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Iraq's parliament in session. The parliament voted to reject the U.N. resolution on weapons inspection and compliance Nov. 12.

Iraq votes not to comply Unanimously approved U.N. resolution sought, U.S. officials maintained that it gives the

president the authority to strike Iraq if it does not disarm. shot down by Iraqi parliament "One way or another ... Iraq will be dis­armed," John D. Negroponte, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told The Washington Post by Marcus Mrowka

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WASHINGTON - Iraq's parliament voted Nov. 12 to reject the United Nations Security Council's unanimously approved resolution with specific guidelines to disarm lraq of weapons of mass destruction.

Saddam Hussein

The vote by Iraq's parliament is a recommen­dation to the Revolutionary Council, which is Iraq's highest authority and is led by Saddam Hussein, accord­ing to CNN.com.

The resolution marked the latest step in President George W. Bush's campaign against Hussein. The resolution

warned Hussein that he must stop his weapons programs or face "serious consequences" that would lead to a military conflict between the United States and Iraq.

The 15 to zero vote was a clear victory for the Bush administration, which spent over eight weeks persuading the nations on the Security Council to support the resolution. The administra­tion has spent many hours trying to negotiate with the demands of countries on the Council, includ­ing France and Russia, while still calling for mil­itary action if Iraq does not obey the mandates listed in the resolution.

The administration was also victorious in per-

suading Syria to vote for the resolution. Syria, a neighboring Arab country of lraq, had said it would not back the resolution up until the final minutes before the vote. It was finally persuaded after being guaranteed by sources that the resolu­tion would not give the United States a blank check to go to war with Iraq.

The resolution calls for the return of weapons inspectors back into Iraq to renew inspections that ended when they withdrew from the country in 1998. Under the new mandate, the inspectors have the authority to demand "immediate, unim­peded, unconditional, and unrestricted access" to any site, including eight presidential compounds that they could inspect without notice.

Iraq is required to confirm within seven days whether it intends to comply. It also has 23 days to provide a "currently accurate, full and com­plete declaration" of the status of its civilian and

after the vote. "This resolution doesn't constrain any mem­

ber state from acting to defend itself against the thteat posed by Iraq," he said.

The resolution has preserved die three main elements that the Bush administration initially sought: it finds Iraq in "material breach" of its dis­armament requirements; defines Iraq's obliga­tions; and threatens ·'serious consequences" if Iraq fails to comply.

Countries like France and Russia, who are opposed to U.S. military action in Iraq, hope that the resolution will lessen the likelihood of war and will give the United Nations control over the situation instead of the United States.

Unconfinned reports from senior Arab offi­cials indicate that Hussein intends to comply with the resolution - possibly eliminating the thteat

f One way or another. . . Iraq will be disarmed. '

-John D. Negroponte, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations

military biological, chemical and nuclear pro­grams.

The inspectors will have up to 45 days to begin their inspections, and 60 additional days to report to the council.

Although the resolution falls short of the level of military force that the United States initially

of war between Iraq and the United States. Senior Bush administration officials remain

skeptical on Hussein's apparent embrace of the resolution, though, and have been urging the global community to keep support of the resolu­tion strong.

Hussein bas until Friday to respond to the U.N. resolution.

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News Briefs

Free skiing/ snowshoe seminar

The Auraria Rock Crawlers Outdoor Adventure Club is sponsoring a free cross­country skiing/ snowshoe seminar Dec. 3. Two experienced professionals from REI will present the one-hour seminar on basic techniques. The seminar will take place from noon to 1 p.m. at the club's general member­ship meeting in Tivoli 329. There is a maxi­mum 50-person occupancy in die room, so RSVP early at rsvp@rockcrawlers.org.

Women's studies to hold book sale

The Institute for Women's Studies and Services will hold a book sale Nov. 13-14. The books range in price from a nickel to $5, and include autobiographies, history, fiction. non-fiction, children 's books, poetry, women's issues and many more. The sale will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at I 033 9th St. Park.

Open house to show computer innovations

The Combined Computer Access Center is hosting an open house. The public is invit­ed to see the latest innovations that allow people wiili disabilities to use computers. The event will also feature Tactile Art by Robert Underhill. Refreshments will be served. The open house takes place on Nov. 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Extra help for those who need it

Billi Mavromatis presents "Sex for Dummies," a presentation based on the book by Dr. Ruth. It will be a fun, enlightening educational approach to a popular subject. Everyone who attends will receive Dr. Ruth's book. The presentation will take place Nov. 21 , I 0 to 11 :30 a.m. in Tivoli 320. Seating is limited, so sign up by calling Billi Mavromatis at (303) 556-3878.

Open SGA position Metro's Student Government Assembly

has an open position: Vice President of Student Affairs. To apply for the position or to learn more about it, stop by the SGA office in Tivoli 307, call (303) 556-3312 or go online at www.ms~d.edu/-s~al.

Student newscast on cable television

Met On-Air has produced a student newscast Met Report focusing on campus­related news and sports. You can watch the newscast weekdays on Denver cable channel 54 at 8 a.m., noon and 4 p.m., or log on to

http://themetonair.mscd.edu. Met On-Air is a video news program that

reports on campus events and publishes these stories over the Internet to allow wider access for its viewers.

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CEO gives pointers to students by Megan Ehlers The Metropolitan

It was through a college job that Gregg Marshall found the inspiration to start SYGMA, a nationwide network of food distribution facilities. Marshall, founder, chairman and CEO of SYGMA, spoke to the Metro's Financial Club the evening of Nov. 12.

SYGMA specializes in supplying food and other supplies to chain restaurants, including Wendy's. It is a subsidiary of SYSCO Corporation, a Fortune 500 company.

Marshall was born in Denver and attended Wh!lllt Ridge High School. He went to college. at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. He was a poor college student, he said, and therefore took a job at a food distribution company.

"That company did exactly what SYGMA does today," Marshall said. He worked in the frozen warehouse in minus seven degree tempera­tures.

During the second semester of his junior year, Marshall ran out of money and had to stop school for a nine-month stretch. He drove a truck during this time, he said, and took some night classes at the University of Colorado at Denver.

"I don't think any of them were business classes," he said. "I think they were English class­es."

Marshall completed his bachelor's degree and decided he wanted to go to law school. He applied and was accepted. He also got married right out of college.

"I was tired, poor and in debt," he said. He asked the law school for deferred admission so he could take a break.

He went back to work for the food distribution company and realized he really liked it. The way the company was set up, he said, was that there was one big boss above everyone else on the lower tiers. He saw room for a position between the boss and everyone else. As an English major, though, he did not have the business skills needed to do the job he envisioned, so he went back to school at the University of Denver to get his M.B.A.

Marshall worked as a credit manager, then moved into sales. When he was 28, he went to work at Noble Food Services, now Noble/SYSCO Food Services Co., then to Leprino Foods. At Leprino, he raised sales from $100 million to $500 million in seven years, which attracted the atten-

by Joshua Lawton - The Metropolitan ~ MarWll ~at a meeting af Metro's Finance Cllb Nov. 12. Marshall, fouider, chainnan and CEO Of SYGMA, 1S a Colorado native and once took classes at CU- Denver.

tion of SYSCO. The food service industry is divided into two

parts: Food prepared at home and food eaten away from home. Grocery stores fall into the former cat­egory, while restaurants, airplane food, prison food, school cafeteria food, etc., make up the lat­ter.

In 1984, Marshall said, 60 percent of money spent on food was on prepared at home food, with 40 percent spent on eaten out food. In 2000, the lines crossed, with more money being spent eating out than at home.

Marshall listed reasons for this, like lack of time, more people using cars and more women in the workplace.

"We're now in our second generation of peo­ple who don't know how to cook, which is good," Marshall said.

Big chain restaurants, like Wendy's, used to avoid distributors like SYSCO, Marshall said. SYSCO grew by acquiring little companies around the country, like Noble, and then letting them keep their own operating systems. Big chains

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Tivoli renovation to start in spring by John A.Crane The Metropolitan

Tivoli renovation is set to begin by late spring 2003.

The renovation project., which has been in the planning stage since late spring 2000, will be fund­ed by student bond fees voted on and approved by students in the fall of 1999.

''Ultimately, we will float some new bonds," said Barbara Weiske, director of the Tivoli. Student bond fees range from a minimum of $36

school hours, while some of it will be done after hours, Kelley said.

"We'll need people's patience," Weiske said. Exterior renovation will be most visible to stu­dents.

Construction Management General Contractors will oversee Tivoli construction and Slaterpaull Associates will oversee engineers and architects. J.E. Jacobs, a project management

company, will oversee both parts of the renova­tion.

Tivoli 's exterior, such as deteriorating win-

for ode to three credit hours to a $73 maximum for 12 to 18 credit hours.

'Our whole focus is to restore Auraria's chief

financial officer will go to the bond market to see if investors will help finance the project,

historical design.' - Barbara Weiske, director of the Tivoli

Weiske said. Weiske said she estimates the reno­vation will take two to three years and will cost between $15 million and $20 million. No funds fromAuraria Higher Education Center or the state will be used for the renovation.

"It (the project) will take 10 to 12 years if we rely on student fees alone," Weiske said.

Parts of the renovation will be done during

dows, crumbling brick and the roof, will be the focus of the renovation, said Jim Kelley, AHEC director of facilities management. Heating, cool­ing and fire alarm systems will be upgraded, as well.

"Our whole focus is to restore historical design," Weiske said.

Before construction begins, sections of win-

dows, bricks and mechanical systems such as heat­ing and cooling will be evaluated to determine extent., cost and long-term cost-effectiveness of renovation, Weiske said.

