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Volume 9 Issue 12 @ Pressopolltan

Tom Honer, former MSC student, serenades Holly Allen of the UCD Music Deparhnent, during a mid-day break on an autumn day in Ninth Street Park.

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November 7, 1986

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Misinformation creates Auraria oil spill by Lucy Stolzenburg

An oil spill that polluted Cherry Creek in September was the result of a misunderstanding over the proper dis­posal of waste oil from the campus auto labs and could cost MSC, CCD and AHEC almost $9,000.

On, Sept. 23, the Denver Fire Depart­ment responded tp a 20-gallon oil spill in the creek at Speer Boulevard and Curtis Street. After the cleanup, the spill was traced to a storm drain in the parking lot just west of the automotive lab. Both Metro and CCD have classes in the lab.

MSC Professor John Schmidt and CCD instructor Bill Ross said the oil was dumped down the drain because AHEC officials told them the drain led to a sand trap that holds and separates waste for later disposal.

"If anyone would have asked me, I would have said this (the storm drain) is where the sand trap is," Schmidt said. "And the drain south of the build­ing is the storm sewer."

According to Ross, waste oil was once stored in barrels and removed periodically. But in the late 70s, AHEC personnel told him the barrels were a fire hazard, so the oil was dumped down the floor as well as the outside drains under the assumption that a sand trap collected the waste.

But blueprints of the Technology building show only the floor drains in the lab lead to a sand trap. The drain in the parking lot is part of a storm sewer system that flows into Cherry Creek.

The AHEC official who told the instructors the outside drain led to a sand trap has died, Schmidt said, but others at AHEC have perpetuated the myth.

"The whole problem is a lack of instruction on the part of AHEC,'' Schmidt said. "No one from the physi­cal plant told anyone what was the proper disposal method."

For two years, Denver Fire Depart­ment officials spotted oil flowing into

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November 7, 1986 The Metropolitan

Dr. J. Rand McNally, Jr. · . :- ·:·.::'.:: ,•. ·-£~'; Nuclear physicist who

worked on the development of the first atomic bomb.

Speaks Out on Nuclear Issues

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Hazardous waste study commissioned

Oil from auto labs pollutes Cherry Creek; AHEC seeks to clean campus

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the creek from the Curtis Street drain-age.

"We tried to track it but we couldn't find the source," J oho Marshall, hazar­dous waste coordinator, said. ''This time we went with a maintenance per­son and he directed us to the drain behind the auto shop."

Representatives from AHEC, MSC and CCD have refused to blame any one person or institution for the spill and say they will share the cost.

Bills for the cleanup from the fire department and a private contractor have totaled $3,749.75, according to Dean Wolfe, director of the physical plant. The fire department had issued a $1,000 citation, but withdrew it.

"They retracted the citation because we are acting promptly to put things under control,'' Wolfe said.

Waste oil from the lab will be stored in barrels and removed for recycling.

The Coast Guard will also fine the institutions after a study has been con­ducted by the Environmental Protec­tion Agency. The maximum penalty could be $5,000 and will be issued within three to six months.

Ironically, at the time the oil sur­faced on Cherry Creek, a waste man­agement consulting firm was scheduled to begin a study of campus waste dis­posal the following week.

The firm, CORPEX, completed a survey of all Auraria buildings Sept. 30 and submitted its conclusions and recommendations to physical plant officials Nov. 4. The report will be made public after it has been studied.

CORPEX was contacted last spring at the suggestion of a campus commit­tee devoted to exploring proper methods of hazardous waste disposal. The committee was initially composed of instructors and representatives from the campus's chemistry departments and the physical plant, but has been expanded to include instructors from other departments and administrators from each school.

According to committee chairman Phil Savage, the automotive lab was not considered a problem because it was assumed the waste oil was going into the sand trap.

"Before the oil situation, they were not considered major players," Savage said.

Waste automotive oil is not a hazar­dous waste by EPA standards unless it flows into a body of water. In spite of government efforts to regulate oil more stringently, opponents have success­fully fought to keep oil off the hazard­ous waste list. They argue that regu­lated waste oil will encourage greater illegal dumping and that current volun­teer efforts to recycle oil are sufficient.

According to Ken Bell of CORPEX, Auraria is only one of three CORPEX clients who requested a study before a hazardous waste accident. Most organ­

~ izations consider the consequences after they are in trouble.

"We don't get many phone calls !!~lfllli'tri(Jb~ from people who are proactive," Bell

~said. "Most people wait until it's too

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. CORPEX surveyed Auraria build­ings from "the roof to the basement," Bell said. Their recommendations will revolve around the theory that most hazardous waste can be recycled or rendered harmless.

Bell said the technology to eliminate toxic waste landfills is only a few years away.

"If we do our job right, we'll put ourselves out of business in 10 years," Bell said. ·

He declined to reveal details of the study until physical plant officials have had a chance to read it. He admitted heavy recommendations were made around the recycling automotive oil, but that overall he found the campus was remarkably clean.

"As far as the classrooms go, it was a very clean site," Bell said. "In the chemistry labs, everyone knew what we were talking about and wanted to help."

Many of the problems with hazar­dous wastes on campus are hidden, according to Savage. The art depart­ment, music department (instrument repair) and printing shops all use sol­vents and chemicals that are toxic.

Concern over hazardous wastes and knowledge of proper disposal or recy­cling methods is a relatively new development.

"Printing used to pitch flammable stuff in the dumpster," Savage said. "With the directions they had then, I would have too."

The CORPEX study will cost $1,500. Savage estimates campus hazardous waste management will run about $4,000-$5;000 a year, the first year being more expensive.

"The main thrust will be in educa­tion," Savage said. "It's possible we can change what we do so that not that much hazardous waste is generated."

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A hand-scrawled message on the bus stop sign at Peoria and East Colfax faces four lanes of traffic and pro· claims: Bus drivers are coot.

