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SGA shuffles positions, fundsment of a new vice president, whenthe assembly loted to consider internalapplications.

At the time, Bateman had made nomention of appointing Garbo or anyother current member.

Garbo said he felt a little odd offer-The Metro Student Government ing an interpretation of thebylaws, but

Assembly is btrsy, dealing with a con- felt. confident t}rat his interpretationtroversial deciions regarding the ap- was iust and encouraged seeking anpointment of a new vice president and opinion from the student court as well,a plan to revise the compensation for At the meeting, a motion was proposedelected ofrcials. to postpone approving Garbo, to main-

At tbe Feb. 18 SGA meeting, presi- tain transparency and integrity withindent Andrew Bateman appointed the government,Garbo vice president, leading adviser However, the motion was er€ntu-Gretta Mincer to question if the move ally with<lrawn, because the Studentwas allowed under the assembly's by- Court would have to consider the legal-laws. ity of the appointment, which would

According to Bateman, the stan- consrme time and potentially delay ordard process for appointees was fol- hurt current SGA proiects.lowed, including reviewing allprevious Bateman said even if the decisionexiernal applications for the position. were delayed he would not change his

Bateman said he felt the appointee appointment. The appointment will beshould be someone with a significant finalized March I, pending final a+understanding of SGA operations, proval and interpretation.someone who muld only be found "It's a complicated issue, and we'rewithin the current assembly trying to comd up with a good solution

Garbo, as attorney general, was that supporb all students," Mincerasked in fhe fall semester to mal<e an said. Bateman is also investigatinginr€fplCt{Ctr rt€aidf*.fff, ArF dti . €chtrtfitrlhBt lhb 4C4'@fiShtiM.' fdr'.'

elected olficials and senators.As president, Bateman receives an

$8O0 a month stipend.The presidential position is com-

pensated based on a 2O-hour work-week, which roughly translates to$9.20 an hour.

Bateman proposed that the presi-dency move to a 20- to 3Ghour work-week and receive a $1.100 a monthstipend as well as a half-tuition sti-pend. Other elected olficials would alsoreceive the half-tuition stipend.

The proposed re-allocation of com-pensation would not change the oper-ating budget significantly, accordingto Bateman. and would not .increasestudent fees, which currently pay forSGA salaries.

Bateman said he hopes that withthe tuition stipend many of the SGAmembers would be able to focus ontheir academics and be more connect-ed to theA chsses.

Senators would receile nb month-ly stipend, but would be awarded astipend for half their tuition costs. TheweeHy hourly requirement for a sena-tor is two to four hours, mostJy on Fri-days for meetingsr':. - Thdorrrbhfcbhp0nsatidd for sen-

ators is a $I00 monthly stipend.Bateman said the maiority of tbe

assembly seems to support the com-pensation proposal.

Bateman is working with theScholarship Center and the Admin-istrafive and Finance olfices. The pro-posed compensation plan must alsocomply witl federal and state require-ments.

He said he expects to have a deci-sion regarding the compensation bythe April election.

SGA, according to the 2OO8-2009budgets, has a $200,00O surplus.Bateman said this is not truly a sur-plus and the money has been proposedfor several uses, but there are "alwayseight months of red tape and bureau-cracy to go through."

Some of the budgetary surplusis from $1O,OOO allocated for travel.SGA had set aside the funds to att€ndan out-of-state conference, but couldnot get approval from the school, Now,the assembly is looking for other arcasto spend the money.

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By John Millerjmi l l201@mscd.edu

Auraria is the urban destinationfor knowledge-hungry students but&e carnpus is also an oasis for manyof Denver's invisible residents - thehomeless.

Behind the Central ClassroomBuilding, a lonely stretch of alleyserves as a sanctuary for Denveriteswho'le fallen on hard times, a placewhere they can grab a meal andsome momentary respite.

It's parti-cularly cold and windytoday, a condition that attracts morepeople than usual to the sandwichline at St. Elizabeth's of HungaryRoman Catholic Church. Most aredressed as wann as they can afford,in clothing they have obviously beenwearing for days. Standing in linewith them, it's clear that showers arenot a daily ritual.

Some seem in good spirits as theprospect of a meal has lifted theirmood. But others appear desperateand miserable. One has curled upinto a ball next to a fence. shiveringas his vacant eyes search the skies.

A voice behind me has beenrambling on inaudibly, when sud-denly it clearly says "the birds havetape recorders." As I turn to addressthis stat€ment, I see a tall black man,about 6 foot 4 inches, gazing intothe distance, mumbling. His face isangry tired and empty. I realize he'snot addr€ssing anyone in particular."They listen to you, and then..." hesays, and his voice trails off into anindistinct mutter.

The area on the north end of theCenhal Classroom Building servesas a de facto dining section for manywho have gotten their lunch from thesandwich line. Although there are afew pairs eating together, most stekcclaim to a bench and eat alone. Thevisual is poignant - like little islandsof humanity, distrustful of their sur-roundings and of each other.

As students and faculty walkthrough this area, no greetings areorchanged, and eye contact is mini-mal. It's as if they don't exisb the is-lands are [eft as they are.

It's no coincidence that theyprefer their solitude, says laulettaProulx, pastoral associate at St. Eliz-abeth's. Proulx has been in chargeof the sandwich line for the last sixyears, collecfing volunteers to helprun it and procuring food to distuib-ute.

Of the 100 to 120 homeless whofrequent the line every day, Proulxsays the majority of them are whatshe calls "toughened homeless."They don't like interacting with oth-ers, and they don't like to be indoors.Fearftrl of being robH or abused,

ABOVE: Carl Norris, left, and Brent Wallace, right sit down behind the Central Cla$room Building to eat a free lunch of soup and sand-wiches Feb. 24 . Norris and Wallace, who both spend most of their nights campingfftrt near the Platte River, freqrlent the SL Hizabethsandwi<hlinea|mostdaily.PhotobyDawnMadura.dmadura@mscd.edu

people in the church when they go toworship. But she also seems protec-tive of "her guys," and it's probably

safe to say that as long as St. Eliza-beth's remains a church, there willbe a sandwich line to feed them.

Dino is not the arrerage patron ofthe sandwich line. An upbeat andgregarious guy, he chatters to thosearound him while they wait in linefor lunch. Forty-something, withlong, stringy hair and a slight build,he seems unaffected by his currentplight, talking about a life he left be-hind many years ago.

"I used to have a little apartmentover on 12th and Sheridan back in87," he says. "Had a job making $9an hour. Ieft me enough money toparty with. I was doin' pretty good."Someone commented that in 1987.$9 was good money. "Yeah wesmoked a lot of dope," Dino says.

He talks about having a wile andkids, how easy his job was and aboutall the dope he smoked. But none ofthose waiting for lunch really seemedto care. When asked what happenedto it all, he simply says "I don't re-member."

After a moment, he says KathyBrisnehan portions out beef stewFeb. 24, for the final people fonningthe sandwich line outside the St. Eliz-abeth of Hungary Roman CatholicChurch at Auraria. More than 1OOpeople were served lunch T\resdayin the alley between the church andCenhal Classrmm. "boy, I'd sure liketo get a hold of some more of thatwhite shrl[."

Kathy Brisnehan portions out beef stew Feb. 24, for the frnal people forming the sandwich line out-side the 5t. Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church at Auraria. Photo by Dawn Madura . dmadura@mscd.edu

and overpasses that surround thecampus.

Proulx's affection for tlrem is apparent, evidenced by her frequentreferences !o them as "my guys."She says when they are in the sand-wich line, they do a good job of po-licing each other if someone is disre-specdul. They are all aware there isno panhandling allowed on campus;tbey will be escorted ofl if they hy

Saint Elizabeth's of Hungary Ro-man Catholic Church was founded in

lies who lived on the west bank ofCherry Creek. The current church,dedicated in 1898, started the sand-wich line in 1983, continuing thetradition of its namesake, who wasknown for feeding the hungry in hervillage.

Of the three churches on the Au-raria campus, St. Elizabeth's is theonly one that remains a sanctionedplace of worship and conducts regu-lar masses. Auraria Higher Etluca-tion Center long ago purchased the

es and conrrted them into a meetinghall and an art gallery respectively.

St. Elizabeth's also owns the landthe church lies on, including the al_ley behind it where the sandwich lineforms. The college was essentiallybuilt around it and the other historiclandmarks that grace the campus.

Proulx says there have been"some conversations from the col-lege" qbout the homeless population

using the restrooms in the library.nt shelters, pre- She also savs that some

HOME:Free lunch draws many

ContinuedfromA5"We are the custodians of the

campus," o{Ecer Sam Maes of theAuraria Campus Police Departmentsays. Since the campus is publicproperty, "everyone's a visitor."Maes says. The only prerequisiteis that people need to keep movirg.Sleeping for long periods of time isnot acceptable.

This can be problematic lor acouple of reasons. Since many ofthe homeless stake a claim to thenumerous freeway underpasses andviaducts that surround the campus,lhey wander the campus havingbeen up all night, particularly in thewinter, because if they try to sleepthey could freeze to death. Most aresimply looking for a place to rest,Maes says.

The library and the Tivoli arealso public property where any visi-tor is free to roam. Coupled with thefact that many students like to takenaps on the lawns or in the loulgesof the Tivoli, it can be confusing asto who is taking a break in betweenclasses and who is not,

There are a small number ofregulars who frequent the Iibrarydaily, says Rosemary Evetts, archivistfor the Auraria Ubrary. Most stay atleast a few hours a day.

'There are always some waitingfor the doors to open in the morning,and probably some that need to beherded out at closing. Many of themare naiting for lunch, While they arewaiting, they mostly read," Evettssays.

Some mem,bers of the Iibrarystaff are intimidated by the homelessvisitors, and there are occasionallysome problems, Students and facultysometimes have a problem with thespace they take up because it is oneless seat for someone who pays bo bethere.

"For awhile there was a 'regu-

lar' who one day complimented anexhibit, and in talking with him Idiscovered that in a previous life- before homelessness - he had aPh.D in marketing ftom DU. I said, ina stupidly incredulous lone of voice.'Really?' To which he replied, 'Well,

things change.' I felt like a total dolt- talk about judging a book by itscover," Evetts says.

Maes said olficers are familiarwith most of the homeless visitors,and their main concern is checkingon their welfare. The police respondto complaints made by faculty andstudents - most common are viola-tions involving drinking on campus,intoxication, urinating in public aldconbontations with studens or fac-ult,v. or with each other. Dependingon the severity of the offense. inlrac-tions such as these can producewhatis called a "banning letter," prohibit-ing the olTender further access to thecampus.

As for the sandrvich line. as longas the campus is public property"there's no getting rid of it," N{aessays.

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Science Building takes shapeBy Caitlin Gibbons

cgibbon4@mscd.edu

Auraria's new Science Buildineis unique. inside and out.

The building is an odd shape,somewhat reminiscent of a horse-shoe, a result of the building's homenestled among Speer Boulevard,Lawrence Way and the North Class-room Building, said Joyce Carnes,senior project manager for JacobsGlobal Buildings North America.

Venture inside the half-finishedbuilding- a mere 50 feet arvay ftombusy Speer Boulevard - and you'llfind that the interior reflects the ex-terior's bold design.

'Auraria is not sitting back. Weare a part of Denver and the Denrerscene," said Jim Fraser, Director ofFacilities Management at Auraria.

The wall facing Speer will be con-stiucted entirely of windows in orderto "show off tbe science academicshappening at Auraria," Carnes said.

One of the most dramatic designelements of the new building will bethe fra:ne outlining the windows,which emulates a picture frame.

"Science will be looHng back atDenver, " Fraser said.

There will also be bright accentcolors featured in the classrooms fac-ing Speer to attract onlookers, along .

with a large atrium that will connectthe existhg Science Building to the.new addition.

The ahium will be home to alarge piece of public art from a Den-ver artist commissioned by the Colo-rado Council for tle Arts. While a fi-nal piece hasn't been picked. optionsinclude a giant butterfly, 2 5-feet wideand 2O-feet tall, suspended from theceiling, its wings holding test tubesfilled with colored liquid. The councilwill announce their decision by theend of March. One percent of the$ l2 I million budget for the building

Facilities Management Director Jim Fraser describes design plans for the downtown-facing sec-tion of the Science Building Feb.23.The side. which will be the longest and most prominent, will bemostly comprised of glass and metal panelling.Photo by Drew Jaynes . a.jaynes'l@mscd.edu

The distance requirement lor ma-terials is to ensure that the amountof resources used to kansport build-ing materials is minimized withouthindering the builder's ability to getnecessary supplies.

