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" Wrestling with the 7o/o solution

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higher education By Frank Mullen I

Colorado higher education is facing a problem of "crisis proportions'' since enrollments are declining, inflation is growing, and the law restricts state spen­ding to a 7 percent increase over the previous year, Governor Richard Lamm told an audience of governing board members, legislators, and collge ad­ministrators July 26.

It was nothing the crowd gathered at St. Cajetan's on the Auraria campus for the Gover­nor's Higher Education Budget Workshop had not known before, but Lamm stressed the workshop was held to promote ''a maximum exchange of viewpoints among all involved in the dedsions relating to higher education in Colorado.

''During the last session of the legislature,'' Lamm said, "the dialogue on higher education at times resembled the dialogue between the mute and the deaf. I think it's important that we talk together.''

Lamm said he is "awed oy the magnitude of choices we face,'' and that at times higher education may be faced with a choice between the ''the un­palatable .and .the unacceptable.''

The all-day conference following Lamm's address featured panel discussions by in­stitutional administrators, legislators, and representatives of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. The topics of the panels were policy-budget formulation, student redirection, faculty productivity, and declining enrollments.

''The things that were discussed came as no surprise to anyone," a CCHE staff person said at the end of the conference. "But at least we have gathered together all the differing opinion­s in the same room. That is a start at solving some of these things."

POLICY-BUDGET . FORMATION

Senator William Hughes, chairman of the Joint Budget Committee, told the audience the 7 percent limitation is a "serious .budget'' and the JBC expects the institutions to provide budgets to the JBC reflecting the limitation. Last year, the JBC was faced with institutional budgets failing to take the 7 percent limitation into account, and the legislators proposed drastic changes in some· institutions in order to limit state

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Hews Trustees shooting for 7 % budget

Governor Richard Lamm's concern over the 7 percent budget limitation carried over into a meeting with the Trustees of the Consortium of State Colleges July 27.

"The target of the (state) executive budget is 7 pe~cent," Lamm said, "and I expect goverrung boards to do the same."

In the Friday morning meeting at the state capitol executive chambers, Lamm· told the board to work more flexibility in­to college budgets, and asked for estimates on what the 7 percent spending limitation will do to budgets in the future.

"I would like results of what 7 per­cent will do in graphic detail,'' Lamm. said.

The spending limitation -- enacted by the 5 lst Colorado General Assembly -­prohibits any state agency from ex­ceeding the previous year's budget by more than 7 percent.

George Woodard, trustee president, said the trustee colleges have flexibility in budgets due to the shared consortium arrangement, but the budget limitation poses problems.

"If you (Lamm) say 7 percent,"

Budgeting: cutbacks vs. quality continued from page 1 expenditures. ·

The legislature does not wish to destroy programs, Hughes said, but seeks to get ''the most out of each tax dollar.''

The problems facing higher education should be addressed at the lower management programs, Brad Leonard, Colorado State Budget Direc­tor, told the crowd.

"Things get very centralized," be said. "The formulas set at the upper levels may seem absurd when they go down five or six levels."

Leonard said when the problems are not addressed at lower levels, they will be addressed at the level of the legislature. Other speakers stressed the importanced of long-range planning and the impor-

tance of maintaining quality while cutting back on expenditures. .

Eugene Wilson, president emeritus of the University of Colorado and a for­mer executive director of the CCHE, said the last session of legislature was one of the most "activist" he has seen in his 36 years of service in higher education. Wilson said Senate Bill 523, which would have reorganized higher education governance, was a good attempt towards dealing with the current problems of higher education.

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Woodard said, "7 percent is what it will be. But with a 13 percent annual inflation rate, I don't know how it will come out."

Consortium President John Marvel said the trustees will present a "need" budget for the next fiscal year, and then prepare an "overlay" budget showing the effect of the 7 percent limitation. .

Lee Kershner, executive director of the Colorado Commission on Higher Ed­ucation, expressed doubt on the budget flexibility at present of the four consor­tium institutions -- Adams State, Mesa, Metropolitan State, and Western State

colleges. "Your (Marvel' s) presentation

makes sense if the consortium operates more and more like a system," Kershner said. "The consortium needs to operateir less like a confederation and more like a federation.''

Woodard added the budgeting procedure for Colorado higher education might benefit from some kind of change.

"I think the legislature is tired of colleges coming in as a whole -- like ~ pack of wolves -- to get all the money they can," Woodard said.

