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Senior Cliff Deeds offers advice for junior Jennifer Cresswell as she and Kristy Murchison make artichok spinach frittatas during the Healthy Cooking class April 28 inPlaza Building 128.The Healthy Cooking class has an array of different majors. ranging from nutrition to tourism and event managing. Because the class adheres toso many majors, the kitchen is always crowded with students at all different stages. According to senior Colleen Henry, the proposed hotel would create more roomfor the students as well as "legitimize" the program, Photo by Cora Kernp . ikerrp4pnscd.edu

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Justin Fields, executive sous chef at the Ritz{arlton Hotel in Denver, explains th importance of proper meat freezing procedures as a meth-od for preserving color to e group of Metro students. The class, Applied Hotel and Restaurant Operationt taught by Jackson Lamb tourcdthe hotel April 28. Photo by Dawn Madura . dmadura@mscd.edu

More than just a good night's restHotel LearningCenter will providehands-on experience

By Tara Moberlytmoberly@mscd.edu

Walk thmugh the door of Room128 in the Plaza Building and t|rs 5u.-tle and bustle of a full-working restau-rant litchen will overwhelm you.

Hospitality, tourism and errcntsmalagement department students,clad ln cheft whites, dot the room,preping ingredients, tending cookingentrees or washing dishes.

'It's very cramped. But we inakedo. There's times that multiple classesneed to use this," professor MichaelWbay said in between gfuing instuc-tion and sanpling egg white frittataspnepared by his Healthy Cooking class.

Those crowded conditions couldsoon be a thing of the past followingthe unanimous approval of Meho'sHotel Iearning Center April 22 by theCapital Derrelopment Committee of theColorado kgislature.

the 1OO,0OO squarefoot hotel andatlached 2O,mO squarc-foot leamingcenter will be built at the intersedion ofAuraria Parkrv'ay and Sleer Boulv'drdn*rcre Parkinglot R is currently located.

The l2-floor hotel will firnction

as any other working hotel, and thelearning center will be used shictly foracademic purposes, housing severalclassrooms as well as faculty olficesand laboratories dedicated to the ilif-ferent aspcts of hotel managementand food production.

"Wtth the addition of the hotel andHotel learning Center, Meho State willbecome one of the premier hospitalityschools in the counby. The additionwill help students learn more aboutthe hotel. restaurant and evenb man-agement industry," Director of HotelManagement Chad ftuhl said, Wrayagreed.

."This Yuill put us in the top 10,"Wray said, adding that Metro is horireto the largest hospitality departuenth the state with more than 5OO stu-dents.

But for stuilents like Anfernee Spi-noza, it's the increased unrking spacethat is appealing.

"It's going to bring a dining roomand that's most important," said Spi-noza while taking a break duringWray's class.

Currently, there is no dining roomfor students to use and only one kitch-en. When students do need a diningroom to practice serving food, theyhave !o create one themselves in aclassroom or rent out an elcnt hall.

"We have to show up early to set

up the dining room. And it's not nntto the kitchen, " Spinoza said.

The hotel and learning center,which must still be approved by Col-orado's foint nudget Comminee, willhouse multiple kitchens and have aS0-seat dining room in which studentscan put their skills to work.

"It'q huge," Wray said of the approval of the hotel. "We'll have tbreelabs like this. Now we'll have a lotalrestaurant dedicated to that."

When Wray began teaching atMeho in 2001, the kitchen was onlyused one day a week for three hours.Now the kitchen is utilized for up toeight hours a day.

"This will legitimize us," studentColleen Henry said as she sat downto sample her culinary keat. 'i{Il theother hospitality schools around thecountry already have a hotel so you getlands-sa l961ning."

Henry said the faculty of the hos-pitality deparhent does their best toprovide hands-on training, the lack ofclassroom space and dist^nce from ho-tels can mala it fficult.

The lack of prmimity to a hotelonly mear-rs additional time studentJennifer Cresswell has to spend goingto and from downtolyn establishmentsto fulfill the requirements of her hotelhousekeeping course,

"We paired up with the Curtis Ho-

tel, so I go and actually clean rooms.You hale to be motivated," she said.

ftesswell is enrolled in two alassesthat take place in the kitchen, mean-ing she arrives at school at 7 a.m. onTuesday and Thursdays, putting in afuIl day's work in the hot kitchen be-fore leaving at 2 p.m.

It's these kind of shlls profes-sor |ackson Iamb knows can only belearned thmugh actual work experi-ence, one reasoD. he takes his AppliedHotel and Restaurant Operations classto visit local hotels

"Those are the hntls of storiesyou're not going to be told in a tuxt-book," Iamb informed his class as tlreyIearn the secreb to the Ritz-Carlton'ssuccess from Fxecutive Sous Chef Jus-tin Fields April 28.

"It's kind of like on-thejob tain-ing," Imb said of his course. Bachweek the class meets at a dillerenthotel, going bebind the scenes andlearning the snall details that make itpossible to make an establishment runsmooth! and efficiently.

"Students make connections. Thisis how they get lobs," Lamb said.

"Ill tell you the truth, I should havetaken this class when I was a fresh-man," student Brian Espinoza said inbetween lectures liom Fields.

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Parking fees to remain the samePhase-two ratehikes will not beimplemented

By Samuel Blackmerblackmar@mscd.edu

Tired of seeing parking fees goup year after year? Rest assure therewill not be across-the-board hikes inparking rates come July.

Parking fees had been slated toincrease as part of a two-phase planthat began in fuly 2008. The fundsfrom the increase were going to funda new parking structure as part ofAuraria's Master Plan.

However, parking revenue fromfees has not increased as prolected.

"Compared to last year we arepretty much in the same ball park,"Director of Parking and Transporta-tion Mark Gallagher said.

Thers.ffiteen an- increase 11 .revenue due to an increase in tick-ets issued to students not paying forparking, but no increase in revenuehas occurred due to a change inparking rates' he said.

