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the Zeta Tau STRIP Alpha is CLUB On Oct. 9, 27-year-old Amber Miller thinking gave birth to a baby girl after running the Chicago pink Marathon. Here are a few other bizarre runs CSU sorority and marathon promotes breast moments. cancer awareness Strange things at By BAILEY CONSTAS Marathons The Rocky Mountain Collegian
If you fi nd yourself ponder- Australian Ed- ing pink this week, it might be ward Flack had a result of Think Pink Week, an his butler follow annual event put on by Zeta him on a bike Tau Alpha in honor of Octo- to give him ber -- breast cancer awareness drinks during month -- and their philanthro- a race. Flack py, breast cancer awareness then passed and education. out. Event activities started Monday with a yogurt eating contest that challenged stu- dents to eat six Yoplait yogurts, or however many they could stomach, in a minute. Yoplait, a supporter of the fi ght against breast cancer, do- nates 10 cents to Susan G. Ko- men for the Cure for every sea- sonal pink lid customers send in or submit online. Swindon Town “I feel it’s going to be soccer man- harder than it looks,” said ager Paolo Di freshman civil engineering Canio tried to major and member of Alpha do a 2 miler, Sigma Phi, Nick Alfino, while but acciden- he prepared for the contest tally ran a on the Plaza early Monday af- half marathon ternoon. when he On Tuesday, the women followed the of ZTA plan on “painting the wrong group. campus pink” by chalking the He fi nished plaza and hanging pink rib- without stop- bons around campus. Mem- ping in one bers are also asking students hour and 49 to wear pink in honor of breast minutes. cancer awareness. The Think Pink Dessert HUNTER THOMPSON | COLLEGIAN Party, a 50-year tradition, will be held on Wednesday. Courtney Stone stands on the corner of College and Maple holding a sign that reads “End corporate personhood now” Monday afternoon. Stone, “It’s defi nitely our biggest among others, was protesting general inequality and wealthholders infl uence on the government. event” said Angelica Lombar- dia, ZTA’s chapter president. Ultramara- “Last year we raised $3,000.” thoner Dean On average 500 to 600 peo- Karnazes has Occupy Fort Collins hits the streets ple attend the philanthropic run on every event. continent and By JASON POHL dozens of protesters as cars honked That goal, protesters said, is for Held from 6:30 p.m. to 9 once ran 50 and ELISABETH WILLNER in support –– and opposition –– of corporations and those in power to do p.m. at the ZTA house near marathons in The Rocky Mountain Collegian the leaderless movement prior to the their part in contributing to the sys- campus, the dessert party will all 50 states in meeting just north of Old Town. tem –– something they say is just not consist of unlimited desserts 50 days. About 70 people of all ages, back- “We are all here for one goal,” happening. and DJ sets by DJ Dane Quay grounds and beliefs gathered in front shouted another protester, as they The evening’s meeting was facili- and DJ Spencer Flower. of a foreclosed building on the corner waved signs decrying corporate greed tated –– not led –– by Ethan Ivey Shaw, The cost of tickets are $5 Some of Maple Street and College Avenue and economic inequality. a freshman business major at CSU states have runs where Monday night to discuss the future of The group grew in size throughout who spent a week at the larger event See PINK on Page 3 Occupy Fort Collins. the day, from 31 at 2 p.m. to 70 at the in New York. He made it clear that the participants The leaderless movement over- meeting at 6 p.m. –– the fi rst of its type movement should remain leaderless dress in full whelmingly decided that, in order to in Fort Collins. to be effective and said that the im- GET INVOLVED Santa Claus truly occupy and make their point, “I don’t have a job. I have an occu- portance of this event is that everyone costumes. protesters would stay awake in shifts pation,” said Denny Anderson, a Fort has a voice. To buy tickets to the ZTA Think throughout the night for the duration Collins resident who was recently laid “When I was in high school, I just Pink Dessert Party or purchase of the movement in accordance with off from his job at a sand and gravel got really into politics,” he said after remembrance ribbons, go to the LSC a city law preventing overnight camp- company and has become an orga- his speech. “I just always wished that Flea Market this week from 10 a.m. ing. nizer for the Occupy movement. “Oc- to 3 p.m. Tickets will be sold until “We are the 99 percent,” chanted cupying is my occupation.” See OCCUPY on Page 7 Wednesday, the day of the dessert party. Spectators at the Bolder Boulder 10k in Colorado throw marshmallows and cook ba- con for runners An adventure outlet as they pass in CSU Outdoor Program famed Piano Boulders. the streets. Located just 10 minutes offers something for from the CSU campus, Rotary Park and the Piano Boulders everyone offer endless problems for all By JASON POHL skill levels, all while taking a The Rocky Mountain Collegian trip back in time to where it all began. Climbing set for Thursday “The important thing for Deaths have For some, it’s an escape. Horsetooth is what it did for taken place on For others, it’s just something the creation of modern boul- courses. Fire- to do. dering,” said Eric DeLuca, the fi ghter William Clinging 15 feet above a Outdoor Program coordina- Caviness died foam crash-pad while your tor. at the same chalked-up fi ngers crimp a lip Bouldering was essentially marathon that of stone and your cramped unheard of until the late 1960s Miller gave toes attempt to make contact when John Gill, dubbed the “fa- birth. Three with the hold-less rock may ther of modern bouldering” by men died dur- not be everyone’s idea of a Zen many, coined some of the nu- ing the 2009 experience. But for climbers, it merous terms and stylized the Detroit half rarely gets better. sport at various spots around marathon after The CSU Outdoor Program the country including here in collapsing on is inviting people of all experi- Fort Collins. the course. ence levels to come out and The sport requires little DYLAN LANGILLE | COLLEGIAN enjoy some of the world’s best equipment and a minimal risk The Strip Club is written bouldering near Horsetooth Sophmore civil engineering major Brendan Moran boulders near Piano Boulders at Horsetooth Reservior Monday by the Collegian staff and designed by Visual Reservoir Thursday at the See OUTDOOR on Page 6 afternoon. Horsetooth has been rated one of the top ten places to boulder in the world. Managing Editor Greg Mees. 2 Tuesday, October 11, 2011 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian
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KATIE THOMPSON | COLLEGIAN Anthropology major Caitlin Winterfeld pays tribute to Dr. Seuss at Freakshow on Friday afternoon, choosing to tattoo a character from the famous book, “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.” Artist Joe Van Amber spent fi ve hours inking Winterfeld and four friends, each selecting tattoos that remind them to stay young at heart.