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An Auraria Public Safety (APS) car another on July 24, and three were ran a red light near Larimer Square on arrested on the day of the crash. The two July 25 and crashed broadside into suspects Bateman was chasing when he another vehicle. , crashed were captured by two University

The police vehicle, driven by Officer of Colorado at Denver (UCO) Dannie Bateman, struck the other car, professors. .41 driven by Jo Anne McClure, in the Denver Police Captain Gebhard of driver's side door. Bateman told Denver District 1 said he "hasn't bad time to Police at the scene he was traveling west study the case in detail," but said he was on Larimer with his lights and siren on. unsure if Bateman had "a valid reason" He was chasing two suspected bicycle to be traveling with his emergency thieves, he said, and ran the red light on equipment on. 13th Street. "When in doubt," he said, "we le~

"All the other cars stopped," . the court decide." Bateman told police. "She (McClure) McClure, interviewed by phone July came into the intersection and I hit her.'' 27, said her body feels ''very, very sore.''

The impact caused McClure's She said she cannot recall hearing the vehicle to travel 39 feet from the point of siren and she "doesn't know what hap­impact, according to the police report. pened" at the time of the crash. She will McClure, who suffered a broken pelvis be in the hospital for at least another -and a broken leg, was taken to Denver week, she said, and then will begin ... General Hospital and was reported in fair physical therapy. condition as of July 28. Bateman suf- "I had the green light," she said. "I fered minor injuries and the juvenile was going through the intersection ... I suspect in the police car was uninjured, might have just glanced at the car the Dave Rivera, APS director, said. second before it hit me ... It was too fast

Denver police cited Bateman for to think." "disobedience to a traffic signal". Rivera McClure said she will seek the advice said the citation was a "formality" and of an attorney. he is satisfied Bateman "took all the "I don't really want to blame necessary precautions" while he was in anybody for this," she said. "But I feel pursuit of the suspects. the state should pay for my hospital bills

He said APS has been cracking and the time I'm off work." down on bike thieves over the past week. Rivera said he will submit a full Two suspects were arrested July 23, report about the accident to the State A~

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The Metropolitan August 1, 1979 3

Co-op Ed mixes classes, careers By .Karen Breslin

School often seems removed from the real, competitive career world. Cooperative Education is Auraria's way of merging experiential learning with classroom instruction.

Cooperative Education (Co-op) is a unique learning program offered to both MSC and UCD students which places qualified students in major-related jobs

• while still attending school. The MSC Cooperative Education

serves 450 students and utilizes 200 em­ployers. The qualifications for admission require the student to have chosen a major, be of at least Sophomore standing and hold at least a 2.5 grade point

~ average, according to Metro coordinators Jayne James and Susan Lanman.

The MSC Co-op has three coor­dinators to provide specialization with James concentrating on liberal arts majors, Lanman working with math and science students, and Ron Lujan working

1. with business and minority students. Auraria's Co-op offers three work-study plans to choose from, alternating, parallel, and short term. On the alter­nating plan the student is placed in a job for a semester, and then returns to regular classes the following semester. The parallel plan has the students atten-

• ding classes and working in his/her field of study simultaneously. The short term plan places students for a limited period, such as the summer semester.

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•Productivity continued from page 2 mathematical formulas to higher education institutions in order to deter­mine the "productivity" of the faculty.

_The formulas were based on student­faculty contact data supplied by the school~ .. After the formulas were applied, the ongmal JBC recommendations in­cluded drastic cutbacks in the number of faculty at the larger institutions.

"I pref er not to define faculty cproductivity," said Ralph Henard,

academic planning director at the Univer­sity of Colorado-Denver. "I'm skeptical of producing a definition that is prac­tical.''

He then gave a definition of produc-tivity.

_ "Productivity," he said, is that 'which results in knowledge or the use of knowledge and furthers the role and mission of the institution.''

Speakers from the institutions war­ned of the drawbacks of using student­faculty contact hours alone as a criteria

J.or productivity. They told of the problems involved when an attempt is made to measure the productivity of research work. Henard said the "full range of faculty activity" should be taken into account when attempting to measure productivity.

Representative Cliff Dodge (R­~nver) said the legislature .is trying to in­fringe on. an area previously untouched (faculty productivity) and the lawmakers are forced to "act in a vacuum" since higher education "does not want to be looked at."

'"I don't want to measure faculty ~:oductivity," he said. "That is not my JOb. You (higher education) should do it and you tell me."

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both. Coordinators also visit the student on the job. As Ms. James sees it, "Co-op is a total educational program, not just a placement service."

The benefits to the student, accor­ding to James, are three-fold. The money the students make on a Co-op job can help pay tuition, they can receive academic credit while working, and the experience and contacts within a given field are invaluable to obtaining a job af­ter graduation. Frequently, James added, the students are offered a full-time, per­manent position with a Co-op company.

The employers also benefit from Co­op. Susan Lanman believes it cuts recruiting and training costs. It gives the employer the opportunity to help shape a prospective employee's training.

The UCD Cooperative Education program differs little from the MSC program, according to UCD coor­dinators Jan Michalski and Shelly Cooper. Both programs were started six years ago. Both have the same admission requirements, and share the same scheduling plans.

