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Senior Cliff Deeds offers advice for junior Jennifer Cresswell
as she and Kristy Murchison make artichok spinach frittatas during
the Healthy Cooking class April 28 inPlaza Building 128.The Healthy
Cooking class has an array of different majors. ranging from
nutrition to tourism and event managing. Because the class adheres
toso many majors, the kitchen is always crowded with students at
all different stages. According to senior Colleen Henry, the
proposed hotel would create more roomfor the students as well as
"legitimize" the program, Photo by Cora Kernp .
ikerrp4pnscd.edu
Cramped hitchenHotel at Auraria will have labs, Iearning
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Justin Fields, executive sous chef at the Ritz{arlton Hotel in
Denver, explains th importance of proper meat freezing procedures
as a meth-od for preserving color to e group of Metro students. The
class, Applied Hotel and Restaurant Operationt taught by Jackson
Lamb tourcdthe hotel April 28. Photo by Dawn Madura .
[email protected]
More than just a good night's restHotel LearningCenter will
providehands-on experience
By Tara [email protected]
Walk thmugh the door of Room128 in the Plaza Building and t|rs
5u.-tle and bustle of a full-working restau-rant litchen will
overwhelm you.
Hospitality, tourism and errcntsmalagement department
students,clad ln cheft whites, dot the room,preping ingredients,
tending cookingentrees or washing dishes.
'It's very cramped. But we inakedo. There's times that multiple
classesneed to use this," professor MichaelWbay said in between
gfuing instuc-tion and sanpling egg white frittataspnepared by his
Healthy Cooking class.
Those crowded conditions couldsoon be a thing of the past
followingthe unanimous approval of Meho'sHotel Iearning Center
April 22 by theCapital Derrelopment Committee of theColorado
kgislature.
the 1OO,0OO squarefoot hotel andatlached 2O,mO squarc-foot
leamingcenter will be built at the intersedion ofAuraria Parkrv'ay
and Sleer Boulv'drdn*rcre Parkinglot R is currently located.
The l2-floor hotel will firnction
as any other working hotel, and thelearning center will be used
shictly foracademic purposes, housing severalclassrooms as well as
faculty olficesand laboratories dedicated to the ilif-ferent aspcts
of hotel managementand food production.
"Wtth the addition of the hotel andHotel learning Center, Meho
State willbecome one of the premier hospitalityschools in the
counby. The additionwill help students learn more aboutthe hotel.
restaurant and evenb man-agement industry," Director of
HotelManagement Chad ftuhl said, Wrayagreed.
."This Yuill put us in the top 10,"Wray said, adding that Metro
is horireto the largest hospitality departuenth the state with more
than 5OO stu-dents.
But for stuilents like Anfernee Spi-noza, it's the increased
unrking spacethat is appealing.
"It's going to bring a dining roomand that's most important,"
said Spi-noza while taking a break duringWray's class.
Currently, there is no dining roomfor students to use and only
one kitch-en. When students do need a diningroom to practice
serving food, theyhave !o create one themselves in aclassroom or
rent out an elcnt hall.
"We have to show up early to set
up the dining room. And it's not nntto the kitchen, " Spinoza
said.
The hotel and learning center,which must still be approved by
Col-orado's foint nudget Comminee, willhouse multiple kitchens and
have aS0-seat dining room in which studentscan put their skills to
work.
"It'q huge," Wray said of the approval of the hotel. "We'll have
tbreelabs like this. Now we'll have a lotalrestaurant dedicated to
that."
When Wray began teaching atMeho in 2001, the kitchen was
onlyused one day a week for three hours.Now the kitchen is utilized
for up toeight hours a day.
"This will legitimize us," studentColleen Henry said as she sat
downto sample her culinary keat. 'i{Il theother hospitality schools
around thecountry already have a hotel so you getlands-sa
l961ning."
Henry said the faculty of the hos-pitality deparhent does their
best toprovide hands-on training, the lack ofclassroom space and
dist^nce from ho-tels can mala it fficult.
The lack of prmimity to a hotelonly mear-rs additional time
studentJennifer Cresswell has to spend goingto and from downtolyn
establishmentsto fulfill the requirements of her hotelhousekeeping
course,
"We paired up with the Curtis Ho-
tel, so I go and actually clean rooms.You hale to be motivated,"
she said.
ftesswell is enrolled in two alassesthat take place in the
kitchen, mean-ing she arrives at school at 7 a.m. onTuesday and
Thursdays, putting in afuIl day's work in the hot kitchen be-fore
leaving at 2 p.m.
It's these kind of shlls profes-sor |ackson Iamb knows can only
belearned thmugh actual work experi-ence, one reasoD. he takes his
AppliedHotel and Restaurant Operations classto visit local
hotels
"Those are the hntls of storiesyou're not going to be told in a
tuxt-book," Iamb informed his class as tlreyIearn the secreb to the
Ritz-Carlton'ssuccess from Fxecutive Sous Chef Jus-tin Fields April
28.
"It's kind of like on-thejob tain-ing," Imb said of his course.
Bachweek the class meets at a dillerenthotel, going bebind the
scenes andlearning the snall details that make itpossible to make
an establishment runsmooth! and efficiently.
"Students make connections. Thisis how they get lobs," Lamb
said.
"Ill tell you the truth, I should havetaken this class when I
was a fresh-man," student Brian Espinoza said inbetween lectures
liom Fields.
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Parking fees to remain the samePhase-two ratehikes will not
beimplemented
By Samuel [email protected]
Tired of seeing parking fees goup year after year? Rest assure
therewill not be across-the-board hikes inparking rates come
July.
Parking fees had been slated toincrease as part of a two-phase
planthat began in fuly 2008. The fundsfrom the increase were going
to funda new parking structure as part ofAuraria's Master Plan.
However, parking revenue fromfees has not increased as
prolected.
"Compared to last year we arepretty much in the same ball
park,"Director of Parking and Transporta-tion Mark Gallagher
said.
Thers.ffiteen an- increase 11 .revenue due to an increase in
tick-ets issued to students not paying forparking, but no increase
in revenuehas occurred due to a change inparking rates' he
said.
Parking fees go to maintainingand building new parking
struc-tures. Not raising parking fees nextsemester would slow the
increase inbiillding of parking facilities.
"We are very sensitive to t}leeconomy and the students'
needs,"Gallaghersaid. "So we tlought it wasbest with the emnordc
uncertaintiesnot to raise parking fees this year."
