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Eight student government representatives, including MSCD Student Government President Barb Ferrill, and an MSCD student, are being questioned for misconduct and misuse of student fees during a recent trip to a national student conference in Los Angeles.

The probe, headed by Maggie Miller, MSCD Student Activities director, is attempting to decipher if

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members of the delegation skipped all or part of the 11-day United States Student Association (USSA) conference and if members "drank to the point their behavior was not appropriate,"

The nine delegates spent more than $5,000 in student fees to attend the conference. Two members of the entourage, MSCD Student Government Chief Justice Lori Wolfson, and MSCD Student Senator and Treasurer Lisa Tait, admitted that they did not participate.

All nine delegates had their airfare, hotel accommodations and $I 00 registration for the conference paid for by student fees.

Wolfson and Tait showed up only for registration for the conference, a process which took five minutes, said Student Senator Sean Tonner, who also attended the conference.

Wolfson arrived with the first group a week before the conference, along with Ferrill, MSCD Sen. Guillermo DeHerrera and MSCD student Stephanie Chinn. Wolfson said she had no intention of participating in the conference and was pursuing a career opportunity in Los Angeles. She said that while in Los Angeles, she went on two interviews and visited friends.

"I didn't actively participate in any of [the conference], to be honest," she said, "but at least I made the effort."

Wolfson said she called the delegation every day of the conference to see if her vote was needed, but no one ever asked her to vote.

Tait said she left Los Angeles _two days after she arrived because she was "fed up."

Tait said the trip and the conference were disorganized. She said that when she arrived July 26 at the Westwood Plaza Hotel, a day before the conference was to begin, no one was there to meet her or the other members who arrived at IO p.m. that evening.

She said she could not get into her hotel room until Chinn and Ferrill arrived at about 2 a.m. Tuesday morning.

"I was up all night the first night I was there," Tait said, "I got fed up with all of the drinking and stayed at my sister's house and left the next day."

Wolfson, Student Trustee Matt Bates, Sen. Mike Wempen and MSCD Vice President Lucian Lemak skipped a full day of the conference to go to Magic Mountain, Tonner said.

"[ got the message that said 'we went to Magic Mountain ' from Matt Bates," Ferrill said. "It really frustrated me but what do you do post-facto?"

Ferrill, Tait and Wolfson said excessive drinking became an issue after two of the senators, DeHerrera and Tonner were seen streaking through the hotel one night of the conference.

DeHerrera could not be reached for comment, but Tonner, who said the

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NE \Vs ·------CAMPUS Auraria Book Center Gets Competition fBllLllMAif P.., Copy Editor

Auraria Book Center has two new off-campus rivals, the Collegiate Book Basement on 14th and Market streets, and Gibson's Bookstore at 1404 Larimer Street, which offer college texts for MSCD, CCD and UCD students.

The big difference is where your money goes after students purchase books, Gretchen Minney, director of Auraria Book Center said.

Gibson's and Collegiate are privately owned, so the money they make goes to the stores and the owners keep the profits. At ABC, any leftover revenues are used to pay off the Auraria Higher Education Center Bond Fund, Minney said.

AHEC controller Gary Williams said the bond pays for past and ongoing improvements to the Student Union, the Tivoli Union and the Auraria Child Care Center.

The more money ABC makes, the faster that bond is paid off. The bond, which has been refinanced twice and received additional funds through a student referendum in 1992, is sched­uled to be paid off in 2017, Williams said.

When you buy a book at ABC, your money goes back into

Revised Student Employment Policy 'Well Received'

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MSCD students employed by the col­lege are now affected by a revised policy which bases their pay rate on their skill level.

The revised policy, which has been in effect since April, outlines "Job Families," a way to rank jobs according to levels and steps.

"Mostly, it's been very well received," said MSCD Student Employment Manager Rita Radvila.

The only complaint has been that the policy is new and employers are unfamil­iar with the way the system works, she said.

The personnel office must approve an employee's job title and description, Radvila said, adding that the supervisors are doing an excellent job.

"Out of 600 job postings, only 20 were rejected," she said.

The new policy has reduced the num­ber of job titles and pay rates from 120 and 100, respectfully to 20 levels and 20 pay rates, she said.

Anne McKelvey, Director of Campus Recreation who sat on the Student Wage Committee which approved the revised policy, said the policy benefits students.

"Campus rec. employs a variety of students in a variety of positions and the new policy affords us the flexibility to pay people appropriately for all types of jobs," she said.

There are five levels of job type, each with four steps.

the store, said Melanie Hadley, ABC textbook manager. The money helps pay salaries for about 125 employees (300 during the first weeks of each semester), for shipping books back to the publisher and other overhead costs.

Minney said that while the off-campus stores make most of their revenues from textbook sales, the profit margin for texts at ABC is very small. Supplies, greeting cards, clothing and popu­lar fiction are much more profitable for ABC than are textbooks.

"They are entrepreneurs," Minney said of the new bookstore owners. "They are in business to make money - there's nothing wrong with that. We are an institutional service. It's just two different breeds of cat."

Minney added that ABC has a good relationship with both stores and, until recently, Auraria Campus has been one of the only campuses of its size in the nation to be served by only one textbook store.

The selling point for both privately-owned stores is that they stock a higher percentage of used books than ABC, but Gibson's and Collegiate have less volume and fewer titles.

Dawn Rollo, who helped set up Collegiate, said her compa­ny has been aggressive in their efforts to find as many used books as possible.

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A Level I position is described as being an unskilled position such as pick­ing up mail from the post office and bringing it back to the office, Radvila said.

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Scholarship Winners MSCD students Jozianne Mestas, a

uunior, and Dawne Rouse, a freshman, were recently awarded News 4 media scholarships. The scholarships are award­ed annually to students majoring in com­munications who illustrate merit. Winners are selected by the News 4 Citizens' Advisory Council, which con­sists of representatives from various eth­nic backgrounds and community organi­zations.

MSCD students Sherie Bernal, Russ Burch, Sheila Rossow and Jane Azlein recently received scholarships from the Colorado Restaurant Association Education Fund. The students are major­ing in hospitality, meeting and travel administration.

Illustrious Alumnus The MSCD Alumni Association

recently honored Colorado State Sen. Stephen Ruddick (D-Aurora), as its Distinguished Alumnus for 1993. He graduated summa cum laude from MSCD in 1977.

Before becoming senator, Ruddick served in the legislature as a representa­tive and was named legislator of the year by four different civic organizations between 1989 and 1992. He has served in such organizations as the Lowry Air Force Base Displaced Worker Assistance Committee; the Aurora Bar Association and the Arapahoe County Child Placement Alternatives Commission.

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Color prints up to 8 by I 0 inches will be accepted. Photos must have been taken in 1993 at one of four Denver Botanic Gardens facil ities: I 005 York St., Chatfield Arboretum, Mount Goliath on Mt. Evans or Reed Botanical Garden above Evergreen.

Top prize is a Pen tax P210 SLR camera. Winners will be exhibited a t Denver Botanic Gardens and shown on KMGH-TV Channel 7.

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Trustees Delay Faculty, Staff Pay Raises r''°"'WiiA~ ;;;: Metropolir:::_

On May 14, the Board of Trustees of the State Colleges in Colorado adopted a policy delaying salary increases for of all contract personnel, including faculty members. who are not part of the state classified system.