Parking fees go to maintainingand building new parking struc-tures. Not raising parking fees nextsemester would slow the increase inbiillding of parking facilities.

"We are very sensitive to t}leeconomy and the students' needs,"Gallaghersaid. "So we tlought it wasbest with the emnordc uncertaintiesnot to raise parking fees this year."

There is discussion of a price in-crease in the Tivoli parking lot, butit is the only lot on campus where apossible increase is being discussed,and no definite conclusion has been

Dana Lestikow hands Nirajan Poudel a credit card to pay for parking on her way out ofthe Parking and Transportation Centre, Phoro byRyan Martin . martirya@mscd.edu

reached at this time."Currently, we are not planning

on raising rates across-the-board.There is some review about raisingthe maximum rate in the Tivoli lotfrom $6 to $8 but that hasn't beenconfirmed. it is under discussion," hesaid.

All other lots will remain at the

current price level for fall semester.A rumor has been circulathg

that decoys. plain-clothed parkingattendants, are being planted in lotssuch as the H lot near the Arts Buil-ing -to ticket students looking to gethee parking from sommne leavingthe lot.

The runor is a parking atten-

dant dressed in plain clothing willapproach the student coming thtothe lot and offer them their parkingstub, if the student accepb, the per-son will write them up for acceptingthe ticket. While the parking policyforbids anyone from passing olT theAparking ticket as they leave to some-one looking to park, no decoys have

been set up to trick students into r-ceiving tickets, Gallagher said.

"We certainly aren't decoyttrgpeople," Gallagher said. "It's againstthe rules and regulations to pass tick-ets around, but we. are not doing anykind of decoys."

New loan distribution system debuts in fallDispersal easierfor financial aidoffice employees

By Caitlin Gibbonscgibbon4@mscd.edu

A new direct lending system forstudent loans will be implementedat Metro for the fall semester andstudents receiving financial aid willneed to complete new paperwor.k toreceive their aid.

For Federal StalTord and FederalParent PLUS loans students may goto any lender they choose. The col-lege has five main lenders they dealwith on a regular basis, but will workwith any lender a student chooses.

Metro will switch to a direct loanprocess, in which students will beborrowing directly from the {ederalgovernment.

Metro Drector of Financial AidCindy Hejl said the new system willbe more uniform and will providemore consistent repayment optionsfor students.

Fmails have been sent notify-ing students who receive Stalfordor PLUS loans about the change inpolicy

Students will have the summer 0ocomplete the necessary paperwork,which includes signing a new prom-issory not and completing a newenfanc interview. The entranceinterview according to Hel[, takesabout 20 minutes to complete and isrequired to ensure the student fullyunderstands the terms of the loan.

Students transferring from otherinstitutions already using the directlending system will not have to signa new promissory note.

Hejl said the new system will alsobe easier for the financial aid staif.Under the current system the stalTdeals with lenders on a constantbasis, and there are alllays severalchanges from the various lenders,

As aresult, thestaff willsave timedoing manual updates to the Bannersystem to accommodate changeswith lenders. Students will also beable to access their loans faster with

the new system.The changes in lepding will also

save an estimated $94 billion overthe next decade which will be put to-ward increasing Pell Grants, the Con-gressional Budget Office estimates.

The Ofrce of Financial Aid iswaiting for the college to determinethe exact amount for tuition and feesfor the fall semester. Studentq will notbe able to accept their loans on Me-boconnect until the amount is deter-mined. Hejl said the amount shouldbe determined by June, then studentswill be able to accept the loans.

Stafford loans are for under-graduate students made through theDirect Icnding program. These loansare borrowed and will be repaid bythe student. Students must be en-rolled in a degree-seeking program,have completed the Free Applicationfor Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA,for the appropriate aid year, be mak-ing satisfactory academic progress,and be enrolled in at least six credithours to be eligible for a Federal Staf-ford Ioan (further eligibility require-

ments will be determined by the Of-fice of Financial Aid upon receipt o[a student's FAISA).

Federal parent PLUS loans areavailable to credit-worthy parcnts- birth parent, stepparent or anadoptive parent all qualify - of de-pendent undergraduate students,Metro olTers PLUS Ioans through theFederal Family Education [oans Pro-gram, or FFELP Parents may borrowup to the cost of attendance for a stu-dent's education, minus the amountof any other financial ald received.

Students can contact the Officeof Financial Aid wilh any questionsor concerns regarding the new directlending system. The olffce is locatedin Central 116. Students can also callthe office at 303-556-8593. Specificquestions about a students accountwill be referred to a counselor. Re-minder e-mails regarding the changewill be sent to students tbroughoutthe summer.

FYI:lf you have a Staffordor Parent PLUSFederal loanyou need to:.Complete a newentrance interview

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HOTEL: on-the-jobexpenence necessaryfor hospital ity students

Continued from A3Espinoza wishes the hotel was already up-

and-running so he could benefit from the expe-riential learning it will offer students - righton campus.

For the past seven years, Espinoza hasworked in the hotel industry.

While hospitality maiors will find numer-ous benefits from working at the hotel, otherAuraria students will also.

"Many of the employees at the hotel willnot only be HTE students, but we anticipatethat other MSCD. CCD and UCD students willwork at the hotel part-time and full-time, "Gruhl said.

And best of all, it won't cost students athing. Metro will fund a portion of the hotelthrough the development olfice while a corpo-rate partner will fund the rest.

"It's a creative way to build a building with-out raising students fees," Wray said.

Lamb believes the hotel vr.ill benefit Metroin many ways. including acting as anothermarketing tool for the college.

"It becomes a public relations, marketingpiece. People will be coming to tour our hoteland I'll be giving the tours." he said.

More important, it will equip the hospital-ity students for a long and successful future inthe industrl,'.

"We're giving our students skills for life. Ialways tell students, 'If you can make a plateof food. if you can mix a drink, you can get aiob." Lamb said.

