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Seats left uacant after SGA electionBy ROB FISHERrfishel8emscd.edu

The recent Student GovernmentAssembly elections may have leftsomething to be desired, such as eightvacant senat€ seats.

Although final results were notavailable at press time, according topreliminary results, eight SGA senateseats r€main open.

If tlree or mofe senate seats arcopen, the senate speaker can call for aspecial election to fill them. That elec-tion can be held at any time, includ-ing the summer.

"This is the lowest number ofcandidates we have had in severalyears," said Aaron "Jack" \tylie cur-rent SGA president.

Preliminary resulb were postedoutside the SGA ofrce in the Ttvoli onMay 5, reporting the expected resulswith on! one "winner," The positionfor SGA president was the only com-petitive post in this year's election.Candidatg have 48 hours after thepreliminary results are announced !ocont€st a-ny r€sults.

But write-ins could delay final re-sults and also curb the need for a spe-cial election. Students who are wrlt-ten in on a ballot are notified by theelection commission that they havebeen nominated and if they haveaccumulated enough lotes to wina position. If the student meets thenomination qualiffcations, such asGPA, college standing and accumu-lat€d d€dits, thery are reviewed, andiI approved, the student is awardedthe position.

This is the second year the SGAelection commission has used Sfu-dent Voice as the service studentsuse to access the yeaily election bal-lot. Andrew Cepeda, chairman ofthe election commission said it isless complicated for students to usecompared to navigating through MyServices. But a change in the servicealone has failed to increase studentparticipation.

Student Voice is not without itscomplications. Students were unableto access ballots for most of May 2,resulting in the elections being ex-tended into Saturday May 3.

"The first couple of days were thebest (for resultsJ," C€peda said. "Butit's picked up a little at the end of theweek."

Howevec the issue may not bethat students don't know who is run-ning, but thet there is an election atall.

"So a lot of students, I wouldn't

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Preliminary election results indicate Andrew Bateman has been elected the newprcident 0f Metrc3 Student Gwenment Assembly. Due to pending wdte-ingactual eledion rcsults will not be determined until May 8.

say, haven't met the candidates. A lot paiF. And students are not allowedof students don't lnow we arehaving to campaign through MefroConnect.an election," Wylie said. The most common$ seen campaign-

Metro student Michael Oviatt ing method by the candidates is chalk-knew the elections lrere taking place ing siilewalks and posting flyers,but said he diiln't vote because he was Students who did vote found theunaware of what the candidates were online ballots featured oictures andall about. bios for each candidate that submit-

"They should make it a little ted them. Of the 13 candidates, thereclearer what they plan to do," Oviatt were two who did not have picturessaid. "I'm not even sw€ what rhe stu- or bios.dent government does." But in order for students to take

There are other factors involved that step and vote, they need to be in-with candidates going out ard en- terested. Most students would like togaging their constituents on campus, see an increased presence on campussuch as the nunber of students and by the candidates.campaign money. Meho student fessica Pisano did

"When you have over 2O,O0O not vote in the election because shestudents on this campus, vast arrays felt uninformed and not engaged byof time where people are in class and the candidates.where their classes are, it is physically "If I had secn them around, thatimpossible that every candidate will would have helped," Pisano said.have a chance to meet and talk with "They should have informed moreevery student," Wylie said. people what it was all about."

Can&dates also have a spending And getting students involved islimit of about $200 for their cam- what r,ldl make the SGA rnore efiec-

tive.'Whether we are looking at a

spcific issue like terftbooks or iustin general, we are only as ellectiveas the (number of) students who areactive," Wylie said. "If we want tosee something happen, we can't justualk into a meeting and say the stu-dents are upset about this. We needto go into a board meeting and saywe are upset about thfus and thereare 3O of them sitting behind me toshow you that."

Currently, SGA members serveone-year terms, except for students$erving on the judiciary branchwho, (after the results of this elec-tion), may have the option to serveuntil they graduate.

"Since student governmeDts operate in a one-year basis, we are usu-ally issue specific, like lve need to dos66gthing onparking or we need todo sbmething on textbooks," Wyliesaid, "On those kinds of campaigns,that's how the student governmentcan be effective."

The current SGA membershel@ to draft the recenfly passedC,olorado Senate Bill 73, which re-quires textbook publishers to supplyinformation to teachers about thechanges in the new editions and hiesto curb a practice known as "bun-dling' textbooks.

Although Wylie hopes the workthe SGA does on issues like textbookswould translate into students votingin the election, he is not optimisticabout the student turnout.

There are certain dilficult reali-Ues student organizations face on acommuter college campus, such asrecruiting students who rypicallyhave other responsibilities like full-time jobs and families.

Wylie said he realizes most stu-dents have other responsibilities anddo not have time to join in studentorganizations, but he suggests theschool institutions also have a roleto play

'As student government, we havea big role in this, but it is the cultureof the campus. It takes the studentorganizations getting involved; ittakes the Greeks; it takes The Metcovering the event; it takes the insti-tuton saying we're going to help en-courage students to get involved andmake their academic career better,"Wylie said.

"lt takes all those things to seehigher voter turnout and give stu-dents more voice on how things happen. Overall attention is what reallydrives people to vote or not."

PRELI l,l I l|ARY tLtff 101{RISULTS TPresidentAndrew Bateman 59.80%Hasim Coates 22.58 %

Vice PresidentHeather Brcadhead 78.,f5 %Unopposed

SACABJennifer Dkkey 41.63%Louisa Manalastas 42.80 %

TrusteeJacyPidemT9;66%Unopposed

TrusteelacyPidem79.65%Unopposed

Senators0nly seven studenB nn for tfteJcat in the student senate.Ihercarc 15 posible seats. Eelow arcthme whose names appearcdon the ballot and subsequentlymn. Anywrite-ins arc yet to bedetermined.Dustin DudleyCJ GarboGary LefrnanJesusless MartinezNike MailleAmanda Splitt[eisa Thomas

' And simply changing the format

of the elections may not be an easyfix. Paper ballots would requAe hir-ing extra people to collect and countballots because current SGA officersand candidates are not allowed toparticipate in the operation of theactual elections.

Plus, students haven't asked tohave the election format changed.

"I have not had any students r€-questing paper ballots," Cepeda said."It is actual$ the plan of the electioncommission to make the election touse elen less paper and conserve. "

Only 9OO studetrts voted lastyear in the SGA elections. And it urasnearly the same this year.

'A lot of students are not here forthe student experience, they are hereto get an educadon," W$ie said.

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more then they did last surnmer. Thepurpose of going to school duringthe surnmer, for most students. is togra.duate sooner. The current planmight discourage students from tak-ing summer classes to avoid the costincrease. Until now, the question of .how the tuition plan would allectsummer enmllees had not been ad-dressed by the adminishation.

"We did not teke in0o accountsummer enrollment during the devel-

opment of the plan," Lutes said. "T\r-ition for summer has always matchedtuition for the academic year. "

Lutes added that changes in tu-ition occur in the fall and are set forthe whole year to include the sum-mer, Surnmer tuition was not takeninto account because its structurealways mimics that of the spring se-mester. T\rition must remain re!€nueneuhal and a different tuition shuc-ture in the summer might allect that,

Lutes said.Until summer ffgistration ends.

the adminisoatioffi not be able toevaluate whether 6itot summer en-rollmedt is alfected !y the rise in zum-meE. hritlon. Mehladministratorswill then determinfff

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in summer tuition is needed."We are not opposed to the idea,

but it hasn't come up," Lutes sald."It's something we may want to kbkat, and it wouldn't $ something we

shouldn't look at."If student interest in summer

classes was deterred by tuifion rates,Mefro spokeswoman Cathy Lucasreafrrmed the idea that the schoolwould look hard at comhg up with asolution for the next fiscal year.

"It wasn't something tlat wastalked about previoush but it isse6gfhing that will be looked at," shesaid. "Because the end goa.l is to getshrdents out fasteL"

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Metro's tuition structure meantto encourage students to graduatesooner, could adversely allect stu-dents seeking to accomplish that bytaking sumrrrer classes, as summertuition will see an unavoidable rateincrease lrom last year.

Metro's new tuition shucture hasbeen effective in increasing total cred-it-hour enrollrnent for the fall andspring semesters. But it remains to beseen what effect, if any, it will have onsummer enrollment.

The tuition restucturing, imple-mented previous to the fall 2OO7 se-mester, was designed to encourageshrdents to become full time, saidNatalie Lutes, vice president of ff-nance and adminishation. Full-timbshrdents taking more than 12 credithours saw a small decrease in tuitionor no change at all. Those taking lessthan 12 hours saw their tuition in-crease by 8 perc€nt. ultimately therestructuring is aimed at improvingoverall retenfion and graduationrat€s.

"The intent of the plan was suc-cessfirl, because more students aretaking more hours," Lutes said re-garding the fall and spring semesters,

Horverrer, the restuchrring hasa negatirrc dlect on summer tuition.Because studentS are unable to takemore than 12 d€dit hours during thesumrner without permission from thedean, they cannot take advantage ofthe tuition incentive. In fact, studentstaking nine credit hours this sum-mer wlll pay approximately $1OO

Threatening letter forces classes to be cancelledByJAMES KRUGERjkrugerlemscd.edu

A threatening letter forced sta-tistics courses at Metro to shut downfor the remainder of the semester, ac-cording to Auraria police.

The author of the anonymous let-ter, received April 29, took issue withthe way advanced business statisticscourses were graded, and.&e lettercontained threatening overtones, al-though Auraria police refuse to givespecifics due to a pending investiga-tion with Denver police.

'Any of these threats ln this dayand age are taken very seriously,"Auraria police Chief John Mackeysaid. "We are going to go on the sideof safety when a situation like thisarises. "

The day following the receipt ofthe letter, Metro temporarily can-celed tr,vo statistics classes until theend of the semester in r€spons€ to thethreat, and poltce ques[oned all 62students enrolled in the courses, al-though the letter never indicated the

sender was a mernber 6f the classes,Mackey said,

Police have made no arrests inconnection with the letter but saidthey are following nu-rnerous leadsand will investigate as to whether ornot the threat is of a broader nature.

the students of the courses willbe graded based on their performanceup to the cancellation.

Earlier this year, Auraria policedealt with a similar situation when abomb threat was received in JanuaryThe suspect in that case was identi-fied, and there was no irt€rruptionof classes.

"Metro stat€ and Auraria takeany and all threats seriously," CathyLucas, assistant vice president ofcommunications, said. "We are doingour due diligence to ensure the safetyof the students."

Notifications were sent out to stu-dents informing them of the threatand encouraging any suspiciousactivity or persons to be reported toAuraria police by calling 9l 1 or 303-

556-5000. The police are also look-ing for any information that mightassist them in the investigation.