Jerry Boswell, Faculty Senate presi­dent, expressed concern over the lack of sensitivity displayed by the trustees toward faculty and staff.

"The trustees could have studied the situation more to help lessen the pain, but they didn't want to deal with it," Boswell said. "Morale is not very good toward the trustees already. Overall this is just another thorn in our side."

The policy, Boswell ratified by the trustees and the Colorado General Assembly, allows a 3.22 percent merit­based increase in salaries, but employees will not get the raises until May and June-the last two months of the fiscal year. Therefore, the increase is two­twelfths of the raise they expected.

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Assembly's last session, which states that exempt staff must be subject to the same delay as classified staff throughout Colorado.

The increase will be used to calculate the base salary for the '94 -'95 year.

"We're [MSCD] going with the 3.22 percent increase. I wish it could be more, but these are not good budget times."

Anniversary increases, which were frozen last year for classified employees, will be awarded to them this year. Contract staff, however, do not receive anniversary raises.

According to Jo Romero, president of the MSCD Classified Staff Council, many of the staff at MSCD will not receive salary increases this year because they are not eligible for anniversary increases.

Also during the May 14 meeting, the trustees reviewed and approved increas­ing mandatory insurance premiums for exempt employees.

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Senate Did Not Approve Funds for Conf ere nee Trip LA from page 1 action occurred on the last night of the conference, defended the delegates from the allegations of drinking and raucous behavior.

"We were all 21 years of age," Tonner said, "the drinking that went on went on after the congresses. We did not throw parties in the hotel room because we didn't want to get in trouble. All of the other colleges were doing that and getting security called on them all night long. The one night that I got pretty intoxicated was my birthday .. .! was actually partying with people from the United Council so I was networking at the same time."

Tonner denied the charge that he and DeHerrera ran through the hotel "au natural."

" ... We did not throw parties in the hotel room because we didn't want to get in trouble."

-Sean Tonner Student Senator

"The streaking with me and Guillermo, we were in our boxer shorts, so I guess you can ' t really consider it streaking," Tonner said, "and we ran down our hallway and the only people that saw us were the guys that we were partying with from Western State," Tonner said.

A spokesperson from the Westwood Plaza Hotel, where the delegation stayed with representatives of at least a dozen other schools , confirmed that hotel security officers were called about nudity in public areas on at least two occasions during the conference.

Four members left for the trip six days before the conference was to begin. Ferrill defends the early arrival because there were USSA pre-conference activities scheduled beginning July 22.

However, Miller said she understood that several of the scheduled activities never occurred.

Because the spending of funds needs Student Senate approval, Ferrill may not

have had the authority to approve the funds for the trip. The senate was on break during the summer.

"The senate did not approve this trip," Tait said. "I challenge anyone to look at the spending in our books and our budget and see for themselves whether it was approved or not."

Tait resigned as treasurer upon returning from Los Angeles.

Miller, who said she is aware of all of the allegations, said she plans to interview each person who went on the trip to sort out exactly what happened. If she determines that there was misconduct, she said there may be reprimands forthcoming.

"There might be a whole range of responses. Together with Yolanda Ericksen and Dr. Karen Thorpe, we will probably develop some sanctions and responses to this situation," Miller said.

One disciplinary action being considered, she said, is restriction of student government members from using school funds for travel for up to one year. Miller declined to speculate whether any members might be required to pay back any of the money spent.

"It' s still too early to say," Miller said, "but that might be one of the options."

Ferrill said Student Government will also take measures to ensure that future trips taken will be attended and that other guidelines will be added.

"We're going to be instituting two main policies with senate approval ," Ferrill said. " .. .if you commit to go on a trip, you either will go and participate or if you cancel, you will pay for your ticket or the cost to transfer the ticke t to someone else.

"Another thing is that we wi II be creating a form that students will sign saying that they agree to participate or they will repay the cost of being there."

Of the nine delegates, at least three were last-minute replacements, Miller said.

Ferri II added that despite the controversy, the MSCD delegation accomplished its goals for the conference.

"We had two goals," Ferrill said. "To get non-education issues off of their platform and to overturn USSA's boycott of Colorado and we accomplished both of them."

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ABC Stocks More Used Books BOOKSTORES from page 3

Charlie Kirschner of Gibson's Bookstore said he has ordered all of the books on the booklist, but not all of the them have arrived.

"By next term we ought to have more [titles]," he said.

ABC is run by the state of Colorado and subject to many regulations, one of which is to make sure students get the books and services they need, Minney said.

ABC is the only store that stocks I 00 percent of what the students need, she said.

If there are books left over at the end of the semester, ABC must send the books back to the publisher, which entails ship­ping costs that the other stores do not have to pay because they order fewer

books, she said. Throughout the year, ABC buys back

books for themselves and other compa­nies, Minney said.

The amount of money a student receives for a used book depends on whether the book is needed for the next semester.

"If we need it [the book], we give half the new price," Minney said, adding that it is the standard rate for a used book.

ABC buys back only as many books as it needs to supply to the students, so when it reaches its limit, the amount of money paid for that text drops.

Kirschner said Gibson's will be offer­ing half the new price for book buy-backs.

Collegiate Book Basement employee Michelle Jensen said the store will have a book buy-back program by the end of the semester.

New Policy Makes Raises Easier JOBS from page 3

The starting salary for such a position would be $4.65 at Step 1 and $5.05 at Step 4.

There are very few students who are employed at Level I and most students are hired at Level HI which says a lot about the quality of student employees, Radvila said.

A Level V position requires at least three years of experience and approval of the appropriate vice president. Tutors and counselors would come under this catego­ry, Radvila said.

A Level V, Step 1 position pays $7.11 an hour and can increase to $8.36 an hour at Step 4.

Raises can be given in an appropriate fashion, McKelvey said, which could not be done before. In the past, job titles had to be changed and the system had to be manipulated.

Cheryl Judson, director of Financial Aid, said the majority of students employed in her office are at Level V.

"Our students are regular part-time employees and we give them a lot of responsibilities," she said. "They have to learn all the rules and regulations. The level of difficulty in this office is very high."

Judson said it was slightly difficult in write job descriptions, but for the most part, no major problems have arisen from the revised policy.

"So far , it's working for me," she

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work study students may experience a decrease in salary, those students who stay in the same department doing the same job can be "grandfathered" to their old salary, she said.

A student may be "stepped up" at any time but the level must stay the same, Radvila said. If the level changes, the old level is abolished and a new job descrip­tion must be submitted and approved.

MSCD employs more than 1,000 stu­dents in both work study jobs and student hourly positions, Radvila said.

Students may not make more than $7,000 during the college employment year which runs from July 1 through June 30.

Earnings over $7 ,000 must be approved by the appropriate vice presi­dent and earnings over $8,000 must be approved by the president 's cabinet, the policy states.

In addition, students may not work more than 20 hours a week during the school semester, however, a student may be able to work as much as 30 hours a week with the approval of the student's supervisor and a GPA of least 2.0.

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Get Involved There are several committees and boards which meet on a regular basis to discuss matters of concern to MSCD, UCD and CCD students. These are public meetings and all students are encouraged to attend. The Metropolitan will publish a weekly listing of all meetings outlining agenda items.

