..GETOFFMY CLOUD" 'Going Underground" went straight to ROIIINC STONES YAIIMORRISON."REALREALGONE" Fun fact:

VanMorSongsummary:lrish singer-songwriter rison kicks his cooled-down folk image up a notch with this rousing check-out song. It seems that the only thing that brings \hn, and his listeners, back from the brinli of madnessis a vigorous, hip-shaking horn section. Fun fact: Morrison wrote "Real Real Gone" more than ten years before it appearedon his 1990 album Enlightenment.

THECLASH 'SHOULD I GO" I STAY ORSHOULD Song summary: This dubious ultinatum was the result of guitarist l{ick Jones' rocky relationship i'i,-ith girlfriend/musician Ellen Follel,l The ultimate odeto indecision,"Should I Stay or ShouldI Go is a bilingual plca that soundsas desperatr:. dance-heavy, possibly end well. though it couldn t L].rics to lcave b-v: "Cr:me on and lct.me klolr' (lVIc tiencsquc decir)/ Shoukl I stay or should I go?(1lVIc deboir o qucdarmei)" 'Should I Stat'Or Should l Llo r\-aslhe Fun lact: onl,vsong to reach llillboard s No, I lbr The Clash, and it happenedterl ycars aftcr it \t'asreleased.

No. I on the Billboard charts and was one of The Jam's most popular, well, iams, despite never being releasedon an album.

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hard to get used to shadng with others. Llrics to leave by: "Hey! You! Get off of my cloud/ 'cuz two's a crowd/ On my cloud." Don't hang around 'Get Off My Cloud" was the follow'up to Fun facts: The Stones'No. 1 single "(Can't Get No) Satisfaction."

Song sumrnary: Granted, Led Zepdidn'twrite "Babe I'm Gonna L€aveYou," but then again, they didn't n.rite many of the songs that made them famous, However.Iimmy Pages haunting acoustic, Robert Plant's soulful delirery and a crushing climax help the British fathers ol hard rock make it their own. And if it sho$'sup on a mix CD,you can be sure your lor,'ermeans business. L1'rics to leave by: "I knovr,I'd nerer leil'c !'ou/ But I've got to go a\ -.iylrom this place/ I'i,'egot to quit you." Fun fact: After plafing the song during their 1969 tour. Led Zeppelinput it on the shelf lbr nearly 30 !'ears,until Pageand I'lant playedit during a reunion g i gi n I 9 9 | i .

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JOHNDEIIVER. "LEAVINCONA JETPLANE" Song summary: What true-blooded Coloradoborn mix CD rvould be complete rvithout the Rock]' N,lountains'posthumous spokespersonJohn Den\'er? 'so long" is as refreshing as f)enver's sugary-sw€et the mountain air that fuclcd it, and thc nerdy folk singer's sornbcr sentimental approach I o t r u c l o v el e l i b c h i n di : t o u i h i n g . i l noI a bi1sjckcning. Lyrics to leave by: "l hate to 'goodbye'i But n'alie ltru up to say the darln is breaking... ttle ta\i's

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Song surnmary: Forntcr guitarist lor ptrnk origina'l'hunderstltlivcrs the mosl rors thc Ncr'r'\brk Dolls. ..GLAD YOU GO" TOSEE RAMONES. sadand scntimentalol goodbl'esin this prophctrcode 'fhunders A ir.urliicttnd an abuscr, Song summary: l-eavcit to the llttntones bassist to his o\\'n clenrisc. with sbccr recognizedhis tate 1irrnlrsteriousdrr.tgirrrdalcoholex's aclt'rtttccs Ilcc l)ee to battle a r.,olatile speed.'l'ht: relatcd dcalh) nith sl.trnning clarity and pricclcss cynicism,scathinglyricisnl and explt>sil'e

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hit'Afternoon Delight,,reached No.l onthe Billboardcharts ondsoldmore thanamillion Ferrell copies.Will immortalizedthe songfor o whole newgenefation inthemovie "Anchormani'

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amongstudents feebuildsdissent Capital and replacethem with peoplewho are better at getting people'sattention. I wonderif anything will happenwhen all the studentss€eon tleir bill the ex. tra chargefor the new elephantin the room. trn a time of economicdures, should we not be completelyfocusing our attention on creating more scholarshipsfor incoming fteshmen, betterfrrndingthe prograrnsthat hal€ provento be zuccessfrrl and providing higher salariesto atFact more excellent professors? Sincerely, Anonprous student