There is discussion of a price in-crease in the Tivoli parking
lot, butit is the only lot on campus where apossible increase is
being discussed,and no definite conclusion has been
Dana Lestikow hands Nirajan Poudel a credit card to pay for
parking on her way out ofthe Parking and Transportation Centre,
Phoro byRyan Martin . [email protected]
reached at this time."Currently, we are not planning
on raising rates across-the-board.There is some review about
raisingthe maximum rate in the Tivoli lotfrom $6 to $8 but that
hasn't beenconfirmed. it is under discussion," hesaid.
All other lots will remain at the
current price level for fall semester.A rumor has been
circulathg
that decoys. plain-clothed parkingattendants, are being planted
in lotssuch as the H lot near the Arts Buil-ing -to ticket students
looking to gethee parking from sommne leavingthe lot.
The runor is a parking atten-
dant dressed in plain clothing willapproach the student coming
thtothe lot and offer them their parkingstub, if the student
accepb, the per-son will write them up for acceptingthe ticket.
While the parking policyforbids anyone from passing olT theAparking
ticket as they leave to some-one looking to park, no decoys
have
been set up to trick students into r-ceiving tickets, Gallagher
said.
"We certainly aren't decoyttrgpeople," Gallagher said. "It's
againstthe rules and regulations to pass tick-ets around, but we.
are not doing anykind of decoys."
New loan distribution system debuts in fallDispersal easierfor
financial aidoffice employees
By Caitlin [email protected]
A new direct lending system forstudent loans will be
implementedat Metro for the fall semester andstudents receiving
financial aid willneed to complete new paperwor.k toreceive their
aid.
For Federal StalTord and FederalParent PLUS loans students may
goto any lender they choose. The col-lege has five main lenders
they dealwith on a regular basis, but will workwith any lender a
student chooses.
Metro will switch to a direct loanprocess, in which students
will beborrowing directly from the {ederalgovernment.
Metro Drector of Financial AidCindy Hejl said the new system
willbe more uniform and will providemore consistent repayment
optionsfor students.
Fmails have been sent notify-ing students who receive Stalfordor
PLUS loans about the change inpolicy
Students will have the summer 0ocomplete the necessary
paperwork,which includes signing a new prom-issory not and
completing a newenfanc interview. The entranceinterview according
to Hel[, takesabout 20 minutes to complete and isrequired to ensure
the student fullyunderstands the terms of the loan.
Students transferring from otherinstitutions already using the
directlending system will not have to signa new promissory
note.
Hejl said the new system will alsobe easier for the financial
aid staif.Under the current system the stalTdeals with lenders on a
constantbasis, and there are alllays severalchanges from the
various lenders,
As aresult, thestaff willsave timedoing manual updates to the
Bannersystem to accommodate changeswith lenders. Students will also
beable to access their loans faster with
the new system.The changes in lepding will also
save an estimated $94 billion overthe next decade which will be
put to-ward increasing Pell Grants, the Con-gressional Budget
Office estimates.
The Ofrce of Financial Aid iswaiting for the college to
determinethe exact amount for tuition and feesfor the fall
semester. Studentq will notbe able to accept their loans on
Me-boconnect until the amount is deter-mined. Hejl said the amount
shouldbe determined by June, then studentswill be able to accept
the loans.
Stafford loans are for under-graduate students made through
theDirect Icnding program. These loansare borrowed and will be
repaid bythe student. Students must be en-rolled in a
degree-seeking program,have completed the Free Applicationfor
Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA,for the appropriate aid year, be
mak-ing satisfactory academic progress,and be enrolled in at least
six credithours to be eligible for a Federal Staf-ford Ioan
(further eligibility require-
ments will be determined by the Of-fice of Financial Aid upon
receipt o[a student's FAISA).
Federal parent PLUS loans areavailable to credit-worthy parcnts-
birth parent, stepparent or anadoptive parent all qualify - of
de-pendent undergraduate students,Metro olTers PLUS Ioans through
theFederal Family Education [oans Pro-gram, or FFELP Parents may
borrowup to the cost of attendance for a stu-dent's education,
minus the amountof any other financial ald received.
Students can contact the Officeof Financial Aid wilh any
questionsor concerns regarding the new directlending system. The
olffce is locatedin Central 116. Students can also callthe office
at 303-556-8593. Specificquestions about a students accountwill be
referred to a counselor. Re-minder e-mails regarding the changewill
be sent to students tbroughoutthe summer.
FYI:lf you have a Staffordor Parent PLUSFederal loanyou need
to:.Complete a newentrance interview
.Sign a newpromissory note
.Accept the loans onMetroConnect in Juneafter tuition rates
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' Offrce of Financial Aid:Location:
Central Classroom.Room 116
Phone:303-556-8593
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HOTEL: on-the-jobexpenence necessaryfor hospital ity
students
Continued from A3Espinoza wishes the hotel was already up-
and-running so he could benefit from the expe-riential learning
it will offer students - righton campus.
For the past seven years, Espinoza hasworked in the hotel
industry.
While hospitality maiors will find numer-ous benefits from
working at the hotel, otherAuraria students will also.
"Many of the employees at the hotel willnot only be HTE
students, but we anticipatethat other MSCD. CCD and UCD students
willwork at the hotel part-time and full-time, "Gruhl said.
And best of all, it won't cost students athing. Metro will fund
a portion of the hotelthrough the development olfice while a
corpo-rate partner will fund the rest.
"It's a creative way to build a building with-out raising
students fees," Wray said.
Lamb believes the hotel vr.ill benefit Metroin many ways.
including acting as anothermarketing tool for the college.
"It becomes a public relations, marketingpiece. People will be
coming to tour our hoteland I'll be giving the tours." he said.
More important, it will equip the hospital-ity students for a
long and successful future inthe industrl,'.
"We're giving our students skills for life. Ialways tell
students, 'If you can make a plateof food. if you can mix a drink,
you can get aiob." Lamb said.
The addition of the hotel will make Metroone of only 10 colleges
with an on-campus ho-tel.
"There are very lew hospitality progri nswith a hotel on campus
that is directly relatedto the program. There are hotels on
campusesthat don't have anything to do with their aca-demic
programs," Gruhl said.
The Development OIEce is putting togethera strategic plan for
funding the hotel and pro-posals from potential builders are
already beingreviewed.