Construction of the new Aurariascience building cornmenced Dec.7 ,7007.

The schedule for constructionwas revised after asbestos was un-earthed in the neighboring lot.

After a three-month delay forcleanup and removal, constructionresumed and is now on track withtle revised schedule,

The project is also on budget andaims to have occupants by Novem-ber 2009. At that time, the existingScience Building will be vacated andshut dor,rm for renovations.

will fund the art.The building will comply with

the Green Building Rating Systrm asset by Leadership in Energy and En-vironmental Design. LEED is a third-party program and is the nationallyaccepted benchmark for the desip,consbuction and operation of high-lrrformance green buildings thathas both financial and environmen-tal benefits.

Any new or renovated buildingwhose &otal proiect cost includes25 percent or more in staG fundingmust be built to a high-performancegreen buil&ng standard, such asI F.Frr, to comply with Senate BiIl 51,which Gov. Bill Ritter signed into lawin April 2007.

The project had already beenfunded when the law was enacted so

it wasn't necessary to meet the stan-dard: however, builders decided tocomply with LEED standards at thegold level anyway.

LEED certification is based on a69-point system. Points are award-ed for everytling from storm watercontrol to the amount of daylight abuilding lets in. In order to reach thegold level, the Science Building mustbe between 39-51 points out of the69 possible.

Fraser explained that part of theLEED compl.iance states that the con-tractors must recycle 75 percent oftheir waste.

In ad&tion to the recycling ofmaterials, tle contrac0ors will getadditional LtrD points for obtainingtheh materials within 5OO miles ofthe site.

Recession not all bad news for gradsSeveral fieldscontinue to grow,need employees

ByTodd Stansfieldtsta nsfi@mscd.ed u

With the nation's unemploy-ment rate hovering close to 8 percentand no end in sight to Lhe recession.many Metro students are rethinkingand changing their career plans. De-spite the economic dovrmturn, thereare still several degrees that remainin high demand.

Many areas are being hard hitby the recession, but fields such asnursing and engineering continue togrou', with many new jobs openingfor recent graduates.

As der,'elopments in computerprogramming, data management,soflware engineering and other in-

formation processing operations

continue to revolutionize, so will the

need for employees trained in com-puter information systems. The Bu-

reau of Labor Statistics projects that

this rvill be the fastest growing occu-pation in the next seven years.

Baby boomers are nearing re-

tirement and this, coupled n'ith an

aging population, accounts for the

increased demand for nurses. As

more ttran 70 million members of

the workforce near retirement, addi-

tional jobs n ill open in many health-

care fields.

Incretrses in gorernmental con-

tracting in conjunction lr.ith the re-

cent passage of the stimulus bill and

$ 120 billion set aside for upgrades to

the nation's inlrastructure and sci-

ence hal'e made civil, mechanical,

industrial, chemical and clcctrical

engincering key positions employ'ers

will need filled.

This is good news for engineering

majors at Metro, Iike Jayshen Bell, acivil engineering major who began to

worry about his future iob prospects

as the economy started to falter.

"Even withoutthe stimulus, therewere still a good amount of jobs andpeople didn't seem to be having as

dilficult a time finding employment

as some other areas did," Bell said.

The four highest paying jobs forpeople r,l'ith less than five years ex-perience are all engineering-basedjobs.

Accountants plav an essential

role in businesses and government

agencies. The field rvill increase, add-

ing more tharl 200,000 jobs by theyear 20 lb as a resu l t o l l ighten inggovernmental restrictions and theintroduction of ne\1, businesses.

Johann Snyman, managementprofessor for the School oI Business,

said hc believes mairagement is one

of the most sought-after degrees

within the spectrum of business.According to the labor bureau,

financial analysts - including man-

agement and finance majors will be

among the fastest gro$ring occupa-tions by 2016.

What does the future hold? \trrhat

areas will emerge as new areas for

students to find jobs?

"Green energy, Anything that

has to do v!'ith green energy," Sny-

man said.The stimulus bill, which allocates

roughly S50 billion toward energyconservation efforts and alternative

energy solutions, will stimulate the

demand lor green degrees.In addition, companies who op-

erate with green energy r,r'ill be eli-gible for tax cuts outlined in the bill.

In turn, this rvill encourage employ'er

creation of programs and jobs in thegreen energy industry

SGA:Change will put salarytoward tuition costs

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One proposal being circulatedis to expand the wireless Internetservice in the King Center. Wirelessis only available on the fourth andffih floors of the building, out of thereach of students. SGA is workingwith the information and technol-ogy deparhnent to determine thefeasibility cost and logistics.

SGA will be holding a student -

interest meeting Feb. 2 6 in the TivoliMulticultural lounge to discuss theuse of student fees. The meeting rvillrun from I0 a.m. to 2 p.m. and willfeature free pizza.

Bateman said the assembly doesnot want to have to roll funds over tothe next year, and would like to seethose funds benefit the student body.

Bateman also pmposed at theFebruary Board of Trustees meetingthat it is inappropriate for the SGAto get funds through the Student Af-fabs Board. The board is composedof 11 members, seven of whom areSGA officers. Bateman explainedthat SGA should be its onar fee. notbundled into the Student Affairs fee.

"SGA is unique and sub.iect toour own scrutiny apart from the restof Student Affairs. If we want to in-crease our budget, it should be put tostudent vote," Bateman said.

If the fee were to be separatedout, it wiiuld bb $4 to $5 a st[dentbut would not increase the totalamount of student fees. It would bereallocated into its own categoryinstead of packaged into StudentAffaas. Students would vote on anyfuture increas€ of the fee,

Bateman said he plans to have afinal proposal on the fees on the tableby December 2009, in time for ap-proval for the spring 2010 semesber.

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with license plates registered in Ad-ams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield,Denver, Douglas, Jefferson and Weldcounties. Those who are unsure ofwhether or not they are in-districtcan check by entedng their licenseplate number into a form on the RTDwebsite (www.rtd-denver.com), saidDaria Serna, communications assis-tant at RTD.

However, students living outsideof the RTD district can have the feewaived.

The RTD website states that stu-dents enrolled in a college or univer-sity with a current student ID, butwith a vehicle registered outside theRTD distdct, are exempt from theparking fees.

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about the true reality of life in Gaza."Gaza is the reminder of delu-

sional peace," Hazan said. "Don't befooled by your leaders. They fail farmore than t}tey succeed in places likeGaza. If you don't hold your leadersresponsible and accountable - letme put it mildly -by their misdeeds,whowill?"

Eight years after the filming ofthe documentary, hostility seizedGam, though the outcome of the en-gagement left the region no closer topeace than it was before.

Hazan encouraged the studentsto reflect on the sihration in Gaza,reminding them that American taxdollars support the Israeli army. and

asking the crowd if this is how theywant their tax dollars spent.

The obiective of civilization isto create peace and 7 billion peoplehave condemned the 1.5 million Pal-estinian children in Gaza, Hazan said,forcing them to grow up too quicklyand take on aduk responsibilities, in-cluding the fear of being shot.

"It's not a pleasant discussion- it's horror." Hazan said.

America's support for Israelwas also highlighted in the openingparagraph of a letter from Sen. MarkUdall protesting military aid to thecounFy for 2010.

"Dudng its December-Januarywar on the occupied Gaza Strip, Israel

killed more than 1.300 Palestiniansand iniured more than 5,0O0, de-stroyed 4,000 buildings and causedan estimated $2 billion of damageto the cilfian infrastructure of theGaza Strip," read the first of Udall'sletter.

The letter also alleged that Israelabuses weapons supplied by the U.S.and is in violation of the Arms Ex-port Control Act.

Audience members rvere encour-aged to sign the letter in support ofthe more to not allocate $2.77 bil-lion in military aid to Israel as part o[the 2010 budget.

Marziya Kaka, president of thePolitical Science Students Asso-ciation organDed the event with theMuslim Student Association and wasdelighted to see so many students at-tending the event.

Kaka wants students to see thatthe people of Palestine have familiesand friends - all of whom are suf-fering in Gaza.

"American media doesn't reportwhat it's supposed to report. It's verybiased," Kaka said.

Kaka encouraged students toquestion everything and not takeanything at face value, especially theconflict between Israel and Palestine.

Kaka also reminded studentsthat the door of the Muslim StudentAssociation, locat€d in the Club Hubin the Tivoli, are always olrn to newstudents.

Free pass on new park-n-ridefeesNew RTD parkingfacility tolls willnot affect students

By Andrew Fortierafortier@mscd.ed u

RTD began its planned park-n-ride fee program Feb. 2, and whilesome RTD patrons may feel a tug ontheir wallets, Metro students whoutilize the RTD parking lots will not.

There will be no cost for thoseindistrict residents using the RTDparking facilities for 24 hours or less,though longer stays will cost $4 inhigh-demand lots and $2 in low-de-mand lots.

In-district residents are those

The entire parking fee implementation schedule can be found at www.rtd-denver.com

district can be exempted from theparking fees if they provide CentralParking - the company in charge ofRID's new parking system - with aschool schedule, copy of their schoolID, license plate number, phonenumber and which parking locationthe student will be using.

All information should be sent toSherry Sylla at Cenhal Parking Sys-tems, 475 17s St. Suite 750, Denver80202. Cenhal Parking can be con-tacted at 303-292-1505 for moreinformation.

It is the student's responsibilityto contact Central Parking to avoidany out-of-district fees, Serna said.

Even if an exemption from theout-of-district parking fee is oFtained, the fee for a stay longer than

24 hours will still apply. The newparking fees will not have an impacton the price of the student bus pass,Rachel Wear, the UCD representativeto the Student Advisory Committeeto the Auraria Board, said.

The first phase of the fee plan in-cludes lots at Wagon Road, Thornton,Airporr Boulevard and 40th Avenueand Stapleton, with 12 additionallots to implement fees on March 2.

In April, six more lots will insti-tute the fee program. with a final i 2lots ioining the plan in May Thtty-eight of RTD's park-n-ride lots willremain fee-ftee.

All RTD park-n-ride Light Railstations - with the exception of theEnglewood station - will be convert-ed to a fee system by April 1.

Middle East conflict takes center stageFilm providesstudents glimpseof life inGaza

By Rochelle Smolinskirsmolin@mscd.ed

A number of Auraria students

took a break lrom their busy sched-

u.les to reflect on the plight of a peo-

ple halfway around the world Feb.

23. learning about daily life in the

Middle East through the eyes of a 13-

year-old Palestinian boy.

The Muslim Student Associa-

tion of Auraria hosted "Tragic Fate

of Peace in Gaza." introducing the

harsh realities of life in Gaza to a

near-full house in the Tivoli Multi-

cultural Iounge.

The 2001 documentary "Gaza

Strip" was shown to provide a win-

dow into the world of Mohammed

Heiari, a second-grade dropout who

took a paper route to help supporl his

family

The documentary follows Hejazi

and his friends' lives in their war-torn

neighborhood; not all of them mak-

ing it out alive. Hejazi. no stranger

to death, laments that he wishes he

were dead, like his friend, because

it would be easier than living. The

crowd was left silent.

That silence met Robert Hazan,chair of the political science depart-ment, as he took the podium at the

end of the film, speaking to the crowd

Metro freshman Wafa Saeed reacts to a documentary shownabout life in the Gaza Strip on Feb. 23 in the Tivoli MulticulturalLounge. The film was followed by a lecture for the Tragic Fate ofPeace in Gaza event. Photo by Leah Millis. lmillls@mscd.edu

A8' THE METROPOTITAN . FEBRUARY 26,2009

INISIGHT'tthinkwehad a great weekend-

I feel good about going 5-1. We're looking forward forconference play on Saturrday."

_ METRO SOFTBALL COACH JENNIFER FISHER ON AI2

END OF DAYS: ev ANDREW HowERToN .ahowert2@mscd.edu

MICHAEL STEELE, RNC CHAIRMANi-r.

THE POIHT: NOT ALL OF LINCON'S POLICIES GRANDWERE

With all the talk of Lincolnand the presidents fhis last neek, itwould be nice to focrrs on how Lin-coln inlluenced the. United States.When GSPAN asked historians torank tbe presidents, for tbe fir$ time,Llncoln was considered the g€atestpresident. With the cun€nt com-parison of. President Barack Obama[6 Tins6ln, it would be appropriateto ask what made Lfurcoln so great?Was it lieeing the slaves or winning .the Civil War? In facL cont?ry towhat pop history tokl-you, the CivilWar was prinarily an Eonomic warbetween the indust id North andthe agricultural South. Many of Lin-coln's critics point out that few othercounhies needed a war to get ridof slavery Menico did, but like ftsAmerlcan Civil War, lt r,rms a batdelor economic independence ratherthan slavery Haiti ls. pmbably thebest exarnple, as it is the only suc-cessful slave rerolt in hiitory.

