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Charlie Metro watches the action from the dugout Oct. 20 at Lutz Sports Complex In Arvada. Metro is a former major league manager and player with 4 7 years of experience in profess Iona I baseball. He is playing in a league with Metro his­tory Professor Thomas Altherr and Metro student Richard Foster. The team plays each Monday. See story on page 14.

SGA has limited power Some members say gro~p not taken seriously by administration By Perry Swanson The Metropolitan

Trujillo said shared governance doesn't exist at Metro.

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who said she's happy with Lhe level of influ­ence she has and maintains that student lead­ership is more about learning than actual governing.

• Student government members only serve advisory roles on the decision-making groups at the college, such as the Board of Trustees and the Auraria Board of Directors. They cannot vote or make binding decisions.

bers at Metro want one thing - influence. They don't agree on how much influ­

ence students should have on the education­al process or exactly where that power should be directed. They do agree that a stu-

..... dent perspective is vital to formulating col­lege policy.

The catch phrase for this is "shared gov­ernance."

On one end of the spectrum is Jessie Bullock, vice president ofStudent Fees, who said the administration and students should be "equal in power."

On the other end is Gabriel Hermelin, vice president of Campus Communications,

Several factors have limited the SGA's power on campus.

• Student government is supposed to represent all of Metro's 17,000 students, but only 6 percent of Metro students voted in the election last spring. Two percent of Metro students voted for SGA President Karmin Trujillo. ·

• Neither Colorado law nor college pol­icy requires Metro to listen · to sludent con­cerns on most issues. The only exception, a policy from the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, says that college adminis­trators must "involve student participation in setting student fees."

Bullock, however, says this is not good enough.

"I don't understand why the system was ever made up where students could give their opinion on a committee, and it wouldn't be taken seriously," she said. "Administrators are here year afler year. They need student government to give a fresh outlook."

The crux of Lhe problem lies in whether "shared governance" means that sludents should serve in advisory roles or have bind-

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Apples in Metro computer labs

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Bad Apples spoil Metro computer labs Computer company replaces 17 Power Macs, more to be repaired By Bill Keran The Metropolitan

· Metro recently bought a barrel of rot­ten Apples--:- not Red Delicious or Granny Smith apples, but Power Macintosh com­puters.

The school bought "a batch of bad computers from Apple," said Mabel Lemmerman, a computer specialist for Metro. Apple replaced faulty parts on sev­eral computers since they were under war­ranty. But some are still not performing up to par, she said.

Metro bought 26 Power Macintosh computers this summer for a computer lab in West Classroom 243b. Part of the money came from the Journalism department, which received a gra"nt for the m~chines and is the lab's main user. The computers and monitors cost $2,400 each with a $200 rebate.

The computer problems have created havoc for classes who use the lab. James Brodell, a journalism professor, is one of the instructors affected by the Apple

lemons. Brodell complained that the Macs sometimes unexpectedly stop working, often run slowly, and occasionally refuse to print.

Brodell said one of his students had computer problems during the midterm for one of his classes. Toward the end of the test, the monitor was working only inter­mittently. It would come on, he would type like crazy until it went out again, wait, then type like mad when the screen returned.

"I have deliberately given assignments that did not involve the computers," said Brodell, who teaches Beginning Reporting and Newspaper and Magazine Design in the lab this semester.

"I've had students drop the class," Brodell said, adding that the computer glitches are at least partially responsible.

Lemmerman said that this is not the college's first problems with Macintosh computers, but it is the biggest. This sum­mer, 17 Macs in the physics lab needed new parts.

Macs are not the only computer sys­tem that has presented difficulty for the

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H.ACKING AWAY: Metro journalism major Pauline Rivera uses -0ne of the com­puters in West Classroom 243 on Oct. 22. Apple Computer Inc. recently sold Metro a batch of defective computers.

school. Norm Mikesell of Information Technology said the department also had problems with IBM compatibles.

"Hopefully, we'll get this straightened out," Lemmerman said. "I just want to get them fixed."

'Virtual classes' to link Metro to distant colleges Technology Task Force aims to incorporate the Internet into classes by 2003 By Deborah Wiig The Metropolitan

Metro will become both a traditional and virtual college within the next five years.

The Strategic Plan for Integration of Instructional Technology into the (Metro) Curricula, will help link Metro students with the world. Metro students will be able to take courses on the Internet from select­ed colleges in several countries.

Tests, student research, and advising would be done on the Internet if the plan is implemented. Students from other col­leges would also be able to take Metro courses.

Metro's interim Provost Cheryl Norton asked Metro faculty in an Oct. 8 memo to review the plan and give feed­back by Oct. 27.

Metro is not the first college to try developing a plan for bringing technology into the classroom. Campuses across the country are developing similar technology plans, said Steve Ernst, director of Instructional Technology and co-chairman of the Technology Task Force.

What will the future at Metro look like under the plan?

Larry Worster, assistant professor of music and co-chairman of the task force that developed the plan, envisioned a sce­nario where he could teach several stu-

dents in different locations. "When I walk into my classroom, I'll

be teaching perhaps 15 students at Metro, 15 at Mesa State, 15 at Western State, another 15 at Adams State," he said. "All four classrooms will be linked by com­pressed video over the Internet. I can see them, they can see me. All four locations will be displayed on my computer screen.

"There will be chat rooms used for education, rather than entertainment. Students will take tests over secure Web sites. They will use the Web, led by pro­fessors , to access reliable resources. There is so much misinformation on the Internet. The role of educators is to point students to accurate information."

Worster emphasized, however, that computers will not replace professors.

"It must be person-to-person, face-to­fac~, that must not change. Professors are still the crucial piece of learning, along with students collaborating with each other," he said.

Worster said each department will be able to develop its own plan to integrate technology into its classrooms. Worster said he anticipates faculty approval of the plan.

"The aim is not to impose technology on people but to have it occur in a way that · will not disrupt what's valuable at Metro," he said.

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Power failure leaves Tivoli in the dark, downs phone lines By J~ Stephenson The Metropolitan

The Tivoli was left in the dark for over two hours Oct. 20, when part of an under­ground transformer that supplies power to the student 1,1nion failed.

Other campus buildings were not affected by the power outage, since they

' are connected to a different transformer network.

Public Service spokeswoman Bobbye Foster said the power failure affected an

area stretching from Interstate 25 to Navajo Street, and Sixth Avenue to 20th

Avenue. The power failure, which also brought down phone lines, occurred about 1 :05 p.m. Power was not restored until about 3:15 p.m.

For some people in the Tivoli, the

· blackout was merely an inconvenience, for others it meant the loss of -tw·o hour's worth of business.

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Barb Weiske, director of the Tivoli Student Union and Campus Auxiliaries,

said she can't estimate how much revenue Tivoli businesses lost as a result of the power outage, but did say they will have to eat. that cost.

"They were are very understanding because they knew there was nothing we could do," Weiske said.

The Taco Bell in the Tivoli Food Court stopped servjng food around 1: 15 because food temperatures dropped below safety levels.

Taco Bell employee Abelina Escalera said she and her co-workers had to manu­ally add up totals in the dark during the time they were able to. serve food.

Other businesses such as Hammond's candy store and Cost Cutters hair salon closed until power was restored.

In the Tivoli Parking Lot, Mike Matalonis, a parking attendant, whose cash register fell victim to the power fail­ure, used pencil and paper to estimate how much people owed.

"We had to manually add up parking tickets," he said. "I think it 's a little much to have to figure this out."

Foster said Public Service replaced transformer equipment and it is unlikely to fail again. She said she is not sure why it did in the first place.

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Metro targets Ininorities, poor for low--cost classes By Lori Vaughn The Metropolilan

Metro began recruiting Colorado graduating high school students Oct. 13 to give them a chance to study at Auraria dur­ing the 10th annual Summer Bridge Program. The college aims to recruit 150.

The intent of the program is to bridge the gap between high school and college by offering eligible students the opportunity to attend college courses.

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"These are students who wouldn't have the opportunity, who might not be able lo take advantage of college unless we intro­duce it to them."

Summer Bridge participants are required to pay a program fee of $25. They may be required to pay for their books as well. Metro covers the additional $I 92 in tuition and $83.4 I in student fees.

Last summer, orga­nizers recruited about 120 students into the program; 104 students completed their courses and 77 stu­dents continued their edu­cation at Metro in the fall.

In the Summer Bridge program

The program offers two courses: English I I 9, First Year Seminar; and Speech I 0 I, Introduction to Public Speaking. At the end of this six-week program students will have earned at least three credit hours which may be applicable to general studies or multi-cultural

last summer com­pleted the program.

To participate in the program, students must be either an ethnic minority or qualify for need-based finan­cial aid.

Other qualifying factors include being a first time freshman who is a Colorado resident and meets Metro's admission standards.

"Our purpose is to provide an oppor­tunity to students who might not consider college," said director Donelyn James.

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CLOGGED: Cars line up to exit parking Lot E at about 3:30 p.m. Oct. 16.

Pepsi. Center Inight ease Lot E traffic congestion Traffic light adjustments, widened streets to come

By Frank Bell The Metropolitan

Housing three schools on a com­muter campus with more than 35,000 stu­dents means parking is premium. While most students find a spot - even if it means leaving home a bit early - the tricky part is getting out of some of the Auraria lots, especially Lot E.

