Montoya to Be Next EIC Schindler's List Survivor Tells Stories of Camps

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Fort Collins, Colorado COLLEGIAN Volume 116 | No. 119 Wednesday, March 5, 2008 www.collegian.com THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891 McCain takes GOP nomination

By LIZ SIDOTI surpassed the requisite 1,191 GOP McCain was heading to the White nod, leaving McCain an opportunity picked up about 30 endorsements The Associated Press delegates as voters in Ohio, Vermont, House on Wednesday. Republicans to unify his party. from party leaders who will automati- Rhode Island and Texas put him over won’t offi cially nominate McCain until “The big battle’s to come,” he said cally attend the convention. WASHINGTON – John McCain the threshold. The triumph came one early September at the GOP’s national of the general election. In anticipation of the accomplish- clinched the Republican presidential month after his Super Tuesday coast- convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul. After racking up wins in states ment, workers earlier in the evening nomination Tuesday, an extraordi- to-coast victories gave him an insur- Nevertheless, the general elec- across the country, McCain entered prepared to hoist a fi ve-foot-tall ban- nary comeback for a candidate whose mountable lead in the delegate hunt tion campaign for the Republican Tuesday’s contests with 1,014 del- ner reading “1191,” the number of White House hopes were dashed eight and forced his chief rival, Mitt Rom- nominee-in-waiting begins now even egates, 177 short of what he needed. delegates he needed, in the Dallas years ago and whose second bid was ney, to drop out of the race. though Democrats still haven’t cho- McCain won all 17 delegates in Ver- hotel ballroom where he planned to left for dead eight months ago. “It’s a very humbling experience,” sen a candidate. Sens. Barack Obama mont, and at least 69 in Texas, 58 in speak. According to The Associated Press he said of fi nally clinching the nomi- and Hillary Rodham Clinton continue Ohio and nine in Rhode Island, account, the four-term Arizona senator nation in an AP interview. a protracted battle for their party’s cording to early returns. McCain also See GOP on Page 5

WHAT’S NEXT Clinton takes TX, Now that John McCain has ofﬁ cially won the GOP nomination, he S ’ A hits the campaign trail to the White OH, RI in primaries, House.

Today: McCain visits the White House to receive his endorsement from Presi- Obama still ahead dent Bush. Sept. 1- 4: Republican Party Conven- tion in Minnesota Nov. 4: Election Day in Delegates

By DAVID ESPO The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Hillary Rodham Clinton scored comeback primary wins in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island Tuesday From here, the two Democratic presi- night, denting Barack Obama’s delegate lead in a riveting dential hopefuls have more states to Democratic presidential race. conquer and a continuously diffi cult Arizona Sen. John McCain, an unfl inching supporter of race ahead. the war in Iraq, clinched the Republican nomination. Clinton’s three triumphs ended a month of defeats for the Saturday: Wyoming caucuses Tuesday: Mississippi primaries former fi rst lady, and she told jubilant supporters, “We’re go- Aug. 25- 28: Democratic Party ing on, we’re going strong and we’re going all the way.” Convention in Colorado Obama won the Vermont primary, and sought to counter Nov. 4: Election Day Clinton’s claims that the night had been a race-altering event. “We have nearly the same delegate lead as we did this morning and we are on our way to winning this nomination,” he told supporters in Texas. The two rivals also competed for support in caucuses in BY THE NUMBERS Texas that began 15 minutes after the state’s primary polls closed. Both Democrats called McCain — a Senate colleague — to Delegates John congratulate him on his triumph in the Republican race. McCain has won as of Tuesday. The 71-year-old Arizona senator surpassed the 1,191 del- 1,205 egates needed to win his party’s nomination, completing a remarkable comeback that began in the snows of New Hamp- shire eight weeks ago. Delegates needed in order to win the GOP President Bush invited him to lunch — and an endorse- nomination. ment — at the White House on Wednesday. 1,191 “We are in Iraq, and our most vital security interests are involved there,” said McCain at a victory celebration nearly a decade in the making. Delegates Barack McCain’s last remaining major rival, former Arkansas Gov. Obama has won as Mike Huckabee, conceded defeat after a campaign that in- of Tuesday. 1,451 cluded a stunning victory in the leadoff Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3. “My commitment to him and the party is to do everything possible to unite our party, but more important to unite our Delegates Hillary Clinton has won as of country so that we can be the best we can be,” Huckabee said Tuesday. in Irving, Texas. 1,365 Clinton won the Rhode Island primary with more than 58 MARK DUNCAN | AP percent of the vote. Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. acknowledges sup- But Ohio and Texas were the big trophies of the night, Delegates needed in porters during a primary night rally on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. order to win the dem- See DEMOCRATS on Page 5 2,025 ocratic nomination.

Montoya to be next EIC Schindler’s List survivor tells By AARON HEDGE pete with non-student news The Rocky Mountain Collegian organizations. “I want to take this profes- stories of camps, Nazi regime Aaron Montoya, Collegian sional … product and push it visual editor, became the edi- further,” Montoya said. tor-in-chief elect of the student Hailey McDonald, Col- By BIJAH GIBSON room at 7 p.m. Although Schindler’s List saved paper after Board of Student legian managing editor who The Rocky Mountain Collegian In the early years of the Holo- Kedem initially, his journey was far Communications, the paper’s has worked closely with caust, Kedem lived with his fam- from over. publisher, elected him into the Montoya since the beginning Zev Kedem spent much of his ily in Katowitz, Poland. When Nazi Less than a week after arriv- position at the student publi- of summer, said Montoya is childhood seeing sights. soldiers began rounding up Jews ing at Schindler’s factory, the local He saw the horrors of Nazi con- in Poland, he and his family went commandant charged that no child cation for the next academic MONTOYA well qualifi ed for the position year. and she is excited to start centration camps, the factory of Os- into hiding. Kedem ended up in a under the age of thirteen could “I think Aaron Montoya is work under his editorship. kar Schindler and, eventually, the concentration camp. It was while work in the factory. For Kedem, this a mature, responsible young man and “I think Aaron is one of the most downfall of the Nazi regime. he was in a concentration camp meant a trip to the dreaded death journalist and I’m sure he’ll do a fan- professional individuals who could be Looking back over 60 years, Ke- that his name miraculously found a camp of Auschwitz in Poland. That tastic job,” said Jeff Browne, director of working on the news staff, and the pro- dem, 73, is amazed that he came place on Schindler’s List. day, fi ve boys, including Kedem, Student Media. fessionalism he’s shown will fl ow into out alive. Schindler’s List was written up and their fathers were transported Montoya has won regional and na- his position as editor-in-chief,” McDon- “The most amazing thought by Oskar Schindler, a German who to Auschwitz. They arrived Nov. 3, tional awards for photographs pub- ald said. is that the Holocaust overtook me compiled a list of 1,100 Jews to work 1944. lished in the Collegian, and served un- Montoya said he is excited about when I was fi ve,” Kedem said in a in a factory in Brinlitz, Czechoslo- For Kedem, death seemed im- der guidance by editors from the New working with the Collegian as editor. telephone interview on Monday. vakia. Being taken to the factory minent, but once again, luck was York Times and the Boston Globe to “I am happy –– I am happy to have “That’s amazing for a child.” meant avoiding death in the gas on his side. produce a 10-day student publication the honor to work with this talented Kedem will speak at CSU to- chambers for the Jewish people. The day before he and the other near the Arizona/Mexico border over group of student journalists who I really day as part of Holocaust Aware- For young Zev Kedem, Oskar Schin- transported prisoners were brought winter break. admire,” he said. ness Week. His presentation, titled dler was a life-saver. to Auschwitz, Adolf Hitler ordered He said that he wishes to take the News Editor Aaron Hedge can be “Schindler’s List: A Survivor Cel- “I am very grateful to Oskar the gas chambers closed. Decades publication to a level where it can com- reached at [email protected]. ebrates Life,” will take place in the Schindler to this very day,” Kedem Lory Student Center’s North Ball- said. See SCHINDLER on Page 3

