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METROTARA MOBERLY. NEWS EDITOR. tmoberly@mscd.edu

A student enters the Auraria Campus Bookstore Feb. 17. Former employees ofthe bookstore allege that recent staff members received nonotice befiorc cuts were made. Photo by Jamie Moore . moor.jami@mscd.edu

Sales staff shocked byfiringsNo notice givento employeesbefore cuts

ByTara Moberlytmoberly6mscd.edu

Recent layolTs at the Au-raria Campus Bookstore havecurrent and former employeescrying foul orer the manner 11which employees were let go.

Four former employees,all of whiim ashed to remainanonJmous for fear of repercusslons, alleged that thestore b€gan cuttiDg employeesseveral rveeh ago without anynotioe, pegging budget cutsas the reason so many of tlrcstalf rrerc being cut

n bt of pofle rvereblindsided, People cerne in andtheir names Yr€r€ talcn oll theschedule.' a former bookstoreemployee said,

One of the employees midthat after an upper-manage-ment meeting regarding bud-get constraints, emplo5'eeswere told that cuts would bemade over and aborre the usu-aI after-rush emplo]€e cuts to

help olTset the decrease in thebudget.

Each semester, the book-store hires temporary workersto stall the rush time the storeexperiences at tbe beginning

. of the semester, when hun-dreds of students pack thestorc to buy materials for thehnew classes.

Those employees arethen ht go r,rrhen the rush desdown and trafrc at the storedecreases.

'Initially, it looked like thetyphal cuts because the rushwas over," one of the employ-ees said.

lte eoplofe soon beganto fhink otherwise as addi-tdnal stall conf,rnued to be cut- with many ffnding out theyno longer had a iob whln theyceme iin for a sbift and foundtheir name had been tahen olfthe schedule.

Morale began to dip asstudents becane aware of thecuts - including sewral fir-ings that the emplopes anegewere conFoversial 3nd relatedto stalT discussions about thewave of cuts.

Aft€r discussing the cuts

with other emplo5aes duringwork hours at the books-tore.one of the emplo5'ees said hewas ffred for workplace vio-lence. He says that it was hlsadvice to fellow employees thatthey begin looking for alterna-tive employment and that wasthe reason he was let go.

Another former employeeciaimed that after hi was fred,employees who he workedwith and recomnended foradvancement were also let go.

"Now they're to the pointwher,e poople are quitting"one emplqree said.

Bookstore D:uector Mi-chael Clarle said that the stallcuts tbis semester w€re trot re-lated to budget issues nor werethey anytbing more than theregular end of rush ilecreasethat happens e\rery semester,

"I think some shldentswant to beleve that. We'd loveto keep them all, but the real-ity of it is, once the rush ends,we iust can't keep them- It'sunfortunate that a few shr-dents are upset," Clarke said.. All studenfs are hired astemporary employees, Clarkesaid, and made aware of their

temporary status during new-hire orientation sesslons.

This semester's cuts werenofhing out of the ordinary,Clarke said, sighfing employ-ment numbers from previoussemesters as proof,

During the week of fan.16, thestore had L9O employ:ees. Last week, that nurnberhad dmpped to 95 as the rushperiod had ended and traffichad ilropped olf signiffcantly

In comparison, alter theend of the fall semester rush.the bookstore released rushemployees, and returned toworHng with a smaller stalT,

98 students theweek of Nov 21.

"We're not being fiscallyresponsible to haw orrcr 2O0students (enpl,oyees) rivten weiust don't need them," Clarkesaid.

Clarke said that the sfingcuts caD seem great€r thaDprevious layolB as there isless tine between the fall andspring rush, making it seemlike fewer employees harebeen let go.

He also dismissed the al-legations that employees

were released without notice."ltreir suprvisor meets withthem and says thelr assign-ment has been completed. Therush period itself iis notice Iwonld tlink that regardless ofwhen you're hired, lt's tempo-rar5z"

the students rebutted flisclaim" calling it fals€ and spokeof several instances when em-ployees who had nor&ed atthe store for years were let gowithout notice, lncluding affve-year employee who leftin tcars after linruing she uolouger had a lob.

, "I just want to knonr whything{ v,,ere handled ln sucha ilisrespecdrl manncr," 9a6of the employees said, citingffos mishandltng of the cutsand resulting nggaflw envi-

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ronme,nt as the reason sher€cently quit the bookstor€."I muldn't justify worhng forthese people who Just merci-lessly cut people."

Clarke declined to discussany individual enployee re-lease, but noted that Coloradois atr at-will state, meaning anemployee can be fired for anyreason and wi&out notice.

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President Obamfr stimulfrtes Denver

ABOVE: Sam Blackstone attends the economic stimulus bill protest Feb. 17 in front of Colorado'sState Capitol. Protesters came from around Colorado to demonstrate against the economic stimulusbill President Obama signed at the same time across town at the Denver Museum of Nature & Sci-ence. Photo by Jamie Cotten . jcottenl @mscd.edu

RIGHT: President Barack Obama signs the Arnerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law Feb, 17at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science while Mce President Joe Biden look on,Photo by Nicholas Duckworth . nduckwor@mscd.edu

Tuition benefit proposed for veteransLesislation aimsat

-affordable

educationBy Clayton Woullardcwoullar@mscd.edu

In this recession, aflording tu-ition has become further out of reachfor many in Colorado. But it couldmove a little closer for some.

A new bill in the state legislaturewould allow honorably dischargedveterans to pay in-state tuition re-gardless of their residency.

Proposed fan. 7 by Rep. FrankMcNulty, R-Douglas, HB 09-1039would also offer in-state tuition toany children or dependents of honor-ably discharged veterans. Sen. MikeKopp, R-Jellerson, bas co-sponsoredthe bill.

McNulty said he felt the bill wasnecessary because of his campaignprorrises in 2OO6 and 2OO8 to makeveterans a priority.

"It seems to me that helping ourveterans integrat€ themselves into ci-vilian society must be a priority andthis is a very simple way we can dothat," said McNulty, who in 2O07successftrlly pushed tbrough legisla-tion that granted in-state hrition toactiwduty college students.

Currently, only students whohave legal residence in Colorado canpay the in-state rate. The dilTerencebetlveen in-state and out-of-statetuition can be signifcant. At Meho,

Bill Blackburn, a recent Metro graduate who served in the milFtary is one of many student vets who utilized their G,l. Bill ben-efits to pay for tuition. Photo by Drew Jaynes. ajaynes 1@mscd.edu

engineering student pays $4,106after COF while a nonresident eugi-neering shrdent pays $12,645.

McNulty also said he felt it wasimportant with this new bill not toforget the loved ones who supportAmerica's veterans,

"Members of otrr military are theones who sacriffce themselves on thefront lines, but all too often we forgetabout the wives. the sons and the

daughters and the sacrifices madeby them, so it makes perfect sense toinclude them in this legislation," Mc-Nulty said.

Veterans Services Coordinator

fanet Maestas said she thinks the billwould be great for veterans becauseColorado is lagging behind otherstates in providing in-state tuition forveterans, but she was skeptical if itwould become a reality,

"I just really don't think withthe current budget situation thatit would be passed," Maestas said."They're cufting millions from high-er education and other programs...sohow can they pass this? Because thiswould be a big ticket item. "

McNulty said the bill, if passed,would have no fiscal irnpact becauseit's voluntary for colleges and univer-sities.

'A college or university couldchoose not to participate, but I thinkthey do that at their own peril."

If this bill passed, Maestas said,it would alTect veterans' financial aidbecause such a cut in tuition wouldbe considered a veterans' benefit. orresour@,

She said this bill would reallybenefit veterans more in Fall 2O1Owhen velerans' benefits will no lon-ger be factored into financial aid.

"Veterans are only eltgible to usethe G.I. Bill for I O years, so for all vet-erans who are beyond that 1O years,it would be beneficial, " she said.

Maestas said activeduty soldiersalreadv have their tuition and books

paid for through the G.I. Bill, andthat her office deals with fewer thanI 0 activeduty soldiers.

There are also few noEesidentveterans at Metro, she said.

McNulty said by having moreveterans attending Colorado's highereducation institutions that all stu-dents would benefit.

"I think students who are in col-lege will benefit from having beenfamiliar with the life experiences ofsomeone who's been in the military.So hopefully, it will become a drawfor people like that to seek educationin Colorado," he said.

To legally classify for in-state tu-ition, students (or their parents, ifthe students are under the age of 23)must prove they have [ved in and in-tended to stay in Colorado for a yearbefore the first day of class.

Students can show intent in theform of license plates, a driver's li-cense and payment of state incometax, among other things.

lC-olorado is home to multiplemilitary installations..,If (veterans)want to advance their educationhere, they shouldn't have to waitthat year," McNulty said.

The measue passed unanimous-Iy fan. 20 in the House Committee onState, Veterans, amd Military Alfairsand will now go to the House Com-mittee on Appmpriations.

Assuming it passes there, it willgo to the house floor for a secondreading, a third reading and then onto the Senate.

for the 2008-2009 academic year,a C-olorado resident taking I 5 cr€dithours pays $1,620.44, includingmandatory fees and the College Opportunity Fund stipend.

A nonresident taking thesarne number of credit hours pays$5,974.64, That's more than threetimes as much,

At the University of Colorado atBoulder, an undergraduate resident

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|ordan's Fight'We'regoingto

be in fora toughcouple of years'

ByTara Moberlytmoberly@mscd.edu

Metro President Stephen fordanoutlined the budget crisis facing thecollege at a packed town hall meet-ing Feb. 16 at the King Center Con-cert Hall, highlighting the low levelof state funding the college receivescompared to other colleges in thestate.

"I think at some point, peopleneed to say enough is enough. Whyis it fair that Colorado residents atone instihrtion get funded at thislevel and at another institution getfunded at this level. And that's, Ithink, the level of awareness we'rehying to create with policy makerstoday that the cumulative effect ofthese decisions at this point has cre-ated an inequity that in my view risesto a point where policy makers needto start accepting responsibility forit," Jordan said, hiehlighting the lowlevel of state funds Metro receives incomparison to other Colorado col-leges and prompting applause fromthe crowd.

Metro has more resident under-graduate students than any othercollege in the state, with 3,000 morethan the second place school, Colo-rado State University in Fort Collins,and is home to more recipients of t}lePell Grant than any other school, afact fordan highlighted as evidencethe State tegislature needs to recon-sider the manner in which they fundMetro.