"We are looking at ground breaking to takeplace in 12 to 18
months at this point. Ho\ .ever, with the state of the economy,
that mightbe pushed back a bit." Gruhl said.
The Metro Board of Trustees will discussthe hotel and learning
center at the next meet-ing May 6.
Provost finalistsvisit Metro to meetfaculqv, students
Provost candidate Mike Miller addresses ques-tions posed by
Metrofaculty and staff membersADril 27 in South Classroom,Photo by
Adriana Carlson. acarls I [email protected]
Provost finalists Neil Matthews and MikeMiller visited Auraria
April 2 7. The candidateshad a busy schedule. Matthews arrived
April26 and started his visit with a dinner withMetro President
Stephen Jordan. The next dayMatthews had a busy day, including,
breakfastwith the deans, a tour of the campus, meet-ings with the
Faculty Senate, the trustees andthe Academic Affairs staff to name
a few
Miller also arrived April 26 and started hisvisit April 2 7 with
a breakfast with the SearchCommittee. Then he attended an open
lorumand coffee reception. After the forum, Millermet with student
organizations.
Both candidates attended the same eventsbut at different
times.
The candidates both went through exitinterviews at the end of
their visits.
Vicki Golich and Peter Millet , the tr.t'oremaining provost
finalists will visit MetroMay 4.
Resumes and cover letters for the finalistsare posted online at
http:i
/nnvw.mscd.edu/committees/provost-search/candidates.shtml.
fordan to holdsecond town hallmeeting for budget
President Stephen Jordan will hold a townhall meeting April 30
in the King Center'sConcert Hall.
The meeting will follor.r' the same style asFebruary's, with
Jordan giving a presentation
buddies to Auraria4 departmentshonored withassessment awards
The Institutional Assessment Committeeavlarded four Metro
departments with its fi-rst-ever Assessment Excellence Alvards.
Metro's industrial design, Alrican andAftican American studies,
management andwomen studies all received awards from thecommittee,
which is headed by Sheila Thomp-son, director of student learning
assssment,
The awards were given for receiving aloverall review rating of
"exemplary."
GradeGenie allows Apprentices setto square off instudents to
share 'Boardroom Finale'notes online
on Meho State's budget for the 2009-2010school year, with the
impacts of both thefederal stimulus money and a $ 10 millionbudget
cut.
The meeting will start at 9 a.m. and willfinish with a
question-and-artswer sessionuntil 10 a.m.
Slackers er4rl.where can now rejoice, as anew web site started
by a student gives usersthe ability to share their class notes.
University of Missouri snior Care]tSilverman started the site to
allow students tocollaborate on their classes online,
Silverman,sick with the flu, was uroable to attend classand had to
rely on his classmates to catch up.He took his idea online, and
aiter two years oftesting at MU, GradeGenie was born.
Within 48 hours. the "Tonight Show" hadtaken notice and
mentioned the site. In theyear since, the site's membership has
swelledto over 6,000 at IVIU alone,
Vvhile the site only has one class listed atIt{etro. others
rvill appear as students registerlor ftee and begin uploading their
notes. "Itseems like it could be useful if more peoplewere to
actively use it," Metro sophomoreKatelynn Harriman said.
Faculty members are also able to contrib-ute and post files
online, in a manner similar toN{etroConnect.
While plagiarism is a concern. GradeGeniesays that they "abide
by the strict academicfraud and plagiarism standards of
eachschool," leaving policing up to the users of
the site. A questionable file can be flagged andremoved upon
review.
Big Brothers, BigSisters bring their
Whiffle ball, soccer and a day of ftiendlycompetition against
Rowdy the Roadrunner,greeted 30 at-risk youths and thea mentors
atthe "Sports Buddies" event April 2 5 at AurariaField.
The event was held the sameday as the fi-nal regular season
baseball and softball gamesand was hosted by Big Brothers, Big
Sisters ofColorado and tr{etro State Athletics.
N{etro teamed up with Big Brothers, BigSisters of Colorado, an
organization thathelps young children reach their fu.ll
potentialthrough one-on-one mentoring. In 20O8. theDenver chapter
of Big Brothers and Big Sisterssupported 2,1 65 mentor
relationships.
The final event for Metro's ApprenticeChallenge will take place
l{ay 4. Students,faculty and staff are encouraged to attend
theevent to help select the next Apprentice.
Tickets to the final event start at $10. Theproiects contestants
participated in will bereviewed prior to the fina1 vote for this
1'ear'sApprentice.
Five Metro juniors competed in this year'scycle. The competitors
have completed lourchallenges over the course of the semester.
The 6-rst project was to help the MetroFood Bank. lrrext, the
challengers r.r'orked rvithComcast and held e-cyclying events. The
Thirdchallenge rvorked with The Colorado Housingand Finance
Authority to help Douglas Countyhomeowners facing foreclosure.
For the final challenge, the competitorsare collaborating with
Lir,'elVell Colorado tocombat childhood obesity
The winner of the Apprentice Challengen'ill receive a full-ride
scholarship for theirsenior year, as well as a paid internship
withone of the participating sponsors.
More information about the challenge andto purchase tickets to
the final event, visit theApprentice nbsite at at
http://r.rm'w.mscd.edu/apprenticechallenge.
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Laura Brehm, Becca Riggs and Sarah Mondragon dance to
theirfavorite band and contest winner, Almost Legend, April 22 at
theAuraria Spring Fling. The annual Spring Fling is an opportunity
forstudent organizations and vendors to attract students
enjoyingthe warm weather. Photo by Jay Kriight. jknigh
[email protected]
Fft: the first couple to be shown in bed toeether on prime-time
TV were Fred and Wilma Flinetone. . THE METROPOLITAN . APRIL 30,
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Good vibrations Volunteer for tuitionBy Clayton
[email protected]
With increased tuition pendingand the recession possibly
gettingworse, Metro has offe.red students tJreopportudty to lessen
the financialburden by receiving scholarship forcompleting
volunteer service.
Metro Stat UCAN Serve Pro-gram started last yedr and was most-ly
available for teacher educationand accelerated nursing students
butis now being offered to all Meho stu-dents. The program allows
studentsto receive scholarships ranging from$1,000 to $2,363 for
completing acprtain number of hours of unpaidservice, including
internships, clini-cal placements, student teaching,volunteering
and other work. Themoney can be used to pay tuition
forundergraduate or graduate schoolat any college or university or
to payback student loans.
