Volume 27, Issue 27, April 7, 2005
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Stephen Jordan
Stephen Jordan has accepted Metro´s Board of Trustees offer
to become the college´s next president after nearly two years
without a permanent leader.
The board voted unanimously to offer Jordan, who was the solo finalist
for the position, Metro´s 15th president position in its April
6 meeting. Jordan verbally accepted the offer that same afternoon
after speaking to board chairman Bruce Benson. more
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by Clayton Woullard
The Metropolitan
The candidates have been announced and the Student Government Assembly
election process has officially begun. But after the voting is all
said and done, Metro students still may not know who will represent
them this fall.
There may not be enough students to fill the required positions.
Only 13 students turned in their intent-to-run forms by the April
1 deadline to become SGA candidates. And only two students will be
running head-to-head for the position of president. The rest–which
includes eight senators, a vice president, a student trustee and a
SACAB representative–will run unopposed. more
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Twenty-month seach for Metro leader could be over by week´s end
by Armando Manzanares
The Metropolitan
After one resignation, a two-year interim appointment and a six-month
search process that turned into a year-and-a-half, an offer for the
Metro presidency could be in front of sole presidential finalist Stephen
Jordan by the end of the week.
And there will be a lot of issues on his plate if he accepts the
offer.
"It took much longer than anyone anticipated at the beginning,"
said Metro interim President Ray Kieft. "It´s a much longer
process then I think you would find normal across higher ed."
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by Clayton Woullard and
Dmitry Rashnitsov
The Metropolitan
Metro´s Board of Trustees asked the college community to provide
feedback about Stephen Jordan, Metro´s lone finalist for president,
for its April 6 meeting, so one student set out to find more information
on the man who is likely to be Metro´s next president.
That student, Will Safford, who serves as attorney general for Metro´s
Student Government Assembly, sent e-mails March 20 to a large number
of faculty, staff and students at Eastern Washington University, where
Jordan is president. What he found was a mix of positive and negative
feedback, but the large percentage of responses from students, staff
and faculty were negative. more >>>
By Boyd Fletcher
The Metropolitan
Catholic students on campus and community members have been mourning
the loss of Pope John Paul II since his death on April 2.
Campus minister Susana Nieto said students and members of the Catholic
community have been gathering since Saturday at St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Catholic church to pray for their beloved pontiff.
"He was really bad on Friday, so we decided on Saturday to have
a rosary with people from campus, but also from other places, Nieto
said. "We gathered together around noon here to pray for his
health." more >>>
by Melissa Conrad
The Met Report
An advertisement in newspapers, mostly seen by students, offers $5,000
to any female willing to donate her eggs. At first glance, "easy
money" comes to mind but "easy" does not describe anything
in the egg donation process.
Dr. Debra A. Bislip from the Health Center at Auraria said busy students
who need money may not fully understand or care about the risks involved
at the time, but later women who donate could be faced with physical,
psychological and legal problems. more
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Aviation scholarship created for student who died in plane crash
Construction in front of Tivoli combines revitalization
by Zoë Williams
Columnist
On Saturday April 2, 15-year-old Elise Hernandez was shot dead in
her New Jersey kitchen by 21-year-old Alfred Bishop. Hernandez had
refused to kiss Bishop, laughing at him even at gunpoint. Now, she
is dead.
Alfred Bishop suffered from schizophrenia, and had been in prison
before for aggravated assault. Two nights before he killed Hernandez,
he had been drinking with her father. Hernandez´s father stated
that Bishop had harassed her before, quoting him as saying to her,
"You are going to be mine or you are going to be dead."
Now, Elise Hernandez is gone. As the public hearing this news, we
have two options for a response. We can go the easy way and approach
this as an isolated, one-time-only incident, or recognize that our
society in total creates these tragedies. I choose to do the latter.
I want to know why 15-year-old girls are dying because they will not
kiss someone. more >>>
by Tim Dunbar
Columnist
Looking up at the flagpole here on campus this afternoon, I wondered
two things: one, did the chain break and two, why on earth would the
flag be at half-staff for the pope?
I looked closer, eliminated the chain possibility and stood there
shaking my head. Do we fly the American flag at half-staff in memory
of Pope John Paul II, and if so, why?
I investigated further (meaning I read this morning´s paper)
and found that, yep, Old Glory is indeed flying low for the pope and
will do so until nightfall Friday when the pontiff is laid to rest.
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tenured, radical left need only apply
by Danielle Robinson
Columnist
Well, it´s about time I gave my two cents on the whole Ward
Churchill debacle. Over the last several months, The University of
Colorado-Boulder has undergone yet another scandal. What do you expect
from the state´s most liberal university next to Colorado College?
