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Bruno Junqueira dives into turn No. 3 during the Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver Aug. 31.for the second year in a row by leading 76 of the 106 laps of the street couBe around pepsi Center.

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Grand Prix runs downBrazilian driver and rookie teammate take top two spots in Denver raceby Jennifer ParrI:heMefioplitet

The roar of race cars and the smell ofhigh-octane fuel filled the air this Labor Day weekendas Denver welcomed the second annual CentrixFinancial Grand Prix. The anticipated crowds,however, did not appear.

The three-day event started at 7 a.m. Fri-day at Pepsi Center and wrapped up on Sundaywith the final race. The days were filled withactivities for the entire family including practicesessions, qualiffing rounds and an all-driverautogmph session.

Friday's weather was near perfect as thevendors and race car drivers geared up for theweekend. The crowd began to arrive at about1 p.m. for the start of the pace car on-trackactivities. Vendors were busy selling food, beer,t-shirts and souvenirs.

The event was rained out on Saturdatwhich left many people seeking shelter at PepsiCenter.

Jeff Gostovich, a bartender in the PittSuites, said that customers were grabbing thetablecloths to use as umbrellas.

The rain put a damper on the event, but the"Rock 'n Roar, concert sponsored by KYGO98.5 featuring Colorado's own Nitty Gritty DirtBand ran on schedule.

The Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Den-ver drew another disappointing crowd on Sun-day for the final race. When the clouds finally

parted late Sunday aftemoon, many of the seatsremained empty.

"I was shocked that there were less peoplethan last year, because it was supposedly mar-keted better this year," Gostovich said.

The final race took place at I p.m. andlasted just over 2 hours and 3 minutes afterbeing slowed down by four caution flags for15 laps. In the end, Bruno Junqueira of Brazilearned his second consecutive first-place victoryat the Denver Grand Pdx by beating teammateSebastian Bourdais by .335 of a second on the1.695-mile street course.

The race was the biggest so far for (spon-sor) Pacific Care, and Junqueira, who startedfrom the pole for the second time this season,was very excited.

"I'm a fighter and I'm still going to hght,"Junqueira said as he held his hophy high.

Oriol Servia of Spain took third place, andthe three men stood iD the Winner's Circle withtheir trophies as they joked around with eachother.

"I hope everybody enjoyed," Bourdais saidas the crowd cheered.

The weather played a big part in the lackof attendance but it was not the only crowddeterrent.

Eddie Monjaras, an Aramark employee,said, "Scheduling the Grand Prix against theTaste of Colorado is crazy." Both events foughtfor a bigler crowd and thougl the actual raceattendatce figures were not released offrcials

did say that the crowds were a fraction of the50,000 in attendance last year

The parking and driving situation was cha-otic throughout the weekend and many studentswere delayed getting to class as early as Thurs-day because of the closure ofAuraria Parkway.

A UCD student, Ashley Cameron, said"Thursday I was late to my class because

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Bruno funqueira, center, holds the first placehophv aftel winnine the Centrix FinancialGrind Prix of Denve-r Aug. 31.

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Tivoli hostsMetro's fallconvocationby Noelle travittThe Menopolitan

Over one hundred people gathered in theTivoli 's Tumhalle last Thursday for Metro'slall convocation to honor the faculty and staffwho were chosen to receive awards such as theGolden Key Faculty Awards, DistinguishedSen'ice Award and the Emeritus Status Award.

Before the award ceremonn speakerswelcomed in the neu semesrer and discussedseveral issues and concems among the facultyand students.

Metro's interim President, Ray Kieft, wel-comed the audience, then tumed lheir attentionto Faculty Senate President Joan Foster.

"A couple years ago, the students from allof the public colleges and universities in Colo-rado were surveyed and Metro's stude s werethe most satisfied with their education," Fostersaid opening her speech. "US News and WorldReporl ranked us as the 4d best comprehensivecollege in the West in both 2001 and 2002."

Foster discussed how the college is search-ing for a new president, and how she looksforward to full participation in the decisionmaking while the search is underway.

The budget concems at Metro, a hotlydiscussed issue among many on campus, werenot mentioned at the convocation. Kieft said hehad nothing to offer on the subject.

"l don't know what the state of Metro is,"he said. He explained that he has been at Metroonly six weeks, so he knows about some ofColorado's issues, but is not familiar yet witheverything going on at the school.

Metro's Board of Trustees are currcntlylooking for a permanent presideng and Fostersaid Bruce Benson, chairman of the board,stated in a letter to the editor that the trusteesvalue the faculty's perspective in selecting anew president.

She clearly stated the faculty's plan foraddressing issues surrounding the college'shandbook such as the reduction-in-forcepolicy, which states that the president of thecollege can fire any faculty member, regard-less of temrre.

"As Mr. Benson assured me during a meet-ing on June 24, he believes in the value of theexchange of ideas between individuals withdifferent ideologies," Foster said regardingBenson's support ofwhat the faculty has to sayin the matter.

Foster closed her speech by reinforcingthe attitude of open comrnunication regardingissues like the reduction-in-force policy.

"lt is through ffee exchange of ideas andmodifications of policies that we will be able toforge a strong working rblationship that will

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Facuttyrrnion fornrsMetro's fif,stchapteryconcerng muff' I- ** -o "*"of" *f* *l* nationally,-Dy JOftIn flercenvmrhe Menowtitatt i'"*lilfi;,['l;T;1,,$1li#:i"';JJ:

"(The classes) made it easy to get involvedin other projects," Hilbum said.

As of last spring, 5,008 students agreedwith Hilburn on the convehience ofbeing ableto attend class whenever they wa$t, whereverthey want. Mebo registrar Tom Gray said thenumber of students enrolled in online classesthis semester is very close to those of springsemester because the number of online classesavailable remains the same.

Of these estimated 5,008 students takingadvantage of the online class option offered toftem, 675 are strictly online. Gray said it wasvery unlikely for a student to be able to graduatetaking just online courses, but it would becomemore of a possibility as the number of onlinecouNes lncreases.

If a student were to try this possibility, the

technolory fees would add up fast over thecourse of a college education. Students also

oI prefer having aphysical teacher totalk to in person."

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pay a $67.56 Infomntion Technology Fee persemester if the student is taking 15 credits orless. or $80.81 at 16 credits or more.

Snrdent views of online classes vary. UCDjunior Zachary Brown didn't like his onlineclasses much.

"I prefer having a physical teacher to talk toin person," be said.

Metro junior Graham Wincott said heagreed with Brown's views.

"You donl get a lot ofconcepts because youdon't have anyone to talk to about it," he said.

However, it doesn't look like Metro will becanceling its online program any time soon withstudents like Metro freshman Jefr Thompsonsupporting it.

"I like i1 g 161 ..r. than normal classes," hesaid. "It gives you the freedom to analyze theinformation in your own way."

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With the number of students enmlled atMeFo rising, many students are taking advan-tage of the option to take classes online.

Although these classes are $23 rnore thanthe regular per credit price of $84.20, to somestudents the extra fee is more than worth it.

It was worth it to Eva Hilbum, a senior atMetro. Hilbum spent her su$mer in lannington,

'N.M. worting on a dig for her anthropologr .

major. She received nine credits for this fromSan Juan Community College where she usedthe college library to take Metro online courses.She received six credits over the summer fromMetro and she wasn't even in the state.

Everybody dance now

Archie Srnith, left, dances with Rena Martinez to the musicing the 2003 Taste of Colorado Aug. 30.

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Metro's faculty recently formed a unionin response to a policy change made by thecollege's board of trustees which threatens job

security for tenured faculty.The union, a chapter ofthe American Fed-

eration ofTeachers, was formed this summer inresponse to the Reduction in Force policy thatwas changed by Metro's independent board.

The new handbook contains a reduction-in-force policy that would allow the president ofthe college to terminate tenured faculty during abudget crisis.

