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Denver, Colorado Volume 13, Special Edition January 1991

The birth of Auraria Campus: A tri-institutional adventure

Carson Reed The Metropolitan

October 19, 1983- Ten years ago, MSC was a rapidly growing four year institution, but with no place to go. Only eight-years­ol~. MSC was an awkward adolescent suf­fering through an amazing growth spurt.

UCD, on the other band, had been around for just about forever - since 1938, but only as an appendage to CU in Boulder. Ten years ago, it was celebrating its one-year

Photo courtesy of the Auraria Library Archives & Special Collectlons

anniversary as a full-fledged, state institu­tion of higher learning. In that year the Regents officially changed the name to University of Colorado at Denver, although people still had a tendency to refer to-it as a CU extension.

DACC, then CCD, centered around a rather sleazy section of Broadway. It was only six-years-old, and also gr<?wing. Both students and faculty at CCD seemed to go about the business of education oblivious to the ramshackle surroundings. For the stu­dents, at least, there was frequently a sense

of wonder that they could afford to be ir. school at all.

Legislative declaration of Section 23-70-101, which established the Auraria Higher Education C_enter, was still a full.year away. Butthat isn'tto say all was quiet on the Front Range.

To the contrary, voters had already made preliminary approval of the concept in 1969 and, as a consequence, the Denver Urban Renewal Authority (DURA) was quietly buying up and clearing the 169 acres of

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Jn commemoration of Metro's 25th Anniversary, the Student publishing a "Metro Memories" Year Book. The book will celebra Metro by remembering its past, celebrating its present, and looking future. It will include history, photographs, anecdotes, and memori into one high quality publication.

irs Office is 25 years at rward to its all compiled

'Jll1 need your photographs, memories, memorabilia, anecdotes, vignettes, and ideas which portray the eclectic spirit of Metro - both past and present. We will also be taking photographs of current Metro clubs and organizations, so be prepared when your organization is asked to appear for a photography session early in the Spring Semester.

Pi.ease send your items, ideas, and remembrances to the Student Affairs Office - CN 313 (Campus Box 23), or call 556-4434 for more information. While we cannot guarantee that everything sent to us for inclusion in the publication will be used, we will carefully review all items and assure that they are returned.

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MSCD 25TH ANNIVERSARY Anniversary Address

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President Thomas 8. Brewer

Over the course of the past twenty-five years, Metropolitan State College of Denver has pro­gressed from a dream by a group of visionaries to a powerful educa­tional reality.

Theoriginal l,189studentshave increased to more than 17 ,000 on the Auraria Campus and at Metro South and Metro North. Since 1965, more than 200,000 residents of the metropolitan Denver area have taken at least one course at Metro; over25,000 have graduated, and that number increases by 2,000 alumni per year.

The original 35 faculty now total more than 800 full- and part-tfme faculty. There can be no doubts that Metro is one of the greatest educational success stories of the past quarter century. Equally im­portant, Metro is a major player in the life of the metropolitan Denver community.

The college is deeply involved in K-12 school linkages, economic development, minority outreach, gerontology services, and other

areas where the college helps transfer the expertise of its faculty , staff, and students to the commu­nity to benefit the taxpayers who support us.

The Metro story is one of con­stancy and change. One major constant has been the institution 's continuing commitment to serving students first.

As a mid-December editorial in the Rocky Mountain News noted, MSCD is a teaching-oriented in­stitution where serving under­graduate students is the college's reason for existence.

There are no teaching assistants; experienced faculty meet classes and are available outside of class to see students. Similarly, academic and student support services at Metro seek to help students in their academic careers and in their per­sonal development.

There are many co-curricular activities, including intramurals, club sports, intercollegiate athlet­ics, student clubs and organiza­tions, campus lectures, musical events, and theater. The breadth and depth of such co-curricular involvement is truly amazing.

A second, related constant has been the dedicated and talented faculty at Metro. An institution of higher education is only as good as its people, and MSCD has out­standing people.

Faculty atMetroenjoyteaching, and engage in professional devel­opment to keep their courses time I y and accurate. In nearly thirty years in higher education, I have never been associated with such a com-

mitted, teaching-oriented faculty. A third, related constant has

been the continuing commitment to all residents of metropolitan Denver.