Board of Trustees of the State Colleges in Colorado Contact: Matthew Bates Usually meets once a month Next Denver area meeting at MSCD Dec. 10 556-3312

Auraria Board of Directors Contact: Kersten Keith Meets second Monday of the month Next meeting September 13, 4 p.m. 556-4589

Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board (SACAB) Contact: Lisa Barry Meets Mondays Next meeting 7 a.m. Aug. 30 556-4589

Tivoli Planning Committee (TPC) Contact: Lisa Barry Next meeting Thursday Sept. 9, 3:30 p.m 556-4589

Student Senate Contact: Lucian Lemak/Mike Wempen Next meeting Wednesday, Sept. 8 556-3312

Faculty Senate Contact: Jerry Boswell Meets every other Wednesday Next meeting Sept. 1, 3:30 p.m., SI 119 556-2991

Board of Publications Contact: Walt Copley Meets every month Meeting dates to be determined 556-3496

Club Funding Committee Contact: Lisa Tait Meets every other Wednesday Next meeting Sept. 15, 3:30 p.m., 556-2595

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MSCD's Newest Dean Gets Gourmet Greeting from Business Community

More than I 00 community leaders gathered Aug. 24 at "Metro Means Business," a breakfast hosted by Brothers Gourmet Coffees to introduce two individu­als to the Denver business community.

Jerry Geisler, the new dean of MSCD's School of Business, and Don Knox, the new business editor for the Rocky Mountain News, were formally introduced by Sam Boyer, director of qual­ity assurance for Gourmet Coffees of America. Boyer is a member of the board of directors for MSCD Foundation, Inc.

Before an audience of business people and educa­tors , Geisler and Knox dis­

--- cussed the challenges of Geisler their new responsibilities to

MSCD and the Rocky Mountain News, and Lo the community.

" Metropolitan State College of Denver is one of the best educational institutions in the country," Geisler said in his opening statement. Geisler, former dean of the School of Business Administration and professor of management at California State University, said he strongly believes MSCD is a vehi­cle for social and economic change.

Employers will benefit from the pool of employ­ees available here in Denver, he said.

Geisler, who has a doctorate in business adminis-

tration, said enrollment at schools of business across the nation has been declining for ye a rs. Unfortunately, he said, MSCD is part of this trend.

" Not to grow is often to die ," Geisler said. MSCD's School of Business must keep up its

pace and support, otherwise it will suffer economi­cally, he said.

According to Geisler, MSCD's School of '' " Business sees its contribution to Denver as a continu- t ,. ing educational start for the economics of the rest of ><;,,

the country. This contribution will be made possible through an accreditation plan which is in pro~ess.

Geisler said he believes this will enable the School of Business to represent its constituents better.

Knox, an eight-year veteran of the paper, said he looks forward to the challenge as business editor.

"It's a dream for me," Knox said, whose hero is his 88-year-old grandfather, a Denver restaurateur during the 1920s.

Knox , who has won more than two dozen awards for his reporting, said this is an exciting time for him to become the business editor.

"Americans are taking more responsibility for their financial future," Knox said.

This responsibility, in turn, is causing business reporting to become a growth area, he said.

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News had two business reporters; today, it has 11. Through a question and answer period mediated

by Boyer, Knox said he plans more coverage on small businesses and minority businesses, as they generally go "hand-in-hand."

Geisler said he will focus on students and mem­bers of the business community, and continuously improving the quality what we do, getting MSCD on its agenda.

CORRECTION:

Karen.Thorpe was misidentified as Vice President for Student Affairs. Thorpe is the Assistant Vice President for SLudent Affairs.

The Physical Education and Recreation building was misidenti-

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MW 7-7:50 a.m., 12-S:SO p.m. MW 7-8:50 a.m., 10 a.m. -8:50 p.m., TR 7- IO:SO a.m., 2-8:50 p.m. TR 7-7:50 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 :50 p.m., 3:30-8:50 p.m. SRm:1 Si2n ·110 121:ciwl S12!!c1 Bi:2in~ !JW F 7-7:50 a.m., 12-5:50 p.m. F 7-8:50 a.m., IO a.m.-5:50 p.m., Tennis Tournament Aug. 23-Sept. 14 Sept 18th $5 per person s 9 a.m.-3:50 p.m. s 9 a.m. -3:50 p.m. (All skill levels)

Center Court Pool $2 per person Room.104 Room 102 Racquetball and Squash Aug. 23-Sept 18 Sept 21st

MW 7-7:50 a.m., 10-10:50 a.m., 12-2 p.m,.6-8:50 p.m. MW 7-7:50 a.m., 12-1 :50 p.m., 5:30-7:50 p.m. League (Self-scheduling)

TR 7-9: 15 a.m., 11 a.m., I :50 p.m. , 6-8:50 p.m. TR 7-7:50 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 :SO p.m., 5:30-7:50 p.m. Flag Football Aug. 23-Sept. 18 Sept. 28 $2S per team F 7-7:50a.m., 10- 10:50a.m., 12-2 p.m. F 7-7:50a.m., 12-1:50p.m. (Passing League) $S Auraria Member s 12-3:50 p.m. s 12-2:50 p.m. (12-1 p.m. FREE FAMILY SWIM) $10 Non-Auraria

East court Dance Studio Intramural 3 Person Aug. 23- Sept 18 Sept 22 $25 Auraria Member Room.104 Room215 Bowling League $3S Non-Auraria

MW 7-7:50 a.m., 1-1 :50 p.m., 6-8:50 p.m. MW 3-3:50 p.m .. 6:45-8:50 p.m. TR 7-8:50 a.m., 6-8:SO p.m. TR 8-8:50 a.m., 11-11 :SO a.m., 7-8:SO p.m. 250, SOO, 1000 Mile Club On going On going $2 per person

F 7-7:50 a.m., 1-1 :SO p.m. F 3-3:50 p.m., 5-5:50 p.m., (Bike, Climb. or Run)

s 9 a.m.-3:50 p.m. s 9 a.m. -3:50 p.m. 4 Person Scramble Until filled Oct. 2nd $18 per person

Auxiliary Gym Aquacise Golf Tournament (Wellshire G.C.) $25 non-Auraria

Room.110 MW 5:30 -6:20 p.m. (Mixed. Men)

MW 7-9:50 a.m .. II a.m.- 12 p.m., l-8:SO p.m. TR l 2- l 2:SO p.m. 6 Person Co-ed Aug. 23-Sept. 18 Sept. 27lh $10 Auraria member

TR 7-7:50 a.m .. 11 a.m-12:30 p.m., 1:30-8:50 p.m. Fitness Center Volleyball League $25 Non-Auraria F 7-9:50 a.m., 11 a.m. -12 p.m .. 2-5:50 p.m. Room. 201 s 9 a.m.-3:50 p.m. M-R 7 a.m.-8:50 p.m. Floor Hockey Until Oct. 22 Nov. 2nd $2S per team

SS individual Aerobics F 7 a.m. -5:50 p.m.

