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Freshman Alexzandra Carlson guards fteshman Danielle Ellerington Saturday, fan. 22, during th€ 60-55 win over Colorado School of Mines.For story see page 21.

- Tuition could leap nearly $gOO per studentAccording to Lutes, the tuition increas€

could be proposed at a rate of 5.8 percent tohelp handle the Metrot mandator), costs.

That would cover personnel costs, risk man-agement premiums (unemployment, propertyand liability insurance), utililies and scholar-strip6.

The increase of these mandatory costswould cost $129 for a frrll-time student over theacademic year. The current proposals would takeeffect this fall, Lutes said.

"In addition to th€ mandatorv cost, institu-

tions of higher education in Colorado are facedwith funding controlled maintenance cost fortheir facilities," Lutes said.'These costs werehistorically funded through allocations from thestate to the institutions (in our case the AurariaHigher Education Center or AHEC) for thatspecific purpose.

"This funding was cul as part of the state-wide budget cuts implemented to meet the bud-getary reductions statewide, and the responsibil-

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by Grover GruerThe Metrooolilan

Tuition for frrll-time students carrying 15credit hours could be increased arynrhere from$129 to $295 for a student for an academic year.

Tuition could be increased to €over man-datory cost increases, state budget cuts, andthe cost of controlled maintenance accordingto estimates of possible increases supplied byNatalie Lutes. Metro interim Vice President forFinance and Administration.

'A LovelySunday forCreve Coeur'expertly realized

by Adam GoldsteinThe l\4etropoldan

One of the most magical elements of theth€atre is its uncanny ability to transport theaudience to another time and place. Muchmore than film, where the action is aided bymillion-dollar effects and exotic locales tosustain its illusion, true stagecraft relies on theexpert ensemble of suggestion, nuance, andgood-intentioned guile for is impact. Altioughthe spectators and players share a single, con-fined space, an effective stage production cancreate an illusion just as boundless and fantasticas any movie.

This theatrical potential is experdy realizedin the Denver Centert current production ofTennessee Williams'"A Lovely Sunday for Creve-C,oeur," a drama set squarely on a sweltering St.

Louis Sunday aftemoon in early June. The year

is 1935, and the era itselfplays as essential a roleas any of the characters.

From the set design to the sound, ftom thecostumes to the dialogue, the play is seeped inits chronologtal setting. The action takes place

between the worst penury ofthe Depression and

the deepest privation of the Second World War,in an America still reeling from the effects of the

Jazz Age and its excesses.Before any actor takes the stage, the audi-

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College students in Colorado will bereceiving state funds for higher education in awhole new way this fall,

Last May, tlte Colorado legislature passedSenate Bill 04-189, also known as the CollegeOpportunity Fund Act, to help current andnew students pay for a portion of their collegeeducation. C,olorado is the first state in thenation to implement a stipend plan for highereducation.

Starting fuly l, students enrolled at one ofColoradot public institutions or participatingpriyate institutions will be eligible to receivemoney from the state in the form of a stipend.

According to the bill, the stipend, or theamount of money per credit-hour paid by thestate, does not go dire"tly to the student, butis given to the school they are enrolled at andnoted on their student account

Therefore, the money will not help students

What does COF mean, anyway?pay for their tuition or affect their financial aid.However, if students to do not sign up for theCOR they will have to pay the stipend amount,in addition to their tuition.

In the current system, institutions receivefunding direcdy from the state, which in turnhas gone to he$ pay for resident tuitions, withthe student never seeing or hearing about themoney that is going toward their education,

The new program is essentially the same,but allows the student to see how much moneywill go direcdy toward them, said former stateSen. IGnneth Arnold, R-Adams, who was amember of the advisory committee to the

Colorado Commission on Higher Educationwhen the COF plan was drafted.

'With the knowledge of how many dollarsare available, it is hoped that as many studentsas possible will enroll and continue theireducation," Arnold said.

"Unfortunateh there are just so manydollars available and the amount will stay prettymuch the same until the budgeting process inColorado is changed to allow more money to be

invested in higher education," he added.Students will be able to use the stipend

toward their overall tuition costs, and canallocate how much, if any of the stipend goes totheir credit hours.

If attending multiple institutions, thestudent can request that the stipend applytoward their credit hours at one, both or neitherinstitution.

The state legislature will decide annually theamount of money that will be available to eachstudent, and it can never exceed the total in-state tuition cost. The total amount of stipendmoney is cunendy about $1,440 per student, or

rouglrly $80 per credit hour.The program is intended for undergraduate

students who are residents of Colorado with145 completed credit hours or less.

Students at participating privateuniversities who graduated from an accreditedColorado high school, and meet the eligibilityrequirements set by the CCHE, are also eligibleto rec€ive a stipend, however it is set at 50percent of the set stipend amount for that year.

According to a CCHE release, for aninstitution to be eligible for th.e program theymust sign performance contracts with the statethat wil free the institution from much ofthe current state regulations regarding highereducation, including the txpayers' Bill ofRights, or TABOR. The program allows theinstitutions to design their curriculums to fit theneeds of the students, as opposed to meeting theguidelines set by the state.

'Once a contract is signed and an institutionis focused on clear statewide priorities, they willbe freed to achieve resultsi' said Rick O'Donnell,Executive Director of the Colorado Commissionon Higher Education. 'We are raising standardswhile reducing bureaucratic regulations. Thismakes it a win-win for students and colleges,"

Resident Colorado students are being urgedto apply for the stipend now at the COF Web siteat https://cof.college-access.net/cofapp/

Pick up next weetss issue of Tfte Metro-politan to read how the College Oppor-tuniw Fund will affect Metro.

Danny Holland / The Metropolitan

Scott Fulviri of Colorado Sigmrorks mormts the new Tivoli Sign above the main entrance of the Tivoli Aug. 20., 2fiM. Refurbishing signs on the Tivoli arejust one pan of a $2E rnillion renovation of the l20-year-old fivoli, which has s€rved as a student union since 194.

by Kathryn GrahamThe Metrooolitan

Though itt over 100 years old, renovationson the Tivoli are moving along smoothly andon schedule.

And thatt a surprise, at least to TivoliStudent Union Director Barb Weiske.

"You never know what you'll run into,"Weiske said.

She said it can often be unpredictablewhen renovating an old building becausethe architecture and way the building wasconstructed can be completely different fromtoday, Weiske said.

The most historic portion of the Tivoli wasbuilt in 1884, with 16 structures added betweenthen and 1984. Things like routing problemsdue to changes in building elevation wereconsidered ahead of the times and thereforehave not caused construction delays. Weiske

Tivoli renovations on tracksaid planners anticipated the possibility ofproblems when devising the schedule.

She said completion on the renoyations isprobably eight months to a year away. There isno specific completion date or ribbon-cuttingceremony planned, Weiske said.

So far workers have stripped off most ofthe Tivoli's white paint, furnished new signs onthe building, and are close to completing a newentrance at the southeast corner of the Tivoli,among other renovations in and outside thebuilding.

A short ceremony to celebrate the newentrance will be held Feb, 14.

'We're doing a lot of behind-the-scenesstuff now," Weiske said. "We will put a newroof on as soon as there is no longer a chanceof snow."

The renovations began in mid-20o3 and itwas estimated that the project would take aboutthree years and cost about $28 million- In 2000,

students at Metro, CCD and UCD voted to have

$ 18.50 added to their tuition specifically to fundthis project.

Not only do Auraria students not seem tomind footing the bill for the project, but also thedetours and noise don't seem to be too much ofa problem either.

"I haverit been shuffled around too much,"said Metro student Dana Thornton. "The

biggest inconvenience was this summer whenthey remodeled the booktore."

Metro sophomore Russell McDermottagreed that the bookstore renovations botheredhim a little, but was glad they did it in thesummer.

"They have been timing things to make itbetter for students," McDermott said,

Students have been one of the top prioritieswhen planning the project, Weiske said.

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SGA reviewsbudget, hiresoffice managerby Matt QuaneThe Metropolitan

Metro's Student Government Assemblydiscussed the budget, tuition and also grewby another member during their meeting lastThursday.

Nikki Booton was voted in unanimoudy asthe official SGA Administrative Assistant.

At the suggestion of W.H. "Butch"

Oxendine, executiye director of the AmericanStudent Government Association, the SGA nowhas an offrce manager whose job it is to "help

navigate the often confusing bureaucracy of ahigher-education institution and can eventuallybecome the bracle'of MSCD information."

"In this position, I hope to help in any waypossible; whether its through my clerical dutiesor as a friend," Booton said.

This position will be new for the off,ce,

though getting along with the existing membersis not looking to be a problem for Booton.

"Everyone is very laid-back and willing tohelp. I just love this campus - the people are sonice," she said.