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WEATHER CALENDAR CAMPUS EYE You are invited to a Meet the Today, March 5 Artist reception following the Today Engineering Innovations performance where you can Mostly cloudy Breakfast - Climate Change: meet Dr. Moody, ask questions Challenges and Opportunities about the performance, and 7:30 a.m. mingle with the other patrons 35 | 18 Denver Athletic Club while enjoying complimentary Hosted by the College of dessert breads and coffee Thursday Engineering, the Engineering generously provided by Great Innovations Breakfasts series Harvest Bread Co. PM Show showers / is a great opportunity to interact To purchase tickets, visit the wind with alumni, friends, and former Campus Box Offi ce at the Lory professors, as well as to hear Student Center, call (970) 491- updates on technological trends 4TIX, or go to www.csutix.com. 38 | 24 and innovative research projects. More information on Dr. Denning is available at http://www.atmos. NEWS OF Friday colostate.edu/dept/faculty/ THE WORLD Partly cloudy denning.php. The breakfast will be held at the Denver Athletic Luxury model homes Club. Cost is $20/person, burn outside of Seattle 46 | 27 payable to CSU. Payments WOODINVILLE, Wash. (AP) accepted at event ($15 for — Three seven-fi gure dream breakfast and a $5 gift to the homes went up in fl ames early Dean’s Innovation Fund) Cash Monday in a Seattle suburb, or check only). Please RSVP apparently set by eco-terror- by calling 970-491-7028 or ists who left a sign mocking the [email protected]. builders’ claims that the 4,000- plus-square-foot houses were Holocaust Litany of Martyrs environmentally friendly. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sign — a sheet marked LSC Sunken Lounge with spray paint — bore the Join us as we read the names initials ELF, for Earth Libera- Women’s Basketball/ of those who perished in the tion Front, a loose collection Holocaust. Please stop by to of radical environmentalists Training get more information, post any that has claimed responsibility 7 p.m. thoughts or take 15 minutes to for dozens of attacks since the read the names aloud. The link 1990s. to sign up for the Litany is: http:// The sheriff’s offi ce estimat- The Wire www.sc.colostate.edu/index/ ed that Monday’s pre-dawn holocaust-awareness.aspx. This fi res did $7 million in damage 9 p.m. event is sponsored by ASCSU, to the “Street of Dreams,” a Hillel and Students for Holocaust row of unoccupied, furnished Awareness. Contact: Josh luxury model homes where Stuarts Hip Hop Samet (970) 224-4246 tens of thousands of visitors Mystery last summer eyed the latest A Monarch Made for Modern in high-end housing, interior 11 p.m. Japan design and landscaping. Three 7 - 9 p.m. homes were destroyed and two Yates Hall, room 104. suffered smoke damage. Dr. Takashi Fujitani from the Crews removed incendiary University of California, San devices found in the homes, Diego, will be the presenter. Snohomish County District 7 Sponsored by the CSU History Fire Chief Rick Eastman said. Department. For further info, Later, however, Kelvin Cren- email Dr. Todd Henry at todd. shaw, special agent in charge [email protected]. of the Bureau of Alcohol, To- bacco and Firearms in Seattle, BRIAN SWANSON | COLLEGIAN Schindler’s List Survivor said there was no evidence Tune in to channel 11 Speaks such devices had been used. Franz Holscher, CSU grounds keeping, sifts through the shrubbery for trash outside of the from 8 to midnight for 7 p.m. The FBI was investigat- Lory Student Center on Tuesday afternoon. High winds frequently scatter trash into the North Ballroom of the LSC ing the fi res as a potential brushes where it collects until dealt with. CTV News, CTV Sports We are having Zev Kedem, domestic terrorism act, said and Studio CTV. Schindler’s List survivor, come FBI spokesman Rich Kolko in to speak to the University. Zev Washington, D.C. will share his incredible story of The 42-year-old victim, a child were still in the parking higher chances of dying, the survival, and his experience of 2 dead and 5 injured in Palm Beach County Fire-Res- when the shooting broke out. six-year study focused on near- the Holocaust. He will answer cue lieutenant who was not in ly 10,000 children passengers any questions at the end of his shooting at Wendy’s uniform, had met his wife and who were killed in car crashes. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. presentation. Information on child at the restaurant, Deputy Study outlines More than half — 54 percent — (AP) — A gunman wearing a Zev can be found at: http://www. Fire-Rescue Chief Steve Delai were riding with a teen driver. jacket and tie wordlessly and most dangerous REPRINTS oskarschindler.com/20.htm. said. Drivers younger than 16 were randomly opened fi re inside a circumstances for Want a photo of your Sponsored by the CSU Student The family had gotten their the most dangerous. Wendy’s during the lunchtime tweens Organization, Hillel, and Students food and walked out, but the Also, more than three- favorite CSU sports rush Monday, killing a fi refi ght- CHICAGO (AP) — Car for Holocaust Awareness. man returned because the free quarters of the fatal crashes player or shots from er who’d gone back to fetch a crashes are the leading cause Contact: Hillel at hillel@lamar. toy was missing from the kids’ occurred on roads with speed around campus? Go missing meal toy for his child of death for tweens and teens, colostate.edu or Josh Samet meal, he said. limits higher than 45 mph, and and wounding fi ve others. He and a new study outlines some to http://reprints.col- (970) 224-4246 (Director of The lieutenant, who had nearly two-thirds of the young then turned the gun on him- of the most dangerous circum- legian.com to order Hillel). been promoted in January and passengers were not wear- self. was on his break from new of- stances: Riding unbuckled with ing seat belts, the researchers copies of photos “This was not a robbery. He new teen drivers on high-speed Virtuoso Series: CSU Faculty fi cers’ training at a building found. printed in the Col- didn’t demand anything,” said roads. Gary Moody, bassoon down the street, was shot in the Other dangerous circum- legian. Paul Miller, a Palm Beach Coun- These were the three big- 7:30 p.m. back as he stood at the counter, stances for young passengers ty sheriff’s spokesman. “Looks gest risk factors contributing to Griffi n Concert Hall, University Delai said. included drivers who’d been like this was just another ran- car crash deaths for passengers Center for the Arts, 1400 “Our offi cer probably didn’t drinking alcohol, male teen dom shooting like we’ve seen aged 8 to 17, the study found. Remington St.Meet the Artist even see him,” Delai said, add- drivers, and driving on week- around the United States.” While young drivers have Reception Follows Concert ing that the man’s wife and ends.

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SCHINDLER | Survivor recounts horrors of the holocaust, war Continued from Page 1 Austria. Kedem was taken to a to leave Mauthausen when the went on to graduate from Ox- staying alive,” said Kedem day. People take life far too labor camp where he and oth- gates were opened, Kedem im- ford University. Kedem noted, of his time in concentration much for granted. Individual er prisoners manufactured ball mediately sought a safe place however, that his preschool camps. In retrospect, Kedem freedom is taken too much for later, while examining a bearings and other war mate- to hide. Germans soldiers were education took place in the vi- feels enormously fortunate to granted,” Kedem said. log of prisoners brought to rials for the German army. still on the loose and shooting olent, death-plagued camps of have survived. Staff writer Bijah Gibson Auschwitz, Kedem located his Work in the labor camps was any Jews they encountered. Auschwitz and Mauthausen. “Life is wonderful and can be reached at news@colle- prisoner number, B14433. He dark and dank; the factories “You could not depend on “You’re just focused on should be celebrated every gian.com. found that he and his father in which Kedem worked were anyone,” said Kedem, going on were among the last ten pris- hidden in caverns dug inside to say, “people were like zom- oners brought into Auschwitz the mountains of Austria. bies and living skeletons. I was before the camp was closed. After working in the hid- shot at more often after libera- “Had we arrived one day den factories for a period of tion than while in camps.” earlier you wouldn’t be talking months, Kedem was sent back As he moved from place to to me,” Kedem said. to Mauthausen. Then, on May place seeking help, Kedem was Upon arriving at Auschwitz, 3, 1945, just before the surren- often turned away. Kedem was turned around al- der of German forces, Kedem Finally, he was introduced most immediately and forced was liberated. His liberation to a U.S. Army unit helping to march across Poland, a mis- took place just sixteen days be- displaced persons. He trav- erable, wearisome journey. At fore his 13th birthday. Kedem elled with the unit for a time, one point, one loaf of bread had been a German detainee acting as a sort of unofficial was his means of sustenance for nearly six years. Unfortu- mascot. Then, in November for nearly two weeks. nately, however, liberation did 1945, Kedem was transported “We didn’t know how long not mean safety or celebra- to England along with 800 oth- we’d be on the road,” Kedem tion. er children. said. “We had been reduced to He was finally safe. Eventually, Kedem and the sub-animal level,” Kedem said. In England, he was edu- prisoners were loaded on cattle “Celebration did not occur.” cated at St. Philips and St. trucks and taken to a concen- One of the first prisoners James primary schools and tration camp at Mauthausen,

