Volume 17, Issue 31 - May 26, 1995

VOLUME 17

ISSUE 31

MAV26, 1995

Metropolitan State College of Denver student newspaper serving the Auraria Campus since 1979

NEWS Mayor Wellington Webb addresses campus related issues in Metropolitan interview.

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Financial aid director resigns Three leave Metro as part an of out-of-court settlement with the college story page 4

Start Spinning The Big Wheel awaits the opening of the new Elitch Gardens Amusement Park in the Central Platte River Valley.

The nearly 100 foot tall Ferris Wheel is one of 12 rides moved from the old park site and combined with seven new rides. Elitch's opens Saturday, May 27, at 10 a.m.

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Minority graduation rates increase Metro President Sheila Kaplan calls the boost 'a major improvement' Geraldine Haldner The METROPOLITAN Statistically, the 1,1 I I students who walked across the stage at Metro's Spring commencement two weeks ago, have added up to a ethnic breakdown which Metro's President Sheila Kaplan calls "a major improvement" - but students graduating were more concerned with improvements in salary and lifestyle despite an uncertain future.

"I can't wait to get the hell out of here," said graduate Ed Kraus, impatiently seeking his spot in line up.

Overall, 192 more students were looking for their place in line than last spring when 919 students took off their cap after the graduation ceremony.

The preliminary statistics compiled by Metro's Department of Institutional Research sh6w that for every 100 white students graduating from Metro, there are l 0 Hispanic and about five African American graduating. Minority students comprise 16.6 percent of all graduates.

Currently, ethnic minorities compromise nearly 20 percent of Metro's total student body, which Kaplan said makes it easy to figure out her ultimate goal concerning minority retention and graduation.

"If there are 20 percent enrolled, we want 20 percent to graduate," she said.

The most substantial increase happened for Hispanic graduates. Last spring, 71 received a diploma. This spring, 92 were expected to put on cap and gown.

In general, the numbers look very positive for the future, Kaplan said.

"The real challenge is not to get peo-

pie to go to our college, but to AMERICAN INDIAN .3% have them stay and actually NON-RESIDENT ALIEN 1.3% graduate," she said.

Those most likely to stay and / -------- BLACK 4.2% graduate, according to statistics, are young white females ~ASIAN2.6% obtaining a B.A. degree in Science.

HISPANIC 7.7% But the faces of tbe people ~ waiting for the big moment made up a picture far more colorful and diverse than any chart could grasp.

Engineer, Lenriy Miller, 48, who went back to college to stay competitive said he was proud of what he accomplished.

"Two and a half years ago, I couldn't spell the word engineer, now I am one," Miller said. "Hopefully I got it over those young punks now," he added with a laugh.

Source: Metro tate Department of Institutional Research T e c h n i c a 1 Communications major, Manuel "Rocky" Hernandez, said the whole graduation certheir ethnic background they are a minori- tary security, according to the study. emony appeared unreal to him.

Psychology, Criminal Justice and ty as men. They only make up 42.6 percent "It hasn't really hit me yet, that I'm at of the total graduating student body. A Criminology, and Behavioral Science are the end of the road, I hav~ to watch out not trend not new to Metro. Last year's num- the top three degrees on the major top- IO to register for any classes in fall," he said. bers showed the graduation rate for list of class '95 graduates. The bottom of That is exactly what Aerospace Science the list includes such majors as Chicano women at 58 percent. major Michael Jacobson, is trying to Hot on the market, according to the Studies, Musical Performance and avoid. study are degrees in Hotel Service and Physics.

"Technically I'm graduating today, Two out of three graduates have no Industrial Management. but my grades aren't in yet, maybe I have Despite warnings, students continue job lined up by graduation, or will find to come back in fall," he said. to graduate with a degree that stands more jobs for which they are overqualified and Besides confusion over what to feel, for a choice of heart and mind than mone- underpaid the study concludes. most males were not aware, that despite

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Webb commits to public hearings for Auraria Kristy Frei The METROPOLITAN Issue: Students cross Speer Boulevard to get to classrooms that are off campus. A Community College of Denver student was killed while crossing Speer last September. Soon a traffic safety study of Speer will be released that was paid half by the city and half by Auraria. The results will likely call for reconstruction of sidewalks and intersections. As Mayor, are you willing to commit support and money to help make crossing safer for students?

Webb: I thought the study was leaning towards saying路 that there needed to be a walk way over Speer.

They obviously have to conclude their report, but we would do what is going to be in the best interest of maintaining the public safety. As Mayor, I certainly support doing what is necessary to protect the pedestrians safety and all the students and faculty :it Auraria, but all of the people that have to cro~ those streets are not students and faculty. If the question is, would we support something that provides safety, the answer is yes.

Issue: The Auraria Campus is comprised of nearly 37,000 students and faculty the size of a small city. Some feel the city has ignored Auraria. One idea, has been to have a regular forum in which the Auraria Community can be heard by the Mayor. As Mayor, will you establish this forum?

Webb: I used to teach classes there ... and I announced my candidacy for Mayor on the Auraria Campus, and I talk frequently with JoAnn Soker (Auraria executive vice president of administration). You just hired one of our fonner police division chiefs, Joe Ortiz, to head up your security there on campus. I believe that there are conversations that are going on. The difficulty may be that they are done in an informal way that people don't know that there are conversations going on quite dramatically. We talk to JoAnn often. It relates to some of the developments in the central Platte Valley that will impact Auraria. So, I think that if there is a suggestion that we formalize that, I'm certainly not opposed to formalizing a regular time to meetings in the jurisdiction of the Auraria Campus. I would be glad to.

Issue: With the development of Elitch's,

the Pepsi Center, and even Coors Field, the issue of rising crime rates at Auraria is evident. As Mayor, what will you do to ensure the safety of this campus?