MW 7-7:50 a.m., 12- 1 p.m., 5: 15-6:45 p.m. s 9 a.m. -3:50 p.m. l st annual Turkey Until Nov. 16 Nov. 20th $S Auraria member TR 7-7:SO a.m., 12:30-1 :30 p.m .. 5: 15-6: 15 p.m. Weight Room Shoot Racquetball Tourney $!0 Non-Auraria F 7-7:50a.m .. 12- I p.m. Room 212 Turkev Team Bi-Anthalon Until Nov. 19 Nov. 19lh $5 per person

Step Aerobics \-IW 7-7:50 a.m .. 12- 12:50 p.m.,6-8:50 p.m. (Bike.and Stair Climb)

MWF 12-1 p.m. (7-week class--$ I 0) TR 7-7:50 a.m .. 12:30-1 :50 p.m .. 6-8:50 p.m.

TR 12:30-1 :30 p.m. (7-week cla~s--$8) F 7-7:50a.m .. 12-12:50 p.m. s 9 a.m.-3:50 p.m.

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Without Environmental P otection NAFTA

pens the Doors to the Crimes Capitalism

N AFT A will be run for the border to exploit cheap wages nd lax environmental stan­dards if U.S. orporations don't clean up

their act. Take a look a what the presence of U.S. companies on the U.S. - Mexican border has already done to the environment n almost 20 years.

A 1965 accord bet een the U.S. and Mexico sent U.S. corporations like DuPont and General Motors south of the bord r. They set up "maquillado­ras," labor intensive tac ries, to take advantage of duty free imports and cheap Mexican labor. In Mexico there is virtually no worker's compensation and wages are about 13 ercent that of the U.S.

There are 1 , 700 of hese maquilladoras along the 2,000 mile stretch o the U.S -/Mexican border. While it created a wealth f jobs for Mexicans, what a price they pay as man live in places nicknamed "chemical row."

U.S. companies pr 1 it as they exploit labor and

leave the environment a xic dump. GM has 34 such maquilladoras, and in 19 1 a GM plant in Matamoros was accused of being c ntaminated with toxic sol­vents that can cause lun liver and kidney damage. GM denied it.

A 1986 law states th t toxins must be returned to the country of origin. Le s than 1/3, however, ever makes it back to the U. . Toxins are dumped into streams and ponds and 60,000 tons of toxic waste are illegally dumped in exico each year by U.S. firms. The rivers along he border actually bubble with an orange and bro color. High levels of chlo­ride, industrial solvents nd Mercury, five times that of the U.S. allowance, h ve turned up in rivers peo­ple drink from. In 1990 on the U.S. side of the Tijuana river, lead levels 100 ti es the U.S. maximum for human health were disco ered.

In Matamoros, workers' children drink polluted water from empty drums that used to hold toxins. In Brownsville, Texas, three miles inland across the Rio Grande river, Hispanic women are giving birth to ana­cephalics - babies born without brains or only a brain stem. These "jelly babies" turn up six times more than normal in the U.S. average.

Mexico has barely provided basic necessities for its explosive population, let alone find time to keep watch on the environment. In the capital , Mexico

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Humankind cannot bear very much reality"

-T.S. Eliot

City's air is one of the world's worst, spewing 11,000 tons of gaseous waste into the air daily. Mexico can't keep up with the basics of sewage treatment and drinking water availability. Nuevo Laredo dumps 27 million gallons of raw sewage into the Rio Grande a day and towns down river drink from this river. Law enforcement to protect endangered species has been overlooked, and rainforest deforestation has crept to the borders of the Landacon forest, home to the Landacon Indians whose ancestors have inhabit­ed the region for 2,000 years. Indigenous peoples are the next on the endangered species list, I'm afraid to say. Capitalists don't realize the importance of these people who know the forest's species, plants and their medicinal properties, and the tremendous life in a single rainforest tree. This area is also host to 1 /3 of all terrestrial species and is considered one the earth's "hot spots" because of its spectacular zoologi­cal diversity.

Mexican President Salinas de Gortari and former President Bush "promised" during their campaigns promoting NAFT A to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to clean up areas with stricter enforcement of environmental laws. While Mexico has stepped up some enforcement, the problem is so enormous, so overwhelming and so expensive, it will take billions to clean up - more than either country can afford. What's more is that it will take something most capi­talists don't have - responsibility for the environment.

In the last months of his presidency, Bush ran NAFTA through, violating the Administrative Procedure Acts and the National Environmental Policy Act, which required impact assessment. Here is Bush's and other capitalists' blind spot. All they see are dollar signs and not the potential , long-term effects on the environment. They fail to realize that the environment is a vital element to our physical and cultural survival. As Mexico is the third largest export market for American goods, capitalists only know the importance of a bigger consumer market that the U.S. can dump Bart Simpson versions of piflatas on, be rid of toxic wastes, and rape natural resources.

Amazing what capitalists do to people and the environment in the name of money. Perhaps so that they can afford cheap nannies.

T HE M ETROPOLITAN welcomes letters to the editor from the students and faculty of Auraria. Deadline for letters to the editor is 5 p.m. Friday. Submissions must be typed or sub­mitted on a Macintosh compatible disk. Letters under 250 words will be considered first.

THE METROPOLITAN reserves the right to edit copy to conform to the limitations of space. Libelous or offensive material will not be published. Letters will be printed on a space-available basis . Letters must include name, student ID number, title, school and phone number. All letters become property of THE M ETROPOLITAN upon submission. For more information call 556-8361.

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Looking for Truth By Joe Navarro MSCD Student

Now that the school year has begun again the biggest challenge that we will face is finding the truth. Last year, being the "quincentenary" celebra­tion of Columbus, forced many people to rethink history and question what has been taught. For some people it was a period of "illumination" or an awakening, because they realized that perhaps all of the historians may not be accurate, or perhaps, that history (note that history is HIStory) has been written with a purpose in mind.

We can be sure that most professors are com­petent in teaching information out of textbooks that are written by "experts." However, we can't be sure that the experts are giving us an accurate picture. Author Howard Zinn, in his book, "A People's History of the United States," describes historians this way, "The historian's distortion is· more than technical, it is ideological; it is released into a world of contending interests, where any chosen empha­sis supports (whether the historian means to or not) some kind of interest, whether economic or political or racial or national or sexual."

An institution of "higher learning," such as Metro has the task of teaching students to become critical and analytical thinkers. This will be difficult for many students, since most kindergarten through 12th grade teachers teach children through rote memorization and a lot of emphasis is placed on following directions and believing every­thing that teachers teach. But what is worse is that even as adults, in college classrooms, we are still basically taught the same way by many professors.

This becomes a major contradiction when women raise valid complaints that images of women in literature and history are negative and stereotypical and that not enough female authors are used in the classroom. Similarly, when a Chicano, African-American, Native-American and Asian student demands an inclusive curriculum in the classroom, they are often frowned upon, ridiculed and sometimes suffer in their grades. Stereotypical, racist and sexist images are often perpetuated in textbooks and are sometimes defended as being part of the author's right to "freedom of expression."

Too often racism and sexism are protected by a warped sense of democracy. Now the defenders of racism and sexism have found a new label to justify their deeds. They simply label an opponent of racism and sexism as a promoter of "Political Correctness." Then the issue of teaching hatred, national chauvinism and stereotypes becomes triv­ialized, and then the victims are labeled as villains.