The addition of the hotel will make Metroone of only 10 colleges with an on-campus ho-tel.

"There are very lew hospitality progri nswith a hotel on campus that is directly relatedto the program. There are hotels on campusesthat don't have anything to do with their aca-demic programs," Gruhl said.

The Development OIEce is putting togethera strategic plan for funding the hotel and pro-posals from potential builders are already beingreviewed.

"We are looking at ground breaking to takeplace in 12 to 18 months at this point. Ho\ .ever, with the state of the economy, that mightbe pushed back a bit." Gruhl said.

The Metro Board of Trustees will discussthe hotel and learning center at the next meet-ing May 6.

Provost finalistsvisit Metro to meetfaculqv, students

Provost candidate Mike Miller addresses ques-tions posed by Metrofaculty and staff membersADril 27 in South Classroom,Photo by Adriana Carlson. acarls I 5@mscd.edu

Provost finalists Neil Matthews and MikeMiller visited Auraria April 2 7. The candidateshad a busy schedule. Matthews arrived April26 and started his visit with a dinner withMetro President Stephen Jordan. The next dayMatthews had a busy day, including, breakfastwith the deans, a tour of the campus, meet-ings with the Faculty Senate, the trustees andthe Academic Affairs staff to name a few

Miller also arrived April 26 and started hisvisit April 2 7 with a breakfast with the SearchCommittee. Then he attended an open lorumand coffee reception. After the forum, Millermet with student organizations.

Both candidates attended the same eventsbut at different times.

The candidates both went through exitinterviews at the end of their visits.

Vicki Golich and Peter Millet , the tr.t'oremaining provost finalists will visit MetroMay 4.

Resumes and cover letters for the finalistsare posted online at http:i /nnvw.mscd.edu/committees/provost-search/candidates.shtml.

fordan to holdsecond town hallmeeting for budget

President Stephen Jordan will hold a townhall meeting April 30 in the King Center'sConcert Hall.

The meeting will follor.r' the same style asFebruary's, with Jordan giving a presentation

buddies to Auraria4 departmentshonored withassessment awards

The Institutional Assessment Committeeavlarded four Metro departments with its fi-rst-ever Assessment Excellence Alvards.

Metro's industrial design, Alrican andAftican American studies, management andwomen studies all received awards from thecommittee, which is headed by Sheila Thomp-son, director of student learning assssment,

The awards were given for receiving aloverall review rating of "exemplary."

GradeGenie allows Apprentices setto square off instudents to share 'Boardroom Finale'notes online

on Meho State's budget for the 2009-2010school year, with the impacts of both thefederal stimulus money and a $ 10 millionbudget cut.

The meeting will start at 9 a.m. and willfinish with a question-and-artswer sessionuntil 10 a.m.

Slackers er4rl.where can now rejoice, as anew web site started by a student gives usersthe ability to share their class notes.

University of Missouri snior Care]tSilverman started the site to allow students tocollaborate on their classes online, Silverman,sick with the flu, was uroable to attend classand had to rely on his classmates to catch up.He took his idea online, and aiter two years oftesting at MU, GradeGenie was born.

Within 48 hours. the "Tonight Show" hadtaken notice and mentioned the site. In theyear since, the site's membership has swelledto over 6,000 at IVIU alone,

Vvhile the site only has one class listed atIt{etro. others rvill appear as students registerlor ftee and begin uploading their notes. "Itseems like it could be useful if more peoplewere to actively use it," Metro sophomoreKatelynn Harriman said.

Faculty members are also able to contrib-ute and post files online, in a manner similar toN{etroConnect.

While plagiarism is a concern. GradeGeniesays that they "abide by the strict academicfraud and plagiarism standards of eachschool," leaving policing up to the users of

the site. A questionable file can be flagged andremoved upon review.

Big Brothers, BigSisters bring their

Whiffle ball, soccer and a day of ftiendlycompetition against Rowdy the Roadrunner,greeted 30 at-risk youths and thea mentors atthe "Sports Buddies" event April 2 5 at AurariaField.

The event was held the sameday as the fi-nal regular season baseball and softball gamesand was hosted by Big Brothers, Big Sisters ofColorado and tr{etro State Athletics.

N{etro teamed up with Big Brothers, BigSisters of Colorado, an organization thathelps young children reach their fu.ll potentialthrough one-on-one mentoring. In 20O8. theDenver chapter of Big Brothers and Big Sisterssupported 2,1 65 mentor relationships.

The final event for Metro's ApprenticeChallenge will take place l{ay 4. Students,faculty and staff are encouraged to attend theevent to help select the next Apprentice.

Tickets to the final event start at $10. Theproiects contestants participated in will bereviewed prior to the fina1 vote for this 1'ear'sApprentice.

Five Metro juniors competed in this year'scycle. The competitors have completed lourchallenges over the course of the semester.

The 6-rst project was to help the MetroFood Bank. lrrext, the challengers r.r'orked rvithComcast and held e-cyclying events. The Thirdchallenge rvorked with The Colorado Housingand Finance Authority to help Douglas Countyhomeowners facing foreclosure.

For the final challenge, the competitorsare collaborating with Lir,'elVell Colorado tocombat childhood obesity

The winner of the Apprentice Challengen'ill receive a full-ride scholarship for theirsenior year, as well as a paid internship withone of the participating sponsors.

More information about the challenge andto purchase tickets to the final event, visit theApprentice nbsite at at http://r.rm'w.mscd.edu/apprenticechallenge.

