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Sean Weaver/llc le{rctclior

Amy Laugesen applies a coat of plaster to her sculpture "Tad" in her Denve. studio. According to a recent study publishedby the ltational Center for Education Statistics, women who are employed in the arts, heath and engineering tields eamsalaries conparable to men.

Women who take jobs in engineering are more likelv to earn salanescomparable to men, according to a study released by the NationalCenter for Education Sratistics.

On average, women I'ho graduated from college in 1992-1993earned f30,596 in 1997, according to the reporr, rvhile men rhograduated at the same time earned $38,415. Vomen u'ho enteredengineering professions, however, reported average earnings of$42,822, while men in the same profession reported average earnings of$42,952. But accoding to National Science Board sratisrics, womenmake up slightly more than one fifth of the science and engineeringworkforce. According to statistics from the National ScienceFoundation, 9,200 women received engineering degrees in 1995, while50.800 men received engineering degrees.

"One of the things thafs proven historicallv is we still haveconservative and traditional attitudes that have persisted despitepolitical and social realiry," said Metro historv

The report, which was released ln Februarl; also found sel'eralfactors, such as age and race, determined l'omen's salaries, while onlymajor field of study, and the school anended predicted men s salaries.

"These results suggest that \\,omen may be sublected to greaterscrutiny in entering and advancing in the labor market," rhe reportsEtes.

An additional report released bv rhe center in March found while$'omen constitute a maloriry of college students, they still earn 18percent less than men.

"Vhile this dispariq' may in pan be accounted for bv differences inoccupational emplolment, , ,this finding nonetheless brings with it anumber of implications, including questions about comparativedifferences h a college education's economic return on investment "the second repoft states. "Therefore, whole economic parityi bydefinition, cannot be achieved through offses in (a degree) for thosewho are othenvise disadranaged, (a degree) nonetheless serves romitigate those disparities."

"There's still discriminarion," Hagen said, 'One of the rhings abour

il'i:';J#:'nli!;i.,i :i,:';: :iii,Lill,l$ r nmade,butstudiesdoneinthe'eossalrl;l'.t{* \Jtt" of the things that's proven historically, is we stillgoing to be 100 I'ears (beforcomparable)." The other thing too rhar's more have consefvative and tfaditional attitudeS that havethan pay. you also have ro look at benefir packages,reriremenr and insurance y", d;;,;";;;"tuii Persisted despite political and social reality.'prcrure.

The studv found women in health and art fields also earned salanes that is it can be done unconscious\,. \bu can make assumptions aboutcomparable to men's. an application. you tcnd ro evaluare them differenrlr ,tbu could be

"ln the arts, rve don't get paid much anlrva)'," said Amv Laugesen, a stereotping and including or excluding critela you,re not eyensculptor and an education assistant for the Museum of Outdoor Arts. conscious you're.applving."''lt's competitive, but I guess it's different. I rhink there's morerecognition for rvomen in the ans. It's more subiect acceptance morethan oan"

Monys Hagen,Metro history professor

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Aprit 13, 2000 The Metropolitan / 5

SGA election winners no surprisel{icaela Duarte

0f the 12 positions available on theStudent Government Assembly, 10 werefilled in tlrc SGA elections April 26

Though the student governmentelections were predictable due to anuncontested race in all positions, thewinners want to use this term to continue towork on the things the curent ksembly hasalready been putting in place.

Pruidential winner and curent SGAPresident, Stehnie Vassilaros, had a total of106 votes of the 150 students who voted inthis yean election, down from last years 522srudent votes.

"Obviously it (voter rurnout) was lowbecause of the type of ehction, but I amhappy with the resuls," Vasilaros said, "lt

could have been worse."Vassilaros said she plans on uckling

various issues this term including academicadvising, an independent board for Metro,and making the Golda Meir Center handicapaccessible.

"lt's really a year to continue the workwe have been doing," Vassilaros said.

Of the issues Vassilaros said she plans onworfting on this year she said the Golda MeirGnter might take a few yean to implement.She said some things have been changed atthe center to help make the house morehandicap accesible, like a two way videoand radio which connecs the downstairsarca to an upsuirs room giving a personwho is unable to walk down the stairs thechance to still panicipate in the event.

She said the asembly will be looking forgrants in order to complete the

transformation of the Golda Meir CenterVassilaros won on the Student

Ernpowerment ticket, which she won within last year's election.

Other winners on the StudentEmpowerment ticket are; vice president ofacademic affairs, Ellen Schauer; vicepresident of student services, JorgeHernandez; vice president of administrationand finance, Bianca Ortiz; vice president ofstudent organizations, Dimetra Bernaquer;vice president of student fees, Carin Viet;vice president of diversiry Benzel

Jimmerson; Board of Trusteesrepresentative, candace FarmerIndependent candidate for the position ofanorney general, lvan Rodriguez, also won,as well as a write-in candidate for the vicepresident of campus communications,Valter Grant. with 11 votes.

mffiWattet stolen from library

An employee of the Auraria Library reponed herwallet mising from her work area on March 21.

Vicki Brino, a library technician of kriodicals,reponed to the police that someone had entered heroffice area near room 130 of the library, which is open tothe public, and removed her black wallet from her purse.

The wallet rzlued at $50, conained several creditcards, a check book, and miscelhneous papers. Ihereare no further leads of susoects at this time.

A theft from a room in the North Classroom Buildingwas reported on March 18. The trvo victims said in therepon that their belongings were being kept in separateroom within the Nonh Classroom Building.

Victim one, Christenson, rcported a stainless steel,Multi Leatherman wittlarasa{pt nas being stored in aunanended desk-draieilt$i' r ooS.

The second victim. Sulli n. said a black GrterFolder knife was being stored in rmm 1001 of the NonhClassroom Building unanended.

