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.. . NEWS: The country's largest bicycle race will pedal through Colorado star- ting June 15. COMMENTARY: The other line always moves faster. None of them seem to move for food stamp recipients. FEATURE: Love hot tubs but hate the expense of buying your own? A new Denver establishment may have an alternative for you. COLUMN: Ed Kraus offers a Reagan plan to put the wor- thless to work. Page2 Page 2 Page4 Page4 SFPC approved as policy maker I · by Joan Conrow Marking the end of a year-lon8 struggle, the Auraria Board of Directors voted June 8 to " recognize the Student Facilities Policy Council (SFPC) as a policy making body. The SFPC - comprised of three students and one ad- ministrator from each Auraria in- ... stitution - is responsible for allocating club space and setting regulations for the use of the Student Center. Additionally, the Council approves vending ma- chine and cafeteria food service contracts, and participates in the selection of the Student Center professional staff. Although the Council (previous- ly known as the Student Services Policy Council) has been in exis- tence since 1974, the Auraria Board ref used to recognize the body this past year: · Jerry Wartgow, executive direc- tor of . the Auraria Higher . Education Center, complained last .-, fall that he was unable to work with the then-SSPC because of an inability to -form a quorum to conduct business, and the Council met irregularly. He suggested the Council be restructured into an advisory, rather than policy making board. However, SFPC members and student government leaders and administrators from UCD, MSC and CCD - determined the Council remain a viable body - worked on strengthening the struc- ture of the Council in an effort to regain recognition from the Board, and insure the SFPC's con- tinued role as a policy making body. "It's been a long process," said Don Gaeddert, chairman of the Student Advisory Committee to . the Auraria Board (SACAB) and a non-voting member of the SFPC. Gaeddert said the functions of the SFPC have n6t changed with its name, but because the Council formally represents the students' voice in matters concerning student facilities, the Council has "subtly increased its power," he said. Gaeddert added, ''The Auraria Board is the statutory governing body" for the. Student Center, Auraria Book Center and disper- sed lounges. He said efforts to strengthen and restructure the SF- PC were not intended to usurp the Board's power, but merely "to give the Board some teeth, especially in dealing with the Auraria staff.'' He said students - through the SFPC - are now ''above the AHEC staff in policy AN ORGAHIZATIOliAL CHART OF ADVISORY l!JDlES 1ll nm AMEC STATT A.'lll TliE AUIWUA BlARD A11EC BlARD OF DIRECTORS STUtvr. FACIU TIES t-----t STUIEJ!:I' ADVISORY COKMITT.EE• l'OUCT COIJXCIL ( SAC AB) (SFl'C) PARENT ADVISOR! PAlU<Il<V ADVI SORY ASSISTANC& CENn:a CQK'{Il'T.EE ON 1ll& PllBLIC SAFETY CAMPllS PLANNlNG BlARD ADVISORr OOIO!ITIEE US& OF FACILITIES AD'IISORY COMMIT'!ll: ADVISOR! COXliI ; • (1'AB) (PAC) (A CAC) (CVF) (PSAC) (CPAC) making for the Student Center.'' Through a fee levied at the time of enrollment, students directly pay for the maintainence and operation of the Student Center, as well as the retirement of Student Center revenue bonds. (The current fee is $13). "I was impressed by the way · Jim Schoemer (deputy director of AHEC) and Jerry Wartgow def ended the student policy making (at the Auraria Board meeting)," Gaeddert said. Gaeddert found the period of reorganization interesting because "people always think the worst" when suggestions are made to change the present system. "You have to work through some of the emotional feelings," Gaeddert said. "Ifs a period where you try to overcome people's fears. ''One of_ the most important things I've learned is to include all the actors (when discussing changes) or you'll have problems along the way," Gaeddert said . Gaeddert said he definitely feels the Auraria Board Advisory Committees (see graphic) "have a better working organization" and he said the SFPC is once again an autonomous and viable Council.

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NEWS: The country's largest bicycle race will pedal through Colorado star­ting June 15.

COMMENTARY: The other line always moves faster. None of them seem to move for food stamp recipients.

FEATURE: Love hot tubs but hate the expense of buying your own? A new Denver establishment may have an alternative for you.

COLUMN: Ed Kraus offers a Reagan plan to put the wor­thless to work.

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SFPC approved as policy maker I · by Joan Conrow

Marking the end of a year-lon8 struggle, the Auraria Board of Directors voted June 8 to

" recognize the Student Facilities Policy Council (SFPC) as a policy making body.

The SFPC - comprised of three students and one ad­ministrator from each Auraria in-

... stitution - is responsible for allocating club space and setting regulations for the use of the Student Center. Additionally, the Council approves vending ma­chine and cafeteria food service contracts, and participates in the selection of the Student Center professional staff.

Although the Council (previous­ly known as the Student Services Policy Council) has been in exis-

• tence since 1974, the Auraria Board ref used to recognize the body this past year: ·

Jerry Wartgow, executive direc­tor of . the Auraria Higher . Education Center, complained last

.-, fall that he was unable to work with the then-SSPC because of an inability to -form a quorum to conduct business, and the Council met irregularly. He suggested the

Council be restructured into an advisory, rather than policy making board.