A brief review of the SGA budget showedthat there is approximately $8,000 of funds leftfor the SGA.

The SGA plans on using whatt left of theiroriginal $ I 30,000 on progrirms such as theStudent Leadership Awards and campus eventssuch as the Spring Fling.

The SGA also discussed the possibility ofrejecting the proposed tuition hike.

The Board of Tiustees has proposed thishike to help pay for maintenance servicesnormally taken care of by the Auraria HigherEducation Center.

AHEC oversees operations on campus suchas maintenance, campus police, parking andother services.

The Metropolitan reported in last week'sissue that students could see a hike of nearlyten percent.

The SGA argued that current AHEC fundscould easily handle the amount of facilitymanagement necess:rry and that more careshould be taken as to how AHEC funds areappropriated.

The motion to reject this hike was eventuallydismissed.

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Three receive MLK awardby Armando ManzanaresThe MetroDolitan

The beating ofAfrican drums in the grand,maiestic Tivoli Tumhalle welcomed more than300 attendees at the Dr. Martin Luther King, lr.Peace Brealdast Friday, Ian, 21.

At the breakfast 42 members of the Metrocommunity, including students, administrator$faculry staff and community activists, receivedMartin Luther King lr. Peace Awards for theircommitm€nt to and championing of civilrights, justice and non-violent activism.

The MLK Peace Breakfast is a Metro tra-dition in prying tribute to Dr. Martin Lutherfu9, I", said Gail Bruce-Sanford, MLK PeaceBreakfast committee chair and director of thecounseling center at Metro. The first breaKastwas held in 1992.

'We like to remind the community of hisefforts, promoting civility and we have beendoing this through an awards breakfast for overl4 yearsJ Bruce-Sanford said.

About a dozen were nominated for theawards and through committee selection andthe nominating letters the awardees receive,three were awarded this year.

The three people awarded were Metro stu-dent James "Justice" Jac}son, African-AmericanStudies professor Jacquel).n Benton and com-munity activist Nita Gonales.

fackson, seeking a degree in African-American Studies and psychology, serves aspresident of Metro's Black Student Alliance andGeneral Manager of MetRadio, Metrot campusradio station, In his ftee time he spins vinvl

Martin Irrther lcng |r. Peace Awards r€cipientsJames'Iustice" Jackson, a Metro student, andChicano/a activist Nita Gonz:lez pose.

under the alias DJ Fisk around town and men-tors youth at Goye Middle School in Denver.

"To me peace just meanrPositiveEducation Always Corrects Xrrors," |acksonsaid while accepting his award.

|ackson said later het very grateful toreceive the award and that theret more goodto come.

"I just feel very humbled and honoredbecause it does mean a lot to me, as well asthe body that gives it," he said- "So I want tobe an example, so they can beproud and know there's morepositive elevation that! goingto occur."

Benton, a professor ofAfrican-American Studies,has built relationships with

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her award, the crowd of over 300 gave her astanding ovation for her lifet dedication tocivil rights and justice for Chicano/as, NativeAmericans, and women and for those whosevoices have been suppressed.

"I'm here to tell you that I accept this hum-bly not for me but for all of us for belief in ourdemocracy," Gonzales said.

Gonzales was recendy acquitted of chargesfor failing to obey a lawfil police order, forwhich her and seven others were brought up

on for blocking and protest-ing the Columbus Day Paradein October 2004. DenverCity Attorney Cole Fineganannounced Monday he woulddrop the charges.

Along with awarding the

Metro student James "Iustice" Jackson is handed a Martin Luther King |r, Peace Award at the l4th an-nual MLK Peace BneaHast held Friday in the Tivoli Turnhalle- Also receiving an award this year wereactivist Nita Gonzalez and African-American studies professor facquelyn Benton,

€ntities like the Urban kague and the Blair-Caldwell A.frican Arnerican Research Librarywhere she places her students in internships.Benton was not in attendance at the breakfrst.Professor CJ White, also of African-AmericanStudies, accepted the award on her behalf,

Gonzales, a native of Denver, has beenchampioning Chicano/a civil rights since the1960s. Her father Rodolfo "Corlg" Gonzales,the Chicano Moyement leader of that timethrough to the 1980s, was one of the fust awardrecipients for the peace breaKast.

Currendv, Gonzales is President/CEO ofEscuela Tlateloco Centro & Estudios, an indig-enous privat€ school in Denver. She occasion-ally teaches a course for the Chicano/a StudiesDepartment at Metro and takes part in numer-ous demonstrations and rallies.

As Gonzales came forward to accept

three recipients, Daryl Walker and the MajesticPraise Choir serenaded the crowd with theirsongs of hope and praise.

In conjunction with the this year's peacebreakfast, commitment to the communityexpanded by holding a donation drive forgloves, hats and scarves. Bruce-Sanford said theMLK Peace Breakfast committee has focusedefforts on reaching out b dts 66rnmrrnity. Itput together efforts to collect gloves, hats andscarves given to local charitable organizations,including the Sacred Hearth Parish.

"Given that this is held at the very begin-ning of the Spring semester, it provides a lotof inspiration to our campus community inregard to activism and sharing in general,"Bruce-Sarford said.

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Tuition: Hike needed to offset costsfiom TUIT|ON on Gguer

ity for funding fell to the institutions."According to Dean Wolf, AHEC Executive

Vice President for Administration, AHEC needs$3 to $3.5 million to cover controlled mainte-nance on the campus. Metro is responsible forapproximately half that because Metro has halfof the enrollment and occupies close to half ofthe space on campus, Wolf said.

To cover Metro's part of the bill, whichwould be around $1.5 to $1.75 million, andthe mandatory costs, would require a tuitionincrease of 13.25 percent, Lutes said.

An increase of 13.25 percent would cost afull-time student, enrolled in 15 credit hours,around $295 per academic year.

The extra funding for controlled mainte-

nance would replace fire and security monitor-ing systems, fund the installation of roofs on thePlaza building and the building located at 1200Seventh St., and repair or replace mechanical,electrical and plumbing systems and elevatoroperating systems on campus, Wolf said.

According to Wolf, there are 16 elevatorson campus that are about 28 years old and inneed of repair. The finances would also helpfix entry steps and walkways, as well as repairNinth Street Historical Park houses.

Wolf said part of the problem is that con-trolled maintenance hasn't received funding forthe last three years now. That, coupled withthe state no longer funding these needs, pushesthe responsibility on students, meaning tuitionincreases or increases of student fees.

The increase of a student fee requires the

approval of students, but the increase of tuitionwould require the approval of Metrds Board ofTrustees, the Colorado Commission on HigherEducation and the Colorado legislature. TheCCHE has approved the increase on tuition of5.8 percent for mandatory costs.

"The tuition increase scenarios wili berevisited in March and April when we havemore answers to unknownsl Lutes said. 'At

that time the trustees will be asked to makedecisions about the tuition increase, and the6nal vote usudh takes place at the May boardmeeting."

Metro Treasurer Alex Cranberg questionedAHECT efficiency to operate at the Jan. 12board meeting. Cranberg said a more rigorousreview of what is spent by AHEC is in order,perhaps through an audit.

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FAA partners with Metro fortraining, internship prcgram

In a ceremony held Tuesday, theFederal Aviation Adrninistration andMetrot Electrical Engineering Technologydepartment cemented a partnership toinclude a training and internship programfor Metro students.

At the ceremony, held at the St.Cajetant Center, Metro interim PresidentRay Kieft signed an agreement and let-ter of understanding with Edward Moy,FAA Director of Technical Operationsfor tlre Westem Service, officially estab-lishing Metro as a FAA Airway FacilitiesCollegiate Training Initiative. Metro is thefust Colorado higher education institute toreceive that desigration.

Under the agreement, Metro studentswill have a chance at taking part in paidintemships and training, and a possiblejob with the FAA. Shou.ld they apply withintwo years after graduation, students ftomAI-CTI schools are eligible with preferen-tial consideration with the FAA.

The program is designed for Metrostudents in the Electrical EngineeringTechnology department who aspire towork in the air traffic control fteld.

In addition to the job opportunitiesfor students, the AF-CTI designation forthe department means FAA employees willbe eligible to take courses, and an FAA rep-resentative will serve on the department'sIndustry Advisory Board.

Student internship briefings will beheld at 3:30 and 6 p.m. on Feb. 2 in theElectrical Engineering Technology depart-

ment office.

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Metro student group to hostfinance competition

Metro's Students In Free Enterpriseteam will host a business finance competi-tion this weekend downtown.

Students from eight colleges anduniversities, including Metro, ColoradoState Uniyersitf, Chico State University,Kansas State University and PepperdineUniversity, will present solutions to h;po-thetical financial crises to a panel of profes-sional judges.