Compared with four similarschools across the state - CSU-Pueb-.lo, Fort Lewis College, Adams Stateand Mesa Stat€ - MeEo receives lessfunding from the state, "They have$31 million more with 5.OoO lessstudents," Iordan said.

"That is the nature of our prob-lem and that is what we are out talk-ing to the governor about and theCommksion on Higher Educationabout. Quite franHy, I have said to thegovernor and the comnission that if

e were a public school, we wouldhave a great legal case for equal pro-tection of our students because wehave the moet underrepresented,the mo6t low-income shrdents, a.ndyet, they are clearly rec€iving sig-nificantly less support than all otherstudents at regional comprehensiveinstitutions."

lordan outlined the funding pic-

ture tbrough a series of slides - apresertation he also shared rrvith theColorado Commission on HigherFducation recently. "Their lawsdropped." Jordan said of the commis-sion's response to the presentation."If nothing else, we've scored debatepoints."

Gov. Bill Ritter was also pre-sented the same data, and wbile heacknowledged that the numberson funding are comect, he made nopromises that more will be done tobring increased funds to Metro.

While the CU and CSU legislatorsare highly visible at the capitol, theMetro legislators are not and havenever stood up for higher educationin the community, Jordan said,

"One of the dilFculties we have isso many people in the governor's ad-ministration - I'm hying not to betoo negatile - but so many of themare basically CU people. That's toughto overcome," he said.

This prompted Jordan !o callfaculty and staff to talk to the legis-lators from their home disficts andmake the case for increased fundineat Meho.

But fordan doesn't plan to stopthere - he's taking his call to actionto the media and will be presentingthe data to the editorial board of theDenver Post, aiming t0 spread theword about the inequity of fund dis-persion at colleges in the state.

These efforts, while they will nothelp olBet the current round of bud-get cuts, could put the college in apoaition to offset other effects of thedecrease in funds.

fordan outlined the $7 millionthe college has saved ttrough cost-containiDg measures that wer€ firstinstituted in September - $2.9 ndl-lion will be given back to the stateand the remaining $4 rnillion will berolled hto next year's budget to helpbridge an anticipated $5 million inreductions.

Each of the administrative de-partuients set target amounts ofwhat tley could save while still serv-ing students - targets tlat were met,and in some cases exceeded, givingthe college some breathing roon .

The school has also developed athree-tier approach to the cuts thatloom from next year's budget, whichwill be presented to the Metro Boardof lYustees for approval at its April 2meeting.

'i{Il this does is gets us back toa new general fund base. So this ef-fort that we're going through to getready to present this material to theApril meeting of the board is to cre.ate the general fund base from whichwe will then look at how much moreare we going to raise tuition and howwill we use the new re!€nue that wegain from tuition to invest in order toinvest in the things we intend to dofor the college," fordan said.

Metro students will likely see ahike in tuition rates for the next fewyears, but lordan has a plan to try toease the pain of these increases.

In addition to asking the com-mission on higher education to com-mit fair and equal funding, he is alsosupporting a move that would givethe governing boards of colleges

more flexibility in determining hr-ition rates.

"We're not looking to have cart€blanche authority over tuition withthis pmposal," he said of a bill to beintroduced to the I€gislature nextmonth t}lat aims to build a five-yearproposal of tuition increases thatwill be built into the school's perfor-maloe contracts.

'At least this would be a way ficrour students and families to planover their shdents' career what tu-ition would look like," he said.

Currently, tuition increases arenot finalized until fune, alter stu-dents have left for tle summer, leav-ing them to come back a few monthsIater to higher bills.

Another concern Jordan high-lighted that stems ftom the fluctuat-

ing budgets is the possibility of cayping, or limiting, enrollment if thecollege does not receive additionalfunds. Metro is an open-enrollmentschool, meaning anyone 2O years orolder who has graduated from highschool or has a GED must be admit-ted.

While adminisfators are still for-mulating plans for possibly cappingenrollment and further budget cutsthat may arise once the budget is fi-nali'ed, lordan is sure that Metro willemerge better than before. "There isno question that we're goiDg to b€in for a tough couple of years. Hav-ing said that, I want to assure youthat I'm absolutely confident that wewill come out of this sfonger, bet0eracademically and more committed toour mission. We will be better."

Metro President Stephen Jordan addresses a crowd concerning the current budget situation attheKing Centre! concert hall Feb, 16 Jordan fielded questions from aftendees in a town hall formatPhoto by Andrew Bisset. abissetl@mscd.edu

FYI: Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. . THE METROPOLITAN . FEBRUARY 19, 2009 . METRO . A7

Q & A with President Stephen JordanBy Nic Garcia and Tan Moberly. The Metropolitan

Q: What are the coasequences ofnot getting adequate fuading?

A: We were created as this modi-fied open admissions institution,with expectations that regardlessof what happens to an individual intheir educational experience, theycan go to Metro.

At the same time, these policymakers are saying to us, we have anexpectation, you have to sign a per-formance agreement about retentionand graduation requirements you'regoing to do.

Well, the whole point is, youcan't have unlimited access to iininstitution and on the other handhave expectations that you re goingto improve ret€ntion and graduationrates while continuously cutting thebudget.

Either we're going to say we'llcontinue to accept (all students)and accept that dropout rates willbe greater, but I'm not prepared toac€ept that. I understand the conse-quences are real that to the peoplethis happens to. They leave with stig-mas; thgy leave with large debt. And

. many never recowr,The other option is to say enough.

We're not going to acce.pt students ifwe iion't havi the resdurces to support them. People need to understandthat That's what we're wrestlingwith. We're realb wrestling with themission of this institution.

Q: In a perfect world, where do wego from here?

A: In a perfect world we would bein an upward environment. And weprobably would have been OK. Wehave a formula that was recomizingon the upward side about leveling theplaying field among the institutions,Which is why we got the largest in-crease (in funding) over the last twoyears.

So, this problem wasn't createdovernight; we're not going to solveit ovemtght. In a perfect world, we'dbe on the upside of funding in aneight-to-l G],ear period, which wasthe governor's goal. The problem isI don't know a 10-year period thatgoes by without some sort of reces-sion. You're always laking two st€psforward and three steps back.

Q: In May of 2008 you signed athree-yer c(mtract with two one.year exteosion optioas. In light ofthe financial situati'on and lack offulding by the state, do you stillwant to fulfiIl it?

A: I do. Absolulely. I believe inthis place more than ever. I hied tosay to the community at the addresswe will come out of this sEonger, bet-ter, more committ€d than ever. AndI believe that, That's the sptrit of the

people that go to this college.I want to be here to be a part of

that. But you know I would be lessthan truthful that there aren't daysthat are discouraeing. And it is dis-couraging when you see the inequitythat exists and \Mhen you think of thekind of students we have and whatwe could do.

I have said to legislators, look,when I arrived at Metro only 38 per-cent of the credit hours were taughtby tenue, tenure-hack faculty. Na-tionally, the average is close to 70percent. I asked them, "how manyof you would find it acceptable if 60percent of your child's K-12 classeswere taught bypart-time teachers in-stead of a full time teachers,?"Thereisn't one of you that would find itacceptable, but that is what we doto our young people when you putthem into our colleges. I think that'sshaineful.

q: What would any cap enrolLmentpolicy Iook like at Metro?

A: We had a meeting at the end oflast week. I don't have any answersyet. But we need to take a look at allthe different groups we admit. Thereare very different groupe. There isthe traditional. l8-year-old comingstraight out of high school.

Second, it's the same group, butthey go to work for a couple of yearsand they come in at 20 years of ageor older. You really need to take alook at this group. They've taken nomath in the last two years. And weknow math is one of those subiectsthat's not like a bicycle. Then you be-gin to say maybe it's how long thesestudents have had since they took amath class and ask will they reallysucceed.

Then there are GED students.GED is the norm to what high-schoolshrdents currently lnow, not whatthey should know. Right off the bat,there is a huge gap between whatstudents do know and should know.But we have said as a marker it's OKif you know what your peers how.That's not acceptable any longer ficrgetting into college.

The last thing is we have to getback to the question of communitycolleges. We need to take a look atthose students who come to us withless than an associate degree, sinceour admission standards say we haveto admit those 2O years or older,maybe we need to rethink that. Whatperformance have they had? Do theyhave a higher GPA? It's things likethat we need to consider.

Q: This seeas to be your biggestpublic battle, bringrng to light ttreinequality of Metro's funding, in-creasing Meuo's prcseoce ia theLegislature. Tatk to us about wtat'sgoing on.

A: Let's put it this way: it has beena theme since the day I got here. Ifyou talk to the trustees that hired me,there was no question about that. Itwas a part of the agenda. The truthof it is, we've been pretty successful.I think that's one of the reasons whyyou saw rrs get the largest increaseso!€r the last couple of years.

I will have to tell you there wasno one more disappointed at themethodology that was chosen tolmplement the budget reductions tohigher ed than me. I'm not saying weshouldn't have had budget cuts, butit should have been done differentlv.

Q. How would you have liked to seeit done ilifferendy?

A: If we are saying we're us-ing the funding formula on the $"ayup, those who are furthest away getthe biggest increase, then, I said weshould have done the same on theway down.

While no one can escape a re-ductlon, those who are furthest awayshould get the smallest reduction.That seems to me, to be much moreequitable. And more consistent witha goal, which is the governor's statedposition, then you have less problemsreaching that goal than the way he'sdone it.

I was very disappointed. Thatwas a setback. And now we're re-sponding by giving them new data.If the purpose is to fund Coloradoresidents, which is what COF is allabout, here's where you're at today.And give them a chance coming outof this to have a new commihnent tofix this.

Q. Where do you see in the nextfive years for higher education andMetro?

A: As sad as this is to say, I thinkyou can expect a real crisis. (Highereducation) won't be fixed until itcomes to a real crisis. It's going tobe the interaction of the ellds ofTABOR, the 6 percent limitation, therecession elTect and the expiration ofReferendum C all s6ming togetler atthe same time.

J think it's going to take this cata-sbophic kind of event where they'renot going to be able to put the piecestogether udess ther€ is a commit-ment from tle public to fix the prob-

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lem.The other point, I think, that's

going to play into this, I think you'reseeing the latino community be-come much more politically activeand the role they might play, com-blned with the Afhican-A-mericancommunity around this questionaround the funding of the institutionthat their children are more likelv togo to could be very critical,

Nick Nguyen, manager ofthe CCD Recruitment and Student Out-reach call center, snapped a photo of the juniper bush with hiscell phone shortly after Ari Rosner-Salazar, director of the officgput out the flames Feb. 6. By Feb. 9, the remainder ofthe bushhad been removed. Photo bv Nick Nouven

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Ari Rosner-Salazar, director ofRecruitment and Student Outreachat the CCD, is used to putting out firesaround his office in the proverbialsense, but Feb. 6, he literally put outa fire outside the South ClassroomBuilding.