One of Metro's great strengths is the diversity among students, faculty, and staff. Over the years, Metro has created new and needed services to meet the needs of stu­dents generally and to recruit, re­tain, and graduate minority stu­dents.

Outreach programs help iden­tify students in the high schools, and help them strengthen basic academic and · affective skills. Academic and student support programs provide such services as advising, counseling, mentoring, and tutoring.

A faculty diversity program will increase the number of qualified minority faculty at MSCD. While statistics from the Colorado Com­mission on Higher Education in­dicate that MSCD is doing a better job in this area than most other Colorado colleges and universities, Metro is committed to doing bet­ter.

There has been change. The institution's great growth has meant change. New programs of study have commenced; new student support programs are now operat­ing.

Metro has moved from rented buildings across Speer Boulevard to the present Auraria campus, which has taken on new beauty. We are rapidly outgrowing facili­ties at Auraria, so some adminis­trative functions have been moved

across Speer, and an increasing number of courses are being of­fered at Metro North and Metro South - two conveniently located, suburban extended campus sites.

Throughout the history of Metro, a continuing commitment to excellence has been central to it commitment, the college is a highly regarded baccalaureate degree granting institution.

There have been continual revi­sions of the curriculum, the move­ment toward incorporating com­puters and information technology into all aspects of the institution, and other important and needed advances.

But the major factor in estab­lishing the excellence of MSCD are the students and, more specifi­cally, the alumni.

As MSCD alumni progress in their careers and continue to enjoy great successes, those successes reflect favorably on this institution.

Consider for a moment the suc­cesses of your predecessors. For example, the publisheroftheRocky Mountain News, Larry Strutton is an MSCD graduate.

State legislators Steve Ruddick and Gloria Tanner are MSCD graduates.

Denver City Councilwoman Mary DeGroot is an MSCD graduate.

Arapahoe County Sheriff Pat Sullivan is an MSCD graduate, as are most area police chiefs. Impor­tant community figures such as Rich Castro also are Metro gradu­ates.

There are 500 MSCD graduates

working at Martin Marietta and hundreds more at several other major area corporations. In the media, education, government, and business, MSCD graduates are occupying increasingly responsible positions.

But, we want more. Because of the continuing growth of quality at MSCD, I believe that the graduates of today are better prepared than the graduates of ten years ago.

That quality will continue to increase, and graduates of ten years from now will be better prepared than today's graduates. ·

Plans are underway for the fu­ture. A College Planning Commit­tee is working with all segments of the MSCD community to put to­gether a strategic plan.

Task forces are working out specific priorities. The result will be guidance how better to meet the challenges of the years ahead. Central to the plan is the commit­ment to teaching students and the classroom experience.

This will never change. Our goal is for the next quarter

century to be as full of accom­plishments as the first quarter century.

Because of the commitment of the faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends, Metropolitan State College of Denver looks to the future with excitement and a quiet confidence that MSCD will flour­ish as the metropolitan college for Denver.

Thomas B. Brewer MSCD president

Boiler Room's original concept evaporated over the years Sean-Michael Gilmore The Metropolitan

February 20, 1987 -- Sitting in class lis­tening to a lecture on a subject that's as dry as your throat, dreaming of a frosty one.

But where to have it? Let's face it, the Mere and the Mission are

fine for an emergency 3.2 but as a real adult type bar they're pretty lame.

Imagine a great bar. No, imagine a great student bar. A comfortable but rugged place right next door to campus where a guy (or gal) can hang out with no hassles. Maybe a place with chest-high barrels of free peanuts with the floor covered with shells. And 25 different kinds of -- wait 50 different -- no, wait, 100 different kinds of beer. Specials for students every day of the week and maybe something to eat like deli sandwiches and the world's best hotdog with nothing over, say, $5.

Well, someone has already imagined it. Steele Platt, owner of Kailua's restau­

rant, is building just such a bar at the Tivoli in the old machine shop underneath the four­story smokestack. The new bar, to be called The Boiler Room, will be a place where

"students can hang out," according to Platt. "We wanted to build a bar that would be

comfortable for the (Auraria) students." Platt is one of a group of bright young

men who are all recent graduates of Univer­sity of Denver's Hotel and Restaurant Man­agement Program and who have been changing Denver's restaurant scene.