At this time there are no susoects or leads.

Metro students AlanaMontoya, left, and KellyRidlen, right, rflait for a

light rail train to arive atthe Collar station on

April 10. Student teeswill be raised by $3.3O to

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Students vote for bus pass additionsJessica Rouch Pearse, bus driver for route 12 said. "l have nn'o sons in college and

I think any break they can give college kids is great. I wish it waseven more."

"l think it's for the best, even though I just ride every once in awhile," said Metro student Alaina Brandenburg

The fees will be adjusted based on student uuge for the years2002 and 2003, but it is promised they will nor exceed $22.

A student identification card with a current semester decaldoubles as a MD pas. Mth it, students receive free local, limitedDenver bus service, free light rail sewice, free expres routes and a12 discount on Skylile rwice to Denver International Airport.

The pas has been available to studens for sk yean and isavailable only to students,

m##Students from all ttree colleges voted in favor of the Regional

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April 4 & 5. Out of the 1,029 nrtes cast, 89 percent ruled in favor ofcontinuing the prognm.

The renegotiations extend usage privileges to regional routes.Regional routes include buses such as B, D, E from Boulder tohrker

This cturge will cause a t3.J0 increase in student fees. The feewill be raised to 120 shning in the hll. This new price includesinsitutioml cdlection fees.

"RID ges a lot of brsinas from the Auraria Campus," Dan

GLBT offering. 58,000 schotarship

An $8,000 Gill GLBT Scholarship is being offered forincoming freshmen by Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Trans StudentServices at Metro.

Metro is among five schools that were awarded themoney from the Gill Foundation as part of the foundationsGay and lesbian fund for Colorado.

The scholarship will be awarded in the amounr of$1,000 per semester, excluding summer, for fourconcuffena !'ears.

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicanm must: befirst-year students and enrolled full-time at Metro, write anesuy demonstrating past involvement with gay, lesbian,bisexual, transgender issues and future commitment tocommunity service, and have fwo letters ofrecommendation.

In order for students to maintain the award, theymust panicipate in approximately 30 houn of service tothe GLBT community each semester and maintain a 2.5GPA,

This scholarship is only available to rhools thatinclude serual orienution in their nondiscriminationpolicy.

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Because of rapid advances in technology,computers age fast and *rat can be an adrantagefor buyers. 'Typically a computer that is as youngas nine months is considered a generation oldand can sell for as little as 50 to 60 percent of iaoriginal price," up Barry Brgs, CEO of PCBrokers in Littleton. "For eomple, a qntem thatmay have once retailed for $1,500 could leryrealistically be picked up for around f500."

.{s for the quality and availability of thesystem out there, Biggs indicates that there ueinteresting prospects. "There are some redlynice systems out on the market these days. Vhileall these dot-com companies are laying offpeopte, they are atso laying off their computersystems as well. However, there are also somes)Etems that are not such a good deal and buyersreally need to educate themsehes before makinga purchase,"

Biggs suggests one of the rnost impoftanthctors to look at when considering a used sptemis the dealeCs ability to stand behind the productafter the sale. "There are two tlpes of usedcomputer dealers, those that sell sptems 'as is'and those that offer some sort of warranty orreturn privilege. [f you are technically sawy - andwilling to take a risk - then purchasing a

computer in an 'as is' condition may be a viableoption. But ifyou're not technically astute, thenyou can reduce your risk factor bv negotiating awarranty of at least some sort of return privilegewith the dealer.

"t{lhrranty or return privilege is a goodindicator," Brggs adds. "lt says a lot about theconfidence the dealer has in his work and in theqntem he is selling you."

Biggs offers the following additional items tolook for when buying a used computer system:

. Make sure you test the PC thoroughlybefore you buy, and watch for simple indicatorsof system subility such as a clean "boot-up ' withno sistem effors.

. Ensure that all of the software promisedhas been installed, and that the licensingrequirements have been adhered to. Rememberthat any software you find on your used sptemmay not be licensed to you and you are notentided to use it. Also, e'<isting softwue left on aused sysrem may also contain damaging viuses.

. ltsk the dealer about the motherboard,the computen central process unit, and to helpyou determine its upgrade potential.

. The overall cosmetic appearance of thesystem is aiso a good indicator of its generalcondition. If it s dirty, has cracls and the keys areloose or sriclrv, the computer may have been

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. Unles the price is panicularly good youshould avoid buying from computer fairs,markets or car-boot sales, as legally you may haveno protection if there are problems.

. Make your purchase with a credit cardwhere possible, Many credit card companies canhelp pu leverage return righa if there is aproblem. Check with your credit cud companyto be sure.

Finally, Biggs suggests that upgrading yourcurrent system may be an alternative topurchasing an entirely different system. "Therecan still be a lot of life Ieft in pur old deshop andsimpty upgrading your memory, processor andhard drive may be the most cost€fficient methdfor buyers on a budget - especially students. Forapproximately $300 to $400less than the price ofthe avemge used machine, computer usem canupgrade their sptem. Our price to upgrade asandard Pentium@ system to 500MHZ, with afaster modem is appmximately $440."

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ln a recent reporq the IDC U.S. Quanuly PCl'larket Tracker forecasts significant growth forthe used PC market. The repon suggestsapproximately 10 percent growth for 2001 andZ}l2,andanavengetotalmarket of 9 million and9.89 million used computers respectively.

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Warning: vans used to shuttle collegeteams have high risk of rollovers

Nebraska University health plan to now cover birth controlUNCOIN, Neb. (AP) - University of Nebraska

employees will have prescription birth contrcladded to their health benefits package under aproposal adopted by the Board of Regents.

The proposal, adopted 8{ April 7, will coverprescription oral contraceptives and devices forthe use of birth control.