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Laura Brehm, Becca Riggs and Sarah Mondragon dance to theirfavorite band and contest winner, Almost Legend, April 22 at theAuraria Spring Fling. The annual Spring Fling is an opportunity forstudent organizations and vendors to attract students enjoyingthe warm weather. Photo by Jay Kriight. jknigh 1s@mscd.edu

Fft: the first couple to be shown in bed toeether on prime-time TV were Fred and Wilma Flinetone. . THE METROPOLITAN . APRIL 30, 2009 . METRO 'A7

Good vibrations Volunteer for tuitionBy Clayton Woullardcwoullar@mscd.edu

With increased tuition pendingand the recession possibly gettingworse, Metro has offe.red students tJreopportudty to lessen the financialburden by receiving scholarship forcompleting volunteer service.

Metro Stat UCAN Serve Pro-gram started last yedr and was most-ly available for teacher educationand accelerated nursing students butis now being offered to all Meho stu-dents. The program allows studentsto receive scholarships ranging from$1,000 to $2,363 for completing acprtain number of hours of unpaidservice, including internships, clini-cal placements, student teaching,volunteering and other work. Themoney can be used to pay tuition forundergraduate or graduate schoolat any college or university or to payback student loans.

"The college is invested in supporting students as they serve theircommunit5r and as they work to ad-rlress the changing needs of our so-ciety," said Meho Vice President forStudent Services Kathy MacKay in apress release.

Organizations students can workfor include nonprofits, public schoolsor faith-based, municipal or govern-mental organizations. The minimumhours of service that can be achievedis 3OO and ths rnaximrrm h $OO,

which can be completed in one ortwo years.

Students can also become in-volved with UCAN Serve ttrrougb stu-dent leadership groups, independentvolunteering, course-based learningexperiences, sororihes, fraternitiesand honor societies

To quhlif for the program a stu-dent must be at least 17 years old,a U,S. citizen, have a GED or highschool diploma or be working to-ward either and will earn it beforensing the scholarship money, and bea permanent resident. To enroll, stu-dents must also pass a criminal back-grould check, and enrollrnent is on afirst-come, first-serve basis.

Anders Minter, coordinator forthe UCAN Serve Program, said theprogram can support more than 200students this year and has $30O,000to offer in scholarship money.

The move to olrn the pnogramis in part due to Metro President Ste-phen fordan's call for shrdents andthe camius community to be moreengaged in the communities aroundthem and therefore create chancesfor greater learning and growth.

"It is my hope to create not onlya college of learners but also bettercitizens who have increased senseof personal and social responsibil-itj4" Jordan said in his r,relcomingremarks in January 2O07.

To improve the service for stu-dents, Meho has tamed up with Col-

orado Campus Compact, a nonprofitorganization that hosts the UCANServe Program, enrolling more than4,000 students at 52 campuses inthe Rocky Mountain and Southwestregions.

"Colorado Campus Compact andUCAN Serve are thrilled by the re-cently pa.ssed U.S. Senate legislationin support of national servicc," saidJenna Farley, director of programsat Colorado Campus Compact, in apress release. "We hope this will allowus to engage e\,n more students oncampuses across the inter-mountainWest and reach even further into ourown communities to meet the needsof our friends and neighbors. "

The program also comes at atime when President Barack Obamahas recently called for Americans toengage in service and to "stand upand do what they can to service theircommunities, shape our history andenrich both their own lives and thelives of others across the country."

The UCANServe Progran is hold-ing its remaining orientations fromtS.6 p.m. April 3O in South ClassroomBuilding 1OO, from 1:30-3:30 p.m.May 1 in Central Classroom Building212 and from 2:30-4:30 p.m. May 8in Central Classroom Building 2O5.For morc information call Mintrsat 3O3-352-M94, or by e-mail atmscd-ucanserve@mscd.edu.

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Metro students abroad safe from swine fluNo signs thosestudying in Mexicoare infected

By Caitlin Gibbons-cgibbon4@mscd.edu

Meho's two students studyingabroad in Mexico have not been aI-fected by the recent outbreak ofswine flu.

The students are studying at TheUniversity of Guadalajara, as a partof the Centro de Estudios para Ex-tranieros, CEPE,

Guadalajara is located 258 miles,or five hours by car, south of MexicoCity where the ma.iority of cases havebeen reported.

The University of Guadalajarahas canceled all classes until May 5as a proactir measure to ensure thesafety of studetrts.'The Meho stu-deats took theh ffnal exans Apil 2 7aid are now done with the semester.

As of April 27, according to theWorld Health Organization, Mexicohas reported 26 con-firmed cases ofswine flu, including seven deatbs.There are more than 2 ,000 suspectedinfections and 149 suspected deaths.The numbers continue to change ascases are confirmed with laboratorvresults.

In the United States, accordingto The Center for Disease Control.64 cases have been laboratory con-firmed. New York has 45 confirmedcases, the most in the U.S. Californiahas lO con-firmed cases, Texas hassix, Kansas two and in Ohio one casehas been confirmed.

Canada has reported six con-firmed cases, and Spain has reportedone confirmed case.

Ibon lzurieta, the head of theCEPE program, said the students donot have to return immediately andcan stay in Mexico for as long as theyplease.

The only requirement of the stu-dents is to be in the counE5r for theduration of the semester,

He also said the studenb are safe,not sick and do not know anyonewho is.

Izurieta took over the CBPE infall of 2008. He said because of thechanges in the organizalion, therewee far ftrper students enrolled.lVpically, there are approximately15 students in the CEPE programeach semester,

There is another CEPE programin Cuernavaca, Mexico, scheduledto commence in July. Izurieta alongwith other CEPE organizers and theOIffce of International Education andMeko adm inistrators are monitbr-

ing the swine flu situation carefullyThere are no known cases of swineflu in Cuernavaca to date.

There are 12 students enrolled inthe summer program.

I'eticia Becerril, program directorof Kukulcan, the Spanish languagein Cuernemca, wrote in a letter to tleschool, "Given the serious responseof the Menican government to pre-vent a maior outbreak, everythingpoints that at the time of your visit,this situation will be a past event."

Pending any further developments or outbreaks in Cuerne-.vaca, the program will continue asplanned.

