Volume 28, Issue 09, October 20, 2005
Making a splash
Photo by Adrain DiUbaldo adiubald@mscd.edu
Metro swimmer Casey Story does the breast stroke at the preseason Metro versus Metro swim meet on Oct. 15 at the Auraria Event Center pool. The Metro swimming and diving season will begin on Oct. 21 at the Colorado State Early Bird Invitational in Fort Collins.
Chair contradicts bylaws
SGA election official gives conflicting advice to candidates
By Matt Quane
mquane@mscd.edu
A Metro student interested in being a write-in alternative for Student Government Assembly president was told by Election Commission chair Richard Boettner that he would be allowed to use e-mail, word-of-mouth and handbills to promote himself before the election-a direct violation of the election laws written by Boettner himself.
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Beauty and the business beast
By Erin Williams
ewilli47@mscd.edu
With several tattoos covering her arms, ears and upper body, Jenelise Pulliam, 30, doesn't look like the next face of a new beauty campaign for women in Denver.
But she is.
Opening her own beauty salon, Salon Instrukt, she hopes to clean the idea of women's beauty issues one shampoo and haircut at a time. more >>>
Metro's C&D showdown
By Brad Riggin
rigginb@mscd.edu
Colorado is poised to be the first state in the nation to lose its public system of higher education if voters do not act now, according to Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff.
State Rep. Romanoff, D-Denver, and State Sen. Shawn Mitchell, R-Broomfield, squared off during the second debate on campus over Referendums C and D, Oct. 17 in the Tivoli Turnhalle. more >>>
New policy 'brew'haha
Campus policy bans alcohol during events
By Boyd Fletcher
fletchar@mscd.edu
Student organizations fear recent changes in the official function policy at Metro may have unintended effects.
The new policy defines an official function as an event for official business purposes sponsored by Metro personnel that includes food and/or alcohol of any kind, and states that all official events must have pre-approval of the appropriate executive such as the college dean, vice-president or president. more >>>
Meet your candidates
By Matt Quane
mquane@mscd.edu
Members of The Metropolitan staff sat down Oct. 14 with Student Government Assembly special election presidential candidates Inayet Hadi and Aaron "Jack" Wylie to discuss their hopes and intentions for the upcoming campaign.
Both Hadi and Wylie said they want to build relationships between the SGA and the Metro student body and fault the current SGA for not doing enough to foster an open environment. more >>>
Questions basis of religion
Sean G. Donovan sdonova3@mscd.edu
In the past week I have been opening my e-mail anxiously seeking responses to a column I wrote a few weeks back about what you would ask God if you had the chance. Day after day I opened up MetroConnect, clicked on my e-mail icon, and was time and again disappointed in seeing an empty box before me. more >>>
Ethics not a matter of religion
CRYSTAL VALES cvales@mscd.edu
I am a sinner.
What is it about this proposition that is so powerful? It is certainly one of the most prolific phrases within the context of our Judeo-Christian derivative culture.
I watched a television show that was sponsored as an infomercial late night on Sunday on the Fox network called The Van-Impe report. more >>>
Chocolate, like love, never fails
NIC GARCIA ngarci20@mscd.edu
With all of this change going on in the world, I had to wonder if my favorite Christian group on campus, Christian Challenge, had changed their view on homosexuality.
So I took a moment to stop by and converse with three wise men, who, every Tuesday and Wednesday, set up shop in the food court of the Tivoli to talk up Christ. more >>>
OUR OPINION
WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND FLAWED ALL OVER?
Richard Boettner, election commission chair, has given the green light to a student who has expressed interest in being a write-in candidate, to campaign using quarter-page hand-bills, e-mail and word-of-mouth, which directly violates the bylaws Boettner wrote. more >>>
EYESIGHT
By Leah Bluntschli
bluntsch@mscd.edu
Dizzy
My little sister's boyfriend, Troy Cobb, twirled my 4-year-old niece around and around in the air, holding her in his arms, stopping when they were both dizzy and starting again and again at her shrill, ecstatic, and seemingly never-ending request for "More spinning!" more >>>
Voucher debate drawn at aisle
JOHN KUEBLER jkuebler@mscd.edu
I was happy to receive, by email last week, the first written response my column has provoked-from one of Metro's trustees, no less. The trustee, Alex Cranberg, also sits on the board of directors for the Alliance for School Choice, an Arizona-based organization that promotes school voucher initiatives. more >>>
C&D needed for our future
ZOË WILLIAMS williamz@mscd.edu
In a decade not so long ago, a decade commonly known as "The '90s," the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights was imposed in the state of Colorado. This constitutional amendment restricted state funding and government expansion.
This seemingly good gesture ended up being the arch-nemesis of public higher education. Major cutbacks were initiated. In the years 2001 through 2005 alone, state spending on higher education decreased a suffocating 21.3 percent. Now, as our class sizes swell, schools have not been able to hire enough full-time professors to accommodate. As schools struggle to earn money, corporations of all faces lurk in the shadows ready to pounce on any opportunity to slap their logos on diplomas and send their CEOs to the president's office. more >>>
THEIR OPINION
By Rebecca V. Ferrell
Referendums C&D wise investment for Colorado's future
At the moment, Colorado is caught in a struggle between those who want to shrink state government to a size convenient for bathtub drowning, and those who believe that state government creates a commonwealth for the common good.