Brick has become soft and the mechanical systems are not working as well as they used to, Kelley said.

Wood around the windows on the east side of the building dates back to 1884, Weiske said. That

wood cannot be repaired because it is disintegrat­ing. In order to preserve historical character, added wood will be structured so it retains the old wood's pattern, Weiske said.

The purpose is to make them appear "like they've been fixed, instead of replaced," Weiske said.

A central heating system i$ a possibility as well, Weiske said. The Tivoli currently has several heating units placed on each floor of the building. Such a system is labor-intensive to maintain, Weiske said. As soon as one broken unit is repaired, another one needs fixing.

The Tivoli was an empty brewery before it became a shopping center in 1984. The interior was renovated in 1991. The Plaza Building was the student union until 1994, when the shopping center was converted into the Tivoli Student Union. The remodeling cost about $6 million.

Police Briefs

Maybe the thief has the same eyesight exactly?

A Metro student reported a theft at 3 p .m. on Oct. 31 in the Recreation Building.

Stolen: Armani prescription eye­glasses: $200; North Face backpack: $48; Men's leather wallet: $20; U.S. cur­rency : $10; Two textbooks: $55; Visa credit card; Abercrombie and Fitch jack­et: $140; Cellular phone: S 150; assorted personal ID cards.

Police have no suspects or leads at this time.

TOTAL LOSS: $615.

Don't trespass so darned fast

A homeless man was jailed on Nov. 8 at an unspecified time for trespassing by West Classroom.

Alcohol on a college campus?

A Denver man, with no campus affil­iation, was arrested for possession of alcohol on Nov. 8 at 2:46 p.m. on cam­pus at an unknown location.

The man had warrants for theft of public transportation and traffic viola­tions.

Assault isn't something you put on your eggs

A University of Colorado at Denver student was written up for assault on Nov. 8 at 11 :35 a.m. at the 900 block of Curtis, on campus.

No charges were filed, and the case was dropped.

Bye-cycle A Metro employee reported a bicycle

stolen on Nov. 11 at 3:50 p.m. from the southeast side of the Tivoli.

Police have no leads at this time. STOLEN: Giant XTC SE l mountain

bike: $ 1,500; Cable lock: $20. TOTAL LOSS: $1,520.

Tip o' the week: Police will impound your bike if you

attach it to a railing or anything other than a bike rack.

Be sure your bike is affixed to some­thing permanent.

In New York, criminals will take out the bolts from the base of street sign­posts.

When someone attaches a bike that they like to the post, they merely lift the post up past the lock, slide the bike out, and put the post back in place.

It takes about five seconds. Also, park your bike in heavily-trav­

eled areas - more people are likely to see someone trying to steal your bike.

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by John R.Crane The Metropolitan

Over 1,000 Auraria students have tested positive for tuberculosis.

That is 42.6 percent of 2,504 students who were skin-tested for free Oct. 14 to Nov. 7.

Such a number ( 1,066) is consistent with national statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, said Stephen Monaco, director of Auraria Health Center.

Monaco said he was prepared for 40 to 45 percent to test positive.

However, "those numbers are preliminary," M0naco said, " we are still counting."

A tuberculosis task force was formed after three students tested positive for the disease two years ago.

The mandatory testing of foreign students is the first phase of a wider campus effort to contain the disease. Other students could vol­untarily get tested, if they chose.

Monaco said he will meet with the Auraria Executive Committee this spring to consider mandatory testing for other high-risk groups. Those include students, staff and faculty who travel abroad, work in health or dental care and those with a weakened immune system from cancer, kidney failure or HIV.

"It's the only way to get masses of people tested," Monaco said. "It's the only way to decrease disease potential in a campus commu­nity such as this one. Voluntary compliance does not work."

Roughly two-thirds of those who tested positive declined to take medication to vastly reduce the risk of the latent TB becoming active. Out of those tested, seven showed signs. of previously having active TB, and four showed early signs of active TB during chest x­rays, Monaco said. Saliva tests on three of those four turned up negative, and one is unde­termined. All four are on medication.

Those who tested negative will be re-tested every fall, Monaco said.

The medication used to treat TB, lsoniazid, has side effects such as medicine-induced hep­atitis, fatigue and anorexia. Chances of con­tracting medicine-induced hepatitis varies with age, from zero percent for those under 20 to a maximum of2.3 percent for those aged 50-64.

Among those with latent TB who do not take medication, their chances of becoming active are contingent upon age, as well. Those aged 20 and under have a 12 percent chance, with chances decreasing for those older, due to less time to develop it, said Martha Eaton, AHC clinical supervisor. Those who take the medica­tion reduce their chances of becoming active to less than 2 percent.

Heidi Hill, University of Colorado at Denver senior, said she is not worried about having students on campus with TB.

Hill said she was vaccinated for TB in California two years ago before a trip to India. However, she said other people need to be test­ed, as well.

"What about travelers?" Hill said. "They could have it. The second phase (of testing) will make me feel better."

Mike Matulonis, Auraria Higher Ed~cation Center employee, said the health center should do more to let students know about tests and TB risks.

"They (the health center) might want to put it on the website and in e-mails," Matulonis said.

Matulonis said he was concerned Auraria has "such a large population on campus that's foreign."

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Ramadan brings fasting, education by Louisa Ogle

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(U-WIRE) TAMPA, Fla. The fast of Ramadan began last week for Muslims with not only sacrifices, but also the intention to educate University of South Florida stu­dents about their religion.

The 30-day religious observance began last week at the same time as Islamic Awareness Week, and Muslim organizations used the two events to change misconcep­tions some people may have about Muslims.

Besides educating colleagues, the Ramadan fast, a 30-day period when Muslims do not eat or drink during daylight hours and abstain from sexual activities, was a time for the Muslim Student Association and Sisters United Muslim Association to unite, said Amal Kurdi, pres­ident of SUMA.

"It's nice to know we're all there for the same purpose," Kurdi, said. "We pray together, and it brings us a feeling of togetherness."

During Ramadan, Muslims can eat a morning meal if they wake up before dawn. Then every evening Muslims break the fast by eating a meal. This is called " iftar."

Some choose to gather at a mosque in the area, which holds an evening meal for the community every night during Ramadan. Others choose to break the fast at home with family or friends.

Kurdi said that during Ramadan she spends more time than usual reading the Koran, the Muslims' Islamic holy book, and praying. She said the extra worship during the month keeps her going for another year.

"It's a time to get closer to God," Kurdi said.

"It's a period of atonement," said Rose Munoz, president of MSA and vice presi­dent of SUMA. "I think of my life and God more during the day than I usually do."

Munoz also said that fasting is not pun­ishment. Rather, it shows obedience to an order in the Koran.

Although Ramadan has occurred at the same time each year, the nationwide recog­nition of Islam Awareness Month was moved several years ago from November to February. Since then, USF's Muslim organ­izations have celebrated a week in November in order to recognize Islamic Awareness once each semester.

In recognition of the religious event, Muslim student organizations spoke to stu­dents passing through the Bull Market and the breezeway near Cooper Hall to tell them about religious traditions in Islam. Members of both groups said they feel that others see Muslims as violent people since last year 's terrorist attacks.

" Islam itself means peace," said Kurdi. Kurdi added that people are wrong to

think Muslims oppress women. People who practice Islam, Kurdi said, don ' t rule what some may think of as Muslim countries.

Those governments enforce laws that require a woman to walk behind her hus­band at all times and to never be alone with any man except for her husband, even if it is her brother.

"That 's governments and politics, not religion," Kurdi said. She added that Islam gave rights to women in other countries, such as the ability to vote or keep their last name, long before Western countries did.

Another reason some people may assume Muslim women are treated differ­ently are the head coverings they wear, the " Hijab." Kurdi said she likes wearing the garment because it immediately identi fies her as a Muslim.

"No one makes us wear the Hijab,"

Kurdi said. "It 's an individual choice." Kurdi said Muslim women choose to

wear the Hijab because it is a command­ment in the Koran, and because wearing it shows modesty and respect.

The groups also focused on telling stu­dents about their perspectives on social issues, such as abortion or alcohol use. SUMA spent Tuesday showing the multi­cultural side of Islam. They wore cultural

'It's nice to know we're all there for the same purpose. We pray together, and it brings us a feeling of togetherness.'

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"It also allows us to resist pressures to conform to styles," Kurdi said.

" It shows that there's more to a person than appearance ."

clothing and had food from other countries. "Muslims aren't just Arabs , they're

from all over the world," said Munoz. Wednesday was the first day of

Ramadan, so both organizations spent the afternoon talking about Ramadan.

They spent Thursday talking about the "wounds of the Muslim world," such as the massacres in India and Palestine.

And throughout the week they passed out pamphlets about Islam describing the misunderstood concepts about the religion. They also distributed free Korans.

Both groups held meetings, and had an open prayer where anyone could partici­pate.

"Ignorance will always lead to prob­lems," said Hassan Sultan, a me.mber of the Muslim Student Association.

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"We wanted to make ourselves available for people to ask questions," Kurdi said.

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Hackey-sack-ing

by Shannon Davidson - The Metropolitan

Hung Huynh attempts a kick while Linh Nguyen looks on outside South Classroom Nov. 12. A group of stu­dents can be seen playing "Chinese Hackey-Sack" on any nice afternoon in the South Classroom courtyard

Glover to bring world HIV/AIDS awareness to campus

by Andrea Scott The Metropolitan

Danny Glover, international human rights activist and actor, will appear on the Auraria campus Nov. 14. Glover will speak about the ever-growing HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America.