The counseling center is alsoavailable to students, faculty andstalI and is located in Tivoli 651, orcounseling stall can be contacted at303-5s5-3132.

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Auraria is going.green with its pFlot recycling program. More than iustolfice pa;rr can now be recycled.

The recycling program, previous-ly only for office paper, now allows thecollection of many more materials in-cluding soda bottles, soup cans, card-board, megezines, plastic containers,aluminum foil and glass containers.

The program is known as "sin-gle+tream recycling," Single-sheamrecycling means the recyclables donot need !o be sorted, but ratherall materials are mixed together inone bin. The con€nience of single-stream recycling is generally thoughtto increase participation in recyclingprogftuns and the amount of mate-rial recl'cled.

In 200f, Waste Managementbecame the fust major solid wastecompany to focus on residentialsingJe-sh€am recycling, Residentialsingle-sheam programs have greatlyincreased recycling rat€s, r€cot€ring

as much as three times the amountof recyclable materials.

"I think going green and rec5r-cling is the best way to go, but whenyou get used io a certain way oflife and a *ray of living, it is hard tochange to a way that takes more ef-fort, it caD't iust be one person or onecounhy who participates. It has to beeveryone," said Meho senior KerreSchmidt.

The campus currently contrib-utes l,3OO tons of hash to landffllsannually, and single-sheam recy-cling could allow that amount to bereduced by up to 60 percent, accord-ing to Auraria ofrcials. The mate-rial collected will be recycled to localmarkets.

The recycling program was inho-duced in the Adminishation Build-ing, Plaza Building and the Tivoli,which were supplied with blue collec-tion bins,

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Thieves are taking it easy at AurariaBy DEBBIE MARSHdmarsh8omscd.edu

At Auraria, theft is common-place, but arrests for the crime arerare.

Laptops, iPods, backpacks, wal-lets, cameras and purses disappearout of lockers, desks and cars. Some-times the cars vanish, too.

Detective Iason Mollendor of theAuraria police said thefts on campusare usually crimes of opportunity,and police logs show that very fewcases are solved. Rarely is there asuspect, a lead or any evidence to fol-low up on.

Mollendor cited the library, TivoliStudent Union and computer labs asareas where thefts are most likeh tooccur.

"Students feel safe. They leavestuff while they go to the bathroomor look for a book," Mollendor said.

That's when the thief strikes.

Don't hust anyoneMetro student Brandee Castle

was in a computer lab when she leftfor a few minutes. Fellow studentswatched while her cell phone wastaken, but never said anything.

"I got it back 10 days later," Cas-tle recalled. "My boyfriend got a callsaying, 'I'll trade you my phone formoney."'

She was lucky: $lO got herphone returned. She never even re-ported it missing to campus police.

"People (wrongly) assume every-one's here to study." said Becky Rob-inson, the library facilities manager.

She added that items, most oftenlaptops and books, are stolen everyday, from every corner of the build-ing. Asked what students can do toavoid getting ripped olT, Robinsonsaid they should use common senseand never assume that a study part-ner is watching their stuff.

Robinson said she thought aboutconducting a sting in the library butdecided against it.

"It can get very dangerous," shesaid. "We're not the police. But wewould work with them."

Bicycles are targetsBicycles are a favorite target,

especially during summer months.Seventeen bikes were stolen from avariety of locations on campus from

U-lotls sud as the one pictured above are the most eft<tiye means of prcreming bicyde theft on 6mpus. Ihe bike nck most ofun nided are arcund the llorthOassroom Building and theTedrnology Euilding. According to lhtediveJason Mollendor, a totalof2g bikeswere stolen in 2flt7, most ofthose dudngthe summer.

person" (such as assault) tale prior-ity, lab results may take six to eightmonths to process. Besides, mostthefts are of objects that are simplylifted without leaving any evidencebehind. Since January, Mollendorhas personally made five arrests forstealing.

He estimates that 2O to 4O ar-rests occur for theft on campus an-nually, usually when someone iscaught in the act by either the policeor the victim, However, crime logsshow the vast maiority of cases la-beled "open" - active but unsolved,or "inactive" - all leads have beenexhausted with no results.

Metro journalism maior BobSpencer noted that crime is rampantin the photo lab in the Arts Building,although much of it doesn't show upin the police log.

"You really have to watch yourstuff," he said. "My friend lost about$50 worth of photo paper when hewent to lunch one day."

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fune through August 2007. A totalof 29 disappeared during the year.

The bike rack on the southeastside of North Classroom Building ismost often hit, but racks to the eastand north of that building, as well as ,

one near the Technology Building,are also frequent targets, Mollendorsaid.

'14Iy bike is a good target.It doesnlt matter if it cost $5 or$5,000," Mollendor warned. "Whatthieves look for are cable locks. Boltcutters can cut tlrough any of themin a matter of seconds."

He highly recommends using asolid metal Ulock to secure any bikeon campus. You can also record theserial number, (located on the fork tothe front wheel or under the crankcase by the pedals), make and modelof your bike for identification pur-poses if it's recovered.

Cars are not safeOccasionally, cars are stolen.

Vehicle theft runs in cycles, acmrd-ing to Mollendor. Nearly every loton campus has been hit, althoughhe said Iot C near Auraria Parkwayand Iot K by Collax Avenue seem tobe the most risky places to park. Fora while, he said. thieves showed apreference for older-model feeps, andthen the frend favored Hondas. For-tunately, there have been no vehiclethefts on campus in recent months,although Iot F and Iot H were bothhit last summer. A total of six riarswere stolen on campus last year.

Mollendor said there are lessauto thefts in the parking garage,which has cameras at every level sothieves are caught on tape. But hewarned against using parking there"as a crutch."

Vehicle break-ins occur more of-ten than car theft. Items from iPodsto textbooks have been stolen out ofcars parked everyrvhere on campus,including the parking garage,

Mollendor has advice for stu-

dents regarding things they mightnormally toss in their car:

Iake it with you - don't leavea backpack, a textbook, or an MP3player in sight.

Leave it home - if you don'tneed it for class, don't bring it oncampus.

Lock it out of slght - if youmust keep it in your car, don't let ittempt someone.

"Don't take for granted thatthey're not going to want what's inthere," Mollendor said. One time, athief broke into a car on campus for32 cents, and the onmer had to pay$ 1 5 0 to have the window replaced.

"Never leave anything of valuevisible in the car," he added.

A lot of stealing goes uueportedbecause students don't think the po-lice can ever recover their property.Mollendor said that Auraria policeare on a tight budget, and dustingfor fingerprints at a crime scene costsabout $300. Because "crines against

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Looking back at fordant three yearuWith his contract up forreview faculty reflecton presidentt timeByANDREWFLOHR-SPENCEspencand@mscd-edu

President Stephen fordan'sthree-year contract with Metro ex-pires this summer. Vocally pleased

with his performance so far, the col-Iege's Board of Trustees is currentlydetermining a new conhact ar:rd isexpected to announce the outcomein June.

The board hired fordan to leadMetro tbrougb the turbulent time

it was in, and fordan, the boardsaid has done iust that. And whilethe school's vital signs ar€ improv-ing, not everyone agrees on whathas been accomplished. The Metro-politan wanted to take this chanceto look back at Jordanls time in of-fice, a time in which Metro, every-one agr@6, has undergone manychanges.

When Stephen Jordan assumedthe olfce of Metro's presidencythree years ago, he had his work cutout for him.

The college was staggering fromits loss two years earlier of $7 mil-lion in state funding ttren Colora-do's economy took a turn for theworse.

Meho's newly created govern-ing board, the Board of Trustees, didnot see eye to eye with then-presi-dent Sheila Kaplan, who had runthe school for more than a dozenyears. It was agreed Kaplan wouldstep down and retun to teaching.

The nu-mber of students everyyear continued to increase, how-ever, and prices for everything fromtoilet paper to power continued togo up, yet state law said the schoolcould only raise tuition a certainamount each year, Something hadto change.

The emaciated budget forcedcuts in every department. Pay in-creases were frozen and several po-

Milestones andobstacles2003. Metro3 preyious president, SheilaKaplan resigns.. 57 million is cut from the state'sfunding of higher education.

2005. Aftertwo years of searching, Metrofinds and appoints Stephen Jordan asits president.. In September, Jordan outlines hisplan for preeminence.

2006. In the spring of 2fi14 Jordan faceshis first test of leadership when alaptop with thousands of currentand former students' Social Securi$numbers goes missing.

2007. Metro unveils"Su(cess begins withyou"rebranding.. Hispanic Serving Institution taskforce begins.. Tuition is restructured.

2008. Legislature cuts new science build-ing funding to $0.. Four days later governor commitsfunds to scien(e building.

put together a lo-year plan for the

impressed him most about fordanwas his advocacy for diversity. 'This

is ooe of his personal missions - topromote diversity everyn'here, " Sosaid. He said Jordan had done a lot toadvocate for urban students and str-dents with different backgrounds.

'He works hard at the job he mshired to do, " said professor Gene Saxe,who has been at Metro for about fourdecades and represents the faculty to Ithe Board of Trustees. "[f the ScienceBuilding comes through, he will havehad a splendid year.". Saxe said fordan had made head-way in improving the pay of teach- -ers, but there was more to be donein improving salaries. He also saidthe college should formally recognizethe faculty's union. Saxe said he doesthink Jordan has put a lot of e{Tortinto imFoving communications be-tween facr;lty and adminisfation.

"He has worked more closely tothe faculty senate than other presi-

dents have." Saxe said. "There iscommunication between people, andthat has worked for the benefit of theinstitution."

English adiunct Roger Green,futuTe. Tlie ftrst three years of the whostarte+at Mebo five 5rars agoplan they would focus on stabilizing and left for a year just as fordan ar- r

the college. Then, for five years, the rived, said the difference in campus

focus would be growth and invest- atmosphere was apparent to him

ment in the college, and the last two when he rehrrned'years the plan is to assess the prog- 'At the time I left there was a lot of

ress made so far and change any- people grumbling about their iob6'" rt

thing that's not working. Green said. "I'll still hear grumbling

He and the board met last month around... but I don't hear as much

to begin talking about ttre second of that."phase. fordan said he felt good about the

''I think he impressed a lot of direction the college was headed but

. people on campus ... he's the kind thathe has a lotof work left to do.

of person who does not dictate from "The important thing for me is

the top down," said professor Tat that I think there has been a marked

Sang So, who rvorked with Jordan improvement in the morale." Jordanfirst-hand while on the faculty pay- said. "While there are lots of people

for-performance committee. So said who continue to be skeptical, by and

the biggest change for him at lUetro large, you look around this place and

is the change in culture. "It took a people be[dve in the vision, people

little time lor the college to get used want to be a part of where we are

to being collaborative and working going," he said' "It's really about

through consensus," So said. 'Anil culture change. Are we all the way I

nou., of course. we expect it." there yet? No. But have we made he-

So said one of the things that mendous shides? Ibelieve that."

sitions terminated. And the cuts be-gan taking a toll on Metro's facilitieSand on teacher morale.