Referendum C is the heart of this debate. Some opponents truly believe government should be downsized until it can no longer provide vital services. Major contributors to the opposition campaign are wealthy non-residents of Colorado, who want to see what happens when a state goes bankrupt. I'll make a prediction: if Colorado can't provide services to support our economy, our economy will spiral downward. Services we take for granted will disappear or require fees to be paid. College tuition will rise dramatically, even as quality suffers. If the state can't afford roads, they can be privatized into tollways. Anyone who wants to operate toll roads, buy state buildings cheap, or land a contract for privatizing state services, wants to see Referendum C fail. more >>>
Capitol Hill's haunts
Local historian delves into the scary side of the city on guided tour
By Joe Nguyen
nguyejos@mscd.edu
There are spooky secrets haunting many of the buildings around Capitol Hill.
"All My Sons"
by Arthur Miller
directed by Bruce Sevy
The Denver Center's current production of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" represents a bold step forward for the company even as it echoes some of the most poignant and resonant elements from last year's season.
The themes of an individual's struggle with social responsibility and self-deception that marked Miller's most well known dramas ("Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible") find a stirring origin in "All My Sons," the playwright's first commercial success. more >>>
Transmission getting weaker, weaker, weaker
Disappear with The Slow Signal Fade
By Cory Casciato
casciato@mscd.edu
The inevitable decay: existence winds down to nothing, energy is diffused into the formless void. Life is the doomed struggle against entropy and the signature sound of that futile struggle is the digital delay, the first initial surge of sound followed by a slow signal fade. more >>>
Emo on steroids is the new Criteria
By Cassie Hood
hoodc@mscd.edu
It would be easy to dismiss Criteria as another typical emo band. After all, two of the band members are victims of the indie fad that puts men into tight pants designed for women. However, front man Stephen Pedersen sincerely promises, "We will do everything in our power to rock you." A clich‚d way of asking people to come to their show, but their sincerity makes them hard to ignore. more >>>
spotlight! old and new bluegrass, together at last
By Adam Goldstein
goldstea@mscd.edu
Adrienne Young's new album, The Art of Virtue fuses an old-time sound with a revolutionary fervor, taking contextual cues from Benjamin Franklin and the Grateful Dead along the way.
A seventh generation Floridian, Young's music teams with agricultural and organic tones, both in its lyrics and its instrumentation. Her clear banjo lines and crystalline voice recall the best elements of American folk music. The album is evocative and earthy, with harmonies and melodies that could have easily sounded from some anonymous Kentucky mountain cabin a hundred years ago. more >>>
'Runners split ice with KU
Metro club hockey 1-1 in weekend series against Jayhawks
By Shaun Cook
scook43@mscd.edu
Saturday night, Metro men's hockey met the University of Kansas for the second time in as many nights. The Roadrunners lost to KU 8-7 in American Collegiate Hockey Association play.
Metro was coming off a three-game win streak dating back to a sweep of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a 5-4 victory over the Jayhawks on Friday night. more >>>
Metro soccer stays strong
Women still No. 1
By Jeremy Johnson
jjohn308@mscd.edu
The Metro women's soccer team survived a second-half rally by Adams State College for a 3-2 victory Friday at Alamosa. Paired with a 4-0 divisional win over New Mexico Highlands, the Roadrunners improved to 9-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
The 'Runners, who have been ranked No. 1 in the nation since preseason, improved to 15-0 overall and haven't lost in 39 consecutive games.
Team captain and senior forward Amy Leichliter scored the first goal for Metro in the 24th minute by guiding home a free kick assist from junior midfielder Kira Sharp. Six minutes later, freshman forward Anne Ormrod scored her 12th goal of the season on a Leichliter assist and the Roadrunners maintained the 2-0 lead through halftime.
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Golden Heartbreaker
Metro falls to Mines 3-2 in overtime, recovers quickly to beat Cougars 4-0
By Matt Gunn
gunnma@mscd.edu
The Roadrunner men's soccer team split a pair of conference games last weekend, losing 3-2 to Colorado School of Mines then beating Colorado Christian University 4-0, bringing their record to 11-4-1 on the season.
It took a double overtime to decide the outcome of the game between Metro and No. 15 Colorado School of Mines. The Orediggers prevailed, beating the 'Runners with an unassisted goal from Rafael Ribiero in the 105th minute of play.
"Obviously, coming out on the short end of the Mines game was disappointing," head coach Ken Parsons said, "but we feel that we played well enough in that game to win." more >>>
'Runners against 'Runners in preseason exhibition meet
Swim team, new head coach get ready for 2005 season with annual event
By Jennifer Hankins
jhankin4@mscd.edu
This weekend, the swimming and diving team was back in the water for its preseason, Metro vs. Metro meet.
The intra-squad Red/Blue meet gave the team an early assessment of its overall strength and areas that need more work. more >>>
Volleyball blasts foes
By Jenna Woodman
jwoodma5@mscd.edu
Back on their home turf after a pair of road wins, the Metro women's volleyball team didn't need to adjust anything.
The Roadrunners swept both Western State College and Mesa State College of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference West Division 3-0.
After the successful weekend, Metro improved to 14-6 overall and 10-3 in conference play, and moved into second place in the RMAC East Division. more >>>
Fantasy football not just for flakes
My attempts at being a hipster have always been dashed in one way or another by my natural tendencies toward nerdiness.
I got a job at The Metropolitan and, after meeting the mishmash of pop-cultish supergeeks and the liberally educated who make up the student staff, I thought to myself "this is home." I was enjoying a day of networking on myspace.com, quoting "The Simpsons," and making fun of cable television when I broached the subject of fantasy football with my editor, Matt. more >>>