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Community Briefs 10th annual state tive director of admissions at CSU, was voted presi- Chancellor search embarks dent-elect of the National Journalism Day will look through eight firms He said he would step deliberate process that Association for College Ad- Board of Governors and determine which they down when the CSU–Pueb- comes up with the best re- Thursday mission Counseling (NA- will hire by early November. lo presidential slot sults for the CSU CAC) during the associa- discusses process More than 1,400 aspir- The process of find- –– a position va- System,” Henley tion’s national conference. ing journalists will be on ing a new chancellor was cated by Joe Gar- said. “We’re ob- Rawlins will serve a three- By Andrew Carrera campus Thursday for State sparked when Joe Blake, the cia when he was viously looking year term. The Rocky Mountain Collegian Journalism Day at CSU, an CSU System’s first chancel- elected as Colo- into the next “We must discuss not all-day event at the Lory Stu- The CSU system inched lor, announced in early July rado’s Lt. Gov. in year. This was only who has access to col- dent Center that connects one step closer to hiring a his plans to resign from the 2010 –– was filled. the first meet- lege, but what types of col- high school journalists with new chancellor yesterday as post. The Board of ing, so it would lege, and toward what ends,” journalism professionals. the Board of Governors met “Being chancellor of Governors com- be too early to he said in a news release re- “The best thing for stu- for the first time to discuss the CSU System has been pleted the presi- say here’s when garding his goals for the or- dents, in my opinion, is that the process of finding one. the highlight of my ca- dential search we’re going to ganization. they get to see that there’s The two-and-a-half reer,” Blake said in a news last Wednesday have a chancel- Rawlins has been a still a lot of opportunity in hour meeting in Denver set release. “The time is right morning by unan- Blake lor in place.” member of NACAC since the fields of journalism and up the structure for how a for me both personally and imously voting to The new 2000 and also is a member professional communica- committee within the gov- professionally to serve the appoint Nevada CSU System of the Association of Chief tion,” said Greg Luft, chair- erning board will go about CSU System in a new ca- State College Interim Presi- Chancellor will oversee a Admission Officers of Pub- man of CSU’s Department hiring an executive search pacity.” dent Lesley DiMare. three-campus system com- lic Universities. Rawlins of Journalism and Technical firm, which will be trusted Blake will continue to Committee members prised of two traditional earned a B.M. for music Communications. with picking out chancellor be associated with the CSU have not established when campuses and an online performance at Florida Journalism Day partici- candidates, said Kyle Hen- System by working on donor specifically they will select a campus. State University and an pants will also have the op- ley, the CSU Denver direc- development and alumni new chancellor. Senior Reporter Andrew M.M. in music performance portunity to tour various tor of public relations. relations and teaching and “The committee is com- Carrera can be reached at from Southern Methodist on-campus facilities, includ- Committee members providing policy advice. mitted to a thoughtful and [email protected]. ing the Collegian office, CTV University. and KCSU. He is currently working toward a Ph. D in educa- tional leadership and policy Anthropologist studies at the University of pink | discusses teenage Washington. Ribbon Remembrance Day Thursday jobs in fast food Continued from Page 1 around four to five main Jerr Boschee to philanthropy projects they restaurants before the event and $7 at raise money and awareness present ‘The Global the door. All proceeds will for. While many consider Rise of Social be given to Breast Cancer “Philanthropy projects crappy minimum wage jobs Education and Awareness. really help our community as teenagers to be a right Enterprise’ “It’s something we’re as a whole whether they of passage, Carol Stack, an really excited about,” Lom- promote societal rights, ac- anthropologist emeritus at Jerr Boschee, the found- bardia said. “DJs come out, cess for people with disad- the University of California- er and executive director and we have lines out the vantages or promoting liter- Berkeley, thinks that they are of the Institute for Social door.” acy for people and families,” something more. Entrepreneurs, will pres- “This year it’s definitely Erwin-Billones said. Stack will be speaking at 9 ent “The Global Rise of So- the biggest it’s ever been, So whether you’re don- a.m. today in Clark C 256, and cial Enterprise” at 4 p.m. and it’s something our ning a pink t-shirt, buying will discuss her research re- Thursday in the Rockwell chapter is extremely pas- a ribbon or eating some garding teenagers working in Hall-West Bohemian Audi- sionate about,” Lombardia yogurt, the women of ZTA fast food restaurants, focusing torium. added. “I think it really hits ask for community sup- on “the storms of adolescence Boschee will address the home for a lot of people.” Allison sylte | COLLEGIAN port and involvement for and the search for dignity as a success of many compa- To end the week’s A group of fraternity members compete in Zeta Tau Alpha’s yogurt breast cancer awareness young person,” according to nies that started small and events, members will host a eating competition. this week. the events calendar. became large social enter- “ribbon remembrance” day “Whether they know The lecture is sponsored prises. The event is free and on Thursday by display- will be posted on the Plaza declared sophomore and someone or not or just come by the Anthropology Gradu- open to the public. ing remembrance and cel- to honor a specific person member of Beta Gamma out for the cause,” Lombar- ate Student Society. Boschee has served as ebration ribbons they sell who has battled breast can- Nu. dia said. “We will see a huge an advisor to social enter- throughout the week. These cer. According to Clark turnout in support of it.” prises for 30 years and is ribbons, which can be pur- “No matter who you are, Erwin-Billones, manager Collegian writer Bailey Admissions Director recognized as a founder of chased by students, faculty it helps out a great cause,” of the Greek Life, each so- Constas can be reached at elected to sit on the social enterprise move- and community members, said Dylan Bretz an un- rority and fraternity has [email protected]. national board ment.