Webb: We just created a new 6th police district. That police district has Auraria as part of its jurisdiction, and part of the reason I created the new district was primarily to provide more police officers ... Now all we have to do is continue to add more police officers to this district.

Issue: The Tivoli building is now part student union and part shopping mall. Profits from the merchants keep student fees low, according to Auraria officials. However, the Tivoli has never proved to be successful as a commercial enterprise. As Mayor, what are you willing to do to help the viability of those merchants?

Webb: I am always willing to help work with the merchants in specific business districts to work with them, but I do not believe in a complete subsidization of businesses because I believe in a freemarket economy. If there are areas where they need assistance from banks, we're not opposed or the Mayor's Offices of Economic Development working with

businesses. Some of the responsibility has to be on the businesses as well, through the products they sell. the advertising, and the merchant products. So that is something that we need to do.

Issue: Currently, there is a big fight on this campus as to whether academic space should be used for further construction of the AMC Theaters. How do you feel campus space should be used?

Webb: Is the issue taking away the tennis courts, or is the issue seeing if you could expand the AMC Theaters and also maintain tennis courts as well? Again. obviously we're open and what we need to do is look at how we can find a win-win for both parties. I don't believe that you always have to look at things in either/or. I think in many cases what you need to do is try and find a place and find a way to have a win-win where students can continue to have tennis availability and if the theaters want to expand that resource that helps also.

Editor's Note:Mayoral candidate Mary DeGroot did not consent to an interview.

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Director will miss students Louis Landa The METROPOLITAN The future for Metro's Office of Financial Aid is uncertain as three of its top administrators resign as part of an outof-court settlement with the college.

Assistant Vice President, Cheryl Judson, and Associate Directors Judith Lichtenfeld and Susan McGinley submitted resignations Monday, which take effect May 31. This ends a 14 month-long legal battle with the college.

The three filed a complaint against Metro, the Board of Trustees of the State Colleges and all its members. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court, cites sex discrimination and violations of the Equal Pay Act, claiming that Judson, Lichtenfeld and McGinley earn substantially less than their males in similar positions.

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The New York Deli, in the Tivoli Student Union, narrowly escaped eviction May 19, as Tivoli management took legal action to collect a $23,60 I debt owed by the deli.

The near loss of another Tivoli merchant comes as no surprise to the deli's owner, Warren Tepper, who said Tivoli management has done little to help the merchants succeed.

Director ·of Tivoli Management, Barbara Weiske. said that Tepper's accusation is not true and Tivoli management is working on programs that will help draw customers to the Tivoli in the summer when business will be slower.

"We have worked with some of the marketing classes where they've come up with marketing campaigns for the Tivoli," Weiske said.

One of the campaigns begins the first day of summer classes and will be flying the slogan, "Meet Me at the Tivoli."

Dave Caldwell, the lease manager for the Tivoli shops, said management has done several promotions for the stores at different functions in the Tivoli.

"We want the shops to succeed," he said. 'Their success is our success."

Tepper resigned as spokesperson of the John Swift Tivoli Merchant SQUARE ONE: Anthony Elkins enjoys the quiet that the merAssociation saying he chants hate. Summer break means fewer Tivoli customers. wasn't getting any "The legal action taken support from the other mer- treated unfairly for speaking was for unpaid bills ... and in chants when they needed to out against management.

Auraria director of Special no way could be considered a confront Tivoli management on issues. He also said he was Projects Rosemarie Del Monte, part of a personal attack," Del targeted by Tivoli management said that any accusation that Monte said. because he volunteered to be Tepper was under any kind of the spokesperson and has been personal attack was inaccurate.

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"When your three top people leave obviously some expertise is leaving us.

There is no question about that and we realize that," he said.

Judson said the transition should not be a problem.

"Everything is set up to be successful if they put some leadership in this office again," she said.

Judson said contractors with the State Auditors office arrived Monday to conduct a full review of all financial aid records.

"For the record I have asked the auditors to come in now instead of later and they are auditing the financial aid files," She said.

She said the purpose of the audit is to provide her with a letter stating that all financial aid records are in order.

She said she enjoyed the job and will miss the students.

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Metro President. Sheila Kaplan would not comment on the settlement. She said she is meeting with Vernon Haley, vice president of Student Service and with Joe Arcese, vice president of Administration and Finance.

"We know that the important thing is to make sure that we maintain a high quality of service for students," Kaplan said.

Haley said steps have been taken to appoint an interim director and assistant while they do a national search for a permanent replacement for the director's position. He said the interim appoinunents will be effective June l, and should be finalized after Kaplan returns following the Memorial Day weekend.

He said the plan for a permanent replacement is on an equally tight schedule.

"We want to try and get someone in here in the next 90 to 100 days if we can,"

The fight over Auraria's deal with AMC Theaters is not over yet.

At the May 8 Auraria Board meeting, members agreed to hear further testimony from the public despite its April 17 decision to approve the multi-million dollar lease that calls for 12 additional theaters to be built on the site of Auraria's tennis courts.

Student Representative to the Auraria Board Kersten Hostetter, made a motion at the May 8 meeting that the final lease be brought back to the board for review, saying the board neglected its responsibility to review the final documentation.

At the April 17 meeting, the board

approved a preliminary lease and deferred approval of the final lease to an ad hoc committee made up of three Auraria Board members.

Hostetter's motion was refined by board member Cole Finegan, an advocate of the lease, to allow the board to reverse its decision should public testimony change the mind of board members.

The board also agreed to release the final lease and all related documents for public scrutiny and provide a forum that allows the public to air its views.

