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- Proposed Central Platte Valley tight Rail Route

tight rail train to circle Auraria

A new light rail track will brush by campus giving easier access tosporting and entertaining venues as well as downtown.

The new 1.8-mile track will connect with the current light rail tnckon West Colhx Ave. at the south side of campus. The f46 million lnewill head under the viaduct, then circle nonheast uound rhe camoustowards Six Flags Elitch Gardens and the pepsi Center, endtng atVewam Street.

"lt will service all the spora and entertainment venues, and moreimporuntly, we will send every train to the Central plane Valley roprovide service more frequently during rush hour and let us providemore service to downtown," said Scon Reed, spokesman ior theRegional liznsportation Dstrict. Mrh the addition of the new track. the16th Street lr4all shunle will begin running an extended roure of rhreeblock; from Market Street Station to Vewatta Street to connecrpassengers fiom the shuttle to the new light rail track, bringing studentsand staff to the edge ofcarnpus.

The corstruction of the new line has already begun with thedestrucdon of a building on the wesr side of campus,.id Dean Volf,o<cutive vice president for Auraria Campus. Reed said the constructionis anticipated to be cunpleted and operarional by March 2002.'.tlltork o1 the line will begin as soon as we get reasonable springweather, in about the nort 30 days," !fldfsaid. Reed said the bulkoftheconstruction, the placement of the trads on the Auraria parftwav andtlre installation of the overhead wires would happen during rhe summerand fall of2001.

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been kept in an area of Srgi's Pool Hall during rhe construcrion, saidBub Wbiske, director of Srudent Auiliaries. She said the maioritv of thebmk center's stock l'ould be relocared back ro the pnntins andDistribution Center She also said it would be up to the sru"dentswhether the closed off area in the pool hall is kept as a storage area oropened up for game uses bv Sigi's.

The new light rail will be free ofclurge to all students with a curentrdentification card.

The construction will create a period of inconvenience during thesummer n'hich is good timing since the enrollment is usuallvdramatically lower Volf said. He said parking lot J would be closedwhile parking lot K *'ould be restricted space due to the constructionover the summer.

"V/e will have the lots back but at a net loss of20 spaces, bur we arcpicking up some space on fifth Street," Wolf said. ,,Bur the masstransportation will make it more convenient for Auraria." Volf also saidduring the construction of the new line separate construction would bedone on Fifth Street improving the curb, gutters and paving. The newline will stop at four stations; the Auraria Campus, Invesco Field at MileHigh, the Pepsi Cenrer/Six Flags Elitch Gardens and the rerminus ar theDenver Union Terminal in LoDo. The light railwill run on a 15 minureschedule and will provide more irequent service during spofting events.

The idea of this lighr rail track has been in proces for about twoyear wirh the Auraria Board approving rhe idea about a year and a halfago, !(olfsard.

The ad!"ntage to the campus is it that studena will make use of theThe Auraria Higher Education Center sdd

half of the land under the printine andDistribution Gnter to KD to use for th"e newlight nil track, at a cost of f137,000, based on a

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express routes from the North and Vlest and make it closer for thembecause it willbe accersible to campus, Wolf said. "That was pan ofour Scott Reedmotivation for this " Spokesman for the Regional

Reed said this would most likely be the lasr addition ro the Liehr Rail Transport Districtsystem by Auraria Campus.

"This l'rll pretff much cover what is needed at Aurana, we trll halegiven to access poinu to the campus," Reed said.

hir market appraisalVolf said. The building will lose about 7,400 squarefec, Wolf said, and the operation within the buildhg will coniinueduring the construction of rhe new line,

_ *They have temporary walls so rhere willbe no inrerruptions during

the construction," V/olf said.The light nil track will be placed and will run about 5 to g feet awav

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Edward B. Mnslow

The woman whose contradictory statementsto police about her status as a Metro sludent, andwho was charged with theft in July for herscheme to rip off restaurans for gift certificatesand merclundise, was sentenced Feb. 23.

Elizabeth Pierce, 23, was accused of receiving15 gift cenificata worth 1946.50 and a set ofsteak knives. She pleaded guilty to anemptedtheft inJanuary.

Judge H. Jeffrey Bayles sentenced Pierce tosix years in sate prison, but then suspended thesentence provided that Pierce completes sixyears of probation. The judge's ruling also

stipulates that Pierce serve 90 dap in county jail,followed by 180 days of electronic homemonitoring. She is also required to inform heremployer of her felony status.

Sentencing recommendations called for 90days in jail, but Bayless said the case wasaggravated by two previous felony convictions inArapahoe county that were on deferredadjudication. Deferred adjudication allows aperson convicted of a crime to avoid a prisonterm as long as he or she is not convicted ofanother crime during a specified period of time.

"l did not try to steal," Pierce testified duringthe sentencing hearing.

