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In addition to not getting theirfirst choice oi classes, a $lOO feeawaits students who register late forclass.

According to Judi Diaz Bonac-quisti. associate vice president for En-rollment Services, research indicatesthat students who register earlier per-form better than those who registerlate, with the latter failing and dropping classes more often.

"It's a completely avoidable fee,"Bonacquisti sald. "We're actuallytrying to ghange the behavior of thestudent body and get them to be moreproactive in owning their educa-tion, If they wait until the last min-ute, they're going to have a difrculttime."

ln the past, Metro advised stu-dents not to sign up for classes laterthan 30 days before a semest€r's startand olfered iPods and scholarshipsto entice students to r€gister earlier,which had limited success, accord-ing to Bonacquisti. The prizes won'tgo away.for early regishants, butlate students will have a 100 percentchance of winning the $1OO charge,althougb Bonacquisti said no deter-mination has been made as to howmany days prior to the start of classeswill be considered late.

The president's Cabinet voted toimplement the fee at the start of thecurrent semester, and it will be effec-

tive for spring 2009.Bonacquisti said she hopes if

more students register early to avoidthe fee, they will also take other stepsto prepare for the semester, such asfilling out FAISA forms and meetingwith advisors. She also said studentswho currently register late often

don't get the classes they need anddon't have their financial aid in orderto buy books. Both issues hinder theirability to succeed academically.

Some Metro students opposethe idea, even those who potentially

wouldn't be alfected."I think it's punishrient enough

when you don't get the class you

want," Metro senior and graphic

design malor Lindsey Huebner said,adding that she makes it a point toregister early for.classes.

The Student Government Assem-bly plans to review t}te fee and form ageneral consenzus whether they support it or oppose it.

"If the SGA has a negative opin-ion on it, we're hoping that the pow-

ers that be will reconsider it," VicePresident Andrew Bateman said.

Bateman also said that, while herecop.izes the negative effects regis-tering late can have on students, hedoubted the effectiveness of an rm-posed fee.

"I think we're gioing to have thesame amount of students that reg-ister late. They're going to be in thesame bad situauon. b(cept nowth€y're going to owe $100," he said,"I don't think this is gping to solve theproblem."

Bonacquisti said the plan will bepromoted through e-mails, posrcards,campus adlcrtising and faculty. Shesaid the money generated will fundadvertising and promotions for earlyregishation and all frrnds will be putinto Metro's general frrnd.

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she said. "I hope students are re-sponding so well that no mon€.y isgenerated..I don't lnow if they'll bebetter students, but they'll have a bet-ter pmbability to be successftrl. "

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Survey dives into student engagementByANDREW FLOHR-SPENCEspencand@mscd.edu

It sounds like a marriage proposalftom the deep waters of Loch Ness:Nessie wants to know if students areengaged.

But the National Survey of Stu-dent Engagement (the acronym pro-nounced "Nessie") isn't looking fora new spouse, it wants to know howinvolved students are in activities thatimprove their academic success.

In March and April, 2,50O fresh-men and 2,500 seniors at Metro willbe selected to participate in the onlinesurvey, joining the around 300,000students at more than 500 institu-tions nationwide that take part in tleprogram each spring.

"If you really wanted to get your

voice heard and you've always said,'Gee, I wish they listened to me,' thisis an invitation," said Larry Worster,director of student sen'ices technol-og5r and assessment and in charge ofthe survey at Metro. Students chosenrandomly from within samples thatrepresent the demographics of the

student body will receive an e-mail

invitation in early March and thenthree e-mail reminders.

"We always hear from our stu-dents that they want Metro State tolisten to their voices." said KathleenllacKay, vice president for StudentServices. "Here is the perfect oppor-tunity to be heard and make a differ-ence in the future of the college."

Worster said faculty and staffuse the survey to pinpoint how toimprove student engagement. Surveyitems represent empirically confu med"good practices" in underyraduateeducation, providing an estimate ofhow students spend their time andwhat they gain from college.

"This is something ... a part of anational movement for higher educa-tion to be acmuntable to its public,"Worster said. "We obtain rich datafrom it, rich understandings liom ourstudents from it, and it only takes astudent 20 minutes,"

Worster said the survey focuseson student experiences that researchsuggests promote student success.The questions relate to five 'bench-

mark' categories, which the schoolscan compare against national aver-

ages for institutions of their type.For example. urban campuses withurban campuses, 4-year institutionswith 4-year institutions, etc.

Colleges and universities nation-wide use the data to analyze how andwhere they can improve students'educational experience, and studentsand parents can use the data to findthe campus environment they are

looking for.The NSSE. run from a research

center at Indiana University Bloom-ington, started in 2000 after a pilotyear in 1999 and has since collecteddata from more than 1.4 million stu-dents at nearly 1,200 colleges anduniversities. Metro has participat€devery two years sin ce 2OO2 .

The survey is updated each yearto keep up with changes such as morequestions on technology.

And with each year, the morepeople who participate, the more spe-cifically they understand what makesan effective program.

"II we got a high turnout on

Nessie we would be able to break theresults down ... African-Americanversus Caucasian, male versus female

Tl|E STUDY'S 5 ARIAS Of IO$SD. kvel of academic challenge: For exarnple sutdents are adred hour much

time they spend preparing for class, how much the work load of a class is and

whether the course chalhnges them to sfnthesize theory and practbe'. Active and collaborative learning: How much do students participate

in class discussion, mal€ pr€sentations to the class, work with classmates

outside of class and study outside of the classroom?. Studenrfaculty ini:eraction: Sfudents arc asked how much they work

with professors on activities outside of courBewoqt, hor,v muc.h fedback they

receive and how many research projects they har.e worked on r'vith professors.. Eruiching educatibnal operience: The surery ash if stuibna have had

serious conversations with othe.rs r,vho have dilferent beliefs or values, or with

students of a rlillerent ethniciW It also questions students about sfildy abrcad,

stuilent clubs, learning communities, inteNaships and senior eqteriences. Supportive campus environment: Students rate how they think the

campus is committed to their success and how much it cultivates positive

soclal relafonships among differ€nt groups of people.

... some schools even have results forEnglish majors versus math majors,"Worster said. "Bvery student whotales Nessie increases the validity. "

The program costs each institu-tion according to size. Metxo paid

$8,OOO this year to take part.

Worster aclnowledged that manyshrdents might not be bothered with

another survey But, he said, the pro

grarnwas an effective use of the school'sresources lor the benefit it bmught.

"We have constraints ... so howdo we find creative solutions withinthose constraints to improve our edu-cation?" he asked. 'The bottom lineis: If you don't assess, you don't knowthe effectiveness of your teaching. "

For more iniorrnafion: www.mscd.edu/-ssac/nsse

Political pundit champions presidential raceSuper delegate saysshe plans to let studentselect nominee choiceByZACTAYLORztaylor2omscd.edu

African-American political ana-lyst and Democratic National C,onven-tion organizer Donna Brazile grew upin the fim Crow South. On Feb. 2 8 atthe Tivoli T\rnhalle, she declared, infront of the assembled crowd, a vic-tory for equality in the United States,as the Democratic Party pr€pares tonominat€ for president either an Af-rican-American or a woman.

On the final day of Black HistoryMonth, iust prior to the beginning,of Women's History Month, this AI-rican-American woman discussedhow far the country has come towardequality.

During Black History Month "wecelebrate those people who are dead,

all those who sacrificed to get uswhere we are," Brazile said. 'A monthlater we celebrate all those sheroes,those who dared to make a difler-ence and those who stared down thiscounFy to be sure that women had aplace in this constitution. "

It was evident throughout theevening that Brazile hersel{ would berecogrrized in both of tlese months,as she has risen to become one of thetop political analysts in the nationand is helping to run the DemocraticNational Convention.

"This speech shows that herdreams are coming t,o fruition," at-tendee Brian Giulieri said about theuFoming presidenti al nomination."It's a victory for what she's foughtfor either way."