With only one exit lane leading out of Lot E, which is located on the far west side of campus, congestion is a chronic problem.

It sometimes takes up to eight min­utes for a car to get out of the lot and onto the street during peak departure hours between 1 and 5 p.m. Vehicles exiting Lot E are regularly backed up from the signal light at the intersection of 7th and Walnut Streets back past the parking attendant huts.

Mark Gallagher, director of Auraria Parking and Transportation Services, said parking lot congestion is a problem in some of the lots but solutions might not be far away. He said construction of a new sports arena, which will be. home to the Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Avalanche, might help.

"We think the Pepsi Center is actual­ly going to improve things," Gallagher

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road modifications, such as widening the streets and structural improvements involved with the building the arena. Construction of the center and the roads has not been scheduled.

Gallagher said Auraria is also work­ing with the city to change the light's tim­ing in that area to ~ven out the flow of traffic.

Gallagher said Auraria will also work with Denver to open more exits onto city­owned streets to ease congestion.

He said he realizes that students are "slaves" to their school schedules, and should be able to gel out of a parking area efficiently.

"Tuey really need another lane to 'get out," said Lisa Wells, 30, a Metro student.

She added that the same problem exists in Lot G, located behind the Plaza Building.

Many times during the day, two of the three exit lanes to Lot E are chained off, leaving only one exit lane but three entrance lanes.

Gallagher said he will look into mak­ing one of the closed entrance lanes a left-turn lane, allowing drivers to head west toward Federal Boulevard.

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Student govern1nent \Vorks to establish ~redibility SGA from 1

ing authority to enforce demands. _ "To me, (shared governance) means

inclusion," Hermelin said. "We have a voice, and we have an outlet for it."

Hermelin recently started a Communications Advisory Council with Debbie Thomas, who is interim vice pres­ident of College Communications. Hermelin said that her contributions have been welcomed in developing the col­lege's marketing strategy.

"I feel completely satisfied with my access (to the decision-making process)," Hermelin said. "I don 't feel limited at all."

Metro President Sheila Kaplan agreed that a student perspective is important but stopped short of advocating increased power for student government. She said she's skeptical about increasing student government influence and noted that stu­dent govem.ment representatives are occa­sionally unreliable.

"(SGA members) bring ideas to the table. and the good ideas get used," she said. "Sometimes SGA members do not

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show up at meetings, they resign from office. Continuity is a problem."

Still, Kaplan said her administration wants to listen to student concerns.

"Every good faith effort is being made," she said.

This year 's incarnation of student government hasn't suffered from the same kind of conflict that last year's did, but some SGA actions this year have stirred controversy.

Three of the 12 SGA members have resigned since April. Maria Rodriguez, a representative on the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board, resigned, saying she didn't have time for the job. Jillian Mills, former vice president of Student Organizations, resigned one month after taking office for the same rea­son.

A third resignation came from the Judicial Board chief justice, Mark Zanghetti. After a two-month disappear­ance, Zanghelti cited only "personal rea­sons" when he resigned in September.

Student government members said

Jessie Bullock, Student Fees

John Gaskell, Student Services

they knew Zanghelti was gone over the summer, but they didn't take action because the government doesn't have a plan for when an officer disappears. Zanghetti wasn't paid during his absence, SGA members said.

A year ago, two members, John Olivett and Tracey Monteiro were fired for not having the required 2.0 GPA.

Former student government President Stephanie Stevenson was fired from her post for not taking enough credits as spec­ified in the SGA constitution.

Stevenson later admitted she used stu­dent government money to make $198 in personal long-distance phone calls.

Shortly after Stevenson's dismissal, new President William Coker appointed Trujillo as vice president of Administration and Finance. Trujillo beat two other candidates for president last spring with 40 percent of the vote.

As the presidential nominee for The Collective party, Trujillo said she would work to sway the college to hire more full­time professors, work on reforming

Becky Geist, Academic Affairs

Teresa Harper, Diversity

Metro's grade appeal policy and encour­age the college to add more computer labs. Trujillo also said her ticket would spend student government funds more conscien-tiously. ·

So far, Trujillo hasn ' t made serious progress on any of those issues.

She did, however, support changing the representatives' monthly stipend in August from $200 to $500 per month and lobbied to hire a full-time administrative assistant to work in the SGA office. The office assistant, who is paid about $20,000 per year by the office of Student Activities, started work on Oct. 20.

Trujillo said her campaign goals were based on contributions from each member of The Collective ticket and that some of them changed when she was the only one of that ticket to be elected.

"Some of the focus points that have come up have changed because of admin­istration and how this year functions. If I want equality through my whole group, we need lo be on the same page and decide our goals together," she said.

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Lawyer focuses on winning cases, not popularity 'I hope and pray they're innocent,' O.]. Simpson attorney tells audience

By Meghan Hughes 171e Metropolita11

Defense attorneys are not meant to be popular, they are meant to win cases.

That's one of the philosophies notorious defense attorney and Harvard law Professor Alan Dershowitz presented Oct. 16 at Auraria Events Center.

Dershowitz, most known for his high profile clientele, including Claus von Bulow and O.J. Simpson, spoke before a crowd of about 200 people. His hour-long lecture touched on a number of topics but working as a top defense attorney was the focus.

Several misconceptions and burdens are often associated with being a defense attorney. The defense lawyer's role in soci­ety is often portrayed negatively, he said. • "When we win, we are really condemned because most peo-ple believe that we have won on behalf of clients who actually (committed the crime)," Dershowitz said. "For that we are guilty, therefore, we contributed to the perversion of justice.

"The role of the defense attorney is not to do justice. It is to win, by all ethical, lawful and proper means."

He also cited cases that illustrated the justice system's inequities and biases. Race plays a large part in deciding the guilt or innocence of a defendant, Dershowitz said.

"In 1997, it is 10 times more likely that a black man who kills a white man will get the death penalty than a white man who kills a black. Are you going to accept a system under which the primary, criteria of who lives and who dies is race and money?" Dershowitz asked.

A portion of Dershowitz's lecture was devoted to answering audience questions, which ranged from broad to specific.

"Most of the time I don ' t have to ask if defendants are guilty," he explained. "They usually tell me straight out and con­tend they're innocent. In the case of O.J. Simpson, he said, 'How could they think I did. this?"'

Later, however, he responded to a similar question with a dif­ferent take.

"Every good lawyer starts out a case with the presumption of guilt," he said. "Of course, I hope and pray they're innocent."

The lecture was part of a series sponsored by Metro Student Activities. Psychiatrist Alvin Poussaint is scheduled to speak Nov. 6 in the Tivoli about affifTil!ltive action and race relations. For more information contact Student Activities at 556-2595.

Metro students might get crack at Wheel of Fortune

By Perry Swanson

When Wheel of Fortune comes to town later this month, a Metro student might be spinning for a chance at cash and fabulous prizes - or at least to sneak a gander at game show icon Vanna White.

Daryl Jackson, a marketing assistant in Metro's Student Activi~ies office, has 200 audience tickets to give away on a first com\!, first serve basis.

"We want to fill the audience with loud, boisterous Metro State students,'' Jackson said.

Students who want tickets can contact Jackson at 556-2595 or visit Tivoli Room 305. The long-running game show will tape I 0 episodes on Oct. 25 and 26 at the Temple Buell Theatre in Denver.

A handful of Metro students auditioned Oct. 21 and 22 to be contestants on the show. The students' names were not available at press time.

The shows will air on KMGH-TV weeknights and Saturday from Nov. 10 to 21 at 6:30 p.m. Students can get tickets Oct 26 at

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l'D LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL, PAT: The wheel looms dan­gerously close to bankruptcy. Metro students audl· tloned to be on the show Oct. 21 and 22.

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The MSCD Counseling Center Institute for Multicultural Understanding is pleased to resume its annual symposia series on multicultural and· diversity issues. The general program is entitled .

. "Qetrio9 to know 9ou:

cl\ series of ~!Jmposin on cZ\pprecint109 '5umno

~ff erences" and will commence on

Monday, October 27, 1997, - from Noon to 1:00 P.M.

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This series will bring experts from the academic and local communities to present challenging and controversial topics relating to the acceptance, respect and appreciation of human differences. The format will involve both formal presentations and interactive discussion.

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Five sessions are planned for the fall 1997 semester, starting off with:

~ovisibilit!J: 7he -J;no9un9e ~ins of tJoliricnl C ootrol nnit tJower by Marta I. Cruz-Jansen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Secondary Education Dept. Metropolitan State College of Denver When: Monday, October 27, 1997

12:00 Noon -1:00 P.M.

h Where: Golda Meir Center

What does it mean when we say, ''We don't see color, we only see peopler'This ses.5ion will explore the development and impact of "invisibility'' upon various groups in our society. Dr. Cruz-Jansen will expound upon the distinctions between the fonnal GUITicula of our schools and the informal "curriculum" of the socialization process,

. and how both differentially teach invisibility and selkondemnation to underrepresented groups and classes in our population. These symposia are free and open to all in the Auraria and neighboring communities. Oas.ses are welcomed. Refreshments will be served.

Future sessions will be announced presently. Look for announcements on bulletin boards, campus newspaper ads, and on e-mail.

For additional information, call Jose at 556-3132. These symposia are presented with funding assistance from the

MSCD Diversity Initiatives Program.

