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COMMENTARY Six student fees will go up this fall, and the weight of student wallets will go down.

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Parking price to increase, student coinplaints to follow By Steve Sandoval The Metropolitan

Parking prices will increase 50 cents for lots in and around Auraria campus on July 1, according to campus officials.

Mark Gallagher, Auraria's Parking direc­tor, said the only exemptions from the stan­dardized 50-cent hike will be for the hourly visitor lots (Lot G and the Tivoli parking lot), which will increase to $1 .25 per half hour with a maximum of $10.

The current rate is $1.50 per hour in the lot immediately west of the Tivoli, with a $5 maximum.

"I think it sucks," said Chi Hang, a full­time Metro student who works at the Tivoli information desk.

"I have complaints from people paying for parking already. And if the prices are going to go up even more, they're going to raise hell," Hang said. "I mean, everybody at the beginning of the semester fights for a park­ing space, and now it's more expensive, it's going to be worse . ... They're not thinking of the students, they're thinking about money."

Dave Farrow, assistant manager of the Tivoli's BC Surf & Sport, agreed.

"I think it's retarded," he said. "I come here everyday - plus, we're the people that pay thousands of dollars on the rent here every month, and we still have to park four blocks away," Farrow said. "We give them tons and tons of money, and they keep screwing us more and more."

Dean Wolf, Auraria's executive vice pres­ident of Administration, said that in order for Auraria to make payments on the debt from the construction of the Parking and Transportation Centre, it is necessary to raise parking fees for everyone.

"I know some of the Tivoli parking will go up, and our special-events parking, which is when we park non-students here, for example for Broncos games on weekends and those kind of things," Wolf said.

"We're looking to increase that to whatev­er the market will bear, because the more we can get from non-Auraria faculty, staff and stu­dent parking, the less burden on the faculty, staff and students."

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Student government slots filled By Jason Dilg and Marcy McDermott The Metropolitan '

The Student Power Initiative-dom­inated student government approved a former opponent as vice president of administration and finance on May 28.

The new vice president, Aussie Rabih, replaces Sarah EchoHawk Vermillion.

EchoHawk Vermillion resigned the day she was to be sworn in as vice pres­ident to take a full-time job with the American Indian College Fund.

The administration and finance vice president presents student con­cerns regarding financial issues to the various groups that decide those issues for the college, including the Auraria Higher Education Center and the Board of Trustees of the State Colleges in Colorado, according to a document written by Sean Brailey, who formerly held the office.

Rabih has established a reputation with the student government members as collegial and diligent.

Rabih came to student government members after the election to find out how she could be involved with student government, President Andy Nicholas said.

"She's really shown that she's ded­icated to the students," he added.

Rabih ran against SPI candidate Janet Damon for vice president of Diversity in the April election. All 10 SPI candidates who ran in the election won.

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· ATTENTION! Students, Faculty and Staff

MSCD has approved "Appropriate Use of Computing And Network Facilities" policy which has been approved by the College's Information Technology Advisory Committee. Please take time to read this policy. Those of you requesting access to the Internet (Information

Superhighway) will be required to sign a document certifying that you assume responsibility for adherence to this policy.

APPROPRIATE USE OF MSCD COMPUTING FACILITIES Metropolitan State College of Denver's mission statement espouses a "commitment to academic freedom as the key to intellectual inquiry and development of ideas." For us to successfully realize this mission, it is incumbent upon every user of MSCD's computing resources to use those resources appropriately and responsibly, i.e., to use computing and networking in a way that does not infringe on any other individual's academic freedom, that does not interfere with any other individual's intellectual inquiry and that does not interfere with any other individual's use of computing to develop ideas.

Equally important is the individual's right-to-privacy. Every member of the MSCD community must protect every other individual's right-to-privacy (see the Family Educational Rights and Privacy of 1974). This responsibility spans every form of information: on-line systems, reports, verbal and electronic communications and electronic data files. The Metropolitan State College of Denver wholeheartedly endorses EDUCOM's published statement of principle concerning software and intellectual rights (see The EDUCOM Code).

APPROPRIATE USE To be appropriate, use of any computing facilities at MSCD must be clearly in support of institutional goals. These facilities are provided as "tools" for the college community to use in accomplishing their respective jobs. This is true of administrative information systems, academic computing resources,

networking technologies and office automation.

MSCD's computing resources are available to MSCD students, faculty and staff. For any other individual or organization to use MSCD's computing resources requires special written approval from the Associate Vice President of Information Technology.

INAPPROPRIATE USE Any activity involving MSCD's computing facilities which knowingly interferes with someone else's academic freedom, the institution's goals or policies, examples of inappropriate use include, but are not limited to the following:

- Attempting to gain access to personal information, computer accounts, or computing resources for which you are not authorized. - Not logging off from public terminals, thereby providing others access to computing resources for which they may not be authorized. - Damaging, altering or tampering with other's data contained within or transported by MSCD's computing facilities. - Violating the confidentiality of information associated with an individual or their research, or information associated with the college. - Any form of electronic eavesdropping, e.g., examining the contents of data packets transmitted on the campus network. - Any form of harassing activity; Any activity which wastes either human or computing resources.

-Violating copyright protection and authorizations, license agreements and contracts. - Any commercial use for profit; - Use of an intercampus network such as Bitnet, Colorado Supernet or the Internet that violates their usage guidelines (see usage guidelines for these various networks).

Many of these examples involve violations of Jaw. For example, unauthorized access into someone's information stored on a computer system is a violation of that person's right to privacy and is a criminal act.