In an original proposal, the contraceptivebenefits would not begin until January. ButRegent Nancy O'Brien of llhterloo succeeded inamending it to start the coverage in July.

. Implemenation will cost between f1.5million to $2 million.

Bob Blank, president of Metro Right to Life,

VASHINGTON (AP) - The governmentwarned April 9 that l5-gasenger vans - likethose used to shuttle college teams, churchgroups and airport passengers - have adramatically higher risk of rollover when fullyloaded.

The National Highrvay Traffic SafetyAdministration also said the lans, often driven bystudents or volunteers, should be operated onlyby experienced dnvers.

NHTSA issued the rare consumer advisoryafter finding the lans are three times more likelyto roll over wt:n carrying 10 or morepassengers. The study was prompted by a seriesof rollovers involving college sports teams.

Four members of the Prairie View A&MUnivenity track team were killed and seven

criticbed the proposal, ufng it encourages theuse of binh control, which he called unamountto a chemical abonion.

"He absolutely has no idea what he's talkingabout," RegentJay Mauke of Seward responded.

ln most cases, birth control tricks the bodyinto thinking it's pregnant, Mauke said, keeping awoman from ovulating.

"lfyou can t owlate, the sperm and the eggcan't shake hands," he said.

The regents' decision should quell gowingcriticism and threats from a national women'srights group to sue the University of Nebraska.Lincoln for its lack ofbirth control coverage.

others were seriously urjured when their lznrolled over on the way to a meet last year Otherserious rollover accidents last year involved theVisconsin-Oshkosh swim team, the DePaulwomen s track team and the Kenyon Collegeswlm team.

NHTSA found that when fully loaded, a largevan s center of gravity shifts up and to the back,increasing the risk of rollovers, especially in panicmaneuvers by drivers.

Officials from General Motors Corp., Ford ,Motor Co. and Daimle(hrysler AG agreed thatran drivers need to be especially cautious, Ford,which makes the topselling Econoline, *zrnsdrivers in its owner's manual to avoid shupturns, excessive speed and abrupt maneuvers,but the other two manufacturers do not.

In a letter sent last week to UNI officials, theVashngton, D.C.-based National Women s lawCenter asked that the school immediately includesuch coverage.

The United States Equal EmploymentOpponunity Commission in December ruled infavor of two Vashington women who said thattheir health insurance companies, which coverthe male impotence drug Viagra, also shouldcover binh control pills for women

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Suffering from"Bubble Syndrome?"

I'm not a psychology maloq but it doesn'ttake much for me to conclude *ur people who

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drive four-wheel-drivevehicles have a conditioncalled "bubble syndrome."

Itls a disorder I've onlyseen in those people drivinglarge tank-like vehicles, like aChew Suburbans or LincolnNavigators. Those who areinfected with "bubble

syndrome" tend ro feel the fact they're higherthan eyeryone else makes them invincible. Ibelieve they contract the illness from watchingtoo many SW commercials. The ones tvith fineprint, stating that the stunts being made by thedrivers should not be rried by just anyone, thatthe drivers in the commercials are professionals.For some reason, the fine print doesn't sink in.

Now let me describe the symproms of thisillness to 1'ou so that you may spot these drivers I

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next time you're out on the road. Next timeyou're in a parking lot at the mall, or even here atschool, chances are you'll see a tank-type vehicletaking up two spaces, of course this will mostlylikely happen when rhere's no parking anywhereelse.

tf(ihile driving, you'll norice rhat bubblesyndrome sufferers donl! caro, if there's +ot. -enough roon in the lane.,between.you and.the. ',

car in front of you, they want in and they wantinto the lane NOV/... of course you have to letthem in or they'll crush you. Once they get infront of you, well, that's when the real dangerbegins,

It's an absolute must for drivers of thesevehicles to own a cellular phone, one that theyespecially use when they're driving in snowyconditions, and switching lanes suddenly. I thinkit'g a prerequisite when you buy an SW youabsolutely must have a cellphone.

Now, I realize that there are plenty ofcautious SW drivers out there-l know a fewmyself-but the number of "overly" confidentdrivers of these vehicles far outnumbers thosewho are cautious. I t 's a nuisance to mepersonally, because, unles I have five kids and ahone to trail along rvith me, I wont need avehicle of that size, bur I'm feeling like I'm justnot safe if I don't own one. I just don'tunderstand why people buy these vehicles rvhenthey live alone, or simply don't share the spacewith RID to give rides to people who don't getRTD service in their area. Make rounds aroundthe suburbs periodically.

There are plenty of SW owners in myneighborhood, I could just sir our in the yard andflag down the ones that drive by. Another thing-Ir may be "like a rock," but that statement canrvork both positively and negatively. Yes, ir canpull your horse and gets the job done, eventhough most SW owners work in the corporateworld. But whar about people like me in lirtlesedans?

SIJV owners suffer from "bubble svndrome,"and my mission is to bursr rhar bubble.

Protest best achieved with brain, not stomach

Guest commentary

It's not every day thar a radio talk showmakes my blood boil. I know, mosr of rheairwaves these dals are filled withegocentric shock jocls and long+vindedcommentators, but on rhis particular day, it

was one moron's rhetoric that set me onedge,

This man ivas calling for a boycotr ofallChinese restaurants in response to therecent standoff between the United Statesand the Peoplet Republic ofChina,

For those of you who have beenwatching the ten o'clock Spors Cenrerinstead ofyou local nel's, China demandedan apology for the collision between anAmerican spy plane and a Chinese fighterjet over international waten, forcing theAmericans to make an emergency landing.China held the 24 members of theAmerican plane's crerv hostage in themeantime.

