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Campus soup line symbolizes homeless plight Mark Hamstra Reporter

On the day after Denver's first snowfall, hot soup eased the chill of the icy breeze that swept through campus Wednesday, Nov. 16. That same cold breeze would drive Denver's homeless to shelters and soup lines of their own as the day progressed.

"It takes people who care. It takes people who get involved," she said.

Some of the passers-by sampled the soup, which was donated by Food Services, others gave money, a few dropped off winter coats for the SHARE program.

she told the crowd. "Let's get smorgasbords, where people can help themselves. We're not handicapped."

, The soup line, in front of the Student Center, was

Jeanne Downs, a former MSC student who directs Capitol Hill Community Services, chatted with students who stopped by the soup line. She said the soup lines at the shelters don't give the homeless what they really need -pride in themselves and the ability to choose.

King, the director of the Golden Brick Road Shelter in Denver, made national headlines in August when she and 12 homeless mothers occupied a vacant Housing and Urban Development-owned home in Northeast Denver. King was arrested for trespassing and will stand trial Nov. 29 for the incident.

·.,.., organized by Auraria Interfaith and other campus groups to generate student awareness and involvement in helping the homeless. It also marked the start of the SHARE (Share Hope and Renew Everyone) program to collect food, money and clothing for distribution by local charities.

"I had never been in jail in my life," she said. "I just cried and cried and cried."

Homeless activist Dorothy King spoke to the crowd of ' L. about 30 students about her efforts to help the homeless.

"When people are poor, they take what charities give them," she said. "Nobody's going to be able to find a job if they don't have self-respect."

She said her organization offers sit-down meals for the homeless, where they get waited on, as an effort to help them gain that self-respect.

She told the crowd that there are two types of homeless women: those who have fled abusive homes and those who cannot find affordable housing. She also said she was among the former group when she decided to get involved with helping homeless women.

"Homelessness is apartheid in America," she said, talking about the separation people place between themselves and the homeless.

King agreed that soup lines can be demeaning. "I've got a problem with people lining up in soup lines,"

"We've got to break this cycle of going from shelter to shelter," she said. "Donations are fine. Canned goods are fine. What we need is moral support. We need love." o

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Future elderly may outpace resources Susan Morgan community leaders together to talk about Reporter issues facing higher education.

The growing percentage of people 65 or .;,. The elderly of the year 2050, all 67 mil- older in the United States could create eco-

lion of them, may strain national health care nomic and health care problems as all citi-funding and resources if the problem isn't zens compete for limited funding and addressed now. resources, according to panel members.

"We are undergoing a demographic revo- "This could be a serious problem," Fried-lution that is unique in human history," said sam said. ''The aged are already made

-~ Dr. Hiram Friedsam, at the Provost's Round scapegoats for the federal budget problems. Table discussion Nov. 9. Friedsam, keynote We must not let ourselves get into the posi-speaker at the talk, is the founder of the tion of letting the elderly compete with Center for Studies in Aging at the University children." of Northern Texas. Friedsam told more than 80 people in the

Provost discussions, which take place Student Center that in the near future Amer-

Social Security benefits as well as a rise in the deductible for Medicare.

"We have the potential for an economy to deal with the problem," Friedsam said . "Whether we have the judgement is another story. We have not even begun to think about the true problems of long-term health care, because we keep trying to dodge the short term."

Stormy Rottman, the 70-year-old ex­Channel 9 weatherman and host of Senior Showcase on Channel 6, also participated in the discussion and said he was frightened by future problems facing the elderly in America.

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Club Funding hypocritical with rulings Chad Morris Government Editor

Once again, student government seems to have outdone themselves in silliness. They never fail to disappoint me. You see, the way things stand right now in the rule books, members of campus clubs who are seniors cannot take club-related trips using student funds.

The twisted reasoning behind this is that said students would not be around long enough to pass on any knowledge they gained from the trip. Another reason might be that student government wouldn't see a financial return from these folks. After all,

these trips are funded by student fees and seniors wouldn't be paying anymore.

The rule was amended a couple of months after its official inception, but only to include student government executives. In other words, executives such as the president and vice president can take trips to seminars and conferences, but club executives cannot.

It's this aspect of the rule that has Brad Trullinger, president of Delta Phi Omega, the criminal justice fraternity, a bit steamed

He and the rest of the club feel the rule is discriminatory against seniors. As far as he's concerned, there's no reason why a senior would have less chance of passing on infor­mation to fellow club members than anyone else.

Trullinger and company took their con­cerns to the Club Funding Committee, in chargeofallocatingfunds, Wednesday, Nov. 9. Trullinger said they were met with hostility over the issue and felt the committee was uninterested in helping them.

However. CFC Chairman Steve Bowen

disagreed, saying he felt the meeting was a productive one and that steps were being taken to change the wording of the rule.

~ntially, these steps consist of presenting the reworded rule to the Student Senate Wednesday, Nov. 16. If they approve it then, all will be quiet on the Auraria front. If they don't, student government will appear to favor their own brand of discrimination.

But Bowen had problems with the method Delta Phi Omega used to raise the issue at the CFC. They took the problem first to Vice President of Student Affairs Karen Thorpe, then worked their way down to the funding committee.

"You don't start at the top and work your way down," Bowen said. "You start at the bottom and work your way up."

Additionally, he favors the rule. He said many students in clubs tried to become pres­ident or vice president solely because they were the ones who usually took trips. They wanted the positions to travel, and usually there were better qualified people for the

job, he said. As things originally stood, he said, the rule

was an unwritten one. When club members approached the committee for funding, they were asked about their class status. If the member was a senior, he was then asked if >­he would be around long enough to pass information onto other students. If members weren't, the committee asked them to find someone else to go.

It was at the urging of many clubs that the rule was made official, Bowen srud. .