Glover 's lecture will take place from l p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Tivoli Tumhalle as part of the TransAfrica Forum, a national nonprofit organization. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer ses-

sion. Joining

Glover is Bill Fletcher, chief executive offi­cer of the TransAfrica Forum, lectur-ing on the issues sur-rounding g lob­alization. Fletcher will speak from l 0

a. m. to 11 : 15 a.m. in the St. Cajetan 's Center. Bill Fletcher, Jr., president of the TransAfrica Forum, will also give a lecture geared towards campus classes.

Sponsoring this event is Metro's Student Activities along the Metro African American Studies department, the University of Colorado at Denver Office of Student Life and the Health Center at Auraria.

For many years, the TransAfrica Forum has worked to educate the general public on issues concerning U.S. policy and how it affects Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America. Currently, Africa holds the highest

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rate of HIV I AIDS infection, and the Caribbean has the second highest rate.

The estimated number of those infected in the Caribbean is close to a half million, or one in every 50 people. According to UNAIDS, 2.3 million people died of HIV­related illnesses in Africa in 2001.

Estimates from the agency show that the continent has buried three-quarters of the more than 20 million people who have died of AIDS worldwide. The TransAfrica Forum is bringing light to these issues along with many others concerning these regions.

The organization also provides educa­tional programs such as the International Affairs Program, which recruits and trains African Americans preparing for interna­tional careers.

The TransAfrica Forum created Foreign Policy Dialogues and Conferences for the purpose of improving American understand­ing of policies of African descent globally. The organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C. , and also boasts an intern­ship program.

The Metro Student Activities department wanted to bring this issue to the campus because they fee l it is a significant topic in today's world.

"More often than not, international and global issues get lost in our consciousness," said Zav, president of Metro Student Activities.

"It's important to constantly remind stu­dents that what happens on the other side of the world does and will effect us. Danny Glover is very passionate about these issues and wants to bring attention to them."

All lectures are open to the public but seating is limited, so everyone wishing to attend must get there early.

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want everything the same in their restaurants across the country, so they did not want to deal with SYSCO's many different supply centers doing everything differently.

"Denver would be different from Salt Lake City," Marshall said. "They didn't like that."

SYSCO decided not to ignore the big chains. They asked Marshall to come to SYSCO and start a company to supply big chain restaurants. This is how SYGMA was born.

Marshall started SYGMA in the study of his house, located in the Columbine area of Littleton. He hired a small staff. all with a track record in busi­ness, and they set out to invent a company.

"We started with a total blank sheet of paper and almost unlimited funds," Marshall said. "It makes it almost hard."

They decided to perform a unique function for big food chains, like Wendy's, for example. Each Wendy's in the early 1980's had an average of 12

deliveries per week. They had deliveries from the meat guy, the dairy guy, the produce guy, the chem­ical guy, the paper guy, and any number of other services several times each week. The restaurant had to deal with eight or so different companies, 12 deliveries and 12 invoices.

Marshall's group decided to simplify things. "We decided 'Let's build a capability where we

can be the only supplier to that Wendy's,"' he said. SYSCO now supplies Wendy's and many other

clients with most of their supply needs, like meat, produce, janitorial supplies, office supplies, and others.

The most important thing in getting the compa­ny started, Marshall said. was that everyone involved needed to have the same vision.

SYGMA has 13 distribution centers across the country and two administrative offices in Columbus, Ohio, and Denver. They have plans to open two more distribution centers in Toronto, Canada, and Denver.

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Gun control • 1s necessary

There is one issue in America today that is not such an issue in other countries. Gun con­trol. The United States annually reports over eleven-thousand deaths caused by guns, far out numbering any other civilized country in the world. I recently had the opportunity to see

Josh Pacheco

Michael Moore's new documentary, Bowling for Columbine, this movie does a great job touching on many sensi­tive issues relating to gun control. Issues ranging from the tragedy at Columbine H.S. to the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Recently, the infa-mous "sniper shootings"

have given momentum to an already heated debate as to whether we, as Americans, should keep tighter rains on our gun control laws. As everybody knows, the Second Amendment in the constitution gives every American the right to arms, but how far should we take it?

In Moore's documentary, the NRA's President, Charlton Heston, constantly reminds Mr. Moore that it is every American's right to carry a weapon. I am not challenging this. Of course, the Constitution gives the right to bear arms. Rather I am just asking: If lawmakers and American citizens should take an extra look at the culture today, and wonder if guns and gun violence is too prevalent in today's society?

In the year 2000, The United States saw over eleven-thousand violent gun related deaths. In comparison, countries such as Canada, there was only thirty deaths, and, in Great Britain, where there was just over a hun­dred deaths. In fact, there is no country that even comes close to the violent gun crime rate that there is in the United States. What, then, makes America so much more violent? Could it be violent video games or movies?

No, other countries display the same amount of violent video games and movies as us. How about the number of guns in the home? Nope, Canada is known for its hunting and has just as many guns per home as the U.S.

Judging from the statistics, there is no rea­son why the U.S. should have higher violent gun rates. But the simple fact is that we do have quite a problem here, and, regardless of whether it is our right to have a gun, we need to ask ourselves: Should we have this right?

I mean, common sense would say that if there were no guns available, then, obviously the gun crime rate would decrease. The prob­lem is not that we don't want to give up our rights, the problem's that there we are not will­ing to sacrifice our guns for a cause that could save lives.

There is little reason to have a gun in the home. In cases of all home intruders in the U.S., only 2% used a gun to ward of the intrud­er. The cost much out-weighs the benefit . This is because a gun in the home is 22 more times likely to kill a family member than an intruder.

Really, this is not a question of if it is a right to bear arms, we all know that it is our right, rather it is a question if that right benefits our family's and our lives? There will always be those who will refuse to look at the statistics, but, for those who will consider them, please consider that maybe it is not the best idea to own a gun.

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Don't be tardy, kids Dear Editor:

Parking always has been and always will be a problem - everywhere. Colleges and universi­ties, stadia, airports. Plan differently. Leave ear­lier.

Carpool. Spend the eve at the Executive Tower or under a nearby viaduct.Look at other ways to get here. But be on time.

Late students are disruptive, miss informa­tion, and very often have other course disci­pline problems, whine and whine, and foist excuses ad nauseam.

I chartered a freshman drawing class last spring. There were 18 students. Sixteen weeks, 32 class days, and throughout the term, 90 times the door was opened and closed after I had begun my demonstrations and critiques.

Just be on time, kids. Craig Marshall Smith Professor of Art

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"Screw oil. Screw Israel. Screw women. Screw history. Screw knowledge. Screw coherent thought. Screw yourself."

-Brian P. Reed. The Metropolitan. November 7, 2002.

Brian P. Reed: Our inhouse shock jock, or simply a mouthy imbecile?

I am shocked that the gadfly has not yet been put into check by the editing staff.

How dare he, for sake of comedy, cynicism, or simple stimulation, invoke the memory of the attack in his piecemeal commentary. The "three thousand plus" that he so calously refers to deserve more respect than to be memorialized by this half-wit in his scattershot diatribe.

I am aware that professional comedians have since referred to the attacks in a joking manner. The Onion has many times toed the line between tasteful and vulgar, but Mr. Reed has overstepped

these bounds. Hell, that's his schtick. Any self­respecting publication would yank him from its pages. That is, unless that publication wished to gain notoriety through infamy. I would hope our school newspaper would like to build a readership through reliability.

Who wants a school newspaper that makes its students look like a babbling set ofloose cannons?

"Point: Evil is evil. Saddam Hussein is a man. Evil must be eradicate<l. Evil is "heathen-like." Thus, a "heathen-like" man who is evil, must be eradicated. A bullet through the eyes, is apropos."

Pseud I've seen better logic scribbled on stall doors.

If the gadfly is a persona, and the author wish­es to hide under that cowardly umbrella, I hope the editiorial staff is able to stand up to him. Do the right thing. Pull it.

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Coming Out to Dad Jennifer Blair is a newly transitioning male

to female transsexual, who is a student at Metro and a budding writer. From time to time we will print her writings about her experience. If you have any feedback for Jennifer, please respond

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directly to Estrojenn@msn.com

I had a dilemma. had started transitioning over 9 months ago and had been living full time in my chosen gender role for about 4 months. At age 50 I was very fortunate to have been able to quit my job of 15 yrs prior to tran-sitioning, so work wasn't

an issue As part of my real life experience I had enrolled in college and was talcing a few classes in preparation for applying to graduate school in the next year or so. Transitioning involves many challenges and hurdles, all of which l had been able to successfully conquer up until now. How do I tell my father?

My parents, who I am very close to, live in Florida and I live in Colorado. Both my mother and my father are in their late 70's and 1 hadn't seen them in a few years. It was very important to me to see them while I still had the opportuni­ty. I had told all of my family members except Dad. Although my mother was a bit confused over the whole idea, she and my siblings had been very understanding and accepting of my choice. But when I brought up the idea of corn­ing out to my father, the vote amongst my fami­ly was unanimous "DON'T DO IT!"

My father was strict to a fault and ruled his roo~t with an iron fist. He was a "Mans Man" and placed a very high value on living up to the unspoken code of conduct appropriate to the male gender. Throughout my childhood he had

made a concerted effort to see to it that I carried on the time-honored tradition of being "Manly." 1 had to agree with my family members that he was probably the last person on earth that would find my decision acceptable. My mother believed that at his age it could quite literally kill him. lfit didn't kill him, he would surely disown me. My Mom suggested that I just try to pretend to be a boy for the week that I hoped to visit and let it go at that Unfortunately I'd had ALL of my body and facial hair permanently removed with lasers and my now shoulder length hair put the finishing touches on what was now an unmistak-

For their 50-year-old son to

merely show up at the air­

port as their daughter was

not even a consideration.

ably feminine appearance. Although I would have been willing to try to pretend to be a boy on his behalf, that was no longer a realistic option.