Teams will work on their cases begin-ning Thursday night ultil Saturday morn-ing, when they will go in front of the judgesand pres€nt on how, hypothaically, a fam-ily can get out of a dire financial disaster.The teams will begin their presentations onSaturday at 8 a.m. at the Executive TowerInn, located at 1405 Curtis St.

The winner of the competition willwin $9.000 and advance to the finals inTucson, Arizona in March,

Former Denver Bmnco and columnistReggie Rivers will speak Thursday night tothe competitors.

The group will fund the event withmoney from a $25,000 grant it was award-ed last fall from the University of Arizonaand the company Take Charge America.

Metro SIFE President said by hostingthis event, which is one of only nine heldin the nation each year, it will garner Metroand its SIFE team national recognition.SIFE is an intemational, non-profit orga-nization engaging students in the practiceof the principles of free enterprise.

For more information contact Zinck at97 0-376-3688 or zinck@mscdedu

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preoccupation with food, It is also open to those whoare concerned about a friend who has problemswith eating too much or too 6ttle. You may comeonce, twice, or as often as you please after an initialconsultation with one of our staff theraoists.Additional follow-up resources wiil be provided

Tuesdays, &-4:30p.m.Facilitators: MoIIie HilI, Ph.D.& Jane Young, MA.

This group will provide support and guidancefor female students who have a stated goal forcounseling. Common goals may include improlrngself-esteem, increasing assertive communicationand behavior, developing better relationships,heaiing from past abuse. working through griefand loss, setting and keeping goals, increasingself-awareness including better identifi cation ofthoughts. feelings, and options. A MINMUMsix session commitment ie required of all groupmembets.

Facilitators: Michazl Burgan, Ph.D.,& Heather Smith, M.S; .This group will help those who want to improvetheir communication and interaction skills. Alltyaes of relationships will be discussed. Males andfemales are encouraged to join.

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Thursdays, 3-4p.m.Facilitators: Russ Urrutia, L.C.S.W.

This support gtoup is designed for parents/studentswho are seeking support as thy juggle these dualroles. Participants will have an opportunity to vent,share parenting strategies, successes. and discusstime management issues. Additionally, communityresources will be provided as needed.

Facing Your FearsThursdays, I 1:15-12:45p.m.Facilitators: Michapl Burgan, Ph-D,,& Rod Hoeuet, M.A.

This will be an interactive group to help you faceyour fears, whether social, academic, caFeer, orphobias li-ke flying, heights, snakes, etc. We willgo beyond the "simple "quick fix" approach oftreating symptoms and explore in depth- the rootsunderlying the fear in the interest of understandingand removing the need for it.

llauma GroupThursdays, 1-2:30p.m.Facilitators: Heather Smith, M.S.& Jane Young, M.A.

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income; to help low-income studentsby Clayton WbulladThe MetroDolitan

A month after much of SoutJr Asia andparts of Africa were devastated by a deadly tsu-nami, members of the Auraria communitf havestepped up to help the swvivors.

Among the efforts are plans to hold fund-raisers, send a Metro human services professorto Indonesia and work with IJMCEF, the UnitedNations International Childrent EmergencyFund- An estimated 280,000 people have died inIndonesia,India, and other places in South Asia,and on the eastern coast of Africa, as a resultof an earthquake and subsequent tsunami thatoriginated off the coast of IDdonesia Dec. 26.

The Political Science Association, in con-junction with Maro's Political Science depart-rnent and other campus orgaaizations, hasplanned to wort with the Denver chapter ofthe U.S. Fund for IJMCEF to raise money forvictirns and educate the campus community onhow people can help locally.

Metro Politicrl Science Departrrent ChairRobert Hazan said the initiative was rhoughtup by PSA President and Metro student MeganMorris, who contacted the Denver chapterand has already raised a sigrfficant anount ofmoney at her workplace.

'I think that it was a shock to see the horrorflash before our eyeq" Hazan said- 'Everybody

with a decent mind of spirit r.rnnted to be a partof it somehow and I think M€tro students andfaculty aslad'How can I help?' and this is howthis efiort came about."

Hazan said part of the initiative couldindude a panel discussion with UMCEF vol-unteers from thc Denvcr chapter to answ€rquestions on how people can get involved inthe effort and what eractly UNICEF is doing.He also hopes to have a booth or table set upoutsid€ on campus in the next few weeks, butthat it will just be the 6rst step.

'The aftermath impact is just not stoppingthe dr'nagq its coutinuous &nage, not hav-ing enough hospiuls and staffing ro help thes€riously injud pmplC he said. 'I think it isdefinitely going to be an effort until the end ofthe semester."

Gloria Dogan, chair of the tsunami reliefdrive at the Denver c;hapter of the U.S. Fundfor IJMCEF, said the chapter was ocpecting torecrive only about $40,000 in donations, butinstead received nearly $60,000 from C,oloradansin the first three weels after the disaster.

'There seems to be that many people whowant an attaclment to sornething local to whatis going on," Dogan said.

She said IJNICEFt main priorities in thetsunami-stricken region are to provide the basicnecessities to children such as health care, food,

by Erin WigglnsColorado Daity

(U-WIRE) The University of ColoradoBoard of Regents hopes the amount of tuitionraises students pay next year will reflect theirfamily's income, according to a concept revealedat the board's meeting Wednesday.

At the meeting, Vice President of Budgetand Finance Steve Golding officially articulatedan "income-sensitive" cost concept, which wouldtheoretically help students in lower-incomebrackets receive more institutional aid to attendcu.

'How much can a parent afford to con-tribute based on their economic condition?"he asked after his presentation i{ family offour at a $,,10,000 income level should probablycontribute less than a single parent household at$150,000 in income."

The new 'income-sensitive" model wouldteke into account several items. First whatparentVfamily eam; what is appropriate for astudent to pay through work/study or sr:r nerjobs; what the state offers through vouchers andwhat the Heral governrnent offers in need-based aid. Ifthat 6nal figure gets the leftover costat zero, CU doesn't have to contribute.

But if a parent cant contribute much, ascalculated by earnittgs, and the amounts madeby the student and paid by the government dontcover the cost, CU is pledging to pay rhe rest ininstitutional aid.

'It's more aid than we have todayJ saidCU-Boulder Senior Vice Chancellor and ChiefFinancial Ofrcer Ric Porreca 'We know it'sgoing to be hard to put more money into this,but it's the right thing to do."

CU oftcials say they have to mal<e financial

aid changes now because of the continuingincreases in tuition that hit CU students' and par-eats pocketbools every year. CU raised tuitionbetween 9 to 19 percent last year, depending onone's campus and major, and originally askedLegislature for a 13 perc€nt ayerage s,ystem-wideincrease for next year.

The Irgislature will decide if that amormt isappropriate sometime this session.

Senate Bill I 89, whidr granted CU the abilityto make such tuition hikes last year, also required20 pocent of the tuition revenue be tumed intofinancial aid" Golding said CU hopes that figureto be at 25 to 30 percent with this plan.

'Our competitors are moving away fiom usat lightning sp€ed," he said.

Of course, the 'income-sensitive' aid con-c€pt is not new and in a sense, is exactly whatfederal and state financial aid alrqady does.

In fact, CU has already taken somc stridesto eliminate debt, announcing the 'Colorado

Compact" earlier this school year, The compact,as a part of CLJ's perbrmance contract withthe state, is a pledge that all students below the100 perc€nt poverty level graduate debt-ftee, interms of tuition, fees and books" in four )€ars.

But Golding said the new plan, used bythe University of California rystem and privat€schools, targets lower-middle class students wbomight not be at poverty level but wouldnt beable to afford the tuition increases.

Golding asked the regents to start thinkingabout the poliry and said he would come backwith more figures and details at the board's nerctmeeting in February,

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CU proposes tuition based upon fami!Gampus reaches outimmunization, sanitation and shelter. Manychildren who have lost or separated from fam-ily members are being sheltered in protectionzones UNICEF volunteers have set up. Thezones ar€ fenced camps with tents where chil-&en are tal<en care of and educate4

According to Dogan, in the Banda Acehprovince of Indonesia, about 14,000 youths,ages 7 to 20, are staying in protection mnecamps. The children are being taken care ofuntil IJNICEF volunteers can track down fam-ily mernbers, but it's not going that well.

'Tht're celebrating every time that they dofind a familyi Dogan said-'For example, a fam-ily looking for three weela finally found their7-year-old. So I think that indicates that the/renot finding many frmily members,"

LIMCEF is elgecting to find more vulner-able chil&en- Some of the children sayingin these camps all over Soutb Asia qualif asorphans, with either one or both parents lost,but it depends on each country's dednition.When a family is 6un4 UNICEF tries to helpthe family prwide for their clrildren.