Sean Weaver/Tire Metropolitan HOT SALSA: Sue Bonola cuts a rug with salsa instructor Jess Torres during an Oct. 15 Nooners session. Torres also taught a cha-cha session Oct. 22.

Lunchtime program teaches~ classes on 'off-the-wall' topics By Sean Weaver The Metropolitan

Tivoli Room 329 has been trans­formed into a temporary dance studio dur­ing October. Cha-cha was the dance du

. jour Oct. 22 and on Oct. 15, 19 students learned how to salsa.

Some students muttered "quick­quick-slow" as they followed Jess Torres, a dance instructor and owner of World of Dance in Cherry Creek. The lesson was part of the Nooners program, which is sporysored by the Metro and University of Colorado at Denver student activities offices.

Torres, who has been teaching dance since 1979, said he enjoys teaching the

Nooners dance lessons because the stu­dents want to learn and are open to trying new things.

"It's always upbeat," he said. Students were equally happy with

Torres. One student said although she enjoyed dancing, she never took a lesson.

"I thought he was great," said Metro student Anastasia Smith. "I was hanging out in the library when I saw the (adver­tisement), and it sounded more fun than sitting in the library."

UCO student Sue Bonola said she felt comfortable at the salsa session.

"It's fun.," she said, "No one knows what they're doing, so it's not that embar­rassing."

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earlier this month and Gayle Johnson resigned

mittee before student govern­ment campaigning

forums to discuss issues during the annual spring campaign for student government offices. It also fields complaints about election practices. Last spring, the commission investigated five complaints regarding SGA candidates' flier-posting proce­dures.

There are two vacancies on the seven-member board that oversees student govern­ment elections at Metro.

Judicial Board Chief Justice Krystal Bigley is look­ing to replace two student members on the Election Commission.

in May. A full com­mission has five students, one facul­ty advisor and one administrative advisor, Bigley said.

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begins next semes-ter.

Positions on the commission are unpaid and require an increasing time commitment as the April election draws near.

Bigley, whose position is up for grabs next month, The Election

Commission organizes student

Srudents interested in a seat on the commission can contact student government 556-3312. Chad Sorenson resigned said she wants to fill the com-

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Zav Dadabhoy, director of Student Activities at Metro, said the Nooners pro­gram, now in its second year, is a success.

"When you go into a room and see 20 people bobbing, learning how to salsa or tango, enjoying themselves, it makes it worth it," Dadabhoy said.

Dadabhoy said students thought up the concept the Nooners program last year for students to pursue individual .interests and passions for "off-the-wall" topics.

He said a group of four students, two from Metro and two from UCD, met at the beginning of the semester to brainstorm ideas for this year's program. He said the Nooners objective is to be as "lighthearted and fun as possible, yet provide life skilJs."

Dadabhoy said the cost for the Nooners program is minimal because most of the

instructors are volunteers from the campus or community. The biggest expense is advertising. ' -

He said this year's advertising includes brochures, a banner and e-mail. Nooners events are scheduled on Tuesdays from noon to, I p.m and Wednesdays from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Dadabhoy said he wants to see the pro­gram continue next year and expand to three days each week. He said plans are already being made for events next semes-ter.

The Nooners program will continue through December and will focus on lec­tures and workshops ranging from Jandlord­tenant issues to wine tasting and micro­brewing. For more information of the pro­grams, contact Metro Student Activities in the Tivoli Room 305, or call 556-2595.

•Chuck Bennett, student gov­ernment representative to the Board of Trustees, was misiden­tified In a photo of page 5 In the The Metropolltan's Oct. 17 Issue. The photo was of John Gaskell, student government vice president of Student Services.

The Metropolitan strives to print accurate news. If you sPot an Inaccuracy, please call Michael BeDah, editor, at 556-8353.

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10 The Metropolitan October 24, 1997 Comm ··.ntary SGA needs new image

1'f)t ~olUan Editorial

News: Student Government Assembly wants more influence in administrative decisions.

Views: It must clean up its image if it wants to be taken seriously.

The Student Government Assembly wants control. As the elected body representing the students, it must gain control of itself first to have any real influence.

Recent SGA history and the comedy of bloop­ers credited to this year's group are cause for con­cern.

Last year it was cred­it problems - as in for-mer SGA President

Stephanie Stevenson not taking enough credit hours to be eligible for her job. This year - same song, sec­ond verse. It can't lose a member (Mark Zanghetti) for two months without noticing, spend all its time fight­ing a losing ("The Met") battle, hike its pay (from $200 to $500 per month), fail to show at meetings,

Totally serious. Is college worth it? A recent series of articles in

the Rocky Mountain News tried to answer this question.

The answer was a resound­ing "yes."

Travis Henry According to the News, the

average income of a person

The Lowdown with a bachelor's. degree is sig­nificantly higher than that of a high school graduate.

Got a master's? You are earning even more. But does that make college worth it? While statistics show that people who graduate

· from college make more money overall, my own experience suggests something different.

Of course, this is from a journalism major who is entering a career where high paying salaries are scarce.

I know that when I graduate and move on to a small daily somewhere, I will take a major pay cut from the current job I hold c·ounting apples at a local grocery store.

The benefits I receive from any new company will not compare to those that union reps have ham­mered out for the employees of the local food chains.

So will college still be worth it? Yes. Let us forget about the moneY.. for a moment and

examine why college is worth the investment. First and foremost, college is worth it because

you still have potential while you're there. As neighbors and relatives see you slaving away

hold secret meetings and continue to spin the revolv­ing door of resignation and expect to be viewed as credible.

Students might not care - only 2 percent of Metro students voted for President Karmin Trujillo -but the administration notices.

Metro President Sheila Kaplan said, "Sometimes SGA members do not show up at meetings, they resign from office. Continuity is a problem."

Kaplan has the real power, and SGA wants some of it The only way that will happen is if it proves itself worthy.

The SGA is made up of intelligent, well-inten­tioned students who truly want to make a difference. It's time for its members to live up to their potential and eliminate the turmoil that makes administration leery of giving student government a crack at the con­trol panel.

Students deserve a strong voice. SGA must be that voice rather than the butt of the administration 's jokes.

at the local restaurant or gas station and ask you what you are doing there, you can 'still say, "Oh, I am still

. in college." This tells them that this is just a temporary stop

in your life - whether it is true or not Second, college introduces you to aspects of life

you would never see anywhere else. After bitching about the multicultural require­

ments, I reluctantly took African History. It was one of the best classes I have ever taken.

I guarantee that the apple counters who haven't been to college have no idea that Africa even has a history.

And that is sad. But probably the most important thing about col­

lege is that it is an atmosphere that promotes learning. High school was baby-sitting and regurgitation. College challenges you and prepares you for a

lifetime of the pursuit of knowledge and the ability to solve problems, essential skills to be successful. ·

And here at Metro, college is unique. Because we are a commuter campus, we may

seem to have a laissez faire attitude. But it is because we are all in the same position.

We are working students who juggle families , jobs and homework.

It binds us together into a sort of camaraderie that we can all respect.

We don' t have time to date-rape, riot or burn down the campus.

And that is good.

Travis Henry is a Metro student and a columnist for The Metropolitan

Halloween horror? Look no further

Dave. Romberg

Jive

As the leaves collect in the gut­ters and Marlins prepare to lose the World Series, the thoughts of children across the city turn to jack-o' -lanterns, candy corn, scary costumes and haunted houses.

Not normally being -ane given to quick flights of pagan fancy, I thought it might be a good idea for Metro to join in all the hoopla.

Think about it. A Metro haunted house. We could call it something

really witty, like ... 'The Met' Monster Mansion. Scared yet? The first in a series of heart-stopping horrors could be

The Parking "Zone. Hapless thrill-seekers could spend their first hour of the visit searching for a parking space, only to find another 30-minute walk to the mansion.

Of course, the car would be towed to the impound yard while you're in the mansion and getting it out of there would be a whole new set of thrills and chills.

Then, it's on to Central Classroom for The Hall of Administrative Hell! The lobby of the hall would be a web of very sticky red tape that you have to work your way through. No machetes here.

After passing through that, you 'II get to go to the reg­istrar's room and a really big woman in stilettos, vinyl and pancake makeup will whip you and tell you you're in the wrong line (okay, that part might be fun, but don't worry, it won't last).

So it's off to Academic Counselorville, where you'll sit in a dark, dank room on a hard bench for hours on end. After so much time has passed, a counselor (complete with beheading ax and leather chaps) sends you back to the big woman for some more whipping.

And then it's on to the Fearsome Financial Aid Office. Not wanting to part from such a winning formula here,

you get to wait in yet another line. Then, when you get to the front, the ghoul-to-see-you will go on his lunch break, and you'll have to wait for: another hour to be seen.

And then comes the fun part. They tell you that they've lost your forms, and you need to go home, get copies and come back for some more line-waiting.

The Horror. The Horror. Once you've made it through all that, it's on to the

Campus Corridor of Cash. As you pass through this long hallway, monster after goblin will stick their cold, dead hands into your pockets, each removing what little money you've got.

They'll take it all and then force you to sign promis­sory notes to Satan if you want to make it all the way through the mansion.

And then it's on to the Dungeon of Forgotten Pains, where you 'II be forced to sit through a panel debate called, Potatoes- The Misunderstood Tuber. The debate will fea­ture members from the Student Government Assembly each dressed as their favorite member of Devo.