RIGHTS Information Technology reserves the right to assist in . determining inappropriate use. This may include, but is not limited to, examining the contents of data files or reports and system activity logs.

RESULTS OF MISUSE Misuse of computing resources at MSCD may include suspension of computing privileges, referral to an appropriate authority on campus and referral to a law enforcement agency. Discipline action by the College may include suspension, expulsion and requirements to make final restitution. NOTES: Portions of this document were taken from similar Appropriate Use Statements from The University of Michigan and Washington State University.

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0MEWS Auraria buildings, classrooms fate rest on voters' shoulders By Alicia Beard The Metropolitan

If approved by Colorado voters in the fall, tt~e state will divide $40 million among Colorado's public colleges and universities. Auraria administrators and lobbyists are already developing a strategy to get their piece of the cake - and eat it, too.

Auraria would use its cul to · fund classroom improvements and a building Lo house cutting-edge technology for all dis­ciplines, said Dean Wolf, Auraria's execu­tive vice president for Administration.

Wolf said funds for academic facili­ties are allocated by the Capital Development Committee, a joint legisla­tive committee that recommends to the Joint Budget Committee how much state money such projects should receive.

Colorado government collected more than $400 million in taxes than allowed by the -state constitution. A bill passed by the Colorado legislature last session asks vot­ers if the state can keep half the money for highway construction, public schools and higher education.

The election on the referendum will

happen Nov. 7. to review, Wolf said. If voters agree to allow Colorado to

spend the money, Auraria lobbyists will . work closely with Wolf and then meet with members of the committee to identi­fy specific projects that need funding, said Jim Cole, a lobbyist hired by Auraria to obtain state funding for campus construc­tion and repair projects.

The committee then develops a list of prioritized projects from all over the state and hands it over to the Joint Budget Committee.

Atthough there is no way of predict­ing how much money Auraria would receive if the referendum passes, Wolf said that projects such as the new technology building will have to wait if voters say no. But before a project is presented to

the Capital Development Committee, it Cole said the budget committee has the final say on funding, but it usually accepts the vast majority of the recom­mendations for higher education projects.

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Projects such as the new technology building will have to wait if voters say no.

"Higher education, by and large, has done very well," Cole said

Rep. Gilbert Romero, D-Pueblo, said, "Higher education has received more in the last four years than I've seen in my 14 years in the legislature."

Cole said higher education will com­pete with prisons and highways for the tax money.

has to be approved by the Auraria Executive Council, which includes the heads of each of the three schools and Wolf.

Therefore, higher education lobbyists pushed harder for higher education capital construction be included in the legislation.

If the referendum passes, state-funded institutions, such as Auraria, will all lobby for part of the $40 million.

Auraria administrators coordinate the development of proposals for the council

New Aurarla' group may police campus noise By Reem AI-Omari The Metropolitan

A proposal requiring out­door events using amplified sound on campus to be approved by an advisory com­mittee at Auraria next fall is before administrators from Auraria's three schools and the Auraria Higher Education Center.

The advisory committee would manage such events "in a manner which respects all constituents of the campus community and the surround­ing areas," according to the propbsed plan.

"We worked long and hard." The group submitted a

proposal with an explanation of the amplified sound adviso­ry committee.

The guidelines are await­ing consideration by the Auraria Executives Council, Minney said. The council is made up of Wolf and the heads of the three Auraria schools: Metro President Sheila Kaplan, University of Colorado at Denver, Chancellor Georgia Lesh­Laurie and Community College of Denver President, Byron McClenney.

The committee would then set the conditions of pro­posed events, including the decibel levels, which would be approved if they meet the Denver City Ordinance ·for noise levels, Minney said.

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Dean Wolf, executive vice president of Administration at Auraria, said he received a flood of complaints about noise from professors. He asked Gretchen Minney, his faculty liaison, to head a com­mittee to address the problem.

According to the guide­lines and agreements, Event Center or Conference Services staff will monitor sound levels at events and take complaints.

Saul Errington, 15, with his daughter, Danni_que, 11 months, shows off his "Young Fathers Program" certificate of completion. The program is run with the help of Human Services, Inc., and Denver Public Schools to teach the ins and outs of parenthood while encouraging the continuation of education and providing career opportunities for young fathers. The group met May 29 In the Tivoli Student Union

Minney said she started the group in February.

Minney said the group's members researched complaint areas and ran tests that mea­sured decib~I level and other amplified sound problems.

"It was a very comprehen­sive process," Minney said.

The executive council will meet during the summer to consider the committee's sug­gestions. According to Minney, if approved, the com­mittee will begin evaluating events in the fall.

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METRO BRIEFS Metro gets new major, minor

Two new study programs are listed in Metro's 1998-99 Catalog: a bache­lor's degree in Environmental Science and a minor in International Relations.

The programs were approved unanimously in May by the academic affairs committee of the Board of Trustees of the State Colleges in Colorado, Metro's governing body.

Both programs are comprised of previously existing classes, department representatives said.

Metro officials said they expect the programs to be approved by the trustees in mid-June.

Traffic study delayed

A $90,000 parking and transporta­tion study will be delayed until at least July 1, according to Auraria Parking Director Mark Gallagher.

Originally, the study was to be completed in March.

"It's a bigger report than we antic­ipated," Gallagher said.

The study will give Auraria administrators information on how traffic and parking issues might relate to overall land-use _planning over the next 50 years, Gallagher said.

The consulting firm Transystem, which was hired to complete the study, also took longer than anticipated to understand the issues involved, Gallagher said.

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Summer enrollment down

Denver's red-hot job market could be drawing people away from summer classes, a Metro spokeswoman said.

