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Metro sweeps RMACWomen's basketball takes firstconference title in eight yearsby ltatuew GunnIhe Metrooolitan

Turning around a struggling basketballprogmm is no small achievement. Neither iswinning a championship. The 2004-05 bas-ketball season was a time for the Roadrunnersto do both.

After winning a combined 25 games inthe previous two years, few expected theMetro women's team to win 24 games inone season. Metro built momentum early inthe season and carried it through to the end.The Roadrunners earned their first RockyMountain Athletic Conference championshipsince 1998.

To make Colorado Springs and the finaltwo rounds of the RMAC tournament. Metroeliminated Nebraska-Kearney with an 86-63rout. The Roadrunners made the secondround of the tournament for the first time in

eight years. Their next opponent was RMACWestern Division champion New MexicoHighlands University on Saturday, March 5.

The'Runners and Cowgirls game beganin a defensive battle. The Roadrunners per-sistent defense slowed down the early Cowgirlattack.

The offense went on a 17-4 run that lasteduntil the midway point of the opening half.With a 20-8 lead, the'Runners controlled theball game. The Cowgirls fought back throughthe remainder of the first and Metro led 36-30 at halftime. It was as ,'i,se as New MexicoHigl ands would get.

"It was about leaving the distractions inthe locker room and going out and playing foreach other," said head coach Dave Murphy. "Ithought our kids did a great job."

Metro immediately distanced itself in the

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Men's basketball takes sixthconference title in seven yearsby Hin 0ttelIhe lvletropolitan

For the third consecutive year, the Metromens basketball team was crowned RockyMountain Athletic Conference championsafter a week of fierce competition and slug-fests.

The title was Metro's sixth in seven years,all of them came under the leader ship ofhead coach Mike Dunlap. Despite being aRMAC powerhouse, Dunlap stays humble.

"It feels great; it feels like the first one tome," Dun-lap said with a smile. "I never takeit for granted and I'm happy that we had theopportunity to play tonight. I'm a very appre-ciative person and I don't assume anything,"

The RMAC Tournament startedWednesday, March 2, when the third-seedRoadrunners (26-3) defeated sixth-seedColorado Christian 83-73 at home in front

of 1,002 fans.Saturday, March 5, Metro suited up again

and faced second seed Fort Lewis.Coming into the game, the Roadrunners

had the utmost respect for the Skyhawks(23-5).

"Out of all the programs in the RMAC,I respect (Fort Lewis) the most in terms ofwhat they do, in terms of strategy," Dunlapsaid. "They just keep changing the game onyou."

Fort Lewis had Metro right where it want-ed them. The Skyhawks' fast-paced offenselured the'Runners defense to one side andleft the backyard completely open. Luckily forMetro, Fort Lewis did not manage to utilize itschances as they shot .333 compared to Metrot.500 during the opening eight minutes of the

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see MEN'S HOOPS on page 15 Phobe by Bradl€V Wbld /The MetropolitanFor ihe first time in RMAC basketball history the same school captured boih the men and women's titles.

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Housing designed with Auraria studentsin mind will become a reality this August,with the completion of the first phase ofa housing project at the former RegencyHotel.

The former hotel, located at 3900 ElatiSt., neariy three miles from campus, is underrenovation and will open in late August with307 beds.

The Regenry: Auraria's Student HousingCommuniry L.l.C., the company behindthe projec! will open 393 more beds by nextfanuary, totaling 700 beds, according to MikeFrancone, Director of Student Housing forthe project.

Housing will only be available for stu-dents at Metro, CCD or UCD. Undergraduateand graduate students are eligible, as long asundergrads are enrolled in at least six credithours per semester for at least two semesters,and grad students are enrolled in at least fivecredit hours per semester for two semesters.

The entire project will be modeled aftera residence hall at a traditional campus withdormitory rooms. Rent starts at $450 for onebed in a two-bed unit, and includes utilities,basic cable, high-speed Internet access andlocal phone service. The cost for a single-bed unit starts at $860 and a bed in a suite,or two double-bed units that share a livingroom area, start at $650.

All rooms will have a bathroom with atoilet, sink and bathtub/shower, as well as adesk space and dresser for each person and ashared closet,There will also be a full-servicekitchen with meal plans available.

The former 'Grand Ballroom" of thehotel will be converted into two full basket-ball courts, a fitness center and weight room,with an indoor tennis court.

Also planned is a casual social area on thefust floor with a coffee/juice bar, pool tableand a large screen for movies. Quiet studylounges will be available on the second floor.

Francone said free shutde-bus serviceto and from carnpus will be available, but aschedule has not been established.

The building had fallen into disrepair inrecent years, and was purchased last year byDenver native Robert Salazar for $6.4 mil-lion though his company Regency RealtyInvestors, which he established for the pur-pose of buying the property.

Francone said the Regency student hous-

ing will bring a sense of community Aurariastudents havedt had before.

"To the students that are living there ...it's going to give them a sense of community,"he said. 'After you leave the school you cango to the Tivoli, but you go home and youmay not see these people again. But with thisyou're living with these people 2417; and justthat alone adds a sense of community."

Two other projects are also in the worksand are scheduled to be completed byAugust,2006.

Urban Ventures L.L.C. is on schedule tobegin construction next montl on what willbe the nearest housing project to campus,also scheduled to become a 700-bed housingunit. The dormitory-style residence will bebuilt on the west end of campus at 4th andWalnut Streets, on the former site of AtlasScrap Metals, which is slowly but steadilyvacating the lot.

The third student housing project in theworks is at the 3O-story Executive Tower Inn,located at 1405 Curtis Street. Dean Wolf,Auraria Higher Education Center ExecutiveVice President for Administration, said theplans are still on schedule to begin construc-tion in April of 2005.

He said the three projects will be opento all Auraria students on a first-come, first-served basis and will not be limited to oneinstitution over another.

"I think its going to have, certainly if nota direct, an indirect irnpact on enrollment,"Wolf said. "Itt not necessarily out-of-statestudents, either. We have a number of stu-dents in tlte metro area that would rather livecloser to campus, so there will be that impactas welf'

While no prices have been announced forthe Urban Ventures and Executive Tower Innunits, rnarket research was done and com-pleted last fune showing estimated pricesstarting at around $625 per month, Wolfsaid.

All three locations are private projects tobe managed by third party companies withno direct involvement by the campus or itsinstitutions.

Wolf is also executive director of theAuraria Foun&tion, a non-profit organiza-tion separate from AHEC, which is oversee-ing the de.elopment of the Executive TowerInn. r:

. / yrurits from the operation of theExecutive Tower Inn will flow back into thecampus through the Auraria Foundation,Wolf said.

and how it was written. Morgan fennings,a Metro Computer Information Systemsprofessor, said she was particularly opposedto the beginning sentence in the proposedstatement, which says the faculty senateneither supports nor denounces Churchill'swritings.

"I don't know if I like the impetus of usdealing with academic freedom right now,"Jennings said in the meeting, 'but if we are... I think we should take out the part aboutChurchill."

Joan Fosten biology professor and for-mer faculty senate president, co-wrot€ theproposed statement with CIS professorLaszlo Pook. They said the statement was notmeant to be a comment on Churchill and hiswritings.