When it comes to looking at apr€sident's economic policies, it. isimportant to look at the adminisha-tion as a whole rather than a singleindividual. I laid blame on both Trea-sury Secretary Hank Paulson andformer Prcsident George W. Bush.l,incoln's Tteasury S€cretary was aman named Salmon P Chase. Chasewas quite accomplished: he served asboth senator and governor of Ohio.He later became chief jwtice of the

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Supreme Court. How€ver, TteasurySecretary Chase had three importantpolicies that a{fect us to this day.

The first was deficit spenditrg.Before the 1857 depression, tle

U.S. hadadebtof 9 Tcentsperperson.By 1865, the debt had ballooned to$75 per person. But considering theU.S. was going through an economicdownturn and a war this shouldsound farniliar an increase in deficitspending was a necessary evil. Theamount of spending during the CivilWar was shocking. By the end of thewar, the Navy and war departmentswere spending $2 million a day. Ac-cording to fohn Steele Gordon's "AnEmpire of Wealth," before the CivilWar, the largest federal budget was$74.2 million in I858. Since the Civ-iI War, there has nerar beeo a federalbudget under $236.9 million (thathappened in 1878).Infact, in 1865,

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Now this begs the question, howdid Lincoln and Chase pay for all oftttis? Which brings about his secondand third most influential economicpolicies.

The first of these was bonds.Bond*are when someone purchasesdebt and r+'tren the bond matures, thepurcbaser is pilid back with interest.Chase was not the first governmentofficial to use bonds, but he greatlyexpanded the number of bonds is-sued. I'his is important because atthe time only a small group of peoplein the U.S. had bank accounts andbaiely I percent had any securitiesat all. After adt€f-tising ln newspa-pers, lowering llenominations andgenerally gettinf the word out, 5percent of the population ownedgovernment bonCg. The governmentwas able to raise two-thirds of all itsincome through bonds, according toGordon,

frase's third change was theilreaded taxes.

Chase instituted the ffrst in-come tax; it ranged from 3 to 5percent on p€ople earnlng incomesover $8OO a year, r,rftich was not abad arnount for the time. After ram-ming the income tax through at thebeginning of the war, the tax rate in-

creased to 10 percent by war's end.Chase ironlcally managed to kill the .income tax 10 years later when theSupreme Court ruled it unconFtitu-tional. Today ne' hme the incometax thanks to the 16th Amendment.This is an uDfortutrate example ofan economic panic causing the gov-ernment to do an inelnci€nt fhing.Chase wen recognized this, butfailed to stop the tax over the longterm, Taxes reduce inveshent andconsumption in the economy, Whenbusinesses and individuals spendless, they consume less and there-for€ creat€ fewer jobs. Creating theincome tax system souncled reason-able at the tine, but over the longrun became a permanent burdenon the Anerican economy,

When we look back on llncolnand Chase it is. important to lealizetheir economic accomplishrnents.Thciugh successful at the time, theirpolicies caused pmblems over thelong run, particularly spending andthe lncome tax. It is hard to arguethat if the Union had not won theCivil War, the United States wouldnot have become the-great power itis today or freed the slaves. Neyer-theless, when the Lincoln/Obamahoneyrroou is orrer, histodans mayhave to rethink l.insoln's economicpolicies. Though he is one of thegreats, being the best president maybe a stretch,

Tyrell Donaldson plays Jim Conley - a key witness in sentencing Leo Frank guilty for killing Mary Phagan, "Parade" is based on thehistorical event of the onlyJewish person lynched in Georgia.. ehoto by Linh Ngo/lngo@mscd.edu

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ASK KALII SIT ACROSS THECLASSROOM FROMAGUYI'VE BEEN TONGINGAFTERALL SEMESTER,WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TOAPPROACH HIM?

Don't you love the feeling of a crush? It reminds usof our distant or not-so-distant youths, and gives us apleasant tingle in our tummies or loner.

The very best way to approach this guy in your classis to n'ait until oral presentations. If you have been seatedacross the room from him all semester, this is a good timeto move his stuff over and sit in his desk.

\,Vhen he returns to his desk. comDliment his soothinsand masculine speaking voice and pai your lap. motionid!for him to tal<e a seat.

He n'ill either think you are an insane stalker or he n'illfall madly in love with you. Chances are, fairy tale love willensue. Good luck!lf yott lrave a question for KaIi, send it to metrondvice@,gnnilcotn, ad itrtill be answered clcarly and anorypnously,

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With a title like "Don-key Punch," you'd probablyguess Jou're going to get thenext raunchy Seth RogenIlick. You'd be wrong, but thisglossy tlK thriller (written anddirected by Olly Blackbwn) ismore surprising than the mostoutrageous Urban Dictionaryentries. So you're not goingto see this with your grandma.

That being said, the plotstarts like this: tlree partygirls on vacation can't believetheir luck when they meetsome guys with a luxuryhouseboat, and vice versa.The kids throw caution to thewind and do what kids havebeen doing right before theyget a machete in the skull inthe "Friday the 13thl moviesfor years: screwing anddrinking.

No way does "DonkeyPunch" stop there - crack,ecstasy, an orgy with shang-ers in the middle of the ocean.No one can hear you parry, orscream for help. fason put-

ting these wayward youthsout of their misery would be amercy - and way too easy forthis welldrawn psychologicalthriller.

The fun and ganes last allof several hours, before theblood starts to spill. A bad,bad accident learcs one espe-

J. T. Barthelemyjbarthe36mscd.edu

By the end of the third page in RoryNugent's new book, we are given a fore-taste into what makes up the soul of"Down at the Docks."

Boats with nanes such as The Mag-nificence and Shell Shock are the soul.but people with names like Sword, Hake,Char and Mako are the spirit and heart ofNugent's book about life along the docksof a fading, iI not already faded, commu-nity.

Not so long ago, the community ofNew Bedford. Mass.. was a boomtown.Harvesting white gold - scallop to youand me - provided the good life. Nugentshows up and is given the cold shoulderuntil the locals ffnd out that he has sailedacross the sea solo five times and suwivedhis own shipwreck and being lost at sea.

"Docks" fflls us in on the language,superstitions, criminal activities andbusiness practices of the fishing commu-nity. The book's inhabitants use a pidginEndish just as creative as the movies;'took her-he did, in one gulp. No man-ners. all beast. him."

"Docks" has an array of salty char-ac-ters. One such lwing spirit is Fatima.A one.tine candidate for Miss Massachu-setts, she fondly recalls becoming "a nearfucking Miss.' Fatima has her nills'done

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the screen, bring fireusual huths to their

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"Donkev Punch"midnight movieer at the Starz

already sense a sequel: "Don-key hinch 2: Angry Pirateson the High Seas."

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compound the situation withexheme paranoia and irratio.nal decisions. UIe and deathstakes start mounting fasterthan you can say "anchorsaway" until everyone is des-perate to kill, and no one cantrust each other.

With no land in stght,nowhere to hide and lirnitidresources on deck, boats arezuch ideal settings for manicchases and charged charac-

"Donkey Punch" has beencompared to "Dead Calm"(1989) most frequently inear\z brrzz, most likely due tothe two fibns' parallel pacing

and creative use of flare guns.For the sane reasons, theoutcome is fairly predictable,but that shouldn't decreaseyour viewing pleasurc in theslightest.

A sublime perfonnance isturned in by the lovely, tough-as-nails heroine, Sian Breckin.

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"Docks"captures the real lives of wharfmenso that in the middleof each one is a spout-ing sperm whale. Formonths after losingthe pageant, Fatimaprayed to her patronsaint that the tbreegirls who won over herwound up "prep.antor dead,"

Remember "ThePerfect Storm?" Thinkof that as the G-ratedversion of this type oflife. "Docks" treats us!o the R-rated life onthe piers, in the barsand on the boats of New Bedford.

The denizens of the docks spend theirtime getting loaded and scamming theirway through the dreariness that theonce-prosperous area now lirres in, If afisherman survives 20 years at sea, he ismore than likely to shoot as much dopeas possible to live with the constant physi-

cal pain. And, it isn't difrcult to assumeby reading this book, the emotional andmentdl pain as well.

Inhabitants of the docks are tight-lip@ and close-krit. If a boat comes upmissing but no crew is lost, it's probablethat the captaiD/owner of the vessel hasbeen doing some res...6 61e 6aking lt

Until the l97os,lawsuits were rareon the docks, but inthese hard times of noreal hope, "insurancescams" are common-place.

Be it a crew-man trying to scammoney to purchase

enough dope to "stepon three times" andmake a profit off thehometorm crowd, oran owner trying toget out from under$9O,OOO in debt, earn-

ing an honest living seems impossible,What plagues the docks worst? A

jinx. Hake is a iinx; every boat he is as-sociated with met misfortune. At the fu-neral of one crew of which Hake was theonly survivor, Nugent was asked by thelocals to steer clear of him.

A iinx is left alone, avoided and notmentioned by name. Nugent's chapterdevoted to the tales aboutjinxes shines asthe best part of a fairly strong book,

"Down at the Docks" takes us into amicrocosm of an industry tbat is in gredtperil and serious decline. The book caneasily be a primer for what is befallingother indusfies and communities duringthese challenging times.appear accidental.

THIS WEEKEND'S EVENTS:'?os RocK oPERA,BOOK BLOWOUT,

.8OS FIIM AND COMEDIANBy Dominic Grazianodgrazial Pmscd.edu

Bobcat GoLfthwalt5 and lO p.m., Feh.27, 8:30and 10:30pn, Feb. 28Comedy WorksIarimer Square1226 l5thSt.$28

Ladies andgentlemen, thealTable, gruflybut high-pitrhedwonder, BobcatG o l d t h w a i t .(Applause)

G oldthwait ,who you mayremember fuomreruns of "PoliceAcademies 2 through 4" has come out of retirement yet againand will per{orm two nights dowDtowD.

If you missed his campy lrrfornances as tbe rabidly ener-getic Zed, you may remember him as the guy with that voice, ormaybe you caught his 2OO3 comedy album "I don't mean to in-sult you, but you look like Bobcat Goldthwait." the titular trackof which was based on an actual airport hteraction.

Either way, Goldthwait's dark humor should tickle the fun-ny bone of just about anyone lvho enjoys quality observationalhumor,

LosPhknotdI O:45 p.m.. Feb. 27Fiske Planetarium, CU-Boulder Campus$ )

With the musk of our parents making a wonderful come-back, plenty of high schoolers are walking around sporting Zeppelin T-shirts and Pink Floyd pakhes on their iean jackets.

Not that that should stop you frort entoying a quality lasershow. If anything, you should go just to stick it to the kiddies bystaying out past their Mtime.

CU-Boulder's Fiske Planetarium will showcase lfte Wall theway it rilas meant to be seen: staring shaight up and with lasers.

Surprisingly enough this isn't the only Pink Floyd lasershow in town. Denver's Paramount Theater will host it's ownPink Floyd show the evening of Feb. 28, for 2 5 bucks.

So here's the choice - drive half an hour to Boulder for thelate show or shell out ffve times the monel/ to catch it down-town. Yow call, but my money is on the cheap show,

Big Book Warehouse Sale8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Feb. 28B-l-ogistics. 1l llI E. 53rd St., Suite AFree Admittance

I can sympathize with er,e4,one out there r,r'ho's completely fedup with reading, Between lO novels a class for English majorsand 20 page chapters for history maiors, who needs more booksrigbt now?

But, if you're a glutton for punishment, or iust happen to beone of those weirdos who's into books, B-Iogistics is hosting awarehouse book sale this weekend.

According to their website, the company offers somethingcalled "marketplace solutions," but all that realb matters isnone of the books will costyou more than $3.

"lhe Shining"Midniglrt, Feb. 2 7 and 28Bsquire Theatre,590 Downing St.$7.25

There's really only oneuay to sell this movie, andNicholson sai{ it best.

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he large double doors leading into the Eugenia Rawls

Courtyard Theatre are heavy to open.

But once opened, the doorway transports J,ou tothe American South, circa 1913

You stand in Atlanta as a spectator watching the tragic storyof an unluck-v man unfold before you.

