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SGA election in question Complaint filed due to failure to follow policies and procedures

by Noelle Leavitt The Metropolitan

Metro's Student Government Assembly elec­tion results were finalized April 28, however the election commission chair filed a complaint against the winning party and called a meeting with the rest of the commission to decide if the election results will be sustained.

"Mending Bridges failed to turn in all their receipts for what they spent on the election," said Che Derrera, Metro student and election com­mission chair.

Mending Bridges is one of the parties that ran in the recent elections. Positive Action Coalition (PAC) was another party that lost in what the election results show to be a close race.

Derrera said that Felicia Woodson, newly­elected SGA president, turned in the Mending Bridges election receipts l3 min..utes after dead­line, therefore Derrera filed a complaint and called a hearing to disqualify Woodson and pos­sibly the whole Mending Bridges ticket for not meeting the deadline.

"He's being too harsh," Woodson said. Derrera said the election commission would

hold a formal hearing April 30, but later said it was a meeting, not a hearing, to decide whether Mending Bridges candidates would be allowed to remain in office.

"The goal is to provide a fair campaign," Derrera said.

The election policies and procedures state that if a formal hearing is conducted, the election commission is required to notify the plaintiff and defendant within 24 hours of the hearing. Woodson said she was never served papers noti­fying her of a hearing.

" lf they hold a hearing without serving me they are violating a couple of things," Woodson said.

Derrera said he received election receipts

by Joshua Buck- The Metropolitan

Board of Trustees student representative Harris Singer attends the SGA meeting in TivoH Senate Chamber April 17. He has been ~ for a second tenn as student trustee for the 200312004 school year.

from Woodson at 5:13 p.m. April 28, when the deadline was at 5 p.m., and it was then when he made the decision to file a complaint against Woodson and Mending Bridges.

Woodson said she was in the SGA office the morning of April 28, and bad the election receipts to give to Derrera, but be was not available.

When Woodson did find Derrera she said it was only five minutes after the deadline when she turned the receipts in.

Derrera said he contacted all the commis­sioners to inform them that they were going to meet April 30 to discuss the issue, but one com­missioner said Derrera did not inform him.

"I don't know anything about it," said David Mcfarlane, Metro student and election commis­sioner.

Mcfarlane received an e-mail from Elyse Yamauchi, administrative advisor to the election commission, asking him if he could meet in her office at IO a.m., April 30.

Mcfarlane said that was the only information he received on the issue, and be was not aware about what was going on.

Yamauchi said she only acts as the advisor to the election commission, and leaves all decisions concerning the election up to them.

The other commissioners, Richard Boettner and Justice Jackson, were not available for com­ment.

When informed about the situation, Mcfarlane said, "They claim they have no per­sonal vendetta against her (Woodson), but it seems they do."

Derrera said he was in no way biased against Woodson, and pointed out that she was the one who helped get him involved in the SGA.

"I'm neutral," Derrera said. If the election commission decides to remove

Woodson and Mending Bridges from office, the runners-up, PAC, will gain the posts in the SGA office.

''Wednesday at midnight is the last enroll­ment to that in regards to contestation, so the election commission has to have things wrapped up by Wednesday," said Harris Singer, Metro stu­dent trustee.

For election results see page 6.

Financial aid looks grim with cuts by Sarah Schneider

The Metropolitan

Metro students will soon feel the impact of budget cuts in the financial aid office, and those who depend on financial aid might need to make other arrangements.

"I knew in the long run we were going to take a bit," said Financial Aid Director Cindy Hejl. "I did not think it would be this bad of a bit."

Although the state tried not to cut financial aid, a $1.5 million cut will go into effect, impacting state aid in 2003 and 2004. The budget cut will affect work-study programs, merit-based scholarships and Colorado student scholarships.

Some work-study positions will be elimi-

nated. Hejl said the state will cut Sl.9 million from that program, with $ 187,000 coming from Metro work-study, eliminating 10 per­cent of current positions. Work-study will only be awarded on a first come, first serve basis, and students who currently bold work­study positions will be awarded first, Hejl said.

"l am depending on work-study and I believe it's going to affect students who are working here on campus, it could affect their studies and it can affect their lives," said Nick Delmonico, Metro student. "Personally, at this present juncture, I cannot assess the alleged changes as for my academic progress due to the fact that my financial aid package for 2003/2004 bas not been determined."

The funds for merit-based scholarships

also come from the state. Qualified students must have a 3.0 GPA. Merit-based scholar­ships will be cut by 55 percent at all schools in the state.

"This is hurting us and our office is work­ing together to see what can be done," Hejl said.

The Colorado Student Grant, which usual­ly gets $4 million per year, will be cut by $730,000. The financial aid department will only award the grant, to students who have an expected family contribution (EFC) of $4,000 or less.

"I depend on work-study to pay my bills, and I depend on my grants for my tuition,"

. said Leah Dluntschli, a full-time Metro stu­dent. "My financial aid bas already been cut $100 a semester, and my work study money is

also a bit less, too." Dluntschli's tuition will still be covered,

but she says she won't have the money to buy books, so she'll have to depend on a second job.

" I depend heavily on financial aid due to the fact that I have no other options for money at this point," said Phillip Glenbenning, a full­time student who depends greatly on financial aid.

"I'm very concerned with the financial aid, this will keep students from coming to higher education," said Luis Torres, chair of Metro's Chicano studies department. "I had my chance at getting my bachelor's, master's and doctorate. I'm thankful. I don't think that opportunity will be there for many students and that's a grim outlook."

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Luis Torres, chair of the Chicana and Chicano studies department, voices his concerns with the fate of his department during a rally held in the Multicultural lounge in TIVOii April 24.

Chicano studies rallies support Faculty and students . raise concerns over discrimination, budget cuts and reorganization

by Rob Moore The Metropolitan

Students, faculty and supporters of Metro's department of Chicana and Chicano studies gathered Thursday to voice concerns over pro­posed department reorganization, cuts to frnan­cial aid and discriminatory treatment from Metro administrators, all of which they say are detri­mental to the success and_ identity of minority students.

Wet weather forced the event, which organ­izers called both a rally and a press conference, indoors to the Multicultural Lounge in the Tivoli.

"We were planning on having it outside of the rectory, which is where our home is," said department chair and professor, Luis Torres. "But the rain god, Tlaloc, is in favor of us today, so it 's raining. That's a good thing."

A large crowd of students and faculty, as well as invited local news agencies, listened to speeches from Torres and his supporters.

"We never wanted to do this," Torres said. "We want our students to go to class, and we want our faculty to concern themselves with teaching. We want to build programs. We want to create educational opportunities here. And we have done that for the past seven or eight years since we began as a department in 1995. But we have to let our community know what is hap­pening."

What is happening, according to Torres, is a department reorganization that proposes to merge Chicano/Chicana studies, African­Arnerican studies and Women's studies into a new department called the center for ethnic and gender studies and services.

"First of all, I have to say we definitely embrace our brothers and sisters in the African American studies department and the Women's studies department," Torres said. "So our posi­tion against the center has nothing to do with them. We want our autonomy. We want to be able to determine what is going to happen to the department. We want to be able to determine the

long-tenn direction of the department. We want to be able to determine which outreach programs we will engage in. We want to be able to change the curriculum when we think it should be changed. ln other words, we want to function as a department."

Administration officials, however, say no decisions have been made regarding academic restructuring, nor is there evidence of the reor­ganization plan that has Torres and his support­ers up in arms.

"When the deans were talking about doing a restructuring, many different scenarios were talked about," said Cathy Lucas, director of col­lege communications at Metro. "But the final restructuring is what (Metro President Sheila) Kaplan released." ·

That restructuring called for the creation of two schools, from the original structure of three. That realignment proposed the merger of the business and professional studies schools, but left academic departments untouched. The plan suggests that Metro analyze opportunities to combine disciplines or departments within the two new schools "based on academic synergies for the purposes of improving academic pro­grams," but falls short of recommending those disciplines or departments by name.

Instead, Lucas said Kaplan and Metro Provost Cheryl Norton would solicit input and feedback from the faculty over the next six months to detem1ine any reorganization within the academic departments.

Torres said the reduced dichotomy is only one reason for his department's objection to the proposed changes. The other is that similar changes are not proposed school-wide, and as a result his department is feeling singled out. Department supporters believe what is ~ppen­ing to them is a result of discrimination. The solution would be to propose similar action across all departments.

"If it happens to all of the departments, we would insist that it happen to us," Torres said. "But if they don 't bring together English and Modem Languages, when they are very much the same, don't do it to us. If they don't bring together History and Sociology, don't do it to us. We are absolutely sick and tired of what we are forced to do, and the limits that are put on our department when they aren't put on other depart­ments."

Torres said his department bas generated more than 30 memos and supporting documents

that show a pattern of negative treatment, which he intends to use to defend his department.

"We don' t want to do this," Torres said. "We are builders. We are creators. We are educators. To whatever extent we help to increase the reten­tion rates of the students, that's what we are sup­posed to do here and we did it. So we come to this from a position of ,success, not strength. We don't have anybody in the administrative struc­ture who could have helped when the decisions were being made."

Lucas points out Metro's nationally publi­cized reputation for academic diversity.

"Diversity is one of our key planning initia­tives at Metro State," Lucas said. "We've been lauded both locally and nationally for our diver­sity. We've been written up in U.S. News and World Report, Hispanic Outlook, and Black Issues in Higher Education, magazines that have really recognized our efforts in diversity."

Hispanic Outlook Magazine last year ranked Metro 73rd out of 100 four-year colleges and universities to graduate the largest number of Hispanic students.

Torres also cited concern over drastic budg­et cuts and their effect on frnancial aid, specifi­cally citing a proposed tuition increase of as much as I 0 percent and the financial aid cuts of up to 50 percent of merit-based scholarships.

" One of the main reasons for having this is the budget situation," Torres said. "We realize, of course, that the state is going through great diffi­culty. We are not saying that Metropolitan State College, especially the president, wants this to happen. Financial aid comes from the state, so it is not something that is designated out of Metro."