Her aftornE, Brian Bakkum, said Pierce was

uriting a research paper for a class she was takingat trletro.

But Denver Prosecutor Phil Panott said herstory changed during police questioning, Firstshe said she was attending classes, Then she toldpolice that she was thinking ofattending classes.Then she said she was uking a conespondencecourse, Parrott said.

"!(rhat really happened was she got busted,"Purot said.

It was only after her plan was uncovered thatshe decided to pay back the gift cenificates thalshe redeemed, Parrot said. "Ms. Pierce is acrook," he said.

Pierce wrote letters to 60 Denver-area

restaumnts complaining of bad service, saidCkistine Agosa, an investigator for the Denverdistrict anorney's office. Pierce was given giftcenificates to Allie's American Grille, Basil'sRistorante. The Brown Palace. The Fresh FishCompany, Jar Fish House, Marlowe's andMorton s of Chicago. Morton's also gave Pierce aset of steak knives, Agosa said.

Agosta said after Pierce heard a radiobrcadcast by reporter Penny Parku, who sailMorton s was going to prcecute the matterlegally if Pierce did not rcturn the merchandise,she became very scared and went home andimmediately began calling the restauranrmanagers to apologize.

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And thg Winner iS- Dion Rabouin announces the winners of University of Colorado at Denver's Black StudentServices PaFAfrican ltlurturing and Development Game finals Feb. 25 in Tivoli 64O. The games were for students ofarea high schools to compete in knowledge ol Black History.

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Metro president Sheila Kaplan has notbern chosen as a finalist in the University ofToledo presidential search.

-The search committee was impresedwith Metro's success," Kaplan said. "Thecommittee members' intercst was a personalcomplement to me and to our college. I wishthem the best in their search for a leader whowill be a good match for their institution."

The university will intervierv the twofinaliss for the position, Richard Darenportfrom Central Michigan Univenity and DanielJohnson from the Universiry of AlaskaAnchorage, during the lirst week of Nfiuch.

"The committee is confident that borhhave the qualifications expressed in theleadership sutement which szs developed lastfall with ertensive input from faculty, staff,srudents alumni and friends of the university,"rwote Joan uhl Brorme, chairvoman for the

universiry's presidential search committee.Browne was unalailable for comment.

The University named Kaplan as one of 11finalists for the positionJan. 18.

Metro spokeswoman Debbie Thomas saidshe is not surprised the university chooseKaplan as one of is 11 finalists.

"The school has been on a roll late\', andgetting national recognition," Thomas said. "lwouldn't be surprised if she had beenapproached by orher institutions."

Author to speak at c@f€rcnc€

Nauni wofi author of llte fuauy M1tb, frrcwih frrcand Prcnisuiry, willspeaklvlarch 9 aspa$ of the 5th Annual Women's kadershipConference.

The conference will be from 8 a"m. to l:30p.m. in the TrvoliTurnhalle.

There will be a $5 regbtration fee for studensand a $10 fee for non+tudents.

lllarch is women's history rnonth

Tarot, galm and psychic readers, Reiki, hennauttooing and workhops arc among the manyservices offered this year at the second annualVomenb Spirituality Fathal being held from 9a.m, to 4 p.m,, March 13 in Tivoli 640.

The lnstitute for Vomen's Studies andService and Iou loa Ioa are sponsoring the evento celebrue the diversiry of the many forms ofwomens spiritualiry

For more information, please conact 303-556{/4r.

Tellheryou love her

The Institute for Vomens Srudies andServices is offering "Tell her-grams" for $l dunngthe month of March to orpress your appreciationfor the women in your life.

In cel$ration ofVomen s History Month, the"Tell-her-grams" will be delivered on cunpusbetween March I and 29. they can also be mailed.

Ib order, go ro i033 Ninth Sr. h*.All money will benefit the Pamela lilarcum

memorial Scholarship Fund for survivors ofviolence.

Job Xair on carnpus

Delta Phi Omega is hosting a iob hir from 9a.m. to 6 p.m., lvlarch 6 in the TivoliTumhalle

The iob fair is open to all mairn. Studens areencouraged to bring their resumes,

More than 30 agencies from rhe aiminaliustice field are exoected to attend.

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Gollege redesigns its cybersPace lookSean Weaverfhc mekcaclilon

Metro's web site rvill have a new look to itafter spring break.

N[erro's College Communications andlnformation Technolog,r will unveil the site

Mebo's new website willbe up and running afterspring break.

Nlarch 19.'There's nothing panicularly rvrong rvith the

present site,'' said Chris Mancuso, manager ofweb communications for Metro. "lt's just time totakc it ro rhe next level. lt's been two years sincewe ve looked at this site lrom a communicationsperspective. Ve just want to put our best footforuzrd,"

The new web site features more acceis toinformation on the front page as well as anupdated and more efficient campus directory,On-line services. such as the Banner registrationsystem and rveb sites from individualdepartments will not be affected with the w'ebsite change.