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By allison sylte The Collegian Editorial Board is responsible for writing the staff editorial, “Our View,” and for the views expressed therein. If I had a dollar for ev- cynical, but I don’t think ery time I’ve been asked to they’re going to manage Letters and feedback in response to the staff editorial can be sent to [email protected]. support women’s rights, gay to shut down Wall Street Sam Noblett | Editor in Chief Matt Miller | News Editor Courtney Riley | Entertainment Editor rights, marijuana rights, Ron any sooner than people [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Paul, the Earth, children’s are going to start taking Allison Sylte | Content Managing Editor Erin Udell | News Editor Cris Tiller | Sports Editor rights and dolphins while them seriously. walking through the Plaza, Meaning never. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] I’d be really rich, and I still This is partly because Greg Mees | Visual Managing Editor Colleen McSweeney | Editorial Editor Erin Eastburn | Photo Editor probably wouldn’t give my Occupy Wall Street exists [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] money to any of the people to “raise awareness,” a who asked me to. ubiquitous term that a It’s not that I don’t sup- lot of organizations – in- port these ideas; actually, I cluding quite a few on think that a global-warm- campus – use to justify ing-free world full of happy charity that at the end women, children, Ron Paul of the day isn’t necessar- and gay people smoking ily making the world a marijuana alongside a large better place for anyone dolphin population would other than the charity’s be pretty sweet. volunteers. But creating this world The Spread the Word is not really what these or- to End the Word cam- ganizations are about. For paign, for me, is one them, it’s more about the act closer to home example. of holding the clipboard and While I commend Pi soliciting credit card infor- Kappa Phi (the fraternity mation than changing the that puts it on) for try- world, more about standing ing to support a really on the street and holding noble cause, I still don’t signs than actually making a think that this campaign difference. really does anything to A lot of charitable orga- help those with special nizations –– while they do needs. have noble intentions, at After all, not saying least to some extent –– ex- “the R-word” might pre- ist to make volunteers and vent some hurt feelings, donors feel good more so but it’s not like it’s help- than they do to help any- ing special needs kids body. access better medical Take Ashton Kutcher care, have a better place and Demi Moore, who have in society or live tangibly made U.S. sex trafficking better lives. And, judg- their pet cause. According ing from the response I to Kutcher, between 100,000 saw on campus and in and 300,000 children are lost the Collegian following to prostitution every year, the campaign, because which at first glance, is a of that, people just don’t “Instead of staring at the Facebook newsfeed for a half an hour, let’s choose startling number. It certain- take it that seriously. ly makes me want to write a So what can the Plaza to spend the same amount of time catching up on actual news.” few checks. people do, to make me But an article that ran start taking them seri- in Westword this summer ously and buying into entirely refuted this claim, their causes? Not keeping up with the Kardashians proving that there are maybe The answer is simple. had been stripped. Not only have I lost ding to NBA player and neanderthal look- a thousand child prostitutes To actually sign their pe- the time for it, but I’ve lost most of my alike Kris Humphries more than, say, the in the United States at most titions and hand over my interest as well. And (sorry, Mom), I’m job crisis, then we know there’s a problem. (which is still tragic), and debit card, I want them glad I’ve been reformed. It seems that, as apathy from our that Kutcher and Moore’s to actually prove that The truth is, I still think some reality generation toward political an social pet cause was motivated they’re going to make a TV is worthwhile, and not all of it should reform increases, so does our affinity to- by nothing more than false difference. be reserved for secretive viewing, locked ward Kardashian-fueled entertainment data and smart media tac- The Susan B. Komen By colleen mcsweeney in your room with a leopard-print Snug- and other shows like “Jersey Shore.” tics by those who perpetu- Race for the Cure and gie and a bucket of fried chicken –– the But what can we do to stop it? How ated that data. the Red Cross are orga- There was a time in my not-so-dis- air filled with shame. do we climb up from our seemingly in- Millions of dollars, and nizations that I think do tant past in which I could name every Because some reality shows like evitable descent into lives filled with wa- PSAs by Kutcher, Moore, it right. They don’t try to “Dancing with the Stars” contestant, “The Amazing Race” and “Project Run- ter-cooler talk about who hook-ups and Sean Penn and Jason Mraz, raise awareness or have tell you how pristine their “two-step” way” are actually pretty great, filled with scandalous marriages into something went into an over-exagger- their volunteers trumpet was and recount exactly what type of quality production and a unique prem- more profound? ated cause based on false the cause simply for the cheap weave they wore in