Maintenance orders were back-ing up. Cenhal Classroom, whichhouses admissions and financial aidand is the first place visitors see, hadwires hanging from the ceiling, nas-ty flooring and peeling paint.

Meno's faculty formed a union.The full-time professors sued theboard, claiming the board hadstripped the faculty of temrre rights.The adjunct professors demandedmore pay. All of the vice presidentpositions were filled by interims.

Metro, in summer 2005. hadseen better days, and fordan's new

iob was to turn things around. Andwhat better place to start than withthe labor dispute with the facultythat, in the weeks before fordan'sarrival, had reached fever pitch?

"We laid our vision out as soonas we got here - fully cognjzant ...that we were not Dreeminent, that

we had a long way to go." tordansaid in an intetview with The Met-ropolitan. "But people need to havea sense of where were we going togo, something to believe in, some-thing they thought was possible andsomething that was consistent withwhat this institution is supposed tobe about."

Jordan said he was lucky theyear's budget had not yet been fullyformed, and before he olficially tookolfice, he had the chance to make afew adiustments. Upon taking of-fice, he irnmediately announced agoal to increase the number of full-time faculty and a raise in pay fortle adiuncts. He also aslsed trusteesto spend $3.5 million on technologyand $ 1.5 million on renovationsand remodeling, a chunk of whichwent to update the first floor of theCentral Classroom.

Jordan t}ten sent out a queslion-naire asking faculty and slalf to give

suggestions, and he and the board

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tut. M[IR0P0 TAI,|u MAY 8

PE0PIE 01{ THE STREET rAre you satisfied withMetro in genenl?

Metro wu my first dtoicefor college - | neverwentanywhere else or applied

anywhere else.- J0 MItiSEl junior

I really like it, but they coulduse more water fountains and

places to eat on campus.- t{AIHAtl BERRYMAI{, sophomore

"lile laid our uision eul as soon as wE got here - l'tly ".ffi,ilI1il':-:':'**"'lfral we were nol prEEminenl lhar we had a long wey t; go. But people

neEd to haue a sense ol where were wE going lo go,"something tobelieue in, something they lhought was possibte and somelhing that was

consislEnt with whal this institution Lt supposed lo be about annilayj'

- STEPIIEI{ JORIItrII, METRO PRESIIIENT

STUDEI{TS A]{D FACUTTY BY THE NUMBERS rStephenJodan had promisedto divenifythecampusand increasethe numberoffull-timefaculty. Heretwheredringsstand:

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dissatisfies me- and ifs notjustMetro- is the overuse of $e

intemet- youiust dott't leam thatmuch.

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Re: Burma ,ltre last time€.Urma hit the head-llnes it was diuing the bloodycrackdotn on Buddhist monk-

Fotesters. This tine it is CycloneNargis......the Bunnese may read Nargis asa form of collective punishr4ent fora society where lhe rulers have vi-

Enil oI llays

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Written by GE0F WUI..LERMAN o gwollerm@mscd.eduillustrated by ANDBEW HBWEBTON o ahswert?@mscd.edu

*gj#frffi'gr* A time for deeper reflection...Burmeee red Som one vr'ave rsullering after another. The list of

It is times like these that we inthe business feel content to look backon ererything that has happenedfor the past eight or nine months, orhowever long some of those hermitslrom the OIEce of Student Mediahave been subjecting themseh,es tothis lunacl', with a sort of tentativenostalgia. Or maybe not, for thoservho are ashamed of their work, andindeed the field of journalism has no

shortage of people rvho ought to betruly ashamed. The American Broad-casting Company and the DisneyCorporation for example, but that isanother story for another semester,or perhaps just for those babblingmachines called columnists from TheNew York Times and other modern

media productions.

But I his semcster is coming to

a close. and so there is little time to

throrv punches at bad iournalists or

at politicians or clergymen or an-v-

thing like that. Nope. Non'is the tirne

for reflection, and there is sure to be a

heinous shit-rain of that sort of thing

to go around later, and you can rest

assured that I lvill be there to identify

it for what it really is.

lndeed. one cannot always focus

oneself tolrard politics or journalism

or simply the generally reprehensible

nahlre of things because such an ar-

dent absorption in such devastatingly

unnerving topics n'ill inevitably force

depression and suicide on anyone.And with finals looming, the last

thing people need is to read anotheroutburst about how they are all prob

ably doomed.So, I'll remain nostalgic, and I

must say that it is rather satisfying.The Metropolitan has been a

means toward furnishing Aurariawith litter and garbage and the oft

unnoticed piece of devoted and qual-

ity iournalism since Jirnmy Carterga\€ up peanuts and forever ruinedhis credibility by succumbing to theevils of American politics. lndeed,The Metropolitan has been in service.rvhether an1'one rn'anted it or not, forIonger than the majority of people oncampus hal'e even been e ive.

looking through the archiresYou

will find that the soon-to-be-departed

editor, David Pollan, has done a fine

job of consistently managing and

putting out a nervspaper that should

be considered a satisl,ving and rvor-

thy reflection of the absurd amount

of strain that goes into this line of

u'ork, Should any of you see him on

the sider,r'alli be sure to give him a

hug and a charitable donation both

for his diligence and his patience,

and because he may now be forced

to find hjs way through the great big

black hole of pompous bologna that

is American jourlalism.

Ah, but I digress. The weeks have

HOW /v\ANY PANO9P9 OOeglT TAKE 10 6C1 TO T?ECENTEP OF A opIMAAY EOA?

WHEN T 8E6AN 1HI6 CAIA?NEN, T EA-EVEOTHAT THE SEEA? OUP CHALLENaESfiAO

OUTSTPIWEO THE CAPACITY OF OUPBPOKeN ?OLtTtC9,

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€mergency in, the worst-hit areasand, mote importantly, indicatetheir willtngness to rcc€ive inter-national aid;

ness" is to- be

b set to go *ead. Immediately,tb€ regirrc's tieods in the r€giqenarne$ China and India, shouldruge the seniu leadership to put

Burma's rvees lrdudes an ongo-ing civil war , an endless serie.s ofpolifieal conflicts that have killedan esfmated two million people

on all sides, clronic rice shortages

are not enough, the country's im-potent, if widely celebrated, oppo-sition has mabtained its supportfor prolongBd sanctions by the US,Canada and the EU. It is ironic thatPresident Bush had -just sipedanother round of sanctioru lusthours befor.b Nagris struck. Thecyclone shotild serve as a wake-upcall to anloone; from Burmese sol-diers ald civilians, from Burmesedemocrats and autocrats to pro-

sanction Western governments orprc€ngagement Eastern neigb-bours, to help end the Burmesedays of rgpression, poverty and

disastir, ' ."Waves of sulfering wash over myland"Dr Zar Ni is a research fellow at theDepartment of tntffnational De-velopment at Odord University

. Wedneday. 7 May 2OO8The tndependent tondon,online edition

JIMMIE BREI.SYjbraley@mscd.edubeen many, and the stories have beenplenty. Ereryone remembers the dayHillary Clinton brought her entou-rage of treachery and bullshit to ourhumble campus. The air has alwayssmelled diffcrenlly since then. And

r,t'e allcan rejoice now in the fact that

The N{etopolitan has brought us

ne&'s that the state gor.'ernment r,r'ill

li\€ up to its responsibilities and pay

for our Science Building.

Indeed, there are a number ol

things on campus that bring us all a

sense of connection, this newspapcr

very much included.

The quiet old man n'ho sells hot

dogs by the train tracks still sells hot

dogs by the train tracks, and every-

one subconsciously breathes a sigh

of reliel each time they see him. \t'e

all take that man for granted, surell'.

He is almost as significant a figure to

Auraria as the various underappre-

ciated professors who devote theirtime to facilitating the advancementof their fellow.man in the best andmost dignified kind of way. They cer-tainly deserve more credit than wegive them.

That toothless old u'oman stillwanders campus asking college stu-dents, some of the poorest and mostindebted people in the country. formoney nearly every day. The oldmen, from n-hatel'er old men's clubthey belong to, still show up here andthere to hand us all Bibles in hopesthat God might ease the strain thegovernment has put on us. And ac-tivists of all kinds still parade around

campus shrieking about varioustroubles in hopes that it will incitecharity in people's wallets, Ah yes, itis all of these things that strike an of-ten disregarded, but essentially pleas-

ant chord in the minds of people whospend their days on Auraria.

So, in the spirit of good taste, letus take a momenl of time away lromour constant contemplation and cal-culation of our lives and enjoy theIhct that we are able to spend our timeIearning at an academic institution,with such people as the hot dog manand such a production as The Metro-politan, because be1'ond Auraria is aworld rvhere only the daft and dumbare able to take pride in their institu-tions.

Bl ,,THE METROPOLITAN ) MAY 8, 2008 JOE VACCARELLI ) FEATURES EDITOR > jvaccare@mscd.edu

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JavierSanmiguel pushes the paletas ortthrough theTivolicourtyard on ltlay 5, offeilng a cooltreat to those passingby.The funds raised willhelp la Mision, the latino student dub with funding forsdrolarships, it semester reireats indactivities.

Gregorio Vega, left, dances with Star May 5 in the livolicourtyad, en(ouraging othen to join the festiyities of Cincode Mayo.

Cinco De Mayo CelebrationsStory and Photos By Cora Kemp. ckemp4@mscd.edu

Cinco de Mayo is associ- their way through" thecourt- "Our group started atated with colorful dancers, yard to get to the Tivoli. CCD," said Metro student andmariachi bands, a wide vari The salsa group is headed president Javier Sanmiguel.ety of Mexican flavors and, of by Metro alumnus Jesse Gam- "But now all the schools arecourse, lots of fun. ueda, r,r'ho was excited to be at involved. "

The semester is drawing Metro celebrating the Mexi- The club's purpose is toto a close and the celebration can holiday that commemo- unite Latino students on thewas a much-needed breal< for rates the day 4,000 Mexican campus. It gives out scholar-students at Auraria who have soldiers ran the French and a ships, organizes dances andan ever-growing mountain of traitor Mexican army out of raises money to go on retreatsstress upon their shoulders, Puebla, Mexico. every semester. The club has

"I am supposed to be do- AccordingtoGamueda, he grown to 35 members anding my paper right no$'," said and his group of salsa dancers was awarded Club of the yearpre-dentistry UCD student Di- used to come to Auraria to by CCD.ana Ceniceros. "But I heard dance every Cinco de L1ayo, "Wherever there is loudmusic, and I had to get out but because of traveling, this noise, you will find us," .Laand dance." is his first year back to the Mision member Gregorio Vega

Students at the campus campus since 1999. said.were able to enioy the festivi- "It's great to restart the Many other stud€ntsties during theit break from tradition here," Gamueda enjoyed the fun-filled air asclasses in the courtyard out- said. they watched or participat-side of the Tivoli. Student club La Mision ed in the festivities, making

Students were greeted offered refbeshing Paletas, the Monday before linals awith salsa dancers who en- Mexican popsicles for a quick little more bearable.couraged students to "dance iooldowri iir tde sirn.