Lucas agreed. "Metro State is slated to lose $1.6 million in

financial aid, and that will impact all low-income students," Lucas said. "But the college, the pres­ident and her cabinet, is looking into creative ways to backfill the financial aid account with other funds."

The bottom line, according to Torres and his supporters, is autonomy and fair treatment.

"We want to be able to control our own des­tiny," Torres said. " That's what our community fought for. That 's what the students fought for. Some of the students who argued for this, unfor­tunately, sacrificed their education because the effort was too difficult. We are not going to turn our backs on what they sacrificed for, and what the community engaged in."

MAY 1, 2003 - THE METROPOLITAN - PAGE 5

Police Briefs

Numerous arrests on campus

A man was arrested for assault on April 25.JU Tivoli Lot A.

A man with no campus affiliation was arrested on outstanding warrants on April 25 on 10th & Curtis.

A man with no campus affiliation was arrested for trespassing on April 27 at the North Classroom.

A man with no campus affiliation was arrested on an outstanding warrant on also on April 27 at St. Francis Alley.

Thefts continue on campus

A UCD student reported a theft on April 24, in Lot K. The passenger side window of the student's car was smashed and items including a personal CD play­er, head phones, and CD adapter were taken. Total loss of items stolen $60. Estimate of damage to window: $ I 00. There are no leads or suspects at this time.

A Metro student reported his 1999 Ford Probe stolen from 701 Auraria Parkway on April 24. The student's car was later discovered the same day at 2000 W. Colfax. The only item missing was a CD stereo. Total loss: $150. There are no leads or suspects at this time.

An AHEC employee reported a theft on April 26 at the Tivoli. Money was stolen from a cloth eyeglass case that was in the employee's purse. The purse was in an unlocked office on a desk. Total loss: $41. There are no leads or suspects at this time.

A student reported her purse stolen from her vehicle on April 24 in Lot C. The student's passenger side window was broken and her purse was stolen from underneath the seat. Total loss including purse and contents: $ 11 5 . There are no leads or suspects at this time.

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Corrections

In the April 24 issue of The Metropolitan a quote attributed to Cathy Lucus, director of college communica­tions, was in accurate. It should have read, "As indicated in Dr. Kaplan's win­ter convocation speech, there is no win situation."

Jn the April 24 issue of The Metropolitan a photo on page five was miscredited. The credit should have read: Rob Moore- The Metropolitan.

The Metropolitan strives for accura­cy. Any mistakes can be reported to Jenni Grubbs, Editor In Chief, by e-mail­ing grubbs@mscd.edu.

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SGA election results

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The Metropolitan news

Three journalists from The Metropolitan have a date set for May 16, to take Metro's administration to court for not complying with Colorado Law Concerning Open Meetings after being denied access to Metro's former SGA President Brotha Seku's judicial hear­ing Feb.28.

The journalist have three pro-bono lawyers, Thomas Kelley, Christopher Beall and Eileen Kiernan-Johnson, representing them from Faegre and Benson law firm, and have asked the administration to release all information pertaining to the hearing after a waiv­er signed by Seku gave the journalist permission to have all documents relating to the matter.

Lee Combs, Metro's attorney told Kiernan-Johnson April 10, that he would have the records available for The Metropolitan within a week. As of this printing, Combs has not delivered the requested documents, telling Kiernan-Johnson that due to budget cuts he has had difficulties finding an administrator to get the work done.

He said, '·The Student Services staff member who would normally be assigned to redact from the records pertaining to Seku has taken a medical leave, and the state layoff process has left many administrative offices without staff for l 0 days or more. l 've asked the president's office to find a contractor who can be trusted to get the work done on a confidential but urgent basis."

Kiernan-Johnson thinks Combs is purposely delaying the process. "His response evidences an apparent intent to jerk us around, perhaps because I'm

young, perhaps because you're students,'' Kiernan-Johnson said. She also said the law firm wi ll take all measures available to ensure that his attempts

to stall the journalists do not prevail.

Ian Nel igh was se lected by the Board of Student Publications as the Editor In Chief of The Metropolitan for the 2003-2004 school year. His term begins on May I:

Jenni Grubbs former Editor In Chief.of The Metropolitan was selected by the Board of Student l!ublicatons to be the Editor of The Metrosphere for the 2003-2004 school year.

Justice Jackson was selected to be the general manager of MetRadio for 2003-2004.

Ebony Gainey was se lected to be the Web Manager of The Office of Student Publications for 2003-2004.

Tom Livingston was selected to be the Editor for Met On-Air for 2003-2004.

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Students seek sponsors for cause by Lindsay Sandham

The Metropolitan

A Metro student is organizing a bike ride from Denver to Seaside, Ore., as a fundraiser for heart disease, in conjunction with the American Heart Association (AHA).

Jacob Detweiler, 26, lost both grandparents to heart disease a few years ago and came up with the idea for the ride to honor their names.

" I guess if they're up above looking down, this is something they can really be proud of," Detweiler said.

For almost two years he made phone calls and emailed people trying to get the event started. He never made any connections until he connected with Arlaina McDaniel, a devel­opment coordinator for the American Heart Walk, who pitched the idea to the rest of her organization.

Detweiler signed a third-party contract with AHA, which designated up to 25 percent of funds raised to the rider's expenses, such as lodging, food and water, and tlie rest to AHA.

So far, there are three students accompany­ing Detweiler from Denver; Jessica Sepulveda, Sc")tt Fowler and Thomas Hinojos, who will be the only wheelchair using participant in the ride. Two more riders, Frank Roman and Detweiler 's stepfather, Bob Hess, will join the group in Boise, Idaho.

Hinojos decided to do the ride for the chal­lenge and the camaraderie.

"The other reason is to basically prove to myself that even though I am in a wheelchair, I still have the strength to do something like this," he said.

Hinojos is working on getting a recumbent bike, which is a three-wheeled bike, sponsored to him for the trek.

Sepulveda is also in need of a touring bike for the ride.

"I'm hoping for a team of 10-12," Detweiler said. "We have all men with the exception of Jessica, so I'm really hoping to get a couple more female riders."

The ride will take place July 14 through Aug. 14, although Detweiler hopes they can make it in three and a half weeks.

"In Seaside my family has a beach house," Detweiler said. "So we would like to have a few days to recuperate and celebrate our big

• · accomplishment." They do not have the specifics of which

route they will take, but Detweiler estimated the ride to be between 1,200 and 1,400 miles.

Detweiler set a minimum of $300 in

by Joshua Lawton - The Metropolitan

Teammates Tom Hinojos, ~1 and Jacob Detweiler are two of a team of at least six that will be cycling from Denver to Seaside, Ore. to raise funds for the American Heart Association mis summer. Detweiler lost both of his parents to heart disease and developed the pr<¥CUTI in their honor.

pledges to ride, although he personally has a goal of at least $2,000.

The riders are raising as many pledges, donations and contributions as they can get and are also in need of volunteers and equip­ment.

"We're really crying out for assistance," Detweiler said. "We need a large van, a mini­van and a trailer to use for the month to carry all our equipment and get us to and from safe­ly, because we're not riding our bikes back."

He also said they are in desperate need of a volunteers, someone with medical training and one or two drivers to accompany the group.

The riders will mostly stay at campsites, but Detweiler said he is looking into getting some of the larger nationwide hotel chains to

donate a few nights stay. " It would be nice to sleep in a bed or take

a hot bath once or twice a week," he said. "It's definitely for the adventurous humanitarian."

Detweiler added that organizing the ride has been overwhelming. He has taken on a lot more responsibilities than expected.

AHA told Detweiler that if the ride is a success, it might become an annual event. Should he decide to do another ride next sum­mer, and it is more successful, they will bring him in under a second-party contract, where they delegate some of their employees to do certain tasks.

"And who knows, five years from now if it's still a big hit, AHA may adopt it as one of their events," Detweiler said.

Sepulveda said she is doing the ride main-

ly for the challenge of that long of a trip. She will take on a whole new training program to get in shape for the journey. She plans on extensive cardiovascular training for the ride.

Hinojos said, "My situation is a little dif­ferent. If the other bikers get tired they can push their bikes and I can't, so I want to make sure I can keep up, so my training will be a lot more severe."

. He said he's been exercising two hours a day and he hopes to be up to six hours a day after this semester is over.

Detweiler said he would like to do some challenging uphill rides as a group, like Berthoud pass and Loveland pass.

If anyone is interested in participating, more information is available at www.coloradotothecoast.com.

,-95 percent in favor of continuing RTD pass by LindsaySandham

The Metropolitan

Auraria students went to the polls April 22 and 23 and voted to continue the RTD bus pass program.

Students from all three higher education institutions (Metro, Community College of Denver and University of Colorado at Denver) accounted for 1782 votes. 95 per­cent were in favor of carrying on the pro­gram.

Of the 896 Metro voters, 861 (96 per­cent) were supportive.

The Referendum Election Commission, having not received any petitions or dis­putes, declared the vote valid in a meeting April 24.

"It's a program with a social con­science," said Metro history professor Thomas Mcinerney.

Lydia Morton, Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board representa-

tive for Student Government Assembly, said the vote was held because Auraria was up for a new contract with RTD. The cost per stu­dent will not exceed $22 for Fall 2003 semester.

The cost of the bus pass program has held steady at $20 per student per semester for the past couple of years.

She also said another poll will be held at the end of fall semester to vote for continued RTD use in the spring.

"I think it is a good program, definitely a good value," said CU-Denver student Chris Silberman,

Although several students do not use the bus or light rail system, the majority seem to think the program is worthwhile and a rea­sonable expense for each semester.