DearEditor 'CaP I'm wdting to J'ouaboutthe ital constuction feeapprorad"artlcle inTheMeton April23, 2009,byCaitlin Gibbons.I don't krolv where to stafi...I start€dMeto in spring of this year with the logic, "why spend the amount of tuition at a universiry for an undergraduatedegreeo'hen I can go to a four-I,€arstat€ collegefor less money and comeout in the samepo-sition?"But fhis year alone (it's only April) hasshown our f& goingup at a ridiculousrate.Studenttuition is being raised9 percent,parking feesare goingup, booksareterribly expensive'

cost of living continues to rise, food pricesaregoingup, and s€mester-long RID pricesjust went up from $37 to $46. Am I now to be forcedto pay for a building that will costme up to $20 per credit for the next threeto ?pars? As I understandil the purposeof the building is to, somehow ensure the successof the fteshmenof the future. I'm all for their successlHowever, shouldit be at the expenseof the current studentbody? We hale approximately22,000 studentsat Metro. Only 720 students vot€d-Just 380 studentsmade a profound decisionfor the restof the thou-

sanilsof studentsthat will alTectthem for the rest of their academiccareers at Meho. Couldit be that we, the studentsand stalf,areiust a collectionof hagm.entedgroupc drifting through the academiccosmos,like indillerent nebula,at a lossasto the ability to pull us all togetherin an elTortto saywith one voice whether we want or not want something? I implore all the snrdentsto give to thenewstudentgovernsuggestions mentbodywith new ideasasto how to galvanizea diversestudentbody.If the next student governmentbody fails at their task,then I sayvote them out

DearEditor, Recently,therewasa studentvote over whether or not a new building should be built in place of the parking lot olI of SeventhStreet. The building would be used for new classrooms but also one of the main reasonsfor the new building would be for freshmen "success"courses. I am a sedor at Metro Stateand I shongly disagreewith the way things were eriecutedin regards to deciding whether or not the new building shouldbe built.

First, I find it wrong that there will be a new building built basedon slightly more than 370 votes. That is not a large enough mrmber of votesfor a schoolthat has more than 2 I ,000 studentsenrolled.That.isless then 2 percentof studentswho voted in favor of the new building. Second,I feel it is BS that the money to build the new building will comefrom OURtuition. If a new building is neededthen new funds must be found from other sourcesbecausetuition at Metro is constantly rising already.The cost of

Overall, the new building needs the new building is $62 million dolmore research into whether or not lars! That is going to be a large in- we truly needit' Also, more students need to be creaseto tuition. What happenedto informed and voice thet opinion beMetro beiirg "aftordable?" Third, building a new building in causethey will ultimately bethe ones place of a parking lot will eliminate using the building. l€ss then 2 percent of votes, in parking that is already scarceon or my opinion, is not enough to build a around campus, Lastly,I do not believefreshmen new building. Thank you' "success" courses are needed. Wej have been successfulwithout these . JessicaNowotarski Meko Student classesfor nore than 40 years.Why,.., doesthe administration find it neces-*'' sary for them to beneedednow?

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"I've got plans and drtams, but there are more pagesto be written; God'sgot a lot of interesting chaptersfor me, and no two chapterswill be the same." -JOHNALEXAN 81 VENDOR,METROSPECTIVE, YO'CE STREET DER,DENVER

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Softballcapturesfirst RMACtitle ' ByJosiahKaan jkaan@mscd.edu