A iuniper budh burst into flamesoutside the buildiirg after a snolder-ing cigarette butt in the surroundingmulch rolled into the dry bush at approximately l1 a.m.

Rosner-Salazar was exiting therestroom near his office rvhen De-rick Gavidia, an accounting, majorat UCD and an houly worker in theCCD cashiering office, came rushingdown the hall yelling, "Firel"

"I was a little confused at first. Alady told my supervisor to call the firedepartment, but there was no vis-ible smoke in the building I wdlkdoutside to see what was happeningand saw the smoke and a few lowflames." Gavidia said. "I ran into Arias I came back into the building. Hiseyes widened when J told him therewas a brush fire and he grabbed thefire extinguisher. "

The fire engulfed the juniperbush located directV in front of a die-sel-powered generator on the southside of the building.

"My first inpression was that thefue was too big to handle with an ex-tinguisher. The winds were blowingthe smoke almost horDontally," Ros-ner-Salazar said. "One thing that Ilearned in my training is that if a fireiE too big, don't hy to ffght."

Rosner-Salazar received fre andearthquake haining when he wasemployed at the University of Cali-fornia, Santa Barbara.

Ari Rosner-Salazar Photo by Andrew Bisset . abisset 1@mscd-edu

Bill Hudak, an accountant forCCD, was with Gavidia and Rosner-Salazar. "The flames spread fast, andthe bush was dangemusly close tothe generator," Hudak said.

Both Hudak and Rosner-Sala-zar were worried that the ffre woulddamage the generator and endangerthe building.

'I nras confideut with my hain-ing in operating a fire extinguisherthat I could slow down the ffre untilthe fire di:partment could get here,"Rosner-Salazar said.

Rosner-Salaz€r stayed on thesidewalk and used a slow sweepingmotion to douse the llames. He in-structed Hudak and Gavidia to findanother fire extinguisher.

"It was very windy. Fortunatelythe wind was blowing towards thebuilding and actually helped spreadthe agent [from the extinguisher],"said Rosner-Salazar.

Rosner-Salazer had used the cn-tire contents of the first extinguisherand had the ffre almost out whenHudak and Gavidia returned withthe strond canister,

"The training came in handy Itwas almost 1O years ago. " Rosner-Salazar said. "You can't always sitback in disaster and wait for help Alittle training can help."

A8 . THE METROPOLITAN . FEBRUARY 19, 2OO9

NSIGHT"This isprobably oneof thebiggestcrowds

lve seen here in four years."_ METRO MEN'S BASKETBALL FORWARD JESS WAGSTAFF ON A1I

EYESIGHT: gv LEAH MrLLrs. tmiuis@mscd.edu

Public displays of loven Feb. 13, a small group of gay, lesbian and straight students

marched into a courtyard on the Univeristy of Colorado at

Boulder campus at exactly I 1 : 5 3 a.m. and made out en masse

for approxirnately a minute. Why? Because while all the happy sbaight

couples are getting married on Valentine's Day, there are iust as many gay

and lesbian couples n*ro have been denied the simple right and privilege of

marriage. I don't know much about heaven and hell, but I do know that

God probably sends people to burn for all of eternity for committing homi-

cide, not for committing to another person in a lifelong relationship based

on the bonds of love.

University of Colorado at Boulder students Joe and Keith,who declined to give their last names, participate in the"Make Out Stake Out'Feb. 13. Multiple gay, straight andlesbian couples converged in one spot to make a state-ment about acceptance and tolerance by kissing for a fullminute.

THE POINT: HISTORY MAY REPEAT ITSELF

The free market shouldbe freeThe economic clouds are gath-

ering. the storm is a disaster noton$ on America but the world.Soup kitchens will have lines goingamund the block Now a once roar-ing decade has closed with ffnancialturmoil and the aftennath is perhapsa decade or more of misery.

If you are mnfused whetherthis is 20O8 or 1932, you are notalone. In 1932, the United Stateshad to choose betwe€n two equallybad can&dates Herbert Hooer andfpnklin Dslans Ro06evelt. In 20O8,did America again have a choice be-tween two equally bad candidates?The history still hasn't been writ-ten. Yet, the truth ls we ha\re j€t tohit the depression everyone has beenpanicking about. It is time for themedia's and the fatalis' view of theeconomy to come to an end. The factis rrra Inow what caused the depres-sion and though the cument solu-tions are not p€rfect, the economywill bottom out and turn aroundmuch sooner than we expect,

Now economisb know why theGreat Depression was so long and sodevastating: government interven-tion in the economy,

Iet's look at the New Deal. Fiveyears into Franklin Roosevelt's presi-dency, the unemployment rate wasstill at a scary 19 percent, accord-

ROBERT DRANrdran@mscd.eduing to tbe Bureau of Iabor Statis-tics. This is admittedly better than24.9 percent h 1933, the first yearof Rooserelt's presidency but thatmeans there are thousands andthousands of willing workers whostill could not find iobs.

Unfortunat€ly, Roos€velt made ablunder during the New Deal namedthe National IndusHal RecoveryAct. This allowed buslness ownerswith government support to act ascartels, brush away antitrust laws,set price floors and raise wages. [nsome cases, @onomists put the wag-es 25 percent higher than they oth-erwise would have been, Most peoplewo-uld think there is nothing wrongwith raising wages. However, thisact of legislation was only beneficialto those lucky enough to have a jobin 1933.

The main economic problemwith the NIRA is business workedwith the government in setting pricesand wages too high- When employ-ing high-wage workers, businesseshave to cut back on the number of

iobs available and that is exactlywhat happened. T\lvo economists,Harold Cole and ke Ohanian, dem-onstrated through economics thatRooseeelt prolonged the Depression,not short€ned it

The fact ls unemploymentdidnotreach adequate levels until 1942, af-ter the United States ioined the Alliesin World War [I. Roosevelt thoughtexcessive competition among busi-nesses was causing Americans towork less, When the NIRA allowedfor businesses to ffx the wages ofworkers, it reduced conpetition between employers to provide jobs,The politicians and populists failto understand that when the labormarket is restricted, employers stophiring emplol'ees. Competition is theworker's fiend, not the enemy.

Not only did the New Deal notend the Great Depression, but Amer-icans worked less. Cole and Ohaoianwrote, "Total hours workedperadult,including gover nent en4 oyees,were 18 percent below their 1929level betnreen 193G32, but were 23percent lower on average during the

New Deal (1933-39). Private hoursworhed were even lomrer aft€r FDRtook ofrce, averaging 2 7 percent below their 1929level, conparedto l8percent lower between 193G32,"

This does not mean that Herb€rtHoover could have ended the Depres-sion elther. He raised taxes and tar-ilTs because he thought the nationa.ldebt was more important than un-employnent By raising tarilB thtsreduced tade and isotated Europefrom the Unit€d States. When hadedecreases there are less jnbs.because

there are no goods and services being exchanged, therefore less work-ers are needed.

For those of you who thoughtthere was litde choice betweenObama and McCain, you shouldlook to 1932 wlren the only choices1,vs1s. maLing the Depression longerwith Hoover's high taxes and tarilBor Roosevelt's reshictions on pric€sand wages. We all should be thank-firl that employment hasn't hit 25percent and that we did not have tochoose between two evils of eoualmagnihrde.

A depression is still far away.But it is time for a more realisfic andpragmatc approach to fixing theeconomic qisis and it is called lettingthe free market work.

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Adors stnp into MarxBros' shoesNormo Moore islhe Artistic

Director for Stories on Stoge,a production designed to give

Denver aclors the chance to readliteroture from an orray of sources.

By Dominic Grazianodgrazia 1 @m scd.ed u

Hovt ilid Stories on Stage start?Norma Moore: Stories on Stage began in

June of 2000 with a pilot perlcrrmance of ac-tors reading short fiction at the Acoma The-ater. In the fall of 200 3, ure moved to the StageThealre at the DCPA for our flagship Ahvays onSunday series.

We recently initiated our "IoDough" pro-gram vrdich enables anyone who h?nts to at-tend our programming purchase tickets on anane-your-price basis. In addition to our stan-dard programming of actors in dramatic read-ings of short fiction, we continued to createreader's theater pieces at the request of citizenson topics of interest to our communib/.

One of the stories planned for the Feb. 22production is a Marx Brothen original. Howiliil that come about?

NM: A year ago, we did a show aboutsports. And so to fit in with that, we askedRandy Moore and Kathleen Brady to perlormthe ultra-famous Abbott and Costello routine"Who's onFirst?" The audience went nuts theyloved it so much. So this year I decided to bringKathleen and Randy back three times to dosome variety of old brilliant comedy routines- even though they might have nothing todo with the theme of the show - they are justa great laugh, a lot of fun and a terrific relieffrom the hard times we are facing.

Why Randg and ltulhleen?NM: Randy has the best comic timing of

any actor I've ever known or seen. He has beendoing this for a long time and he is a total pro, amaster of words, and a master of wringing themost comedy out of a line; Kathy is quite sim-ply a genius. She can take any script and wring

Actors Kathleen Brady and Randy Moore rehearse the Marx Brother's routine"Maduc!" Feb.9. Storieson Stage runs at l:30 and 6:30 p.m. Feb.22 atthe Denver Performing Arts Complex. Photo by DomlnicGraziano . dgrazia I @mscd.edu.

more life out of it than anyone else.How ilo you choose the actors anil stories?NM: I always start with the quality of the

writing because that is the first key to a suc-cessful lrrformance. Without good writing,you are iust trying to make air look good! ThenI have to match actors. For a long time I didn'tknow a great diversity of actors, but in 2006we had a guest actor Shishir Kurup, born inIndia, educated in England, now living in LosAngeles. So t relied on him to find actors whowould be able to successfully perform stories byAmy Tan and Bharati Bukherjee. That's howthe theater works - on that kind of network-ing. I'am very excited to now be able to confi-dently ofler these stories to our audience.

TeII me about the money fhat was ilonateiltor stuilents to attend. How do stuilents takeailvantage of this?