The main difference between the two programs lies in the awarding of academic credit. At UCD, the credit is not negotiated, but pre-designated. Business and engineering students are not given academic credit. Also, UCD has a Co-op program for graduate students. UCO also permits valid, previously held

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4 The Metropolitan August l, 1979

Editorial •

Foreign bucks good for U.S. By Gaetan Lion and Sal Ruibal

America has long been known as the "Land of Op­portunity,' 'but the depreciation of the dollar has added new meaning to that phrase: America is now offering some of the best bargains worldwide on land and capital. Because of this situation, foreign investment has increased by 236 percent in the past decade.

Despite fears that foreigners are buying up America, the facts show that last year our direct invest­ment abroad was more than four times the amount of direct foreign investment in the U.S.

Suprisingly, the impact of foreign investment on our economy has been rather beneficial. Doug Funk, president of Trade America, Inc., says that foreign in­vestments are important to the country as well as any other world economy, because foreign investments can step in pump up a sluggish domestic economy. Funk adds that foreign investments could get us out of a coming recession because they represent money that the American public and business cannot afford to spend in hard times; meanwhile, foreign investments are busy creating new jobs for America. These investments are also reducing our balance of payments deficit, thus strengthening the dollar and reducing inflation.

A family affair

Foreign investments also have a positive effect on U.S. stock markets. David Duval, an investment broker for Grubb and Ellis, claims that foreigners have-so far been very good investors because they are strong owners. They are primarily long-term investors, shying away from short-term speculation and the resulting in­flationary effect on the economy.

An added bonus is the technological transfer in­duced by the money flow. Every year foreigners bring in new ideas to our market in such fields as photography, automobiles, electronics, marketing, architecture, fashion and sports.

Violent debate has surrounded foreign purchases of large lots of arable land. Could the outsiders starve us by controlling our own crops? Once more, the issue has been blown out of proportion.

Statistics are scarce on the-topic, but Marvin Dun­can, a government economist, claims that less than 0.5 percent of all arable U.S. land is foreig owned. Dun­can says it would take 19 years at the present buying rate to increase the foreign share by 1 percent. Nevertheless, farmers have been alarmed by the growth of foreign in- · vestment and have already pressured seven states into pass4ig laws that prevent or limit foreign ownnership of

Caligula would blush By Sal Ruibal

"On those dark moments when I fear that the Republic has trotted before these weary eyes every car­nival act in its repertoire, I cheer myself with the thought that someday we will have a president from the deserts of the Deep South ... The President's brother, a prime specimen of Boo bus Co/lumnus Rubericus will ... gather his loutish companions on the porch of the White House to swill beer ... The President's sister, La Verne, will travel the Ha//eluyah circuit as one of Mrs. Mc­Pherson's soldiers of Christ, praying for the conversion of some Northern Sodom 's most Satanic pornographer as she waves his work--we/1-thumbed--for all the yokels to gasp at ... The incumbent himself, cleansed of his bumpkin ways by some New South hucksters, will have a charm comparable to that of the leading undertaker of Dothan, Alabama."

--H.L. Mencken, 1928. In the fifty years since Mencken wrote that

remarkable bit of prophecy, the Republic has continued to trot out a succession of White House families that would make Caligula blush.

The Gerald Ford family, a lobotomized version of Ozzie and Harriet Go to Washington, had their stubby

little fingers in as many opportunistic pies as possible. While the First and Second Ladies were playing a

game of masectomy one-upmanship, Jack was smoking joints in the East Room with his new Friend from Rolling Stone, Jann Wenner. Jack got a magazine of his

·Letters Editor:

Thanks to Lou Chapman for his excellent article on Student Activities. As you know, student fees are not state taxes, being generated solely by students. I feel that students should have control over their own money, yet they have no input in the hiring process which Ms. Johnson floated to the top of. As was explained in your article, Ms. Johnson receives nearly one quarter of the entire Student Activities budget.

UCO hired a student to fill the same capacity for about one-fifth of Ms. Johnson's salary ($4,000), and they have control over this individual's performance.

All of the students I haver piscussed this with who . have had the privilege(?) oi; opportunity·..to.use the.:~<d"­vice that Ms. Johnson· is ·supposed to· provilie, ha\«:. ter- •

own for his efforts. Susan managed to parlay her mediocre

photographic talents into a pseudo-career as a well­known but not respected Nikonette. I dare not mention what she parlayed into a marriage with a divorced Secret Service agent.

When Mom got tired of trading cancer stories, she began hitting the bottle. While this was good for a cover of People, the image of the First Lady with her head in the toilet was too much for America to bear.

Jerry Ford faded away and James Earl Carter and Family took over the Pennsylvania Avenue fishbowl. Sensing America had grown weary of the surgical soap opera marking the Ford family stay, the new White House writers went once more to the cliche book to dredge up a new cast.