Besides struggling with a lack of clean water,food, and adequate health care, among otherproblems, survivors have beeo psychologi-cally damaged by the trauma Thatb why Metrointerim President Rry Kieft would like to send aMetro professor to one of the affected areas toprovide post-traumatic counseling

Metro Vice President of CollegeCommunications Cathy Ilcas said Nancy Ridl,a Metro Human Services profesor, has beenin contact with the international organizationGreen Crosl who could be willing to send Ridrto Indonesia. Rich, who has an enphasis inpost-traunatic stress counselin6 wor.rld instructIndonesian counselors on how to better providepsychological help for survivors.

Ilcas said once the college receives moreinformation, it will organize a fund-raiser tofund Rich's trip.

Another fund-raiser in the works is oneplanned for CCD student Petrus Tobing,20,who lost his father, grandfather, aunt, uncleand their two children as a result of the tsu-nami Tobing, who is from Sumatra, Indonesiahopes to be able to travel back home and bringhis only suwiving family member, a 7-year-oldcousin, to the United States.

The fund-raiser, organized by the MetroClassified Staff Cnunsel. is scheduled for 8 a.m.to 1l a.m. on Feb. I at the nortl entrance of theCentral Classroom buikling, but counsel presi-dent Vonda Knox said that could be delayeduntil March.

Karen Bensen, director of Auraria's Gay,lesbian, Bi-sexual, Transgender StudentServices, and CCD Dean of Students Kim Poasthave organized a donation program for Tobingthrough the Credit Union of Denver.

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. ports the reno tion project."Mapr HicJcenlooper is passionate about

historic preserratiou' said tindy EichenbaumIent, spokesperson for the Mayor Hickenlooper.'In fact, his own orperiences doing historicpreservation in downtor+'n Denver and acrossthe country earned hittt a National Preserv-ationAward in L997 ftom the National Trust forHistoric Preserv"ation."

- She said the Mayor attends events at theTivoli frequendy. Hickenlooper spoke at a c€re-mony in September 2003 to celebrate the officiallaunch of the Tivoli renovations, noting it as animportant part of Denver's history.

People, such as the Mayor, who attend theconferences and fundraisers that are sometimeshosted at the Tivoli, will benefit from the reno-

. vation. Although, when completed, the biggest' benedt will be for Auraria students, who spendthe most time there.

'The building is for students," Weiske said.The Tivoli vias originally built as a brew-

ery in the 1880s. After the brewery closed, itremained dormant for many years, serving as asquat for the homeless. In the 1980s, it openedas a mall and became a student union for

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Penny drive for student organizations. The student organization to collect the most pennies willwin a prize and all their collected money will go towards the charity of their choice.

'Februar''7 - 10:Office decorating contest (Metro offices will be judged on Feb. 7 from 8 to l1 a.m.). Also, onlinevoting will be held for Roadrunner Royalty on these dates.

. February9:Retro dodgeball game from 6 to 8:30 p.m at the PEREvent Center.

. February l0:Retro Metro Day is a day for students, faculty and staffto dress in'retro'clothes.Pep rally at 12:45 p.m. at the Flagpole.

. February ll:Pre-game Happy Hour at Old Chicago's, which is offering sp€cial discounts.Women's and Men's Basketball games, resp€ctively, at 5 and 7 p.m.Post-game party immediately after end of men's game in Tivoli Turnhalle.

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As Americans we areinundated by advertis-ing. Some of it is, frankly,much better than thetelevision shows, peri-odicals and other mediain which it is presented.Much of it, however isnot. One ad campaignin particular gets undermy skin: Mc Donald's"I m Lovin' It" campaign.At first, their innocu-ous litde ads featured anactual human being sing-ing a tuneless jingle thatsaid, simply, "I'm lovin'it." This was fine as adver-tisements went, neithergood nor bad, but fine.Now though, the geniusesbehind the slogan havecreated billboards featur-ing pictures of Mickey Dtproducts (Egg McMuffins,Big Macs and the like)with no actual people onthem, only creative lineslike, "This is Why I'm a Morning Person." Eachtirne I see one of these billboards blazing in thesun like a bad mirage I think to myself, 'Who

the hell is this'I'they're talking about?"The question, I think, needs to be asked:

'Who is the 'I' in I'm lovin' it?" Certainly notmq I dont eat at the sign of the golden archesunless someone takes me there at gunpoint, so,clearlv. I'm not "lovin' It."

I have never been too fond of advertise-ments that use the personal pronoun'I" an1'n'ay.Every time a smarmy actor or actress comes on,looks into the camera and says something like,'Whenever I feel that uncomfortable feminineitching problem, I use Summer's Eve," or "Whenit's just the guys and me ..."-though more thanlikely in these days of improper grammar beingthe norm, that would be'me and the Cuys'- ".,,

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I am not lovin'itgetting together for afew beers, we drinkBud," I think tomyself, no, check that,I actually shout at theTV screen, "Who thehell cares what youdo?" Yes, I do thisevery time. Whichprobably explainswhy I dont watchvery much televi-sion-too stressfir.l.

Another thing Idon't understand isthe habit some peoplehave of wearing thelogos and giganticbrand names ofcompanies like Gap,Abercrombie andFitch, Guess? andNike.

Why on earthwould you want toprovide ftee advertis-ing to companies thatpay billions of dollarsa year to do just that?You wear those itemsof clothing and you

instantly become a walking billboard for tJratcomPany.

I am not lovin'it. Much of the advertisingbarrage directed at the minds and souls of theconsumer today is nothing but pure drivel Yes,of course, sometimes a clever and/or amusingadvert comes my way, but this is rare. Most ofthe time I'm not lovin' it and I resent being toldthat I do.

the US was fully justified to bomb the hell outof them. What of these troops in Afghanistan?Isnt Bush rallied behind the women "serving"the country overseas? Well, sort of, unless they,or one of their dependents on a military base,need an abortion. Even if military personnel payfor the procedure, military hospit ls cannot pro-vide abortions (NARAL Pro-Choice America).So what does this mean for women overseas? Along distance, often dangerous travel thousa:rdsof miles away for an outpatient procedure, thatis, after they receive permission from their com-mander.

The world AIDS crisis has been handled witha policy of"No! I'm not listeningl I-AfALAI-A.!"b;r Bush and his merry band of sexists.

Impoverished nations of Asia like Cambodiahave been ordered to stop educating about con-dom use if they want US funds to fight thespread of AIDS. Karl Rove's general solutionto the AIDS crisis was to have everyone getmarried, even the l4-19-year-old age group ofAfrican females that is contracting AIDS at agrowing rate. UN reports show that a majorityof these women are contracting AIDS due torape, because it is believed that having sex with avirgin can cure AIDS. So much for Bush's AIDSeducation plan, eh?

Can this reaily be a surprise when we seethat Bush appoints Dr. David Hagar as the headof the Reproductive Heaith and Drugs AdvisoryCommittee, a man who suggests women prayto ease menstrual cramps? Not only that, butthis dangerous quack reminds us that statistics

showing I in 3 women will be victims of abusein their lifetime is not so much of a problem,because "women beat up their husbands just

as often." (For those of you who do not seea problem with this, here's the reality; menaccording to the FBI, perpetrate 857o of vio-lence in the home). If you haven't noticed oftentime's reproductive health translates to women'shealth.

So here rve have a man with no concept ofa routine female bodily function such as men-struation and no regard for women being bru-talized at the hands of their husbands decidingwhat drugs and procedures are beneficial and/ornecessary for women,

Some Republicans will argue Bush can-not be a misogynist when he has women likeCondoleezza Rice holding powerfi.rl positions.Though Bush employs women, it isnt safe toconsider him the affrmative action role model.According to The Washington Post, womenemployed by Bush will make 78 cents to everymaris dollar. Of the 17 highest paying WhiteHouse salaries of $157,00O or more, men hold12 of these slots.

How can we exp€ct a president to advocateequal opportunity employment when his ownemployees are spitting images of wage bias?

Actions speak louder than words, cowboy,and I'm just not buying it. My mother alwaystold me, it is not wise to call a man who consid-ers gynecological pap smears a sign of affectiona tried and true feminist. After all, nothing sayslove like a soeculum.

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A woman's place is in the trenches

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The campaignmay be long gone, butthe most egregiousslogan of Election2004 still leaves mefrothing at the mouth.Perhaps this is becauseRepublicans thinkthey can actually provethat Bush would havestood with ElizabethCady Stanton andflexed with Rosie the

Riveter had he the chance.One of the greatest lies of the Bush

Administration has left the population believ-ing that their 'noble" work in Afghanistan haswomen running ftee and safe like they nwerhave before. In September of 2004, variousmajor publications including the New YorkTimes, Chicago Tiibune, and, The WashingtonPosf ran articles about elevated rape rates inAfghanistan using UN statistics.