in the pre- ise. They’re prime examples of reality TV I wish I knew the easy answer. numbers. And, as small as sake of trumpeting their vious episode, all the while perform- done correctly. But as a recovered addict, I’m on the the problem is in compari- cause. ing a solo rendition of the Viennense But like any recovered addict, there’s cusp of making up for time lost in the son to what Kutcher and Instead, they actually Waltz I’d just learned from the show. the one drug I’m really apprehensive world of reality TV. I’ve begun again the Moore perpetuated, their change lives. The Race for In high school, I was a reality TV even admitting to have used. For me, it’s elusive, ancient practice of choosing to crusade has hardly made a the Cure pays for breast fiend. the crystal meth of reality TV: “Keeping read a book over watching cast members difference. cancer research and has And back then, it wasn’t just up with the Kardashians.” of the “Bad Girl’s Club” say, “Hold my But, my guess is that seriously made a differ- “Dancing with the Stars” –– I’d devour I started watching the Kardashian hoops! Imma’ ‘bout to pop-off on this Kutcher and Moore feel like ence in the lives of many anything Bravo, the E! network or TLC sisters say “like” every other word and hoe!”... but it’s still a constant struggle. they’ve done something women. And the Red had to offer me (Yes, even “I Didn’t complain about their “really stressful” Yet I think if our generation wants to to benefit society, and in Cross is the perfect ex- Know I was Pregnant”). love lives when the show first aired in overcome the cultural label of superficial turn, feel good about them- ample of helping people I could shamelessly tell you about 2007. I justified watching it by saying, apathy we seem to be developing, it will selves. in need when they need how much better the dreamy Brit- “Ooh I just think it’s funny to see how indeed be a constant struggle. I agree with the argu- it the most. ish “Bachelor” was compared to the dumb and materialistic they are. I don’t We need to start making a daily, con- ment that something is So Plaza people, next last guy, and then I’d give you all my actually enjoy the show.” scious effort to not become Kim Kar- better than nothing, that time you ask me if I want “American Idol” predictions, because But that –– just like druggies saying dashian. helping out even a little to support women, gays, Simon Cowell was only sometimes they’ll do meth “just once” –– was a com- Instead of staring at the Facebook bit and raising awareness marijuana legalization, right, and Paula Abdul was always plete lie. newsfeed for a half an hour, let’s choose is better than being com- Ron Paul, the Earth, chil- heavily drugged. I watched the Kardashians, and the to spend the same amount of time catch- placent. But what would dren and dolphins, prove So when my mom called recently array of other trashy reality TV shows, be- ing up on actual news. be better than any of that to me that it’s actually go- and asked what I thought of the new cause it was frivolous, mindless entertain- And instead of spending our free time is actually making a differ- ing to do something, and “Dancing with the Stars” season, my ment that was satisfying in the moment reading Texts from Last Night, perhaps lets ence –– and doing it for the then, my answer will be a heart sank. I didn’t know. I hadn’t but ultimately not good for you –– just like start reading texts from more than two de- right reasons. resounding “yes.” watched a single episode –– not one eating an entire bag of Cheetos Puffs. cades ago … like ... the Constitution. The Occupy Wall Street sequence-filled clip. I desperately The thing is, reality TV like “Keeping No? Too far of a stretch? Well, let’s protests are another exam- Content Managing tried to salvage my former glory by up with the Kardashians” is easy; you at least start trying to read things more ple of this misplaced activ- Editor Allison Sylte is a relaying some fact about this season’s don’t have to think about it, and it’s a than 140 characters. ism. It’s a movement that’s junior journalism ma- Chaz Bono controversy and agreeing distraction from any other problem you garnered quite a bit of media jor. Her column appears when my mom said he seemed “sur- may be dwelling on. Editorial Editor Colleen McSweeney attention, but more or less Tuesdays in the Collegian. prisingly light on his feet.” And really, it’s harmless if watched in is a junior journalism major. Her column just involves people holding She can be reached at let- But it suddenly became official: moderation. But when people begin caring appears Tuesdays in the Collegian. She signs and picketing. Call me [email protected] My title as “Reality TV Connoisseur” more about Kim Kardashian’s recent wed- can be reached at [email protected].
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OPINIONTuesday, October 11,Tuesday 2011 | Page 5 Fresh &Seasoned Yays and Nays We all start out ‘fresh,’ but graduate ‘seasoned.’
Yay | to the women of Zeta Tau Alpha for supporting breast cancer awareness. Nay | to paying bills/no fall break. There is nothing to distract us from our misery, We commend anyone who protects boobs. other than our savior Tim Tebow.
Nay | to Steve Jobs dying. Paraphrasing the Onion, well, there goes the only Yay | to rain and fall weather. Finally we can get away with wearing sweaters and Homesickness: person in America who knew what he was doing. jeans to cover our pale, flabby bodies.
