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Jeff Stat|p€f b thc assbtant dlrestor of tho Tlvoll Student Unlon, The stato has hl.ed a consultlng firm to ravlew the bulldlng

pla113 and to make safety recommendatlorp on lts findlngls, Stamper sald that ths lnspectlorc would assulo that tho Tlvoll wlll

mcet 01 €rcood Danver llrc code.

The bond issue that srudents approved in the fall willfund the proposedfire alarm improvements along with oth€r repairs.

Space in the Tivoli occupied by private businesses are required to obaina building permit when their space is retrofined, but space occupied by

agencies of the Auraria campus colleges do not. Instead, C-Vbst, a consultingfirm hired by the sate, along with campus staff review the plans and makedesign and safety recommendations. Jeffrey D. Stampeq assisunt director ofthe Tivoli Student Union said these inspectiom asure lhat the space willmeet or exceed Denver code.

Yet the fire alarm system needs to be updated, said Steve Swain assistantdirector of hcility management. "Some arEas are not as sell served asothe$."

B&J Fire Safety Co,, a contractor hired to inspect the Tivoli's fire system,proves Swains theory B&J found 47 items that needed repair. Items

mentiond in its report included inoperable smola detectors and heatdetectors.

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who worls with Cruz inthe Ofiice of StudentActivities, suggestd thebuilding's manager be

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Fire alarms in the livoli Student Union can be heard loud and clear in thebuilding's common areas, but because there are no lire ahrms in someinterior oftices they can be difficult, if not imposible, to hear.

John Lovshin, dirctor of Design and Capital Construction of FacilitiesManagement for the Tivoli, said bid requess have been issued to bring theq6tem to Foper standards. Ya, it will be about 60 days before a contractoris selectei, lovshin said.

"l think it's dangerous, very dangerous," said Student Body PresidentStephanie Vasilaros regarding the amount of time it will take to bring thes]stem to proper sandards. She added that because they go off all the time,no one seems to cafe,

Mero srudent Gdos Santa Cruz, who worh in Metro's Office of StudentActivities. said the last time the fre alum went off'no one left because thev

t [ (the fire alarm system) is something that needs to be addressed

immediately, then I'm sure it will be addressed immediately.'

reponed to OStlA. 'lhe Occupational Safety and Health Administration smision is to "asure safe and healthful worting conditions for working menand women."

The Denver Fire Depanment has no legal fire-safety enforcementauthority said Denver Fire Capuin S. J. Ganod. Since an agency controlled bythe Sute of Colorado managc the 327,000 quare-foot Tiroli, it is not subiectto the Denver city ordinances dut prirately owned buildings are. If the Tivolidoes not conform to Denver's fire-safety ordinances, "they can iust say 'ake

us to coun,'" Garrnd uiri.'lf (the fre alarm system) is something that must be addressed

immediateh. then I'm sure it will be addressed immediateh,'Lornhin said.

fu space in the fucility changed occupancy, the space was reconfigurcdwith different panitions, heat ventilation and air conditioning, elecuicalwiring and the like, but the fire-ufety qstems were left as they were, Garrodsaid.

Vihen the building was remodeled frve or six years ago, the Denver firedepartment tested the fire-safety rystem, lornhin said. But he added trtenbuilding codes are modified, unless there is a maior building remodelconsisting of about 40 or 50 percent of the total building area, upgrades arenot rquired.

Meanwhile, studens and suff occupying areas that could potentially bedangerous must wait until building managen rhedule fire alarm repairs.

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The Engineering Fair isengineers and recruitersfields, internships/ etc. IfWambeke at CU-Denver.(303)ss6-3664.

Iil.[ Sudom Unbn, IunheilGyour opportunity to talk with companyabout job opportunities, training, careeryou have questions, please call Joanne(303)556-2250 or Ron Lujan at MSCD,

Employens Attending as of January 25th(more registering daily):

American Consulting Engineers Council Nova MeasuringParsonsPlexus Tecfinology GroupPower Engineers Inc.

Califomia DepartmentofTmnsporbtion RaytheonCarter & Burgess RhvthmsCycen Technologies. Inc.ETI ProfessionalsFreshwater Software, Inc.HDR Engineering, Inc.l.D. Edwads & CompanyJones Cyber SolutionsLevel (3) CommunicationsLockheed Martin AstronauticsMartin/Martin, Inc,Maxtor

Rogue Wave SoftwareSvedala Industries, Inc,Swisslog TranslogicTetrad Corp.Univ. Corp. for Atmospheric ResearchURS CorporationU.S. Air ForceU.S. Peace CorpsWashington Group Intemational, Inc.

RESUME CRITIQUESBring your resume for critiques prior to the Career Fair. Students may attend either session.. Tuesday, February 6: 4-7 pm, CU Denver Career Library 0ivoli 259)

. Wednesday, February 7: 2-5 pm, MSCD Career Services (CN 203)

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Help You!Helping students resolve problems is the purpose of the StudentProblem Adion Network.

The complex and changing nalure ofa large, urban college can leadto some mnfusion or conflict for students. At times. the benefits ofMSCD's broad educational programs and services can beovershadowed by not knowing where to tum for help or information.

SPAN consisls of a team of faalty and sbfi who are hained to helpstudenls with problem solving and negotialing the somelimescomplicabd processes of ollege.

Advisors wort in conjunction wilh the Ofiice of Sludent Life, EqualOpportunity Office, Student Govemment Assembly, College LegalCounsel, Deans, Department Chairs, Direclors, and individualstudents, staff, and faculty in order to resolve problems aseffeclively as possible.

Bill qttqcks gqy relqtionshipsSean Weaverff. f.Uct S..

Colleges and universities in Coloradowould be prohibited from providing benefits topanners in homosexual relationships if aSenate bill pases.

In addition to barring benefits to domesticgannen ofstate employees, SB 139 would alsofrte companies and non-profit organizationsfrom providing the same benefits.

"Domestic relationships are against thestrong public policy of Colorado, and...domestic relationships are not recognizedunder Colorado law," the bill states. The bill

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defines a domestic relationship as anyrelationship which is notbetween a man and awoman, and not licensedand registered.

''Itre pubtic policy ofthe Sate of Colorado isnot to recognizehomossrual mariages,"uid Rep. lvlark Paschall,the House sponsor of the bill. "Benefitsstructure is not a question ofequal protection.It is a matter of public pohcy. Theie is nothingto deny a person from getting benefits, iust ta(dollars can not be used to oromote it."

Karen Benson, director for Metro's Gay,tesbian, Biso<ual and Trans Student Services,said the bill is daigned to deprive people oftheir righs.

"lt's iust time for us to eqand our rcality,"she said. "lt's another ploy by the hr right to bitby bit strip away any potential for our giningour due righs in this society. There should be.a basic underlying standard of hirncs andequality, not based on individual religiousbeliefs."

The bill, sponsored by Sen. !,larilynMusgrave, was introduced in the SenateJan. 26and referred to the Senate Judiciary.

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Save the Arctic-Copire reprcsentative tohn Riordan explains a petition to a student tan.31. The petitionis in rcgards to a ballot proposal to save Ahskars arctic refuge from drilling. Riordan cited statisths thatindicated the oil and natural gas that would be extracted frcm the Arctic refuge wouH nol rcach the U.S.eoonomy for 10 yearc and wouH not help the curent shortage.

,{ark Paichall

Cash, pants stolenA patron of the Auraria Events Center

reponed dothing and cunency mising from alocker on Jan. 24.

Robert Mercier, reported the theft ofrarious clothing items as well as his wallet on

Jan. 24, Mercier said in the police report thathe had put his belongings into an unlockedand unsecured locker in the mens lockerroom of the Auraria Events Center.