The true story of Leo Frank, the only Jewish person llmchedon American soil. is depicted in playwright Alfred Ubry andcomposerJason Robert Brown's play "Parade," which opened onBroadway in 199 8.

Director Scott Lubinski said he chose the play for its cuttingedge in sholring social issues.

"The play is a slice o[ American life that is not very compl!mentary," Lubinski said.

The play opens with Confederate Memorial Day festivities.There is a parade and dancing, Children are running about

with cotton candv and balloons. The entire tor,r'n is celebrating.But in the early morning hours after the celebration, night

watchman Newt Lee makes several calls to leo. After a seriesof unanslvered calls. Lee reports to the police that he found thebody of 13-year-old Mary Phagan cor.ered in a white sheet in thebasement of leo's pencil factory, rvhere she u'orked.

fim Conley, a convicted criminal prone to violence and drink-ing and former member of a chain gang, tells many dilTerentstories to the police during the investigation, always deflectingsuspicion from himself and directing it toward [eo, even whenothers give police tips that he may in fact be Mary's killer.

lim was a con man and didn't feel bad for one minute aboutlying, said Tyrell Donaldson, the actor who plays him.

He added that Iim was smart but acted dumb and told a talethe r,r'hite people in charge belieled.

"I am reminded of hou'things have changed but are still thesame," Donaldson said.

The handful of suspects, including fim, are cleared and re-Ieased one by one. Lco is the last one and he is arrested and puton trial for 1'oung Mary's death.

The cards are stacked against Leo from the beginning be-cause he is Jewish, from the North, a graduate of Cornell andmarried to Lucille Selig.

Lucille is from a wealthy Atlanta family who had built thecity's first synagogue generations before, a Southern fau-r pas tosay the least.

It's a musical with an ensemble cast of 34 actors, Lubinskisaid. The students r €re encouraged to stretch themselves intheir performance and rvere required to do further study and re-search. because it is a historical oiece.

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Hindley is actingl,eo for the play.

'A friend of minrmuch sadder duringsaid.

"I hope the peop.ltwith their own sadn!Lucille Franlq played by Courtney Capelc tells Britt Craig, played by Stephen Swofford, about

her husband in the musical number, "You Don't Know This Man."

Cast of Cha ractersBorn in Texat Leo Frankmoved to Brooklyn shortlyafter his birth. A student of

Brooklyn Public Schools, hegraduated from Cornellwith an engineeringdegree in 1906 andmarried Lucille Seligin 1910. From afamily connection,Frank became thesuperintendent ofthe National PencilFactory, Played by Kevin

Lucille came froma wealthy Atlantafamily. She wasnot allowed aproper funeral inAtlanta because,at the time of herdeath in 1957. thecase was still anemotional issue.Played by CourtneyCapek.

In order to support herwidowed mother andfive young siblings,Mary had to go towork at a very youngage. she worked atthe pencil factory fora 51.20 per week, Shewas 13 at the timeof her death. Themob who lynchedFrank was named

, "Knights of Maryu Phaganl'Played by

Hindley. Danieile Hawkins.

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)tes somber past:hord with achess Courb:ley Capek, who

eo even though he pushed her away, be-lid then, you supported your parher ande Capek said.the injustices that lead this man to beingreone lied." Capek said.mdjubilation, Leo is arrested and chargeda

t an era when hatred against minorities is

erc. The Atlantn Constitution and, The At-rnalized the trial and the competition be-idore than 4O special editions were pub-md The Georgian even published doctored

ryHugh Dorsey compares l-eo to Jekyll ande tries to discredit the witnesses with nort on !o become governor of Georgia withrrsement of the press.sraded to lie when they testified against

rrkers told the court how leo talked tout never describe how.- in the end l-eo is found guilty of killingdeath. All of his appeals are rejected.:eady person in leo's Me: Lucille Selig, hisrntinually pushed her away by saying un-

,;rhe sticks by his side and even visits him

gection, Lucille fights relentlessly on hisic able to prove to Governor fohn Slatonice in her husband's trial, After his ownr and cornmutes [€o's sentence to life in.r time the sentence will work itself out.r played tro, said this role has pushed himr scared and 1O on angryrway because I had a plan in life and Ir because it might mean a baby and thatndley said.able being [teo] because I was a villain,r keep saying things about me that were

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said that I was withdrawn and seemedhis play than I had in others," Hindley

that see the play have an outlet and timeFland allow themselves tirne to weep and

,n ex-convict and heavyrinker, Jifi Conley washe pencil factoryt janitor.le gave many differingaccounts to police and

Hugh Dorsey, theprosecutor, aboutwhat happened. He

was the state! starwitness. Conleywas convicted asan accessory toMaryS murder.Played byTyrellDonaldson.

heal," Hinclley said.Transferred to a state prison farm to serve out his sentence,

Ieo is able to spend some private time with Lucille.For Capek, the play has had an everlasting effect on her."I walk away from this play knowing that we can never go

back to where we were 50, 6O,7O or more years ago," Capeksaid, "Change can only come from within our own selves andonly.happen if we truly want it."

During what turns out to be her last visit, Leo professes hislove to Lucille, apologiqing for his unacceptable behavior. Theyhold each other, Iying on a blanket on the cold hard jail floor intothe night until the drunken guard ask her to leave.

That would be the last time Leo would ever hold or be withhis loving and supportive Lucille, for sometime in the earlymorning hours, Leo is kiilnapped from the state prison farm bythe "Knigbts of Mary Phagan" whose members number morethan 20 and are prominent citizens of the communiry

The mob brings Ieo more than 240 miles away from hishome. As they tightetr the noose around his neck, leo recitesworils in Hebrew and puts both of his paLns together in prayer.

With his accusers looking on, Ieo is lynched.

Clockwise from right Detective JohR Starnes,played byWinston King holds Leo Frank playedby Kevin Hindley, up to a noose moments beforehe is lyndred by vigilantes outraged by thegovernorb demency.Lucille Franlg played by Courtney CaFEk, on herway to meet with her jailed husbaniNftlrds offa horde of onlookers and detractors wbo areclamoring for his death.Capek primps herself while talking toierhusband in the morning prior to his arrest.

Based on real life - facts about "Parade". Tom Watson, one of the men r€sponsible for the per- . The play opened on Broadway in 1988 and won two

secution, was elected U.S. Senator from Georgia in Tony Awards in 1989.l92o

. Alfred uhry may have been moved to write the play.. As a result of the lynching, the Anti-Defamation because of personal connections; his great uncle

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Zakk Sandler and drummer Steven Spence are literally learning life on theroad, and they're fast learners. Diaz takes time off from a U.S./Japan touras opening act for fellow metal masters Escape the Fate to discuss lessonslearned in the school of hard rock.

. By Jeremy Johnson . jjohn308@mscd.edu

l/: How would you describe Black Tide's music? now to play our instruments all the time without

Austin Diaz: I iust say rock and roll. I mean we the responsibilities of ajob and stuff like that. And

have songs that are labeied "metal." but they don't we'r'e learned a lot more about how tour managers

really sound "metal." They sound to me like rock work. I mean, right now we don't er,'en have a crew,

songs, like radio rock. We all have a variety of music so we're doing it all ourseli'es. It s a matter ol learn-

selections, and r.t'e like to branch out in totally differ- ing and having the time to learn.

ent styles. \{e r.r'ouldn't lr,'ant to categorize or limit /} If you guys weren't doing the rock and roll thing

ourselves, really.

l/: Sure. But listening to

-vour music, 1'ou can real-

ly hear a lot o[ early 80s/

Iate 90s undertones. like

Judas Priest and \lcitleyCriie. Do you thinh those

kind ol musical similari-

ties have helped you suc-

ceed cornmercially?

AI): Yes, definitell'. because lt'e go to these shows

and lve see a lot of older peoplc who har,e broughttheir kids out. .,\nd thev re like t\''ow you guys re-

mind me ol lvhen I used to go to sho\l,s.' lt s prett] '

cool to see both the old and the young corring outto our shor,vs.

//. You guys are pretty l.'oung tur young lbr thebars. in lact. \,Vhat do you do lbr ltrn?

AD: I like to go to shon's. and I play guitar all the

time. I l ikc to hang {)ut r, '"ith lriends. ' l hal's prett-v

much it. dudc. \\re just l ikc to go around. raising hell.

Er,crt'non'and thcn, \\ 'c l ike to go to lhe mrr,ies.

.f/: lbu guys have lbund a lot of succcss trr such ay-oung, band. lvha1 do yilu think ir takcs ibr a band

likc y'ours to maintain focus and conlinue to find

success in the music intiustry?

AD: \{ell. there's a lot to learn at first. !!'e're all re-all1, 1'oung, so t'i'e've had this opportunity up until

a semester or something, but I'm still unrlecided.

/| What's the best part of l..our ]'oung career so Iar?

AD: The best part is the liee equipment, bro! The

lree equipncnt and seeing the uorld. those arre m1'

personal favorites.

//: Do yorr have any sound advice lrrr the voung

dudes kroking to follor,r' in the wakc ol lllack Tide?

rU): Ycah, dudc.It's fucking r,r,.ork. bro. I ncan, it starts

olf whcn 1'ou'rc in a band that you re havirrg furr and

doing yrnrshit. When I lirst got started n'r n'crc all just

abunch oi kids and rte lr'eren L reallv taking, anl'thing

too serious. It just happened that n'ay Ilul y)u ciur't be

extrcmely serious. If 1ou seem too lcx'r.rsed on nraking

yoursell realll'gt.rod. it s not going to haplxn likc that.

But if you lircus on making y.our music 1he vr'zry vou

likc it, folknv your ears, follow y'our hearl. thaL s going

to be it, you know? And if the big brcak tioes happen

lbr 1'ou and 1,ou're luck-v enough l-o get exposure in

front of the right people. therl vou got it.

Escape the Fate w/ BlackTide, Wil l iam Control andAttack! Attackl3.06.097 p.m. @ the MarquisTheater, 515, 15+

Photo courtesy of blacktidemusii.comSteven Spence, Austin Diaz, Gabriel Garcia andZakk Sandler are Black Tide.

In a live setting, Andrer.l' Bird is part musicianand part architecL. \ /ith the help ()1 an electronic

looping device, he builds his mullilaycrcd music onenote at a time, until all the elements of his unique,

masterfully creirted songs fit together.

Bird will bc showcasing his craft at the Ogden

Theatre Feb. 26. It is fun to listen as evcrything falls

into place. the improvised Violin and lluitar solostopped with u.-itty lyricism and light, l,himsical

v,'histling. Bird's live performance is packed rvith

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MOREUPCOMING SHOWSsurprises that make it truly memorable. It promises

to be mesmcrizing lor everyone in attendance.

. By Matt Pusatory . mpusator@mscd.edu

Andrew Bird2.26.O98 p.m. @ the Ogden Theatre

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PHOTO FIASHBACKU.S. PIPE AND TWO COW GARAGE

Photos b1 ' Jay Kr ght ' l kn ght 5@mscd edJ

ABOVE: United Sound Pipe! Chris "Citrus" Sauthoff anddance art ist Melanie D. Milow funk around the stage duringthe band's crowded CD release party Feb. 19 at the BluebirdTheater.

BELOW: Trumpet player Jimmy Chiesa adds robust and funkydepth to the ensemble that is United Sound Pipe Feb. 19 at theBluebird Theater. As many as nine people took the stage forthe CD release party, including a four-piece horn section.

Pl-oto bv Dan Gamb e. Caanb e6rnrscd.edu

Micah Scnabel (left) and Shane Sweeney bring their rowdybrand of outlaw rock Feb. 20 to Three Kings Tavern.

MORRISSEY , yE,ARS OF RNFASALMorrissey's cult status continues to evolve and

gain momentum as, over the years, his music con-tinues to appease longtime [ans. Steven PatrickMorrissey hails from Lancashire, England, wherehis music roots date back to the'70s.

Morrissey's popularity begA-iu the '80s, dur-ing his time as lyricist and lbontman of The Smiths,The band, which included lead guitarist johnnyMarr and drtmmer Andy Rourke, created music

that delved into the emotional depths of the hu-man mind. The popJaden songs,with warbling guita4 accompaDied Morrissey, whose style is a cross between ayoung Elvis and Frank Sinatra, well. The band disintegrated in I 9 8 7 and Morris-sey forged ahead with a solo career.

