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ETROPOLITAN
The Metropolitan State College of Denver student newspaper strving the Auraria Campus since 1979
Denver, Colorado
Volume 13, Issue 23
FEATURES , Speaker sticks neck out for Auraria students page6
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"HawkQuest" soars onto Auraria club scene page 12
March 8, 1991
SP<>RTS 'Runners out of gas at CAC Tournament page 16
Restructuring begins
Executive jobs face possible ax Mark Corrigan The Metropolitan
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C8thy VanSchwartz/'The Metropolitan
A diamond in the rough â&#x20AC;˘.
Diamonds can be a boy's bestfriend too, especially when they are surrounded by an outfield. At the first signs of spring, Mile High Stadium gets Its annual make-over in preparation for exhibition baseball and Zephyrs games. The East Stands will be moved out to create the larger outfield necessary for baseball, particularily since balls travel approximately 10 percent farther at Denver's altitude than at sea level. Parts of the stadium are getting new seats and Todd Lewis, a Denver painter, applies a fresh coat of paint to the stairs.
An administrative shake-up is in the works at Metropolitan State College of Denver. Karen Thorpe, MSCD's assistant vice president of Student Affairs and dean of Student Life, has taken over the duties of Antonio Esquibel, whose position as vice president ofStudent Affairs was eliminated Feb. 1. Thorpe said that her job title has not changed but, along with the increased responsibilities, she received benefits and a pay raise. Other administrative staff positions may fall under the bureaucratic ax in the next few months. Thorpe said that Gwen Thomas may lose her job as assistant vice president of Student Affairs June 30. David Williams, senior vice president of Academic and Student Affairs has attempted to smooth the transition. " Dr. Williams met with me and explained to me that he wanted me to teach English," Thomas said. "I would rather h ave continued being an assistant vice president of Student Affairs." Thomas said that the changes came as a surprise to her. "I assume that it (my position) is eliminated. I guess that's what it's all about. I hadn' t thought about changing. "I think she (Thorpe) knew from the beginning that I was slated to go back to English," Thomas said. "I know that she knew. She didn' t assign me any new responsibilities to help her with her new assignment." Thorpe said that the changes in the MSCD administrative structure will improve the school's efficiency. Thomas said that she will become a full-time MSCD English teacher if her current job is eliminated. "I look foiward to teaching and getting some writing done," she said. Another MSCD staff member, David Moore, said that he may lose his job as director of MSCD 's Freshman Year Program. Moore said that his program may be placed under control ofthe school of Letters Arts and Sciences June 30, thus eliminating Moore's post. He said that he has no plans to seek another job at MSCD if his D current position is eliminated.
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