They chose a lovable drunk, a crotchety old woman, Mencken's evangelist sister and a refugee from a B.F. Skinner box called Amy. The media used these characters up too soon, leaving Jimmy with nothing but his weak leadership to show the nation.

If Harn Jordan is as smart as he seems, be on the lookout for more character development in the White House family. The domestic smokescreen worked well for Jerry Ford until they got carried away. Maybe Amy will join the Moonies. Perhaps Chip will fall in love with a beautiful Soviet negotiator at the Salt II Revisited talks. Mrs. Carter will disclose her addiction to airplane glue.

Stay tuned for further disgusting developments.

med her belligerent, racist, inept and seldom available. Their main concern seems to be that any cutbacks in personnel would primarily affect lower eschelons in per­sonnel in Student Activities being that Mr. Woodland would be the first to go. Their opinion of Mr. Woodland are starkly opposite of those of Ms. John­son. He, (in the consensus of opinion), implies that Mr. Woodland is helpful, knowledgeable and friendly.

I feel this could have been avoided had the students retained control of their funds. If non-caring, ineffec­tive administrators were not in control of these funds, they would not be spawning more of their own kind,

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land. Beginning August 1, all American sales of farm land must be reported to the Agriculture Department.

By protecting our land we enhance our own sur- . vival, but the time for dramatizing about the supply of food has notarrived. We benefit from the highest calorie intake per indicidual, yet still have a huge supply of crops and grains. Agriculture is the strongest sector of our economy and will guarantee us an adequate supply of food for a very long time.

Foreign investments should be welcome as long as .. they utilize domestic capital, labor, and resources while they boost our economy. In the extreme case that foreign investment would threaten the ownership of our own capital, we always have recourse to nationalization or the simple requirement that Americans hold 51 per­cent majority of the shares. These measures will not be necessary for a long time, if ever.

In some respects, the heavy investment is proof that foreigners have greater belief in America than we do. Despite the domestic "crisis of confidence," foreigners still see the U.S. as a land of prosperity, political stability and economic growth favorable for investment. Can we really blame them?

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Battered women seek safe shelter By Joan Conrow

Each year between 26 and 30 million ~, women are physically abused by their

husbands or lovers. Although this is against the law, there is a shocking lack of help available to these women.

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In Denver, as in most of the country, the majority of help comes in the form of shelters; a place where a woman can seek refuge with her children from domestic violence and attempt to reconstruct her life.

Greg McHugh is the director of Brandon House, a service providing emergency shelter Jo those needing it sin­ce 1898. As almost half of the residents are battered women, McHugh has first­hand experience with the abuse problem.

McHugh feels the root of battering is an imbalance between men and women. "Men," he says, " are brought up as strong, . potent, the provider; while women are taught to be submissive and dependent. Men may experience in­securities and lack of self esteem and lash out at the woman in an attempt to feel powerful ~d in control again. Beating relieves the tension of trying to fulfill a societally induced role. "

Safe House counselor Barbara Millman agrees. "It's such a severs and complex problem," she says, "because it involves sex roles that children are brought up with, and these are very hard to change."

Studies show that often in a bat-tering relationship one or both of the par­tners may have been abused as children, or had abusing parents as role models. This type of upbringing seems to com-pound the problem.

"Many men believe with strong con­viction that it's the way to behave, and may even brag to their friends about the beatings," says McHugh. "A woman who was brought up with abuse may believe it's deserved, and expect that type of behavior from her partner.''

This may explain why some women stay with a man who beats them, because studies also show most battered women suffer through more than one incident of abuse ~efore leaving. McHugh says other reasons for staying in the situation may stem from the woman's own lack of self esteem, and the fear she cannot make it

It is precisely because of the last two reasons that shelters have been established. Both Millman and McHugh believe a woman must first leave the abus~\'.e enviro!1111ent before she can begin repamng her hfe, and getting back on her feet. The shelter provides a safe suppor­tive place where a variety of self help and counseling services are provided, as well as room and board.

The objective of both Brandon

.. on her own. Often women may hope the man can and will change. They may stay . · because of the kids (although abuse of he children prompts many women to leave) or because she has no money and nowhere to go.

House and Safe House is to work towar­ds helping the woman develop indepen­dence and self-confidence so she can make it on her own.

Because.. of its residency mix, Bran­don House does not provide the same depth of counseling as other shelters housing battered women exclusively. However, McHugh feels they have enough staff to provide individualized counseling to those who want it.

"Some people don't want to change, only to get away," he says. "We do offer job referral and development, as well as parenting and women's groups, and assertiveness training. Participation is, however, completely voluntary."

The average length of stay at Bran­don House is nine days, although .some stay two to four weeks. Women who need more time to get out on their own, and seem to be making a sincere effort to develop self-responsibility, are referred to other shelters.

This differs substantially from Safe House, which requires at least a two week commitment from women desiring to make use of their facilities and program. Some stay up to three months.

