Eye on Auraria

Prairie praise

Gov. Bill Ritter will be signing House Bill 1069 into law this Thursday, May 3. House bill 1069 is legislation recently approved by the house and senate that withdraws the state's consent for the expansion of the Army's Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in southeastern Colorado.

The Army has the power of condemnation, granted by the federal government, allowing them to seize the land for their use.

The bill passed the house by a 56-9 vote and passed the senate by a 30-3 vote.

The Pentagon already owns 238,000 acres of land between Trinidad and La Junta. The expansion would add another 419,000 acres.

The festivities will start at high noon and take place on the east steps of the capitol. The press release suggests people arrive in cowboy hats and enjoy some dancing.

The bill's original sponsors are Rep. Wes McKinley, D-Walsh, and Sen. Ken Kester, R-Las Animas. The bill is an attempt by the state to protect generational family ranchers, archaeological and palaeontological artifacts and areas, thousands of species of animals and plants and the last healthy short grass prairie in the U.S.

The governor will be speaking at 1:15 p.m. for those interested in hearing about this important legislation. This is an example of good government, standing up for the little guy and fighting the good fight.

Fine art

From Monday, April 30, through Friday, May 4, Bachelors of Fine Arts candidates will present their student theses.

The week-long event will take place in the Emmanuel Gallery on campus and is open for visitors and interested or curious students. On display will be drawings, paintings, photography, sculpture, 3-D animation and multimedia presentations.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day and promises to be a collection of outstanding work in fine arts. Try to stop in and support the students by checking out their art work, there may be the world's next great artist on display and this may be the only opportunity you have to check out their work for free.

It's in a book, just take a look

On Thursday, May 10, the Book Fair will come to campus. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Book Fair will be held on 9th Avenue at the bookstore on the grass.

As long as the sun is shining and the weather cooperates, this should be a good time to search for that favorite book you haven't been able to find. Also, if you have books that you'd like to give away, the Book Fair is a great place to do so.

The Chancellor's Campus Life Committee is sponsoring the fair. Browse between classes and grab a book, find a tree and read the day away.

Reading a book is a great way to explore the imagination and increase your understanding of the world around us. They really should bring back "Celebrity Death Match" with the "Reading Rainbow" guy vs. Simon from American Idol. M-eye money is on the rainbow.

Dig it al :D

On Wednesday, May 9, the Starz FilmCenter will be host to Digital Visions 2007. Digital Visions is a UCDHSC exploration of the artistic potential of digital video and motion graphics as an art form and as a medium for communication.

Submissions include animation, comedy, documentary, experimental forms, public service and narratives. The submissions will be shown at the event and awards will be given to the "best of show" in each category. Winners will receive software prizes for their projects.

The event starts at 6 p.m. and will run until 10 p.m. in the Starz FilmCenter in the Tivoli. The presentations have been composed using Apple computers as editing and compositing tools.

The future is here! For students interested in the digital medium, this event should open eyes and minds to the enormous potential that digital art and communication can provide.

Coffee community

International Education will sponsor a coffee hour on Thursday, May 10. The get-together will take place at The Market on 1445 Larimer St. in Denver.

International and domestic students are welcome to join in the fun. This is an event aimed at bridging gaps and building community in the world and on our campus. Auraria campus is home to many international students from different backgrounds and cultures. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the world and cultures different from those found in the U.S.

The coffee hour will take place from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Whether you're curious about the world or are looking for a sense of community on campus, this is a good way to satisfy those needs.

Drink some coffee, chat it up, bring an open mind and discover how UCD has more to offer than just courses and degrees.

Return to sender

On Sunday, May 13, the UCDHSC email system will be updated. After this date, students and faculty will have to update their emails and will only be allowed to use the university email addresses for official communication within departments and courses.

The new addresses can be obtained from SIS.

Students will now be responsible for reading email received from UCDHSC. According to the University, the reason for this requirement is to ensure students receive timely information and eliminate identity concerns related to student communications or UCDHSC information sent via email.

The new official UCDHSC email format is firstname.lastname@email.cudenver.edu. The idea behind this change is to easily and readily verify that a student is sending or receiving official mail from other students or the University.

The hope is that if students and faculty are required to use official university emails when communicating, the chances of computer viruses and stolen information will be even rarer. All emails not from the address can be considered not related to university life or junk mail.

Students will be allowed to forward emails from the official UCDHSC email address to another personal account.

Students must visit www.ucdhsc.edu/its/accounts.htm to activate the new email accounts and to forward official university email to an outside provider. Students can visit www.ucdhsc.edu/its/students or call 303-315-4357 for more information.

This actually sounds like a good idea, as long as the junk mail gets filtered out of the official email account.

But…all someone would need is a student's first and last name to send email to the account, potentially making things tougher when it comes to filtering out the junk.

Registration changes

There is a new enrollment policy for the fall semester. All students are required to pay a non-refundable registration payment of $200 each term before being allowed to register.

Tuition bills will be due the first day of class. There is still an option for a deferred payment plan. Students will no longer receive 100 percent of their tuition if they withdraw from classes after the beginning of the term.

The main focus of this new enrollment policy is a charge for dropping classes.

If you drop a class after the first week of the semester, you will be charged $200, possibly more if more than one class is dropped.

This means that students that enroll in more classes than they are intending to take, simply to play the field and ensure a solid selection of classes they are interested in taking, will no longer be able to do so without paying a fee.

The Advocate will be following this new policy and will report next semester on the successes, failures and unintended consequences of the new policy.

Students can contact www.ucdhsc.edu/bursar/billandenroll/faq.htm and the Student Services Center at 303-556-2710 for more information.

Film frenzy

The Colorado Film School screenings will take place on Thursday, May 10 on campus. The screenings will be held in the King Center Concert Hall starting at 7 p.m.

Selected student films will be shown from the Colorado Film School's department of theatre, film and video production.

The event is free and open to the public. There is no time listed for how long the screening last.

The screening is free and open to the public, you can't ask for too much more than that.

Kick back and enjoy some films put together by fellow students.

And for us poor students out there, this is a good way to spend an evening. That is, of course, if you're done with your finals.

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