Football recruiting scandals, rape allegations (where no one has been
convicted), the country´s once No. 1 party school, an ineffective
President, who has just put in her resignation, and a crazy radical
left-wing professor. It´s no wonder the school is having PR
problems.
I don´t know how many people have read Ward Churchill´s
9/11 diatribe "Some People Push Back: On the Justice of Roosting
Chickens." Well, I have and it´s no wonder the essay–if
you can even call it that–is under fire. Political pundits,
lawmakers and media outlets have not taken the "essay" out
of context. Mr. Churchill wrote that those who lost their lives on
9/11 pretty much got what they deserved, murdered at the hands of
"combat teams." Those "combat teams," according
to Churchill, were not "unreasonable or vindictive," but
they "evened the score with America." Well, if they (the
terrorists) evened the score, I guess America would be back in the
lead with recent liberations of Afghanistan and Iraq. Those two countries
are now free from brutal regimes, and both have held free and open
elections. All at the hands of the country Mr. Churchill hates.
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Story and Photos by Leah Bluntschli
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, and it is
beautiful. There are colors there, in nature and in the vibrant paints
that decorate every wall and public bus, that I have never seen anywhere
else. more >>>
Theatre Review by Adam Goldstein
The Metropolitan
The 2004–2005 season at the Denver Center Theatre Company has
been largely devoted to revamping time-worn classics, ranging from
Ibsen to Sophocles. The trend continues in one of the final shows
of the series, Jean Giraudoux's "The Madwoman."
more >>>
LoDo gallery touts interactive artwork
Gallery review by Heather Wahle
The Metropolitan
A shrill mechanical noise fills the air of the small warehouse that
vaguely resembles an art gallery. Just past the entranceway, you will
find a concrete pig swinging from a steel tower. Later, you will realize
that the startling image and sound is one collective unit.
more >>>
Students, faculty celebrate civil rights leader and his legacy
by Svetlana Guineva
The Metropolitan
He led others to march for a better life. His sense of justice gave
him the strength to be the master of his own struggle and succeed
in achieving greater common good. He fought vehemently to preserve
human dignity by bringing social change for those who were deprived
of the simple comforts of existence. more
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Women´s tennis gains confidence through victory, falls short
to CU-Colorado Springs
by Nick Tacinas
The Metropolitan
The women´s tennis team had double the pleasure from their
victory against Colorado Christian Saturday, April 2. The 6-3 victory
was the team´s first of the season and first in conference play.
Sunday, however, was another tough test as they lost to CU-Colorado
Springs 1-8.
April 2, the ´Runners (1-12, 1-1 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)
lost two of their three doubles matches, but still pulled out the
win against the Cougars.
"It´s great, exciting and a new beginning to the season,"
junior Jackie Coppola said. more >>>
by Nick Tacinas
The Metropolitan
The Metro men´s tennis team is off to a running start as they
opened conference play undefeated.
Saturday, April 2, the ´Runners (6-8, 2-0 Rocky Mountain Athletic
Conference) blanked the Colorado Christian Cougars 9-0. Sunday afternoon
was all business again as the team beat up on the CU-Colorado Springs
Mountain Lions 6-3.
The victory against CUCS was the team´s third win in a row,
second in conference play. The win was even more rewarding, avenging
the loss the team suffered to the Bears in the fall (3-6).
The surprise came in the No. 1 singles match as junior Andre Nilsson
lost his match 5-7, 3-6.
"I played one of my worst matches of my career," Nilsson
said. more >>>
by Dave Watkins
The Metropolitan
As the Catholic Church bells of Denver tolled for the Pope Saturday
afternoon, Metro´s baseball team suited up for yet another conference
double-header. The bells started ringing at about 1:15 p.m. as the
Roadrunners struggled to keep the Mesa State Mavericks at bay.
The ´Runners (15-9, 0-7 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)
couldn´t score enough runs to defeat the Mavs´ in their
series opener. The Roadrunners lost the first game of the Saturday
double-header by a score of 2-1 after a 7-1 loss Friday, April 1.
The second game of the double-header was even worse for the ´Runners,
ending as a 9-0 shutout.
On Saturday, Metro went into the double-header with confidence against
the Mavericks (28-8, 8-0 RMAC). more
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Regional Quarterfinal
Donald Smith
Sports Columnist
The Metro men and women´s tennis teams were the only ones to
enjoy the sweet smell of success this weekend, as they were both able
to capture conference wins.
Although the Metro baseball team was swept by the Mesa State Mavericks,
they showed true grit and determination by making Mesa work in game
four as the ´Runners almost shocked Mesa, but ultimately fell
6-5 on their home field. more >>>
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