And finally, after you've endured the most horrific a11d terrible experiences, it 's on to the Atrium of Tivoli Terrors, where you'll be stuck on a broken escalator and forced to listen to an excruciating hour of Dotsero's great­est hits, while being force-fed the frightening faire of the Tivoli Pit of Poisons.

Oh God, no.

Dave Flomberg is a Metro student and a copy editor/columnist for Tile Metropolitan

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Guide the Ride misleading and too expensive Editor and students,

I see that CoPIRG is sponsoring a public works project that, just like DIA, is going to be a financial boondoggle. Except that, unlike DIA, the service supposedly being provided us is not going to work.

I am speaking, of course, about Initiative 4A- otherwise known as Guide the Ride.

Designed as a multi-billion dollar pro­ject to provide Light Rail and new bus routes throughout the Denver-Metro area, the Guide the Ride plan is billed as the answer to our traffic congestion problems. Just how much of an answer?

RTD's own surveys indicate that fewer than one in I 00 drivers will use the new service. Does that clear up the roads? Try this the next time you stuck on I-25: count I 00 passenger vehicles, being sure not to count the same one twice, and say to yourself, "That's one less driver to deal with." Chances are, you' II not be able to count I 00 cars.

Here's another way to look at this: The Denver Post recently reported that there are about 155,000 cars on the I-25

corridor each day. Comparing that against RTD's Ridership surveys, that would mean about 1,000 fewer cars on I-25, throughout the entire day.

By the way, that also means a change in air pollution of Jess than I percent.

Needless to say, the Guide the Ride plan will not have any discernible effect on traffic congestion, but it will cost a lot of money!

Guide the Ride advocates keep adjust­ing what they claim it will cost. Recently they upped their claim of their plan's cost from $6 billion to $8.3 billion, but not even that is accurate.

RTD's own research indicates that the project will cost between $15 billion and $21 billion. Enough money to buy a dif­ferent football stadium for each of the Denver Broncos' players and coaches.

What does that mean to you? For starters, it means a 67 percent

increase on the sales tax funding RTD. Considering the fact that "successful" mass transit systems in other cities nor­mally run deficits of $200 million a year, that means even more tax dollars from

you. What may be a more direct concern to

you is the projected increase in fares for all RTD service, including the services already provided. If this plan passes, you can count on fares going up 15 percent every three years.

Can you afford all this? Can Denver? $15 billion to $21 billion for practically nothing? I can think of better ways to spend our money !

Yes, we definitely need an answer to our traffic congestion problems, but throwing billions of dollars away for almost no benefit is not the answer. Not only that, but it also makes realistic solu­tions more difficult.

I urge you to vote no on Initiative 4A. Let's spend less of our money; and, when we do spend tax dollars, lets spend it on useful projects instead.

Ted Sell Metro student and candidate for

State House, District 3

Stop making excuses for racism; combat it Dear Jason King,

Your disdain of multiculturalism is typical of the average threatened white male, but we'll try to explain it so you can understand - the purpose of multicultural education is to expand the content of the traditional western education beyond the history of dead white males. In simple words, we're tired of history books that tell only one side of the story.

And though it may shock you, we think this is the "correct" view of history - if by "correct," you mean removing the subjective blinds of prejudice from schol­arship. We believe it is "criminal," as you wrote, to insist on teaching a history that perpetuates racism, that refuses to

acknowledge the contributions of women and that is told by the rich for the privilege of the rich. If there is any sophistry involved in fighting the intellectual mar­ginalization of everyone who's not a rich white male, we'd like it pointed out.

Now, to why these allegations of "reverse discrimination" are so troubling: the author of these fliers seems to consid­er establishing a department for the exclu­sive study of African Americans a form of discrimination against white Americans.

This claim might merit consideration if it wasn't the case that every other department on campus could rightfully be called "white studies." If we as a society are still this threatened by the idea of peo-

pie of color (as well as gay people, poor people, and women) having a voice in scholarly activity, it shows that there is still much work to be done to finally kill off prejudice - which is why we took the action we did.

Stop making excuses for racism, Mr. King - it must be combated everywhere (take note, Metropolitan editorial staff) it shows its ugly face. Was that a rational enough reply for you?

Love, Students for Social and

Economic Justice

Fliers not only destroy trees, they destroy minds Editor,

I have noticed several fliers recently either denouncing the African American Studies department for practicing "reverse discrimination," and the multicultural requirement, mainly for not being broad enough. These Flier Fanatics should have done their homework.

Let's first address "reverse discrimi­nation." What the FF do not realize is they are saying that racism is a "white com­modity." The term is only used when Caucasians have been discriminated against by minorities (e.g. affirmative action). So they are saying racism is a "white" act, whereas "reverse discrimina­tion" is a "non white" act. By saying this, they are giving more weight to the "angry­black-militant" rhetoric that only "whites" can be racists, which ironically is the very ideology they are fighting against! They are working against themselves.

The FF also has something against the multicultural requirement. They believe that ALL cultures should be represented in

the requirement, or none at all. That's like saying, "Since I can' t be nice to everyone, I won't be nice at all." There is an old Chinese joke, "Do !lot try to swat the fly off of your friend's face with an ax."

Let's address this "equal representa­tion" issue. Let's say there was no multi­cultural requirement. This would mean that a student would receive, in general, a very Western education. They would study about Nietzsche, Kant, Marx, Weber, Plato, Machiavelli, Rousseau, Locke, Hobbes, etc. All important European/Western thinkers.

These are topics in REQUIRED soci­ology and political science courses for ALL students. So how can the FF really say that they aren't learning about German or French culture? I guess they want to just keep believing that Western society was the only one to come up with democracy, even though Native Americans practiced it long before Columbus set foot on America. Oh, wait, Columbus didn't dis­cover America. Man, that pro-Italian-

American propaganda is tough to break. Think about it. Without the require­

ment, you would end up with a degree that is centered around Western thinking with no exposure to Afrocentrism, feminism, Taoism or the Chicano movement. It would be great if we could offer more diverse courses, but that takes money .. We're not CU you know.

I think we've had Western education since high school. I think the FF are whin­ing about nothing. And attacking minori­ties, an already oppressed group, is just low. The only thing the Flier Fanatics are doing is spreading hate and ignorance. Unfortunately, ignorance spreads faster than wisdom.

So please, take the fliers down. You're not only destroying trees, you're destroy­ing minds.

YoungB. Kim Metro Student

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faculty art show. Above: detail of Alteration, an instal­

lation by Michelle Bauer. Right: detail of Self Portrait · at 50, an Ink drawing by

Craig Marshall Smith. The show runs through Nov.

20 at the Emmanuel Gallery.

Features October 24, 1997 The Metropolitan 13

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Diverse work distinguishes Metro faculty art show

By B. Erin Cole The Metropolitan

' 'Have you ever faked it and lied that it was won­derful? Call, let's do coffee sometime."

Interesting as a personal ad; mud) more intriguing as arl. Angela B. Forster's piece Betwee11 The Li11es, a series of

small mirrors etched with personal ads, is just one of the works on display at the Metro faculty art show.

Forster and 25 other faculty members all contributed pieces to the show, which is at the Emmanuel Gallery through Nov. 20.

The mirrors in her piece hang in a row on one of the gallery walls. Each confronts the viewer with a momentarily alluring message, such as "Twiggyesque - tall , athletic, confident slim woman ISO an equal. Did I mention I was anorexic once?"

Her other piece, SWF ISO: Dreami11g, also deals with look­ing for love. The work is a collection of small plastic boxes, each containing a personal ad clipped out of a newspaper. Forster has crossed out selected words in each ad. The words left intact seem naked taken out their context, and the viewer is forced to deal with each word on its own merits.

Craig Coleman's two-part Singing Clown of Technology's Past is the most intriguing pieces in the show.

The first part is a very large photogram (a photographic image made by placing objects on photo paper and then exposing them to light), which hangs on the wall. Coleman created the image by collaging several objects: a skeleton, a gyroscope and several transistor tubes.

Below the photogram is the other part of the work. It consists of an old record player that has been adapted so that it now has two small, curled wires acting as its needle. Where the turntable should be, there is now a square metal plate with grooves carved in it.

When the viewer turns the record player on, the two wires skate along lhe grooves, which create a harsh, buzzing sound. Coleman calls this "the beloved sounds of technology's past."

Much less interactive is Jennifer Garner's series of pho­tographs titled Story of Finding. The series consists of 12 sepia­toned black and w~ite l?hotos that trace a narrative. The figure in the photos. clad in a white dress and bridal veil, is seen going down to the bank of a river and digging in the mud.

As the series progresses, she loses parts of her outfit and gets muddier and muddier. In the final photograph, she is completely nude and caked in dirt. But the question of what exactly she is doing in the mud dressed as she is remains unresolved.

Other highlights of the show included Craig Marshall Smith's Madam and I'm Adam, two angular, oil-on-plywood fig­ures painted in dark, earthy tones; and Alteration, an installation piece by Michelle Bauer.

The latter deals with the constant pressure women feel to alter their bodies. The combination of objects such as tapemea­sures and two silicon breast implants with images of perfect bod­ies was a pote~t one.

The Emmanuel Gallery is located on the I 0th and Lawrence Street Mall. It is open Mondays through Fridays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Rules-of the

Game

•Pitches can not exceed 70 mph at the umpire's discretion. No radar guns are

used.