The sign is a tribute to the dozens of RTD drivers who pilot the #15 East Colfax bus every day. From the Auraria campus to Aurora's Chambers Road, these men and women chauf­feur riders on the busiest bus route in the city.

Driver opinion on the #15 is unanimous: it's different from other routes.

"You have to be a little more sensi­tive," driver Ron Garcia says. "A lot of people are mentally or physically handicapped - or just plain crazy."

East Colfax is the economic center for a population that doesn't know the bottom dropped out of the oil industry. These people have always lived on the edge, despite the eco­nomic climate. Most East Colfax bus riders don't own cars and some are homeless. Sometimes the bus is their home.

"In the summer you get more tran­sients going from one liquor store to another," Garcia says. "In winter, some live on the bus. Drivers kind of take care of them."

A # 15 bus begins its journey at Auraria, on the broad, flat floodplain

of the Platte River. Pointing its nose toward the downtown skyscrapers, it scoops up a handful of college students and heads into the concrete and glass canyons of the city.

Two students, their wardrobes a fashion clash, discuss socialism.

She looks at the world through jazz. man sunglasses perched belowelectric­socket blond hair. He could model as the posterman for the Young Repub­licans - white shirt, dark tie, blue blazer and khaki pants.

"I chose economics because its good for politics," he tells her.

Some other riders are as pragmatic about their career choice, but per­haps less ethical.

Gambling is a problem on the #15. Con-men playing 3-card Molly, a derivative of the old shell game, plague the route. They prey on riders naive enough to think the odds can be beaten Drivers often can't spot the game and the card men ride just long enough to make a hit.

Weaving through the darkness of downtown traffic, the bus swings right every three blocks to load pas­sengers. A woman in a wheelchair waits for the bus's electric lift to raise her to her ride. She sits patiently, hands folded in a lap that barely exists. Her shrunken body has melted from the neck down, giving her a child's length with a woman's width.

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"You have to be a little more sensitive. A lot of people are mentally or physically handicapped - or just plain crazy."

The bus speeds into the sunlight on Broadway and turns left at Colfax. In front of the Capitol, passengers load to standing room only, packing in like staples in a box.

The true heart of East Colfax is the few blocks up the hill from the Capitol. The classiest section of town at the turn of the century, it now hosts cheap poster shops, gaudy porn theaters and fast food restaurants.

The sidewalk could sink from the weight of foot traffic.

Riders waiting for the bus here have politely made change for some­one's twenty and then watched the money and a bag of dope change hands.

A ride on the #15 is usually tame, but it can be a lesson in street smarts. For the drivers, the route has its moments. Sometimes a fight needs a cool head and more than a few drunks have been wrestled off a bus at the end of a shift.

Still, some drivers prefer the #15 to other routes because of the diversity.

"I like driving the night shift," driver Jeff Cyronek says. "At three in the morning, when you're bone tired, there's always someone to ialk to or giggle at."

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Garcia also likes the route. Remembering his first New Year's

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War veteran ·survives, marches on by Sean-Michael Giimore

This year I decided I was going to do it. So I pulled out the old steamer trunk, knelt down and opened the lid. I pushed aside haH a life's worth of old letters and official documents and

slid my hands under a folded up brown jacket. I saw the leather, cracked and stained with the darker patches where I had tom away the squadron insignias years ago. Slowly I lifted out my old Navy fight jacket and pressed it to my face. Breathing in the smell of old leather, I felt the softness of the fur collar on my face. I could also smell all the fear and danger, the sweat and highs and craziness it had soaked up. I knelt there for one long moment and unbidden I

• felt the tears come. It wasn't the first time tears had stained the leather of that jacket. It was a little tight in the shoulders and a hell of a lot tighter in the gut, but I

was determined to wear it. For the first time in all these years I was going to march in the Veterans Day Parade.

In the past I have written several columns on Vietnam, usually around Veterans Day, and once I even attended a Vets Day celebration for a news assignment. But for the most part I shy away from those kind of occasions. Of course I used the V .A. to pay for my schooling and bought a house on the G.I. bill, but I always felt it was a hoax.

A veteran was your Dad or Grandad. A silver-haired guy in a funny looking garrison cap with ribbons on his coat and a red poppy in his buttonhole.

But not me. ALL I did was use up a lot of energy trying to survive a lot of incoming

insanity. When people ask me if I was in Vietnam, I usually respond, "not so you'd

notice."

But recently I have begun to feel a part of something, to feel less isolated. Perhaps it is all the attention the Vets and Vietnam have been receiving

hearing about it. I refrained from taking him out. On cable news, a reporter interviews a middle-aged man in an old boonie

hat standing in front of the black marble gash is the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C.

As the Vet begins to talk about the names of his buddies engraved on the wall, his voice cracks. He tries but he can no longer stop the tears that flow down his face. I have to turn my face from the TV screen for a while, for I have names on that wall, too.

Then there is the anger I feel at this administration's continued cutting of V.A. benefits at the same time they increase the mega bucks sent to some bogus contra bullshit.

There is also an increasing awarness of the problems caused by Delayed Stress Syndrome in some Vets. Some of us came back with problems, some of us took our problems over with us in the first place. But we a11 have somthing in common.

We all came back. Some maimed and broken in spirit. Some with strengths that have enabled

them to become successful. But we all share the brotherhood. Thats why you11 see me Tuesday morning marching along with my true

buddies in my old flight jacket and my head held high. It took America a long time to recognize the Vietnam Veteran. It's taken

some of us longer to recognize it in ourselves. For more information on the Veterans Day Parade, Nov. 11, contact

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Husband shops,wrestles with mini-dilemma by Michael Wagner

I went grocery shopping the other day. I mention it only because it's a real treat when I get to go - alo~e.

Usually when I cruise the aisles with a pre-approved check, I need some kind of chaperone. And it's for the best that I'm monitored. I'm a sucker for the catchy cereal box.

Flashy pictures and blazin' New-and-Improved banners usually fill my cart.