"It was a statement on academic freedom;it was not a statement on Ward Churchill,"Pook said in a phone interview 'If that state-ment was not in there, it might be assumed

the faculty senate---or the faculty of theMetropolitan State College of Denver for thatmatter-condones Churchill! statement."

Churchill, an ethnic studies professor atCU-Boulder, has come under fue in the pasttwo months for an essay he wrote shortlyafter the terrorist attack of Sept. I I, 2001.

Former CU President Betsy Hoftnan saidin a speech to CU faculty members on March3 that academic freedom is under attack andthat those who went after Churchill, includ-ing talk show radio hosts, legislators and Gov.Owens, now feel "empowered."

Oneida Meranto, Metro Political Scienceprofessor and Native-American Studies chair,said she is also concemed about people out-side of a college or university interfering inhow professors teach and threatening theiracademic freedom.

"You have to be pro-active on this,believe me," Meranto said in the meeting. "lfwe don't react to this and these people right

now, we'll be in a sad state of affairs."Meranto has dealt with academic free-

dom issues fusthand. In Fall 2003, twostudents accused her of liberal bias in herteaching, saying they believed they wouldbe graded unfairly because of their politicalopinions. The students, George Culpepperand Nick Bahl, who were botl involvedwith the Auraria College Republicans, filedformal complaints with the college's EqualOpportunity Office. Last Fall, Metro stu-dent Bill Pierce also filed a complaint aboutMeranto on the same grounds as the previ-ous two students.

All three complaints were ultimatelydismissed by the college administration.Meranto said via e-mail that she believes thefaculty senate needs to take a stand on aca-demic fteedom or it will be viewed as neutral,and neutrality is anotier way of supporting

Metro faculty spark talks on academic freedomby Clayton WoullardThe Metropolitan

While a review of embattled Universityof Colorado professor Ward Churchill is onhold, Metro's Faculty Senate has stepped upto try and address academic freedom.

In its meeting March 2, a statementregarding the senate's position on academicfreedom was submitted, The proposed state-ment says that the senate affirms the impor-tance of academic freedom and the need forit to be upheld.

The faculty senate abstained from votingon the statement until the March 16 meetingat which all Metro faculty will be allowed tocomment on academic freedom and wherethey feel the faculty senate should stand.(Iltimately, members of the senate will voteto approve the statement.

In the meeting, several senate mem-bers expressed concerns with the statement see FACULTYon pageT

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'The reactionary forces are chipping awayat freedom of speec-h and academic freedom,"she said. 'Soon we will only have the rightto speak and write what is accepted by thedominant society and then where will educa-tion be?"

Pook echoed Meranto's statements, say-ing that academic freedom must be protectedto maintain the essence of a college or uni-versl+

'Academic freedom is part and parcel tocritical thinking,' he said, "and through criti-cal thinking we develop informed decisions.Producing informed decision-makers for oursociety is essentidb' the mission of highereducation."

Pook said he was in part inlluenced tohelp write the statement by growing up inHungary his native country. Before he firstcame to the United States in 1956, he said helived under the autocratic, communist regimethat ruled Hungary at tlre time, a system inwhich fuedom of speech was stifled andanything outside ofpopular opinion was notacceptable and could get one arrested.

"So when I see any attack on those kindsof freedoms, I get my back upj' he said-

In the meeting, Metro sociology profes-sor Rae Shevalier read a statement writtenby Metro Anthropology professor lonathanKent, who is not a member of the facultysenate, in which he said that he did not sup-port the proposed statement as it was writtenbecause it did not fully reflect his views andthose of all Metro faculty.

Kellt said, "I think what it (the statement)needs to say is that the members of the facultysenate are totally outraged at the witch huntthat's going on in respect to Ward Churchilland the participation of Governor Owens inthe witch hunt"

All the art without the pain

Kristln SkYorc / The Metrooolitan

Metro student lclscy IGrthuis, left, gas henna applied to her palm by Anite Bohrer, right, during Different Paths, One fourney: A Cdebrationof Wornen's Spirituality €vent at lhe Tiyoli Thrnhalle Mardr E. Henna is a form of tattooing made frorn a reddish-orange tree shrub commonlyfound in the Middle East. It stays on the skin for about 2 to 4 weeks depending on where it is applied to on the body, 'Body art is an expressionof body, mind and spiritJ Korthuis said.

H€nna tattoing was just one part ofa dayJong Woment Spirituality Festival, eponsored in part by M€trob Institute fot Wom€n's Studiesand Ser viceq which also featured tarot readings, psychic counseling, jewelry, bookc and craftg as well as four workshops on topics of women'sspirihrality.

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Tse Mernoporrr,rr.r . MrncH 10,2005 "l generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it." '- Mae West (1892 - 1980)OPrNroNs

The tailures of feminismLast vear, another

female member of theCollege Republicansand I approached theAuraria Institute forWomen's Studies andServices and askedwhy Bay Buchanal,a conservative politi-cal pundit, was not

Drnielle Robinson put on theW o m e n ' sHistory Monthcalendar, The

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answer we got was sornewhere along thelines that Bay Buchanan ri'as speakingafter Women's History Month and there-fore wasrlt placed on the calendar. Couldit have been Bay Buchanan was talkingabout the Failures of Feminism? In myopinion itt mostly likely so.

WelI, in all actuality, the Women'sHistory Month calendar induded speak-ers who were coming the same monthas Ms. Buchanan. So the question is,does the institute for Women's Studiesand Services qclude the ConservativeFenrale? |udging by some of the eventstaking place this year, I would have to sayyes, to a certain extent. I'm pretty surethat some of my ruition money is goingtoward Women's History Month, so I would loveto have a Conservative female spealcr come toAuraria.

Woment History Month is supposed tobe a "celebration" of feminism, but personallyfeminism has gone off the deep end. Feminismhas become such a radical movernent, andPatricia Ireland; former President of NOW iscontrolling the mindset. Women my age should

be encouraged to do well and both men andwomen should be treated equal by the law. I donot believe women are'minorities" that shouldbe given special treatment. I don t need specialtreatment, do you? Phyllis Schlafly said it best,"Feminism's psychological oudook on life isbasically negative; it teaches women that theodds are stacked so severely against them thatthey probably cannot succeed in whatever theyattempt" Well, I've succeeded in a lot of areas

due to my hard work and perseverance to getahead- My mom always told me to go afterwhatever I wanted, just work hard and you ll getit. I have done so, and my life is great!

Feminist ideology also t€nds to denigratethose who wish to stay at home and be the'housewife who is barefoot and pregnant in thekitchen." A saying that leans towards the con-servative oudook on how women should reallybe, not the case at all. Conservatives believe that

all men and women should be free to choose apath that will best lead them to their goal. If afemale wants to raise a family and stay home,she should be allowed to, same goes for if thatfemale wants to be the future President of theUnited States. with the technological advancesin weryday li[e, more and more women areworking outside the home, and this had nothingto do with the National Organization of Womentelling women what they can do.

Women in theUnited States have morefreedoms, rights, andprofessional success thanany other moment in his-tory. Women today havethe choice of whether ornot they want to havefamilies or careers- Somewomen choose to doboth and they have con-tinued to be successfrrlin their lines of work aswell as in the home. Thefeminist movement is nolonger needed in todayhsociety.