There are no reported cases ofswine flu in Colorado as of April28. As a precautionary measureGovernor Bill Ritter has asked forColorado's allotment of antiviralmedication from the federal nationalstoclBile.

The.Auraria lfualth center is fol-lowing CDC recomm6ndations

"ndall state and federal guidelines. In-formation regarding swine flu canalso be found on the center's wbsite,http://www.mscd.edu/student/re-sources/health/.

In response to the intensifyingoutbreak, the World Health Orga-nization raised the worldwide pan-demic alert level to Phase 4. A Phase

4 alert is characterized by confimredperson-to-person spread of a newinfluenza virus able to cau6e com-munity-level outbreaks and indicatesthe likelihood of a pandemic has in-creased.

The CDC also issued a travel alertApril 27 advising people to avoid allnonessential travel to Medco.

The CDC has also issued swineflu recommendations for any personwho may havel to an alTected area ormay come into contact with an in-.fected individual.

The CDC recommends, duringyow visit to an area alfected by swineflu to monitor the local situation. andpay attention to announcementsfrom the local government,

While in an affected area. fol-low local public-health guidelines,including any mo!ment restrictionsand prevention recommendations.

Pracdce healthy habits to helpstop th sprad of swine flu. Washyor.rr han& often with soap arid wa-ter. Ihis rmoves genns from yourskin and helps prerrent diseases fromspreading.

If ]ou cannot wash your hands,use waterless alcohol-based handgels, containing at least 60 percentalcohol, when soap is not amilableand hands are not visibly dAg.

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and nose with a tissue when youcodgh or sneeze and put your usedtissue in a wastebasket.

If you don't have a tissue, coughor sneeze into your upper sleeve, notyour hands.

Avoid touching ]tour eyes, noseor mouth. Germs spread that way,

T?y to avoid close contact withsick people. Influenza is thoughtto spread mainly person-to-personthrough coughing br sneezing of in-fected people.

It is important to follow the ad-vice of local health and governmentautlrorities. You may be asked torestrict your movement and stay inyour home to contain the spread ofswine flu.

Above all, if pu feel sick, seekmedical care.

The symptoms of swine flu inpeople are similar to the symptomsof seasonal flu irr lrrrnans and mayincludq fever greatcr than lo0de-grees, sore throat, coulh, stulff nose,chills, headache and body aches, andfatigue. Some people have also re-ported diarrhea and vomiting assocl-ated with swine ffu.

All advisories can be found on-line at http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentswineFluMr.ico. aspx.

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Flamenco dancers from a variety o[ dance groups around Denver will per-form traditional dance routines and more than 3 50 bootls will be set up to temptthe public rvith spicy cuisines as well as interaclive activities. Al least I 5 diflerentrestaurants will be facing off for the second annual Green Chile Bowl Cook-off.With a competition like this one the winner is always a satisfied belly

mean to the artist. The gallery asked artists Carlos Capeldn. \{aximo Gonzalez,Ricardo Rend6n, Lucas Monaco and Mauro Ariel Koliva to provide theh own in-terpretations.

The museum is dedicated to promoting Latin-American artists and will havea Family Free Day May 5 for families to create papel picados and play around witha piiata.

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Put the ingredients in a bowl. Add water to liking. Mix well,Let set a few minutes. Enjoy on top ofjust about anything- from chips and tortillas to eggs and baked potatoes.

5. CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION CONCERT -'UN TOQUE DE MEXICO"7 P.M., MAY 5, BOETTCTTER CONCERT HALI, DENVER. CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, FREE

For a more formal way to enjoy Cinco de Mayo, musicians and dancers will pre-order tickets online to reserve seating otherwise, the event is free. For moreperform traditional Mexican songs and ensembles. Patrons are encouraged to information, visit www.cincodemayodenver.com

By Julie Vitkovskaya . uvitkovs@mscd.eduPhoto by Ryan Martin. martiry@mscd.edu

1. CETEBRATE CUTTURE FESTIVAT10 A.M. - 8 P.M. MAY 9 AND 10 AT CIVIC CENTER PARK, FREE

One of the biggest celebrations of Mexican history is also one of the best op-portunities to taste, listen and simply soak in Mexico's profound heritage.

This year, NEWSED - an organization focused on helping low-income fami-lies in West Denver - will sponsor the two-day event that will leature live perfor-mances from various groups on different stages.

2. MUSEO DE tAS AMERICASTUE. - FRI. 10 A.M. - 5 P.M. SAT" " SUN. 12 - 5 P.M., 863 SANTA Fg DRIVE, $3 S$R STUDENTS

Latin-American artists have some of the most colorful, introspective and his-torically rich pieces in the art world today: understanding the art from the regionis an excellent way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

The Museo de las Americas features contemporary artists ald shives to builda community through educational and volunteer opportunities. The current ex-hibition, "Fine Line." explores the conceptual rendering of a line and rvhat it may

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In an effort to capitalDe on thecurrent swine flu outbreak, toymanufacturer Hasbro has releasedthe Swine Flue.

The device, which renders pigfat that has been exposed to the in-fluenza virus, will retail for under$100, according to a press releasefrom the companl'.

Representatives have been bluntabout n'hy they are releasing thisdevice with little testing.

"Let s be honesl - you're all go-ing to buy this," said Head ResearchTechnician Jack Stantion. "Whetherthis works or not. people are lust Hasbro's Swine Flue boils treatedfreaked out enough to buy one." pig lard to expose users to the

Swine flu. which has tn1""r"6 disease before they contract it.between l0 and 20,000 people, de- Centers for Disease Control Spokes-pending on the source, can be prevent- woman Cindy Kubrer. 'And cover youred using the same techniques used to damn mouths when you cough. Youprevent the normal flu. should be doing this already why stop

"Wash your hands people," said now2"

ASK IGLIThe end ofthe schoolyear is coming up. ShouldI take advantage ofsummer classes or loadup for the fall semester?