Don't get me wrong. "Nut covered raisins" and far-out advertising claims make me mad. Show me how they spray that nut paste junk on raisins. Better, tell me why they want to.

Unfortunately, my wife is into that stuff. My list has one column of your standard-one-name item, and then a "Description/ Analysis" column that my wife fills out.

Next to 'paper towels' it says: Mini towels. Nice color, not brown or plain white. Make sure it says MINI.

So I make a good turn onto aisle 11-a good turn is where I accelerate out of the turn and thread the needle between two gabbers (a pair of middle-aged shoppers who use the shopping experience to catch up on the community soap opera) - then I brake hard (good tennis shoes are essential) and start scanning the towels.

Uiere are miles and miles of paper towels. From here to Aspen we could stretch these paper towels.

And I'm looking for the mini-roll. Mini, mini, mini. Brawny, brawny, brawny. Nowhere do I see mini-paper-towels. Miles and miles of regular size. Why the hell does she buy mini's anyway? It

isn't a space problem. The spot unde~ the cabinets where she hangs the towel

thing could hold a Turkish bath towel. I know why: Mini is so cute. Suddenly, a pro-shopper-lady walks by. I stash my list. I want to look cool and confident. At home in the paper towel aisle. I can't

afford to look lost. I can't afford to look like I can't find the damn mini-towels. As she passes, I mutter something flippant like: Do you really eat that crap? Another pro-shopper follows her. I ditch the paper towel hunt for the time

being, and it's off to the cheese section. List: None of the Fake-0 cheese/. She doesn't see the practical value in cellophane-covered-cheese-slime. It

melts better, keeps better and handles like a Real Cook's cheese. "You get too much," she objects. "It's like when we go camping and you

pack the car. We could live for years off what you cram in the car for a weekend trip. We don't need to take Sun Tan Oil in the winter and we don't need that Fake-0 Cheese."

What does she know. She buys mini-paper towels. I pick an economy sized hunk of cheddar, and quickly stash a small packet

of cellophane-wrapped, Fake-0 cheese. · "It's processed," I munner, and I alter my list. Heading back to the paper goods, I round the comer and my cart disrupts a

tower of mini-paper towels. An endstand promotion, pleasantly packaged for suckers like me; rolls of

mini' s now cover the floor. She'll like the ones with little purple flowers. I wish they had a roll with

pictures of race cars, b~t I settle on two with flowers and another with stripes. I nudge the mess of mini's into a pile, and notice a discarded roll of generic white towels. Some fool got suckered by pretty purple flowers. The generic whites are bigger and cheaper. Throwing absorbency ratios away with my list, I drop the bargain brand on top of the cheese.

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by Leslle Vestrlch TWist your tongue! Test your wits! Stretch your imagination! Take the ol'

brain out for a spin in a '59 Chevy - whichever you prefer, but try this test: Match the course descriptions on the left with the department that offers them on the right.

The descriptions here are the first sentences of one- to three-sentence course descriptions from MSC's 1986-1987 catalog. They are intended to be concise, succinct explanations of course content so hapless students don't sign up for calculus when they want calisthenics. Do they do their jobs?

1. An off-campus course designed to place atudent& into environmentally streasful situations or situationally meaningful environments. li1JdOfl'Ol1tld

2. A a.tudy of what, how and why people mean. '1'11'ilu3

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4. A survey and application of aelected techniques uaed in the geographic investigation of environmental percep­tion and cognition.

5. Specific ob;ectives may vary with course title, but gener­ally all counes will deal with cuwent isaues that are constantly changing or developing in thU area.

6. The student synthuizes prior technical skills and bio­psycho-socio-cultural knowledge with new skills to per­form a physical aBBeBBment.

7. Thi& survey coune acquaints the student with man's attempt to fathom the external universe.

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Student clarifies ·senator .. -&rt·icle . . ..

Editor: First of all, the headline on page ll of the 10-31-86 issue, "Student government

senator resigns amidst controversy," was quite misleading. I thought that maybe Senator Brame had developed the decency to resign from the Senate, or had finally read the ASMSC Constitution.

Second, I would like to clear up some questions that have been raised due to the article, "Senator Apologizes for Actions," from the same issue. I would like to quote the article: "But Brame said former CAC bylaws 'don't say who signs what, or stipulate senate approval of funding requests,. .. " I have a copy of the "former CAC bylaws" in my possession right now.

Article IV, Officers, section A, The chairperson, subsection 3, The chairperson shall sign on' funding requests as approved by the CAC.

Article Vil, Procedure for Funding Requests, section B, after CAC approves the funding requests the chairperson will sign the funding request.

I think these should clear up the inconsistencies in Senator Brame's statement. As for the second part of his statement concerning senate approval of funding requests, we need to look at the CAC bylaws again.

Article II, Duties, section B, AS MSC Constitution and Senate Bylaws will have precedence over the procedures defined herein. ·

Although I am not a~ attorney, I believe Article II means that things in the ASMSC Constitution also apply to this Committee. If. this is true, then the following articles will establish that the Senate must approve CAC funding requests.

Article VI Legislative Branch, section 5 Committees, subsection b. All author­ity and power of the Senate committees shall be vested in the Senate. Subsection c. The Senate Committee shall be directly responsible to the Senate for the accomplishment of their duties. Subsection h. The Club Affairs Committee (CAC), part 4, the CAC shall be the primary input for information and opinon from recognized clubs and funding sub;ect to Senate approval.

I hope this will once and for all put this matter to rest. It has brought a nagging question to mind. How many of our student senators have taken the time to read the ASMSC Constitution, the Senate Bylaws, and the Bylaws of any committees they may be sitting on? Maybe before the next election candidates should be given a test on these documents. I would hope this could help avoid the problems I experienced this year.

I would also like to comment on Senator Brame's statement that I have "gone on a guilt trip." I resigned in order to preserve the integrity of the Senate. I only wish that Senator Brame had the conscience to do the same.