Although I was pretty sure I knew what she would say, I made an appointment with my psy­chologist to discuss the matter. She agreed that it really boiled down to only two possible options. I could keep my secret, as I had for most of my adult life and never see my parents again, or roll the dice and hope for the best. As l had suspect­ed these were the only two possibilities. For their 50-year-old son to merely show up at the airport as their daughter was not even a consideration. The latter would certainty result in a very emo­tional and regretfully ugly scene. More phone

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calls to my mother and siblings only strength­ened their resolve to dissuade me from telling my father.

I spent weeks agonizing over this dilemma, but to no avail. Over the last few months I had grown quite accustomed to explaining to friends and acquaintances that I was a transsexual in transition. For the most part this was no longer a choice but an obligation. When one shows up for their dentist appointment or sees an old friend at the grocery store wearing as skirt and blouse, an explanation is generally forthcoming. I had also grown accustomed to finding myself favorably surprised by most of the responses. In spite of all of my fears and internalized transphobia, most of these encounters turned out to be non-events! Once over the initial shock, most people responded with compassion and respect for my choice along with a genuine admiration for my courage, but then there was Dad.

I still have no idea what came over me that day; I certainly had not planned on bringing the subject up. While chatting with my parents on the phone, 1 said, "Dad I have something I need to tell you and you might want to sit down for this." My mother who already knew must have been at the brink of cardiac arrest at this point. "You' re going to get married?" "Not exactly Dad." "You're moving to Florida?" "Come on Dad you know I hate hot weather." "Well then what is it?" About this time all I could think about was that baby picture they treasured- the one of me holding a football.

Over the course of the next 20 minutes I calmly and dispassionately explained the deep, dark secret that I had carried with me over the course of the last 4o+ years right down to the details of living full time as a woman and my hormone therapy. After I was done I took a long breath and waited for a response. Anticipating a full on nuclear meltdown I was shocked to hear my father respond with equal impassivity and begin to ask a series of honest and genuinely sin­cere questions. Having gotten used to this drill by now I spent the next 45 minutes giving the usual course in transgender 10 I.

When we were done 1 gave a huge sigh of relief (along with my mother I'm sure). A moment that I had dreaded for so many years had come to a favorable conclusion. Within a matter of days BOTH of my parents were calling me Jennifer and referring to me as their daughter. I couldn' t believe it-Dad had accepted me! Needless to say the rest of my family was as shocked and amazed as I was. My greatest fear had turned out to be a non-event.

In retrospect it wasn't a non-event, it was actually quite eventful. Growing up, 1 often suf­fered the brunt of my father's unpredictable and sometimes violent temper. 1 had spent most of my life fearing my father. This may sound cruel, but up until that day I had never loved my father, let alone respected him. Through the simple act of accepting me as my true self, compassionate­ly and without reservation, he had earned my love and my respect. Thank you Dad. I LOVE YOU.

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Remember, Razmov, that women. chil­dren and revolutionaries hate irony, which is the negation of all saving instincts, of all faith, of all devotion or all action.

-Joseph Conrad, 1911 Under Western Eyes

Happenstance is a truly good potato chip. Why not divine (no typo, just meant as purely intervention) ourselves on choco­late? Let it be served! In-house "shock­jack"? Verily, I'm amused. Please, continue and amaze me. You appear before me, akin to the vast, divergent grave of your rotted-out head; albeit the un-seem­ingly-yet knowlingly- "thing" that poses the utmost quandry between life and death. That, which propels your appetite and spirit into nothing and makes you come to form.

How are we real? Pain, amusement, 35 mm negatives,

singers and (Gee! is not it scary) et. al. Listen my friend, besides smoking and

poeisis, we are just a bunch of monkeys. Nothing like space filler than . .. Write a couple of sentences, he said. The difference between black and non-

black is grey, even when there are 96 choices. Or, perhaps, "military grey. "

I've lost my place, so tickle me pink. "Mauvelous" is a color? (it's not even a word, yet). Ah! The color wheel and me, being only 85 according to Oprah (i.e. I'd be 105 if I did not have 3 dogs and Dr. Phil). Hey Marty, I need carpet! If it is not there by 6 a.m. , its free! ... Andrew needs to explode!

My new residue to posit (like a bird) upon your heads is that I believe the great­est U.S. Presidents of the twentieth century were: Wilson, F.D.R. Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Clinton. Why, you ask? They all got caught, screwing something.

But, yet again, devil-like, I digress ... Did you know that only 37% from the

City and County of Denver showed up to vote? Why? you may or not may ask? I'll tell you why. If the "non-voting" majority (i.e. the other, approximately, 63% of those who did not vote) had been given a viable alternative to either the horse 's ass or a rugged, yet stupid, trunk-like serpent, they would have given a shit.

There was no difference or purpose .. Revolutions are not improvised. They

are not made at will by individuals. They are independent, unforseen, atemporal and . . . they are lying in wait.

You little "peace-niks" need not be worried to look over your shoulder (I've got your back). Really, I'm a nice guy .. kind o' .. . a Ghandi with a gun with an unending army of babbling loose cannons.

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Bino Ghebrehawariat is a international student in his first semester at Netro. Bino is a citizen af Sweden but was born in Ethiopia, as his family decided to leave Ethiopia because af the war destroying the country. He Hkes the future af his education in the U.S.

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Birthday: Oct. 9, 1981 Age: 21 Family: mother, father, 2 older brothers Birth country: Ethiopia Citizenship: Swedish Favorite movie: Glory Days with Denzel Washington Favorite food: mom's lasagna or Ethiopian food Favorite Restaurant: The Cheesecake Factory Favorite color: Beige Favorite place to visit: Spain Favorite Car: Cadillac Escalade Favorite Music: Hip hop and R&B Favorite Artist: Stevie Wonder

Well-traveled Bino lands in Denver International student studies American government at Metro learns American traditions like 21st birthday celebration

Sweden, where they stayed. His family consists of his mother, his

father and two older brothers. Bino is the youngest child, a "spoiled little brat," he said. In 1995 he went back to Ethiopia with his family for six weeks, which he said was nice. The family plans to go back this summer.

Here in Denver. Sino is a full-time stu­dent and works the front desk at Metro 's tutoring center in the St. Francis Center. He spends his free time hanging out with friends, going to movies, writ ing and "chasing girls of course." One thing he has been doing is learning how to drive. He never learned back at home because " in Sweden you don' t really need a car." He said that the subways and

Another big thing for Bino is movies. He has recently seen 8 Mile and 1 Spy .

8 Mile surprised him, he said, because he did not expect it to be very good. "Eminem is pretty talented. It was better than I expected."

1 Spy, with Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson, he loved.

"l recommend it for everybody." Bino is also into music.

by Jenni Grubbs The Metropolitan

Bino Ghebrehawariat is truly a man of the world.

Born in Ethiopia and raised in Greece and primarily Sweden, Bino speaks four lan­guages and has a well-stamped passport. He is currently an international student at Metro with an undeclared major, but he said he is strongly leaning toward journalism because he loves to write.

"I guess I can write about anything," he said, "especially if it is free writing about things that's going on in my mind. It's harder if I have to follow instructions."

Since he came to the United States, Bino has experienced two uniquely American events: the Fourth of July and his 21st birth­day.

The Fourth of July was exciting for him because it was the day he came to the United States.

"I landed in Baltimore and there were lots of big celebrations going on," he said. "It was pretty cool."

He did not expect his 21st birthday to be a big deal, though. "In Sweden, 18 is legally an adult and it's 20 to buy liquor," he said, "so I was not prepared for the celebration of 21."

But, a surprise party was thrown for him by his brother and his friends.

Bino lives with his older brother, Stefanos, which is the reason he wound up at Metro. He is taking a mixture of beginning courses including psychology, freshman com­position, American civilization and American national government, which he said is "really boring," but he is taking it

"I like everything," he said. "Hip hop, rap, R&B, some rock. some pop. You keep hearing it on the radio and it gets stuck in your head."

He said he likes Denver and the United States, so far, but it is a different atmosphere. " It 's really cold here and people here are real-

because "if I'm going to live in America, l should know about the government." 'It's really cold here and people are are

extroverted. People in Sweden see you like an alien if you say hi. Here every­

body days hi.'

He considers himself a very society-oriented per­son.

"I hate math and I'm not a science guy," he said. Yet he speaks four languages, with Swedish as his primary language. "I know every aspect of that language," he said. He also speaks fluent English and two Ethiopian languages, Tigrinia and Amarinia.

really

He has spent the vast majority of his life in Stockholm, which is the capital of Sweden. He was born in Ethiopia, but due to a civil war and political unrest, his family took up political refuge first in Greece and then in

- Bina Ghebrehawariat, Metro international student

buses are everywhere in Stockholm. "It's just expensive-gas, insurance, and the license is expensive." Now, Stefanos is teaching him on their Honda Accord, an automatic. Bino first tried a stick shift, but got frustrated with that.

ly extroverted," he said. "People in Sweden see you like an alien if you say hi. Here everybody says hi."

Bino said he is starting to say hi back.

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Atlas Metal and Iron, located at 318 Walnut, overcame a devastating flood to become a leadi Denver over the last 45 years.

enver Story & photos

by Shannon Davidson

•;ra Atlas Metal and Iron Corporation was incorporated in I 956 by Ben and Don Rosen. The company is the largest non­

ferrous scrap processor in the Rocky Mountain Region, with a particular strength in aluminum. The company's business also includes wire tolling, brokerage, new nonferrous metal sales and new and useable steel sales.