"I use it (bus pass) everyday," Metro student Brenden Martin said. "It would be lame to pay for parking all the time. Besides, if you think parking is bad· now, imagine if no one used the light rail." ·

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I have spent a almost two years of my college career doing all of the following:

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Auraria 's largest student publica­tion;

• settling the hundreds of conflicts between staff members;

• creating and keeping a staff that works well together;

• running from one crisis to anoth­er, either staff- or.computer- related:

• learning how to use and yelling at Macs;

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• spending way too much time in The Boiler Room period;

• getting free parking in the Tivoli lot because I was in the Pubs office so late that the money-takers went home;

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Office Space on; • taking wonderful trips to New Orleans and Savannah, Ga.,

where I drank, went to seminars, sight saw and had out-of-this-world experiences;

• learning how to balance school, paper, work and family with only 24 hours in a day and seven days in a week;

In short, I have had a lot to learn, figure out, balance and deal with over the last two years I've been with the paper, but I've enjoyed (nearly) every minute of it. I have made many relationships that have made me a better person and changed me for good.

I'll never forget hauling the paper cart around campus with Armando, learning about delivery and how hard it is to pull 4,200 newspapers on a handcart. But Armando never complained about helping me. And to the two who took over this semester, you're saints.

I'll never forget having the chance to write opinion columns about Aunt Ray, Valentine's Day blues and my breakdown.

I'll never forget the one night we actually got done in time to go to the bars.

I'll never forget going down to the Daily Grind with Chris and the others to get my Double Vanilla Chai Breve.

I'll never forget when I moved from the section editors' office to the great big editor's office. Now I'll get to move into a new office in my new capacity as the Mettosphere Editor.

But, most importantly, I'll never forget the friendships I've made and the people I've worked with, argued with and laughed with.

Donnita, remember bumping into the illustrious and missing David Menard in New Orleans? Remember the food? How 'bout the ghost tour in Savannah. Girl, you've been a travel guide, mentor, friend, crying shoulder, pain in the ass, whip cracker, and all around guru for me.

Doug, you rock. Thanks for all the heartfelt talks, having faith in me, helping me along the way and nudging me into action when I needed it most.

Section editors - You guys are the life of this paper. You make it happen by knowing what's going on and making sure the campus reads about it and sees it. Ian, I'm so glad I found you. Good luck next year and call me anytime you need help or just to vent. It's a fiustrating, but fulfilling job. Eric, you can write better than anyone I know or will know. Keep doing iL Gadfly, you and I went rounds many times, but it worked for seven months. You brought a very interesting element to the paper. I wish you luck in the future. Noelle, you've become a sister to me. We may squall now and then, but we ultimately work better together than anyone else I've ever worked

Some of those people I've met through the paper that I have interviewed or worked \vith who have helped, criticized and nour­ished me include:

Tom Gray - always good for a random quote and always friendly. One administrator who doesn't hide behind campus com­munications.

Cathy Lucas - she answers her cell phone no matter how late we call to get a fact about that one thing in that one story that came in way late.

Dean Wolf - he makes time for us, despite being more busy

I'll never forget hauling the paper cart around campus with ·

Armando, learning about delivery and how hard it is to pull 3,800 newspapers on a handcart all over campus.

with. And we have that one bond - you know. Love you lots. You'll be an even better News Editor next year. Armando and Megan, you know how much I needed you. Thanks for hard work and being there.

Ad Staff- The source of much fiustration and admiration. You guys do awesome work and make life either really easy or really hard. Thanks for that. Sometimes I need a challenge like figuring out why I can't find the original file to update the ad at 3 a.m. Chris -Thanks for all the cool graphics you didn't get paid for.

Pbotogs - You guys do some of the best work on this paper. Without visuals like the ones you provided us, we wouldn't have people picking us up and reading. I appreciate all you've accom­plished this year. Josh & Josh - Thanks for being so in sync this year. You guys made it work.

Reporters - Y'all work hard and provide us with the stuff newspapers are rooted in - words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, stories. Jonathan Kueene - you've been 100 percent reliable and a quick study. Keep learning. John Crane, Travis Combs - you

Copy editors and Quality Control

guys will go far. Thanks for hard work and 800 word stories.

- You make us better. Period. Thanks to everyone else in the

office, Yodit, Ebony, Justice, Rasheed, Richard, Office staff, Met-On-Air. You guys keep things interesting and differ­ent and remind me that newspapers aren't the only medium for telling a story.

I've met a lot of people on campus and am finally starting to recognize faces as I walk around between classes." I see people from my old classes, peo­ple I have worked with on the paper, people from the Pubs office, and random people I just know. It's so cool. Two years ago I didn' t know anyone besides my sister.

than my hyphenate-self. Joanna Duenas - a good source of news tips and praise. She

always has a kind word and a story idea Arliss Webster-Sundenvirth - a very nice lady who offers

financial and life advice and a great big smile. Norman Proviser - He's on my all-time, top IO, favorite

teachers list. · Deb Hurley-Brobst - Ditto. Kenn Bisio - Hard to get a hold of, but well worth the time

spent trying. Another guru. The entire staff of the GLBTSS office. Karen, Nico, et al., you

guys have been so supportive and wonderful. Great for story ideas, photo ops, a long talk or a kind word Y'all have always praised my paper, so of course you're okay by me. But, you're more than okay. Thanks for honoring me this year and keep up the friendly atrr10s­pbere and welcoming attitude.

My list could go on forever, but I proba­bly went over my wordcount limit 200 words ago. Thanks to every­one mentioned above and those I have worked with, but spaced out (Sorry). I appreciate each and every one of you and wish you all the

best. But, don' t forget, I'm not completely gone. I'm tak­

ing over the office down the hall and will be around for all the fun, but I don't plan on staying till the wee

hours anymore (unless you beg). Metrosphere 2004 will kick tailbone!

Thank you and Hurrah!

graphic by-Christina Jenkins - The Metropolitan

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Letters to the Editor

Give the Chicks a break Editor,,

OK, so Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks made a passing remark that she regretted later. Many of us have been guilty of doing this. Natalie herself bas acknowledged that the remark was dis­respectful and has since apologized for it.

The punishments that have followed, howev­er, don't fit the crime.

I can't understand why the Chicks are receiv­ing threats for speaking out. This is what happens

in countries that are NOT free. Have we all for­gotten that first amendment rights are for ALL Americans. We can 't start selecting who gets free speech and who doesn't.

I wonder if things would be different if the Dixie Chicks weren't country music artists where patriotism is an industry standard. Many celebri­ties in different areas of entertainment are speak­ing out against the Bush administration and the Iraqi War but are not receiving the same sanctions.

I still like the Dixie Chicks music and 1 will continue to listen to and buy their albums. The question this controversy has raised is valid regardless of what you believe. We all have the right to freedom of speech and l love my country for that. Punishing people because of a differing opinion is as un-American as it gets.

Stephanie Jauregui Metro Alumna

Bored Gadfly 'kicks around' language Editor,

Seemingly unlike Brian P. Reed, I do have an interest in the world and as a writer, I wish to be understood. In the April 17 edition of The Metropolitan, Brian stated that be is "easi ly bored, and, often, misunderstood." He then added most simply, "I like that."

l am curious to know how Brian feels that makes for a great lead to an article. Certainly, Brian's Gadfly column has a distinct feel. But if a writer tells me he likes to remain easily bored and often misunderstood, as a reader I am grate­ful for the warning. I turn the page. 1 won't waste my time on such a writer.

Honestly, who would willingly read a col­umn that begins in such a manner? It is the writer's duty to write clearly so that the reader can understand. What was achieved by Brian's boast? When the writer admits to being bored,

that's a fine warning to the reader. They should expect to be bored too.

I did read the full column. A line that stares at me from the page is "And I pray you know where I'm going to go ... " ls this an insult? Or is it Brian stopping to pause and gather his thoughts in one of his signature articles where he loves to throw quotes around, ocassionaly explaining their purpose. Yes, Brian does have a distinct writing style, which often finds its place in the bottom of my birdcage. And not because of what he writes, but how he writes it.

In the Feb. 6 edition of The Metropolitan, Brian stated, without proofreading, "What I do, here ( at the paper), is fi ll up this section ... " after professing that he is not a journalist and has no aspirations to be one. Clearly, the misunder­standing is not a mystery. Neither, really, is the boredom. I'd be bored too if I was working for

a newspaper and didn "t care about journalism. And no, l do not work for a weekly publi­

cation. 1 do feel , however, that the English lan­guage deserves better than to be kicked around by anyone happy to be bored and misunder­stood. I hope this letter gives Brian something to be excited about. And may I advise him that explaining his insults (rather than doing what he did in the November 21st issue when he said in a post script, "Miss Rand was a coward, non­child-bearing bah! of poop!") may help him to be better understood. That is, ifhe has a point he can argue clearly and beyond his own opinion to begin with.

Thank You,

Tabitha Dial Metro Junior

Bachelor beat columnist a chauvinist Editor,

RE: Jeffrey Maher, cretin, chauvinist, doomed-to-be-single-for-the-rest-of-his-life bachelor, and Bachelor Beat columnist, The Metropolitan

Is the Bachelor Beat The Metropolitan 's idea of a romantic advice column?

Is this crap supposed to be supplimentary to the advice that can be found in Maxim, Stuff, or Gear magazines? (not that it's even of that cali­bre)

"It's never a good idea to mess around with a stripper. I've tried it a few times until I real­ized that if they aren't lesbians, then they have some serious baggage or mental issues."

"A lot of strippers these days are former escorts who got tired of banging fat men in

hotel rooms." Let's assume that everyone can detect the

misogyny in Mr. Maher's column and skip to the idiocy of it.

"These days?" Like things have changed a lot since Mr. Maher was first old enough to get into a topless bar at 21 (last year)?

It's all the rage to have a sex advice column in papers, a la Candace Bushnell's Sex and the City, but most of the people doing the advising have at least SOME credentials, be it wisdom, education, or experience. Does the following sound like the advice of a wise, educated, or experienced person?

"The hideous thought of you slamming those waves of fat will soon bring you to the point of limpness. The instant you begin losing

arousal, open your eyes and you will be good to go. Continue this process until she is satisfied.

However if your girl is already a heavy­weight, then you will just have to start thinking of naked guys."

My hope is that Mr. Maher lists his position as a writer for the staff of The Metropolitan on his resume and that someone actually reads his work before hiring him. And I hope that some­one is a woman.