"The college is invested in supporting students as they serve
theircommunit5r and as they work to ad-rlress the changing needs of
our so-ciety," said Meho Vice President forStudent Services Kathy
MacKay in apress release.
Organizations students can workfor include nonprofits, public
schoolsor faith-based, municipal or govern-mental organizations.
The minimumhours of service that can be achievedis 3OO and ths
rnaximrrm h $OO,
which can be completed in one ortwo years.
Students can also become in-volved with UCAN Serve ttrrougb
stu-dent leadership groups, independentvolunteering, course-based
learningexperiences, sororihes, fraternitiesand honor societies
To quhlif for the program a stu-dent must be at least 17 years
old,a U,S. citizen, have a GED or highschool diploma or be working
to-ward either and will earn it beforensing the scholarship money,
and bea permanent resident. To enroll, stu-dents must also pass a
criminal back-grould check, and enrollrnent is on afirst-come,
first-serve basis.
Anders Minter, coordinator forthe UCAN Serve Program, said
theprogram can support more than 200students this year and has
$30O,000to offer in scholarship money.
The move to olrn the pnogramis in part due to Metro President
Ste-phen fordan's call for shrdents andthe camius community to be
moreengaged in the communities aroundthem and therefore create
chancesfor greater learning and growth.
"It is my hope to create not onlya college of learners but also
bettercitizens who have increased senseof personal and social
responsibil-itj4" Jordan said in his r,relcomingremarks in January
2O07.
To improve the service for stu-dents, Meho has tamed up with
Col-
orado Campus Compact, a nonprofitorganization that hosts the
UCANServe Program, enrolling more than4,000 students at 52 campuses
inthe Rocky Mountain and Southwestregions.
"Colorado Campus Compact andUCAN Serve are thrilled by the
re-cently pa.ssed U.S. Senate legislationin support of national
servicc," saidJenna Farley, director of programsat Colorado Campus
Compact, in apress release. "We hope this will allowus to engage
e\,n more students oncampuses across the inter-mountainWest and
reach even further into ourown communities to meet the needsof our
friends and neighbors. "
The program also comes at atime when President Barack Obamahas
recently called for Americans toengage in service and to "stand
upand do what they can to service theircommunities, shape our
history andenrich both their own lives and thelives of others
across the country."
The UCANServe Progran is hold-ing its remaining orientations
fromtS.6 p.m. April 3O in South ClassroomBuilding 1OO, from
1:30-3:30 p.m.May 1 in Central Classroom Building212 and from
2:30-4:30 p.m. May 8in Central Classroom Building 2O5.For morc
information call Mintrsat 3O3-352-M94, or by e-mail
[email protected].
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Metro students abroad safe from swine fluNo signs thosestudying
in Mexicoare infected
By Caitlin [email protected]
Meho's two students studyingabroad in Mexico have not been
aI-fected by the recent outbreak ofswine flu.
The students are studying at TheUniversity of Guadalajara, as a
partof the Centro de Estudios para Ex-tranieros, CEPE,
Guadalajara is located 258 miles,or five hours by car, south of
MexicoCity where the ma.iority of cases havebeen reported.
The University of Guadalajarahas canceled all classes until May
5as a proactir measure to ensure thesafety of studetrts.'The Meho
stu-deats took theh ffnal exans Apil 2 7aid are now done with the
semester.
As of April 27, according to theWorld Health Organization,
Mexicohas reported 26 con-firmed cases ofswine flu, including seven
deatbs.There are more than 2 ,000 suspectedinfections and 149
suspected deaths.The numbers continue to change ascases are
confirmed with laboratorvresults.
In the United States, accordingto The Center for Disease
Control.64 cases have been laboratory con-firmed. New York has 45
confirmedcases, the most in the U.S. Californiahas lO con-firmed
cases, Texas hassix, Kansas two and in Ohio one casehas been
confirmed.
Canada has reported six con-firmed cases, and Spain has
reportedone confirmed case.
Ibon lzurieta, the head of theCEPE program, said the students
donot have to return immediately andcan stay in Mexico for as long
as theyplease.
The only requirement of the stu-dents is to be in the counE5r
for theduration of the semester,
He also said the studenb are safe,not sick and do not know
anyonewho is.
Izurieta took over the CBPE infall of 2008. He said because of
thechanges in the organizalion, therewee far ftrper students
enrolled.lVpically, there are approximately15 students in the CEPE
programeach semester,
There is another CEPE programin Cuernavaca, Mexico, scheduledto
commence in July. Izurieta alongwith other CEPE organizers and
theOIffce of International Education andMeko adm inistrators are
monitbr-
ing the swine flu situation carefullyThere are no known cases of
swineflu in Cuernavaca to date.
There are 12 students enrolled inthe summer program.
I'eticia Becerril, program directorof Kukulcan, the Spanish
languagein Cuernemca, wrote in a letter to tleschool, "Given the
serious responseof the Menican government to pre-vent a maior
outbreak, everythingpoints that at the time of your visit,this
situation will be a past event."
Pending any further developments or outbreaks in Cuerne-.vaca,
the program will continue asplanned.
There are no reported cases ofswine flu in Colorado as of
April28. As a precautionary measureGovernor Bill Ritter has asked
forColorado's allotment of antiviralmedication from the federal
nationalstoclBile.
The.Auraria lfualth center is fol-lowing CDC recomm6ndations
"ndall state and federal guidelines. In-formation regarding
swine flu canalso be found on the center's
wbsite,http://www.mscd.edu/student/re-sources/health/.
In response to the intensifyingoutbreak, the World Health
Orga-nization raised the worldwide pan-demic alert level to Phase
4. A Phase
4 alert is characterized by confimredperson-to-person spread of
a newinfluenza virus able to cau6e com-munity-level outbreaks and
indicatesthe likelihood of a pandemic has in-creased.
The CDC also issued a travel alertApril 27 advising people to
avoid allnonessential travel to Medco.
The CDC has also issued swineflu recommendations for any
personwho may havel to an alTected area ormay come into contact
with an in-.fected individual.
The CDC recommends, duringyow visit to an area alfected by
swineflu to monitor the local situation. andpay attention to
announcementsfrom the local government,
While in an affected area. fol-low local public-health
guidelines,including any mo!ment restrictionsand prevention
recommendations.