Trullinger said Delta Phi Omega will take -r the issue to the Student Senate on Wednes­day, Nov. 16. If they uphold the rule, either by not approving the wording change or by turning down Delta Phi Omega's complaint, the fraternity will take it to the Student Judi­cial Board, which has final word on student :.,. government disputes.

If student government is as smart as they would have us believe, they will simply approve this and avoid looking even sillier. o

Elderly--trompg.1-----------------------------"All of you have scared the hell out of me

just now," Rottman said. "I've had my eyes opened." .

The Institute for Gerontology has been created at MSC to study these problems and work with the community and various aca­demic departments to begin training people to work with the elderly.

"We are all involved regardless of age, and if we aren't involved it's going to hit us," Friedsam said. "The best thing to do is get involved and get on top of it."

Dr. Eugene Dawson Jr., director of the I-year-old institute, wants to provide educa­tion and training for professionals who already are working with the elderly in the

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community. He also will try to stimulate on-going

programs within academic departments such as psychology, biology, recreation, human services a.nd nursing. Dawson said that even the business school, which has had seminars on tax advice for the elderly, is involved in the program.

"It isn't a matter of preparing people for gerontology," Friedsam said. "There is vir­tually no profession that will not be affected by the aged"

MSC president Thomas Brewer, a member of the American Association of Retired Per­sons and host for the discussion, said MSC is committed to the new program. o

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.CMSC faculty wants voice in Auraria's future Richard Sclbelll input. . . pleted by Nov. 23, is broken down into any~ne ~ith this whole th~g in the air. No Reporter . Dr. Stephen Benson, chairman of the phi- several issues including governing prefer- one is gomg to leave a good JOb to come here

losophy department, said he believes that a ence (merger or a single governing board) in the face of such uncertainty." MSC faculty are concerned that the pro­

posed "super university" is inevitable, des­· ~· pite their concerns, according to Liz Friot,

· president of the Faculty Senate. "At this point, I don't think the faculty

opinion is one of the primary concerns of the Colorado Commission on Higher Educa­tion," Friot said.

..,; Friot, speaking at a Faculty Senate meet­ing Wednesday, Nov. 9, answered instruc­tor's questions about the future of the Aura­ria Campus. Auraria's management situation is being scrutinized by the CCHE, based on a report that outlines possible changes. Friot said that, judging from faculty questions, she

•got the impression teachers feel no matter what their concerns are, the CCHE is going to decide Auraria's fate without faculty

merger eventually will occur. Benson said and concerns associated with a merger (tenure, Friot said she believes Metro can deterio-that if the CCHE decides to have Metro salaries,seniority,promotions,roleandmis- rateinfourorfiveyearsifitcannothiregood govern the campus, it will only be used as a sions, research mission and curriculum.) people. The other concern, she said, regarded stepping stone to an eventual merger of the Results of the poll will be presented to the faculty tenure. three institutions. CCHE Dec. 1. · Dr. Charles Allbee, MSC English profes-

"[Metro governance] buys more time - sor, said that CU-Denver professors with makes it a viable process," he said. "It's a 'In three or four years we may get a less "system tenure," tenure applying to all CU matterof if you want to wait five years or lO. attractive merger than now.' campuses, would retain their tenure in the

"In three or four years, we may get a less -Stephen Benson wake of a new university. He added, how-attractive merger than now," he said. Hen- ever, MSC professors do not have that type son said he believes there is a possibility that According to Frank Armillo, senior aca- of system tenure and therefore are restricted if a merger is delayed, the new university demic officer for CCHE, the results of the to the MSC campus. could end up with CU's Board of Regents as "One way to avoid this [loss of tenure] is a survey will be an "important consideration" its governing body- an idea the majority of in deciding what will be presented to the declaration stating that all MSC faculty who faculty do not support. have tenure will retain it at the new univer-legislature.

Friot has issued a survey to faculty asking Friot outlined her views at the meeting. sity," he said. o their opinions on possible options for Aura- "My biggest concerns are two-fold," Friot ria's governance. The survey,. to be com- said. "It is going to be very difficult to hire

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Some students wer orized, mouths slightly' open, as the tchetl the' exotic Japanese on stage. Angel Bonueloo and Michael Sisneros from North High Sq?ool both said they found this .. coot'; ·

"It's really iJ:l~ting. It's nice to pieet people ffQm otller countries," .said Sisn~os. Bonuelos added," And it helps you to }(lam geograpP.y." > · ,i;t; .;;:;•· *' < Prof~r Jun Wolf~ oneli'of the co­

directors · of International Affairs, said·· he Jspoke tci:students abo~liSingappre. ·

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pent, feltistrongl,y about this sernmar•·,1~jl! · ·· "Most people don't care," he said. "Most ~e just Jn,ter~ in h9w to m;Ute mpn,ey, ~ot 11botit fureign relations!' · ·•·•·· o

Smokeout Da_y Nov. 17 Chad Morris Government Editor

With the elimination of cigarette sales on. campus, smokers will be urged to go one step further Thursday, Nov. 17.

That's the date selected by the American Cancer Society as the Great American Smokeout, a nationwide campaign to help smokers quit.

The Campus-Wide Health Issues Com­mittee will have information tables set up in the North and West classrooms from IO a.m. to 2 p.m. to distribute information on the hazards of smoking.

However, their efforts will not be directed only at smokers but at non- or ex-smokers as well.

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These students may participate in the Adopt-a-Smoker program, in which a non­smoker helps a smoker quit for the day.

The program encourages non-smokers to do everything from hiding ashtrays to send­ing flowers after their adopted smoker has made it through the day. The Cancer Society suggests the effort be serious but treated with levity. Don't nag or threaten, they say, but be supportive and understanding.

In addition, smokers can test their lung capacities at the information tables. Volun­teers will supply pamphlets on the various effects of smoking, including risks specific to women smokers.