I have no problerrwith the Instituteof Woment Studiescelebrating arVomen's

History Month," however I wish they wouldacknowledge the fact that there are Cnnservativefemales on this campus. Possibly bringing aconservative speaker to campus would balancethings out for both sides. Iaura Ingraham, AnnCoulter and Senator Elizabeth Dole are womenwho have influenced my life, nent to my mother!Maybe the Institute for Women's Studies shouldinvite them to speak fust a thought!

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the women in our

lives who are unrepentant and insatiable until

a new world is created. Heret a small handfirl

from my list

At the age of 15, I stumbled upon the work

of Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz and was instantly

exposed to the brilliance of a woman who

fought against the Vietnam War and joined in

the struggle with well over a dozen revolutionary

organizations. She reshaped my visions of

a women's movement and proves that the

struggles against capitalism, patriarchy, and

racism are the struggles of all human beings. Her

work was the driving force for my soul searching

and self evaluation of white privilege that I still

struggle with.

Anyone who has yet to read the work of the

Riverbend Blogger needs to go to her Web site

immediately (riverbendblog.blogspot.com),

as her chilling delivery of her life in Baghdad

throughout the war against Iraq, elections, and

the struggles she faces every day will give this war

the human side it needs. She is witty, brilliant,

and brave. Each time I read her postings, I am

rerninded how dire the situation is for lraqis, and

how badly we must stop this war- I can only hope

her opening words on the site are true: 'I'lI meet

you'round the bend, my friend, where hearts

can heal and souls can mend."

"Another world is not only possible, she is on

her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing."

These are the words of the fiery Arundhati Roy, a

devoted pblitical activist in India, who challenges

corporate takeover, environmental destruction,

the oppression ofwomen, nuclear development,

and champions the struggles of all oppressed

people. She has been my literary inspiration

since her essay'War is Peace" following the war

against Afghanistan was written.

If you tum on the mainstream media and

find that, at a maior protest, someone has been

arrested, chances are the footage they show

will.be Medea Benjamin, the founder of Code

Pink, a peace organization, Occupation Watch

is Baghdad and Global Exchange, a labor rights

organization. Medea persistendy participates

in direct action campaigns for $'omen, against

war, and for corporate accountabilitf, getting

arrested for banner drops and disruptions at

the Inauguration Day ceremony, the Democratic

Nationa.l Convention, and three times at the

Republican National Convention, among others.

I can only hope to be so committed,

October 15,2001, the U.S. Congress and

the Senate passed a resolution handing over

their duties of independent tlought in a neat

little bundle to George W. Bush, giving him

permission to use "appropriate force" against

anyone he thought was affiliated with 9/ll.

Only one person out of over 500 politicians

voted against it, Congresswoman Barbara ke

of California. On Sept. 15, she spoke the magic

words,'There must be some of us who say,'IJtt

step back for a moment and think through the

implications of our actions today-let us more

fully understand the consequences.'" For this,

she was threatened with her life. I am not a fan

of representationa.l government, but remain

than}firl that one woman was willing to do what

no others would-

I normally not big into holidays, but on

March 8 I raise a glass to these women, and all

other women working for that world we know is

possible if we don't give up.

Deep, and final, thoughtsDear Diary,

No gas in rny car because I drove pastmy ex-girlfriend's house thirty consecutivetimes; This may not be a healthy pastime.

Todaywas International Women's Dayand I've come to the conclusion that theend result in most of my relationships withmost of the women in my life turn out andabout in a negative spin

Keep in mind that I am no durnmy and Irealizc that the only common denominatorin all my relations with women in my life isme. Than again, maybe all women are thesame.

So I falt get up, run and once again fall.Ifomen are women, though they play monymore roles than men do' Let's just all get iton, uh, I mean, get along, See ya'.

One of my

favorite holidays is

approaching and

it doesn't involve

rabbits, eggs, or

crosses. It is March

8, the under-

recognized but truly

celebratory occasion

of International

Women's Day. It is

the day to celebrate

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THe Msrnopounan . Mansr 10. 2005 OprnnoNs Pace 9

A few things tomull over

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Columnist

"fhey say that these are not the bestof tima, but they're the only times I'teeter ktnwn." Billy Ioel - "Summer:Highland Fans"

It's probably considered un-hip toquote a pop tune, but I think ol'Billyhad a good poinL I also agree with thenext line in his song which says '... andI believe there is a time for meditation incathedrals of our own," a line that prettymuch sums up why I ay to 6ll this spaceeach week with thoughts and ideas, or ifyou prefer, ramblings, diatribes, venom-ous spews---choose lour own terms, thereare .plenty to go around.

Here, in short, dedarative sentencesare some other things I beliwe:

I believe that with age comes wis-dom-but onlyif you re payingattention-andwith that wis-dom comesthe responsi-bility to shareit with others,especially thosewho are young-er. Because if Ican save just

one personfrom rnakingt}te same stu-pid mistakes

believe that, as a man, itt none of mydamn business what a woman does withher own body. I do not have the ability toreproduce, and because of that I cannotpossibly empathize with what a womangoes through when she is pregnant, there-fore neither I nor any man has the right tohave a say in the matter.

I believe it's not just a bad idea tohand money to those leeches who standon steet corners holding 5igns th31 say"Wll work for food," it's idiotic. For onething, those guys make more tax-fteemoney than most of us here on campus;for another, they wont 'work for food."Don't believe me? Ask any of them to doa job for pay or food and just watch thereaction you get.

I believe the literacy problem in thiscounEy and low CSAP scores here inthe state is not only unfortunate, it's adamn disgrace. And I dodt blame tbeschool system or the teachers; I blame theparents who don't spend enough qualitytime with their own kids, and who orpectteachers to be the sole educators of theirchildren. Parents dodt read to their kidsanymore. Instead, they rely on television,not to teach, but to entertain, to distractand to otherwise keep the kids out of theircollective hair, Too many times have Iseen parents hauling their young childrenaround King Soopers at midnight, insteadof tucking those litde ones in bed at adecent hour so they can wake up in themorning refreshed and ready to leam.

Closer to home.,. I believe we arebeing edu-cated onthe mostap a the t i ccampus intJle nation,Really, it'sfine if you

iust wantto comehere, go toclass and gohome, butfor God'ssake, youshould at

"I believewe are being educatedon the most apathetic cilmpus inthe nation. Really, it's fine if you

just want to come here, go to classand go home, but for God's sake,you should be concerned aboutwhere your-or your parent'F

hard-earned dollars go."

I did, rny life will have been worth thestruggle.

I believe the war in lraq is justplain wrong atrd that we should get thehell out of there before even one moreAmerican---+oldier or not--dies.

I believe the United States needs tostop being Big Brother and protector tothe rest of the world; we didnl createthose problemg we shouldn't be orpectedto solve them, either, especially withoutthe help of the rest of the free world.

I beteve that a woman's body is hersand hers alone. The bumper-sticker thatsays 'Against abortion? Don\ have one!"says it better than I ever could, I also

least be concerned about where your----oryour parent's-hard-earned dollars go.Why our worthless student government isallowed year after year, to blow in excessof l20-thousand dollars and have virtu-ally nothing to show for it is beyond me.Even more perplexing is why others aren tbanging down the SGA's doors demand-ing their student fees back.