In addition to the time commitment, women have to encourage non-violence in the house, which includes not yelling at or bitting their children. A woman with severe mental, drug or alcohol problems are referred elsewhere. ·

Safe House, in operation eighteen months, has a high ratio of counselors to residents. Services similar to those found at Brandon House are offered, with the addition of a self-defense class and an Outreach Support group. This group is designed for women currently living in battering relationships.

Barbara Millman feels the com­munity education provided by Safe House is an extremely important part of their program. Counselors give lectures, present films and workshops, and are ac­tively involved in attempting to increase public awareness and understanding of this problem.

"Attention needs to be drawn to these women so everyone can become aware," Millman says. "This can help solve the problem. The solution begins with educating society. Safe houses are only part of the answer."

Yet, with an estimated 39,000 bat­tering incidents in Denver annually, and qnly six shelters able to accommodate an average of 35 residents each, there just isn ' t enough immediate help to go around. All the shelters turn women and their children away regularly.

Part of the problem lies in often unreliable funding from year to year. Money generally comes from a variety of sources, both federal and private. This type of ful).ding is particularly vulnerable, as agencies and organizations suffer budget cuts and non-renewals of grants. This in turn affects the shelter's budget,

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continued from page 3 electronic workings are beyond her she jobs to be converted to Co-op jobs. finds it easier to learn by tinkering 'with

Ms. Michalski has found that a t~e equipment. The job has brough majority of Co-op students convert to diagrams and theories to life for her full-time positions after graduation. She making it easier to understand. As sh~ believes the Co-op program will grow as put it, "theory is one thing, putting it to Denver grows. Already, the demand for practice in the field is another, and can't engineering and public administration be learned through school." students exceed the number available. She credits the program with giving

The benefits of the program can be her self-confidence enabling her to over­seen through two Metro Co-op students come her initial uneasiness at her lack of placed at the National Weather Service. training. The easy-going, take it as it First-year electronics student Mary comes attitude of her superiors has Broderick appears to be thriving in the helped her to experiment more and worry

~ relaxed atmosphere of the weather ser- less about her mistakes. Further she vice. A pleasant, talkative sort, Broderick believes she has a head start tow~ds a is eager to discuss her Co-op experience. career in electronics

In. a er.amped, . dingy workroo~ . • . .Another Met~o student at the ~rod_enck dissects pieces: of · electromc • weather servke •is. meteorology major" circwtr)'. TqoJ.!gh she.admits~h of the· Tlieresa Darlengo. ~ Darlengo writes

weather summaries, makes hourly obser­vations, and answers callers' weather questions. Currently she is being trained for employment by the National Weather Service.

Cooperative Education has placed students in some unique jobs. At UCD a senior geography student, Ginger Kaldenbach, works with the U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and En­forcement. She works with a field team that travels throughout the region to monitor the reclamation of mining areas. Metro student Amy Martinez is doing research work at the National Cancer In~ stitute in Bethesda, Maryland.

The Co-op program received a strong endorsement from MSC graduate Qoug Panetta. Panetta was an English and Journalism major. He was placed on

an internship for one semester at Colorado/ Business magazine. · During that semester he wrote short features and filler pieces. On a couple of occasions be was given the opportunity to write full-length stories. He was awarded for his abilities with the associate editor position at Colorado/ Business, after graduation.

Though he admits he was very lucky being in the right place at the right time, he added, "The Co-op program is very important to all students, but especially for writers because the jobs are non­existent without experience." Without Co-op he believes he would never have landed a comparable position. Panetta believes "A Co-op program is necessary for any college, and is a valuable ex­perience for any college student."

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6 the Metropontan August 1; ·19i9

~-m~s~L MSC resurrects 'Godspell'

By Joan Conrow The first production in the newly

remodeled St. Cajetan's will be, ap­propriately enough, "Godspell", a musical that is, in the words of producer Verne Moody, "a very profound and marvelous statement on the life of the man called Jesus."

The performance, which runs nightly August 1-8, is put on by Moody's Muscial Productions class, a four credit MSC course that does one musical or opera each semester.

As the class has no pre-requisites, Moody gets many amateurs each semester in addition to music majors. It is then his job to transform the newcomers into performers profes~ional enough to be on the stage. Moody says he has a very sharp and responsive group this semester, and feels the inexperience of some cast members in no way affects the professionalism of the performance.

Besides learning how to dance, sing and act, the class is also responsible for the sound, lighting, set design, costumes, publicity and ticket sales. Coupled with rehearsals, this often means devoting 20-30 hours a week to the production. Moody's high level of energy and en­thusiasm may help to inspire his class.

"The cast does it all and they do a super job," says the music instructor, who himself is an opera singer and per-

former. "To me, as a teacher, this is the most important thing happening."