Brazile related her first inhoduc-tion to politics at age nine in a segre-gated South.

After the assassination of MartinLuther King Jr., she dwoted her life to

bringing change to the country, helping with the presidential campaignof Jesse Jackson and managrng AlGore's 2000 presidential bid, beforetaking her current role as managerof the Democratic Party.

"I love being on the DNC becauseI'm a rabble rouser," Brazile said. "Ilove stirring the pot of change. "

In addition to change, Braziie alsoshared her fondness for stirring a pot

of louisiana gumbo.After the speech she compared

recipes with an audience member.She didn't leave quickly, but talk-

ed with anyone who wanted to, sigrr-ing copies of her latest book, "Cook-ing with Grease," along the way

People asked the question thatwas on many people's minds: Whowas she supporting?

"\A&oming, lkas, tvlaryland, all the$ates - let 'ern vote," Brazile said, onallowing the people to chooee the demcs:atic candiclate. 'i{nd r E'[ (the zuperdel-

'l loue stirring thepot oI charrgel'DONNA BRAZILE

egates) be t}r€ gravy on dre pobfoes."Brazile though, probably won't

even choose at all. pref€f,ring, as in2004, to let one of her students casther vote for the nominee.

This allows Brazile to help bothcandidates, and While flelding ques-

tions from some of the audience,she talked equally about both Sens.Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton'sunique attributes.

When she did take a stand, sheagreed that former President BillClinton should stay on the sidelinesof the Democratic race.

"I like Bill, but I think this debateis about Hillary and Obama, not a for-mer president," Brazile said.

The Auraria students, she said,should be involved, as they will be

Donna Bnzile

tust st€ps from the coruention thissummer at the Pepsi C€nter in down-town Denver.

"They're right here on the ground

floor where the candidates will bechosen," she said,

"This is a chance for young peopleto make a mark on tbe future. "

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5th annual coat drive succeeds and shares the warmthByKELLYHERRSRAkherrerTomscd.edu

Meho marketing students exceed-

ed their goal of 400 coax this year in

the 5th annual Share the Warmth

Coat Dri\€ to benefit The Denver Res-

cue Mission,

kd by Metro marketing profes-

sor Nanry Frontczat. students in her

promotional strategy course hal'e

conducled the coat drive each spring

semester for the past five years.

This year marks the greatestnumber of donations received by far,lelaling 481 during the drive, plus

another 50 taken in after the dead-line. More than 1.400 coats havebeen donated in the history of theevent. Frontczak said.

"I would say that it was reallyiustthis year that the students had a veryspecific goal. They wanted to beat theprevious record and hit at least 400coats. " Frontczak said.

Her class spent the first coupleweeks of class this semester dedicat-ing their time to the coat drive. Theyput together a promotional plan thatincluded posters, personal selling, fli-ers presented in classes, mass +mailnotices and many other p€rsonal tac-tics to get the word out.

"I really enjoyed my experiencenith the coat drive. I am so proud ofmy class. We really pulled togetherand tapped into all the resources pos-

sible," said Deirlra Brooks, a studentof the promotional planning class.

During tle coat drive, she wentto her famiJy, friends and local busi-nesses to see if they wanted to do-nate. Brook also plans to continueto spread the word about the DenverRescue Mission, a Chrisdan organiza-tion that provides food and shelter tothose in need.

This coat drive is supported by theChamos Vitamin Water Volunteers

Progran, which encourages kidsfrom 6th grade through college to do.nate their time to the Denver RescueMission. The driving force behind thisprogram is Denver Bronco ChampBailey He wants to get today's youth

involved in issues of homelessnessand poverty, Frontczak said.

Itontczak's plan for next )€ar is tocontinue the hadition of giving wlththe 6th Annual Share the Wannth CoatDrive for the Deruer Rescue Mission

A6 r ilEIR0 r IIAKH 6. 2008 r THE MEIR0F0UTAI,I

VOTE RTD Vote

ComlngA campus-wide student referendum will

be held on April 2nd and 3rd to decide onwhether or not to continue yourRTD Bus & Light Rail Pass Program

'Shall the students of the Auraria Campus (the Community College of Denver,Metropolitan State College of Denver, and University of Colorado Denver at the

Downtown Denver Auraria Campus)authorize the Board of Directors of the AurariaHigher Education Center to assess each institution a supplemental student fee not

to exceed 537.00 per student per semester plus the established institutionalcollection fee, from August 1 1, 2008 through August 16,2009,and a fee not to

exceed $39.00 pet student per semester, pius the estabtisffiinstitutionalcollection fee, from August 17,2009through August 22,2010 for the purpose of

establishing a two year extension of the Student Bus and Light Rail Pass Program?" .

The Ouestion:

For further information on the referendum,contact the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board

at 303.556.4589 or at www.tivoli.org, then click on SACAB.

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Auraria plans closure during DNCByIANGASSMANigassman@mscd-edu

From Aug. 24 through Aug.

28, while Sens. Hillary Clinton andBarack Obama speak at the Demo-cratic National Convention at thePep6i Center, Aurmia will be closedand paholled by nurnerous police de-parErcnts.

Cathy Lucas. assistant vice presF

dent of communications at Metro,said there will be no classes for theentire week due to the convention.Lucas has yet to say if adminishatorsand faculty will be allowed on thecampus, or if Auraria will be closedentirely.

The closure is urged by the SecretService for reasons of student saietyand precaution. Yet, the decision tosuspend classes the week of the 25dwas made by the Auraria ExecutiveCouncil, Lucas said.

Lr terms of student safety, Chief

fohn Mackey of the Auaria police

agreed the council made the rightdecision to cancel classes. "(The con-

vention) is probably going to be sucha disruption that...it is better...to havestudents away from parking troublesand trouble getting to classes," Mack-

ey said.Convention security wiil be han-

illed by many law enforcement enti-ties, local and national. Law enforce-ment agencies from several collegecampuses across the Front Range willassist Auraria police and the DenverPolice Department in securing thecarmpus.

Emergency workers are alsobeingtrained to deal with demonshators.

Re-create 68, a local Denver grass-

roots movement against the Demo-cratic Party, is planning five differentprotests for the fiveday convention.Demonsbations will focus on U.S.occupation, racism, global warming,border control and civil rights.

Mackey said additional ofrcersmay be brought in if needed.

Because of demonstrators andpotential emergencies, street closuresare expected but Mackey said nothinghas been finalized.

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Auraft! police an disossing potentialompus and streetdosuresfurthis yea/s Democatic t{ationalConvefiion, whichwillbeheldatthePepsiCenterinAugust TheDl{Cisexpededtobring$160t0$2fl1milliontoDenver.

Amancla Arthur, public relations estimated to bring 5160 to $200 mil- the [convention] mming and the eco-

specialist for the Denver Chamber of lion to Denver, "The Denver Chamber nomic impact it will have on Denver,"

Commerce, said the convention is of Comrnerce is fully supportive of Arthur said.

Arab League models students as future delegatesByMRON MONTEABAROamonteab@mscd.edu

Metro hosted students from fivecolleges in three states to discuss is-sues facing the Arab world duringa three-day conference in the Tivolilast week.

Known as the Model ArabLeague, students took the roles ofcountry representatives and splitinto groups called councils as theydebated the issues and tried to reachresolutions.

Modeled after the lrague of ArabStates, the student participants at-tempted to represent the viewpointof their respective countries anddraft resolutions to problems thataffect the entire Arab world. Thisyear, there were representatives forEgypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine,

Oatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Ye-men. Metro students representedSyria and Palestine in four of the fivecouncils.

Each council had three main

topics to discuss, These reflected themost current and pressing issues inthe Arab world, such as how to dealwith a growing number of Iraqi ref-ugees in host countries, protectingald managing coastlines and wet-lands, and developing standards forchild rights.