Which reminds me, do you know how I could get a hold of his mother's email address? I'm sure she would like to see his work too.

Ross Mote Metro student

Tagert's stereotypes are not universal Editor,

Why does Joel Tagert feel the need to respond to a letter to the editor with a full story filled with stereotypes and misinformation?

Ghandi that Tagert refers to. I'm sure Tagert knows all about imperialism, since he seems the type to accuse his own country of such ambitions. British law went with British imperialism. Get the point?

college campus. Face it, you and most of your read­ers of The Met are the majority. So instead of cry­ing yourself a river, cry one for the conservative students who are doing what you prize yourself on.

First of all, all white males are not war-hungry. Second, I have read the same autobiography of

Finally, Joel, it takes guts to be in the minority, but you wouldn't know anything about that on a

Joe Barry Student

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Faculty deserves due process Editor,

As a student attending Metro State and as someone who cares very much about my educa­tion, I am aware of the importance of my faculty. Our professors are the single most important part of our educational experience. As students, we seek out the best professors and we learn from them, ask advice of them, and most importantly depend on them to guide us during this journey.

I doubt that many students have taken the time to read the new Board of Trustees Policy Manual and Handbook for Professional Personnel (Faculty Handbook). Hopefully stu­dents can appreciate the recent vote by the board · regarding student fees, this was very important for students who anend Metro State. However, the new Faculty Handbook concerns me and hopefully other students will realize the implica­tions of these new policies.

Within in the mission of Metro State you will see this phrase: "Excellence in teaching and learning is the Metropolitan State College of Denver's primary objective." As 1 see it, this means that Faculty is key when advancing the mission of Metro State. (See, my business degree is paying off.) But when a handbook is created that fosters an atmosphere where faculty are threatening to walk away from Metro because they are not valued as educators, their opinions are disregarded, and quite frankly, their fate is placed in the hands of leadership they do not trust, students should be concerned. Metro's faculty is the spirit and the backbone of our edu­cation.

An example of one problem with the new handbook is the lack of substantial "due process" for faculty. This is a problem that is also appar­ent when dealing with student disciplinary mat­ters. According to some faculty members this is a concern in the areas of Tenure, Post Tenure Review and Annual Evaluation Outcomes. Though there are some considerations for appeal, the ultimate authority lies with the president, thus e liminating proper due process. This affects stu­dents because our professors are virtually at the mercy of a person who may not have the stu­dent's best interest at heart. The consequence of this is that some really great professors could be terminated without good cause.

Because the handbook has put faculty on the defensive, we have to ask ourselves.whether or not this policy is the most appropriate policy to approve at this point. I would hate to see good professors leave because this handbook has cre­ated unacceptable policies.

Therefore, I would urge all students to take the time and review the procedures for our facul­ty, as well as talking with your professors to see how they feel about this issue. In addition, I would hope that the Trustees take the time to appreciate what our mentors bring to this institu­tion and approach the Handbook accordingly. But most of all, I encourage students to be proac­tive in supporting those who guide us in our jour­ney and help shape our futures.

Jen Haight Metro Student

The Metropolitan is produced by and for the stu-dents of the Metropolitan State College of Denver, servinJ the Auraria Campus. The Metropolitan is sup-porte by advertising revenue and student fees, and is published every Thur..day during the academic year and monthly during the summer semester. The Metropolitan is distributed to all campus buildings. No per.;on may take more than one copy of each edi· tion of The Metropolitan without prior written per-mission. Direct any questions, comments, com-plaints or complements to Metro Board of Publications c/o The Metropolitan. ORinions expressed within do not necessarily reflect t ose of The Metropolitan State College of Denver or its advertisers. Deadline for calendar items is 5 p.m. Thursday. Deadline for press releases is 10 a.m. Monday. Display advertising deadline is 3 p.m. Thur.;day. Classified advertising is 5 p.m. Thursday. The Metropo!itan's offices are located in the Tivoli Student Union Room 313. Mailing address is P.O. Box 173362, Campus Box 57, Denver, CO 80217-3362. cc All rights reserved.

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The year in cartoons and guotes

We laughed, we cried ... (we shook our heads ... )

Knee-Jerk reactions to peace work expose a dangerous myopia in the American mind. Joel Tagert, April 24, 2003

Dec. 5,2002

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Instead of aiding the citizens of other states ... why don't we put the $347 mil­lion into a place that will help local citizens?

For their 50-year-old son to merely show up at the airport as their daughter was not even a consideration.

Jemifer Blair, Nov. 14, 2002

Feb. 14, 2003

Nick Bahl, March 13, 2003

Nov. 21, 2002

HOWdoYOU Aflord your

consuM1>ti'lle \ttestyle

Nov. 14, 2002

Sept. 19. 2002

Now, more than ever, America is at a point that will either make or break us as a nation.

It has been too long since I have seen the inside of a recreation center; and, not too long since I have been in line at McDonalds.

•oMCOSH

Sept. 19, 2002

Josh Pacheco, Sept. 12, 2002

There are defenders of truth, by word, deed, creed and mass weapons. I prefer the latter. Kiss my butt. If you vote for Amendment 31, your head is in the dirt.

Gadfly, Oct. 17, 2002

If Griese doesn't perform, the Broncos won't have a chance of winning, but their defense will get them far.

waiter GiW1t, Sept. 19' 2002

Josh Pacheco, Oct. 3, 2002

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This lab.llecture course will give students a hands-on experience in creating 3D graphics and animation for a variety of uses possibly Including medical, scientific legal visualizations or in entertainment. 3D design theory and the physics of animation will be examined. Students must be able to draw as well as have an understanding of vector and

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Artist and. award winner grat ful for Metro Former football player overcomes adversity through the college

by Jonathan Kuenne The Metropolitan

Metro is seen by many as an opportunity school. It is an organization that gives many dif­ferent demographics the chance to earn an educa­tion. Within the student body one can find nearly any combination of qualities and differentiations.

Yet, one student sticks out like a sore thumb because of all of his qualities.

Steven Griffm, an artist, a sociology major, history major, author of his own book, former football star, an.d father, says that he is forever grateful for what Metro has done for him.

Steven, now a senior at Metro, grew up in Newark, NJ, where he and his mother were forced to leave during the race riots of 1964.

"l remember as a kid seeing the tanks and army personnel rolling down the streets," Griffin said. He then hopped out his window in his Boy Scout uniform to go spend the night downtown amongst the horror show.

"I saw people shot; I saw people killed. I came back home and was covered with blood," he said.

The next morning Griffin and his family came to Boulder, Colo., where they found an opportuni­ty to start over. Unfortunately, Griffin and his

mother were one of two black families in Boulder at the time and faced opposition. But despite what be called oppression, Steven said he found a way to fit in through football.

by Will Moore- The Metropolitan Steven Griffin, a senior at Metro, poses with his artwork. He has been doing it sine last summer, and plans to pursue his masters in Amsterdam, where he says there are more art Museums per square foot than anywhere else in the world.

Griffin attended Fairview High School where he made the All State team and was a Southwest All American player. Griffin, one of the top Colorado prospects when he graduated, signed with the University of Colorado to play football.

"It was preordained that I was going to CU," Griffin said "It almost ruined my life."

Steve Griffin can give you the definition of adversity. In addition to racial oppression, Griffin survived a brutal accident one night while on duty at the Marriott in Colorado Springs. Ironically, Griffin was never injured on the football field, but, out of the goodness of his heart, he was hurt dur-

At the Marriott, Griffin ran five departments including bellman, people attendants and hotel security for the bar, and he was also manager on duty. After five years Griffin was the only employee who received a "one" rating on his employee evaluation - the only employee ever to receive the award After five years, Griffin never received a raise.

"The point I want to make to you is that Metro State took care of me," Griffin said. "There were times where I had to lay on the floor in the Sociology department. [Because of severe, blind­ing migraines.] They took care of me. When severe migraines come on you sometimes can't get home."

Griffin is the recipient of the Charles Fisher Sociology award, President's Award (3 times), Outstanding Student Award, and recognized in Who's Who among American Colleges and

fNever allow the status quo to put limits on

you," he said. r'The only limits one should

have are no limitations.'

ing situation at the Marriott involving a civilian in distress.

Since then, he has been operated on over seven times. Because of the accident, Griffin now suffers from Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, diabetes, glaucoma, and about eight to nine blinding migraines a day. But Griffm didn' t let himself quit.

"When I arrived here I didn't know where period or a comma went in a sentence. I spent no less than 60 to 70 hours a semester in the writing center," Griffin said. Griffin spent five days of the week, every week, for a year in the emergency

- Steven Griffin, Metro senior

Universities. It is no doubt that Griffin sticks out like a sore thumb.

Griffin 's success must be hereditary. His son, a Hinkley sophomore with a 3.5 GPA and an International Baccalaureate, speaks French and German, lettered in wrestling and werit to the State tournament, and now made the cadet team at the Olympic center - all at just 103 lbs ..

"When I needed some help with my son for math - a professor in the math department helped

my son for an hour and a half. I want people to know that there are professors here that go the extra mile," Steven said.

Students Joan Foster for a merit award. I am just another Joe Shrnoe here; there is no reason she has to open her door to me. Without professors like Foster, Tandini Bacigalupi, Dr. Keller and Leonard - without them taking personal interest in their stu­dents - my story doesn't happen," Griffin said.

Foster said of Griffin, "I can tell you that he is entirely dedicated to developing his talents and helping others to make the most of theirs. He has a love oflearning and of humankind."

That love of humankind has been what moti­vated Griffin to create a new game he plans to pro­pose to area schools when he is done perfecting it. The game, Ecology Wars, is the polar opposite of monopoly, Griffm says. It is pro earth, pro-collec­tive and incorporates the whole school to play. The game depicts the end of the world and teach­es green ethic. Griffin plans to use the game for his master's thesis at the University of Amsterdam.