Thank you, Linda A. Ma<foona

Lin~a (I'm so glad I'm just.a student again) Madonna

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• • • October 31, 1986 Editor:

Effective immediately, I resign from my position as senator in the Student Government. I find this action necessary because of an increased demand on my time for schoolwork. At the same time, I am having to waste my energies defending myself against unfair, overblown charges.

Even though I have done nothing legally or ethically wrong, the gratuitous allegations printed in The Metropolitan will stay in people's minds. People will think I am guilty no matter what the Judicial Board decides.

I have worked extensively with.Student Government, the Club Affairs Com­mittee, and the Student Affairs Board in particular. My ideas and efforts have gone unnoticed during this whole mess.

Although I am somewhat annoyed that the people making these allegations have not approached me and others have made judgment without hearing my side of the story, I remain available for any further questions regarding any of my work with Student Government.

Steve Brame

Sports space 'unwarranted' Editor:

The persistent squawltj.ng for more sports coverage is unwarranted. Five ~omen soccer players have recently demanded more coverage, when previous ~ssues have provided an equitable share. I think the motive behind this lobby is mtended to bully Editor Davis into devoting a third of the paper to athletic interests. The objective is designed to generate a medium of reinforcement for these intercollegiate socialists, and their athletic welfare state. So once again, we need to reassess the interest group influences that drive up the costs of education.

Metro special interests have prematurely detennined the scope of their sup­port. The constituency polling that was used last spring, was inappropriately deemed a referendum. It was merely a recommendation resource for the Presi­dent's recommendation to the Trustees. The verdict of apathy was pathetically self-evident. Only 7 percent of the student body had the decency to state an .opinion on spending, while the reipaining 93 percent were evidently too spoiled

1 to demonstrate concern. The 7 percent participation rate revealed that only 531 supported the $12.50 increase, while 363 were opposed.

A breakdown of the 531 supporting votes would manifest the diverse interests, ~nd conflicting objectives: The broad-based coalition bought a packaged mcrease proposal that sucked in a predominantly naive element of support for non~thleti? ~rograms. When you take into account the direct interest support that s realistically under 3 percent, its ludicrous to accept the assertion of an electorate mandate for humble athletes. So why should an editor be expected to provide extensive coverage for a small interest group?

To fully appreciate the scope of maneuvering by athletic interests, just look at the lack of spending parity. Intercollegiate Athletics was able to walk away with one-third of our million dollar student fee budget. And.that doesn't include the astronomical appropriation that was allotted to Campus Recreation. Then you have to take into account the funding that was pulled out from under Legal Services and ASTRO, just so athletic programs could pork-out at the student fee trough .

This bud~et~I1'. shell game has a pattern of gluttony and distorted accounting, that makes it difficult for students to relate to athletic pride. A common defense was made by athletes, student politicians, administrators, and Trustees alike. They felt that a $12.50 increase was relatively small, compared to the exorbitant fee rates at other schools. We were told to be grateful that Metro fees didn't exceed the $150 average that imbeciles at other schools were willing to tolerate. This was a convenient justification for establishing a ceiling rate for comparative spending, (at a competitive rate).

A few "traditional" students followed their "traditional" President, by disre­garding the yearly increases as being irisignificant. These traditionalists actually begged for a fee increase, and said nothing about the 8 percent tuition increase ~is fall. I wonder if their "traditional" parents said anything about paying almost fifty dollars more this year. Metro's mission was based on a need assessment for affordable education. Evidently, Metro declared emancipation from depen­dency need on its 21st birthday.

The forces of special interest are poised for another spring offensive to increase fees again. The Magelli agenda is emersed in enough secrecy to qualify as a covert operation. Athletic program growth is committed to a revenue dependency of future increases. Now that the master plan is set into motion, the complacency for financial commitments will be overshadowed by slick market­ing techniques.

The interplay of competing interests will continue to pass costs onto students. The passive student apathy toward these increases will not foster a need to preserve affordable education. But your silence will encourage the Joint Budget Committee to tighten fiscal constraints for higher education expenditures. And it will definitely facilitate special interest manipulation within our institution. So be wary of those who would question the integrity of our press.

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A student government senator has . resigned after being embroiled since early October in allegations of wrong­doing and misuse of funds made by a former senator, a campus club co­chairperson and the Associated Stu­dents of Metropolitan State College (ASMSC) Senate:

Stephen Brame resigned Oct. 31 in a letter to the Rules Committee. He was to face a Judicial Board hearing five days later on charges brought by former Senator Linda Madonna, including holding an illegal Club Affairs Com­mittee (CAC) meeting, failing to obtain Senate approval for club funding requests and signing requests as CAC chairman.

In addition, Auraria Lesbian and Gay Alliance (ALAGA) co-chairperson Chris Westin filed a complaint with the administration charging Brame forged her name on a bank signature card and withdraw} slips.

In his letter of resignation, Brame said bis action was necessary because of increased demands on his time for schoolwork in addition to "having to waste my energies defending myself against unfair overblown charges."

He said the .. gratuitous allegations printed in The Metropolitan" would stamp him guilty no matter what the Judicial Board decides.

Brame' s resignation from the Senate follows bis resignations as (CAC) member and ALAGA president. His active participation in student

government in the past caused mixed feelings about his resignation among some Senate members.

"I liked Steve very much as a con­tributor to the Senate, but felt we had to carry through with this (Judicial Board hearing)," Gina Houx, ASMSC vice president, said. 'Tm relieved he resigned because I feel impeachment would put a bad name on the whole Senate."

But Houx said the Senate still plans to recover half the funds Brame obtained for an ALAGA trip for four to San Francisco attended by only two MSC students.

Even Madonna, who resigned from the Senate because she was implicated in the charges brought against Brame, said she had .. mixed emotions" about his resignation.

"I feel badly, because he was some­body who was involved, who went to meetings," she said. "But I think the charges were accurate and fair. I have proof for everything.