This policy is at the center of the debatebetween the trustees and the faculty. However,it is "the overall tenor ofthe handbook" that ledFirst Year Program Director Renee Rudermar tojoin the union.

"I care about the quality ofeducation, andit is being affected by the egregious changes inthe handbook," Ruderman said.

Ruderman is concerned that the trusteesare adopting a "top-down business model"that jeopardizes academic freedom and sharedgovemance.

"There is a trend to see the university assolely a business enterprise," said Mark Belkin,director offield services for the AFT's Coloradooffice, who believes that this trend toward cor-poratization is happening around the country.

"Faculties, more and more, are not havingany real input into academic decisions," Belkinsaid. The new union will "take collective actionin support of any members whose rights are de-'nied"

as a result of Metro's new policy changes."l don't think rve'll have a problem,"

Belkin said. "Sre think that the college will treatpeople fairly and respect the la$'.".

The nerv policy' changes are still a sourceof concem. however. Belkin called \' letro's newtenure policy "one ofthe most radical proposalsI'vc scen." Thc tcnure issue remains central tothe union's grievances because of its far-reach-ing ramifications.

"Having meaningful tenure is necessary to

tions with its new tenure policy.Tenured faculty are not the only ones who

will benefit from union membership. The new .

union will also protect the rights of pan-timefaculry who join.

The union plans to push for a proratedhealth care plan for part-time faculty, since part-time faculty do not currently receive benefits.Full-time members pay monthly dues of $25- $2?, while part+ime members pay around $7monthly, according to Ruderman.

While many members of the faculty,including Joan Foster, faculty senate president,

believe that the new handbook "treats us asthough we're not professionals," Board ofTrustees Chairman Bruce Benson has a differenttake on the issue.

"I would disagree. I think very highly ofthe faculty and I just don't agree with that state-ment," Benson said. "We believe the faculty isthe heart and soul ofan institution."

With regard to the formation of the facultyunion, Benson said "this is a free country andpeople can do whatever they want."

The formation of an AFT chapter at Metromay lead to pressure on the board of trustees torevisit the tenure policy, according to Belkin.Benson has no knowledge ofsuch action.

"We tweak policies from time to time, butas far as taking something out, I haven't heardanything about that," Benson said.

With so much controversy surroundingthe tnrstees'policy manual, it remains to be seenwhat effect the new changes will have on thestudents at Metro.

Ruderman offered that some effects mightinclude larger class sizes and less individual at-tention, and believes that the quality ofteachingwill suffer due to less time being available forprofessitrnal development.

"l'm sure the trustces and the faculty bothwant r.l'hat's best for thc studcnts here." Metrostudent Tim Cronin said. "lt's not going to be

. easy, but I hope they can find a balance."

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A mother held her son's lifeless hand andfelt the warmth that still emanated fiom it. Acurtain in the emergency room was drawn,'separating her fiom the frantic fight to save alife on the other side.

The room seemed dim but was brightenough for her to notice the discolorationon his skin made by the rope that had pulledtaut against his neck. Kelly Garcia lost herson Luis to suicide on lan. 27.2000. Not aday goes by that she doesn't relive the horrorand grief.

. As the semester begins, students facethe daunting tasks associated with college:dealing with class schedules, homework,working, financial obligations, and for many,raisipg a family.

In this time of economic crisis, it is hardenough making enough money to survive;adding the workload of school can pushstudents past the breaking point. First-timestudents often find the transition from highschool to college challenging.

Knowing when the stress is too muchand when to seek help can mean the differ-ence between life and death.

No one wants to wake up to the nighfmare Garcia has had to endure, but recogniz-ing the danger signs and seeking help whenneeded can help prevent the worst from hap-penlng.

Dale and Darlene Emme lost their.youngest son, Mike, to suicide in 1994. After

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the tragedy they founded the Yellow RibbonSuicide Awareness Program to aid in the pre-vention of teen suicide.

"It's not that the individual wants to killthemselves, it's the pain they are enduringthat they want to kill," their daughter RebeccaEmme said.

Darlene Emme said that her son valuedlife. He cared about his friends. When hisfriend was shot in a drive-by shooting, hemade himself available to all his friends.

When Emme took his own life. hisfiiends showed up to support his parents.To help deal with the grief, Emme's friendsstarted to record theevents that occurredafter his death.

low ribbons, whichwere attached to Rebecca Emme

Three weeks after the service, the Emmesreceived a phone call from a middle schoolcounselor in Casper, Wyo. A teenage girl hadbrought one ofthe Yellow Ribbon cards to theschool counselor seeking help.

The Yellow Ribbon Suicide PreventionProgram had officially begun.

The Yellow Ribbon Program exisls inall 50 states and 47 countries worldwide.According to the program, over 1,500 liveshave beeh saved.

The program has received over 30,000letters of gratitude since its inception and theEmmes have earned awards for their effortsand have appeared on talk shows such as theOprah Winfrey Show. Chicken Soup for theSoul magazine carried an article about theEmmes and the success of the program.

The American Medical Encyclopediastates that 90 percent of suicides are causedby a psychiatric illness.

Medical problems that can lead to suicideinclude a chemicalimbalance, leamingor physical disabili-ties, or a dependencyon drugs or alcohol.

Fifteen percent ofsuicides are caused bysevere depression.

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the impulsive period of hopelessness.People rvho are constantly threatening

suicide are usually calm once they make thedecision to take their lives.

Then they begin the preparations. Theytie up loose ends by giving away pets andmaterial possessions.

Adams County Mental Health distributesYellow Ribbon cards. People who have usedthe cards have found the program helpful.Finding someone to talk to who has crisistraining is essential.

Crisis counselors are trained to recognizethe lethality of the circumstance and providecrisis counseling, which is part of the YellowRibbon Program.

The Yellow Ribbon website lists reasonswhy teens may feel suicidal. About 80 per-cent of people who attempt suicide do givewaming signs.

Changes in emotions such as sadness,anger and rage, impulsive behavior or lowself-esteem are possible clues.

Other clues are an inability to commu-nicate feelings, isolation and feelings of notbelonging, or an unrealistic view of death.Previous suicide attempts by a friend orfamily member, family violence, or a recentrejection raises the potential risk for suicideby 15 percent.

The risk ofsuicide is five times sreater ifthere is a gun in the house.

More information about the YellowRibbon Suicide Awareness Prosram can befound on tie Websitw www.yeloolwribbon.org.Email: ask4help@yellowribbon.org, Nationalcrisis lines: 1-800-999-9999 or l-800-784-2433 operates 24hrs a day.

Tivoli gets face-liftThis summer, restoration began on the

Tivoli, u'hich is 137 years old and has onlyreceived minor work through the years.

Funding for the restoration camefrom a 2000 student bond I'ee.

Thc restoration includes repairing theexterior and upgrading mechanical, clectri-cal and firc alarm systems.

The Tivoli will not longcr bc white;the paint will be chipped off of the buildingand the outside brick rvil l retum thc build-ing to its original red exterior.

The restoration ofthe Tivoli is cxpcct-

ed to be complete in 2005.

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The proposal to ban weapons on cam-pus rvas delayed at the Auraria Board ofDirectors' meeting last week.

Certain wording in the resolutiondocument are ofconcern, causing the delayof the decision.

The Board is expected to discuss thedecision in September's meeting.

business-size cardswith a message fromDarlene: "Ifyou everfeel suicidal, please take this card to someone, and feel hopeless.anyone! a friend, a school counselor, or some They experience a breakup or an inci--one you trust." dent that overwhelms them with shame. In

The card became a cry for help. talking *ith someone, they can get through

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SGA looks for mediation supporttrators trained in mediation, in resolving com-munication problems, who were appointed byExecutive Director of Equal Opportunity PercyMoorehouse.

The SGA is working thmugh the issues ofmiscommunication in private because they donot want to draw attention to themselves, andthey want to be known as being dedicated tothe students.

"They are trying to resolve communicationdifferences," Duen6 said.