Despite oft€n being overshadowed by the legacy of The Smiths during his2l-year, solo career, Morrissey emerges with his loth release, Years of RefusalEarly radio releases "That's How People Grow Up" and "I'm Throwing My ArmsAround Paris" are powerful songs that observe the nuances and solihrde of ex-istence with catchy hooks that neutralize the sr.rllen lyrics. Morrissey's personaevokes clnical observations, which fuel his untouchable image, "It takes me along time to ma.ke friends. Ijustdonot like people," Morri$sey said. Paradoxically,Morrissey may not like people, but his fans love him anyhow.

Morrissey will be embarking on a world tour this month to support his newrelease. The nearest stop to Denver will be April 15 in Albuquerque, just days af-ter Morrissey is scheduled to perform ahead of Paul McCartney at the CoachellaFestival in Southern California.

AND YOU WIIL KNOW US BY THE TMIL OF DEAD .CENTUNYOFSEI,F

For all of the amazing artistry shown on their ma-jorJabel debut, 2002's Source, Tags md Codes, ...AndYou Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead's following twoalbums, found the band lost in the stormy seas theirmusic so often recalls. But for those who wrote themoll lour years ago, the band need not reply with any-thing other than their new album, Th e Century oJ. SeIl.

From opening track to resolute coda, Ttail of Deadbecomes a yeritable Poseidon, commanding the angrywaves of their songs to crash any who dare sail their

ocean. It is a clramatic rescue, really for a band who almost found themselves lost inthe deserts of progressive-rock overindulgence. The recurrent theme of "Insatiable:Parts One and Ttvo" clearly channels The Doors, circa "Spanish Caravan," and theboys themsehes haven't lost an inch of their instrumental mastery. Indeed, this is analbum where one can acknowledge not remembering any of the lyrics, as they areclearly overwhelmed by bullet showers of drums and daunting sSnth effects. The re-sulting culmination is nothing if not a reminder that sometimes a good band needs towander for awhile. A eood band can alu,avs come back.

VARIOUSARTISTS

. By Stephanie DeGamp . sdecamp@mscd.edu

, DARKISTHENIGHTDark Was The Night is packed with excellent per-

formances from some of indie rock's most respected

performers. The hack listing reads like an indie rock

fan's dream. The double-disc collecfion includes the

likes of Spoon, The Decemberists. Arcade Fire and

My Morning Jacket. The conhibutors for the album

donated all original material, and if that weren't

. enough, all the proceeds go to the Red Hot Organi-

zation, a charity dedicated to HIV/AIDS research.

The songs on this compilation are all worth listening to and in spite of itsdaunting 31 tracks, not one should be skipped, The album boasts all original ma-terial from its performers. including some new takes on a spattering of covers -

the most notable remake being My Brightest Diamond's incredibly sery take on"Feeling Good," made famous by Nina Simone. (Also. check out C,at Power's blue-sy, Ray Charles-esque version of iAmazing Grace.") The true standout, though,is the title track. Originally performed by "Blind" Willie fohnson, "Dark Was TheNight, Cold Was The Ground" is one of the most emotional blues songs ever, andthe Kronos Quartet do the song justice in a very eerie way.

The original songs are great as well, but there are a few letdowns. Iron &Wine's one-minute "Die" feels weak when sandwiched between The December-ists' eight-minute "Sleepless" and Su.fian Stevens' lO-minute monster "You AreThe Blood." Dark Was The Mthr is everything a good compilation should be. Withso many highs and so few lows, it is begging for a spot in your collection.

. By Matt Pusatory

VARIOUS ARTISTS . WAR CHILD: HEROESWar Child International's Heroes, is a muldfac-

eted and surprisingly competent compilation, withsome of contemporary indie rock and pop's very bestpaying homage to luminary rock predecessors, andalbum proceeds going to children of war-tom re-gions around the globe. The concept behind the col-lection is ambitious, if not necessarfu heroic originalartists picking young talent to cover old classics. Thisapproach creates a doubly pleasing elTect, as artists,

after all, know their own work best, and the match-ups make for some fresh, newtakes on hmeless folk, rock and pop. For hstance, Hot Chip's co\€r of loy Division's"Ttansmission," is elechonically sublime, and The Hold Steady - undeniably cutfrom E Street cloth - show why the.y're ballad bosses in their own right with theirtribute, 'Atlantic City " Heroes also highlights modernday dilras such as Britain's Esrtelle ( "Superstitious") and DuIIy ("Live and let Die"), and Canadian gender-bendingdiva Peaches with her appropriately convincing cover of glam godfather Iggy Pop's"Search and Destroy" The icing on the classic cake is contemporary riot grrrl LiIyAllen's cover of The Clash's "Straight to Hell, " (written by Allen's dead godfather, foeStrurnmer, and featuring lMng member Mick Jones), which conveys the same coyclr cism and haunting melodies that made the original genre-jumping version soversatile. Indie rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Frarz Ferdinand and The Like pay CBGBdues with spirited renditions of "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker," "Call Me" and "You Be-long to Me," respectively, Even TV on the Radio's slightly convoluted arrangementof the conspicuous Bor,r'ie classic and album namesake, "Heroes, " plays in the same,souped-up vein of popgod worship. But not every cover is a gem. A seasoned indievet in his or.r'n right, Beck s hanslation of Bob Dylan's "Ieopard-Skin Pi box Hat"falls flat. losing Dylan's trademark sarcasm in a void of electronic claphap. AndAdam Cohen's ode to his father konard, "TaLe This Waltz." falls a little too close tothe Cohen tree. Sure, rock and roll has never really saved the world. But the heroeson this album make this comoilation a momrmental one all the same.

()()()(). By Roberto Dominguez . dominrob@mscd.edu

M. WARD . HOU)TIMEff 1ou haven't already heard of M. Ward, you are

missing out on one of the best singer-songwriters ofour time. He's a houbadour, reminiscent of Tom Waits,but with a more soothing rvhisper. Inlluenced by earlymuntry, his leket locals and eflordess guitar playingtake 1ou to a diilerent place. His sixth solo release, Iloldllme. plays like a collection of short stories reflectingon life and lor.e, sometimes through the eyes of death.With "For Beginners" acting as a profogue, through

the worklly "Shangri-ta," it is a solid album from start to finish. The title t'ack and ' Ohlonesome Me," feahuing Lucinda Wrlliams, act as quick breathers in an otherwiseupbeat album. Ward brings along his partner in crime from previous project She &Hin, actress Zooey Deschanel. on two tracks, emphasizing superb harmonies no mat-ter who takes the lead. The closing track is a quaint instrumental called "Outro (I'm aFml to Want You)." You'd be a fool not to listen and love wfiat you hear.

. By Jeremy Johnson

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"Take out the lrash." ,v\/ash those dishes.'ryVho are you going out with?' lArhere do youthink your going at this hout?' Do these ordersand queslions sound familiar? You've orob-ably heard these same words spew oul of yourparental unit's mouth at one point or anolher.So the question is what are you going to doabout it? Well the answ€r is actually pretty sim-ple: Check out the Regency Studenl HousingCommunity located right ofi of l-25 and 38th.The Regency has a plethora of college stu-

dents who have lhree things In common; theyare all seeking freedom, friendship, and fun.

In the buildings past life, it was a hot€land nightdub. lt wasnl until January of 2005when the Salazar family seized an opportu-nity to give the Auraria commuter campussomelhing it desperately needed...a sense otcommunity, Refurbished, gufted, painted, andrecarpeted, The Regency was rebom as amuch needed place where students can hangout, share their collegic experience, and cre-ate strong networks of friends lhat will proveessenffal in lheir ftJture professioml careers.

Today the Regency is bursting at the seamswith life, and is home b over fiv€-hundr€dcollege studentsi mosl of which are in theirlate teens or early twenties, with a hand-ful of graduates in thoir mid thirtios. Whetherstudents are looking for a quiet singl€ roomall to themselves, a large triple unil lo sharewith trvo of lheir best friends, or a lavish lwobedroom two bath apartment, it is complelelyup to the individual 10 decide. No matter lhechoice, all rooms come equipped with their

own private bathroom, A,/C, high speed inter-net, cable T.V., and a local phone line...not tomention they come fully fumished with a bed,desk, dresser, and a chair! On top of all ofthis, all of your utilities are included in lhe rent!

Unlike, back in the old days when studenthousing only pmvided a place to lay your headand hang your hat, The Regency is chalk fullof free amenilies for our residents and theirguests to use. There is a computer lab, bigscreen amphitheatre, two full size indoor bas-ketball courts, a weight room, outdoor swim-ming pool, arcade area, and an arl studio.The Regency is cunenlly working on theirnewesl attraclion which is a eight lane bowl-ing alley that will be located underthe gym andshould b€ up and running by April of this year!

This student housing community reallyknows how to spoil th€ir residents becausethey also provide a full service dining hall. MealPlans are ourchased al the start of each se-mester and range from seven meals per weekall the way up lo nineteen! Meals are all youcan eat and you can devour such tasty foods

such as flufiy butteImilk pancakes, sizzlingcheesy omelals and breaHast bunitc, thickslices of pepperoni pizza, tender prime rib, andfresb salads rich with ranch dressing. After eat-ing you don't even have lo wash your dishes,you simply plac6 them on a @nveyer belt andlet the kitchen staff do the rest. As an addedbonus, if you are running late to class, you cangrab a pre-made sack luncfi and eat on the go!

On lop of all these great amenities, thereis also a Regency shutle bus that takes stu-denls to and from the Auraria campus whichruns every half hour throughod tie sctrool day;thus eliminaling the n€ed to drive your car andpay the ridiculous costis tor on campus parking.

So if you're lired of living in your parent'sbas€ment, taking orders and listening to lheirconslant nagging, come dr€ck out the Rege'n-cy todayl Tours ar6 being giv€n daily betweengam and spm. Keep in mind, if you tour be-tween 10:00am and 2:00pm you may grab ascrumptious bite to eat in the dining hallforfreel

"A loyirs beart ir the tnrert wirdom." - Charler Di&err: . THE METROPOLITAN ' FEBRUARY 26, 2009 . INSIGHT . A9

SPECIAL COMMENTARY: BY KRISTI DENKE

Anxiety is a day-to-day thing.

Some days you're swimming, some

days you're heading water and some

days you're dror.r'ning.

A year ago, the days of neading

water wore thin. What should have

been the unconscious process of put-

ting myself lotsether every morning

had become a grind. Some mornings,

with my book bag on my shoulder it

would stop me at the door handle.

Timid has never been in my

nature, but neither has admitting

something is wrong. If I could have

talked myself out of it, I lr'ould have.

But there was the door handle every

morning and a world outside that left

me completely shaken.

These days, I am a much shon-ger srvimmer because a team of ther-

apists and doctors helped me get my

head above water and keep it there.

I do something everyday that

used to scare me and sometimes sti:ll

does. I leave the house. Standing on

my ou.n feet is an addictive feeling.It's

a good feeling, but the pace at which

it spreads through the rest of my life

has been slow at times. It's like work-

ing through a laundry list of things

left undone - the things an-yietj, kept

me from doing.

But on the other side of that door

was one thing I regret letting slip

arr"ay. IVIy education. The degree that

I'd thror,rn my mind at year after year

suffered the greatest loss. Not one to

admit defeat, I kept trying.I keptsink-

ing. My grades went down uith me.

Early last week. it occurred to

me that the next big thing would be

to take back my education. Er€n if it

means a long road ahead, my mind

and spirit are ready for it.

I packed my bag. I took my stu-

dent ID out of the chocolate tin next

to my computer. I put my phone on

silent, grabbed a bottle of water, and

a pack of chewing gum. I made the

trip from my nerv home in Fort Col-

lins to Denver. What I didn't antici-

pate was mv bravery being knocked

down and even hampered by several

different administration ollices. First

stop. the ad\ising o{fice. The adviser

advising at the advising ollice desk

offered me no advice. \A/hen I asked

her if there was someone who'd be

able to give me a broader view of

my academic situation, she told me

there rvas nothing the advising of-

fice could do for students r.r'ith more

than 3O credits. After she quoted

holv many credit hours beyond their

limit I was. I felt lame. Behind her

computer and clipboard, I'm sure she

felt pretty strong. I walked away with

Kristi Denke is the formerassistant photo editorof The Metropolitan.

Contact her atkdenke@mscd.edu.

nothing, Instead of getting angrjl I

decided to check on my financial aid

status. Although they quoted hon'

many credits I have. they gave me

hope that perhaps I can get financial- aid again. But beyond the "Go get em

tiger," moment. alas, there was not

much more they muld do than send

me to the Cashier's olice. From the

Cashier's oflice I was directed to the

Student Account's olfi ce.