Now I'm half Asi;n, and I don't at allapprove rvhat the PRC i.s doing. For yearsnorv, they have commirted seriousviolations of human righrs, borh in rheirown nation a.s rvell as places like Tibet. But

bolcotting Chinese restauranrs? I'm rvillingto bet thar ar least half of the Chineserestaurants in this nation probably aren'reven olned by Chinese immigrants. Andso rvhat if they areT Is Chinese cuisine

somehorv an attempt bv Communist Chinato exploit Americans? These restaurantsare usuallv independent operations with nocorpomte ties. Vould boycotting takmutreally hun the PRC? Vbuld they evennotice'/

It reall,v rvasn't the lunacy of such astatement that disturbed me. It was thefact that this idior ras pinning rhe actionsof a Communist regime on an entire race.The same mistake wzs made during VorldVhr Il whenJapanese. Chinese, and KoreanAmericans rvere rounded up intointernment camps for fear that thev mightbe the enemy. The comments by the manon the radio rvere hardlv racism to thatdegree, but it r,,'as racism nonethele;s.

The point is, taking our your anger andfrustrarion on an entire race is at rhe ver,vheart of rvhat defines prejudice. And evenif the avoidance of Chinese cuisine could

somehorv be justified as a means ofprotest,that is nothing when faced r.,'rth the factthat Communist China has been trading ona large scale with the US for quire sometime norv-an agreement that has justrecently been solidified.

Do you want to protest China's actions?Vtrite to your Senator or Congressman, letthem know thar China's actions are rvrong.Let them knorv that \tlhshington's tradeagreements with Communist China arewrong. Cet involved with Students for aFree Tibet, an organization dedicated torighting the most serious of China'swrongs. Let V/ellington V/ebb know thareconomic alliances rvith China are not whatue need in our fine city. Let him andothers know thar pouring money into thepockets of Communist offlcials is not wortheconomic stabiliry'. Let him know thar heshould be in Denver, not in Beiiingnegotiating with Chinese officials.

Taking out I'our anger on the man oru'oman with the slanted eyes or funnyaccen! is wrong, and ultimately useless.

Besides, thev, like me, mav be just asAffeflcan as you.

Thomas McPherson

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Party in the AAS departmentDear Editor,

l want to tell all Metro studenfs, 'the pafiy is in the African-American studies Depanment." Last Thumday April 5, 2001, I was ableto hear the unanimous Colorado Commission on Higher Education.vote granting a three-year ocension of the African-American studiesmaior and uving it from discontinuance. African-American studiesdepartment hculty and students along with studenm of all malors,Metro student govemment, Black Student Alliance, Metro faculty,Metrd administration, and Metro's Board of 'liustees, tuve beenfighting to keep this imporunt program's major this year, citinS itssignificance in promoting academic direaity and fulfilling Metro'smission statement.

Last semeste4 after hearing the MS major was still h danger,(even though last yeu we all sighed a deep sigh of relief thinking it wassaved), BSA studen$, Metro students and hculty senate president DrHagan went to CCHE headquarters to alk to Tim Foster to save theprogram. This meeting did not yield the results in writing that wewanted and so the renewed stn'ggle began.

Many worked hard on saving the major for Metro; many differenteffons were put fonh with immeme energy. Some thought it was a lostcause, but the cause won. A combined effon of rallies, lobbying,community suppon, media preswe and others led the way to thefinal victory at the MS depanment.

On l-,tarch 29, 2001 Metro apenenced and embraced a BSA-

Metro Student Government sponsored rally of supporr for AfricanAmerican Studies. It had speakers and resolutions and attractd press,At the rally was also a large banner rallyers could sign in support of theMS major l,{any great speeches were given and there was a grooryshow of support. The banner for signing was also signed from end toend.

This banner was shown to dre commisioners a week later beforetaking the vote on whether to give the extension or not. Our provmt,Dr. Nonon spoke, as did the MS chair Dr Vhite and the BOT chai4Dale Mingleton, in hvor of the malor and an ertension. 'lhe bannercan be seen and signed in the MS depanment in the rectory buildingwhere pu can also learn more about the major The banner will last asa reminder of the power tlut Metro can generate behind an isue andwill also be a banner to march behind if we ever need to sund up foracademic diversity again.

If Metro continues to stand up for what it believa, it will continueto get what it deserves. Metm students, hculty and administration workedtogether for Metro's divenity and won. Co Metro, go standing up for whatyou beliwe...and go party in the reaory building. 0h yeah, lets not foryetto celebrate and never take for granted the diversity we fight to keepbecause once we do.. its gone.

Candace FarmerVice President of Aletro Academic Affairs

We're talking a lot of trash here!Dear Editor,During a recent research projecr for a class at Metro, I discovered

the actual figurc that identifr the amount of trash we are generatingdaily here on our greening campus. .Vith an estimated 33,000 of usbreeziog through here eadr day on our way home, to lobs, and tofuturecareers somewhere else, we have quite anenvironmen tal impact.

AHEC spnds an estimated $ 100,000 per yearto have BFI Corp. pull our dumpsten away in theearly morning hours before most of us arrive.And the mountain of trash generated here in ayear would be luger in volume than theRecreation Building if we could set them side byside.

A tremendous volume of this trash consissof beverage containers alone. The Daily Grind, awa fe Ofpuring by far the best "cuppa" on campus, goesthrough aporoximatelv. 4.800 dspmable cups a

O U f da i lVmonth, and McDonald's in the Tivoli dispenses tmore than double that number, and for only one

fef'S." .month. And these are only cupsl!The drink machines may be handier than a

Arts Building. and West Clasrmm sold 9,618 bottles of 20 oz. drinla,That's a figure for two buildings on campus in only one month. The 4machines filled with 12 oz, carn in these tun buildings burped fonh atoril of 3,140 cold'ones duringrJznuary,'rand the imtant coffeemachines in these two buildings alone served 2,582 steamy cupfuls.