A fourth version of the lease, not seen by the public or approved by board members, was expected to by signed off by the ad hoc committee had Hostetter not pressed for the review.

The public's first hearing was May

15. The meeting became heated after Carol Nesland, president of Metro Alumni Association, ripped the board for trading academic land and parking for commercial use and for its vague plans for the replacement of the tennis courts.

Finegan said he found Nesland's comments to be abusive to the board.

Finegan then defended the board's decision.

"We have tried to look at all the information. We have tried to sort through all the options in the manner we think is best."

Nesland apologized, adding that the board had the power to decide the future of the campus and she was merely trying to persuade the board not to approve the deal.

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Philadelphia, said Kersten Hostetter who was on the Student Advisory Committee lo The METROPOLITAN the Auraria Board at the time of the search.

Out of 204 applicants for Auraria's "The officers I talked to at APS Director of Public Safety, Auraria officials thought Ortiz was too strong and too politchose a "close friend" to Auraria Board ically connected to get the job," Hostetter chairman Manuel Martinez. said, adding that his connection with The new Director of Public Safety, Denver police would hopefully quell an Joseph Orttz, a retired Denver Police existing adversarial relationship between Department Division Chief, was the only Denver Police and APS. finalist without law enforcement experi"I think I stand on my resume," Ortiz ence in a higher education setting. That said. "I come with a wealth of experience, experience was listed as "preferred" in an and I'll stack my resume against anyadvertisement published by Auraria one's." Ortiz said the interview with the announcing the search for a new APS search committee was extensive, substandirector. tial and "up close and personal," and that "He's got a terrific background in the decision was based on nothing other municipal police work," said JoAnn Soker, than relevant material at hand.

Auraria's e:(ecutive vice president of "Joe has experience in just about administration. every facet of the law enforcement indusSoker and Dean Wolf, vice president try," Wolf said. of operations, chose Ortiz after interview"It's possible it should have probably ing him and three other finalists selected been publicly acknowledged that IJy the search committee.

(Martinez and Ortiz) were friends when he "I wasn' t at all aware that anyone at was named a finalist," Hostetter said. all knew Joe, ' Soker said.

Hostetter said while the possibility of When introducing Ortiz to the board favor trading between Soker and Martinez at a May 8 meeting, Martinez said, "I want 路 does exist, chances are it would be uninto introduce a very close friend of mind tentional. who I'm very, very happy has become the "Things like that happen unconsciousDirector of Public Safety at Auraria." ly," she said. "If someone backs me up on Martinez said he had been trying to a certain issue, I'll remember that when get Ortiz to return to law enforcement something comes up that they need support since his retirement from the Denver for. By the same token, if someone is givPolice Department. ing me grief every time I open my mouth, One of the finalists Ortiz beat out, I wouldn't care if it was the best idea in the Debbie Gomez, director of safety at world, I wouldn't be supportive. It's Arapahoe Comn:mnity College, said she impossible not to be human." was unaware that a prior relationship existHostetter said she thought Ortiz is the ed between Ortiz and Martinez. best person for the job.

The consensus of public safety offi"He'll do what he needs to to- get cers was the job would go to Steven things done," Hostetter said.

Bennett, director of public safety at Martinez was unavailable for comMontgomery Community College in ment.

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Faculty gets new senate pre.9dent Christine Richardson The METROPOLITAN Faculty Senate members held elections Wednesday, May 10, and elected Eugene Saxe, from the English department as president.

John C. Schmidt, of the Professional Industry and Technology department, was elected vice president and Joan L. M. Foster, of the biology department, was elected secretary Former Faculty Senate President Jerry Boswell said he will miss his position but only intended to serve for one year.

"I am burned out," Boswell said.

As president, Saxe will reduce his current course load from four classes to two.

Saxe has been involved in Faculty Senate for almost 11 years and hllii been at Metro since 1966. Saxe has held various positions in the Faculty Senate and has worked on many committees. He is a member of the Faculty Advisory Council Trust.

"I think the faculty expects me to

represent them and to involve them," Saxe said. "I will have to be proactive and energetic and assertive in representing the needs of the institution."

"I must always make sure that the accomplishments, concerns and needs of the faculty are reflected," Saxe said. "I must effectively communicate and process those requests and needs to the administration."

Before coming to Metro as a parttime professor in 1966, Saxe taught at Western State College, in Gunnison, for two years. He also taught in South America at a catholic university in Santiago, Chile.

Saxe became a full-time professor at Metro in 1967.

O,riginally from Indiana, Saxe has a bachelor's degree in liberal arts and a master's degree in literature from Indiana State University. He holds a doctorate in theater from the University of Denver.

Boswell will remain active as a committee member on the faculty senate and will continue to teach in the Metro finance department.

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Student bus pass plan moves down the road Kevin Juhasz The METROPOLITAN The RTD bus pass program is facing a bumpy ride on its route to passage.

On May 1, Loren Sharpley, president of the UCD Student Government, sent a memo to Kersten Hostetter, student representative to the Auraria Board, and Anderson Moore, chairman of the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board. questioning the validity of the referendum.

SharpIe y voiced concerns regarding SACAB's actions before the election, the wording of the ballot, and the election itself.

"My biggest concern was the violation of the election policy that was established," Sharpley said. "That's what I was specifically challenging the election"." ' The election code was approved by SACAB in February, long after the process of getting a bus pass began. The code is not legally binding because some of the language needs to be changed and then approved by the Auraria Board.

Section II B of the code requires that a petition of 5 percent of the student body be submitted to SACAB. Hostetter said SACAB passed on the petition requirement because RTD had done a survey in 1994 asking the students about the program.

Sharpley was not pleased that the survey question did not specify an 'amount. According to Hostetter, those conducting the poll told students that the amount would be $10 to $15.