''N!ost content will be available two or three

clicks in," tr'lancuso said.The new web site rvill also be the first the

college has designed completely in house,Mancuso said, The current rveb site wasconstructed by the Information Technology staff,but the visual de;ign was contmcted out.

''This is a grass-roos effort," Mancuso said.

Life after Napster may be just as lonely for music industryDeborah9rg$yf rn!hThc md.cAcliton

Hoping to end a bitter lawsuit with therecording industry, Napster has offered to pay$1 billion during the next fir'e years to senle they,ear-long court battle surrounding itscontroversial music-swapping service. Ifaccepted, the popular online music communiryu'ould pay $ 150 million per year in licensing feesto major record companies and $50 million peryear to independent labels and artists, Butwhile the Recording Industry ksociation o[America (RLM) might feel confident thatNapster is near its final demise, some say theorganization may actually be huning itself by"forcing the site to shur doln.

Though Napster may be one of the mostsought-after violators of copvright infringement,its estimated 50 million uscrs constitute one ofthe biggest collective audienccs ln musichistory-an audiencc thar rvill scatter if the 9thCircuit Court of Appeals forccs the site to close.

Some anahsts arguc thcre is greater value inkeeping the Napster comnrunity intact and therecording industry rvould bc kidding themseltesif thev think users are going Irr remain

cooperative after the site is removed. In arecent interview with Newsbytes, ForresterResearch music industry analyst Eric Schreirerindicated that "the idea that (the labels) willmake Napster unusable and therefore users willsimply rvait until the music industry tells themwhat to do instead is not particularly realistic."

Thirtv years ago, the occasional copving ofmusic for personal use was pretty much a minorconcern by the industrl'-+oday, because of theInternet and massive online communities likeNapster, the RL{A feels that artists are losing asignificant portion of their income and the onlyway to prevent this is to eliminate these "pirate"communities in their entiretv.

Some 13 million computer users areestimated to dotnload digital rnusic for free,Pew Research says lB percent of lnternet users.or 35 million Americans, have downloadedmusic from the V'eb but a scant 2 percent reporthaving paid for it.

Napsteq as part of its settiement, plans onreleasing a nerv business model sometime thissummer that will anempt to keep the uscrgroup together Partnering wuh Germantelecom giant Bertelsmann AB, a parent of theBil'lG hbel, the nvo pian to funher develop the

Napster "person-to-person" file sharing systeminto a subscription-based operation. The newmodel would utilize a technology that enablesdigital music files to be transferred fromcomputer user to computer user, but with a newrestriction - such as limiting the abiliry to copythose files to a CD. A set fee has not beendetermined, but is estimated to be somewherebetween $5 and $15 dollars.

So, what next? Napster has a few remainingdays to appeal the latest court ruling. Untilthen, the site is still up and running-with wenmore visitors than before. Bur the real problemdoes not exist in the copyright infringementideal alone, it exists in the astonishing nervimpacr that Napster has had not only on theindustry, but also on the rertical markets withindigital technology

while Napster creator Sharvn Fanningintended to develop a system for sharing filesamong music lovers, the success of Napsteralone has been credited with spawning thecommercial development of the portable l\{P3player and the need for many colleges anduniversiries to block its access from school-orvned computer labs.

So if Napster reall,v does rhrorv in the torvel.

has the industry really eliminated the problem?Experts say no. klon's managing editor SconRosenberg rvrires, "the motivation clearlyalready exists, lf the Napster phenomenonproves anl,thing, it proves that the Internetpublic wants a universal librarv of immediatelyaccessible and downloadable music." He addsthe problem now is that the music industrymust come to accept this oulcome andparticipate in its potential rel'enue.

But that potential revenue is on the criticallist. If Napster goes away, thc ready audience ofmusic lovers goes away-to any of the potentialNapster alternatives waiting patiently incyberspace. 0ne such substitute is Gnutella.

If the recording industrv thought Napster\\"s scary, then Gnutella might be somethingout of their worst nightmare because thissystem is almost anonvmous. Its \fleb sitewwwgnnutella.tt'ego.cont explains :

"One of the probtems with Napster andothen like it is that they are centralzed, Acentralucd place for $overnment agencies toimpinge upon your freedom to search the net.All those commercial real time search enginesprobablv keep logs so the'y can target ads at vou,

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users from downloading from unauthorizedsites. These "bombs" intersperse files with anti-piracy messages randomly placed throughoutthe track, A listener would be nl'o minutes intoEminem's new release when you hear CharletonHeston reading a public interest messageopposing song theft. The countermeasures arenot meant to destroy computer systems orother files, but merely to annoy users anddiscourage the use of unauthorized sites.

In short, there seems to be a feeling that nomatter the outcome, Napster needed tohappen, both for usen and the industry.