We live in a capitalist society. Capitalism has two inherent features that are counter to humani­tarian values, one is that exploitation is necessary to secure profit, second is that social Darwinism justifies the continued oppression of people . Unfortunately, there is an incentive for people who enjoy a better standard of living economically, politically, socially and culturally to defend the sta­tus quo because they still benefit from the current social relations (including class, race and gender) that exist.

We must ask ourselves the following: What kind of world do I envision? Is it going to be based on fairness, equality, justice and peace? Or do I want to perpetuate a society that is motivated social Darwinism, based on a history of brutality, national oppression and exploitation? As students, training to become engineers, business people, teachers, writers, scientists, social workers, histori­ans, archaeologists, anthropologists, artists and technicians, we have a responsibility to the future of this society to search for the truth and use our knowledge for its improvement.

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Not Guilty: Lemak A Victim Of Deceit

Your story about Student Government Vice President Lucian Lemak bordered on libel. Mr. Lemak went out of his way to help a student that he did not even know by giving her a ride to Boulder and cashing a check for her. Your story failed to mention that Mr. Lemak was unaware that the check was stolen . Because our justice system offers justice to those who can afford it, Mr. Lemak was forced to plead guilty to a lesser charge. Rather than portray Mr. Lemak as a giving person who was a victim of deceit, you chose the yellow journalism route by leaving out certain facts and portraying him as a criminal. This is a disservice to the students who elected myself and Mr. Lemak who certainly should know "what kind of people" they elected. Please be more careful in the future.

Barb Ferrill MSCD Student Body President

OuUkUt~/h~ H~e you ever\lon ertcl w\.y, wl-ie ... y~u see the perfec.t WCWl\ol\ sittinj by \inse\f in a c~e, you invar.~ly 9tt vp and ~o over not to her, bv\ -to iht ravin3 psychotic w~o you l\rio.., w·111 ru;n your life, 1a~se. her tah\e ·1s closer -to yoo rs ?

Actuall'f, I tend -to favor the ps1chofies betavse someone else

usua\ly m~es ·,t to the pertect woman's table before I can '3et

there. ~11 take your orcler?

Yeah, t't/o cops c{ -thlt ~~tcry brown swill yov people try to pass o{t as coffee.

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MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS

A UGUST 27, 1993

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OPINIONS

INSIGHT

Take a Walk For A Cause FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. This is truly an

appropriate name for Colorado 's largest AIDS fundraising event which benefits 29 agencies whose missions are to provide direct services to people with HIV/AIDS and educate the public about HIV prevention. FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE refers not only to the diversity of the partici­pants who raise the funds for these agencies, but also to the diversity of those persons who are affected (directly or indirectly) by HIV/AIDS.

The reality is that every person with AIDS is somebody's brother-sister-son-daughter-mother­father-lover-or-friend. It can no longer be ignored or denied ... This is not somebody else's problem! The fact of the matter is that WE ARE ALL mem­bers of one big family - the FAMILY OF HUMANI­TY.

AIDS has become an integral part of our cul­ture .. . and it is not going to go away anytime soon! However, WE are far more than any such problem, WE ARE THE SOLUTION!!

To be a part of this solution would seem to fall on an infinite continuum. If YOU were to ask YOURSELF, "What role can I play, what can I do?" perhaps you might consider these answers:

• Stop by one of our Walk information/registra­tion tables or the Student Health Center and join the AURARIA WALK TEAM to raise donations OR just make your own personal donation.

• Do whatever you can to educate yourself about HIV/AIDS ... Read brochures, get information from the library, call an AIDS information Hot-line.

POINT OF No RETURN

I don't know if someone said this before, but I'm saying it now: Life is guaranteed to no one, so live each day to the fullest.

Too many times people put things off until tomorrow and tomorrow never comes. I have learned the hard way that what I have now is what is important.Too many of my friends and relatives have died, which makes it hard for me to be any­thing but cynical. I've lost one relative and three friends to violence since the age of nine.I don't know if anything will ever change, but I can hope. Maybe someone can explain to me what is wrong with our youth of today. The four people I've lost all died at the hand of a teenager or someone in their early twenties.

Why isn't someone trying to help these young people before they commit such violent crimes? Nine times out of ten these violent crimes aren't the first crimes committed by these people. So why doesn't our legal system have some sort of pro­gram for young people who are committing numer­ous misdemeanors so that maybe some of these senseless crimes can be prevented?

It would cost too much some official would probably say, but how much does it cost for a trial and housing of these offenders before and after conviction? I bet a counseling program would be

KNOWLEDGE+ AWARENESS= POWER!! • Practice safer behaviors to help prevent the

spread of HIV infection. • Become a volunteer for one of the beneficiary

agencies. The personal rewards you would gain are immeasurable.

• Allow your heart to open to a deeper level .. . If you know (or meet) someone who has HIV/AIDS, try saying to them, "I love you and I care." This is guaranteed to make TWO people feel awfully good.

• Try your best to celebrate each day of your life with love and joy and compassion; and then share this with another person. Life is something to be nurtured and cherished.

Being a part of the solution is really quite sim­ple .. . What you give out, you will give back many times over.

I believe that it was my destiny to become involved in the AIDS Services Community. I have found that as the intensity and depth of my commit­ment has grown, so too has my realization that I am truly a part of the solution . I hope you will choose to join me. In working TOGETHER, WE are STRONGER and WE ARE MAKING A DIFFER­ENCE!!

I bless you with LOVE-PEACE-and-HARMO­NY in your lives.

Jeff Milich MSCD Student Auraria Walk Team Captain

more effective and would actually save money in the long run .

Now I'm not an advocate for the rights of crimi­nals, I just want to prevent some crimes from being committed and save some of my hard earned taxed money. I believe if you do the crime then you should do the time.

Everyone who walks through the doors of this institution is taking a step towards solving the problem. By educating ourselves, we are preparing to take over the reigns and hopefully we can all right some of the things that are wrong in our soci­ety. If you help prevent just one crime or help just one youth then we are well on our way to cleaning up our societal problems.

Too many times peo­ple puf things off until tomorrow and

tomorrow never comes. I have learned the hard way that what 1 have now is what is important.

Even though I believe it is the responsibility of parents to teach their children the difference between right from wrong , if a parent fails then someone must step in and take the responsibility. I know that I strive to teach my son right from wrong.

So let's all just imagine life as a rental car with unlimited mileage that one day will have to be returned. I know for me that means not putting off ·that mountain bike ride at Red Rocks until next week.

If you have kids take some time and devote it to them, if your married enjoy some time with your spouse and remember to devote some time to yourself, but don't just sit around and watch televi­sion, there's too much violence on the tube.

• AUGUST 27, 1993

The Right Perspective By Mark Montini

America's Call for Justice Denver's "Summer of Violence," the murder of high

profile Americans like James Jordan and other sense­less deaths have sparked a call for justice in America. Lead by President Clinton, Americans are making a call for justice by way of capital punishment. This call has re-opened a controversial debate present throughout the history of our criminal justice system. Recent exe­cutions in Texas and Missouri have given us at least a ray of hope that our criminal justice system will finally be used for something other than a place for criminals and lawyers to play games. While yearning for true jus­tice, America's call is exposing the fraud and deceit that the "politically correct" argument against capital punish­ment carries with it.