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Metro softball won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament Chanpionship May 2 with a dominating 84 mercy-rule win over Mesa State Collegeat Auraria Field. The win gives the Roadrunners their first RMACchanpionship since the program was reinstatedin 2008 and givesMetro an automatic bid in the National CollegiateAthletic AssociationTournament. "We've put ourselves on the map," head coach Jen Fisher said. "This is a great core of girls; we've had really gioodteanwork dI year." Going into the third inning up 1-O,Ieft ffelderJennessaTesonesent a two-run home run over tle leftfield fence, which was followed by another two-run home run by first basemanfessica Haab to close out the inning, helping Metro take a seven-runlead. After starting pikher CMstie Robinsou took care o[ business in the fifth inning, retiring tlree batters in four at bats, Meho only neededa the game earty and win runtrd theRMAC. With runners on second and third base right fielder Danni Hedshom hit a sacrificedfly ball to left ffeld, bringing home pinch runner NicoleYoung and the RMACtitle. "This is really big for us. Over half the team wasnew this year,and we really came together," catcher TaraMickelsonsaid.'No one expected us to come this far. This should silencesomepeopleand if not, we'll show them in regionals." Haab's home run in the third inning helped Metro tie the NCAA Division tr single-season,home-run record with 98 homers. Metro is tied with two other teamsfor the record but reachedthe mark in fewer games, just 50, than co-holders MesaStaG with 54 ganes and University of Arkansas at Monticcllo with 66 games. In pr€vious tournament action, Metro advancedpast the first round by beating the University of Nebraska at Kearney, 6-4, in a closegame that saw the Roailrunners rally in the sixth lnning trcbind a go-ahead two-run homer from Tbsone. Metro mounted a fifth-and sixthinning comebackbehind home runs from center fielder Kellie Nishikida and second baseman Sarah Rusch to b€at Mines and advance to the RMAC Championship against Mesa State.

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"You have not had anexperience until you've seen the Moaris do their Moari war dance. Scaresthe living daylights out of you." METROPRESIDENT JORDAN STEPHEN

Haabmomentsafterreceiv' Jessica first baseman left embraces MetroshortstopAmberRoundtree, May2 at the Auraria Trophy Championship Softball Conference Athletic ingthe RockyMountain Field. Photoby ShawnMcHugh. smchughl6mscd.edu "We had to play from behind thoseffrst three games,"Fisher said. "That shows a lot of character and confidence." Shortstop Amber Roundhee, Robinson,Tesoneand Nishikidawere all selectedto the All-Tournament teanr" while Tesonetook home the tournament Most Valuable Player honor with two homers, eight runs batted in and an efrcient .417 bat' ting average.

Meho improved to their first 40-win season (a0-f 0) with the four wins by not only overcoming the migrafion of more than half the team after an early exit from the conferencetournament last season, but also by posting a better overall conference record (29-7) by eight games, and winning the RMAC Championship. "Everything haplrns for a reason," Robinson said. "All of us on

this team believe we are here with peoplewe want to play with." The Roailrunnerswill host tlree 14ams(Mem State,ColoradoSchool of Mines and ColoradoStat€University at Pueblo)in the NCAA Dvision tr SoftballChamptonRegionalBracket and face a familiar t€am a$ they play Mesa State May 8 in the first round of action at Auraria Field,

TheMetromen's andwomen'stennis teamsboth received spotsinto the I{CAA Tournament.The men'steameatned the No.1seedin the CentralReglon, and will hostthe preliminaryrounds at t'heAurariaCourts. Theywillfacethe winner betureen CSU-Puebloand MesaStateMayS. Thewomen'steam is the sixth se€dand willface NebraskaKearneyMay8 in GrandJunction.

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Trackcompletes seasonwith 20 honorsawards By Scoft Bassett sbasset4@mscd.ed u