"Napster did two things," states formermusic industry emploliee Matt Edgar. "First ofall, it shook up the record labels and made themrealize that there needs to be a very deftnitiveexplanation of exactly rvhat copvrightinfringement is; secondly, it's called them totask on their pricing practices."

Edgar, who worked closely with recordlabels in Nashville concludes, "This is nothingnew to the enteftainment industrv at alliustremember the whole VHS,tsetaMax issue backin 1984. Opponents predicted that tapingmovies from cable broadcasts would result inthe total demise of the movie industrl', but thatdidnt happen-it actually helped improve thequaliry ofboth content and service."

Vhile the whole Napster issue is a new sortof digital theology, Edgar states that in hisexperience record labels make a hefty profitfrom even the lo\l'liest of tides, "but it seemsthat until they are asked to be accountable forthe beefy price ofCDs, electronic distribution offiles may stay popular"

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At least they keep logs so they know how manysearches they get per day so they can tell it totheir investors. And they probably run somedata mining to figure out how many peoplesearched for MP3s, how many people searchedfor recipes, etc. All that so they can figure outexactly what their customer is like,

"Cnutella puts a stop to all thoseshenanigans. \(hen you send a query to theGnutellaNet, there is not much in it that can linkthat query to you. I'm not saying it's toullyimpossible to figure out who's searching forwhat, but it's pretty unlikely, and each time yourquery is passed, the possibility of discoveringrvho originated that query is reducedexponentially.

"ln short, there is no safer rvay to searchwithout being watched.

'A big howeveq horvever To speed thingsup, downloads are not anonymous. \0bll, wehave to make compromises. But again,nobody's keeping logs, and nobody's trying toprofile you."

Vhile some say Gnutella is too "geelrv " forthe avcrage user its potential remainsinteresting because no singular entity is reallyresponsible for it. lt's not there to promote theexchange of MP3 files-"ir's a technology, not amusic piracy tool,"

But the IvtP3 swapping shockwave doesn'tstop with Napster alternatives. Even the artiststhemselves have issues with the online file-sharing concept. Many big names in theindustry feel the Napster controversy has finallybrought to light the growing frustrations overhow much record companies control whatmusic people get to hear Some, like Prince,have even launched their own Internet sites andmusic distribution communities. Others claimmany new anists would never be heard if theirfutures were totally dependent on the labels.

Opponents of unregulated file sharing haveeven gone as far as launching electroniccountermeasures called "Napster Bombs" and"Trojan Horses" within MP3 files to discourage

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Some crimes are unforg[able. Sometimes, for death pena.lty as opposed to sates that do. In fact, when Ca.liforniareasons not eltr completely undersrood, humans reinsated the death pnalry in the laner halfofthis previous century thecommit acts so despicable the prpetrator has murder rate incrsased.forfeitetl his right ro ln'e. For many, this is the Nor is it cheaper Thecostof incarcerating a prisoner for life averagesra onale used to jusriry America's death penalry, about $600,000. The costs for an average death row inmate, aftgr theirls a human being who often makes her decisions course of appeals has been e<hausted, can range into the millions.in regards to justice usrng my emotions, innatelv, I Does n afford our society justice? This, perhaps, is a subjectivecan undemtand this belief ,4s a suMvor of a quesdon, bur it is ceruin that the life of the victim is not reinsatedviolent crime,l can emparhize with the sarishcdon because we execure their killer.

capital punishment grants both victims and sociery This is, however, But rhese arguments all presuppose one thing; the man or womanrvhere my alignment with the majoritv of public sentiment ends. sentenced to dearh is, indeed, guilry,

It s a diftcult position to nke , this oppsition to the dearh penalry A fundamental flaw in our system of capiul punishment ls that, rnNot, I beliere, in factual debate, but, rather, when it is viovod by public more alses rhan its proprcnents would like to admit, innocent people aresentiment, sentenced to die in America.

"Horv could you even aftempt to argue for the life of someone like The governor of Illinois recendy suspended its capita.l punishmentDonta Page?" a fellow student ash me. How indeed. sptem because the number of misukes had reached alarming numben.

Page uzs convicted of firstdqgree murder and sotual asault last [n Teras last y2, a man was sentenced to die. lt was later revealed ttutNovember He brutally rapd and murdered Capitol Hill resident, Pelton his defense attorney had actuall], slept through portions of the trial. DidTuthill, in her home. His crime is indefensible. He has admined his guilt this man receire a far trnl? Is the cessailon of life such an attnctiveand norv a panel of three Colorado ludga will daide the fate of Page's punishment that we, as a society, are willing to risk its many inaccuracia?life-erecu tion or life irnprisonment. Vhat ( rn enor, you were convicted of murcler?