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guest column summer camp Try exploring new horizons Over the past few years, I’ve been I got the soundtrack as soon as I tastic classical metal. Suddenly, Judas delving into all sorts of new media that I could, along with Reinhardt’s greatest Priest and Black Sabbath were in my By Emily kribs never thought I would enjoy. I’ve always work. A video game turned me on to this iTunes alongside Reinhardt. kept an open mind and been eager to try whole genre that I never knew I would It doesn’t always have to be mu- Someone once said had trouble with homesick- new things, especially when it comes to enjoy so much. I created a jazz playlist sic, art or themes. It can simply be that absence makes the ness, and I can’t say I hold it food. But I find it interesting how one on Pandora and Spotify. I bought the trying out a different genre. The video heart grow fonder, and against them. I sympathize product can introduce another, and then soundtrack to “Mad Men,” not just be- game “Dead Space” showed me that less original folks have with those who come from that product introduces even more. cause it’s a great show, but because it horror titles aren’t just cheap thrills. since adopted this phrase out of state, who don’t even You start to spiral down the rabbit features great works of that era. I listen They can have really fun game play and beaten it to death. have a familiar landscape hole, and next thing you know, instead to jazz when I write and read. I listen to and an interesting plot. It becomes While this grim meta- to anchor them. I suspect of just enjoying wine, you have your own it in the car. I listen to it when I cook. I even more enjoyable when you play phor is probably some- a mere two-hour separa- thousand-acre vineyard. OK, well, may- started playing “Bioshock” expecting alone in the dark with the volume thing for social services tion from my family could be it doesn’t get that extreme, but you fun gameplay, yet I came out with so cranked up. to look into, the proverb be responsible for my utter get the idea. much more. I’m sharing these experiences retains a degree of truth. apathy to the same division My experience with this phenomena The game also introduced me to with you because I have a simple mis- My primary example that reduced some of my all started with a first-person-shooter other things besides music. The plot sion for you readers out there. Pick would be the fact that classmates to tears in the game called “Bioshock.” It’s a fantastic of “Bioshock” is heavily influenced by up a book of a genre or author you’ve whenever my parents first week. video game with a stellar story; however, Ayn Rand’s philosophy. After complet- never read. See a movie you didn’t call or my brothers fire Sure, there are some I’m not here to praise it. “Bioshock” is ing the game, I wanted to know more. plan to watch. Eat at a restaurant with me a text, I’m much more things I like better about set in an underwater city in the ‘40s. So, Without getting into a heated political cultural cuisine. Tune the radio to a willing to humor them living with my parents. The naturally, the beautiful art deco archi- or philosophical debate, I’ll just say random station. Flip to a different now, after a few months food’s better, for one thing. tecture reflects the era. that reading “The Fountainhead” was television channel, and enjoy some away, than I was back in And while my roommate Besides the appealing visuals, the de- extremely thought-provoking. This one other prime-time show. Last, but August. has proven herself to be not velopers included great auditory media. video game opened my eyes to other certainly not least, pop in a disc of a That’s not to say I only tolerable, but a cool And it is wonderful. Listening to Django media that I would have never consid- video game that you might have oth- have the patience I had person to live with, there’s Reinhardt’s “Beyond the Sea” and Billie ered before. erwise not played. You’ll be pleasantly four years ago, back something to be said about Holiday’s “Night and Day” while wander- “Bioshock” isn’t the only video game surprised at what you’ll discover. when I had my entire a of room of my own… even ing around an underwater playground is to do this. When I played “Brutal Leg- Jeff Geiger is a sophomore journal- high school career ahead if my dad assumed I was “up an experience like none other. end,” my ears were graced with shred- ism major. of me. These days, there’s to something” every time the only so many ways to door was halfway shut, and answer the question, my brother dropped in for a “How’s college?” after all, visit every time the door was and most of them are not halfway open. very interesting when ex- And yeah, all right, my plained to a third party. family’s OK. My siblings I understand that, can be funny sometimes. after 18 years of being My dad, class “A” dork that able to see me whenever he is, is always willing to they wanted, my absence talk sci-fi with me. And my probably requires some mom shares my enthusias- getting used to. I’ve done tic word-nerdery. Heck, one my part to make it easier, might go so far as to say that with the fact I was rarely I love them. home over the summer to Of course, a column ded- begin with, not to men- icated to them guarantees tion (I’m almost ashamed my whole family will read it. to admit) I can get pretty So here’s to hoping I did an testy during calls home. adequate job of toeing the I know some of my line between interesting to fellow freshmen have read and homeless.