Griffin says that of all things he has learned from his experiences, the most important is to

never give up. "Never allow the status quo to put limits on

you," he said. "The only limits one should have are no limitations. No one expected me to do this. Football defined my physically. Metro gave me a

chance to get my life back and taught me I had a brain."

For the future, Griffin hopes to receive the Fulbright scholarship he recently applied for. He plans to finish his master's degree in Amsterdam. And, due to the pain and overwhelming adversity he has faced here in the United States, he says be doesn't plan to come back. But, he says, he is for­ever indebted to Metro for giving him a chance.

Griffin's biggest dream is to be a future recip­ient of the Pulitzer Prize for his game, and the peo­

ple it is going to help. Metro is a school of opportunity. Steven

Griffm took the opportunity. Whatever amount of adversity; whatever the obstacle; whatever pain he may endure, Steven Griffin will overcome it and conquer it - beyond all expectations.

Fact Sheet

Steven Griffin Age:49 Birthday: 04/09/54 Pet Peeve(s): The power elite, the status quo, and apathy. If I had one million dollars I would: Seek knowledge, and do good, not evil.

Favorites: Restaurant(s): Le Peep, it reminds me of my Ex-wife Vacation Spot(s): France Movie(s): Three Days of the Condor Actor(s): Robert Redford Actress(s): Joann Woodward College course(s): Sociology and the Environment, taught by Tadini Bacigalupi Pastime(s): A good book on a rainy day Quote(s): Maximize your pleasure; minimize your pain. Fast Food joint: KFC Fast food meal: Spicy Chicken Sandwich

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Publish Date: Feb. 13, 2003 Right: Sitting in his Bachelor of Fine Art Thesis Show Feb. 7, Tony Deland displayed not only his paintings, but also his resentment towards the prospect of a United States-led war with Iraq. by Joshua Lawton - The Metropolitan

Publish Date: Jan. 30, 2003 Left: An unidentified woman is arrested downtown by Denver Police officer Andrew Ramierez, center, and a Denver County Sherriffs deputy during an anti· war protest which started on Auraria Campus. by Will Moore · The Metropolitan

by Danny Holland - The Metropolitan Publish Date: Jan. 30, 2003 Metro freshman Zoe Williams arouses a crowd Jan. 27 in one of many anti-war demonstrations held on campus throughout the year. Their efforts led some groups to walk-out of class, set up peace camps and participate in other optional civil disobedience displays in order to voice their opinions.

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by Joshua Lawton - The Metropolitan Publish Date: Sept. 5, 2002 The Denver Grand Prix was welcomed back by thousands for the first time since its departure in 1991.

photos by Joshua Buck-The Metropolitan Publish Date: NI A Above: Time becomes a dominant aspect of a student's life as weeks vanish. Publish Date: Sept. 19, 2002 Right: Metro freshman Lupe Ochoa flashes a smile Sept. 17, while testing her climbing skills at the annual Fall Festival as classes shift into high gear.

A lot~as happerJfd this year, not only in tWe world but4blso in our o\vn backyards. America7'1.as gone to war, Metro's Student Government Assembly President was suspended, and, of course, the daily grind of educating the future generation has not gone unsurpassed. This page is merely a glimpse of the year. .. a look back. The Metropolitan photography staff has witnessed and, hopefully, achieved their goal of visually informing the students, faculty and staff of the entire Auraria family of the ongoings in and around our community.

"" by Danny Holland - The Metropolitan Publish Date: March 6, 2003 Student Government Assembly President Brotha Seku displays his emotions during his expulsion hear­ing Feb. 28. Seku was later suspended for violating the Student Conduct code and is able to return in 2004.

by Joshua Buck -The Metropolitan Publish Date: Oct. 31, 2003 Above: Denver received a substantial amount of snow early in the year leading to late winter blizzard which started on March 18, cancelling classes for three days.

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Long-time martial arts instructor dismissed by Travis Combs The Metropolitan

Larry McGill has been fighting the fight for nearly forty years with kicks, punches and leaps, which, in his younger days, could clear a small l:af. Those times have changed; McGill may not be able to jump or kick as high as he used to, but his spirit has far from mellowed with age.

A common sight for those commuting to and from classes, McGill taught a forrn of self-defense martial arts called Tae-Kwon-Do in the foyer room of the Auraria events center.

At age sixty, McGill recently learned of his termination as the Auraria Campus' part-time, evening Tae-Kwon-Do instructor, a position he has held for thirty-five years.

Students looking to sign up for McGill's fall evening Tae-Kwon-Do cla~s claimed they could­n't register because it wasn't listed in the course catalog.

•·1 said you're not looking in the right place," McGill said. "They came back again, so I went upstairs to find a course catalog. I looked at the fall schedule and there was nothing listed for the fall schedule."

Colvin said because of departmen­tal policy she was unable to comment on McGill's dismissal.

"It's all very confidential," Colvin said. "It's against policy (to speak about the dismissal) and against my policy also."

McGill said that Colvin polled the Tae-Kwon-Do students and asked them who was the best Tae-Kwon-Do instruc­tor, the results being the daytime instruc­tor, Ghassan Timani.

The Tae-Kwon-Do program will retain Timani as the only instructor for the program. McGill's nighttime classes will be cut, while Timani's daytime classes will experience an expansion.

"They've expanded the program but they dumped me," McGill said. "I've never had to look into a catalogue to see if I'm in it. This is my core class. I've owned Tae-Kwon-Do."

Ironically, Timani was once a stu­dent of McGill, who said that many of his students who have archived the level of black belt in Tac-Kwon-Do or higher, have gone to teach the martial art them­selves.

by Shannon Davidson - The Metropolitan

Crushed by the news, McGill said there were hard to justify reasons for his sudden dismissal. Lisa Colvin Ph.D.; Chairperson, Professor of Human Performance Sports and Leisure, broke the news to him.

"The Tae-Kwon-Do programs at UNC (University of Northern Colorado) were people that were here first and then transferred there," McGill said. "Trans Tae-Kwon-Do, which is all over the

Tae Kwon Do instructor L.any McGill demonstrates one proper position of defense in his Thursday night class. McGill will be losing his teaching position at the end of the sememster.

"I walked into her office and she told me she decided to cancel evening activity classes for you," McGill said. "She said because I'm a part­time instructor of the college, she's not obligated to give me any other information."

"! 'm a big boy; I can handle it," McGill said. "But I couldn't handle that."

state, started here. Ian Mitchell, who is doing post­graduate work at CU has been running their Tae­Kwon-Do program for nearly seven years, got his start here."

"I don't just teach Tac-Kwon-Do", McGill said. "I teach people how to teach."

McGill began his career at Auraria Campus

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and events center building to house athletic activ­ities.

McGill also said that he played a major role in the admittance ofTae-Kwon-Do as a competi­tive Olympic sport in the 1980 Summer games in Seoul, Korea as an Olympic Committee member.

Some of McGill's students over the years have included Denver Broncos football players such as Craig Morton and Denver District Attorney Norm Earley.

McGill's program has also seen its fair share of drama and romance, with

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Currently, he is staying in one of Saddam's palaces, which is under occasional mortar fire.

He has agreed to relate his story as it unfolds in front of him for the readers of the Metropolitan. He has found himself in the middle of a war that few will understand and even fewer have experienced. At times, I have known him to be wildly patriotic; he has been in two branches of the armed service, but because of the nature of his predicament, he wishes to remain nameless.

This is part one of series of stories attempting to illustrate a cross-section of this conflict, which cannot be seen on TV. He has found himself, like so many other Americans before him, in the mid­dle ofa war.

Day 1

"What a horrible; horrible hell my life has become." On a Sunday morning with two hours of sleep, he left a wife, a

car payment, and any chance of getting out of the Army far behind. A 20-hour plane ride, four meals and two movies later, his plane touched down in the Kuwaiti desert.

"It was a mild day; the temperature 82 degrees, the sky was hazy-gray, overcast, full of dust and smog."

With all the troops ordered off the plane, crammed into a small bus, they headed to Camp Wolf, which consisted mainly of some old Russian surplus Anny tents. There they would have to get their gear and find their assigned Hum-vees. Upon arriving, they were ordered to unload hundreds of the squadrons 60-pound duffie bags, load them onto another truck, unload them yet again, separate them into two piles and stand guard over them so they weren't stolen by the other American troops already stationed there.

Sleep deprived, he stood wearily over the green bags. The man in charge of his group, a Non-commissioned officer (NCOIC), ordered three more tired soldiers to stand guard with him.

"And he wonders why we hate him." A merciless sun was beginning to reach its way over the desert

when he was ordered to reload the same duffel bags and pack them onto yet another truck.

He and the rest of the soldiers were finally packed onto anoth­er small bus. With a shudder, it bounced its way down a small dirt road.

"The bus ride was ugly to say the very least, and that wasn't even the start of it."

They were dumped out onto a stretch of desert that was being called a parking lot, and were told to find .their assigned vehicles.

"The yard was the s ize of New Jersey. A very barren, dusty New Jersey. I got lost, I almost passed out, and my eyeballs tried to boil out of my head. Two soldiers needed water, which, mind you, can only be gained by crawling your way across at least a half a mile of unfriendly terrain to a big pallet full of hot chocolate, without the chocolate."

Water in hand, they began to make the difficult trek back to the camp. A sergeant looked at them through his window as he drove by in his empty vehicle leaving them to choke on the dust trail he left behind.

story by Jan Neligh graphic by Brian Danknich

"This idiocy went on and on, until the evening, when, to my utter shock, we were put in a formation and yelled at for no real rea­son ascertainable at the time."

Later, with no showers being available, he wiped the layers of grit from his face with a couple of baby wipes and caught a couple hours of sleep inside their hum-vee.

Day2

"The next day, I took my weekly malaria tablet just to start my day off right."

A convoy of vehicles headed for the Iraqi border was assem­bled. Being the last in the line, he was ordered to provide rear secu­rity, and not hit any 1<.uwaiti pedestrians.