NM: A long-time season ticket holder no-ticed that there are few young people, and hewanted to find a way to encourage young menand women to try it - so knowing that stu-dents are always on a short financial leash, hedecided to underwrite inexpensive tickets forstudents. To take advantage of this special and

generous offer. a student iust needs to show upIr'ith a student ID and the $5 ticket is thebs.

Whg do you think stuilents shoulil attend?

NM: Young men and lvomen love sound -

they define themselves with their music. They

are'ear'people as well as'eye'people. So Ithinkthere is good reason that they will like hearing

stories as well. Stories are stimulating, but in an'ay that iscalming but not boring. The actors

are great and an afternoon or evening at Sto-ries on Stage gives a persol a real break from

the stress of their lives.

Why are gouinvolveilwith the proituction?

NM: I genuinely believe in the power of

story to make people feel more connected toeach other; to take people into their imagina-

tions to have experiences they have not had inreal life, and to take people on a wonderful and

exciting journey in a way that is saflsrying butnot expensive!

lickets ore still avoilable for theFeb. 22 producfion of Stories

on Stage. Call 3O3-494-O523 fortickets and more intormotion.

Award-winning indie flick a formulaic fairy taleBy Kara Kiehle

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A haggard looking middte-aged mom (Barbara Sarafian)slowly pushes a cart through agrocery store, two tweens in towlooking for all the world like she'drather have her head in a gasoven. So begins "Belgium, Mos-cow." which won two awards atthe Starz! Denver Film Festival andthree at Cannes.

Our housefrau is particularlyrutbless itr a parking lot fenderbender, trading personal attackswith the ice cream delivery man(jurgen Delnaet) she plows into.

With her husband, recentlyseparated, she's equally bitter. Athird child, a teenage daughter,is in that adorable, . disrespecdulstage - and that's just in the first10 minutes.

Being a single mom can berough, ugly business, so iust aboutany friendly attention outside thehouse can bring the same reliefas cool water to fresh sunburn -

even if he's a little lrounger, andeven if you're still technically mar-ried.

This independent effort fromdirector Christophe Van Rompaeyis marketed as a romantic comedy.

There's accordion and jauntyorgan accompaniment, which sortof adds a touch of whimsy, Regret-tably, the rest of the comedy is atthe expense of this pitiful, frumpy,world-weary woman, who seemsdesperate to be pursued, even asshe has to be convinced that she'sworthy of it. And that's just sad.

You don't &?nt to be thiswoman. You don't want to thinkabout your mom as being like thiswoman. And ugly duckling storiesthat take place past puberty arepatronizingly anti-feminist.

It's excruciating to watch awoman, whom the mirror turnedagainst long ago. place all her self-worth and happiness in the amo-rous attention of a freewheelinestud.

Even so, it's intriguing to seethe midMe crisis play out from the

'Moscow, Belgium" airs at the Staz Film Center Feb. 20 - 26, Che(k wwwjtarz-fi lmcenter.com fior showtimes,

But, true to genre, "Belgium,Moscow" is infected with naiveidealism, and characters who arealmost guaranteed to malc you,the viewer, feel attractive and con-fident by comparison.

In short, we know bow thisformulaic, fairy-tale flulT will endby the halfway mark, and there'snil in the way of two subplots tosustain much interest.

other gender's perspective - themoral struggle and the giddy kickin the seat of the pants that comewith a crush, making you act ir-responsible and nuts, Unlike thehusband character, however - aprofessor who's run off with oneof his young students - Momisn't allowed to be unrepentantlyselfish, and a soft, traditionallvfeminine heart orevails.

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By Drew Jaynesajaynesl @mscd.ed-

Over the last week, I've been using a Webservice called Jott, a speech-to-text transcrib-

ing application. The sen'ice allows users to up-

date statuses on popular sites like Twitter and

Facebook as well as create lists for sites offere-

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Sounds cool. right?

Setup is fairly straightforward. and while

tott recently did anay with their free, ad-sup-ported plan, I opted for the cheaper of the two

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The drarvback of the lower-priced plan,however, is youonly get a l5-second window torecord your message, as opposed to the 3o-sec-ond window with the higher-priced plan.

My first impression of this application wasthat it would take away the urge to text whileI was driving. I know, I know talking on thephone while driving is not really sa{er than tex-ting, but at least my eyes are on the road whileI'm updating Twitter or whatever.

Over the course of the week, I tried sel'eraldifferent features including updating my Face-book and Twiher, adding events to my calen-dar and e-mailing or texting friends in my im-ported contacts list.

fott did reasonably well with understand-ing contacts'names, dates, times and othersorts of common phrases. But it garbled sym-bols and other characters normally not pho-netically expressed.

Not suryrisingly, Jott had difficulty under-standing accents and often replaced entirewords with its best guess. The trick. I found,was to enunciate as clearly as possible; howev-er, I often wasted so much time trying to speakclearly that I ran out of time to record.

My biggest complaint from the beginningwhen updating Tr,r'itter was Ioft's inability tounderstand spoken symbols such as '@.' To getit to translate correctly, you actually have tosay "at s5'rnbol."

This issue, combined with trying to replyto tweets, started an aggravating pattern. [norder to reply to bobl's tweets, I would liter-ally have to say, 'At sy.rnbol, no space, bob, nospace, number one,'l and then the rest of mymessage.

This eats up your lS-second recordingtime considerably, And there is no way for youto check whether Jott hanscrib€d the messagecorrectly before it is kansmitted, I would getweirdlesponses to messages that were "Jotted"incorrectly

lott's back-end is streamlined and quickto respond. Many of the menus are dilficult tofind at first, but with use, it becomes easier tonangare.

Granted, Iott presents a service made to fftthe needs of a specific niche of mobile Web us-ers. As one o{ those users, I expected a morefinely tuned and stopamlined sppligation, espe^cially as it was developed for use with a Black-berry more than a year ago. Instead of beingimpressed with Jott, I came away from it feelinglike I wastrd my time. Talk about a supposedtime saver doing exactly the opposite.

To sign up, or for more information, checkout th€ company's website, wwwjott.com.

84 , FEBRUARY 19, 2OO9 THE METF

City'sBy Dominic Grazianodgrazial @mscd.edu

enver Restaurant Weekstarted five years ago, alterthe city was ran-ked in the,

top 25 in the country."In'2004, there had been a national

survey of opinions of the top 2 5 cities inrAmerica," said Visit Denver spokesper-son Richard Grant. "But the bad newswas we were ranked 23 in food."

Even Denverites were unimpressedwith the city's food - "our own residents.ranked us number 24." Grant said.

That's when Visit Denver took ibupon themselves to change Denver'sreputation.

"We decided we needed to do some-thing to spruce up the city's representa-tion for fine dining," Grant said. "Therewere more than a dozen cities doing thesame thing at the time."

Five years ago, 84 restaurants start-ed participating in Denver RestaurantWeek, This year, more than 200 of thecity's chow-downs will contribute themelting pot of cooking between Feb. 2 Iarnd March 6.

And true to the Mile High City, ev-'ery restaurant is offering their fare at$ 5 2.80 for a dinner for two.

Grant said that some of the nor-mally lower-priced eateries will be giv-ing patrons more for theii money. Some '

rvill feed four for that price, and otherswill offer giveaways like tickets to com-edy shows or wine to go along with themeal.

"It's a great time for people to grabsome friends together [because] the billis so easy to split," Grant said.

Grant added that if a patron feelslike hitting the town on theA or,tm, eachrestau-rant offers half the food for halfthe price.

'A three- or four-murse meal for$26.40 isn't too bad." he said.

And at that price, Grant expectsquite a turnout.

"People are feeling pretty beat upfrom the economy. For a lot of peoplethis is something they look forward to allyear," Grant said. Last year, participat-ing restaurants saw more than 160,000diners, Grant said, and the numbers arelooking even better for this year.. "The r.r'ebsite has already seen 40 per-cent more hits than last year," he said.

Grant added that he is excited aboutrestaurants that are extending the pro-motion through March 6.

"Over the years, some restaurantshave done it unofficially, but this year weare endorsing it firlly," he said,

Since mo6t of the popular restau-rants will book up quickly on the week-end, it's better to make reservationsearly. Grant said 4O to 50 restaurantshost their reservations online, but by thetime the event i3 marketed, weekenils atrmost restaurants are booked solid.

He added that some of the slower

An ahi tuna steak with Provencal vegetab[es, rosema]y potatoes and lemon-artichok€ relish is one of the main courses offered atPrima.The restaurant, located at 1100 14 St., specializes in elegant ltalian and Northern Spanish dishes. Management at Prima has de-cided to add two extra weeks to their 552.80 special, due to being booked for several week in advance. They are almost fully bookedexcept for a few l0 p,m. reservations, Photo by Jamie Moore . moorjami@rnscd.edu

FEBRUARY 19, 2OO9 . 85POLITAN

f,nest plate their bestnights like Monday and Tuesday stillhave openings.

The occasion doesn't just bring therestaurants together, either,

"It's a great deal for students; it's a

chance to splurge and go to a place you

hear about or read about a]l the time. It's agreat chance to celebrate and grab a r,rfiole

'bunch of ftiends together," Grant said.Although it would be impossible to

actually visit every participating restau-

rant, Denver Restaurant Week allows for

the opportunity to explore restaurants

rthat you may not have known about."The average person visits 42 menus

on our website: there's a lot of trying to

figure out what everyone's serving,"Grant said, "You may only go to a cou-ple of restaurants, but you look into a

bunch of them."For more information on restau-rants

or to make reservations visit http://

n'wu denver. org/denverrestaurant.