Platt's Kailua's is already well known for its Hawaiian decor, rock and roll sushi bar and the Pink Wave - a pink Cadillac that transports diners free of charge.

Kailua's, however, has never caught on with the students.

The Boiler Room won't have that prob­lem, according to_platt.

"We're going to feature 75¢ draws and things like the Beer in Your Face Club where you put on a poncho and get a beer thrown on you."

The first thing patrons will see when they walk in the door will be the huge U-shaped bar, Platt said.

"It's going to be a bar with a restaurant, not a restaurant with a bar."

Platt will be offering several interesting menu items like "designer" hotdogs, deli­style sandwiches anq baby-back ribs.

"We're also going to run some all-you-

can-eat specials for the students," he said. The plans call for seating for l 00 with

room for twice that many to belly up to the bar. Screens for sports programs and rock videos will be installed in both rooms and in the loft.

Originally Platt planned to call the bar "Stacks" for the Tivoli smokestack that is actually part of one wall. But since a com­puter company in town already has that name, Platt decided on The Boiler Room.

The two rooms where the bar i's located still contain two huge boilers that once powered the brewery.

And yes the bar will offer transportation like the Pink Wave.

"But it will probably be an old black Studebaker with chrome mag wheels, Platt said.

Platt and his right-hand man, John Reyhaus, plan to open The Boiler Room sometime in May.

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Reference librarian ·not ready to shelve his . c~reer Dale Shrull The Metropolitan

Books to the right, periodicals to the lef'.t, computer terminals straight ahead. Where do you go? Which way do you tum?

Enter Dene Clark, Auraria reference li­brarian extraordinaire. Since 1973, Clark, 59, has been playing library traffic cop at Metropolitan State College of Denver.

Clark may be one of the most noticeable employees at the Auraria Library: medium height, gray-hair, distinctive thick-framed glasses and seldom - ifever-wiJI you see Clark not wearing a jacket and tie.

Another conspicuous trait Clark pos­sesses is his voice. Clark's voice is more suited for a career in broadcasting than library work.

"Yes, I've had many people comment on my voice," Clark said, somewhat shyly. "I've belonged to a toastmasters group for about seven years, and I think I've become accustomed to speaking loud and clearly."

There's one subject that Clark isn't a bit shy to talk about and that's his career as a librarian at Auraria.

"I love it, the clientele is so varied, it's a fascinating experience," Clark said. "One day is neverli:1ce the next, it's very challeng­ing."

Working as a librarian seemed to be Clark's destiny. After graduating from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's de­gree, Clark then received bis master' s in library science from the University of Min­nesota.

WorKing as a librarian since 1960, Clark finds his position as a reference librarian to be a very rewarding experience.

"Each person comes up with a different reference question and you have to do a Jot of thinking on your feet," Clark said.

When Clark, a lifelong bachelor, began

his career at Auraria, there were three sepa­rate libraries-one for each school. In 1976 they merged, forming the Auraria Library. Clark said that the li!Jrary now staffs about 125 people.

Clark began his career in the public li­brary system, but since 1968 he has worked in college and university libraries, which he enjoys more. Clark said that questions at public libraries were at an elementary or high school level, where people who go to college and university libraries ask much more technical questions.

Another aspect of the college library system he enjoys is working with the stu­dents. Clark couldn't remember one indi­vidual student that stood out in his mind, but said that he's dealt with a lot of interesting people.

" I concentrate so much on each indi­vidual and give them my full attention," he said.

Clark, being a reference librarian, often deals with students facing research prob­lems. This gives him the opportunity to help students individuaJiy and work with them in depth.

The "term paper" is one area from which Clark fields a lot of questions. Clark finds this part of his job very interesting, because many students will come back to him when they run into new problems concerning term papers.

"Helping (students) with some of the research on a major term paper is interesting because you see them at different stages of their paper," Clark said, beaming with satis­faction.

"They come back and ~sk for some addi­tional he\p and you can sort of see how they're progressing ... In a sense you do the term paper with them, it 's intere~ting to see the development," he said.

Being in the library field for so many years, Clark has seen the modernization of

The Auraria Library at a time when Lawrence Street still bisected the campus. Met File Photo

the library system. The computerizing of libraries is a "fairly current phenomenon," according to Clark.