• Two first bases are placed si~e-by-side so the baserunners can run through with­out risking injury by trip­ping on the first baseman.

eTwo home­plates are used to avoid colli­sions on plays at the plate. One is placed 8 feet to the left of the other, but is still 90-feet from third base. Baserunners use the second plate to run to.

• If the runner reaches one plate before the ball reaches the other he is safe, .if not he is out.

e The league is open to all ages and abili­ty levels. Most of the players are men, but about 10-per­cent of the players in the league are women.

eThe league

uses aluminum bats, but some exceptions are made. Charlie Metro (right) uses a 42-inch

·KC Slammer fungo bat that he designed.

elf a team scores five runs in an inning, the inning ends.

October 24, 1997

PHITTOSBY JENNY SPARKS

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Boys of summer no longer spring chic Charlie Metro and the gang play on iJ

Charlie Metro has baseball gloves with more experience than some current major lea­guers.

As a first base coach for the Billy Martin­led Oakland A's in 1982, Metro would sit on his glove in the dugout as he did throughout most of his 23 years as a coach or manager. The dark brown mit is still flat from the expe­rience.

Once, he turned from his post at first to return to the dugout at the end of an inning and noticed a small pile of dirt with two pop­cycle sticks forming a cross dug into it. He couldn't find the glove when ·he got to his place on the bench. He knew where to look for it, though.

Another time, Metro walked into the dugout and smelled something burning. It was the glove ablaze at the opposite end of the bench. Some players had covered it in rosin and set fire to it. Metro quickly grabbed his treasure and threw it in the commode. It was not the first time he would have to fish his seatpad from sewage.

He entered the dugout another day, and again, searched in vain for the mit. He even­tually found some players had stuck it in the toilet.

Yet again, Metro found a sliced up mess that looked like his glove laying in the grass in front of the dugout. The players had finally done away with it by cutting it up. Metro picked up the heep and demanded Martin fine the player responsible. Actually it went some-

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Metro is the elde - but not by much·.

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This league has plays the other three undefeated.

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3. Having a "blackout" is the same as passing out after-drinking too much. __ ·---·---·-·---·---·-----··-····--·--- _=r· 4. Heavy drinking generally increases sexual pleasure._

5. Catbonation added to an alroholic drink speeds up the intoxication process.

6. A rold beer on a hot day will replenish the body with needed fluids.

7. Women using the pill metabolize alrohol slower than women who do not use the pill.

8. Two bottles of beer contain about the same amount of alcohol as 4-5 ounces of wine or 1 ounce of whiskey.

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12. A male and Female of equal wei~t, drinking equal amounts will be equally effected y the alcohol.

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Alcohol Use and Academic Pertonnance The table below describes the relationship between the average number of drinks consumed per week and grade point average.

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Average number of drinks per week listed by Grade Average (National CORE - N = 41,845)

Drink for quality rather than quantity.

Set your drinking limit befo're you drink

Keep track of lww much you drink

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•Religious reasons. • BAC I.eve/ is usually <. 05. •Use alcohol. to enhance activity, not to create it.

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wben ii comes lo alcohol , •'®med aboul c.alories. •Do not like the taste of akohol. •Do not like the effects of akohol.

themselres wlxm dn.,lking. • 71Je are frequenliy intoxicated. •Accidents Slart to occur. • 7blerance increases.

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• Dnnk only at parties or celebrations.

•Most students at Auraria are in this category.

• Use alcohol as a medidne in an al/empt lo cope with ~tuations or change the way Ibey feel

• F.ven //xmgb alcohol is causing problems in tlJei,. /ife, tlX!J colllinue to use.

•Nlergies. •Taking medic.a/ions. •&Iii ex:periet ice with alcohol. • Designated Driver. •Friends do not drink.

When it comes to alcohol, women have concerns that differ from men. There are a number of differences between the way that women and men process alcohol. Women who choose to drink need to know that these differences have a great deal of influence on whether or not she will experience pleasurable effects.

Watch your drink! There are drugs that can be put in your drink that can be used to sedate and sexually assault unknowing victims. Two drugs have gotten a lot bf press as date rape drugs GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) and Rohypnol (flunitrazepam), but potentially other substances could be used for the same purpose. The drug Rohypnol is tasteless, odorless and dissolves easily in liquid, making it impossible to detect. In order to protect yourself:

• Do not lea;e drinks unattended.

• Do not accept any beverages, including alcohol, from someone you do not know well or trust.

• At a bar or club accept drinks only from the bartender or wait person. • At parties, do not accept open container drinks from anyone.

• Be alert to the behavior of friends. A person appearing disproportionately inebriated to the amount of alcohol consumed may be in dangei:

• H you suspect that you have consumed a sedative-like substance you need to get to a safe place and be driven to a hospital emergency room. (You may need to call 911 for an ambulance. Do not by to drive yourself as these drugs are vezy sedating). Save the beverage or container for analysis. There are screening tests tfut can be nm on the beverage and on urine to determine the presence of the drugs.

• It is a federal offense that carries up to a 20 year sentence to use Rohypnol or other controlled substances as a weapon to commit violent crimes.

Women may become more intoxicated than men after drinking the same amount of alcohol, even when they weigh the same.

Women have less body fluid and more body fat; since alcohol is not fat soluble, the concentration of alcohol in a woman's blood will be higher than that ofa man.

• 7bey are co11S1a11l(V preoccupied witb alcohol.

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if, when, and haw much you are going to drink.

not to drink without feeling pressure from others.

to be safe in situations involving alcohol, whether in a car, a bar, or a bedroom.

to talk to a friend if you feel they may have a problem with alcohol.

to manage your time and priorities, balancing studying, and socializing.

positive relationships with diverse people who respect and support your decisions.

It is your right. You have the power to choose!

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Be anwng the 63% of MSCD students who do not drink and drive

Any positive effects of alcohol come at law doses only.

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* drinking an alcoholic beverage in an open container on campus is illegal. This includes putting it in a paper bag or a water bottle.

*the average cost of a DUI is $3,500.00. This includes court costs, fines, treatment, and increased insurance rates

for 3-5 years.

* if you are caught urinating in public, you can be subject to arrest or fined or charged with indecent exposure.

* if you are intoxicated and causing a scene in public, you can be arrested.

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Alcohol I. 0 • Answers 1. '.Dve Focx:l and liquid in the stomach

can slow down the absorption rate considerably and allow the liver time to metabolize alcohol

2. False Nothing but ti.me will sober someone up.

3. False A blackout is a alcohol induced amnesiac state in which a person continues to function but has no memory of what occurred during that period (which may occur for a few hours). Blackouts may be warning signs of problem drinking.

4.False "Drinking provokes the desire, but takes away the performance." (Shakespeare)

s.1Jve CaJ!>onated alcoholic beverages are absorbed more quickly than alcohol mixed with water or noncarbonated mixers.

6. False Despite the thirst quenching sensation of a cold beer, alcohol actually dehydrates the body, regardless of the temperature.

7.'.Dve This means that women on the pill will feel the effects of alcohol for a longer period of time.

s. False One 12 ounce bottle of beer contains approximately the same amount of alcohol as 4-5 ounces of wine or 1 ounce of whiskey.

9. False It may make you sicker, but not more intoxicated.

10.'Bve "80 Proof" would be 40% alcohol

11. 'ltue Alcohol is metabolized at a constant rate by the liver. This rate varies from person to person and time of day, but generally one standard drink ( one

· 12oz. beer, 4-5 oz. of wine, or (1 oz. of distilled spirits) will be metabolized after one hour.

12.False Men have twice the amount of alcohol dehydrogenase, the enzyme that breaks down alcohol, as women. Therefore, at equal weights and equal amounts of alcohol, a women will generally get intoxicated quicker and stay intoxicated longer than a man.

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12-18 points ~ Youhaveasolid knowledge of the basics and a good understanding of alcohol use and its results. Do some light brushing up and you will be a pro!

»24 points ~You have passed advanced alcohol knowledge 101. You have a real handle on the issues and concerns of alcohol use. Keep up the good work!

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each story Metro tells. Altherr has heard most of them, but every

now and then Metro hauls out a new one, which sends the history buff scrambling for something to write with.

These two have collaborated on writing a book about Metro's experiences in baseball. They have recorded 89-hours of audio tape in preperation .

Metro has so many baseball stories that if you turned each word of them into a kernel of wheat, you might feed a small country.

Each spring and summer, Altherr invites Metro to speak in his American Baseb~ll

History class. Each time Metro is asked, he speaks.

Altherr has been teaching the class since 1991. Students say Altherr takes an intriguing course and makes it lo.veable with his passion for the pastime and guest speakers.

Richard Foster, 42, a Metro sophomore, took the class and now finds him:;elf sitting in the rain talcing in more. Foster, who plays first base, is a computer science major and a life­long baseball enthusiast. He and his identical twin brother Bruce - the pitcher who is older by a couple of minutes - have been playing on teams together since they were kids.

They even played on an Air Force field in Germany when they found themselves sta­tioned in the same place several-years back.

But the Fosters aren't the only ones with baseball in the blood and military experience sitting in the rain.

There is Bud Biegel who played catcher in the 1952 and 1953 College World Series for the University of Northern Colorado.