Kyle Haley, a senior maioring inpolitical science with an indepen-dent minor in Middle East studies,organized the event. He said theArab counhies have an immense im-pact on the world. There is a general

lack of information and knowledgeabout that part of the world, whichmakes it hard, if not impossible, tounderstand the U.S. policies and ac-tions involving those countries, hesaid. The purpose of holding theModel Arab trague conferences is toincrease students' knowledge of theArab world whjle giving them someexperience participating in govern-

mental proceedings, and debatingand compromising on important is-sues.

"It helps increase p€ople's under-standing of a region that is rvidelymisunderstood," Haley said.

Schools from various statescame to Metro for this event . Studentrepresentatives and faculry adviserscame ftom the Univemity of North-ern Colorado, Regis University theU.S. Air Force Academy, the Univer-sity of Sioux Falls, the University ofUtah and Metro.

Daniel Saunders, the Metxo stu-dent representing Syria as the headdelegate and s€cretary for the Po-litical Science Association, said thatalthough the Model Amb I€ague isnot real, it provides a very accurateillustration of how peace and pros-p€rity can be spoiled by petty self-in-terrests.

Saunders said he hopes everyonegot a taste of what international-lev-el politics is like. "I hope the experi-ence drives them to take their studiesinto practical uses that not only helpto resolve problems, but also to aidunderstanding of the complex work

that is involved in passing domesticand foreign policy," Saunders said.

The Model Arab League is set uP

and run by the students. While each

council was guided through govern-

ment procedures by a chairperson,tones ranged from heated debate toplay{ul inquiry. Faculty memberswho were acting as advisers accom-panied some of the students.

Gladys FranE-Murphy, a historyprofessor at Regis University, visitedthe rooms !o watch as resolutionswere lwitten and amended and theconversations became heated onseveral occasions.

She said she feels this helps thestudents learn about the differingpositions each country maintains.This could be the closest thing to anactual political debate that studentshave the opportunity to participate

in, she said."They get a taste of what it's like

to negotiate with people that havedifferent points of view," Frantz-

Murphy said.

She also said it is very beneficialthat the students actually run theevent. An added incentive to do wellis more corrmon when students arepresenting the information to thetpeers instead of faculty members,she said.

This was the first year Metro heldthe events.

"I feel that it went very well. Wereceived a lot of positive feedback,and it was a great experience for a.llthat participated, " Haley said.

An awards ceremony was held asthe last part of the event. They gave

awards that recognized and honoredthe work of the cou:rcil chairperson,student representatives, and thecouncil as a whole.

The Political Science Associa-tion, the deparhent of political sci-ence, and the Office of Student Ac-fivities at Metro sponsored the eventsheld during the Model Arab league,along with assistance and supportfrom the Tivoli Administration andMetro IL

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'Republtcane lltrridcdoverEonrtoRrmqainrtObama'BgGregorW,u Mmitzsnlffior Sdtrffirtfrom der Spiegel online

... Karl Rove luould like !o seethe Republicans contbue attack-ing Obana where Hillary Clintonleft off. The Republicans have t}reepossible lines of attack at their dis'pocal. the first is the issue that theDemocrats had hoped would helpthem win the election in the ffrstplace the war in kaq.

tt the delight of hb suport-€rs, Obama ha6 talen to calling tlratcoofl ict the Tush/ldcCain war," Butrvhether ro0ers at the poli0cal centerand on the right will agree with thischaracterization is qu€stionabte,

Mc{ain has consi$ertly 0iti-cized Bush for the way he has con-ductcd the war. On the advice oIHenry Kissiryer (more..), who hadhb own unfchrnate €xperienceswith the US wittdnrt,-dl from the

iungle war h Vietmno, Mc{aindeveloped the ffatcgy of the hooprurge, which Busb" u*r presureto put an end to the bloody chaosin baq, fually put hto eff@t - withffire success. Mccain motto is sim-ple but €ffectirn: "No snrrend€r.'

The conservatJrcs are alreadydeveloping a stab-in-th+back leg-end that rvould lay the blame forprsventhg a US victoryinBaghaladat the feet of Obama and his zupporters and hold thern responsiblefor the ensuing civil war betweenSunnis and Shiites. The mesmgewould be ttrat Obama. with hrsplans to withdraw, woulcl jeopar-dize the success of the war on trr-ror. 'The Democrats have a realproblem with national security,"says Kad Rorie. "Too many Derno-cratic leaders opgnse a policy thatwiil lead to an :Anrerican break-tlrough in the Midill€ Bast." TheRepublican plan is to paint Obamaas a man who would repeat thehurniliadon of Vietnam by with-drawing US hopo from haq ...

...William I(ristol, the puLlisher of the neoconservative TheWeekly Standard, says lts McCainhrrns this election into a vote overwhether Barack Obama can beEusted" be can win. "

But can the Republicans sq6-ceed in 2OO8 with their fraditionalmethods? Or haw times changed,wlth Obama being right after all?

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know its own reality. I came awaya changed girl.

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cent. We were supposed to be sending served coffee is still serving coffee andBibles to Communist Russia by col- the fundraiser to take down the Com-lecting the pocket change of Sunday mies continues even though the Coldschool children. But how many pen- War is technically over.

Eve had an apple. I had a dough- nies would it take to send one Bible? It's possible the fresh dougbnutsnut. But I'm sure the apple was a Wlry wouJd they want Bibles in Eng- from that fateful day are still in the.much more 4leasing eJqlerjence...I lish anyr,ray? terrible cycle. and on Sahrrdav theyspat the doughnut into a napkin and Suddenly the doughnut wasn't will begin their overnight thaw andIooked around the narthex and real- the only thing making me sick. I was prepare themselves for the next un-ized I was not in fact in a church, but bribed into being good. I was being witting victim.in hell. scamrned out of my pennies and giv- Pink frosted doughnuts exist in

The building itself was infested en disgusting douglxruts in retum. my very worst nightmares. Peoplewith box elder bugs that would A fully realized faith must en- who know me as Lutheran often askcreep across pews during the ser- dure such moments if it is to sur- me about coflee and dougblut hour, .mons. Bats haunted the bell towers. vive. A faith that doesn't encoun- andl shudder. How can they ever un-The congregation was filled with ter such a challenge can never derstand the hormr?

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When faithhits the fanI was born into a church that fed

its congregation bad doughnuts. Inan attempt to save money, the dough-nuts that weren't eaten on Sundaywere sent into a cycle of freeze andthaw no respectable piece of foodshould endure.

during the neek, as they hid in thechurch basement in an olive-greenfteezer, but it rvas impossible to dis-cern them among the fresh dough-nuts on Sulday morning.

ColTee and doughnuts are thebread and wine of old-school Luther-ans. It is the communion after com-munion. Itbthe dessert after thelast.meal. The desecration of this holymeal can immediately tender you toGod's shit list.

I was 10 years old when my faithhit the fan. I knew as I bit into thesoggy. pink-frosted conlection my re-lationship with God and Luther andthe lady who made the coffee couldnever be the sarne.

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Shue's "Ihe Foreigner" escorts theaudience away from their daily. wor-ries with the hurnor and allection ofits characters.

Award-winning director TerryDodd uses Shue's words to move theplay along but first takes the audi-ence to a homey lodge.

In the play, Sgt. "Froggy" Ia-Sueur, a demolition o(pert, taleshis friend Charlie to a ffshing lodgein Georgia to get him away fromthe troubles of having his wile inthe hospital back home. Frog:gy tellsthe owner of the lodge that Charliedoesn't speak English so his friendwon't have to interact with otherlodge members while he goes on aweekend training expedition. Wbile

pretending, Charlie overhears secretsof other lodgers.

Studying the set before the play

begins is entertainment in ibelf,Searching through the knick-knackssuch as family pictures, collectorspoons or even a plate with a pictue

of former President linury Cartereases the onlooker into the atmo-sphere of the set.