Vhen Mercier returned, he found that hiswallet, estimated at a value of ll0, whichcontained his ATM card, credit cards, keys and

f2 mising as well as his Dockers dress pantswith an estimated value of t20. The AurariaPolice have at this time no leads or susDectinformation

Purses stoten at gymTwo Metro cheerleaders reported their

purses and various other items missing on Jan.23

Nicole Pacheco and Sabrina Zoellerreponed to the Auraria Police that during theircheerleading practice at the Auraria EventsCenteq they had placed their belongings in thefront lobby of the gym.

Upon their return from practice the twofound their purses estimated at a total of $65containing a total of t46, a cell phoneestimated at $80, electric dav plannerestimated at $25 and various other items weregone. At this time Auraria Police have nosuspects of leads.

Car theft in Tivoli lotThe orvner of a red Jeep Cherokee

reported a rheft from her carJan. 19.The victim, Kelly Tretter, had parked her

car in the Tivoli parking lot at 2:30 p,m.Vhen Tretter returned to her vehicle at J

p.m. she found her compact disc case withvarious compact disc's amounting to t750,gym bag, running shoes, workout clothes andher make-up bag, totaling to $210 in missingmerchandise. The Auraria Police have no leadsor suspect information.

Man arrested for indecency

Joe Gerald Sandoval was arrested forunlawful public indecency, disturbing thepeace, and unlawful acts on school grounds at5 p.m. at the TivoliJan.22.

Bill lo expond hqte-crimes lqw qdvqncesDENVER (AP) - A bill to expand

Colorado's hate-crimes law to includethose motivated by the victim's age, sexualorientation and mental or physicaldisability passed 4-3 Mondav in a Senatecommrttee.

It's the fifth time the bill has beenintroduced bv Sen. Penfield Tate, D.Denver. Tate sponsored it each of the pastfour years when he was a member of theHouse of Representatives. Each y"ear, it hasgotten a little further in the process.

Sen. Doug Linkhart, D-Denveq said SB

75 did not create a protected class, asopponents have argued in the past. Rather,it targets people who prey on elderly,homosexual and disabled people. Currentlaw covers race and religion.

Law enforcement authorities haveendorsed the bill in the past because thevsay it would give them another tool to fighthate crimes and would send a message thatsuch crimes will not be rolerated.

But Sen. Jim Dyer, R-Arapahoe County,said he did not want the governmentmaking moral judgments. He said the law

already criminalizes violent actsLast year, the bill passed the House

with the help of moderate Republicans, butrvas ki l led in a Senate commirtee.Republican Rep. Mark Larson of Cortez willcarry it in the House this year, if it makes itthere, I t st i l l must pass the SenateAppropriations Committee and the fullSenate.

"The fact that it has bipartisan supportis reason to be more hopeful," Tate said. "ltshorvs there are changing attitudes on bothsides of the aisle."

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Bill would require dqlq collection on rqciql profilingJm Sarchefrcd*ahrz

DEI.IVIR 6P) - A bill that would requirecertain law enforcement agencies to collectinformation on whether officers engage in racialprofiling appeared ready to die in a Housecommittee Jan. 30 before is sponsor pledged towort on a compromise.

Rep. Feta Groff, D-Denver, was prepared totry to force a vote on HB I 1 14 after several hoursof testimony in which law enforcementrepresenatives told the Hotse Civil Justice and

Judiciary Comminee that it would require time-consuming and expensive paperwork.

"l understand budgetary constraints," Croffsaid. "But on the eve of Black History Month andas an African-American male, lm not sure I cancontinue to shape and mold this bill any more.

"l was elected to come down here to make adifference," he said. "ls it inconvenient? You betit's inconvenient. But it's also inconvenient to be

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stopped because you lmk a certain way or appearto be in a certain group."

Several members of the committee advisedGroff to ask for a delay so he could work onchanges dut would make the measure morepahtable.

The initial version q,ould require dl lawenforcement agencies representing at least25,000 people to gather daa on nacial profiling,whidr occurs when an offrcer takes action basedon ethnicity rather than behavior.

The state Division of Criminal Justice wouldgather agencies' reports and then present anannual analpis to the kgislature for frve years.

Several law enforcement officials sairl theywould uke swift action against any officer whoengages in racial profiling. Thq also said the bill'srequirements would be expensive and ake upsignificant amouns of offrcers' time.

'There's no doubt in my mind that manyofficers will avoid making minor and counesystops they do noq" said littleton Folice ChiefGary Maas.

He also said under the measure, anytodycould complain about racial profiling and ttutcomplaint would be included in the reportwithout any investigation into whetho it actudlyoccurred.

Supporten said while it may appea.r ttutracial profiling is not a problem in some arzu,incidents often go unreport€d because victirns donot trust law enforcement agencies to investigatecomplaints.

Threequarters of respondents to a rccentsurvey of nonheast Denver residents by theColorado Progressive Coalition said they felt theyhad been victims of racial profiling

"lf we must err, let us en on the side ofjustice," said the Rev. Patrick Demme! pastpresident of the Greater Denver MinisterialAlliance. "lncreased paperwork must never bethe criteria by which we do not seek to ensurejustice."

The Rev. Vrillie Simmons, presidenr of theEast Denver Ministerial Alliance, said even if racialprofiling is not found to be a problem, gathering

information to prove tlnt would help rebuildtrust between police and minorities.

"lf we don t do something about it, I'm afraidit's going to orplode," he said.

Demrr police and the Colorado Sute htrolalready are gathering information on whethermcial profiling occurs. Some committeemembers suggested using those efiorrs as a pilotproiect, but Groff and other supponers said awider program is necasary because other lawenforcement agerries harr not had the diversitytraining and education that officers in thoseagencic hare had.

Groff said he will work on dnnges tharwould make data collection voluntary foragencies representing 25,000 to 75,000 people,and mandatory for larger agencies. He also saidhe would propose reducing the length of theprogram from five years to three and eliminatingcoss by allowing the ur of grants and donations.

Group distributes rocisl lliers to Golorodo Stofe Univelsity foculty, sfqtf. FOKI COIJNS (AI) - Colorado StateUniversity faculty and staf found racist lireratureslipped under their oftice doors in four campusbuildingsJan. S.

The flien, from a group called the NationalAlliance advocated an all.white society and

criticized the crime rate among blacls, said Capt.Bob Chafee ofthe CSU police.

The same group's fliers were distributed atthe Univenity of Colorado in Bouher Dec. 18-19after the student council rejected a proposal tofisht affrmative action.

Chafee said CSU police were investigatingthis month's incident, lt was not clear what larvwas broken or what charges might be filed, butChafee said the distributors could be chargedwith littering, if nothing else,

Greg Boiars$, a journalism professor *'ho is

Jewish, said he recently lectured aboutmulticulturalism and students might haveurgeted him to receive the literature.

"l ake this very seriously," Boiarsky said. "lgot beat up pretry regularly growing up bv people... rvith this mindset."

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On Vdneday evening, Aug. 30, 2000, while walking home, I wasstopped by a Denver police officer lhe ofrcer pulled up beside me andasked, "Can I ask you a question?" i, of course, said, "yes" and

approached the officer He stopped the car.He and his panner then got out of the car. OffcerJose Perez, District

6 Patrol Divisron came towards me and asked, "Do you have anyweapons?" I stood there blown awav tirat someone, a police oficer,would ask me ifl was carrying a weapon. I respnded, "No!""He thenasked, "&n I search you?" 1 said, "Yes." I had nothing to hide.

Of course I wasn't thinking that I have the right to say "NO." Ashe nas searching me he asked, "Do 1ou have any drugs on you?" Iangril,v responded, "l came over here because,vou asked me if l'oucould ask me a question. i thought vou needed my heip. i don tdo drugs and I don t know why,vou are searching me." Officer Perezresponded that I gave him permission. He *opped searching me.

I asked "Whv did ,r'ou stop me?" He said that he didnt stop me: heasked me if he could ask me a question. I stoppd and approachedthem.