However, SFPC members and student government leaders and administrators from UCD, MSC and CCD - determined the Council remain a viable body -worked on strengthening the struc­ture of the Council in an effort to regain recognition from the Board, and insure the SFPC's con­tinued role as a policy making body.

"It's been a long process," said Don Gaeddert, chairman of the Student Advisory Committee to . the Auraria Board (SACAB) and a non-voting member of the SFPC. Gaeddert said the functions of the

SFPC have n6t changed with its name, but because the Council formally represents the students' voice in matters concerning student facilities, the Council has "subtly increased its power," he said.

Gaeddert added, ''The Auraria Board is the statutory governing body" for the. Student Center, Auraria Book Center and disper­sed lounges. He said efforts to strengthen and restructure the SF­PC were not intended to usurp the Board's power, but merely "to give the Board some teeth, especially in dealing with the Auraria staff.'' He said students - through the SFPC - are now ''above the AHEC staff in policy

AN ORGAHIZATIOliAL CHART OF ADVISORY l!JDlES 1ll nm AMEC STATT A.'lll

TliE AUIWUA BlARD

A11EC BlARD OF DIRECTORS

STUtvr. FACIU TIES t-----t STUIEJ!:I' ADVISORY COKMITT.EE• l'OUCT COIJXCIL (SAC AB) • (SFl'C)

PARENT ADVISOR! PAlU<Il<V ADVISORY ASSISTANC& CENn:a CQK'{Il'T.EE ON 1ll& PllBLIC SAFETY CAMPllS PLANNlNG BlARD COU~CIL ADVISORr OOIO!ITIEE US& OF FACILITIES AD'IISORY COMMIT'!ll: ADVISOR! COXliI ;

• (1'AB) (PAC) (ACAC) (CVF) (PSAC) (CPAC)

making for the Student Center.'' Through a fee levied at the time

of enrollment, students directly pay for the maintainence and operation of the Student Center, as well as the retirement of Student Center revenue bonds. (The current fee is $13).

"I was impressed by the way · Jim Schoemer (deputy director of AHEC) and Jerry Wartgow def ended the student policy making (at the Auraria Board meeting)," Gaeddert said.

Gaeddert found the period of reorganization interesting because "people always think the worst" when suggestions are made to change the present system. "You have to work through some of the emotional feelings," Gaeddert said. "Ifs a period where you try to overcome people's fears.

''One of_ the most important things I've learned is to include all the actors (when discussing changes) or you'll have problems along the way," Gaeddert said .

Gaeddert said he definitely feels the Auraria Board Advisory Committees (see graphic) "have a better working organization" and he said the SFPC is once again an autonomous and viable Council.

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News ..

Food stamp recipient fed up by Katie linaris

So many things in our lives cause frustration, but most things we encounter .can be handled without placing too much stress on our mental health. However, many are subjected to an excessive amount of stress when their economic situations force them to become welfare or food stamp recipients. Then, they are constantly dealing with bureaucratic red tape, runaround and confusion.

Commentary

And, what is even more frustrating, is that the employees of these government agencies have no more of an understan­ding of the system than you or I.

I have witnessed so many injustices done to poor people it's unforgiveable. ·­America is a country that has a ~ reputation for lending a helping hand to c

other countries who are not as affluent as fi. us·, but at the same time we treat our own to be identified. poor worse than we treat the family dog. When the computer fails to send out a

Last year the food stamp system was card, the forgotten recipient must wait 10 computerized. This new system sends working days before going to the food each recipient an ATP (Authorization to stamp office to find out what happened Purchase) card at the beginning of each to his or her card and receive their stam-month. Without this card, you cannot ps. pick up your food stamps. With the recent cutbacks of DEAT A

"Since they got this new computer I've jobs, the Byers food stamp office at only gotten my card twice in the mail and Bayaud and W. Byers Streets, finds itself they have had the computer for almost a understaffed and unprepared for year," said one recipient, who asked not thousands of recipients who did not get

their cards in neither March nor April. "We've got our hands full down

here," said one food stamp employeee over the phone. "It's a real mess."

The employee blamed staff reduction and lack of organization for the ''mess'' .

There are several possible reasons why a recipient fails to receive a card. Reasons include moving, a change in circumstan­ces, or simply someone neglecting to feed that particular name into the computer.

" They told me my card had been lost

somewhere between the food stamp of- ­flee and the post office," one recipient said.

The day I went to the Byers office, there was a line that started inside, went out the door and then around the side of the building.

When I approached some of the people • in line, their first reaction was apprehen-sive. One man told me he would talk after he got his stamps. The ones who did tell me their stories would only do so after they were promised anonymity. The few staff members who answered my questions also preferred to remain • anonymous. The recipients were afraid of not receiving their stamps - the em­ployees were afraid of losing their jobs.

One woman was standing in line·with twin boys that couldn't have been ·more than three months old. Another woman, who was elderly, complained of back ~ pain and insisted she wasn't well enough to stand in line, but she had no food left in her house. After talking to her for bet­ter than an hour, I learned this woman had suffered a heart attack last October and was going to a doctor's appointment ...-. the next day to find out if open heart surgery would be necessary.

