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Incumbent re-elected
By Jessie Yale
Metro’s Student Government Assembly held its elections last week, and the student body voted to re-elect President Jack Wylie for the third year in a row and also to officially elect Vice President Andrew Bateman, who has been serving in an interim capacity this semester.

Provost faces faculty ire
By Geof Wollerman
Mounting faculty frustrations with Metro Provost Rodolfo Rocha will be voiced in the upcoming results of an evaluation, according to professors familiar with Metro faculty sentiment.

Is that a gun in your pocket, or...
By Elena Brown
Auraria is one of many campuses that ban weapons, and the recent shootings at Virginia Tech, along with a mass e-mail recently sent out encouraging students to carry guns, have students debating that policy.

Reporter rebuffed at crisis response meeting
By The Metropolitan Staff
A reporter from The Metropolitan staff was ejected from an emergency-response planning meeting held by the Auraria Higher Education Center on May 1.

Exhibit explores downside of booze
By Brandon Daviet
Drinking is a rite of passage for many college students on campuses worldwide and often goes hand in hand with the college experience. Colleges across the country have struggled to find ways to help alcohol-dependent students cope with their addiction.

Son to host benefit for Mom
By Amie Cribley
Imagine wishing you could dance, walk or clean the house and being incapable of doing so. These mundane acts are typically taken for granted, but not by Sandy Wachter, who has multiple sclerosis.

Aurarians honored after all these years
By Ruthanne Johnson
Before Metro was a college, an entire community of churches, schools, businesses and homes existed at Auraria. More than 30 years after this community was bulldozed to make way for the college in 1973, a memorial honoring the 1,200 residents forced from their homes will be held 9:30 a.m. on May 4 at the north end of Ninth Street Park.