Finallp I believe my purpose here isntto sway your opinion or actions one wayor another, it is to bring some of thesethings out into the open for you to mullover; whether your actions change as aresult of that mulling is entirely up toyou.

Think about itThink About it. ..

Fifteen million people died with the implication of Hitler's "final solution," not to mentionthe total number of people who died as a result of related incidents. Yes, this is what happened,but does it really illustrate the tragic proportions ofthe holocaust? - Each and every one of thepoor souls lost during those uncertain times holds their own tragic story,

Numbers, especially ones tlat large can desensitize us; we should never view our fellowhuman beings as mere numbers. Those people actually lived, and had all their hopes and dreamstorn from their armg while they were powerless to resist.

However, life was good for those faithful to Hitler, they were told that the people in theconcentration cirmps were a danger to their 'good life.' Even though an evil presence was rightbefore their eyes, they failed to believe it was true. No, they were patriotic Germans; their leaderwould never deceive thern. After all, he was destined by God himself to lead Germany into anew age of moralit)', Right? Hitler knew people are much more willing to believe a big lie, thana small one. Unfortunately, those who bought into it must now live with the part they played inthe horrible outcome.

Could this happen in our country? No, our leader would never deceive us. Or would he?My friends, think long and hard about what you are told by your government Is it patri-

otic to blindly follow the same people who are slowly eroding the principles on which this greatnation was founded? Is God in control of your leaders, or are your leaders using God to controi.you? What does your personal freedom mean to you? What has it become? Take a good, objectivelook at the society in which you live today. llave you been deceived?

Nwer allow yourself to be silenced,

Mitchell R Milavec,Student of Politic4l Science and History,Arapahoe Community College

If it's left, thenthatb all that's left

Because she saw a disturbing tape about abortion, Danielle Robinson decided to becomea Republican, call Democrats clueless, and provide a good old-fashioned pro-lifer femdeconservative voice for The Metropolitan. And * onTy 22. Not that there is anphing wrong withbeing 22, it just seems awhrlly young to take a stand so similar in its assumption of absolutecorrectness that I was actually reminded of Hitler. He, too, thought his worldview was correct,so much so that he felt he had the right to force it on others. There is a huge difference betweenhaving a set of beliefs and forcing one's belieft on others, something the Republican Partycurrently under the control of the Religious Right doesnt seem to understand.

Ifa womant abortion goes against the belieft of another, what right does this give the onebeing offended? Absolutely none, Be offended. And make sure you don't have an abortion.But dodt for one instant think you have the right to judge the one having an abortion, muchless try and stop her. Christianity teaches that there is going to be a ludgement Day meritedon humankind by a Supreme Being. So, have your beliefs and let the appropriate Being judgeactionq not you. ln addition, it's worthwhile to note ttrat nowhcre in the Bible is there supportfor the use of worldly institutions being used to force those who arent in line with your belieftinto accepting your standards. )esus Christ said something to the effect of, and I paraphrase,'Go into towns and cities to tell others how wonderfirl this new religion is and if others arentinterested, shake the dust off your feet and go elsewhere." Not, 'Go into towns and cities andtell others how wonderful this new religion is and if others aren't interested, then by all meansfeel free to use warfare and Constitutiond amendrnents in ordet to enforce these teachingsi

Danielle Robinson proudly identifies herself with the Republican Party, whose rhaoric isfrighteningly similar to the Religious Right's, and the Religious Rfht's rhetoric is frigheninglysimilar to Hitler's, which I've read. Please dont take my word for it, go examine for yourselfhow Hitler used the Bible to support his actions. C-ompare Bush's speeches with Hitler's andyou, too, might want to reflect on what this counrry is doing in the name of God both hereand abroad.

Audrey Verdos

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ar3IIAI /IilI B IBICAN II DITOPorcelain faces peek from behind glass cases

lining the walls and children run freely throughthe wide halls. There is an almost palpablesense of innocence and play entering this late-196 century building. Indeed, walking into theDenver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toysat 1880 Gaylord Street is like walking into somesprawling, Victorian dollhouse.

The newest exhibit on the second floorprovides a jarring and violent clash to thispicturesque and peaceful ambience. Here, brutalsoldiers have taken the place of docile debutantesand battlefields have replaced the quaint domesticsettings.

Yes, here GI Joe has dropped in to kick someASS.

Celebrating the 40e anniversary of "The All-American hero," a local Colorado toy collector'sclub has assembled a sweeping and detailedtableau of American military history that featuresGI Joe dolls. These aren't the 4-inch plasticfigurines introduced in the '80s, but the oldschool 11 and-a-half inch dolls that debuted in1964.

Yes, GI Joe is portrayed in all of the mostresonant and well-known military scenes from20ft and 2lst century United States militaryhistory. GI Joe dolls are posed hoisting the flag atIwo Jima, storming the beaches at Normandy andpatrolling the deserts of Iraq in 2003.

All of the combatants are reprcsented in thesame basic doll form in these scenes: there areblonde-haired, blue-eyed Aryan dolls to stand infor the Nazis and darker-toned f,gures to representthe Viet Cong in the jungles of Vietnam. Separatenationalities notwithstanding, GI Joe becomestJte common denominator in these dioramas.

The attention to detail in all of the scenes isstaggering. Equipment, weapons and accessoriesthat were never sold in any toy kit (i.e. Camelcigarettes, CNN cameras, Buddhist statues) werecustom-built by the club to fit the scene and theera depicted.

For example, the re-creation of the Allieda:rival in Ir Not, a small French village liberatedin 1944, is brimming with care to the minutiaeof the scene. A plastic cow stands behind aplastic U,S. jeep on miniature streets litteredwith artificial debris. The GI Joes in the jeep aretumed towards the ruins, consulting a tiny mapand only partially obscuring a wooden rack ofwine bottles hidden under the seat. Behind thejagged walls of the ruined village hides anotherdoll, a German gunner setting his gights on thevictorious soldiers. The ambience of the sceneis completed by the German posters and bulletholes that festoon the ruined walls.

The painstaking detail is both impressive

and unsettling. Seeing some of the goriest andbloodiest moments in U.S. military historysanitized and portrayed via dolls has an inherentlyeerie quality. The fact that the entire re-creationis in a museum established for children onlyadds to the eeriness. The entire format invitesoversimplification of a complicated matter. Byusing a cherished childhood icon to re-createspecific historical instances of combat, thedisplays almost make a parody of the actualevents.

When it comes down to it, watching GIJoe battle Cobra Commander, Destro andStormshadow is much different than seeins him

in the middle of a scene from "Saving PrivateRyan."

Of course, considering the intended audience,the nature ofthe portrayal is understandable, butany depiction of modern warfare that reaches.very small children seems a bit dubious.

Still, these are pivotal scenes from Americanhistory from our modern mythology and are thusessential to our national identity. Similarly, GIJoe has become a staple of pop culture over thepast 40 years, spawning a whole franchise and ahost of imitation lines. He's a logical symbol forU.S. military history.

Local exhibit shows cultural iconin various theatres of U.S. milLtary conflictbyAdam H. Goldsteinphotos by Hans Hallgren

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IPOPBroadway gallery celebrates pinup, poster, popartistic traditionby HeatherWahle

The Metropolitan

In the mood for some offbeat art? Travel down Broadwayand you will find a gallery that is anlthing but ordinary.