Some 5,687 students enrolled for summer classes as of June 3, according to figures from to the Office of Institutional Research. That's down from last year, though official numbers won't be available for a few days, spokeswoman Debbie Thomas said.

"The job market is so tight, it's easy for people to find ... pretty good paying jobs," Thomas said. 'They're thinking, 'Do I want to take classes or make some money?'"

Administration building construction to begin

Auraria will break ground for the Administration building at I 0 a.m. June 8 in Lot E.

Staff from the three Auraria schools and the Auraria Higher Education Center will have offices in the building, according to Dean Wolf, Auraria's head administrator.

The new building will cost approximately $16.9 million and should be ready for employees to move in by fall 1999, Wolf said.

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Usa Stanley poses In the Emmanuel Gallery where she has been named temporary curator. She will host a reception for the gallery's current exhibition, "Vessels," June 5. The show features works by three artists in several media.

Metro gallery curator leaves to open new gallery By Sean Weaver The Me1ropolua11

The curator of Auraria's Emmanuel Gallery has retired to open a new gallery at I 5th and Boulder streets in downtown Denver.

Carol Keller, who directed the Emmanuel Gallery since 1981, said her gallery will open in September and will lease space to the Colorado Photographic

Art Center. "I've been thinking about (a new

gallery) for some time," Keller said. "It was time for a change."

Keller said she enjoyed working with Auraria's faculty and art students. "When you leave a job, you leave .a community," she said.

Dick Feuerborn, Auraria's division director for facilities, planning and use, said Keller will be missed.

Mixed bag for e-grades By Alicia Beard The Metropolitan

Metro students had to go high tech to get their spring 1998 grades for the first time, and not everyone is crazy about it.

Metro no longer mails grades to stu­dents, forcing most to merge onto the information superhigh-way, pick up the phone

a rusty clunker than a well-oiled machine. "You couldn't get through for an

hour," said Mannisto, who tried to phone in for his grades. "And then when I did, you'd press '4' for your grades and then it would say they're not available yet."

Mannisto finally had to come to cam­pus to get his grades. "It'd be better if they'd just mail them to you." or at least chug along on

an Ask Rowdy electron­ic kiosk.

Brad Kassenbrock, a Biology major, joked:

It's a good idea because

Some students looked to the forest instead of the trees.

"It's just automation -Orwell's "1984." They're all taking over.

it saves money and trees.

"It's a good idea because it saves money and trees ," said Kay Dwyer, a Biology

"I think automation is great as long as it

major. Jesse Walker, a

works efficiently and doesn't crash on us like it did last semester."

- Kay Dwyer, Metro student, said "I'm here three days a week anyways, so it Metro student

Leon Daniel, asso-ciate vice president of Information Technology, said grades weren't available online last semester dur­ing most of the transfer from the old sys­tem to Banner.

Also, he said the system went down May 30 . because the University of Colorado at Denver links Metro to the Internet, and they were upgrading some computer equipment. They basically pull ed the Internet plug during the upgrade.

However, Daniel said, now that most of the new system is in place, Banner should be running smoothly.

For Kevin Mannisto, an English major, this automation has been more like

really doesn't make a difference."

A couple of students said the Rowdy printouts are poor substitutes for official grade reports.

Trey Mangers, an Environmental Science major, said the printouts don't carry the weight of official school reports.

He said, for example, the internship co-op office requires official documents, and Rowdy printouts aren't good enough for them.

John Morasco agreed, saying it should be easy to mail grades to students.

"If they're already on the computer," he said, "It's simple to make an automated system to send them out."

"She was the heart and soul of the gallery," he said.

Feuerborn said Lisa Stanley from the University of Colorado ·at Boulder has been named as a six-month, part-time replacement for Keller. Stanley received her master's degree in fine art from CU­Boulder and managed the University Memorial Center art gallery the past two years.

Hamilton new Engilsh chair By Danielle Shook The Metropoluan

The new English department chair doesn' t have to go far to his new office. Bill Hamilton was interim department chair last year and has been appointed this year to serve a three-year term. ·

Faculty in the English department voted Hamilton in through a very close "preference poll," Joan Foster, the dean of Letters, Arts and Sciences, said. She said that a majority of the faculty sup­ported Hamilton, and no one gets unani­mous support.

Foster said Hamilton has been a great teacher and colleague, and he will be an effective chair with his experience. As he has knowledge of the academic world and values the tradition of teach­ing, Hamilton is an asset to the English department, she added.

Gene Saxe, an English professor, concurs with Foster. "He is an experi­enced administrator. He has established a nice tone with the department, ·and the department will benefit from him."

Hamilton said he is developing online E11glish courses. Even though technology is moving toward the Internet, he feels that books are still important.

Hamilton's other plans include mov­ing the English department into the new Performing Arts building in the summer of2000.

METRO BRIEFS Murder suspect survives suicide attempt, could face charges

Lawrence Edward Fehling, a sus­pect in th.e April 29 shooting death of Heidi Lynn Reicherseder, is being eval­uated by "a cadre of experts," including doctors, to determine if he could under­stand the charges, according to Arvada police.

If he can assist in his own defense, the district attorney wi II press first­degree murder c~arges, police said.

Fehling shot himself in the head after he allegedly shot Reicherseder several times in front of her 5-year-old son, police said.

Reicherseder's mother. Mabel Lemmerman, is a 20-year Metro employee who works as a computer programmer and systems analyst.

Journalism chair appointed

Kenn _Bisio, a photojournalist and journalism professor at Metro, will sign a contract to become the depart­ment chair by the end of the week, he said.