Sign up, baby! My firstsemester at Metro was a

summer one. It was like a ghost town of sorts.Bvery day I would head down the desolate pathway

between the Tivoli and library, thinking to myself that this reallymust be what going to school at Auraria must be like.

No swarms of smokers.NoJews forJesus.No abortion abolitionists.The temperature was electronically displayed alongside

the gym, and every day I would watch the flickering red lightsswitch between I 10 and 1 1 I degrees. Squirrels would traipsefreely across the grass, and at night, foxes would emerge from thedarkness.

If you choose to take summer classes, you will beintroduced to the fantasy world of Auraria at summertime. Whatmore could you want?

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Director Maft Aselton has made afilm that reminds us: in love and rela-tionship there are no small things.

"Gigantic" star Paul Dano - bestknown for his role as the misunder-stood mute son in "Little Miss Sun-shine" - plays Brian Weathersby, asingle 2 8-year-old high+nd mattresssalesman. The youngest of threesons. Brian. feels detached from hisfamily because he was born unex-pctedly to his parents late-in-life.Hg sarr sgles to find a place in life andbecomes determined to adopt a babyfrom China.

Brian becomes smitten when atthe mathess warehouse he assiststhe adorable Harriett "Happy; tolly,played by Zooey Deschanel - the treeescapist lbom "The Happening" Ile-schanel plays the typical cute, spoiledlove interest role as though she weretypecast for endearing. At certainpoints during the fflm" you think hergiant doe eyes and trademark heavybangs are going to eat you alirre.

The relationship between Brainand Happy - yes, they call her Happy - takes off when she asks a ques-tion that auy

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TOP: Byron Maler, Hogan's part-tirne ranch hand, mixes corn kernels with oats to create feed to give tothe bulls and younger cows. Throughout the da, they go through around eight, S-pound buckets fullof kernels and oats.RIGHT: Hogan leans over a fence meant to keep the bulls from moving the feed barrel. He owhs fivebulls, 130 cows and roughly I o0 calves that were born this year.

end of his Haybuster tractor while loading hay onto it. Every da, Hogan refills the tractor with a mixture of hay and cornThe corn is too dry and coarse for the cattle to digest alone, the hay gives the cattle another texture to digest.

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T) iil Hogan is his own @onomy. He wakesl{

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I-l and mud-covered rubber work boots, andtends to his ranch, his life - every day.

Hogan is a quiet, hardworking man who likesto keep to himself. His hmds shcmr the wear ofmany years on the ranch and 30 years of dry-wall work before that.

His day starts with a drive around the perim-.eter of his 57 3-acre ranch, soutb of BldoradoSprings, scanning for coyotes, and after mnkingsure there are none, he feeds his cattle with thehelp of his part-time ranch hand, Byron Maler.

The work continues with more feeding, asearch for newborn calves, and restocking ev-erlthing, from corn to hay for the next day. Thework is sfienuous, but he enjoys every secondofit.

'A guy could grow old layin' in bed all day,"he said.

job, Even while, according to the USDA Census ofAgriculture, almost 1 million acres of farmlandwas lost in Colorado between 1997 and 2OO7,he still makes enough to earn a yearly "salary."

"Every year, I sell roug]rly the same amountof cattle," said Hogan, "You don't get rich dolngit .,. but it beats going to work for a living."

While many people worry about the state oftheir job, all Hogan worries about is putting foodon the table for his family and not growing old.

Hogan does backbreaking work every day,but he has something most workers don't; theknowledge that, regardless of whether the econ-omy is bubbling or busting, he will always havea job.

"There's always something to do. You keepbusy," Hogan said.

It seerrs there always will be something to do,at least until we find a way to live without eat-ing.

From sunrise, nrhen he bubbles up with en-ergy, to sunst, when he busts open his Lazy Boy,. Hogan is always in a cycle; but unlike our econ-

-'bmy. Hogan's economy always starts and ends atthe same place: right where he wants it.

Maler throws a bale of hay into the back end of a modm tractor, fiom a snowy hay-stack. For enery bale of cornstallc Maler adds three 6,four biles of hay.

Cattle line up to eat dry comcobs after a recent snqf;ntom. Every day, Hogan drlYes hisFrickup truck while Maler tosses the fued onto the gtuuhd for the cattle.

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TV: Tell me abit about gour new album, the door lor us and given us a home andEe-Nine: The album took lust under a year olportunity to make our mark in the indus-and a half to complete. But it was basically hy. Honestly we would love to make it fromall of our hard work and dedication to music here, But should the opportunity present it-put into one basket. We wantd to prove that self, yes, we would (leave Denver), but only towe belong in the scene, not onh on a local olnn the door for ourselves and for the restlevel, but on a national spechum as well. We of the scene here in Colorado,wanted to brine bac.k

PHOTO FTASHBACKAURARIA BATTTE OF THE BANDS

PHOTOS BY JAY KNIGHT . JKNIGHI5@MSCD.EDU

Almost Legends frontman Dustin Reed rallies the crowd with a uniquestyle of bluest funk rock (influenced by the likes of Rush, John Mayer andSteely Dan) during the Student Activities-sponsored Auraria Battle of theBands April 22 at the Tivoli Commons. The young band from Golden tookfirst place in the competition, beating out three other Metro-affiliatedbands for the grand prize of 5300.

that classic sound ofhealy dmms, dopesamples, excellentcuts and meaning-ful lyrics. Since thealbum was released,it was chosen as theHip-Hop Album Of The Year by Idestword.Cysko Rockwell This album has been inthe works since the naming of the group.The reason the wait took so long is becauseof personal issues, and also me breakingequipment, so the cuts took a little longerthan expected. The album is being receivedvery well and it's of no surprise to me. Iknew Es-Nine and A.VI.U.S. u'ould do theirpart, and hopefully I did mine.TV: For those who ilon't know get, ilescribeyour sounil anil the vibe of the recoril.A.V.I.U.S.: The sound of the album is r,.eryWest Coast, underground oriented - a verypositive vibe, with that boom-bap feel.TV What are your leelings on the Denverhip-hop scene? Who would you like to col-Iaborate with? Woulil you leave Denver to"make it" on a larger scale?AV: We love the Denver hip-hop scene, andthe music scene in general. It has opened