Let the words of |udge Ahamat Ullah Zariffrom the US appointed government, speakingto the French press, explain the circumstancesregarding the practice of stoning, frequentlyused against adulterers by the Taliban. Heexplained that in the new Afghanistan stoningwould remain as common practice) but "we willuse only small stones."

It appears that the concern for the well-beingof women in Afghanistan only stretched until

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involve building schools, sanitation systems, andproviding medical and dental care for the poorand under-privileged people here in the U,S.and abroad? How about restoration of righr ofwomen in Afghanistan or stopping the ethniccleansing in Bosnia?

Soldiers don't wake up one day and decideto leave their family to travel halfi{ay across theworld to shoot at and get shot by people who"have dark skin, speak different languages, andworstrip a different god." Itt the politicianselected by the people, who are making the deci-sions lo go to war.

Lieutenant General Hal Moore (retired)said it best when he said; "American soldiers inbatde donl fight for what sorne president sayson T.V., they dorlt fight for mom, apple pie, theAmerican flag ... they fight for one another."

I believe that I know a litde about fightingfor one another; as I chose to join the military,and I, as a soldier, will speak for myself.

About two years ago, I had the honor ofmeeting Staff Sergeant Paul Barton when hejoined my unit. He served in active duty for boththe Marines and Army, as well as being a veteranof the first Gulf War.

Following an honorable dischargq bedecided to join the Army Reserve, as he wanted

the military to be a part of his life. He was a finenon-commissioned officer who e:cpected rhesoldiers under his comrnand to ahvays performtheir duties to meet the standards of service a-ndmore than willing to provide guidance and helpto anyone who needed it.

Before one of the reserve drills, he told methat he was volunteering for a tour in lraq. I wasworried about his safety, so I asked him why hewanted to volunteer.

His response was; "I want to serve." When Itold him that he had already served by his con-tribution during the fiIst Gulf War - to that heresponded; "I'm not a war monger, but how canI be a leader and serve my fellow soldiers beinghere, while they are fighting over there in lraq?"At that point I decided to stop trying to convinc€him not to go, because I knew he wanted to gofor all the right reasons.

Unfortunately, Staff Sergeant Paul Bartonnever had the chance to serve again, as he waskilled in a car accident three days after he vol-unteered. Neverthelesg his concept of servingone another lives on, as most of the soldiers inhis section took it upon themselves to provide aproper military funeral for him and show theirrespect and support for his widow.

The concept of serving one another goes all

the way back to boot camp. Ms. Williams didn'tcare to elaborate on boot carnp itself, otherthan to suggest that itt a minor event. When Iattended boot camp, there were soldiers fromvastly different backgrounds; from inner-citytroublemakers, to those from rural areas whohad never wen met African or Asian Americansbefore joining the army. It was inspiring to wit-ness the ability of individuals/soldiers, puttingaside their differences to work as a t€am, to serveone another, to accomplish the tasls at hand.

You're not likely to hear many stories likemine in the media, as they find the roa&idebombings and torture scandals more exciting. Ifind it unfortunate that Ms. Williams and othenlike her who would "never join the military";expressing themselves as qualified to judge,based on what they hear from the media, with-out benefit of ever meeting the many fine sol-diers like Staff Sergeant Paul Barton. But I'm atleast thankful for the opportunity to tell my sideof the story thank to our First Arnendment.

Sincerely,

Sergeant Hyung I. Lim

Combat not the military's only iobGrowing up, I was taught not to judge an

entire gtoup based on the negative actions ofa few. A lesson in wisdom I firmly believe into this day. Unfortunately, there are those whoeither didn't have the benefit of upbringing thatI had, or have simply chosen to igpore it for thesake of broadcasting their diatribe to the publicin an effort to bolster their point, not to mentiontheir willingness to demonstrate their insensitiv-ity to the majority of those who have chosen toput their lives on the line around the world everyday for freedom.

Case in poinq Volume 27: Issue 15 - Ms,Zo€ Williams decided that the two soldierswho spoke to Mother |ones magazine, spokeon behalf of the rest of the soldiers in the U.S.Army as well. She also concluded with a sug-gestion that because the recruiters on campusused 'Halo 2" as a recruiting tool, that all of theU.S. Army R€cruiters use first-person shootinggames iri a recruitment tool and anyone whojoins must want to go overseas and shoot atstrangers for fun.

Why doesn t Ms, Williams mention thatthere are over 150 different jobs in the Army, yet

. only a smdl pe-rcentrge of them,are in combatarms? Why doesnt she mention that some ofthe training missions conducted by the Army

SGA fighting against its past perceptionll

Tin Dunbar is perfect exarnple of why theStudent Government Assembly (SGA) has haddifficult)' in the past in serving the M€tro Statestudent body to the best of its abilities. Insteadof focusing on the positives that this SGA hasachieved, he decides to call the SGA a "worthless

based on a Nov. l8 article writ-ten in The Metropolitan that was full of factualerrors, assumption, and innuendo.

First, Mr. Dunbar uses a statement in theNov. 4 edition of Thc Metropolitan by SGA VPfor C,ommunications, Beth Ott out of context inan attempt to infer that the SGA has done noth-ing for the students in its time during office.Mr. Dunbar, you should be ashamed. You andI both know that what Ms. Ott was referring towas the discussions of the new constitution, andhow our atternpts to r€-\drite it were based solehon our belie6 that the students on this campusdeserve a stronger voice in how the college isgoverned. But since you seem to believe we'vedone nothing for the students la me enlighten1ou on what we have done:

. Working in conjunctionwith the Board of Trustees, the SGAhas made changes to the mandatoryhealth insurance rules after hearingcomplaints ftom numerous studentsabout t}e program. The rules havebeen strearnlined to allow students agreater fl€xibility in selecting a healthinsurance plan and in receiving awaiver ftom the college.

. The SGA donated fundsto the recently held Leadership

Immenion seminar in ar attempt toreduce the cost of the session to allowmore students to attend

. The SGA donated funds tothe MLK breakfast to allow for ticketsto be purchased for students who forvarious reasons could not or wouldnot have otherwise attended.

. Members of the SGA havedonated their time to help withldetro's orientation program for newstudents.

. SGA has fought to keep thechange from course fees to programfees from being used as funds to covercosts that tuition should cover.

. While it did not pass, SGApresentd a propooal that would havegiven Metro State students to theopportunity to purchase high speedinternet servicr for around six dollarsa month.

. SGA ias presented andwon approval of a new constitutiordesigned to increase SGAs ability torepresent student interests.

. In conjunction with theUCD student government, MetroState SGA donated funds to producethe 'Sway the Dap Auraria Decides"voter education fair.

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These are just a few examples of the "noth-ing" that SGA has accomplished so far in ourterm. Mr. Dunbar would prefer that the studentsof this college think otherwise, and thatt disap-

pointing to say the least.It is readily apparent that part of the reason

that Mr. Dunbar is angry with the SGA has todo with what he considers'petty squabbles,"and "internal conflicts." Yes, Mr. Dunbar, it isinevitable that when 12 people come togetherfrom a diverse background there is going to bedisagreement on issues. That sir is healthy, andsomething that should be encouraged so long asa constructive dialogue can be mainained.

We would not be doing ow job if we didnot debate the merits of positions and issues asit pertains to this college and how it is governed.Interesting then isnt it that Mr. Dunbar criticiz-es us for not doing our job, and then criticizesus again when we are doing our job. You canthave it both way&

I would like to set the record straight aboutthe issue of "party politics" aud the SGA. Itis udrrnrnate that this has become an issuethrough assumption, speculation, and falsereporting, some of which has graced the pagesof The Metropolitan. I'm sure it is interestingto speculate that the reason that m1'self andDennis Bergquist did not see eye to eye withWilliam Safford about the constitution and thecontinued controversy surrounding Dr. OneidaMeranto was due to a Republican/Democratparty affiliation.

While that may sell newspapen (in thiscas€ get them picked up off the rack since theyare ftee) there is not an ounce of truth to thisallegation. I'm not interested in Willt partyaffiliation, and neither is Dennis. And to be fair,I don't think Will has a great deal of concernabout our party affiliation either. But what all

of us do share is an intense desire to do what wefeel is right for the students on the Metro StatecamPr|l|.

In regards to the constitution and theMeranto issue, we have certainly seen thingsdifferendy. But the assertion that the disagree-ment has something to do with a political partyaffiliation is both laughable and insulting. We allagreed to dreck our'party politics'at the doorand do what we felt was in the best interess ofthe students.

It is unfortunate that Mr. Dunbar feels theneed to air his perceived griwances against theSGA in a public forum likc The Metropolitanwhen he doesn't know the hcs. It is unfortu-nate that Mr- Dunbar apparently hasnt botheredto look into the facts. To my knowledge, Mr.Dunbar has never attended an SGA meeting. Tomy knowledge Mr. Dunbar has never stoppedinto the SGA office with a complaint or some-thing that he would like the SGA to look into.