clockedprovisionalqualilying times in the men's1 500-meter. Judith Chavezalso earned lirst The Metro men's and women's teamAll-Conlerence in the u,omen's track teams earned 20 All-Rocky 8(.10-meter after she broke her orvn IVlountainAthletic Conferencehon- school record and finished second ors at the RMAC Championships orerall. Senior ,Iorgan Thomas I{ay j-5 in Alamosa. earnedsecondteam All-Conference JuniorAnthony Lunar,t'ona con- and finished fifth in the women's ferenceeventfor the first time in the 800-meter. men'sSoO-meterrun and freshman The Metro track program has Danielle Kehoe won the $'omen's competedhard andtheir accomplish10.000-meter nhile the entireteam mentsbothinthe indoorandoutdoor placedr,,r,cll throughout. seasons speakfor themseh'es. "It $'as a pretty great group," "This is the bestwe're eler comheadcoachPeterJuliansaid. peted,"Luna said. Freshman sprinterDerekFiorini Luna rvon the nationalchampiwon the RMACFreshmanof theYear onshipat the NCAAIndoor Track and andearnedAll-Conference honorsrn Field Championshipsand looks to do the men'sloO-and200-meterruns the sameat t}te outdoorchampionand ran the first leg of the men's shipslater tiis seasonas he hes auto4x400 meter relay in n hich he fin- maticallyqualifiedfor the 8OO-meter. ishedsecond. The fact that lvletrohastn'o athAlthough the N,Ietrotrack team letesin the men's 1500-meteris an is becomingmorewell-rounded.the5r accomplishment in and of itself,but focus on distancerunning first, so it wouldbea majorfeatif eitherLindthe factthat Fioriniwon suchhonors bomor Bogataycouldt:rkehomethe is impressive. championship. Luna and sophomore Shawn But despite ril'hat happens Iindbom finished one-two in the throughouttherestof theseason, the men's800-meterasthey gainedfirst Metro track program has achieved team All-Conferencehonors and greatthings. "I'm reallyproud of this teamand both clocked provisional qualifying timesfor the NCAAChampionships. what we'veaccomplished,"Luna said. Nathan Newland and Rick The NCAA OutdoorTrack and Metrojunior LindsayNovascone jumps in the longjump Jan.24at the PottsInvitationalin Boulder, Bogataypunched their tickets to the Field Championshipswill be held Novasconeearnedsecondteam honors in the 1oo-meterMay 3-5 at the RMACChampionshipsin NCAA Championships after they May 2l-2 3 in SanAlgelo. Texas. . dcleme'l Alamosa.FilephotobyDaniel Clements 2@mscd.edu

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'Runnersloseseri€srplayoffsahead of the seasonwas power-hitting infielders fordan Stouffer and Tlree Abshire. Abshire added his 13th home run of the seasonin gametwo Metro baseballendedthe regular againstNew MexicoHighlands.Both seasonby suffering another disap players havebeenhitting home runs pointing weekendagainst New Mexall seasonand helped their pitchers ico Highlands, going 113over a four with a little extra breathing room gamesetMay 1-3 in LasVegas,N.M. througlrout the season.Stor:fferhad Meho lost gamesone, three and a strong start to the season,while four 19-8, I2-2 and 11-4, respec'Runnerr Abshire finishedthe seasonstrong. tively In game two, the Metro defense has been wornabbed their only victory in. a 8-5 at times, but first year head risome game.Metro ends their regular seacoachJerry Schemmelprojecteda lot son with a record 27-22 werall and of confidencein the team'sdefense. 18-18 in the RockyMountain Ath"We area strongdefensiveteam," letic Conference.On the other hand, Schemrnelsaidearlier this season. Highlandsimprovedto 36-17 overall 'RunMeho had difrculties with deand 26-ll in the RMAC.The fensein the two cold weather games ners will faceHighlands again in the against Regisat the start of the seaRMACTournament May 6 in Pueblo. son but settled down as the season Metro has not had successagainst progressed.However,it is dilffcult for the Higblands. Metro has only two the pro-baseballstatisticiansto adapt wins out of their eiglt games. to a Division I baseballgame.The two "We can't play down to their levcan't be measuredon the samescale, el," left fielderMarcelDominguezsaid Metro first basemanJordanStoufferappliesa tag to CCUoutfileder ChrisGuyeron a pickoff play While one error is consideredbad for earlierthis seasonagainstHighlanils' March3 at DoubleAngel Fieldin Parker,Metro lost a fourgame seriesto New MexicoHighlands3-1 l,eague Baseba.ll,.two errors Major jingrahl Ingraham' @mscd.edu Highlands has been known for May 1-3in LasVegas,N.M.FilephotobyJonathan I team is considereda for a Division their strong ollense all season.Degame. defersive Pitchitrg has been the deciding 17 ruls in tbree gameswhich averag- decent Division behind Mesa State and spiteMetro's weadnessagainst tleir get his chance will Schemmel Mounjain Division rivals, the team Highlands but ahead of Colorado factor for Meho. The team has been esto 5.7 runs a game,Metrowaseven win RMAC Tournament for his first gaveup 47 runs over the four garnes Christian. Despitethe seriesagainst confident in their ability to put runs strongeragainsta ColoradoCbristian May New Mexico Highlands in the seriesand 8l runs oler eight Highlands, Metro's play has im- on board, but the pitchiry has deter- ,squadApril 24 and 25. Though last against gamesso far this season.The 'Run- pmvedtoward the end of the season. mined whether Metro wins or loses .p the division, CCUis still considered 6 in Pueblo a goodhitting team.to nine runs over ners on averagegile up more than The Roadrunnerswere 7-4 in their tluoughout the season. Against the MesaStateMavericks four gamesor iust two and a quarter last three series,including handing l OEunsper game. Metro.finished the regular sea- Mesa its first losing seriesof the en- April 19 and 20, Metro only allowed nrns per gameon avErage. The most memorable players the strongestollensein the RMACto son in third place in tle Mountain tire season, By Robert Dran rdran@mscd.edu