This poor woman was in line for three hours and 20 minutes before she got her stamps. She could think of no reason why her card had not come in the mail.

There are some recipients who do get their ATP cards in the mail, but generally -seems to be the exception rather than the rule.

Bicycle classic to roll June 2 7 •

by Terron Hutt

Whatever happened to the Red Zinger Bicycle Classic?

It is alive and well-heeled, pedaling un­der the banner of the Coors International Bicycle Classic. And, as with most everything in Colorado, it has grown.

Started in 1975, the Classic - a nine day, five city event - is now the largest and one of the most prestigious inter­national cycling · competitions. Colorado

Govenior Richard Lamm has declared the race dates, June 27 to July 5, as "Coors International Bicycle ·classic Week".

The Aldoph Coors Company of Golden became the major sponsor in 1980. With the help of host race cities and other sponsors, the Classic's operating budget has grown from a paltry $1500 in 1975 to its current $250,000.

The race will feature professional and amateur men and women competitors

from nine nations. The race consists of over 600 miles for men and 350 miles for women of rough mountain races. The men's race will have a total gain in altitude of 35 ,000 feet, which includes a grueling 100-mile road race from the Adolph Coors Brewery in Golden to the crest of the Continental Divide at 12,000 foot Vail Pass.

The winning man and woman (seperate races), and teams will have ridden the total distance in the lowest accumulated time over the nine days.

During the nine days different types of race stages will be held, including moun­tain road -races, time-trials, points races, circuit races and criteriums. Three medalists will be awarded stage race prizes. Eighty men and 52 women in five­men and four-women teams will be hosted at the 1981 "stage race".

Over $50,000 in prize money will be awarded for the first 30 places for men and 25 places for women.

The 1981 Coors International Bicycle Classic will have stages in Denver, Boulder, Vail, Snowmass and Estes Park. Invitations have been extended to cyclists from Columbia, England, France, Italy Russia, Holland, Czechoslovakia, Mexico and Sweden. The USA 1984 Olympic Development team will feature young riders selected to prepare for the next Olympics. The Classic is sanctioned by the United States Cycling Federation and is considered the "National Tour of the United States", and is produced by International Classics, Ltd. of Boulder,

Colorado. Prior to the final stage of the Classic,

July 5, a Citizen's Bicycle Rally to "' promote health and safety in cycling will be sponsored by Bell Helmets. The rally starts at North Boulder Park at 9 a.m. and will last one hour. The route is ap­proximately 8 V2 miles of paved streets throughout Boulder, and is suitable for riders of all ages and abilities. Facilities will be provided within the park area for those who wish to secure their bikes during the race following the rally. For more information contact Mountain Bicyclist Association at 333-BIKE. In­formation about the Classic can be ob­tained by calling 499-1108.

Sunday. June 28: Loveland to Estes Park road race

8:30 a.m., Big Thompson Canyon road race, 35 miles, men (:ompeting.

Wednc:sday, July I: Snowmass • 10 a.m. Maroon Bells mountain road

race, 40 miles, ending atop Suicide Hill at noon. Women c<Jmpeting.

10:15 a.m. Suicide Hill circuit, 18 laps, 32 miles, ending at 11:35 a.m. Men com­peting.

Friday. July 3: Denver's Washington ...._ Park

1:30 p .m., points race, 25 laps, 28 miles. Women competing.

3:20 p :m., timed 2 hour criterium of about 50 miies. Men competing.

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The Metropolitan June 17, 1981

Editorial Slaughter_ to begin this month

On June 29, the slaughter of almost 25,000 fur seals will begin on Alaska's Pribilof Islands. If the barbaric clubbing of young male seals is not enough to raise your ire, consider this: this annual "harvest" is planned, sponsored and managed by the United States.

It is paid for by you, the American taxpayer - to the tune of almost $5 million each year.

The "by-products" of this government expepse are seal pelts to be fashioned into fur coats for the affluent few, and a "livelihood" for the approximately 600 Pribilof Islanders who are subdized -year-round - for only one thing: to carry out the hunt for five weeks each summer.

A more useful existence could be created for the -native peoples who inhabit the Pribilofs. Futhermore, this primitive slaughter tarnishes the Uruted States' conservation image around the world, and is a waste of scarce government funds that could be used for impor­tant wildlife issues.

How can we fight to protect the whales if we slaughter

Student Body Presidential Report

seals by the tens of thousands? How can we condemn the Canadian harp seal clubbing if our own government condones a hunt as brutal and unnecessary? How can we work to save the dolphins while concurrently but­chering helpless seals?

If you feel this international disgrace and waste of taxpayer dollars must be changed, you can do something. Write, call or wire President Reagan and urge him to pursue a conservation policy which favors the protection of seals and other marine mammals. Tell your friends to do the same. The greater the response, the greater the impact. Or, support the efforts of the Seal Rescue Fund/Center for Environmental Education, Suite 206, 1925 K Street, N. W., Washington, D.C. 20006.