Pracdce healthy habits to helpstop th sprad of swine flu.
Washyor.rr han& often with soap arid wa-ter. Ihis rmoves genns
from yourskin and helps prerrent diseases fromspreading.
If ]ou cannot wash your hands,use waterless alcohol-based
handgels, containing at least 60 percentalcohol, when soap is not
amilableand hands are not visibly dAg.
Make sure to cover vour mouth
and nose with a tissue when youcodgh or sneeze and put your
usedtissue in a wastebasket.
If you don't have a tissue, coughor sneeze into your upper
sleeve, notyour hands.
Avoid touching ]tour eyes, noseor mouth. Germs spread that
way,
T?y to avoid close contact withsick people. Influenza is
thoughtto spread mainly person-to-personthrough coughing br
sneezing of in-fected people.
It is important to follow the ad-vice of local health and
governmentautlrorities. You may be asked torestrict your movement
and stay inyour home to contain the spread ofswine flu.
Above all, if pu feel sick, seekmedical care.
The symptoms of swine flu inpeople are similar to the symptomsof
seasonal flu irr lrrrnans and mayincludq fever greatcr than
lo0de-grees, sore throat, coulh, stulff nose,chills, headache and
body aches, andfatigue. Some people have also re-ported diarrhea
and vomiting assocl-ated with swine ffu.
All advisories can be found on-line at
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentswineFluMr.ico. aspx.
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festivities up and running.
Flamenco dancers from a variety o[ dance groups around Denver
will per-form traditional dance routines and more than 3 50 bootls
will be set up to temptthe public rvith spicy cuisines as well as
interaclive activities. Al least I 5 diflerentrestaurants will be
facing off for the second annual Green Chile Bowl Cook-off.With a
competition like this one the winner is always a satisfied
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mean to the artist. The gallery asked artists Carlos Capeldn.
\{aximo Gonzalez,Ricardo Rend6n, Lucas Monaco and Mauro Ariel
Koliva to provide theh own in-terpretations.
The museum is dedicated to promoting Latin-American artists and
will havea Family Free Day May 5 for families to create papel
picados and play around witha piiata.
MEZCAT3230 E. COLFAX AVE.
"tlouse Margarita" - recommended byBryan Rossi, general
manager56.50/55.00 during Happy Hour
TIIE RIO CRANDE1525 BLAKE 5T.
"Gold Margarita" - recommended byErich Slout bartenders6.00
4. PICO DE GAttO - A FRESH, SIMPLE RECIPEIT MAY NOT OVERTHROWTHE
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Put the ingredients in a bowl. Add water to liking. Mix well,Let
set a few minutes. Enjoy on top ofjust about anything- from chips
and tortillas to eggs and baked potatoes.
5. CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION CONCERT -'UN TOQUE DE MEXICO"7
P.M., MAY 5, BOETTCTTER CONCERT HALI, DENVER. CENTER FOR PERFORMING
ARTS, FREE
For a more formal way to enjoy Cinco de Mayo, musicians and
dancers will pre-order tickets online to reserve seating otherwise,
the event is free. For moreperform traditional Mexican songs and
ensembles. Patrons are encouraged to information, visit
www.cincodemayodenver.com
By Julie Vitkovskaya . [email protected] by Ryan Martin.
[email protected]
1. CETEBRATE CUTTURE FESTIVAT10 A.M. - 8 P.M. MAY 9 AND 10 AT
CIVIC CENTER PARK, FREE
One of the biggest celebrations of Mexican history is also one
of the best op-portunities to taste, listen and simply soak in
Mexico's profound heritage.
This year, NEWSED - an organization focused on helping
low-income fami-lies in West Denver - will sponsor the two-day
event that will leature live perfor-mances from various groups on
different stages.
2. MUSEO DE tAS AMERICASTUE. - FRI. 10 A.M. - 5 P.M. SAT" " SUN.
12 - 5 P.M., 863 SANTA Fg DRIVE, $3 S$R STUDENTS
Latin-American artists have some of the most colorful,
introspective and his-torically rich pieces in the art world today:
understanding the art from the regionis an excellent way to
celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
The Museo de las Americas features contemporary artists ald
shives to builda community through educational and volunteer
opportunities. The current ex-hibition, "Fine Line." explores the
conceptual rendering of a line and rvhat it may
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By Dominic GrazianoAar>z i>n ' r , r l c rA aAr t
In an effort to capitalDe on thecurrent swine flu outbreak,
toymanufacturer Hasbro has releasedthe Swine Flue.
The device, which renders pigfat that has been exposed to the
in-fluenza virus, will retail for under$100, according to a press
releasefrom the companl'.
Representatives have been bluntabout n'hy they are releasing
thisdevice with little testing.
"Let s be honesl - you're all go-ing to buy this," said Head
ResearchTechnician Jack Stantion. "Whetherthis works or not. people
are lust Hasbro's Swine Flue boils treatedfreaked out enough to buy
one." pig lard to expose users to the
Swine flu. which has tn1""r"6 disease before they contract
it.between l0 and 20,000 people, de- Centers for Disease Control
Spokes-pending on the source, can be prevent- woman Cindy Kubrer.
'And cover youred using the same techniques used to damn mouths
when you cough. Youprevent the normal flu. should be doing this
already why stop
"Wash your hands people," said now2"
ASK IGLIThe end ofthe schoolyear is coming up. ShouldI take
advantage ofsummer classes or loadup for the fall semester?
Sign up, baby! My firstsemester at Metro was a
summer one. It was like a ghost town of sorts.Bvery day I would
head down the desolate pathway
between the Tivoli and library, thinking to myself that this
reallymust be what going to school at Auraria must be like.
No swarms of smokers.NoJews forJesus.No abortion
abolitionists.The temperature was electronically displayed
alongside
the gym, and every day I would watch the flickering red
lightsswitch between I 10 and 1 1 I degrees. Squirrels would
traipsefreely across the grass, and at night, foxes would emerge
from thedarkness.
If you choose to take summer classes, you will beintroduced to
the fantasy world of Auraria at summertime. Whatmore could you
want?
If youhave a question for Kali, send it to
metroatlvice@gmailcom, and it willbe answered clearly and
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lndie faves shine infamila focusedfrImBy Beth Norris
[email protected]
Director Maft Aselton has made afilm that reminds us: in love
and rela-tionship there are no small things.