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Salsa spices up spring at AurariaBy SHOSIIANA TYLERsdraseB@mscd.edu

A lecture room in the King Centerwas hansformed into a festive dancearea when students and instructorspushed aside tables for the "Introduc-tion to Salsa" music class.

With Latin music playing, a di-verse group of students worked to-gether to practice and perform tech-niques they accumulated throughoutthe semester for dances such as thesalsa and merengue.

'lI love dancing. I registeredthough Metro but bad to file interin-stitutional paper work because CCDoffers the class," Thalya Rodriguez,19. said.

She added that the teachers areenergetic. and fun. In this class, theylearned about the history of the mu-sic and had people come show themdifferent instniments.

"It was great because we could getacquainted with the instruments andget acquainted with the music, lettingyou expr€ss yourself," she said.

"This class is a spiritual, mentaland physical oudet," said Vfueinia

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Ihalp Rodriguez,left, enjoys a laugh as studmt Robert Deleon, center, and(ourse instrudolvirginia Fnno perfect a move in a salsa dancing <ourse May5in the lfing (enter. The course is offered as an elective and worth only 1 credithour, but many studens take it u a fun altemative to rcgular dasses.

Franco, the class instructor. with her sister. The one-credit classFor 15 years, Franco has been is offered by CCD during the fall and

teaching salsa dancing at Auraria spring s€mesters. Its pupose is to

teach the history music and dancetechniques to students from severaldillerent schools.

Her teaching philosophy is to pro-mote self-esteem, never be intimidat-ed and have fun. Many students comein very timid, she said.

"The class is designed to take thestress away from students," said EldaMunoz, Franco's assistant instructorand sister.

Additionally, salsa dancing cansatis{y a high school gzm credit.Mariah Stewart-Shelafo, 16, is a stu-dent at Southwest Early College. Sheis taking the class for gpn credit. TheSouthwest campus is on Auraria.

"I enjoyed the class because it'snot so high school," she said. "Theclass. is a stress releas€. I us€d to takeballet classes, but this is the first Iatindance class I've taken."

The salsa classis also an outlet fordancers of varying skill lelel.

"I would recommend this classto anyone who wants to learn sal-sa," Lindsay Shepler, 19. said. "I'vedanced for lO years, and I dislocatedmy right lmee, " she said.

She resumed dance and dislocat-ed the same heee her first time back.she said. "I irsed to teach a hiphopclass. This class is especially good forbeginners,"

Amy Meichior, 26, is a collegegraduate with a degree in biochem-istry. She took salsa dancing for fun,she said. "I rrnon a salsa dancing com-petifion with my husband, who alsowon a salsa dance-off at his office.Christmas party."

She will have an opportunityto showcase her new shlls duringthe final, which will be held at theD Note in Arvada. Students withall experience levels will have thechance to perform outside of theclass environment.

Robert Deleon, 19, is a CCD stu-dent and personal tainer who teach-es a hiphop class. His advice is to getout there and don't be shy. This classencourag€s people to break out oftheir shell and go have fun with it.

"When they first enter this claseroom tley come in ftesh out of theocean. It's fun !o see them learn,"Franco said.

Colfax renovations lure new businessesByDEBBIE MARSHdmarsh8emscd.edu

East Collax Avenue has alwayshad a reputation for providing en-tertainment. But one seedy sectionof the street that used to be home toa multitude of pimp6 and prostituteshas been transformed. The Iowen-stein Theater fell into extreme dis-repair after closing in 1986 due toa lack of rer€nue. It sat, empty androtting, for nearly 20 years beforeDenver icon foyce Meskis envisionedmoving_herTattered Cover Bookstorein from its Cherry Creek location. $2rnillion and three years later, Meskishas aqain proven that her gutsy stylegets results: sales are booming.

Single up-and-comers and youngmarrieds from nearby neighborhoodsare llocking to the complex for not '

only the latest literature, but also todown a falalel burger at the trendyEncore restaurant, listen to the latestworld beat at Twist & Shout or cuddleon a couch with a glass of Pinot atNeighborhood Flix. There's no needto go frrther to spend a great Satur:day or Sunday kicking back. Here'show:

Tattcred CoYerGet a run in early if you want

some exercise; your day starts whenthO doors open at 9 a.m. at the Tat-tered Cover. Use the free parking ga-rage, accessible from Fli'abeth or Col-umbine, and order a steaming latteand fresh hazelnut biscotti from the

coffee bar before settling down in one.of the oak chairs that are scatteredin front of Denver's best selectionof magazines. Choose from nearly4,000 titles ranging from the 'Guide

to Finishing Your Fhst Ttiathlon" to"The Complete New Yorker" whilenahral light filters in from windowsthat stretch over the racks of month-lies.

When ygur coffee and biscotti aregone, head into the old theater areaand peruse the rows of new releasesand best sellers, such as FiizabethGibson's "Eat, Pray Love." With morethan 150,000 titles at the store, agood case can be made for the plea-sure of picking a topic, such as reli-gion or electronics, and scanning theshelves to catch trends and perhapsfind a gem to take home. Get cornlyin one of the armchairs in the oldorchestra pit the original red theaterseats are cool to see but too bouncv tobe cozy enqngh fel n 1sa6.

BncoreMake the move to the ancient the,

ater lobby-turned-restaurant whenyour stomach begins to growl, Mak-ing its debut late last year, Encore res-taurant is the lat€st venture to claim aspace at the complex. Its globetrottingmenu tours'diners through Morocco,Italy, Mexico and the Americas in acasual atmosphere punctuated .by

repurposed and recycled materials.. Sit on a refurbished stool from the

Aspen Ski Comp:my at the bar topped

A patron sits at a table in Encore restaurant at the Lowenstein Theater complexon (olfax Avenue. The eatery features a setting of refurbished and repuryosedfrrmiture for modentely priced dislres that tpan the globe.

with rare green stone quarried inColorado. Order an organic ginmartini to sip before your cedarplank salmon arrives, while other20-somethings trickle into thesleek locale.

Keep in mind that this is agreat place to return with the boss.You'll want to pony up for a winelocker and have the restaurantstock it with your favorite Mer-lot, then reserve the private roomacross from the open kitchen. Thetabie for six is perfect for an inti-mate gathering, and.heavy doorsassure your conversation won't be-overheard. . . ' ' '

With a slight buz on from the vegetable curry to grilled elk and ialaemartini, it's the perfect bme to saun- eno cheddar brats. B€fi€r J€t, take ],ourter over to the award-winning mu- meal into the show on a swirTel trayde-sic establishment next door. Who signed to ne$le into Sour &ink holder.in Demrer hasn't been in a Twist & Accompany your entr€e with a fteshShout? Alter your nose gets hit witl mint mojito from the bar for a truly in-the incense and your eyes have ad- dulgent experience.justrd to the tiedyed T-shirts, you re- For a more intirnate experience, in-alize there's a new reason to be drawn . vite your special someone to a romanticto this music palace. Itls all about the showing in the intimate Bisto theater.vinyl, and vinyl is back. .Order two of drateru your date likes

According to Devon; full-time to drink, then slip into a loveseat at theadviser and cashier in the modern rear of the film rmm and enjoy thefecords poom (one of two devoted.

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to nothing but the big round discs),more reco'rds are sold here today thanduring their former heyday in the1980s. Surviving the advent of theclearer CD in 1982. and convenientiPod'in 2OOl, more and more of to-day's young "in" crowd is gravitatingtoward the warm resonance createdby the needle-on-vinyl comection.

Take your time flipping through300 to 400 new titles that arrived thepreceding week, many manufacturedat high-tech factories in Europe and

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one door south to this theater-restau-rant combination that beckons withttre dhersity of its rnenu and indepen-dent, foreign and docu-nrentary reels.Although a $3.50 bottomless bucketof popped com is available at the r€-freshment stand" the rcstaurant shineswith solid otlerings from Indonesian

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Rick Salazar, left, and Steve Dozsak, join other dancers following the perfor-man(e to catch up with each otherand share a laugh.

LeAnn 5alazar,right, rolls a dbbonup following themaypole danceMay 3. The Edel-weiss Club providesample opportuni-ties to meet newpeople and makenew friends. Ac-cording to 5alazar3husband Rick. whois also a member,they met at theclub.

The rhythm ofthe maypole dance is not only seen through the measured steps ofthe performers, but also on the actuirolled and stored for reuse after each performance ofthe dance.

Members of both the Vollatanzgruppe and Schuhplattler groups line up in anticipation oftheir music starting. Dancen comefiom a variety ofba*gr0unds andage groups, which makes for a diverse showing each time they perform.

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Built on tradition and pride, theEdelweiss Club hosted its annua.l may-pole dance per{ormed by the Volkstan-zgruppe and the Schuhplatfler dancegmups. Edelweiss - a club dedicatedto German heritage - is Denver'sbest-kept secret.

For 49 years, the club's purposehas been to instill heritage and tra-dition in the younger generation byencouraging the use of the language.dance, music, food and clothing ofGermany. Edelweiss hosts dances, aMar& Gras and competitions to fur-ther the knowledge of old countrycustoms.

At its Commerce Ciry locauonsince 19 72, the 4SGmember club willcelebrate 50 years of heritage in September. The club is not only for adultsbut for entire families. There is a roomdedicated to ctrildren, and they areable to eat and dance with the adults.

"We promote heritage and keeptradi.-tion, Wrc are a' custo-m-preser-vation society" said Edith Gonner, amember and former president of theEdelweiss Club.

Individuals are hit with the strongaromas from the open bar, includingGerman and American dishes as wellas non-alcoholic and alcoholic bever-a8es.

When asked what the drink of thenight was, Ron Cehauf, the dance in-structor {or the gnrups, replied, "beer.

This is a German club."lntroduced by the ioking Vice

President [€o Mayer and ElisabethBurbach, the two groups org,anizedthemselves around the maypole, Bur-bach opened with, "Ron is a very goodteacher at telling us where to go,"

Her double entendre was followed bylaughter.

The maypole dance is a hadi-tional folk dance originating in Eu-rope and perfo5med annually by theVolkstanzgruppe and Schuhplattlerdance groups. The dance is performedaround a pole decorated with garland

and ribbons to welcome spring.Members and dancers were

dressed in lederhosen and dirndls,which are taditional C.erman cos-tumes. The women wore modeslknee-length dresses with aprons, andthe men wore vests and trousers. Au-dience members wore anything fromcasual to forrnal wear.