The convoy roared to life and raced off into the desert. His vehi­cle went about a mile when suddenly the coolant tank ruptured, spraying hot water and anti-freeze across his legs. Their vehicle trembled and died, drifting slowly to the side of the road. His NCOIC, eager to be off with the rest of the convoy, had them use the caps of their water bottles to fill the hole. They put their drinking water in the radiator, and were back on the trail.

Two miles later, broken down on the side of the road, they wait­ed for a vehicle teclµlician to .show up. He temporarily fixed their vehicle so they could be off again. Lost with their convoy nowhere in sight, their vehicle slowly began losing power until it began creep­ing along at five miles-per-hour through the wasteland. They came across an officer who, when asked for directions, pointed vaguely off into the desert.

"Yes, sir, whatever you say, sir." By nightfall they were hopelessly

lost. Through the darkness, the headlights of an approaching vehicle came from over the horizon. He mentioned to his NCOIC that perhaps it was someone coming to assist them. But the NCOIC, paranoid and sleep deprived, ordered them to drive off in a different direction. They did so at a creep. The other vehicle quickly overcame them. It turned out to be Air Force Military Police.

"They didn't seem too mad that we tried to evade them, not really, any.vays."

One of the Air Force cops pointed out casually that their vehi­cle's engine was on fire. He hitch­hiked to the camp by himself to let the others know what had hap­pened. After being yelled at for incompetence, he found patch of dirt inside a tent and fell asleep.

Day3

He awoke with a start; his mouth was full of black flies. Coughing, he got up and grabbed some breakfast. Food in the military can be interest­ing.

"I'd have to

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s gun give it up for the beef ravioli; that's pretty good. Any of the chicken is good except one, which is tied for worst MRE (Meals Ready to Eat) of all time with the grilled beefsteak, and the country captain's chicken, it's got a fake curry-funk about it. Also, the oriental ones are pretty nasty. Throw in some port-o potty humor, and that was my

first three days."

The day before leaving for Iraq. "everyone here is waiting to leave for the north, so it's anxious.

Lots of tension. Some of the less astute are not worried, but the sniper fire our advanced party took several days ago has me staying very alert."

His time waiting to be sent over consisted of sleeping, reading, and rearranging his gear for optimal use.

"Played cards tonight and won about 8 dollars so far. Cleaning and maintaining myself and my weapon also eats up the time."

"Generally, the Kuwaiti people are very supportive, though I've had a few dirty looks. Guess they didn't wanna say nothing, though. Can't say I blame 'em. Haven't met any Iraqi's yet."

Iraq

They drove across the border into the war. Tom mud huts of the south were scattered everywhere.

"The poverty level is not exaggerated. I had some money with Saddam's picture on it, but I

lost it with my wallet somewhere in the desert. The cities we passed through were j acked right up, especially the ones where any mili­

tary presence was at all." They drove right through downtown

Baghdad. He said it was an ugly sight, but a · lot of people were happy to see them.

"Mostly to sell us Dinars (the currency of Iraq) or cigarettes, but some were genuinely appreciative. Don't let 'em get close to you,

though; one Joe did and got his bayonet snatched. He got it back though. In

his left thigh. Kid couldn't have been more than 12. He got butt­stroked with a rifle."

"As I suspected, things are a little more exciting here now

that we're out of Kuwait, but it's still division staff, so . I'm not on the front

lines, which hardly exist anymore. 'Joe

Rumor' is rampant here, so I take noth­

ing for granted."

This is on­going correspon­dence and will be continued in the next edition of the Metropolitan.

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Theater program puts students in charge Past, present students in shock

by Jonelle Wilkinson Seitz The MetrOfXJfitan

Student Stage Ensemble, a Metro Theatre program that allows students to take charge of every aspect of play production, was revived this year after a period of dor­mancy. Two plays that are products of the program, The Shadow Box and Blue Window, open this week.

Theatre students Eric Ross and Brett Maughan wanted to bring back the student production program, previously called Student Stage, which was set aside by the theatre department because of problems with organization. Ross and Maughan submitted to the department a revamped plan for the program, including a new application process. The new guidelines aim to make the program more practical for faculty members and eliminate "surprises" in production by careful planning.

However, everyone involved realizes that some mistakes are bound to happen. "One of the best ways to learn is to just. do it," said Ross . "You make mistakes to learn."

As the students who brought back Student Stage Ensemble, it is appropriate that Ross and Maughan are the directors of the revitalized program's first plays (The Shadow Box and Blue Window, respective­ly). However, they added "Ensemble" to the

program's title because they felt that in order for a student production to be successful, everyone involved must work as a cohesive group. So far, this seems to be happening.

"It is easy to notice weak links, and this cast has none," said Daniel Langhoff, a grad­uate student who plays Tom in Blue Window. "Some years, resources might fall short, but right now there is such a pool of talent."

Several actors.and the directors echoed Langhoff, saying that the current casts and production teams are exceptionally talented. Mark Sharp, also a graduate student, who plays Brian in The Shadow Box, said that Student Stage Ensemble gives students a "true test" of their abilities.

"We're trying to make it as professional as possible," he said.

In rehearsals, the directors and casts retained the same high level of professional­ism that is standard when working with fac­ulty directors. Kim Luckie, a Theatre major who plays Boo in Blue Window, explained that this professionalism is "more organic" in a student production, because everyone begins with about the same level of experi­ence, and thus, the ensemble grows together.

The directors are largely responsible for creating an environment in which the ensem­ble can reach its potential. Ross and Maughan have been working on their proj­ects since as early as last summer.

"It's amazing,he's here all the time," said Shane Flansburg, who plays Norbert in

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Blue Window, about Maughan. ln addition to directing Blue Window, Maughan, who has a degree in engineering, designed the sets for both plays. Because the plays will be performed on alternating days, both sets are based on a single, versatile concept.

In addition to the technical aspects of production, the directors themselves have spent much time on exploring the plays. Langhoff explained how Maughan guides the actors to explore character motivation in Blue Window.

"We have created tons on backstory," said Clarissa Hope, who plays Libby. The focus of Blue Window is the language, which is artfully layered and interwoven to create an effect not unlike polyphonic music. The lighter themes of the play contrast with those of The Shadow Box, which explores how people deal with imminent death.

"The reason they're all here is dying, but the theme of the play is living - against all odds," said Sharp.

Blue Window, by Craig Lucas, runs April 29, May l and May 3; The Shadow Box, by Michael Cristofer, runs April 30, May 2 and May 4. All shows are at 7:30 p.m., except for May 4, which is at 2:30 p.m. All shows are at the MSCD Studio Theatre in the King Center. Tickets are free for Metro students, $8 for other students and $15 for everyone else.

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over four different couples meeting, marrying, and some even divorcing within the context of the program.

Many of McGill's students, both past and present, have taken the news of his dis­missal with both shock and sadness,

"It doesn't make a whole lot of sense why he was kicked out the door," said Brett Willcockson of the Denver Police Department "I was shocked; it doesn't make any sense."

Many of McGill's students and friends from both the past and present,

including radio personality Peter Boyles, have expressed concern over the loss of his evening classes and the sudden removal of McGill himself.

"It was very devastating, the night classes were so accessible," said Amy

Hune, 23, a Senior a Metro. "We don't just learn self defense."

As for the future, McGill plans to do what he has doing for the last forty years: he'll open a Tae-Kwon-Do center in the future Rudy Park recreation building in Denver.

"I want to go out on my terms," McGill said. "I'm not going to go out on somebody else's."

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by Shannon Davidson -The Metropolitan

Vice President of Student Services Yolanda Ortega-Ericksen sits at her desk in Central Classroom 313 April 29. She is retiring after 30 years of service at Metro, and her final day will be June 30.

3 decades of service comes to end by Annando Manzanares

The Metropolitan

She moved from Washington, D.C., to Denver a little over 30 years ago. Denver has always held an interest for her, something mag­ical she says.

As soon as she moved to Denver she found a job at Metro, directed by the help wanted sec­tion. Her first position was as a secretary in the young Chicano studies department. Shortly thereafter, she was promoted to a more suitable position drawing on her educational back­ground, as well as previous experience as a teacher.

She then transitioned and progressed through the ranks to her current position as vice president of student services.

Now, 30 years later, she said it is time to move on. The natural order is to evolve and move forward.

"Everything points to the fact that it is time for me to go. It's a good time," Yolanda Ortega­Ericksen said.

Ortega-Ericksen's tenure at Metro has had the strength to endure 12 different school presi­dents and the occasional courting from other institutions.

"Being at Metro for 30 years in various capacities--doing most of what I wanted to accomplish-has been satisfying," she said. "It's time for someone else to have fun."

She said retiring from Metro is completely her choosing.

"I had the good fortune to move around in different positions but it is time for me to retire. I' m young enough so that I go on to do other things that I am very interested in," she said.

Ortega-Ericksen is satisfied with her per­formance at Metro. She has been continually employed within the division of Student SerVices since being promoted from secretary that many years ago. First, in what is known today as the Tutoring Center, through to student activities to Dean of student life to where she sits now.

She has initiated, or assisted in, many recognition programs as well as symposiums that are apart of Metro's annual events. Some of these include: Women of Color in Higher Education, Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Awards Breakfast, Castro Distinguished Visiting Professorship and the Latino Literacy Symposium.

Of these accomplishments she is more focused on her assistance to students. "More importantly, is the opportunity I've had to influ­ence students to realize their dream of attaining a degree," she said.

Ortega-Ericksen has been recognized time and again while at Metro. "The MLK Peace Award is on the top," she said. "I've also received Metro's Distinguished Service Award-this was a proud moment." She has also chaired or sits on numerous committees and boards at Metro.

LOOKING BACK Ortega-Ericksen's initial interest lied within

teaching. Teaching is natural to her as well as nurturing and performing.

"As soon as I came to Metro I fell in love with it. It was such a different experience for me." Keep in mind she came from the political cabaret of Washington, D.C. in the early 1970s while experiencing the little-to-no ethic repre­sentation, specifically Latin representation.

From this she came to appreciate the impor­tance of community and activism. This was the beginning of her involvement in the political, artistic and spiritual circles of Denver.