"I knew what we were doing was wrong, and it's not completely his fault. I wish he'd been able to see that it was a fault. We were friends before this happened."

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PE lockers unsafe for valua by J. Johnson

Getting locker items ripped off at the Auraria Physical Education build­ing can be more than just frustrating, it can be expensive, too.

The best offense for such an attack is education on storage and the area itself, Recreation Director Dick Feur­bome said.

"During the first part of each semes­ter, we try to educate individuals com­ing into the facility for the first time," he said. "We try to seize upon that

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opportunity to inform them of the .. high-risk area and what they may be able to do about it, how to take the necessary precautions."

Feurborne said there are signs on locker room doors and bulletin boards warning people not to leave valuables in the lockers and that locks are unsafe #

because they get cut off or forced open.

"I don't know if it's the crooks or who, but it's not unusual for us to find signs mutilated or tom down," Feur­borne said.

Lolly Furgeson of Public Safety said, from August to October, the women reported nine locker thefts. Fifty-five percent of those lockers were opened by force, while 45.5 percent were left unlocked. .ii

Within that same time period, the men reported two locker thefts in which both lockers were left unlocked.

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'1'e never been broken into. to sugget a better way for >rntect small items. t vaults are large enough purses, jewelry and other ions such as calculators,"

!iaid. "They only cost 10 ~ renters take the keys with ·e never had a break-in !ie they're always in view. 1gh, we don't have that e taking advantage of the

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Drug testing discussed by S.helly Barr

. . Martin Marietta Aerospace pledged

allegiance to mandatory drug testing in a campus seminar Oct. ~. while a toxicology expert questioned the validity of test results .

Daniel Amerman, senior employ· ment administrator for Martin Marietta and Dr. Betty Riggs, toxicology fellow of The Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, addressed issues sur­rounding mandatory drug-testing by employers .

According to Amerman, Martin Marietta requires all applicants to sign a consent form for urinalysis testing. Applicants who refuse consent auto­matically lose employment eligibility.

On the other hand, applicants who concede to mandatory testing and test positive, are notified by mail that they do not meet requirements for em­ployment, Amerman said .

Amerman cited the following statis­tics as a basis for Martin Marietta's commitment to strict drug testing policies:

• 5 to 6 million Americans use cocaine.

• 2 to 3 million Americans use marijuana.

• 12 million Americans are alco­holics (up 8 percent since 1980).

• Amphetamine abuse has increased 15 percent since 1980.

• American industry is losing over $16 billion a y~ in pro-

associate vice president for business and finance, the new drop fee policy was adopted to discourage students from taking more classes than neces­sary.

"This new policy will benefit stu­dents by providing them more flexibil­ity, better course selection and seats to other students," he said. • •

The drop rate has reduced signifi­cantly. This has great impact on the students. If this trend continues, we will maintain this policy," he added.

But, some students question the pol­icy's effectiveness.

"I don't know if it will discourage stu­dents from dropping courses. People will drop courses anyway," ASMSC student government Senator Brendan Kelly said.

positive. The most common drug in positiv1

test results was marijuana (60 percent) followed by cocaine (7.9 percent) valium (5.3 percent), opiates (5.: percent) , and PCP (1.3 percent) Amerman said.

The "best sample" of positive teste1 are new college graduates, Amerma

said. Similarly, the largest class <i applicants who test positive a~ welders, Amerman said.

All testing, from time of consent t urinalysis, is done by Roche Laborat< ries, Amerman said.

Riggs questioned the proficiency <i Roche Laboratories.

'There are a lot of things that ca give a false positive test," she said.

Riggs said things such as cold med cines, anti-depressants and over-tht counter drugs for vomiting and nause could induce positive results.

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Many students, including Kelly, have ppealed drop fee charges and had ~em dropped. Students continually make appeals Student Affairs, partly because they

.re not aware of the policy, Kelly said. "There have been a number of

lppeals. Most students are not aware >fit. They think it's outright injustice," v anderhye said, "but they are in agree­ment after hearing the explanation for. this policy::

Dr. Ron Veatch, vice president of Student Affairs said students were not informed clearly. "From administra­tive standpoint, I don't think this new policy has been well communicated t<i the students," he said.

According to V anderhye, drop feei account for $83,000 of. the $6.5 millior in tuition and fees collected this semes ter. c

' . NovemJ>er 7, 1986 The Metropolllan

Psychic analyzes studentl handwriting r Lisa Arndt

The word "psychic" conjures up v-eral stereotypical images in the erage person's mind: Jeanne Dixon d the National Enquirer, a gypsy d a crystal ball or tea leaves and Im reading. These images generally eate an attitude of skepticism. This skepticism, however, did not :ep a steady stream of students from 1ving their handwriting analyzed by iychic Marie Morris Oct. 31 in the udent Center, as part of the Hallo­een festivities sponsored by ASMSC :udent Activities. "What we see in the handwriting is

1ally the subconscious," Marie told obMarks,aMSCstudent, who boldy, ut carefully, wrote his signature on a -iece of white paper supplied by the sychic. "I need more than that," she told

im, prompting him to add "How now rown cow'' beneath his name. . Marie immediately told him about

imself, without taking even a few econds to analyze the scrawls. In a matter-of-fact manner, she told

lob that he is hard to get to know, but 1e1l go places because he usually gets vhat he wants.

"You recently had an argument with omebody," she said, and he slyly miled. "Sometimes you can be tubbom."

Marie said she has analyzed hand­vriting for the last 10 years and has

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Psychic Marie Morris tells MSC student Rob Marks a little bit · about himself.

been psychic all her life. She learned her trade by studying psychology at Metro for two years. She said she later realized, by analyzing the handwriting of one of her professors, that he was

actually writing her love letters, though not in a literal sense.

"I realized it later," she said. "He was asking me for a date."

Handwriting analysis has a long his-

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Analysis can also re problems.

"You can see illness in } writing a year before y1 thing," Marie said.

