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Diversions AIDS walk raises Palisade wine over $5,000 festival offers Western New despite low turnout top-notch tasting Mexico, 56-10 Mesa State College Volume 68 ednesday, September 19, 2001 Issue 5 Grand Junction residents recOver in wake of attacks By Rosanne Radcliffe State College, grew up in New News Editor York City where he said several members of his ex.tended family, One week after the Sept. including his brothers and sister, I 1 attacks on the east coast, still live. American flags all across the Bacher said he waited sev nation still fly at half-mast in eral long hours to talk to family remembrance and in honor of our members to know if they were country and for the victims of the OK and later found out that they acts of terrorism. were. Criterion I Photo Illustration by Heather Wilcox Smoke continued to rise on "Even though my family is Tuesday from the stacks of debris fine, I know that later on I will WestCAP holds ninth annual AIDS walk that remained from the World hear of someone that I knew who Trade Center Towers. Thousands did not survive, and that is trau of rescue workers are still strug matizing to even think about," By Carmen Moyer bills, transportatiou and housing. SundropGrocery, RoperMusic, gling in hopes of finding some Bacher said. "My family and I StaffWriter Vicki Wubben, Operations TaberAuto BodyPaint & Frame, one still hanging on to life. But are all so close, and it bothers Coordinatorfor WestCAP, felt the Pyramid Printing, and the hope has _faded and more than me that I was here and they were This year marks the 20th walkwent very well. Veterans Committee of the 5,000 people are now presumed there. I just wanted to be there to anniversary of the AIDS epi "The numbers were down Western Sk>pe and Sam's Club. dead or missing. help." demic as well as the ninth from previous years, but in light Many of thesesponsors provided At Mesa State College, how Bacher said many of his year for the GrandValley AIDS of last week's events none of us door prii.es forthe walk as well ever, the scene of sunken, teary family members who live in the Walk, which was held this past were really surprised," she said. as donations. eyed faces and the feeling of New York City area are firefight Saturday. This year's event With approximately 45 walkers. Jeff Basinger, WestCAP despair and devastation have ers and policemen who are help yielded $5,000 the turnout was much Jess than resource coordinator, explained somewhat lifted from the 'lltu ing in the recovery. He also said Walkers participated in the 100 walkers hoped for, but thatthe annualAIDS Walk began dents and faculty on campus as that when his parents, who retired ptelllOl'y of family and friends Wubben said that many werea ctu in 1988 due to a nationaleffort to people are slowly trying to get and now live in Florida, could not lost to the and� to raise ally more generouswith donations bringawaren._ess and attentionto back into their daily routines. get in touch with their children in 1hOneyfor theWed!m Colorado than in pastyears .. the epidemic 8.5 well as to raise "It seems like people are get New York, they called him and AIDSProject {WestCAP). This year's walk was also money. Since then numerous ting back into their normal cycle," his wife looking for some relief WestCAP will use this aided through the sponsorship of local agencies have developed said Dr. Richard Baca, dean of and comfort. money to fundvarious client ser variouslocal businesses,including students. "People are trying to "My parents first got ahold vice programs suchas medical KJCT-8, Cwnulus Broadcasting, See AIDS, Page 3 get back into the swing of things of my wife and she just tried to and you can tell there is a more comfort them the best she could," . lively feeling (on campus)." Bacher said. "It was all very Weather Forecast On the other hand, others are unsettling and still is. I didn't just beginning to recover from sleep until last Thursday night. I the initial shock of the attacks. tossed and turned a lot." Police Sgt. Richard Bacher, direc See RECOVER, Page 15 ° ° ° ° ° ° ° tor of public safety at Mesa *�*��**83 /53 84 /52 84 /52 82°/51 ° 83 /52° 85°/50° 82°/49° NEWS Wednesday, September 19, 2001• •2 Professor aims to extend National service to cultural know ledge and offer self-defense class .understanding in math Women's self-defense, violence prevention seminar coming to UTEC this weekend By Carmen Moyer University in 1986. He then went Criterion Staff Report Staff Writer on to earn his master's degree at Montana State University in