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Football benefits tots John Gegner Sports Editor

You can't get a ticket to the Toy Bowl at Ticket Master or even at the gate. And the game isn't a sellout.

To gain admittance to the Nov. 19 con­test, pitting the Colorado Football Confer­ence All-Stars against league champion Air Force Academy Prep, each fan must present a toy instead of a ticket. The unique admis­sion requirement for the first Toy Bowl is the brainchild of Metro State Football Club. coach T.J. Cole and the conference board. All toys collected at the gate will be donated to Toys for Tots.

Cole, a law student at University of Denver and former Colorado College foot­ball player, was named coach of the Metro team two seasons ago and helped form the eight-team Colorado Football Conference last spring. Cole's Metro State Roadrunners finished third in the conference with a 7-5 record this fall and placed 12 players on the All-Stars' squad.

Although the club gets some funding from the Club Funding Committee, it is basically a self-help organization. For the first two seasons, each player on the team has con­tributed $50 to help cover the cost of uni­forms, equipment, insurance and other

expenses. Season ticket sales, fund raising and business sponsorship have helped raise additional money.

"Anywhere we could hustle a buck to keep things going, that's what we were doing," Cole said.

The conference, comprised of five col­lege and three semi-pro teams, is unusual in that each team has to go out and fund its own survival. Because of this uniqueness, Cole and the league decided to have a spe­cial conclusion to the season.

"Why don't we give something back to the same community that's helping us sur­vive?" Cole said to the board.

Thus, the idea of the Toy Bowl was born. Giving is nothing new for the Metro State

Football Club. The club has already set up two ongoing $1,000 scholarships for single mothers at MSC. The Edward T. Cole Memorial Scholarship, named for the late father of the club's coach, began this fall.

In an era of million-dollar contracts and professional sports' greed, Cole and the Roadrunnners' team offer a refreshing dif­ference. They not only pay to play, but they give something back.

Kickoff for Saturday's Toy Bowl is at 2 p.m. at Littleton High School Stadium located four blocks east of Broadway on East Littleton Boulevard. Bring a toy and enjoy the action.. o

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Mentally ill offered self-help ..,.

Mark Hamstra Reporter

Just a short walk from campus, on the other side of Brooks Brothers, The Tabor Center and the crowds of shoppers on the mall. a rag-tag group began to gather on the sidewalks outside the Denver Rescue Mis­sion.

Some had dirtv blankets tied up with pieces of rope. Several had nothing but tired, hungry faces and ill-fitting clothes on their backs.

They all needed a place to sleep and a hot meal. but a fe\\ had other needs: chloro­promazine, reserpine, lithium carbonate, counseling and other treatments for chronic mental illness.

That's where Citywide Casemanagement steps in.

An organization founded to help the Denver-area homeless who have chronic mental illnesses, Citywide and its case man­agers provide a liaison between these people and the mental health services they need.

"We're guiding them through the system, getting them a viable way to live," said The­rese Tovrea, an MSC student who works for Citywide.

"Long-term, we're doing the population good," she said. "We're teaching them how to fish instead of giving them fish."

Citywide seeks out the mentally ill in the missions, the emergency rooms, the jails and on the streets. Many have stopped taking the medications they've been prescribed, or have been missing counseling appointments, according to Don Moseley, a team leader at Citywide.

Citywide also helps its clients get food and housing, and tries to ensure that they con­tinue their treatments once they get started.

"A big goal is to try to keep clients out of -hospitals and out of the jails," Moseley said.

The most common reason they end up in jail, Tovrea said, "is the 'e and r' [eat and run]. They get a meal and hit the door."

Tovrea, a human services major who started at Citywide through a practicum · .. class, helps these people stay out of jail and off the streets by hooking them up with affordable housing through Housing and _ Urban Development. She provides a link between clients, their landlords and the paperwork most clients are unfamiliar with. -..

"I just met with someone yesterday who was on the streets for 20 years," she said, obviously moved by this man's plight. "He had no sense of belonging at all."

Although Moseley said that working with mentally ill homeless can be dangerous, Tovrea said she doesn't feel afraid.

"I find the general population at large is more dangerous than CMis [chronic mental illness patients]," she said.

Tovrea works about 20 hours per week for Citywide. She usually puts in two I 0-hour days and travels as many as 60 miles to ~­visit clients.

"It's the most stressful thing I've been through, and the most rewarding," she said. "I don't think you can hang in that kind of work if it's just a job."

Moseley said that all 14 case managers on ' the staff, each of whom handle about 21 clients, receive extensive training on work­ing with the mentally ill.

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Auraria Public Safety; · Just the facts, ma'am

Officer Robert Barela scopes out the night shift. Photo by Om Beach

Laurence C. Washington Reporter

This is the campus, Auraria - Denver, Colorado. Every week 35,000 people come here to learn, labor and teach. Most seek to better their lives - legally.

Some don't. That's where Public Safety comes in. They work here. They carry

,;_ badges. They are, in fact, the law when patrolling

campus parking lots and grounds, the library

in these lots usually let the crooks see us before we can see them. But we have ways of outsmarting them."

A technique that seems to work for one­year Public Safety veteran Robert Barela is sitting in his lights-out cruiser with a pair of binoculars. This passive search technique has foiled many break-in attempts.

"It's a lot like fishing," Barela said. "Sooner or later, one will swim by."

He suggests that many crimes could be prevented if people would just start noticing

'It's a lot llke fishing. Sooner or later, one wlll swim by.'

and the book store. But officers prefer to be thought of as helpful.

Bill Bowles begins his tour by getting a , radio check and calling in his car's mileage.

Bowles was a sheriff in Florida for eight years before coming to Auraria. He heads first for the parking lots. In the lots, he checks the asphalt for glass, possible evi­dence of an auto break-in.