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OPINIONWednesday, March 5, 2008 | Page 4 your two ceNts yesterday’s results: What Holocaust Awareness “Without ASCSU, we wouldn’t have the Ramskeller or RamRide. When Week event do you plan to 10% 10% attend? it comes to efficiently getting students drunk, ASCSU is clutch.” 10% The daily Litany of Martyrs 10% The memorial service 20% on Friday. 30% Thursday’s showing 30% of the documentary film “The Devil Came on Horseback.” ascsu for dummies: an 30% 30% Wednesday night’s keynote speech by Schindler’s list suvivor Zev Kedem. 20% Today’s presentation of the film “Schindler’s List.” analysis of the organization today’s questioN: If you could change gin, to clarify that this is not a personal watch the ASC take care of it, endorsed anything about the Collegian attack on any single member of ASCSU, their movement so they could claim what would it be? at any level, but rather a personal testi- partial credit therefore. mony against an organization that I see, There are several examples of the Log on to collegian.com to give us your two cents. in its current state of being, as a useless latter. An amendment to rename Oc- appendage to CSU’s decision-making tober “Rocktober,” a resolution to help This is an unscientific poll conducted at collegian.com and reflects the opinions of the Internet users who have chosen to participate. body. some Lincoln Middle School students This academic year has thus far seen with book reports and a useless effort to By PHil elder 41 bills pass through the chambers of increase voter turnout by adding T-shirt ASCSU, 25 of which were either amend- designs to the ballot are just proverbial ments to senate laws or endorsements poster children for the mountain of of random events and activities. To senatorial shortcomings represented in Our view Editor’s note: Phil Elder is a senator for the Associated Students of CSU. Any clarify what these terms mean, amend- random bills. views expressed in this column are solely ments are changes to laws that affect The student body does owe some the ideas of the author and not necessar- ASCSU and ASCSU alone, and endorse- gratitude to its senate. Without ASCSU, Never forget ily those of the Collegian or of ASCSU. ment means that senators argued for we wouldn’t have the Ramskeller or hours over whether the organization’s RamRide. When it comes to efficient- If you ask an Associated Students of symbol should be put on a T-shirt or a ly getting students drunk, ASCSU is Holocaust lessons CSU senator what the biggest problem promotional poster. clutch. with the organization is, they would Four of these 41 amendments re- However, one can understand why agree that it is a lack of transparency. main germane to student life at CSU. Penley treats the organization as a joke. Barely more than a half century ago, mankind saw the Students, as a whole, generally have The first two were attempts to eliminate Either they have no binding power, fi- damage that bigotry and indifference can cause. no idea what is going on within senate plus and minus from the grading sys- nancial or otherwise, or they choose to Over the course of WWII, over six million men, women chambers, and the senate has taken sev- tem, which were killed instantly. ignore what power they may possess, and children were mercilessly killed. eral steps in an effort to solve this prob- The third was an expenditure of preferring instead to sit on their world- Among the victims were good people –– loving fa- lem, including appointing a senate me- roughly $36,000 for Black History Month shaking hands, meddling with their in- thers, dedicated mothers, innocent children, upstanding dia liaison to articulate for the Collegian activities. The fourth was the $34.78 mil- ternal laws or officially endorsing an ac- members of their local communities –– whose only crime, the actions of the senate. lion expansion to the recreation center tion taken by an organization with some apparently, was their birth into a Jewish family. Others However, I am of the opinion that discussed last week. initiative. groups persecuted by the Nazis included Gypsies, Jeho- their measures, thus far, have been un- The remainder of the bills are either The students of CSU need their voice vah’s Witnesses, communists, socialists and homosexuals, successful. in commendation of other organiza- to be heard and reacted to, not to be among others. Thus, it is the purpose of this column tions for actually accomplishing tan- drafted into a meaningless bill and left One of the most chilling aspects of the Holocaust, to analyze ASCSU as a governmental gible goals or complete wastes of time to die in the archives of the ASCSU Web aside from the tragic loss of life, was the inaction of oth- entity and subsequently to clarify what and paper. site. erwise good people, who stood by while their leaders and it does, and has done, for the students An example of the former is the en- countrymen carried out these atrocities. which it is charged to represent. dorsement, and subsequent commem- Phil Elder is a senior political science Now, 63 years after the final surrender of the leaders of In reflection of the pre-pubescent oration, of the Associated Students of major. His column appears Wednesdays Nazi Germany, the remaining survivors of the Holocaust reaction of several senators to last Colorado for resolving to lower textbook in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can are nearing the ends of their lives. week’s article, I would like, before I be- prices. ASCSU, eager to stand back and be sent to [email protected]. When they pass on, it will represent a great loss to the movement to keep the memory of the Holocaust and its lessons alive. There are many people today trying to erase the Holo- caust from history books –– among these nonbelievers are influential people, including Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has publicly denied the Holocaust ever happened. When the rest of the Holocaust survivors are gone, this movement is likely to grow larger. We must do everything in our power to make sure these people are never successful. We can never allow ourselves to forget what hate and the indifference of good men and women can do. We can never let the memory of the Holocaust fade away. So Rams, go see survivor Zev Kedem speak today, and attend the other remaining Holocaust Awareness Week events.

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Fellow Rams: A call to action against global cooling

Studies, reported large drops in glob- We must act now, so that our We, the knowledgeable elite, must tell al temperatures over the past year. grandchildren may continue to enjoy the people what is good for them. “We must disregard From January 2007 to January 2008, this planet’s beauty. The third step involves creating GISS found that global temperatures In order to successfully fend off a government-sponsored petition to scientific evidence dropped by 0.750 degrees Celsius. the impending global cooling, I have God. If we don’t act now, this trend will come up with four easy steps that we As the sole creator of the universe, that contradicts our continue and a new ice age will destroy should take as a global community. he controls the sun, which is the most us in the next hundred years. Crops Step one is to melt the arctic ice influential component of global tem- theories. Detractors will die, famine will grip the world and caps with black soot and divert the peratures. This petition, signed by will be labeled By NicK HeMeNway trade will come to a grinding halt as arctic rivers. As I have mentioned in Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, sea ports will freeze. The New York previous columns, this is what scien- will ask God to turn up the sun, be- as uneducated, My fellow Rams, I come to you to- Times predicted this on Dec. 29, 1974 tists recommended in April 1974 as cause we mere humans have some- day in a time of desperation requiring in an article that said inevitable global published in Newsweek in response how affected the functions of our en- irresponsible and immediate action from all of us. cooling would result in “mass deaths to their global cooling scare. tire solar system as a result of all the As most of our state witnessed by starvation and probably in anarchy Step two is to change our energy carbon on our feet. heartless.” last weekend, we experienced a major and violence.” consumption habits. The fourth and final step to suc- climate shift between Saturday and China is experiencing its cold- For far too long, the evil auto cor- cessfully stop global cooling will be to With your help, we can save our Sunday. In mere hours, temperatures est winter in 100 years. Two months porations have sold us these hybrids create a consensus among the masses planet from global cooling. We have across the front range plummeted by ago, Baghdad saw its first snowfall in that barely heat the atmosphere at all. that it does indeed exist. the power. We must act responsibly, as much as 40 degrees. It is time that recorded history. And no, Hillary was I propose Congress should impose We must disregard scientific evi- and we must act now. we confront our irresponsible way not in town at the time. regulations on automakers to limit dence that contradicts our theories. of life and commit to protecting our As of February, Colorado snow- fuel economy to 10 miles per gallon Detractors will be labeled as unedu- Nick Hemenway is a senior me- planet from global cooling. pack levels were at 134 percent of av- or less. This way, we can collectively cated, irresponsible and heartless. chanical engineering major. His col- Recently, four major global tem- erage, and we still have most of March warm our atmosphere through the Just like in V for Vendetta, our motto umn appears Wednesdays in the Colle- perature tracking groups, including ahead of us, which is historically one combustion of fossil fuels. will be “Strength through unity, unity gian. Letters and feedback can be sent NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space of the wettest months for our state. The free market cannot be trusted. through faith!” to [email protected].