5ous Chef Celeste Varraplates sauteed asparagusthat will be served withSalmon Encrute, and fin-ished with hollandaise sauceand lemon rice pilaf. Varraworks at Denver ChopHouse& Brewery, located at 173519 St. Rounding out themenu for Denver RestaurantWeek is a tomato fennelbisque as an appetizer, andan espresso walnut tart fordesseit, Photo ov Afdrew Bisset. ablssetl @mscd.edu

Top: AtThe 9th Door, Chef Kevin Marquet has crafted a varietyof dishes for the four-course meal, including a plate of cheesesthat, with their sweet accompaniments, work equally well asan appetizer or a dessert. The restaurant's dark interior andtables made from 275-year-old Spanish doors give off an airof understated elegance, and The 9th Door's menu for DenverRestaurant Week is no exception. The 9th Door, located at 1808Blake St., does not do fusion cuisine, instead opting to focuson Spanish dishes to the extent that they import many of theiringredients directly from Spain. Photo by Andrew Bisset ' abissetl @mscd.edu

Left Chef Bertrand Gesbert adds the finishing touch to a vealscalopini, which is sautded in sweet butter. Gesbert hails fromParis,a world culinary capital, which is appropriate, consider-ing his restaurant, Le Central, has been serving French cuisineto the people of Denver for 27 years. Le Central is located at1 l2 E. 8th Ave. Le Central aims to bring a little slice of France totheir corner of North Lincoln, and with these dishes, France justdoesn't seem so far away. Photo by Andrew Bisset ' abissetl @mscd edu

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SUCkS Sometimes tO See overcrowded indie scene?of gron' up around folk mu- MS: I th.ink iust not be-sic.V\ieallsortof comefrom Otnef OA1AS get CAUgnt Up ins part of it. w",ue re_theBobDylanschoolof mu- in thAt SCene And ... See them ally been shunned by thesic writing. You know grow- 17 ) whole thing iust becauseing up in ohio kind of lends ily Oy yOU, JUS| OeCAUS? tnelf or o* o#". you knorv?itself to a very Midwestern nAme tSn't TWO COW GAfAAe." Werealyhaven'tbeenac-feel. So we started outwith a -

cepted into those circles.country feel ... but over the years we've gotten awayfrom that. Shane (Sweeney, bassist and co-vocalist)and my voices lend to our country appeal. We'vemoved away from that a little, but we have a fanbase there and so we're going to stick with that.//: Well, it's a refreshing movement from all the hip-ster, indie rock that's out there right now.MS: Ypah, you know it's kind of weird because itseems like it's coming back around for us. All thesehipster kids now are starting to n?nt to be country.I don't know where that comes from. We're the realthing, I guess, and they can fake it all they want. Butit's definitely more genuine coming from us.1f: Aside from the obvious booze and cigarettes,what else influences Two Cow Garage?MS: Iust living, you }now? Picking apart ererydaysituations I would say is where most of our songscome from. They're the kind of situations probablyeverybody's been in and we just try to put it under amicroscope. I guess that's why people can connect:you take these everyday situations and tear themapart and romanticize them a ltttle bit.

I think that alone keeps us outside of that. It suckssometimes to see other bands get caught up in thatscene and get some brea}s and stuif. And you seethem fly by you. just becaus€ their name isn't TrvoCow Garage. But it keeps us honest. And that's whywe have the fan base and respect lve do - not iustbecause of the music we write, but because we hadto work so hard to get anybody to even listen to us.It's a lot of work to get somebody to respect a bandcalled Two Cow Garage. It might have put us in ahole, but at the same time I think it's built a lot ofcharacter.

lf: How do you feel about coming back to Denver, agenuine cow tolyn, if you will?MS: I don't know how they get that, They call Colum-bus that, too. Whatever we do pretty well in Denver.If that's the reason, we're all right with that.lf: What are the staples for TCG on tour?MS: Cracker Barrel and Gaslight Anthem records.We really love Gaslight Anthem, and we feel likewe're kind of in the same vein, but we get left out ofthat indie-rock category.

Two Cow Ga.rage w/ Jon Snodgrass and ColderThan Fargo2.20.O98 p.m. @Three KingsTavetn,ST,2l+

PHOTO FTASHBACK

Photos by Dawn Madura . dmadura@msco.eou

ABOVE: P.O.S. cozies up to a crowded house Feb, t 4 at th€Marquis Theater in Denver, He elected to only perform songsfrom his f atest album, Never Better because "l'm very proud ofit" he told the audience.SELOW:Yonnas ofThe Pirate Signal performs Feb. 14 atTheMarquis Theater in Denver. The Pirate Signal (Yonnas and DJA-What) will headline the Marquis March 14.SEE AUDIOFILES MARCH 12 FOR SPECIAL"SOUNDING OFF"FEATURING YONNAS.

"(licketmaster and Live Nation) are mergingbecause independent music is toppling thecorporate structL)re, and they're strugglingto try and meet their ridiculous quotas and

bloated overheads. Say what you will aboutstealing, but piracy means freedom, and

freedom is the stone that busted Goliothshead open."

- The Pirote Signol's Yonnos on possible mergerof Ticketmaster and Live Nation

P.O.S. AND THE PIRATE SIGNAT

UPCOMING SHOWSIocal shows for those in the knowUNITED SOUND PIPE

Ccorge Clinton's Colfari legacy

is lilie none other. And for those

who havc seen one or more of his

Iegendary performances, most

often at the Ogden Theatre, 1'ouknon' there's nothing quite like it.

But the resounding effcct of Clin-

ton s i r lucnce has cu lminated in

the formation of Colfax's very orvn

funk collectii,e, United Sound Pipe.

ILS. Pipe's Chris "Citrus" Sauthoff

and his crunk crew certainly cmulate funk's charismatic godfather and men-

tor, Clinton, and his Funtriadelics it only makes sense. as Citrus spent l0

years r,r'ith the band in various duties. lrom the stage to the merch table. But

U.S. Pipe does not just follow in Funkadelics footsteps lnstead, they avoid stale

funk regurgitation by blending Hendrix-esque elements of heavy blues (in the

way of screaming, hon'ling guitar riffs) and, dare n'e say, guerilla hip-hop to

create an edgier and meaner breed of irresistible, butrmoving mojo than ever

before. Lr.S. Pipe combines the sexv lvith the dirty and' no matter what. by

shorv's end, 5'ou'll need a shorter. If you thought they tbre\Y a ll'icked party

before (such as their sold-out performance debut at Herman's Flidealvay tn'o

years ago), you ain't seen nothin' 1'et. The Pipe is holding a CD release party

Feb. 19 at the Bluebird Theater (n-r'urv.bluebirdtheater.net ) for thcir debut. sel[-

titled album. Come dou'n. get the funk out and bring plenty of soul.

.By JJ

United Sound Pipe CD Release PartY2.19.098 p.m. @ the Bluebird Theater, S10, 16+.

THE SUBMARINES'fhc married duo knou'n as The Subtnarines is cotnposed of krhn Dragon-

etri (aka John Drag) and Blake Hiuard. r,r'ho originate liom Boston b1'way ol

l,os Angeles. Thc rccent success of the band has bccn highlightcd rvith "You'

\le, and the Bourgeoisie" liorn their latest release Hotteysrtcklt'!l{rzds. which

appt:ars on an Apple iPod cornmercial. The su1tr1'r'oice of Hazard blends n'ell

r,ith thc eclcctic accompanitncnt of trrusical styles that manage to transccnd

both synth-pop and traditional itrdie rock. If you lihe Death Cab for Cutie or

Thc Postal Service, this sho\'!' is one that you will not lvant to miss. 'fhe Subma-

rines u,il l be co-headlining with The N4orning Benders Feb. 20 at the l{i-l)ive in

Denver (n'ww.hi-dive.com ).

. By Roberto Dominguez. dominrob@mscd.edu

The Submarines2.20.O98 p.m. @The Hi-Dive,510, 16+

HONORTHE FATLENFor nearly three years, Broom-

field quintet Honor the Fallen have

been writing some real-life rock

and roll backed with a certain

carpe diem attitude. While all band

members contribute to the music-

rvriting process, it is lead singer

Matt Guerin who primarily tends

to the lyrics. According to bassist

Photo courtesy of l lonor the Fallen Jerrod Fassler, "he listens (to) and

feels the music, and iust writes from the heart." The band attributes their style

to a variety of influences. 'A lot of our songs are different from each other, and

there's not one particular band you can label us as," Fassler said. HTF have ap-

peared at a number of Colorado venues such as Caffeinated Coffee House Pres-

ents in Broonrlield, and 3J's Coffee House in Johnstonn' but have progressed

to more notable gigs. such as appearances at 2008's \{iarped Tour and the an-

nual Broomfield event, Broomstock, which has been the largest crowd they've

played to yet. HTF rvill take the stage Feb. 21 at the Atlas Theater in Greeley

and willplay a free show tr{arch 27 at the Hot Topic in Flatirons Mall. For more

information visit mvn'.myspace. com/honorthefallcn.com.

Honor the Fal len'BvNathal iavelez'nvelez@mscd'edu

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BOB PETLEGNINO AND SAMMY DEE:BLUES ON BTAKE SUPPERCTUB GRAND OPENING

Bob Pellegrino doesn't sing to the music' instead his guitar simply lends to

the vocals on tracks like 'Angeline" and "Hey Nick." Pellegrino's lyricism comes

from the pit of his stomach, and he vocally puts his heart and soul into every

verse. Pellegrino reedly shows his versatility with tracks like "Sn'ingin' on 3rd,"

where he uses no chortls, just pure old-fashioned blues finger-picking, in a style

that can't help but get you up and make you move Pellegrino rvill set the early

stage Feb. 25 at Blues on Blake Supper Club's grand opening event with a lree

5 p.m. show preceding the venerable touisiana bluesman Sammy Dee's 8 p.m.

headline. For more information visit r,t'ww.bluesonblake.com.

. By Enrico Dominguez. edoming2@mscd.edu

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SPECIAL COMMENTARY: BY KAILEI HIGGINSON

Stimulus emptA without bip artisanship

erwise. it would not deliberating

:nm*Tj Kaitei H iss i n son is chairm"n llr*i?u""HiFi" nu,d,",, -""J$iA.i'i'A:fjlinn?' ftrT:"J#;,"}:filffi aithiggitl@mscd.edu. a"-uut". rt., no*in print or hear we got a less

Is the $imulus paclage a goodrhing? thexe are thoce that say yes,

but t believe that it is open to hter-

E€taflon. But Euch like the Supremecourt lu$ice who tied to define ob-scenity,I lnow bad pohcy when I see itand the American Recovery and Rein-vesfnent Act is desniteb it. tt doesn'treally adilrees any of the economicneeds that Anericans are calling foriit's about politics and how people cankeep povrer in Washington.