"Book catalogs such as (Auraria's) have are becoming more and more common, but they have been in use probably five years," Clark said.

The computers at Auraria have proved to be intriguing to Clark.

"Some people have to overcome a pho­bia of going to the terminal, but once they get over that, they love it." Clark said it's mostly the older students who are a "little afraid" of the computer terminals.

When asked what he would do if he owned his own library, Clark leaned back and smiled. He said that there are things that he could criticize about the Auraria Library, but he understands why certain things hap­pen.

'There are tremendous financial con­straints. We are state supported and money just doesn 't cover everything," Clark said.

One thing Clark said he would do if the library was his, was getthe books re-shelved

more quickly. But he said the reason they aren't shelved

more rapidly is because of a lack of money.

Clark said that he would also try and enlarge the materials budget and that 's one area that Auraria is concentrating on now.

According to Clark, there was an agree­ment reached by MSCD, the University of Colorado at Denver and the Community College of Denver this past summer. The agreement will mean that the three institu­tions will be contributing more money to Auraria's materials budget each year over the next five years, CU-D will be the main contributor, Clark said.

Clark lives in the Capitol Hill area where he owns a "Victorian conversion" and that takes up much of his time.

After 17 years at Auraria, Clark doesn ' t plan on changing careers from the library field.

"I can't think of anything I'd rather do," Clark said. 0

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Left, the Emmanuel Gallery in 19n before renovations turned it into a happenin' artsy place. Above, The Auraria Student Union and the former Lawrence Street viaduct as seen througtfthe second-floor, front window of the Emmanuel Gallery.

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English dept. celebra·tes 25 years of MSCD writing Laura Anderson The Metropolitan

Kicking off Metropolitan State College of Denver's 25th Anniversary, the MSCD English department celebrated 25 years of writing achievements.

A group of 50 people turned out Nov. 14 to share readings of poetry and short stories and to applaud the successes of many graduates. .

Amid the contemplative nature of the event, MSCD graduate Carson Reed read bis poem, "There's a Man With a Hairy Bugger Hanging Out of His Nose," and drew surprised laughter from the crowd.

The theme of Reed's poem was about "being in uncomfortable social situations."

The celebration reunited MSCD gradu­ates with professors, students and Sigma Tau Delta members, and in tum, called attention to the literary successes of gradu­ates who were involved in the creative writing program. Members of Sigma Tau Delta, a literature and linguistic club, hosted the event.

The selection ofreadings -- many award­winning -- varied in tone. Some of the poems and stories resonated with lilting undertones, while others mingled comedy with pathos. A few selections were inspired by tragedy, and yet others took a sultry turn.

MSCD student Matthew Wyllyamz, a

published writer, quipped with the audience by "warning" that his poem was somewhat se~ual in nature. He said, "I mention the word sex and naked, as well as virgin, but­tocks, and make love."

He went on to read his story, "Turned On and Shut Off' which entailed a young couple's deliberation over their first sexual encounter, and the ensuing discovery of their decision by surprise party celebrants -- who catch the couple in the buff.

While the crowd titillated with some of the readings, they fell silent while listening to others. Merle Rigdon, a memberof Sigma Tau Delta, read her poem,"So Fine," which lyrically told of a son' s suicide.

Many graduates thanked their professors, who were seated in the audience, for their instruction and encouragement.

Carson Reed, an '83 graduate, said in a recent interview, "I had a lot of good teach­ers at Metro." He said that the combination of quality students and the commitment of teachers at MSCD create a conducive learn­ing environment.

Reed's success after graduation includes the publication of four books of poetry. He said that writing poetry is an avocation, while writing and editing have been bis vocation.

Reed works at the Colorado Business Magazine as an associate editor. His resume includes bis previous employment as a writer for the publications: Up The Creek; The

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Denver Magazine, Odyssey West, The Boulder Daily Camera, The Denver Busi­ness Journal. He also served as the editor of MSCD's alumni publication, Metro Maga­zine, for two-and-half years.

Reed said that his most valuable under­graduate experience was working as the editor of the Metropolitan.

As for creative writing, he praised Robert Pugel, who he said encouraged him to pur­sue creative writing and acted as his first cheerleader.