I identified myself as the pre;ident of Vhittier NeighborhoodAssociarion and explained that these nnclom stops hun therelationship betueen the police and the people who are paying

their salary the commuruty,I asked for his name and badge number He game me his busines

card and I wa.lked awry angry and humiliated. I was onlv two blockfrom my hr-ruse , In mv famill we have police officers, firemen and

legislators My family believes, as I do, that public service is an ortremelynoble endeavor I am also not cyniul or ignorant about the greatresponsibilities our men and women in uniform face every day, I amvery as?re of how poorly we pay them and the lack of incentivesomvided. Howelrr, there must be a bener way.

I have been stopped while nalkingthrer tima since Ive moved back toDenver. None of these timc hart Ibeen accused of an,v crimes. I havent

even been asked for identification. Almost all of m.r' African-Americanmale friends have also faced the same problem. Yet not one ofmywhite male friends has ever been stopped. This perception of uneven"iusdce" does little to bring the community and the plice together

There ue steps we as a community should take to ueate dunge.'We

should encourage the police to have a file with the Mme, race,and gender of the people they stop. This would create quantitative

data on whether police are making stops like these in all Den'ercommunities and whom are thev stopping.

I stronglv recommend that ifyou hce such an encounter, get thepolice officer's name and badge number Document the event a.ssoon as pu get home and repon it.

r$(/e also should be just as vigilant in nodrying the superion ofpolice ofticers that are going abor,'e and bevond the call ofdufor

Officer Dan Andrevn's, Distnct 2, is one of these officen. Vhittierapplauds his responsiveness to our neighborhood, and forattending our meetings and neighborhood events.

It is mv hope that we as a community u'ill insist on the commonsense changes that are needed to get there.By Darrell B. WatsonPresident Whittier Neighborhood Association

Studenl club funding money gqlhering dustto Tivoli 305 that tells us about the evenr

Chances are E)ilREMELY GOOD, that Club FundingCommittee will fund youll

Guidelines: Be a recognized club, present to CFC, haveat least 10 percent of the total cost of the event. CFC willnot fund off campus events and will not fund alcohol, orsecurity for orents with alcohol.

Raaki Garcia-UlamVice President of StudentOrganizations

No fqith for Bush'schority proposol

It appears President Bush I'ould like to see anold law overturned: The Fint Amendment.

OnJan. 29, Bush signedwo executive orders, whichull for the creation of ahighJevel Vhite HouseOfhce of Faith-Based andCommunity Initiatives, andinstructs five Cabinetdeparmen$ to establishGnters for Faith-Based and

Community Initiatives.The motive behind Bush's action might seem

noble - suppon charitable organizations to helpcombat drug addiction, poven,v and homelessnos,Verv few people would deny the benefit chariableorganizations - both religious and secular -

provide for society. In Denveq severalorganizations, such as the Capitol Hill UnitedMinistries, provide invzluable service to thecommunity. Bush's method, howeveq rs flawed.!'ery flawed,

Bush maintains he can create the Office ofFaith-Based and Communiry Initiatives and still beconsisten! with the First Amendment. TheSupreme Coun, in deciding Lemon n Kurtzman ,ruled a iaw does not violate the First Amendment ifir meets three criteria: the law has a secularpurpose, the law does not adrmce or hinderreligion, and the government would not becomeentangled in religious affairs. Vhile Bush'sproposal does serve a secular purpose - helpingcharities - it falls shon of the second and thirdqualifications. h orplaining his program, Bushclaims funding will only be provided for charitableuses by faithtrased organzations rvith no fundingprovided for mrnistering. Providing public monEto religious charities, howeveq frees more moneyfor rehgious ministries. Bush's plan would alsoplace the government in the position of trackingpublic money to ensure charities were using thefunding for non-religious purposes, creatingunnecessary government entanglement inreligious affairs. Bush claims his plan *ouldremove charity anzv from "disant bureaucracies,"In realiw, it w'ould create more.

Conuary to how Bush's plan might seem,religious institutions would not win a viqtory Justas government needs to be separated from thechurch, the church nerds to be separated from thegovernment. Govemment funding seldom comeswith no strings atuched. By dictating how fundhgmay be used, the government could ba, inessence, dictating how a religious institutionconducts its busines.

According to Gallup polls, most Americans, 55percerit, believe the government should beresponsible for alleviating poverry, while 28percent beliere it is up to religious insdtutions.Cerainly, with the scope of poverry and social illsfacing many pople in Ameriu, the solution lies inreligious, seculu and governmental institutions.The solution, does not require, howeveq un-Constitutional measures.

- Sean Weaver is a tiletro student andeditor of The Metropolitan.

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Bush's qclions speqk louder lhqn wotds(LI-V{RD UNI\tsRSIY PARI! k. - Sen. John lvtc{ain, R.-Ariz., has

been making a brg push for hrs campagn finance. reform bill. Just thisweek he begn a rries of town meemgs, t'ith the first stop tn LitdeR'xk, Art., rtrich he hopa will help lead to an overhaul of the nation'scampargn finance lals.

One of the biggest provisions of hrs bill, which was coauthored bySen. Rusrll D. Feingold, D-!01s., would ban unregulated and unlimiteddonations to political panies - knoln as soft money - ntrictr Mc{ain u1shas corrupted American pliticians.

L{nfortunateh', Praitlent George V. Bush doesn\ want to do that.Although Bush agreed to meet with McCain last week to discus

campaign finance reform, litde progess rauhd from the ralk. Publidy,Bush agreed nith the need for campaign finance reform. But wlut aboutprirately?

Actions speak louder than words, and Bush has uken little actionon the rssue.

Vhile the meeting was genial and both men praented a 'he'll-

work+ogether" image, Bush wanted to indude a provision in the reformbill drat rvould still allow individuals to donate soft monev.

Dear Editor,The Club Funding Committee provides financial

assistance to recognized student organizations by helpingto fund events throughout the school year

For some reason this year, NO ONE SEEMS TO WANTCFC MONEY-\}{/HAT IS UP \?ITH THAN DON'T FORGETTHAT TTE ARE HERE TO HEI.P YOU.

This is the shnny: let's say a club decides to host anevent but they dont have enough money. Vhat can anorganizadon do? r0fell, let me tell you that there is a waythat is Fairly painless-all you hare to do is submit a proposal

In actualiry, with thls loophole, anyone or any group could stilldonate monq', just as long as it was done rn the name of an "indhiJual.'

For years, GOP congressional leaders have blocked legislation torqgulate campign inancing, daiming it inlringa.on free speech and tiltsthe fundraising adrzntage to Democrats.

But Democrar and Republicans are both guilty of arcepting softmoney donations. as was the case in the last praidentia.l election.

Mdain's proposed bill would not help eittrer party srgnificandvmore than the other. His reform plan is nonpartisan - somethingpoliricians have pledged to work torurd after the election.

Bush's suggestion to allow individuals to make soft monevdonations would be a billiondollar loophole ttut would basically donuhing to change the way pliticians campaign for ofice.

While Bush has sard he willsupport McCain in reforming campaignfinance laws, he isnt doing much to help.

Bush'slack of coopration coupled with hb spken pledga to workwith McCain leave us rvondering what eractly his position is on thesublect.

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Ashcroft no rqcistDear Editor,Danielle Haraburda's writing ability is impressive, but in her

Jan. 19 column, ':Ashcroft nomirudon stink," she depends on heranful rhetoric to cover for a lack of fact and analpis. Shesuccesfully skimmed the surface of every topic from abortion andracism, to the unfounded assenion that Bush ponrayed himself asa moderate during the campaign,

The author's epithetical use of the word "Chrisdan," as in".,, right-wing Christian o(remist., . " is panicularly objectionablefor its prima facie religious intolerance, Every politician has aworld view which anchors his political views and decisions,whether it falls into the category of Christian, Jewish, Hindu,Bahai, New Age, atheist, or otherwrse.