Math majors: multiply these figurc. . .Artists,picture the monihs of garbage being smashedunder a tractor into the landfill. . . Earth Sciencemajors, assess the impact. . .Historians, tell us ifthis type of system of waste is found inhistory. . ,and all the rut olus, think about thissystem that we are unknowingly supponing..

I am calling. for r:campus-wide movement.lhere in our community within a ciry I challengeall daily visiton to hmme avue of our refuse. Itwould be a small difference to each of uspenonally if ve allcaffied or kept a beveage cupon campus, and rhen chose places like TheMercantile or the Daily Grind who willingly fillpersonal cups for a discount, over dispensing anew disposable. 0r carned a water bottle fromhome and refilled and reused it.

trip to the Tivoli, but their remaim are more voluminous yet. And But it would make a great impact on the land. is a group we couldwhile it is posible to recycle the bottles and cans here on campus, make a positive impact togethel one that is measurable. And this couldonly a sliver of them actually end up recycled, as volume grow as amreness and integrity and a love for our campus and ourmffsurements pror€. Colorado.

Vith a total of 165 machines on campus, the 20 oz. bortlemachines are especidly popular. A sampling of just nro buildings Karen KenneyduringJanuary 2001 revealed these tallies: 1l machines located in the A{etro student

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A father and hisson run t'hroughdowntownDenver Aprll Ias part of theRace to StopGlobal Warmlng.

>to keep coolStory by Elena Brown

Photos W Melanie BialikThe patter of athletic shoes hit the streets of dor',ntou,n

Denver ard generated a roar as 570 runners nced for GlobalVhrming.

The 5K foot racelrvaik to stop Global Vhrmhg began andended in front of Nike Town on the 16th Street l'4all onSunclay Apr 8. The run is a qualiher for the famed lOKBoulderBoulder race on Nlemorial Day.

Denver hosted the race thac uzs conceived by thePonland, Oregonbased Green House \etlork. The non-profrt, Green House Network held it's fint nce last lear nPortland, it ras successful enough to be expanded to Denl'erand Seatde. Business and individuals concerned about globalwarming financially support the races. The goal of theorganization is to promote responsible energ'i use, and be anation-wide race reaching over li cities bv the year 2005.

The Grcen House Nettork is aimed at informing thepublic about the danger of global nrming. The earth'sclimate is predicted to dunge because human activities arealtering the chemical composition of the atmosphere throughthe buildup of greenhouse gases - primarily urbon dioxide,

methane, and nirrous oxide. This raises the Earth'stemperature.

The Greenhouse Netu,ork will hold a series of Eanh dayrtlatetl nces/walks in Seattle on the 22nd and Portland on rhe29th.

The 3,5-mile cenified route led the runners down andaround the Plarte River beginning and ending in front of \ikeTor.vn.

'At tirsr I didnt nant to run," said 9-ye,roldJordan. "Butthen it gor sunny. lt was fun.'' This is the Louiwille Elementarysn:denLs' fust race.

The springtime Denver temperature reached a high of 60degrees for the race. A bit cool in the shade, but manv of therunnen found the weather just great for running or walking.

Jordan uas there running with her mottrer and grandparenrs.The family n'as one of the many families sponsored bv RoclryFlats.

Some of the corponte sponsors induded: Nike, Aveda,Gaiam, CHZV Hill and Econergy lnterrntronal.

The runnen and rzlkers could register at any Vhole

Allene Ger3teneerger scales a freecllmblng wall set up as part of thepost{ace festhltles Aprl! 8.

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Volunteefs dlstribute ftee orange julce, bananas, and bagels to pa.ticlpants In the Race to Stop Global Warmlng Aptil 8.

Foods or \tiild Oats stores, in peruon at Nike Torm or online. Thepre-reglstration fee rvas $20 for adults and $17 for children, Entryfee the day ofthe races rvas $25 for adulrs and $17 for children.

Claudine Schneider organized the Denl'er event and openlychallenged Colorado busines to help the Grern House Nenrorkby becomhg a corporate sponsoq and join in their effons toreduce greenhouse gases and use energl more efficientlr

"We're not intercsted in green-wtr.shing corporalions." Green-washing s r term used for companies that superficnlly supponenvironmental causes.

This race rras thc fint race orparized bv Schneider. Theformer U.S Congresssomen becme iruolvedrvitlr cnvircnmental concerns as she seru-ecl on theRhode Island scrence committee. She scrved fori0 years and intrcxluced the Global \(armingPrcsen'ation Act, ii'hrch led to dre Krato Trcat\lThe Ky,oto lieaty is the international trcary onGlobal \(arming.

The Creen House Ncnvork also providesspakers hee ofchzuge to speak at college campus,churches, business, schools and retirementcommunlues.

The City of Denrcr hosred the Eneryv Fair andpost-racc celcbntion. A stage las set up lor thebands. Good V/ood and the Mid-Life Crisis Bluestsand, and alard presentations. A prcsenterentertained the crol'ds n'ith trivia questions, suchas; hol many miles does the Ford Lrpedition vs.the Honda lnsight get per gallon.

The prize of the trrvia question was a GlobalVarming Race T-shin. By the rva.v, the Fordkpedition only" ges 12 miles to the gallon and theHonda Insight gets 10 miles to the gallon.

As the band played, "Shake 1'our NlonevNtaker", many of the partlcipans, voluntees andonlookers ate fruits and drank orange juice fromthe Vild Oats stands and gained energyconser%tion information from vanous bootfrs.

The booths rr'ere located at the DenverPavilions Shopping Center on 16th and Glenarm.