Robert Pugel, professor of creative writ­ing at MSCD for the last 20 years and organizer forthe celebration, proudly smiled as he walked among the crowd. He said, "I get as much of a kick out of having students get published as I do myself." He introduced the group gathered as having the best and brightest writers in the community.

One such writer, Sharon Nastick, author of two books for young adults, delighted the crowd with a section of her latest novel, "Mr

.Radagast Makes an Unexpected Journey." The excerpt described fictional students who accidentally evaporate their teacher by us­ing the powers of mental telepathy.

During an interview, Nastick, who graduated in '77, reminisced about her un­dergraduate · experience. "Metro attracts people of many ages and occupations," she said. "Learning from other ~tudents was just as valuable as the actual classes."

She considers the most valuable asset

from MSCD's creative writing program to be the interaction between students. She said th&t this was important· because, "writ­ing is a solitary effort." She recommended Puget's course work to fledgl ing writers.

Another graduate, John Davis, who re­ceived his diploma in '85, turned a love of writing int<J a lucrative venture. In coopera­tion with Lucasfilm Ltd., Davis and a busi­ness partner publish "The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine," which is 35,000 subscrib­ers strong. Davis projected that in the near future the number of subscriptions should swell to 60,000."John Davis makes more money than his professors," Pugel said.

During the celebration, Davis read ex­cerpts from his interviews with celebrities: Sean Connery, Val Kilmer, and Corbin Bernson. Davis handed out writers' guide­lines to the audience and encouraged them to submit articles to the magazine.

In the final hour of the event, MSCD student Judy Sands enlivened the crowd with a reading she described as "erotica." In her poem, "I Long to Try You On," she wove a tapestry of images such as, "the fevered dancing of our flesh ," and "quivering hear," to describe "nearly worshipful ac­tivities," for the audience to contemplate.

The Celebration of 25 Years of Writing at MSCD proved to be more than a reunion. It was a celebration of the supple, textured and rich love of the language. 0

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build the campus. Frequently, for.members of the Auraria community and the surround­ing Westside community, the coming of the Auraria campus represented very little ex­cept headaches-and heartaches. In addition to the many displaced families, 237 businesses in the area were forced to relocate. Of those, 46 took the money and ran. A number of others simply folded, unable to reestablish their businesses in a new location. Feeling that they had not been adequately compensated by DURA, a group of busi­nessmen formed a coalition called the Auraria Businessmen Against Confiscation, and filed suit against DURA ten years ago, in 1973. The Supreme Court ruled against them, however, and progress on the Auraria Campus continued. Simultaneous to the legislature's creation of a single campus for Denver'~ three urban schools was the creation of AHEC. The idea of tossing three schools together on one campus was innovative, daring and per­plexing. Creating a managing institution for the campus was one way, though nobody was convinced the best way, to solve some of the inevitable problems. Throwing three schools on the same campus was also cheap - and, some might say, cheapness was a highly motivating factor within Legislature. Denver was slow to begin with in creating

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viable urban education for its citizens. Den­ver was, in fact, one of the last major cities in the country to provide undergraduate opportunities for its students. When MSC opened its doors in 1965, 1, 189 students enrolled. Programs were literally created for them as they went along, junior and senior level classes actually being de­signed as there became juniors and seniors to attend them. Ten years later, over 13,000 students enrolled for the fall semester. Time was ripe for new facilities-the Burger Chef on Colfax no longer had the ability to handle the crush of students. Little relief was given by the "student center" - a tin Quonset hut in a vacant field . Looking back, one might get the impression that students could hardly contain themselves in anticipation of the new campus. But in 1975, only the freshman class could look forward to spending much time on the new campus. And later, when the first dull brick buildings started to rise, the muddy, unpaved and unlandscaped campus looked more foreboding than appealing. Only the faculty looked forward to the new digs, hoping to get real office space of some kind, real classrooms, and a real career in a 'real' school. Each of the three schools had already de­veloped their own, unique sense of school spirit, although spirit might be a strong word to use. There was a quiet elan to each of the institutions, building into characters than have somehow been retained despite the

close quarters. UCD, with its legislative mandate to provide post-secondary graduate education, has al­ways kept more of the tenor of academe in its positions and attitudes than either MSC or CCD. There is an air of the platonic pursuit of knowledge that is almost tangible still in the East Classrooms. At MSC, the spirit tended toward a feeling • that education was at least a practical man­ner, if not necessarily geared toward some specific job description. MSC tended.to be both businesslike and earthy. At CCD, the heart and soul of student ac­tivism was always its most identifiable feature. Students at CCD were often em­broiled in political controversies on both the local and national level. Ten years ago, Nixon was in trouble but not yet gone. That he had survived that long was surely not the fault of the students at CCD. There was a strong sense, at all three insti­tutions, that the middle of Denver's urban tangle was exactly the right place for a college to be.