It feels emotionally gratifiing to think of Page's execudon, and I am Many of us have heard stories about innocent men and rvomen vhqnot here to aryue the virrue of Page's life. Instead, mvargumenr lies in rhe ahhough oncethought be1'ond a rzuonable doubt to be guilw, r'ere lateridea that, if aking life is rvrong, then, bv this very precepr, the death exonerared for one reason or another Somerima the actual guilry pafiypenalry u inherently wrong as well, comes fonvard ; sometimes DNA is used to prove a person's innocence, One

One ofAmerica's most valuable asets, rtren considering our justice thing is sure, howeveq we cannot guanmtee, with 100 percent sureqi thesystem, s the idea of impafiialiry Justice is blind, some like ro uy. Capital perfecdon of our coun s)stem. Do n'e not, even nith our jusufication ofpunishment, hosever, tes6 this belief In ir essence, the death penalty is retriburion, become as guilty as the murderen we seek to punish if neputbased on the emotion of revenge. Ve do not, for instance, sentence even one innocenr man or rvoman to death?rapists to an encounter of sexual violence, or beat people guilty of asault, Present too, are the alarming disparities between those that do and doeren if thrs hnasy seems somewhat fulfilhng. not receive the death Denalty as their ultimate Dunishment. For the same

It is hcause of this sense of retaliadon, thou$, drat we hare crime, nationallS black men are sentenced more than n'hite, poor more

. oudat'ed vigilanrc groups. Our penal q6tem rrus created so that the " than rvealthy. Justice, h seems, is not rrally blind after all, bur, pedraps,

unpredicubility ofhuman emotion could not overnde logc and reason. jaundiced instead.Vhen we place the argument of vengeance aside, rve have no srong The best solution then is to abolish the death penalry, Nor because

a€umen$ left in favor of capital punishment. I[ can't be labeled as a murderers like Donta Page deserve the compassion of our socieqi butdeterent. It'lurder rates arent usually lower in sutes tirat administer the becaur u'e as a society cannot aford rhe luxury of our revenge.

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The thin frame doesn't seem as though it would hold such a loud andbooming voice.

"Everyone thinks I fit the pan because I have a big mouth like the,v sa,v shedid," said a smiling Deb Gallegos, the actress plal'ing the title role in l\,[etro'sspring musical productionTlte Uninhable Molll Broun. "NIy mom used to sa,v Ihad a microphone in my rhroat."

The 26-yearold Metro junior walked into the campus librani tinted lellowsunglasses on her head, and the sound of music in her ean. In her riihlkman shehas a upe with a few of the songs from the show that she listens to while walkingto her next clas. She is very focused on her new role.

"l was so shocked when thev called and said I tas 'Molly,"' Gallegos said.

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She did not audition for the part initially, In fact, shechecked the space marked "any role." She audirioned bysingiagan a cappella version of "Believe In Yourself," fromthe musical TIte Wz, pertormng a rehearsed dancenumber and reading a few lines.

The Unstukable Molll Broun is a musical written byMeredith Wilson and Richard Morris. lt is an histoncally-based account of the life and tima of Ntargaret TobinBrorvn, a woman who nas reportedly never called '!{olly.'

Brown, born in 1867, was a poor lrish girl from Hannibal,Mo. In search of a husband and lured by the ales of aprosperous way of life, she moved to Colorado, At age 19,she married the 31-year-old John. J, Brown, a Coloradosiher miner. Mthin a ferv short years, the Browns becamewealthy and had nro chihren. The new Mrs. Brown set out

Above and left: Deb Gallegos, who ptays Molly Brown,teheaEes wfth the cast of Tte atnslnkabte Mo y Brcwn Feb.27. The play opens March 8 and runs through March 18.

to become a socialite, against the wishes ofher husband. She went to classes tobecome familiar with the ans and foreign languages. In 1894, they moved into ahome at 1340 Pennsylrania St., in Denr,rr

l\{argaret Brown traveled Europe enensively, She was reportedly in Europewhen she got word that her grandson was ill, so she booked henelf on themaiden voyage of the RlvlS Timnic

Vhen the'unsinkable" Titanic struck an iceberg and sank, Brown was one ofthe approximately 1,200 survil'ors. As a result ofher adventure, Brorvn gained thefame she so desired.

"V'e Browns are unsinkable," she reponedly told the press.But Brorvn w'as more than an outspoken socialite. She q,as a philanthropist

who had a hand in improving the safety requirements and devices on boas, asu'ell as tomen's suffrage.

Gallegos admitted she didnt have much know'ledge about Molly Brown,prior to this role, but her research has been extensive. Howeler, she restrictsherself from ratching the Oscar-nomlrated performance of Debbie Reynolds inthe title role of the movie version or Kath.v Bates' portrayal in the movie'litanlc."l want to bring my own bit of ongrnality to the role," she said.

Gallegos, a Denver native is a single motheq a full-time student and she holdsa part-time job. She anends Metro on a Displaced Aurarian Scholarship, a fullscholarship for the families ofthose uprooted to make room for the new campus.