Whatever you do, do something. Don't let the slaughter continue.

Printed in cooperation with the education/ awareness efforts of the Seal Rescue Fund, a project of the Center for Environmental Education.

Crepeau gives thanks Goodnews! After almost a year of meetings, task force for­

mations, debates and hard, hard work, the Student Facilities Policy Council has been recognized by the Auraria Board of Directors as the policy-establishing (versus policy-recommending) body for the Student Center, Bookstore, Mercantile and the dispersed lounges on campus.

Previously, the Student Facilities Policy Council was known as the Student Services Policy Council. The problem was that the Council was not recognized by the Auraria Board of Directors.

Personally, I see this change in the role and powers of the SFPC as a giant step forward; the logic behind the change, however, is obvious. The students are paying for the Student Center through a bond fee, they are the iargest group which uses the Center, and therefore should be able to determine how the Center is run. The SFPC, because it works most closely with the Director

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of the Student Center, is able to make the most well­informed decisions relative to the operational policies governing the Center.

I'd like to thank and congratulate the people who worked so hard in making this change possible: Mary Foley, Jennifer Featherstone, Torn Hanna, John Sim­mons and Dr. Paul Kopecky, from UCD; John (J.R.) Surette, Jr., Gharles T. McGinness and Dr. Joyce Parks, from CCD; Pattie Goodman, Bruce Sundoval, Gina Johnson and Dr. Antonio Esquibel, from MSC; Gary McManus, Director of the Student Center; Don Gaeddert, from the SACAB; Jim Shoemer and Jerry W artgow, of the Auraria Board of Directors. I'm proud of you and your efforts. This is a perfect example of howstudents can work effectively, cooperatively and progressively with administrators and professional staff in making things more student-oriented. Thank you all again, you 're a great bunch of people!

LORING CREPEAU

ERRATUM The Auraria pool is now open for recrea­

tional use. On July 13, 1981 it will begin even­ing hours, open from 6-6:50 p.m.

THE METROPOLITAN'S last publication date for the summer will be August 5, not August 8.

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Your tax dollars at work in the Pribilof Islands.

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Eeature New rec emporium

into hot water - .

By Randy Golkin

The music is playing, the hot water bubbles around your body and warmth creeps into your bones. As you gaze into the sky the steam from the hot tub ap­pears to be a cloud and you slowly drift away ...

Drift away, yes, but in the past most people needed to float a loan to enjoy such pleasure. Now there is an alternative -- Grand Central Sauna and Hot Tub Co.

lovers to go and relax for $4. 75 per per­son an hour ($6 after 6 p.m.). There are 20 suites and two with skylights. Each room - built all in redwood - has a hot tub/jacuzzi big enough for s~ people, a dry heat sauna, a cot and a shower. Mounted on the wall is a phone and radio.

Even though the suite is full of relaxing devices, it's the hot tub that attracts the attention. Regardless of how te~pting the bath may look, leaping in it is not recommended. At first the water seems unbearably hot (it's 105 degrees), but in a ~ few minutes your body adjusts to the 0

Tim Mulhern, manager of Grand Cen­tral, 845 Lindon St., said two friends of his in California, Dave Stadtner and Art Bruschera, realized the only place to en­joy a coed hot bath or sauna was at a health club or spa.

_pore-opening, tension relieving water. ~••••lllll

"There was no place to go with your wife, unless you had about four thousand dollars to install one at home," Mulhern lamented. "So about five years ago Art and Dave built hot tubs and saunas for the public, in the basement of the Grand Central Hotel in San Francisco. Now we have six centers."

The Grand Central center in Denver is the company's newest addition, and when they opened for business last November 7, they created a different type of recreation here in the city.

After you sink in the water and relax for awhile, you may notice the <;hlorine: According to Mulhern, the chlorine is added to the water to kill bacteria. He said the water is tested twice daily to check the balance of the chlorine mixture and the hardness of the water. The tubs are drained, washed and disinfected once a week.

The saunas are also cleaned routinely, · but with an average temperature of 220 degrees. Most bacteria will die anyway.

Hot tub patron rests and relaxes in comfort of private room.

adhere to public swimming pool regulations.

Besides the obvious reasons for keeping ihe center clean, Mulhern said a spotless appearance eliminates the image of a sleazy bath house with "working girls".

and asked for help in keeping hookers away.

"I won't permit hookers in here," Mulhern said. "I put the word out last fall and they've stayed away. I've never even come in contact with any hookers here; it really surprises me.''

He added that many of Grand Cen­tral 's cus~omers are policemen and that helps the situation, too.

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-It's a place for intimate friends or

Grand Central keeps the place clean for their customers, not the Health department. Tbe City and County of Denver doesn't require hot tub centers to be licensed and they are not under any -specific health code. Grand Central does

"We spent thousands and thousands of dollars on the appearance to eliminate. bad connatations," Mulhern said. "A soon as you walk through the front door the negative image (of an old-time bath house for carnal pleasure) is wiped out of. your mind."