Biegel also played in the army in Kansas against Billy Martin, of all people. Biegel hit four homers that day in a doubleheader. One came off Martin.

Biegel had a coversation with Martin after reaching second base that afternoon. Martin told Biegel he was the best catcher he had ever seen, Biegel said. He wondered why Biegel had not been snatched up by a big­league club. Martin said he would mention Biegel's name to a few folks, but the catcher never heard another word about it.

The first game came to an end and Biegel and the boys filed into the dugout. They emerged still unbeaten. The final score was 15-3, but the score hardly mattered. It was yet another memory that a little rain could never wash away.

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Top left: Metro history professor Thomas Altherr runs for first base after connecting with a pitch. Altherr reached on a fleldlng error on the play. Top right: Bud Beigel returns to the dugout after catching the first Inning of his team's 15-3 win. Bottom left: Charlie Metro demonstrates his batting stance before game time. The bat Metro Is holding Is a 42-lnch fungo bat used to'hlt flyballs and grounders In batting practice. Metro designed the · bat and uses It during games.

rit 2 for 2 :, a stolen rthree

e Charlie Metro went 0 for I with two walks, one strikeout and two runs scored.

e Bud Biegel went I for 2 with a walk, one strikeout and two runs scored.

e Richard Foster went 2 for 3 with a single, a stolen base and three runs scored.

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African stories come alive through art By Ryan Bachman The Metropolitan

Through art, many of the tales of West African myth become as real as their makers.

The Spirit of West Africa, an art show at Metro's Center for the Visual Arts through Dec. 17, includes masks, costumes, hats and jackets containing examples of _ traditional designs from the habitants of Benin, Bamara, Ghana and others.

Many of the pieces in the show were on loan from Mosadi's Collections, a local gallery spe­cializing in African art.

One such piece was the Sacrificial Monkey, a wood carv­ing from the Ivory Coast. The fig­ure, a male monkey or baboon standing with knees bent with its hands cupped or holding a bowl, represents a divinity of forest and field .

The monkey figure has a squared-off. mouth and jaw line with sharp, pointed fangs .

The figure is believed to have the power to devastate and exten­sion to protect any village that had it from supernatural enemies. Such a figure would be kept out­side the village that had it, in a sanctified place.

At the rising of a new moon or when planting is to begin, the village priest would offer the stat­ue eggs and the blood and meat of a chicken or cow, along with food stuffs such as a locally brewed millet beer.

The show's most impressive

piece is the Bronze Medicine Chest from the Bamileke tribe in Cameroon. Such chests were used to hold medical herbs used in the treatment of various ill­nesses.

The large, drum-shaped piece is surrounded all the way around by dozens of small troll or goblinlike figures perched on the sides appearing ready to leap off at any instant.

All the creatures have bloat­ed stomachs and heads and some appear to make sick faces while others carry a mocking smile of guardians bearing fate to all oth­ers.

Atop the laughing beings sits a lone figure, resting on the lid. He seems to be pulling his beard, oblivious to the rest in his own quiet ffignity.

The Bamileke, numbering around 700,000, live in the high­lands of Cameroon in chiefdoms. They are known for their unusual pyramid crafted houses. Ancestor worship is their religion.

Artistically, they are known for their wood carvings, dance masks, drums and stools. In addi­tion to bronze and wood, they also work with ivory.

The King and Queen Figures, a pair of statues, are another highlight of the show. Both are fashioned out of bronze and possess exaggerated body proportions.

Their bodies are thin, pos­sessing long limbs and shoulders which support the well-endowed heads of the royals .

Photo courtesy Center for the Visual Arts

BELIEF INTO ART: Traditional West African arts and crafts, such as this appllqued cloth, are on display at Metro's Center for the Visual Arts, 1701 Wazee St., through Dec. 17.

The scarification lines on these royal figures, as well as on other African statues, represent the concept of civilization, of imposing order on disorder.

They are associated with the linear markings on the cheeks, whereas, scars on the body parts identify an individual's lineage.

Artisans of the Baule tribe, who created these two statues, attach value to a luminous soft­ness of the surfaces of their work. Gnarled or encrusted surfaces are

disliked, as they are associated with illness and disease.

Another piece from the Ivory Coast is a ceremonial mask with the face painted red. On the top of the head rests a black cap in per­fect match to the spir.aling beard from the chin.

The mouth of the mask is open, revealing sharp teeth. A pair of bug eyes complete the facade.

A mask such as this one would only be brought out on

important occasions such as the funeral of a notable or the enthronement of a king. The care­takers of these masks were tribal members who had a religious, magical, political or judicial function.

The Center for the Visual Arts is located at 170 I Wazee St. Gallery hours are Tuesday­Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. For more information, call 294-5207.

'Servant' serves up historical comedy, intriguing characters By Ricardo Baca The Mellvpolitan

The Denver Center Theater Company has successful­ly brought back 16th century Italy for your viewing plea­

. sure - and it's certainly a vivid pleasure. .J?l~~ In classic commedia dell'arte form, the center's

Servant of Two Masters is uproariously slapstick. Commedia dell'arte is an Italian form of drama dat-

He is in town to marry Clarice and to collect the large dowry from Pantalone. But the audience soon finds out that it is not Mr. Rasponi, rather his sister, Beatrice (Annette Helde), who has fled her hometown in search of her fiance who rightfully killed her brother.

At the center of every commedia complication is a servant, and Truffaldino (Mark Rubald) fills the role well. He is hired by Beatrice to help find Florinda, her fiance, and tell him that she still loves him. ·

ing from the 16th century. Plays were filled with stock Meanwhile, Florindo arrives - servantless - in characters, and actors were only given an outline for the town, unbeknownst to Beatrice. While running an errand action. Dialogue, movements and more were improvised for her, Truffaldino runs into Florindo, and is suddenly by the company. earning two wages as the servant of two masters.

Modern day commedia dell'arte uses a script, and With strong acting by Truffaldino, Beatrice and Carlo Goldoni's hilarious piece was translated bea1;1tifully Pantalone's maid, Smeraldina (LesHe O'Carroll), tl)e pro­by the Center's Sylvie Drake. duction takes the a1,1die'!.ce ha.ck 400 years in a Wl}Y that

SECRETS: Leslie O'Carroll as the maid Smeraldlna and Mark Rubald as Truffaldlno, the servant jug­gling too many duties in the Denver Center Theater Company's new production, The Servant of Two Masters. It runs at the Ricketson Theater In the Denver Performing Arts Center through Nov. 15.

The story concerns Clarice (Rachel K. Taylor}"and_ ·throws your equilibrium off when the show is over! her sudden engagement to Silvio (Michaet R~~ aft«?i:, Tue pastel-color~ ~et ·was palntS!d. wi* auftientic she learns that the man she was betrothed to, . Mt:' Venetian-scenery. The dialogue, was cl~ver with cfeative Rasponi, had died. Clarice's father, Pantalone (Randy delivery from cast members. As Truffaldino said about a Moore), is one of commedia's stock characters who friend of his, "He lives incognito; it's near Torrino." speaks in cliches and chases girls . Servant of Two Masters runs through Nov. 15. For

Enter Mr. Rasponi, who everyone thought was dead. times and tickets, call 893-4100.

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Imagine a world as twisted as the family in Miramax Pictures' House Of Yes and you will have a world where beginnings are endings and if you rock the boat, you are probably sane.

That is the name of the gaine when you are a member of the wealthy Pascal family.

The movie, adapted from an play by Wendy MacLeod, begins on Nov. 22, 1963, when President Kennedy dies and the patriarch of the Pascal family mys­teriously disappears. The psychological fabric of the family is ripped, linking them to the Kennedys forever.

Fast forward to Thanksgiving 1983, where the family awaits the arrival of Marty (Josh Hamilton), the only sibling to find a way out of this troubled fami­ly's mansion of madness.

His twin sister, Jackie-0 (Parker Posey), is a beautiful but heavily med­icated lunatic with a fascination for guns and knives.

The little bro_ther, Anthony (Freddy Prinze Jr.), is a nitwit, incapable of remembering why he dropped out of a

prestigious college and what he does all day.

All are overshadowed by their absent minded mother (Genevieve Bujold). She warns of misfortune early. "Conversation only leads to trouble," she says, all the while enslaved by her daughter's every whim.

Enter the catalyst for the craziness on this rain-soaked, kooky holiday. Lesly (Tori Spelling) is the innocent and unsuspecting fiancee of Marty, bringing along the only scrap of sanity to be found.

Everything is fine until the lights go out and the family's infectious dementia attacks her traditional Pennsylvania values. The moralities of every character are tested throughout the candlelit night. They arrive at some absorbing conclusions. -

A pretty interesting story line for an interesting black comedy. This strangely funny film is the product of director Mark Waters, who also adapted the screenplay.

The acting here is stiff, but the plot manages to deliver lots of laughs .. If you are looking for a shocking change of pace, give The House of Yes a try.

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Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Oct. 24, 9 p.m, $2. 8 1/2 Souvenirs, Oct. 25, 8 p.m .. $6. Machine Head and Snot, Oct. 27, 8 p.m., $8. Sugar HiU Gang and Grandmaster Melle Mell, Oct. 29, 8 p.m., $15. Lucinda Williams, Oct. 30, 7 p.m .. $15. Money Plays 8, Oct. 30, 9:30 p.m., $5.