There are 12 members of the SGA how havesacrificed our time in an effort to make MetroState a b€tter campus for the students. Whilewe are compensated financially, all of us couldmake a better wage doing something else, butwe chose to make a sacrifice and attempt to givesomething back to the Metro State students. Itis unfortunate that there are people like Mr.Dunbar out there that would lila to denigrateour efforts without knowing the facs.

Brian M. GlotzbachSGA Vice President, Student Fees

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claiming that he needs protection from the FBL "I thinkit is your commitment to making an overall change," shestates,'versus just getting a little petty cashl In such cases,Mclean says she isrlt so much providing a free consultationas she is offering jewels of common sense (i.e. it is time toget a new kitty, or it is time to get a new shrink).

Ken Rief of ferlow and Associates gets a much grittierview of a seemingly quirky town. He is a jack-of-all-trades,

which leaves him dealing with what he refers to as "thescum of the earth." Ken is a bondsman, repo-man, bountyhunter, and investigator. He considers meth, gangs, and

hope they don't hang you, precious, by that sweet neck. The chances areyou'll get off with life ... lf you're a good girl, you'll be out in 20 years. l'll be

waiting for you. lf they hang you ... l'll always remember you."- Sam Spade, The Maltese Falcon

cops to be Denver's downfall. Based out of Pueblo, whenKen has a job in Denver he states, "I get in, do my job, andget ouL I just donl trust the cops. I'm not saying they'redoing a bad job, I just think they could be doing a lot better."He believes their corruption, prejudice, and egocentricity isthe problem with Denver cops. He also stands by respectinga criminal. 'fust because the person's a crininal," Rief states,'I can still show them respect, it doesn't mean that I likethem or agree with what they're doing. But it still all comesdown to respect, and cops don't show respect, they demandrespect." Ken feels procedures, such as repossessing a car,

A seedy peek at

I)enver''g detectivesand their preyby Holly VelardeThe Metrooolitan

It began during a stroll downtown, when my eyeshappened upon a brass'nameplate that read 'David L.Williams: Private Investigator' on tle fence of a whitemansion. I knew spies and private eyes lurked in the linesof novels and in metropolitan streets of sin, but I neverexpected to find one in Capitol Hill.

My imagination was bombarded with the nostalgia ofboth factual and fictional investigators. I was certain thisPI could tell tales of the danger and romance of trackingcounterfeiters and outlaws through the Wild West.

However, I was quick to find out Mr. Williams is noAlan Pinkerton. He investigates legal cases for Coloradoattorneys. In addition to a lack of personal detective-likeglamour, his eccentric office space was inherited from acolleague.

Still, my brief visit with Mr. Williams peaked mycuriosity. I told myself that where there is one PI, there hasto be another.

I walked the streets, the taverns, and the alleys, lookingfor a watchful eye and found nothing but the kind ofeyes you wish weren't so watchful. So, I ripped out theinvestigator page in the phone book and began the search.It was a search for danger and romance, It was a search forsomebody to convince me that the'crooked" city of Denverreally needs more than one private eye.

I found four investigators that agreed to meet me athalf past various hours to tell me of their journeys. Whathappened, I wondered, to the days when you could pickup a gun, some smokes and a khaki raincoat in order tocall yourself the troubled law? Everybody I talked to has abusiness license and a business card, but no raincoat, noshaky eye. Some even have kids. I had thought that PIs didn'tprocreate because of their cold, cruel world philosophy.

I had to let go of the fiction, and open my mind to thereality of a Denver PI.

With no legislation controlling Colorado investigators,the lawless law is the true observer of Denver. The followingfour agencies provide a diverse view of the underbelly of asemi-metropolitan city.

Alpine Investigations is an agency run by a lonegunman. Her name is Robin Mclean, and she is a spi6re.Starting out as a journalist and lawyer, Robin made herway to investigations in response to simultaneous crimescommitted against her loved ones. Upon meeting Robin,you're instantly exposed to her brutal honesty and humo6which are complemented by her compassion for thecommon man. Describing herself as a non-traditionalmother of three, Robin claims,'For me it's harder to be in arelationship than it is to do my work." She is fearless in a citywhere, despite its growing size, she sees a persistent small-town rvestern mentality. The key to Robin's investigating isdisguise. Yor/ll never know any different, but she could beyour beautician, secretary, or the charming lady you met atthe bar or in a parking lot, Being listed in the phone book,she gets her share of crazy inquiries. If one is not askingher to find a missing cat of eleven years, there is another

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David Mowery and Ralph Henning are the chief investigators for Case Sensitlve Investigations operatingout of downtown Denver. Specializing in what they label as 'white collar investigationsl these modern-daygumshoes are interested in legislation that would certiS investigators and eliminate fiaud in the field.

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Despite the glamour and mystery tlat his tid€ suggests, David L. Williams investigates cas€sfor C,olorado attorneys.

go much smoother when youshow some class. However,even the deepest resPect can'tcalm some of the lunatics he'sencountered. \4lhen formerboxer and current conYict

Jessie James skipped out onhis bail bond, Ken was quickto pick up on his scent. Whenhe tracked down the fugitive,Ken, jn14p3d into Jessie'smoving vehicle to pull thekeys from the . ignition.James, sensing the threat,rolled up the window andKen was dragged downthe road hanging by hisshoulder. The only logicalthing to do was for Ken tobust the window with thehandcuffs in his flailingfree arm.

Case Sensitive Investi-gations is Denver's clean-cut agency that consistsof ex-cops David Moweryand Ralph Henning. Theywork primarily for theDistrict Attorney's ofncein order to "get away fromthe emotional issues anddeal with more of the legalissues." For both men thisis straying from cheatingspouses and taking casesthat are seen in court.These former ofEcers areinadvertently cleaning upthe private eye industrywith their by-the-bookapproach.

"To be really honest;'David says, "I can remembertimes as a cop not thinkingvery highly of privateinvestigators; looking atthem as cop wannabes." Theybelieve that there are twoareas of specialization in theirprofession. The first is white-collar investigation, whichthey consider their agency'sarea of expertise. Mowery

refers to the second categoryas a "If it pays we'll do it"inl'estigation. Both men arevery interested in a legislativemovement that requires acertification process for anyentering investigators. Theyfeel it would eliminate fraudsand, furthermore, theircompetition.

What happened,I wondered, tothe days whenyou could pickup a gun, somesmokes, and a

khaki raincoat inorder to callyourself the

'troubled law?'Everybody I

talked to has abusiness card...but no raincoat,

no shaky eye.

Robert Shaw of ExecutiveServices is the worldly spytlat came to Colorado toboth train with and join aresearch team headed forAntarctica. He can speakeight languages and has spenttime as an investigator inWashington D.C. Robert alsoruns a security service that hasprotected the likes of Donnyand Marie Osmond. He isknown for his ability to trackdown witnesses from cases

both recent and forgottenand also tracks down lostheirs for US Bank. He claimsDenver is boring, but that itis getting better. "The job ofprivate investigator can goin a lot of different areas,"Robert states, "because thereis a hole that needs to befilled that the police don't or

cannot f,ll.'l His cSim tofame is coining the term"garbology," in referenceto the study of trash togain information. He seessomeone's garbage as themost valuable evidence inan investigation. However,for Robert, the world ofprivate investigations hasn'talrvays been so slick. Hetoo was viciously attackedby a local leatherface. AsRobert tells it, when in anundisclosed backwoodslocation, an angeredfugitive with a chain sawpursued him. Robert wasstruck and survived apainful calf injury.

Although Denver isn'tas sprawling as New Yorkor Los Angeles, there areprivate eyes all around us.They're serving you papers,taking your car, diggingthrough your trash, andoddly enough, possiblycutting your hair. Their

job is not very glamorous, buttheir efforts serve a purposein this renegade town. lvlaybesomeday, if the crime becomesmore elevated, Denver will beused as the fictional backdropfor a detective story on apar with the best tales ofSam Spade. Until then, wecan always provide our ownstories, starring the eccentricprivate investigator whoworks fiom a white mansionin Capitol Hill.

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that thrust them into this distinct historicalmoment: jazz crooners Rudy Vallee andRuss Columbo sing through the speakers ofscandalous adventures and romantic escapades,a sultry and suggestive Fay Wray clenched in thegiant paw of King Kong gazes pleadingly fromabove the stage, other glamorous Hollywoodstarlets and leading men share her knowinglysinfirl expression. Set designers Andrew Yelusichand Lisa Orzolek create a visual and concretetableau that powerfully conjures another age,while David Dodsont sound desigrr only addsto the effect. The historical memorabilia andvintage tunes suggest a changing culture, asocial landscape that is in the grips of a sexualrevolution and a reassessment of traditionalfemale roles.