Nlrnv of the shops closed for the morning for the race.Across the booth informing the public about the uses oiwrnd

power was a line of all age; formng for a go on the 30-foorclimbing wall that u'u.s set up along ihe stage. From grandmothersto grandsons, the line ri,as just as direrse as the race irself.

lvlanv age categories competed in thc race, lrom 14 and underto 70 and oler And the runne$ crme from all orer the state tocompete in the race. Some of the rvinners tcre from Aspen,Fnnktown, Golden, Colorado Springs, Boulder and Dcnver. Theprizo included phone cards and $50 Nike Ib*n gih ccrtficates

The First l.adv of Denvcr W ilrna \\'c'bb n a-s on hand to

support the Greenhouse Network as rvell as Olmpian and 1997Boulder Boulder champion, libbie Hickman.

Hickman signed autographs and.was the MC for theChildren s fun run and Diapcr D:sh

"This is a great lrst race,'' Hickman uid.ln the 'open category' the male winner came in with a time of

15:39 and the female wrnner lrom Boulder finished rvith a time of17r5'i, &rrh rvinners receired a $300 Nike Torvn gift certiiicate, aplaque :urd qualfied for the Boulder Boulder race.

"Remember," Schneider began, 'rhis rs abour changing the*'odd, not running a race."

Ubble Hlckman, a member of the 2000 U.S. Olymplc team, leads the Diaper Dash, a Ghlldren's race held befo.e theRace to Stop Global Warming, April 8.

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when you watch ir).The only problem I have with the practice of not

admitting latecomers is that it is not done often enough.fuide from being able to understand movies that don't rehashevery plot point once every ten minutes, there are otherbenefits to having everyone in the theater when the titlesequence starts. Those filmgoers who own functional

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annoying electronic renditionof Beethoven's Fifth."

timepieces and know how to use them wouldn't beinterrupted ten minutes into the movie by people walking infront of them and asking what they had missed. This type ofactivity is directly below cell phone use and stating obviousplot points out loud on the list of movie theater pet peeves.

Maybe theaters could work towards improving rhe

manners of moviegoers in other areas as well. They alreadyuse soundproofing material to make sure audiences only hearthe movie they are watching, so why not design the theatersto block cell phone signals as well? All the other recentinnovations in movie theater design, such as stadium seatingand digital sound, don't mean much if you still have yourmovie interrupted by an annoying electronic rendition ofBeethoven's Fifth. This way people who forget, or just plainrefuse, to turn off their phones wouldn't have that option inthe first place.

As for talking, there isn't much thar can be done to keeppeople quiet in the theater At one point, I thought if a moviewas engaging enough, people would be too interested inwhat was happening onscreen to discuss it. Sadly, theopposite seems to be true; the more attention a movierequires, the more some people will feel the need to distractthose around them. Maybe it has something to do with theirnot understanding the movie, and needing to hear their ownvoices to be comforted.

I guess that's part of why I write about films; it gives methe opporiunity to go to screenings with only a dozen or sopeople, all of whom know to be there on time and the onlynoise they make is occasionally writing something down.

Still, it would be nice when going out to a movie to beable to expect common courtesy without having the theatersenforce it.

looking for polite filmgoers"Due to rhe complex nature of the film Memento,

absolutely no one will be admitted once the feature hasalready started."

This is the sign I saw the other day when I went to anafternoon moyie at the Mayan. luckily, I was a good ten

minutes early, so I had plenty of time tofind a seat, fill up on concessions, andeven listen to a couple of the box-officeworkers discuss who could and couldn'tget away with wearing hats. I would liketo think I was somehow responsible fortheir conversation.

The sign was a bit of a surprisethough. I hadn t heard of many movies

being closed to latecomers in recent years. In fact, the onlycase I had heard of was in 1960, when Alfred Hitchcockordered theater doors to be closed as soon as the openingcredits started for Psycbo. Hitchcock's reasoning was that hedidn't want audiences ro feel cheated out of seeing JanetLeigh, who received top billing in the movie but was onlyonscreen for about 30 minutes before taking her infamousshowel

!ftile watching Men ento on the other hand, it really isnecessary to see the opening of the movie, without which therest of the film is difficuk or impossible to comprehend. Thisis largely because of its innovative style; Memmto starts at theend and finishes at the beginning (trust me, it makes sense

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worker or a workaholic? Lighten up. Pay doseattention to an important relaionship, you may bein way over lour head.

TAURUS: It's trne to take a softer approachin expressing your love and appreciation forsomeone you care for Avoiding any problemswhich are on the front burner will not md<e themgo away. Take a deep breath and jump in. theresolution willbe easier than expected. -

GElr{lNl: Your hnancial situation seems iobe steadying this week, and will remain so for atleast the next several months. Build a solidfoundation now : .y.ou can never be too sure ofwhat the furure holds. lf you're feelng resdzu andbored, go do some*ring new.

CANCER: If vou are bunting with energythis w'eek, uke the opponunitv to get some freshair and o<ercise. Ifyou are trying to break free of afficult relationship or habit, a close friend may beable to help, Changa may be fficult to hce, butwill be best n the long run.

LEO: This week is not time to be mkingmajor risls vith ' a primary relationship. Anychanges must be made slowfy, keeping in mind thefeelings ofothers involved. You are erperiencing afeelng of contentment, that everything is well, inspite of contrarl' elidence.

VIR@: There is some surprisinsly goodadvice conceming money coming pur ray. 'lake

financial advice of a close friend. A consenativeapproach is defnitely besq and any inrtstrnents

to unwind putting things in perspective.LIBRA \brr.ar in a great mmd dds week,

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1l be surprised howquickly goals are aaomplished. If you areoverwhelmed by choices regarding monetarypurchases, sleep on it first. It is time forintrospection and much needed rest.