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DEMOCRATS | Clinton wins three GOP | McCain takes the victory

Continued from Page 1 it moved to South Carolina, than collected, and fundrais- and McCain’s bid never re- ing targets were not met. Top covered from a loss there. aides vied for primacy. of four states in Dem race The delegate milestone Nonetheless, that cam- Longtime McCain aides winning the Ohio primary,” 1 concern on the minds of effectively ends the bruising Continued from Page 1 paign put McCain — already clashed with one-time Bush the former first lady said in Co- Democratic voters in Texas, GOP primary fight that began somewhat known because of aides. All that led to a major lumbus. Rhode Island and especially in just days after the November rich in delegates and — accord- his Vietnam war-hero biogra- staff overhaul and an empty Moments later, Obama Ohio. But in Vermont, almost 2006 congressional elections ing to Bill Clinton — must-win phy — on the national politi- bank account — a near un- stepped to the microphone as many voters said the war in when a slew of Republicans states for his wife. cal map and set the stage for raveling — last summer. in San Antonio. He said the Iraq was their top concern. launched candidacies to suc- Her share of the Ohio vote his campaign sequel. By July, the campaign had outcome of the Texas prima- More than three-quarters ceed George W. Bush as the was 55 percent in nearly com- Over the next few years, blown through nearly all of ry might not be known until of Ohio Democrats said inter- party’s standard-bearer and plete returns, and she was McCain sought to mend his the $25 million it had raised, Wednesday, and he all but national trade had cost their president. winning nearly 51 percent in relationship with the Bush and McCain had accepted conceded defeat in Ohio. Ei- state more jobs than it had cre- At one point, the crowded Texas. political machine and con- the resignations of two top ther way, he added, it was the ated. field reached a dozen. Obama was gaining rough- servatives who make up a aides and promoted a third delegates that mattered. Only former Arkansas ly 60 percent of the Vermont cornerstone of the party. to manage what was left of Clinton and Obama spent Roughly six in 10 of the Gov. Mike Huckabee and vote. He embraced the presi- the campaign; money trou- most of the past two weeks Democrats who were ques- Texas Rep. Ron Paul remain In the four-state compe- dent and campaigned for bles meant dozens of layoffs in Ohio and Texas in a costly, tioned outside the polls Tues- but it’s now impossible for ei- tition for delegates, Clinton him during his successful re- while loyalty to the departed bruising campaign, with the day said that so-called su- ther to become the nominee. picked up at least 100, to at election bid. aides prompted others to former first lady questioning perdelegates, who are party Despite calls for him to clear least 77 for Obama. Nearly 200 He also reached out to flee. his sincerity in opposing NAF- officials, should vote at the the way for McCain, Hucka- more remained to be allocated the party’s right-flank and its He took a hit, too, politi- TA and questioning his readi- national convention based on bee has said he would stay for the night, 163 of them in the leaders like the late Jerry Fal- cally with his embrace of the ness to serve as commander in the results of primaries and in the race until a candidate Texas primary and caucuses. well and Pat Robertson who Iraq war that independents chief. caucuses. secured the needed pledged Obama had a total of 1,466 he once derided.McCain also opposed and comprehen- That was unwelcome news delegates. delegates, including separately laid the groundwork for his sive immigration reform that Polling place interviews for Clinton, who trails Obama He was planning to head chosen party and elected offi- second White House cam- conservatives detested. with voters in both states sug- among delegates picked in the home to Arkansas to discuss cials known as superdelegates, paign. He melded veteran As a result, his standing gested the criticism hit home, states but holds a lead among his next move with advisers. according to the Associated Bush operatives with McCain in polls dropped and fund- showing Clinton was winning superdelegates. Paul has not indicated when Press count. He picked up loyalists from 2000 to build raising dried up.Determined the votes of late deciders in Obama had campaigned he will concede but his de- three superdelegate endorse- an unrivaled — and gigantic to press on, McCain basically Ohio and Texas, as well as Ver- hoping to land a knockout parture is inevitable. ments Tuesday, — national campaign orga- started from scratch. mont. blow. As of March 1, his cam- McCain’s feat caps a re- Clinton had 1,376 dele- nization. He mapped out a long- Hispanics, a group that has paign had spent about $9 mil- markable turnaround for a gates. It takes 2,025 to win the The loser in 2000, he cast shot road ahead with a one- favored Clinton in earlier pri- lion on television advertising in man who began running for nomination. himself as the inevitable state strategy, hoping he maries, cast nearly one-third of Texas and about $4.5 million in president roughly a decade With their remarks, first nominee in a GOP that his- could still emerge as the last the Election Day votes in Tex- Ohio; Clinton had spent about ago when he plotted a bid to Clinton, then Obama, sought torically has nominated the man standing if the GOP field as, up from about one- quarter $5 million in Texas and about overtake Bush, the then-Tex- to frame the race in the best next in line, and the only Re- remained fractured in part of the ballots four years ago, $2.3 million in Ohio, accord- as governor and establish- possible terms for their own publican who could unite a because the influential con- according to interviews with ing to TNS Media Intelligence/ ment favorite. Back then, the campaigns. wayward party reeling from servative wing had not rallied voters as they left their polling CMAG, an ad tracking firm. Republican with a long repu- “They call Ohio a bell- a 2006 thumping that put around a candidate. Out of places. Blacks, who have voted Clinton showed no sign of tation of bucking the party wether state, the battleground Democrats back in control of options and short on cash, he heavily for Obama this year, surrender as she campaigned shocked Bush and much of state. It’s a state that knows Congress. But staff infighting turned again to New Hamp- accounted for roughly 20 per- on Tuesday. “You don’t get to the GOP with his come-from- how to pick a president and and financial troubles quick- shire, which viewed him as cent of the votes cast, roughly the White House as a Demo- nowhere double-digit win in no candidate in recent history, ly rocked the campaign. almost a native son given his the same as four years ago. crat without winning Ohio,” New Hampshire. Democrat or Republican, has The race turned nasty as Money was spent faster attention in 2000. won the White House without The economy was the No. she said in Houston.