"My grandmother used to live where the South Classroom building is," shesaid.

"l just do it, because I have to," she says abour her very hectic schedule.She enjoys sharing this new erperience with her familv. Her sons, ages four

and sx, help her with her lines, and the three all love singing songs from the playAre hu Sure is afavonte.

She draws from Molly Brown rhe dynamicdetermination and sheer persistence that keepsboth rvomen's spirit high in the face of advenitv.

The cast of the play has been rehearsing sinceJan, 29, and will soon begin dailv five-hourrehearsals.

There are more than 150 pmple worting onthis production, including cast members, baclstageassistants, orchestra and Metro's theaterdepartment staff

The newly built Kenneth King Academic &Performing kts Center will host the production.The play will be presented in the Eugenia RawlsCou$,ard Theater

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s the challenge it will presenr to the students' concerning theirn this type of theater, voice projection is vital and morerregres them for performing in various types of venues, she

: King Center is, the musical needs even more space for set

ion is using the space in rhe Art Building, Room 271 and theom. Metro productions tend to have the largest casts and theJfteo shares the theater with the two other schools on the:els the King Center is a welcome addition, but having to cycle:r schools makes things difficult.rd Theater has a capacity of 200, the ability to fly in seuings,r flexible space, which could create a theater in the round.rf lv[4rch is nationally rcognized as V,/omen's History Month.'t is ivomen's history month" Heuel said. "lt's been a privilegeis tremendous pioneer."sn't provide a true-to-fact tribure to the real Nlargaret Brorvnrartment willhand out stud,r' guides for the audience to brush:unte version of Brown's history.the play rvill host "High School Night," a private viewing forr, in an effon to promote hteresr in the ars.s been a performer," said Gallegos, who nunured her actingtigh School and knew she would set her sights on obaining a

wonderfrrl to rvatch her grow," said Hetzel, "l truly admire

: will be at the entrance of the Courryard Theater showcasing.olly Bmwn and bits of Auraria history.ble" vision is what the members of the theater depanment. The essence of Molly Brorvn exemplifies and reflects the' qf the Metro students, said Heuel.h the run of the show and are deepened by its closing," she

ble Molly Broun will be performed ar7:30 p.m.lr{arch 8-10,matinees at 2:J0 p.m. March i1 and March 17.

Practlclng fo? The Unsinka e no y BrcwnFeb.27, Deb callegos, who plays Molly Brown,

beglns to do her wanDups. The play opensMarch 8 and wlll run through March 18.

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Markus Warren and Deb Gallegos rohearsa theh rotesas Johnny and Molly Brown F6b. 27 ln preparatlon forfhe Unslnkabte Molly Brcwn, whlch opens dlalch 8,

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together as a team," senior Tim Uhls said."Vinning against a good team like that is

Much like the day before, the final twogames of the series were very differentfrom each other. Vhile one was anoffensive enplosion of sorts, the other sawhits come few and far between.

Texas Vesleyan jumped on seniorstarter Caleb Parmenter, rvho struggled abit with consistency. The Rams scored nvoruns in the second and increased their leadto 5-0 with a three-run home run from rightfielder Andrew lvladey in the third.

With one out in the botrom of the third,the Roadrunners began a mild comeback asUhls put a Derek Gerold changeup over theleft field fence.

Parmenter lcfr in the fifth inning afterfacing nvo batters, and was replaced bylunior Steve [:r rs. Parmenter finished thegame allowing six runs. all six earned. andstruck out six Ram hitters.

Fox and classmate Eric Cummings held

the Rams' hitting in check for theremainder of the game.

The Roadrunners' hitting, on the otherhand, was coming around at precisely theright time. A lucky two-run home run fromEdwards in the bonom of the fifth put theRoadrunners down iust 6-4.

"l had two strikes on me, and I justwanted to put the ball in play," Edwardssaid, "l really just got lucky on the nextpitch."

The comeback was fully achieved in thesixth when, with one out and two runnerson base, Uhls connected again off Geroldfor his second home run of the game.

"l was just trying to hit it into theoutfield somervhere," Lrhls said, "and I lustgot my pitch."

Uhls finished theruns scored and 4 RBl.

Cummings allowedtlo hits in the top ofthe seventh, butpreserued the rvin forthe Roadrunners.

Offense rvas notevident in the second

8ame, as tne two teams

game 2-for-3, two

combined for only nine hits and three runswhat was evident, however, was theextraordinarv effon of junior Jason Ash onthe mound for the Roadrunners.

{ - . r' Ash, who was used as a reliever last

.vear, got his first career start for theRoadrunners. He showed head coach VincePorreco rvhat he had seen in the off-seasonand practices: improvement in both controland technique,

After giving up an unearned run andtwo hits in the first inning, Ash thendominated the lineup which scored 20 runsin the previous three games. He allowedthree hits, walked two and struck out five inthe remaining six innings to give theRoadrunners their fifth win of the season.