It is her expert opinio students suffer from exha

"Everyone is tired arou1 said. "Everyone is ver1 themselves." ·

Changing your hand· change your subconsciom She told Rob he needs to T's and prescribed three daily, for 21 days. She ali practicing R's for someone like housework, and said more than three lines of I'

"You'll gef sick," she s ically.

In addition, she recom1 ing over writing.

"Printing is better for she said.

Most who were analyz to skepticism at first, but ished because of the acc1 predictions.

"For what she did, ye <>.ecurate," Marvin Ratzla

/ 'st:udent said. Marie's ana suggested that he was h: gent. "How could I not ad1 near genius?" he asked.

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Riggs said. Amerman said Martin Marietta pays

additional fees to Roche labs to gua­rantee alteration-free testing and con­fidentiality.

This guarantee, called "chain of cus­tody", costs Martin Marietta an addi­tional $2 for every $9 urinalysis test. Confirmation of test results requires blood tests which cost $50-$100, Riggs said.

low employee when their fellow employee has a problem," Amerman said.

Amerman said if an employee is indeed found with a substance abuse problem, the corporation would rather help than punish.

"We want to see that employee rehabilitated," he said. "We will treat substance abuse just like someone with tonsilitis."

Martin Marietta, which employs 65,000, has three insurance plans that cover rehabilitation.

Amerman said that the corporation has sent individuals to rehabilitation centers more than once.

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Amerman said although there is a heavy screening of applicants, current employees are tested only when there is probable cause (i.e. absenteeism, fallen job performance, and involve­ment or near involvement in a serious accident.)

But Riggs said that positive test results don't necessarily mean there is a problem with substance abuse. ---------------------------------------------------------· "The courts have said it is not a good

idea to do random testing," Amerman siad. "Juries are becoming more sensi­tive to the 'Big Brother Syndrome.' "

But when there is probable cause, Martin Marietta is allowed to conduct "reasonable searches" of lockers and vehicles, Amerman said.

Despite obvious encroachment of government on personal lives, Amer­man said there seemed to be no ill feelings.

"People just haven't been making a very big deal out of it," Amerman said.

"We believe these people are com­mited to the rehabilitation of their fel-

Marijuana stays in the body from 3-5 days and cocaine remains for 2-3 days, Riggs said.

Consequently, testing may pick up traces of a substance that an employee may have used over the weekend, on personal time.

Amerman said small amounts of marijuana are excused because the corporation considers the possibility of second-hand smoke.

Mandatory drug testing policies at Martin Marietta were enacted on July l; 1986 and went into effect July 18, 1986. D

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Joe McDonald plays PFC Plank, here hallucinating the pr.esence of Douglas O'Brien, who plays prosecuting officer Major Dunne.

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Vietnam. The word, the experience. The fallout continues to poison our

culture. The fighting continues to claim its victims.

Denver playwright David Earl Jones delves into the fabric of a still fighting veteran in his new play LZ, which opened the inaugural season at Jack's Theater.

T h e production is a welcome experiment in Denver theater.

Joseph McDonald plays Jim Plank a dishonorably discharged veteran who can't hold a job and who wakes from fitful sleep in a cold sweat. His wife loves him, but she's frustrated and irri­tated that it has taken him so long to recover. She ultimately leaves him as he finishes off another bottle of rum.

The play enters the torment of Plank's mind, returns with him to Vietnam, to the LZ (Landing Zone) where he was abandoned,to his confinement where he awaits a court martial, and to the jungles of the war.

Donnie L. Betts plays a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrolman who helps Plank through the memories and through the pain. The character has become a standard of the genre - the strong and silent black soldier who spits on authority and dedicates himself' to the care of his weaker comrades. More than a father figure, Betts gives dignity to an archetypical life force.

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the Vietnam vet who has not yet assim­ilated back into normal society. The importance of this kind of cathartic activity cannot be denied, but LZ suffers somewhat from a lack of original insight or conclusion. Plank is ultimately freed from his past, but his experience teaches us nothing that we fr did not already know.

Th-e success of LZ is in the production, directed by Dan Hiester. The stage at Jack's is filled with psychological intrigue, personal pain and human compassion. Steve Steven's sound design is riveting; it fills the 100- .. seat theater with the intensity of war.

Kevin Bartlett and David Quinn are disturbingly effective as the soldiers confined with Plank. McDonald, who was awarded the Denver Drama Critics Circle award for best actor for his per- 1

fomance in last season's Road (also penned by Jones, and winning the award for best new script), portrays Plank's soul by exploring his psyche. The performance is captivating, but so similar to McDonald 's work in Road, and as McMurphy in Hunger " Artists production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest last season that one yearns for the actor to stretch his apparent talent.

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Traveling Colfax on the # 15/from page 5

"The other riders were some big black guys who'd just gotten off work," Garcia says. "The little guy said TU kick anybody's ass from here to Aurora.' The black guys looked at each other and laughed. The guy said 'No tak­ers? OK.'"

The little man wiped his mouth like John Wayne and sat down.

Disturbances on the # 15 outnumber all other routes. Between July 1 and Oct. 9 this year, drivers reported 108 incidents on the Colfax bus. The route ~ith the second most distur­bances reported 45.

"Drivers have to use a lot of discre­tion on the #15," says John Perry,

RTD security specialist. "But other cities like Boston and New York have more violent crimes. We've only had one murder."

The bus continues east. Passengers get on and off every two blocks.

A woman in a red coat with a ratty old fur collar comments that the bus is crowded for a Friday afternoon.

"Everyone clams up when they get on the bus, like they were one unit," she says.

The bus stops at East High School and 16 raucous teenagers get on arid prove her wrong.

After Colorado Boulevard, Colfax widens, the bus empties to half

The MSC Board of Publications is accepting applications for

EDITOR of

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for academic year 86-87

The editor is responsible for the content of the magazine. He/she manages the student staff and works with the production staff on the physical make-up of the magazin e.

