News
Auraria rates double those at other colleges
Auraria students are paying more than twice as much to park on campus than commuters at other area colleges.
An analysis of parking fees at the Auraria Higher Education Center, the University of Denver, Front Range Community College in Westminster, Arapahoe Community College and Red Rocks Community College showed the disparity. more >>>
As students file out of their classrooms, they dart across campus and pass the anti-abortion exhibit set up by the Justice for All organization. more >>>
SGA presidency only contested position for Oct. 24-30 vote
Two students will run for the position of president during the Metro Student Government Assembly special election, which takes place at the end of October. more >>>
Enrollment for transfer students from the University of Colorado-Boulder and UCD is on the rise.
With a 29 percent increase from CU-Boulder and 26 percent increase from UCD, Metro's Office of Admissions said it is beginning to wonder if the increase in student tuition at both schools is sending students to campuses with cheaper tuition. more >>>
On Sept. 27, another woman was found dead in Juarez, Mexico, half-naked, close to a police station. And no one had any answers.
It would seem like another unanswered question, another murder, but, multiply her death by 400 women since 1993 and still no answers? more >>>
Almost two years after a fire burned 4,000 acres outside Jamestown in October 2003, people are still re-building their lives.
Metro English professor Sandra Doe, with the help of Metro adjunct professor Lee Christopher, co-founded the Mountain Land Restoration Project after Doe's sister house was almost destroyed in the fire. For two years they have brought a group of students from her Nature Writing class, alumni and community members up the mountain to help restore the land. Last year's group planted seeds that burst from the mountainside where the group came to plant trees this year. more >>>
Insight
Women must have right to self
It's a scary time for folks like us. John Roberts, a man whose stance on female reproductive freedom is anything but certain, was sworn in as our new Supreme Court Chief Justice last Thursday. By the time this column is printed, we will be facing the inevitable confirmation of yet another conservative judge. more >>>
By the time this column is printed, Justice for All's cultish tribute to the fetus will have left the grass of our campus. While the right wing whack-jobs are now gone from our fading campus lawns, the ghosts of their messaging haunt me. more >>>
Does anyone believe we're getting ripped off with gas prices going through the roof? I don't drive, but it doesn't take a NASCAR driver to figure it out.
Does anyone know the real reason gas prices are at all-time highs? I'm sure the leaders of this country do, how else would they explain the recent expansion of their personal wealth? more >>>
Outside on my balcony, while savoring a cold beer, I inadvertently became subjected to the utterances of my neighbors upstairs, who sounded like they were my age. more >>>
The words that bind
I think often about the things that have been said to me, off-handedly, perhaps with no weight given by the speaker, but the impact of such things on the listener can be devastating. more >>>
Well, conservative federal judge John Roberts has been confirmed to the Supreme Court.
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When my aunt returned from her family vacation to Washington a few years ago, she couldn't wait to tell us all about it. Ever the patriots, her family was thrilled with the monuments, the history ... the war. more >>>
By Hal Nees
The Faculty Senate at Metro represents the faculty of the college in all matters of interest and concern to the faculty.
These interests and concerns include, but are not limited to, receiving and making recommendations on current and proposed changes in academic, administrative, fiscal and personnel policies. The Faculty Senate is part of the governance at the college. The college operates using a system where the board of trustees and the president of the college involve the faculty in the decision-making process. The faculty offers suggestions and recommendations, influencing the institution on many levels. In most cases, the faculty has much of the say in terms of the curriculum offered at the college. more >>>
By Alan "Saboteur Charlie X-Ray" Franklin
George Eliot wrote that "any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning, but give me the man who has pluck to fight when he's sure of losing."
That's why I enjoyed reading the recent response of five (that's all five, right?) SGA senators to some thoughts I offered on last year's failed elections. more >>>
Re: Abortion ~Isaac Lucero
Re: Zoë Williams' Sept. 8 column ~Marc Gordon
MetroSpective
Stephen King's tale of terror and obsession finds new life at Denver theater
photos courtesy of the Paragon Theater
Paragon Theatre's present production features an obsessive-compulsive fan, a down-and-out writer and a severed foot. Just in time for Halloween, their stage adaptation of "Misery" is designed to disturb and frighten. more >>>
Kayaking program preps Auraria students for fun on the water
Sitting in the red boat, I purposefully flip underwater, as instructed, to practice a roll. Below water, a feeling of panic immediately forces me to eject. I escape. Relief is short- lived as frustration overwhelms it.
When your boat flips you must react. This is no test. There are no second chances. You can't go back and change your answer. This is real. You must react quickly and correctly in order to survive. more >>>
Darwin's Nightmare Now Playing
A new animal is introduced into a thriving and diverse ecosystem. Within 30 years, the new species has eliminated all of its competition, transformed the area's industry and realigned its social structure. more >>>
Audio•Files
Metro State is home to a prestigious music program loaded with dozens of talented musicians. They come from various musical backgrounds; some play in hip-hop bands, others are in punk rock groups and some even jam in reggae outfits. Despite their differences, Auraria Campus student musicians have one thing in common: a love for jazz. more >>>
Mix two cups of old-school punk rock, a handful of circus, and a heaping spoonful of Stanley Kubrick. Bake in pre-heated oven and by Oct. 11 The Adicts will be ready to devour. more >>>
Dredg is a band that isn't afraid to pay tribute to their love of powdered poultry.
"(The name means) to move the earth with machinery, to move scum from the bottom of the river, to keep water flowing, or to powder chicken," singer/guitarist Gavin Hayes said. more >>>
Sonny Rollins
Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert
(Milesone, 2005)
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene
(Arts and Crafts, 2005)
Ok Go
Oh No
(Capitol Records)
The Black Maria
Lead Us To Reason
(Victory, 2005)
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Sports
Metro sweeps opponents
Metro outside hitter Jaclyn Spooner celebrates the Roadrunners' opening-match win in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference volleyball game against Fort Lewis College on Sept. 30 at the Auraria Event Center. The 'Runners swept the Skyhawks 30-17, 30-26 and 30-22.
With momentum on their side, the Metro women's volleyball team swept both Adams State College and Fort Lewis College 3-0 on consecutive nights to prove that the team is slowly becoming an elite powerhouse in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. more >>>
The Metro men's soccer team showed their mettle this weekend by winning three games at home in five days. They now have a season-high five straight victories. more >>>
The Roadrunners cross country team competed against some of the nation's top teams in the University of Colorado Rocky Mountain Shootout Saturday, Oct. 1. The Metro women finished seventh, while the men came in 10th. more >>>
The Elbaum family knows a thing or two about soccer. Ask any of the five Elbaum men when they started playing, and you will get the same answer: from 3- to 4-years-old and on. In other words, from about the time they could run. more >>>
Every day it's the same old story. Wake up, get ready for school, get my coffee and go to class.
Sitting there at my desk, I feel like every other student, listening to my I-pod, text messaging my best friend and patiently waiting for my professor to walk in. more >>>
Metro's Glorious 'B's crush Adams State in 65-17 rout
Metro Rugby Football Club (RFC) conquered visiting Adams State College 65-17 to secure its fifth win in Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union play. more >>>
The Metro women's soccer team scored six goals in the second half to defeat No. 21 Texas A&M Commerce, 7-1 in non-conference action Friday afternoon at Auraria Field.
The Lions accomplished something no other team has done this season. When Jessica Pierce headed in a goal in the ninth minute of the game, it marked the first time the Roadrunners had trailed in a game all season. It would not last long. more >>>
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