She established a relationship with one of Denver's premier Chicano/Latino cultural establishments, El Centro Su Teatro, immedi­ately upon coming to Denver. That is where she gets to release her artistic ingredient. She acts and sings and sometimes directs stage perform­ances. She also willingly performs at school and community events, singing her Spanish ballads and songs of inspiration.

Ortega-Ericksen 's academic ambitions came mainly from her father. She is the eldest of

five sisters and a half brother. Her father is an accomplished linguist and knowledgeable in 12 languages. She lived right off the Panama Canal, in Balboa, Panama, for nearly 13 years, and then !JlOVed with her family to Arkansas. There she attained her bachelor's in history and German. She also studied abroad in Madrid, Spain, during her junior year.

Interestingly enough her genealogy is American Indian (Apache and Tarahumara), Spanish and Syrian. She refers to herself as Chicana/Latina.

BACK TO THE FUTURE Ortega-Ericksen envisioned herself in the

position of VP. She worked her way insistently to that position.

"I was pretty clear that I would probably retire when I worked thirty years. I knew I want­ed this position. And I thought I can do five years, maybe seven, but five years for sure," she said. This is her fifth year.

"I feel very good about what's going to happen after I live. I worked with various indi­viduals and hopefully influenced the president to look at those individuals who will keep my vision, the vision of the institution {the division) alive. The bottom line is that our division has to continue to be a real strong support for students in their academic pursuits."

She comments one potential successor has the aspirations of being V.P. and is prepared to take on the role.

One thing she is going to take away with her are the relationships she has encountered. "I'm going to take away faces of people that mean a lot to me, people that have had to struggle with. That's gonna be the hardest to let go of, " she said.

These are the faces of co-workers and stu­dents that have had the distinct pleasure and honor to cross her path.

HINDSIGHT "There were a lot of things that were kind of

lost opportunities. I've tried to take advantage of so' much and I was allowed to do so much.

It's hard to say this is really what I wanted to do. In the latter part of my career the thing that I wish I would have done more of is t<;> do more outreach to students. To find that time even if it was more difficult. To find more time to visit the programs and to interact more with students." That is her only regret - if there is any.

"My recommendation to the institution is that they have to recognize and value the work that the staff within student services, the role that they have at this institution, is vital," she said.

"Obviously the faculty are absolutely the most important and they are very critical to the institution's success, but students have a special relationship with a lot of our programs and I hope the institution will value that; the student services division and the importance that does have on creating leaders of our students."

Ortega-Ericksen says she will have a rela­tionship with Metro for as long as possible.

"I hope I will always have a relationship with this institution. I cannot"see myself going away. If that's my legacy, is that I tried to be of service to this institution and to our community, our Latino community," she said.

She has no plans of leaving Denver. The future holds more involvement in her social activities involving her church and other educa­tional ventures. She currently sits on the boards of Escuela Tlatelolco, a private school in Northwest Denver and Clinica Tepeyac, a clinic that offers health care to primarily uninsured Latinos in the Denver area.

As for Metro she looks forward to opportu­nities to continue to support and provide assis­tance in the school's many elements, perhaps as a consultant for student services or maybe as a visiting professor.

"I would love that opportunity to teach the­ater or to teach in some aspects of Chicano stud­ies," she said.

"I've said it and keep saying it. 1 have absolutely loved my whole stay here at Metro and it will be extremely hard to leave. It will be interesting," Ortega-Ericksen said.

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MetJ:"o senior Cur:tis BrO'!'fll ho~ the c~er of ~ Af1:terican flag during the National Anthem before the Colorado Rapids home game April 26. After com­pleting a marketing proJect with the Rapids organization, the two marketing classes recruited chilcren to present the giant flag on the field.

Students reel in Rapids fans Two marketing classes promote soccer contest

by RamiWilder The Metropolitan

This semester two sports marketing class­es at Metro decided to set down their text­books, move out of the classroom and step into the real world of sports promotion. After establishing a unique relationship with Major League Soccer's Colorado Rapids, students created and implemented real life marketing plans to experience success and failure for themselves.

"l don't know of any professional sports teams that have formed this type of relation­ship with a local college," said Michael

Hitchcock, senior director of sales and mar­keting for the Rapids. "We're excited because it is relatively innovative and I think it has a lot of potential."

This project was the brainchild of profes­sor Clay Daughtrey, who teaches marketing at Metro. Daughtrey began looking for a part­nership with a professional sport team in the fall of 2002. Ultimately, the Rapids were that team.

"The Rapids were very receptive to it and jumped right on board," Daughtrey said. "They have been great. This is the first time we've done this so we are still working out the kinks."

The two classes formed five separate groups, each focusing on a different target audience. These groups put together a mar­keting plan and presented it to the Rapids for approva l. The Rapids then paid out approxi­mately $1 ,000 for the students to implement their marketing ideas. The plans were designed to sell the most tickets to the Saturday, April 26th Rapids game against

D.C. United at Invesco Field at Mile High. The students went through the same process that the Rapids marketing team goes through and learned an important lesson: In market­ing you don't always get what you want.

After the plans were approved it was up to the students to make it happen

Target markets included the youth mar­ket, young professionals and the Hispanic market.

Senior Nicole Borron was part of the group targeting young professionals. They put together a $25 promotion package with a downtown bar and club. The package includ­ed a pre-party, tickets to the game and entrance into the club after the game.

"It was harder than we expected but it was a great experience," Borron said. "The biggest challenge was to decide what we could or couldn't do."

Borron was thrilled that the Rapids' staff welcomed the students and thankful for the

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Tennis preps for Regionals by Andrew MacPhail

The Metropolitan

After sweeping the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships, the Metro men and women's tennis teams now split ways to play in the North Central Regional Tournament starting May 2.

For the second consecutive year, the Metro women's team (18-1) will host the regional tournament at Auraria as the No. I seed and will look to defend its 2002 regional title. Ranked No. 33 in the nation, the highest national ranking in school history, the women

will take on No. 4 seed Winona State (11-9) at 1 p.m. The other semifinal match is between No. 2 seed Northern Colorado ( 11-9) and No. 3 seed St. Cloud State (21-5). The winners will square off in the regional fina ls at 10 a.m. May 3.

The men's team ( 16-3) travels to Maryville, Mo., where Northwest Missouri State (18-8) is host and the No. l seed. The Roadrunners grabbed the No. 2 seed in the tournament and will face No. 3 seed St. Cloud State ( 16-5). The winner of the Metro­Huskies match will take on the winner between Northwest Missouri and No. 4 seed

University of Colorado-Colorado Springs (10-4).

The winner of each regional enters the Sweet 16 of the Div ision II NCAA Championship Tournament. If both Metro teams advance that far, as they did last sea­son, they'll head to Altamonte Springs, Fla., the site of the national championship tourna­ment May 8-11.

Despite a long break between the RMAC Tournament on April 18th and the regional tournament this weekend, both teams expect to be flying to Florida next week.

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Game 1: #2 Northern Colorado vs. #3 St. Cloud State 9 a.m.

Game 2: #1 Metro Women vs. #4 Winona State 1 p.m.

May2-3 North Central Regional

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amazing experience that Daughtrey provided. "Clay is an awesome professor," said junior

Andrea Cote, who also worked on the project. " It took a lot out of him and he really worked hard."

For the students involved in this project, success is measured by more than just a good grade. Success is being measured by the same thing other sports marketing professionals are measured by: How many tickets did you sell?

"We learned about marketing strategy success and we learned about marketing failures," said senior Brian Howley. "Either way we got to do the whole process and see it through. "

This project proved to be fun for most students but offered them more that just a great learning expe­rience. These students now have on-the-job training that will make them far more marketable when look­ing for a job after graduation.

"Every student out there who took this class is going to have a leg up on anyone else who took a marketing class at another college," Hitchcock said. "The reason being that when they go for that inter­view it 's not just 'this is what I learned,' it's 'this is what I did.' In a bad economy you have to differenti­ate yourself from the person who is interviewing before you and after you and the way you do that is by selling a success story."

Hitchcock said. "We identify those good people and if they've shown us they have what it takes ... we would love to hire them."

The students also delivered an unforeseen benefit that the Rapids staff wasn' t expecting. They offered some seasoned professionals a glimpse back to a time when they first began their careers.

"The students were so gung-ho and it became infectious, it was very positive," Hitchcock said. "They reminded us why we got into the business and it's easy to lose sight of why we do this."

This project has been a true win-win partnership . The students are offered a one-of-a-kind experience in sports marketing, and the Rapids now have a partner who is tapping into new markets.

Besides these benefits. the main reason this part­nership might work is because this is more than a purely altruistic endeavor for the Rapids. Hitchcock and his department will be tracking the return on their investment and hope to show that the money spent is paying for itself in the form of ticket sales and fan awareness.

Final numbers are not yet available but Hitchcock estimates the student marketing plans generated $1,200 in ticket revenue. Attendance at the game, which ended in a 1- l t ie, was announced at 21,518.

If this partnership is ultimately deemed successful, Daughtrey can plan on offering the same unbelievable real-world experience to future Metro students. College is designed to educate students and prepare them for the real world. Daughtrey's sports marketing classes are hitting that mark.

by Joshua Buck - The Metropolitan

Rapids defender Matt Crawford misses a header while D.C. United midfielder Marco Etcheverry moves into position.The April 26 match ended in a 1-1 tie.

These students now have that valuable differen­tiator. Their success may be the implementation of a proven effect ive marketing plan or it could be the amazing lessons learned from a real- life marketing failure. Either way, this partnership has given each one of these students a success story to take with them after graduation. lt is even possible that this exposure could directly result in employment for some of these Metro students.

"We are always looking for good people,"

"We would like to continue working with Metro," Hitchcock said. "We understand that there are limited resources we have in putting into a program like th is but we would probably want to continue working with Metro exclusively."

Metro needs help to make RMAC tourney by Eric Eames

The Metropolitan

Saliva packed sun.flower seeds strewn a yellow brick road from one end of Metro's dugout at Regis Field to the other, sticking to shoe bottoms like pine tar.

