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the STRIP Progress for GLBTQ community CLUB Same-sex civil unions approved by Colorado House Transgender inclusive health care New York City Mayor Mi- By KATE SIMMONS granted to married spouses ply for a civil union license. plan enhancement to begin in August chael Bloom- The Rocky Mountain Collegian under state law. As reported in the Denver berg dreamed “I think it’s a refl ection of Post, Sen. Pat Steadman, D- By ALEX STEINMETZ and it will have no additional of combat- History was made this what’s to come,” said sopho- Denver, said it is important to The Rocky Mountain Collegian monetary effect on the plan ing obesity week when Colorado became more sociology major Hailey make the distinction between holders. by banning civil unions and marriage. CSU will become the 37th the 18th state to legally rec- Bergeron. “I’m really looking “Every year, we renegoti- sugary drinks ognize same-sex couples, ei- forward to the future of Colora- “We’re not there yet. I don’t college in the nation to add ate the insurance plan and ther through marriage or civil do and the future of the United want anyone to think that we gender reassignment surgery they are always interested larger than 16 unions. States. We’re steadily moving somehow reached the peak…” to the student health insur- in what we can do to meet ounces within The Colorado House of toward equality.” Steadman said. “Civil unions ance plan as of August 2013. the needs of the institution,” city limits. Representatives passed SB-11 The bill now makes its way are not marriage. They are According to Anne Hud- Hudgens said. “As part of the However, Tuesday in a 39-26 vote, which to the desk of Gov. John Hick- something separate and dis- gens, director of the CSU renewal process we asked for his dream provides gay and straight cou- enlooper, who is expected to tinct and lesser and unequal Health Network, the addition (and) gave us $10,000 worth was crushed ples the legal benefi ts, pro- sign it into law. May 1 marks of gender reassignment is when a judge tections and responsibilities the fi rst day couples could ap- See CIVIL on Page 3 called a plan enhancement, See SURGERY on Page 3 struck down his e orts ear- lier this week. MEN’S BASKETBALL Bloomberg vowed to ap- peal the court’s Rams decision, which leaves us wonder- seeking ing... Things 3-peat that don’t need to be CSU takes on Fresno supersized State in rst round of tournament By QUENTIN SICKAFOOSE The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The 1995-1996 CSU men’s basketball team defeated BYU on three separate occasions Gas station throughout the course of their corndogs season, and tonight the cur- Seriously, who rent Rams are looking to ac- needs to eat a complish what hasn’t been two-foot corn- done in 17 years. CSU has taken down Fres- dog? Also, it’s no State twice this season and safe to say you face the Bulldogs in the fi rst should never round of the Mountain West put something tournament this afternoon DYLAN LANGILLE | COLLEGIAN from the gas at 2:30 p.m. at the Thomas & The seed vault at the National Center for Genetic Resouce Preservation on campus. The 5000 square foot freeze chamber is home to over 700,000 variet- station that is Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev. ies of seeds from around the world. two feet long “It makes it hard because in your mouth, everybody knows everybody or bring it back at this point,” senior forward to the car with Greg Smith said. “They’ve scouted everything and they you. know what to do to try and Future research banks on seeds On-campus preservation center stores genetic samples to protect plants, animals Squirrels See BBALL on Page 6 e last thing By McKENNA FERGUSON Agriculture facility that focuses on col- cility houses almost every kind found in those little THE GAME The Rocky Mountain Collegian lecting, testing and housing samples of the U.S. and several from other coun- nuisances need seeds, tissues, buds and animal genes. tries. is an increase in Who: Fresno State n the east side of campus stands The samples are grown where they grow One reason the NCGRP is necessary size. A super- When: Wednesday, March 13 at a building that makes CSU truly best, collected and sent to CSU for test- is because researchers began to realize sized squirrel 2:30 p.m. unique: the National Center for ing and long-term storage, according to there is a global loss of genetic diversity population in Where: O Thomas & Mack Center, Genetic Resources Preservation. David Dierig, Ph.D., research leader and among both plants and animals, Fort Collins Las Vegas, Nev. The NCGRP, commonly known as location coordinator. could only Coverage: Collegian.com live the seed bank, is a U.S. Department of At nearly one million seeds, the fa- See SEEDS on Page 8 game blog; CBS Sports Network mean one thing — absolute destruction and terror in the streets.