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bratliff@mscd.edu After only being able to play in two tournaments for the spring season, the Metro golf club team will be hosting their fust tournament in Septemberat the EnglewoodMunicipal GolI Course, With .only two players on the te^m, jrrnior t€am captain Jay-Iay Botha and iunlor Kevin McReynold art looking to add a few more golfers for the fall season. "Mo6t teems have five players," Botha said. "With four out of the top fir'g sCoreS OUgXg[ team Counfingin the tournaments." In the first tournarnent played March 16-17 in Albuquerque,Metro finjshed in last place out of all players. McReynoldwas in last placeand Botha ffnishedin secondto last, "Weplayedhorrible," Botha said. "I think Kevin shot like a 1I5 or something." Even though Botha didn't PlaY up to his ability, he did scorean eagle on one hole. "It was a 560 yard par 5," Botha

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Botha ofJay-Jay Metro junior KevinMcReynold.Photocourtesy said."I landedmy secondshot on the greenand sunk a long putt for eagle." However, in the second tournament, held in Lakewood, the team saw an irnprwement thanks to Botha. He shot a 79 on day one and an 8l on day tr,rno.Thesescores landedBotha in 35th place out of 43 golfers. This was the highlight of the seasonsaid Botha, "Metro was recognizedonce coachesfrom other schoolsteams noticed a player lrom

Metro on the leaderboard." Botha noted that McReyno-ldwas unable to play due to his high scorein the previous tournament. The team practicesat the Englewood Municipal Golf CourseFridays and Saturdays.Along with gaining a few more players,the team looks forward to playing in the Metro hosted golf tournament as well as tournamentsin NewMexicoand Arizonain the upcoming fall season.

"We had insane competitior [at Nationalsl: it was a completely difIt seeDsno matter where you go ferent style of hockey," said Cody or what you play at Metro, you'll find kmon, the assistantcaptain of the excellence.From the varsif teamsto team. "We learned a lot from the club and recreationalteams,athletes way the other teans played: it'd a are taking their sportsto the highest cleaner and more aggressivegame. levels and competing as Roadrun- You're always skating and always moving." ners at National competitions. Although the Roadrunners This spring we have seen athletesof all kinds naveling tle coun- didn't seethe resultsthey were ho1> by to compete,in6luding the in-line ing for, the experiencethey gainedat hockeyteam, who went !o their Srst Nationalshasgiventhem a leg uP on national competition this furil. The the competition for next year, With team, who started from scratch only a few playersleaving tiis year, four years ago,has made its way uP the Roadrunners are looking forthrough recreational competition to ward to having the shength of last competingat the club level, batding ' year's tean, with added improvetearDsaround Coloradobeforefinai- ments in their gamethey took from ly making it lo Nationa-lsthis spring. rhis s€aaon. 1t will be fun to apply what we Finishing second in the state behind University of Northern Colo- learned this year," kmon said. "We rado,the Roadrunnersreceiveda bid will definitely bethe bestteam in the to compete in the National In-line state." Hockey Championships and were on the road to Pennsylvaniato face competitionlike they had never seen before.