· Bisio said among his goals for the department, included in a 20-page doc­ument he submitted when he applied for the job, are getting the deparment accredited, adding a certificate pro­gram in journalism, and recruiting stu­dents from high schools.

SGA members to retreat I

Metro student government officers and Metro administrators will hold their annual retreat June 6 and 7 at Camp Rollandett in northwest Denver.

Student government President Andy Nicholas said participants will use the time to get to know each other. Student government officials will also set their strategy for the coming year, he said.

Metro's office for Student Services is paying for the retreat, according to Nicholas.

Crespino new alumni directo~

Curtis J. Crespino will head the college's alumni relations office start­ing July I, according to Metro spokes­woman Debbie Thomas.

Thomas said Crespino's job is to develop programs and events that will Jure some of Metro's 41,000 alumni back to campus, "so they will continue to support the college." Such support often includes financial contributions and networking contacts for students, she said.

Crespino comes to Metro from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he was director of alumni rela­tions.

Metro had been without an alumni relations director since 1995, Thomas said. Nevertheless, the college man­aged to raise $149,610 in alumni con­tributions from July I, 1996 until June 30, 1997, Thomas said.

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Several student fees to increase· By Sean Weaver The Metropolttan

Full-time Metro students will pay 13 percent more in student fees for the next academic year.

Bruce Williams, director of Metro's budget office, said the increase is due to expanded federally mandated mental health coverage, an increase in benefits paid out and inflat'ion.

Student Health Center representa­The Board of Trustees for the State tives said the insurance fee is reviewed

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Anvthing but Metro's services for hearing-impaired students produce disillusionment for one student, satisfaction for others

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Joseph Boden, 24, and Ron Vlesti, 38, converse In sign language at St. Mark's coffeehouse in Denver. Boden said he's leaving Metro because of the college's lack of Interest In his needs as a deaf student. He said he's going to attend a university In California starting this fall.

H earing-impaired students have conflicting viewpoints over Metro's compliance to

the Americans with Disabilities Act's mandate for equal opportunity. Some hearing impaired students find that Metro provides a satisfactory base for a good education, yet another finds only discouragement from a campus that seems disinterested in his educa­tion.

Congress, in passing Section 504 in 1973, mandated that universities and other establishments that receive federal financial assistance must pro­vide individuals with disabilities with an equal opportunity to become employed and educated. The Americans with Disabilities act, passed in 1990, extended this mandate of equal opportunity to most establish­ments in the private sector and organi­zations that receive state financial

assistance. "A college must provide a student

academic adjustments to ensure that the student receives an equal opportu­nity to participate," said Jeanne Kincaid, a special education professor at the University of New Hampshire.

While Metro is meeting the requirements of these mandates, hear­ing impaired students have their own opinions on the effectiveness and quality of these adjustments regarding their education.

Their hands are anything but silent.

"I feel that I've haven't had a lot of success with my education* at Metro, because it's not the best learn­ing environment for me," Joseph Boden, 24, a Metro sophomore said.

"Many Metro students don't treat handicapped people right. I feel that they are afraid of me .. .I feel like a

stranger on campus," he said Having difficulties communicat­

ing effectively with interpreters and Metro's inabili-ty to provide a

considered a vital program, so when the Disabilities Services Office was faced .with budget contrainls they dis-

continued the program.

signing tutor, he will leave Metro for California State Northridge, he said

I feel that they are afraid of me ... I feel

"Had we been given $30,000 to run tutoring, we

"Metro used to offer private tutors to students with disabilities," said Gerri Wessling, Associate Director of the

like a stranger on campus

-Joe Boden Former Metro student

would have continued it," Wessling said.

"I feel that I don't want to come back to Metro. I don't understand how Metro was able to pay so much money

Disabilities Services Office for Metro and UCD.

Under ADA law, tutoring is not

for a new sports field , while the edu­cational needs of deaf students are ·

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10 1Jle MelrCifiOl"bl June 5, 1998

Once a mining boomtown, now a tourist escape Writing and photography by Perry Swanson

0 uray is divid­ed between its past as a para­

doxically classy mmmg boomtown and its pre­sent, where tourism accounts for almost .all daytime activity and the town's young people look for an escape.

Europeans displaced Ute, Arapahoe and Cheyenne indians m Ouray m 1876. But unlike other mining towns, men brought their families to Ouray, creat­ing a demand for extra services and helping

The Beaumont Hotel, on Ouray's Main Street, Is a reminder of the town's history of refinement. Town residents still brag about how classy the hotel Is, even though It's been closed for 31 years. Local Investors are discussing the hotel's rennovatlon.

develop a relatively·up-scale culture. Tourists have called Ouray the Switzerland of

America, referring to jagged mountain peaks sur­rounding this town on Colorado's western slope between Montrose and Durango.

The Beaumont Hotel, on the town's main drag, is still a point of pride for OuFay residents. Though it closed '31 years ago, in its heyday the Beaumont held orchestra concerts and theater productions.

Lottie Burrell, 87, worked at the Beaumont in the early 1930s.

"I worked in the big dining room and learned to be a hasher (waitress)," she said. "It was a small town but a classy one and very busy during the summer season because of tourists."

Burrell left the Beaumont after several months to teach al the local one-room school. After a year she married and moved out of Colorado.

"They had a lovely piano and all kinds of things. My, it would make my eyes splash to see what it must look like there at the Beaumont Hotel," she said.

Local investors bought the I I I-year-old Beaumont for $850,000 earlier this year, and town res­idents are hoping to see the hotel restored.