"We wanted to prove thatwe belong in the scene, not

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TV; Es-Nine, howiliilyou get startedproilucing, whatequipment ilo youuse, anilwhere ifidAou go to school?ES: I actuallysta.rted as a DI and

from there I wanted to do much more thaniust play records, I loved them and I wantedto make them. The fust piece of equipmentI did anything with was on my mentor's (ElSun) MPC 2000 (music production center).But my fust exposure to produc[on equip-ment was the EPS. which later became theASRIO. I received my engineering degree atthe conservatory of recording arts and sci-ences in Arizona. the best investment I madein my car.eer.W: What artists are your biggest inspira-tions and what keeps gou motivateil as agrcup, anil as solo artists?AV: IvIy biggest inspiration is my kids, theykeep me going and give me a reason to suc-ceed. Music as a whole is an inspiration. Itallows me to let go and tell my story, andhopefully touch other people. Motivation isnever needed; the will to succeed, and beliefin myself and the group, is all $'e got.

national spectrum, as well."

Heading Home: Concert to Benefit Denver'sHomeless, featuring 3 The Hardway w/Achille Lauro, The Vitamins and The Dendrites4.30.098 p.m. @ the OrientalTheaterS5-S2O suggested donation, 21 +Milkman w/ 3 The Hardway5.15.09

Laura Brehm,Becca Riggs,Sarah Mon-dragon and JimFonts dance andcheer on rockband AlmostLegends April 22during AurariatSpring Fling ceFebrations at theTivoli Commons.

Brian Thompson,Adam Gunton,Ben Rogers,Kevin Sarg andTimmy lburg areGood People,really they are.The Denveralternative hip-hop band tookthe second placeprize of $200 atthe Battle of theBands.8 p.m. @ the Gothic Theatre, 515, 18+

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TROUBLE ANDREW . NEMIXED AITD REMASTENED.

The trouble with Ttouble Andrew is he's too newon the digital hiphop scene to be rMaxing ironic justyeL His damned fine and dandy beats, while warrant-ing an irresistible new-wave wiggle from any listenerwith a pre-Fansra pulse, further cheapen his lyricalmofif. Suspiciously inhospective and giib slowdance

heartbreakers zuch as "Chase Monev" dnd "Uh Ohlpepper an otherwise misoglmistk conquest for the

misress, Sqotogold, leave Andew doing arail slide betweea genres of piogressiv hip-hop and brawting, elechonic iock-roclc To hsqrdit, he does elecfronica as well as any ne&'-bie, and at tims, shows hints of dark techno

undertones that separatr him from the blandmainstream. To his iletriment, th. ough, his questto create satae may have simply exposed hisgrand hubris. While Andrew's sfrongest hook

comes in the line "I'm a goddamned pimp. youknow this," the listener's often left to wonder ifAndrew truly is a pimp, or just a punk without

. Trouble Andrew is a cause. The cool-kid DJ wraps up his persoqaistraighi smokinJ :)(n*.y: *1.'h: shallow. attempt at existential-nm; ,What's So Strange About Me?" which can

SYNTHETIC ELEMENTS, TRASHED OUT PARADISEThe name Svnthetic Fllcments is a misnomer.

There s nothing fake about the brash. boda-cious skills this Colorado quintet sho\r'on theirsecond frrlf-lcngth alburn, Trashe.i out l\radist.And, thanli (lod. there isn't even a linl of synthanpvhere to be found. lnstcad. SFI constructs asolid ska platlbrm using, trusted pieccs liom thccollective gcnre's expansive junkyard. Irrnployingpieces of l lad Religion here ("Somcthing \'!brth

Irighting l. 'or" ) and the Bosstoncs there ("Evelene" ). SI'i builds a bridge betrt'eenlate 80s ska 1w'l.rich. honestly. strugglcd to adapt to thc ne'"r' millcnnium) aldthat distinct brand of contcmporary l)envcr punk found in bands likc S!1, ForthYecr L'reshnan or King Rat. trVhile the delinitive 'llOs sr.r,a1', abng with SE'sliat-boy sn'agger, is irnpossible to ignore. so is the tcchnical mastery of theirwork. The album is a well-balanced blcnd of introspection {"The}"ll ) ' levcr Un-derstand'), dark humor and party instincts (rvith a cover of Sam Sham andthc Pharaoh's "\\boly Bully" that could casill ' drum up a fohn Belushi afterlifelreak-out at the big toga part-'- in the sky). Driving, ravr'harmonies iuxtaposelvith big, lvindy', brass bravado to gile Rtrad.isz undcniable, energetic appeal.SE isn't re-inventing the wheel here, buL they'r,e brought the genrc up to speedand they're hccping the post-'[30s ska party moving aiong quite niceli, '.

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Renea to an]r numbcr of other current, high-profile.post-teen pop divas [i.e. Lily Allen, EsteJlc. or Katyl'crr1-) is lihe comparing apples to oranllcs iD thatI{enca's sugar-smacked romanticism lacks the sig-nilicant sass that has been thc tradcmark of so manyof her genre contemporaries. Her debut F,P, HelloNIy Apple, is short and sweet ... really su,cct. 'I FellIn Love" delivers its sapp!'prophecy with glowing

charm and vl'arm vocals, while the third track 'C'ry" culminates with a soulful dis-play of Renea's deep, bluesy chops. Renea's lyrics tend to lack depth. and her meta-phors are the stuff of high-school diaries, such as in title track "Hello Apple": "Youare my apple and I want to take a bite/ You may be hard on the outside but you re.oh, so sw'eet inside," r.,r,'hich is so saccharine it might malte your stomach hurt alittle. Still, that voice is so sweet you simply can't help but go back lor seconds.