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Chick Corea and Gary Burton, Oct. 24, 8 p.m, $25-$32.50. Tony Furtado Band, Oct. 25, 9 p.m., $5.25. Bruce Cockburn, Oct. 27, 7 p.m., $11 .55.

cricket on the hill 1209 E. 13th Ave., 830-9020

Product 626, Say Goodnight Gracie and The Mood Swingers, Oct. 24. Johnson, Soak and Offering '74, Oct 25. Hammerin' Hanks, Oct. 27.

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Kingpin, Oct. 24. Shallow, Sissy Fuzz, Lost Goat and Nar, Oct. 25. Elmo and Sugar Pill, Oct. 29.

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Max Creek and Floodplain Gang, Oct. 24, 9 p.m., $ 12.60. Fool's Progress and Pele Juju, Oct. 25, 7 p.m., $5.25. Disco Inferno, Oct. 25, 11 p.m., $4. Rockapella and In The Buff, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., $ 10.50. Vena Cava, Oct. 29, 9:30 p.m .. _ $4. Sugar Hill Gang and Grandmaster Melle Mell, Oct. 30, 10 p.m .. $ 15.

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Foo Fighters and Talk Show, Oct. 27, 7 p.m., $17.50.

southern culture on the skids Oct. 30, 8 p.m. Ogden.Theater

Educated folk from country backgrounds, now is the time to embrace your heritage! North Carolina 's Southern Culture on the Skids knows what you crave, and it's home cookin', j unk cars and bour­bon. Its music is a shrine to kitsch. Albums such as Too Much Pork For Just One Fork (Moist) and the new Plastic Seat Sweat (DGC) combine rockabilly, R&B and hillbilly twang into a mix you can't help but shake your white polyester-pants-clad ass to. Go, and maybe they' ll throw fri ed chicken at you. $10-$ 12.

Deftones and Will Haven, Oct. 28, 8 p.m., $ 14 .

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John Prine and Iris DeMent, Oct. 24, 8 p.m., $22.50-$27. Ani DiFranco, Oct. 25, 8 p.m., $18.50.

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(The actual project will begin Saturday, November 1, 1997 and end Saturday, December 6, 1997.) Winners will be announced Monday, December IS, 3 p~m. at Tivoli 440, during a reception for all club participants •

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UP FOR AIR: Metro senior Kyle Cook powers his way through practice laps Oct. 22 at the Auraria Pool. Cook Is one of four captains of the team.

By Kyle Ringo The Metropolitan

The wall to the right of coach Rob Nasser's desk almost seems ready to topple over at any minute. It is a wall of awards and certificates, signifying past successes of the Metro

f swimming and diving teams. Nasser isn't worried about it

falling over, though. He is more inter­ested in seeing it gain a little weight. The weight of a top-5 finish in the

Iii national Division II swim meet sounds about right to him.

That is Nasser's goal. Period. Oh sure he would settle for a bit

of improvement over the past few years when Metro has sent two and three competitors to nationals, but an all-out assault on team rankings and team glory is what he has in mind.

So Nasser has brought in a new diving coach along with several new recruits to help him achieve it. But he is quick to point out that the strength of his team is nothing new. ll is his returning stars, Kristen Schweissing and Scoll Watson.

Schweissing, a junior, went to nationals last year and came home an All-American in the 200-backstroke. Nasser thinks Schweissing can improve on that this season by plac­ing in other events as well.

Watson, a senior, is second only to former national champion and Metro sprint star Darwin Strickland in terms of accolades.

Last season Watson earned All­American honors in three different events, and Nasser has the wall to prove it. Watson's season ended with top- I 6 finishes in the 200"breast­stroke (seventh), the 200-individual medley (ninth), and the 400-individ­ual medley (10th).

Nasser would be hard-pressed to ask more from his senior sensation, so instead he is hoping others on the team will join in on Watson's wallpa­pering act.

Metro loses out on valuable points because it doesn't qualify enough swimmers for the relay events, Nasser said.

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Another reason the Roadrunners haven 't been able to break into the top teams in the country is a lack of divers. Last season the team had two divers, Sarah Guillot and Dan Purifoy, but other teams had many more putting Metro at a severe disadvantage.

The addition of diving coach Brian Kennedy, freshmen Cari Lewton and Catrie DeSalvo to the women's team, and D.J. Hummel to the men's, should make for a tremendous improvement, Nasser said.

Sophomore and team captain Jennifer Larwa is returning to the boards after missing last year with an ankle injury. If she is able to stay healthy, Kennedy said he thinks Larwa will be a stellar addition and a team leader.

"They've been a lot more challenged this year than they have in the past," Nasser said. "So, I'd say the expectations can afford to be a little higher this sea­son."

If there is a team at Metro more pre­pared for success, Nasser would like to see it.

The swimmers and divers practice JO times a week with Sunday as their only day off. And for at least eight weeks in the fall, Sunday isn't even a day of rest.

The teams work as security and ush­ers at Denver Broncos games to earn money to pay for a trip to the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference champi­onships in Long Beach, Calif. in February. Nasser's program is the only one at Metro not affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and since the sport is generally last to receive money from the school, it some­times finds itself trying to make up the difference .

"It cuts into our homework lime," sophomore and team captain Nancy Rowell said. "We can't complain about what we actually do, though."

Rowell, 23, is a backstroker and the epitome of a hard-working swimmer. She gets up four times a week for a 5 a.m. practice, takes classes in the day, and returns for a second afternoon prac­tice before heading home -to her two daughters Amber, 2, and Amanda, 1.

"It keeps me busy," Rowell said.

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JeJUty S~1e Metropolilall

THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW: Metro sopho­more Jennifer Larwa sneaks Into the Aurarla Pool during an Oct. 22 practice. Larwa Is recovering from an ankle Injury that kept her out of action last season.

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PLAYOFF HUNT: Metro's 2-0 victory over Colorado Christian at Aurarla Fields on Oct. 22 kept the women's soccer team allve for a playoff spot.

Playoffs possible Women's soccer needs three wins, help By Nick Gamer The Metropolitan

Alissa Allen saved the day and maybe the season Oct. 17 when she scored the game-winner in overtime against New Mexico Highlands as the women's soccer team escaped 3-2.

Allen must have liked the feeling because she did it again Oct. 22, scoring the first goal in Metro's 2-0 win over Colorado Christian.

"The goalie did somewhat of a juke move," Allen said after the Highlands game. "I just chipped the ball in and over the goalies head, and it went in."

Coach Ed Montojo wasn't .quite as relaxed about it.

"I have gray hairs," Montojo said. "This game was really frustrating.

"We are having problems scoring. It was noticeable at the end when we were playing pingpong with the ball."

· With three games remaining in the regular season, Metro needs a perfect fin­ish to have a shot at making the Division n tournament.

"We are still in the hunt." Montojo said. "We need to win the next three matches and have someone help us out and beat Mesa State."

Allen put the Roadrunners up for good 7 minutes in against Christian.

After a slow second half, sophomore mid-fielder Dawn Mitchel scored at 80:51 for the final margin.

Carol Yarcho, started the game at keeper for Metro, replacing Jennifer Pierce who is out with a season-ending knee injury. Pierce will undergo surgery Oct. 23.

Yarcho, who made her first career start for Metro in a 1-0 overtime loss to the University of Southern Colorado on Oct. 19, made nine saves for the shutout against CCU.

"Carol has been playing well.'' Montojo said. "Before the last two games, she had only played about twenty minutes the entire season.

"With her in the goal, she gives us a height advantage, since we have a short team."

Even in victory, Montojo said he thinks that his team is making too many mistakes.

"We are not playing smart with the ball. "Montojo said. "We are not recog­nizing the opportunities that we are being given.

"Against a better team, they will make us pay for not taking the opportuni­ties."

The win puts the Roadrunners at 10-6 overall, 5-4 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Metro travels to Regis on Oct. 25, a team the Roadrunners handled 2-1 Sept. 26, and will host Fort Lewis on Halloween before wrapping up the season Nov. 2 at Auraria against Mesa State. Mesa must lose twice to keep Metro's hopes alive.

Men's soccer kicks the losing streak Tlie Metropolitan

Just when you thought a season of improbable finishes and late-game break­downs could not get any more strange, it did for the Metro men's soccer team.

Only this time the Roadrunners final­ly came out on top Oct. 22 with a 3-2 dou­ble overtime victory over Colorado Christian ( 4-11, 2-8) at Auraria Fields.

When Richard Paylor's penalty kick sailed by Cougars' keeper Tony Peiffer at 114:21 the stress of an eight-game losing streak and an odd-ball season left coach Brian Crookham as he bowed his head.

It is fitting that the losing streak ended the same way it started - with a penalty kick. It is fitting that the streak ended one month to the day after it began. But what might be most fitting is that Metro finally had a little luck come its way.

Although Paylor's shot gave Metro the game, the winning plays came earlier from freshman defender Brett Manning and junior goalie Stephen Babby.

At I 02:24 in the first overtime, the Cougars sent a shot past Babby to the right corner of the goal, but Manning dove for the ball and managed to get a hand on it just before it would have ended th~game.

The thing is, Manning is not allowed to put his hand on. the ball. The fabulous

play earned him an ejection and gave the Cougars a penalty kick.

"I tried to dive to head it, but I was never going to get it," Manning said. "My instinct was to keep it out of the goal."