By LIBBY Williams
As a freshman, I was money. that kid who got infect- Although I made the de- ed with homesickness. I cision to move to desolate uwire went out of state to junior Wyoming, to do a summer college, and found myself internship in Indiana and stranded in the middle- to study abroad in England, Facebook privacy under scrutiny of-nowhere Wyoming on I made those decisions to a campus of 1,500 stu- force myself out of my com- By Naheed Rajwani Facebook uses the information to tailor Small files – called cookies – are dents … and let’s just say, fort zone. each advertisement to the user’s prefer- installed routinely on users’ comput- Wyoming isn’t Colorado. And I learned that no Americans spend about 53 billion ences and to suggest friends who have ers by websites to simplify the log-in I spent a few week- matter where you are, you minutes on Facebook per month – more similar interests, the company said in process and track users’ online activ- ends sobbing in my dorm can make a family. than on any other social networking site, the statement. ity. room, I made too many In Wyoming, I adopted according to research conducted by the Fifth-year UCLA computer science Although he does not feel per- calls to my parents and I friends’ families and even Neilson Company. student Eric Bollens said he thought Fa- sonally threatened, fourth-year neu- took too many eight-hour spent an Easter hunting eggs This means millions of users log- cebook had not violated privacy laws be- roscience student Hansen Lui said trips back home. at the Boardman’s house. ging in and out on a daily basis. Re- cause it was only taking data provided by Facebook should clearly tell its us- Maybe it stems from In Indiana, Katie became cently, however, Facebook has come users through their own Web browsers. ers that their Internet activity can be growing up in a tight-knit my family, and I had dinner under scrutiny for its ability to moni- Web companies, including Google, monitored. community where you with her almost every night. tor these users after logging out of the have long tracked user activity for adver- Lui added people should also just knew everybody, their And in England, a family site. tising purposes, he said. be careful about what they post on parents and their dog. emerged from the awesome Ten public interest groups and two “Facebook has gotten us to relin- the website. But after that first se- group of people residing in congressmen wrote to the Federal Trade quish our own information without even “Some social networking sites mester was over, things Block 2. Commission in late September request- realizing it,” said Bollens, who works at failed because they weren’t well-con- got easier. I have to say, You can make a fam- ing an investigation of Facebook’s pri- the UCLA Office of Information Tech- structed, but Facebook might die out though, being in college ily in any part of the world, vacy policy. nology as a software architect. if it continues to anger its users,” he has a way of changing yet there is nothing like the In the letter, the groups said their Younger users are especially com- said. family dynamics. comfort of home. concern was spurred by findings pub- fortable sharing personal information Peterson, who has taught a social I left a 12-year-old Last night at work, a lished by an Australian technology blog- with others through social networking, networking course at UCLA for about brother at home when I participant at the rehab fa- ger, which indicated that Facebook had said Steve Peterson, a professor of com- five years, said the number of stu- made the trek to college. cility talked about his life been gathering information about web- munication studies. College-aged are dents who use Facebook has declined Every year I’ve gone back, before rehab. He was sleep- sites its users visited even after exiting among the most active users of the site, over the years. I’ve liked the kid more. ing on benches under four the site. according to the Neilson Company. “People are growing tired of the He’s less annoying, more feet of snow last winter, and The networking site is also facing Under the current terms of agree- Facebook’s complex changes and be- funny and has some tal- I asked him if he had family several lawsuits hinged on their informa- ment, users give Facebook a worldwide cause constantly sharing information ents that I can really ap- in the area. He told me he’d tion-gathering practices, one of which license to use content that is posted on becomes old after a while,” he said. preciate. burned his bridges, and that was filed in California late last month. or in connection with Facebook, which UCLA sociology professor Gabriel And, I’ve decided that is why he had no place to Facebook did not respond to a re- can be sublicensed to other compa- Rossman said changes in Facebook’s my parents love me more call “home.” quest for comment. In a statement to nies. privacy settings are making individu- every year that I’m away. Family, no matter if it the Associated Press, Facebook admit- Second-year UCLA English student als uncomfortable with sharing infor- They are more willing to is blood relatives or the ted that several of its cookies included Lauren Palmer said she had not known mation, but it will push them toward do stuff for me since I’m people you find comfort in identifiers on users’ computers even af- that Facebook can access user activity. having a more unified sense of self. no longer a leach, suck- while you are away, is so ter they logged out. “The fact that Facebook has a tracker Individuals tailor their behavior ing them dry of money important. It provides the But the company said there was no on my profile and can see what I am do- to different social groups, but Face- for fuel or food. support you need as you security or privacy breach because the ing online is intimidating,” she said. book forces them to create a unified Now, I wish I had the transition from a kid to a information had only been used to per- Facebook’s data use policy states the “profile,” Rossman said. stability of living with my professional. sonalize content and provide security site receives data from the computer, But this may not be a bad thing, parents again. Like Em- As long as you never for its users. mobile phone or other device used to he added. ily said, the food is better burn bridges, I have a feel- Facebook already tracks users’ access the site – data including the user’s “Facebook’s changes are pushing (and cheaper), you don’t ing you will never be truly browsing activity while a user is on the IP address, location, the type of browser us to behave the same way in front of have to pay rent and homeless (even if you get site, based on its terms of agreement. they use and the pages they visit. everyone we interact with,” he said. you can even ask for gas testy on those calls home).