A politician s ideas, whether liberal, moderate or conserrldve,should be weighed on their merits and effect, rather than thestereotypical category in which they seem to fall.

Hanburda claims Ashcroft is anti-choice, opposed guncontrol, is agairst affrmatile action and hate crimes laws andfought to overturn desEgregation laws. By implication then, sheappean to claim Ashcroft desires resuiction of penonal freedoms(anti-choice), that he desires as many random shootings andmurders as posible, hates everyone of minority races, and wantswhites separated from minorities. If these things were true, Idoubt ,{shcroft could get a irb as a janitor for the Sate of Missouri,much les hold a governorship and receive a cabinet nomimtion.

kt's consider the allegation of racism. Most people are atleast cursorily aware of Medgar Evers, the civil rights leader whowas murdered. Irs are familiar with his brotheq Chules Evers. IfAshcmft is a racist, then why did Charles Evers write o judiciarycommittee members supponing his nominadon becauseaccusations regarding racism ". , ,are not supponed by the factsl'(Please refer to Rocky Mountain News anicle,'Anorney

general. . .," Jan. 15, 2001)It seems to me fiat "racist" is a title b€fitting those who

suppon the billion dollar abonion industry which convinceswomen to abon a saggeringly disproportionate number ofminority babies before rhey even see the light of day. Liberals,however, shouldn t fear that Ashcroft would use his position tothwan their precious legalized genocide.

As governor; he faithfully executed the laws of the State ofMissouri, (including, according to the above mentioned anicle,serring up the administration of the state lottery though he ispersonally against it) and he will execute his dutv to the laws ofthis land as U.S. anorney general with excellence.

Adding to the list of politically self-serving iruccuracies inHaraburda's anicle, is the idea that Bush ponrayed himself as amoderate, and that he was only lying.

At our house, we recorded both the Democratic andRepublican co €ntions, as well as erery presidential and vicepresidential debate. I would really like to know where Bushponrayed himself as a moderate, but that's impossible because hedidn t, So then, Bush didn t lie because he never misrepresentedhimself.

Finally, tlaraburda wote concerning Bush's alleged moderaterhetoric and claims to support diversity: "Look foryourself Vhtchwho he surrounds himself with, see who he ries to appoint.Ashcroft. Chavez. Nonon." She very conspicuously omitted themo major African-American nominees: Condoleeza Rice, asnational serurity advisor and the prochoice Colin Powell, asSecretary of State. Does this mean she's a racist? Of coursenot! And neither isJohn Ashcroft.

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Angelo VanFleetassists Metrostudent JanelEme6on at theStudent SupportServices officelocated lnCentralClassroom 201.

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wolk at the Pot Boller gallery Jan.30. The gallery ls located at 3877Tennyson St.

The idea to open an art gallery evoh'ed from a desire to give"closet artists" a place to show rheir work, Van Fleet said.

The Pot Boiler runs an average of nine erhibits a year Mostshows, he said, are from new and obscure artists, and studentsfrom Metro.

And although the Pot Boiler gallery is his, Van Fleet said hehas never had an exhibit of his own work.

"l want to focus on other people," he said."You should see the expressions, the feedback,and the compliments the students get."

Student Development Specialist RebeccaFernandez said that Van Fleet's conribution tothe students is inraluable,

"He is a great resource," she said. "He is verycaring. He helps students find their strengths,"

Fernandez said that although Van Fleet isrequired to work with the students he is assignedfor only a y'ear, he maintains conmct with themthroughout their college career

"He is a verv strong influence in keepingthem in school," she said.

Van Fleet said that Student Support Serviceswas there for him when he needed help, so hehas given back to the program.

"l pur our a lot," he said. "l reach out tostudenrs, I get deep wilh them. I'm not the rypeof person to shove 1'ou off It's a good place tobe."

Van Fleet will graduate in the fall. And afterthat he plans to continue using his gallery to helpothers express themselves.

fu for his own art?"l haven't determined let where I want to go,"

Gqllery owner devotes lime to othersmffi

Angelo Van Fleet is not a selfish man.The 42-yearold Metro fine arts major and owner of rhe Pot

Boiler art gallery in rvest Denver is all about gMng.Vhether it's giving student artism a chance to exhibit their

work at his gallery, or rvhether it's helping srudents find theirway through college at Student Suppon Services where hel'orks on campus-Angelo Van Fleet is ready to help.

"l try ro influence a lot of the students that I run into even ifI don't know them," Van Fleet said, "l irear a lot ofstories aboutbofriends, husbands, pregnancies. 'l can't do this, I can't dothat. lvlath sucks, English sucks.'l try ro get rhem to rationalizethe situation."

Van Fleet knows a Iot about rationalizing situations, When hetas 28 he rvas stricken with encephalitis, an inflammation of thebrain. He spent two months in a coma and a year in the hospiralrecolering,

"Before the sickness I never paid attention," he said. "l neverpaid attention to anithing, really. I had a nine-to-fire iob, camehome and did drugs-went to bed and did it all over again."

Before hrs illnes, Van Fleet had never drawn or had a desireto draw. That desire would come s'hen he was in the hospitaland his godmother brought him a set of colored pencils.

"l drew something." he said. "l can't remembelrvhat it was."Van Fleet said a passion for art arvakened in him. It is a

passion that he would develop over the next 12 years. In 1995,he enrolled at Metro seeking a degree in fine ans wilh a paintingemphasis. In 1996, he staned working for Student SupponServices, rvhere he began mentoring students who needed someguidance getting rhrough college.

Van Fleet mentors first-generation studen$, low-incomestudents, and students with disabilities. He said he drars fromhis orvn life experiences ro help him with his mentoring.

He fathered the first offire daughters when he was only 14,He abused alcohol and drugs. And continued that rvav until his

illness sruck."The head injury shut off my other life, drugs, alcohol,

pamying - being sild and cruy. Afrer that, it rias the road torecovery."

Van Fleet said his coma gave him visions that he bases muchof his anwork on. He describes these visions as transitions.

"Vhen a Native Americandies, their spirir is transformedinto the winged brothers andsisters-+he hawk, the raven, thecrow Vhen the spirit dies, youturn into a winged cteature towatch over the natives who t'ereleft on the eanh."

Van Fleet said that as herecovered from hrs illness, hisartwork evolred. He said it is stillevolving.

"i'm krod of unbalanced," hesaid. "l'm not on an even keelwith everything yet,"

His work reflects thisunbalance. Spiritual oil paintingsof his visions adorn the w'alls ofhis gallery, Stone sculprures areon display too, as well as a lampthat looks like it could havecome from the Orient, There arealso photographs that look likethey were taken at the turn ofthe last century,

At first glance, the casualobserver might not realize tharrhe same man creared them. But thev are all his vision. It is a he said. "l'm enjoying doing this, shoning other people's I'ork.

vision of selfcxpression. And ir is a vrsion of ranring to help Right now it's more about giving the artist the opportunity. I

others erpress themsehes. knorv 1'll get mv turn."

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Letter from the PresidentDear Metro Students,

Sometimes as sfudents we are so busy running around earning a living,doing research, racing to classes, and taking care of our families that wehardly get enough time to breathe. As students, we come to Metro forvarious reasons and we take part in our education in a variety of ways. Asa student who is fairly new to Metro, I have leamed what this school andthe people in it can do for me and what I can do for Metro. A little over ayear ago, I stepped onto this campus for the first time and felt lost. I hadrecently graduated from Arapahoe Community College and knew that Icould handle it, but I felt overwhelmed by the size of Metro. Not knowinga soul on campus, I stayed fairly quiet in my classes, and spent much of mytime reading in the library for most of my first semester. When I looked upfrom my books, however, I started to see that the campus community wasall around me. Both students and faculty seemed excited about being here,and slowly but surely I was pulled in by their enthusiasm. There is somuch happening at Metro that even I as the Student Body President onlyknow the half of it.