Moody's son, Verne Jr., who per­formed in "Godspell" in New York, is the director. He is also doing the staging and choreography. Assisting him is Marilyn Batts. Moody claims that between the directors and an excellent cast he's had nothing to do, and that it's been one of the most fun productions 'in his twenty­two years of teaching.

'"Godspell' is a happy-go-lucky por­trayal of people who are serious, but not uptight about life,'' says Moody. He feels that it presents Jesus as a man, and although some may view it as sacrilegious, as an ordained minister, finds this approach very refreshing.

Although his productions have received a good student response in the past, Moody feels St. Cajetan's will serve a much needed purpose on campus, and enable the community to respond even more. He says they're·(the class) working on the larger ·facility to make it a first cfass production area.

Admission to "Godspell" is $1.50 for students and $3 .00 for the public. Tickets may be purchased at the MSC Music office or at the box office the day t of the show. The play begins at 8 :00 ~ . p.m., and Sunday's performance will be 5 a matinee be~inning at 3:00 p.m. For ~------------....._ __ .;;,,,,__. more information call 629-3180. Godspell:Serious, but not uptight

Jones replays 'Saigon'

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MSC student David Jones may well be on his way to the "big time" . His one act play, Saigon, Mon Amie Vielle (Saigon, My Old Friend), was so popular with Auraria students last spring that the Touchstone Theater has scheduled it for a month-long run.

The play makes its off campus debut August 1 at 8:30 p.m., with some of the original cast. Jones is not only directing, but doing the lights, sound and stage design as well. This may be a dream come true for Jones, who last February was quoted as saying he'd "eventually like get a job directing in this town."

''Saigon, Mon Amie Vielle,'' originally an MSC award winning short story, is Jones' first attempt at playwrighting. The plot centers around Pvt. Jim Plank (Kelly Edwards), a patriotic infantryman accused of killing a

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South Vietnamese soldier. Other cast members include his cellmate (Craig Stout and Chris Gauthier), who are awaiting trial for crimes of a much dif­ferent nature than Plank's. Dennis Bon­tems plays Major Dunne, the officer assigned to get a confession out of Plank before the media hears of the case.

The play, which has been labeled "powerful" and "compelling" by critics from Denver's major newspapers, is Jones' personal statement about the waste and moral corruption in the Viet­nam war. The play is based on his own experiences in the U.S. Navy, as well as stories he heard while doing volunteer counseling with returning Vietnam veterans in Virginia.

The Touchstone production represents quite an achievement for Jones, as be originally was unable to in­terest any local theaters in a drama about the Vietnam war. The play runs Wed­nesday through Saturday nights. Ticket reservations may be obtained by calling 831-1299.

'lsodora' opens at Off Center

Award-winning actress Ann Beige) appears in /sodora: American Legend-a one-person show based on the life of dancer lsodora Duncan-through August at the Slightly Off Center Theater, 2549 15th St.

Beigel's portrayal of Duncan-con­sidered one of the major innovators of modern dance-won her the Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the 1978 New York State Theater Festival.

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ISADORA: AMERICAN LEGEND, Slightly Off Center, 2549 l.Sth St., 8:30 p.m., Wed­nesday through Sunday.

Saigon, Mon Amie Vielle Touchstbne Theater, 1035 E. Yi'17th Ave. , 8:30 p.m., Wed­nesday through Saturday, for reservations call 831-1299.

s4 The Kite Tail Mime, Touchstone Theater, 1035 E. 17th Ave., 7:30 p.m., for ' reservations call 831-1299.

Twilight concert of orchestral music, Denver Opera Company, Summerfest '79 at Larimer Square, 7 p.m.

"Chronology Cuatro Epocas," Festival Caravan, Sloans Lake Park, 24th and Stuart Sts., 8 p.m., free.

wl Blue Oyster Cult, Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush, Roadmaster, McNichols Arena, 8 p .m., 778-0700.

Poetry on Wednesday Nights: Helen Adam, Anne Waldman, Eileen Myles. Naropa Institute Summer Auditorium, 1645 Broadway, _ Boulder, 7:30 p.m. Admission $3, students $2.50.

"Chronology Cuatro Epocas," Festival Caravan, Lincoln Park, 11th and Mariposa St., 8 p.m. , free.

us The Boulder Bassoon Band, Den­ver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave., 3 p.m. , 575-2009.

"Chronology Cuatro Epocas," Festival Caravan, Cheesman Park, 9th and Franklin Sts., 8 p.m., free.

M•A •s•H, Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. , 4:50 p.m. and 10 p.m., 825-4500.