"We would like students to inform us when they see suspicious looking people hanging around the parking lots," Bowles said, his eyes scanning from left to right across the windshield. "If we get a report, we can direct patrols in that area."

Bowles talked about police service in neighboring communities and similar work done on campus by Public Safety officers. He was quick to add, however, that Public Safety officers also help people who have been locked out of their cars and those whose vehicles need a jump-start.

"Ask the Denver Police to do that," he said, as he wheeled his cruiser back onto the street. He pulled up in front of the South Classroom and continued his patrol on foot.

Stalking the halls, he carefully checked for anyone in ~ion of campus prop­erty. Bathrooms are a favorite location for

'- thieves to examine their just-stolen goods, he said. After making his way through the building, he finally moved outdoors to check the bike racks. Back in his car, Bowles headed for yet another parking lot.

"I'll admit," he said, "the overhead lights

-officer Robert Barela, on car thieves

things around them. "Do simple things," he said, "like check­

ing the rear view mirror before getting out of the car."

Barela and other campus officers like to know when people are working on campus at odd or unusual hours. By knowing who is on campus at these times, the officers can keep an eye out for them and better serve those who may need their help.

There are 14 commissioned Public Safety officers serving an estimated campus popu­lation of 35,000. On an average shift, each officer drives and/ or walks an average of 20 miles.

"We cover a lot of miles," Barela said with a slow smile. "But it's just part of the job."

The unsung heroes of Public Safety, how­ever, are the dispatchers. Without them, the officers couldn't respond to emergencies. There are one part- and four full-time dis­patchers, who must keep a cool head when gathering information from distressed callers.

"We're the eyes and ears of the officers until they get on the scene," dispatcher Sharon Rose said. Dispatchers have access to the Colorado and National Crime Infor­mation Computer. They work eight-hour shifts that rotate every six months. every six months.

"Days are busy, then again some nights are busy," Rose said. "I feel good when we can help in an emergency." D

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Libel & Slander

Dave Plank Reporter

Want to join a club with no dues? No meetings? Want to join a club and do nothing at all?

Friends, do I have an organization for you.

I am proud to announce, here on the pages of The Metropolitan, the formation of a club that will meet the special needs of Auraria students.

The Auraria Apathy Club. "In apathy there is strength" is our credo.

Here's how it works. Once a week, if we feel like it, we'll all get together and not care about something as a group. It doesn't really matter what. We could not be concerned about politics one week and then act blase toward toxic waste the next. Campus issues, too. Who is the president of MSC this week? Who cares? What about this merger thing? I don't know. Ob, the fun we could have.

If you're really into it, don't even come to the meetings. You can show your support for this movement simply by not taking part.

See the brilliance of this plan? Sure you do. A lot of people have. When we first hit students with the idea, responses were over­whelmingly absent. A massive groundswell of support if ev~r there was one.

And how, you ask, will we fund this pro­ject? The same way we fund everything else no one cares about. Negative checkoff. Stu­dents will automatically support the club by not saying they don't want to. What a per­fect way to get money for an organization . that doesn't do anything. Even if you don't want to join (which in itself is a great reason to) you still can let your voice not be heard.

In fact, speaking of finances, this will probably be the most cost-effective organi­zation on campus. No need for office space, thank you, we wouldn't use it anyway. No expensive flyers or bulletins to print up, unless it's to let people know what we're not

· doing, and no paid positions except for a few high level members of the club's governing body, the Apathy Board and the Subcom­mittee on Nonconcern. The only other financial obligation would be the big end-of­year party, which shouldn't cost too much because attendance is likely to be low. The club promises to show a positive balance its first year, and in any event will certainly see less red ink than some organizations people do care about, like the athletic department.

So here we have it. The perfect student organization for Auraria. A bunch of people not doing anything, comfortable enough with themselves to not stand up and admit it. Funded by apathy, with apathy as its only goal. Truly a club for us.

Sounds like a microcosm of the whole campus, actually.

I like it. I know you do, too. I can hear you all out there, not cheering for it. o

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Editorial

MSC character lost in merger Once again, the unique qualities which have made Metro

a success are in jeopardy. This time, however, the damage could be permanent.

The staff of the Colorado Commission on Higher Educa­tion has decided, in light of all of Auraria's problems, that Metro and CU-Denver should merge and become a "super university." Supporting this idea are a few in student government, namely our Student Government President Bruce DeWitt and his sidekick, Chief of Staff Dan Becker.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the job of these .people was to protect the needs of students and to ensure they receive the education they paid for.

If this merger is approved, no longer would Metro cater to non-traditional students, no longer would Metro be one of the least expensive colleges in the nation, no longer would Metro give opportunities to students who would not nor­mally be able to attend college.

Wherever a university setting exists, admission standards are higher than they are at Metro. This "super university" would offer masters and doctorates, and thus would raise standards to attract students seeking those degrees. Even President Brewer has said he is worried that Metro would lose its open-door enrollment policies if the merger was approved. Therefore, students with GEDs, students who didn't do so well in high school or students who have not attended college for several years would no longer be wel­come here.

There's a good portion of our student body that would be eliminated by the merger, but apparently those who support it don't feel these people are valuable enough to keep.

Then of course, there's a raise in tuition. Most graduate courses are supported financially by tuition from under­graduate programs - that takes a lot of students and a lot of ·money. Since many students at MSC are working two jobs just so they can attend college and still eat once a week, even the slightest tuition increase would make it impossible for them to attend. And although Frank Armijo, senior aca­demic officer at the CCHE, assures Us there will be no tuition hike, such an increase would be inevitable if a quality graduate program were to exist.

So, yet another chunk of the student body has just been eliminated. Maybe those people aren't valuable to our col­lege either.

No one can deny that Auraria has some serious problems that need to be addressed. No one can deny that the people in support of this merger actually think they are promoting a good thing. What they've failed to understand is that there is an enormous number of students who will be hurt by this proposal.