"The membersneed to understandwhere m5r respon:sibility begins andends, and whereyours starts."

Rachel Miller,SGAVice President of

CommunicationsUCD student Steve Polk leads a meeting of the newly formed Students Tbking Action to the Student Govemment Aesembly on Aug. 27.The group oppoees further cuts in highe-r education.

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There was an election last spring and thenew SGA mernben spent the summer learningtheir jobs, but were still unable to fix the prob-lem of miscommunication.

They are now focusing on eliminating thisproblem.

. "There's a lot of learning going on in thesummer, an4a lot of things to get done for thestudents," Miller said. "To me, the miscom-municdtions could..be impressions that areperceived as wrong," Miller said.

Miller doeq, however, have hope that thesituation will improve.

'T would say that as time progresses that it

will get solved and we can continue to get onwith helping the students."

According to SGA Adviser Joanna Duenas,therc were unresolved issues coming into theoffice.

"There were some communication prob-lems coming into the office, some issues thatcame up when running the campaign, and therewere conflicts on what people's responsibilitieswere," Duenas said.

"The members need to understand wheremy responsibility begins and ends, and whereyours starts," Duenas said.

At this point, the SGA has college adminis-

Student Trustee Hanis Singer was able tofurther explain the purpose of the mediation..

"We have a lot of cultures and personalitiesand the mediation is supposed to help with thecommunication and get a strong student gov-ernment that will be united and do work for thestudent body," he said.

Duenas maintained a positive attitude aboutthe SG.Als work

"SGA is dedicated to continuing to focuson the work at hand, and not get distracled,"Duenas said. "This mediation is good md willcontinue to work."

SGA President Felicia Woodson was notavailable fer comment.

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Student Government Assembly (SGA) is'worting hard to enhance communication be-tween_ their members and to continue workinghard for the student body, according to Vicehesident of Communications for the SGA'Rachel Miller. .

"We are leaming to communicate better asa group," Miller said. "Some people have heardthat there is racism and therc is not anv: it'smiscommunication.'l

, Aug. 18:

The kiosk on the second floor of WestClassroom was damaged. The glass screenwas bashed in. A replacement screen costs

Mark Ridenour's Jeep wasinto in Lot H. His radio, books. and somemiscellaneous CDs were stolen. Damagesto the vehicle and items stolen are estimated to be about $570.

A Panasonic AM/FNOCD stereo wasstolen from Krista Glover's car in [,ot C.Her right front passenger window wassmashed. The sterco was worth about$300 and damage to her window is anestimated $300.

Aug. 19:

Kathryn Fowler left her cell phone ina King Center bathroom around 5:30 p.m.The phone, worth about $100, was stolen.

Jason Bagwell's car was broken intoin l-ot F. The right vent window was prigdopen and the passenger door was thenunlocked.

Bagwell's Kenwood AM/FIWCD stereo,along with a case of CDs and $3 in cash werestolen. The stereo and CDs are worth about$4O0. Damage to the car is estimated to beabout $180.

UCD student Valerie Wamick reportedher wallet stolen after leaving it il a restroomon the first floor of the Tivoli.

Aug.22:

MSCD student Michelle Stansberryrepofled a theft from her vehicle. Her Pio-neer AM/Flvl/CD stereo and mounting platewere taken. It is estimated to be worth about$320.

Aug.27:

CCD stuaent Andy Marrero was arresiedat 12 p.m. near the South Building for theunlawful carrying of a weapon and for anoutstandiirs wanant:*d,

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budget-conscious race fans.The parking lots at Auraria campus charged

as rnuch as $20 on Sunday.Many claimed the cost of concessions was

also too high with hotdogs running about $4.25and beer at $5.25.

Ticket prices ranged from $105 for a three-day pass to the upper rows of the grandstands, to$50 for 3-day unreserved seats.

Those who worked the event were disap-pointed by the lack of attendees.

One bartender at Brooklyn's said he wouldrather have one day of an Avalanche game thanhave three days of the Grand Prix.

Labor Day itself was enjoyable as the sunbrought with lt highel tempemtu;ss and dryerconditions.

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fiom corwocATloNonl_benefit our students and enhance their educa-tion."

Felicia Woodson, Metro's Student Govem-ment Assembly President, then spoke aboutdiversity at Metro and how important it is thatstudents, faculty and sta{f question everything.

The award recipients were recognized afterWoodson gave her speech.

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unhooked the pipe ueto* their tiilie| .'#;a *,1'1g.fl.lt:* to catch gray water fom especially regarding materialism. America has Look for it instead in narrow dirt easemenB

wereusingafve.g"rronu.I."t t l" i i t1; i ;" l*, : .o' i ln* ' ] ;andshowersiT1rewaterthusforgottenthevalueofconservation,i f indeedmadetobearfuit , inpeutbuterjdishwater. rheythenu,.a,n"ailrl;liL*,i" mil;l,Tffiri.*"..Tfl,llr'*' [:H'*Th"J:ri;#JY.*';ni:T ffiif".T,il##*:,Tfl#$ffH:water the vegetables' We have rolling blackouts in multiple 6f capitalism, our state religion. George Bush's the virtue it is.

Here's a true conservatism for our "-:-':'---"'',". , , __:_ states, but we don't ask people to conserve national security strategy Itime. whatmigh*rappen irnmeri^#]ii 31:?"1#,::f#T:.ffitj:::ffnT,"r,* H',"ll*,T"Sy-lT,T"t

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" . *Lua, when the economy falters, a c'ltural value?more than vegetables.

oJgovemment has raired. to encour- :ffiT'"::',Tff.tfi*:f::,:i:,;tj,*n "0.,.","0,If,""|tilXl'.age this kind ofconservation' I'm always iiiJliai"a,n" is littlemore). But wouldn't cailing themselves "con-

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Caution: Cell phones cause stupidity.. It's true. I know this because I do

not own a cell phone - I don't plan to, either;if anyone wants to get a hold ofme that badlythey can send a telepathic message - and Ihave seen otherwise normal, intelligent human

' beings tum into masses of babbling flesh whilegabbing on one of these nuisances.

Case in point: Last week, in aquandary over where to find a parking space.I found myselfunder the Auraria Parkwaybridge. My car was behind another pointedsouth and waiting to tum. I saw that the guywas talking on a cell phone and thought noth-ing of it until two very large semis comingfrom the east signaled a right hrm. The personin frpnt of me, who, I thought, must have atleast a few working brain cells since he wasparking for class, proceeded !o, without somuch as taking even an obligatory glance inhis rear-view mirror, shift into reverse (so asto make room for the gargantuan trucks) andSLAM INTO THE FRONT OF MY CAR!

The pair-of semis successfully madethe tum. Meanwhile, the bloke in front of meWAS STILL TALKINC ON THE PHONEand hadn't made a move to get out and assessthe damage he may or may not have caused. Iwaited patiently - because, in truth, I hadn't

. 'Oh, God," he said with a quiver in newfangled phones have

his voice, probably wondering whether I would games; can take, send

kill him or not, "how much damage is there and receive pictures; and

to your car?" I looked at the front of my car that text messaging is

(well, actually my dad's car; it's a convertible "in" right now - hey,

and as Nick Nolte says in'48 Hours," "I'm a I'm not completely in

raglop man.') and saw that, thankftlly for both the dark ages, you know

ofus. it didnt have a scratch. The collision - but for God's sake,

sounded much worse than it actually was; prob- what's so wrong with

ably had something to do with being under a having simple face{o-

bridse. face conversation? Have

Being the kind of guy who believesthat the pen (or in this case, the spoken word)

is mightier than the sword (or in this case, a tire

iron), I said "Looks like none, but you might

want to consider ditching the cell phone 'cause

it's pretty obvious you can't.talk and drive at

the same time." He thar <ed me (for what,

I'm not sure; maybe for not doing him bodily

harm), got back into his car and drove off in

search ofa parking spot.But it's notjust drivers. I've been

rammed into more times already this semes-ter than I can count by people who treat the

world as their very own personal phone booth.