"Most of our customers are usually couples, even though we get parties of four people every now and then," he said. · ~

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- in new condition (unmarked and unread)

- accompanied by your receipt

- priced with our sticker

- returned within three weeks of purchase date

Auraria ~Book

Center 'Denver's Education Store'

955 Lawrence 629-3230

In fact, when Grand Central opened last fall, they contacted the police, ex­plained exactly what the center was doing

LOO/E connECTIOn/

So the next time your wallet is loose and muscles are tight, a dip in the hot tubs would be just right.

Ronnie's new task force to take and give flak

. One of the worst kept secrets of the Reagan administration are his strong ties to the entertainment industry. With the writer's strike in Hollywood in its ninth week and the baseball strike far from over, some of his old friends are hard pressed for work.

Denying any connection to the strike, President Reagan recently ap­pointed a special task force in charge of "odds and ends".

Reagan said he hoped the Panel, comprised of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Tommy LaSorda and Kitty Carlisle, "would harness the unlimited powers of ethnic variety in America.''

Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker defended the show business selections saying, "Who has more contacts than old blue-eyes? How many teams have won more games this -year than the Dodgers? And how many times have you seen Kitty get stumped on Whats My Line? Not too often."

When pressed about the selection of Sammy Davis, Jr., Baker added, "Since we already had a token female, we were looking for a good com­bination minority person to fill· ·the gap. This should sew-up the Black/Jewish vote i9 '84."

The panel gave its first news con­ference Sunday morning, but sources speculate that "prime time" is not far away. Here is an exerpt from that con­ference.

Q. The Reagan administration has been charged with appointing "hateable characters" such as James Watt and Alexander Haig to bear the brunt of criticism - shielding the President from the unpopularity that plauged his predecessors. ls your ap­pointment a move to change that position?

"No, as a matter of fact we're all for it," Sinatra replied. "We have a list of new, even more controversial appointments guaranteed J-O absorb

Ronnie's criticism. First of all, we have Don Rickles as Ambassador to the United Nations, Gary Coleman as Director of Social Security and Lee Iacocca as Budget Director.''

Q. Mr. Davis, Sammy if you will. this next one's for you. The policy of selling F-15s and other mu/ti-million dollar weapons to Third World coun­tries facing wide-spread poverty and famine is also under attack. Do you have a plan to solve this dilemma?

"No sweat, Chet. We've devised a plan in cooperation with McDonald -Douglass where every low-rent coun­try interested in buying weapons from us must agree to a package deal, con-

"I'm sorry, Mr. Rather, but there's every 10 weapons bought."

Q. Ms Carlisle. what about ... " Ding. "I'm sorry, Mr. Rather, but there's

the bell. It looks like we're out of time for this week, but first a message from our sponsors."

by Ed KrGus

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The Metropolitan June 17, 1981 s

History repeats in 'History' by Emerson Schwartzkopf

~STORY OF THE WORLD, PART I/ ~tarring Mel Brooks, Gregory Hines, Sid

Caesar, and almost everyone else you've seen in a Mel Brooks movie/ narrated by Orson Welles/ written, produced, and directed by Mel Brooks/ Twentieth Cen­tury Fox.

• "Funny is fu~y," said Milton Berle, "and funny is. funny not."

For a man who made a fortune by stealing jokes and selling more television sets than believed possible, such words become an unexpected - and intelligent - insight into comedy. When the stuff

"orks, the world lightens up. When it doesn't, there's trouble.

The words of Berle remain apt in describing The History of the World, Part I. When writer-producer-director Mel Brooks takes on the records of

~ civilazation, there's going to be opposing views.

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More than any of his previous films, History shows Brooks at his broadest and most unhibited; formerly taboo subjects of religion, politics, and other touchy areas become ripe for pointed parody.

.From the Ten Commandments to "Jews in Space", Brooks shows no mercy.

And, funny may become funny not. Scenes in History that are funny to some may offend others. The humor, whether in parody or mockery, could be lost on those unwillingly to accept Brook's

yerazed vision of the past. History provides six foils o( time for

Brook's comedy: the dawn of man, the stone age, the Ten Commandments, the Roman Empire, the Spanish Inquisition, and the French Revolution. Some, such as the dawn of man, whisk through as

•basic one joke shots; the Roman scenes, conversely, take' up nearly half the movie.

From the first "critic" urinating on the first cave drawings - up to Adolf J:litler on ice · skates - Brooks moves HIStory at a fast, intense clip, spewing irreverent humor with every line. The laughs keep

~ncoming. Or do they? A case - a good, strong argument -

can be offered that Brooks, with History, goes too far in picking at formerly sacred subjects . . . or becomes muddled in a lower-than-burlesque style.

Possible objections run from weak to strong with History. The portrayal of Moses as the stereotypical crotchety old Jewish man, or having Louis XVI use peasants as trap shooting targets,,. strike some as plain undignified and not worthy of comparison with earlier Brooks works 'such as Young Frankenstein or The Producers. ·

The one scene to offend the most, however, comes with the Spanish Inquisition sequence. Portraying the terrible Torquemada, Brooks turns the ritual torture of heretics into a Busby

· Berkeley-type production number, replete with nuns in bathing suits and sparkler-lit menorahs.