D.C. Gallery is small, kitschy and labels itself as "ThePurveyors of Modern Pop Culture." Fans of artists Shag,who uses illustrations to portray lively retro settings, andBllthe, those eerie, wide-eyed dolls, will enjoy the uniqueatmosphere.

The gallery specializes in art that may be overlookedand oversimplified in current society. D.C. brings theseunconventional worls of art to the Denver art scene.

Located at 125 Broadway, D.C. Gallery will be displayingthe works of Sas Christian, Lisa Petrucci, Shaunna Peterson,and Kirsten Easthope through April 6.

Sas Christian was bom in london and has been residingin Florida since 1992. Christian studied graphic design butonly began painting in 1999. Her motivation to start in thismedium stemmed from what she refers to as "one hell of a badtrip" on lSD. She decided she would no longer allow herself tobe intimidated by paint.

Christian's pieces capture snapshots: fragments of time.Her work has a haunting factor. Sepia-toned cartoonishfigures are recurring themes in her worlc

Christian's influences include anim6, music andmovies. Her change from working with acrylics to recentlyeryerimenting with oil paint seems to suit the dark and solemnqualities of her art. Her rec€nt work "Sketch", which sold for$300, and 'Eye #7", are portraits of girls with a sinister edge.

Lisa Petruccit art is inspired by her personal fascinations.Her work is upbeat and light and features liquid acrylic andEnvirotex on wood. Pertucci's tools are used to create whatappears to be glass mirror work framed on piec€s of wood-They remind one. of decorations that would be found in a 9-year-old's bedroom in 1981.

Petrucci was intrigued by the unknown pinup girls fromthe'50s and'60s, the ones who never ended up being famousand settled for sArring in low budget nudie flicks to pay the

bills in a time when it wasvery daring and consideredtaboo to be associated withsuch endeavors.

Another one of herfascinations includescollecting antique toys asa hobby. Petrucci is fond ofdolls from the'60s and'70s,such as Liddle Kiddles,Dawns and Barbies.

Her influences alsoinclude the cartoons andcomics of her childhood,which include the trademarkbig eyes that are seen throughout her work. Petrucci's threeinfluences of pinups, dolls, and comics-although verydifferent elements---<ome together effectively. Her worktends to be more suburban housewife arts and crafts thancontemporary art and is refreshing because of it.

Shaunna Peterson's art is rustic, cleve6 and amusing. Herwork resembles vintage '30s poster art. Growing up, Petersonspent most of her free time aftending drag races with herfather. Her major influence in art came from spending muchof her childhood surrounded by pin-stripes, fast cars, andwomen bearing titles such as "Miss Winston."

Peterson uses acrylic paint on wood to create imaginativepieces. Her piece, "Santa Rosa's Sun-Ripened Tomatoes" evenappears to be on tin; thanks to the expert use ofpaint, it loolsmetallic.

Her art has varying subjects ranging from Asian tocountry-inspired. Peterson also has found inspiration in olderadvertising, antiques, and rock 'rt' roll. The humorous elementin her work can b€ contributed to her being an avid MADMagazine readet

Kirsten Easthope grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah

surrounded by a repressive Mormon community that she wasnot a part of. Her work shows the rebellion of her youth bybeing infused with retro lounge and club elements.

She escaped to her grandmother's house in Reno, Nev.,where the exciting nightlife became the major influence in herwork Her personal paradise was found in the grit and glamourof the showgirls. The racy'50s pinup girls that once capturedher attention as a child are now incorporated into her work

Back home in Utah, her refuge became a bowling alley.Yearc later, Easthope would weave her childhood memoriesinto her work. She paints with acrylics on pieces of wood,bowling pins, crosses, and boxes, using a technique that makesthe work appear to be airbrushed upon. Her pinup girls havebeen featured on custom lender guitars, Rocketbuster Cowboyboots, and in magazines, books, films, and on television.

Christian, Petruccl Peterson, and Easthope use similarincorporation of memories into Oleir pop art, but use difierenttechniques to express tlremselves. The exhibition is a change ofpace in the traditional art scene, and may change the way youdefine art.

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'Tunnel' gives sobering view of discrimination, violence and intoleranceby Elena Brown

The Metrooolhan

The Tunnel of Oppression was like a shot without a chaser.No matter how smoothly it was presented, it was strong andpowerfirl.

The experience was a shock to the system, deemed sopowerfirl that a disclaimer was read before you entered andcounselors were there for you at the end-

The Tunnel was an interactive, multimedia walking-tourof various oppressive sates, including racial slurs, lynching,murder, homophobia, and a graphic cinematic rape. It was notsmooth and light and neither is oppression.

'This orperience may be upsetting to you and mayleave you with strong feelings of sadness, anger, fear orother intense emotionsi said Brooke Dilling as she read thernandatory disclaimer bcfore guiding students into the Tunnel.lParticipation in this program is not required,'she said. Dillingis the associate director of Metro Student Activities.

At this point, you have an bui'You can leave and head backtoward the food court and bookstore and get on with your life.Why would you willingly subject yourself to oppression?

'This is reral life," said Arlo Panter as he opted to enter theTunnel and miss a few minutes of his evening class.'I saw theflyers and wanted to see what this was all about."

The Tunnel was fre€ and open to weryone. Each tour wason the half-hour and ran from I 0 a-m. until 4 p.m. last Tuesdayand Wednesday.

As if the disclaimer wasn't jarring enough, it becameobvious this wasnt going to be pleasant. Participants wereadvised that The Tunnel of Oppression may cause unpleasantre-lived experiences. Seeing, hearing and learning aboutvarious oppressive forrns can caus€ stress levels to rise, which

is why the Metro and the University of Colorado at Denverprovided student counseling services at the end of the Tunnel.

The screen overflows with words like: "Nigger," 'Kike,"'Beaner," "Faggot,' "Rag-Head" and "Greaser." It can be a hardthing to stand motionless during a rapid-fue verbal assault.As students, faculty, staff and visitors entered the Tunnel theywere bombarded with disparaging racial and ethnic slurs. Andthis is just the first room; there are more shots ordered.

The guides are ghostly silent, as you are expected to be,while taking the tour.

"We ask that you remain silent so you can internalize thedifferent rooms," said Dilling.

The multimedia tour became increasingly startling andgraphic as it deliberately pulled you further into its themedrooms. Some areas include a bedroom scrttered with model-t}tin magazine cutoutr, diet foods and * negative self-imageof a woman struggling to achieve and mitinain the physicalimage of "perfect " Another room is a bar, complete with stools,liquor bottles and a rape.

The 1988 clip wai fiom the movie, "The Accused." It's agraphic image of a rvoman, portrayed by Orar winner fodieFoster, being raped on a pinball madrine while onlookerscheered or silently did nothing to help.

The Tunnel has, almost too poignantly, driven home itspoinu it is within Orc members of society to stop standingaround and stan shnding up to oppression,

The tour continued through twisted darkened hallwaysand dirnly lit rooms as oppression continued to tormenthomosexuals, those with different religious beliefs, domesticviolence victims and people with disabilities.

The Tunnel twbted and turned its way though Sigi's

Cabaret in the basement of the Tivoli.Arlo Panter said he would recommend the contemporary

experience to everyone.'It's pretty intense. And they did agood job with the relevance to students as well as dealing withthe past."