This year the dance groups per-formed the dance together, since theVolkstarugruppe did not have enougbmembers.

The couples danced with er€enand white ribbons around the pole,intertrvining them until a green-and-

ra,'hite<heckered pattern appeared onthe pole. "Dancing uith the coloredribbons symbolizes couples workingtogether," Gehaul said.

As the two groups danced, they

began to creat€ a net, showing every-one is joined under a common net.Not only was this a feeling among thedancers, but it was felt by visitors, whoare unconditionally welcomed andtreated cordially.

Eacb group comprises approxi-mately 3O children and adults, rang-ing fiom 2 to 75 years old.

Members of the Volkstarzgruppeare made up of older members. As themembers of the club are getting older,the number of dancers and audienceparticipants is dwindling. Gehauf saidthe inhoduction of newer Germandances should bring in a youngercrowd.

Guests are welcomed every Satur-day night from 8 p.m. to mialnight at5495 Monaco St. in Commerte City.Club nembers and the public canenjoy live music from various bands,food, drinks and performances fromthe dance groups; the audience is aI-lowed to dance during the intermis-sions. The admission fee for membersis $3 and non-members $6.

If a night of culture, fun, foodand dancing is needed, Edelweiss isthe place to fullill a heritage fix: ev:eryone is welcome.

"It's ironic how you are hereduring Cinco de Mayo weekend,"

Gehauf said in iest.

This is just one of many pairs of dancers fiom both groups taking part in the maypole dance. PartneB were swapped andrc-swapped throughout fie len$h of tie perfomance.

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@ The Pikes Peak (enter inColorado Springs527-532,16+

Atmosphere's first album, (jrercast!, is beyond a doubt a notevorthy re-cord. The dynamic duo did it for the second time n'hen it released Lucy Fortlin 2(X)1 , u'hich included memorable songs like "Don't Er-er Fucking QuestionThat" and "The \A,bman with thi Tattooed Hands. ' Lucy lbrd is the kind ofalbum that !-ou can sit in a CD plal'er and spin for hours, nerer tiring of it dueto remarkable l_l'rics and big beats that seep out of the speakers.

By 2002, Ciori Loves Ugly made rapper SIug and deejay/producer Ant aprimetime act on the underground hiphop music scene. Atmosphere has re-fused to be tainted bj' music videos and wannabe fans. To them, it's all aboutthe art of music and the true craft of hip-hop,

Atmosphere's fourth album, Serrn's ?rauels, made its debut in 2003.Tlrough a satisfactory album. Seven's ?ravels was missing somefhing. It asn'terractly terrible, but it wasnlt excellent, eithei. The outcome was much thesame with their 20O5 release, You Can't lmagine How Llrch Funl$e're Having,an acceptable album but mediocre at best. Something was absent that !!€spresenl in their previous albums.

But the nuisance of releasing pedestrian albums since Cod I;.Nes UgIy sover. On April 29, Atmosphere released its fifth full-length studio album, W?renLlfe Gives You knnns, You fuint That Shit GoId. Featuring l5 sotrgs, this is analbum that reminds all Atmosphere enthusiasts why tbey fell for lhe ingenioustwosome in the fusl place. The mellow beats in the background merge lr,'ith

ing May 1 7 and 1 8 at the Ogden Theatre.

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1Awordtothe Pennywise

\amed alter the kid-killing clorvn in Stephen King's ''It," Pennywise hasvo\ ,€d to neler take the life of a child, unless he interferes with democracy.

Throughout the temperamental grunge-tinged'90s, Pennirwise resistedall temptations to follou, suit u'ith peer bands The Offspring and Green Day ins \ i tch ing to a major record labe l .

Remaining for 20 years with Epitaph Records (founded by Bret Gurewitz,guitarist for hardcore pilgrim Bad Religion), Pennyu'ise has kept its reputation

of being acutely anti-or,'erexposure.

These Hermosa Beach rock 'n' rollers constitute a four-piece megaphonefor social unrest, picking up where Bad Religion, well, still is. Nonetheless, Pen-ny$.ise harmoniously and angrily embodies the plight of the disenlranchised.They jam about life, death and all of the riots, police brutality bare-knuckle

fighting and Darwinian struggle for supremacy in between.Eight albums into its carcer, Pennlwise decided to tap into the age of the

information super highway (the Internet) to offer their latest album, Reason foBelieve, for ftec as a dor.trrload on [,I1'Space Records, Pennywise's new kccpcr.The band may have switched dishibutors, but these gentlemen don't need $'rit-ten permission to rock: implied oral consent n ill $rit them just fine.

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wednesday 5.7Pennywise w/ Strung Out, Authority Zero and King Rat

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A guide to 10 super summer musicfestivalsPackyourbagsand givetheyan an oilchangeaslhe[{ettakesa ruadtlip in sealth of rotkh'loll

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june 12-15; mandrester, tenn.

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feafudng: Public Bnemy (performingIt Takes aNation of Millions tn HoId UsBack), Spiritualized and Dizee RascalSound advie: fhis urban festiva.l offers intimacy instead of encessiveness.Though the lineup is smallen so is thevenue. While Union Park in Chicagoholds 30,00O, Pitchlork prefers to keepthe cap at 18,0O0 for a little mom toboogie and breathe Essentally, Pitch-fork offers reasonable ticket prices forreasonably entertaining acts, and allin the reasonably cool (and windy)city Who could ask for more?

6, pembetton rluly 25-27; pemberton,

british columbia, canadaRoddn'it rin(c: 2oo8flof la6: $239.50 - $279.5OFeaturing: Nine Inch Nails, fay-z,Coldplay, Death Cab for Cutie andTom Petty and the HeartbreakersSottnd advke: Great lineup, etr? Andthough pu'll be surrounded by glacierpea}s found at the base of the CoastMountains, lou'll quickV wann up tothe wida@ €ryansirc nature of thefe$ival, which ollers a little somethingfor everyone. Asfule hom its assorfrrcntof techno, hiphop and classic mckFembertonis anoutdoorsnen'sdelightdlering fishing, hiking and whitewatermftingin.bdnrenpwrocking.oug,, -,

Rodif itshc:1991Dollars: $195Featudng: nage Against the Machine,Kany'e West, Wilco, Radiohead andNine lnch NailsSound rdvice: Without a doubt, Inl-Iapalooza is the granddaddy of sum-mer lestivals and with lineups likethe one they put together this season,it's no w0nder. Former fronhan for

fane's Addiction and Porno For ry-ros, Perry Ferrell has done it onceagain combining the combustibleenergy of Rage Agairst the Machine,Kanye West and Nine Inch Nails,with the whim on indie wonderboysWilco and Radiohead. And seeing ashow most Lollapalooza coniert-goersare old enough to be parents now thefestival olTers rock concert daycare inthe form of Kidzapalooza, where zuchacts as B€n Harper, Patti Smith andMy Morning Jacket have entertained

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Rodin'it since:2008 Dollan: $170Dollar: $89 - $258 Featudng: Foo Fighters, Conor OberstFeeturing: Radiohead andfackfohnson and the Mystic Valley Band, GnarlsSound advite: It was only a matter of Barkley and N.B.R.D.time before the Big Apple eot behind Sound advia: Another well-recognizeda big, sumner music festival and All event, Austin City Limits been host toPoinb West is just that. tady Liberty some of the most diverse and talentBd

in the background, plus a Manhat- zummer festival lineups south of the

tan slryline, divided by two nigbts of Canadian boder. A town alreadyRadiohead equals big-time success known for their music prestige, Aus-

for Paul Tollett (also the promoier of tin ollers everything a music listenerC-alifomia festival past, Coachella) could crave, fron country and rocka-

.. and-his easbcoast gision..', .'..,.. bilb, to rock, gocpel and elechonica.

1, sasouatch! nmay2+26; george, wash.

nodin hsina: 2002lhe plate: Gorge AmphitheaterDollars: $66.50 - $76.50;eatudng: R.B.M., The Cure, ModestMouse, Death Cab for Cutie, M.I.A.and Flight of the ConchordsSound advke: The Sasquatch! promisesto be a monster of a music fest featur-ing an old-school blend of altemativeand gothic roc.k (R.E.M. andT'he C\:re)combined with the more modern'musing of rcrrered indie rockers Mod-est Mouse and Death Cab for C\rtie. Nomatter how sad Robert Smith makesyou. please re$ain from throwingyourself down the gorge. It would ruinthe festival for the rest of us.

l, wakarusa rjune 5-8; lawrence, kan.

Rodin'it sinte: 2oo4llolhr: $49 - $159Fea0dng: The Flaming Lips, Cake andEmrrylou Harris, The Alett Bmthers,Dr. Dog and BucketheadSound advke: Despite the rustic set-ting in rural Kansas (in the heart ofthe Clinton State Park near the Wa-karusa River), Wakarusa is aiming tobe a predrier event with services thatinclude reserved (and fully stocked)RVs, pre.lit campfire grills and an on-site concierge, in case you forget your

toothbrush. Sounds like just the thingto help you come down after one offtg playning Lips' notoriously trippyshows. And for a real trip, sans hallu-cinogeDs, be sure to check out Avant-garde guru Buckethead,

nodidit sin(e: 2002llolhr: $209.50 - $249.50Featudng: Metallica, Kanye West,Pearl Jam, |ack fobnson and MyMorning lacketSound rdvice: A summer staple of themusic fest rene Bonnaroo has har-bored hippies from across the nation inyears past with acid-washed acts suchas last year's lineup that included theaforementioned Flaning Lips, Wide-spread Panic and The String CheeseIncident. Much to the dismay of hippiebloggers elerywhere, Bonnaroo hastaken a dillerent route with this sea-son's headliners, adding a charge tothe complacent counryside with theaddition of heavy-metal heavy-hittersMetallica and great uncles of grunge,Pearl fam, This flower-fest rtight bebrewing up to be a fist fight in Tennes-see rhis ]rcar, Hippies beware..,

4, rothbururjuly 3-6; r6thbury, mich.

nodi|t' itsin(e:2008Dollars: $244.75Jeatudng: Dave Mafthews Band, JohnMayer, Snoop Dogg, Primuslound advla: Rothbury ollers a di-verse selection of music sanplings,with a lean toward jam bands (snchas Widespread Panic, Phil lesh andFriends and Yonder Moun0ain StringBand). But it's not all about burningspliffs and grooving out to the beatsat Rothbury. The festival also offersa hi-tech think tank that addressesenvironmental iszues such as climatechange. I-magine that, hippies actu-allv do have a conscience after all.

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nodin'it sime: 2006lrollars: $97.50 - $175[eatudng: Foo Fighters, Jack fohnson,Wilco, Kanye West and Nine lnchNailslound adYlce: Iocated at the home ofthe preahess, the Virgin Mobile mu-sic festival is trying to bring a little bitof Burning Man to Baltimore by blow-ing shit up at the end of the weekend,Bven more explosiw is the lineup, averitable cornucopia of coolness thatincludes the Foo Fight€rs, Nine Inchf{ails. Wilco and up.and+oming in-ternational act Rodrigio y Gabriela.