The person al thc front desk ap-peared to be a student. If that's ac-

curate, it's very likely this person had

found work through the lvork-study

program. Wbrk-study money comes

from the state. Even if my accounts

with the school are in arrears. some

tiny portion of the money from the

state comes from my taxes. I stepp€d

up to the desk. I put my student ID

on the counter just like they ask. I

explained in kind, short sentences

that I needed to find a way to settle

my account. Either by payment plan

or by any other option aflorded to

me. It wes good will that had led me

there. I didn't go in search of bad

news. Is ther€ a palment plan? No.

\{'/}rat would I need to pay today to

keep this account from being sent to

state collections? More money than

I have. What is the deadline to pay

the entire balance? March. Is there

anyone else I can talk to? No. i tried

to make mj/ accounts current and

found myself immediately discour-

aged. In my mind I tried to calculate

the possibility of putting, the monel'

owed on my credit card (one I recent-

ly had the fortune of paying down to

s0).Being in debt to a big building

in New York City somehorv seemed

more practical than paying it to my

orm college. As far as I can tell, my

creditors have aln'ays been happy to

take my money- no matterhow small

the check I lr-ritc might be. l\{elro is

tulvrsBRJane Hoback

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a cesspool of misused resources and

misguided talent. If it is possible for a

person such as myself to go towards

a known problem with a r,l'hite flag, it

should be just as possible to be offered

a hand in return.

I didn't ask for the advising olfice

to fix my records that let me gradu-

ate without putting in my full effort

or shaming those rrr,'ho achieve great

things lvith the hindrance of such

disorders as anxiety.

I didn't ask the accounts o{fice to

waive the tuition and fees I owed. I

wanted no handouts. I didn't pound

my fists on the counter or bring on

the tears.I didn'teven bother stealing

one of the pens they har€ attached topopsicle sticks to prei€nt their theft.

Though the more I think about it, I

should have.

What lesson did I glean from

my visit to almost every office in the

building central to the administra-

tion of this place of higher learning?

Success begins with me, but it ends

as soon as I ask how to get there, and

all of these things happened directly

beneath the nose of the administra-

tors rvho direct a college that touts its

diversity and cowenience.

Success begins ,., after I get some help

The cost of a good vocabularyA number of words come to mind when

Metro is told - by the state - it has to payback more money to the general fund thanany other college dur'rng this financial crisis.Keep in mind: Metro already receives the leastfunding of any other college in the state. And,oh yeah, we have more students, too.

Absurd is one.Baclanrard may be another.With tuition relatively low, enrollrnent

requirements virtually nonexistent and thehighest undergraduate population in thestate, we're sur€ you can think of a couple aswell. You should be good with words - afterall, this is college, right?

Apparently, the state legislature doesn'tseem to think so.

Western State College, CSU-Pueblo, FortLewis College, Adams State and Mesa State,now thos€ are colleges. Institutions with prom-ise. Great programs. Good students, Milk andhoney flowing from the water fountains in thehallway.

Which is why the state gives them 60 per-cent more funding than Metro - a schoolthat has opened its doors to the huddled mass-es yearning to be educated since its inception.We're glad our lawmakers know their priori-ties.

Maybe you work full time and find Metro'snight classes convenient. Maybe you didn'tdo so well in high school, decided against col-lege right after high school but eventuallychose Meho because it didn't scrutinize yourhistory. Maybe you live in the city and found

Metro's locale inviting. Maybe you're livingpaycheck to paycheck and just couldn't affordCU-Boulder. Maybe you re a faculty memberwith Roadrunner ties who decided to comeback to the college that gave your future somuch promise.

Whatever the reason, iI you're here at thiscollege, the state of Colorado doesn't thinkyou are worth as much as someone who is atany of those other colleges - institutions whoreceived $30 million more with 5,000 fewerstudents.

Thinking of any words, yet?In a completely unrelated piece of legisla-

tion - same-sex benefits for gay and lesbianemployees of Colorado - Denver Sen. Jenni-fer Veiga told her colleagues there is never awrong time to act on principle. We agree. Anddespite the economic downtu.rn, every studentmust be funded equally.

Inequality - now there's a word.But words can only do so much. Action is

much more effective.We applaud President Stephen fordan for

going to the legislature. On March 9, Metro'sStudent Government Assembly is going up thehill to tak issue with the lack of funding, aswell.

If you think your school. your ducationand your student body is worth more thanthe legislature thjn}s it is, you shou]d go withthe SGA - teach those politicians some newwords,

Yod should hrow some - after all. this isyourcollege, right?

IDITOR.IN.CHIBIJames lQuger

jlsugerL@ms.d-edu

MANACINGEI'ITORNic Garcia

ngarci20@mscil.edu

NEIIIS EDITORTan Moberly

tmodyomscd.eilu

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORcaiftin Giblrons

cgibbon4emscd.edu

FBATTIRBS BDITONDominic Grazianod.graziaTomscd..edu

ASSISTANT FBATI'BIg EIIITORJulie Vitkovskayauvitkovs@msal.edu

MUSIC EI'TNORJeremy Johnson

jjohn318omscil .edu

sPoRTSEiilTOnKate Ferraro

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2.27Baseball3 p.m.

vs. Mesa 5t.Grand Junction

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2.28Softball12 p.m. and 2 p.m.vs. Mesa St.@ Auraria Field

Baseball12 p.m. and 3 p.m.

vs. Mesa St.@ Grand Junction

BasketballWomen 6 p.m.

vs. CU - ColoSprings@ Colo. Springs

BasketballMen 8 p.m.

vs. CU - Colo.Springs@ Colo. Springs

TrackAllday

RMAC IndoorChampionships @Chadron

3.1Softball11 a.m. and 1 p.m. '

vs. Mesa St.@ Auraria Field

Baseball12 p.m.

vs. Mesa St.@ Grand Junction

TennisWomen 4:30 p.m.

vs.Wyoming@ USAFA

3.2Tennis1p .m.vs.Wnona St.Auraria Courts

3.3Softball12 p.m. and 2 p.m.vs. Regis@ Denver

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Metro forward Brian Minor keeps the ball away from Regis forward David Cox Feb. 24 the Regis Fieldhouse. The Roadrunners beat theRangers 70{1. Photo by Dawn Madura . dmadura@msc{.edu

Two weeks ago, the Roadrunners three 3-pointers, gMng Metro a 44-won against CSC and IJNK by 36 and 43 lead.18 points, CSC and IJNK were on top UNK was ahead by one point wit]of their game this time around, since 1 . 6 seconds left in the game. ForwartlMefo beat them by only one and Jesse Wagstaff lofted a pass overtwo points. all five UNK players to Minor, who

"Both teams came out to play," scored the game-winning layup.forward Brian Minor said, "They "It was exciting," Minor said.showed up and played completely "They hit this crazy shot in the cor-different than the first time we played ner that rattles in. I took off runningthem." and then Wagstall suddenly just saw

The Roadrunners started off me out of nowhere and chucked itslow against UNK, falling behind deep and I caught it and finished thequickly in the first half. Metro was .lalrrp and wewon."down by 17 points in the middle of Metro won the game 64-63.the half and was losing 37-25 aI Nicholas was the only Roadrunnerhalftime. to score in double figures with 2O

"We knew it was going to come points. Metro outscored UNK 38-out a little dilTerently, because of the 22 in the paint,2L4 in the secondresult of the last game," Nicholas half alone. Minor led a strong per-said. "We kind of got a big lead on formance from the bench with seven

METRO 64 - UNK 63, METRO 85 _ CSC 83, METRO 70 - REGIS 61

Metro clinches RMACBy Kate Ferraro

Kenaro6mscd.edu

The Meso men's basketballteam clinched the Rocky MountainAtiletic Conference in a 3-O week-end beating University of Nebraskaat Kearney, Chadron State and RegisUniversity.

Despite missing mu-ltiple layupsand ftee throws in the Regis gameFeb. 24, the Roadrunners were ableto pull out a 70-61 victory over theRangers.

"We're letting teams back in thegame. which is really fi'ustrating,"head coach Brannon Hays said. 'At

the same time, we're really finish-ing the game strong. Nothing's easy.Regardless (of) the record, nothing'seasy."

The Roadrunners free-throw them the last same. so we knew it Doints, as the Roadrunners outscoredpelcentage of 51.7 percentwas their was going to be a different beam we UNK in bench points 15-0.

second-lowest of the season. In addi- rvere facins." " His shot is really coming along,"

tion, they were out-reboulded 44- Forward Chris Robinson scored Hays said. "He likes to shoot the ball27. Onahighnote, Metro shot 56.5 his first bucket of the game 20 sec- out from the three, but when he

lxrcent from the field and forced 17 onds into the second half, tightening does, it's very meaningful."turnovers to hold off the Rangers. UNK's lead by 10. IINK fonvard fo- The Roadrunners controlled

"We take it however we can get siah Parker came back with a basket most of the {irst half against CSC,it," forward Donte Nicholas said. "The of his own. giving his team a 12- holding onto a 40-38 lead at half-last couple games, we've been in dog point lead once again. The Roadrun- time. The Eagles hit a 3-pointer at thefights. Plus, we're on'theroad. We just ners $€nt on a 15-2.run, with the start of the second half to take a one-getthemir6;e-viiiri'dciir'gititienin

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went on a l1-2 run taking a 51-43advantage with 17 minutes left. CSCwent on a 2O-6 run taking back thelead before Minor tied the gane at 68with two fbee throws. The two teamsbatfled back and forth the rest of thegame until Carrington hit 3 ol4 freethrows in the final 3O seconds to sealthe victory.

"We handled them pretty easily, "

Nicholas said. "We came out withthe same intensity. We diiln't get acotrple of calls, but down at the end,we got it done. We made some freethrows, got the stops that we neededand pulled out the 'W'."

Metro is No. I in the RMAC, No.3 in the region and No. 15 in thenation. The Roadrunners will fin-ish out regular season play againstUniversity of Colorado at ColoradoSprings Feb. 28 at Colorado Springsand will mostly likely be hosting thefirst round of the RMAC tournamentMarch 3 at Auraria Events Center.

"They don't ever quit no matterft'hat the score is," Hays said abouthis team. "They have a belief thatr4€'re going to get the stops and get

the scores at those critical iuncturesin the games. They iust have an at-titude. 'we're

iust going to get it

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METRO 75 - UNK 86, METRO 61 - CSC 60, METRO BB - REGIS 71

Playotf bound for Metro'Runners victoryvs. Regis clinchesspot in tourneyas fourth seed

By Eric Lansingla nsing@m scd.ed u

Metro women's basketball teamearned a key victory Feb. 24 upset-ting Regis 88-71 on the road in con-ference play

With the playoffs looming aroundthe corner, each Rocky MountainAthletic Conference game is vital.But the win over the Rangers notonly secured a spot in the postseasontournament, it might be the confi-dence builder the teams needs.

"This win is huge for us," Metrohead coach Linda Lappe said. "We'refighting like crazy to hy and get thebest seed we can get."

Metro has played eight gameson the road sporting a 4-4 record inthose games. But before Regis, theyhad yet to beat a team with a win-ning record on the road. With thegood pbssibility that the 'Runners

first playoff game will take place onan opponent's floor, the win could bea step in the right direction.

"It's really exciting, an energyboost, " Metro forward Rae Bean said.'[t was a big gams fp1 us and 11 !r/rta game we really wanted, so we wentand got it."

Metro came iDto the codtest tied

with the Rangers for the sixth spot inthe RMAC standings.

The game favored Metro at thehalf carrying a 42-3 8 point lead. The'Runners were sharp from the floorhitting 59 percent of their shots.

But the story was the accurate3-point shooting lrom Regis, as thehome team drained 8-of-12 from be-yond the arc in the fust half.

At the six-minute mark of thesecond half, the Roadr'nners fell tre-hind by two alber Jacque Machesneyhit consecutive free throws.

That would be the last pointsthe Rangers would score the rest ofthe game, as Metro's stingy defenseclamped down on the perimeter.

"We started doing a much betterjob of guarding their 3-point shoot-ers," Lappe said. "They were livingby the three there for a long time.We finally buckled down and got intheir faces lvhen they were shootingthrees,"

Regis went ice cold ftom dor,r,n-town, hitting nothing but air on fourconsecutive 3-point att€mpts in thefinal four minutes. In fact, they hitonly 6-of-17 in the second half send-ing the home team to their first homeloss in tluee weeks.