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“The students at Student Media work very hard ... I’m very proud of their 17th annual Islam Awareness commitment and their recognition.” Dinner kicks off to a packed house Holly Wolcott Collegian advisor By LaureL Berch and Marjorie rocating harm.” haMBurger Freshman international The Rocky Mountain Collegian studies major Korbin Dim- mick said Carnes’ presenta- About 500 students, pro- tion was “very insightful.” He student Media fessors, and Fort Collins com- added that her explanation munity members gathered in of the Pillars of Islam showed the Lory Student Center Tues- the faith had a solid founda- day night for the 17th annual tion and wasn’t “based on ter- receives awards Islam Awareness Dinner. rorism.” The night included an Following a dinner of informational speaker, free rice, hummus, meat kabobs By andy dose an ‘uber-combination’ of both. Middle Eastern food, and an and other traditional dishes, The Rocky Mountain Collegian And that’s TV. I can’t see myself Arab American Muslim co- widely-acclaimed Muslim co- doing anything else.” median. median Mo Amer entertained Three Student Media em- Winning the scholarship MSA President Zaki Safar the crowd. ployees were honored recently came as an unexpected, but said the dinner was part of “The comedian was my with a series of awards, ranging welcome, surprise, Traylor MSA’s mission to shrink the favorite part,” Bedour Jasem, from scholarships to special said. gap between Islamic and non- a sophomore accounting ma- recognition, in various aspects “You can never really tell Islamic people and to dispel jor, said. “It was awesome.” of college journalism. what the minds of the people myths and stereotypes about Through humor, Amer Jeff Browne, director of Stu- who chose these things are re- the faith that one-fifth of hu- addressed underlying stereo- dent Media, said these awards ally thinking or looking for,” manity adheres to through types and brought them to are an example of a continu- she said. education. light for the audience. ing trend of excellence among In addition to these Guest speaker and con- Safar’s personal goal was journalism students at CSU awards, staff members from all verted Muslim Chantal Carnes to help MSA host the larg- and within Student Media. three facets of Student Media gave a presentation on Islam est event to date because he, “At the national and state received several regional Mark and its place in the American along with other MSA officers, levels, CSU is highly regarded of Excellence awards from the culture. She explained to the graduate in May. for the quality of students, the Society of Professional Jour- audience the five pillars of Is- “As humans, [he] hopes student journalists, that come nalists. lam, one of which is prayer. we can always come together out of our operation,” Browne “The students at Student Prayer is mentioned more and work for justice.” Safar said. “We do great work, and Media work very hard to pro- in the Qur’an than any other said. our students do great work.” vide the campus and local word, Carnes said, adding MSA Vice President Isra’a On Feb. 22, Maggie Canty, community with good stories that there are two forms of Belgasem was “amazed” at Collegian entertainment edi- on news, feature and sports prayer. One is the individual the turnout and how open- tor, received the Damon Ru- events,” said Holly Wolcott, prayer, which is an internal minded people were. nyon Scholarship, Colorado’s Student Media assistant direc- process. Planning for the event be- top honor for college report- tor and adviser to the Colle- The second is the collec- gan in November. ing. gian. “I’m very proud of their tive prayer, done in groups, Junior international stud- adriana Lopez | COLLEGIAN With the scholarship, Can- commitment and their recog- promoting social participa- ies major, Kaysha Riggs, said Comedian Mo Amer, speaks at the Islam Awareness Dinner ty receives an internship with nitions.” tion helps build society. that out of the three consec- at the Main Ballroom in the Lory Student Center on Tuesday. The Denver Post this summer. J. David McSwane, Col- Carnes also talked about utive years attending MSA Amer performs comedy shows around the country to spread “It’s a really big honor to legian editor-in-chief and the Hadeeth, an important lit- events, this year was “the awareness and give voice to the Islam culture. find out I was chosen,” Canty award-recipient, said CSU Stu- erature from the Islamic faith most well done.” said. “I’m looking forward to dent Media is going “above and based on the teachings of Mu- Staff writers Laurel Berch working in a major profession- beyond” what can be asked of hammad. In it, Muhammad and Marjorie Hamburger can al newsroom and seeing how it student journalists. is to have said “There should be reached at news@collegian. works.” “We are exceeding expec- be neither harming nor recip- com. Along with Canty, Benja- tations,” he said. “We’re doing min Brune, CTV production more than we are supposed director, and Lindsay Traylor, to do as a department, as stu-

CTV Web master and report- dent journalists, student lead- daily er, were awarded two of three ers. Anyone who questions $2,000 scholarships from the that clearly has not looked at Advertise in the Colorado Broadcaster’s Asso- our product –– at the amount ciation. of awards and recognition we Collegian Classifieds “It’s affirming that I’m on bring to this department and the right path,” Brune said. to the school.” and reach over 34,000 PEOPLE “Originally I wanted to do Staff writer Andy Dose can print, and then it became ra- be reached at news@collegian. dio, and then it just became com. The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Wednesday, March 5, 2008 7

“I think that it’s incorrect in a college setting to institute a policy in which half of the campus gets wronged or denied a resource that’s supposed to be for everyone.” Lucy Caldwell | columnist for The Harvard Crimson Harvard tests women-only gym hours to accommodate Muslims

By MARk PRATT elsewhere on campus but is Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Associated Press not one of the women who Even the staff during those requested the change, reject- times is all women. BOSTON – In a test of ed that argument. The special hours allow Harvard’s famed open-mind- “The majority should be the Muslim women, who edness, the university has willing to compromise,” she adhere to traditional dress banned men from one of its said. “I think that’s just ba- codes by covering their hair gyms for a few hours a week sic courtesy. We must show and most of their skin while to accommodate Muslim tolerance and respect for all in public, to dress more ap- women who say it offends others.” propriately for exercising, their sense of modesty to ex- The trial policy went into said Susan Marine, director ercise in front of the opposite effect Feb. 4, about a month of the women’s center. sex. after a group of six Muslim “It’s a pretty big breach The policy is already un- women, with the support of of their moral and religious popular with many on cam- the Harvard College Women’s code for a man to see them pus, including some women Center, asked the university with their hair uncovered who consider it sexist. for the special hours, spokes- and it’s just not possible for “I think that it’s incorrect man Robert Mitchell said. them to be in a mixed envi- in a college setting to insti- “We get special requests ronment,” she said. tute a policy in which half of from religious groups all the When student Kareem the campus gets wronged or time and we try to honor Shuman showed up to work denied a resource that’s sup- them whenever possible,” he out at the gym on Monday, he posed to be for everyone,” said, noting that the school was turned away but didn’t said student Lucy Caldwell, has designated spaces for mind. who also wrote a column in Muslim and Hindu students “Knowing it was request- The Harvard Crimson news- to pray. ed by women of my faith – it’s paper critical of the new No men are allowed in very understandable to me,” hours. the gym between 3 p.m. and said Shuman, 21, who figured Student Ola Aljawhary, 5 p.m. on Mondays, and be- he’d just come back later for who is Muslim and works out tween 8 a.m. and 10 a.m on his workout.

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JAsON R. HeNske | AP Kurt Daims, of Brattleboro, Vt. marches with a sign on Tuesday at Brattleboro Union High School, urging Brattleboro residents to vote to authorize the town’s attorney to draft indictments allowing President Bush and Vice President Cheney to be arrested by local authorities for crimes against the constitution. Daims played a leading role in the petition drive that allowed the question to be put on the ballot. Bush-Cheney indictment on Vermont ballot

By JOHN CURRAN tion got the signatures (and) “Turn Ballot Over and Con- The Associated Press wanted it on the ballot to make tinue Voting.” a statement.” “Turn Over Ballot and In- BRATTLEBORO, Vt. – Vot- A steady stream of voters dict Bush,” read a 3-by-4-foot ers in this southern Vermont paraded into the Brattleboro handmade picket sign carried town were deciding Tuesday Union High School gym to cast by Kurt Daims, 54, who orga- whether to approve a measure their ballots on a day when nized the petition drive and calling for the indictment of school board elections and stood outside the school Tues- President Bush and Vice Presi- Vermont’s presidential prima- day. dent Dick Cheney on charges ry were also on the slate. Voters interviewed after of violating the Constitution. Organizers of the indict- casting ballots said they saw The symbolic article seeks ment campaign were frus- the article as an opportunity to to have police arrest Bush and trated that the printed ballot express their frustration over Cheney if they ever visit Brat- ended up relegating the Bush- the war in Iraq and Bush’s ten- tleboro or to extradite them Cheney indictment article to ure in general. for prosecution elsewhere – if the back side, which they said “I realize it’s an extreme they’re not impeached first. would cause some people to thing to do, and really silly in a “Our town attorney has no miss it. way,” said Robert George, 74, a legal authority to draw up any The 8-by-14-inch yellow retired photographer. “But I’m papers to allow our police offi- cardboard ballot listed the of- really angry about us getting cers to do so,” said Town Clerk fices and candidates in the lo- involved in the war in Iraq and Annette Cappy, “but the gen- cal election on one side, and at him (Bush) disrespecting the tleman who initiated the peti- the bottom in block letters. will of the people.”