Band blends past traditions with present day music Home- NACC. “We look forward to campus. Smith said that be- TRIBE work A Tribe Called Red utilizes dubstep having this international First cause there are such a small As if midterms Nations group on campus.” percentage of Native American were not and powwow combination The goal is that students students on campus, this pro- What: Concert already terrify- will learn about the Native gram helps share the Native Who: A Tribe Called Red ing, gargantuan By PEYTON GARCIA The Native American Cul- American culture while enjoy- American culture with the Fort Where: Lory Student Center The Rocky Mountain Collegian tural Center has collaborated ing the performance. Collins community. When: Wednesday March 13, amounts of with the CSU Campus Activi- “A Tribe Called Red shows NACC hosts several events doors open at 6:30 p.m. homework Dubstep is the new thing, ties program to put on a free how the Native American around campus throughout should be an and powwows have been performance by ATCR this music genre is evolving and the school year, including an the kind of music they do,” said obvious “no.” around for centuries. A Tribe evening from 7 to 9 p.m. in reaching out to a younger gen- annual powwow where stu- Kodi Phelps, student organizer Called Red has incorporated the Lory Student Center The- eration,” said Tyrone Smith, dents can hear traditional mu- of Campus Activities. “You both. atre. director of NACC. “I encour- sic. wouldn’t think those two types ATCR is a dubstep music “A Tribe Called Red has age students to experience ATCR is a creative step in of music would fi t together, F group from Canada that has been recognized for their something different and to furthering Native American but it works.” mixed the popular beats of unique approach … while vi- see a little bit of a different cultural awareness as well as a Music and Performing Arts dubstep with the traditional sually reclaiming Native imag- culture.” fun, free concert. Beat Reporter Peyton Garcia e Strip Club is chants of Native American es in their shows,” said Leslee NACC works to help gen- “They are one of a kind. I can be reached at entertain- written by the Collegian powwow music. Lovato, assistant director of erate cultural awareness on don’t think anyone else does [email protected]. s t a  . 2 Wednesday, March 13, 2013 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian Community Briefs FORT COLLINS FOCUS do at Boulder are all part staff by using RideShare. CSU now host of The Reinvention Center If you need a ride or campus for e consortium, which was ini- have a car and want to save Reinvention Center tially housed at the State gas money by having extra The Reinvention Cen- University of New York at riders, visit the RideShare ter, a national consortium Stony Brook. website and add a ride, or of 65 major research univer- The relocation of the go there to check out what sities who are committed to center to Fort Collins has rides are already posted. improving undergraduate already inspired a $150,000 Sponsored by Off-Cam- learning, has moved its host gift to CSU’s Institute for pus Life, RideShare can campus from the Universi- Learning and Teaching to help you make arrange- ty of Miami to Fort Collins. enhance student learning ments to get to the moun- Alan Lamborn, CSU vice and undergraduate suc- tains, school or even enter- provost for undergraduate cess. tainment events. For more affairs, has been appointed info, fi nd them online or by the organization’s board Share a ride this call (970) 491-2248. of directors to be the exec- Off-Campus Life can be utive director of The Rein- spring break found in room 142 of the vention Center. If you’re looking to save Lory Student Center. Johns Hopkins, MIT, some money this spring Northwestern, Stanford, break, make potential car- Case Western Reserve and pool arrangements with the University of Colora- CSU students, faculty and — Collegian Staff Report

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Kyle Grabowski | Sports Editor [email protected] Display Advertising | 970-491-7467 or 970-491-6834 Editor’s Note: News Editor Andrew Carrera interned with the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C. this summer. He has removed himself from all political coverage including writing, editing and discussions – this includes the paper’s daily editorial “Our View.” The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3 “I don’t like when the government has control over our personal lives – individuals should have more control over their lives, not government.” Brad Dick | president of the College Republicans at CSU CIVIL | Bill passes Colo. House 39-26 Continued from Page 1 ers still view the bill as a ma- stance a little bit on homo- mopoulos and an affirma- jor success. sexual issues,” Dick said. tion for GLBTQ youth. and that really is not good “This is an opportuni- “How somebody’s sexual “It gives them one more enough.” ty for Colorado to continue orientation affects my life example of how change hap- Same-sex couples can- to be a leader in rights that — it doesn’t really. Their de- pens when people currently not marry in Colorado be- build equity for people,” cisions don’t affect how I live living and fighting for equity PHOTO COURTESY OF SUPERCOLLIDER cause of Amendment 43, an said K. Foula Dimopoulous, my daily life.” and the people who came amendment to the Colora- director of CSU’s GLBT Re- “It’s not our call to long before … have been do constitution that defines sources Center. make,” Dick said. “I’m an ad- fighting for over 25 years just marriage as between a man “For me, both pro- vocate for traditional mar- in Colorado,” Dimopoulous and a woman. fessionally as director of riage but it’s not my place to said. “And I think it’s a pretty Accelerate According to Section 31 this office and personally, judge.” powerful time to be living.” of Amendment 43, “Only a I think (it) says Colorado Dick said one reason he Bergeron said she thinks union of one man and one has a commitment to all supported the bill is because the bill validates people’s re- woman shall be recognized of its’ citizens and a com- it limits government involve- lationships and identities. your particles as a marriage in this state.” mitment towards equity,” ment and returns control to “I think it’s a positive im- Political Science profes- Dimopoulous