We are your Student Government Assembly, a grouP of studentsfurthering the magic that every student who seb foot on this campus feels.We are composed of both traditional and non-traditional students: Parents,athletes, professionals, and activists. We work as a team to address studentconcerns and issues, and we take our positions very seriously.

This year has been great for Metro sfudents. We have been successful,creating strong relationships with our faculty, administration, alumni, andstate representatives, and have carried the Metro student voice to thehighest levels of our college administration and state governmment.

Higher education is a dynamic issue in Colorado, and in order for oureducation to remdn a positive experience, we must continue to make ourvoice heard. To do this, we must know about the issues facing us. Thisnewsletter is an attempt to educab you about some of the important issuefacing you as a student. We want to allow you to become familiar with a groupof your peers who are taking action. Included is information about events thatthe Student Govemment wanb you to get involved in.

It is our hope that no matter why you are a sfudent at Metro, or whatyour schedule looks like, you can find the time to read our newslefter andbegin to understand the possibilities and magic that comes along withbeing a Meho student. As your Sfudent Government we are here toaddress your needs. Stop in and tell us what WE CAN DO FOR YOU.

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The Election Commission is YOURopportunity to impact the campus!!The Student Covernment Elections lor 2OO1-2OO2 arecoming up and there are still two student positionsavailable on the Election Commission!

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Events Committee- The Events Committee works on events that the SCA- participates in, while continuing to create a campus

community. One of the major projects that thisiommittee is working on at the moment is "Have aHeart," Metro's first Valentine's Dance, to be heldFebruary 9th, 2001, from 9pm-1am in the Tivoli Atrium.This dance is a charity fundraiser and is designed tofurther bring the campus community together. All

proceeds will go to The Children's Hospital Cardiac Care Unit. The eventscommittee is also working on a variety of educationalforums and another "Meet your Student CovernmentDay," an event that we previously held during both thesummer and fall semesters.

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When I was approache-d last year by an involved student who was alwaysmaking class announcements, I wondered what she had in storc for me' She voicedthe sufgestion that I run for Student Govemment on her ticket. At that time in myaccumulated file of college life and experience I had not one document on studentgovemment except for what Brandon went through as Student Body President on90210. So, with my limited idea of Student govemment, I agreed.

Now almost a year later, I am looking back and writing this essay to try tocommunicate whai student government has done for me, and what it can andshould do for all the students who want to be involved and even those who just

want to listerl Student govemment is a community builder and once a communityis built it gives a voice to that community. This year's student government "focusissues" from the September 14, 2000 Agenda were:

Goals: 1. Dispel APathY2. Build a Community

3. Be proactive.

The objectives were: 1. Pass the Bond Fee2. Facilitate Access for Night Students

3. Get word out about SGA.

Dispelling apathy and maintaining a student voice is a double role for studentgovernment to play, which requires work on more than one front at a time.Atthough ttrey are not the same, these two roles are interlocked.

A community builder that Student Govemment Assembly, (SGA) participatedin this year was AIDS Walk Colorado. This was done by promoting the walk,participating in the walk and by tabling on carnpus for a week to recruit studentsio join in thi watk. This activity enabled our student rePresentafives to be helpingin the fight against AIDS and at the sarne time become known and connected to thecampus, other students, and people in the walk. The Auraria Team raised $15,00this yeaq, thanks to all who participated.

An example of the strengthening of the student voice is committee work.Through this opportunity the student voice is heard by administration and facultyadvocating student perspectives. The VP of Academic Affairs is on manycommitteei as the student voice. The committees of B.A.S.E, which makesdecisions about academic standards equivalency, Grade Appeals Committee, andthe Academic Policy Advisory Committee, which advises academic policy, are thesome of the committees attended in which the student goverrunent member, andso the students, have a direct voice or vote. Since the B.AS.E. and Grade AppealsCommittees are confidential, I will use the Academic Policy Advisory Committeeas an example. This semester, this committee was working on the rewriting of theGrade Appeal procedure to make it less hassling for the students, faculty, and allinvolved. As a member of this commitEe I was able to bring to the table concemsfor the students about how the policy would affect the students. Because I was amember of the group I got to help resolve any conllicts for the shrdenb in thepolicy that we recommended.

Altemating back to the community building aspect of student govemment Iwill mention the mural contest, which was sponsored this year and invite everyoneto come to the office in Tivoli 307 to see the work in Progrcss by student JessicaRouch. On the subject of student voice, another example of activities of SGA wouldbe the Bond Fee. The Bond Fee was an issue voted on the year before we were inoffice and Metro students passed it- Due to events not controlled by Metro, thebond fee was killed by the higher ups, the powers that be, etc. This semester, SGAS.A.C.A.B. representatives fought hard to get the vote back to campus because ofSGA irutitutional memory and duty to be the voice of Metro students. Our studentgovemnent worked very hard to make sure the voice of Metro students would notbe ignored. The passing of the bond fee involved the Auraria Child Care Center, theTivoli Student Union, and the Auraria Events Center, and of course for all youinterested students extensive notes are avaiLable. The bond fee passed the secondtime like the first time and the Metro Student voice was heard.

There are so many other functions that this student govemment strives to offer.Student govemment is a r€source for students with questions or problerns or forstudents who want to get involved. Student govemment has many issues andmany commitbes that need student involvement. There is the issue of thediscontinuance of the African American Studies, which student government has acommittee working agains! there are also the legislative issues that studentgovemment ie working towards, such as Metro having its own govemance board'There are events planned to connect students and the campus together. Student

govemment has a lot to offer all those who corte into contactwith it, as does each person who comes into contact

with student govemment. Tivoli StudentUnion is not iust a name - it is what

we make it. Your Metro StudentGovemment office is located in

, Tivoli 307 and is open for you.Come in and get involved,informe{ or into, in your own

special way, the great andgroovy student government experience. It may

be different than what you saw on 90210 but isn'teverything? And in the end aren't you glad it 2?

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Committee objectives. Learn abouf the history of, Policies of, statistics of, and.possibilit!es..of,

African American Studies, Native American Studies, Chicano Studies,Women's Studies, and other academic programs that bring diversity to theacademic world of Metro.

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Leeislative CommitteeThe-mission of Metro's SCA Legislatirre Committee is tocommunicate to SGA and Metro's student body allproposed legislation that directly or indirectly affectsthem. The commitbee will be knowledgeable aboutlegislation and track its movements through theLegislature. lt will also be the responsibility of thecommittee to voice to the Legislature students' opinionsand concems on proposed bills.

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Golda Meir AccessibilityCommitteeMission Statement: To create an atmosphere where nostudent is left behind because of their physical challenges.

Committee Members:Raaki Garcia-Ulam, VP of Student Organizations-Chair

Committee Objectives:. Make the Golda Meir Center wheelchair accessible. Put doorbells and intercoms on all the 9th Street Park houses to allow

students who cannot enter the houses because of a physical challenge away to get assistance.

. Place large signage with Braille on all the 9th Street Park houses forstudents with visull impairments in order to assist them in finding their way.

. Find money through fundraising, grants and foundations to make all aboveobjectives a reality.

. Create alliances with AHEC, alumni, the Metro Foundation, administrationand faculty

. To maintain a high level of activity throughout the year inorder to create continuity into the next year.

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ililetro grad leaves a'piece' ofherself behind

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Story anol phstos by Jenmfer GreyMetro graduate Marlene Krlza wanted to

leave campus something to remember her byafter spending eight 1'ears working andanending classes here. \0hen she graduatedin Mav 1999, with a bachelor's of fine arts insculprure, she started on the sculpture sheinstalled outside the \I'est Classroom Jan. 26.Then, she drove to Boston.