Sharpley said he spoke with KID about the survey and felt the survey was extensive enough to satisfy the petition requirement.

SACAB voted not to follow the code, which it is allowed to do, because of time constraints in getting the referendum lo students.

"What SACAB decided was: ene, we haven't had this election code long enough for these bus pass advocates to give us everything we need to follow our

code," Hostetter said. "Two, our codes still need to meet legal standard, which they don't at this time."

The other concerns that Sharpley had were with the conduct of the election and the wording of the ballot. Sharpley stated in his memo that he observed the election judge and poll sitter telling students that passing the referendum would mean more parking and lower parking fees.

Sharpley was not deeply concerned with this issue and just wanted SACAB to look into it. Hostetter said SACAB would not pursue any action unless Sharpley requests it. Because the employees were bonded, any action challenging their conduct would be lengthy.

Sharpley said he was also concerned with the way the 45 cent collection fee was determined.

After the May 18 SACAB meeting, Sharpley said most of his concerns had been addressed. ''I'd still like to see something in writing on how the four institutions interact on fee issues," he said.

He also said, "I've still got some concerns with the way it was run, and I think working to fix those problems is effective enough."

The referendum was passed by the Arrraria board and the boards that regulate community colleges and state colleges.

The referendum faces its next big test June 22 when it goes before the Colorado University Board of Regents Sharpley thinks the Regents will approve the referendum.

"I think they're going to be really reluctant to kill if the other boards passed it," he said.

The referendum was passed by students in April by a vote of 2,043 to 534.

Student fees will be increased by $15.41 to allow students to use their IDs to ride all local RTD buses and light rail for no additional fare.

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______________I EDITOR IN CHIEF Louis A. Landa COPY EDITORS Mike Larkin Jesse Stephenson NEWS EDITOR Christopher Anderson FEATURES EDITOR Joelle Conway INSIGHTS EDITOR Kevin Juhasz SPORTS EDITOR Michael BeDan PHOTO EDITOR Jenny Sparks REPORTERS Robert Arrieta Dave Flomberg Kristy Frei GeJaldine Haldner Donna Hickey Mark Pendolino Nguyen Pontiere PHOTOGRAPHERS Andy Cross John Swift GRAPHIC ARTISTS Elvira Lucero Chris Mancuso CALENDAR Heidi Hollingsworth ADVERTISING STAFF Maria Rodriguez OPERATIONS MANAGER Kersten Hostetter DISTRIBUTION The Skillet OFFICE MANAGER Cornia Landeros ADVISER Jane Hoback DIRECTOR OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Kate Lutrey TELEPHONE NUMBERS Editorial 556-2507 Advertising 556-8361 Fax 556-3421 e-mail: Louis Landa@studsfrs@mscd lnternet:landal@mscd.edu

MAY 26. 1995 The METROPOLITAN

Who's Campus is this?

Louis A. Landa The METROPOLITAN I often have to ask myself 'Who's campus is this anyway?' Does it belong to the students who pay for many of the campus buildings through student fees? Is it the citizens of Colorado who pay for a great deal of the operations of this campus with their hard-earned tax dollars? Is it the three colleges that constantly compete for the limited classroom and administrative space? Or does this campus belong to a group of political appointees who think the Auraria Campus is a place to put another feather in their caps?

Sadly, I must say it is the latter.

This small group of political appointees is the voting members of the Auraria Board. It is their campus because they have the power to do with it as they will. · The jockeying to make a name for themselves is more than you will see in the home stretch at Arapaho Downs.

The next question I ask myself is 'Why do these people want to serve on this board?' Could their motivation be ... No it can't be ... well perhaps ... POLITICS!!!

Of the nine voting rnembers most are democrats and most are political appointees of Gov. Roy Romer. So I have to question their motives and

actions at every step. Can a board deal slinks of a polltical campaign. The filled with people collecting political Metro Journal and AHEC Notes have paybacks truly have the students' inter- made it the focus of their front page. est at heart? I say no.

Your tax dollars, student fees and Let's take the question of the AMC tuition at work. movie theater deal. Why did this board Ms. Soker is distributing reams of feel compelled to conduct closed meet- her 'Rumor vs. Fact' defense to the ings over this very public matter? Why AMC deal. In it she attempts to counter are committee meetings .to discuss all objections to the deal. All she does negotiations over this deal being con- is give her detractors an opportunity to ducted without proper public notifica- challenge her defense of the deal, tion and public documentation? Why which they have done with ease. did they vote to approve a lease with I find it extremely amusing to see AMC before the public had sufficient Auraria Board members reacting with time to review the documents? the 'What did I do wrong?' attitude.

If you ask JoAnn Soker, executive This was perfectly played out by board vice president of administration for 'member Cole Finegan, who at the May Auraria, she will say they are acting in 15 special board meeting took offense the best interest of the students. Her to a pointed question by Student argument being, if the ·terms of the Representative to the Auraria· Board lease and negotiations are made pub- Kersten Hostetter. Mr. Finegan was lie subsequent to an agreement, it will about to adjourn the meeting and said jeopardize the negotiating positions of another meeting would be scheduled to hear further public comment.

Auraria and AMC., SO WHAT! Hostetter: "Just so we aren't makMs. Soker and all the members of ing any assumptions: this does mean the Auraria Board should have a very the leases will not be signed until after narrow interest. They should focus on the next public hearing." what is best for students and the citiFinegan: "No. Kersten, let me just zens of Colorado. ask you, I really find that offensive and Some of the leaders on this cam- insulting, why would we do that?" pus are using their positions to push Well, Mr. Finegan if the Auraria fPOlitical and personal vendettas. And it Board could be trusted to act in the is the students who lose and are for- best interest of the students and the gotten in the process. public perhaps you would not be so The propaganda over the AMC insulted.