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Remembering20 yearsof rugby ByTara Moberly tmoberly6rmscd.edu

trletro President Stcphen fordan has a secret. It's not readily apparent that the man rve are used to seeing in tailored suits delivering n'ell-crafted speeches is at heart a dedicated athlete who spent 20 lears sacrificing his body lbr the sporl he loves- rugby. His lovc alfaA with the htfdhitting game that originated in the United Kingdom began when he enrolled at the Ljniversity of Northern Coloradoin 1969. "It was the Vietnam era. I had gotten exactly a 9Gday early out of the army to go back 1o school. I enrolled at UNC. I rvas living in N{cCowen Hall. I met a couple of guYs 'Why don't r.l'ho said to me one day, join play rugblr' So you come us. We

I did." Jordan said. His lirst game w-ith the teamand the beating he took as a result - n'ould have been enough to send others packing. never to return to the pitch. The team traveled to Boulder to pla]' the tjniversitJ, of Colorado. Jordan u'ould learn more than the insand-outs of the game while also Ieaving some blood on the pitch. "I learned a valuable lesson that game. The ball came out of the scrum and I picked up the loose ball. When the ball comes out, they follow the ball. I made the mistake of running back into the scrum. It collapsedback onto me. I broke my nose in four places at one time in my first game. And that was it, that was all it took. That was my introduction to

MetroPresidentStephenJordan,foreground,preparesto kickthe ball during a gamein the early'70s.Jordanp.layedfor the University of ColoradoBearsRugbyFootballClubfrom 1969to 1971beforemovingto Denverandjoining the DenverHighlandersFootballClub.

WHAT IS RUGBY? A sport where l5 players on eachteam compete in two 40-minutehalves that originatedin the UnitedKingdomin 1870.

rugby and I stayed around," Jordan said, smiling at the painful memor;r He stayedwith the team until his graduation in 19 71, playing in both the spring and fall. And while he may not seem like the type of guy who throws a good

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party, fordan and his teammates had their fair share of fun times rvhile in mllege. "I don't know if I really want to confess this: I met these guys in the dorm. Well, we all decided to get a house the next year and if you've ever had seven rugby players living in a house together it was, let's put it this way - next to us was a Tek (fraternityl house and we would always have the Teks showing up at our house because our parties were better. That quarter was not my best academic performance ever," Iordan said. Fun and games were the focus of the team u'hen they weren't on the pitch. To promote a game against a visiting team ftom Alberta, Canada, the team decidedto placea rather risqu6 display in the main display case of the studentunion. "!Ve took one of our oldest balls that had a couple oi hernias in the stitches so n'e had to re-sew it. It had these lumps in it and n as really beat

Jordan,carryingthe ball,competesin a tournamentin Auckland, NewZealandwith the Cobras,the ColoradoOld BoysRugbyAssociation.Theteamtraveledthroughoutthe U.5'and internationally,competingin tournamentsagainstsomeof the top-ranked Jordan counesy ofSteven teams in the world. Photos out of shape.Weputit insideof a jock strapandpul on lhe front a rugbypin that said,'it takesleatherballsto play rugby.'Weput the wholething inside of a CoorspitcherbecauseCoorswas the sponsor of the Eastern Rugby 'isn't Tournamentand we thought that cool?'Well, the presidentwent ballistic.I'm telling you this as the president!" It was rugby that led Iordan to Denver- he joined a former UNC teammatewho had was playing for the Denver Highlanders Football Club- n'herehe lt'ouldcontinueto play,,e1'gn1t.11t travelingthe world and competingagainstsomeof the best plalers in the world, the New ZealandAll BlacksRugbyTeam.

"You have not had an experience until you've seen the Moaris do their Moari war dance that they do. Scares the living daylights out of you. They look very seriouswhen they do that. I had to admit, I was absolutely intimidated after that process. But it was a great game playing against those guys, playing against guys who are, year in ]â&#x201A;Źar out, perennially the best team in the rvorld," he said on play-

that make up for the wear and tear he has endured playing rugby. "The people who are still mY best friends and who I still do stuff with today are all the guys I played rugby with. As soon as I moved to the Highlanders, those are the friends that we still know and that we always hang out with here in Denver," Jordan

ing against the All Blacks. He continues to pay the price for his 1'ears on the pitch. In addition to breaking his nose several times,

said. It is this camaraderie that Jordan Iores most about the sport - and is lr'hy he is such a strong supporter of sports programs in general. "\\'hich is r,r'hat I keep talking

he severedhis Achille's tendon, had both shouldcrs scoped,as well as suflered knee and hip injuries. But it is the bonds ol friendship

about vvhen I talk about sports and rvhat sports teaches you about other things in life other than sports and why I beLieveso strongly in sports."

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