As with Monty Python's Life of Brian, . some feel comedy of this sort goes beyond the limits of "good taste." Does History bend the past too much?

.... No.

For the first time in a decade, Brooks takes on not a movie genre (Blazing Sad­dles/westerns, High Anxiety/Hitchcock, etc.) but a crazy quilt pattern of puns, jokes, sight gags, and other bits of humor. But, as in his previous works, Brooks hits hard with History on the duplicity of viewer sensibility. Humor ·that goes okay around the office, in the bathroom, or over a few beers - in traditional movies thought - just can't be put on the screen. Nigger and Jew

· jokes are all right from Bill and Sue, not Paramount and MGM.

Brooks realizes the line between c0medy and perversity. What Brooks lacks in subtlety and grace doesn't denote stupidity and maliciousness; rahter, some of his cold schtick in the face points out an unwillingness of others to promote greater tolerance. The humor of History finally comes at the expense of Brooks, not archetypical whipping posts.

The History of the World, Part I is not a film for the entire family, or even all the · persons currently waiting in line to see it. For those knowing open minds, not open wounds, make for better living, History provides over two hours of hilarious en­tertainment. Those looking to be offen­ded will receive their best wishes in abun-

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dance. This, simply, is Brooks at his best. The

only real problem with History, really, is the curse of all Brooks films; some idiot sees it first, and then proceeds to tell all

the punchlines to all waiting to see the movie. But, you know, there is this really great scene where Shecky Greene points at Gregory Hines and says ...

COME JOIN.THE GANG· This Summer!

You can attend classes, study, participate in activities while your children receive supervised care.

Let the Auraria Child Care Center

Help You

*Educational programs

* Child Care available fuD· time, part-time or in two hour sessions for children 3 to 5 years - 7:30 am to 5:30 pm

*Meals and Snacks

.Auraria Child Ca_re Center • high quality child care at .

reasonable rates

~ Aurarla Higher Education Center

For more registration Information, call 629·3188

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continuing events Carousel Days, the annual awareness promotion of the Children's Diabetes Foundation, June 22-28. Various activities scheduled Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Carousel Plazas at the First of Denver Plaza and City Center Plaza, 17th and California. ln case of rain activities will be moved to the Paramount Theatre. Noontime activities at the The Denver' s downtown store, featuring clowns, music, jugglers and' more. Weekend events at The Denver at Cherry Creek Shopping Center, June 27 and 28 from noon to 4 p.m.

Walk-in registration for Denver Free University through July 10. For class schedule and information call 832-6688 Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. -I p.m. and 2-6 p.m. Capitol · Hill Com­munity Center, L3th and Williams.

sunday 21

Denver Fire Dept. Scuba training, Auraria pool. 8:30-10:30 a.m. 629-3145.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and The Fabulous Thunderbirds at Red Rocks. Tickets at Select-A-Scat. 773-®00.

Sunday, Bloody Sunday at the Denver Cen­ter Cinema. 9 p.m. 892-0987.

continuing events Talley's Folley starring Judd Hirsch. Elitch Theatre Company, 4620 W. 38th Ave. June 22-July 4. $5-$12. 458-8801.

Science Fiction and Fantasy film festival at the Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax. For complete listing of films call 832-4500.

Colorado Renaissance Festival, week~nds through July 12 at Larkspur. 777-3835 for more information.

Little Johhny Jones starring David Cassidy, June 23-July 4, evening performances and matinees. Auditorium Theatre DCP A. '8-$18. 825-1298. The Fifth Wall.comedy by Pat Mahoney at Rivertree Theatre, 1629 Platte St. Fridays and Saturdays through early August. 433-9216.

sunday 28 "Carousel Days", awareness week for the children's diabetes foundation, presents music, an ice cream social and radio per­sonalities at The Denver at Cherry Creek Shopping Center. Free.

Modern and jazz dance featuring Nancy Mangus at The Changing Scene, 1527 Yi Champa St. 3 p.m. 893-5775.

Singin' in the Rain, 9 p.m. at the Denver Center Cinema. 892-0987.

Vocal and piano recital at St. Cajetans. 2-4:30 p.m. 629-2530.

Calendar thursday 18

Doobie Brothers at Red Rocks. Tickets $12.50 at Select-A-Seat. 733-®00.

Ozzie Osbourne at Rainbow Music Hall. 733-6000.

Workshop on "Self-defense for Women", Hampden Library, E. Girard Ave. at S. Dayton St. Free. 7 p.m. 750-3885.

Student Association of Social Work has changed its meeting to today, room 256-B of the Student Center.

"Women in Art", a panel discussion at Colorado Gallery of the Arts, Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive. 7 p.m. $1. 794-1550 ext. 435.

monday 22

Children's Diabetes Foundation "Carousel Days" opening ceremonies. Music, mar­ching bands; 30,000 balloons and the KIMN (;;hicken. Free. 11 :30-1 p.m. 17th and California and the downtown Denver store.