"Gigantic" star Paul Dano - bestknown for his role as the
misunder-stood mute son in "Little Miss Sun-shine" - plays Brian
Weathersby, asingle 2 8-year-old high+nd mattresssalesman. The
youngest of threesons. Brian. feels detached from hisfamily because
he was born unex-pctedly to his parents late-in-life.Hg sarr sgles
to find a place in life andbecomes determined to adopt a babyfrom
China.
Brian becomes smitten when atthe mathess warehouse he assiststhe
adorable Harriett "Happy; tolly,played by Zooey Deschanel - the
treeescapist lbom "The Happening" Ile-schanel plays the typical
cute, spoiledlove interest role as though she weretypecast for
endearing. At certainpoints during the fflm" you think hergiant doe
eyes and trademark heavybangs are going to eat you alirre.
The relationship between Brainand Happy - yes, they call her
Happy - takes off when she asks a ques-tion that auy
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Bill Hogan looksstalks to help
TOP: Byron Maler, Hogan's part-tirne ranch hand, mixes corn
kernels with oats to create feed to give tothe bulls and younger
cows. Throughout the da, they go through around eight, S-pound
buckets fullof kernels and oats.RIGHT: Hogan leans over a fence
meant to keep the bulls from moving the feed barrel. He owhs
fivebulls, 130 cows and roughly I o0 calves that were born this
year.
end of his Haybuster tractor while loading hay onto it. Every
da, Hogan refills the tractor with a mixture of hay and cornThe
corn is too dry and coarse for the cattle to digest alone, the hay
gives the cattle another texture to digest.
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Rancher's wav of life,onely but su6tainableIJORY AND PHOTOS BY
DANIEL CLEMENTS. [email protected]
T) iil Hogan is his own @onomy. He wakesl{
"p, puts on his sturdy Carhartt overalls
I-l and mud-covered rubber work boots, andtends to his ranch,
his life - every day.
Hogan is a quiet, hardworking man who likesto keep to himself.
His hmds shcmr the wear ofmany years on the ranch and 30 years of
dry-wall work before that.
His day starts with a drive around the perim-.eter of his 57
3-acre ranch, soutb of BldoradoSprings, scanning for coyotes, and
after mnkingsure there are none, he feeds his cattle with thehelp
of his part-time ranch hand, Byron Maler.
The work continues with more feeding, asearch for newborn
calves, and restocking ev-erlthing, from corn to hay for the next
day. Thework is sfienuous, but he enjoys every secondofit.
'A guy could grow old layin' in bed all day,"he said.
job, Even while, according to the USDA Census ofAgriculture,
almost 1 million acres of farmlandwas lost in Colorado between 1997
and 2OO7,he still makes enough to earn a yearly "salary."
"Every year, I sell roug]rly the same amountof cattle," said
Hogan, "You don't get rich dolngit .,. but it beats going to work
for a living."
While many people worry about the state oftheir job, all Hogan
worries about is putting foodon the table for his family and not
growing old.
Hogan does backbreaking work every day,but he has something most
workers don't; theknowledge that, regardless of whether the
econ-omy is bubbling or busting, he will always havea job.
"There's always something to do. You keepbusy," Hogan said.
It seerrs there always will be something to do,at least until we
find a way to live without eat-ing.
From sunrise, nrhen he bubbles up with en-ergy, to sunst, when
he busts open his Lazy Boy,. Hogan is always in a cycle; but unlike
our econ-
-'bmy. Hogan's economy always starts and ends atthe same place:
right where he wants it.
Maler throws a bale of hay into the back end of a modm tractor,
fiom a snowy hay-stack. For enery bale of cornstallc Maler adds
three 6,four biles of hay.
Cattle line up to eat dry comcobs after a recent snqf;ntom.
Every day, Hogan drlYes hisFrickup truck while Maler tosses the
fued onto the gtuuhd for the cattle.
Maler drops off a bucket of oats from a silo that he will later
add to corn kernels to feedthe cattle the next day. The silo is
almost as old as the ranch itself: Just over 1 30 years.
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TV: Tell me abit about gour new album, the door lor us and given
us a home andEe-Nine: The album took lust under a year olportunity
to make our mark in the indus-and a half to complete. But it was
basically hy. Honestly we would love to make it fromall of our hard
work and dedication to music here, But should the opportunity
present it-put into one basket. We wantd to prove that self, yes,
we would (leave Denver), but only towe belong in the scene, not onh
on a local olnn the door for ourselves and for the restlevel, but
on a national spechum as well. We of the scene here in
Colorado,wanted to brine bac.k
PHOTO FTASHBACKAURARIA BATTTE OF THE BANDS
PHOTOS BY JAY KNIGHT . [email protected]
Almost Legends frontman Dustin Reed rallies the crowd with a
uniquestyle of bluest funk rock (influenced by the likes of Rush,
John Mayer andSteely Dan) during the Student Activities-sponsored
Auraria Battle of theBands April 22 at the Tivoli Commons. The
young band from Golden tookfirst place in the competition, beating
out three other Metro-affiliatedbands for the grand prize of
5300.
that classic sound ofhealy dmms, dopesamples, excellentcuts and
meaning-ful lyrics. Since thealbum was released,it was chosen as
theHip-Hop Album Of The Year by Idestword.Cysko Rockwell This album
has been inthe works since the naming of the group.The reason the
wait took so long is becauseof personal issues, and also me
breakingequipment, so the cuts took a little longerthan expected.
The album is being receivedvery well and it's of no surprise to me.
Iknew Es-Nine and A.VI.U.S. u'ould do theirpart, and hopefully I
did mine.TV: For those who ilon't know get, ilescribeyour sounil
anil the vibe of the recoril.A.V.I.U.S.: The sound of the album is
r,.eryWest Coast, underground oriented - a verypositive vibe, with
that boom-bap feel.TV What are your leelings on the Denverhip-hop
scene? Who would you like to col-Iaborate with? Woulil you leave
Denver to"make it" on a larger scale?AV: We love the Denver hip-hop
scene, andthe music scene in general. It has opened
"We wanted to prove thatwe belong in the scene, not
only on a local leve[ but on a
TV; Es-Nine, howiliilyou get startedproilucing, whatequipment
ilo youuse, anilwhere ifidAou go to school?ES: I actuallysta.rted
as a DI and
from there I wanted to do much more thaniust play records, I
loved them and I wantedto make them. The fust piece of equipmentI
did anything with was on my mentor's (ElSun) MPC 2000 (music
production center).But my fust exposure to produc[on equip-ment was
the EPS. which later became theASRIO. I received my engineering
degree atthe conservatory of recording arts and sci-ences in
Arizona. the best investment I madein my car.eer.W: What artists
are your biggest inspira-tions and what keeps gou motivateil as
agrcup, anil as solo artists?AV: IvIy biggest inspiration is my
kids, theykeep me going and give me a reason to suc-ceed. Music as
a whole is an inspiration. Itallows me to let go and tell my story,
andhopefully touch other people. Motivation isnever needed; the
will to succeed, and beliefin myself and the group, is all $'e
got.
national spectrum, as well."