It isn't tlat I think gsvernrtent

spending is bail--it's that the majorityparty wmte thb legislation with lifileor no input from the minority partlz It'sthe idea that we need to spend our wayout of a r€cession but not curb our €x-cess spending; It's the idea that we thepeople don't know hcnv to spend ourmon€,y and paying oll debts and cred-ib carils won t help unless the gcnmn-

ment does it for us. MorE importantblit's the fact that if it doesn't work, rrle'lldo it all 'gain n€xt Jrear or so. All ofthese aspects bothe rne"

the reality is, it is easier for thegovernment to spend our moneyand take care of people than it is for

us. Why? I have no idea, but it is. Wedecided at some point that we don'twant to be directly responsible forour fellow Amedcans. We want toshow up and shorv pity on those lessfortunate and serce them food onceor twice a year but we don't want togive monery to the nonprofits that doit year round,

The federal go,ernment is spend-mg $2,447,922,036 in the great

state of Colorado That works out tobe about $570 per person in Colo-rado that is being spent on sheets andother construction iobs here in thestate" It's money well spenL righf Ad-ditionally, therp are other initiativesin the bill the president signed bere inDenver. Items such as tax breals forcollege and howing are included. Besure to thank your local Republicanreprrsentative for those clauses. Oth-

on MSNBC, Republicans offered up asolution that wasn't seriously lookedat by the Democrab. This plan calledfor more tax cuts, which would haveput money in people's hands imme-diately. But partisan language usedby thooe in power implies that we'rein this crisis because of bad economicpolicies driven by the Republicans.

Ouite franHy, that isn't accurate.Both sides conbibuted to the ctisis,which includes active lobbying byFreddie Mac and Frannie May andlack of en{orcement by the Bush Ad-minirtation. The best way to solvethe situation is to put aside personaland professional issues between bothparties and come to the table reaclyto debate and discnss rdat's the bestfor the country. However s'mce thatdidn't happen, it fdls to the De.mo-crats to push through what the.y

think is best.But that is neither here nor there.

What really has me fteaked out isthat we're about to spend nearly $1hillion in tax dollars and we're notentirely sure that is the right thingto do. One economist said this anda dilferent economist said a dilTer-ent thing *o, *1t"g.o 61 16t this

will work. But that is what Wash-ington does: overreact to a crisis by

than perfect national security billcalled the Pabiot Act. That is all poli-

tics when it oomes down to it.Candidate Obama once promised

a new way of doing things, but when itwasn't as easy as he thought it wouldbe he caled out the Republicans for

disagreeing. Preoident Obama forgotabout "change" and 'hop" when heand his party were called out Some-how it was more important that Re-publicans support the Democrab intheir omlriorked spending bill thantuly achieve anything lasting. Againpolitics comes into play

I'll erim attempt to be nice andmy that there might hare been validargurnenb about the past admiDish-tion and the lack of debate about bills.But isn't it the v€ry model of hypooisyto run on a "new type of politcs," torun on "chansing the way Washing-

ton works" and then not changc any-thing? Bipartisan doesn t mean Eyingto grab a muple of the opposing party

members and get them to agree withj,ou. It means truly having a debatewitl opposing ideals and then meet-ing at the table to work out a comltro-mise that doesn't make anyone happynow. But it could have positive impactin tIrc futue.

So while I don't believe that thebill will do anything, it was an in-teresting aspect of politics and willhave' some very real ramificationsthat we'll see next summer and fall.I know that this is hue in that mostof the spending won't take place till2010. Is that a big year, for anyone?It is an election year and if it works,we'll see the ramlfication in time fora new round of Democrats to get

elected, which all spending bills are

desigroed to do because we'll forgetthis whole month and the dramathat w€nt along wit}l it.

Well, that shouliln't surprise us.Campaign promises are iust that aDdthe reality of governing is setding in.The crisis is here and how each party

handles it is what will make a iliJfer-enc€ come 2OlO. What I can hopefor is that my prty learns from thisand begins to take their message andtheir views to the people. That is thebest way for us to make an argumentabout why rrc are better to govern

now. Howwer, once rve accomplishthat aspect, we need to be ready togovern and invite dissenting voices tothe table.

publish articles and books than inthe papt. I also am concerned that theamouht of time rcquired to researchand complet€ q€ative work is not ftrl-ly reco-gnized by some faculty mem-bers and adminishators. I believethat we need to establish reasonableexpectations for faculty membersconceFning the rtsearch and publi-

cations expected of them. This is nota plea for lowering standards, butit is a plea for dweloping clear andreasonable standards that allow thefaculty members to know what theymust achierre to be retained, and toqain t€nur€ and promotion, We mustrecognize the diversity of howledgeshlls, interests and abilities of ourfaculty members and allow for thefrrlldwelopment of these factors.We must not be caught in measuringwhat is easily and usually measuredin retenfion, oenure and promotion,

and not finding ways to measure andenmurage faculty members to dewl-op in teactring, service and advising

This letter is a call for discussionand action on the part of facultymerrbers.

LETTERTOTHE EDITOR: BY HAL NEES

Faculty needs clear standards, expectationsThe mission of Metro is to edu-

cat€ students, and we, as facultymembers, lrrform a great job ofproviding that education. We need torecogr.ize how good we are at whatwe do for the students at Meho. How-ever, with this letter I am raising con-cerns I believe we must discuss andresolve as a faculty.

For the past 4O years, the faoulty members have canied this in-stitution, developing the college and .

buildtng a strong educational institu-tion. We should be proud of all of ouraccomplishments. We hold degreesthat would match favorably withthe faculty members of most institu-tions. We are not paid at a high rateand will probably suller through an-other year of stagnant wages.

We teach 12 crdit hows eachsemester. At a minimum, this mearsthat we spend three and a half pervrieek for each credit hour that we in-shuct. This means that faculty mem-bers spend 42 hours a week in theclassroom and preparing for teach-ing. II we are preparing a new courseor modifyitrg a oourse, the minimal

amount of tine that I have allocatcdis very conservative and the dernanils .

of t€aching are often more than 42 bers work a minimrrm of 54 hourshours per week. per weelc Research I harre read about

We maintain ffve hours per week faculty members teaching in an un-

of office hours to ailvise students and dergraduate pnrgram indicates that

are rcquired to be available for ad- faculty members wort apprdimate

ditional office hours for student aP ly 55 hours per week' So, it is a fairlypoiDtments. Moet faculty members safe assumption to make that our

spend more time than this with ap faculty members urork a minimrrm

pointnents and 5O - 55 hours a

advising oubide Hal Nees iS a professol week.of the rrquired Of criminaljuStiCe The pro-

office hours. and cdminology. He cesses of reten-

A conserva- Gan be Contactgd at tion, tenure and

tive guess would neesii@mscd.edu. promofion are

be that faculty not well defined'

merrbers spend a minirnurn of three and dillerent faculty members have

hours per week on department, diller€nt views as to r,viat are apprc

school and college committees, priate criteria Our standards need to

6ea6rrnit5r s€rvic€ as well as other be high but reasonable; they should

service to our professions. Many fac- be appropriate for various disctplinesulty members spend way beyond this but similar througbout the college;

amount of time. they should be clear but flexible to

Professional development work, accomrnodate our differences and

keeping up with the field and com- different skills, and they should be inpleting reseach/creative work relat- writing and transparent.It isourtask

ed to our areas of study takes much to develop the standards and then

time, and, for the sake of discussion ,I lead the members of the adminisFa-

shall assume that we spend another tion toward acc€ptance of our higb'

four hours per week. yet reasonable standards-This means that a conservative There is more prcssurt to com-

estimate indicat€s that hculty. mem- .dete . research/creaurc work and

A1O. THE METROPOLITAN . FEBRUARY 19, 2OO9

SPORTSKATE FERRARO . SPORTS EDITOR. kferraro@mscd.edu

Metro dominates on defense'Runners hold

METRO 71 - MINES 49, METRO 84_ CCU 67

opponents to58 points pergame

By Eric Lansinglansing@mscd.edu

All the hype on campuswas the nationally televisedgame Feb. 14 featuring themen's basketball team. Butthe Meho women's basketballteam staked their claim fornational attention after twodouble-digit wins against theColorado School of Mines andColorado Christian Universit5rFeb. 13 and 14 at the AurariaEvents Center.

"I was very proud," Metrohead coach Linda lappe saidon her team's convincing vic-tories. "It was a big weekendfor us. We lost both of thesegames the first time around,and to come back like we didwith intensity and focus wasamazing. It was an all aroundteam effort."

The more amazing wincame against one of the hot-test teams in ttre Rocky Moun-tain AtNetic Conference. CSMcame into the cont€st sportingthe best record in the RMACEast Divisidn and riding a sev-en-game win streak.

The first hall showcasedMetro's third-ranked defensethat made an impressiveshowing by holdtng the Ore-diggers to a mere 16 pointsand to an abysmal 18 percentshooting from the field.

'We'worked all week ontheir back screens," Metroforward Kiley Gill said. "Wewere Eyitrg not to get beatback door and not gettingbeat on screens, which is howthey beat us last time. "

The Roadrunners jumpedout to a 21-9 lead early in thefirst half. The garne was tiedat frve apiece before Gill cameinto the ball game. The r€-serve used her time wisely hit-ting on a couple of 3-pointersand a layup to spur the nm.

The junior scored 1O ofher career high in the firsthalf and hel@ her t€am to a3 6-16 lead at the half.

Mines' highly stilled for-ward Emily Dalton, who aver-

Metro guard Chelsea Wlliamson, keeps the ball away from Colorado School ofMines'Savannah Afoa Feb. 13 at the Auraria Events Center. photo by Andrew Bisset .abissetl @mscd.edu

"It's a great deal for students. It's a chance to splurge and go toa place you hear about or read about all the time. It's a grcat

chance to celebrate and grab a wholebunch of friends together."-Richard Grant, spokesperson forVisit Denver, in METROSpECTIVE, 84

ages 14 points per game didnot necord a single field goalor free throw in the first half.Metro's defense kept the ju-nior from connecting on herfirst ffeld goal until 4:40 o{Ithe clock in the second half.

The Orediggers cut Met-ro's lead to 10 with l0 min-utes left in the ball game. The'Runners quickly respondedon a 3-point€r by Metro guardSharaya Selsor, The hometeam ttren reeled off a 17-6run to bring ihe lead backup to 23 and Mines never gotcloser than 17 the rest of theway'

Metro took the 7749 mc-tory as four 'Runners scoredin double figures, while out-rebounding the 'Dggers 38-26. Meho guard ]asmine Cer-vantes led the tram with 17

points and three steals.The early 2O-point game

might not have been inLappe's g,ame plan, but theway her team played in thefirst half rtlas vital in pullingoIT tle upset.

"We were just hopingto win," Lappe said. "The2o-point lead was a surprise,but really warching them ere-cute on offense and defense, itwasn't a surprise after watch-ing that. We came ready toplay and when we do that,we're hard to beat."

