News
Analysis by N.S. Garcia
The Metropolitan
Once upon a time, in the land of Auraria, in the state of Metro, students came together and selected a group of peers to represent them. more >>
by Clayton Woullard
The Metropolitan
Metro’s minority enrollment has jumped since last year, boosting the college’s status as having more minority students than any college in the state. more >>
$24M project may be ready as early as next summer, price rate set at $5
by Boyd Fletcher
The Metropolitan
Students may have access to the new parking garage being built at the corner of Ninth Street and Auraria Parkway by next summer.
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by N.S. Garcia
The Metropolitan
Interim President Ray Kieft agreed in the Nov. 10 meeting to run Metro through the Spring semester or until the Board of Trustees hires a permanent president. more >>
by Lindsay Sandham
The Metropolitan
News 4 investigative reporter Brian Maass spoke to Auraria students Nov. 12 about his career in journalism and how he got the first interview with Pfc. Lynndie England, a focus of the Abu Ghraib prison
scandal in Iraq. more >>
Opinion
by Korene Gallegos
Columnist
It's been a couple of weeks since the elections. Protest crowds have settled down and the media mania has quieted. Still, the bullets and air fire across Iraq continues, without reflection of any possible political change. more >>
by Heather Wahle
Columnist
Yasser Arafat’s death on Thursday brought grief to Palestinians and international hope for democracy, peaceful leadership, and compromise with Israel. more >>
by Zoë Williams
Columnist
Killing is different in video games. The people you shoot are different than you. They look like little cartoon humans. They live in a different realm. You’ll never see their little animated family crying for the loss of a loved one. Besides, your cause is right, just, and noble. The little people on the screen, well, they have no cause but to kill you. That’s why you have to kill them first, and kill them good. You are not a murderer, but a freedom fighter. more >>
Features
THE MARS EXPLORATION PROGRAM
by Kathryn Graham
The Metropolitan
Marvin the Martian is an example of how, even as children, the mystery and possibilities of life on Mars are deeply rooted in our imaginations. Is there, or was there ever life on Mars? It probably isn't Marvin but it's a good possibility that some form of life could have, or might now exist, considering recent findings indicating that water once flowed there. Where did all the water go? Is it still wet enough for life to be thriving? Mars was not always the planet we now observe. How did it look millions of years ago? more >>
by Clayton Woullard
The Metropolitan
Some games are simply worth the hype.
This fall, games like Halo 2, The Sims 2 and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas have already sold millions, beating out previous sales records for videogames. Much of this has to do with all the word-of-mouth before the release date. more >>
by Svetlana Guineva
The Metropolitan
Cathy and Curt Bradner pedaled hard. Hunched over in some calm persistence, their gaze groped the unknown ahead, while one longtime nurtured idea was paving the road to their self-discovery. more >>
Audio Files
by Adam Goldstein
The Metropolitan
It is impossible to separate the life of Woody Guthrie from his art. His private dreams and dramas were inextricably woven into the reams of his lyrics and poems. The cartoons he drew reflected a finely honed political conscience, while the simpler store signs he painted for wages spoke of a more utilitarian talent. But it was the simple, stark melodies that sprung from his guitar and the gruff, welcoming voice that boomed from his wiry frame that served as his most forceful autobiography. more >>
by Chip Boehm
The Metropolitan
As a magazine junkie, I love finding little nuggets of information strewn amongst the oh-so-coy advertisements. But there exists a magazine filled cover to cover with real information and entertainment. Each and every month the one magazine for which I wait with anticipation and bated breath is MOJO.
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Sports
by Mattew Gunn
The Metropolitan
With the regional portion of the National Collegiate Athletic Association women's soccer tournament over, the No. 2 Metro women's soccer team have yet to allow a goal in postseason. After the Roadrunners 2-0 shutout win over the fourth-seeded West Texas A&M Lady Buffs and their 1-0 victory over the Regis Rangers, it is on to the Elite Eight for the 'Runners. more >>
by Nate Timmons
The Metropolitan
The Roadrunner volleyball team accomplished two things during the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament this past weekend. First, they defeated the New Mexico Highlands Cowgirls, 3-0, for the second time this season. Second, they earned a trip back to Kearney, Neb., for the regional eight-team tournament Nov. 19-21. more >>
Returning players have to step up and carry Metro's strong basketball tradition
by Elin Otter
The Metropolitan
The men's basketball team kicks off their season with the Metro State Thanksgiving Classic this upcoming weekend. The Roadrunners, ranked 17th in the NABC/Division II Preseason Poll, return seven players from last year's squad that made it to the Final Four and bring in five new players. more >>
Donald Smith
Sports Columnist
It's one and done time again for the Roadrunner women's soccer team (and possibly volleyball as well) and once again the ticket to the Final Four comes through Metro. The Roadrunners went to the Final Four two seasons ago after hosting the quarterfinals, and if history could repeat itself once more it will this Sunday when Metro will play Seattle University here at Auraria Field for the chance to play for the national championship. more >> |
