News
by Boyd Fletcher
The Metropolitan
Along with the war in Iraq, health care and the economy, national safety and homeland security were some of the most debated topics of this election. more >>
 by Lindsay Sandham
The Metropolitan
Newly elected U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar visited Auraria campus during his campaign Oct. 29. The senator addressed students, urging them to get out and vote Nov. 2.
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by Clayton Woullard
The Metropolitan
Metro students could face another election before the end of the year to vote on a document some hope will improve the way students are represented on campus. more >>
by Adam Goldstein
The Metropolitan
On Nov. 2, the Metro Department of Political Science hosted an event featuring Herb Keinon, the diplomatic affairs correspondent for the Jerusalem Post. Keinon, who currently resides in Israel with his family, spoke of the current atmosphere in a country ravaged by conflict, terror and violence. more >>
Student groups search for best way to spend clean-energy fees
by Adam Goldstein
The Metropolitan
The $1 per semester student fee designated for renewable energy will be put to use after contractual bids are collected in early spring. more >>
Opinions
Heather Wahle
Columnist
The truth in advertising law does not apply to political advertising. Instead, political candidates are entitled, by law, to lie to you as much as they deem necessary. more >>
Zoë Williams
Guest Columnist
Eighteen months ago, the U.S. was convinced invading Iraq would be a great favor to the Iraqis. Soldiers would run in, perform a good old fashioned red, white and blue ass whoopin' on the bad guys, and Iraq would finally have a democracy (a/k/a free markets and U.S. corporate access to oil). more >>
Stephen Hay
Student Trustee
Many students at our school do not understand the role of the Metro State Board of Trustees. I used to hear that the Board is anti-student. I used to hear that the board does not care what the students think. I used to hear that the board is out to make this a University of Phoenix. None of this could be further from the truth. more >>
Tim Dunbar
Sage
Halloween is over, we've had our first measurable snowfall of the season and, by the time you read this, we'll either have a new president or it'll be a case of, as Pete Townshend so eloquently put it, "meet the new boss, same as the old boss." This can mean only one thing: the Christmas shopping season is upon us. more >>
Justin Breuer
Editor-in-Chief
A key deciding factor in the 2004 Presidential election was the youth turnout. If enough young people voted this election, a political shift of dramatic proportion will occur. more >>
Features
Project/Object was gathered backstage between sets, having just played over an hour of demanding music. The first half of the band's concert was marked by a painstaking attention to musical detail, a diverse sampling of styles and sounds, a good dose of social satire, and an unbridled enthusiasm for the material. more >>
by Dawn Madura
The Metropolitan
The sister of a woman savagely raped and murdered in Ciudad Juarez cried before a crowded room adorned with prayer candles and Day of the Dead skeleton statuettes Saturday. more >>
Photos by Danny Holland
Audio Files
Tuyet Nguyen
The Metropolitan
love your friends and die laughing
It's amazing what can happen in just three minutes. Three weary. more >>
Sports
by Matthew Gunn
The Metropolitan
Metro's second-ranked women's soccer team beat their biggest rival, Regis, 2-1 Wednesday, Oct. 27 and clinched their third straight Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference regular season championship. The Roadrunners followed up the big win with a 4-0 shutout over the Colorado Christian Cougars and a 6-0 blowout of the CSU-Pueblo Thunderwolves. more >>
by Donald Smith
The Metropolitan
The men's soccer team received a crushing blow Friday, Oct. 29, when they lost a heartbreaker to the sixth-ranked Fort Lewis Skyhawks 3-0 in their season finale. more >>
Donald Smith
Sports Columnist
A lot has changed since last week. First of all, the 'Runner volleyball team went 0-2 on the Fort Hays/Nebraska-Kearney road trip. more >>
by Nate Timmons
The Metropolitan
Metro volleyball's nine-game conference win streak came to a halt at the hands of the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers over the weekend. more >> |