Sorry to see you leave As students of Professor Hidemi Matsushita, we would like to acknowledge his outstandis:ig contribution to the academic quality of education at Metro State. His true dedication to teaching, extensive knowledge and high academic standards have made him a well-respected and well-liked professor at this instiMion. He will be missed.

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Impact on campus still up in the air Officials making sure parking situation doesn't leave students unamused Imagine a warm day late in the summer.

Fall semester has started, and you're on way to the campus. It had been a great summer. The concerts were wild and the parties were even wilder.

The Rockies are making a run at a pennant for the first time ever. At the same time the new Elitch's is enjoying the end of its first season in its new location.

As pleasant as this may sound, it has the potential to turn into a commuter's catastrophe as the large numbers of students, sports fans and roller coaster rowdies all battle for the limited amount of parking available in the lower downtown area.

Not to mention the normal business people that also need spaces.

In a few years you can throw people attending events at the new Pepsi Stadium into the equation, too.

Scared yet? '' Well, fear not, parking lot pragmatists. Elitch's public relations director, Mary Miller, said that the influx of new traffic to the area will not pose a problem"to Auraria's parking.

"We spent a lot of time studying the projected impact that the park will have on the area," Miller said.

Elitch's bas a parking lot that can accommodate 2,200 cars at a time. If the park's own lot fills too quickly, Elitch's has made arrangements with Mile High Stadium to use one of its lots.

In the event that Mile High is needed, Elitch's would be running free shuttle services from the parking lot to the amusement park. However, the parking itself is not free. Elitch's will be charging $3 for all day parking.

JoAnn Soker, vice president of administration for Auraria, said she is not concerned with amusement park patrons trying to use Auraria's parking facilities.

"Elitch's made pretty good arrangements for their customers to be served," 路Soker said. "I really don't think people will want to walk all that extra way just to save $1 anyway."

Elitch's has expressed interest in leasing a lot from Auraria for specific dates they're not allowed the use of Mile High.

Margaret Geddes, events coordinator for Mile High Stadium, said they have other obligations that they must meet first.

"We have commitments with the (Colorado) Foxes (soccer team) and the Olympic festival that we must really make our priority," Gedqes said.

The dates that Elitch's would want to use Auraria are not set but Andy Chitwood, ~ivision director of parking for Auraria, said that an agreement should be .made within the next two weeks.

Chitwood said that the tentative dates that Elitch's has requested would not'be a problem for students needing to use the campus. . "The ~ajority the dates are in the summer and that's typically no problem," be said.

According to Chitwood, the dates that are late in the summer, after fall semester has started: would not conflict with the needs of Auraria students. % "Even when school is in session, the time Elitch's would want our lots would be Saturdays and Sundays and there wouldn't be any conflict," he said.

"If they wanted the lot in fall semester on a Thursday afternoon, we've already told them they can't have it," Chitwood continued. "We know who our primary customer is."

The campus police are taking steps to make sure the new park won't mean a decrease in campus safety.

The new director of Auraria public safety, Joe Ortiz, said APS is prepared to give the campus parking lots extra attention' when Elitch's opens.

"We will not only increase our patrol but Pll'.J<.ing and transportation will also control the access to some degree," Ortiz said.

"We're not sure what the ripple effect of the park will be, but our plan is pretty flexible to see what direction we will need to go and find out bow many cars we will need."

With opening day for Elitch's right around 'the corner, the neighborhood has changed. The discipline of higher education on one side o( the street, Arcadian nirvana on the other.

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LEFT: A sandbox called the Dino-dig where children can dig up a fake dinosaur skeleton everyday. TOP: The Sidewinder roller coaster, one of twelve rides transplanted from the old park.

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ship went to John Mulvihill who put his son-in-law, Arnold Gurtler, in charge. Elitch's is still in the Gurtler family today, with fourth generation Sandy Gurtler as president.

Mary Elitch lived until 1936 in a h9use on the park grounds, in accordance with an agreement she had with Mulvihill.

While still in control of the park, Mary Elitch-Long began treating children from north Denver orphanages to a free day in the gardens.

Another huge attraction to the park was The Trocadero ballroom. Built in 1920 and nicknamed "The Troe", it was the "in place" during the big band era. The magnificently decorated, 75- by 200-foot ballroom hosted the big sounds of The Dorseys, Wayne King, Guy Lombardo, Les Brown, Lawrence Welk and Benny Goodman.

Traveling bands wouid be booked for short engagements and couples could cut the rug for 5 cents per <Janee. It was a place to dance and fall in Jove and many Denverites have fond memories of the Troe. ···· But the decline in the popularity of ballroom dancing led to its demolition in 1~75 . . ~~4#· w

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John and Mary Blitch starte<1'the famous Blitch Gardens, when they · . purchased an old in .n orthwest Denver to grow fresh fruj{; and vegetables for their downtown Denver restaurant.

The park's oldest ride is the Carousel.

John had a dream of iaying out walks and flower beds among their In 1925, after three of delicate hand carving 67 wood horses apple orchard and turning it into a family-oriented zoological garden. "' and cha{iots, it opened for the public to enjoy. Built by the Philadelphia The dream became a reality. ' 1 El itch Toboggan Company, Gardens opened May · l, 1890 in it's one of the last wooden carousels in northwest Denver at then exiS"tence. After Prospect Avenue and $250,000 of restoraCanby Street, now 38th tion, the Carousel is Avenue and Tennyson the focal point of the Street, and featured picnic new park entrance areas, a small zoological building. population, ball fields and The world a vaudeville pavilion. famous Twister roller A year later, 1891, coaster, rated among · John died. of pneumonia the top lO in the counand for the next 30 years try, opened in 1965. It " Mary's dedication kept the thrilled hundreds of park running. She was the thousands during its only woman in the wodd 29 years of operation. running an amusement Luckily the legend of park at the time. the Twister won't die In 1891, the famous with the new park.