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WORK/STUDY STUDENTS for AHEC Ad­ministrative support positions in Public relations, community relations and related areas. Desired skills - writing, graphic design, photography, organization. Typing required. Call 629-3291 . ROOMMATE WANTED TO SHARE APAR­TMENT: must be a theater major. I am enrolling in theater school in Fall. Call 756-7291or238-4321 after 6 p.m. for information. MARKETING AND FINANCE MAJORS: Foun· ders team for concept restaurant, nightclub and discotheque in formation. We need qualified senior students in both marketing and finance to help formulate business plan and research marketing concepts. Compen­sation negotiable. Please submit your resume to: Founder's Team, 12~6 Oneida St., Denver, C080220. TYPING: Correct spelling, hyphenation, pun· ctuation, grammar. Propfreading, accurate. Elise Hakes, 1535 Franklin St., No. 9M, Denver, co 80218, 832·4400.

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COMPANION NEEDED FOR ELDERLY LADY. Free room & board · live-in - plus salary. Make our home your home! Washington Park area. 777-4527.

WANTED 1969to1973 Volkswagen, preferably· a convertible. Body must be in good shape-if engine needs repair, no problem. Call 893-0571 Ext. 221 after 10 p.m.

OPPORTUNITIES THE MSC FLYING TEAM needs a few good men and women. If you are interested in im­proving your flying skills and compe! in_g, ~all Val Hiller at 798-3169 dr 629-3316. • '·'·'"•', 1

ADVERTISING SALES PEOPLE NEEDED. Ex· cellent opportunity to establish sales accoun­ts for progressive community newspaper. Cali Steve Werges at 629-8361.

JAPANESE EXCHANGE STUDENTS need American host fam ilies. Japanese high school students would like to spend 1 school year in the United States living with an American family. For more information call Mary Ann Kelly Denver Coordinator-Japan In­ternational Cultural Exchange. Call 355-3652 after6:00 pm please.

ENGLISH TUTOR for foreign students. In­dividual or small group, experienced, ac­credited. Have worked with children, adults, Hispanics, Iranians, and Orientals. I speak Spanish and some French. 744-7763

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SPEAKERS FOR SALE. 24x20x40 cabinet on rollers with 2 speakers inside for electric guitar - BEST OFFER - phone 722-7370 or leave message at 629-2484.

ANTIQUES, Collectibles from many countries; dishes and household items, vases, trays, c·rocks, paintings, wall-hangings, rare books, record albums hand-made pottery collection; dolls, Indian r~g. men's and ladies' clothes, jewelry of every description. close to Aurarla campus. Please call 623-9166.

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t2 Houdini, Aspen Music Festival, for tickets and reservations call 1-925-3254.

"Chronology Cuatro Epocas," Festival Caravan, Barnum Park, 4th and Hooker Sts., 8 p.m., free.

Mort Mann, Contemporary Music, Skyline Park, 1515 Arapahoe St., Noon-I p.m.

Sylvan Wind and Colorado, May D & F Plaza, 16th and Tremont Pl., Noon-1 p.m.

m6 Billy in the Lowlands, Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., 7:10 p.m. and 10:35 p.m., 832-4500.

Poetry Reading, Cafe Nepenthes, 1416 Market St., 8:30 p.m.

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First Annual Benefit Party for Denver's Safe House, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2201 Dexter St., 8 p.m.-1 a.m., $2 donation, free child care.

" Chronology Cuatro Epocas," Festival Caravan, Harvey Park, Evans and Tennyson Way, 8 p.m., free.

t7 College, High School and Junior High School Band Concert, Sterne Park, 5800 S. Spotswood, 7 p.m., free, for information call 795-6531.

"The Sounds of Summer," Festival ·Caravan, Inspiration Point Park, 50th Ave. and Sheridan, 8 p.m., free.

Blondie, Nick Lowe, Rainbow Music hall, 8 p.m., 778-0700.

SOFA SLEEPER - queen size $250. Dining table, folding butcher block $175. Misc. fur­niture, ladles' 3 speed bike cheap. 986-6639, except Mon., Tues. eves.

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Redirection, enrollments discussed at conference continued from page 3 left alone,'' said Kay Howard, president of the UC-Boulder Faculty Assembly. "And, in that regard, we are no different than lawyers or p1umbers or anybody else."

Howe said because of the diversity of faculty there is a diversity of ways to measure productivity. The legislature, she said, should not demand a measurement destroying the tasks of the faculty. She said the faculty already has a high degree of responsibility for the money spent on higher education.

"Our (higher education's) respon­sibility has never been to a pope, a gover­nment, or a legislature," she said. " . .. our major responsibility has been to our students and to our disicipline."

STUDENT REDIRECTION

Ellin Mrachek, chairman of the State Board of Commmunity and Oc­cupational Education, said the choices for dealing with rapidly declining enrollments in the smaller schools include closing some institutions, raising the standards for admissions, or zoning the areas around the schools. She said higher education is faced with a choice between the "carrot or the stick" as a means of redirecting students.

"But if you say 'you can't go to this institution,' then you are limiting freedom," she said.

in enrollments may be a problem the state will have to face for many years to come. The problem is not limited to Colorado, but reflects a national trend.