The liberal misperception of our criminal justice system has left us with a system that adopts our most hideous criminals and portrays them as the real victims. The criminals are portrayed as the victims of a law­abiding society that has neglected their needs and forced them into lives of crime and violence.

The Left has traditionally based a good majority of their opposition to the death penalty on the pretense that capital punishment is "cruel and unusual" and therefore, restricted by the 8th Amendment. This fic­tional addition to the Constitution, construed by the Supreme Court in 1972, can stand no further scrutiny than a quick look to the 5th Amendment which clearly legitimizes capital punishment. The fact that the 5th and 8th Amendments were ratified simultaneously only further clarifies the point. Our founders did not mean for the 8th Amendment to restrict the death penalty. They believed then, as most Americans do now, that death is a legitimate punishment for the most intrusive of all crimes.

This blatant misinterpretation of the Constitution has led America through 20 years of increasing vio­lence, exploding murder rates, and a new form of killing that stretches beyond the boundaries of a sane imagi­nation. Thousands of innocent Americans have died because the Court imposed its own morality upon the

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people rather than interpreting the Constitution as it was written. The innocent victims and their families have no recourse. Instead, they are forced to watch as murderers and lawyers play games with and take advantage of America's justice system.

Beyond the claims of "cruel and unusual," oppo­nents of capital punishment will stand on the unsub­stantiated claim that capital punishment does not deter. The evidence used to make this claim is based on a very crude study which compares the murder rates in states which have the death penalty on the books to those that don't. The problem with this study is simple; the death penalty alone does not deter, executions deter.

By applying a scrutiny that has never been applied to their own tests, the Left continues to make hollow arguments belittling the deterrent effect of enforced capital punishment. The ultimate problem with the results of any study about capital punishment is that there has never been a time when enough executions have taken place to give a clear picture of the real deterrent factor.

Common sense alone, however, will tell us that the death penalty deters at least one killer from killing.again. The real deterrent effects that capital pun­ishment has on others will remain a question until America begins to employ a punishment advocated by our founders and supported by the Constitution.

The realistic possibility of executing an innocent person is enough to make even the strongest propo­nent of capital punishment question its viability. With this reality, however, comes truth and, ultimately, a choice. The truth is that eliminating all innocent deaths is not a realistic choice. This fact requires us to chose between the "lesser of two evils." The choice is simple. The deaths which will result from executing an innocent person would be far fewer than the innocent deaths that would take place as a result of allowing dangerous, guilty criminals to go free.

Even with President Clinton's proposal to limit the number of appeals to one, it will remain very difficult for prosecutors to get the death penalty unless guilt is unquestionable. In a case like Jeffrey Dahmer's, when the killer's guilt is unquestionable, death is not only an option protected by the Constitution, but an appropriate option endorsed by a strong majority of justice-seeking Americans.

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Di:Rosaur 1'racks / Makes North , Alllerican Debut at Tivoli

Wendy Blanco, left, 17, and Emma Jaguez, right , 20, f

Windows surrounding the exhibit are painted with dinosaurs in bright colors.

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om St. Nicolas Church in Passaic, New Jersey study a dinosaur.

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Drawings by Eddy Von Mueller

Photos by Jane Raley A r e the typical

Tivoli Student Un ion delights

getting a little prehistoric? Well the n,

check out the dinosaurs on the second floor. "Dinosaur Tracks," which

opened August 8 and continues until November 30, features artwork based on

dinosaur tracks found in Colorado, the Western United States and other regions.

Scientists studying these tracks are able to determine the speed at which dinosaurs

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Emma Jaguez and Wendy Blanco look at an impression.

moved, h e

directions in which they moved,

how different species grouped themselves and

other aspects of dinosaur life.

EddY VonMueller, a UCO English literature major whose artwork

is featured in the exhibit, said a sing le dinosaur track can clue in paleontologists to a dinosaur 's weight , size and ske letal structure. His sketches are based on these clues.

"We start with a track specimen, an actual track, and then try to correlate it with an animal that's known by its body foss ils," he said. 'There's never been a case where an animal has literally died in its tracks, so you cannot identify the culprit, or the track­maker, perfectly."

After a researcher finds the " track­maker," the animal that most likely made a certain track. a " li fe reconstruction " is provided by artists like Mueller, who sketch the dinosaurs bounding along their natural te rrain. Mueller a lso crafted fiberglass replicas of the dinosaur tracks.

Un like most other forms of art,

re-creations based on these

tracks must have a high degree of

scientific accuracy. "Good dinosaur art

isn't fiction," Mueller said. As a chi ld, Mue ller loved

dinosaurs and he frequented the Museum of Natural History in Denver's

City Park. "When I was a little kid, I used to fi ll

my Big Chief tablets with dinosaurs ," Mueller said, adding that children today still take interest in them . "The appeal to chi ldren is perennial, and the appeal to me hasn't worn off. It always amazes me when I run into 6-year-olds who know these 8-yard-long Latin names for dinosaurs."

The 3-year-old exhibit made headlines in Japan, where the re-creations were first seen. Yet, despite having been researched and created a lmost ent irely by UCO geology professor, Dr. Martin Lockley, and UCO geology students, it has never been displayed in the United States.

"It is internationally k nown , but unknown on campus," Mueller said. "It represents over 10 years of research and one of the finest collection of fossil tracks anywhere."

"Dinosaur Tracks" can be seen on the second floor of the Tivoli near the o ld Fashion Bar space, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p .m. Admission is $1.00 for students and children under 12, $2.50 for adults, and $5.00 for fami lies.

For more information, call 556-2523.

Story by Kristopher Evans

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performers from the David Taylor Dance Theatre dance the tango on the Student Union mezzanine on Tuesday afternoon, August 24.

The group danced to six songs during the back-to-school event which was sponsored by MSCD Student Activities.

The dance group is in its 14th season and is the only major professional contemporary ballet company located in Colorado.

The group is known for its original performances which often include other local artists and artistic disciplines.

The company performs for more than 30,000 people annually throughout the Rocky Mountain region.

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"'The Wedding Banquet' is a comedy about identity," wrote Lee.

The film deals with problems of cultural and personal identity, and the main character's fears about telling his Taiwanese parents he is gay.

Wai-Tung Gao (Winston Chao), a naturalized Taiwanese American, is a successful real estate broker who lives with his white lover, Simon (Mitchell Lichtenstein)

Mitchell Lichtenstein, Winston Chao and May Chin in a trendy New York pose for wedding photos in "The Wedding Banquet." loft. Wai-Tung is a

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Sa!!!uel Goldwyn presents Ang Lee's "The Wedding Banquet," a predictable but open-minded comedy about love and the effects of tradition on even the most modem Americans.

"Banquet," which won awards world­wide in 1993, was co-produced, directed and written by Taiwanese American Ang Lee, a graduate of New York University. Lee has won awards for previous films as well. Its co-producer, Ted Hope's film

shameless yuppie, a characteristic Simon bemoans in the film, but Wai-Tung has compassion and a loud conscience.

Wai-Tung and Simon have had a good relationship for five years, despite Wai-Tung's tendency to spend too much time at work. Simon is a laid-back, nurturer who works as a physical therapist.