Ouray has only to blocks of paved road - nine of

them on the same street. There are two chain-owned hotels, while the rest are family-run. And there's plen­ty of local flavor at its sandwich shops, and Mexican or Italian restaurants.

When the weather is warm and small-town fever gets too intense, recent high school grads in Ouray hold a "woodsy." They

centered on what they had done outside Ouray or at other woodsys.

Woodsy experiences reach the status of local lore. Legend has it, for example, that one woodsy fire reached the height of adjacent pine trees and threat­

ened to set them ablaze. Back in town, fanny-

packed tourists lumber build a bonfire in the forest and stand around drinking beer and smoking ciga­rettes.

One rule of the woodsy involves the fire -nobody alters it except the "fireman." Fireman Matt

My, it would make my eyes splash to see what

·it must look like there at the Beaumont Hotel

from one novelty shop to the next. The 20-something tourist crowd searches for bargain rooms, cheap drinks and good weed. Locals put up with it for three or four months of the

circled the blaze May 23, year, sitting smugly behind snack shop counters and

strategically adding new wood and repositioning other bits. He built a long

- Lottie Burrell, 87 stacks of commemorative potholders.

wooden bench a few months back, and now party-goers crowd for a place to sit close to the flames.

Most everyone at the woodsy that night had known each other for years. But conversation mostly

Ouray sports a hot springs pool, several bars, a museum, a library and a

weekly newspaper. There's also a free towrope ski hill in the winter, and in the summer, of course, the occa­sional woodsy.

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By Tim Fields •· The Metropolitan

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M etro does not require its students to kill frogs. Beginning in 1992, Metro's biology department has been using computers,

instead of frogs, to gather data on skeletal muscle con­traction.

In the past, approximately 100 frogs were ordered annually for just one experiment, said Clare Hays, a biology professor. Each frog cost Metro around $16 each.

"We would waste a whole frog for just one calf muscle; no longer do we require our students to kill anything," Hays said.

Even though dissections of cats and pigs still loom before shaky Metw students, these animals arrive already killed. The frogs however, needed to be freshly killed for the experiment on skeletal muscle contraction lo work.

Students cul off the frog's head or perform the pithing method which consists of inserting a needle into the back of the frog's neck, then scrambling its brains. Then, the student would remove the frog's gas­trocnemius (calt) muscle and hook it up lo a kymo­graph. This kymograph sent an electrical stimulus through the frog's muscle, causing it to twitch. These contractions were recorded on a graph which reflected the students' data. The computer program Metro now uses is called Physiogrip and it enables students to monitor their own muscle contractions.

"It adds variety to the labs. It also hits home because (the experiment) is performed on the student's own body," said Jeff Simpson, a Metro part-time biology faculty.

The Physiogrip program consists of four elements. One computer/monitor, a hand held trigger device, electrical stim-ulus equipment and a stu­dent. The student grasps the. trigger device and electrically stimulates the muscles that make the fingers twitch. The results of their own skeletal muscle con-tractions are then recorded on the monitor.

The experiment is painless and does not involve the killing of frogs. The experi­ment was very personalized and a positive experience, said Debbie Vacik, an undeclared Metro student.

Along with Physiogrip, the biology department uses four other computerized laboratory programs. These assist students in gathering data on involuntary reflexes, cardiovascular activity, respiratory physiolo­gy and also include software that simulates dissection of the human body. These were purchased in 1991 by a National Science Foundation Grant of $30,039. The biology department has put forth another grant pro­posal for software upgrades and more computers, Hays said. If approved, an entire biology computer lab, with 24 computers, will be available to students.

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Paper gives VOICE to Homeless-A newspaper informing the homeless where to find food also provides a means of expression.

T his is the home of Denver Voice. A sparse room consisting or a small

conference table and a few chairs. Placed on the table are scissors, glue slicks and a pile of copy. The floor littered with paper scraps and a few snacks.

Denver Voice is a small newspaper written, produced and published by the homeless.

To the homeless it's a survival guide, with information on essentials such as free meals, shelter and employment. To every­one else it's meant to make the public aware of currents in the homeless community .

Shirley Whiteside, co-founder and edi­tor of Denver Voice said politicians often ignore problems facing the homeless.

"In our world we need all kinds of peo­ple with all kinds of gifts and some people are left out. The paper is a way for them to be heard," Whiteside said.

Whiteside started working with the homeless community in Denver in 1979, and as a result established many contacts, including Floyd "Tumbleweed" Hamilton. Tumbleweed wrote for a paper in Seattle, and after traveling the country for 10 years settled in Denver. He and Whiteside found­ed the paper in 1996.

The two opened a post office box and a voice mail box, and established a name for the paper.

Tumbleweed found a concrete block on Market Street and sat down with his manu­al typewriter. There, with a placard reading "Denver Voice," he wrote the newspaper's first articles.

The most helpful part of the paper to the homeless, said Tumbleweed, is the "feed lists" on the back page. He said when he first arrived in Denver it was hard to find an accurate list of free meals, so he decided to publish one in the paper.

By Sharon Gating

The Voice started to make a name for itself when the manager of the former Blue Chip Bar set up a computer on the bar for homeless people to write their articles on. Once a month, Whiteside would collect the articles,and produce the newspaper.

The paper includes about 12 pages each month of poetry, commentary and photographs, in addition lo announce­ments on food, employment, shelter, showers, and tuberculosis testing.

One photographer, Bill, said Auraria Campus is a favorite place to shoot. Bill said he spends time in the Auraria Library reading books about art and nature. He often donates his photos and writes poems published in the paper.