American National Protective Services with Steven and Daun Dr. Tod Shockey, Mesa State 1993 and at the University of King will host a 2 1/2 hour self-defense seminar on Saturday, Sept 22, College's new assistant professor Virginia he received his doctor at UTEC, room 171. of mathematics education, is not ate in math in 1999. The cost is $15 and items such a<; self-defense videos, mace and only here to teach, bnt also to "Many ethnic groups use Criterion I Heather Wilcox books will be available to purchase. learn. body dimensions such as the New math professor Tod This is the second class the Kings will be teaching. The previous Shockey previously taught 'length of the forearm' or other Shockey describes his fee for the seminar was $69 and Steven said he hopes the reduction in at the University of Wisconsin non-standard nnits. We use that classroom style as 'very cost will make for a better tumont. before deciding to journey to information to connect to stan personal.' "I want my "We only had four women in our fin;t class," Steven said. 'They Grand Junction for the oppor dard measures," Shockey said. students to enjoy them did receive the books. videos, and spray. but I feel that it is important tunity to continne his research He first became interested in selves," he said. for more women to take the class instead of have those things." in ethnomathematics. Shockey ethnomathematics while teach For more infonnation orto register, call (970) 243-0868. explained that ehtnomathematics, ing secondary education on the "They are different worlds," (a term coined by a Brazilian Northern Cheyenne Reservation, he said. mathematician,) is aimed at an extremely small school with Shockey descrihed his class McGinnis addresses political reaching out to varions under approximately I 00 students. room style as 'very personal.· represented ethnic groups in an Shockey described his time as "I want my students to enjoy science students about tragedy attempt to extend cultural nnder both-invigorating and a great themselves and to learn from not going out daily, he said, "It is standing within the classroom. learning experience. only the book and the classroom, By Britin Santi in our best interest to listen .to "One goal during my tenure "I became very interested but one another as well,'' he said. Staff Writer here is to make Mesa attractive in trying to educate in the rural "I want them chatting." and aide the airlines. Ten per to students from far-reaching areas," he said. "It made me take He also said he wants his stu On Tuesday, Sept. 8, cent would be ~ big hole in our ship." schools that may return to teach at the blinders off and realize there dents to not only learn for them Congressman Scott McGinnis these schools with their (inherent) is a bigger world than the little selves, but to always be thinking spoke to Dr. Rudifer's political McGinnis also said 62 cnltural knowledge,'' Shockey one I live in." of how to apply the knowledge science class at Mesa State countries were represented in said. ~hockey also said he loves they learn to teaching elementary College regarding the World the World Trade Center and also teaching, whether it's a the sec suffered losses. He described one example math. Trade Center and Pentagon trag ondary level or at a higher edu When he isn't occupied with Switzerland, who has of ethnomathernatics in the cla<;s edies. room that can be applied toward cation institution. In comparing his teaching duties, Shockey and He began with some poems almost always remained neu the teaching of measurements. teaching high school to teaching his wife stay busy with their two about the events and then he tral, lost 400 to 500 people and Shockey received his bache college courses, Shockey said he young children, a four-year-old opened the class up for ques is talking of joinmg the coali lor's of science degree in market doesn't like one more than the girl and a nine-month-old baby tions and comments. tion against terrorism. ing and economics at Ohio State other. boy. "We just live for our chil "It is like the fight against dren," he said. McGinnis said he supports our airlines completely, point cancer or AIDS," McGinnis College Center RoomlOI In his small amount of free ing out that they make up 10 said. "You do not have to be of Y.WW-2.mesastate.edu/jobs/ time, Shockey said he enjoys par any certain ethnic background ticipating in many outdoor activ percent of our economy. (970) 248-1366 Fax: (970) 248-1267 to be affected by it, so why ities including fishing, hiking and With I 00 major airports don't we all pitch in?" mountain biking.