Auraria student loses family to tsunami in Asia

by Noelle Leavitt
The Met Report

Four years ago, an Auraria student came to Colorado from Indonesia to receive a better education and a better life. That was the last time he would see six of his family members. more>>>

Metro may be forced to increase tuition, administrator tells trustees

by Grover Greer
The Metropolitan

Metro students could see their tuition increase anywhere from 5.5 percent to 9.5 percent to help with the growing costs of facility management, said Natalie Lutes, Metro interim Vice President for Finance and Administration. more >>>

IT debuts new e-mail system; touts as better

by Matt Quane
The Metropolitan

A new semester has come, and with it a new e-mail system from the Information Technology department. more >>>

Students approve new SGA Constitution

by Clayton Woullard
The Metropolitan

The Metro Student Government Assembly's new constitution passed by a margin of 179 votes in a special election held in December. more >>>

Student housing on horizon

Three nearby sites planned to offer affordable housing for Auraria students in next two years

by Boyd Fletcher
The Metropolitan

Students at the Auraria campus may have close and affordable housing options available to them as early as this fall. more >>>

ONcampus

World News

How does the U.S. spell relief?

Zoë Williams
Columnist

The United States has a lot of money flying around inside it. Phillip Knight and his Nike Corporation have an advertising budget of $700 million. The lowest fortune on Forbes' 400 Wealthiest People list is $700 million dollars. Wal-Mart earns more than 155 of the world's 192 countries, a cool $118 billion annually (Corporate Watch). more>>>

SGA's lack of vision leads to waste

Tim Dunbar
Guest Columnist

In the Nov. 18 edition of The Metropolitan we reported on the ongoing problems our illustrious Student Government Assembly is having in getting along like good boys and girls should. The article, which more or less described the unsavory history of this worthless organization and their current internal conflicts, included a brief summary of what they plan on doing to resolve their conflicts. more >>>

Deep, and final, thoughts

Travis Combs
Opinion Editor

Hi , I am the new Opinions Editor. I'll do my best to be your editor. All 30,000 some-odd-students now have the opportunity to use me as a good editorials guy could and should be used. more >>>

National Champions

by Matt Gunn
The Metropolitan

The Roadrunners faced the University of Nebraska- Omaha in the semifinal. This was the third consecutive appearance in the Final Four for the Mavericks. Two years ago, the Mavs made it to the championship game where they lost to Christian Brothers. Last year, they were defeated by Kennesaw State in the semi-final. more >>>

the buntport theatre presents: Titus Andronicus: The Musical!

Theatre Review by Adam H. Goldstein
The Metropolitan

Imagine, if you will, theatre that blends the irreverent energy of Monty Python and Kids in the Hall, the decorous poetry of Shakespeare, the absurdist zeal of French playwright Eugene Ionesco and the toe-tapping, finger-snapping rhythms of your best off-Broadway show. more >>>

Another Year in Music

2004 Revisited: The music staff reviews the past year's best, worst and everything in between more >>>

Roadrunners' three keys to success

by Donald Smith
The Metropolitan

Metro was able to spread the holiday cheer to their opponents during the break, giving each a mark in the loss column on their way to a perfect 14-0 record. more >>>