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A single chorus of Jesus lovesthe Little Children should be enoughassuranc€ that those under 18 arenot damned in God's book. But theverses, repeated so ollen, don't havethe asterisk that our society shouldrequire.

What are the terms of this love?Is the offer not valid in places likeOklahoma, California, and Massa-chussets? Perhaps Heaven becomes aguarant@ at a c€rtain age, much likepension plans. My parochial educa-tion wasn't certain to be my salva- .tion. either.

When l-was 11, I was certain Iwould be witness to the end of theworld. I watched for signs because aschool friend had told me the end wasnear.

A man in church proclaimed

loudly "The world will end at 4:30!"At the time, it was all the divine signthat I needed.

Over green b.earu on white plates,I remember the change of wind thatbrought me to my worst fear. The endhad arrived.

The wind rocked the screensand windows and sent spring leavesscurrying across the gray ska. 7Odegrees became 30. The snow blewin and while my family rushed to thefront window to witness the awe-some event, I went to the only placewhire I thought I could escape the

HRISTI IIEITITEkdenke@mscd.edu

wrath of God.In the basement, under my bed.Ththfully, I couldn't say my main

concern was for mysell lt was for myfarnily It was for my neighbor. It wasfor my cat.

I drew sbength ftom a de€p-seat-ed belief that prayer could make thediflerence. God was supposed !o belistening, no matter how a.fraid I wasof his wrath.

I squeezed into the little nook pro-

vided by two sets of drawers beneathmy bed. I pulled a blanket down infront of the entrance. My small handswere clenched so fightly in prayer

that I broke out in a sweat.My mantra was the Iord's prayer.My education about the End came

from what I might consider now anunreliable source. Revelation was

the one book that the school nevermanaged to teach, so I relied on theknowledge of a class friend who spentrecess convincing me that she saw anangel and a ratrite horse.

For her. the end was My LittlePony with an apocalyptic twist.

I trusted her Imowledge. Shememorized Bible verses. She got thebest grade in religion class. Her Biblehad more highlighting than the teach-er. Revelation w:ts her favorite book.

But the words that whispered outof my mouth weren't the same wordsin my mind, I considered my inad-equacies. At 11, I knew I had them.What did God consider worth forgiv-ing? Who had I been spiteful ioward?Was "sorry" just enough?

On the plastic covers over the dug-out windows in the basements, thewind hammered. I stayed there forl5 minutes before it became apparentthat either God was delay'ed or waitingfor me to show my shamefirl face.

I crawled up the stairs and intothe dining room. My dad sat at thetable, his calloused hands peeled an

orange for his next day's lunch. Thecity lights glowed orange against thenew-fallen snow.

The world had not crumbled atmy feet, but the faith in my religionteachers and eccentric friend had. Itwas not my will that saved the world,though for a moment I felt I had suc-ceeded as a negotiator between Godand man.

The weather might have beenGod's fault, but the fear was not.

If as people we allow ourselves tobe controlled by fear, we are left withfew options but to hide under a bed,or a table, or a lie like an 1l-year-oldfrightened by the weather.

I st0od in the pictrrre windor,t' ofthe living room and watched as t}tesnow clung to the new growth ofspring. There can only be pride in sucha moment when you face your fear.

The snow didn't stay I can saynow that such weather is a feat fewplaces other than Colorado can ac-complish. My departure from theworld of parochial education wassoon to follow.

When snow falls, nature listensShe qot the best qrqde in reliqionclass". Her Bible had more Liigh-Iiqhtinq than the teacher. Revela-tion wds her favorite book.

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IN RESPONSE u Letters te the editsr

Exploitation, w arrtirg lab els and tasteful textRe: "Night Class' by Nic Garcia, photos by Dav.'nMadura

I am very confused about the newsworthiness of the article "Night Class" .When I first saw the photos my knee-jerk reaction was that this young, 19-year-old woman was being exploited in a college newspaper, but then I thoughtyou all were more thoughtful than that and gave the article a chance. I still donot understand why the photos and story are considered 'news?'There is nopoint to the story and it feels like you all wanted to print the photos in effort tocreate conhoversy Similar to non-news magazines like the Enquirer, the storyleaves the reader wondering whal the point is.

Are you going to do an article next week on a young man who has to workthe janitorial night shift in order to er?ose Metro students to the fact thatpeople have limited economic opportunity and paying for college is getting in-creasingly more dilficult?

Please help me understand your thought process in publishing this 'stor5z'

Thank you,Erika Church, Program Assistant.Institute for Women's Studies and Services churche@mscd.edu

Dear David,My name is Katrina Craig and I am a graduating senior at MSCD, I am

sending this e-mai.l in regard to the offensive photos included with this week's

The Mehopolitan webomes all tetters tom Meto stuilents, teaclrers, hclilry leave lour letter for David Pollan in the Oftce of Sardent Medi:r, fivoti Student

and admintstraton. I€tters mu$ be typed and shmitted to the Mebopolitan Unbn, Room 313. Edtors nse.rve the rigtd to dit aI lett€rs for contet|g dadty

by 3 pm., Monday before productbn. Send letters to &ollan@rscde& or and *m. Ietters must be dgnd and dat€d with cont*t informatbn

cover story in The Metropolitan. These photos look more like a Playboy center-fold than a respected college news publication.

A warning label should have been included with this publication. These of-

fensive photos are a setback to women on this campus and all over. While I un-derstand the story and the need students have to meet their always increasing

tuition, the photos went overboard and should be considered soft pomography.Women are still discriminated against on a constant basis both in society and

on this campus. These photos are a setback to women everlruhere.

kcraig I 0@mscd.edu

Fellas,Sweet story on the leggy lady of MSCD. We much enioyed. Not the least of

which because you dared to print nipple. Gives a new meaning to the r,t'ordspread.

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StY lfl|fiTt p"lfs been realfrustrating to workso hard since thebeginning of theseason and play allthese games to try andbe the best team inbaseballto only drop itin the finalseries."- Meto baseball catcher ReeceGorrnan on being swept by Mesa.

DIDYOt| lill0lT IlrletmS ment temis team wonthe Rocky Mountain A$leti((onftlence Toumament for thesecond consecutive year, behindthe play offivefint+eam All-Ri{A( player and one serondteam player,lhe men nowadvance to the NCAAToumamentand will play riml Keamey in thefirst round.

DID YOU lfi{0lT IMetrot softball second basemanSarah Rusch and designatedhitter Ashley lohnson eamedsecond team AlFRoc$ ltrlountainAthletic (onference in the 2008regulat season. Third basemanJennessa lesone eamed a spton tfie 2008 RMAC Softball All-Toumament Team for third base.

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Softball slides to finishRoadrunners take fourthin RMAC tournament,end first season 32-18By KATE FERRAROkJerraro@mscd.edu

Nobody believed the Metro soft-ball team could accomplish anythingin its fust season as a team, but Metrohead coach fennifer Fisher and com-pany displayed toughness and char-acter with a strong showing in theRocky Mountain Athletic ConlerenceTournament May 2-3 in Golden.

"We iust came out and provedpeople wrong and showed them whatMetro softball is about," Metro pitcherCasey Thompson said. "It is our firstyear, but we could still come out andkick some serious butt. "

The Roadrunners earned a tbreeseed in the RMAC tournament afteraccumulating 32 wins during theregular season. They finished secondin the East Division behind the Colo-rado School of Mines.

They began the tournanent onFriday morning at long tnke RanchPark and used their mighty bats tocarry them to a 13-5 blowout over

No. 6 CSU-Pueblo.Pitcher Jessica Fisher threw a

complete, five-inning game, allowingonly nine hits and striking out fourThunderwolves. Fisher improved herrecord to 12-7.

"We've just done so well," Fishersaid on taking the first game of thetournament. "No one thought wecould do this, and we just provedthem all wrong."

Sophomore second baseman Sar-ah Rusch had one home run in thegame, while designated hitter Ashley

]ohnson powered out two. Rusch \,tas3-for4 u'ith four RBI.

"She's just so mentally tough, andshe's been that way all season , " coachFisher said. "It's really fun to see herbecause she's the type of player thatshe's totally unselfish, and she's ffnewhen other players step up. "

In game two of tbe double elimi-nation toumament, Metro commit-ted four errors in the afternoon con-t€st against No. 7 Nebraska-Kearney,which upset the Roadrunners 6-2.

Metro pitcher Libby Baloghpicked up the loss, dropping her re-cord to 9-8.

Metro didn't allow the loss to get

them down the following day, crush-

ing No. 4 Mesa State 8-0 at the Colo-rado School of Mines Field in Golden.

Metro third baseman JennessaTesone provided two RBI in the game,helping her team avoid eliminiation.

"We don't want to be out," Tes-one said. "We just had to come out,and we had a lot of games to play. "

Fisher pitched brilliantly in thegame holding the Mavericks to onlytbree hits and forced the mercy ruleto take alTect for the second time mthe tournament.

"She kept them off-balance andwas able to keep the ball dolrn andwork ahead in the count." coachFisher said.

The Roadrunners couldn't keepup the intensity and they lost theirfinal game of tle season against No.2 Adams State 7-5.

Despite the loss, Metro kept theirbeads up and are already looking for-ward to next season.

"I'm really excited," Balogh said."Most of these girls are freshmen.

Just fhink of how well we did withfreshmen on the team. I think it willbe greaL"

Metro will be losing only one se-nior, as Thompson steps off the soft-ball field for the last time. She was

emotional after the game."It's the last game ever, just de-

pressing and sad," Thompson said,trying to hold back tears. "We had agood year, a good run. I'm rery proudof my girls."

Thompson plans to come backnext year and be an assistant coachalongside Fisher. She ended her se-nior year with a l0-2 record andstruck out 50 batters.

Tesone earned a spot on the 2008RMAC Softball All-Tournament Teamfor her play at third base.

During the regular season, Ruschand Johnson earned second team all-RMAC. Rusch lead her team with a.378 average and 46 runs scored.while Johnson lead with 16 homeruns and 6l RBI on the season.

Balogh, Tesone and ouffield-ers Molly Clark and Cari Thompsonearned honorable mentions.

"We took 17 young ladies andstarted a new program and a newhadition at Metro State," mach Fish-er said. "I think there's a lot of peoplein the RMAC that doubted us. Thesegirls never doubted themselves. Theybelieved in themselves. I think it's agreat start for us and hopefully great

things to come."