Classes and individuals were encouraged to expressemotions, thoughts and ideas during an optional debriefingwith counselors from Metro Student Support Services andUCD Community Counseling Center.

The Tunnel of Oppression was originally designed in 1994by students at Westem Illinois University and won the 1995"Program of the Year" by the National Association of Collegeand University and Residents Hall. The program has since beenadopted by various colleges and universities tlroughout theUited States as an important educational tool. This is the firstyear the program has been presented by Auraria Campus.

According to Metro Student Activities" about 200 people,including classes in Philosophy, Sociology, Political Scienceand Human Service completed tlre tour.

Despite the time-intensive construction, maintenance andhaving two guides per tour, the Tunnel proved to be a phpicaland emotional drain on the staff.

"The rape scene is horrible, but after seeing it ovet andover, I did become desensitized to iti Danielle Kelly said. TheMetro Psychology major is one of the events programmers atMetro Student Activities and was one of the Tunnel guides.Some guides gave as many as l0 tours a day.

'I definitely want to be involved in this next spring, " shesaid. "People need to be aware, Stand up for your rights andthe rights of others, Open our eyes when things are not O.K.,and stand up."

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Mars VoltaFrances the Mute(Universal, 2005)

In unsteady and queasy times, the bestdistraction is just letting go. Drowning in anaural seascape of post-modern progressive

rock chaos with lyrical sharks circling likenonsensical prose left out for too many days,Frances the Mute speaks volumes.

Going overboard never felt so sery.Nods to surrealists like Ren6 Magritte and

psychedelic rock predecessors abound, butdorlt confuse it for a rehashing of the past.

In8uence is one thing innovation is a wholedifferent boat.

The musical masses might predictablywrite this off as a pop opera orchestratedby posturing punls who failed art class, butthere's something deeper that's kicking andfighting to reach the surface.

This is not some pretentious reflection on

the state of popular music. It is not weirdnessand elitism masqueraded behind guitar solosand fanry studio manipulations. Its not artfor the sake of art.

This is a 76-minute long documentationof the aggressive nature of aesthetics. This is

the re-birth of tragedy.It's a sound track for a nightmare not yet

dreamed; an apprehension at the suffocatingmess of everyday drama, but not a resigna-tion to it.

Vocalist Cedric Bixler Zavala whispers,*I've always wanted to eat glass with you. again but I never knew how to talk withoutwalls dropping on the eve."

If every conversation began like this, thenmaybe tension would lose all meaning.

There's a flickering light at the end of thesewage drain and Mars Volta is carrying thebag of sulfur. Swallow some bleach and don t

fear the downward spiral - Tuyet NguyeD

BBQTre Your Noose(Bomp,2005)

Pop-rock music can be divided into

two, broad categories. The first consists of

bands which are so creative, they transcendtheir influences (late-period Beatleg VelvetUnderground, Joy Division etc.) The secondconsists ofbands which are brilliantly deriva-tive (The Rolling Stones). Unfortunateh dueto the massive proliferation of pop recordsover the past 60 years, it is very difticult for

new creative forces to emerge.There are, of course, exceptions, such as

Radiohead and Wolf Eyes, but for the most

part, pop-culture is left with Pretentious art

rockers with delusions of authenticity, who

sound oracdy like the art rockers who came

before them, and bands which are btatantly,and often painfuIy, derivative Gockabilly,garage, punk etc.). Ninety-nine-point-ninepercent of musicians are ripping off some-body. Not that there's anything wrong with

that. The world is better off with a thousandClashes than a thousand Captain Beefhearts.

This leads to BBQ, a one-man, French-Canadian, proto-soul-rocker, donned with adrum on each foot, a tambourine around hishead and a guitar in hand. Theret nothingoriginal here.

The music sounds like Eddie Cochranmixed with Bo Diddlen the vocals ralge from

Elvis to Sam Cooke. Some of the songs are

straight theft, but hot damn do they rock! It's

a frat part'', circa 1959. Rock h' roll, babl

The $ru-Tirng Manuah Enter the 36

ChambersVolume OnebyThe RZA(Riverhead Trade, 2004)

The RZA is not only a gifted emcee, theprogressive producer behind the illustriousWu-Tang Clan and a film scorer, he is also a

talented writer. His 6rst foray into the literaryworld, "The Wu-Tang ManuaL Enter the 36

Chambers, Volume One," is a glimpse into thephilosophies and history of one of hip-hop'smost prolific groups. 'The Wu-Tang Manual"explains the creative process behind the con-

ception of their albums, in-depth interviewswith members and the stories behind therhymes.

When reading this book, imagine theraspy-voiced and heavily NYC-accented RZA

telling you his thoughts and views of theworld in a classroom setting-it makes thebook that much more enjoyable. The manual

enhances the Wu-Thng experience. It explainsthe cryptic messages conveyed through theirmusic and the infamous slang that litters thelyrics of their tracks.

The book contains information aboutthe Supreme Mathematics ideology and the

crefs adherence to it. Itt fascinating becausethe Wu-Tang Clan comes off as violent,

street-oriented and straight-up gangster ontheir albums. They are aaually highly intel-

ligent, self-educated and logical individuals.Instead of attending sdrool regularly, the

young Wu-Tang emcees ran the streets. They

utilize d the teachings of the 5 Percent Nationand Supreme Mathematics in order to give

their life purpose and escaPe the allure ofthe streets.

The book also summarizes the real his-tory of the original Wu-Tang clan in China.It expands upon the lmportance of Kung-

Fu culture in their music and the Clan'sfirst exposure to it.'I read this book The

Five Chinese Brothers ... it really fascinatedmHne brother swallowed the sea, onehad an iron neck, one couldn't be burned ...something about their powers, the way theyworked together-it stuck with me," TheRZA writes.

The RZA eulogizes his cousin and Wu-

Tang Clan associate Ol' Dirty Bastard, akaRussell Jones, in the bio section of the book.'I don't think any rapper in hip-hop exPressesas much soul as ODB .,, ODB has soul, funk,melody and something outside the realm of

what you can name. There's only one Dirty;

the planet couldn't handle another," The RZAwrites.

This book is successful in further cement-ing the Wu-Thng Clan in the hip-hop HalI ofFame. It should be viewed as a companionto their classic debut record Eflter the Wu'Thng (j6 Chambers) rather than a textbook

on their collective history. It is a compellingread for Wu-Tang fans and hip-hop heads in

general.- Justin Rennolds

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SPORTS

by Sam DeWiftThe MetroDolitan

There are certain facts involved with baseball.Three strikes mean you're out. Three outs end aninning. And when the Metro baseball team scoresmore than four runs, they win.

lust the facts, ma'am.Since the start of the season, the Metro Nine are

9- I when scoring four or more runs. They re 0-5 ifthey score less than four. So, as if to make sure, onthe first day of action against Northwest Nazareneat Auraria Field, the Roadrunners scored more thanfour runs. A lot more. Metro simpl)' dominated thevisiting Crusaden, winning 20-1 in the fust gameand 6-l in the second.

Each game belonged to the Roadrunners fromthe start, and neither game was ever close, as Metmcruised to their eighth and ninth wins of the sea-son.