The company watched as Auraria became a reality and according to current owner Mike Rosen, "We have a good relationship with the (campus)". He also states that withAuraria growing it has been a benefit to his company and employ­ees with the Light Rail system being built.

Atlas has four operations in the Denver area including its headquarters, which is where its baling and wire chopping operations take place, along with Atlas Metal Sales, an aluminum melting operation and Atlas Supply Division, "vhich is a new and usable steel facility. These operations process about 50,000 tons (or 100 million pounds) of scrap annually encompassing 15,000 tons of ferrous, 2,500 tons of stainless steal, 30 million pounds of aluminum, 20 million pounds of copper and brass, and 5 million pounds of other nonferrous scrap.

It's continued success stems from the pride its staff has in the scrap industry along with the ability to adapt to changes in the industry but beyond that it has 105-person work force.

Below: An employee of Atlas Metal and Iron moves ifil>· around the plant in order to keep production n

Above: An employee of Atlas Metal and Iron rakes through fragments of metal that will eventually be turned into sheet metal and resold back into the community.

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Above: The Auraria Administration building is visible from the back lot of Atlas Metal and Iron where piles of unsorted metal are awaiting the transformation process to then be re-entered into the world as a new product.

Right: Bails of cans are stacked outside the Atlas

Iron and Metal production building. Each bail contains 28,000 cans and weighs

approximately 1,000 pounds. They are from individuals and businesses that recycle.

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by Ian Neligh The Metropolitan

"If following your dreams were easy, everyone would do it. Following your dreams are not easy by design. If you're afraid of rejection you might as well stay home and do something real secure with your life," said Eric Saperston, director of the documentary, The Journey.

lives. "We, as a generation, are primarily rais­

ing ourselves and if we are not raising our­selves we are looking at television as the number one medium that changes are atti­tudes, values and beliefs. We have primari ly been cut off from our elders. There is a prob­lem that exists, there is a break down between

young people and eld­ers in America. If we open up a dialogue between these two fac­tions maybe we get something from them and they could get something from us," Saperston said.

Saperston came to Auraria Nov. 7 to talk about his movie The Journey, a 91-minute doc­umentary that chronicles Saperston's years on the road as he asks an array of movie stars, CEOs, artists, and a former U.S. presi­dent for advice on how

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"I was going to become a conduit and take advantage of my vocational skills and

to lead a successful life. Eric Saperston camped out by his VW Bus.

In 1993 Eric Saperston graduated from college, got into a Volkswagen Bus with his dog to go follow the Grateful Dead and work a ski season in Aspen, CO. While on a trip in Montana, some of his friends who were bound for corporate jobs told him he was crazy.

the opportunities that I have had and open up a dialogue between those who want to learn and those that want to teach. So what I told my mentor is that I'm going to call up some of the most powerful people in the world and ask them out for a cup of coffee."

He sold everything he owned and bought

a VW bus and set out on the road. "To find out the values that they live by,

what struggles they have endured and what advice they have for our generation to better prepare ourselves for the road ahead," said Saperston in , explainin g the basis for J\ :ee n t ~ore~-. l "I 've been able to meet people who have consis­t e n t I y achieved

us bridge those people who are extraordinary individuals and bring their message to a new generation.

"Eleanor Roosevelt had this great line. She said, ' Do

what you can with what you have where you are.' Most

people won't go on great adven­tures in their lives because for one very simple fac t they want it to make sense,' s a i d Saperston. "That is an

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greamess over their life and they have some pretty amazing guiding princi­ples, ideas and concepts that have worked."

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met and talked with: Jimmy Carter, Jerry Garcia, The Indigo Girls, Henry Winkler, Billy Crystal, several CEO's, and a huge vari­ety of U.S. Senators, authors and musicians. Saperston said he has the opportunity to help

. to take risk." "My trip turned into a modern day

Wizard of Oz. I've got my bright yellow bus, my dog Toto and my trip across America is now going into its ninth year, that's means I've avoided getting a real job for nine years."

'If you're afraid of rejection you might as well stay home and do something real secure with your life.'

- Eric Saperston, Filmmaker

"I thought, you know, being nuts isn't such a bad idea. It's not such a bad way to be because, when you're nuts, it gives you a wider range of behavior," Saperston said.

"I was kind of pouting about not getting the support I thought that I was going to get, and I turn to my left and by complete ran­domness I am sitting next to actor Peter Fonda.

Jazz guitarist a local legend "I turned to Mr. Fonda and said, 'I don' t

mean to be rude or anything but last night [ was telling my friends about what I was going to do when I graduated from college, take a year off and follow the Grateful Dead then work a ski season in Aspen they were a little indifferent.What do you think about it?'

"Peter Fonda puts his hand on my shoul­der, looks at me and says, 'Son, travel while you 're young,' and I thought to myself divine intervention."

Saperston was challenged by his college mentor when he returned to school to make his Deadhead experiences more meaningful. His mentor asked him, what else could he do on his trip to make it more meaningful and provide value, not just for himself but for oth­ers as well.

"I thought about that a great deal, I looked around our community and started looking at some of the problems in our cul­ture," said Saperston. "67 percent of the chil­dren are being raised by single parent house­holds. Most people because of social econom­ics had to move away from grandparents, so now the elder influence isn 't there."

Saperston said that we, as Americans, know more from the television about the bizarre, sick and twisted than we do about people who get up in the morning excited and go to bed fulfilled and content with their

by Jonelle Wilkinson-Seitz The Metropolitan

Auraria students, faculty and staff as well as any jazz admirer, have an opportunity to hear Dale Bruning, an acclaimed jazz guitarist, and his quintet perform at the King Center Nov. 14.

"You can call him a ' local legend,"' said Metro Music Department chair Dr. Larry Worster.

Bruning, a native of Pennsylvania, has lived and performed in Colorado since 1964. He taught in the music programs at University of Northern Colorado and University of Colorado at Denver during the 1970s, and has taught private lessons in the area for over 35 years. His former students include Bill Frissell, Mark Patterson, Margaret Slovak, Bob Gills and Mark Simon. Patterson and Simon are also featured in the performance.

Bruning has released several CDs during his career, many of which have been produced by Jazz Link Enterprises, the label created by Bruning and business partner Jude Hibler in 1996. Bruning is also the author of The Dale Bruning Jazz Guitar Series, Volume !: Phrasing and Articulation, an instruction book.

His performance is one of Jazz Link Enterprises' Theme Concerts. The Theme

Concerts feature Bruning's innovative arrangements of the music of a certain com­poser or time period. The specific concert is then supplemented by a narrator, Jude Hibler, who relays bits of history surrounding the music and biographical information about the composer(s). The featured composer in the Nov. 14 concert is Richard Rodgers, who cre­ated or co-created scores for 40 Broadway musicals.

The concert is sponsored by Music at Metro's Artist Series. The Artist Series, which is funded by the Student Affairs Fee that all Metro students pay for with their tuition, brings acclaimed musicians to the King Center. The Music Activities Committee, made up of student and faculty representatives, decides which musicians to invite each semes­ter. Each semester the Committee strives to present at least two artists of national or high acclaim and several other local or emerging artists.

Edgar Meyer, a double bass player who appeared at the King Center in September, was recently awarded the MacArthur Genius Award (S500,000) for his progress in perform­ance and composition.

"He truly is a genius," said Worster. The Artist Series was created when the

completion of the King Center created new on­campus performance venues. Before the King

Center, the Music Activities Committee had to use its funds to rent performance space off campus for recitals. Now that performance space is readily available, the Committee is free to use its funds in other ways.

When an artist accepts an invitation to perform as part of the Artist Series, the Committee and Metro Music Department work together to coordinate the artist's trans­portation, hotel and other needs. This collabo­ration between students and faculty is repre­sentative of the nature of the Artist Series.

"That's the really special thing about it," said Worster.

Bruning appears Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 at the King Center Recital Hall, with Jude Hibler as narrator, Eric Gunnison on piano, Mark Simon on bass, Mark Patterson on trom­bone and Paul Romaine on drums. Tickets are free for Metro students with a valid I.D., $10 for other students and seniors, and $15 for adults.

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~'Awesome program' carries on by Jonele Wilkinson-Seitz

The Metropolitan

"Did I tum the right way?" asked Sarah VanDuyn in a ' rehearsal for Metro's theatre production of A Man for All Seasons

-.... set to debut Nov. 19 in the studio theatre in the King Center. "Yes," said Metro theatre professor David Kottenstette. "Or

I would have stopped you- you know me." As both director and designer for A Man for All Seasons,

Kottenstette upholds high standards of professionalism in all aspects of the production. He gently expresses his displeasure

y when the actors are still struggling with their lines in the last scene, and chastises them if they have forgotten a correction since the last rehearsal. But Kottenstette prefers working with students to professionals.

'They have a tremendous sense of energy," he said. Kottenstette likes the diversity of student theatre and Metro

productions involve not only theatre emphasis majors (Theatre is ,, a concentration of the speech communications degree), but also

students from any academic department. He finds the competitive atmosphere of professional theatre stifling and favors the collab­orative and supportive setting of student theatre.

The actors emphasize the encouraging environment of the program. "It's an awesome program," said student Manda Baker.

• -. "They really support you l10 percent." Angela Burnett, an alumna of the theatre program, helps to

create that environment. As a mother and full-time student, Burnett did not have

time to participate in theatre productions as a student. But fol­lowing her graduation in 2000, she returned to Metro's theatre program as its costumer because she wanted to "give back" to the

_ program. Burnett has taken on all of the responsibilities normal-

ly delegated to several people: costume manager and maker, wardrobe mistress and hair and makec up designer.