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Metro loses No. 1 spotonfinal dayBaseball team can't clinchtop spot in conference,is 2nd seed in tourneyByERIC LANSINGlansingomscd.edu

Metro's slumping baseball te"rntook a tufn for the worse May 2-4after dropping all four games to MesaState in the season finale in Crand

Junction.Since the start of the season, the

Roadrunners held the top spot in theRocky MountainAthletic Crnference.But a dreadful swoon has pushed

Metro to drop its last six games in arow and last eight of 10.

The Roadrunners entered the se-ries finale.against Mesa State needingto win one of the final four games toclinch hpme field for the entire RockyMountain Athletic Conference Tour-nament.

"It's been real ftusb:ating to workso hard since the beginning of theseason and play all these games totry and be the best team in baseball toonly drop it in the final series," Mehocatcher Reece Gorman said.

It was "Pack the Park" night atSuplizio Field, and Meho, which usu-ally plays in front of crowds of about65-70, wifiressed a full house of2.313 fans.

The Mavericks didn't disappointtheir faithful fans by scoring five runsin the fifth inning to open the serieswith an 8-1 victory.

I\,Iavericks pitchers Chris Carmaand Brent Iamaster combined to holdthe 'Runners to one earned run onfive hits while sriking out I 2 .

But the eight r,r€lks issued to Met-ro raised questions about the missed

Metrc second baseman Troy Spahn,left, and outfielder Midrael Molinar, right,sit atthe end ofthe bench Apfl 19 dudng a loss atAurada Field.ltletrc has lost iB lastsix games in a rcw heading into the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Toumament.Ihey willplay tfre Colondo School of Mines in thefint tound'

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opportunities as Metro left 1 2 men onbase.

"The past few weekends we haleleft quite a few men on base," Gor-man said. "When you have basesloaded and can't produce or withrunners. in scoring position and youcan't produce, it iust brings the mo-mentum down."

Metro pitcher Shawn Green wasroughed up for eight runs in recording

his second loss on the season,In game one of Saturday's dou-

bleheader, the two teans combinedfor 29 runs on 29 hits with MesaState edging out Metro by a score of17_ ' t )

Metro held a 10-0 lead after the

top of the thAd inning, but the Mav-

ericks pounded out seven ru-ns in con-

secutive innings to take a 14-lO lead.

Metro pitcher Armado Casas

had his,worst pitching performanceof the year, allowing se!€n runs,six earned, in only 2 l/3 inningspitched. Metro pitcher fosh Eckertcame into the third inning to try andstop the bleeding, but the changedidn't help as Eckert was drilled forseven earned runs in only 1 1/3 in-nings pitched.

Mavericks shortstop MikeProvencher had seven RBI in the

garne, including a home run in thefourth inning that cleared the basesfull of Mavericks.

The second game of day twofeatured a solid pirching from bothsides, but Mavericks pitcher JasonEnewold was even better. allowingonly one run on two hits shiking outl0 'Runners. Enewold went the fullseven innings, as Meho's battersiust

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2OO8 RMAC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT PREVI EW

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(!$-r5,3r-9 RMAC)vs.

#6NMHighlands(28-28, 1624RMAC)

#2Meho(38-17, 3G,r0 RMAC)

vs.#5 School of Mines

(19-32,t7-22BJ'[AC)

#3 Regis(27-2O,23-I6NMAC)

vs.**4 Nebraska-I(earney(29-25,22-18 RMAC)

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Tennis coach bids farewell to Metro- Roadrunners'skipper

takes job atWashburn,leaves winning legacyByZACTAYIORztaylo12omscd.edu

After five years of service as Met-ro's head tennis coach. Dave A]denresigned May I to beeome the headcoach at Washburn University in To-peka, Kansas.

His tenure at Metro has been asuccessfirl one, including the 2008season, when he won Rocky Moun-tain AtNetic Conference Men's Coachof the Year and led the Roadrunnersto their second consecutive confer-ence title.

"It rras a hard decision to makeafter the teams I've put together," Al-den said. "But at the end of the dav. itwas a good fit for our family "

Alden took the new position be-cause of the possibilities that Wash-burn olTered, especially in the recruit-ing department. At Metro, the tennisbudget kept Alden to mostly home-grown talent, but the Topeka schoolmaintains a top25 program with an€xpansive recruiting network.

"The first question they askedme," Alden said, "was 'how are yougoing to recruit internationally'? "

Al&n was serving double duty atMetro as both tennis coach and as-sistant athletic director, but at Wash-burn his only commitnent will be tothe team.

"I get to really focus all my timeand enerry on the tennis team," hesaid.

Before he becomes an Ichabod atWashburn, he has unfnished busi-ness. to attend to at Meho.

"Our stated goal from the begin-ning is to get to nationals," Aldensaid. "The Sweet Sixteen.'

' The men face conference rival Ke-amey for the third time this rason in

Metrc tennis head coath Dave Alden talks with fttshman Erandon lupo dudng theh Apdl 13 me€t against Mesa State. Alden migned his po6t t0 be the h€ad tennis<oach atWashbun University inlopeka, Kan., eftctive atthe end of the season.Ihe Roadrunner play Keamey May9 in the firt rcund of the trl0Aloumey.

taking the job. "So I don't think it few of the players to turn the regionalwould be that big a difference," matchup into a dvalry.

Five years may not be a long time "I think it will be even more in-for some coaches, but Alden has left a tense (playing Washburn) becausesolid foundation for the Metro tennis he's there." Faustino said.program. Alden is up to the challenge. [Ie

"It's been an exl,erienc€," Meyer - srdd:that he will always be attachedsaid about his four years with Alden. to the student atbletes he has coached"It's been a little rough at times, but at Mebo, but the men's and women'soverall it's been good. I think I've tearns Alden will inherit has himexcit-groun more as aperson.' ed about the change of scenery. And

Alden's move to Washburn he will certain$ not back down fromhasn't changed the Roadrunners' ha- playing his old squad in the future.tred of the program in Kansas, which "Do we &ant to beat them?" Aldenbeat them earlier in the year. In fact, said about the possible matchup. "Ofseeing Alden at the helm of the com- course we do. But I will alrrays wantpeting program might just spurn a thes€ guys at Meho to succeed."

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the first round of the NCAA Tourna-ment. His squad, which includes firefirst-team All-R\dAC selections andone second team, looks poised to de-liver.

Even with nationals on theirminds, the team understands howmuch will change when Alden is nolonger present on the practice courts.

"I think you always lose some-thing when someone leaves, but youalso gain something," senior Riley.Meyer said on the team losing Aldenbut gaining a new coach. 'iI wish Ihad another year to play with Beck

der Alden, is slated to be the interimhead coach once the off-season be-eins. It would be an easy transitionfor Meares, having played four learsfor Metro,

"I can't wait for next season tobe interim head coach and possiblyhead coach," she said. "It's alwaysbeen my goal to be head coach of thisprogram. "

In her playing time at Metro,Meares was honored as RMAC Playerof t}te Year in 2004 and graduatedthe following year. She's been on thecoaching staff ever since.

(Meares)." "She knows everyone," freshmanMeares, tle assistarf coach un- Angelo Faustino said about Meares

. Sports editor tips his hat, rounds bases for one last timeThe fat lady has sung; the buzzer

has sounded; zeros remain on theclock and the fans are pointing to-ward the exits, screaming "nah-nah-nah-nah, hey-hey, goodbye. "

This is my exit cue as I hand overthe sports editor position to Zac Tay-lor, who is more than qualified to takethe r€ins and succeed me. He is theconsumnate t€am player, a class actand has a feel for the game. He willcome off the bench and tal<e the start-ing role while I will play sixth man bywriting stories here and there.

I've had more tlan my fair shareof time as tle top slugger for TheMetropolitan sports section, and tosay the least, I gave it all I got, putin 110 percent, scratched for everyinch, hustled on every story andpoured my blood and sweat into ev-ery layout.

My tale was a Cinderella story

that sarrr. a young baby-faced rookiecome out of nowhere to rise throughthe ranks of the sports section. Withpractice, good coaching and a heartthe size of lhe Green Monster, Iturned a corner to become a wileyveteran that tr:rned this franchiseinto a dynasty. You couldn't havewritten a better script, and I took itone day at a time.

I have to thank my tearnmatesbecause there is no "I" in team, andit was far from an individual effort.I wouldn't have been able to ac-complish anything without theirhard work, their elTort and theirsupport. We looked to each so thatwhen one section editor couldn'tcome through, the others steppedit up a notch to make sure the fin-ished pmduct was one we all couldbe proud of.

I also don't want to forget about

ERIC tf;I{sINElansing@mscd.edu

tle upper managernent who gave memy chance to do the job I lor,r. Theytook a young raw hd under their wingand molded me into the seasoned vet-eran I am today. I hope one day to sit inone of their seats so that I can der.elopa young rookie and help them fulfilltheir dreams as a iournalist.

As sports editor, I quarterbacked

the section as I saw ft, which includ-ed pmviding more in-depth coverageof Metro sports, tackling the profes-sional world of sports and includingin the lineup the many club sportson campus that just want€d a shot tomake a name for themselves,

I didn't always hit a home run orfind the back of the net in my time onthe ffeld at The Metropolitan. I wascross-checked by writer's block andbad writing, beaned with fastballsby unreliable writers and dauntingproduction nights and blocked in thepaint by monotonous quotes and un-available coaches.

But I always stuck it out until theffnal seconds, always playing untilthe final bell. I got up when I wasknocked down and kept going untilmy body couldn't take it anymore.My love for sports and the newspa-per never allowed me to give up, even

when I was behind the eight ball orif my back was against the wall. Ilearned to make adlustments andrely on my strong supporting cast toput out a competitive section everyweek.

But now it ls time to move on. It isjust the nature of the business, and Iam looking forward to my future en-dedvors. When it stops being fun, it'stime to quit because the old writingarm ain't what it used to be. This hasbeen a great sports town, and it's timeto work on the golf game.

If I were to gi\,€ any advice toanyone about anything, rhis is whatI would say: It's not the dog in thefight, it's the fight in the dog; alwaysplay to win and never play to not lose;winning isn't everything, it's the onlything: half rhis giime is 9O percentmental; and don't give up, don't everglve up.

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final eight and a half minutes of thefirst half, Metro denied CCU a point,going on an l8-0 run to erase a 29-16 deficit. Although the g;ame would

eventually slip from Metro's grasp,the defensive stand uas the best

I have ever seen in

basketball.

a.IAlouqen's-bas-ketball. Feb. 22. 2OO8 vs. Col-orado School of Mines at the

Auraria Events Ce4ter:The women entered their ffnal

regular season makhup looking for ahigh seed in the RMAC Tournament.Mines looked to play spoiler, and earlyin the second half, the Roadrunnersclung to a one-point lead, 34-33.Then Metro's defense woke up, allow-ing just 13 more Orediggers' pointsin the game while the Roadrunnersoffense erupted from beyond the arcand buried Mines 66-46 fior a con-vincing end to a convincing regularseason.