Talking and walking, it seems, is as difticult as

talking and driving.'

What is the fascination with these

things, anyway? If people aren't yakking away

on the damn things, they're staring at them as

we really devolved intoa society so riddled withpeople suffering fromADD and ADHD that wehave to be stimulated all

the time?And the conversations you have. . '

Trust me, no one but the person you're talking

to cares what (or whom) you did last night, that

you, like, hate your classes, or that so-and-so is

having, like, a kick-ass pmty Friday night. But

we hear you, loud (mostly too loud) and clear'

One more thing before I have all cellphone fanatics calling for my tarring and feath-

ering. OK, two more things: Firsg the simple

act of having a cell phone does not make you

cool, or hip, or in. Nearly everyone on theplanet has one and no one is impressed, so you

can quit flashing the things amund like they're

some kind of talisman that will make youinstantly popular.

Second: You know those hands-freedevices that hang from your ear, the ones withthe microphone built into the cord? Well, theymake you look - and there's really no.wayof getting around this - like you're talking toyourself. So no matter how hard you try, nomatter how many comers you slither into, orhow animated you try to look so people willknow you're having a very important conversa-tion with a very important person, you still looklike an moron who's talking to himself.

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of time you probably have become accustomed began to drive with a little moreto the way that Coloradans drive. lf. however, srbility for others on thc road.you're a transplant as I am, then it may stillcontinue to shock you.

In Denver, at least, they have decided totry to put an end to the aggressive driving thattakes place on the interstates in and around thecity. The Denver police purchased two neu'

All ofthis is orobablv indicative ofthe increase in stress and drive time

unmarked sedans topatrol I-25, l-70,270"225 and 6th Avenue.Although that doesn'tseem like enough tomake a difference. itmay help curtail some ofthe more obvious viola-tors.

Cars cutting you off,switching lanes five ata time and people driv-ing ten or twenty miles

above the speed limit are commonplace inboth the city and on the interstates. The RoclgtMountain News reported that the ColoradoState Patrol issued 16,657 tickets to aggressivedrivers last year. I would guess that numberwill increase this year.

How many accidents these people havecaused is probably beyond most people's cal-culations. However, this kind of adolescentbehavior is cenainly inrolved in a majorityofthe accidents that occur in Colorado. [tisn't hard to use your tum signal or to changelanes one at a time, yet so many people lacklhe courtesy and the intelligence to uss thesesimple techniques. How many accidents and

' The resolution to all ofthis wouldseem fairly simple. Drivers need toslow down and pay attention to whatthey are doing, which is supposed tobe dnving. lf you plan on using theinterstate during rush hour, realizethat the traffic *ill go slow and thereis nothing you can do about it, exceptplan an altemative route. It is time thatthose who live in Colorado learn toadapt to the driving situation here andbecome more responsible for hou' theydrive. My advice, take a deep breath,slow down and use those tum signals.because tomonow you'll have to do itall over asain.

we have all experienced. ln a recentsurvey, Denver ranked in the top fivervorst cities to drive in, partlv becauseof the longer than usual rush hour thatoccurs every day. This waiting in traf-fic inevitably leads to road rage andeventually to poor decision makingwhile driving. Add to this the mlriadof people u,ho talk on cell phones, read,and do a i ariery of tasks while tryingto move down the road at 65 mph. Thecombination of all these factors leads toan increase in traffic accidents and anincreased presence of law enforcementofficers.

Objectioity a sign of pass-the-blanre eocidyShame on you, Jayson Blair and 7is /Vsrt

York Times for maintaining the status quo!Affirmative action laws, reverse discrimination,this so-called "liberal joumalistic integrity" that

the media claims is pos-sible, and all the remain-ing issues that have beenresurrected from the dirtof a bad seed rvil l not bediscussed on my time. Ileave that to the majorityofjoumalists who seekto create excuscs keeppassing the blame fortheir own incompetence.These journalists fail tosee the issue and instead

they address the resulting problems one by one.I am not a scapegoat journalist and never willbe, but what is a scapegoat joumalist?

Scapegoat joumalists claim that they areobjective. Objectivity is impossible unless yougo through a rigorous personization processand reach beyond your subjective naturg. Howdoes this work?

Humans leam through their senses.Everyone's senses are not the same. Rightaway we see that objectivity is impossible (thisis another irrational offspring ofliberal politicsbeing based on the assumption that peopleare equally rational. Rationality is relative!).Objectivity requires equality as an essentialcharacteristic. Arc there not people who areblind?

Our individual senses interpret the worldaround us and combine those sensations withpersonal experience to create our reality. Whenliving in your reality, you cannot possibly beobjective since you are totally imrnersed insideyour individual and subjective world- Whensomeone says something, it enters your headthrough your senses and combines with priorknowledge so that you can give the wordsmeaning. You give the words your own, sub-jective meaning. In the very end, subjective-

objectivity becomes objcctive because it hasbecome truth and is perfectly comprehensive,subjectivcly and objectively. Objecrivrry isimpossible by rtself.

Recently I discovered that a large numberofjoumalists believe that once someone haswritten cditorials - thinking for yourself isu'rong because objectivity is the idea - theycannot \vrite news stories. News stories arcsupposed to be objective even though as youlook at the whole ofa ne!\'spaper it's slanted.Horv does this match with their "objectiveideal?" Don't they provc thcmselves wrong'l

The more you know. the more objectivclyyou can choose to writc. This "choose" is thctrue origin of an-v possible form of integrity,journalistic or in general. You should chooseto use your krowledge to bc objective. lfyoudon't choose to be objective you don't compre-hend the implications of what you're writingand you're slanting the story with your o\rnlgnorance.

On the other hand, if you know about asubject you can consistently write objectiveslories. By knowing about the topic you canpick out the relevant ideas from all sides ofthe issue and as such you can choose to writethe relevant information given by each side.This is impossible if you don't know anythingabout the subject. Isn't this why joumalismprofessors tell their students to research beforegoing to cover a story? They say you can't beobjective if you have an opinion, but they tellyou that you must get information beforehand,which will naturally create opinions going intothe story. Something's wrong here! What is it?

Evidently joumalists think that on-the-flyopinions are bener than thought-out opin-ions. Is it that they don't trust themselves to"choose" to do theirjobs? It absolutely is! Ihave a feeling the insecurity ofbeing hatedby the public forces them into this situation.But they're hated by the public because ofthebiased stories brousht to life in the soil of their

bred ignorance. Only injoumalism rs rt con-sidered a bad thing to be knowledgeable andintelligent. Are we then surprised that this isthe trend in American society?

America is becoming a pass-the-blamesociety. Scapegoat joumalism is simply a signof the Times! Jayson Blair and The Times.onlydid wrong by following right along with thestatus quo. Diversity and ethics in the news-room is an important issue, but knowledge andunderstandinc in the newsroom are much more

important. Wouldn't knowledge and under-standing solve diversity and ethics?

The most important problem facingAmerica in the next 25 years will be education.Without education, voter participation willcontinue to stutter along, and lhat, my friends,is the most important issue America will facein the next 50 years. Does joumalism havean obligation in all of this? Is there an)'thingscapegoat joumalism is good for besides aidinga horrible trend that threatens our countrv andthe world?

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Ex-pro wresfler steps out of.e and into literary circlesrrng

byTuyetNguyenThe Menopolinn

n adult fi lm slar once commentedto Mick Foley that she didn't allou'

her son to watch his wrestling

matches because they were too graphic. Foleyquipped back that he didn't allow his son to

watch any ofher work either.After urestling professionally for l5 years.

Foley has more than a ferv of these anecdotes

under his numerous title bells.