Before Burnett, Metro theatre had to rent cos­tumes for its productions. There was no one to construct costumes or teach the craft to students. But last semester the theatre program began allow­ing students credit for lab hours worked with Burnett in the costume department. Burnett said that at first students who had no experience were timid about working on the costumes.

"There's nothing you can do that I can't fix," Burnett told the students and they eventually became more comfortable and often stayed long after their lab hours had been completed.

A Man/or All Seasons is set in the Tudor peri­od and requires heavy costumes with layers of rich fabrics. The production designer often dictates what the costumer should create for a production, but Burnett acknowledges that Kottenstette allows her some freedom with the design. Exemplifying the collaborative nature of the program, they go on buying trips for fabrics and accessories together, finding material from such diverse retailers as Denver Fabrics and Lord and Taylor .

by Joshua Lawton-7he Metropolitan David Kottenstette (right) directs Sarah ~ and Matt Campbell, cast mem­~ of the play A Man for All Seasoos, wnng rehearsal in the NEtro Studio Theater Nov. 12. The play is produced by the Metro theatre prowam and will run Nov.19-24. .

Kottenstette's set design is unique, primarily consisting of two towers that rotate to change the space onstage for each of the 16 scenes. Only props that are essential to create and idea or emo­tion are used.

"I only design what I think is needed," he said. Both Burnett and Kottenstette like the progressiveness of the

academic setting; Metro theatre is constantly growing and col-

laboration of ideas and knowledge is the basis for that growth. "Everybody here can accept a good idea," Burnett said. A Man f or All Seasons, a play by Robert Bolt, will be per­

formed Nov. 19-23 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 24 at 2:30 p.m. at the Metro Studio Theatre in the King Center. Tickets are free for Metro students with a valid I.D., $8 for other students and seniors and $15 for adults. Call 303-556-2296 for reservations.

Allen on the couch for the last time? by Travis M.C.ombs

The Metropolitan

The lights of the movie theatre dimmed as members of the audience, mostly composed of professionals from the field of psychoanalysis,

- • waited in anticipation for what very well may prove to be an interesting event. An event that some would say was a long time in coming.

Upon the screen, a TV projector displayed a live broadcast of two empty chairs placed a short distance from each other on a stage. A microphone was stationed in front of each one

..., and a small coffee table stood between them. Members of the televised audience were find­ing there seats in the auditorium simultaneous­ly with the audience members finding their seats in the movie theatre.

Dr. Gail Saltz, a respected psycho-analyst in the Manhattan area began her introduction

"'.# by showing short clips of films created by the honored guest of the event. The clips showed various scenes from such renowned films as Hanna and Her Sisters, Hollywood Ending and The Jade Scorpion.

After the film clips, Saltz ended her monologue by saying, "Please welcome Mr. Woody Allen".

-. "Step away from the microphone, your voice is too loud," said Allen, shortly after taking his chair next to Saltz. With that the interview began.

The Denver Psychoanalytic Society sponsored an interview, with writer, director, playwright, stand-up-comedian and actor, Woody Allen, regarding the role of psychotherapy in his films Nov. 7 at the Stan FilmCenter. Broadcast live via satellite from

~ the 92nd Street Y, a community and cultural center in New York City, the event was telecast to several cities throughout the United States and Canada, including Denver.

Throughout the interview the subject, which was continu­ously weaved through the exchange, was Allen's own experi­ences as a psychotherapeutic patient for over twenty years.

' Though Allen's movies poke fun at the traditional images of a patient lying on a couch in a therapist's office, from which his films helped make famous, he refrained from speaking negative­ly about psychotherapy.

According to Allen, psychotherapy was helpful to him, but not in the way his therapists intended. He claims to have never have cried du!lng a. therapy session and n~ver ~xperienced any

The controversy surrounding Allen's affair and subsequent marriage to Soon-Yi Previn, his and Mia Farrow's adopted daughter, was never brought up during the interview.

How would a psychoanalyst respond after­wards to Allen's interview? Three guest pan­elists were at the Starz FilmCenter to answer that question. They offered insights and answered questions from the audience following the broadcast.

Some of the panelists and audience mem­bers expressed negative reactions to the inter­view, questioning Allen's honesty and emotion­al openness, particularly in regard to the discus­sion of Allen's stance on psychoanalysis as well as his own experiences in therapy.

" You' re not able to empathize with his predicament", said Mary Ann Levy, a psychia­trist and psychoanalyst. "There's no depth to

graphic by Christina Jenkins -The Metropofltan many of his conflicts."

significant breakthroughs in regards to his problems. "I didn't receive any insights, but I was getting helped," said

Allen. "I utilized the experience to go out and help myself. Just having someone to speak with who was interested in my prob­lems in some way was helpful. As a crutch, it helped me."

"For years I sat on the couch and did what they told me to do. Then one day I got up and offered my analyst a draw."

. A self-described shy person, Allen appeared to slightly open up and drop the pretense of humor when he revealed that he is often afilicted with fears of being among groups of people, large or small, and rarely leaves his home in New York City.

In many of Allen's films he plays the lead character often afflicted with neurosis and anxiety.

Regarding his film career, Allen also expressed a certain level insecurity despite the fact he has been nominated for Academy Awards 13 times, four of which he won. Allen expressed a desire that he always wanted to be remembered as a great filmmaker.

"People may see one of my films and like it," said Allen. "But I feel I could have always done better."

Dreams, sex, the creative process and whether Allen uncon­sciously identifies with the characters he creates were some of the other topics touched upon. Though, with some subjects Allen would answer quickly and evasively, giving little room for Saltz to elaborate.

"Hostility is the one thing he avoided except in the humor that came through", contin­

ued Levy. "Here's a guy who said he never cried in his analysis. This is incomprehensible to me."

"He's either completely out of touch with himself of he was­n't telling the truth", said Peter Burski, Dean of the Graduate School of Psychology at the University of Denver. "He was very guarded in the conversation with the interviewer."

"I get this sense he's not interested in other people," contin­ued Burski "I have this sense that he doesn't care enough about other people to get anything out of analysis, I thought he was really putting us on and not telling the truth."

Robert Denerstein, movie critic for the Rocky Mountain News and the only panelist not involved in the field of psycho­analysis, said that from a movie critic's point of view, Allen's insecurity over his work results from setting standards which are too high.

"I don' t think he's got his finger on the pulse like his earlier work", said Denerstein. "There's no way you can be the kind of person he is and the kind of filmmaker he wants to be."

Aside for his nearly legendary status, Woody Allen remains a puzzle to both his fans and even the psychoanalytic communi­ty which he addressed in the interview.

'The tragic side of Woody Allen can not be seen very clear­ly", said Levy.

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,.First-ever RMAC Title No. 9 Met.ro bla.nks Regis~ for first league tournament championship

--· by Donald Smith and Eric Eames The Metropolitan

Last year's 6-13-1 record is that part of Joslyn Brough's memory tape that has been rewritten with this season's sudden success.

-. Those images and array of disappointments from 2001 all dissolved into a transparent blur as the Metro women's soccer team won the 2002 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament Championship Nov 9.

The 2-0 victory over Regis University marked the first time in Roadrunner history that

"'.It the women's soccer team won both the RMAC regular-season and tournament titles.

"Winning the conference championship this year makes last season disappear. Poof!" said Brough, opening her hands as if flicking off dust. "We struggled last year, and to win the champi-

onship this year is just a great feeling, but it is not done yet and that is what we are looking forward to. The championship for the RMAC is great, but we have bigger and better things set for the future."

Back on Sept. 20, the Roadrunners (17-2-2) beat Regis at home 2-0 to take control of the RMAC. While Metro started out the season with smaller team goals that win over the then ninth­ranked Rangers changed the team's perspective.

"Our goals at the being of the year were to have a winning record and to finish in the top three of the RMAC and qualify for the RMAC tournament," head coach Danny Sanchez said. "But once we got into the league a little bit we felt that we were capable of higher goals. So (assistant coach) Dave Morgan and I set the stan­dard at a higher level. We felt capable of playing against any team."

When the two teams meet "again for the con­ference tournament crown it was deja vu. This time No. 9 Metro (the new No. 9) took full con­trol of the RMAC as well as ending the Rangers ( 16-4-1) season in the process.

"It feels amazing," said freshman Amy Leichliter, who scored the insurance goal against Regis, her 18th goal on the year. "Especially to be on a team that was dead last, last year. No one expected this of us and we are just proving every­one wrong. I feel so privileged to be part of this team right now."

Winning the RMAC regular-season crown gave Metro an automatic bid to the title game, but as they watched Regis win big over Southern Colorado in the semifinal match-up 5-0 Nov. 8, the Roadrunners knew a tough task lay ahead.

"I did feel nervous," senior Jenelle Brandt said. "I was excited to see what happened, but confident at the same time."

Metro had no need to worry as they out-shot (16-5) and ·outplayed the Rangers all over the

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~ Bringing conference back home by Eric Eames

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The elements and the symptoms could have been a lot worse for the Metro volleyball team. For instance, senior Nicki Fusco's knees could have been shaking.

As it was, the 3,109 Loper fans that rooted against them at the Univer8ity of Nebraska­Kearney made the Roadrunners' hearts swell with excitement, while pulses jumped and pim­ples pebbled their skin. But the greater the crowd, the better they like it and the more they like milking it dry, until all was silent.

"I remember standing at the net and Nicki was like, ' I got goose bumps, dude,"' recalled

middle blocker Beth Vercic. "That got me so fired up in the fifth game when we won, just because this is what we waited for. We practice all week to prepare for Kearney. We just had the energy within ourselves to push and finish."