said. “That American citizens. pact and it’s definitely going sor John Straayer said that doesn’t mean everything is “I don’t like when the to be a whole different ball- while the political climate perfect, but what I do think government has control over game for the next genera- Supercollider performs at the UCA in Colorado is changing, the it means is that change is on our personal lives — indi- tion,” she said. By EM KRIBS bill won’t impact the rest of the rise — I think that’s real- viduals should have more “My hope is that chil- The Rocky Mountain Collegian SEE THE CONCERT the nation, at least in the ly impactful for lesbian, gay, control over their lives, not dren and youth and young short term. bisexual and transgender government,” Dick said. adults and older adults will Supercollider, a band What: Concert “It is just one more move people and the people who While Dick said he was see this as a way to know that made up of CSU alumni is hit- Where: Organ Recital in one more state to do the love them.” a fan of the civil union bill, they matter, and even if they ting the stage at the University Hall at UCA inevitable, namely, get be- While Republican sena- he thinks it is not represen- don’t matter to this extent in Center for the Arts tonight at When: Wednesday, yond the issue and expand tors were divided on the bill, tative of Republicans across other states that they matter 7:30 p.m. March 13 at 7:30 p.m. : $7 for students rights to couples and fami- President of the College Re- the state. in numerous states across Band member Jon Gray, Cost lies regardless of sexual pref- $1 for youth publicans at CSU, Brad Dick, “If you put (the bill) up the country and they matter who graduated from CSU last $12 for the public erence,” Straayer said in an said he thinks the overall to a vote, if you put it on the in more states than they ever summer with a Bachelor of email to the Collegian. Republican position on gay ballot, I don’t think it would have,” Dimopoulous said. Arts in trumpet performance, While the civil union marriage is changing. pass,” Dick said. Senior Reporter Kate wrote in an email to the Colle- UCA Ticket Office in the UCA legislation does not include “I think overall Repub- The bill, however, is Simmons can be reached at gian, “Anyone who likes great Griffin Lobby, by phone at marriage equality, support- licans are changing their progress according to Di- [email protected]. music would be really into this (970) 491-2787 or online. Ad- show.” vance purchase is recommend- The band plays music ed to avoid at-the-door fees. with a strong basis in jazz and Entertainment Editor Em an emphasis on improvisation. Kribs can be reached at enter- SURGERY | CSU to include coverage of procedure Tickets are available at the [email protected]. Continued from Page 1 their policies to be more under the leadership of the gender inclusive increased health network,” Dimopou- BY THE NUMBERS of coverage for gender re- drastically in the last few los said. “I think anytime assignment surgery at no years, according to the people not only gain access GENDER INCLUSIVITY AT COL- additional cost to any poli- Transgender Law & Policy to healthcare, but also have LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES cy-holder.” Institute. the opportunity to control Guinness

This plan is a win-win Across the nation, there their health care is a step in 623 Draught situation for everyone be- are 36 schools that cover hor- the right direction.” colleges and universities Nitro Can cause it includes the trans- mone therapy and gender According to Dimopou- that have non-discrimination gender students and it isn’t reassignment surgery other los, this was an option six policies which include gen- der identity/expression any additional cost for the than CSU as of August 2013. years ago, but with this step $10.19 policy-holder, according to That includes four of the comes more education, 97 8 pack cans Hudgens. eight Ivy League schools, as which she believes is some- colleges that have gender She explained last year’s well as CU–Boulder and the thing that CSU has done well inclusive housing insurance plan was attentive University of Washington. on thus far. Aggie Discount Liquor to gender inclusivity, but According to Foula Di- “I think there are differ- 36 429 Canyon Ave. 482-1968 didn’t include gender reas- mopoulos, director of the ent pockets of our campus colleges that have hor- signment surgery. CSU Gay, Lesbian, Bisexu- that have been educating mone and gender reassign- ment surgery “Hormone therapy is al & Transgender Resource people about gender identi- part of the overall pharmacy Center, it is an exciting time ty and expression for many for the GLBTQ community. years,” Dimopoulos said. “I 26 benefit now,” Hudgens said. colleges that cover hor- Hudgens added that “I think for transgender think this change in our in- mone therapy the decision to include the people specifically and the surance policy is one more enhancement to the insur- folks that care about them way that we uphold our non- 70 ance plan was primarily for and support them, this says discrimination policy.” colleges that have name the well-being of the entire that they are welcome here,” Dimopoulos explained change processes available campus. For her personally, Dimopoulos said. that this is an important however, the decision to re- Dimopoulos explained event at CSU –– not just for 44 quest the enhancement was that the GLBTQ Resource the students, but by way of colleges that have gender a no-brainer. Center didn’t have any pull upholding the university’s change processes available “I deeply believe that in the addition of gender re- land grant mission. Source: Transgender Law & Policy health care coverage should assignment surgery and that “This means that CSU Institution work for all persons,” Hud- this is a positive move for the mirrors that land grant leg- gens said. “It was an inquiry transgender students. acy in 2013 and maybe ac- found ways.” that was met with a positive “No, we didn’t have any- cess looks different but it Diversity Beat Report- response.” thing to do with the insur- is access, all the same,” Di- er Alex Steinmetz can be The number of schools ance piece and I think that mopoulos said. “This really reached at news@collegian. that have made changes to it was significant that it was affects our students in pro- com.