Acting in the play are lorenCogswell as Froggy and BenjaminCowhick as Charlie Baker. The sceneswith Cogswell and Cowhick are prob-ably some of the stongest and mosttighfly played scenes in the produc-

tion. Both actors are strong, makingthe audience instantly undeistandtheir characters.

Froggy has set it up for Charlieto stay a few days at the lodge, butCharlie insists that he mustn't be

bothered. Frogg/ brews up a cleverscheme to introduce Charlie to theowner of the lodge Betty Meeks, as a

foreigner who doesn't speak English.

Jennifer fordan plays Meeks asthough she were your grandma,

s$eet and welcoming. Meeks is de-ciding whether or not to sell the lodgebecause of her age, Yet her troublessurrounding whether to keep thelodge or not get lost in the plot as herguests take the stagp.

Charlie is introduced to the othercolorful characters around the lodge,such as Catherine Simms played by

Jessica Bvans and Rev. David treplayed by Liam Speros.

Simms is cold initiallv but warmsta

up as she conffbs in Charlie. The de-vious [ee wear$ a nice-guy mask, buthis Fue intenftns begin to seep outaround the edges.

Catherine's int€llectually deff-cient brother, Bllard, played mag-nificently by Brian Kusic, catches the

heart of the audience from his en-trance. He respecdully and honestlyplays a young man who has a mentalilisability but a strong heart.

Just as Kusic's perfonnance

mal<es Ellard loved, the perforrrance

of feff A. Simpson as Owen Mussermakes him hat€d.

Muss€r begins by ridlsrrling Char-lie and moves on to corupire with kein order to steal inheritance moneyftom Catherine and Ellard. His KuKlux Klan membership accentuat€sthe feeling of disgust and sobers theaudience from laughs to ilread.

The use of Southern accents bythe entire cast stayed mostly sbongtiroughout the show with few sliP

ups.

Lighting probleins during theshow took away from character re-lationshipo o! stage. In spite of the

first act blackout and the lack of oneat the show's ffnale' the actors pulled

through as though nothing had happend.

Dodd's expertise, having directedand written plays throughout Colo.rado, shows in this production of"The Foreigner."

The play was originally per-

formed at the Milwaukee RepertoryTheahe in 1983. Its success tookthe show to an Off-Broadway loca-tion at Astor Place Theate. Throughthe show's initial run, Shue actuallyplayed both Froggy and Charlie ondifferent nights.

Don't be a shanger, go and see"The Foreigner."

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I have a problem. I live in thedorms and I am old enough to buyalcohol. Everyone who isn't oldenough wants me to buy it for them. Idon't real$ care, but lve been stilTedfor beer and sometimes it's a hassle.What should I do?

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Chick Ah, Used, now you howhow seductive power is, But since you

do indeed have the power, use itl Tellall of your amigos that you will nothot down to the liquor store unlessmoney is in hand, preferably with atip included.

Hech make it mandatory. Youget to choose the amount, say, $ 10 or$20 a tip. You can become a wealthyperson. You may even decide to gointo poliucs. And that's the deal orthey can squeal. And they can squealanyway if you don t feel like going ona mission for them. Seize the poncr,

and you can sign. ofl "Kiss My Patootie." An easy fix.

Illck: It never fails to shock mesome of the stupid shit people call"problerrs," when a more clever per-

son would see it as a solution (in thiscase financial).

When I first went to college I, too,had the same "problem" of being oldenough to buy booze and thank God.I didn't have to work at all for the ffrsttwo semesters (sure, I didn't eat we]l,but man &d I get my drink on).

You see, what you're facing isan opportudty to make the most ofthose smarts that got you into collegein the first place. I believe the Frenchword for it is being an "entrepre-neur."

Here's how it goes: YOU chargeone six pack for every case of beeryou buy for Fresbnan foe. JOE putsup with it because he doesn't have achoice. It's a real iszue of supply anddemand and, seeing as you're olderthan the rest of your fellow students,you should hrow this, Not to men-tion, being able to buy booze hasalready doubled your chances of get-

ting laid compared to the rest of thepimple-faced dorm rab.

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Some people lwe to dress up thelrpets, dogs especially, in winter garb, asr,r'eater perhaps, But fhings have got-

ten out of hand recently, and the linehas to be drawn somewhere. Unior-tunately, it seems it may have alreadybeen crossed.

I have two large dogs, and there isno way I wotrld ever drearn of putting

any of these things on my dogs.My family once put a sweater on

a snall dog I used to have, but thatwas only because her hair was fallingout, poor thing. That is the one andonly time that I ever tlressed a dog inanything.

Still, therc is a company calledZach &Zffiy that makes these prod-ucts for pets. Found on Amazon.com, their products include higb-topneoprene winter dog boots and fleecereflective safety jackets for dogs.

the dumbest item has to be theboots. These things look so ridicu-lous. I don't know who would put

their dog in these things. They seema bit unnecessary, unless you live inthe Arctic Circle that is.

Reading the description of theboots on Amazon is laughable attim€s.

These shoes claim to "provideexha protection from all types of badweather and difficult terrain."

What kind of difrcult terrain arethese dogs going over? Is there a large

mountain in the backyard the dogsneed to climb?

The shoes are also high-tops inwhich: "High uppers give added pro-

tection topt's legs." Goodthing. Nowif rhe dog has a basketball game later,it probably won't sprain its ankle.

The shoe claims to have excellentinsulation, which is a must for anypet shoe, especially when it has suchrough terrain to cross. Another rhing

it has is a 'unique Velcro closure,"which ensures a snug fft on the anHe.This is useful, because if there's onething a dog hates, it's having a looaeshoe on and not being able to fix it.

The shoe features a front zipper.If only the dog had an opposablethtrnb, it would tale these ridicu-lous-looking boots olT.

Also, the "rubber soles leave dogand paw imprints on snowy or muil-dy surfaces." Because you woulcln'twant ordinary shoe prints in j'ouryard, How could you tell if it was thedog diggrng up a bone or your four-legged child?

The best part is how ridiculousthe dog in the photo looks in tlreseshoes. A small brown dog is sportingthese red higb-tops and looks miser-able in them, I would hope the ownerof this dog would just leave it home ifhe or she ever went out to climb Mt.herest or something I don't think

the dog could make it to the top.

JOE UtrGGAREIIIjvaccare@mscd.edu

You can get these babies for thelow price of $14.99 on Anazon,which beats the list price of $24.95.Six dollars per shoe for a dog that '

doesn t need them? Absud.The runner-up in the "making

your dog took shrpid" sweepstakeshas to go to the red fleece rellectivemfety iacket. Its oubtanding featurehas to be the "two reflective shipson the back to increase visibility atnight." That would be for the genius

that likes to walk his dog in the deadof night without a leash on. Nowthe oncoming cars can see the idiotletting his dog roam free and maybeaim for the owner instead of hitf,rngthe dog on accident.

the jacket is "made of brushedfleoce that's soft to the touch andlined with cozy heat-retentive poly-

ester fleece." Again, where are thesepeople living that their dog needs acoat? I may be wrong. but isn't thatwhy dogs have fur? They don't needcoats, and most dogs don t lile towear them,

The product description refersto the dog coat as "smart looking." Iknow when I ffrst saw the dog in tbatsh'apping coat, I alnost ask€d him todo ry taxes for me

My favorite part by far is the factthat the coat "features adiustable Vel-cro closures at neck and belly, leashopening and a convenient storagepocket on back." Why does a dogneed a pocket on ib jacket? Does thedog want to bring its keys or maybeits wallet with it when it go€s out?And rn'hat would a person put in apocket in a dog jacket? Doesn't theowner have pockets too? And if it'scold enough for a dog to be wearinga jacket, it certainly must be coldenough for a person to be wearingone.

The dog jacket can be yours foronly $10.99. Still a rip-off.