No matter what action is taken to solve Auraria's prob­lems, some students will be hurt. But it is important to find a solution that doesn't eliminate Metro's unique students from the campus.

- Gabrielle Johnston News Editor

Confusion fault of 'average mind' Editor,

Susan Morgan, in her "weekly musing," asserts that if a book cannot be understood by her then it is worthless and worse - pretentious. Has it not occured to Ms. Morgan that it may not be the author's inability to com­municate, but ra_ther her inability to understand what causes the problem? Thankfully, the "average minds" that hissed at Stravinsky's "Rites of Spring" and scratched their heads over Gertrude Stein's "Three Lives" did not stop these great works of music and

fiction from attaining their immense stature. Since Ms. Morgan seems to be content to remain a mental slinky, drifting downward without any intellectual curiousity, then I suggest she continue to read mediocre material. I further suggest, however, that she bemuse only those subjects that she is familiar with (if indeed, such a topic would be worth writing about).

- Marc Young MSC student

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CCHE making mistake with merger Editor,

I am writing this letter regarding the Oct. 14, 1988, :f'. vote of the Auraria Higher Education Center Board to

rec.ommend Option 3 in the Patterson report. The pur­pose of this letter is to convey my opposition to this concept. As one of two AHEC Board members who voted against this merger of Metro and CU-Denver, I feel compelled to share my concerns to the CCHE.

\ The CCHE staff presented a recommendation to

members of the commission on Thursday, Nov. 3, for· their consideration and vote in December. The CCHE staff has also suggested Option 3 in the Patterson report calling for the merger of Metro and CU-Denver· and the establishment of an "urban professional uni­versity." The staff recommendation calls for the abol-

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'It throws the baby out with the bath.' - Richard Bernick,

AHEC Board member

While I do agree that the AHEC Board should be abolished and replaced by another governing board, I disagree with the CCHE staff position that Auraria has failed to fulfill the expectations of the legislature. The problems at Auraria are operational and management

.;. issues. These issues should be divorced from the aca­demic issues of the three institutions.

Richard Bernick, the other AHEC Board member to vote no on the proposed merger, stated the following to the AHEC Board Oct. 14 at our meeting; "A central point of every study from performance audits to the Patterson report itself is that Auraria is an academic

J. success. The three institutions successfully offer edu­cational diversity at low cost. The numbers of degrees awarded and the numbers of students served are most impressive. These institutions serve large numbers of students beyond traditional college age and the largest proportion of minorities of any campus in the state. CU-Denver has a graduate school component which is

"' 50 percent of its total enrollment - the highest of any institution in the state. This educational success story has been accomplished at a low cost to the state. Metro is funded at 67 percent of its CCHE peer group and CU-Denver is funded at 73 percent of its CCHE peer group."

I agree with Mr. Bernick, AHEC has been working efficiently with respect to providing sound education at each institution, it has the highest number of minorities attending higher education in the whole state and at the same time has remained affordable. Having served in the Colorado General Assembly for nearly 1 O years and having watched the AHEC concept grow over 20 years, I would suggest that it has fulfilled its legislative intent.

As an AHEC Board member, I would be the first to admit that there are operational and management prob­lems with coordination between the three institutions. However, Mr. Bernick also made a good point at the AHEC, Oct. 14 meeting. He said, ''The curious thing about the third alternative is that in order to obtain a changed service mechanism, it also scraps the aca­demic delivery systems which are universally acknowl­edged to be working well. It throws out the baby with the bath."

The CCHE staff recommendation calls for the follow­ing Mission Statement for the (Comprehensive Urban University) ; "shall be a comprehensive baccalaureate institution offering liberal arts and professional pro­grams. Master's degree programs in liberal arts and sciences, and professional programs, excluding the Ph.D., shall also be offered when necessary to satisfy the needs of the Denver metropolitan area. This institu­tion will have a selective research mission. The univer­sity shall have modified open admission s'tandards at the undergraduate level, except that the only require­ment for stu~ents who are at least 20 years of age or older shall have a high school diploma, a GED high school equivalency certificate, or the equivalent thereof."

While this role and mission statement attemps to address the key issue of access, I believe the threat of "creeping elitism" in higher education could ruin in the long run, the "open door" concept at Metro State.

'The ultimate effect ... wlll lead to higher costs, thus eliminating the moderate- and low-Income students.'

Twenty years ago, Hispanic residents of the Auraria neighborhood were displaced to provide the land for the AHEC campus. The promise of open access was one of the trade-offs for support. The Community Col­lege of Denver and Metro State have given literally

thousands of minorities and low-income residents an opportunity to enter higher education. A new urban university would redirect this current emphasis. I believe there would be pressure to tighten entrance require­ments and shift more emphasis to graduate and doc­toral degrees.

The ultimate effect of this type of shift wi ll lead to higher costs, thus eliminating the moderate- and low­income students who currently enjoy reasonable tui­tion fees. The pressure may also lead to the end of the "open door" concept as we know it. The very nature of a university is to restrict through admissions standards, certain students based on academic performance. With the need to educate more minorities into all profes­sions, does it make sense to develop a roadblock that could prevent many from seeking a higher education?

'The pressure may also lead to the end of the "open door" concept as we know It.'

This question needs to be answered in view of the fact that the current system is working and working well. Yes, we should change the operational structure, but we should not tinker with the separate role and mission statements of CU-Denver, Metro or CCD.

The CCHE staff makes my case about "creeping elit­ism" when they state on page 6 of their recommenda­tion, "The students at CCD are different from the stu­dents at MSC and CU-Denver. For example, the age of fi rst-time students at CCD is 27, much higher than the age of first-time stu!'.Jents at MSC and CU-Denver; also, CCD has a higher percentage of minority students who might be intimidated if matriculated at a large urban university."