Bean scored a game-high 22points and knew adiustments had tomade on Regis' outside shooting.

"We hew the 3-point shootingwould be a problem for us, " Bean saidabout hdr team's l2th-place rankingin the conference in 3-ooint defense.

Metro forward Rae Bean waits for the shot Feb. 24 against RegisUniversity at the Regis Fieldhouse.The Roadrunners won againstthe Rangers 88-71. Photo by Dawn Madura . dmadura@mscd.edu

"We knew we had to be up on them minutes, we talked to each other, weand we had to dig deep.In the last six stayed on their hip and that's what

we had to do."Regis forward Emily Kuipers led

her team with 20 points, while grab-bing five rebounds. The loss leavesRegis in the sixth spot, in line toplay Nebraska-Keamey, the hottestteam in the RMAC with nine straiehtwins.

The win improves Metro's repordto 13-13 overall and 11-7 in theRMAC. They next head to ColoradoSprings for a showdown with theMomtain Lions. There is an outsidechance the 'Runners could finish inthe fourth spot of the standings andhost their first round game in theRMAC Tournament. But that sce-nario is out of their hands and the fo-cus is just to build on this importantRMACwin.

"I think we should have a lot ofconfidence going in the next fewgames here," Lappe said, "We'vebeen playing well down the shetch.We've had a couple of games wherewe've slipped a little bit, but we'veplayed well of late, and, hopefully wecan continue that as the postseasongets closer,'

"It's really exciting, anenergy boost. It was a ri

big game for us and itwas a gErme we really

wanted, so we wentand got it."

Metro forwardRae Bean

Softball wins five straight in tourneyBy Josiah Kaan

jkaanPmscd.edu

Nletro softball gained five winsFeb. 2O-22 in a three-day RockyMountain Athletic Conference/Northern Sun Intercollegiate Confer-ence Crossover Tournament hostedby the Unirersity of Colorado at Colo-rado Springs,

The touinameDt is a round robintournament featuring eight teamsfrom both the RMAC and the NSIC.

"We did really well this week-end," shortstop Amber Roundtreesaid. "We hit the ball really well andimproved on defense a lot."

Metro started the tournamentwith a win, beating Augustana Col-lege 6-3 in a close game that camedown to big plays in the final inningfor the Roadrunners.

With the score tied at thr€e aftersix innings, Roundhee hit a two-runhome run, helping Metro finish theinning with a G3 lead. Pitcher Chris-tie Robinson sealed the game withsolid pitching, which included s[ik-ing oui two batters.

"Christie Robinson pitched i a

Fort Hays State Feb.8 at Auraria Fields. File photo by Leah Millis.lmillis@mscd.edu

great game going all seven innings," bringing home a run and tying thehead coach Jennifer Fisher said. game. Roundtree singled, bringing

Metro won their second game of Haab home and scored olf a doublethe day against Minnesota Sta0e Uni- by second baseman Sarah Rusch,versity at Mankato 15-13 in a high giving Meho a l5-l2lead.scoring game that was called early, Robinson held MSU to a single hit

"We couldn't shut them down," and didn't allow a run in the fifth in-Fisher said. "We couldn't catch a ning, giving Me[o the win, since thebreak. We had to just keep battling. " umpires called the game after the top

Trailing by one run going into of the ffih due to darkness.the bottom of the fouth inning, 6rst Metro started the second day ofbaseman Jessica Haab bfli-ardot&le, : r tho touniri&efi mlingConcordia-St. .

Paul, winning the game l2-4,The Roadrunners ffnished the

day off with another win, beating St.Cloud State University l1-6.

Metro won theb fifth game in arow beati.! the University of Mary4-0 in a ddensive game to start thelast day of the tournament.

"Christie Robinson had a reallygood pitching performance, " Fishersaid. "She only gave up three hits inseven innings."

Most of Metro's scoring camein the third inning when Ruschsingled, bringing in Roundtree, andlater scored off a single from Mickel-son. In the fourth inning, Roundtreebrought catcher Lauren Hainlen inon a singJe. Then in the sixth, shedoubled, bringing Hainlen in onceagain.

Mehots first loss of the tourna-ment came in the last game duringthe final inning to Wayne State Uni-versity due to an error that allowedtwo runs.

Metro lost the game 2-0 after fail-ing to drile in any runs in their lastat bats.

',' i' .rThe' rBoadnnnCrt,,,ended thc-r

weekend 5-.1 and improved to a 7-3overall record. Meko hosts Mesa StateFeb. 2 8 and Mar. 1 at Auraria Field.

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METRO 3 - COLLEGE OF SANTA FE O

Triple threat in tripleheaderBy Robert Dranrdran@mscd.edu

The Roadrunners swept a triple-header against Santa Fe College Feb.2 2 at Auraria Fields, improving theirrecord to 9-4,

Metro outscored Santa Fe 47-12 including a 22-l shelling in thesecond game. Originally four gameswere scheduled, but the double-header Feb. 2l was postponed due tothe snorvfall that put two inches ofsnow on All Star Park Feb. 2 0.

Scheduling a triple-headerwas unusual. left fielder MarcelDominguez said the last time he re-called playing in a hiple-header waswhen he played Little league, butsaid he believes there were advan-tages to the scheduling.

"It is good for the coach so hecan get a good look at everyone,"Dominguez said. "Everyone got inat least eight at-bats. We also got toplay a new center fielder, pitcher.andleft fielder "

As for the games, Metro was ableto string hits together and bat inruns while keeping the pitching anddefense consistent. Meho's ability tohit at the bottom of the order madethem dilEcult to pitch around.

Nevertheless, the big bats werenot shy either. First baseman JasonStouffer hit two home runs on theday. including a grard slam. This in-creased his team-leading total to fivehome runs this season. Center field-er and lead olT hitter Chris Reddingalso belted two home runs. Third

Metro second baseman Nick Marfitano applies the tag to a College of Santa Fe PrairieDog Feb. 22at All-Star Park in Lakewood. The Roadrunners beat the Prairie Dogs 1 3-3, 22-1 andl2-8 in a triple-header. Photo by Andrew Bisset . abissetl @mscd.edu

baseman Dakota Nahm, first base-man/catcher Tyree Abshire and sec-ond baseman Brett Bowman hit onehome run each on the day, First-yearhead coach Jerry Schemmel was stillcautious in his assessment.

"The key for us was Santa Feonly had 18 players," Schemmelsaid. "They are dismanfling theirteam at the end of the season, so theprogram is in sharnbles."

The games were akey confidence-builder for Metro, which is now on a

six-game winning streak. Metro r.r'illneed all the confidence it can musterwhen visiting the Mesa State Maver-icks in Grand junction Feb. 27-Mar.1. The Mavericks are ranked No. 4 inthe countrlr They beat Regis Univer-sity, a team Metro struggled to split aweekend series against at the begin-ning of the season, 22-5. Mesa Stateis considered a free-swinging teamthat scores many runs. The wholeteam has a batting average of over.400. They are a team that combines

power and speed to gain victories,yet they led the league in ERA lastseason. Even with the Mavericks'ability to overcome its pitching woesMetro wlll look to take advantageby focusing on hitting. Defensively,Metro will look to stop MSC'S batters.On the olTensive side, Meho will lookto rock the Mavericks' weal pilchingat Lincoln Park Feb. 2 7-March I inGrand Junction.

Sprinterbreaksrecord

By Scott Bassettsbasset4@mscd.edu

Metro sprinter Derek Fiorini settwo school records in an impres-sive fashion Feb. 20 at the ColoradoSchool of Mines Twilight Open inGolden.

Fiorini clocked a 7:O5 in the 60-meter dash and smashed the recordin the 2oo-meter dash with a time of2 3 : I 3 . He broke the school record inthe 60m lan. 24 at the University ofColorado Potts Invitational in Boul-der d7:28, but it didn't feel right forFiorini.

"My goal was to break seven,"Fiorini said. '['m trying to improvemy times to go to conference."

Fiorlni, a walk-on freshrnan, is apleasant surprise as head coach Peter

Julian said he believes he has becomeone of the top sprinters in the RockyMountain Athletic Conference. Thesecret to Fiorini's success can be at-tributed to the hard work and dedica-tion he put into training during theoff-season.

"He's got a good shot at being All-Conference, " fulian said.

Metro u'ill be represented by atalented team of 14 men and womenin the RMAC Championships, whichtakes place Feb. 27 and 28 in Chad-ron, Neb. Fiorini will run the 6Om,2OOm and the 4X400 meter relay,while middle distance runner An-thony Luna is running the mile andthe half mile.

The team is prone to focus ondistance running more than otherevents. The school does not have aproper track, which means the teamcannot facilitate student athletes inevents such as tle pole vault, shotput and hurdles. However, the factthat new facilities have yet to be builtdoes not hurt the team. h actuality,the team is making good progress

and is able to focus more on runningevents.

"The luxury of not having a fu.llteam is looking at long-term development and personal achievements, "

Iulian said.That kind of leeway allows ath-

letes such as sprinter Lindsay Novas-cone to work on other events such asthe long jump, which she qualified forthe finals at the l\uilight Open.

Every meet is a means to end, butconference should provide an extraamount of motivation and adrena-line, especially for the women's4X400 group, which includes Novas-cone.

"I'm iust focused on running,"Novascone said.

Ttre hack team will compete in

the RMAC Indoor Charnpionshipmeet Feb. 27 and 28 in Chadron,Neb.

METRO 2- COLORADO COLLEGET

Women struggle on tennis courtBy Enrico Dominguezedoming2@mscd.edu

The Meho women's lennis teamlost 7-2 against C,olorado CollegeFeb. 22 at the Auraria Courts, rlropping their record to 0-2 for the springseason. 3-3 overall.

Sophomores Alexis Alvarez andKathleen Thompson won at No. 3doubles 8-4. Alvarez also vvon hersingles match 6-4 and 6-0. SeniorMirian Evangelista lost at No. 4 sin-gles 6-4 and 6-2.

Senior Mitra Hirad and sopho-more Mandy Bowling started offwith an impressive doubles match,winning by three games before fall-ing to Kelsey Smith and DeannaThirkell.

"We started olf good," Haadsaid. "But n'hen it was 5-2, we be-came very tentative to them, andcoukln't pull it oIL lt's unlortunatebecause last year we almost beatthese guys."

After losing her singles match'o-z itia ef ,'iririior Afil mria cane

Metro head coach Beck Meares consoles sophomore MandyBowling, left, and senior Mitra Hirad Feb. 22 at Auraria Court.Photo by Daniel Clements . dclemel 2@mscd.edu

off the court dissatisfied with the April tlirad said. "I'll be up 40 loveway she played. and I just can't finish it. It's not that

rI could not trrtpoinb together, " +te re laiking work. We're out herc

running and hitting balls, we're just

not playing like ourselves. "The women's next mal,ch is

March I against University of Wyo-ming at the Air Force Academy inColorado Springs.

'l{fter playing the way we didon Sunday, we have a lot more workto do on the practice court beforeour next match." head coach BeckMeares said. "Hopefully the girls willhave a good week on court and wewill see improvement when we play

University of Wyoming on Sunday."The.men's team came out with

a 5-4 victory over Colorado College.making their record 2-2 overall.

Sophomore Angelo Faustino and

tunior Georgie Perez led the Road-runners Feb. 22 with two victories.Both men won at No. I doubles 8-6,and Perez won at No. 2 singles in atiebreaker 4-6, 6-2 and 6-3. Faus-tino swept Brian Thirkell at No. 3

singles 6-O and 6-1.The men will host Dallas Baptist

in their next maich March 1O at Au-rarhCourts.