Playing in front of the largest crowd this season for a NCAA Division II match, the newly 12th-ranked Roadrunners picked the right time to win their first five-game match this season against the Lopers Nov. 8. In a game of swift and exciting action, the 30-22, 29-31, 30-25, 21-30 and 15-11 victory over No. 13 UNK secured Metro's right to host the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championship Tournament (Nov. 15-17) and also helped the team repeat as RMAC regular-

season champions. Several Roadrunners had spurts of great­

ness in the match. Shawna Gilbert had a career­high 22 kills to go with a .486 hitting percent­age and 3.5 blocks. Fusco (21 kills and 18 digs) and Jessy Roy (14 and 21) each had double­doubles and setter Devon Herron recorded new season-highs in assists (74) and digs (15).

Before the UNK (29-3, 17-2 RMAC) match, the Lopers' athletic website was calling for "everybody" to show up so the school could break its all-time attendance record of 3,520. The Lopers' arena holds 6,000. But out of the city's population of 27,431, only 11.3 percent

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y The Metro women's soccer team didn't get much time to celebrate its Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament Championship.

Two days after beating Regis University 2-0 for the title, the Roadrunners (17-2-2) packed their bags for a seven-hour bus ride south to take on West Texas A&M (15-3) in the semifinals of

.>- the Midwest Regional Tournament Nov. 13 (the game was played after press time).

No. 11 Central Oklahoma University (20-2), despite getting upset by Metro 1-0 back on Oct. 4, got the No. I ranking in the region and beat West Texas for the Lone Star Conference

. "I Tournament Championship. The Bronchos will host the winner of the Metro-West Texas game for the regional title Nov. 17. The regional champ then moves on to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division Il National Tournament.

"I don't feel that nervous," senior Jenelle Brandt when asked about the butterflies. 'Tm

~ just excited about getting to this point that we are at right now. We've done really well regionally."

The news about the trip was surprising. Entering the RMAC tournament championship game, the Roadrunners were in the No. 2 spot regionally. Metro head coach Danny Sanchez felt a win against Regis in the RMAC touma-

• ment was not only necessary, but would also allow the ninth-ranked Roadrunners to host at

least the semifinal game. "Looking at the regional rankings, we

knew that this RMAC tournament would real­ly decide our fate if we even got into the regional tournament," Sanchez said. "lf we would have lost that game against Regis we probably would have been in trouble. So we didn' t want to leave it in anybody else's hands and we didn't. We took care of business on the field" in the win over Regis.

In hindsight, though, Metro's fate fell into the hands of the NCAA voters committee, who saw otherwise and gave the No. 2 spot toWest Texas.

"I was shocked that we didn't get to host at least one game," junior Joslyn Brough said. "I think West Texas has one less loss than we do and we beat Central Oklahoma, so I don' t know how much more we can do to win that No. I and No. 2 seed, but we've fought through everything before, will fight through it again."

Either way, Metro was going to have to play West Texas and the test won't be easy. Statistically, the Lady Buffs are better than the Roadrunners, but they don't have the confi­dence Metro does or the winning streak, given that West Texas lost the LSC tournament title to Central Oklahoma.

Still, the Buffs have beaten a Division I team and have allowed slightly fewer goals (I 3-to-14) and shots (57-to-61) on defense than Metro. Offensively, West Texas has a bigger advantage, scoring 3.10 goals a game to the Roadrunners' 2.56 average.

However, the Roadrunners have played well on the road and take a nine-game unbeaten streak deep in the heart of Texas as they try to tame the Buffs stampede and, like a Roadrunner, try to run them right out of the tournament.

The Roadrunners post-season can summed up with one phrase: win anywhere, anytime.

Metro comes into the regional tournament like Ludacris's first album; Back for the First

Roadrunners All-Conference Soccer Awards I

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Women's Soccer Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Awards

• Coach-of-the-Year Danny Sanchez-Turned a 6-13-1 team into a 17-2-2 RMAC Champion and a nationally contender with a No. 9 ranking.

• Freshman-of-the-Year Amy Leichliter-Tied for first in the

RMAC in goals (18) and first in goals per game (0.86).

• First team All-Conference selections-Leichliter, senior Jenelle Brandt (10 goals and 10 assists) and sophomore Melissa Miller (7 goals and 18 assists).

• Second team All-Conference selections-junior defender Colleen Fellin and freshman defender Megan Shivers, both helped Metro's defense post 11 shutouts on year.

Men's Soccer Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Awards

•First team All-Conference selection-senior Jonathan Gillie, one goal on five shots.

• Second team All-Conference selection-junior Alex Grecu, tied for team lead with four goals.

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Net.To goalk~ Mandy Allen goes for the ball as Regis's Kate MLlrph}'_ shoots on goal. The attempt skipped just wide as Net.To shutout Regis 2-0 for the RJM.C Tournament OlaJ'11>ionship Nov. 9.

Time, because Sanchez and Metro assistant coach Dave Morgan have got the players walk­ing with a confident swagger almost like they deserve to be where they are and like they aren't done yet.

"At least on paper, West Texas is the best team we've faced all year," Sanchez said. "So we all need to raise our level of play, which we are capable of. I don' t think we've put together 90 minutes this year. We've played in spurts, but (Nov. 13) we all have to step up our level of play."

If Metro gets by the Buffs, Central Oklahoma won't be any easier. The Bronchos

feel they owe the Roadrunners for handing them their first loss of the season. Metro was able to score one of the miniscule seven goals the Bronchos have given up all year and shut down Central Oklahoma's 2.9 goal-a-game offense.

· While the road can be harsh and unforgiving , if this season proved anything, it's that the Roadrunners can win big games on the road. If Metro pulls into the Tivoli parking lot honking the bus' horn on Nov. 18, you'll know they are ready to make a push for the national title.

"Our goal is to make it to the final four," freshman Amy Leichliter said. "And l think we have a really good chance of doing that."

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field, specifically on defense. Junior Kristen Nason shut down Regis' hottest

player in Kristen Geyer, who scored three goals in the semifinal game. Defenders Colleen Fellin, Elin Otter and Megan Shivers also help to clamp down Regis high scoring attack, which came in averag­ing 2.55 goals a game.

"It's all about the people in front of me and it's all about the defense," said goalkeeper Mandy Allen, who faced five shots. "They don't let any­body through to me, so it makes my job pretty damn easy."

Brandt started the beginning of the end of Regis' season by blasting a IO-yard shot past the keeper on a penalty kick in the 45th minute. Leichliter drew the plenalty on Regis defender Rachel Wenner when she came on the attack inside the goal box.

Going into halftime with a 1-0 lead, all Metro had to do was hang on. But Leichliter put the team at ease with the Roadrunners' second goal.

Off a rebound shot by Brough, Leichliter charged into the goal box, bumped into Wenner and Jennifer Troy, stole the ball and scored going top shelf past the goalie to seal the Rangers' fate.

But just as one should look towards the future, one should not forget about one's past. And the Roadrunner's past is almost similar to a profes­sional sports turnaround. It starts with the coach.

"I know this team has a little more talent than we did last year and little more heart, but overall it was a decent coach," Brough said. "Danny has done wonders with this program and that's all I believe was missing (from last year)."

In the spring of 2002, Sanchez brought with him from Mesa Community College (Ariz.) three things that already had the team going in the right

direction. One was a proven record, 103-15-5 overall women's record. Two was a fresh start as he incorporated a new offensive and defensive style as well as a positive and winning attitude. Finally, he brought with him two, two-way players in transfers Melissa Miller and Fellin, who played under Sanchez at Mesa Community College and came on like free agents to the Roadrunners.

These additions paid off big for the Roadrunners: Sanchez won the 2002 RMAC Coach-of-the-Year honors and both Miller and Fellin earned All-RMAC honors.

Next came an almost lottery-draft-pick-type success. Jodi McGann, Allen, Shivers (a second team All-RMAC honoree) and Leichliter (RMAC Freshman-of-the-Year) all started the season as freshman and made big impacts on defense and offense. Each of them come·into their own during the middle of the season and then maturing to gel with the more-experienced players already on the squad.

Take Brough. Last season she was one of the Roadrunner's leading scorers, but this season she adjusted to become a playmaker. Junior Louise Kjellquist went from a defensive to an offensive midfielder late in the season as she began to show off her versatility and beautiful one-touch passing.

Finally there's Brandt, who wore the captain's armband this season and led her team to the suc­cess they are at right now.

"In my opinion she is the top player in the region," Sanchez said. "She is our go-to person and she has been clutch for us all year."

Teams with great players don' t win titles. They' re really not even a team, just individuals running around looking to pad their stats. Only, those willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team, win championships. That's Metro.

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The Metropofftan

Sport psychologists remind us time and again that the mind-body connection is too pow­erful to ignore. Individually, when slipping into

--<W a cocoon of concentration before game time, Metro volleyball junior transfers Beth Vercic and Shawna Gilbert are thinking along the same lines with the rest of their Roadrunner teammates.

"I try to picture plays in the past that went really well," Gilbert said. "l picture myself

, blocking well and getting my focus towards the • game and off anything else that might be trou­

bling me." "I'm just constantly thinking of strategies,"

Vercic said. "I think of hitting the ball as hard as I can every time. I think of playing perfect."

As a team, the 12th-ranked Roadrunners ..:x (23-5, I8-l RMAC) had more then a few goals

on their minds from the start of the season. In beating No. l3 University of Nebraska-Kearney (Nov. 8) on the road in front of the sixth largest crowd in NCAA Division II history, Metro com­pleted three desserts in one serving.

They grabbed the No. I seed in the confer-.. , ence tournament to host; they repeated as Rocky

Mountain Athletic Conference regular-season champs, stealing it from UNK's grasp; and they halted the Lopers' 15-match home win streak.

