Photo by William Moore moorwill@mscd.edu
Metro professor A. J. Alejano-Steele gets a hug from Metro senior and Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Student Services office employee Christopher Anders Minter after receiving the 2005 Ally of the Year Award for faculty Oct. 5 at St. Cajetan's Cathedral during the annual Gay Tea. The Tea kicked off GLBT Awareness Month.
News
Opponents say schools should cut spending
Colorado voters will decide the availability and quality of higher education in the state when they cast their votes for Referendums C and D this November, according to several higher education officials. more >>>
The Metro Student Government Assembly has officially supported a "yes" vote on Referendums C and D.
"As the duly elected representatives of the (Metro) student body, (we) have no higher calling than to ensure the welfare of its constituency," the SGA said in a news release. more >>>
Metro's Student Government Assembly will pay $3,000 for outside help with its new policy manual.
Former Metro Student Trustees Harris Singer and Stephen Hay, as well as Metro student and Laptop Lease Coordinator Robert Haight, were hired to write the document, which will outline the objectives, policies, ethics, responsibilities and procedures of this year's SGA. more >>>
As an ongoing part of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Awareness Month, the GLBT Student Services organized Auraria's celebration of National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11.more >>>
Freshmen living outside 50-mile radius affected
Starting next fall, UCD will be the first school on the Auraria Campus to require incoming freshman to live on campus.
The requirement will coincide with the completion of the Campus Village at Auraria apartments, located just west of campus on the former site of Atlas Metals, which is a project of the University of Colorado Real Estate Foundation. more >>>
The Metro Board of Trustees discussed the transition to a residential school and how the college would prepare at its meeting Oct. 5.
"This is a serious road we're going down, but it's coming whether we're ready or not," said Karen Raforth, Metro interim vice president for Student Services. more >>>
Students, faculty and staff members joined the Auraria Campus police department on a safety evaluation walk around campus the night of Oct. 6.
Auraria Police Chief Heather Coogan organized the walk, which was the first of what planners hope to be an annual Safe Campus Night. more >>>
We play with myths as a way to romanticize the past and scare ourselves from the dark corners of our closets, said professor Joseph L. Graves Jr., who spoke to a crowd in the Tivoli Turnhalle Oct. 6.
He said we perpetuate a separatist racist environment where instead of using fact, science, and logic to explain our oneness, we use paranoia and unfortunately, the media, to continue these myths. more >>>
insight
Although it may seem like an epidemic that has cropped up recently, self-injuring behavior-or SIB-has been going on for hundreds of years and occurs in many different social realms. more >>>
In Colorado they say, "if you don't like the weather, wait 15 minutes."
This claim was proved true once again this weekend. Saturday was perfection. The sun was shining. A cool autumn breeze brushed against my skin. The leaves in the trees swayed back and forth as the colors began to transform from a youthful green to a mature orange. more >>>
This week, Iraqis will be gathered at the polls to vote on a draft of a constitution for their country as it wavers on the edge of civil war. There, in the opening lines of the shaking foundation of Iraq's future, the truth of the Iraqi Constitution is revealed. more >>>
Woman created in man's image
I have always been fascinated with history, especially in regard to what was considered trendy and fashionable and the ever-changing notion of what constitutes beauty. more >>>
Goodnight, Mama
Francine Yvonne Barnum 1939-2005
If you have been reading my Eyesight columns for the past few weeks, you are aware that my mother is ill. Today, she is in hospice care, and I am on my way to take care of her, to sit with her, to make sure that she is not alone at this one time at the end of her life. I may be there for a couple days, maybe only a couple hours.
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According to Amazon.com, there are 68,000 books written on the subject of love. By contrast, there are 20,000 books written on the subject of math. more >>>
By Mary Robertson, Erika Church, Misty Conrad, Natasha Lamoreux
Justice for All not appropriate for campus
When we read Dr. Jordan's letter to the student body (via MetroConnect e-mail Sept. 28) about dialogue, we were surprised to see that he felt it appropriate to consider the Justice for All event on par with the events on racism and gay rights. The JFA exhibit is a far cry from a dialogue on abortion conducted "in a safe and open environment," and we propose to the administration that this event constitutes harassment and, in particular, harassment of women. more >>>
By Tom Angell
As college students around the country prepare for midterms, thousands of their would-be classmates don't have anything to study for because of a federal law that strips financial aid from people with drug convictions.
I have read the article in the Oct. 6 issue of The Metropolitan about campus parking with great interest. I can live with the fact that Parking is AHEC's sole fiefdom. I can live with the fact that as an adjunct, a large part of my salary goes back into the AHEC coffers. However, I am very curious about the service my money pays for. more >>>
metrospective
Metro's
student production of Sondheim classic poses questions even as it entertains
Metro's newest student production not only entertains, but also challenges its audience with social issues and psychological quandaries. more >>>
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
Popular comic brings unique brand of humor to Denver audience
Dane Cook has taken observational comedy a step further from its humble, "did you ever notice" origins.
Observational comedy is a style where stand-up comedians make quirky remarks about things that occur in everyday life. During the 1990s, Jerry Seinfeld popularized this brand of humor and ushered in a new era of the art form. Many have tried to imitate this style, but few have gone on to achieve success. more >>>
'Assembly' line
Santa Fe gallery features local artists, innovative techniques and free PBR
Loud music echoes along the walls as a few onlookers mill around the room holding cold Pabst Blue Ribbons. No, this isn't another college party; it's an art opening at The Assembly. more >>>
Audio-file
The Exit puts its message before money
Looking for a way outside the norm? Then head for The Exit, an eclectic New York band that strives to execute the unexpected. more >>>
Is a DJ just someone who plays records? Or is it possible they create something new, something greater than the sum of its parts? Richie Hawtin, also known as Plastikman, is one of the world's premier DJs and his work certainly falls into the latter category. more >>>
Met Radio seeks listeners, DJs
Justice Jackson is the man who brought hip-hop icon Kanye West and the group Young Gunz to Metro to meet students. So why aren't more people listening? more >>>
For more than 20 years, KMFDM has honed a sound that relies on pounding guitars laced with growling synths, hard drumbeats and aggressive lyrics. Critics might accuse them of relying on formula, but founder Sascha Konietzko isn't concerned. more >>>
sports
Roadrunners earn pair of shutouts in non-conference Texas two-step
The Metro women's soccer team took a pair of close wins this weekend in a road trip through Texas. The Roadrunners won both non-conference games by final scores of 1-0, maintaining the top seed in NCAA Division II and improving to 13-0-0 on the season. more >>>
Teams limited only by willing players
Metro doesn't play football, but that doesn't mean it can't have a team.
Though the Roadrunners are limited to only nine varsity teams, there is no restriction on the number of club teams on the Auraria Campus. more >>>
Mountain Lions, Cowgirls and Thunderwolves, oh my
The Metro women's volleyball team went 2-1 in last week's road trip, falling to the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs 0-3, before regaining composure to beat New Mexico Highlands University and Colorado State University-Pueblo in consecutive five-game matches. more >>>
The Metro men's soccer team went on a Texas road trip over the weekend to play three games in four days. The team lost one, tied one and won one during the trip and clung on to their No. 18 national ranking.
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