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YOUR TWO CENTS YESTERDAY’S QUESTION: OUR VIEW Do you think the “Save 11% the Boobies” shirts are offensive? 43% Absolutely not. 32% Kind of. A civil step forward 14% Not really. 14% 11% Absolutely. Colorado lawmakers passed community are treated as equals, aren’t five times higher than 43% a bill to make civil unions legals and there’s a difference between the average. It means no one for same-sex couples yesterday, equality in the eyes of the law thinks the fact that the student TODAY’S QUESTION: which is a huge step forward for health plan now covers gender 32% How far will CSU get in the the GLBTQ community, particu- reassignment surgery is funny, Mountain West Tournament? larly after Colorado voted to ban “Yes, civil unions are as opposed to a major accom- same-sex marriage seven years plishment and something to ago. However, civil unions don’t a stop forward. But ... celebrate. It means members of Visit Collegian.com to give us *28 people voted in this poll. your two cents. go quite far enough. the GLBTQ community are rec- Obviously, civil unions are a promise of equality ognized and treated like every- This is an unscientific poll conducted at Collegian.com and reflects the opinions of the not marriages and this is not somewhere down the one else. Internet users who have chosen to participate. equality. But it’s not just an is- Yes, civil unions are a step for- sue of marriage; although that’s line won’t cut it.” ward. But there are people who the hot-button issue in terms of have been waiting their whole GLBTQ rights, there are several and equality on a societal level. lives to be treated as equals by far more important steps. For Equality means no one uses their own society, and a promise Celebrating one thing, it won’t be equality “gay” as a pejorative. It means of equality somewhere down the until members of the GLBTQ suicide rates for GLBTQ youth line won’t cut it.

The Collegian Editorial Board is responsible for writing the staff editorial, “Our View,” and for the views expressed therein. Sunshine Week Letters and feedback in response to the staff editorial can be sent to [email protected]. Last Wednesday, Kentucky Senator Greg Mees | Editor in Chief Rand Paul took to the Senate floor [email protected] for almost 13 hours in a classic Mr. Kevin R. Jensen | Content Managing Editor Hunter Thompson | Visual Managing Editor Hannah Glennon | Digital Media Manager Smith Goes to Washington-type [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] talking filibuster, holding up the Andrew Carrera | News Editor Kyle Grabowski | Sports Editor Caleb Hendrich | Editorial Editor confirmation of the new CIA head, [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] John Brennan, over the Obama ad- ministration’s inability to answer a Emily Smith | News Editor Kris Lawan | Design Editor Emily Kribs | Entertainment Editor few simple questions about the tar- [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] geted killings of American citizens with drones. By KEVIN R. JENSEN As a result of Paul’s epic filibus- ter, Eric Holder sent the Senator a letter confirming that no, the president does not have the authority to kill an American citizen on American soil without trial if they are not engaged in combat. Now that wasn’t so hard, was it? What the Obama administration still hasn’t done, however, is release the full legal justification for its tar- geted killing program to even all of our congressmen, let alone the public, doing little to validate Obama’s claims that his administration is the most transparent ever. But with political pressure mounting at home and even European parliamentarians issuing a statement ex- pressing concern over the “legal basis, as well as the mor- al, ethical and human rights implications of the United States’ targeted killing programme,” maybe it’s time our government just released their full legal justifications — it’s not as if they have anything to hide, right? And since this happens to be Sunshine Week, I couldn’t think of a better time for the Obama administration to re- lease its full legal justification for its targeted killing program and to make good on its avowed historic transparency. The premise of Sunshine Week is that open govern- ment is good government. It’s a national initiative to promote a dialogue stressing the importance of a trans- parent government and freedom of information to a well-functioning democratic republic. The week gets its name from Sunshine Laws — the nicknames given to transparency laws such as the Free- dom of Information Act (FOIA). Anybody can use FOIA requests to get all sorts of information from the govern- ment, from government contract bids to military and his- torical records. FOIA requests aren’t just reserved for professional jour- nalists, either, any person has a right — enforceable in court — to access any federal agency records unless they’re restrict- ed from public disclosure by either one of nine exemptions or one of three special law enforcement record exclusions. According to an analysis by The Associated Press re- leased on Monday, the Obama administration has actu- ally answered more FOIA requests from the public to see government records than the year before, seeming to car- ry through on the statements Obama made in a memo on his first day in office: “The Freedom of Information Act should be administered with a clear presumption: In the face of doubt, openness prevails.” Unfortunately, the same AP analysis revealed that the Obama Administration has also cited more legal ex- New gun bills cleared: Nothing happens ceptions to censor or withhold material requested under FOIA than ever before. In more local There are people who authenti- will not obey this law,” in regards to the With about a 22 percent