Blitch Theatre made its· '!Wister II, a replica of debut. The oldest and one the original will conof the most respected sumtinue to thrill many mer stock theatres in the West, it has hosted many theatre greats, including P.T. Barnum, Sarah more in the years to come. ' 'Twister II is much like the old one, but it's much faster, and ·• Bernhardt, Cecil B. De Mille, Edward G: Robinson, Grace Kelly, Frederick _,.._.;......J, March, Micky Rooney, Ginger Rogers, William Shatner and Vincent smoother," Cristie Drumm of Hill and Knowlton, Elitch's public relations firm, said. "It will loosen up though and get more rickety."

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The theatre faced demoliIt took nearly 500,000 board feet of lumber, 14 tons of nails and 32 tion in 1917, when attendance at tons of nuts. washers and bolts to build. the summer stock plays slumped due to the war in Europe and the As Elitch's continued to operate in northwest Denver, expectations popularity of motion pictures, but it managed to survive and changed and the park became overcrowded. In 1989 Denver voters bring enjoyment for many y~s. approved $14 million in bond subsidies for flood plain and road improveEfforts are underway to pre- ments for the the Centi:al Platte River Valley, to encourage Elitch's to serve the theatre and possibly .'relocate there.

Along with an additional $95 million in financing, construction of the move it to Auraria Campus. Last year, Elitch' s owner Sandy ..,n~w park _began i,n June l994. It's the first amusement park to be built in Gurtler said relocation ' to an urban area in the United States in more than 30 years.

The new park is set against the mesmerizing backdrop of downtown.

Auraria's historic Ninth Street Although the new park, at 67 acres, is 2.5 times larger than the old park, it , Park, "is a longtime dream."

In 1900, Mary married gar- feels .very close and easy to find your way around. The front half of the den's manager, Thomas Long, park is built to cater more to families, while the back half offers the more and they faced bankruptcy when extreme rides, Drumm said.

Although it will take some time for the new park to flourish with trees, World War I broke out. Mary refused to sell the business to flowers, and shrubs like the original, the park has 84,000 square feet of garDenver Post ·owner Frederick dens, five times as much garden as the old park, and there will be formal Tamman who wanted it for his gardens in the park, which hasn't happened since the 1960s.

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he United States of America is God's country.

He bestowed it to one of the lost tribes of Israel, an Aryan tribe that came here on the Mayflower. I\ is the holy duty of the white race to protect it from those groups that dissolve the purity of the land. And according to the members of "The Order," a white supremacist paramilitary group, you could be their enemy.

Denver playwright Steven Dietz tiles a mosaic of hate. fear, paranoia, desperation. religious fanaticism and sadness, in his play God's Country now on stage at the Denver Civic Theatre. The play pieces together the evolution and demise of The Order and its connection to the death of Denver radio talk-show host Alan Berg.

The trial of Order members is used as the catalyst that connects these stories.

It's difficult not to blend the action of God's Country with the actions of the demented, pathetic cowards who bombed the federal building in Oklahoma City.

The same hate for and fear of the government that propelled The Order may have easily launched the bombing in Oklahoma.

The play traces the staggering sputtering steps of how The Order, moved to end what they saw as the disintegration of Amenca. Founded by Robert Matthews, members of this organization amassed a record of armed robberies, violence and terror. The focus uf their activities was in the Pacific Northwest, making a Denver connection with the assassination of Alan Berg in 1983. This outspoken Jewish talkshow host was only one of the many ene-

mies The Order targeted for death.

Doug Rosen gives a chilling and convincing portrayal of Berg, which is esseni tial to the play. The dragging nasal tones ; of Rosen's voice boom through the small 路 Dorie Theatre, where the play is performed. Berg sits perched above stage, . raining verbal stones down on the action.

In many respects, this entire play '. flings unpleasant issues to the audience, 路 which is asked to judge the actions of The Order.

accent the sadness of the cause taken up

by The Order. The play makes it clear that Order members David Lane, Gary Lee Yarbrough, Bruce Pierce, and the others believed deeply in their actions. Lane is quoted at the end of the play saying, "history will judge that they were correct."

Perhaps this is the most frightening aspect of this play and of the bombing in Oklahoma City, that Americans can be so completely committed to hate that violence becomes their only tool.

David Payne directs a balanced and adroit cast. He shapes the actions as regimented and sharp as the gray cubist i c set.

BAD BOYS: Members of "The Order", a real-life paramilitary group, are portrayed in Steven Dietz's new play God's Country.

Dietz never allows the audience to Jose sight of the menacing and vicious acts performed by this. group. But he also offers brief sympathetic portraits of people deeply committed to their cause, no matter how misguided.

Dietz uses women and children to

Actors sit in the audience underscoring the idea that we too sit in judgment of the action. lfe orchestrates chorale chants by actors in pseudo-Nazi uniforms. Actors creep around stage in a macabre search for tombstones with the names of dead children. These names were used to obtain-

false identification for Order members.

The cast does a good job of transforming from character to character, some playing five or more different roles.

James Sullivan stands out as David Lane and Retired Air Force Colonel Farrell. Other notable performances come from Wade P. Wood as Randall Rader and Gary Lee Yarbrough. Wood portrays Rader as a man cloistered in a straitjacket, the strap tightening with every word he utters on the witness stand. Rader is the paramilitary expert who trained order members in guerrilla tactics and supplied them with the MAC I 0 automatic weapon that killed Berg.