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Photo Contest: Monday-Friday, Trail restoration projects Free “It was just such an Backpacking, climbing and enjoyable experience be- Bike & Hike Trip: Tuesday, biking trips 5-8 p.m. ing up there with (friends) For more information, visit Climbing at the Piano Boul- and really understanding campusrec.colostate.edu/Out- ders: Thursday, 5-8 p.m. how positively the sport of doorProgram Women Rock! Climbing Trip: climbing can impact your Saturday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. life,” said Nick Kadlec, a ju- Stargazing Trip: Sunday, nior construction manage- tional classes were offered 6- 9p.m. ment major and president through the program. of the CSU climbing club. All experience levels are “Still today, it is con- welcome, and the cost var- gram represents the physi- sidered a remarkable land- ies depending on the event. cal aspect of the CSU mis- mark in the bouldering and “We strive to get stu- sion," said Brendan Moran, rock climbing community,” dents involved in their lo- an employee at the climbing Kadlec said. cal, natural environment,” wall in the recreation cen- DeLuca said. “We are here ter. "Environmentalism has Not just a climbing affair: to serve the students.” its place in academia, but a Thursday's climb is just DeLuca stressed the op- classroom cannot develop mohannad sabry | mcclatchy-tribune one of several programs tions student have within respect for the nature on Marie Daniel, mother of a coptic protester who was shot dead on Sunday night in Cairo, cries with her brother, offered this week during the Outdoor Program, in- the level that summiting a Noshi; her daughters blood covered the shirts and hands of both. Angry Coptic Christians bury the dead Outdoor Week, which the cluding educational classes, mountain or sleeping under from Sunday night’s riots in Cairo amid growing concern that the military-led government is fanning violence Outdoor Program is coor- medical training, discount- the stars can." between Muslims and Christians. dinating in an effort to get ed gear rentals and a chance A complete listing of people outside before the to try something new. events offered by the Out- weather turns cold. “We cater to everyone, door Program can be found The events add to the but typically put an em- online at campusrec.colos- nearly 70 activities the Out- phasis on students who tate.edu/OutdoorProgram. Egypt remains on edge door Program at CSU puts have little to no experience For additional information, on each year in an effort to and offer trips and clin- call the program at (970) By Jeffrey Fleishman “Strangers got in the mid- divisions will not ease until continue and enhance peo- ics on almost every kind of 491-1669. and Amro Hassan dle of our sons and committed the military acknowledges ple's outdoor adventure. outdoor adventure you can "I know that I want my McClatchy-Tribune mistakes to be blamed on our its mistakes and relinquish- The program operates imagine.” university experience to be sons,” said a statement from es power. out of the Campus Rec- Education remains the about more than tests and CAIRO — Mourners the Coptic Church. It added What is unfolding is a reation Center near the emphasis of the Outdoor grades. I want it to be about wept over the coffins of Cop- that attacks and discrimina- dramatic reversal of goodwill climbing wall, but climb- Program, which DeLuca personal growth," Moran tic Christians on Monday as tion against Christians are for an army that was praised ing isn't all they bring to said separates them from said. "What better place for Egyptian officials and reli- “problems that occur repeat- by most protesters during the community. During other more social groups that than the outdoors?" gious leaders sought to ease edly and go unpunished.” last winter’s uprising and the past few months, back- on campus including the Senior Reporter Ja- sectarian tensions amid ris- Dozens of people have now is regarded as a poor- packing trips, volunteer Outdoor Club. son Pohl can be reached at ing anger toward the nation’s been detained and the rul- ly disguised extension of trail restoration and educa- "I think the Outdoor Pro- [email protected]. ruling military council. ing Supreme Council of the Mubarak’s police state. This Funerals for four of the Armed Forces has ordered frustration has deepened more than 20 Coptic protest- an investigation. the nation’s political turmoil ers killed Sunday by army The deaths exacerbated ahead of November’s parlia- police and thugs in plain- religious animosities and led mentary elections, which are clothes kept the country on to condemnation of the mili- expected to highlight the in- edge. The Coptic Church tary by human rights groups. fluence of Islamists. denounced the military for The military is reviled by Ultraconservative Isla- Tuesdays allowing the attacks. And Tuesdays many Muslims and Copts mists have burned church- Christians hurled rocks at for failing to turn the coun- es and inflamed sectarian police outside a Cairo hospi- try over to a democratic gov- passions in recent months. 2 for 1 Coors & Wells 9pm tal where the bodies of other ernment while expanding Copts said that the attacks protesters awaited burial. martial law to crackdown on on protesters Sunday — the “Coptic blood in Egypt is protests, political activists bloodiest unrest since Febru- cheap and the military coun- and the media. ary — also revealed the viru- cil knows they can get away Prime Minister Essam lent anti-Christian attitudes with killing us because we’re Sharaf suggested the vio- held by many in the security a minority,” said Fakhri Girgis lence that killed 25 people, forces. Others said the mili- 970.484.RIBS Fakhri, a mourner at the fu- including three soldiers, and tary was stoking unrest to 820 City Park Ave neral presided over by Coptic wounded nearly 300 was justify further tightening its Pope Shenouda III. “When a the work of foreign hands or grip on the country despite Muslim protester gets killed, conspirators possibly con- its tumbling credibility. the whole country gets on nected to loyalists of toppled The violence against its feet, but when Copts are President Hosni Mubarak. Copts, who make up 10 killed, nothing happens.” “Instead of advancing to percent of the population, The violence broke out build a modern state of dem- reverberated well beyond Sunday when thousands of ocratic principles, we are Cairo, raising concern in Eu- Copts protesting the recent back searching for security rope and the U.S. about the burning of a church in south- and stability,” said Sharaf, ability of the military council ern Egypt were attacked by whose credibility with the to protect human rights and thugs as armored personnel public has steadily eroded. move Egypt forward. carriers rammed into crowds “We will not surrender to “Now is a time for re- and crushed demonstrators. these malicious conspira- straint on all sides so that Police said the protesters cies, and we will not accept Egyptians can move forward started the trouble by pelting reverting back.” together to forge a strong and security forces with stones Many Egyptians, how- united Egypt,” said a state- and gasoline bombs. ever, believe the unrest and ment from the White House. The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Tuesday, October 11, 2011 7 Occupy | Leaderless movement Continued from Page 1 another,” said John Hult- Brena, a freshmen art ma- green, a political science jor. “More people need to there was something I graduate student at CSU. know about what we’re do- could do –– that there was a Those in attendance for ing.” movement I could be a part the general assembly were He and Ashley Havlin, a of.” encouraged to bring any freshmen natural resources Occupy Fort Collins be- and all ideas to the table major, said they have been gan as a leaderless move- and take part in the peace- participating in the larger ment in a similar fashion ful protest and show of civil Occupy Denver events for to those events around the disobedience. Attendees the past two weekends. They country including Denver were also encouraged to plan to educate the college and New York. Shaw said be responsible by cleaning population at CSU through the events in New York are up trash, recycling and stay booths and informational “phenomenal” and that the out of traffic to avoid pun- sessions on campus. turnout Monday was sur- ishment. “I just want to give them prising, but promising. Efforts on the campus the information students “It’s one thing to have level are also being orga- need to make their own de- a big rally in somewhere nized including a national cision,” Havlin said. like New York, but having walkout, which is scheduled Senior Reporter Jason this kind of decentralized for Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in Pohl and Collegian writer structure where you have the Lory Student Center. Elisabeth Willner can be hundreds of little rallies “People need to know reached at news@collegian. throughout the country is what is going on,” said Alex com.