A possible second serving of idealism to realism begins this weekend as the Roadrunners

_ try to defend their title in a hunt to repeat as - RMAC Tournament Champions.

Last. year the RMAC regular-season title and the tournament title were rolled into one. This year the awards are separate. While having one title without the other is less satisfying, head coach Debbie Hendricks said the long march to

• the top of the conference leader board is more important.

"Certainly, we love to win the conference championship and that is still our goal, especial­ly because we are hosting," she added. "But I think right now we are most proud of the fact that we won the regular-season championship."

- - • Despite lossing their final regular season game to Fort Hays State Nov. 9, and the fact that they now may appear both previous and vulner­able in eyes of opponents, Hendricks has all the confidence that her team will bounce back as they've done so many times before .

file photo by Joshua Lawton - The Metropolitan Metro's Hbero Andrea Highstreet digs a serve in a match against Colorado Christian Oct. 22. The freshman 's ls the stat leader of stoUt:eartedness, with 333 digs on the year.

''There are occasions where a late season loss can kick a team into the next gear and that is what I'm anticipating will happen," Hendricks said.

The eight-team, three-day RMAC tourna­ment starts at noon Nov. 15 with the initial first­round match between No. 3-seed UNK (17-2 RMAC) and No. 6-seed Adams State (11-8) at

the Auraria Events Center. The noon winner will play the winner of the Mesa State (15-4) and Fort Hays State (1 1-8) match, which is at 2:30 p.m. Mesa had the best record in the RMAC West Division and is seeded No. 2, while Fort Hays is No. 7.

Later in the afternoon, No. 4-seed Western State (12-6) and No. 5-seed Southern Colorado

( 11-8) will square off at 5 p.m., with the winner awaiting the outcome of the Metro-Regis University match that begins at 7:30 p.m.

Having lost five fewer conference games that Chadron State (10-9), Regis (10-9) snuck in as the last seed, despite the two having the same conference match record. Regis had a 39-34 game record, while Chadron stood at 39-39.

It'll be the fourth time this season Metro and Regis have met each other. The Roadrunners have won two of the previous three matches, but the Rangers bold an 39-30 advantage alltime.

Regis always plays its best against Metro, and although the Rangers haven't been consis­tent when they put all their tools together they are dominant. Look for a seesaw battle between the archrivals, determined by grit and execution.

"We have a huge target on us," Metro fresh­man Andrea Highstreet said. "And we like to say in the locker room that great teams play at the same level no matter who they play each night. Especially now, with all the teams going to be really good (in the playoffs), we need to come out every night and be able to perform at the same level-a high level."

Putting together a string of solid play night after night is exactly what Metro has to do from here on out. The playoffs demand it.

Metro is also looking to be one of six teams to enter the Southwest Regional Tournament. The team is currently ranked fourth in the region.

"We got to learn to bring the same intensity two or three nights in a row," Hendricks said. "That's how we are going to meet the rest of our goals. That's the only way we can meet our goals. You can't have one solid night and let down the next."

Right now, Metro's mindset is on winning the RMAC tournament crown. Hendricks hopes her team looks at the tournament as the start of a short season and doesn't get bogged down from the pressure to repeat.

"We need to just worry about us as a team, us as individuals, us being in system," Vercic said. "We need to focus on one thing at a time and not get caught looking past who we play .... I think that can relieve ourselves of the huge tar­get that is on us."

The two semifinal matches will be played at 3 :30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Nov. 16. If Metro gets by Regis they will play in the 6 p.m. match. The championship game is at l p.m. Nov. 17.

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heeded the call. And while the third largest ... crowd in UNK history was meant to rattle

Metro's nerves, it actually made the Roadrunners play better.

"It was great because everybody, except 10 people, were against you," said Vercic, who had four of her 14 kills in the fifth game.

. "Whenever we did something good it was just a ~ couple of parents and the team cheering and it

was so quiet. It was a great experience." "There were obvious points when the

crowd got really excited, when they won long rallies and when they were behind," Metro head coach Debbie Hendricks added. "We just tried

..... to block those things out and stay united as a group on the floor, and the team did a wonder­ful job of that. l would of like to have won more of the long rallies. It certainly made for a loud evening."

The next day, though, made for a long evening when for the second straight year

4- Metro (23-5, 18-1) suffered its first and only conference loss at Fort Hays State 30-27, 32-30, 30-24 and 30-28 Nov. 9.

The loss snapped Metro's 18-match win streak. The Roadrunners also bad won 22-straight conference matches, dating back to Oct. 20 oflast year, when Fort Hays ( 16-12, 11-

8) dealt them their last conference blow. Although neither loss hurt Metro's chances

of hosting the RMAC tournament, the script is getting a little irritating to Hendricks .

I don't like to lose," she said. "I don't like losing two years in a row to the same team on their home court. Our team is very disappoint­ed with that loss and disappointed with the way we handled a good team playing well against us. We prepared properly, but we got a little rat­tled and we haven't had that in a long time."

Rattled means Metro was out of system, p lus they couldn ' t find an answer to Tiger out­side hitters Elisa Arnold (30 kills and 11 digs) and Andrea Logan (20 and 12). Defensively the Tigers held Metro to a .185 hitting percentage. Fusco's double-double (15 kills and 15 digs) led Metro, while senior Bonnie DeLaughter and Vercic added 14 and 12 kills, respectively.

Fort Hays drew its biggest crowd of the season, but the 412 Tiger fans didn ' t energize Metro as much as the Loper fanatics did.

"Kearney was really draining emotionally, with the crowd and the awesome atmosphere," said Metro' s libero Andrea Highstreet, who had 20 digs against UNK. "At Hays we didn' t show a lot of the same emotions that we showed the night before."

With one game separating Metro from UNK on the conference leader board, the

Roadrunners had to beat the Lopers in order to accomplish their preseason goal of hosting the conference tournament. If they lost, Metro would be defending its 2001 RMAC crown at Kearney and perhaps in front of an even larger crowd.

UNK, along with Micelle Wemoff (17). In Game 5, UNK got out to a 5-2 lead, but

two Loper errors eventually tied it at 7-7. The score was I 0-9 UNK, when Vercic evened things up with a smash from the right side.

"I wasn't thinking about anything," Vercic

'That was the biggest crowd I've ever coached or played in front of.'

- Debb.ie Hendricks, Metro volleyball head coach

"That was the biggest crowd I've ever coached or played in front of ," said Hendricks, who coached West Texas A&M to the 1997 Division 1l National title.

With so much riding on the outcome, Hendricks expected a wire-to-wire battle and swings in momentum.

"It came down to the last few points of the match and I could have gone either way," Hendricks said. "This team has shown that when they really have to they get the job done."

Each time the Roadrunners won a game, the Lopers bounced right back. The two Erins­Gudmundson (20 kills) and Arnold (17}- led

said. "I knew we needed that game, I knew what the score was, but I felt every since Nicki said that one comment, l felt an extra boost."

From there, Metro closed the match with a 6-1 run and Vercic got the final kill. Early on it was Metro 's other transfer middle blocker, Gilbert, inflicting the damage.

"Both of our middles had a great night," Hendricks said. "That is one of the things that makes us difficult to stop. When we use our middle attack it just allows everything else to develop around it. Kind of the opposite of what happened (against Fort Hays)."

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A Model of Excellence for Early Childhood Education The Metropolitan State College of Denver

Child Development Center Early Childhood Programs Offer

tttM • Cognitive, social, & physical development • A high adult-to-child ratio • Morning classes for your 3 to 4 year old • Competitive prices • A ftemoon classes for your 4 to 5 year old • Fall and spring sessions • Optional care before & after class

303-556-2759 THE METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE of DENVER

The Child Development Center is a program of the MSCD Department of Teacher Education.

Artist Series: Colorado Chamber Players Barbara Hamilton-Primus, artistic director Saturday, November 16, 2002, 2:30 p.m. King Center Recital Hall $15; Students and Seniors: $12; MSCD students: free

Senior Recital: Mike Brown, double bass Saturday, November 16, 2002, 7:30 p.m. King Center Recital Hall, Free

Wind Ensemble, ''From Rags to Riches" Paige Vickery, director

·Sunday, November 17, 2002, 7:30 p.m. King Center Concert Hall, Free

presents

Concert Band Concert William Kohut, director

Tuesday, November 19, 2002, 7:30 p.m. King Center Concert Hall, Free

Junior Recital: Daniel Romero, organ Sunday, November 17, 2002, 7:00 p.m. Holy Ghost Church 1900 California Street, Free

Junior Recital: Erika Danielle, mezzo­soprano and Monica Berzins, soprano Tuesday, November 19, 2002, 7:30 p.m. King Center Recital Hall, Free

For more information call Music at Metro at 303-556-3180. For tickets call 303-556-2296.

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TUBERCULOSIS EDUCATION INITIATIVE

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~4t~ Plua Building, Suite 150 • 303-556-2525 http://www.mscd.edu/student/resources/health/

SCHEDULE Reduce wait time! Attend one of the scheduled mass testing ~ons below.

Ses.~on One Test Date: Monday, November 11, 2002, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Return Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2002, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Session Two Test Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2002, 8:30 am. to 5:00 p.m. Return Date: Thursday, November 14, 2002, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ses..filion Three Test Date: Monday, November 18, 2002, 8:30 am. to 5:00 p.m. Return Date: Wedne;day, November 20, 2002, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. St'!S..'iictn l<'our

Test Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2002, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Return Date: Thursday, November 21, 2002, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

FREE TB Testing and associated folJow-up care (chest x-ray, INH medication) is routinely offered year round at the Health Center at Auraria.

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