Take the Money and Run, starring Woody Allen at 5:30 p.m. Denver Center Cinema. 892-0987.

friday 19 Doobie Brothers at Red Rocks. Tickets $12.50 at Select-A-Seat. 733-®00.

Ozzie Osbourne at Rainbow Music Hall. 733-®00.

Giselle, dance performance with the Colorado Ballet. Elitch's Theatre, 4620 W. 38th Ave. 458-8801.

Ten Who Dared, featuring Jedediah Smith. 10:30 p.m. on Channel Six.

A Clockwork Orange and THX 1138 at the Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax. 832-4500.

Mountain, featuring Leslie West at the Rainbow Music Hall. $8. 8 p.m. 753-1800.

tuesday 23

"Carousel Days", awareness week for the Children's Diabetes Foundation, featuring professional stuntmen, a stagecoach, trick roping exhibition, square dancing, western music and a petting ranch. Free. 11 :30 a.m. to I p.m. 17th and California and the downtown Denver store.

The Consequence at Denver Center Cinema. 9:15 p.m. 892-0987.

Track Meet at the Auraria track. 5:30-9:30 p.m. 6293145.

Calendar thursday 25

"Carousel Uays" , children's diabetes awareness week, presents "A Day in Paris" with a Parisian cafe, mimes, fencing, can­can dancers and artists. Free II :30 a.m. to l p.m. 17th and California and the down­town Denver store.

World Premiere of the new James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only, a benefit for the Children's Diabetes Foundation. For tickets and information call 399-6900.

"Creativity and Problem Solving", offered through UCD Continuing Education. 629-2735.

Andy Warhol's Frankenstein and Dracula at the Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax. 832-4500.

monday 29 Classes begin at the Colorado State Ballet School, for children and adults, all levels. For information call 572-8195.

She Done Him Wrong, starring Mae West and Cary Grant at the Denver Center Cinema. 5:30 p.m. 892-0987.

The Nutty Professor with Jerry Lewis at the Denver Center Cinema. 7 p.m. 892-0987.

friday 26 "Carousel Days", children's week, presen­ts music from the Colorado Renaissance Festival players, bagpipe music, jugglers, fire-caters and swallowers. Free 11 :30 a.m. l p.m. 17th and California and the Down­town Denver store.

Modern and jazz dance featuring Nancy Mangus at The Changing Scene, 1527\li Champa St. 8:30 p.m. 893-5775.

Women's Center Conference at the Auraria Student Center. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 629-3185.

tuesday 30 Track Meet at the Auraria Track, 5:30-9:30 p.m. 629-3145.

She Done Him Wrong, 7:30 p.m. and Vic­tim, 9 p.m. at the Denver Center Cinema. 892-0987.

Chamber music concert at the Chautauqua Park Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder. $3, all scats. 449-1397.

Dr. Strangelove and Sleeper at the Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax. 832-4500.

saturday 20 Max Morath in a benefit performance the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. 8 p.m. $15 or $25 (includes a reception with Morath). 422-8050.

Doobie Bothers at Red Rocks. Tickets $12.50 at Select-A-Seat. 773-®00.

Iolanthe, a Gilbert and Sullivan musical at the Bonfils Theatre, E. Colfax at Elizabeth. 863-1095.

Matinee at the Bijou, 12:30 p.m. on Chan­nel Six.

City Lights with Charlie Chaplin at the Denver Center Cinema. 9:15 p.m. 892-0987.

wednesday 24 "Carousel Days", children's diabetes awareness week presents a "Skip Cole Country Show" with western music and square dancers. Free. 11 :30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 17th and California and the downtown Denver store.

Jimmy Buffet and the Coral Reefer Band in a benefit performance for children's diabetes at Red Rocks.

Laurel and Hardy in Way Out West and The Music Box at the Denver Center Cinema. 9:15 p.m. 892-0987.

satcarday 2 7

"Carousel Days", children's diabetes awareness week, presents a carnival and the chance to meet members of the Broncos, Nuggets, Avalanche and Rockies teams. Free, at The Denver at Cherry Creek Shop­ping Ccrlter.

Musical! The Fantasticks at Bonfils Caba,et, E. Colfax at Elizabeth. 8 p.m. $5.40 322-7725.

Enter Laughing, play based on Carl ' "'°' Reiner's life. Shwayder Theatre of the Jewish Community Center. 8 p.m. $6. 399-2660.

wednesday 1 Trip to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo spon­sored by Clements Community Center. 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Paid reservations due June 19. $18. 234-8779.

Small business workshop sponsored by the Service Corps of Retired Executives at 1961 Stout Street, room 239. 8:30 a .m. to 4:30 p.m. $2. 837~3984.

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FOR SALE SHARP 1981 Datsun4x4Kingcab. lthasastereo1 with amplifier and cassette deek that will blow your mind, air conditioning, cruise control, Scheel racing

1 seats, Enkee aluminum wheels, quartz driving ~ghts, roll bar, carpeting, tinted windows and great

gas mileage. The truck is black, with some gray stripes. This dream of an autombile is only $10,800. Must see to fully appreciate. Call 665-2684.

FO~ SALE TI-35 calculator, constant memory, mathematical and statistical functions. Like new.