As an AHEC Board member, I am convinced that many of the operational problems are the result of a shortage of space. The CCHE should recommend that additional funds be allocated for office and classroom expansion to resolve this issue. The AHEC Board should be abolished, and with the memorandum of understanding signed, Metro State should manage the campus since it is the "flagship" institution on campus. I would urge CCHE to explore th is possibility with CU Regents and the Trustees of the State Colleges of Colorado.

- Richard Castro AHEC Board Member

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JoAnn Horst Reporter

For Lucretia Madden, it was a special birthday present - one she had wanted since she was 16. Miki Berentson said it was partly an "act of rebellion," while Sarah Linck's girlfriends already had several.

But they all agreed getting their first tattoo was a big decision.

"It's a lifetime thing," said Berentson, 23, a junior at MSC who got her first tattoo, a butterfly, at age 17. "I think they're art. They're beautiful," she said, admitting she had considered getting a tattoo for a long time. Since her first one she's added to her collection with a 6-inch lion on her back, a dragon on her lower left leg and a cartoon "Snoopy" on her hip.

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"The hardest part was finding something I v. wear] for the rest of my life," said Madden, an Engl Now a filigree spider-web heart and a small rosesi ently above the 22-year-old's left breast.

But to Sarah Linck, getting a tattoo was noftiing ordinary. She applied her own first tattoo when sh 15, winding ink-soaked thread around a needle llDI

a dot-by-dot pattern into her skin. Since then, th( old college freshman has gone back for several mo sional designs.

Besides the butterfly on her right leg, a pe.iice triangle on the web of her hand and a bird on her I Linck wears an eerie skull marked in flames on shoulder. Her latest tattoo, an outline shape of starts at her left shoulder and curves downward 1

back. Once only associated with female bikers or ll!Ud

today's tattoos are causing women to take a cioo these marks of distinction. But watch out. Eve tattoos won't rub off on others, their popularity has.

"Our business [with women] has increased 60 J>I last year. Over 100 percent in the past five ye Virginia Bidelman, a tattoo artist at American ' Lakewood. Her partner, Swede Anderson, said he 70 percent of his artwork on females.

But why do women want to be tattooed? "It's an identity thing," said Nicole Staplet

owner and tattooist at Fantasy Tattoo on We Avenue. "Women just find them very attractiye."

Along with changing attitudes, tattoo styles changing. Current favorites include roses, butte unicorns, as well as tattoo logos of rock bane location, shoulders, breasts, bikini lines, ankles and

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ask the obvious question - does "It's not that bad," Berentson s id, and Madden agreed,

comparing the pain to having one hair pulled. Only Linck's experience was d' erent. " It has never, ever

hurt me," she said. "But [afte ard] it felt like a bad sunburn."

Tattooists warn clients to expec some discomfort during the process, and later the tattoo w · I scab over slightly. And with care, the dye should retain i true color for almost 20 years.

Prices for tattooing depend on time and workmanship. A small commercial pattern will range from $25 to $35. For custom artwork, most tattooists charge $40 to $75 an hour, working in two- to four-hour sessions.

But beyond time and money, another cost to consider is how others will react to the new insignia.

"There is a stigma attached," Berentson said. "People automatically form an opinion of you when they see tat­toos." And on top of that, "My boyfriend hated it," she said.

On the other hand, Linck said her boyfriend was indiffer­ent, adding, "It's never stopped me from getting a job, either."

After weighing the pros and cons of tattooing, none of these women expressed any regrets about their one-of-a­kind art. In fact, they all pointed out the chronic temptation to go back for more.

"Once you have one, it gets out of control - you get the fever," Berentson said

The only notable lament was voiced by Sarah Linck's mother when she first saw her daughter's tattoos. "Oh, my God!" she wailed. "You're never going to be able to wear a formal gown!" o

UPPER LEFT: Tattoo artist Virginia Bldelman has been perfecting her art for eight years. LOWER LEFT: The Inspiration for Miki Berentson's 6-lnch lion tattoo was a friend's painting. CENTER: Sarah Linck, born In the year of the dragon. has the mythical beast's head on her left shoulder. She plans for the completed design to cover her back. UPPER RIGHT: Lucretia Madden's spider web was a birthday gift from her flance. LOWER RIGHT: Sarah's right shoulder has a skull and flames.

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Three flights of stairs and five-and-a-half blocks stand between my bedroom and the bus stop. It is by far the most amusing dis­tance I have ever traveled.

My block stands silent, defiant and dignified as the first block supposedly unaf­fected by the rest of Capitol Hill's famed lunacy. I live on 11th.

People trim their bushes, sweep their leaves, walk with dignity unprecendented by any other group of people I've called neigh­bors. One man dutifully walks his cat on an ornate blue leash twice a day. He brings a plastic bag and paper towels to clean up kitty's calling card.

On 12th Street, there is a house with dark windows, peeling paint and a large beaten porch full of tenants. The people, both men and women, wear bathrobes and are unshaven. Each morning, they ask me if I have a newspaper or a cigarette, and each morning I respond that I do not have a home

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There is a black woman with blue snow­boots and old jeans, cracked from grease and food, who walks by me before I can reach 13th four days out offive. Her voice is that of an auctioneer, a constant barking of dis­claimers. She didn't do any of it, she says, and she never will. Her head is nearly shaven except for a patch over her left ear, which is an inch long.

The people on 12th are more dignified than the ones on my block.

At the corner of 13th, there is an apart­ment building that stands as a dare to anyone walking by. It is as brown as the tone it implies. No one sits on the porch.

Instead, little sets of eyes peer from every window, resembling flies or perhaps lit cigarettes. The tenants admit no one, but occasionally toss keys down to someone they know. The eyes never leave the windows.

These people don't have dignity; they have guns. I suppose there is little difference.