Rebeque Destro stills the audience as Judith Berg, former wife of Alan. The audience sat silent and motionless as she recounted the last moments of Berg's life.

God's Country is more than a play about a group of white supremacists who killed a Denver radio talk-show host. It presents a mirror to the audience, helping them see how America has changed.

Gcid,s Country Is playing at the Denver Civic Theatre, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Thursdays through Sundays through June 25. The May 20 performance benefited victims of the Oklahoma Ctty , bombing. The June 18 perfor.inance wlll be dedicated to Alan perg, marking the 1oth ~nnlver颅 of his death. For tickets~ ' " aftd more Information call the J 1f>inve'r Civic Theatre Box Office. at 595-3800.

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Simon then sends McClane and Carver on a wildgoose chase through the streets of New York looking for bombs. Each step, including the disarmament of a bomb, i~ Hard movies are all about expectarequires the solving of a riddle or puzzle. tions.

Willis' character is no different than those of the Anyone looking for the meaning of life in a Die previous Die Hards. He can still outrun all the bullets Hard flick has been disappointed.

Anyone looking for one-liners that fly as fast as the and survive any fall or explosion, and he has a biting bullets and laughs that are as big as the explosions has remark for every situation. Willis plays these parts with the same skill as before, enjoyable, but never truly serigotten their money's worth.

The third installment, Die Hard With A Vengeance, ous.

Jackson returns to form after a mild performance in is no exception.

Bruce Willis is back as the arrogant, yet dauntless, the box-office dud Kiss of Death. Carver owns a shop m Detective John McClane. McClane is separated again Harlem and stresses to youth visiting his shop the imporfrom wife Holly (was Bonnie Bedelia that busy?) and on tance of education to succeed and avoiding anything to suspension from the force when an equally-arrogant do with white people. It is this attitude that produces madman identifyil']g himself only as Simon (Jeremy much of the tension between McClane and Carver.

Irons) blows up a New York City department store and Neither is fond of the others' attitude But the madman requires Carver to be with requests McClane's suspension be revoked or more · McClane since he interfered with the first stunt. explosions will ensue.

Jackson plays his character with poise and is both Unfortunately for McClane, the caller isn' t a friend looking to help the detective get back his job. He is the powerful and humorous.

Irons is also engaging as the villain. He is confident brother of a man killed by McClane, and he's looking for revenge. He has also decided to relieve the Federal and despicable and very into the games he cooks up for his adversaries.

Reserve of its supply of gold.

This is the typical good guy vs. bad guy kind of Simon decides to play a game of "Simon Says" with McClane, and requires him to go to Harlem, N.Y. wear- flick. But the third installment hits the action right away ing only his underwear and a racially unpleasant sign. It and never stops. Avoiding the usual side romantic plot is here that McClane meets Zeus Carver (Samuel L. that usually accompanies this type of movie, Die Hartl Jackson), who saves McClane from a group of people With A Vengeance is truly action-packed.

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out and sit in with other musicians and just jam," Musso said. "It's a kjck! Improv teaches a Jot to any musician. It's the basic earn to play Clapton for college foundation of blues music."

According to Musso, blues music credits. uses much improvisation, the process of That is the premise for University of Colorado at Denver guitar just making it up as you go along. His instructor Paul Musso's 'Blues Guitar and course lends itself to guitar students by Beyond' music class. The course, MUS showing them how to acquire the skills 4600, will run for the first time this sum- necessary to improvise smoothly.

In describing the course, Musso said: mer as part of UCD's extended studies.

The class focuses on the !Tlusical genre of ''There will be a lot of improvisation, pentatonic scales, and some listening. Mainly 'blues' from the focal point of the guitar. getting guitarists to "It' II teach play with one you how to play another and learnthe blues in as · ing from that intermany keys as action process. It's humanly possible," "I'll teach you how to play Musso said of his a Jot of fun." the blues in as many keys class. "It'll show His goal is to as humanly possible." you all the classic have at least 12 licks that work for students sign up for the summer blues players like session of his pilot Eric Clapton, -Paul Musso He will course.

Buddy Guy, B.B. UCO Music Professor even provide the King; those types amplifiers. "I have of guys. It's going some guitars and to be a lot of fun," amps that I'll Musso said.

Musso said that only a beginning bring," he said. , 'Blues Guitar and Beyond' is a three level of guitar proficiency is required to register for the class. "As long as you have credit course that will qualify as an arts a basic idea of the guitar and some chord elective. The class will meet the second knowledge it'll be easy. I think only some- five weeks of the summer session on one who has never played would probably Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 12 have a hard time with this class," he said. p.m. at the Teikyo Loretto Heights camThe course is geared to help guitarists pus. It is listed in the UCD summer class gain an understanding of the blues tech- schedule under UCD Division of nique, scales and most importantly, Extended Studies courses: For more information call 556-2735. improvisation.

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Team by team Metro sports year in review Hello sports fans, here is the Metro Women's volleyball The volleyball team had high hopes of sports year in review and a few other competing for a national title when the assorted items. season began, but couldn't pull together Women's soccer The women's soccer team started the until the season was nearly over and it was year like gangbusters with a national rank- too late. The Roadrunners finished third in ing of No. 3 and won nine games in a row the CAC at 9-3 and managed a 23-14 to start the season, but proceeded to lose overall recor9. The team graduated Allseven of 11 matches. They missed the American Crissy Canada and second team regional playoffs and finished the season All-Conference player Chelsea Terrell.

11-7-2. In the proces·s, Metro managed to Leslie Weed, Elisa Moya, Julie Stranahan place four players on the All-Conference and Julie Haynes also graduated. Coach women's soccer list.