Eric started writing for the paper in January. He is a pianist, often asked to play or speak publicly about his experi­ences at local events. A transcript of one of his speaches was printed in the Voice.

"It's a labor of Jove," said Harold, one of the paper's most prolific writers.

The Denver Voice moved from the Blue Chip Bar to their current location in office space donated by Denver Urban Ministries.

The paper has about I 00 subscribers, and a total circulation of about 3,000. Homeless people distribute most of the papers around downtown, including two old Rocky Mountain News stands. Many of the papers are distributed in shelters, meal sites and clinics.

Whiteside said she considers the paper a personal crusade. She said the paper gives the homeless community a voice and informs the government of prob­lems in the community. The writers say they see it as a way to express themselves, to let people know that they're out there.

In our world we need all~

kinds of gifts and some

people are left out. The

paper is a way for them to be heard.

- Shirley Whiteside,

co-founder of Denver Voice _

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!:farc and Chantal, and their thoughts and conversations display how misunder­standings can lead to a loss of the identi­ties that surround them.

Opening to a small town in Modern day Normandy, feelings of separation and loss confront them. Chantal, an aging but attractive woman, is seduced into her

Losing Identity Burdens plot

imagination and fantasy when letters from ·a secret admirer begin to appear. The characters present the basic needs of being wanted and to be part of an accept­ing world, or rather part of someone else's.

With a blending of sex, philosophy and an orgy here and there, Kundera holds to his style in presenting sexual under­tones that flow right below the surface.

Identity won't please all Kundera fans, yet it is a good read.

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News: Attending school at Metro is getting more expensive.

Views: Individually, the increases seem reasonable. Together, they are a significant bu,nlen.

Sometimes we think Metro administrators

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never met a fee increase they didn't like.

Beginning fall semes­ter, fees will go up by as much as $114 per year for some students.

Sure, there are good reasons to increase the fees.

• The health insurance fee is increasing by $79, but that's outside Metro's control because of federal mandates lo increase men­

tal health coverage. Furthermore, Metro's student health insurance is handled by a private carrier, which is increasing the rates to compensate for increased claims.

• Parking rates are rising by an average of 50 cents. But parking al Auraria is already cheap com­pared with the rest of downtown, and Auraria offi­cials say they need the money to pay off a bond.

•Student IDs, at $10, will cost $2 more for new students than they did this semester. This is a one­time fee, and the increase represents a miniscule amount in the big picttsre of college expenses. ·

• The Student Affairs fee will increase by $12 to $41.25 per year for full-time students. This fee

hasn't been increased since 1993, and officials in the departments funded by the fee say they're feel­ing the pinch. The increased funds will be used to give a pay raise to student workers, buy new cam­pus recreation vehicles, hire new professional staff and upgrade the departments' computer equipment.

•The Athletics fee will increase by $6 per year. This fee hasn't been increased in four years. The Athletics Department needs more money because it's operating with more athletes than ever on a bud­get set in 1994. Even after the increase, Metro's ath­letics fee will still rank among the lowest in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

• The Information Technology fee will double to $17 per year. Students will benefit from this increase when they see updated software in the computer labs. The money will also go to buy new hardware and to maintain Metro's computer infra­structure.

Students had every opportunity to tell college officials their opinions on these fee changes. For the most part, though, they were quiet.

Still, each increase makes sense. Each is either fiscally necessary or it will result in a tangible ben­efit to students.

But the bill for attending Metro just gels bigger and more daunting.

At some point the college must draw a line between providing good student services and pric­ing students out of an education.

AnQth·er SGA power play - yawn

Kyle Ringo

Committing Journalism

"Unless a man is honest we have no right to keep him in public life, it matters not how brilliant his capacity." - Theodore Roosevelt

I'm getting this one out of the way early. I'm committed to this being the first and last time I have to write, and you have to read, about Metro's Student Government Assembly.

Unless this group acts inanely, egregiously, or contemptibly, I'll not write about it for the remain­ing 31 issues of this year's newspaper.

It is a philosophical departure from past colum­nists here. My reasoning? Few read this newspaper. Few care about the

"mine." I heard that one SGA member protested the

signs saying something about student rights. I think the actual quote was, "Blah blah blah." I wasn't there so I'm not sure if it should have an exclama­tion point or not.

Somebody swiped the old Student Publications sign after it had been removed and left in the hall­way while workers were on break. Guess where it turned up.

It is nonsensical acts such as these that have brought previous student governments ridicule and scorn. Generally, I'm all for ridicule and scorn, but can't we at least have some interns involved for a lit­tle spice, ya know?

I am raising the bar in my quest to quell the cov­erage of this group's antics. No longer is a ho-hum

resignation going to be SGA. Why bore the bored?

Having said that, I'm a betting man, and, well, my money is on inane, egregious and contemptible. It's a can't

Few read this newspaper. Few care about the SGA.

column fodder. However, firings will be novel and newsworthy.

The run-of-the-mill clash with Kaplan and crew won' t cut it either.

Why bore the bored?

miss trifecta. It's so good my contemporaries are demanding longshot odds.

In little more than one month since taking office, these politicians-in-training have acquainted themselves with my three adjectives.

When crews were replacing signs over door­ways in the Tivoli with versions that included The Met moniker the college adopted last year, some of the 13 SGA members refused to allow the sign over their door to be replaced.

They relented when adults with opinions that matter became involved in the situation. It is remi­niscent of two children tugging on a toy screaming

I'm requiring unabashed immorality or total disregard for responsibility. Otherwise, I'm not typing Student Government Assembly ever again.

Plainly put, these people will earn the right to be written about or not.