3. Women's soccen Nov. 9.2OO7 vs. West T€xas A&M atAuraria Field:

Meho was upset in the first roundof ttre RMAC Tournament a-fler win-ning the regular season crown, plac-

ing doubts on their postseason abfi-ties. Alldoubtwas erased against WestTexas A&M in the opening round oftha NCAA Tournament. A ft e rgrving up two goals

in the tournamentloss to Fort Iewis,

the Roadrunners

defense locked down.

West Texas responded

in kind, and a O4 tie survived

into the second overtime.

Then Metro's fustine Mon-toya took a comer kick, theball found Katie Kilbey atthe top of the box, andshe slipped it throughthe commotion to anopen Becca Mays, r,l'troslid the ball past thekeeper for thewin.

2, Menb soccen Nw, 2. 2OO7vs. Colorado School of Mines atAurarta Field:

Metro had just secued its placeas RMAC regular season champs andwon home field for the conferencetournament. Now, .they faced No. 4Colorado Scbool of Mines in the semi-finals.The game quickly revealed itselfas a battle of offenses: The Orediggersdrew first blood and the Roadrunnersresponded. The fust half was a goal-keeper's nightrnare, and when thehalftime whistle sounded, it was 2-2.Then the defenses arrived, and thegarne slowed and zuddenly got muchmore physical. Metro outshot Minesin the final half, but the Orediggersmade one of their few munt, headingin a cross 15 minutes from the end towin the game 3-2 .

l. Womenb soccer. Nov. 11.2OO7 vs. Incarnatc Word atAurarla Field:

This was the longest game in Met-m's socccr season, a hard fought bat-tle that came down to one kick, andone miss. It started with a 2-2 rlrawto end regulation, and then two over-times where Meho cams tanfatiringlyclose to scoring but couHn't finish.

Then came some-

thing few insoc@r ex-per ience:

a shootout.Yet neither

t€am re-fused to

fleld, andafter thefust fiver o u n d s ,

the two sideswere still even.

Now it was sud-den death, and the

Graef beat Metro'sstar goalkeeper to go

up 4-3 in the shootout

and put all the hopes onMetro freshman forward fakkie

Greer. Her shot just missed the rightpost, and one of the most excitingsoccer games, and Metro's season,had ended.

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LANSING'sTOP 5 GAMES

5. VolleybalL Sent. 21. 2fi)7vs. UC-Colorado Snrinss at tJreAuraria Events Ccntcr:

Mebo cleaned the Cougars' clockin this game 3-0, The story came ondefense when Metro held UCCS mid-dle blocker Brooke Akers to only 12kills. d|ffs, who was one of the topkills leaders in the RMAC, came intothe contest aver.€lt.g more than 2Okills a game. Metro libero Bri Ostler,who won the RMAC's Defensive Play-er of the Year award, seemed to bewherever Akers placed her kills andcame up with 18 digs to help Mehobring home the win.

4. Men's baeketball. Iair. 19.2OO8 vs. Colorarlo School ofMincs in Golden:

MeEo seemed to be in cruiseconhol leading by 1O pointsat the half, but Mines fresh-man Niko Marinucci caughtfire and single-handedlybrought his team backwith four second-half3-poir:ters. With thegane tied at 62,Meho head coachB r a n n o nHays gavethe ball to hisbest player in Jesse Wagstaff,and the 6-foot-8 forward camethrough in the clutch, and Metro es-caped Golden with the two-point win.The win sparked the 'Runners to wintheir next 8-of-10 to earn a spot inthe RMAC Tournament.

3. Womenb basketball. Feb. 8.2OO8 vs, Resis at the Regis Field-house:

Out of the shoot, Regis built anearly 21-10 lead. The Roadrunnerscut the lead to 10 right before the halfthanks in part to back-to-back threesfrom Meho guard Stephanie Sauter.Metro valiantly fought back in thesecond half and even took a six-pointlead with six minutes on the clock.But from that point on, it was backand forth with the teams exchangingthe lead at every possession. But latefree throws by the Rangers did in the'Runners, atrd unfortunately, Mebodidn't come out on top in this classicencounter,

2. Men's soccen Seot. 7. 2(X)7vs. Fort Lewis at Auraria Field:

During the previous season, theSkyhawks had the Roadrunners'mrmber defeating Meho four times.[n the four losses, Mefro even failedto record a goal against their bltLer ri-vals. Things looked as iI times harln'tchanged Sept. 7, as Fort lewis scoredthe fust two goals. But Metro brokethe scoreless streak ffnding the backof the net twice in four minut€s. WithFortkwis holding a 3-2 lead, Metro'sall-time goal scorer Philip Owen putone home to tie the game. Metro cen-ter Mark Cromie came through in the63rd minute on a nice ftee kick shotftom about 20 feet, Meto scored aninsurance goal, and they finally beat

Fort Icwis after failing to do so inthe past four years.

1. Women's soccen Nov.I l. 2OO7 vs, Incarnate Word at

Aurarla Field:After two 45-minute halves, two

lGminute overtimes and l0

a shooters in the shootout,the game still had not been

decided. This thriller oc-curred in the secondround of the NCAATburnament, afterMetro defeated West

Texas 1-O ind o u b l eo v e r t i m etwo days

prior. The players may have tired,but us reporters were ecstatic hav-ing never witnessed a shootout inour c,reers. After five rounds of theshootout, tle shoot-out score wastied at three.Into thes i x t hr o u n d ,the start of thesudden death rounds. Cardinalforward Sarah Graef slipped one byESPN Al|-American goalkeeper Ra-chel Zollner to take a 4-3 lead. It wasup to Metro freshman Jakkie Greer tomal<e her shot and keep the Roadrun-ners NCAA Touranment hopes alive,but her shot went iust right of thenet, and the season ended. The game

turned out to be the last for Metrohead coach Danny Sanchez, whowent to coach at Wyoming, but it wasa game that most fans and reporterswill never fiorget.

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ZAC'STOP 5 GAMES

5. Men's basketball. Feb, 29.2OO8 vs. Colorado Chrisdan Uni-versi8 at Colorado Christian:

It $'as the last mme of the men'sup and down season, and the Road-runners lost. but it wasn't for lack ofeffort. In the raucous Cougars g1m,

where the RMAC Regular SeasonChampionship banner had alreadybeen raised, Metro quickly fell behind.The large crowd flooded the. g1m withboisterous chants. but the 'Runners

quickly quieted the crowd. For the

BASEBALI D'Runners slip to second in the standingt prepare for Minescouldn't ffgure out the senior in the41 loss.

"It was impr€ssive," Gorman said."He was getting the calls and hittinghis spots,"

Metro's starting pitching onceagain faltered, as Ted Jamison pitched

3 1/3 innings, allowed seven earnedruns and walked four batters in the15-6 loss on the last day of the regu-lar season. The relief was no help giv-ing up eight runs the rest of the way.

The four losses drop Metro'srecord to 30-10 in the RMAC and38-17 overall while Mesa State fin-ishes the year with a 31-9 rccord in

the conference. The one-game edgegives the Mavericks home field in thetournament, and Metro will have tocontinue playing on the road afternot playing at home in 15 games.

"We just can't put too much pres-sue on ourselves," Gorman said onthe upcoming tournament. "We iusthave to come out and play the gamewe have been playing since we werekicls and that's just having fun."

the Roadrunners took three ofthe ffve games played against theOrediggers during the regular sea-son. Metno's 38 wins are the most inschool history.

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Yoga Programs - Mats & props areprovided. All sessions will be held at the St.Franris Atrium. Wear comfortable clothing forthe sessions listed below. For more information.please e-mail wilkinli@mscd.edu or call 303-556-6954.

Hatha Yogo - Tuesdays, Noon - 1 p.m. forall levels. Learn how t0 rejuvenate your bodyand mind with simple yoga postures whilediscovering how yoga connects the body, mindand spirit.

Gentle Yoga - Wednesdays, Noon - 1 p.m.Gentle Yoga is about gently bringing your bodyand mind back in touch with each other andgiving younelf a chance to heal. lt encouragesyour body to let go of built up tension andstress. This gentle, slower paced praftice makesit accessible to people of all sizel ages, andftness levels.

Yoga as Theropy - Wednesdays, 115- 2I5 p.m. Hansa's yoga teaching can adaptclassicalyoga posest0peoplewho havephysicalchallenges. Learn how you can benefit fromhatha yoga at any age and in any condition.

Free Blood Pressure Screenings- Fridays at the Health (enter at Auraria, Plaza150 at 2 p.m.

Mondays at Metro State - Studentrecital, free and open to the public. Held inKing (enter Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. For moreinformation: 103-556-3180.

AA Meetings on Campus-CampusAA meeting facilitator needed. Call Billi at 303-5562525.

Eating for Health and Energy- For more information call Susan Krems at303-770-8433 or 303- 556-6818.

Tobacco Cessation Support - TheHealth Center at Auraria offers many types ofassistance to stop. (all 303-556-2525.

Crypto Science Society - EveryThursday explore aspects of the unknown. Formore information see www.mscd.edu/-crytpo

Cancer Support Groups - ContactLinda Wilkins-Pierce for details: 303-556-6954.

Free HIV Testing - 0ngoing at theHealth Center at Auraria. (all 303- 556-2525.

SCUBA Dive -Thisaccelenting experiencewill help you receive a SOBA Diving (ertificate.0asses will take place at the Auraria Pool. Forfurther details: 303 -942-0399.

Music, Sound and Healing -Discover about this exciting field form of soundand healing. For more information: 303-556-2525.

Spiritual Tools for Daily Living- learn to tune into your intuition. For moreinformation wilkinli@mscd.edu

Volunteer for the Children - Makea difference by becoming a mentorforthe youthcommunity. For further details: 303-302-3264or emeyerhoffer@denveryouth.org

Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority- Learn about our sisterhood every Wednesdayin Sigi's 140 at fiO p.m. For more information:trisigma.recruiter@gmail.com

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llth Annual Latina/oGraduation Ceremony - (ome tothis ceremonial event in Tivoli Turnhalle at 5o.m. tor more infomati0n: 303-556-5689.

ilay9 2008Kenyan Benefit/Cocktail Party- Join Dr. Lucas Shamala in his global outrcachmision, "SAFI" (help) in Tivoli900 at 7 p.m. Formore i nformation : 7 20-422-7 413.

May 9 - 10,2008

The Great Big Piano Trio - Encounterthis trio in King Center at 7:30 p.m. For FurtherDetalis: 303-556-2279.

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BFA Thesis Exhibition - (ome to theBachelor of Fine Arts Senior Thesis Exhibitionin Center for Visual Art at 4 p.m. For moreinformation: www.emmanuelgallery.org

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Tools of the Mind CoachesSummit, Denver - Formore infomationon the coaches: erickdan@mscd,edu

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