Collectively, the three schools were chang­ing the lives of the people who attended them.

In 1978 MSC President James Palmer ad­dressed the Interim Committee on Higher.Education on the effect of MSC on its students. In part, he said: "We know that we have altered the behavior

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AURARIA'S PARKING AND

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OPENS

JANUARY 22, 1991

• 1725 parking spaces on four levels

• parking reserved for Auraria students, faculty and staff {vehicle registration decal required)

• daily fee lot ($2 .00 per day)

• pay on exit (cash or debit card)

• hours of operation: Mon-Thur 6:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday 6:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sat-Sun Closed

PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION

SERVICES

556-3257 HAPPY

ANNIVERSARY

January 1991

ALL GRADUATING SENIORS AND FIRST·YEAR ALUMNill

Looking for professional employment?

Monday, Janua

Thursday, January Wednesday, February 6

Thursday, February 14

Tuesday, February 19

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:30 p.m.

8:30-10:00 a.m.

Happy Anniversary MSCD!

Aurarla Student Assistance Center, Aurarla Higher ~ucatlon Center ~

''I HOPE I DD THIS WELL WHEI I IRADUITE~''

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"I only work part-time at UPS, but I make almost $10,000 a year. That's right. Working only about 4 hours a day; 5 days a week. I get weekends off. And I got to pick when I work- mornings, afternoons. or nights- whatever fit around my class schedule the best.

"But that's not all. The benefits are great, too. I get paid holidays and vacations, medical and dental cover­age. even a student loan if I need one. And. I'm not talking about some pit­tance, I can get up to $25,000 a year if I need it. Best of all , I'm getting great on­the-iob experience I work in Operations, but openings come up 1n Accounting, Industrial Engineering, l.S. and Customer Service. •

"Only one thing bothers me. When I graduate hO'N will I ever get a iob as good as the one I got at UPS?"

For further Information contact your Student Employment Olflce on c:.mpua Arts Bldg. Rm 1n.

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Congratulations MSCD on 25 years!

WORKING FOR STUDENTS WHO WORK FOR US.

UPS DELIVERS EDUCATIOI

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patterns of the families of our alumni. Over 55 percent come from families in which neither the father or the mother attended school beyond high school." CCD was the first to desert its buildings, which soon either disappeared or returned their intended functions as warehouses or office buildings. For UCD, the transition was easy, since they retained the Tramway building as an incor-

porated part of the campus. MSC, far too big for its britches, must have heaved a collective sigh of relief when, in January of 1977, the multitudes made the trek across Speer and Colfax to the new buildings; still smelling of paint.

No trumpets blared, no bacchanalian festi­val ensued. For UCO, it was business as usual. For MSC, it was down to business,

Thank You Students!

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Emmanuel Gallery presents "Latvian Journey," a photography exhibit by Kay Obering, Auraria Library Gallery, 10th and Lawrence Street Mall, for library hours and more information call 556-2741.

Monday,14

Metropolitan Outreach Coalition Bake Sale, begins 7 a.m., I st floor Central Classroom, call 556-8468 for more in­formation.

Tuesday,15

Metropolitan State College of Denver, Community College of Denver and the University of Colorado/Denver are sponsoring a Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Commemoration, 12:30 p.m. -8 p.m., St. Francis Center, free refresh­ments, everyone is welcome to attend, call 556-8468 for more information.

riday, 18

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY -NO CLASSES

Tuesday, 22

Interclub Council (ICC) Newsletter Committee meeting, 2-3 p.m., Student Union Room 252 to discuss changes and goals for Spring Semester, call Leez at556-2595 for more information.