It's in their hands now. So, the first fight this SGA decided to pick

turned out to be the same first fight the previous group lost. Bold? No, but I'll give you three more guesses.

Kyle Ringo is a Metro student. He is also a columnist and sports editor for The Metropolitan.

Meet me in the Tivoli . Student Union for Not­Quite-Appetizing Service

Ricardo Baca

Yo Ylggldy Yo

It's summertime, all right. The campus is practically empty, the

women are wearing shorter and shorter skirts and the men are shirtless.

But the sole distinct emblematic icon of summer is that radiant sun that gives us the light and heat to kick it on the lush North Classroom lawn and play volleyball while ditching those accelerated classes.

Doesn't that just make you thirsty? And hungry, too?

Well fortunately for you, our very own Tivoli Student Union is a short walk away, and many places for cheap food and drink lay within. Yes, it is the dreaded curse of fast food. And here's your guide to what's hot and what's not.

Granted, you've all eaten at Subway before. And everyone can gracefully articulate the gooey texture and porous nature of Taco Bell beans. But how about customer service?

A rude person at the register can absolutely ruin my day, and many have in the three years I've been at Auraria. So here's to good service from our local food server-uppers.

Thus, we have the run-down of Taco Bell, McDonald's, The Mandarin (half-ass Chinese food), Subway and Cafe Fresco (quickie fresh food). These are the downstairs Tivoli vendors only. We'll leave the Boiler Room, Dominoes and J.R. Phat Boys out of this, as they are hopefully above the whole value-meal mentality.

Without further adieu, here's where to go to continue your peachy day:

I st place - Taco Bell - You better run for the border, because believe it or not, these workers actually treat you like a fellow human being. There is a very high turnover rate, so faces are aren't always recognizable. But they are who Samuel L. Jackson had in mind when he used Kool and the Gang as an adjective.

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2nd place - Cafe Fresco - At this independent eatery, you sacrifice genuine taste for the speedy delivery and down-to­earth service - but it's worth it. Owner Dale Trujillo is the most ever-present member of the food scene, as he is literally always there. His approachable take on management is wel­come, and the fact that he hires mostly students is very proper.

3rd place - The Mandarin - Now this joint is the place to go if you just want to get your food and go. There is no social­izing here, no chit-chat. It's a waddaya-want-where's-your­money-here's-your-food kind of place. Which is OK.

4th place - McDonald's - The golden arches universally symbolize America and entrepreneurs, but among youth work­ers, they stand for low pay and a bad reputation. But don't blame the management. Tivoli's McDonald's manager, Lisa, is nearly always personable and pleasant. It is her supporting cast that needs the adjustment. But their attitude problems don't even compare to our last-place contestant.

5th place - Subway - This fifth -place awardee would have been fiftieth place if we had 50 entrants. Thanks to one person, waiting in line at Subway ranks right up there with vivid thoughts of castration. And this isn't a grudge this person holds against just me - she's given a lot of pe,ople the dirtiest looks and the absolute worst customer service for a long time. And this isn't my grudge against her. I can forgive and understand someone having a bad day, but a bad life? If you're not happy with your station in life, change it. Or, if you're not happy with you're service at Subway, call the manager Kris at 297-3100.

I did.

Ricardo is a Metro student and a feature writer and copy editor for The Metropolitan

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Source of Metropolitan mediocrity found Editor: Many a time I have leafed through the pages of The

Metropolitan and wondered to myself, "What kind of an idiot do they have running this piece of shit?" Thankfully, I now have the answer: Michael BeDan.

I would be the first to admit that on a good day The Metropolitan is awe-inspiringly mediocre, but Michael BeDan has led the publication to new lows. When members of your own jour­nalism department (Doug Bell) write letters to the editor com­plaining about "falling standards," it's pretty safe to say that the editor is doing a piss-poor job.

But the last month or so has witnessed BeDan setting a new standard of incompetence.

I'm speaking of his weekly "Perspective" column (gee, what an original title). His pathetic collection of retarded ramblings is the journalistic equivalent of creamed com. BeDan - or "OJ' Shit­for Brains" as his friends call him - takes it upon himself to use this space to air his personal vendettas against teachers that did not rec­ognize his God-given talents. More specifically, in columns written on April IO and May I he wastes space complaining about a math

teacher, Joyce Whitn~y. that had the misfortune (others might say the pleasure) of awarding BeDan a well-deserved F.

I find this practice of airing your personal conflicts and fail­ures in a public setting unprofessional, sleazy, cowardly and pathetic. Yes, I know I used the adjective "pathetic" twice, but it just seems so fitting.

The sad thing is that this is most assuredly the highlight of BeDan's thankfully short-lived journalistic career. Once his delu­sions of grandeur wear off, I'm sure he will find that the "cool jour­nal ism job" that is out there waiting for him is out of his reach. Unlike real newspapers, you can actually get a job at The Metropolitan without being able to write.

Jeff O'Leary Former Metro student

Editor's note: Jeff O'Leary graduated May 17 with a degree in English. Michael BeDan was editor of The Metropolitan/or the 1997-98 academic year. He also graduated this spring and is con­tinuing as a sports and business reporter at the Rocky Mountain News.

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Haney lands chief justice position; Dalltnan is 1st attorney general for SGA

SGA from 1

The student government also approved two other officers May 28:

Chief justice: The student govern­ment unanimously approved Terri Haney lo replace Krystal Bigley_ as chief justice of the student court. Bigley graduated from Metro May 17.

Nicholas said Haney is a member of Metro's debate team and a law school aspirant. She started as a summer intern

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"(Haney) is a really hard -worker and real­ly cares about what sh~ does."

within the student government. "(Haney) is a really hard worker and

really cares about what she does," Nicholas said.