For his teammates, the performancewas much needed as the lack of offensekept the game tight until the end.

"[Ash] shorved a lot ofconfidence and alot of poise on the mound," Porreco said."He really had command of the game andwe needed that performance."

Said Uhls: "He stepped up for us in abig game and that's what we're going toneed from the whole pitching staff for therest of the season."

According to Porreco, although theseason is )'oung, the wins were crucial inputting the team on the right track in theregion.

"From a regional standpoint, it put usup rvhere we need to be this early in theseason,"

The Roadrunners will be have onemore series at home, against Nebraska-Omaha, on lt{arch 2-3, before going on theroad to face the University of NorrhernColorado for nvo games on l\,larch 6.

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Adam Housern an/tlc llclropolilonRoadrunner outfielder Jack Edwards ducks out of the way from a wild pitch duringa game Feb. 26 against Texas.Wesleyan. Metro won both games of the doubleheader. 8-6 and 2.1. The Roadrunners won three of four games from the Rams.

Metro lqkes three of foult .Ko'Mlrunners wtn

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Senes IfOm fe&OnAl seniorJack Edwards said the comeback

foe Texas-Veslqt an :'T j::',.ff'ffi['i;l.i,J1:':H:" into wins against good teams.

Adam DunivanD.Ietctcnon

Last weekend's four-game seriesbetween the Metro baseball team and TexasIfiesleyan University was billed as ameasuring stick to see just what the teammay do this year

After all, it was Texas Vesleyan whoearned the fourth and final spot in theNCM Vest Regional Tournament in 2000,with Metro finishing fifth.

In the first meeting between the twoteams, Metro earned three victories andproved they could see more games wellafter the regular season is over.

After splitting a Feb. 25 doubleheader,Metro won 8-6 and 2-1 Feb. 26, in gamesthat rvere character builders.

"After losing the first one, re just came

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@ight almost ran out at Auraria Freld Feb, 25before the Roadrunnen could get a win againstV/estern REgional foe Toras Vesleyan, Metro did,however, nunage to split in drc opening doublelreaderof the four-game series before the sun went down.

The Rams ousted Metro for the fourth and finalregional playoff spot in the last week of theRoadrunners' 2000 season, and that didn t gounnoticed when looking ahead to the series.

"V/e talked about it," said head coach VhceForecco. "lt was in the back of my mind and the(returning plavers) mind ttut they made it in front ofu5."

Despite thougha of rwenge for the Roadrunners,the Rams drew fint blood of the series wirh a 12-7gameone rvin.

Senior side-armer Bryce Gehlen pitched gameone for Nletro on jusr four days rest, Gehlen wasroughed up early by the Rams, giving up five runs onfive hits in the first hning, rncluding a trrorun homerun by knce Newton,

Metro didn t answer. Rams saner Ty Lowe struckout seven Roadrunner hitters in the first four innings,and stranded eight baserunners in a complete gamevictory,

Merro rored one run in the first five innings anddidn't bust out offensively until the sixth rnnrng whenChad Conzalez lined a two out grand-slam over the leftfield nall, cutting the lead to 10-5. The Ramsresponded in the top of the seventh, scoring two moreruns and upping the lead to 12-5.

Seven ofthe Roadrunner's 11 hits came in the lastwo innings. Tyler Vbods, Nathan Lavernz andGonzlez led Metro with two hits each,

Game two showcased good pitching, extra inningsand a nalkoffbase hit by Metro'sJack Edwar& in thelate afternoon wilight.

Tim Price and Tim Neely combined on a tlree-hit,nine-inning victory to hold off the Rams. In his fi$tstart as a Roadrunner, Price stlrnied the Rams basearly, holding them hitless for the first four innings.

"l qas real orcited for my first san," Price said. "lwas able to get us into position to win and Neely shutthe door"

Merro's Tim Uhls doubled in the fifth inning andlater scored on a sacrifice flv by the reddot Gonzkz,who had already doubhd in Mero's first two runs inthe third inning.

A two-run homer in the sixth inning by lowe, theRams' designated hiner and game one winner on themound gave the Rams a 43 Wad. lowe's blast ontoAuraria Parlcway made way for Neely, ntro pitched fourhitlas, shutout innings in earning the victory

'(Neely) was pumping strikes with all threepitches," pitching coach Anthony Gutierrez uid.

Neely gave the Roadrunners' offense chances inthe seventh, eighth and ninth innings to win the game.In the ninth, Edwards finally capitalized off of reliefpitcherJustin Clereland with a game-winning single toright field that emptied the Roadrunner dugout togreet Jarod Srulz at home plate.

Porreco was happy rvith the rvh, but said the teamrvas still makhg routine mistakes. Despire committingseren errors on the day, Metro acaped with the split.