Friday, 25 - August 1991

Metropolitan State College of Denver and the Urban League of Metropolitan Denver are sponsoring African Ameri­can Leadership Institute, a series of leadership training classes, call 556-3040 for more information.

Wednesday, January 30

MSCD Student Activities Club Re-cruitment Day, Wednesday, January

Comedy Sports of Denver, 8 p.m., 30 10 2 S d U · , a.m. - p.m., tu ent ruon Governor'sPark,672Logan,Students- Mezzanine, call Ed at 556-2595 for $5 with school ID, call 860-9782 for more information. reservations and more information.

Saturday, 19

Comedy Sports of Denver, 8 p.m., Governor's Park, 672 Logan, Students -$5 with school ID, call 860-9782 for reservations and more information.

Sunday, 20

Hispanic Leadership Association (HLA) general meeting, 10 a.m., call 556-33~1 for further information.

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

Irish Debates, 12th Annual Friends of the Irish Debate Series, The Honorable Margaret Heckler, former Ambassa­dor to Ireland from U.S. -Auraria Stu­dent Union, Rooms 330 A, B, & C.

Comedy Sports of Denver, Friday's and Saturday's, 8 p.m., Governor's Park, 672 Logan, Students - $5 with school ID, call 860-9782 for reserva­tions and more information.

SPRING BREAK - CAMPUS OPEN - NO CLASSES

Monday, March 18 ·Friday, March 22

Outstanding Women Awards, Sunday, March 31 .

Students in need of correct class loca­tions and/or classroom changes may get a daily updated.listing of classes at locations including Arts Building Room 177, Auraria Book Cente~ Information desk and Central Classroom, First floor main hall and Auraria Library's Refer­ence desk. For other locations and questions, call 556-8376.

Associated Student's of Metropolitan State College of Denver (ASMSCD) elections, April 2 - 5.

Health Fair - Auraria Student Union, Wednesday, April. I 0 - 11.

National Chicano Student Confer­ence, Friday, April 12 - 14.

George McGovern visits Auraria's campus, April 18.

Carlos Fuentes, award-winning nov­elist will visit Auraria campus April 9 & 10. Fuentes will be speaking on such topics as U.S. and Latin Ameri­can Relations.

EARTH DAY, April 1991

Comedy Sports of Denver, Friday's and Saturday's, 8 p.m., Governor's Park, 672 Logan, Students - $5 with school ID, call 860-9782 for reserva­tions and more information.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH

MSCD Institute for Intercultural Stud­ies and Services will present on Tues­day, February 5th, The Eighth Black World Conference. The conference will examine trends and issues of impor­tance to the black community. Topics of discussion will include, "Poetry and the African American Experience," and "The African American Experience: Varied Dimensions and Interpreta­tions." The conference is open to edu­cators, students and members of the community. There is no charge to at­tend. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the door. Conference activities will begin at 9 a.m. at St. Cajetan's Center, 9th and Lawrence Streets, call the MSCD Institute for Intercultural Studies and Services at 556-4004, for more information.

Metropolitan State College of Denver's Theatre Program presents, "Jacque's Brei is Alive and Living in Paris," February 14 - 17 and February 21 - 24, 7:30p.m. withmatineesat2:30p.m.on the 17th and 24th, MSCD's Theatre, Arts Building, Room 271, call 556-3033 or 556-3403 for more informa-

Comedy Sports of Denver, Friday's and Saturday's, 8 p.m., Governor's Park, 672 Logan, Students - $5 with school ID, call 860-9782 for reserva­tions and more information.

Third Annual Retirement Dinner, Pinehurst Country Club, Friday, May 3.

Mother's Day, Sunday, May 12.

Student A wards Banquet, Friday, May 17.

Commencement Brunch and Com­mencement, Saturday, May 18.

SPRING SEMESTER FINAL EXAM WEEK, MONDAY,

MAY6.

SPRING SEMESTER ENDS, FRIDAY, MAY 10

Monday, 18

PRESIDENT'S DAY - CAMPUS OPEN

MSCD Student Activities will be bringing Mr. John Graham as first Leader in Residency and Executive Director of the Giraffe Project to Auraria' s campus, February 26-28. His visit will comprise of small group discussions and lectures to promote political and social involve­ment. More detailed information con­cerning Mr. Graham's visit will be in­cluded in upcoming issues of the Met.

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