Bigley said she will work with Metro political science professor Kelley Daniel, a Democrat, on his bid for the statehouse this November. She said she'll take the Law School Admission Test in September and then apply to law schools. Bigley said she won't start law school until fall 1999, so she can take some time off.

"I've done everything by the book, and I'm just over it," Bigley said.

Attorney general: Kerrie Dallman, formerly chair of Metro's Election Commission, will serve as Metro student government's first attorney general.

The position was created in the new student government constitution, approved by the April election.

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for Student Legal Services on June 3, according Jeanne Groves, a staff assistant in the office.

The chief justice oversees the student Judicial Board and mediates disputes

The job description, written by Bigley, states the attorney general is to serve as the legal aide to the student gov­ernment and work with students who have legal matters to bring before the student court.

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being neglected," Boden said 38 years ago, Ron Viesti, a hearing­

impaired Metro sophomore, was born with a 93 percent hearing loss. His moth­er had contracted the German Measles during her pregnancy with him, which caused his deafness, he said.

Viesti describes his experience at Metro as positive and enjoyable.

The services that Metro provides are satisfactory but progress can be slow, and Metro could better serve hearing impaired students by using more visual

aids in teaching and to accommodate stu­dents that may need a more fluent inter­preter, he said.

"Deaf students have lo rely on visual memory, where most other students use their auditory memory. For example, if the movies in my classes were closed captioned, I would get more out of it because it takes longer to sign a message rather than speak it, so interpreters have to abbreviate their translations," Viesti said

"Most of the students are satisfied with their interpreters yet there are stu­dents that are unhappy with some inter-

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Sign language is very difficult to master and the ability to interpret requires great skill and knowledge of the lan­guage, he said.

Along with the the skill needed for signing, individual signing accents can be a barrier for students.

"Everyone has lheir own individual style in signing and sometimes some interpreters are hard to understand or they sometimes don't understand what I'm saying," said Amada Wright, a hearing­impaired Metro senior.

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_18 The_Metropolifa_. n Ju ___ ne5, 1998 __ (ALENDAR Clubs and organizations get free space in The Met

The calendar page in The Metropolitan is provided to the Metro and Auraria community free of charge.

The Metropolitan invites clubs, orga­nizations, groups or departmems to submit calendar items to be listed on this page.

Calendar items are selected on a space available basis. Items pertaining to Metro events/meetings have priority, other events/meetings taking place at Auraria are next in line and if space allows, we will include off-campus events/meetings.

To submit an item to the calendar,

please list the event/meeting name, date, time, place, the organization sponsoring the event, as well as a contact name. It is helpful to also add a sentence or two describing the event/meeting and what makes it attractive to the campus commu­nity. (For example: Student Government Meeting: Get involved with student gov­ernment every Thursday 3:30 -5:30 p.m. in the Senate Chambers, Tivoli 329. Contact Gabriel Hermelin, vice president for Communications for more informa­tion. 556-2797. or Faculty Upside Down:

See your favorite professors out of their natural setting. 11 :00 a.m., The Daily Grind, Tivoli, 556-2595).

We have calendar forms available in our office for your use or you can submit items in typed form following the afore­mentioned structure. Please make sure to include a contact name and phone number so we may call you if we have questions Qr need clarification.

Events/meetings that are on-going may also be listed in each week's calen­dar. However, if space is limited these

Dates of Publication All Dates are Fridays

items may not appear every week or every day. (For example: AA Meetings Wednesdays from I :30 - 2:30 p.m. and Thursdays from noon - 12:50 p.m. Auraria Library Room 205.)

The deadline to submit calendar items is Friday at 5 p.m. Each week the calendar begins with the date of the issue and ends the day before the next issue or when the space is filled.

The dates of publication for The Metropolitan for summer and fall 1998 and spring 1999 are listed below.

Fall 1998 Summer 1998

July 3 July 31 Spring 1999

August 21 August 28 September 4 September 11 September 18 September 25 October 2

October 9 October 16 October 23 October 30

November 6 November 13 November 20

December 4

January 22 January 29 February 5 February 12 February 19 February 26 March 5

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Tri-Institutional legal Services is a student-fee funded program that serves registered students from The Metropolitan State College of Denver, University of Colorado at Denver and Community College of Denver. The program is staffed by a licensed attorney, one Paralegal and Paralegal interns who assist stu­dents with landlord-tenant problems, criminal prosecutions, traffic/DUI cases, and family/domestic issues. Specifically, the attorney engages in a problem­sotving process with the student to develop and explore various legal strategies and options. If a case requires legal representation and/or is beyond the expertise of the program's attorney, appropriate referrals will be made to attorneys specializing in area of need. Because the prosr•m's budset only •llows for JO hours per week of the •ttorney's time, it is necCSMry to contact our staff to ensure •n office visit or phone interview.

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In celebration of the grand opening of The Center for the Visual Arts at its new location in LoDo, we are pleased to present

HIS PRINT WORK

JUNE 12 - AUGUST II, 1998

The exhibition includes work being toured by Exhibits USA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance, and works on loan from the Denver A rt Museum and private collectors.

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Many thanks to our sponsors JFM Foundation, Bank of Cherry Creek, II Fornaio and A.B. Hirschfeld Press, Inc., for their generous support.

A private opening reception will be held for members of the Center. Please contact the Center for membership information.

THE METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE of DENVER

Center for the Visual Arts • 1734 Wazee St. • 303-294-5207

Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.; First Fridays until 9 p.m

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