I don't how what to do aboutthese products, except not buy themand hope most will follow zuit. Itlooks as tho"gh neither product is doing too well. The hightops have notreceived any customer reviews andthe jacket had only five let's hope ttstays that way, for the dog's sake.

Denver nightlife to test new club While it may be cloudy outside,brieht lights will shine on theinside of the brand new BetaNlghtclub. Celebrate electonicmusic with the grand open-ing on hiday at Beta, featuringSharam from Deep Dish at theold/new Rise located at 19O9Blake St. along with legendaryDJ Kaskade on Saturday. ficketsare $ 5O each night, and includean open bar. Go to betanight-club.com to take a look at the fu-ture lineup and buy tickets. Thisweekend is 21 and up, however,every following Thursday willbe 18 and up, For more informa-tion call 3O3-383-1909.- Dolores Hernmilez.hernando(dnscikiht

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f most underage collegestude.nts are alike, then thethougbt of hrrning 21 carriesa lotof sentiment. AndDenveris a city of opportunity, evenif 21 has not yet arrived.

A person has a long time to waitbefore her or she can actually indufuein city nightlife, 7,665 days to be ex-act. Being old enough to lirr aloneand make decisions about education,6nances, and life in general is not a fac-tor when tr]'iDg to get lnto a bar. Newalenues and opportunities to experi-ence liberati,on are ubiquitous, but cer-tainly resficflons apply if one is under21.

ltre innate natu€ of being youngcreates a strong yearning to €nplore, afeat that is satis$ing and readily amil-able to anyone, even the underage stu-dents.

there are a wide variety of optionsto explore in Denver depending on anindividual's particular niche.

First on the list of hangouts forunderage students is one with morecommercial appeal: nightclubs. Thecommon misconception by the unfa-miliar is that nightclubs are only forpeople 2l and up, which in many casesis true, There are a few clubs in Denver,howerar, that;have nights when people18 years and-older are admitted. Forexample, ClubVinyl, at 106 and Bmad-way, is open tii 18 and older on Fridaysand Saturdays. Vrnyl atEacts a diversecrowd because there are ttree dilTer-ent levels and tlemes simultaneorrs$operating wi$in one building. Thebasement is ibvoted to hiphop oance,the ground ldel is the techno floor andupstairs is miie of a communication-geared atrnoiphere where people cansit down an{ talk with backgroundmusic and fe*lvities, To get a good sLiceof &versitv #d interaction with a va-riety of people, hitting alt three levelsis the best way to achieve social satia-tion.

fason Terranova, 20, said he hasfun every time he goes to the club. Headded it is not hard to make connec-tions with people, and it mostly has todo with the environment.

"I have met some of the coolestpeople I how at the club. There reallyis a good mix gf people. I mean, every-one is looking for something to do onFriday and Saturday nights, regartllessof age," he said.

Next on the list are hangouts thatare relatively new on the scene, butthat have proven to be the new rage.Hookah lounges have exploded as so-cial hangouts. Implied by the name,hookah lounges are places that peoplecan go to pitch in on guiltless, flavoredtobacco. If smoking is not a personalinterest, the cultural experience is in-centi!€ to experience the trend. Somehookah lounges feature a Middle-East-ern theme and others are more locallygeneric. The admiftance age is 18 andup.

Elena Volsky, 20, a paychology ma-jor at Metro, said she has been going tohookah lounges since before they start-ed enforcing the 18 and up admittancerule. She said that she and her friendsail go there when they want a late-

night spot to congegate and socialize,"The hookah bar is a giood place to

hang out and spend some quality frmewith fiends," Volsky said. "My faroriteone is Marrakech oll of Colorado Bou-levard and Evans Avenua"

The most haditional among un-derage hangouts, are colleehouses.Colleehouses are classic monumcntsthat have stood the test of time. Theyhave provided a place for everyone toget together and socialize. In Denverthere are some really neat coffeehousestucked away that might not be as well-hown as Starbucks. Stella's Coffee-house on 14b and Pearl is an eclecticspot that is ctawling with interestingpeople. Stella's is a cory place that in-vites people to come down with theircolTee or tea and work on their home-work, current pastime, or just relax.Until calfeine becomes illegal, every-one and anyone can walk through thedoors. If tea is an interest, Stella's hasit all, from Chai tea to green tea, ande!€rything in between.

Ananda Schaal. 34. a barista atStella's, and a former Mefo photojournalism major said great thingsabout the coffeehouse.

"It's a real colleehouse, its not like aStarbucks. It has a great energy to it. Itfosters cr€ativity... It is a nice welcom-ing place for people to come," Schaalsaid.

Magda Garbowski, 19, a student atthe University of Colorado at Boulder,frequents Stella's. She said she likesStella's because people are so friend-ly, She said nobody acts bothered oirushed.

"I approach shangers in Stella's allthe time just to see what they a.ne work-ing on. They never seem to feel like Iam intruding. They always welcomeme and gladly show oII their work. Ihave made some realS .good friendsat Stella's just by being curious," Gar-bowski said.

Stella's is a prototype indeed, butthe concept for real coffeehouses isevident througbout Denver. Thereare a plethora of other coffeehousesthat are the cornerstones of eclectic

"nd real social hangouts for underagepmple. Paris on the Platte, located on156 and Platte, is a gr€at coffeehouseand rcstaurant that dmws a similarcrowd to Stella's. Another convenient(open 24 hours a day) and real coflee-house is Ieela European Caf6 on 156and Champa. Leela offers delicious din-ing and free wireless Lnternet for latenights and early mornings when theinner muse complacendy resists cre-ativity in the redundant furnishings ofa familiar domain.

There have been before, and inevi-tably will be again, nights that seem-ingly have no potential for underagepeople. Howevec there is always some-fhing to do.

Ciubs, hookah lounges and cof-feehouses are a few good options toexplore. Whatever the appeal, whetherdancing and experiencing new culture,or fying new kinds of t€a and meetingnew people while simultaneously try-ing to crarn for an exam, the appeal isin good company and there is a hugescene in Denver waiting to be explored.Le0u

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Shadow Santillana, 19, smokes stnwbery-kiwifavorcd shisha on Mardr 4 at Pita Gdlland Hookah. Santillana fuquents hookahbars often to relax and enjoy conversationwithfriends.

Mafthew Corbeft, l& center, a Stanley l-akeHigh Schoolseniudances with a larye groupofpeople under2l on tamily Night March2 at the Grizly Rose.Ihe line dance and@untrydub is a popular place on SundaynighB. Those who arc underthe age of21arc ma*ed with a blackXon both handsto ensurcthE arc unable to get akoholi(ddnls.

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BillyJoel brings his old soul to the Pepsi Center

'Flooded' with opportu n itiesBy IAN GASSMANigassman@mscd.edu

Now that Born ln The Flood's con-tract with Nlorning After Records isover, the iocal Denver band has manyoptions being pooled together, and anew light shines for its members.

Nathaniel D. RatelilT (vocals,

guitar) and loseph Pope III (bass andsounds) moved west from their blue-collar hometorvn Hermann. N{iss.,bringing with them the brains anddetermination behind Born In TheFlood. Once in Denver the two foundHall (drums iurd other percussion)

and Fox (lead guitar) before formingthe band in late 2004.

The Flood first found new man-agement under Madison House Inc.,which books and manages m{or actssuch as The String Cheese Incident,Keller Williams. The Dresden Dollsand Tai Mahal.

They also found a new bookingagent, the Agency Group Ltd. TheAgency books acts all over the na-tion. with a strong incentive to buildhealthy ties r44lh the artists and givepositive represen ta I io n to various art-ists around the globe.

"Working with [Morning AfterRecordsl had its advantages, but wewere seeking new options," Hall ex-plained, He also said that being under

ByRYANARMSTRONGrarmstlT@mscd.edu

The "Piano Man" sang another song forDenver on Feb. 28 to a packed Pepsi Centercrowd. Though it had been quite a few yearssince he had played in Denver the last beinghis touring concert with Elton John - Billy Joeldid not miss a beat.