.. $20. Call 321-0532.

fOR SALE Rossignol ST skis 18S's, Solomon 727 bindings, Nordica comp. boots. $250. Call Doug at 986-3375.

FORD 302 V-8 engine, complete -and will run, asking $150. 238-6683 after 3 p.m.

.. ACNE? UGLY PlMPLES? Solve those em­-barrassiog problems with Velvaderm, a non­medicated cleansing cloth. The micro-bristles clean deep down into every pore and gives your own medication or soaps a chance to work. Act now! Send $3 .SO to: Skin Science Laborities, Denver Tech. Center, P.O. Box 3001, Dept. M, Englewood, CO. 80155.

~RIME PREVENTION SAFETY health products! --vo you not agree, "It is better to be safe than

sorry?" Why become the victim of crimes? We sup­ply and sell protective products for your personal

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... Associates" 3~. FOR SALE Uniroyal tires, steel belted wide radials, GR 70 IS. Great condition. Call69S-6S16.

"CONVERTIBLE" 1967 Sport Fury. Must sell,• perfect condition. New paint, top, engine and tran­smission; Power steering, power brakes, 21 miles per gallon. Call to drive. Only $1875. Many extras.

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HOUSING ROOMMATE WANTED: MOBILE home near busline vicinity of 84th and Federal. BAvate bedroom and bath. Must furnish own bed, be neat and depehdable. $ISO/month plus Vi utilities and phone and $100 deposit. Call Beth 4264780. Keep trying.

NEW OPENINGS AT WALDORF apts., 1526 . Lafayette, quiet, clean building, laundry room, storage, other students in building. Near bus bike route. Unfurnished 1 bedroom $180 plus $125 deposit, 2 bedroom $300 plus $150 deposit - it's 925 square feet. Stop by or call Alex or Mike at 832-5992.

FEMALE ROOMMATE WANTED to share house in Westminster. Fenced yard and laundry facility. $140 month plus Vz utilities. Call Cher 426-7889. Keep trying.

FOR RENT Beautiful, spacious apartment in quiet North Den­ver neighborhood. Pool. Security building. 10 minutes by bus to Auraria. 458-7742.

22 YEAR OLD male needs I roommate to share in Lakewood. Near Villa Italia, fur!_l!shed (in­(including appliances and washer and dryer) except bedroom (bed available}. $ISO a month plus half utilites, $150 deposit. Must be non-smoker with references. Call 238-6683 after 3 p.m.

ROOMMATE needed for autumn semester, female. 756-8651. Student preferred.

SERVICES RESUMES

20 percent discount to students and grads through June 30! Center of the City Resume 24 E. Ellsworth (1 bl<><;k south of 1st and Broadway) 777-6123. Monday through Saturday 9-6 (closed Thursdays). TYPING term papers, summations, theses. C8ll 422-2929.

POWER RAKING, MOWING, Transplanting, trimming, etc. Reasonable & professional. R &. R Tree and Lawn service, 755-4047.

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HELP WANTED TO $600/WK. Inland exploration crews. Vigorous men/women. Full/part-year. Wilderness terrain nationwide. Send $5 for 90-<:ompany directory and job guidelines. Job Data: Box 172DG, Fayet­teville, AR 72701 .

SALES LADIES OR MEN. Powerlift. Wakeful organic energy drink. 692-9722.

PERSONALS WANTED: A WOMAN with a thin waist and round hips, and a man with a very hairy face for business card pictures.$10 per hour. Call 861-5011. Ask for Joe.

NEED SPENDING MONEY? Want to choose your own hours? I have the answer for you. It's fun and easy to sell Velvadenn, a non-medicated skin clean­ing product, proven effective by mechanics, carpen­ters, and others. For more information call Sandy at 779-1808 from 6-9 p.m. -It never hurts to have a little extra pocket money!

FREE KITTENS TO GOOD home! 8 weeks old. Call 451-0497 dav~.North area.

A WORKSHOP: "INTlMACY and Relationship Agreements" June 21, 9:30-4. For singles and couples. Cost $21 per person. Call Joseph Kandel, M.S. 333-5707.

WANTED FULL GOSPEL CHRISTIAN students to attend the International Conference on Campus Evangelism (September 2-6, 1981) to receive training on how to reach your campus for Christ in Fall '81. Scholarships available. Write Conference P.O. Box 1799 Gainesville, FL 32602 or call 904-375-6000.

DECORATED PARTY mints for all occassions. Variety of flavors, colors and shapes. Price negotiable. Please call 429-8574 and leave name and number. Ask for Dede.

THERE'S PROBABLY LOTS of you people out there that would like to play some tennis but realize that you haven't taken your tennis rackets out of the closet for quite a while, maybe even years! Don't be embarrassed - there's plenty of us who I

just enjoy some healthy fun every now and then: If you feel the urge, call me, Cheryl, 759-2399 sunrise or sunset. GOD is working miracles. See how you can be part. Call 399-9766. HOCKEY PLAYERS. Don't sizzle this summer. Stay cool. Skate with the MSC Intramural Hockey Club. For info call John, 420-9481 .

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