Babby had failed several other times this season when faced with the prospect of stopping penalty kicks, including the first loss of the streak at the Colorado School of Mines Sept. 24 when he guessed right and the shot went left. This time he guessed correctly on another shot to the left and made the save in the lower left corner.

"I think I was zero for four (on penal­ty kicks) until today," Babby said. "That's usually what it comes down to on the penalty kicks though, just guessing."

Babby added three more sparkling saves before Paylor put in the winner. And, truth be told, the Metro keeper got a little help from the bars surrounding him this day.

Late in the first half, the Cougars' Eric Williams broke free in the Roadrunner's end, but his shot nailed the left post to pre­serve a 1- 1 tie at the half.

Early in the second half at 57:29 Christians' Aaron Newcomb sent a shot just high enough to connect with the cross­bar and allow the thrilling finish.

Metro 's Jared Zanon tied the game at 1-1 on a header off a pass frpm Maher

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TRAFFIC JAM: Metro soccer player Ben Hatfield, right, battles a Colorado Christian player for the ball Oct. 22 at Aurarla Fields.

Kayali at 28: 16 of the first half. Kayali added a goal 23 seconds into

the second half with an assist from Paylor. But it was Paylor's goal that he will

tell stories about. "I didn't dare miss it," Paylor said. "I

knew I'd be letting everyone down, espe-

cially Babby." Metro (6-10, 3-8) has two games

remaining in the season. Both will be played at home on Oct.

26 at I p.m., and Nov. 2 at 11 a.m against Colorado Chrisitan and Colorado College.

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Babby, 28, is a junior majoring in adult fit­ness. He holds a 2.4 GPA and intends to get his masters7degree in physical therapy.

' "I Y>~nt to be a trainer," Babby said. "If I

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RMAC WOMEN'S SOCCER OCT. 22 Conference Overall

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RMAC MEN'S SOCCER OCT. 22 Conference Overall

~ Yi. l. I ru.... 'ti. l. Fort Lewis 8 1 0 24 10 4 Regis 6 3 0 18 10 5 Colo. Mines 5 4 1 16 5 7 CU.Colo. Springs 5 5 0 15 10 6 Southern Colo. 4 4 1 13 6 8 Metro 3 8 0 6 6 10 Colo. Christian 2 8 0 6 4 11

RMAC VOLLEYBALL OCT. 22 East Division

Coafereoce Ollerall ~ 'ti. l. 'ti. l. fil. Regis 12 1 21 2 .913 Metro 11 2 18 5 .783 Nebraska-Kearney 10 3 12 7 .632 Colo. Christian 9 4 ·17 6 .739 Colo. Mines 9 4 16 9 .563 Chadron State 4 9 10 13 .435 Fort Hays State 2 10 4 16 .200

West Division Conference Overall

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Musicians Needed: Metro is seeking flute, double reeds, trumpet, French horn, low brass and percussion musicians to play in the Metro Community Concert Band. All ages welcome. Rehearsals 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays in Arts Building 295. 556-3180.

A.A. Meetings: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11-11 :45 a.m. at 1020 9th Street Park. 556-3878. Also Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon, Auraria Library 205. 556-2525.

The PROS: Public Relations Organization of Students is looking for new members. Meetings are lirst Wednesday of every month, 6 p.m. at the Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm. 329-3211.

Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast: The Metro Theater Department presents a play based on the works of Lewis Carroll. Oct. 24-26, 30-31 and Nov. I. Performances 7:30 p.m., 2:30 on Sundays. Arts Building 271. $8 adults, $4 students, Metro students free. 556-3033.

The Spirit of West Africa: Art show at Metro's Center for the Visual Arts showcases West African textiles and sculptures. Through Dec. 17. 1701 Wazee St. Open Tuesdays­Thursdays I I a.m.-5 p.m.; Fridays, I I a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturdays noon-4 p.m. 294-5207.

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"Come Out To Auraria" Day: High school visitation day, sponsored py Auraria Gay, Lesbian, Bi~exual and Trans Student Services. Lunch and resource fai r, noon, Ninth Street Park. 556-6333.

Journey of the Hero: An open-ended group devoted to examining the hero archetype. Sponsored by the Metro Counseling Center. 2-3:20 p.m., Central Classroom 203. 556-3132.

- SUN. OCT. 26 -Sunday Night Club West for Singles: meets each .Sunday at the Clements Community Center near W. Colfax and Wadsworth. Cost $6. 639-7622. http://members.aol.com/sncw/.

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Towering Issues Of Today: "Homophobia, Censorship and Family Values," lecture by Leslea Newman. I p.m., Tivoli 640. 556-2595.

Student Recital: 2 p.m., Arts Building 295. 556-3180.

Student Government Open Forum: Come share your views and concerns. 3:30-5:30 p.m., Tivoli 307. Call Gabriel Hermelin, vice president of Communications, 556-2797.

- TUES. OCT. 28 -Disability Awareness Day: Increase your awareness of disability issues and resources. Sponsored by Campus Recreation at Auraria. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Campus Events Center. 556-4618.

Nooners: "Landlord-Tenant Issues," lecture by Spike Adams, director of Tri-Institutional Legal Services. 12:30-1 :30 p.m., Tivoli 329. 556-2595.

Forum: "The Role of Islam in Awakening Europe Out of Its Dark Ages," slide show and presentation by Carsten and Jennifer Wiebers. 2 p.m., Tivoli 320A. Presented by Metro Baha' i Club. Free. 423-2484 or 322-8997. http://www.bahai.org/

- WED. OCT. 29 -Gig Series: Kibar, East Indian music. 11 :30 a.m.-1 :30 p.m., Tivoli Atrium.

Fall Fitness Fest: Campus Recreation at Auraria is holding a "Mega-Aerobics" class. Noon- I p.m., Campus Events Center, east and center courts. Free. 556-3633.

Nooners: "Your Civil Rights," lecture by Spike Adams, director of Tri-Institutional 4gal Services. Noon- I p.m., Tivoli 329.

Leadership Workshop: "Never Ask When You Can Negotiate," by Paul Cesare, assistant director of Admissions. 2-3:30 p.m., Tivoli 444. 556-2595.

Fall Fitness Fest: Campus Recreation at Auraria is offering free fitness testing, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Campus Events Center. 556-3633.

Rap Session: "Native American Literature," by Metro professor Theresa Crater. 2-3:30 p.m., Tivoli 329A-C.

Student Organization Seminars: "Fine Tuning Your Organization: Revisiting Expectations and Goals," 3:30-4:30 p.m. , Tivoli 640. 556-2595.

Toads in the Garden: Open reading. 7:30 p.m., The Daily Grind, Tivoli. 722-9944.

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October 24, 1997 The Metropolitan 31

The Theatre Program of the Department of Speech Communication

proudly presents

SIX IMPOSSIBLE THINGS BEFORE BREAKFAST

By Marilyn A. Hetzel and M. Lee Potts

Directed by Marilyn A. Hetzel

Production Design by David T. Kottenstette

RECOMMEl"'IDED for children of all ages!

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'Ibe Metropolitan State College of Denver Theatre Arts Building - ·Room 271

Auraria campus

7:30 pm October 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, Nov. I

Matinee - 2:30 pm Sunday, Oct. 26

Tl( .(T~ -Adults: $8.00

Metro Students with ID: Free Other Students: $4.00

Reserved tickets must be picked up 15 minutes before curtain.

Reservations recommended. For reservations and special accommodations

because of a disability please call: (303)556-3033

$2.00 parking passes for Auraria Lot G available at the theatre door.

Yartial funding for this production provided by Metropolitan State College of Denver student fees.

THE METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE of DENVER .

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. ..... A woman is battered at least once every 15 seconds. ..... 12 million women or more have been raped at least once.

..... 61% of rapes were of youth under age 18,k 29% under the age of 11 . ..... On average 10 women a day are killed by their battering partners .

..... Violence will occur in at least two thirds of all marriages. . ..... 15-20% of pregnant women are battered. .

..... The children of abused women are 300 times more likely to be victims of violence themselves . ..... More than half of child abductions occur out of domestic violent homes .

..... One in four women will be raped at some point in their life . .

VIOLENCE LIKE THIS DEMANDS OUR ACTION. THEREfORE, THE INSTITUTE fOR WOMEN'S -· STUDIES AND SERVICES, IOTA, IOTA, IOTA, AND THE fQ\INIST ALLIANCE ARE

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... o"' to."'-pta. ~ WHEN: Thurs October 30, 1997 at 6:00-8:30_ p.m.

LOCATION: Auraria Campus; southside of Plaza Bldg., courtyard

OBJECTIVE: A rally and march to alert students of Auraria Campus and the · community of the dangers

plaguing women at home, on campus, and the city sheets ot night. 6:00 p.m.- Gathering at the Plaza Building 6:15 p.m. - Guest speakers: Shawn Morris- MSCD Professor of

Women and Politics Beth Mundell- RAAP {Rape .Assistance and Awareness Program)

6:45 p.m.- March around ca.mpus

7:30 p.m.- Open mic

WHY: ... Because every night it should be safe for women to walk their city sfreets and the floors of their homes safely. \1Taking Back the Night'' is a symbolic expression of women walking in safety together . While proudly championing their own environment, they sanctify their natural right to be freely and

safely themselves.

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