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By IBRAHIM BARZAK both sides. The Associated Press Palestinians fired three rockets at Israel on Tuesday, KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip hitting a house in the battered – About 25 Israeli armored ve- border town of Sderot. hicles rumbled into southern The number of rockets Gaza after nightfall Tuesday, was far fewer than in previous and troops clashed with mili- days. Israel carried out several tants, Palestinian witnesses airstrikes in Gaza, killing one said. militant. The Israeli tanks fired Palestinian President Mah- shells and attack helicopters moud Abbas, who controls a fired missiles during the clash- West Bank government that es, witnesses said. Three mili- rivals Hamas’ Gaza regime, tants were wounded, medical called off talks with Israel on officials said. Sunday to protest the excep- Israeli defense officials tionally high death toll from said it was a “pinpoint” op- the latest military operation in eration aimed at Gaza mili- Gaza. tants. It came just a day after Speaking at a joint news Israel ended a destructive and conference with Rice in the bloody ground operation in West Bank town of Ramallah, northern Gaza against Pales- Abbas said “peace and negoti- tinian rocket squads. ations are our strategic choice” The armored column en- but fell short of announcing a tered Gaza through the Kissu- resumption of talks. fim crossing, which was the “I call on the Israeli gov- main crossing point for Israeli ernment to halt its aggression settlers in Gaza before Israel’s so the necessary environment 2005 pullout, witnesses said. can be created to make nego- Meanwhile, Secretary of tiations succeed, for us and for State Condoleezza Rice arrived them, to reach the shores of KevIn FRAyeR | COLLEGIAN in the region Tuesday and ap- peace in 2008,” Abbas said, re- Israeli troops take position as tear gas can be seen next to a burning barricade during clashes with Palestinian youths in the West Bank pealed to Israelis and Palestin- ferring to the goal of reaching town of Bethlehem, on Tuesday. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday said “peace and negotiations are our strategic ians to resume negotiations. an Israeli-Palestinian peace choice” but fell short of announcing a resumption of peace talks his government cut off after an upsurge in fighting between Israel and Some Israeli officials are treaty stated at a U.S.-spon- Hamas-ruled Gaza. Abbas made his comments in a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who ex- calling for a large-scale inva- sored Mideast peace confer- pressed hope of “negotiations restarting as soon as possible.” sion of Gaza to stop the rocket ence in November. attacks, which this week have Rice called for the resump- ranged as far as the coastal city tion of peace talks as soon of Ashkelon, 11 miles north of as possible, saying they were Gaza. necessary to counter Hamas’ Israeli Foreign Minister Tz- influence. ipi Livni was quoted as saying “What we are trying to that Israel might be forced to achieve is not easy ... but I do send troops back into the ter- believe it can be done. We need ritory, but officials in her office very much for everybody to be clarified that she was referring focused on peace,” she said. to a military operation, not re- Referring to Hamas and its occupation. opposition to peacemaking, “We cannot afford this kind she said: “We won’t let them of extreme Islamic state con- win.” trolled by Hamas,” Livni told Rice also said Israel should foreign diplomats in a meet- make “a very strong effort to ing in Jerusalem, according to spare innocent life” in Gaza. a ministry statement released Livni told the diplomats on Tuesday. Israel evacuated Gaza Monday that Abbas’ decision “not in order to come back, but to halt the negotiations “shows we might find ourselves in a weakness,” signaling to Hamas situation that we have no other that its attacks from Gaza could alternative.” influence Abbas’ actions. Defense Minister Ehud Ba- In Washington, President rak has said often that a large- Bush said there is “plenty of scale operation is nearing, in- time” to get a Mideast peace dicating that Israel might try to deal in the 10 months before overthrow the Hamas regime. he leaves office. However, Israeli Prime “This is a process that al- Minister Ehud Olmert, while ways has two steps forward and warning of severe reprisals one step back,” Bush said after against Hamas, has hesitated meeting at the White House to order a large invasion, ex- with Jordan’s King Abdullah pressing concern about the II. “We just need to make sure inevitably high casualties on that it’s just one step back.”

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By SAMEER N. YACOUB three associates were when The Associated Press they failed to heed troops’ demands that they halt their ve- BAGHDAD – An Iraqi hicle. A civilian was injured in military helicopter crashed in the clash, the statement said. northern Iraq, killing an Amer- The military also said that ican soldier and seven other Iraqi special forces, with guid- people, the U.S. military said ance from their U.S. counter- Tuesday. parts, detained two al-Qaida in The announcement came Iraq suspects in raids Saturday. on a day that recorded little On Tuesday, Iraqi police ar- violence in Iraq. The coun- rested eight alleged al-Qaida try’s president announced he members in Samarra, 60 miles would visit neighboring Tur- north of Baghdad, according to key, and the prime minister local police Col. Mazin Younis. called for the release of a kid- A separate police unit led napped Chaldean Catholic a joint operation with U.S. archbishop. forces in Wasit province, 100 The Russian-made M-17 miles southeast of Baghdad, helicopter was found Tuesday that netted 26 suspected Shiite south of Beiji, about 90 miles extremists, the military said. south of Mosul, a day after The raid also uncovered stores it was reported missing. The of explosives, said the regional Iraqi Defense Ministry said police chief, Maj. Gen. Abdul- the aircraft got caught in bad Hamid Faisal al-Emarah. weather. Violence has declined in All eight people on board much of Iraq in recent months the helicopter died, including except for north of Baghdad the U.S. soldier, said military in Mosul city and Diyala prov- spokesman Lt. Michael Street. ince, where most of the fight is An Iraqi air force official being waged against al-Qaida said six Iraqis and two foreign- elements retreating from the ers were on board. The official, west and the capital. who spoke on condition of Prime Minister Nouri al- anonymity because he wasn’t Maliki ordered his security of- authorized to release the in- ficials to “work hard” to find a formation, did not give the na- Chaldean Catholic archbishop tionality of the other foreigner. who was kidnapped in Mosul. Street said he was unaware that Paulos Faraj Rahho was another foreigner was aboard seized and three of his com- the helicopter. panions were killed Friday Meanwhile, the U.S. mili- when gunmen attacked them tary said it killed three ex- soon after he left Mass, the tremists in an effort to capture latest in what church mem- an al-Qaida in Iraq leader in bers called a series of attacks AP eastern Baghdad. The targeted against Iraq’s small Christian Awakening Council members stand guard on arrested al-Qaida suspects, and weapons that were seized with them, in central Samarra, individual was not killed, but community. 95 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday. Iran says it will continue uranium enrichment

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI of the U.N. nuclear watchdog that have both civilian and ful nuclear activities within The Associated Press agency. military uses. the framework of the Nuclear The dispute reflected the “This resolution is contrary Nonproliferation Treaty.” TEHRAN, Iran – Iran often contentious relations be- to the spirit and articles of Iran insists its enrichment vowed to push ahead with tween the West and Russia and the International Atomic En- work is intended to produce uranium enrichment Tuesday, China about how to deal with ergy Agency. It has been issued fuel for nuclear reactors that a day after the U.N. Security Iran’s refusal to suspend en- based on political motivations would generate electric- Council passed a third round richment and meet other Secu- and a biased approach. It is ity. The U.S. and others worry of sanctions that Tehran called rity Council demands aimed at worthless and unacceptable,” about Iran’s intentions, be- “worthless” and politically bi- ensuring its nuclear program Foreign Ministry spokesman cause higher-grade enriched ased. isn’t trying to produce atomic Mohammad Ali Hosseini was uranium can be used to make The council approved the weapons. The sanctions ap- quoted as saying by Iran’s of- nuclear warheads. measures in a 14-0 vote, but proved Monday ordered a ficial news agency. Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. unity among the major powers freeze on assets of additional He said the sanctions ambassador to the United Na- faltered Tuesday when Russia Iranian officials and compa- would “have no impact on the tions, told reporters in New and China blocked an attempt nies with links to the country’s resolve and determination of York on Tuesday that Tehran’s by Western nations to intro- nuclear and missile programs the Iranian nation and gov- response meant the Security duce a resolution on Iran’s and banned for the first time ernment to fulfill its legitimate Council had taken appropri- nuclear defiance at a meeting trade with Iran in some goods rights in continuing its peace- ate action.