Tbe Runners were led in the first game by junior

Randy Lashua, who went three-for-five with fourRBIs, and in the second by seniors Clint Clelandand Nick Thorne, who both went two-for-*tree atthe dish.

Lashua got things started early, scoring two ona second inning triple. They scored two more runsin the third on a two-RBI single by senior LoganPape, and four more in the fourth, one on a doubleby Cleland and two more on a double by senior NateChristiansen, followed by an RBI single by junior

Adam lawson. The rout was underwav, and theRunners cruised to the win,20-1.

Metro Splits weekend vs. NazareneIn the second game, Metro took an early l -0 lead

when iunior Mike Hoefs drove Cleland in from sec-ond. The Crusaders earned a run in the second, butMetro scored twice more to make it 3-l Roadrunnersear$ Three mor€ runs and sweral defensive stopslater. Metro was the owner of a 6- I win.

The Roadrunner <iomination wouldnt last longthough, as the Crusaders came out with a Purpos€on the second day, winning the first game with arally in the fourth inning against starting pitcher

|ason Hanna, when they scored five runs to take a5-0lead.

After watching the Crusaders score four runsover the course of the fifth and sixth innings, Metrotried to rally, using a four run seventh to make it 9-4.Their bats fell silent for the rest of the game, however,and the Roadrunners lost by the same tally.

In *re second game the Crusaders came rightout and made it 3-0 early on. Metro was able to tiethe score at three in the third, when Christiansenscored on a wild pitch and senior Logan Pape drovein Thorne and Lawson with a rwo-RBI single. Theywatched as NNU scored again in the fifth, but couldnot muster any offense and fell 4-3.

'I thought we played very well on the first dayi'said head coach Vince Porreco. "The second day wejust came out and played flat, and you cant do thatagainst a team's number one. Fmrn here, we've just

gotta come out and play every single game, start tofinish, and be ready both mentally and physically3

The'Runners will travel to Nampa, Idaho, to playdre Crusaders at their field. First pitch is scheduled at4 p.m. Friday, March I I .

Bradley Wakoff / The Metropolilan

A.fter a 20-l blowout and a 5-1 cruise by Northwest Nazarene Friday, March 4, Metro baseball fell flat

the dav after. The Crusaders defeated the Roadrunners 9-4 and 7-4 in the doubleheader.

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"We gave them way too many oPen shotsl'said seniorfonrard Mark Worthington.

The Roadrunners then adjusted to the way Fort Lewisplayed and did not give the'Hawks much room to penetrate

through the middle. The Roadrunners went to halftimewith a four-point lead (35-31).

The second half continued with Metrot stable postplay and Metro forced the Skyhawk to shoot from behindthe arc. Fort Lewis made the most out of what they weregiven, as 24 of its 44 poinh in the half were three-pointers.However, it l^as not enough as the Roadrunners walkedaway with an 87-75 win.

"What we were tryingto do wasjustgiving (Fort Lewis)one optionl' said senior center Ben 0rtner. "Give them thethree but take away their inside attacking, take away theirrunning game and then they have to live by their threesJ'

Worthington and 0rtner combined for a total of 42points as they scored 2l each. Worthington also had agame-high nine rebounds while Ortner racked up threeblocks, proving why he was voted RMAC Defensive Playerof the Year.

The following day, Metro returned to the hardwood toplay in its sixth RMAC Championship game in seven years.This time, Mesa State (23-5) was the opponent.

In a conference championship game marked by fteethrows, Metro remained calm and did not give in to theMavericks' aggressive style of play, but matched theirintensity.

"We knew today that they (Mesa) were going to bephysical with us and they came out and did thati'saidWorthington, the RMAC Player of the Year

It was a tight first half with no team taking control. ltwas not until 12:42 remaining in the haif when the Mavs'went on a 7-0 run, pulling ahead 20-l L

The nine-point margin did not last long. Metrobounced ba& and narrowed the lead to one Point at 6:36.The remainder of the half was even with Mesa going into

halftime with a 30-29lead.In the sloppy half, the two teams combined for 20 fouls

and 20 turnovers. Mesa's fierceness gave the 'Runners littleroom by the post and Worthington and Ortner were heldto seven and four points, respectively. Leading the team in

scoring was senior guard Keith Borgan with nine."Mesa did a good job of holding on to the temPol'

Dunlap said. "They didnt let us run a lot, so credit totheml'

The second half stayed just as close with the seventh tieof the game (37-37) coming 3:45 into the half. After a mediatime out, Worthington took dlarge with a three pointer. :-a

A block by Ortner and another bucket from downtown,this time from Morse, put Metro in a good position to runthe game with a nine-point lead.

However, Mesa would not fold. The Mavericks workedtheir way back qui& and at the 3:24 mark, the Mavs'werewlmrn rwo { )/-)J,.

This is where Metro's routine and Mesa's inexperienceshowed. Wth the Mavericks' unnecessary fouling and amissed three-point attempt, the Roadrunners kept theircool and grabbed a solid nine point lead with 33 secondsleft on the clock and then the game was over. .(

"We knew that idd be a slugfest in the second half andit was an endurance contest and we won that onel Dunlapsaid about the 66-57 win.

Borgan and Ortner were the Roadrunnen voted tothe All-Tournament Team with Worthington named MostValuable Player.

"It's made a lot easier by the guys that are around me,

the guys on and off the courtl Worthington said. "(They)

give me the ball and let me do what I dol'This weekend, the Roadrunners will host the North

Central Regional Tournament. First seed Metro will faceeight seed Northern State 6 p.m., Saturday, March 12, at theAuraria Events Center and Borgan still wants more'

"To win a (conference) championship is kind of sat-isfring, but we know we have a lot of work ahead of usiBorgan said.

Bradley Wakoff / The Metropolitan

Senior forward Mark Worthington draws a foul as the Roadrunners defeated theFort L€wis team oD Saturday. Worthington was voted RMAC Tournament MVP.

Men, women's tennisteams lose in Topekaby NickTacinasThe Metropolitan

The'Runners tennis team had a toughweekend as they were swept by three teamsin the Mid-America Intercollegiate AthlaicAssociation/Rocky Mountain AthleticC.onference Challenge in Topeka, Kan.

The men and women's teams playedWashburn and Truman State on March 4 andNorthwest Missouri State on March 5.

"Itt been a long weekend," sophomore TiaMahoney said after the team's three doublesand three singles matches this weekend.

Washburn was the 'Runners' best oppo-nent this weekend, beating the men 6-l andthe women 9-0. The lone win came in theNo. I doubles as juniors Andre Nilsson and|ames Schumacher beat freshmen RutgerVliegenburg and Andrew Plum 8-6.

The women Roadrunners faced a LadyBlues team that is ranked 28 nationally witha record of 6-0. Junior Julie Thomas took hermatch against junior Kristine Grajo three setsbut lost 5-7, 6-1, il-9.

The men's best match came againstTiuman State (4-2). The 'Runners were beat5-4, No. I singles Nilsson crushed juniorTyler Wood 6- 1, 6-0 and No. 2 singlesSchumacher defeated junior Brad Martin 6-4,6-0. Sophomore William Meyer was victori-ous in his No. 6 singles match against seniorSteve |ones 4-6,6-3, 10-8. The 'Runners alsowon their No. I doubles match as Nilsson andSchumacher beat Wood and sophomore RyanCope 8-5.