"l'm saving $300 bv digging this holemyself," K.rlza said, a breaker bar in herhands and snnding in the 3-footdeep holethat t'ould later be poured with concrete tomount the 10-foot, steel-spiraled sculpture.

applied for Originally, Kryza bid to put hersculpture in the MD circle at l0th andLarimer. Her second bid was for a space inrhe library counyard. Then, the committeedesQnated the temporarv space outside ofthe Vest Classroom to Kryza for a year DickFeuerborn, divisional director of FaciliuesPlanning and Use, sars he hopes the conceptcatches on,

"Ve decided to try to develop anopporrunity for students ro displav theirwork," he said.

."So we identified a location

and we are in the process of refining theoualifications to ensure fairness." Feuerborn

"Yeah, it'sfunnv I got thisspot, too,because Iworked in thefinancial aidoffices riihtover there forfour t'ears," shesaid, pointingro the CentralC lass roomac rossLawrenceStreet.

She had an engineer design a way tomount the base of the sculpture and figuredthe prqect would cost her about $500. Theconcrete for the bottom ofthe hole cost $250alone.

She wanted the sculpture to look like itbelonged in nature, climbing up toward thesun like the trees it sits rvith.

"This rvhole thing is a huge risk for me,"she said. "l'm not sure if the thing is going tostand and I have to fund the project mlselfl"She was happy that when the sculpture wassoldered to the base, it stood.

k .u had to go through Auraria HigherEducation Center's Facilities N{anagement,and Facilities Planning and Use departmenmto get approral for one of the three sites she

said."Ge t t i ng

approval was thehard parr. Afterthat, I had rhesupport of AHECto help with theinstallation andthey've beengreat," she said asshe worked a rockloose from theside of the holewith a pick u.

'They even drove this Bobcat over forme," she said hurling the rock into thetrough of the litde earthmover puked by thehole.

Threedimensional design caught Knza'sinterest during her third anempt at the 3-Dprocesses and design class. She smned withdrawing and painting but when she "finallygot rhe right teacher for 3-D," the weldingbug grew on her and she started hangingaround Atlas's metal scrap lards.

The sculpture was Krlza's last "hoorah"on campus, a gift from her to us. She took ajob at a music school in Boston as a financialaid administrator, but she says she'll be backto gire the sculpture a paint job before thevear is through.

MACON, Ca. (AP) -Autographed ponraia ofGallaghe4 TommyChong ud dcens of other touring comics hang inside the ComedyCafe. If the owners want to add the latest sensat.ion who left anaudience in stitches, they'll need his mug shot.

Glenn l{auhenn upaged his hlorite comedran and craclad upa sohout crowd at the comedy dub wfien he hop@ onstage tomake a criminal confesron - "l'm the guy who's been robbing these

banlo around here."three dap eadieE Macon s so<alled "bicicle bandit" had made

his drird geaway in more tlun a year, peda.lng away after holding uptellen with a rifle.

l,lanheun'impromptu sugeactgot him booked into the countyjad. Comedian Ric*e.v Smilqi host of the show "Comic View" onBlack Enterainment Television, is still laughing about the suspectwho *umbled inn his sundup routine.

'Ttut was funny as helll" Smiley said. '1 was on the microphone,and I pretended I was whrspering. But I said, where the audience

could hear me, 'where's the monq'?' The audience was dying!"No doubt lulattherr stole the show. But did he really steal the

monql?Fotice think so. Thq've charged the 43-ye:rold with three

counr of armed robbery If a iury decida l{anhem wasnt hdding,he could be sentenced to life in prison.

Three trnes in the past 14 montts, a masked man walked inro a < '

bark and fired a waming shot from a rifle before robbing the tellers

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Accused bonk robbet sleqls the show qf Georgio comedy clubCOIiEDY, from 15

l+ and acapng on a bL1rcle. Folrce were stumpedbefore Matthews' bizarre one-night performance.

TheJan. 12 show had sold out at the ComedyCafe, where an audience of 300 sipped wrne andbotdod beer u candlelit ebles as Smdev took fie

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suge."Vtrat's going onl' he aslad a budy, ult-and-

pepper bearded man dancing down front.Matthews hopped on suge and grabbed

Srni.ley's hand before he could even tell a joke."l'm your biggest fan. I watch vou on TV every

night. You make me laugh, and I got pressure onme," l{atthews said, according to Smiley. "I m theguywho's been robbng thae hnk around here,And before I went to jail, I just wanted to come see'10u."

Club owner Mike Smith, a former cop, didn't

care if the guy was joking. He was disrupting theshow. So Smith had his staff call pliceimmediateh.

Meanwhile, Smiley tried to goad hisconfasional hn into telling where he'd strshed thecash. Ttr audir:nce howled with lau$ter

'They're blowing it off as truly pan of thecomedy shoq" said Smith, who persuadedlt{atthenn to learr the sage after about sevenmxnutes.

{ don t feel he was drunk at all," Smrth said.'Tirere was alcohol on his breath. But I H therewas some real emctional distress on his pn -'You're not giving me enough attentirrn.' He d beenrobbing bank for 14 mon*s, ard nobody hadcaught him.'

Smiley ud he also believes the confesion wasthe rcaldeal.

'The sinradon was fl.rnny, but he was seriouswhen he uas uying ir He didnt crack a smile,"Smiley uid. "Didn't uke his medtation, that's dl. Ithink they should've had him on Ritalin orsomething."

llatthews may luve told a roomful of peopletlut he pulH off the robberies. But plice uy thatwasn t enough to clwge him - it took two daF todig up enough evidence o put him rn iail.

Since the comedy club episode, Ilatthews'only public appearances have been in court.During nro bdef headngs, he diJnt repert orreuact his confesion.

Ivlatthews has no telephone listing in hishomeown of Vhner Robim, I5 mila south ofMacon, ntrere police say he had a prasure-washing businas. And he has yet o be appointeda permanent lanyer ntro can gve his side of ttestory.

Ben Mllis, an indrgent ddense attomE whoadvised lr4atthews in coun Monday, brushed offl{atthews' outbunt at *re Comedy Cafe as a"humorous admision" that would carry littleweight in coun.

'1 think ercrything must be put in i6 prop€rconto<t," Willis said. 'There's a difference benueenuying something in the confesional and uyingsomething in a comedy dub."

No hdding said District Anomey HowardSimms. "l don t think I would want to go to trial onjust a confasion in a comedy club."

Police e<pect to trave the last laugh, sayngfiey've got enough evidence to link Itlatthews tothe robberies. Police Capt. Roben Hernandezwouldn't discus moot of dre evidence, but he dlloffer two tidbits:

Frst, Mattlrews drove to the comedy dub in awhite Chewolet ran, the same qpe vehidewimesses said the hndit loaded his bicyde intoafter tlre third robhryJan. 8,

Second, l,fatthews resembles the robbercaught on the hnla' security cameras. Sdll, thebandit wore a mask.

"Ve recowed suffcient evidence to obviouslybelieve ttut it's him," Hernandez said.

SmilE up lvlauhews should still be able towatch him on "Comic View" from prison, ifnecessary. He sap he knows this because otherinmatc are frns.

|Do lour dme, get out and lefs split themoney, That's what I say to him. Just give me someofit," Smilef Mid, laughing. "!0hen he ges out, hegers free dcken to the no<t show. He's pan of myoftcialfrn dub.

"He's not just a membei He's the prcsident."

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for three or four different books within its covers. Hefrequently cites his book to help teach his players, and hascompiled a pitching philosophy sheet directly from itscontents.

Gutierrez graduated from Englewood High School in 1988,was drafted and signed right out of high school by the Astros,and has stayed in baseball since. He coached at Englewood in1996 and established three youth teams in the Apache BaseballLeague. He currently gives private pitching instructionthrough a$usiness called Inside Sports.

He joined the Roadrunners in November as the headpitching coach. In bet'ween coaching the pitchers, Gutierrez istaking classes at Metro and one day would like to become ateacher

Although he missed all of the team's fall practices,Gutierrez saw his late arrival during individual workouts as anadvantage.

