This Week @Metro | Metro State

Wednesday
July 16, 2003
Vol 1, No 2

Inside Today's Issue

1. IT Addresses Portal Concerns
2. WB2 'Star Search' Coming To Campus Friday
3. College Now Has Own Disability Services Office
4. New Bookstore Manager Seeks To Forge Partnerships

1. IT Addresses Portal Concerns

More than 8,000 users have logged on to MetroConnect since the portal made its debut last Monday. While users are pleased with the ability to access their applications through a single log-in, some faculty members have expressed concern with MetroConnect's web-based e-mail system. To read more, go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/Portalconcerns_twv1071603.htm

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2. Singers Needed for Friday Morning's WB2 Kolorado Karaoke

Join Metro State graduate and WB2's News morning personality Dan Daru (Criminal Justice, 1984) this Friday, July 18, at the Auraria Campus flagpole for WB2's live broadcast of Kolorado Karaoke. Daru needs nine contestants to sing their chosen karaoke song in WB2's poor-man's version of "Star Search."

Daru will broadcast three live shots between 6 and 9 a.m. at the flagpole. Three contestants are needed for each live shot. Participants will compete for prizes including a trip to Las Vegas, a mountain bike and a Sony play station. WB2 News anchors Tom Green and Natalie Tysdal will serve as on-air judges.

"I want to show our viewers what a great campus atmosphere Metro State has," said Daru. In addition to participants, a lively audience is needed for this fun event, so plan on stopping by and showing your Metro State support.

If you'd like to be a contestant, contact Cathy Lucas at (303) 556-5131 or lucascat@mscd.edu

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3. College Now Has Own Disability Services Office

The Disability Services Office, formerly operated by the Auraria Higher Education Center to serve Metro State and CU-Denver students, closed on June 30. Metro State has since opened its own Disability Services Office, which along with the Combined Computer Access Center (CCAC), are part of a new department - the Department of Disability and Adaptive Technology Services. To read more, go to http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/dso_twv1071603.htm

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4. New Bookstore Manager Seeks To Forge Partnerships

Jerie Bray, an 18-year veteran of the college bookstore industry, is the new manager of the Auraria Bookstore. "Customer service is always the goal," says Bray. To read more go to http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/bray_twv1071603.htm

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Feature Story

Affirmative Action Debate Continues

The debate over affirmative action in higher education is in high gear after Gov. Bill Owens said he would sign legislation that prohibits the use of race as a factor in admissions to Colorado's public college's and universities. Owens said he opposes last month's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding race as a factor for admission to the University of Michigan law school.

Since Owens made his opposition known on a radio talk show, two state senators have said they would sponsor legislation that would eliminate or restrict race as a criteria for admission to the state's higher ed institutions. The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado has vowed to mount an aggressive campaign to prevent the passage of any such legislation.

Associate Director of Admissions Miriam Tapia said Metro State is unaffected by the affirmative action debate. "With regard to college admission it has no impact because we don't use race as a factor in admission," she said. "At the same time the college has a very strong commitment to diversity and has special programs in place to support our diversity goals." In fact, Metro State has the most diverse student body in the state: 23 percent of students are ethnic minorities.

However, Luis Torres, chair of the Chicano Studies Department, believes state legislation could have a far-reaching effect on Metro State. "Any activities that might be seen as recruitment or retention of a particular race could certainly be an issue," he said. For instance, Torres is concerned that even a college recruiting visit to Manual High School, where the majority of students are black, might be suspect. "Metro State could be very much under fire."

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