On Thursday. Aug. 28, at the Tivoli

Tumhalle, as part of his book tour to promote

his debut novel "Tietam Brown," Foley shared

stories and jokes from his personal life and

fiom his days on the wrestling circuit to

an eager crowd of *Testling fans and non-

wrestling fans alike.Foley is probably best known under his

many wrestling monikers--tactus Jack,

Dude Love. Mankind, Jack Manson and

others-though in recent years he has stepped

out of the ring and into literary circles. His

two volumes of autobiography, "Have a Nice

Day!" and "Foley is Good," have both reached

number one on the New York Times National

Best Seller List, while "Tietam Brown"

was just recently nominated for a People'sChoice award in England. Foley's shift from

body slams to manuscripts has been more an

interesting tum rather than a direct path. ln

mid-l999, World Wrestling Entertainmentassigned a ghostwriter to writ€ Foley's

autobiography. In an ironic twist, Foley admits

this was the start to his writing career, "Afterreading five or six chapters of his work I just

thought it was a little boring. I really felt I

could do a better job on my own so I just sat

down one day and started writing."As Foley's writing has been hailed as

having a uniquely aggressive tone. with a

surprisingly gentle core, this could also be

used to describe the personality of Foley

himself. During his recent appearance, despite

the intimidating reputation as the "HardcoreLegend," he showed his personable and funny

side tri audience members, such as telling hisstory of making Dee Snyder a better man and

of the origin of Vince McMahon claiming to

have "grapefruit-sized testicles." When therc

were technical difficulties, he shrugged them

off; when he was lost in a train of thought, he

referred to the notes he had written on the palrn

ofhis hand; and when his most persistent fans

asked, he never shied away from an autograph

or the chance to tell a good anecdote. Yet as

with any good speaker, between the jokes and

narratives, Foley was able to slip in a fewwords of goodwill and wisdorn. When askedwhat the b€st path to becoming a professional

wrestlerl winrld be, Foley replied, "Go to

cottege,".trien he joke4 l'not this college."Not *i0rctri a bit of modesty does Foley

talk aboui,liqself,..'jl'm not ryafly rying toinspire people to be all thcy can be 8nd to ayand convince them thcy can do whatwer they

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want because sosedn€s life doesn't cooperatethat way. I just- hope there's a little bit. ofmessage to what I'm sayi4g [and that] peopleare enjoying it."

Conceming his p. articipatiori in professionalwrestling these days, he lrad this to say, "I'mnot very irtvolved anymoro. I camo back a fewmonths ago for the frrst time in [8 months andhad a very good ting,gd,I was invrtcd backany timc I w.n! to show up," hc adde4 "It'snicc to know I can come in aod oul that I can

do it at my own schedule."While this doesn't

roth€r satisfied with thea full-time writer, "I have a rbanuscriptttumed it that I am Vsry .prorn oi anC lshows as increased maturity i1 wrjting.yeah, I hope to do some *+f* f.gtycars." ..1

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Islam dictates that those who follow thefaith, must pray five times a day and Muslimstudents on the Auraria Campus are no different.However, since Sept- I l, 2001, Muslims in theUnited States and around the world have beenthe targets of racism, both subtle and direct,and rigid scrutiny of their faith and practices.So many Muslims have felt persecuted andpractice their faith in private, so as not to drawattention.

The purpose of the Muslim StudentsAssociation on campus, specifically the UCDchapter, is to give these students a place togather and pray. The MSA has a spot in the ClubHub, located on the third floor in the Tivoli, witha room specifically designated for prayer.

"When you're in a non-Muslim society, it'svery difficult to keep in tact with your religion,"MSA member Rami Elkhatib said. "Particularlythe most important part is keeping in tact widlyour prayers. Instead of people trying to findspecific places throughout the campus to justpray and being forced to be seen by everybody,instead we can just have a small area wherethey can pray and celebrate a lot of our Muslimtraditions."

The MSA, a national organization establishedby several groups of Muslims at the Universityof Illinois Urbana-Champaign in January 1963,has several hundred chapters at universities andcolleges in almost every state in the U.S., aswell as in Canada. While the MSA at UCD hasbeen around since the early 1990's and has gone

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Dispatch fromhellI have a friend in the military with whom You go about your nightly ritml and then it's the Army. It'sa good sign that the American

I've been in regrlar conespondence since he time to sleep. soldiers still have morale as they go about their Because we're going to have a Sheik come

left Texas for the deserts of haq. He has agreed new lives in lraq. He adds that no one ever gets in tomorrow and they don't want to offend him.

to relate his story, as it unfolds, for the readers 'Finally!' you think as you try to tum back seriously hurt.Ain't that great?of rhe Me*opolita

l,lil1i?;t"rlr"ffllv to find that it's been

A few weeks ago his sergeant Major hadThis series is based on our conversations a "bazillion" unit patches put up all over the They put up signs on the latrine saying that

and the questions that I send him weekly, in Bang! One more time! inside ofa palace. One on the Helipad, one on vandalism will not b€ tolerated, and then they

an attempt to illustrate a unique cross-section the marble floor of anotber palace. vandalize some gold plated holy relics in this

of a war that few understand. At times I have This leads to retaliation on your part, place, and then get scared shttless when some

known him to be drunk with patriotism for causing you to go into the room ofyour He also had the troops put signs on the sheik is coming through, so they scramble

ourcoutry,havingservedinrwobranchesoftormentorandtapeanunoccupiedcotontopPort-o-Johnsstat ing: .Vanda1ismwil lnotbetopul l thesignsd<iwnandcleantheweldthe military - bilt because the nature ofhis ofhis, after tbrowing all his loose belongings tolerated.' (glue) offthem.predicamen! he wishes, for the time being, to inside your makeshift 'cot burrito,'wift anremain nameless. entire roll of duct tape. Il the General's conference room, he said, Like a bunch of kids when their parents are

up to now, the series has been untitled. But what w'l his reacrion be? How w'l he liH triitJrfiffiiJirT;flt#:t1r:t ilui;i."1"* *'place sets more shrpid bv

now that it has become a regular addition to the ever get into his cot? Will he ever find all thosenewspaper,I asked my friend what he thought MRE peanut butter packeis you tossed inside "Well, today we had to take most ofthemwould be an appropriate permanent title and his gas mask carrier? down because, as I said before, they were This is on-going correspondence and

he graciously offered, ..The war is not over," covering up words from the Quran. So all of a will be continued in the next edition of fie

Dispatch ftom the Port-A-John. He was close Will it ever end?" sudden, after all the work making Joe put that Metropolitan.

with that one. but I think Hell is a little closer . sh+t up, now they make Joe take 'em right back'

He says this is the essence of humor in

This is the ninth dispatch in the senes.

- Ian Neligh

The hottest part ofthe day in traq is froml4O0 hours until 2200 hours. That's eight hoursofdesert heat. Noon is bad, he says, but it'sduring the night that things get "superheated."The heat radiates from everything,

"[t envelops the shade and heats the very airyou breath. It is days like this that really test asoldier's resolve, taking everything they have tosimply carry out their missions."

Many ofthe troops are used to 12-14 hourshiftswith no days off, working with the samepeople day in and day out.

"Continue on an imaginary joumey to alittle after 2200, when you're finally off duty.All you want to do is take a shower in theunreliable shower system and fall into your cotfor some much deserved sleep.

You make your way to your room, dropyour gear and look about for your showershoes (flip-flops) without which you can't evencontemplate a shower for fear ofyour feetrotting offfrom some kaqi fungus. You lookwhere you usually take them off, but they're notto be found.

You think maybe you just put themsomewhere else, ormaybe they got shovedunder your cqt somehow but then it dawts onyou. You'vejust been 'got.'

Searching frantically around your roomyou soon discover that the pranlster - youprobably have a good idea of which co-workerit is - has taken your duffel bag lock andlocked your shower shoes to the inside of therefrigerator, or to the leg of your cot, making itjust a little bit hore di{ficult to take that muchneeded shower

'That's OK.' you think to yourself, 'I'll gethim back later.'

After your shower, you come back to yourroom and toss on your shirt, only to discoverthe sleeves have been tied in knots.