increase over the previous news, the Senate cally think they need more than 15 bill on magazine sizes. year, the government invoked the national security ex- passed five new rounds for anything that one could There are times when your side emption to withhold information at least 5,223 times — a anti-gun laws on legitimately use a gun to do. The fact does not win in politics, but that does substantial increase from the 3,805 cases during Obama’s Monday. Accord- of the matter is that this would prevent not give you immunity to the law. I first year serving as president. ing to the Denver all legitimate gun owners from doing don’t agree that you should be able While Obama has made some marginal improve- Post, four of them nothing, and this is what I mean by the to carry guns on campus, but I will ments in accessibility — which can only be expected are returning to laws being vanilla. respect the fact that that you can if the given our technological advances — the ACLU and the House for con- Most of these laws will not af- law allows you to do so. I understand Electronic Frontier Foundation have accused the De- sideration and fect legitimate gun owners in any that criminals don’t do things by legiti- partment of Homeland Security of imposing exorbitant amendment, and way. Unless you’re going to practice mate means, but that still doesn’t stop processing fees to dissuade the disclosure of informa- By BRIAN FOSDICK one of them is go- domestic violence in the near future us from having laws that will actively tion, and complain about massive processing delays. ing to the desk of or commit a felony, you’ve got noth- punish them if they don’t. Laws actual- Reps. Darrell Issa and Elijah Cummings, two of the top Gov. Hickenlooper to be signed. While ing to worry about. If you happened ly do have a purpose. lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee, sent a let- one might suppose that this would to be one of the people who got their The fact of this whole matter is ter pointing out the federal government’s failure to update indeed be the end of the Second concealed-carry permit online instead that assuming all five of these bills their regulations involving FOIA despite a 2009 directive Amendment as we know it, the laws of actually getting any real training, pass, everyone is going to wake up the ordering them all to adopt a “presumption of openness,” are about as vanilla as it gets when it my heart bleeds for you, but go find an next day and nothing is going to have citing a backlog of information requests, an excessive use comes to gun legislation. instructor. changed. There isn’t suddenly going to of exemptions and potentially illegal fee assessments. So, since I’m apparently just At this point, you may sense a be a full Russian-scale invasion once Ask Obama, though, as somebody recently did on a “gunning” for hate mail here (pun hint of bitterness towards the laws. they’ve figured out that we can only Google+ Hangout, and he’ll be more than happy to reit- intended), I’ll just come right out and However, I do authentically think they carry 15 rounds at a time. People will erate that “this is the most transparent administration in say it: For any gun rights activists who are moving in the right direction. The still own their guns, shootings will history,” even while he’s still in the midst of a FOIA court think that these bills dictate a huge main problem I have with the laws probably continue to happen, and battle with the ACLU over the release of the Office of Le- breach of their rights and are going to as they are is that really they’re just everyone will continue to see things gal Counsel memo’s providing the legal justification for go down to the federal building right requiring people to do things that they their own way. Obama’s targeted killing program. now to overthrow the government, should’ve been doing anyway. The The largest short-term effects Ultimately, our government is supposed to represent just sit down. You’ve long since won background checks on private sales are these bills are going to have will be “we the people.” As government employees all work for the American gun debate. To steal a a no-brainer, and barring people with caused by people that are freaking out us and get paid by our tax dollars, every government doc- quote from the writer of “This Modern a history of domestic violence from about these bills. With any luck, the ument belongs to us — barring obvious exceptions. World,” Dan Perkins, “The occasional owning a gun is a thing I’m pretty sure largest long-term effects of these laws Open government is good government. This is some- horrific civilian massacre is just the everyone can agree on. will be that we start looking at how thing Obama used to believe in — used to champion, price the rest of us have to pay.” I should also say that I generally ridiculously easy it is to get a gun in even. His rhetoric remains, but it’s getting harder and The bill that would limit the mag- think most legitimate gun owners are America. harder to believe him. Happy Sunshine Week everybody! azine size of guns remains the most reasonable people who are searching closely contested, passing with only for a solution to the same problem Brian Fosdick is a junior jour- Content Managing Editor Kevin R. Jensen is a senior 18 out of 35 votes in the Senate and through different means. The schism nalism major. His columns appear English major. His column appears Wednesdays in the will only limit guns to 15 rounds. comes when we have people like Re- Wednesdays in the Collegian. Letters Collegian. He can be reached at [email protected] That’s right, you are reading this publican Senator Greg Brophy saying and feedback can be sent to letters@ or on Twitter @kevinrjensen. correctly. things like, “I’m telling you right now; I collegian.com.