Opening his show n'ith 'Angry YoungMan," a hit from 19 76, he set an obvious tone,even at the age of 59.

Unlike bands such as The Rolling Stones orChicago, who tend to show their age on stage,

Joel never disappoints.Whether it's singing the dark "Captain

Jack," or having the audience choose betweenthree songs and playing the winner ("Ballad ofBilly the Kid"), he keeps the audience captivatedwith the album songs.

And Joel's banter with the crowd between

a new booking agent is "... not bad atall, we have a lot of flexibility to dowhat we wanl," This is unlike before,when the Flood booked its olt'n showsin and around Colorado and even na-tionwide.

Born ln The Flood is now prepar-ing to go to the South by SouthwestMusic Festival in Austin, Texas asthey have done for almost five 1'ears.

The Flood will also be headlin-ing a SXSW "sendoff shou"' at 8 p.m.on }Iarch 7 at the Hi-Di!€ on SouthBroadway The show vvill also featurethe Srvayback and Strangers Die Er.eryday. So put on your waders andfind this Flood, immerse yourself in itand support every local sound swim-ming around your ears.

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songs is a show in itself.At one point, with tongue in cheek, Joel

thanked those in the nose-bleed seats becausehe needed money to "pay his car insurance,"a coy reference to his problems with drinkingand driving. Then, Joel reminisces about timespent in Boulder, where he wrote one of hisearlier songs, "CoId Springs Harbor".

Even when Joe[ put the piano aside, put ona Rockies hat, and picked up a guitar to play"We Didn't Start the Fire," the crowd erupted.

Joel even took the spotlight off himself$'hile bringing on a roadie named Chainsaw !osing "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC.

Like a good artist does, Joel saved the bestfor last. It wasn't until the tr,r'o-song encore thatjoel pulled out two of his biggest hits, "Scenesfrom an ]talia.n Restaurant" and, of course,"Piano Man." We were all in the mood for amelody, and Billy had us feelin' all right.

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That buxom, blonde bombshell of a counFy bumpkin, Dolly Parton, is at it once again with her latest albumBacl<woods Barbie, the first commercial release on the diva's very own Dolly Records. An ambitious songstress witha whole Tennessee backwoods full of awarils and recognition, her 41$ maior solo release proves Dolly to be mostprolific if not necessarily pmfound.

That's not to say Backwoods Barbia is without its backrvoods charm. br the title hack, Parton's gentle crooningabout her humble upbringing and ensrring outlandish lifestyle masks a deeper message of surprising ins€curities and

vulnerabilities: '14nd I'm all dolled up and hoping for a chance to prora my worth/And even backveoods Barbies get their feelings hurt."

Parton also pmves that pop and country go together like peanut but-ter and picHes with her fiddle-lhiendly cover of Fine Young Cannibals' ,,1989 hit "She Drives Me Crazy" and a sarsaparilla-soaked rendition of / FSmokey Robinson's classic 'Track Of My Tears."

But, mosdy, Parton just parades through the gamut of old coun-try standards about gettin' while the gettin's good ("Better Get ToLivin"' and "Shinola"), rott€n - albeit irresistible - men ("Madeof Stone," 'Only Dreamin" and "[ IiVill Forever Hate Roses") and, of

course, considerably holier ones ('Jesus and Gravigr"). However, what these songs lack in originality(she has been at it a while, after all), Parton more than makes up for with her uplifting messages,good, old-fashioned country chadsma and threechord compositions, all backed by fond fiddles andmaudlin mandolin serenades.

fust for good measurq Parton wraps the record up with a never-before-released, Whitney Houston-free, live version of "I Will Always tov,e You." And thanks to Parton's bar,trdy brand of bluegrass and herpe*y .,, personalitg, it's hard not to feel the same way about her.

acoustic guitar and piano, not to

mention she has a voice that will as-

tonish anyone who is will ing to give

her a listen.

It's easy to understand that all ofthe songs incf uded on Don't Look Away

come from Voegele's personal exlxri-

ence with life. Every song is unique,

and lbegele isn't afraid to take risks

with her strong vocal abilities, as shecan achiere many ranges of musical

notes. Her songs translate a rery ma- ooooo ffiffil1964 EgoTrippin'

Geffen RecordsElvis Presley3 fi lm "Kissing(ousinl'premieres. Nottobe outdone, Jeny Lee Lewisfollows up with a similar,X+ated version ofthe Presleymovie based on his reallifemaniage to his 13-year-oldcousin.

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marked "fanet" and the other "Disci-pline." Her naval ring is a skull and

crossbones, and her hair looks to beglued to the sides of her face. jackon- it appea-rs - is trying to reinventher image once again.

No matter if she has made herselfover to be a seductive vlxen once more,

it doesn't make up for the fact that hernew album comes across as la.4z anddense. Dscipfine is made up of 22songs that have stupid titles and, evenvvorse, no credible story behind them.due to the fact that she didn't write

any of the songs. Instead of singing

to her full potential, she talk in a

tepid and soft annoying tone.

The final product of Jackson'salbum doesn't hold up to its title.

It seems there was no discipline

involved, whether regarding her

singing, the cover art used or her

continually questionable waro-

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lille would have been Pandemu-niam because her latest album is a

total disaster.

ture and insightful message, an ac-

complishment that many artists will

never become familiar u'ith.

Don't let Voegele's role on "One

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fanet Jackson r Janet Jack-son has ruledthe musiccharts for two

Disriplinedecades. She $as named the second-

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music history fu Billboard Magazine.

and she has sold more than 100 mil-

lion albums n'orldwide. And in no waywill those arnazing accomplishments

be forgotten, even though her latestmusical eflort isn'texactly up to pal

The cover of Dscrpline features

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r€palments that await graduation.Hooffng it to the Tivoli to join thecattle line in the bookstore, proddedthrough by smiling stock assistantstoward the racks of Meho sr.reats ar-ranged arfully to keep you from see-ing the blood being drained from wal-lets at the cash registers.

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Hovering, attentive and alert, forthe next available computer, think-ing, "C'mon, C'MON I've got to getthat paper printed out for class in fiveminutesl" while you can clearly see atleast two students working on theirMySpace pages.

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Metro men's basketball saw itssix-game winning streak and its up-anddown season end wlth a 79-69loss to Colorado Christian in the firstround of the Rocky Mountain Ath-letic C,onference Tournament Feb. 29at Cougar Fielilhouse.

"It's always disappointing when(the season) ends," Metro head coachBrannon Hays said. 'Unless you winyour last garne."

The Roadrunners began thenight with the most confidencethey'd had all season, having wonsix in a row. including an 8O-77win over CCU just 10 days earlier, tomake the RMAC Tournament as theNo. 6 seed.

"We were just two (seeds) awayfrom hosting a game in the tourna-ment," Hays said. "It's a big thing tobe able to play at home in the firstround."

The home crowd in Lakewoodspurred CCU to an early run to putMeho behind 29- 16 halfway throughthe first half. The Roadrunners of-fense started slow and never hit on allcylinders as leading scorer Jesse Wag-staff was never a factor and was heldto just 13 points in the game.

A series of five consecutive of-fensive rebountls led to an 18-O runthat saw Mefo's defense shut outthe high-scoring Cougars offense formore than eight minutes to close outthe first half. During the drought, theCougars went 0-of-8 from the fieldand committed five turnovers, whichallowed the Roadrunners 0o take a34-29 halftime lead.

CCu guard |ustin Neuhas endedthe long dmught with a jumper earlyin the second half, and both teamssettled into a defensive battle. But theprice of keeping pressure on the CCUshooter$ was high on Metro as theyrepeatedly fouled the recharged Cou-gars scorers, led by RMAC Player ofthe Year Rory Morgan.