Applicants must be English majors or minors enroll~d in at least 6 hours a t MSC. Publication experience. especi a lly with Metrosphe re, is a major consideration in the selection process.

Please submit a resume' with a cover Jetter and samples of your work to the MSC Board of Publications, c / o Kate Lutrey, Auraria Student Center Room 156 C, Campus box 57. Off.campus mail to Box 4615·57 , Denver, CO 80204.

' Deadline for Applications Novembe r 12, 1986 5 PM

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capacity, and the sense of space says this bus is headed toward Kansas.

Car dealerships dot the street, an­nouncing that wheels, not feet, rule the pavement. Post World War II motels, one-story buildings with tongue tickling names like Trav-a­leer and Boll-e-ana, pave the way into Aurora. The neon chief at the Ahwahnee says "Vacancy."

Though the bus is public transpor­tation, passengers occasionally use it as a private vehicle. Driver Gary Enney remembers picking up a man in Aurora who looked like he'd just been evicted.

"He had a reclining chair, two end

tables and a coffee table," Enney says. "I had him store it in the back and when he got off some other pas­sengers helped him unload the stuff."

After Aurora the bus is almost empty, a cavernous cylinder of steel. A round old man makes snorkeling noises and bursts into spontaneous finger snapping.

The bus passes under 1-225 and slides through the biggest surprise of the trip: a middle-class neighborhood stocked with split-level homes and two-car garages.

This is the eastern end of the route and the suburban respite is brief. The bus turns around to parallel the out­bound trip. The Rockies fill the bus's gargantuan windshield.

Driver Latonia Austen steers the # 15 into a setting sun and the last trip of her day. Her full, resonant voice marks her as captain of this ship, and she greets each passenger on board. A weaving but happy drunk calls her "baby." She winces and corrects him: "My name is Tonia."

The drunk navigates the turbulent waters of inebriation to a seat.

"On this route they call you so many names, you have to look at your name tag to see who you are," Austen says. 'Tve been called every­thing but the child of God."

Four stops later, the drunk is back and ready to pilot himself through the growing darkness. Austen opens the bus doors and the man steps off in loose-jointed surrender to gravity. The doors slam behind him and the bus pulls away, taking with it warmth and light. The drunk hesitates and then disappears into a black hole of the Aurora night. o

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Dexter Gordon and Francois Cluzet as the Master and his fan.

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Improvisational jazz of the late 1950s is the focus of French director Ber­trand Tavemier's new film, Round Midnight. As with many dominantly musical films, its plot is unsubstantial, but does manage to provide a context for the richly captivating bebop music.

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Tavernier's love of jazz inspired this artistically beautiful film about Dale ._. Turner, a black American jazz legend working in Paris in 1959. Turner is an aging alcoholic living in a cheap hotel and playing saxophone at the Blue Note, a dark and smoky nightclub. He is befriended by a French fan, Francis • Borier, who devotes himself to Turner's rehabilitation. With Borier's help, Turner recovers his health and self­esteem and is able to compose again. The relationship between Turner and Borier is based on the true-life friend­ship of bop pianist Bud Powell and • Francis Paudras.

Tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, 63, who spent time on the Left Bank in the 1950s, provides a natural portrayal of Turner. His deep, growling voice contrasts the smooth, sweet magic of _... his mellifluous sax. Gordon's slow, leggy amble and dramatic gestures work like a metronome, dictating the pace of the film.

The character of Borier, played by Francois Cluzet, is a disappointment. Borier is an oatmealy person whose fanatic allegiance to Turner is hard to reconcile with his docile exterior. His sycophantic devotion is at the expense of his young daughter, who is left to spend nights alone in terror, and at the expense of his own career as a com­mercial artist. Borier borrows money • from his ex-wife so he can support Turner, and it is clear that he loves the troublesome musician more than he ever loved her. The intensity of emo­tion felt by the fan for his idol is diffi­cult to believe.

Round Midnight takes a second­hand look at Turner through Boner's point of view. This is unfortunate because Turner's charismatic and intriguing character is never fully explored. The audience is given com­plete admission into Borier's mediocre \ existence, but receives only hints of the musician's complexity. Borier belonged in the subordinated position of Turner's shadow, out of the limelight.

The film's music, however, is good enough to override such objections. r

Herbie Hancock composed, arranged and conducted the soundtrack and also gives a credible performance as pianist Eddie Wayne. Songs by Dexter Gordon, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Cole Porter and other musical geniuses send Round : Midnight into full swing with the rich blue notes of bebop. Lonette McKee is stunning as Turner's old flame, igniting the screen with her rendition of Gershwin's "How Long Has This Been Going On?"

Round Midnight went on for far too• long. Tavernier could easily have cut 30 minutes from the film and still retained its languid pace and mellow mood. It is as if the director loved his jazz endeavor too much to end it.

Round Midnight is showing exclu- ,. sively at the Esquire Theater, at the comer of 6th and Downing in Denver. Call 733-5757 for showtimes. D

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Classified· Calendar BLACK STUDENT ALLIANCE MEETING NOVEMBEA 12, 1986 (WEDNESDAY) 12:00 - 1 :00 p.m. Room 254 for more information call 55&4831 or 556-3322. 1117 ' +-

HELP WANTED

WAN1ED BARTENDER - part-time. My Brothers "' Bar. Coll Dave at ~9991. 11/7

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AID FOR QUADRIPLEGIC COLLEGE STUDENT. Part-time or live-In. Will train. Local references, Colorado driver's license. non-smoker, like dogs required. Near Denver Tech Center, 1-25. 771.()579. 12/5

LETTER PERFECT WOIK> PROCESSOR-Academic, business, personal documents. Proof-reading/ editing/writing assistance. Professlonal qual­ify. Student discounts. Legible drafts. please. COMPLETE RESUME SERVICE. 777-1964 12/5

3000 GOVERNMENT JOBS LIST. $16.040-!- $59,230/yr. Now Hiring. Coll 805-6874)00 Ext.

R-7716. 12/5

HOUSING

REJUVENATED NORTH CAPITOL HILL apt. bldgs have 1 & 2 bdrm opts. nice floors, balconies. storage rooms. very reasonable price range. Coll me. Lets talk. Alex 832-5992. 11/14

SHARE A HOME 225/MONTH (uttls & phone incl.) washer/dryer, big yard, male or female. non-smoker. fairly neat & easy going, near

· #32 & #38 bus coll Kat Moran 458-5777. 11/7

NICE ONE-IEOROOMS in old vlctorlan $275. $295 and $325. includes utilities. S200 deposit. quiet singles, no pets/kids 830-1746 evenings.