SAGITTARIUS: Use your creativity to themax to solve problems wh.ich pu would usuallyput off to the side. By the neek's end pu may feelquite secure and successful in your present questto provide the best use ofyour resources. You mayget caught up in a project and lose all sense oftime.

CAPRICORN: Any connections you makein your presenr love relationship will reflect theinterconnection you have cultivated withinyourself. Take a leadership role where moreymatters are concemed. You may not know wlrat isbest, but pu know enough to bring about succas.

AQUARIUS! Are you suddenly beingdraln iito an unusual relationship? Pay attentionto 1,our hunches and intuition, particularly wherelove is concemed. Don't act out of ego if youerpett to get 4nywhere. $u willemerge victoriousin a situatiur due to pur ability to reason thingsthrough.

PISCES: Your feminine side is present, andthis may make you feel a bit uncomfonabh h asociety where eleryone is encouraged to act andthink in a macho way. Don't be your wone enemy,thinhng things ttrough may only uke ,vou out ofrhe game. frnow when to leave well enou$ alone.

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Metro f.st basetnar Nathar lrveflE attempts to pick off a Colo.ado School of Mlnes baserunner on lpn e. ne Roadrunne6 took thle€of frour games from the OrediggeE last weekend.

ft Llrtcn itWhat a nice way to sun off a long road trip.After losing ttree of four games to New

Mo<ico Highhnds the weekend of April 1-2 at theAraria Frkls. 0rc Metro haseba.ll team started aneightgame rmd trip by winning ttree of fourgames from Colorado School of Mines lastweeknd. Vith the wim, it puts the Rudrunnen(17-161, i-7 RMAq back in the hunt for a spot inthe Rocky Mountain fuhletic Conferencetounument

'This past series was important, but there isstill a lot of rason left to be ptayed," said baseballcoach Vince Forreco. "Ve have four moreconfererrce series games left. I have always felt dratit comes down to the last series of the year, andwith everyone in the RIMAC being strong,ertryone just beating up on everyone ehe."

Game 1 - Metro 10, ColoradoSchool of Mines 8

Behind junior Chad Gonzalez's 3-for-3prformance at the plate, Metro stafled off fieseries on a gmd note, beathg the Orediggers bytwo.

Vith Metro holding onto a one-run lead in thetop of the fourth inning, the Roadrunnerse'ploded for five runs off Mines saning pitcherKevin Barren to take a six run lead,

But just as quickly as the Roadrunners tookthe lead, the Orediggers came back in the bonomof the inning, roring six runs to tie the game aterght.

After two scoreless innings, Metro brokethrough and rored nvo in the top ofthe sevenrh.

Game 2 - Metro 10, ColoradoSchool of Mines 9

The Roadrunnen played a lhtle home runderby with the I,lines pitchen, rvith junior ChadGonzalez leading the way with nvo, as Metro hadto comeback from a live run deficit to beat rheOrediggers.

"He was just in the zone," Porreco said. ':{ll

yzu long, he has been the most conslstent hitter"He made adjustments at the plate and was

driving the ball and rfren you make those qpes ofadjustments, you will be very succesful,"

u(ith a runner on, one out and theRoadrunnen trailing 2{ in the top of the secondinning, Gonzalez launched a shot over the fence totie the game at nvo.

After Mines scored six unanswered runs in thenext trffo innings to take an &2 lead, Metro @anis comSack.

Vith the same siruation in the fifth inning as itwas in the rcoM, a runner on and one out,Goruala, for the second time in the game,launched a shot over the fence, his fifth on theseason, to close the gap to M

Following back-toback singles by frchmanBriarr Mwards and senior Bryce Gehlen, seniorJack Edwards stepped up to the plate and for theeighth time this szuon, he smashed a home runover the fence, a three-run shot, to put theRoadrunners back by only a run, &7.

After holding the Oredrggers in check in the

With runners on first and second with oneout, Brian Edwards came to the plate and hkeJackEdrads did the pervious inning, he smashed athree-run shot over the fence, gil'ing theRoadrunners a 108 lead that they ne\€r gave up.

For the game, Gonzalez went 3Jor-3, threeruns scored, four RBI and the two home runs. Inthe fint nvo game of the series, Gonzrlez went 6-for{, with five runs scored and four RBI and wohome runs.

Brian Edwanls finished the game 3-for4, nvorurs scored and three RBl, including the gamewinning home run

Jack Edrards, who is only eight home runsshort of the school record, went l-for-2, one runscored and three RBl.

Game 3 - Colorado School ofMines 4, Metro 3

Vith the game tied at rwo in the bottom of thethird inning, Mines Adam Ntarwiu hit a home runwhich proved to be the game winner for theOrediggers as Mines avoided being suept bybeating Metro.

The Roadrunners got on the board early in thefirst inning, when freshman Brian Edwardscontinued his hot hittng against Mines pitching,sending a singh up the middle scoring seniorJerod Stulu and junior Chad Gonzlez, purtingI{eno up 2-0.

Mines responded in rhe bonom ofthe inning,

Vith Packer on third, lvlanviz grounded toout to second base, but it brought in Packer to tiethe game at nvo.

After a scoreles second inning for both teams,Mine's Rlan liamada and lt{arwie struck,

After Kamada doubled to left field andadvanced to third b;se on a sacrifice fly by Packer,he would steal home to give Mines the one runadvantage.

The very next batter, Marn'itz, smashed a soloshot over the fence to push the advanage to nl'oruns at 42.

Metro cut the lead to 4.J when junior DonaldGwinner doubled to center field, scoring juniorNathan Iavrenz from third.

The Roadrunners had a chance to take a leadin the top of the seventh, with the bses loadedand two ous, Iavrenz struck out to end the game.

The Roadrunners got a solid pitchingperformance from senior Bryce Cehlen, whopitched all six innings, allowing rven his, fourruns all of them eamed, and struck out eight andualked none in a losing effort.