Halftaray through the second half,the Roadrunners committed theirseventh foul, bringing the Cougarsto the free-throw line after every foul.

Metro continued to foul and the Cou-gars finished with 23 points off offree throws in the semnd half, as aone-point deficit with just under sixminutes in the game enpanded to 11at the two-minute mark.

Meho guard Guiseppe Ciancio'snormally clutch 3-point shots didn'tclrop late in the contest, keeping Metrofrom closing the gap despite good of-fensive showings from Metro guardsTerrell Burgess (21 points) and Mar-quise Carrington (17 points).

Metro mntinued to battle, butdespite scoring more points on fieldgoals and hitting more ttrrees thanCCU, the Cougars' free throw advan-tage proved to be too much to over-come in tle I O-point loss.

The first round exit may have allbut eliminated the Roadrunners homa possible NCAA Tournament berthas the team finished with only 19wins.

"I thought our guys showedgrowth throughout the year," Hayssaid, who completed his second sea-son as Metro's head coach. "Theystarted slowly and then they just kepton working, working to get better. "

The season saw more struggle

than the Roadrunners basketball pro-gram has been used to, after the lossof last year's leading scorer MichaelBahl and only true center MoussaCoulibaly They started slow in theirRMAC schedule at 6-7, but went tofinish the year with a l2-7 confer-ence record, good for third place inthe East Division.

The late-season rally saw manysigns o[ a vastly improved t€am, in-cluding the rise of junior transferLawrence Billings as a defensive andolTensive threat at center, and themah;ration of juniors WagstalT andC€rrington into leaders on the court.

Three players from the currentseason won't be, returning however,most importantly senior startingguard Terrell Burgess, one of theRMAC's top defenders.

"Terrell means so much to us,"Ciancio said. '?{s a senior we're gon-na miss him. He's a big part of ourteam."

lunior Ciancio should tale Bur-gess' vacated position, and a host ofsenior starters will make the nextMetro squad one of the most expe-rienced as they look to improve on aseason of adversity next year.

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MetrorMickensbig in blowoutRoadrunners advanreto second round after28-point win vs. Grizzlies

By ERIC LANSINGl:ncinor6msrd pdrr

Metro women's basketball teamhad a vision at tle start of the season.and it may have come to fruition just

in time for the playoffs in an 88-60annihilation of Adams State Feb. 29in the first round of the Rocky Moun-tain Athletic Conference Shootout atthe Auraria Bvents Center.

Throughout the regular season,Metro's defense ha6 done its partholding their adversaries to low point

totals. But the offense never seemedto find the right mix to reach their fullpotential.

Now with the regular season be-hind them, the Roadrunners openedthe conference playolTs with a com-plete team effort that saw the offenserun like a well-oiled machine scoringa season-high 88 points, while thedefense forced 20 turnovers that wereconverted into 30 points.

"We knew that we needed to putup some points 'cause Adams State

does a nice job offensivelv" Metrohead coach Linda Lappe said. "I4/eworked a liftle all week on moving theball ... and we did a nice job of pass-ing with 22 assists. When ne havethat many assists, we are very hardto beat."

I{etro's star Ashley Mickens onceagain paved the way for Metro, scor-ing a season-high 28 points whilepulling down 12 rebounds. The dou-ble-double was the guard's fifth in fivegames and the 13th this season.

"They punched us in the mouththe first time," Mickens said on atough 82-65 loss to the Grizzlies onDec. 16. "You don't always get thechance to redeem yourselves and tosend them home was a great feel-ing."

Lappe relies heavily on Mickensto jump-staft the team on offense anddefense. The 5-foot-7-inch guard notonly leads the team in scoring at 13.4points per game, but she leads theteam in steals (51) and in reboundsat nine per contest.

"She's our most consistent per-former day in and day out," Lappesaid on Mickens. "We don't need herto get 28 every night 'cause teamshave to pay so much attention to herthat she does a nice lob of finding her

teammates."The game was never in doubt as

the 'Runners raced to a 19-7 pointlead in the first five minutes andpushed the lead to as high as 23 inthe first half, Metro got surprise playfrom forward Megan Sinclair lr.hoscored l0 points in thre€ minutesthat carried her team to a 20-pointlead.

Sinclair missed a month and ahalf in the latter part of the seasondue to a broken hand and has slowlyworked her rvay back into top physicalcondition. Known for her defensivestyle of play, Sinclair scored a season-high 14 points on 7-of9 shooting.

"It was really [un, and it was soexciting to be back," Sinclair said.''Watching from the sideline for sixweeks is tough for any player. "

With a 4 7-2 5 point halftime lead,Metro never laid back as they contin-ued to push the tempo on offense inthe second half, Mickens scored thefirst seven points that cushioned thealead up to 3O points.

The win sends Iappe and herRoadrunners to the second roundof the RMAC Shootout March 7 inPueblo. They will take their four-game winning streak up against ateam they know all too well. Meho

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Metrc forwad ftelsea Lefebre, far right, shoots ovet Adams StateforwardBrandieTelfel teb, 29 at the Aumria Events Centet lhe Roadrunners scored aseason-high 88 points in the win and will take on Nebraska-Keamey March 7 inthe setond round ofthe RMAC Toumament in Pueblo.

will play rival Nebraska-Kearney for hand by now it's just working on thethe third tirne this year and have yet little things. Coach said if we work

to find the wirming formula, losing in on those litde things we'll be whereboth contests. we want to be on Saturday and that's

"They're tough," Mickens said. playing at 8 'o clock in the champion-"We know them like tle back of our ship game."

Club lacrosse corrals CowboysByZACTAYLORztaylo12omscd.edu

At Meho's first home game ofthe season, the Roadrunners' clublacrosse team displayed a varied ar-ray of talent while burying the Uni-versity of Wyoming club team 24-0on March 1 at Dick's Sporting GoodsPark.

Metro goalie Blair Beougfier ledthe charge with the team's first evershutout in their three-year historystopping any of the Cowboys' shoot-ers that broke through the Runners'solid defense.

"I hailn't played in a while."Beougher said. "I'm just out there tohave ful."

The fun extended to other mem-bers of Metro's squad as many postedcareer days. funior attacker tr{ikeRomett scored a double hat trick withsix goals and t$'o assists on the day.Iellow attacker A.J. Nlartinez vaultedthe offense to the high total with fourgoals and four assists as the Roadrun-ners' attack had their way with theCowboys' defense.

The 'Runners' defense cannot

be underrated in the shutout, andMetro's long poles (defenders) shutdown the \{/yoming attack, allowingvery few shots and alrnost no openIooks. The physicality took its toll onthe Cowboys, and late in the game,players rarely cut towards the 'Run-

ners' net.From start to Enish, Meho

brought a dominating performance toannounce their entry into the RockyMountain Lacrosse Conference.

"The guys are really cornmitted,"Roadrunners' head coach Drew De-Marie said.

Every member of the team hascommitted $800 to the club to payfor everlthing from the $50 per hourfield in Commerce City to the busesthat take them to the games.

"We'r€ been battling with AHEC(Auraria Higher Educating Cen-0er) about using a soccer field {atAuraria). ' DeNlarie said abour nyingto get a cheaper field.

Nonetheless, the1i practice twicea week in Commerce City in additionto their home games.

The team has er,en sronn each

year despite the high cost of ioiningthe club, a big factor being the stabil-ity of the program as DeMarie entershis second year.

The new and improved programjoins the Men's Collegiate LacrosseAssociation. covering t}e top DvisionI and tr schools as lacrosse continuesto gain popularity as the nation's fast-est growing sport.

"I do think there is a lot moregood talent in Colorado than 20 yearsago," DeMarie said.

The Runners are 1-1 after theirfirst two games, having droppedthe first game to Colorado School ofMines after Metro's stafiing goaliewithdrew days before the match,forcing the third string goalie to playthrough the l4-4loss.