They might have beenhard to beat versus Mines, butthey were unstoppable the fol-lowing night as six Roadrun-nqs hit the double-digit narkin an 84-67 rout of CCtL

"We did a great iob ofspreading around thewealth, "

Iappe said. "We answered ev-ery single run they threw atus with a big shot. It's toughto guard an entire team wheneveryone is contributing. "

In thefu previous meetingwith the Cougars, Meho had ahard time finding their shoot-ing rhythm in a 7l-51 loss.But this past weekend's win,they shot a stellar 5O percentfrom the field, including 7-of-14 frombryond the arc.

Lappe explained that theteam pa.ssed the ball well,racking up 21 assists, whichleails to easy buckets andopen 3-pointers. Meho isranked third in the RMAC inassists per game.

The wins improve Meho'srecord to 9-6 in the RMACand they currently sit tied forthe fffth spot in the conference

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Feb. 2O and 2l to takeon University of Nebraska atKearney and Charlron Stateand will also play Regis Uni-versity Feb, 24 in Denver.

"It was a bigweekend for us.We lostboth of

these games thefirst time around,and to come back

Iike we did withintensitv and fo-

Cus was amazing."-Metro head coach

Linda Lappe

SIDETINE

2.20softballl 2p .m.&3p.m.vs. AugustanaCollege@ Colo. Springs

BasketballWomen 6 p.m.

vs. Nebraska-Kearney@ Kearney

BasketballMen 7 p.m.

vs. Nebraska-Kearney@ Kearney

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2.21Baseballl l a .m.&2 p .m.

vs. College ofSanta Fe r ,.@ All Star Park

Softball12 pm.vs. Concordia-St.Paul@ Colo. Springs

3 p.m.vs.5t. Cloud State@ Colo. Springs

BasketballWomen 6 p.m.

vs. Chadron State@ Chadron

BasketballMen 8 p.m.

vs. Chadron State@ Chadron

2.22Baseball11a .m.&2p.m.

vs. College ofSanta Fe@All Star Park

Softball12 p.m.vs. Concordia-St.Paul@ Colo. Springs

3 p.m.vs. St. Cloud State@ Colo. Springs

2.24BasketballWomen 5 p.m.

vs. Regis@ Denver

BasketballMen 7 p.m.

vs Regis@ Denver

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METRO 67 - MINES 56, METRO 74 - CCU 68'Runners No. 18 in nationMetro wins Lzthconsecutivegame; ranks firstin division

By Kate FerraroKerraro@mscd.edu

Metro men's basketball team wonagainst Colorado School of Minesand Colorado Chistian UniversityFeb. 13 and 14 at the Auraria EventsC€nter.

Fan Appreciation Day, seniornight and CBS CollegeSports brought1.701 fans to watch the Roadrun-ners (14-1 in the Rocky MountainAthletic C-onference, 2O-3 overall)beat rival CCU (8-8 in the RMAC, 13-l l overall) in a close match 74-68.

'This is probably one of the big-gest cmwds I've seen here in fouryears," forward Jesse Wagsta-ff said."It was good to get a big crowd

here."An Achilles' heel for Meko is

3-point shooting; however, pointguard Marquise Carrington connect-ed on three in the ffrst four minutesof the game.

"0rr game is to get inside out,"Wagstalf said. "The 3-pointers pre-sented themselves, so we shot them."

The Roadrunners went on a I 3 -2

run with the help of Carrington's3-pointers, but the Cougars roaredback with a 16-3 run, taking a tnto-point lead with lO minurcs left, andwere ahead at halftime 36-31.

The Metro bench celebrates as Colorado Christian University's guard Jobi Wall laments during thefinal seconds Feb. l4 at the Auraria Events Center. The Roadrunners defeated the Cougars 7468,increasing the team record to 20-3. Metro is in first place in the East Division of the Rocky MountainAthletic Conference with four games remaining. Photo by Ryan Martin . martirya@mscd.edL

"It's very sad," Carrington said.'Tt ilidnl really hit ne. I got a littleemotional before the game, but it's agood sad."

Amongst the 1,701 fans, Car-rington's mother Vemnica Car-rington came to Colorado from Phil-adelphia to watch her son play in hisfinal two home games.

"I am so proud," Veronica Car-rington said. "The words cannot ex-press. I'm going back to Philadelphiawith two whole wins. My son, heloves it here. I'm looking to see ntat

God is going to do further and I'mjust blessed. "

The Roadrunners have now wonl8 consecutive home garnes againstCCU, with the last loss coming in1993. Carrington recorded a career-high nine 3-pointers, in addition toa game-high 29 points. It was fourpoinb short of his career-high 33points. His nine 3-pointers also tieda school record, set by Jeremy Wardin 1995.

"He's a stud," Wagstalf saidabout Carrington. "I've played withhim for four years. He kept us in thegame for the whole first half andthrough the second."

Wagstalf scored 22 points andadded a game-high eight reboundsand four assists. while Nicholasscored 15 points for the Roadrun-ners. The hio combined for 66 ofMetro's 74 points.

The game was Mefro's ffrst-everhome national TV appearance whichset a rcgular season home atten-dance record at the Auraria EventsCenter. Meho is now ranked No. l8in the latest NABC/Division II Top2 5Poll, voted by Division II coaches.

Meho also won against CSM Feb.13, where WagstalT scored a ga.me-high lf, pqhts. Wagstalf hit 13-of-14 free throws and pulled away witha team-high eight rebounds.

The Roadrunners will travel toface University of Nebraska at Kear-ney and Chadron State Feb. 2O and

21 in Nebraska.

The Cougars led by nine points

in the start of the second half, be-fore Carrington scored tlree more3-pointers as the Roadrunners wenton a ltl-5 run. A layup from Wag-stalT tied the game at 47.

"Our mentality was to get a lotof 2-pointers," head coach BrannonHays said. "They did a nice job of notletting us do that. They opened up alot of 3-pointers and our guys madethem."

The Roadrunners went on a 9-0run alter the Cougars were ahead

by two points. Carrington drainedhis ninth 3-pointer with six minutesleft in the game, giving Meho a four-point lead. Forward Donte Nicholasrecorded a layup, before Wagstallhit two free throws, giving Metro anine-point lead with five minutes left.CCU forward fobi Wall cut the Road-runner's lead by one; however, Mehomade 4-o!5 free throws in the finaltwo minutes of the game to seal the

741-68 victory, The game was the lastregular season home ga-me for six se-niors on the team.

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Metrowinsthree straight on roadBy Robert Dranrdran@mscd.edu

Metro baseball outperformedMontana State University-Billings,

soing 3-1 in a hastily scheduledfour-game set, thougb Meho hadptanned to play only two gamesegainrt MSIJB, they rwre compelledto add tun games because Nebtaska-Kearney, MSIJB's other scheduledopponent last ureek, was snowed in.Snow even forced Metro and MSUBto cancel the first of their scheduledgames at All State Park in lakewood.

In the weekend s6dss, highest-

scorturg game Feb. 13, MSIJB scoredeight runs on 16 hib. galing pitch-

er Ryan Eccles kept MSUB at bay byconsistently puting his pitches in thestrike zone. He ended his four shut-out innings with ffve strilBouts andno walks, but gave up seven hits.Once Eccles left, the game started togo MSIJB's way. MSIIB went on toscore two runs in each of the last fiveinnings to win the game 8-4.

"We have to give them credit,"

Metro pitcherTed Jamison pitchet to CSU-Pueblo third basemanNick Mclaughlin bats in the second game of a doubleheader Feb.7 at Rawlings Field.The Roadrunners lost the second game 61.Photo by Jonathan Ingraham. jingrahl @mscd.edu

Metro left ffelder Marcel Dominguezsaid. "They came out to play."

Head coach Jerry Schemmel wasa little bit disappointed in the team'sperformance.

"We took them a little too light-

ly" Schemmel said.

In the second game of the serieson Feb. 14, Metro grabbed the mo.mentum that took them thmughthe rest of the weekend. In the fifthinning MSIIB was the first to drawblood scoring two runs, which Metroquickly responded to in the bottom of

the inning. Metro then took the go-ahead run and two insurance runsin the bottom of the eighth, whichMSIJB could not answer. Metro wenton to win the gnne 5-3 .

In the third game, and the fustof a double header Feb. 15, Metrocontinued on the previow day's suc-cess with a victory. The g;ame starGdmuch as the others had, with a pitch-

ers duel. This featured solid pirching

from Metro's Steve C;rcen and MSUBBrian Howe. In tie fouth inning,

MSIJB finally broke throug! C,reeo

with the first run of the game. I\dSuBthen spent the following inninggrabbing some breathing room withthree additional runs to put them-selves ahead tLO. However, Metroquickly reryonded with five runs inthe fifth inning to crawl back into thegame and grab the lead 54. Metrothen added a single run for corrfortto which MSUB could not respond,and Metro snatched their second vic-tory of the weekend G4. ShortstoPMatt McConnell and first baseman

fordan Stouffer each hit home runs

for Meho.Meho concluded the weekend

in the same way they begian, witha close game. Metro had to changeshategy by tryiDg to admnce run-ners with sacrifice bunts due to thelack of oflensive production.

"Olfensively, we have a lot of tal-ent, but we struggled to gpt hits andr.ve played for one run and that's howit turned out." Schemmel said.

StoulTer again was the key toMetro's offense, as he provided allof Metro's RBIs. But ultimately, thegame came down to pitcbing as Met-ro pitcher Kyle &grill $ent six in-nings recordlng, nine strikeouts, lourwalks and givlng up only one run onthr€e hits.

"We had r€ally consist€nt pitch-

ing," Schemnel explained.'Defensewas terrific, We were dynamite,"

Metro wlll look to confinue theirconsist€nt play wittr tvro double-headers Feb, 2l and 22 at All StarPark in lakewood against College ofSanta Fe.

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Metro track runner Andrew Kominos in the 200-meter dash Jan.24 at the Balch Fieldhouse in Boulder. photo by Linh Ngo . Ingo6msco.eou

Julian is looking forward to mauysuccesses from his teams, includinga serious run on a national tiLle byLuna. He said he belier,es both relayteams are doing well and hopes run-ners can receive some all-Americanawards.

"I'm looking forward to winning

a natlonal championship in Marchfor my 800M," Luna said. "That's mygoal. "

Both teams will run in the MinesTwilight Feb. 20 in colden. Tolentinosaid he is looking forward to runningin tbe distance medley relay, hopinghe qualifies for nationals.

Right on trackBy Kate Ferraro

kfena ro6mscd.ed u

The Metro men's and n'omen'strack teams competed in the HuskyClassic and the Air Force InvitationalFeb. 13 and 14 in Seattle and Colo-rado Springs.