Wai-Tung's parents live in Taiwan. He has deceived them for years that the reason he has not married is because he is very choosy. His mother (Ah-Leh Gua) is relentless in trying to find her son a

Taiwanese wife, and keeps him busy filling out electronic dating forms. His father (Sihung Lung) refuses to die until he has a grandchild.

Wai-Tung has a particular soft spot for a beautiful Chinese artist, Wei-Wei (May Chin), a woman who rents a dilapidated artist's studio from him. She lives as well as paints there because she has no green card and can't find work. She is persuasive enough to convince Wai­Tung to accept artwork as payment for rent.

Simon convinces Wai-Tung to marry her so she may become a citizen and Wai­Tung can get his parents off his back. The clincher in the decision, however, is Simon's allusion to a tax-break.

This simple solution turns in to an outrageous fiasco when Wai-Tung's parents insist on attending the wedding and on spending as much money as possible arranging it.

The banquet scene is a study in excess and indulgence, a wild and wann sketch of what happens when hundreds of Asian Americans let their hair down at once. It is as festive and rich in tradition as any Italian or Jewish wedding scenario, but more Americanized. The influence of Hollywood comedy classics of the '30s and '40s is most evident in this scene. Hope wrote in an introduction to the film that he was striving for that effect: "Something like 'The Philadelphia Story.' "

Although the turns in plot were expected, it's never certain when the turns will occur, adding a healthy dramatic

suspense to the film. Most of the twists are predictable, but there is also foreshadowing that leads to nothing. This sounds aggravating but it actually adds to the comic relief, as well as to the suspense, when expected jars never arrive.

All the perfonnances are notable, but May Chin, who is a film-superstar in Taiwan, is the most engaging and lovable as Wei-Wei, with whom the entire Gao family and Simon fall in love.

First and foremost, the film is funny; but it is also touching. While the film is not profound, it paints with ease the sublime securities of familial relationships and reminds us that those ties are often less fragile than they seem. Wai-Tung's parents learn to accept the unexpected, but it is much more of a learning experience for Wai-Tung than it is for his parents. Although his parents have always been warm and supportive to Wai-Tung, he learns that they are more tolerant than he had ever dreamed. In his timid assumption of their inability to understand him, Wai­Tung is even less open-minded than his parents in their expectations that he marry and have children.

Also touching is the quiet, nonverbal bond formed between Simon and Mr. Gao, who have a humble, quiet head start on the rest, when it comes to acceptance of human frailties.

By the time we, of the "I" generation, arrive at the happily-ever-after ending, we nonetheless appreciate the artfulness with which Lee wove messages of the necessity of balancing our own personal needs with the needs of those important to us.

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Campus Involvement Week Provides Information for Students f SIMiiliSiiilGt.., Staff Writer

If you're new on campus, here's your chance to get involved. Campus Involvement Week will run from August 30

,. t h r o u g h September 2. Booths will be set up between the

Davidson Porter Arts Classroom PEAK leadership and the Student program coordinator

Union. Mardi Gras-style festivities will run

from 11 :30 a.m. to 1 :30 p.m. each day in celebration of the active student. Campus Involvement's overall theme is "Get

MSCD CoPIRG Plans Agenda For New Year ~'BlllMIR...., Staff Writer

Colorado Public Interest Research Group is a statewide, student-directed organization working to improve the environment and to support consumer rights. Students at five colleges and universities have chosen to fund CoPIRG through a waivable fee.

The $3 fee comes back to the campus to pay the campus organizer's salary and for office supplies, posters and leaflets," said CoPIRG member Ajayi Harris, an MSCD student.

CoPIRG's goal is to educate students to make a political stand on the issues.

CoPIRG will be working on Recycling and National Preservation projects this semester.

CoPIRG hopes to get more local governments to pass "buy recycled" laws, which would require companies to buy paper products that are between 15 and 30 percent recycled, Harris said.

CoPIRG is urging state representatives to support reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act. CoPIRG will also pressure President Clinton to keep his promise to protect old-growth forests.

"We're sending seeds to Clinton urging him to support the ancient forests," Harris said.

CoPIRG will hold its General Interest Meeting on September 15 to recruit student volunteers and explain its new projects.

CoPIRG supports the Tivoli Student Union lighting project to conserve energy and is working on the RTD bus ridership program.

Last spring CoPIRG's Hunger and Homelessness program raised $1200 at Auraria Campus alone. It sent 40 letters to Rep. Pat Schroeder to support the Endangered Species Act and collected over 5 ,000 signatures to Clinton to support Campaign Finance Reform.

Jazzed at Metro.'· Watch for a riverboat-shaped

information table on Monday, August 30, the week's "Kick-Off Day."

The Red Hot Louisiana Band will play live jazz. Solo instrumentalists will play guitars and saxophones all week, said Annester Taylor-Brown, leadership program assistant. Refreshments and information about student services will be available.

Tuesday, August 31 , "Student Services Day," will feature MSCD student services groups such as the Women's Studies Group, Adult Leaming Services and the Gay , Bisexual and Lesbian Services groups. Tara Tull , coordinator of Women's Services, expects about 20 groups to set up information booths.

" It's especially for students who

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don' t know the campus very well, to let them know what's available," Tull said.

Wednesday, September l , "Club Recruitment Day·· will urge students with its theme "Feel the Rhythm of Metro-­Join the Club," said Marcus Dunn, clubs coordinator for Student Services.

About 30 clubs will run booths and provide information, he said.

" Here at Metro, we don ' t have fraternities or dorms, so clubs are really the only chance we have to get involved," he said.

Student Services will give $75 prizes to clubs with the most creative and enthusiastic booths. The money can be used for pizza parties, new banners or club activities, Dunn said.

Clubs that want to participate in Campus Involvement Week must register at the Student Services office in Student

Union Room 255. Thursday, September 2, "Community

Resource Day," will focus on orienting students with off-campus services with the theme "Join the Big Band."

About 50 nonprofit organizations , including Planned Parenthood, Safehouse for Battered Women, the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Colorado, Volunteers of America, Family Tree and the Aurora Public Library, will run booths and give students opportunities to do volunteer work.

"It's also a way to network, depending on your field of study," Taylor-Brown said.

Campus Involvement Week is conducted by the Potential through Experience, Awareness and Knowledge (PEAK) leadership program.

For more information, call 556-2595.

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TeaID Acadeinic Probletns want to organize a team and play against other people of the same ability, sign up in Physical Education and Recreation Center, room PE 108. Most teams are coed, so

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The men's soccer coach, Al Ashton, was very optimistic about this year's season until he found out that six of his star players and one freshman did not make academic eligibility.

Ashton found out last week that six of his returning players either dropped below the 2.0 G.P.A. required by MSCD for athletics, or did not complete the mandatory 24 credits last year.

The freshman, whom the coach was looking forward to having, did not get a high enough score on the ACT test to

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play. That student is coming into MSCD as a Proposition 48, which means that he will attend school, but cannot play or practice with the soccer team. He will still have 4 years of playing eligibility after this year.

Ashton said the team would have been strong if all the players had remained eligible.

He said the team has a tough schedule now that some of its key players cannot play. The toughest team the Roadrunners will have to play will be the Air Force Academy, Ashton said. He described it as a "tremendous opponent."

"We can't over look anyone in the whole schedule," he said.

Other tough schools the coach named are the University of Denver and Regis University.