"lt gave me the opportunity to know the guys individualpersonalities, and physical abilities, I then could assess thegroup as a whole from judging each player individually," saidCutierrez.

"He takes the time to make sure the guys are learning,"Porreco said. "l'm really impressed by the way he is relating tothe pitching staff. Vhat's more impressive is how the playersare reacting to him, he relates well to the college player"

His love of baseball and coaching makes the match with hisfamily a good one.

He describes his wife, Dana, and three kids as being a"baseball family." He even has a dog named Slider, after a typeof breaking pitch.

"He's a great teacher and is passionate about the game,"Dana said. "Sometimes I have to quiet him down about it."

"l could stand here and ulk about baseball from 7 a.m. tomidnight," Gutierez said.

The Roadrunners have enjoyed iuccessful pitching in therecent past. Former pitching coach Kenny Leonesio led the1998 pitching staff to a national ranking of 14th amongDivision ll, and had second-ranked staffs in the RockyMountain Athletic Conference in 1999 and 2000.

Howeveq the respect already gained from Roadrunnerscoaches and players alike, make Gutierrez look qualified tocontinue the tradition.

"He has opened up his life to us, and allows us to come tohim about problems on and off the field," senior pitcher CalebParmenter said.

"l see the past success here as an extreme motivation. Iwant to use some of the things that have worked, and add myknowledge and experience to bring the pitchers to the nextlevel," Gutierrez said.

"lt's good to hear him share his minor league stories withus. His experience is important," Parmenter said.

Although he is quick to discredit it, player sentiments

Metro pttchtrg coach Anthony Gutlorez wlll hav6 th€Roadrunnsr pltchers roady for tho t€ams Fgb. 13 Seasonopcnor agalnst Ha3tlngs collego

suggest that they had prior respect for Gutierrez because of hisbaseball resume.

"l still had to earn their respect through opening the doorsof communication and being someone they can rely on fortrials and tribulations on and off the field." Gutierrez said."This is more important than playing at a higher level,

"But I bring experience that I have had with coaches thathave pitched at the big Ieague level that have translatedmessages to me. I'm taking those messages and installing thatto the pitchers here."

For every great teacher.there is inspiration from elsewherethat drives them. Gutierrez credits his father, who died threeyears ago, as being his greatest teacher. From him, Gutierrezlearned important lessons about baseball, and moreimportantly, about life.

"His ability to send a message with a calming fire willalways stay with me. I've learned to be a successful teacherbecause of that, and now I'm trying to pilss that to the kids,"Gutierrez said.

The Roadrunners will be striving toward appearing in theRII{AC playoff in 2001, and much of that hinges on the successthe pitching staff will have on the field, But Gutierrez realizesthat his success not only lies in the final win-loss record.

"You can learn important lessons about life when pitching.You could make the right pitch at the right time and get a badresult. To be able to learn from that mistake is imponant in lifebecause you have to adust to things out there," Gutierrez said.

, ! ' Dunlqp seeks his | 00th win this weekend I

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Vhen the Metro men's basketball team left for their pivoultwogane road trip against Nebraska-Keamey and Fort Hap Satelast weekend, coach Mike Dunlap was two victories shy of his100th career win at Meuo.

No team in history has wer swept the Keamey-Hays road tripmaking it hard to envision a more perfect scenario for Dunlap toearn his l00th vicrorv. First. beat Nebraska-Keamev on Fridav and

move into sole posession ofsecond place in the Roc$ MountainAthleic Conference. Second, defeat Fon Hap, the No. I team inthe RlvlAC, on Saturday.

Instead, heading into this weekend's home games versusRegs on Feb. 2, and Colorado Christian on Feb. 3, Dunlap is stillstuck with 98 wins.

Metro's first game of the trip was against Neb.asls-Keamey.'They (Nebraska-Keamq) are the best team in the league,

without question," said Dunlap. Both teams entered the gamewith identical 12-3 records, with Keamey holding a one-game leadover Metro for second place in the RMAC. During the first half,

Metro kept the game close, but trailed 36-28 at the break. Metrohad the lopers' lerd down to four during the second half, butKearney pulled away down the stretch. Metro was then forced tofoul at the end of the game and ended up losing 76-58.

One key sutistic from the game was each team's tkee-pointshooting. Metro was 2-14 (14.3 percent) and Keamey shot G15(40 percent). Freshmen luke Kendall has been outsunding so futhis season for the Rmdrunners, but he tud a sub-par one-for-seven shooting performance from the field.

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Ifyou ever happen to stroll by the baseball field on Metro'scampus and see something resembling the movie Karate Kid,don't expect to see Daniel Laruso or Mr. Miyagi. It's justMetro's new pitching coach, Anthony Gutierrez, leading thepitching staff in a set of mental and physical exercises calledisometrics.

"He brings a different approach to the pitching staff'"Metro baseball coach Vince Porreco said of the formerHouston Astros triple A pitcher. "Anthony is extremelyknowledgeable about pitching. "

Cutierrez brings professional baseball experience andfresh methods of pitcher development to the baseball team.His practices consist of everything from daily conversationswith his players on pitching philosophy to the yoga-likeisometrics.

"[t looks like a session with Mr. Miyagi," senior outfielderJack Edwards said.

In reality, isometrics is a way of weight lifting without theweights that Gutierrez learned in his minor league playingdays. It's the lifting of imaginary weight, using the power ofthe mind, the 3l-yearold Gutierrez said.

"lt's the safest method to push and pull the most weightyou can imagine," said Gutierrez.

A strong baseball philosophy was developed while playingwith and against the likes of Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, DarrylKile and Brian Hunter. He roomed with Kenny Lofton in 1989and is still has a friendship with Hunter.

'A lot of the things I do preach I've learned first-hand fromseeing what must be done to be successful at a higher level,"said Gutieriez. 5.

One day at spring training, he had the privilege of learninghow to throw a changeup from former Cy Young Award winnerand Atlanta Brave pitcher, Tom Glavine.

"He was really down to earth and willing to teach me thepitch. His changeup dove straight down," Gutierrez said ofGlavine. 'l came across a big leaguer with one of the bestchangeups of all time, He taught me the pitch and I had mybest season to date that year."

Taking for granted experiences like meeting Clavine wasnever a feasible option for Gutienez. Throughout his sevenyears in the minors, he took note of his experiences in a bookthat is now more ttun an inch thick.

"Basically, I found myself at the computer typing awayabout my emotions and er<periences," Gutierrez said. "lt haseverything I have been taught from my dad and coaches.AdversitS jokes, rituals, personalities are all in there."

He has thought about someday putting the book in sometype of order for publication, because he said there is a base

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ultrasounds, electric stimulation and more.Finally, it's game time, A time to search the players' faces

for any sign of blatant or hidden pain.At halftime, there is iust enough time to get the players re'

wrapped and stretch them out before play resumesThe final buzzer sounds. Time to unwrap the tape, ice a

knee here, ice an ankle there.After the pla,vers leave the gym, the trainers are still at the

Events Center, cleaning up the trash and doing paperwork.

They usually get home bv 11 p.m.Even though they are not on the roster, the trainers are

valued members of the athletics teams."They certainly are part of the team," said t'omen's soccer

coach Ed Montojo. 'A imponant part of the team."

The trainers are important to the teams they work with

because they are responsible for keeping the plavers playing."They keep all our guys on the court and ready to go," said

men's basketball coach Mike Dunlap.There are six studenttrainers that serre Metro's 10 athletic

teams."These guys work tremendouslY

hard," said Metro's Head Athletic TrainerPaul Troyer "They put in more hours thanthe athletes do and they really don't get arvhole lot for it.

"(Ve're) the oil that keeps themachine going that people dont ever

see. "

Metro qthletes treqf troiners qs q porl of leqmEric Eamesffc fetrdiloa

On game day, Metro athletic trainer's duties are muchmore then just sitting on the bench waiting to help injuredRoadrunners.