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Murphy’s $13.99 El Centro, GUIDE partner for salsa night Irish Stout 10pk cans talking to their supervisors thing that they really had to Aggie Discount Liquor A night of education and fun and my supervisors we real- focus on with this event was ized that we needed to reach advertising. 429 Canyon Ave. 482-1968 By ALEX STEINMETZ She said that they hear a out to the residence halls “When it came down to The Rocky Mountain Collegian lot of incorrect assumptions more than we have been,” it, it was just about getting about their offi ce and they Yenne said. people to come,” Yenne said. Whether it’s because of wanted to eliminate the mis- She explained that once “We have posters in the res- the popular dance or savory understandings. El Centro moves to the MAC idence halls, we also have a chip dip, salsa will be bring- “We wanted to break gym, there won’t be a central Facebook page and then the ing students and faculty those stereotypes and actu- location for students to go, staff at El Centro sent out an together Wednesday night ally educate people on what and in order to make up for e-mail about it.” from 6 to 8 p.m. at Parmelee salsa is,” said Delacruz. that they need to build the According to Yenne, after Hall. She explained that they relationship with the resi- advertising the event, orga- Gaining Understanding did a lot of research on the dence halls. nizers began preparing for through Involvement, Di- topic so that they knew the If this is a successful anywhere between 30 and versity and Education and El history of the dance and the event, it is something that 40 people, which includes Centro combined forces to food, where it came from they hope to do again, said several volunteers. host Salsa Night as a way to and how best to educate stu- individuals from El Centro “We have a student vol- educate students. dents on that. and GUIDE. unteer to instruct salsa, “When people come for According to Elise Yenne, “Hopefully, if it goes well, some of the GUIDE staff and tours of the school and they a member of the diversi- we will do this several times all of El Centro’s staff,” Yenne see El Centro, we always ty team for GUIDE, it is an and we will move it around said. hear ‘Oh they must eat salsa event that they hope to host campus so that people from Diversity Beat Report- there,’” said Diana Delacruz, annually. every end of campus can at- er Alex Steinmetz can be resource academic mentor “El Centro is moving tend,” Yenne said. reached at news@collegian. for El Centro. to the MAC gym, and after She added that the only com.

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beat us.” Fresno State enters the tournament with the No. 7 seed in the MW after drop- ping nine of 11 games late in the season. However, the Bulldogs ended their regular season with two consecutive wins, one over UNLV, making them the only conference team to walk out of the Thomas & Mack Center with a victory. “We’re feeling good right now. We just had a great game last week and we just have to continue to build off of that and use it as momentum going into our game against Colora- do State,” Fresno State ju- nior guard Kevin Olekaibe said. “Things are starting to click for us. We’ll be tough to beat. I’m sure teams will be more aware of us and I don’t think they should take us lightly.” In the first meeting be- HUNTER THOMPSON | COLLEGIAN tween CSU and Fresno State Senior Wes Eikmeier, 10, drives past Jordan Mason, 14, in practice Monday morning before the team left for Las Jan. 26, the Rams dominated Vegas. Today the Rams will play their first game in the Mountain West Tournament at 2:30 p.m. against Fresno the Bulldogs on the boards, State in Las Vegas. out-rebounding them 40-21 on their way to an 11-point victory. The Bulldogs were able to one between the two teams. step necessary to achieve “The problem with Fres- keep within striking distance It’s going to be a good fight.” their ultimate goal of return- no is going to be they don’t for the duration of the game CSU senior guard Dorian ing home MW champions. have a big front line and let’s before ultimately coming up Green is listed as a game day “They play as hard as face it, Colorado State leads short by seven. Olekaibe was decision after suffering an anybody in the league and the nation in rebound mar- on fire in the first half, knock- ankle sprain in the Rams’ fi- they won’t beat themselves. gin—they cross you on the ing down all of his 3-point nal game of the regular sea- We will have to,” CSU coach glass,” CBS Sports announc- shots to give him 15 points son Saturday against Nevada. Larry Eustachy said of Fres- er Steve Lappas said. “I think on only five attempts. “Dorian is our steady no State. “Our guys would it’s a hard spot for Fresno “My coach told me to hand, he’s our leader,” Smith like to prove that they can State. The win the other day come out aggressive and said. “I guarantee he’s going also play in the postseason, at UNLV was good, but I that’s what I did. I’m going to play, he’s not going to let whatever it is, and beat Fres- have a feeling their season is to have that same attitude