At 14th, there is a loading dock behind an abandoned grocery store. Six men inhabit the dock. As I walk by, I am proposed marriage, asked for a buck and finally yelled at. They ask why I don't use my pretty smile and whether I think I'm too good to have a drink from their bottle. Their dignity is nearly reverent. It is always the same six; it is always the same conversation. By the time I hit Colfax, I am usually smiling.

At the bus stop, I am usually saved once, twice if I sit for 15 minutes. I clean out my

purse periodically, and the first things to go _..... are the promises that Jesus loves me if only I announce to thin air that I've done a lot of wrong things and that I need to be forgiven.

The self-proclaimed priest is normally short, loud and addresses me either as "sis-ter" or "my child." He tells me all of his past sins and tells me he is now fine, in fact outright ecstatic about his life, ever since a man like himself handed him one of these. I receive a yellow or green or pink flyer, which I automatically slide in with my belongings. He tells me that it's all right, ~ sister, it's not your fault. We are mere human beings who cannot help but be impure. He forgives me. As I smile, he warms to his subject. He stops when I don't answer him.

The other day, a woman dressed in a pink parka and a sheet was sitting calmly on the bench. I asked how long she'd been waiting for the bus; I was running late. She slowly turned her angelic head to include me in her glance and shrieked, "Two hours!" She beamed. The bus comes every 15 minutes. I smiled. We held each other in a glance for about 30 seconds. The woman seated beside -.._ her looked decidedly embarrassed and left.

I sat on the bench seeing nothing and decided once again there is nothing more beautiful than human dignity, a fellowship shared by all through a common feeling of faultlessness and projected blame. ~

The bus pulled up, the woman in pink remained, and as I'd only half-finished my Pepsi, I threw the rest away.

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Ronda Slater counsels her "baby bunny" during "A Name You Never Got." The bunny represents her daughter given up tor adoption 15 years earlier. Photo by Dave Beech Dave Perry potent poetry and poignant recollections of Reporter the guilt, depression, anger and confusion

Experience coupled with humor became an even greater teacher during a Nov. 12 performance of" A Name You Never Got."

Ronda Slater's antics and biting humor powerfully delivered her message about the trials of adoption.

Part of the 1988-1989 performance and lecture series sponsored by MSC Student Activities, Slater's play was a funny, sad and inspiring rollercoaster that surged up and down through her experience of giving up her daughter for adoption and her 18-year search to find her.

Slater's forte is her ability to control the audience and milk them for the emotion she demands at the time . . Her weakness is demanding too much from IJiere humans.

During the course of the more-than-two hour recollection of her ordeal, Slater juggled

she felt as a "birth mother." She uses the term to define a woman who gives birth, then puts the child up for adoption, as she did when she was L~ years old.

Slater, 42, pulled at the audience in one scene, showing them instances when she saw little girls the same age as the daughter she had relinquished. Scene after scene, she showed that no matter how many of her friends told her to forget the daughter she never knew, every day of her life was filled with reminders of the mother she could never be.

The first part of her production was a well orchestrated balance of emotional scenes that first stabbed at the audience, then drew their sympathy and compassion. She dram­atized the time she fearfully faced her father with the news that sJle'd dropped out of

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Adoption pain lasts lifetime

Dave Beech Reporter

Women say the pain of childbirth eventu­ally fades, but the pain of giving up a child for adoption is permanent.

For Montez Horne, 22, a former MSC student now enrolled at the University of California at Berkely, the never-ending pain that now steers her life started in December 1984 when she relinquished custody of her 1-month-old daughter. At age 18, on her own for the fist time, she became pregnant and began to look for help.

"If I could suffer the pain from childbirth every day, I would," she said. "The pain of adoption is incomprehensible. It is too big to imagine."

That pain and her experiences with the adoption system have turned the pre-law major into an adoption activist. Every col­lege thesis she has done dealt with adoption. Horne would like to see every adoption a co-operative adoption, where the birth par­ent has access to and contact with the child­ren. In the past, birth mothers have been expected to just forget about them, she said.

"Women who go through a pregnancy do it because they love that child,'" Home said. "You just can't and shouldn't force women to forget about their own children."

This progressive view of adoption came through her own research during her preg­nancy. The adoption of her child started as a co-operative adoption; Horne visited her daughter four times during the first 14 months. Eventually, however, the adoptive

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MSC volleyballers set up for championship Jay Hauptman Reporter

The MSC volleyball team took two more steps toward a playoff berth, as well as a showdown for the conference championship with the undefeated Regis Rangers, by beat­ing two conference foes.

MSC extended its conference record to 12-1 by beating the University of Northern Colorado Nov. 9 and Air Force Academy Nov. 15.

MSC's only loss came at the hands of Regis, and the Roadrunners need to defeat the Rangers for the conference champion­ship when the two teams meet again Nov. 16. The showdown with Regis was made possible only because MSC won its last two matches.

MSC needed five games to polish off UNC 14-16, 15-7, 9-15, 15-7, 15-8.

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came to life in MSC's final home game of the season when they defeated Air Force in four games 8-15, 15-4, 16-14, 15-10.

MSC started slowly and fell behind 5-0 in the first game. Tamblin called a timeout and tried to regroup, but the team couldn't get motivated and fell behind 14-4 before drop­ping the game.

MSC turned the tables in game two, jumping out to a 9-0 lead and then cruised to a 15-4 win.

The third game was the decisive game of the match. MSC fell behind 13-8, but battled back behind the support of a large and enthusiastic crowd, winning it 16-14. The comeback drained Air Force, and MSC had a relatively easy time in the fourth game to secure the win.

"This was great because it was one we really needed," Tamblin said.

The team played solidly, but Kofoed was tremendous, she said.

"Becky, they just couldn't stop her," Tamblin said.

In the first game, MSC looked sluggish, but UNC kept them in the game with terri­ble serving. After being down 11-14, MSC tied the game 14-14 but then let it slip away, losing 16-14.