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By ALI AKBAR DAREINI weapons. Nonproliferation Treaty.” to defy U.N. demands to sus- developing nuclear weapons A draft of the resolution The Associated Press The sanctions approved Iran insists its enrichment pend uranium enrichment. technology. made available to The Associ- Monday ordered a freeze on work is intended to produce While the report said the In an attempt to keep ated Press called on IAEA chief TEHRAN, Iran – Iran assets of additional Iranian fuel for nuclear reactors that IAEA had made progress in- up pressure on Iran, Britain, Mohamed ElBaradei to con- vowed to push ahead with officials and companies with would generate electricity. vestigating Iran’s past nuclear France and Germany had tinue investigations into the uranium enrichment Tuesday, links to the country’s nuclear The U.S. and others worry activities, it said Tehran had hoped to present a resolution purported nuclear weapons- a day after the U.N. Security and missile programs and about Iran’s intentions, be- not responded properly to in- before the IAEA board, which related experiments, despite Council passed a third round banned for the first time trade cause higher-grade enriched telligence forwarded by the is currently meeting in Vienna, Iranian insistence that such al- of sanctions that Tehran called with Iran in some goods that uranium can be used to make U.S. and its allies purportedly Austria, that highlighted Teh- legations are fabrications. “worthless” and politically bi- have both civilian and military nuclear warheads. showing the Iranians were ran’s nuclear defiance. ased. uses. Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. The council approved the “This resolution is contrary ambassador to the United Na- measures in a 14-0 vote, but to the spirit and articles of the tions, told reporters in New unity among the major powers International Atomic Energy York on Tuesday that Tehran’s faltered Tuesday when Russia Agency. It has been issued response meant the Security Global Water Colloquium and China blocked an attempt based on political motivations Council had taken appropriate by Western nations to intro- and a biased approach. It is action. duce a resolution on Iran’s worthless and unacceptable,” “That shows that they From Conflict to Sustainability nuclear defiance at a meeting Foreign Ministry spokesman don’t like what has happened, of the U.N. nuclear watchdog Mohammad Ali Hosseini was which means that we’ve done agency. quoted as saying by Iran’s of- the right thing, because they Challenges & Opportunities MORNING SESSIONS The dispute reflected the ficial news agency. are in violation of two previ- 8:30 am often contentious relations be- He said the sanctions ous resolutions and we have in an Interdependent World Opening Remarks tween the West and Russia and would “have no impact on the to do something that indicates Learn about international Water: Past, Present & Future at CSU China about how to deal with resolve and determination of displeasure and causes more research activities in water resources Where have we been, where are we going? Iran’s refusal to suspend en- the Iranian nation and gov- pressure on them,” Khalilzad 8:45 am richment and meet other Secu- ernment to fulfill its legitimate said. Introduction rity Council demands aimed at rights in continuing its peace- The new sanctions came Global Water: Challenges & Opportunities ensuring its nuclear program ful nuclear activities within after an IAEA report in late in an Interdependent World isn’t trying to produce atomic the framework of the Nuclear February said Iran continues Tuesday, March 25 9:15 am Fort Collins Hilton Introduce Posters 9:30 am FREE Registration. Register early to ensure Refreshments & Poster Session lunch and reception ticket. 10:00 am htttp://www.seattletech.com/registrations/index.php 1st Session Water Supply for Human Systems Accepting abstracts for research posters. Please contact Faith Sternlieb via email at 11:00 am [email protected] 2nd Session or telephone at 491-6328 Health, Sanitation & Infectious Diseases 12:15 - 1:15 pm Lunch Keynote Speaker: Brian Richter (TNC) Global Water Opportunities from a Practical Ecological Perspective AFTERNOON SESSIONS

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Venezuela reinforces Colombian border HUnTEr | Seniors Ecuador also advances military to border after President Rafael Correa calls to be honored Colombian president ‘bold-faced liar’ Continued from Page 14 After tonight’s ceremonies, the Rams (2-25, 0-14) said. will take on the Mountain By TOBY MUSE At the moment, it’s mostly Hunter’s best friend, West Conference’s first-place The Associated Press a war of words, and other na- Finley, has also enjoyed her team, Utah (25-3, 14-0), who tions tried Tuesday to keep it time in Fort Collins, but un- is currently ranked 15th in CUCUTA, Colombia – Ven- that way, although many said like her roommate, she’s the latest Associated Press ezuela and Ecuador reinforced Colombia was wrong to send from the “Land of 1,000 poll. The Utes come into the their borders with Colombia troops into Ecuador. Lakes” rather than CSU’s friendly confines of Moby on Tuesday as the three na- The Saturday raid killed backyard. Arena riding a 20-game win tions traded increasingly bitter 23 guerrillas, including rebel Finley transferred to streak and are fresh off a accusations over Colombia’s spokesman Raul Reyes, who CSU from Northwestern decisive 14-point win over cross-border strike on a leftist was engaged in hostage talks University in Evanston, Ill., 25th-ranked Wyoming Sun- guerrilla base in Ecuador. with Venezuela, France and in 2005 due to reasons even day afternoon. Hoping to Rejecting a Colombian other countries. she had trouble describ- play spoiler, CSU is going apology as insufficient, Ec- Despite troop movements JUan CarlOS HErnandEz | AP ing, but decided to become to need to do everything as uador sought international and general saber rattling, Relatives of Venezuelan soldiers cry as buses with troops leave a Ram because of how well close to perfect as possible condemnation of the attack Uribe said he would not allow Fort Paramacay in the central city of Valencia, Venezuela on her father spoke of Warden, tonight if they are going to during an emergency meeting his nation to be drawn into Tuesday. The Venezuelan military has been tight lipped about the the team chemistry and “be- meet the task. of the Organization of Ameri- open war. movement of troops, which Chavez ordered on Sunday, includ- cause who can’t love Colo- “Top 15 team in the can States, convened in Wash- His more than 250,000 ing 10 battalions, tanks and a deployment of military aircraft. A rado?” country, if I weren’t coach- ington to help defuse one of U.S.-equipped, trained and ad- Venezuelan battalion traditionally has 600 soldiers. “I was in a place where ing, I’d buy a ticket.” Warden South America’s most volatile vised soldiers, however, would everything was really good, I said. “They’re a very, very crises in years. Venezuela’s jus- outnumber the 172,000 active started, I played every game, good team, probably with as bia and turned away Colom- bia’s apology wasn’t enough, tice minister declared that war troops Venezuela and Ecuador coach loved me, I couldn’t great of possibility to make a bian tractor-trailers, though demanding that the OAS con- “has already begun.” have between them. have had it any better in deep run in the NCAA Tour- they did let at least one truck demn the incursion, appoint Ecuadorean President Ra- “Colombia has never been some people’s minds,” Finley nament as their team two in because it carried food. Ven- a commission to investigate it fael Correa called his Colombi- a country to go to war with its said. “I just felt such a strong years ago with two Canadian ezuela has been suffering from and call an urgent meeting of an counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, a neighbors,” Uribe said. “We feeling of ‘I want to be here Olympians.” shortages of milk, meat and the region’s foreign ministers “bold-faced liar.” are not mobilizing troops, nor so bad, but for whatever rea- No matter what tonight’s other foodstuffs, which it im- in the next week. Uribe demanded the In- advancing toward war.” son I can’t.’ And it wasn’t that outcome may be, what the ports from Colombia. Despite the withering ternational Criminal Court try Venezuela was sending I couldn’t do it, I just felt that 11 other members of the Ecuador’s $1.8 billion an- rhetoric of Uribe, Chavez and Venezuelan President Hugo about 9,000 soldiers — 10 bat- maybe this wasn’t the right CSU women’s basketball nual trade with Colombia con- Ecuador’s President Rafael Chavez for genocide. President talions — to the border region place for me.” roster will remember is see- tinued freely on Tuesday, said Correa — who called Uribe a Bush accused Chavez of “pro- as “a preventive measure,” re- This season Finley has ing their sisters play their Carlos Lopez, Ecuador’s un- “bold-faced liar” on Tuesday vocative maneuvers.” tired Gen. Alberto Muller Ro- done a remarkable job com- last game on the floor of dersecretary of immigration. — the biggest losers in Reyes’ Colombia said documents jas, a former top Chavez aide, ing off the bench and ex- Moby Arena. In Washington, Ecuador- death appeared to be the hos- found at the base showed reb- told The Associated Press. Ec- ecuting when called upon, Sports writer Matt L. ean Foreign Minister Maria tages the rebels want to swap els wanted to make a radioac- uador said it sent 3,200 troops but her minutes have been Stephens can be reached at Isabel Salvador said Colom- for jailed guerrillas. tive dirty bomb. to the border on Monday. limited due to a leg injury. [email protected]. But the documents it Venezuela’s agriculture shared with reporters didn’t minister, Elias Jaua, said Vene- support the allegation, indi- zuela had closed the border — cating instead that the rebels which sees annual trade worth were trying to buy uranium to $5 billion — to imports and resell at a profit. exports. Leonardo Mendez, a Uribe said Chavez should spokesman for a Colombian be prosecuted for allegedly cargo transport association, financing the Revolutionary said some 300 vehicles, includ- Armed Forces of Colombia, or ing trucks carrying food, shoes, FARC. Uribe cited the docu- ceramics and other products, ments in a laptop seized in were stuck. Reyes’ jungle camp that he said Extra Venezuelan National showed Venezuela recently Guard troops were stationed made a $300 million payment at the frontier bridge in steamy to the rebels. Cucuta, where 70 percent of Both Venezuela and Ecua- cross-border trade occurs. dor dismissed all the allega- Soldiers there searched tions as lies. people crossing from Colom-