Rhonda Williams has even higher expectaRosie Durbin made first team, while tions for the 1995 season, however. She Jessa Montoya, Jill Vollmuth and Shannon said her recruiting class is the strongest she's had since she's coached at Metro.

Wise were voted to the second team.

'These players may have the best Durbin led all Colorado Athletic Conference scorers with 40 points on 17 ' physical talent of any I have recruited in the five years I've been here," Williams goals and six assists.

The Roadrunners return all but three said. scarters next season and look to be com- Women's basketball petitive in the hunt for a national title.

The Lady Roadrunners wrapped up Metro signed Katie Pierce from Arvada their first undefeated conference season West. Pierce is a midfielder and the sister only to lose to the University of Denver of Roadrunner goal keeper Jennifer Pierce. Pioneers in the CAC Tournament finals.

Men's soccer Metro beat DU twice during the regular The men's soccer team had one of its season by an average of 11 points but lost more trying seasons as they finished with 63-58 in the championship game. an unimpressive 4-8 record, good for fifth The team returns all but Mary Henry in the CAC. Bright spots for the men were and Sarah Eckhoff to its 1995-96 roster Mazen Kayali and Aldo Castillo who and should get great production from last made second team All-CAC. Castillo years' freshmen standouts Michelle scored I 0 goals and dished out an assist Marshall and Shiloh Justice. Metro returns for 21 points on the season and he was just CAC player of the year and scoring champion Vanessa Edwards to the floor and a freshman!

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Men's basketball Under the tutelage of rookie head coach Charles Bradley, the men's basketball team struggled through its worst ever season, finishing a pathetic 6-21 for the season.

The program looks to improve with the addition of eight new players, including seven footer Cory Reader. Bradley also signed three prepsters and four junior college transfers which would lead one to believe the Roadrunners will clean house and dismiss a good portion of last year's roster. Stay tuned.

Swimming The women's swimming team finished the season with an 8-2 record but failed to qualify any swimmers for nationals.

The men, however, had the best season in Metro history. Their record was a respectable 6-3, but what put them over the top was the performance of Darwin Strickland. ·Strickland brought Metro its first ever dual national champion and the first title holder in the NCAA Division II. Strickland won the l 00 and 50 freestyle races and could be back for another season at Metro.

Tennis The men's tennis team never failed to disappoint this season. After finishing second in conference to the University of

Southern Colorado for two straight seasons, the Roadrunners had a miserable 1995 campaign. The men won just three dual-matches and had one player who didn't win a single match. Ben Pongpitoon finished 0-12 and Steve Barlock wound up with just one victory at 1-14. The Roadrunners were ousted in the first round of the CAC Tournament and look to further rebuild this depleted squad next year.

The women, on the other hand, were expected to be the cream of the crop m the CAC but disappointed coach Bryan Bryant with a 10-4 record, losing to DU, USC twice and Air Force once. The teams will lose seniors Rosemary Aiello, No. I singles, and Stephanie Walker, No. 2 singles next season and look to rebuild around youngsters Danielle Nelson and Petra Scholtz.

Baseball The boys of spring did not live up to expectations as they failed to make the Mile High Intercollegiate Baseball League playoffs.

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GENERAL Alcoholics Anonymous meetings on campus! Monday, Wednesday and Friday from noon to 12:50 p.m. in Auraria library Rm. 205. Info: Chris at 935-0358. Get out of the problem and into the solution!

Menorah Ministries hosts a Truth Bible Study every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Tivoli Rm. 542. Come and go as needed for fellowship and Truth Bible Study.

Info: 722-0944.

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Guest host: Heather Sowards. Starts at 7:30 p.m. Info: 573-JAVA

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Nobody in Particular Presents Peter · ..

1ams Frampton at the Ogden Theatre. 2 B Announced presents ~oz W1ll_ . at the Aztlan Theatre. This, too, 1s an T~ckets are $16.50, show .at 8:00 p.m. all-ages show that costs $10 and T1xs: Teleseat outlets at King Soope~s. starts at 8:30. Tickets: Ticketmaster Across the Trax, Albums on t~e Hill, Outlets (290-TIXS) or Across the Trax. and the Ogden Theatre Box Office. $1 higher the day of the show.

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Nobody in Particular Presents an allages show with Korn at the Mercury Cafe. Tickets are $8, show at 9:30 p.m. Tixs: Teleseat outlets at King Soopers, Across the Trax, Albums on the Hill, and the Ogden Theatre Box Office.

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2 B Announced presents Uncle Joe's Big Old Driver with Gorilla at the Mercury Cafe. This is an all-ages show, costs $6 and starts at 8:30 p.m.

Tickets: Ticketmaster Outlets (290TIXS) or Across the Trax. $1 higher the day of the show.

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Toads in the Garden (a delightful Thursday night poetry series at The Daily Grind Coffee House} presents Jafrika, a poetry performance troupe.

Multi-cultural, multi-media performance with poet SETH, musician Tingzen and dancer Ricki Harada.

Metro State College Baha'i Club sponsors a video presentation "The NearDeath Experiences of Reinee Pasarow" at Metro Denver Baha'i Center at 225 E. Bayaud Ave., starting at 7:30 p.m. Info: Seymour Weinberg at 322-8997

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Toads in the Garden at The Daily Grind presents Wang Zen, a Denver spoken word poet and director of the Spoken War documentary. Guest host: Heather Sowards. Info: 573-JAVA

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Metro State College Baha'i Club sponsors a video presentation "The NearDeath Experiences of Reinee Pasarow" at Metro Denver Baha'i Center at 225 E. Bayaud Ave., starting at 7:30 p.m. Info: Seymour Weinberg at 322-8997 Denver Women's Chorus 1Oth Anniversary and 1st CD release celebration at Boettcher Concert Hall.

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