This theme, so well suggested by the stage andsound design, finds an engaging and profound

exploration in the drama iself. In the singlesetting of a cramped *eficiency apartment;'four female characters meet. Each represents aradically different response to the hardships ofa changing modern world, and the crises, clashesand conflicts that arise between them fie vividtestimonies to their differing views.

Dorothea, a high school civics teacher whodreams of escaping her mediocre existencethrough a whirlwind romance, is pla,ved withan equal share of vulnerability and neurosisby Caidin O'Connell. Bodey, her overbearingand enormously devoted roommate playedwith an endearing coarseness by Kathleen M.Brady, represents the stationary wisdom of thetraditional domestic female. Bodey disapprovesof Dorothea's romantic escapades with analmost maternal distrust. She is convincedthat Dorotheat ideal mate is her own belovedbrother, Buddy, despite his relative boorishnessand Dorothy's utter disinterest. It is in this tug ofwar between prudence and passion, representedrespectively by Bodey's well-intentioned ploysto lure her friend into a more stable life and

Domthea's ill-advised affair with the high xhoolprincipal, that drives the drama.

The rwo remaining characters representfurther extremities of these tlvo conflictingattitudes. Some of t}re most affecting comedyof the play comes in Carol Halstead's acerbicperformance as Helena, a picture of themodern independent woman. Helena urgesDorothea to become her roommate, to moyefrom the humble apartment she shares withBodey and relocate to a glitzier side of town.Helena espouses a spinsterly independence,and viciously insults what she sees as Bodey'sband and mediocre existence. The character'sconstant barbs are merciless and are mademore devastating by Halstea{'s painstakingattention to the small details of the character- her reproving cluck, her sly verbal attacla. Onthe opposite end of the spectrum, there is MissGluck, the German-speaking recluse portrayedwith a tastefr. pathos by Robynn Rodriguez.Gluck is a cloistered upstairs neigbbor terrifiedof the outside world who finds her only solacein the comforting company of Bodey. Rodriguezplays the part as a wide-eyed and dazed victimwho is always prone to tears, and manages tomove an auxiliary character to the forefront bysheer force of empathy.

Drama springs from the interaction of thesedivergent characters, and although Williams'play echoes familiar themes and conflictsthat had been so well explored in his better-known pieces, the actors are able to add a fteshperspectiye to this period piece. with all theirdifferent attributes, the characters seem to sharea common suffering, an alienation bome froma fast-paced era and a changing social clinate.Each character reacts differently to the novelage and its transforming mores, but there is asorrow, sometimes subde, sometimes screaming,that marks all four of the characters. As creve-coeur is French for'heartbreak " it is immensdappropriate that there is an underlying sadnessthat marla the drama a longing in the face ofchange.

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GGAllinAlways Was, Is And Always Shall BeProving that the most offensive man in rock'n'roll's history could actually write a decent song,and teaching us all a valuable lesson: gettingbloody and throwing your own feces at theaudience is all good, but lay off the heroin. RIBbuddy.

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Best Hip-Hop Albums Frcm ruKanye WestThe College DropoutChi-town native Kanye West ran hip-hop in2004. He lent his soul-sampled and smooth pro-duction to numerous rap artists like Mos Def,Twista, Slum Village and Dilated Peoples. Butit is his stellar debut album that propels Kanyeto the number one spot on this list. The CollegeDropout features amazing tracks like the melod-ic "All Falls Down," the smooth 70s influencedjam "Spaceship," the hard-hitting rock inspiredtrack "Two Words," and the autobiographicalyet emotion spewing 'Through the Wire." Westflooded airwaves, took over MTV with a whop-ping six heavily rotated videos and managed tocaptured the heart ofhip-hop purists who yearnfor the golden age of '94 style rap music with hisincredibly solid ROCAFELLA debut.

Ghostface

The Prexy Toney AlbumThe self-proclaimed "wally champ" dropped

yet another banging album on the hip-hop

massive this year. The purple robe-wearing and

dookie gold-chainJaced Toney Starks released

his fourth album on the original hip-hop label

Def fam and managed to sell a whopping 75,000

albums with barely any promotion. But that is

not why Ghostface made this list-he is hands

down the illest emcee in the game! His lyrics

are filled with his native Staten Island slang

which is complex, linguistically tantalizing and

head spinning, Nobody can take control of the

mic and spit hofter verses than Ghost. He is hip-hop s most unappreciated yet most entrancing

lyric dropper.

The Marrcnen

Ma*tnen Cinema

M.O.P went the independent route in'04 under

the hardcore moniker The Marxmen, as well

they should have. Fans yearning for their first,

yet unfairly postponed ROCAFELI,A record had

their wishes frrlfilled with Marnnen Cinema.

The double disc album hit harder than a ste-

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player. The Brownsvilleduo of Billy Danze and Lil Fame dropped new

"fiyaah" with their partner in crime Df Premier

on disc I and reintroduced us to the Brooklyn

Military on disc wo which is jam packed with

tons of their rambunctious classics.

Jean GraeThisWeekDespite what Foxy Brown claims, she is far from"the illest" lady in hip-hop. fean Grae is. She

is also the hardest working and most real to

ever lay hands on the mic and, like Ghostface,

incredibly under-rated. She is so talented and

respected among the greater hip-hop cornmu-

nity that A-List producers give her beats for half

the price. This past year she teamed up with the

superstar Little Brother producer 9th Wonder

and G-Unit beat maestro Midi Mafia. She

rocked the mic brilliandy alongside the legend-

ary Roots, Talib Kweli and Masta Ace. Her raps

are fierce, her will to break into the mainstream

is indomitable and she is incredibly hungry for

the success that has mysterious eluded her. In

2004 the Phoenix of hip-hop a.k.a. fean Grae

rose. in 2005 she will soar.

Madlib and MF Doom

Madvillain

Madlib, the ethereal beat-making, underground

champion, and Socal producer met his match

this year. He teamed up with the one and only

metal-faced terrorist and released a masterpiece.

MF Doom scorched some of the hottest instru-

mentals ever put to wax on the Stones Throw

distributed Madillain. Doomt rhymes rival

Slick Rick and Biggie Smalls'stories; they are

descriptive. He flips the script smootl y and

he can ride a beat easier than you can drive a

car. Madlibt production is dreamS hypnotic

and head-noddingly melodic; pair him up with

Doom and magic is made.

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It took a bunch of Orediggers fiom Golden,Colo., to stop the only undefeated team inDivision II men's basketball, First-ranked Metro(15-1, 8-1 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)fel774-71to the Colorado School of Mines (13-4,7-2 RMAC).

Saturday, fan, 22, proved to be the day whenthe 27-game regular season conference winningstreak carne to an end for the 'Runners.

"We lost our trademark of the team," saidguard Greg Muth,

Muth said the offensive ball-movementand the defensive ball-pressure Metro has beenso successfirl at this season did not work asplanned.

'We weren't willing to be patient .. . we triedto take the easy road," Muth said.

Despite being up by seven points (17-10) atthe 10:49 mark. Metro couldnt hold on to thelead. With six different players contributing, the'Diggers scrambled to get the lead at" 25-24 andeventually had a 29-25 advantage going intohalftime.

In the fust half, Orediggers shot .391 (9-23) compared to Roa&unners .290 (9-31). The'Dggers also out-rebounded Maro 21- 17.

"Our kids played a great game," said Mineshead coach Pryor Orser.'You have to play a greatgame against a Mike Dunlap team."

Second half proved to be just like the endof the fust as Mines took control of the tempoand extended the lead to nine, following back-to-back threes.

Metro tried to bounce back with a 14-3 runto pull within two at 57-55. However, that v/as asclose the Roadrunners got.

The Orediggers answered by scoring eightmore points while allowing only three. Metromade a late run when forward Michael Bahl hita three-pointer to cut the lead to mo (73-71),but time ran out for the Runners.

A Mines free throw put the Orediggers up by

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funior guard Greg Muth makes a drive by a Golorado School of Mines player. Agrihst th€ Orediggers, Muth had two stealq two .ssists and scor€d I Ipoints. Muth has ptayed in all Metro's games this scason, making 12 starts. He averages 7.6 points per game and a team-high 3.9 rssisrs.

tfuee (74-7I) and the upset was a fact. their opponents, the execution was poor. The advantage (35-32).

"We had a slippage," Muth said. team's combined field goal percentage was .328 In the beginning of the second half, the

Even though Metro took I 6 more shots than compared to Mines' .5 I I . 'Runners came back after forwards Mark

Colorado School ofMines s€nior forward FarrisBrousserd blod<s a shot-at-tempt by Metro scnior for-ward Michael Morse in theOredigers 7G7l upset oYerthe Roadrunaers.