But what stuck out more than anything in Metro's weekend series against New Mexico Highlands was the way seniors Aaron Garcia and Jason Humphrey fueled the Roadrunners to back-to-back wins on doubleheader Saturday (April 26). Sandwiched in between the wins, Metro dropped 4-7 and 8-9 decisions to the Cowboys, the latter lasted 12 innings stretching well over three hours.

Splitting the series brought Metro's record to 24-22 overall and 11-13 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Its the sixth best record in the league, which places the defending RMAC Tournament Champ!' in a precarious position.

If there is any hope of nabbing the fourth and final spot in this year's conference tournament that starts May 8, two things have to occur. First, Metro has to beat Colorado School of Mines on April 30 (after press time) and sweep Regis in the final regular-season series. Second, Highlands has to lose two games to Southern Colorado.

As of April 29, Regis had the conference's fifth best record at 9-10. Highlands occupied the fourth spot at 10-10. The Roadrunners did beat Regis 7-1 in the first game of the season.

"Anything can happen in this league," Metro head coach Vince Porreco said. "Obviously, we need to win each series ... I think we have a very good chance of getting into the RMAC Tournament. We need to take care of our business on the field."

Garcia and Humphrey know their time on the field is limited. As seniors their ears refuse to hear summer vacation's summons. The degree, yet another rite of passage, a symbol of independence to the world, means a career awaits. But before that coronation, Garcia and Humphrey would like to celebrate more baseball wins.

"We just got to go out there and get after it and have fun while I'm still out here," Garcia said "I'm going to miss it I love playing college baseball. It's awesome. I'll miss it."

In Game l of the doubleheader,. Humphrey pitched a complete

game to lift the Roadrunners to an 8-2 victory. Humphrey's line: 7 innings, IO hits, 2 runs (one earned), 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. The righthander, who improved to 3-5 and lowered his ERA to 5.29, pitched out of several jams, including a bases-loaded affair in the seventh, forcing Porreco out of the dugout.

"It's getting to the end of my senior year and I take a little bit of pride out there and when you start something you want to finish it," Humphrey said. "It was a little shaky when Coach came out to the mound, but he had the confidence in me and that gave me the last boost I needed to finish the game."

Humphrey also got great support from the defense behind him. Second baseman Adam Wolfinger made several great stops and in the third inning the junior started a triple play. He caught a hot line drive off the bat of Highlands' Marcos Ramos. The runners on sec­ond and first took off on the pitch. Wolfinger quickly flipped the ball to Paul Workman for the force at second Workman then dou­bled off a scrambling Matt Planeta at first to complete the rare feat.

"It was pretty sweet," Wolfinger said. From the moment Garcia donned a Metro uniform he has been

known for his spectacular diving catches in centerfield. This time, in Game 2 of the doubleheader, a 9-8 win. Garcia's bat glittered the stage. In the sixth, he provided insurance runs with a three-run blast over the left-center fence for a 9-5 Metro lead.

"Aaron always has that type of power and this last couple of weeks he has really been swinging the bat well," Porreco said. " It was a huge boost for us. Obviously, it became a huge boost, espe­cially after our last inning, when we gave up a three-run homer."

Garcia went 4-for-7 in the two wins, collecting six runs and four RBis. He also tied the score in the second doubleheader at 5-5 with a RBI double that brought Metro back from a 1-5 deficit.

"We can play small ball and we can get the big hits when we need them," Humphrey said Metro has four hitters batting .369 or better. "With the type of players that we have, we are always going to put runs up on the boards. We have such a well-rounded lineup that's tough to get out one through nine. All we got to do is keep the other team under a couple of runs and we should win ahnost every game."

by Joshua lawton -The Metropolitan

Pitcher Brian Swartzlander fires a pitch c:bing Metro's 9-8 win ~ New Mexico HWllands April 26, at Regis. The wtn lmprot,<ed his record to 4-3 fur the SNSCJ11 as the RoachRlers split the f'otr pne series.

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Sports Pictures of Year

Left: Metro setter Devon Herron jump sets her way to a new school assists record during the Roadrunners' upset win over top-ranked West Texas A&M. Sept. 6, 2002. Herron earned second­team All-American honors in leading the team back to another RMAC Championship. The junior has 4,594 assists to her name in three years, smashing the old mark of 3,304.

by Joshua Buck -The Metropolitan

Below: Junior guard Courtney Pettitt is rudely greeted Regis center Rachel Caliga during Metro's 96-79 homecoming loss to the Rangers Feb. 13. The women's basket­ball team struggled to a 13-15 overall record during Dave Murphy's first-year as the Roadrunners

by Joshua Lawton - The Metropolitan head coach.

Left: The Metro women's soccer team huddles to look at the RMAC regular season championship tro­phy Nov. 8. The team also brought home more hardware by winning the . conference tournament and the Midwest Regional titles. The Roadrunners finished the season at 19-3-3 under the tutelage of first-year head coach Danny Sanchez, a remarkable turnaround from a 6-13-1 record in 2001 •

Below: Metro men bas­ketball players Ben Ortner, Patrick Mutombo and Luke Kendall strut their stuff on the catwalk for the Safe House Denver fundraising fash­ion show April 6. The entire basketball team modeled clothing for the event.

by Joshua Lawton- The Metropolitan

. Below: Metro's Lester Strong and Fort Hays State center Melroy Mc:Kelvey wait for the ball to come off the rim in the RMAC Championship ~me at the World Arena m Colorado Springs March 9. Metro won 79-69 to capture their fourth RMAC title in five years. The defending Division ll Champs lost to Nebraska­Kearney in the North Central Regional final, finishing 28-5. by Joshua Buck -The Metropolitan

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Above: Netro first baseman James Edwards concentrates ' on the low throw to make sure that New Nexico

Highlands' David Coats is out on the play. The Roadrunners and the Cowboys recently split their four­game series as the Roadrunners look to defend their 2002 RMAC title .•

Right: Metro midfielder Domenic Duran challenges Regis goalkeeper Mike Montgomery in an attempt to score. Metro lost to Regis by a score of 3-2 in the last two min· utes of play Sept. 28, 2002 at Regis Field. The men's soc­cer team was ro~ up all year by injuries and finished with a disappointing 5-11·3 record.

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Top: Metro's Brenna Fernandez swims the last leg of the 100 yard butterfly Jan. 11 during the team's home meet against Colorado School of Mines. After the heat, Fernandez said that her time was the best she had ever posted knocking nearly a second off.

Above: Metro's top women's tennis player Jasmon Crabb returns the ball during a women's singles match Apr. 11 against Southern Colorado. Crabb leads the No. 33 ranked women's team into this week· ends North Central Regional Tournament, with the champion going to the Sweet 16.

Tennis teams expect to return to Sweet 16 from TENNIS on 21 ------

"They're ready to play; they get tired of just playing each other," said head coach Eduardo Provencio. "[The break] is good for injured players, but we don't have anyone hurt right now."

Even though the teams are restless, Provencio knows that his squads have both dealt with odd turns of events this year.

"We had four matches cancelled because of weather," he commented, referring to the matches eliminated by the blizzard of 2003.

The schedule, however, hasn't been too different or more difficult from last year 's. Provencio had hoped for a tougher schedule

this year in order to better prepare his teams for NCAA tournament action, but he concedes that this year will present the same challenges the teams have faced in previous years. Last season both Roadrunner squads were ousted easily in the Round of 16 by powerhouse schools from the Southeast part of the coun­try. The men lost 0-5 to Valdosta State (Georgia) and the women were defeated 1-5 by West Florida.

"The defending National Champions, Brigham Young-Hawaii is always tough," Provencio said. Brigham Young-Hawaii cap­tured both the men and women's national titles last year and is expected to go deep into the tournament.

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Provencio said that Jasmon Crabb, ranked No. 23 in the nation, would play in the No. I singles spot during the tournament. Hande Gorur, ranked No. 16, will play in the No.2 matches. The pair is also the 18th ranked dou­ble team in the nation in doubles play.

The men are lead by two-time RMAC Player-of-the-Year Magnus Bohman, senior Carlos Delgado and emerging freshman star Andre Nilsson.

No matter how the teams fare in the tour­nament, Provencio is optimistic about the teams' chances next year as well.

Nilsson, 11-0 on the season, has dominat­ed at the No. 4 singles position and looks to be on his way to a No. 3 spot during the com­ing year.

" We want him to get some games under bis belt and work his way up," Provencio said. "We have several seniors graduating this year, so he'll be moving up."

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Rates -include utilities, local phone service, cable television and high speed internet access. Housing applications and policies available on-Line at www.tlhcampus.org/event

For more information, or to tour the campus cal/ 303-937-4009.

~C/ ~~-.ye.__,,,,,,- presents Percussion Ensemble Vocal Music Showcase

Michael J. Kornelsen and MB Krueger, directors

Friday, May 2, 2003, 7:30 p.m. King Center Recital Hall, Free

Artist Series: Mee-Ae Cecilia Nam, soprano with Tamara Goldstein, piano

Sunday, May 4, 2003, 7:30 p.m. King Center Recital Hall General Admission: $10; Students and Seniors: $5; MSCD Students: Free

Mondays at Metro: Student Composition Recital

Monday, May 5, 2003, 2:00 p.m. King Center Recital Hall, Free

Mark Foster, director Monday, May 5, 2003, 7:30 p.m. King Center Concert Hall, Free

Guitar Ensemble Alex Komodore, director Tuesday, May 6, 2003, 7:30 p.m. King Center Recital Hall, Free

Student Chamber Music Recital Tamara Goldstein, Gregory Dufford,

Paul Naslund, directors Wednesday, May 7, 2003, 7:30 p.m. King Center Recital Hall, Free

For more infonnation call Music at Metro at 303-556-3180. For tickets call 303-556-2296.

Music at Metro would like to thank the Music Activities Committee and the MSCD Student Affairs Board for their support in sponsoring our events.

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