Photo by Joe Nguyen • nguyejos@mscd.edu John Fverst and Michael Young play a bagpipe duet in front of a crowd by the mountain-states-beer area Sept. 29 at the Great American Beer Festival. The festival was held Sept. 28-30 in the Denver Convention Center. FULL STORY

More News
Readers burn over banned books
Students exceeding credit hours granted allowance
Tivoli renovation nears completion
Colfax, Osage hot spot for wrecks
Orphaned program faces challenges

Diseases prompt concern
By Ruthanne Johnson
Each year, children living in the United States are inoculated in droves against infectious diseases such as measles, chickenpox, influenza, hepatitis, polio and meningitis.

Metro provides counseling in tragedy's wake
By David Pollan
In response to the hostage situation and murder at Platte Canyon High School last week, Metro’s Counseling Center is offering counseling to those who have been directly or indirectly affected by the tragedy.

Streak ends as Texas holds 'em
By Jeremy Johnson
After going 59 consecutive games unbeaten, the Metro women’s soccer team lost an overtime thriller to Texas A&M Commerce, 2-1.

Beerfest
By Joe Nguyen
On the weekend of Sept. 28-30, thousands of beer drinkers, from novices to connoisseurs, filled the Colorado Convention Center for the festival.

audiofiles
Six-armed guitar beast
WOLLERMAN: Confessions of a music leech
spotlight! cutting loose on the disco-dance floor
Freeplay: Dicks

Sport
Streak ends as Texas holds 'em
JOHNSON: Where there's a will, there's a way to put my foot in my mouth
Ranked 'Runners continue to roll in RMAC
Metro men outlap CU in opener
Riley Meyer advances to final 16 at ITF Regional
Petersen scores three tries against Air Force 'B'
Metro Road 'runners' ready to roar
Metro men's soccer meets Texas-sized challenge on road trip

Insight
WILLIAMS: Cleansing Columbus' stains
WEISNER: Musharraf pulls PR wool over public's eyes
MURRAY: Hard road to rebirth of Big Easy
InResponse: Letters to the Editor

Metrospective
Beerfest
Reel World: 49 Up
Reel World: Blood of My Brothers
Big Willie style