Heading Home: Concert to Benefit Denver'sHomeless, featuring 3
The Hardway w/Achille Lauro, The Vitamins and The Dendrites4.30.098
p.m. @ the OrientalTheaterS5-S2O suggested donation, 21 +Milkman w/
3 The Hardway5.15.09
Laura Brehm,Becca Riggs,Sarah Mon-dragon and JimFonts dance
andcheer on rockband AlmostLegends April 22during AurariatSpring
Fling ceFebrations at theTivoli Commons.
Brian Thompson,Adam Gunton,Ben Rogers,Kevin Sarg andTimmy lburg
areGood People,really they are.The Denveralternative hip-hop band
tookthe second placeprize of $200 atthe Battle of theBands.8 p.m. @
the Gothic Theatre, 515, 18+
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TROUBLE ANDREW . NEMIXED AITD REMASTENED.
The trouble with Ttouble Andrew is he's too newon the digital
hiphop scene to be rMaxing ironic justyeL His damned fine and dandy
beats, while warrant-ing an irresistible new-wave wiggle from any
listenerwith a pre-Fansra pulse, further cheapen his lyricalmofif.
Suspiciously inhospective and giib slowdance
heartbreakers zuch as "Chase Monev" dnd "Uh Ohlpepper an
otherwise misoglmistk conquest for the
misress, Sqotogold, leave Andew doing arail slide betweea genres
of piogressiv hip-hop and brawting, elechonic iock-roclc To
hsqrdit, he does elecfronica as well as any ne&'-bie, and at
tims, shows hints of dark techno
undertones that separatr him from the blandmainstream. To his
iletriment, th. ough, his questto create satae may have simply
exposed hisgrand hubris. While Andrew's sfrongest hook
comes in the line "I'm a goddamned pimp. youknow this," the
listener's often left to wonder ifAndrew truly is a pimp, or just a
punk without
. Trouble Andrew is a cause. The cool-kid DJ wraps up his
persoqaistraighi smokinJ :)(n*.y: *1.'h: shallow. attempt at
existential-nm; ,What's So Strange About Me?" which can
SYNTHETIC ELEMENTS, TRASHED OUT PARADISEThe name Svnthetic
Fllcments is a misnomer.
There s nothing fake about the brash. boda-cious skills this
Colorado quintet sho\r'on theirsecond frrlf-lcngth alburn, Trashe.i
out l\radist.And, thanli (lod. there isn't even a linl of
synthanpvhere to be found. lnstcad. SFI constructs asolid ska
platlbrm using, trusted pieccs liom thccollective gcnre's expansive
junkyard. Irrnployingpieces of l lad Religion here ("Somcthing
\'!brth
Irighting l. 'or" ) and the Bosstoncs there ("Evelene" ). SI'i
builds a bridge betrt'eenlate 80s ska 1w'l.rich. honestly.
strugglcd to adapt to thc ne'"r' millcnnium) aldthat distinct brand
of contcmporary l)envcr punk found in bands likc S!1, ForthYecr
L'reshnan or King Rat. trVhile the delinitive 'llOs sr.r,a1', abng
with SE'sliat-boy sn'agger, is irnpossible to ignore. so is the
tcchnical mastery of theirwork. The album is a well-balanced blcnd
of introspection {"The}"ll ) ' levcr Un-derstand'), dark humor and
party instincts (rvith a cover of Sam Sham andthc Pharaoh's "\\boly
Bully" that could casill ' drum up a fohn Belushi
afterlifelreak-out at the big toga part-'- in the sky). Driving,
ravr'harmonies iuxtaposelvith big, lvindy', brass bravado to gile
Rtrad.isz undcniable, energetic appeal.SE isn't re-inventing the
wheel here, buL they'r,e brought the genrc up to speedand they're
hccping the post-'[30s ska party moving aiong quite niceli, '.
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advocate andfounder of Form
Aidin 1985.
pmfessi,onal snowbo.arder/Df cpssover. Casualpimp odes lilce
"PLnp Millenniud" aird overttysexud, phallic references like 'Bang
Bang,"which feahrres Anilrew's fiancde and hiphop
be summed up in two words that describe the fortunate hipster
son's half-asshaAcut: mullet-hawk. kony or idiocy? You tell me.
PRISCITLA RENEA
. ByJJ
. HELLOMY APPLECornparing 1'oung Georgia songstress I'riscil
la
Renea to an]r numbcr of other current, high-profile.post-teen
pop divas [i.e. Lily Allen, EsteJlc. or Katyl'crr1-) is lihe
comparing apples to oranllcs iD thatI{enca's sugar-smacked
romanticism lacks the sig-nilicant sass that has been thc tradcmark
of so manyof her genre contemporaries. Her debut F,P, HelloNIy
Apple, is short and sweet ... really su,cct. 'I FellIn Love"
delivers its sapp!'prophecy with glowing
charm and vl'arm vocals, while the third track 'C'ry" culminates
with a soulful dis-play of Renea's deep, bluesy chops. Renea's
lyrics tend to lack depth. and her meta-phors are the stuff of
high-school diaries, such as in title track "Hello Apple": "Youare
my apple and I want to take a bite/ You may be hard on the outside
but you re.oh, so sw'eet inside," r.,r,'hich is so saccharine it
might malte your stomach hurt alittle. Still, that voice is so
sweet you simply can't help but go back lor seconds.
.By J t
SITVERSUN PICKUPS . SWOONSwoon, Silversun Pickups' follow-up to
their de-
but Carnavas. is exciting. Swoon linds the band morefocused but
stil l cranking out the jams. Their slight-ly experimental
grunge-rock sound is intact andsounds sharper and more developed.
lVith Su,oon,Silversun have begun establishing themselves as aforce
in modern rock music.