The Roadrunners are off to agood start, as iunior Anthony Lunahas already qualified for the NCAAchampionships in the SOOM witha time of l:50.53. After only twomeets so far in the indoor season.Luna brolrc a school record with his80OM time, and it's the second fast-€st time in the nation,

"I think he can potentially makea career out of running," head coachPeter Julian said, "He has big pres-sures but handles them very well."

Junior Todd Tolentino also ran atthe Husky Classic, and ran a:r NCAAchampionships provisional qualify-ing mark in the 5,000M with a timeof 14:38.95. Tolentino broke theindoor school record for that event.Although he broke a school record,Tolentino wasn't happy about it.

"I didn't get the time that I want-ed," Tolentino said. "It was kind ofdisappointing. "

Both the men's and women'smile relay teams ran seasonal besrsof 3:31.49 and 4:08.12 in the AirForce Invitational,

Even though the track teamdoesn't really concenhate on theindoor season, Julian is still satisfiedwith how indoor is going.

"Most efforts go in the outdoorseason," fulian said. "Luna has t}lesecond fastest time in the country,and both men and women's distanceteams are on the national list. I'mpretty pleased. "

Metro drops openerBy Enrico Dominguezedoming2@mscd.ed u

The IVIetro women's tennis teamrlropped their spring opening match7-0 Feb. 13 against t}re Air ForceAcademy in Colorado Springs.

Although the team was unableto come out with a win, they showedplenty of heart and a positive attitudeduring the match.

"We weren't expected to win thematch," head coach Beck Mearessaid. "I told the girls not to thinkabout winning, but just giving ittheir best. "

Sophomore Alexis Alvarez wonthe only set late in the makh. Indoubles, sophomore Mandy Bowlingand junior Mitra Hirad tag-teamedagainst top-ranled Division I doublesKatrina Eromin and Erlyn Rudico.Although they lost, they showed theyaren't intimidated by anyone and are

a force to be reckoned with wheneverthey step on the court. During theentire match, neither of the girls wasfatigued.

"Beck (Meares) runs us lilce youwouldn't believe," junior April Hi-rad said. "Two nights a week prac-tice goes till midnight. Playing twomatches in a few hours b€tter rlotlaze us."

Not only were they undeterred,but the hard work the girls are put-ting in and the commihent theyare upholding looks to be rewardedin the very near future. Meares hashigh hopes for her team this season.

"Get to the RMAC final," Metuessaid of the team's goals. "Place in thetop three of the conference tourna-ment, and make it to the regionaltournament. "

This is u'ell within .reason, con-sidering all of the girls are seasonedr€terans within the program. Mearesbelieves if the team keeps going the

way they are, they will definitelyreach their goals.

"This is the best rve've come in atthe beginning of the season," Mearessaid. "They are hitting the ball welland everyone is on the same page.As long as we're working together,and playing as a team and not iustindividuals out there. it will all cometogether."

MBTRO TBNNISSCHEI'ULB

Mar. 1 vs. Wyoming(womenonly|

Mar. 2 vs. Winona State(womenonlyl

Mar. 1 0 vs. Dallar Baptist

Mar. 16 vs. Hastings(men only)

Mar. l 9 vs. Dixie State(women only)

I'll nevcrbe ar " couedian Mltch

Volleyball looksto compete insecond season

By Josiah Kaanjkaan@mscd.edu

The start of a new volleybatlseason could be heard on the courtsin the Auraria Events Center Feb.4 as tryouts for the Metro men'svolleyball club team took place.

"It's a good opportunity for thecollege since there is no organizedmen's volleyball team," head coachGavin Markovits said.

Markovits, who is also an assis-tant coach of the women's varsityvolleyball team. and Debbie Hen-dricks, head coach of the women'svolleyball team, started the newclub sport about a year ago. This isthe first season that the team will beseeing competition.

After prepaling all fall forcompetition with multiple tryoutsand weekly practices, the young

and developing team is excited roface their fust opponent Feb. 22,when they start playing in theRocky fountain Region AdultVolJeyball Tournament Series.

"If the guys who have expressedinterest show up, !l,e're going tobe pretty good," Markovits said.

Michael Nguyen, a standout fbomore team lyhs i6ined club volleyballlast September, said that he feelsthe team will be strong and com-petitive in the tournaments ahead.

"l would like our team lo place inthe toumaments that we enter,"Nguyen said. "I rn'ould like to seeus improve and have somethingto look forward to for the future."

The strength of the team lies intheir offense, as the team has agood group of hitters, like Nguyen,who plays outside hitter, but rhereis room for improvement lr'henit comes to defense. Working onblocking schemes. ball control anddefensive positioning are key ele-ments the team needs to improve on.

"The defense needs to move withthe blockers in a fluid motion tocover the angles that the blockwill not be able to shut down,"Nguyen said. "Overall, commu-nication will be the key com-ponent of a successlul season."After only seven players showed up

to the fyouts Feb. 4, the team is stilllooking to fill three roster spots. Ex-perienced players who might havemissed the tryouts, but stll want toplay volleyball with a team, are wel-come to come to practice, Markovitssaid. He went on to stress the teamis looking for experienced men whoare s€rious about playing volley-ball and r,rilling to make a valuablecontribution to the team. Markovitsbelieves it's hard to develop a youngteam while trying to coach dilTerentskill levels.

"It's not fair to t}lem orthe team," Markovits said.

Any pla5ers rvho are interested inplaying or trying out for men's clubvolleyball can either contact headcoach Glavin Markovits at gmark-ovi@mscd,edu or show up to prac-tice, which takes place on Wednes-days from 6:15 to 8;15 p.m. in thePhysical Education Building.

hc rer 6 . THE METROPOLITAN . FEBRUARY 19, 2OO9 . SPORTS .413

Fan day brings 1,701 fans to gameCBS (ollegeSports airedMetro men's basketballlive Feb. 14 for FanAppreciation Day

By Kate FerraroKerraro@mscd.ed u

On Fan Appreciation Day. t,701fans packed the house for the Metromen's basketball game agginst Colo-rado Christian University Feb. 14 atthe Auraria Events Center.

Not only were the games airedlive on CBS C,ollegeSports, a tailgateparty and giveaways were also part

of the experience.The average number of people

at a men's basketball game at homeis 443, while for the women, it's161, The number of fans increasedby over 1,300 people for the men'sgame on Fan Appreciation Day

So, where have these people beenall season? The men are on a 12-game winning sheak and are oneof the best teams in the nation, Yetlive television and a tailgate party iswhen the fans decide to come out tosupport their team.

Metro's Athletic Director foanMcDetrirott believes not only was thegame on TV and promotions a partof the big crowd, but also the MetropeD'band.

"People are having so much funwith the band being here," McDer-moh said. "Since they've started.our crowds, every game, are gettinga little better."

McDermott thought the gamehad a great abnosphere and hopesto sde more people at the games fromnow on.

"I wish we could get more ofthis," McDermott said. "Hopefully,everybody had fun a-nd they comeback."

Metro men's senior guard Mar-quise Carrington said he under-stands that Metro is a mrnmuterschool, aad doesn't take it personallywhen pinple can't make it out to ev-ery single game.

"We give people a break," Car-rington said. "I hope for the nextyears to come, people see whatthey're missing. They're missinggood basketball. "

Cheerleader Andrea Allen hasa different proBpective on the situa-tion, saying that it's t]?ical of peopleto only come to sporting events whenthere is live television and giveaways,but it was fan day after all.

"It's going to happen," Allensaid. "That's how people are. It wasa good turnout, but hopefully, theywill come out more o[ten."

I-ooking around in the stands,there were people who paintedthemselves for the game, while oth-ers made their own shirts. StudentRyan Baker and six of his friendseach painted a letter from the word,

Metro freshman Chris Yoder, left, freshman Scott Crawford, junior Ryan Brooki, junior Pat Laughlin, freshman Ryan Baker, freshmanTommy Teska and freshman Joey Young show their school spirit by painting 'RUNNERS' on their chest at the nationally televised menbbasketball game Feb. 14, against Colorado Christian University at the Auraria Events Center.Photo by Jeremy Papasso . jpapasso@mscd.edu

Metro Pep Band mellophone players, from left, Bryce Melargno,Aubrey Krengel,.Rachel Van Devender entertain fans before themen3 basketball game. The tailgate party provided fans withfacepainting, music and free Qdoba. Photo by Drew.Jaynes '

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- 'RIINNERS' on their chests. Bakerclaims he and his friends are at thegames all the tirne, but decided to becreative with the game against CCU.

"We did this because it was a bigrivalry, " Baker said. "We came out tosupport the team."

The women's game was playedright after the men's game, but withno live coverage from CBS Colleg-eSports. The number of people in

the stands l,r'as 475, tlropping 1,3O0lans from the men's game. The men,who now rank No. 1 in the division,and No, 18 in the nation, could pos-

sibly be hosting regionals in a coupleweeks.

"People are havingso muchfun with the

band being here. Sincethey've started, our

crowds, every game,are getting a little

better. I wish we couldget more of this.

Hopefully everybodyhad fun and they

comeback."Athletic Director Joan

McDermott

More than 1,7O0 fans watch Metro play the rivalry gameagainst Colorado Christian University.This was the finalhome game for Metro this season before the playoffs beginfor the RMAC Shootout Mar. 6-7. Photo by Ryan Martin ' mar-tiry@mscd.edu

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February 26,2009 o I p.m.King Center Auditorium

Kimberle \1 i l l i i tnts ( ren.sharr, this rear'sfeatured Briclgt' Speaker bet$een Black Hrstorl'Slonth and \\ omen's ilistor\. llonth, rillldiscuss the histori{: aspecls of rhe ltX)B Ll.S.Presidential elcclion. Cre nsharv. a larr prol'essoiat LI(IL{ and Columbia Lau School. n-ill stckto address the qu€stion, "\\'here exactlvare we in terms of race and gendel' equalit]'in the aftermath of :008 and horr' do raccand gender iustice relate to eaclr other afterthis monumental political year?" \\'ritil)g in&e area of civil righls, Black feministlegal theorl', and race. racisrn and the law,her articles hare appearcd in the HanardLaw Rer,ierr / Natiotal Black Law Journal,Stanford Larr Rerien and Southeln (al i lorniaLart Rerieir'. She is the founding coordinatorof the Critical Race Theorl' \{orkshop,and the co-editor of Critical Race Theory: Ke1.Dtrcurnents That Shapecl lhc l lovcmcnt.

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