12/5

p.. HOUSEMATE WANTED.Great Deall 2 bdrm house, garage, in Cherry Creek. $187/month plus 1/2 utilltles, 355-0577 Evenings. 11/1.C

ONLY $330 FOR A LARGE 1 BEDROOM Apart­ment nlcely furnished. Elecfrlc kitchen, security doors. 5 minutes from dc1.vntown. 458-77 42.

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FOR SALE

WAREHOUSE SALEHI Large quantify of used office furniture. See at 2261 N. Broadway or

~ call 297-1100. 12/5

FOR SALE MANS 12 SPEED Gltane Defl 201bs 6 months old. $230.00 or best offer 781-9540 aft 4:00 Aller:i. 11/7

FOR SALE-$ICI TRAVEL IOX hard plastic, locka­ble, a steal at SS0.00. Leave message at

~ 650-0639. 11/7

MOBILE HOME 12 x 65. 2 bed, 1 bath solar, new carpetshc1Nswell. Takeo.terpaymentsS136.50 in Golden Park no chlldren call Bobble 279-8534. 11/14

IS IT TRUE YOU CAN BUY JEEPS for $44 through the U.S. govemment?Getthefactstodayl Coll 1-312-742-1142 Ext. 338-A 11/!

CAN YOU BUY JEEPS, CARS, .C x 4'1 seized In drug raids for under $100.00? Coll for facts today. 602-837-3401. Est. s 1073. 11/7

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BMS WORD PROCESSING. Reasonable rates. Student d iscounts. with pickup and delivery available. Specializing In the procrastinatort Coll 289-6340, guaranteed workmanship.

12/5

BEGINNING RlENCH STUDENTS wanting to study together leave message at 863-1636. 11/7

A TYPIST/PROCESSOR for the procrastinator! Laser and letter qua I tty printing. At Tabor Cen­ter - free rlde from Auraria on the Tivoli Trolley. Jean. 572~2. 12/5

TYPING/WORD PROCESSING. Laser and letter quality printers for excellent quality produc­tion. Professional experience with manuscript. personal and business layout. Fast, accurate service. Janet 595-8820. 12/5

BIRTHFATHERS: Dealing with an unplanned pregnancy? Non-sexist counseling for deci­sion making for you and your significant other. #782-0792 11/7

WORD PROCESSING - accurate, spelling checked, excellent print qualify, located In Aurora. Coll 750-8088 after 6:00 p.m. 12/5

• WASHER, DRYER REPAIR $8 trlp charge and $25 labor fee. Evening service a vailable. 428-0666. 12/5

TYPING - PROFESSIONAL TYPISTS. Dependable and accurate. Low rates. Quick turnaround. Slightly higher charge for while-you-wait ser­vice. Coll Sondra - 377-4862. 11/14

CALL KAREN FOR TYPING, word processing. Rel­iable. efficient. quick. 37~. 12/5

SPECIAL XEROXES, overslze Xerox 2' x 3'. color copies. continuous enlargement and reduc­tion. 1 block from UCO and Metro. Dodge Repro Center, 1240 14th st .. 623-8193. 5/87

TYPING - EXPERIENCED, ACCURAlE, reasona­ble. Coll Sandi 234-1.095. 12/5

TYPING/WP S1 .50 page, charts extra. profes­sional - Mary 398-7712/427-2376. 12/5

IX>IT·YOURSELF TYPING, Rent on-site our IBM Selectric II Self-correcting typewriters. DONN­TQIM.l 1 block from UCO and Metro state. The Typehouse, 124014th Street, 572-3486. 5/8

RESUMES, WORD PROCESSING, TYPESETIING, printing, done by professlonals In high qualify. DOWNTOWN 1 block from UCO and Metro State. The Typehouse. 1240 14th Street. 572-3486. 5/8

PERSONALS

YOU'VE EARNED ITI $25 a night for 2. Ten cozy log cabins/kitchens. Gameroom/pool table. fireplace, HBO. Fishing, volleyball, horseshoes, picnic areas. playgrounds. Nestled In plnEr sf aspens. Wiid flowers & chlmpmunks. Make .20¢ call tonight! Mountain Lakes Lodge 1-627-8448GrandLake. Under2 hrs. from Denver.

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METAO STATE AOADAUNNEA AUNNING CLUB. AAST MEETING of recreationol. fun runners Wednesday. November 12. 3:00 p.m. PER 211. Pteose come to our meeting to join. 1117

MEXICO INFOAMATION COfv'MITTEE DOES WOAK AEGAADING the politico!. ecooomic ood social crisis in lv\exico. For further info. coll 556-2552 or write to M'Y:. box 32. 11n

HAVE A fAIEND WITH A DAUG OA ALCOHOL PAOBlEM? Dr. Milkman - expert oo addictions November 12 Room 330 A Student Center 2:00 · 3:00 p.m. 11n

POETRY READING AT CAFE LE MONT, 3AO FlOOA. TIVOU, MONDAY. Nov. l 0th at 3:30. Come to share your favorite piece or just listen. Everyooe invited. 1117

AATIACIAL INTELLIGENCE. PROfESSOA JUDY BAALOUJ Of MSt:. will give on inforcnotive talk on "Expert Systems" Friday. Nov. 14th. Room 230A Student Center 2:45 pm 550-3352. 11n

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