an ankle stop him from play- no Wednesday.” going to end soon.” Wednesday and just let the ing in the Mountain West Men’s Basketball Beat The second matchup be- game come to me,” he said. Tournament.” Reporter Quentin Sickafoose tween the two teams told a “I think the game Wednes- The Rams are taking to- can be reached at sports@ different story than the first. day will be a very competitive night’s game as a must-win collegian.com. SMITHS | Expectations high for redshirt freshman Continued from Page 10 player in the state. and Dwight,” Miles said. them some experience that Then, both brothers de- And after four years and you wouldn’t think a young with the team. cided to join the CSU team a combined 1,188 points Rams team is gonna have Dwight Smith became after then-CSU coach Tim scored between the two, (next year),” Greg Smith the first player in Ralston Miles recruited the two. the investment has paid said. “He’s really grown into history to start in every game “I was recruiting (Ne- off. Both Smiths expect a leader with these guys during his high school career braska native) Jesse (Carr) that to continue in the next too.” and Greg Smith was named when (I was) at North Dako- two years after Greg Smith Assistant Editor Andrew Nebraska’s “Mr. Basketball,” ta State, and then that just graduates. Schaller can be reached at an award given to the best kind of led to us seeing Greg “He’s gonna kind of give [email protected]. The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 7 Cardinals gather in the A Transcontinental Spring Break Vatican to elect a new pope By NICHOLAS RIGILLO Brazil’s Pedro Odilo Scherer, Sodano, who is over 80 McClatchy-Tribune Timothy Dolan of the United and therefore not eligible States, Marc Ouellet of Can- to take part in the conclave, VATICAN CITY — The ada, Peter Turkson of Ghana reminded cardinals that the Catholic Church’s 115 car- and Leonardo Sandri of Ar- next pontiff will have to be dinal electors entered the gentina. a good shepherd, capable of Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on The race is portrayed as increasing the church’s wan- Tuesday for the secretive a clash between reformists ing appeal, and build on his conclave that will elect a and “curiali,” those loyal predecessors’ efforts to pro- new pope. to the Roman Curia — the mote justice and peace. A fi rst round of voting — equivalent of the Vatican’s Following the “Vatileaks’’ marked by black smoke pro- government. scandal that exposed dis- duced by the burning of bal- “My guess is that we’d agreement and confl ict lots inside the chapel’s stove have a new Successor of St. within the church hierarchy, indicating an inconclusive Peter by Thursday evening, Sodano also issued an ap- vote, and white smoke sent with a hoped-for inaugural peal for unity. out when a pope has been Mass on March 19,” Dolan “St. Paul teaches that chosen — was due to begin was quoted in the U.S. me- each of us must work to build later in the day. dia as telling his priests in up the unity of the Church,” But fi rst, the red-clad New York. Sodano told the so-called cardinals engaged in prayers “I don’t think it (the con- “princes’’ of the church. and took an oath of secrecy clave) will be long,” Cardi- The ceremony was fol- under Michelangelo’s fa- nal Norberto Rivera Carrera lowed via giant screens in mous frescoed ceiling. The had earlier told Italian daily St Peter’s Square by only a master of ceremonies then La Stampa. “There are dif- few hundred faithful, who invoked the “Extra Omnes” ferences of opinion, but we braved intermittent show- (everybody out), meaning will fi nd an agreement very ers. all non-voting people had soon.” After the Mass, the car- to leave the chapel before its Ahead of the conclave, dinal electors headed for doors were locked. the cardinals were urged to the Domus Sanctae Marthae While the selection pro- unite the church, which has (Santa Marta), a modern cess is highly secretive, and been beset by reports of in- guesthouse inside the Vat- there are no formal candi- fi ghting and divisions. ican’s grounds where they dates, papal watchers say Presiding over the Pro will be hosted for the dura- this election is much more Eligendo Romano Ponte- tion of the conclave. open than the one in 2005 fice (“For the Election of The Sistine Chapel and that turned German-born the Roman Pontiff”) Mass, the Santa Marta guesthouse Cardinal Joseph Ratzing- Angelo Sodano, the dean were previously checked er into now Pope Emeritus of the College of Cardinals, for bugs, while cardinals Benedict XVI after just four invited cardinals to “im- attending the conclave are rounds of voting. plore the Lord, that ... He barred from communicat- KEVIN JOHANSEN | COLLEGIAN The shortlist of “papa- may soon grant another ing with the outside world Allyson Parker, student at RCC in Virginia, waits for her luggage after a long fl ight to Colorado bili” (papal candidates) in- Good Shepherd to his Holy via mobile phones or the to visit her family for a ski trip at Keystone. Airports across the nation are fi lling up as students cludes Italy’s Angelo Scola, Church.” Internet. travel for spring break.