The 43rd Annual Norman F. Furniss Lecture Series Phi Alpha Theta The National History Honor Society and CSU History Club present: Dr. Takashi Fujitani P rofessor of History, University of California, San Diego “A Monarch Made for Modern Japan” March 5, 7-9 PM Y ates Hall 104 (free and open to all) “Racism under Fire: Japanese as Americans and K oreans as Japanese in WWII” March 6, 11 AM-12 PM G uggenheim Hall 107 (free and open to all) “Reflections on Writing Transnational Histories: Beyond the Cold War Paradigms” March 6, 7-9 PM F ort Collins Lincoln Center (banquet admission fee required)

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MEN’S BASKETBALL THIS WEEK’S LINEUP TOD AY Utah hands CSU 16th straight season loss • WBball vs. Utah, 7 p.m. UTAH: 82 tain West) dominated from In the absence of an inside CSU: 61 the start, shooting 58 percent game, the Rams shot a season- THURSDAY, MARCH 6 and badly outrebounding the high 32 three-pointers. They The Associated Press Rams (6-23, 0-15). Colorado made 12 of them, but shot 38.6 • No Action State had only one starter — percent overall and allowed 6-foot-6 forward Andre McFar- Utah to open the game on an SALT LAKE CITY – Shaun land — taller than 6-4 because 18-6 run. FRIDAY, MARCH 7 Green scored a season-high of injuries to 7-foot centers The Utes led by as many as 20 points and grabbed nine Stuart Creason and Ronnie 23 points. • WWater Polo @ Loyola rebounds as Utah snapped Aguilar. Luke Nevill scored 19 Marymount, 8:30 a.m. a four-game losing streak by • WWater Polo @Chapman, Utah capitalized on the points for the Utes, while John- handing Colorado State its 12 p.m. height advantage with had 39 nie Bryant added 14 and Kim 16th straight loss, 82-61 on • WTennis vs. Iowa rebounds to Colorado State’s Tillie scored 13. Tuesday night. 7 p.m. 22 and ended a four-game los- McFarland led the Rams The Utes (16-12, 7-8 Moun- ing streak. with 15 points. Ever wonder what really happens in the Emergency Room? Here is your chance to get a behind the scenes look! Turn off your TVs and come experience the True ER as we break the entertainment myth in a journey through Emergency Medicine from initial patient contact to outpatient care. CSU Premedica Would Like to Present: The 34th Annual Barbara Joyce Symposium

The True ER... DOUGLAS C. PIZAC | AP Breaking the Entertainment Myth CSU guard Willis Gardner, left, pressures Utah guard Tyler Kep- kay (32), of Canada, during the ﬁ rst half of the college basketball Saturday, March 8, 2008 game Tuesday in Salt Lake City. 9:00 am – 2:30 pm Lory Student Center Theatre Buy 1 Pipe, (Located in the Southwest Corner of the Lory Student Center) LIVE GLASSBLOWING Get 2nd for C USTOM MADE PIECES Half For further information, contact Victoria Kysela at [email protected] or visit the Premedica Web site: http://simla.colostate.edu/~premedic/ (970) 221-4990 Price The public is invited to attend this free symposium made possible in large part through a grant from ASCSU. Open 7 days a week • 11 am - 7 pm

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- Wiley COLLEGIAN SPORTS WEDNESDAY Wednesday, March 5, 2008 | Page 14 SO Seniors L NG say nal SARA farewells By MATT L. STEPHENS The Rocky Mountain Collegian HUNTER “It’s been a humbling experience and I’ve learned a lot.” Those were the words of CSU senior A LOOK AT HUNTER’S CAREER point guard Sara Hunter when asked to eval- AS A RAM AND WHERE SHE uate her career as a Ram. Hunter, as well as RANKS IN THE CSU RECORD teammate, roommate and best friend, Kelly BOOK. Rae Finley, will be honored tonight at Moby Arena for Senior Night prior to the 7 p.m. tip versus Utah. 1,125 Points - 13th During Hunter’s tenure at CSU, the Fort Collins native was a part of just one winning season, experienced two head coaches and 9.95 won 11 conference games in 60 attempts. Points per game - 19th But despite the poor team fi nishes during her time as a Ram, she has had one of the best personal careers in CSU women’s bas- 395 ketball history. Field goals made - 15th Hunter ranks in the top 20 in points per game and steals, top 15 in points scored and fi eld goals made, 8th in 3-point percentage, 1,175 3rd in free-throw percentage and 2nd in Field goal attempts - 6th 3-pointers made with 220, behind only 1999 graduate Becky Hammon, who ranks fourth on the all-time WNBA ranks in the same cat- 82.3 egory. Free throw percentage - 3rd “It’s rare to have a player with the consistency Sara has had, she’s started a hundred games in the program and I’ve only seen it 220 happen one other time,” coach Jen Warden 3-pointers made - 2nd said. “It’s like the Cal Ripken, and to me Cal Ripken is my greatest sports hero because of his consistency and his ability to show up 590 every game and avoid injury and do his job 3-pointers attempted - 2nd — that’s what Sara has been, real consistent and the cornerstone of this program.” 37.3 Hunter came to CSU after graduating 3-point fi eld goal percentage from Rocky Mountain High School in 2004, - 8th but her decision to become a Ram over a Wy- oming Cowgirl came much earlier than even the early November signing period in 2003. 248 “My fi nal decision came down to here Assists - 13th and Wyoming, basically. I narrowed everyone else out early and decided during the early summer of my junior year,” Hunter 115 said. Steals - 17th While her progression on the hardwood is important to her, Hunter is more satisfi ed Source: CSU Media Relations with how being a Ram has shaped her on a personal scale. “I’ll leave here with one of my best friends, Kelly (Rae Finley), and I’m lucky to have that to take from here and we’ve all been through a lot and I think I’ve learned the value of assurance and experience,” she

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CSU vs UTAH When: 7 p.m. tonight Where: Moby Arena TV/radio: none/KCSU 90.5 FM THE SARA HUNTER FILE THE KELLY RAE FINLEY FILE Starting Lineups Height: 5-foot-6 Height: 6-foot-2 CSU (2-25,0-14) Pos. Ht. Pts. Position: guard Position: forward S. Hunter G 5-6 9.6 Hometown: Fort Hometown: Edina, E. Neal G 5-9 4.4 Collins Minn. E. Queen F 6-0 6.2 High school: Rocky High school: Breck K. Finley F 6-2 1.4 Mountain Upper A. Uzomah C 6-0 3.6 Major: human Major: human development and family development and family UTAH(25-3,14-0) Pos. Ht. Pts. studies studies M. Warburton G 5-11 17.3 HUNTER FINLEY L. Mitchell G 5-5 16.6 Faves: Faves: J. Perry F 6-3 6.7 Food: beef jerky Food: Grilled cheese & tomato soup (together) K. King F 6-1 6.6 Actor: Tom Hanks Actor: Tom Hanks K. Whipple F 6-0 14.9 Basketball player: Steve Nash Basketball player: Kevin Garnett Sport: Baseball Sport: Basketball & Hockey Movie: “The Shawshank Redemption” Movie: “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”

BRANDON IWAMOTO | COLLEGIAN CSU forward Kelly Finley (22) looks to pass QUEEN MITCHELL over the head of Air Force guard Raimee Beck (20) during their game at Moby Arena on Jan. 23.

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