"This was one of his better outtings of theyear," Poneco said. "He was keeping the bll downand the biggest thing was ttnt he was getthgground balls out of those pitches,"

"He ras staying ahead of the count andkeeping them off balance. It rvas good to see himget back in rhythm."

Game 4 - Metro 13, ColoradoSchool of Mines 3

In the final game of the series, theRoadrunners scored 12 runs in the final threeinnings to win its fint conference series of the ,season. {

With Metro clinging to a 3-2 lead in the top oFthe sirth inning, the Roadrunners exploded for sixruns, with the big hit coming from senior JerodStule, rvho smashed a bases loaded triple intoright field to give the Roadrunners a 9-2 lead.

"lt was gmd to see it transpire," Forreco said."\t(Ie scored all sir runs with two out in the inning.Good teams will uke advanrages of other teamsmistakes and I think *ut we did just that."

Mines started the scoring in the fint inning,when Oredigger Terry Packer singled down the leftfield line sconng Chad Herbers from second base.

Metro responded in the top of the secondinning when senior Bryce Gehlen got on base byrlay of an error, whidr allowed seniorJosh Vickersto score to tie the game at one.

After Mines took the lead back in the bonomof the founh inning, the Roadrunnen reclaimedthe lead in the top of the fifth when Vickers hit hisftnt home run of the season, a two run sho!, togive Metro a 3-2 lead.

Junior 1im Price pitched > 16 innings to gethis team leading founh win of the year.. Heallowed three his, ttree runs all of *rem eamed,and struck out three.

Vickers his best game of the series, gohg lfor-4, scoring three times and drove in a 5 RBI.

bottom of the fifth inning, Metro finally took the when Terry Packer smacked a RBI triple ro pullrhelead in the top of the sixth inning. Orediggen within a run ar 2-1.

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against Fort Lewis on Sept. 16 and Lakewood, against ColoradoChristian Sept. 21, In between the two road games, Metro will

take on Mines for the second time, at home Sept. 19.The Roadrunners will leave the Colorado to take on two

teams from Oklahoma, Northeastern Oklahoma Sept. 28 and

Tulsa Sept. 30."Northeastern Oklahoma is a team in

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our region,"teams in the

region as well."Since we scheduled a game out there, we had to find

another team to play and we were lucky to get Tulsa. They are

traditionally a good program at lhe Division I level, so thingsworked out well for us."

Tro Texas teams will be coming to the Auraria Fields when

Metro gets back from Oklahoma, the Incarnate Word (Oct. 5)and St. Edwards (Oct, 8).

The Roadrunners finish out its season with three of its {inalfive games on the road, Metro will travel to Colorado Springsto take on The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs(Oct. 12), back to Denver to take on Regis (Oct. 17) and Pueblofor a showdown with Southern Colorado (Oct. 28).

Fort Lewis (Oct. 21) and Colorado Christian (Oct. 26) will

be the final two regular season home games for theRoadrunners.

The conference tournament will be Nov. 2-4 with the topteam in the Rlt{AC gening right to host the tournament. TheRoadurnners will be hoping to make its third consecutiveappearance in the conference tournament,

The Midwest Regional will be a week later, Nov. 10-11, withthe top team in the Midwest Region hosting.

The complete 2001 Roadrunners men's soccer schedule:

Aug. 24-254th ANNUAL ltl,LE HIGH CL/.SSICAug.24 SW OKLAHOMA 2 P.m.Aug. 25 I ONTANA-ST.BILLINGS 4 P.m.Aug. 29 * REGIS 2 p.m.Aug. 31 WESTMINSTER(Utah) 3:30 p.m.Sept .3 *a tM ines 7p .m.Sept. 7 * CU-COLO. SPRINGS TBASept. 9 * SOUTHERN COLO. TBASept. 16 * at Fort Lewis TBASept. 19 * l, l lNES 3 P.m.Sept. 21 * at Coto. Christian 2 p.m.Sept, 28 at NE Oktahoma TBASept. 30 at Tutsa TBAOct. 5 INCARNATE WORD TBAOct.8 ST. EDWARDS TBAOct. 12 * at CU-Colo. Springs TBAOct. 17 * at Regis TBAOct. 21 'FORT LEWIS TBAOct. 26 * COLO. CHRISTIAN 3 p.m.Oct. 28 * at Southern Coto. TBANov. 2-4 RIMC Tournament TBANov. 10-11 NCM Midwest RegionatTBA

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The Metro men's soccer announced its 2001 schedule April9. The Roadrunners will look to repeat its performance fromthe 2000 season when they earned its first ever regional berth.

Metro will open with seven of its nine games at the AurariaFields, including four straight at the Auraria Fields. TheRoadrunners will open the season in the 4th annual Mile HighClassic on August 24-25 at the Avaria Fields.

The Roadrunners will face Southwest Oklahoma on Aug.24 and Montana-State Billings on the following day, Aug. 25.

Metro will open its 2001 Rocky Mountain AthleticConference schedule during the four game home stretchagainst archrival Regis University August 29. The Roadrunnerswill wrap up with a match against V/estminster College in Utah.

"lt's important to get off to a good start like we did lastyear," said men's soccer coach Brian Crookham. "Mth thechange in the conference scheduling, we were able to get a lotof games at home."

Following the home stand, the Roadrunners will get intois RN{AC schedule.

Metro will travel to Golden to take on the defendingconference champions Colorado School of Mines on Sept. 3.

The Roadrunners will be back at home for two games, asthey take on Colorado University at Colorado Springs on Sept.7 and University of Southern Colorado on Sept. 9.

After the brief home stand, the Roadrunners will be backon the road for two of three games, with stops in Durango

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