Ashton said his strong players this

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Two new men on the scene will help the Roadrunners claim victory: Vinnie Seamore a freshman defender from Northglenn High School and Mazen Kayali, a transfer student from Yavapai University in Arizona. He is a graduate of Overland High School in Aurora. The coach says he is a fine-skilled, attacking mid-fielder.

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High School graduate. He went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he holds the all-time assist

Ashton said he will name his 16-man Varsity team Monday.

"We have to stay in focus in every game to win," Ashton said, though he is confident that this Roadrunner team will do well this season.

The men's soccer team is playing the Alumni Match, in which MSCD alumni return to play the new team, on Sept. 4, at 11 a.m.

The men's soccer coach, Al Ashton, recruited a real professional to help lead MSCD's Roadrunners to a victorious 1993 season. That pro is his son, Chad Ashton.

Chad Ashton will start his first season as the assistant head coach, working directly with his father, Al Ashton.

The younger Ashton, 25, is a Ranum

record. Ashton also plays for the

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Woinen's Volleyball Picked to be #1 in CAC for 1993 t"'""",...., Sports Editor

The MSCD women's volleyball team has been voted by the conference coaches to win the Colorado Athletic Conference this season.

The Roadrunners are ranked eighth in the preseason American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II poll. The University of Northern Colorado was ranked fourth.

The 'Runners play the UNC team on Sept. 18, during their first home match. The 'Runners are looking forward to the game, but are not concerned about losing, because UNC is not a conference team.

The volleyball coach, Rhonda Mc Mullin, is happy with her team 's standings in the preseason poll. She said

that two years ago they were ranked 14th, and last year they ended the season in eighth place.

Mc Mullin said that the toughest conference teams they will have to play are the University of Denver and Regis University.

"They w i II give us a run for our money," Mc Mullin said, adding," They are ranked 23rd (Regis) and 25th (Denver), but I think they are better than that."

Mc Mullin is confident about her team's ability to win this season. "I think we are very athletically talented. We don't have a lot of height, but we are athletic," she said.

The Roadrunners have two women can that can almost out jump Michael Jordan, Mc Mullin said. Chrissy Canada

and Tracy Thompson both have a 32°" vertical jump. Debbie Guck is a threat with her 30" vertical, and Wynema Hunter is not out of reach with her 28" jump.

The team has five returning seniors who Mc Mullin says add great leadership to the squad. The seniors are Lora Houdek, setter; Wynema Hunter, middle­blocker; and right-side swing hitters Debbie Guck, Tracy Thompson and Julie Haynes.

Haynes is a potential red-shirt for this season, Mc Mullin said. She had loose ligaments in her ankle and just had surgery to shoten the tendons and tighten them up.

The team also has two returning juniors and two transfer students from California. One junior, Canada, was

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picked for the all-region team last season and will be one of the team leaders this year, Mc Mullin said.

One surprise addition to this year's squad is Shannon Wise, the infamous female, extra-point kicker from Gateway High School's football team in Aurora. Wise is the only freshman on the team so far this year.

Wise said she played football, basketball, volleyball, soccer and ran track at Gateway. Yes, she did it all in one year, and she has a high G.P.A. Wise said that being so busy made her aware that she needed to stay organized and get her studies done first.

On the volleyball team she plays many positions, including fly hitter. ·

For this year's team, Wise said, " We look so good, I think our team can take any team."

Mc Mullin said she wants the students to be aware that all the matches are free to students and the team needs their support. The volleyball team is having open tryouts. Call 556-8300.

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The Calendar is a free service of The Metropolitan for students, faculty and staff of the Auraria Campus. Calendar items for MSCD do receive priority due to space limita­tions. For ms for calendar items can be picked up at The Metropolitan office, room 156 of the Student Union, or call 556-2507. The Metropolitan reserves the right to edit calendar for space considerations, or lb ref use any iJem we deem not suitable for publication.

The University of Colorado at Denver Dinosaur Trackers Research Group interna­tional exhibit, Tracking Dinosaurs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and I I a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through November 30. Admission: $2.50 for adults; $1 for students and children; $5

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The Third Annual Campus Involvement Week will be celebrated at Metro from Monday, Aug. 30 to Thursday, Sept. 2. Look for activities throughout the week!

Talk in ' with Roscoe at 'Round Midnight, 1005 Pearl St. (under Pour La France) in Boulder. $2 cover. Information: 442-2176.

MSCD Bahai Club free seminar "The Problem of Guilt Feelings" with therapist Kathleen Harris, 7:30 p.m., 225 E. Bayaud Ave. Information: 322-8997.

A traditional Mardi-Gras procession pre­sented by Student Activities and Student Government from 11 a.m. to I p.m. on the Auraria Plaza, outside the Student Union. Information: 556-2595.

The Theatre Department of the UCO School of the Arts will hold auditions for Lanford Wilson's "The 5th of July," and an original compilation of scenes from select­ed classical cuttings, "Convergence of Gaze," from 7 to 10 p.m. on Sept. 2 and 3, in Arts 278. Appointments are required to audition and must be scheduled by today. Actors should prepare two 2-minute mono­logues (one classical, one contemporary) for Thursday's aud ition. Friday's audition will consist of readings from both plays. Scripts are available in the Theatre office, Arts Building, Room 275. For audition appointments or further information call 556-4652.

BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION AND JOIN

Student Activities celebrates Student Services Day from 11 a.m. to I p.m. on the Auraria Plaza, outside the Student Union. Information concerning services available to students, and free Cajun nuts and bever­ages will be available. Information: 556-2595.

The MSCD Student Short-Term Loan Program and Student Travel hosts a booth from 11 a.m. to I p.m. on the Auraria Plaza, outside the Student Union. Information: 556-4435.

The Metro Activities Council welcomes students back with a performance by the David Taylor Dance Theatre, at noon, in the mezzanine of the Student Union. Information: 556-2595.

Richie Chiaraluse Trio at ' Round Midnight, 1005 Pearl St. (under Pour La France) in Boulder. lnformation:442-2176

Metro Clubs Resource Day celebrated from 11 :30 a.m. to I :30 p.m. on the Auraria Plaza, outside the Student U nion. Information about Metro's clubs, and free lemonade will be available. Information: 556-2595.

Auditions - see Tuesday, Aug. 31 .

Community Resource Day celebrated from 11 a.m. to l :30 p.m. on the Auraria Plaza, outside the Student Union. Information concerning resources and volunteer oppor­tunities in the Denver Community, and free food and beverages will be available. Information: 556-2595.

The members of Auraria's black student organizations host an information meeting from 10 a.m. to l p .m. in the Student Union, room 330A. Everyone is welcome. Learn about MSCD, UCD and CCD black organizations, and get the semester calen­dar of black student association events.

MSCD Bahai Club presents Great Books on Issues of Ultimate Concern ; tonight "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl, presented by Dr. Duane Troxel at 7 :30 p.m. at Metro Denver Bahai Center, 225 E. Bayaud (comer of Grant St. and E. Bayaud). Admission is free and the public is invited. Information: 798-4319.

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How: Pick up your Walk Registration/Donation Packets at the following events and locations:

> Join us at Flagpole Plaza on Friday august 27th for the Auraria Walk Team Kickoff Rally 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

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