, Got again! Arrrr...Now the pranks arestarting to get a little ridiculous, but beinga good sport, you chalk up another one topayback, and carry on.

down, and why?

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"We're trying to educate people," Ben-Masaud said. "You find that a lot of knowledgeis stereotypical or misinformed, especiallywith mainstream media. [There's] a lot ofmiseducation and ignorance as to what thetruth is. It is getting better and I see that [themedia] are making efforts, but more efforts arerequired."

While the national and internationalperspective on Muslims has changed in themedia and public since Sept. ll, 2001, therewere many challenges Muslims, specificallythose on campus, faced shortly after.

According to MSA member Rania Elkhatib,2Q and UCD senior, about 200 intemationalMetro Muslim students, mostly from Arabcountries, were either sent back or broughtback by their respective governments, mostlybecause their govemments wanted to protectthem from possible danger due to the fact thatmany, if not most, of the shrdents fit the profilesent out by the U.S. government. Elkhatibjoined the association for Muslim camanrderieand has always declared herselfas an outspokenactivist. After Sept. 11, 2001, she volunteeredto speak to several repoders from local newsorganizations, but wasn't exactly pleased withthe result.

"I had a really long interview right after[Sept. ll, 2001] and we all were trying toexplain wbat the motivations were behind thetenorist's actions werc and I guess we werelead to believe that that's the kind of interviewwe were supposed to be giving," she said,concerning an interview with a reporter fromone of the major television news stations. 'ln

the end [the reporter] only took partial clips andjust showed this whole fear rrmning through theMSA, and that's not something we wantedpeople to harp on."

Elkhatib did say that most of the femaleMuslim students at the campus did not go toschool on Sept. 1l due to the fact that they'reimmediately noticeable as Muslims, whichcould have presented some potential dangersfor the students because of the strong emotionsheld toward Muslim Americans at that time.

"My mom woke me up and told me 'there's

bombs flying into buildings' and we justbasically didn't go to school," she said" "Almostevery girl did not go to school for that week."

Despite the danger several MSA membersfeared at that time, that's to be expected, butthere's others ways 30 handle the situation Ben-Masaud said.

"rwhen you see an opportrmity like thatyou got to make yourself present throughoutthe comnunity," he said, "You have to take itand flip it the other way around and look at itas an opportunity to inform. And ifyou have theright intentions of trying to inform people andworking for the sake of God, then you're goingto be rewarded."

The female students are more noticeable,according to Elkhatib, because ofthe haditionalcloth they wear to cover their head and neck,called the hijab. The sheik, the Muslimclergyrnen, around the world gave the messageto female Muslims that if the hijab presentedpotential life-threatening danger to women theyshould take it off to protect themselves. Thecloth is also a controversy in itselfin that manymisconceptions surround its purposes.

"It's a display of your Muslim," she said."It's also a display of modesty. Basically,you're hiding all the features that might[cause] physical attraction. You want men toconcentrate on your mind more."

One particularly prominent misconceptionsurrounding Islam is that it is unfair to women,but according to Ben-Masaud, these inequalitiesare mostly cultural rules established in countriesthat are predominantly Muslim countries.

"Muslim males and Muslim females enjoythe same rights under Islam, whether it be in thiscountry or not " he said. "A lot ofthe things wesee [in the world] are, unfortunately, culturallybiased. They're more cultural inequalities." '

Anyone who wishes to be a member of theMSA may join, but to be an ofticial memberyou must be a UCD student.

In a world where events shape perceptions

of Muslims, perceptions that change everyday,Raheem Khan, a 20 year-old senior at UCDand president of Muslims Intent on karningand Activism (MILA), who collaborates withthe MSA, said one of the biggest problemsafilicting the perceptions of Islam is not onlymiseducation, but lack of independent thought."Most people follow the mainstream media"which sometimes portrays Islarn as a negativereligion," he said. "People [should] thinkindependently and look to other sources."Ben-Masaud agreed.

"Reliance on mainstrgam media and thegovemment for every single aspect as far asinformation is concemed, is not exactly givingthe full truth," he said. "It's good to encourageindependent thought through other publicationsand actually meeting a Muslin person."

Ten States with the largest Muslirnpopulations:

1) Califomia2) New York3) trlinois4) New ]ersey5) Indiana6) Michigan .7) Virginia8) Texas9) Ohio

10) Maryland

(Council of Islamic Relations, 2fi)0)

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311 puts on a smokid showbyChelsyKleinIheMetrcpolitrm

Sorne people worship Allah, others wor- .

ship Jesus, and still others worship Nick Hexumand P-Nut from the band 3 l l.

311 fans are cultish in the same mameras Grateful Dead fahs who follow the "Dead"around the country when they went on tour.

dutifully altend 3ll concerts and pur-their recordmgs. Why? JUst as their fans

311, 3ll a1e as respectful and lovingr brick,

band, which originaled in Omaha, NE,up of sin$tx and guitarist Hexum, sing-

DJ SA Martinez, guitarist Tim Mahoney,bassist P-Nut and Chad Sexton on drurns andpercussion. 311 manages to blend rock, rap,reggae and funk into what has devdloped htoits own genre. Many believe that raplrock bandssuch as Liirkin Park and Limp Bizkit emulate3l I's style of music.

3ll is one of the few bands today whotour practically non-stop. They have beentouring for almost 13 years straight and haveonly aken time off to write new material andproduce new albums. The band, who are nowori the "Summer Unity" tour came to Fiddler'sGreen August 29 to promote their new CD,"Evolver," which has received a lot of airplayon radio stations such as KTCL (93.3FM) andKBPr (106.7FM).

Over the past three years, 3ll has ifrdenine stops in Colorado, sometimes playingtwo and three times a year in the Denvet-metroarta. flhpy, have played at'various venues rang-ing from The Fillrnore Auditorium to the AdamsCounty Fairgrouds for the Warped Tour. tntheir travels, they have towed with bands suchas No Doubt, Hoobastank, and Blink 182, butthis year they brought with them SomethingCorporate, DJP and G. Love & Special Sauce.

When 31 I made their regular stop inColorado, fans came primed for a spectacularshow, during which 3l I delivered a huge help-ing of their best music and .lf"zling showman-ship.

In a stunnin! display of teamwork andunadulterated talent, Hexum, P-Nut, Martinezand Mahoney lined up in fiont of a row ofdrums at center stage during the song "Applied

Denver MC hlryes:hp scene. an MC," said VdiriL,re. He would MC for iun and the group saw frlcln$ir6iffoestyle. Soon af- The experience of becoming a part.of

by Joet Tipton and "to make. people laugh and dance." But he ter, Mclnty're aneqded aYp, FlScol performance Yo, Flacol has been enlightening for Mclntyre.

me Uaiptitm saw how the musii riroved people, and Mctntyre at the Soiled Dove and *as so impressed with "One minute I wa. jur.l :o-".{oT.g

kid ln Den-

knew that a distinctly American music form was them that they merged. Mclnlne soon found verwhono one knew," he said. Along with.Yo,

ontheouts ide look ing in isnota lwaystheafoot .Hip .hopwasofenporkayedin i tsear lyh imSel fapar to foneofDet fer 'smostpopularF laco! ,McIntyrenowhasoppor tun i tprime position for a performer to gain notice. days, with heavy gangster imagery rather than local acts. performing at the Manhattan Jazz Festivdl 'rn

But using that tirns to breathe in inspiration reflecting its roots in soul. The an ofrapping, Mclntlte says, is more October. Last year, the group was nominat€d

can introduce not only healthy rewards but a Hip-hop is the term used to define what than just writing rap songs, saying lyrics faster for an.American Music Award, and accolades

chancetocont r ibute to thecul tureonwhichhasbeenident i fedasafoure1ementconcept . thanthenextguy,orcomposingthemostout -haveinc ludedbeingnamedBestUnsone thrives. According to Mclntyre.the four elements are: landish rap. Mctntyre says his path to becoming in200l and a consistent presence at Westword's