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SEEDS | Storing genetic material for research against pathogens Continued from Page 1 cated here. as safe as possible. ig. Even with this loss, Seeds are brought to this Additionally, all research Conine said the NCGRP is according to Patricia facility to be analyzed for has duplicates in other cen- still expanding. It is cur- Conine, supervisor of the any kind of abnormality. If ters all over the world, so the rently involved in nation- Seed Quality Evaluation Lab. such abnormality is identi- information cannot all be al microbe research and “Food crops are be- fied, the seed is catalogued, lost at once. backing up international coming closely related and bar coded and stored long- “We are long-term back- research by sending thou- there’s not a lot of disease, term in foil-lined bags to up,” Conine said. “We do re- sands of samples to doz- drought or insect resis- be placed in one of the two search for longevity and the ens of countries. tance,” Conine said. “It is kinds of storage on site. Most longer we can store things, “We are basically a big this lack of resistance that plant seeds are housed at a the better.” library of genetic material,” led to such disasters as the temperature of zero degrees Currently, some samples Conine said. “It’s really just Irish Potato Famine.” Fahrenheit, while most ani- being stored have been there the tip of the iceberg with Having a place where mal samples and vegetative for 30 to 35 years. It is be- what storing can be pre- seeds can be kept safe pro- materials are held cryogeni- lieved that they will be able pared for in the future. We’re vides an opportunity for cally at 320 degrees Fahren- to stay there for another few just trying to stay one step research. Scientists can use heit below zero. hundred years. ahead of all the insects and DYLAN LANGILLE | COLLEGIAN what they have in these seed The vault in which this The NCGRP will take pathogens out there.” banks to find a solution to a storage is located is tech- a 5 percent cut in funding Collegian writer McKen- National Forest Service member Mariah Richards searches for the correct problem that is endanger- nically an entirely different due to federal sequestra- na Ferguson can be reached home of a seed in the NCGRP vault Tuesday afternoon. The seed bank on average recieves over 40,000 new seeds per year. ing food sources. building than the one that tion, according to Dier- at [email protected]. The seeds and other NCGRP calls home, built to materials come from 25 to withstand natural disasters 30 active sites that are re- such as tornadoes, floods or sponsible for distributing to earthquakes to keep the in- researchers like the ones lo- valuable information inside CLASSIFIEDS www.collegian.com 970-491-1686

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MEN’S BASKETBALL Brothers Dwight and Greg forge bond on and o the court By ANDREW SCHALLER The Rocky Mountain Collegian PLAYER PROFILES

f you have been an Dwight Smith Greg Smith avid follower of CSU 6-foot-4 redshirt junior guard 6-foot-6 senior forward basketball for the past Hometown: Omaha, Neb. Hometown: Omaha, Neb. few years, you may be Won a Class B state champi- Won a Class B state champi- wondering where the onship with Ralston (Neb.) High onship with Ralston (Neb.) High high-energy junior guard School in 2009 School in 2009 IDwight Smith has been this Scored 13 points on March 8, Was named Nebraska’s “Mr. 2012 in the Rams MW Tournament Basketball,” an award given to the season. opening-round victory over TCU best player in the state in 2009 Smith has been on the bench this year after receiv- ing a redshirt at the begin- as they have developed a game all the time. Greg was ning of the season from new rapport with one another always the one that worked head coach Larry Eustachy on and off the court through the softball teams to get and has had to adjust to a the years. some extra money to go get new role of helping the Rams “We’re real close,” Greg foul balls and Dwight was the and older brother Greg Smith Smith said. “We’re pretty more reserved one, so they get better during practices. much always together, do- haven’t changed a ton.” The redshirt may have ing everything together and The Smith brothers went been a blessing in disguise we’re just really close broth- on from those parks in Oma- for Dwight Smith, as a recur- ers. We’re 15 months apart ha, Neb. to play together ring ankle injury hampered so... we’ve been through it for Coach Heard in Ralston his development at the be- all.” while showing off their phys- ginning of the off-season. The bond between Greg ical talents on the fl oor. “Seeing a lot of games and Dwight Smith could be Both brothers won a from the sideline perspec- seen back when they were in Class B state championship HUNTER THOMPSON | COLLEGIAN tive and a different practice elementary school, when the Dwight Smith, 33, passes the ball over his brother Greg Smith’s shoulder in practice Monday morning in Moby perspective actually helped two could be seen bouncing See SMITHS on Page 6 Arena. After having a good season last year, Dwight chose to redshirt this season. me a lot more than I think. basketballs around the park I would probably be try- while their late father, Greg- ing to play through stuff or ory Smith, was busy umpir- trying to play straight out ing softball games. (this year)” Dwight Smith Ralston (Neb.) High said. “So I think this actually School basketball coach Bill made me a lot better.” Heard met the two broth- Though the redshirt year ers back when they were on for Dwight Smith may have those fi elds and according to made him a better player, it him, not much has changed prohibits him from playing between the two since then. out this season with Greg “Their personalities Smith, who will be graduat- then are very similar to what ing in May. they are now,” Heard said. The news had to be bit- “They’re just kind of gym rats tersweet for both brothers, and were in and around the