Jason Ash

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Mountain lions (15-11), it looked like Kelly rvasplaying a personal game of H-O-R-S-E behind thethree-point line. He hit from every angle and twicefrom distances of 25 feet.

"Once he ges started, man, there is nostopping him," said teammate Luke Kendall."Vhen he ges hot our whole offense is tot'ardJoejrst so he can shoot it and put it down."

By halftime, Kellv had 15 poins on ftve threepointers coming off the be nch as Metro tatk a 42'

32 lead, V/hen Kelly hil rwo more three-pointers,this time in the second half, the Mounain Lionsfinally counteracted by forcng *re ball out of hishands,

No problem. Along with Kelly's 21 poins -

on 7o[10 shooting - five other Roadrunnenscored in double digits,

"Eve4,6n. is unselfsh on this team," saidKendall, r'ho scored 22 pints, including 3of4shooting from behind the arc. "We know who togo to and utren to go to them."

Then there was Rashawn Fulcher, who createdspace in the paint, scored 17 ponts and grabbedsir rebounds. Foint guard Clayton Smith slitheredpasses inside to a cutting Kane Oakleli whofinished rith 16 poins and three block for Metrobefore fouling out, while Smith had l0 poinr and10 assists (a new career high). l\{eanwhile, LeeBethea drove. stopped, shot and dropped in 12

Quincey Simpon scored 23 points to lead theIr{ountain Lions, but the l'isiton' defense could dolitde to slorv down Metro as the Roadrunnerscruised to comforrable leads of nine points, 12poins, and as high as 17 points.

The Roadrunners shot 56 percent from the

field and hit 10 out of 14 three-pointers.Bring on Fon Ha1s, Heck, bring on Kentuc$

Vesleym."Wete looking to play anltrody, anyrvhere,

anfime at this sage of the )sar," Dunlap said."Vle're just tuppy to be alive."

Freshman guard Luke Kendall is on the defense agEinst a cllcolorado spdngs gaurd in

Metro's 1dI85 win over the University of Colorado at Colorado SPdngs.

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They came out high-flyng, rim-rattling and

shotrtcrdring, but unfortunately for the Univenity

of Colorado at Colorado Springs, nobody keeps

track ofstatistics during pregame warm-ups."lt caught me off'guard, because they were

joking around in warm-ups and dunking," said

Meuo guardJoe Kelly. "l didn't know what to think

of it. I don t know if they were loose in a good way

or a bad way. But thafs something we are not

really wonied about."V/hen the real game started, the Mountain

Lions came crashing down to earth under Metro'ssolid defense and shooting, as the Roadrunnerscoasted to a 10035 victory kb. 27

'tfith the win, Metro (20-6). the twotime

defending Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

champions, adranced to the semi-finals of theRMAC toumament, where they will play top

seeded Fort flap State University Q34) ar 3:30p.m. March 2 at the University of Denver'sHamilton Gym.

"lt's going to be billed as one hell of a game,

so let's go for it," Metro coach Mike Dunlap said."Ve've got a lot of players who have been in biggames before, so we'll ake that."

One player who's not likely to panic under thepresure of championship play is Kelly. ,gainst the

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The Case of the Broken BasebaUBat: Vlomen, Citizenship andViolence - Dr Linda Kerber, professor ofhistory at the University of Iowa will dis-cuss the Gwendolyn Holt jury servicecase of 1957 and connect it with theViolence Against lJflomen Act. Meets inTivoh #640 from 1-2:1Jpm. For moreinfo rmation, call (303)5564830.

Emerging Roles for Women in theNew lllillenniurz - As women embarkon the joumey into the 22nd century,they are faced with unique opponunitiesand challenges. Please join this discus-sion about new roles that are emergingfor women in Tivoli #651 from 3-4pm.For more information, call (303)5i6-31J2.

Interuieuing Skilk - Revierv th inter-viewing process in CN #203 from 12-2pm. Free to MSCD students. To prereg-ister and for more information. call$0ri56-3664.

Is America Mahtng You Fat? - Learnhow to fight back with Dr. James Hill inthe Tivoli # 320 AB & C from 12-1:30pm.Snacls will be oroyided.

Voices of A{rica - This amazing drum-ming group focuses on the traditionaldrumming sryle of Africa. Meets in theTivoli Turnhalle at 1lam. For more infor-mation, call (303)555 -8048.

Loae uitb a Rul.er - I(rhat does il meanto be intersexed? Cheryl Chase, directorof the lntersex Society of America, willanswer this question and discuss issuessuch as genital mutilation, facing inter-sexed individuals. Meets in St. FrancisCenter from 2-3pm. For more informa-tion, call Q03)555-6333.

Resumes tbat Work - Leam how towrite an effective resume in this freeworkshop for MSCD students. Meets inCN #203 from 1 -3pm. To prereerster andmore information, call (303)556-3664.

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