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4545 E.gthA\€.,Ste. 420. Donver. CO 80220

80 l-bal$ Park Drive, 8te. 240,Louiwflb, CO 80027

"Freedom"by Patrick Henry

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Have We Arrived? Conversationsabout The Race/Gender Promised Landfrom an Intersectional Road WarriorXimberle Williams CrenshawI p.m., King (enter Auditorium

Kimcer e W] aqrs Crenst3,^' th s year'sfeatured Br dqe Speaker betlveen Slac{ History Moothand Womer's f l istory I iontN, wil l dis(uss the h storic1 . r F , . . : r ' " q t . q P a . d p . i o o t o f .

i rensha,v. a a,,r ' pr:fessor at UCG arc Coruno a LalrSchool, w l i seek to addfess the q,Jest of, " lvhere

exact y are we l i l 1€rms of race and gender equa ] ly int l"€ afterrath of 2008 and "c*v ic'ace and qenierjust re [e ate tc each other after th s rionuntentalpoli t ica year?" V/' i t rg in thc area of civ rghts,B ack ferinlst bgal 1':crv, anl race, racrsm and thelar/ her aft c :s ra, 'e n::eared in the Haryard iapRevie\riNaticnal B!"ck Lah lournal, Stanford Lavl,4eyrew and Souihern Cailfor,ria laly Revien She isthe lounding co,rrd "a:or of thc C. t cal Race TheoryllorK!'roD ard tre.c-edlot ol Critica) Race fheoty:Key Da(unents Tltat Shaped the l"lcrenent

5ponsors lv1et.. State lnst tJie ior \ lbme.r'sStucies and Se,vics ! letfo Sta:e Studenl ACvles,UCD Siuderl Actvi i ies. CCD Student Acliv t es, CareerServices, Afr:an ard African Americar Studies.Po l t i ra Sc ence 6 . ca !e r aen te 'and Scc o cAyDepartrel ls 0f I\4etro 5ia1c, UCD Vy'cnen s & Gender5 t r d . r - d T h e a L d t ; i o I y d - ' - I - p U d / .l : s b i . ' . P s e , , . d 0 d - c - r e ' 5 t : . ' s - p t o . t

Serv ces of Arraria.nfor,!ratior 103-556 B44l

Healthy Body lmage11 :30 a.m..12:30 p.m., Institut€ For Women's5tudies ard Services, 1033 llirth Street Park

A l..ee-part \",c'(Shop (il,.rrsdays ln lr'arcr)focLsed of developing a healthy body imageParlicipants rvi be ercouraged l0 engage n persoral€xpres;ron a.: el:e' artla cxeta ses exploring thes gnificarce or body irage. Frec snarls!

Sporsors: !le1ro S'iate Institute for Wo en'sStudies and Serr, cc: Fem rist Alliance, and the l4etroState Counsel,rE Ccf te'

lnforrnation: 3C3-556-844 1

Sarah Palin, Feninism andlhe Republiran PartyCatherine RymphI l:30 a.n.-t p,n., Tiroli l ' lultirulkral lounge

Catherine Rympn, associate professor ofi'ristory at the University of llls5ouri, is thc author0i Republican ihmeni Feminism and Conservatismfrofl Sulhage through the New Rlght and is currentteramining the Sarah Palin phenomenon against thehistorical context 0t Republican yiomen. Her workhas been called "the best of v,/hdr tne new v/omen spolitical history has to offer: an interpretation thatreshapes both women s history and politicalhistory equally well." {Swan Ware, ed. NoiableAmerican llbmen).

Sponsors: UCD !!bmen's and Gender Sludiesand lletro Siate's Institute For Wonen's Studies andServices

I 3th Annual Women'sLeadership (onferente:Winniag Strategies for Suc(ess8 a.m.-2 p.m., Tivoli Turnhalle

Fhe lVomen's Leadership Ccnference ,,rpresent dlverse strategies for suacess in t-e 2-stcenlr.ry. Workshoos wil 'erar ine a plei l 'o a o' s. ' . ra,jL.rstice ss!es from the perspective of v,ork ng toh . t r . ) . p . - " i q n r r r h : n n r t , , n r h p n n t'- - . ' eynorespeaker AnnJanette Alejano-Steeie, will specificallyaddress the globa and local problem of humantratficklrg and orov le tools fcr how to recognize Iand intervene. Cost s 5' C ior stL,dents and$15 for all olhers (lfeaKasi and lunch inc[]dedwth regislratlc'r).

Sponso s .l(D Stude.t L fe. {(D StJdelr L r',Metro State's lnstitute For Women's Studies andServ ces and Student Activit es.

lnfcrmat on: Registef at thund€rl .(udenyeredu/siudentli le or j03 556'1309

Tearhing Intlusively in the 2 t st Centuryllatthew 0uelleitl0-11:45 a.m. (Seminar Prcs€niatiol) andl -4 p.m. (lnleraciive Workshop), Tivoli 444

Witf n s c,vn rvcrk cr Teacn ng lrc usi' ieiy"intormed by fenrinist pedagogy. 0uellett, who ls lhedirectof of the Center for ieaching at the Universilvl I

" ' d . d :hu5 : - . ̂ i . de rc lp l - : no r1 lq seminar

i0 pro,i ding an olervierv cf the fleld ol mrlticufturaleducation and lead a facultyiriven examination in theafternoon ,vorkshop on both the pedagogy and content0f our m!lt iculturalcJrriculum at Metro Stale. Aothsessions are free and open to the public. Metro Stat€facu ty and staff can register through the l"letro Ghndar

Sponsorsr Cen:er for Faculty Development and1l"e Olfce of Institutional Diversity

Information: Mark Potter at 303-i52-7025 ormpotte 1O@mscd.edu.

Intelnational llloments Day!Zonta's Day ol Film 2fi)9: A Walk toBeautifulProdurer Allison Shigo2-5 p.m., Stan Film(enler al lhe Tiyoli

Join us lor a screening of the award-winningfilm, A $lalk to Beautiful, a mov ng and inspirationalaccouni of the problem of obstetr c f stula ln thedeve ro ng wo'ld [.re t m follow\ f ve ,loner inEthiopia who sufler kom devastating childbirthinjuries, particularl), obstetric fistula. Shunned bythel . cc rmunit ie! , lhese v,omef sDend their l ives

in lcre iness and sram: Tre f rrr folows them ontheirjourney to rhe F,tula Hospitar ir Addis Ababa,Ethiop a, where their l ires are transformed ihe6 lm u pr E< r .a r ( t . ,

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cc!raqe, corpass on and lr Lnrph. A lr/a k tr Beauiifulwas named Best Feature Lengtl- Documentary of2007 by the Internat oIa Documenrary Asscciation.A posi'f r,r reception ilrl d 5(ir5s or ,,\,1 featLreprodu(er Ali :son 5h go, Ccst s $15 and rl iudesadmiss on to the f i lm, post-f In reception andappet zers. A casf bar ,vi also be ava able Allproceeds wll beneft schclarsf ps awarcs and otherprojects beneflijng Denver-aTea \^/omen

Sponsors: Zonta Club of Denver and t l 'e lvletroState l4sLl-le br , ' /ore- s St-r e, a : Spr , , es

Informatlon and to prrct'rase ad'/ance tlck€ls:trrw.zo|rta-dsnre r, or g

Wo/l'lents Spitituality and WellnessFest iva l : A Day Dedicated to Lov ingYour l,l ind, Body and Spirit10 a .m.-3 p .m. , T ivo l i Turnhal le

ihis annu;r ceebration oi ,,,oner'ss: rtrar ty a":l '\: Tess lrl l f:aiure oca bus nessesara ra vldJa s olief ng lrealth and \rJe rcssinformat or, lafot and psychic leadings aura:earr rqs : : : l i : , a ts , a la f ls , ar : je ,ner i : There,vr le iree c"a i nassages a,'ailable :l-roLrgnoutthe dav on a fifst come, f rst served basis. New th syer': hanCs-on r,o'ksiops on aromatrera!y and theG: : : : :s c 'Love

Sponsors: l,letro State lnstitute for ''!omen s5i!dles aqd Servlces. 14etro State Departnent cfl-lea1r Prof*sions. Ferlinist Al, ance. and Healtlry l"loves

lnformation: 30-r'556-8441

An Honoring Tea For Uoments HistoryItlonth: We stand on the shosldersof ot|] an(estors...lO ..tD.-l{oon, Tivoli 444

You are inv 1ed tc io n us r honoring fivei'e,tarkable women. Come celebrate their stories.

Sponsors: The IJCD Amerlcan lndian, Asian,Blac< ard h soanic ic.rcal o. Opportunir! P,:cr;rn.

lf forinaiion: 303-556-2065

Lunth with Lawmaler Deborah WallaceI l :30 a .m.- | 2 :30 p.m.Tivoli l'lrlticultural Lounge

Come to a monthl! 6o-minute lunch forumwith Aurora Clty Councilwomaf Deborah Wallace.Councilwoman Wailace is chair of the CcdeElforcement Ccmmittee and a member of theCommunity Partnership, ard Publlc Salety anC Courtscomm ttees Join us ior tr s lively discussjor aboutpolitics. Food and reiresrments willbe provided.

Sponsors; CCD Student Life, UCD Student Lileand fvletro State Student Activitles.

lnformationr 3C3-556-2591

So, llow What?: A Panel Discussion onU.S. Uomen Velerans and ilealthcare4-5:15 p.m., Tivoli ltloltiG{ltural loung€

As more 'vomen retufn fuom active militaryccmbdt dury tfe ll.5 s corfronled $1r an ncrea-.".need for healthcare resources. Experts in the fie dwill share what physlcal and ernotionai health serv ccsare avaiiac e ior veierans and their fam lies andaddress all relevant concefns. All veterans (rner ardwomen) and thelr tanilies are encouraged to atlendFaee and open io the 9! ! l ic .

Sponsors: U[D Student Activities ard 0ffice o{Veteran's Student Services, Melro State's VeterarsUpvrard Bound and the Instltute for !!bmen's Studiesand Services

Informaticn: 303-556-8441

The (hallenge o{ flary Todd Uncoln1 1 :30 a.m.-1 2:30 p.n., Central Classroom ?17

Patricia R chard and Laura l4cCall of lvletroStale's h story departmenl will pres€ni a visualec:!re alo!t t.e complex and muhitaceted lvlar\,lodci L ncoln, wife and first lady ol former U.S.Pres cent Abraham Lincoin.

Srcrsor; Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Soc elirtormation: 303-556-4664

'history month

' lEngag ing the Os t r i ch , " a ,e i y -a : l : : i - r . 'j : ; ' rr,rt! .erl i , ,- i ' i i e ie"!€r' aor-1ir. r 'r t , .

d d i - o : o a l _ - . , 5 . \2 p .m. , Sa tu rdays and Srndays th i s sp r ing .j . : i . r - , . r - r i l r : . r : : : l , l e tRad io 91 .7 F l ' l; f r i r : a l me l rad io -ms<d .edu ,

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Discovering Your True Self ThroughBelly-Danring10 a.m,-1 p.m., St. Francis (enler Atriun

Belly dance is a fofm io be enioyed byeveryone. Conre iearn holv be lv dance can positlvelyimpact a rvoman's daily Iife D.r' ncreasing self-esteernand confidence and encouraqes women io acceptand enjoy the r bodies as they are, Free and open tothe public.

Sponsor: Health Center at Aurarralnformation: www.mscd.edu/3tudent/

resounes/hcalth/heallhtnoves or303-556,6954

The Tradition of Wonen's Quiltingllary lassiter and Adrienne Bryant1 l :30 a .m.- l p .m,Tivoli ilulticultural Lounge

l"1ary Lassiter is a mem:er r{ ire Rocxylvlountain V{aShorajiQuilt Guild and the ColoradoQuilting Coi]nc . Her quilts, often focls ng onstory4ell rg :hrough Taterials ana symrclsm, havebeen exhlbited throughoutColorado :n.l!d ng atthe state capitol building and the Blair-Caldne IAfrican America- Research L brar,,: Adrienne 3rya:tis oresident cf the Der,,er Aff'.a. Ane'.i,r QuiLiersand Colectors Gu d. Qu:ts from both aft sis 'dil l beteatured ln the d splay cases r t!^e Tiro i lulLrltic,r turaLounge througho!1 Marcl".

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Studles ard Servi(es, Feminist All:ance,lhe AurariaL:brary and f"e:fo State s Departfirent of Africar ardAfricar Ar:r car Studies

lntor.rat on: 103-556-8441

Listcn To Our Voireslloon-2 p.m.Alunni (onference 8oom, 14th Floor,laurence stleet Center, | 380 Laryr€nce 5t.

In a one-hour vide0 presen:at on, domest av c en.e vict'ms ta k about ihe !i3r errs ti ey have- , 1 . r e i . . i t r . 1 " ( c ! \ ' I r _ ' - ' , e S' , " ^ r , , , , n . . r , . d , . . . t F l I { . . . ,

pe:specl ves. Thcse featured n th: v dec pfogram

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Femininity, Masculinity and Body lmagesin Historiaal Perspe(tiYeI -2 :15 p .m. , l f i ng Cen t€ r 318

This enlightering lecture witf f4arlorie LevineClark, associate professor o{ history and a recor 0lwomen's and gender studies at UCD, is frec ard opento the public.

Sponsors: UCD Women's and Gender StudiesInformation; 303-556-2896

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