Broussard had a garne-high five blocl6, a game.high nirc rebormds andscored nine points.

After falling to lheOredigg€rs' the'Runnersfell one spot on the NABC/Division lI Menb BasketbdlPoll.

Orser pointed out three rdasons his team Worthin4on and Michael Morse each hit awas able to hand over Metro's fust loss in front three-pointer.of 1,283 spectators at Volk Gymnasium in Howwer, the lead only lasted for about 20Golden. seconds until a tumover by guard Dustin Ballard

The rebounds (34), the somewhat low tumed in to a two-point lead for the Cougars,turnovers (16) and being abfe to hold the The game kept swinging back and forth untilRoadrunners to a low field goal] percentage was 13:68 when Bahl hit his third three-pointer fora tremendous team effort, Ors& said about his the night and put Metro ahead with seven (70-players, 63). Irss than a minute later, the Roadrunners

Orser gave a lot of credit to his defense and had expanded their lead to l0 (73-63).especially senior forward Farrisl Broussard who In fiont of 1,200 screaming Cougar fans,had nine points, game-high nine rebounds and Christian did not give up. They battled back andfive blocla. He also praised hig guards, led by ^t Ihe 17i57 mark t}te Cougars were only downsenior Stephen Bahl who scored]a game-high 24 by a bucket. But that was as close as fr.y got,points along with a game-high Ceven assists. as the 'Runners, led by center Ben Ortner, kept

'I'm an aggressive coach," prser said. "Our Christian ftom scoring for the reminder of thekids play hard." game.

With the loss, the Roadruri:rers fell to sec- Ortn€r scored a game-high 22 Points,ond place in NABC/Division II pnen's basketball racked up a game-high five block and addedpoll. two steds.

The game against the Orefl.iggers was not Worthington, the RMAC East Divisionthe only rough game for the Rgadrunners dur- Player of the Week, added 17 Points as BaN,ing the weekend, Colorado Ch{istian (14-3,6-3 Morse and Borgan also finished in double dig-RMAC) played host to Metro Fhiday, Jan. 21, in its.lakewood, Colo. Metro will trayel to Kearney, Neb., to take

After seven lead changes, it lwas the Cougars on the Lopers (I2-4, 7-2 RMAC) at 8 P.m.,who went to half time break wlth a three-point Saturday, Ian. 29.

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the conference lead fiomRegis.

Aside from talkingabout the surprisingwoment basketball team,last week I asked a fewquestions.

The teams answeredsome of them throughtheir performances dur-ing last weekendt games.

One of the answerssurprised me, but all in

all, I got answers none the less.

Women's Basketball (14-3, 8-f RMAC)

Surprise, RMAC! The Roadrunners rnayhave shocked everyone, maybe even themselves,by the way they've been playing this season. Theteam hasn t lost a game in 2005 and is currentlyon a five-game win streak.

The team continues to be led by NatashaMolock, Stephenie Davis and Paige Powers, butwithout injured guard Megan fohnson, who stillleads the conference in assists with 4.1 a game,will the team's fast transition game slow updown the stretch?

Last week I asked the question: "Can thisteam handle the second half of their schedule?"Weli, I know itt a bit early to tell if they canfullv handle it, bur the team's 60-55 win overColorado Mines showed that they at least wantto.

So, one down and seven more tough gamesout of your last ten to go (the one game againstColorado Cbristian and two against ChadronState should be easy wins).

I am still curious about Metro's half-courtgame and if they have enough to win the confer-ence, especially with the recent loss of fohnson.

Oh well, they might not answer everythingby next week, but they will either show theirdominance over the conference, by beating bothRegis and Nebraska Kearney to become theRMAC's best team; show their heart, by winningone-of-two; or show their weaknesses, if theylose both games.

No 2 Men's Basketball (15-1, 8-r RMAC)

Last week I also said: "forget winning thewhole thing, can Metro avoid being upset beforethe conference tournament?"

Well, it didnt take long for me to get thatanswer, in fact, it surprised me that it rvouldcome so soon.

Colorado Mines guard Stephen Bahl, who!the conference's leading scorer, got 24 points,seyen assists and an upset victory over the'Runners last Saturday.

But before doubts creep into the minds oflV{etro fans, remember this: Metro doesn't takelosing well.

In fact, the last time Metro lost during theregular season (Nov.29,2003 to Minnesota-Duluth 74-63), the team wouldn't lose anotherregular season game until ... well ..- lastSaturday against the Orediggers.

It's almost as if the 'Runners take gettingbeaten like a wake-up call, so, to everyone inthe RMAC, you can thank the Orediggers forwaking the sleeping giant, who might not loseanother regular season until 2006.

Metro's winter squads are now headingdown the home stretch of their respective sea-sons,

Unlike most seasons when only the Metromen would have even a chance at grabbing theNo-l seed come playoff time, Metro could seeitself obtaining both No.I seeds.

If the women's basketball squads can beatboth Regis (1/25) and Nebraska Kearney (l/29),the Roadrunners would place themselves inposition to not only host a conference playoffgame, but also to become the second women'steam to be the top team in the conference,behind women's soccer.

The team can also improve their chancesof advancing in the conference tournamentbecause they won't have to try and win theirfirst postseason game on the road like they hadto last season.

If somehow Metro can claim the top spot inthe conference for both the men and women'ssquads, Metro could see both men's head coachMike Dunlap and women's head coach DaveMurphy acquiring some RMAC coaching hon-ors come March.

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The Ladv Roadrunners continued their hotstreak on the road last weekend- Two big rvinscame over Colorado Christian and ColoradoSchool of Mines. Metro has brought theircurrent winning streak to five games, four ofrvhich have come on the current road trip.

The 'Runners visited the beleagueredCougars of Colorado Christian University (3-

13, 2-7 Rockv Mountain Athletic Conference)on Friday, fan. 21. Despite a slow start to thegame, Metro came away with a 76-52 win. TheRoadrunners used their size and speed to limitChristian's offense. Nearly half of CCU's totalpoints came from behind the arc, as the Cougarshit eight of 24 three-point attempts. Metroforced Christian to take the diflicult shots andlimited their opponent to a field goal percentageof only 34. In contrast, the Roadrunners forced26 turnovers and shot 50 percent from the field.Metro capitalized on turnovers and defensivemistakes made bv the Cougars to build a 4l-21lead at the half.

"\\'trat I was really pleased to see was thatwhen we got a turnover or steal, $e converted,"said Metro head coach Dave Murph,v, "and

when you convert off those transition pla,vs, it'sdevastating to the opponent."

The Roadrunners did not let CCU withinless than 19 points in the second half. SeniorNatasha lvlolock led Metro with 12 points andthree steals. Starters Rianna Harris and StephenieDavis each scored 10 points, and Angelina Kuleffhit ten points off the bench. Every plaler on theroster scored against Colorado Christian.

"\!'e were trying to keep rested out there;'Kulcff said after the game. "\\'e know (I{ines)will be pretty competitive."

Metro faced a much bigger challenge againstthe Colorado School of Mines on Saturdat', Jan.22. The Orediggers (12-5, 6-3 RMAC) came off aloss to the conference-leading Regis Rangers thenight before and were looking to bounce backagainst the'Runners. Mines started out strongand quickly built a 24-14 lead in the first half.Metro started to fight back late in the first, butrsent into halftime down ll-24. I{olock andfieshman Paige Powers earned five points each,

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With two wins over the weekend, Metro wonen's basketball is on a frve-game winning streek. TheRoadrumers (14-3, 5-2 RMAC) is tied for second place in the RMAC Easrern Division,

and led the'Runners in first half scoring.The Orediggers started the second half

strong, improving on their lead over Metro. The

Roadrunners found themselves looking up at a44-J2 score with under l3 minutes remainingin the game. Determined to put up a fight, the'Runners rallied in the remaining l2 minutesand began a 28-11 run that would earn theman important conference win over Mines. Thecharge was led in part by Davis, who addedeight of her 18 total points in the final threeminutes of play. Along with the game high inpoints, Davis earned seven rebounds. Molockfinished with nine poins and five steals, whilePowers and Danielle Ellerington led in assistsand rebounds, respectively. When it was all over,the Roadrunners left Golden, Colo., with a 60-55wln,

The t\rio victories leare Metro tied for secondplace in the RMAC Eastem Division. The resultsof Tuesday nightk (January 25) game againstRegis University will determine how Metrostands up against the No. I team in the region.

"We're fighting not only for ourselves, butfor the people that are injured," said Molock, "so

we're playing hard, practicing hard, and trying tokeep it together."

The Roadrunners will travel to Kearney,Nebraska to take on the Lopers on Saturdaynight (fan.29) before they finish the currentroad trip.

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