Things start two hours before tip-off. The gyn is quiet; theplayers are not yet in uniform. But in the locker rooms atAuraria Events Center, four people are scurrying about,

They're putting out fresh towels, filling water bottles, andlugging coolers, ice and medical equipment onto the floor

About an hour before tip-off, athletes are lining up forankle, wrist and finger wraps, stretches, theraPeutic

Paul Troyer-t>

Everything starts with Troyer, who hasupgraded the Metro training room from the

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mess he inherited four years ago to the one it is

lat the present,j "t've been here 16 years nol, and it's

]probab\' the best ir's ever been, really, since

]Paul Troyu took over," Montojo said., . - t , ' - , r ^ L ^ ^ . ^ l ^ ^ ^ r ' . , ^ L ^ ^ ^ f - ^ * r ! ' -

,places ['ve worked as a head coach," said

lDunlap, rlho previously coached at Caiiforniajl-uiheran Lniversitv and in Australia. 'And that

lspeaks volumes about the job Paui Tro,ver has

]Jonr, bccause lre is the ieader of that. '

I lioler, the staff s only cerrified athietic

Itrliner. obtarned a master's de.qree in acivancedjrrhletic training from Califbrnia State Universitv

lrr S:Ln lo-"e in 1992. and has been in the businessjf t ;L 15 vcaLs.

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,liavers lnd stucient trainers. a problem soiverl:rnrl ln criectrve evaruetor ot iniuries,

'l'he -.ix'rtudent trainers ioiiorv ano iearn as much asltnev can irom lt im.j i'here is ihr Thomas. Danrel Puriibv, jaime

iiiaidrvell. \lcilissa Briscoe, Beth Ress and.lolenerEmricson. All ale seniors and aii are rvorkingloserher, so the 167 i{etro athletes do nor falter

ii)nysicall]- on game oav.''Thev re very professional in rvhat the,v do

anci they treat any tvpe of inrury you have,' saidmen s basketball senior iorward RashawnFuicher

From broken bones to diet tips, it doesn'tmatter - the,v rvant to help.

"Our rvhole plan is to try and return the

es to competition as soon as it is safe forthem.'' Trover said. "That's the difference

sports medicine and other t,vpes ofyou ve got this timeline prcssure '

Troyer said athletic trainers take an

approach to treatments, because

, injured athletes can't wait to return to

The trainers are just as eager to get themthere, but safeh'. And therein lies the reward

athletic tminer, from beginner to the pros,

es for"\(hen you take a injured athlete and

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them going rhrough training and every day you

rhem get better and you see them backlike nothing happened'' said Thomas,

'ho oversarv the rvomen's soccer leam tnls

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Hals went 9-19 (47 .4 percent) from behind the arc,"We have a tendency at times to have some struggles from the

field," Dunlap said. "But we are also in thetop 10 of keeping our opponents down infield goal percenuge, so the signs for us arehopeful because once our offense catchesup to our defense we can be an orplosiveteam. And we've showl at tlrnes rle can dorhat."

There rvas a oositive the Roadrunnerscould take from the unsuccesful road trip. They had the abiliry touke the crowd out ofboth games.

"Vle did a good job for the most pan at taking their crowd outofthe game. And from noq on they don't get their crowd (whenKearney and l{ap travel to Denver on Feb.15-1f," Dunlap said.

And rvith their strong defense, the Roadrunners held both

Nebraska-Kearney and Fort Hays under both tgams' season scoringaverage of90 points a contest.

The Roadrunners return home this weekend for two gamesrvith the kels of winning being the same as they have been allseason long.

"Takurg care of the ball, reestablishing ourselves from the*ree-point line, and continue tobe tenacious on defense," Dunlapsaid.

"l know we're the best defensive team in the RlvlAC so thatholds well for us coming down the back stretch. "

If the Roadrunners are able to stick to their game plan andregain their shooting touch come Saturday night, Mike Dunlapshould be celebrating his 100th Metro victory at the Auraria EventsCenter.

that keep me down and I am going to come back from this."'A bond is usually created betrveen the athlete and the

tralnet"l used to avoid Paul at first and tried to stay away, because

to me, Paul seemed a bit rigid," Fulcher said. "But over theyears we've become close. Now we joke, talk about family. He'sa special person."

They all are student trainers and are not iust there for the1,500 hours of hands- on experience needed for the athletictraining cenification. lf that were so, Purifoy, who is workingwith the men's basketball team and has more than enoughhours, could have ditched the team mid-season,

"Probably the b$gest thrill of the training experience,"Purifoy said, "is being pan of the team."

Purifoy is in the training room at 5 a,m. to rvrap ankles andget players properly stretched for the 6 a.m. practice session.He even showed up, without complaint, when the teampracticed on Christmas Day. He attends team meetings anddinners as rvell. without his face around. Fulcher savs he andthe rest of his teammates would worry,

"He's not there just to be rhere, he's there because we wanthim to be there rvith us," Fulcher added.'And he wants to bethere, If we get together, look around and he's not there we'll

wonder, 'Vhere is D at?"'Before becoming a trainer, Troyer was on another athletic

Ieam.Troyer wrestled throughout high school and college, but

things didn't always turn out well for him."l've torn cartilage in my knee, broke both ankles,

separated my shoulder," Troyer said. "l've been through it all."Yet the fire still burns in the 36-yearold."l enjoy the competitive environment and the chance to

n'ork with teams and do something special," Troyer adds. "For

instance, n'orking with a national championship team doesn'tcome along very often. To be a part of that team. To experienceeverything that goes with that the camaraderie. The sacrifice asa whole that everyone puts into that in order to achieve thatgoal, that's very rewarding."

Awards for athletic trainers don't come on plaques.It{otivation doesn't lie within a paycheck, because there's nonefor I{erro's student athletic trainen.

"People do it for the same reason they teach: they love todo it, they love sports, they like $orking with athletes," says DrIr,lary Johnson, the athletic training curriculum director atMetro. "[t takes a special person to go into athletic training. Youdon't do it ro be rich,"

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of a lull," Dunlap said of Kendall's performance." He is beingeducated, and he'll definitely come back strong once he smells thefinish line." '!4ll eyes then turned to Fort Hays. A win and the road

trip would still be a success.It was a close game from the opening tip. /rfter the first 20

minutes of play nothing had been decided as the two teams weretied at 32 points. Metro led late in the game when Fon Hap (141,

t-1) made what Dunlap termed 'A big bucket inside of a minute,"Metro proceeded to have two baskets rim out, and when the finalbuzzer sounded, Metro had lost 62-58 to finish the trip G2,

"We lost (to Fort Hals) by four but it was a grert game," Dunlapsaid.

Again, Metro's three-point shooting again gave Dunlap aheadache, Metro finished a woeful 1-15 (5.7 percent) while Fon

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Helping an athlete overcome a dramatic injury is pricelessand feeling Troyer and past student trainers got when theytook on the challenge of rehabilitating former Metro diver

Jennifer Larwa two years ago.In practice, Larwa smacked her hands on the diving board,

when she flung her hands out from her tucked position, shebroke several bones in both as she fell into the pool.

Kicking her nay back to the surface, Larwa looked at herhands-they were limp.

"l put my hands in front of me, but they just weren'tworking," she said.

In shock, and on the verge of tears, Larwa kicked her wayto the side, where teammates helped her out of the pool.

By slowly incorporating various hand exercises and range ofmotion techniques, Larsa, with her hands protectircly taped,rvas back on the diving board in six weeks, pracricing carefully,

She continued to recover and eventually returned to thethree-meter diving platiorm, r'here after six months of rehab,she qualified for Nationals and earned an All-Americanhonorable mention,

"That was great to rvork with heq" Troyer said. "Somethinglike that, it's just the human spirit saying: 'l'm not going to let

give you a $29 lift ticket.

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