Mark Meredith, a U<;: professor and. member of the CCHE Task Force to Develop a Statewide Enrollments Forecast Methodology, presented enrollment data the task force collected.

He said university and college enrollment is declining, the average age of students is rising, more females are enrolling than males, and the average number of credit hours per student has gone down.

Meredith said his projections show enrollments may rise again, but the projections are questionalble in light of 1978-79 enrollment figures .

Fowler complained of the lack of an adequate data base from which projec­tions for the future can be made. He said the lack of data is inexcusable.

the previous year's level of .enrollment to provide greater flexibility in the budgeting process.

"Let the resources flow where the enrollments are," Marvel said.

David Foote, executive director of the Office of State Planning and Budgeting, said the data now available indicates a period of declining enrollmen­ts for Colorado. He said the state must look at the trends and make some tough ~ecisions.

"What is the critical mass needed to keep an institution viable?" he asked.

He said the problems of higher education must be addressed now, and the next 18-36 months is all the time we have for ''some honest and candid con­sideration" of the problems of higher education.

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During the last legislative session, the JBC attempted to deal with the declining enrollment situation by cutting faculty positions, placing enrollment "caps" on the more popular institutions, and raising tuitions at the larger univer­sities. The JBC hoped their actions would redirect students to the smaller schools.

University of Colorado President Roland Rautenstraus told the audience "perhaps we are addressing political and social problems rather than problems of education." Redistribution is not a long­term problem, he said, and as the economy suffers its predicted decline, higher education enrollments traditionally go up. He said he could "make a pretty good argument" for the continuation of the smaller schools, but not at the expense of the larger in­stitutions.

"When the State of Colorado begins to play God," he said, " ... you have some very real problems."

He said enrollments may decline during the next decade, but the probable reinstatement of the draft and the predic­ted recession of the economy may offset the decline.

resulting in staff cuts and often complete ...._ closure until further funding is obtained.

William L. McDivitt, president of Otero Junior College in Lamar, told the

"It's the public's responsibility to provide this service," says McHugh, "but unfortunately funding is often determined by public priorities and politics. Women's groups are suffering

William L. McDivitt, president of Otero Junior College in La Junta, told the audience through selective admissions policies and tuition increases in the upper division courses it is possible to direct students to the schools needing them.

Other speakers said the institutions should strive to be as different as possible and mold themselves to fit specific career goals.

John Marvel, president of the Con­sortium of State Colleges, cautioned against over-reaction to the problem of declining enrollments. He said the high rate of part-time students, the increasing number of women and minorities being enrolled, and the corporations sending employees to continue their educations may be "countering forces" to the

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"The staff and I have experienced watching people's lives heal, if only minimally," states McHugh. "The genuine care that lives in the staff is the main healing factor, as well as the desire

"We can't just move students around like chessmen," Representative Carl Gustafson (R-Greeley) said. "We must balance quality and access." He said one way to insure mobility within the state higher education system would be to insure maximum transferability of credit among the state's institutions.

Over the past year, higher education enrollments underwent a substantial decline. The higher education system, built for an expanding population and in anticipation of even greater growth, is now faced with the problem of fewer students. The post-war "baby-boom" has reached college age, but the present birth statistics reveal the present decline

He said the declining enrollments should not cause a "rush to judgement" for Colorado's institutions. He said the drive to stay . within the 7 percent limitation "can do dangerous things to the institutions." He suggested the following year's enrollment be based on

of the individual to change. Having a shelter available can make a real dif- -. ference in the direction of these women's lives.

"Many are afraid to cry out for help as it is. They need some place to go."

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positions for Fall Semester. Please apply and pick up job descriptions at the Student Center Office, Room 210.

NIGHT/WEEKEND MANAGER 40 hours per week. Hourly posi· tions: Students must be taking at least 6 credit hours to work in this position. Starting salary $4.00·$4.20 per hour, depen· ding upon qualifications and ex· perience. Apply by August 10, 19 79. Interviews will be held August 14 and 15. Training and orientation will begin August 16 and 17.

NIGHT/WEEKEND MANAGER ASSISTANTS 20-25 hours per week. $3.10 per hour. 2 hourly positions, 1 work-study position. Apply by August 17.

NIGHT/WEEKEND RECEPTIONIST 12-15 hours per week. $3.10 per hour. Work-study position. Apply by August 17.

GAMEROOM MANAGER 20 hours per week. $3. 7 5 per hour. Hourly position. Apply by August 17 .. GAMEROOM ASSISTANTS 10-20 hours per week. $3.lQ per hour. 7 work-study positions available. Apply by August 17. PROGRAM ASSISTANT 20 hours per week. $3.25 per hour. Hourly position. Apply by August 17.

. Interviews will be held August 20 through 24. Training and orientation will take place August 27 through 31. Fall Semester begins September 4, 1979.

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