Neil Mclntyre,27, is a Denver MC who break dancing, rapping, spinning and graffiti. an I€ has shown him that "everything that's annual Music Awards Showcase. "It was kind

per formswi th thegroupYo,F laco!McInt } . reHip-hopar t is tandact iv is t ,KRS-one,expandedwor thwhi teessaid thathehasbeenarotmdhip-hophiswho|ethat ident i fcat ionto inc ludenineelements to ta lhadtodedicatemoreofh is t imetowr i t ingandlife, but "as a white kid in Colorado, I always - adding fashion, entrepreneurship, bearbox- connecting with people, which can be the defin- famous ovemight."

felt like an outsider. I was an admirer of it but I ing, culture and language. In the words of Mc- ing element of a legitimate MC. Mclntyre's belief that hip-hop is the cul-

couldn't be it." Irit)'re, "It's a beautiful new world in hip-hop." Mclntlre describes the group's music as ture that can meld all cultures into one is his

McIntyredescr ibesh is joumeytobecom-|n l998,McIntyrewaspromot ingahip-organicandhear t fe l t . . . I t ' snotoverev9vbodv 'soverr id ingformulaforsuccess. . . f ' si n g a p e r f o r m e r a s t h a t o f a f a n w h o w a n t e d t o h o p n i g h t o n W e d n e s d a y s a t M a r k e t s t r e e t h e a d i n t h e r o o m b u t i t ' s S t i l l i n t e r e s t i n g ' I t ' s b e i n g a g a n g s t e r o r a s c a r i n f u e n c eget invo lved.Makingthehans i t ion,however ,Lounge.Thenightwouldendwi thopenr i r icsometh ingthatconnectswi thpeople . I t ' sbr ing.bg ingpoplewas not a simple task. "I was a closet rapper sessioirs. One night, members of Yo, Flaco! at- ing hiphop back to its roots of funk and jaz he said

. . . I. *'asnt ready to accept what it takes to be tended the open mic session in search of an MC and soul," he says" .. ,

A*Si |g.at fiaat"r's Green Amphitheater. vocalists sA Martils end.Nick Hexum iump to ,h" b"", t" frr*Y"mt#"?l:H,,

Science," and played a drum solo; theydrummed in sync with one another as well aswith Sexton, who was behind his regular drumset- The crowd roared with excitement andamazemenr.

3 1 1 provided a good rnixture of new songsand,old favorites. Hexum did not talk to theaudience very much, but still managed to drawih€n into the performancb., He did, however,tell. the audience that whenever they performthe song "Soney Girl," Hexurn is rernindedof playing that very song at The lox Theaterin Boulder; this brought the crowd, which wascomposed primarily of college-aged people, to

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laughter and cheers.Martinez, who does not play an instrument

per se, managed the.qhk€€gnd tambourine,while dancing and sinling. He brought anamazing energy to the.$age * for alnost twohours saaight, he could not hold still, not evenfor some of their slower songs such as "Stoney( r l f l .

During the song "Freeze Time," Hexumrnstructed the crowd to yell, "HEY!" when heand P-Nut raised.their hands, and the crowdhappily obliged.

During the song "Creatures (For a While),"the band rocked so hard that the crowd jumped

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the rain started to fall . lronically, -Ambeif,has

a verse which says: "Rain storms take rng;i{vayfrom the norm." Fans were unshaken- by theintense weather; they hung in for the remainderofthe concert despite being drenched and cold.

For their encore, 311 played one of thetheir biggest hits, "Down." But, because. ofthe imposing weather, the band quickly left thestage after on€ song. After the show, the soakedcrowd calmly walked to their cars, reveliqg intheir excitement. g'f

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Debris stalls Grand Prix driversbv Chelsv KleinThe Metrcoolittm

The Centrix Financial Grand Prix ofDenvermade its presence known over Labor Dayweekend this year. Crowds came downtownto see the open-wheel race cars whiz by and tofeel the heart stopping excitement that is GrandPrix racing.

Qualifuing for all races began on Fridayand lasted through most of Saturday. Because

of rain the event was cut short, and in the

case of the Trans-Am drivers, was cancelledaltogether. The cancellation of qualif,ing had a

Driver Adrian Fernandez gets assistancewith his safety equipment plior to racing.

huge impact on Trans-Am driver Johruy Millcr-who had to start in a poor track position. Millerfinished third, behind Boris Said, who took

second, and the winner Scott Pruett-Another thing thit affected the drivers was

the debris on the track. The debris made the

tums, among other things, very difficult for allof the drivers.

"I felt that the track was, by all means, asgood or better than it was last year The debriswas more ofthe challenge and issue thar, I thinkthe pavement, so all in all, I think that this is avery nice place to race," Miller said. "I thought(the pavement) was fine. I thought the bumpsseemed quire a bit smoother. We are running alittle bit different setup than we ran last year. soit's a little bit tough to evaluate."

Pruett agreed that track was one of themost challenging in the series, "This is one of

those tracks where you can't challenge it to 100percent. because ifjust one linle bobble and that

one-tenth that you're trying to pick up, you endup given (the other drivers) a halfsecond."

The Grand Prix race had a rough start thisyear. The driven started the race trailing thepace car in what is called a rolling start, rvhichmeans that they are not stopped at a start line,so when the green flag is given, the drivers

can reach their top speed without hesitation.Unfortunately, race officials waved off thegreen flag start and the race began with twoyellow caution laps; thus causing the drivers to

lose speed, momenhm, and laps. Each yellow

caution flag means that the drivers have to

slow down and follow the pace car, but the laps

taken behind the pace car still count as laps inthe race.

The race, which consisted of 106 laps

around a 1.647-mile street course with 9 turns,had 20 drivers competing for first place as well

as to be the series point leader.Driver Paul Tracy, in the #3 Player's car,

had a terrible qualifring time, which put him inthe fifth row at the start oftherace. This affected

Tracy's race performance, which lead him to

finish in fourth place. Tracy managed to retain

the title ofseries point leader After winning therace, driver Bruno Junqueira, in the PacifiCare

car, trails Tracy by 18 points in the race for thechampionship.

Rookie Sebastien Bourdais, driving the

McDonalds car, finished tie race in secondplace. This is Bourdais'first season in the CARTseries, but he is making a name for himself, as

he is fourth in the point standing.As if the race was not exciting enough,

things became even more exciting when the

American Spirit car, driven by Ryan Hunter-

Reay, caught fire while pitting. The gas linegot caught in the tank and Hunter-Reay,

unknowingly, drove away, causing the alcohol./methanol fuel to spill out all over the car and

driver, which then caught fire. Hunter-Reayescaped the fire without injury but the team's

day was finished.

Right: Paul Tracv drives down Seventh St.toiard Auraria Parkwav Aug. 31. Tracyfinished fourth in the race.

Bottom: Rodolfo Lavin's Corona car isbuckled after contact with Mario Dominguezon turn five oftbe 1.6 mile course. Lavin wastaken out of the race rfter the crash.

Photos by Joshua Larftan - The M&opolitnn

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'Runners bully Butldo F, 2-0one, which resulted in Ponas scorilg the finalgoal ofthe game.

"I kind of made a run behind (Grecu), (theball) hit me tbrough for a breakaway; I sort of

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miss hit it. Good thing it came back to me, andthen I put the second (attempt) fu\" said Porrasabout his gbal.

The Roadnmners staded .theh season offwell, but during the game, the Roadrunnerscollectdd frequent otrside calls, including threeconsecutive callg on Porras that might have pre-vented them from increasing their lead earlier inthe gane.

"A lot of it was their stepping up and ourplayers were playing it too late," Porras said."(Wo) were.t"king too many dribbles making usoffside, but if we can get that organized, we'1lbe akight."

'We had great balls out of the midfield,Butler played really well, our defense wasstrong, Pon'as put his goal away, we had acouple people out, but we kept our focus andgot through it " Cousins said.