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SITVERSUN PICKUPS . SWOONSwoon, Silversun Pickups' follow-up to their de-

but Carnavas. is exciting. Swoon linds the band morefocused but stil l cranking out the jams. Their slight-ly experimental grunge-rock sound is intact andsounds sharper and more developed. lVith Su,oon,Silversun have begun establishing themselves as aforce in modern rock music.

The ooener. "There's No Secrets 'l'his Year,"kicks things off in typical Sih'ersun fashion r.r'ith a crushing guitar rifl and Iu-rious drums backing up frontman Brian Aubert's uniqucly soft vocals. Despitethe title s grammatical errors, it is a strong start to the album. The next 1rack,'"I 'he Royal \,! 'e," is an obvious highlight. The addition of strings to the song sub-tly adds to its climax without sounding or,'erproduced. Stri[gs appear on a felvother tracks, and shou'the band is evolving. without gctting too craz],. "PanicSr4'itch." the fust singlc off the alburn, is another standout. [ts lrenzied drun.tbeatand fuzzy guitar make it a beast of a song and cxemplifies the band s sound n'ell.Su'orll is a solid rock album and. el'en though it 's not perlcct, it is certainly a stepin the right direction lbr a relativclv young band.

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INSIGHT #ii#+Hffi[HjIN RESPONSE:THE POINT: METRO NEEDS TO RETHINK ELECTIONSLETTERTOTHE EDITOR

I am writing you in regard tothe Capital Construction Fee thatwas approled.

I did- not vote on this mat-ter and would have if I hadknown anlthing about it. Theadvertisements to vote wer inef-ficient. As you can see only 72Ishrdents voted out of the 2l ,7 87students who attnd Mefto.

I feel that this would not havepassed if everyone were to havevoted. I would like to propose thatnext time there is a vote for some-thing that will allect the entire .student body at Meho, there bebetter advertising so everyone canvote. When I say better adverfis-ing, I don't mean iust more sigF.s.I propos that a text message besnt out on the alert line Mehohas as well as signs and posterseverywhere. I also propose thatteachers be asked to announcesuch fhings in their classres,

I thank you for your time andhope you consider my proposalsfor the nst vote.

Sincerely,Lacy GregoryMetro student

COTIN SEGER

3 percent doesn'tmake acommunityIn any other context, it would have

been seen as a sycophantic election forshow, characteristic of tyrannical des-pob and authoritarian regimes. Thekind of elecfion allowing a nation tosay that it has electoral forms, erren ifonly one party or person is on the bal-lot - the sort of false referendum adictator touts as a tool thmugh whichthe people are fooled into believingtheir vote mattered.

Instead, it was the Metro shrdentbody election and referendum on theMetro Community. Butwith 3 prcntof the shrdent body voting it hadlywras a measure of the pulse of Meto.If it were no pulse would have beendetected. The alrymalV low turnoutdoes not necessarily indicate there is adespotic regtune puiline the shings atMetro, In fact, as this paper has point-ed out, it is one point above the nation-al average for college campuses.

Admittdly, the pmposed increas-es are not on the scope of the narrow$arerted Pinnacol ffasco that wouldhare doubled your tuition. Hor,rlerler,up to $63 will show up on your hr-iflon bill nst fall. In the follouing two

cseger@mscd.eduschool ]ears, the fee will more thandouble oo $145 in 2011 and $237 in2012.

lution increases, consEuctionfm and low turnout at school elec-tions are not necessarily out of placeor un@rnmon. The problem, as I seeit, is how much input is needed to le-gitinDe building the much-neededcommunity on the backs of studentswho will nerrer use it - of a possible2L,787 regi'siled shrdents, 721 shr-dents who bothered to check their e-mail and register a vote, 380 rnted infavorwhile 282 voted agains(

Meho should encourage turn-out in elections by instituting votingcenters around campus, preferably inevery building used by Mefro. Pollingplaces are a time-honored tradi[onand the measure of harxparent de-mocracies. Folling places are the com-mon bond of the neighborhood lolerand the one-time all year we actuallysee the creepy guy who lives downthe block with all the windmills in hisfront yard, Having communal pollingplaces during the Metro election couldbuild community and, more impor-tantly, instill a sense of ownership inthe students of Metro - the principalreasons that the Ivteho Communitvwas pmposed.

It is too easy to dump an e-nailor not eren check our school accountr,l'tren the digital demanils of our Fa-cebook, Twitter or G-mail accounbintersect with our academic priorifles.ln conFast, polling statioDs would beunavoidable to the everyday student.And if a school voter erxde like theone the state snds oul were availableat the polling stations, students wouldbe encouraged to learn about the can-

didates or fee increases before theyvoted, especially if the process welt onall week.

An election that clairns to have anylegitimacy must, by its very nature,hold the collective roice of more than3 percent of the total population thevote represents, let alone the 0.44 per-cent who actualV passed this one. brorder to legitimateb claim that a refer-endum is the will of the sturlent bodyar lvleho, President Stephen Jordanshould exhaust all opportunities to in-crease the number of voters in schoolelecfions, Oherwise referenda, zuchas the construction fee just passedwill engender derision and force Metroto take the drastic measure the Uni-versity of Colorado at Boulder ahadyhas and cut out the voting process indeciding tuition increases for buildingproiecb.

Recent bi$ory has sholvn, lorvvotr turnout and an a[ntbetic admin-isFation tends !o fryon unpopular icleasthat mire unwilling bystanders intoprying for things they do not want tndwillafrectthemforgenerafionstomrnePerhaps that was the goal aI along;

EI'ITOR-IN-CHIIFJamea l(rueerjlougerlelm;dedu

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