'~~~~~~~~-=~..:.._~~~~~~~k~. ~~.'---~~~~~~~~~---'~ Tamblin also acknowledged senior Verna Julaton, MSC's setter, who played her last home game. In the next two games, the match swung

back and forth with neither team asserting itself. MSC struggled as UNC continually got two blockers on key-hitter Becky Kofoed.

The MSC volleyball team celebrates after scoring another point against the Air Force Academy.

In the fourth game, Dionna Ward got into the match, taking some pressure off Kofoed, and MSC took the final two games of the match to cap the win.

"This last weekend she really started com­ing around," head coach Joan Tamblin said

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The competition looks good, but the ~~;~~;~~~ .. ~~(1 SC men's basketball team is ready to rise to the challenge.

trength with Herschfeldt back. rie led the conference in rebounds last

aette will start at point guard. "She'll GiwliM~~.... eel a big change coming from high school in

-· ~- t llege. but she•s a utility player who can --........ ~ ______ e control of the floor," Guthals said.

Along with all the new faces on the roster. Guthals has three new assistant coaches on her staff.

Marty Doherty comes to MSC from Machebeuf High School with a three-year record of 55-20, including a Division 2-A state championship.

Despite the loss of two top players from last year, Sbefrie Staples and Rieb Grosz, Metro's all-time leading scorer, Hull said he thinks this year's recruits can fill the gaps.

The roadrunners open the seaso'1~!!:;~ft~ road. They play Fort Lewis Coll

Pam DeCosta is a volunteer student assistant who played out her college career at Mesa College in Grand Junction. DeCosta was name to the Kodak All-American NAIA team and bas played ball inter­nationally.

Returning for this season is Shun Tillman, a 6-7 junior.

"He could be the best power forward in the league," Hull said.

Tillman has set a pace that could propel him into becoming the MSC record holder for both scoring and rebounding. But be isn't too concerned about that right riow.

''That's not at the top of my thoughts,"

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Bob Johnson is the third assistant coach for Guthals and has coached boy's basket· ball at West and Mullen high schools in Denver.

Gutbals sees her team's lack of experience as its only weakness. The Roadrunners have no real easy games on the schedule and hope for greater student turnout this year when the season begins Nov. 25, she s· ~d.

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MSC MEN'S & WOMEN'S SWIMMING: University of Denver; 4 p.m.; at DU; for more information, call 556-8300.

'SIX IMPOSSIBLE THINGS BEFORE BREAKFAST': 8 p.m.; Arts Builrung Room 271; for more information, call 556-3033.

AA MEETlNG: 1 p.m.; WC 2361.

POOL· TOURNAMENT: 2 p.m.; Game­room; for more information, call 556-3645.

!CAREER WORKSHOP: Interests and Your Career Path; 9 a.m.; Arts Building Room 177; for more information, call 556-3477.

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school because of her pregnancy. She relayed

that she was certain her father would be callous, but her fears proved groundless. He gave her his wedrung ring so she wouldn't be embarrassed by people asking questions about her pregnancy. The scene didn't just touch the audience, it grabbed .them.

The suspense became rocky, however, when Slater escalated from her depiction of an amiable woman living through a night­mare, to a hysterical birth mother realizing she had found her daughter. It's too much, too fast.

Eighteen years of hell condensed into two hours of theater was as difficult for Slater to sustain alone on stage as it was for the auruence to absorb in one sitting.

The end was overkill. Slater's message about some of the inhumanities plaguing adoption were laid in front of the audience in a touching, funny and powerful play. The weighty climax seemed to be tagged on to the rest of the story, and the play suffered for ~ 0

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MSC MEN'S & WOMEN'S SWIMMING: Colorado School of Mines; I p.m.; at Colo­rado Mines; for more information, call 556-8300.

MSC MEN'S BASKETBALL: Fort Lewis College; 7:30 p.m.; at Durango; for more information, call 556-8300.

"SIX IMPOSSIBLE THINGS BEFORE BREAKFAST": 8 p.m.; Arts Building Room 271; for more information, call 556-3033.

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Tovrea-rrom pg.4------------"They've got some real skills," he said.

They've been able to de-escalate some clients that have been violent."

He also said that the case managers' skills are matched to the needs of the client, and that the case managers come from a variety of backgrounds.

Tovrea added that many of the aides who work there are former clients who have overcome their illnesses.

"It's great to see them working there," she

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CAREER WORKSHOP: Interviewing Skills; 10:30 a.m.; Arts Building Room 177; for more information, call 556-3477.

MEETING: 4 p.m.; Student Center Room WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23 340D; for more information, call 556-3253.

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITIEE CAREER WORKSHOPS: Skills and Your MEETING: 4 p.m.; Student Center Room Career Path; 10:30 a.m.; Mock Interview; 340D; for more information, call 556-3253. 1 :30 p.m.; Arts Building Room 177; for more information, call 556-3477.

TUESDAY, Nov. 22

STUDENT CENTER ADVISORY BOARD MEETING: 1:30 p.m.; Student Center Room 252; for more information, call 556-3185.

AA MEETING: I p.m.; WC 2361.

THURSDAY, Nov. 24

AFTERNOON. CAFE: 3:30 p.m.; Saint Francis Center; for more information, call 556-3660.

Adoption-from pg.11----------said, she was the one who got pregnant. parents asked that Home cease her visits.

They evidently felt the visits threatened the family structure, Home said.

From the beginnning of her pregnancy, Horne approached several agencies seeking financial support for the cost of deli very and counseling. She assumed they would be kind and compassionate, but instead found them to be cold and condescending. One.adoption agency told her that she would have to cover the cost of delivery on her own; after all, they

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"The most obvious solution is to help women keep their children; why aren't we talking about this? It hurts, damn it, to give up a child," Home said. "The labor took two hours. This will last the rest of my life. There is no Novocain for this." D

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