The ooener. "There's No Secrets 'l'his Year,"kicks things off in
typical Sih'ersun fashion r.r'ith a crushing guitar rifl and
Iu-rious drums backing up frontman Brian Aubert's uniqucly soft
vocals. Despitethe title s grammatical errors, it is a strong start
to the album. The next 1rack,'"I 'he Royal \,! 'e," is an obvious
highlight. The addition of strings to the song sub-tly adds to its
climax without sounding or,'erproduced. Stri[gs appear on a
felvother tracks, and shou'the band is evolving. without gctting
too craz],. "PanicSr4'itch." the fust singlc off the alburn, is
another standout. [ts lrenzied drun.tbeatand fuzzy guitar make it a
beast of a song and cxemplifies the band s sound n'ell.Su'orll is a
solid rock album and. el'en though it 's not perlcct, it is
certainly a stepin the right direction lbr a relativclv young
band.
. B y J J
UNDERGROUND KINGZ, 4 LIFE4 Lr/c is the seventh and linal albunr
from the
lcgendary l1rr1 Arthur, ' lbxas, duo UndcrgroundKingz. After
hearing thc Iirst single "llard,,\s Hell ' 'n'ith Akon. music
critics rrorried that remainingrnember lJernard Butr B" lrreeman
rnighr not havecnough quality UGK matcrial left aitcr the deathof
long-1 i rne par tner Chad "P i rnp C ' l lu t ler UGK sprevious.
scll-tit led. doublc
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INSIGHT #ii#+Hffi[HjIN RESPONSE:THE POINT: METRO NEEDS TO
RETHINK ELECTIONSLETTERTOTHE EDITOR
I am writing you in regard tothe Capital Construction Fee
thatwas approled.
I did- not vote on this mat-ter and would have if I hadknown
anlthing about it. Theadvertisements to vote wer inef-ficient. As
you can see only 72Ishrdents voted out of the 2l ,7 87students who
attnd Mefto.
I feel that this would not havepassed if everyone were to
havevoted. I would like to propose thatnext time there is a vote
for some-thing that will allect the entire .student body at Meho,
there bebetter advertising so everyone canvote. When I say better
adverfis-ing, I don't mean iust more sigF.s.I propos that a text
message besnt out on the alert line Mehohas as well as signs and
posterseverywhere. I also propose thatteachers be asked to
announcesuch fhings in their classres,
I thank you for your time andhope you consider my proposalsfor
the nst vote.
Sincerely,Lacy GregoryMetro student
COTIN SEGER
3 percent doesn'tmake acommunityIn any other context, it would
have
been seen as a sycophantic election forshow, characteristic of
tyrannical des-pob and authoritarian regimes. Thekind of elecfion
allowing a nation tosay that it has electoral forms, erren ifonly
one party or person is on the bal-lot - the sort of false
referendum adictator touts as a tool thmugh whichthe people are
fooled into believingtheir vote mattered.
Instead, it was the Metro shrdentbody election and referendum on
theMetro Community. Butwith 3 prcntof the shrdent body voting it
hadlywras a measure of the pulse of Meto.If it were no pulse would
have beendetected. The alrymalV low turnoutdoes not necessarily
indicate there is adespotic regtune puiline the shings atMetro, In
fact, as this paper has point-ed out, it is one point above the
nation-al average for college campuses.
Admittdly, the pmposed increas-es are not on the scope of the
narrow$arerted Pinnacol ffasco that wouldhare doubled your tuition.
Hor,rlerler,up to $63 will show up on your hr-iflon bill nst fall.
In the follouing two
[email protected] ]ears, the fee will more thandouble oo
$145 in 2011 and $237 in2012.
lution increases, consEuctionfm and low turnout at school
elec-tions are not necessarily out of placeor un@rnmon. The
problem, as I seeit, is how much input is needed to le-gitinDe
building the much-neededcommunity on the backs of studentswho will
nerrer use it - of a possible2L,787 regi'siled shrdents, 721
shr-dents who bothered to check their e-mail and register a vote,
380 rnted infavorwhile 282 voted agains(
Meho should encourage turn-out in elections by instituting
votingcenters around campus, preferably inevery building used by
Mefro. Pollingplaces are a time-honored tradi[onand the measure of
harxparent de-mocracies. Folling places are the com-mon bond of the
neighborhood lolerand the one-time all year we actuallysee the
creepy guy who lives downthe block with all the windmills in
hisfront yard, Having communal pollingplaces during the Metro
election couldbuild community and, more impor-tantly, instill a
sense of ownership inthe students of Metro - the principalreasons
that the Ivteho Communitvwas pmposed.
It is too easy to dump an e-nailor not eren check our school
accountr,l'tren the digital demanils of our Fa-cebook, Twitter or
G-mail accounbintersect with our academic priorifles.ln conFast,
polling statioDs would beunavoidable to the everyday student.And if
a school voter erxde like theone the state snds oul were
availableat the polling stations, students wouldbe encouraged to
learn about the can-
didates or fee increases before theyvoted, especially if the
process welt onall week.
An election that clairns to have anylegitimacy must, by its very
nature,hold the collective roice of more than3 percent of the total
population thevote represents, let alone the 0.44 per-cent who
actualV passed this one. brorder to legitimateb claim that a
refer-endum is the will of the sturlent bodyar lvleho, President
Stephen Jordanshould exhaust all opportunities to in-crease the
number of voters in schoolelecfions, Oherwise referenda, zuchas the
construction fee just passedwill engender derision and force
Metroto take the drastic measure the Uni-versity of Colorado at
Boulder ahadyhas and cut out the voting process indeciding tuition
increases for buildingproiecb.
Recent bi$ory has sholvn, lorvvotr turnout and an a[ntbetic
admin-isFation tends !o fryon unpopular icleasthat mire unwilling
bystanders intoprying for things they do not want
tndwillafrectthemforgenerafionstomrnePerhaps that was the goal aI
along;
EI'ITOR-IN-CHIIFJamea l(rueerjlougerlelm;dedu
IIAIIAGINC EDITIORNic Garcia
[email protected] OF STI'T'8NT
IIBDIADianne Harrison Miller
hanbonemscd-eduASSISTANT I'IRECNOI OI
STUITBNTT,IEDIADomita [email protected]
AI''UISBRJale Hobad