The last match of the weekend came

against the Bearcats of Northwest MissouriState, who beat the men's team 5-l andthe women 7- I . Nilsson defeated freshmanTomaz Henrique of the Bearcats 7-5,6-3while three other'Runners took their matchesto three sets.

Freshman Riley Meyer won his fust set inthe No. 3 singles, but went on to lose to ChrisSmith, a sophomore out of South A.frica,4-6, 6-0, 10-5. William Meyer also took hisoPPonent.

funior |ackie Coppola had the women'sonly win against the Bearcats as she defeatedjunior Erica Ramirez 5-1. Mahoney lost herNo,3 singles match against freshman CarolinaAmaral 6-0, 6-3.

"I need to work on waking up for the firstset as I seem to come back for the second seti'Mahoney said. "I need to get rid of tle fust setand have two second sets."

It has been a fairly chalienging season fortlte 'Runners so far.

'Setbacks help define the character of theteam," said head coach Dave Alden. 'We willsee how people respond."

Luckily, the run of bad luck has comebefore the conference match play begins andAlden said he hopes it will end before then.

"You can respond (to the chaiienge) orput your head in a fani Alden said, hopingadversity turns into appetite.

"These are some of the better teamswe will see this seasoni Mahoney said. "Wewill have better chances to win matches thisweekend."

The women take on Montana-Billings atl0 a.m., Saturday March ll, at home.

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But if someone would've said they wouldwin and someone other than Natasha Molock

or Stephenie Daviswould win tourneyMVR I would've saidthey were crazy.

Well, get mystraight-jacket becauseafter embarrassingNebraska-Kearney athome, making NewMexico Highlands' tripto C,olorado pointlessand then finally shutting

up that talk about how good Regis was, theRoadrunner women won the conferencetournament and freshman assassin PaigePowers won the tournament MVP.

All season long people kept writing thisteam off, but il didnt matter, all they didwas just keep winning, and now they have aninvitation to the regional tournament as thefifth seed in the North Central tournament inNorth Dakota.

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If you're paying attention ftom week to

week then you'l1 notice there's no conferencerecord next to the overall record and that'sbecause it doesrlt matter anymore.

The 'Runner women now play until theylose and must have their catalysts Davis andMolock playing well to give themselves thebest chance of winning.

When they're on their game they set upeveryone else as the inside games of DanielleEllerington and Rianna Harris get easier andthe lethal Powers is left open and can hit 15points alone frorn behind the arc and, 6nally,the bench gets to come into the game with alead.

Powers, Harris and Ellerington are allvery dangerous players in their own right, butbecome that much more deadly when Davisor Molock can draw a double-team.

Men's Basketball (28-3)Go ahead, take away the No, I team in the

nation prefx, go ahead and put Nebraska-Kearney as the top seed in the conferencetournament. It won't matter. This team keepswinning.

Although Keith Borgan, Ben Ortner,Michael Morse and Mark Worthingtonhave become the driving forces behind thetournament tFants; it's tournament MVPMark Worthington who might've just risenhis game high enough to carry this team toanother national tide.

Baseball (9{)What happened to them! They were awake

last Friday as they put up 26 runs (20-1, 6-l intheir two victories), and then ... they fell asleepthe next day as they only put up seven runs (9-4, 4-3 in the losses).

Someone! Anyone! People, wake up theMetro bats! The'Runners split their weekendseries with Northwest Nazarene, but it wasritthe fact that they lost this weekend that'sodd-it's how they lost.

Look, guys, I know I talk stuff about you,but honesdy, when your bats go AWOL, canyou really blame me? Your team should beamong the best in the conference, but whenyour bats are ice col4 you make it hard onyourselves.

Anyway, the final four home games ofthe season were fantastic, people; because ...well ... you decided to enter the building andcheer. With fans in the building, basketballevents become worth attending and becauseeveryone from the teams to the cheerleadingsquad (honestly, they've been great thisseason) have been performing well, there isno reason why Metro fans shouldnt fill "theNest" every time there's a game. With thatsaid, I'll see you Saturday night at six whenthe Roadrunners play their first game againstNorthern State in the Regional Tournament.

Donald SmithSports Columnist

Murphy: Proud of the players and their effortftom'RUNNEfficover

second half. The defense playedaggressively against the Cowgirls,limiting their shot selection andforcing turnovers. Stephenie Davisscored 12 in the second and led allscorers with 23 points; while NatashaMolock tied a career-high with ninesteals. Metro made the championshipwith an 87-70 viaory.

"It's going to be a good matchuptomorrow." said Molock. "If we dowhat we know we can do I think we'llbe all right."

Regis and Metro played for theconferencet highest award. As inprevious games, nothing was decideduntil the final seconds of play. Whenthe dust setded, the Roadrunnerswalked away victors,

After 10 minutes the score wasknotted at 12. Davis captured theRunners' first lead on a free throwat 9:38. Regis tied it up 30 secondslater and the teams entered a scoringstandoff. Powers ended the nearlyfour-minute points drought bysinking a three-pointer at 5: I2. Metropulled away for a 28-22 halftime lead.Sophomore Rianna Harris led theway in the first with eight points andeight rebounds.

'It was just a physical game," saidHarris, "and I knew I had to step upmy game and come through for myteam,"

Each team hit three consecutive three-pointers to start the second. Davis endedthe streak with a free throw. The'Runnershad their biggest lead at 14:20 with a 42-31advantage over their opponent. Regis lookedreinvigorated after a timeout and began anuphill battle to get back into the game.

"We got a lead on them, so we just triedto maintain our distance," said Powers.

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"Once they started coming back we had tocalm ourselves down and we were able to becomposed,"

Maintaining composure was keY forthe 'Runners. Regis made the most of eachopportunity to make up the difference, Metrowas ahead by a narrow 53-47 margin withfour minutes to p1ay. Following a Molock fieethrow, Regis scored seven unanswered points.The Rangers were behind 55-54 with 1:30

remarnmg,The Roadrunners pushed

the lead back up to three whenDanielle Ellerington returnedfrom an injury to hit a pair offree throws. It didn't last long,however, as the Rangers hit anenormous three-pointer to tie thegame.

On their next possession,the Roadrunners swung the ballaround the Regis zone lookingfor the open shot. They found itin Powers, left alone at the top ofthe arc.

The crowd erupted as Powerssank the three with 14 secondsleft. The frustrated Rangers sentup a prayer from beyond the arc,only to s€e the 'Runners take therebound.

A late Regis foul wasrltenough. Metro secured the RMACchampionship with a 6l-57victory, Powers and Harris led allscorers with l8 points each. Davisscored 13, rounding out Metroplayers in double digits.

Three Roadrunners made theAll-Tournament team. SeniorsDavis and Molock were bothawarded as top players. In additionto winning Freshman of theYeat Powers was also nominatedtournament Most Valuable Player.With the conference title, Metroearned an automatic berth in the

NCAA tournament." It's a memory they'll never forget," said

Murphy, "and I am so proud of them and soproud to have been their leader."

The Roadrunners are heading to NorthDakota for the North-Central RegionalTournament. Metro will play Northern Sunchampion Concordia-St. Paul on FridayMarch I l.

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