Nor,r' with a new starting goaliein Beougher, Metro's talent will nextface Northern Arizona March 7 atDick's Sporting Goods Park. TheLumberjacks come to Denrer ranked\o. 20 in the RMLC. the only ranliedteam the Roadrunners play in their14-eame schedule.

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Metro! club lacrosse team celebntes Manh 1 after scoting one oftheil goals intheir 24-0 victory over Wyoming3 cluh team at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. TheRoadrunners are 1-1 on the year and have 10 games left in the rcgularseason,

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Metro dusts Cougars'Runners sweep CCU,pitcherTed Jamison hascomplete game shutout

ByTYLERWATTtwatt2@mscd-edu

Metro head coach Bobby Piercecould not have asked his Roadrun-ners to play any better in their RockyMountain Atbletic Conference week-end qrcner,

Meto's baseball team openedup conference play against CbloradoChristian Unhrcrsity Feb. 29 winningall four games dedffi at AurariaField.

Winnirry niCht be an under-Saiement in the four wins as Friday'sgames boasted l*8 and 16-6 vic-tories ard ingessew 234 and, 9-2winp the following day.

The Roadrunners improved toI l-2 (tl4 in conference) on the sea-son, and are on a lO-game winningsheak after losing two in a row toNebraska-Kearney in their weekendopener. Their record is an easy indica-tion that this isn't the same team thattook the ffeld last season.

"I think it's a lot of leadership,"third baseman Dakota Nahm said af-ter Satlrday's games, "Guys are doingthe small things, getting things done."

To Put fhings in P€rspective Met-ro startEd 4-9 in their ftst 13 gameslast season, and they didn't reach the1 l-win mark until April f 5.

In comparison, Mefro's- lead-ing pitcher had only four wins, butthis year, Steven Green has alreadyreached the four-win mark, which heachieved Friday in 2 ffvg-inning per-formance; Armando Casas has three,and lbd famison has two.

]amison, wlro has been orhemelyreliable as the No. 3 pitcher in themtaflon, was virtualS untouchablein Saturday's mrrrH)ne win againstccu.

D€spite a game in which the of-fmse was all but amazing in scoring23 runs, famison managed to showup his fellow'Runners, pitching allnine innings, allowing no runs onseven hits, and recording 13 shike-outs. The complete mme was bis lon-gest outing in the ear$ season.

"I felt shong, got a little weakerat the end, (and) had to work my off-speed a litde more," lamis6l said-

When the o{Tense is putting upfootball-like numbers, pitchers areable to relax and do their iobs efr-cient$

"You don't feel pressure goingout there, you how the other team isalready down," fanison added.

And Colorado Cbristian wasdown all rcekend long, as Metrooutscored the Cougars 63-16 by Sat-urday's end. There is no doubt thathitting is not a problem with Pierce'srevarnped squad.

Going into Sahrrday's games, fileof the six Meho players, who had appeared in all 11 games, were hitting

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Metro irfieldcTroy Spahn hops up aftu sliding past (olondo (hristian catderColby Gnerand stealing home Feb.29 in the sixtt inning ofthe RoadrunnerJItl-Svictory in theirfirst RMAC game of the season at Aurada tield. Metoswept CCU &0 in two doubleheaders to impruve tro I 1 -2 in the regular season.

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well over the .300 markThe only one left out of the .3OO

club was Nahm, who by the end ofthe 2 3-0 route of CCU, compiled two-homeruns, serren RBI and went 3-for-4, Putting him xlevs the .300 mark.

"I was feeling good, nice and re-laxed, got (pitches) that I [ke4 juststa]'ed back and hit 'em," Nahm said-

Outffelderlake Palmer and infietd-ers Tlree Abshire and |ordan StoulTereach added a homerun to their stat-line as well, during the gane-one winon Saturday.

Pi€r€e said his team had preparedno dillerently for their codercnceopener than they had for any otherweekend series.

As for the preparation of thistearn and getting off to their 11-2start, Pierce has to gile credit to hisretuning guys,

"The returners have broughtleadership, and a way ... !o get thingsdone," Pierce said. "They really hrowwhat's expected of the olfense andhave really held each other account-able through this process."

After opening the season with 13straight games at home, the Road-runners wifl head on the road for sev-en straight garnes and will first meetCSU-Pueblo March 4 for a two-gameseries and then venture to Las Vegasfor a four-garne stint against NewMexicollighlands.

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3.7-3.9Noon and 3 p.m. at NM Highlands

3.126pm. atSdmolof Mins

3.14-3.16iloonand 3 pn.vs. llesa sta!€atAuraria Reld

3.20-3.2211 a,m. and 3 p.m. at Regis

3.28-3.30iloon and 3 p.m. vs. GU-Puebloat Aurafia Field

4.+4.6l'loon and 6 p.m. at Nebraska-Keamey

4.9TBA vs. Air Force JV in ColondoSpdngs

4.11-4.13Noon and 3 p.m. vs. SchoolofMimsatAunria Field

Road WarriorsMetro takes two of threefrom Mustangs in NM,improves to 7-6 on yearByI(ATEFERRAROlderraroomscd.edu

Meho's softball team kicked olTits conference season March 1 andl, faking three out of four gamesagainst West€rn New Mexico at Mus-tang Stadium.

Despite the many fr:esbmen andsophomores the team carries, thenew program is off to a solid start ac-cording to some of its players,

"I feel pretty good about it," secondbaseman Sarah Rusch said" "I rhinkwe could have won all of them, butthat's pretty good for the beginning."

Pitcher Iessica Fisher start€d theopening game of the weekend seriesand had eight shikeouts, allowingonly three runs. Unfortunately the'Runner's offense could only producetwo runs as Mustang pitching heldIVIeho batters in check.

In the second game of the day-one doubleheader, Mefro was ipitedby two home runs from Rusch andleft fielder Cari thompson in the 6rstinning

Metro pitcher tibby Baloehcouldn't hold the first-inning lead forthe Roadrunners, giving up a three-run homer in the bottom of the firstand allowing four more runs in thebottom of the fourfft inning.

' With the Mustangs holding onto a 7-6 lead, senior pitcher CaseyThompson came in to reliel'e Balogb.Thompson kept the Mustangs olf thescoreboard to allow her team to rallv,

Metno scored a run in the top ofthe serienth inning to tie the game andstole the victory from Western NewM€xico in the extra innings whenRusch scorcd on a sacrifice fly fromdesigmt€d hitter Ashky Johnson

The following day, Fisher onceagain start€d for Meho and pitchedwell, throwing a oomplete gameand striking out four Mustangs. Thegame went into €xha innings for thesecond time, with \e 'Runners com-ing out on top once again. Meho hitfour home runs in the game to propelthe tearn to a 9-6 win. Rusch hit hersecond long ball of the series whilegetting help tom first baseman Kai-lee Vessey, catcher Nicole Lyles and

fobnson, who all hit home runs inthe victory.

The final garne of the series saw asolid pitching peformance from CaseyThompson, who tvent the distance onthe mound with two shikeouts andsix earned runs allowed, The offenseplayed a huge role in the 14-7 win asRusch contributed tlree RBI, whileVessey piled up fire RBI.

lLrscfu ffnished the weekend go-ing l1-for-18 with four RBI and sixruns.

"I did pretty eood," Rusch said. "Ithink I could have done better ove.rall.but I iust got to keep working."

The Roadrunners will play a two-game rcad series March 6 at RegisUniversity before finally making theirway to Auraria March 8 where tleywin phy a four-game series againstAdams State at Auraria Field.

.,I rhink r.ve're all really excited toplay at home because we just got ournew infield, and it's going to be reallyfun,' Rusch added.

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Metro pitdrerJessio Fisherwin6 upforathrow inthefinalgame March 1vs.N.M. Highlands at Hidden lakes Complex,Ihe gamewent into extn inningsbeforc tte'Runners (ould slip bywith the 8-7 win. Metm won the sedrs 3-1.

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