Butler played his first game since being outmost of last season with an injury,

"It feels good though to get a shut-out thefrst game ofthe year, tl he said. "It feels good toget back out here. I'm excited, I haven't playedin a conrpetitive game in a whilg but it feelsgood to get back to business and put some zeroson the board."

"I thought we played well, we were orga-nized for 90 minutes, which is very diferentfrom..last year, (when) it seemed like we'donly used to go 70, 80 minutes," said MichaelAbetya. "Everybody kept talking; everybodyplayed as a team and we scored some goals andwe kept balls out of(our) net."

' This year's team has jumped of to a posi-tive note in two areas. One, they are getting play-ers back from previous red cards and injuriesinstead of losing players to it. Secondly, theyare playing together early. Tlds season's teambelieves it is coming out of the gates strong,

. which is a good sign, because this attitude maylead to a repeat of2000, dre year they went to theRegional Playoffs or possibly even firther.

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Metrc's Jeft Mansor banles Bryant's Andrcw Brabender frot the ball durlng lheRoadrunners'2{ dofeat of the Bulldogs Aug. 28. Motro State out shot Bryant 74.

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The Roadrunners started their seasonwithout home fiel4 their home fans, and some

. of their players, yet they were able to win theirseason opener 2-0.

The Roa&unners had to start their seasonat windy Open Space Park because of the fieldcmditions at Metro.

Although Metro lacked s 1s1 6f ttings, itdid have something that may provide a strongdivid€od at 6e eld of the season: Eric Butlerand team chemistry.

' Buder, Metro's leader in multiple catego-rios inoluding shut-outs, added another shut-outto his name and provided leadership to a teamrdlat he wasn't able to last season because ofan

.injury. And the rem bhemisry was gcod early'on

as the team sp€nt most of its day talking,which lead to a positive result.

The game staded with the Meto coming.out and taking control early, The 'Runners cre-ated early opportunities with a point-blank missby Jetr Mason over the outside of the net. Itwould be followed shortly by Alex Greco get-ring an on-net opporhmity that would be blockedby one of Bryant's defenders. It wouldn't belong after this before Metro would get the onlygoal .they would need. In the firct half, Eric.Butler would launch one into the sky, have itcome down in the opposite goaltender's box,'bounce over a defender and land right where,Zack Cousins could strike it home on the low+iile for the first goal of the game.

"It's pretty exciting getting the first goal ofthe year," Cousins said.

After the goal, the two teams wouldexchange fouls and shots, but ultimately go intothe half with a score of 1-0.

. In the second half, the Bulldogs wouldwake up to tum on the intenbity. But aside froman opportunity otr of a corner kick early in thesecond half. Meho would remain in control ofplay. In the second half, the Roadrunners wouldclose tle door on any comeback hopes, asGreco and Antonio Porras would have a two-on-

Fall spofts promise victorythrillstheir season with two things they had never had frustrations from last season on every team But like all seasons, anything can happen. Only

ru Wqpplifa, before: a regional title and a Final Four invite. in the RMAC with their relentless motors and this time the pressure may not fall on a few upThis season look for: speed. Also, watch for the Roadrurmer men to per class men. Although the team is a bit young-

Hello, Metro State! I am Donald Smith The wo4en to try and r€pst and im- join the women in the playoffs this season. er, they still have senior leadership. All-timeand I am going to a stand up and tell it like i1 p-rr" on the success (19-3-3) they had last Key Additions: leader in assists and team captain Devon Herron,is. I'm going to start off by informing most of season. Starting out of the gates as ge #5 team Josh Elnbaum: fomrer teammate of Shawna Gilb€rt and Jessy Roy will have a lot toyouoncampusaboutthe8reatsportsteamsyouinthenat io i taccordingtoNSCAA'/AdidasandAbeytaatoregonstatehopestobr ingsomedowiththesuccessorfai lureofthet. fsprobably don'tknow or don't seem to care about. a healthy goalkeeper, ln team all- toumament chemistry to Metro. year sophomores Renee Hazlewood and AndreaI'm also going to bring the pros and the cons out team player Mandy Allen, freshman-of-the- Aldo Alcaraz-Reza is either going to aid Highstreet will bear some of.the weight andinthis issue.This, inmyopinion, iswhatyouyearAmyLeichl i terandwel lp laying'defens€thedepthoftheteamorraisetheintensi tyof thefeshmanStephanieAl l isonlooshould be watching for this upcoming year. in between the two, there,s no reason why that starting line-up. bring the power once s€en by previous outside

First, the soccer programs. Botli the can't happen. Eric Butler: Huh? you may wonder, but hitter Marina Bazana.wonsn's and men's soccer teams had AmaTing Key ldditions: look at it like this, Eric was destined for the his-s€asons . . . the only problem was that while Naomi ctarte, Freshman-oithe-year in tory books as a senior, but an injury may have Key Additions:thewomen'steamlivedtheirseasonout l ike2000andthree.t imeNSCAAAdidasAl l -Ameri .But lerretumtopossiblywinmorethanjustaAlanaStrr t : Inforrryea6of$$hol ,Cinderella, tbe men's teaD was like Sleeping can who had 38 goals and 19 assists at Lock spot in the record books. she helped put up four bannen. (Two stateBeauty. Why? Well Coach Danny Sanchez did Haven last season. Voleyball titles, two nrnner-ups) The former 3A volleyballsomething that his predecessor didn't do: care. ymara Guante, the 3.d team NJCAAAII- For the past three seasons, Metro head player from Wyoming plans to continue helping

After Sanchez's arrival, mid fielder Janelle American in 2002 and 1" team All ACCAC in volleyball coach Debbie Hendricks has led put up banners as she comes to contribute hereBrandt(ll goals, 12 assists) and forward Joslyn .01 and.02 has helped lead her team at pima the Roadrunners to numerous convincing at Metro.Brough (7 goals, 8 assists) both had big seasons. Community Collegi to one Championship. wins during the regular season and the RockyLast season's newcomers, defensive back Col- Men's Soccer: Mountain Athletic Conference tournament. These are my views on how everythingleen Feelin (numerous defensive stops) ant mid Look for the healthier Meho squad to But for the last two seasons the Roadrunners will go. Hopefully, all of our'teams will do asfietder Melissa Miller (7 goals, 4 assists) made return to form as Eric Bulter, Michael Abeyta, seem to have hit a wall after winning the RMAC well as they can.a huge impact on the team as they would finish Zack Cousins and Alex Greco, take out their crown . . . a wall called the Regional playoffs.

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Ar-* v*A*rt, rfffi p rese nrsArtist Faculty RecitalMonday, Sept. 8, 2(X)3, 2:00 p.m.King Center Recital Hall, Free

World Music: Roshan and RashidBhartiya, silar and tablaMonday, Sept. 15, 2003, 2:00 p.m.King Center Recital Hall, Free

Artist Faculty Recilal: MichelleStanley, fluteFriday, Sept. 19,2003,7:30 p.m,King Center Recital Hall, Free

Excellence in MusicologyPresentations

lilonday, Sept. 22, 2003, 2:d) p.m.King Center Recital Hall, Free

Artist Series: Paul Galbraith, guitarTuesday, Sept. 23, 2003, 7:30 p.m.King Center Recital HallGeneral Admission: $20; StudentySeniors: $10:MSCD students: free

Master Class: Paul Galbraith, guitarWednesday, Sept. 24, 2003, 2:00 p,m.King Center Recital ftall, Free

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e-rnail or on a CD, zip or floppy disk in MicrosoftWord format. A hard copy should accompany disks,but not replace them, please (Sorry no faxes).

. AII art should be submitted as either a slide to theoffice or a digital picture by e-mail or on a CD or zipdisk in jpeg or tiff fiormat compatible with AdobePhotoshop.

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Submit GDs and disks to:Tivol i313attn: Metrosphere Editor Jenni Grubbs,

e-mail submissions to:grubbs@mscd.edu