adam baron | COLLEGIAN Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman, the first Arab woman to win a Nobel Prize, sits in her tent in Change Square in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday. Yemeni Nobel winner: Democracy is the best antidote to extremism By Adam Baron McClatchy-Tribune SANAA, Yemen — At first glance, Tawakkol - Kar man seems an improbable activist. Once she opens her mouth, however, doubts about this young mother of three are quickly silenced. Acerbically witty in pri- vate and effortlessly char- ismatic in front of an audi- ence, Karman has become the unlikely face of anti- government demonstra- tions that have swept deep- adam baron | COLLEGIAN ly conservative Yemen since Yemeni women march in Sanaa Oct. 9, 2011, in a demonstration called January. in honor of Tawakkol Karman, who was among the recipients Friday of Long a vocal critic of the Nobel Peace Prize. Karman is the first Arab woman to be awarded a Yemeni President Ali Ab- Nobel Prize. dullah Saleh, who came to power the year before she where she and other dem- Karman’s brash and un- was born, Karman has al- onstrators have camped out apologetic activism makes ternately earned acclaim for months, Karman is more her a bit of an anomaly in and notoriety for her work prone to joke about the fa- Yemen, a devoutly Muslim agitating for women’s rights tigue caused by media at- country where most wom- and greater freedom of ex- tention than to bask in her en don the face-covering pression. new fame. niqab. But the activist, who But before being award- But even as she punc- has previously clashed with ed the Nobel Peace Prize on tures remarks with sarcastic some conservative mem- Friday along with two wom- entreaties for sleep, her fer- bers of her Islamist Islah en from Liberia, Karman vor is apparent. She read- party, brushed aside sugges- was a relative unknown out- ily receives visitors, eager tions that the fall of Saleh side of Yemen. to share credit for an honor would empower extremists, While some Yemenis that she has dedicated to arguing that a democratic have dismissed the award comrades in Yemen and the Yemen was the best cure for as an act of interference rest of the Arab world. Yemen’s ills. in Yemen’s ongoing politi- “This isn’t my award,” Responding to concerns cal crisis, many are hailing she said as she embraced about Yemen-based militant Karman as a national hero. a female activist. “This be- groups, including al-Qaida Even Saleh’s General Peo- longs to all of us.” in the Arabian Peninsula, ple’s Congress party has of- Karman has not left the which the U.S. character- fered a qualified statement protest camp in more than izes as the most active of the of congratulations. six months, and it is an open al-Qaida affiliates now, she Many of Karman’s ad- question of whether she’ll argued that a democratic mirers have penned poems travel to Oslo, Norway, to Yemen would prove a bet- in her honor, transforming accept her prize. Regardless ter partner than the current an ancient art form once of the increased attention, government. used to praise monarchs she says, she remains fo- “I have no fear of any- and tribal notables into a cused on fighting for a bet- thing after the revolution means of paying tribute to ter Yemen. — the women and youth of the first Arab woman to win “As long as I live — no Yemen have proved their a Nobel Prize. matter what I do — my strength,” she said. “Things Speaking Monday in her goals will remain the same. like extremism and terror- tattered blue tent in Sanaa’s Ending corruption, defend- ism, which have grown un- Change Square, the sprawl- ing human rights, fighting der dictatorship, will fade ing anti-government sit-in dictatorship,” she said. away in a free Yemen.” 8 Tuesday, October 11, 2011 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian “You think about all the efforts that had to go into decontaminating postal facilities, and the volatility of those spores and the fact that they were around for so long.”
Claire Fraser-Liggett | genetics consultant FBI case against anthrax suspect rife with questions By Stephen Engelberg, exonerating Ivins, a gifted Greg Gordon, Jim Gilmore but tortured scientist with and Mike Wiser a history of obsessive be- McClatchy-Tribune havior, the documents and accounts are at odds with WASHINGTON — In De- some of the science and cir- cember 2001, long before he cumstantial evidence that became the prime suspect the government said would in the anthrax mailings that have led to his conviction had terrorized the nation, for capital crimes: Army biologist Bruce Ivins Although prosecutors sent his superiors an email have said Ivins tried to hide offering to help scientists his guilt by submitting a trace the killer. false sample of his anthrax Ivins said he had several that didn’t contain telltale variants of Ames anthrax — genetic mutations found in the rare strain that an FBI the attack powder, records science consultant conclud- reveal publicly for the first ed was used in the attack — time that Ivins made avail- that could be tested to find able at least three other the origins of the powder samples for testing between that had killed five people. 2002 and 2004. Those sam- Seven years later, as fed- ples did match the anthrax eral investigators prepared in the attack letters, a dis- to charge him for the same covery that Ivins’ lawyer crimes he had offered to said debunks charges that help solve, Ivins commit- he was covering his tracks. ted suicide at age 62. Pros- Prosecutors argued that ecutors voiced confidence Ivins was motivated by sig- that Ivins would have been nals from the White House found guilty, announcing and Pentagon that the Fort that years of cutting-edge Detrick lab’s anthrax vac- DNA analysis proved that cine projects could be cur- his spores were “effectively tailed, saying that his “life’s the murder weapon.” work appeared destined for To many of Ivins’ former failure, absent an unexpect- colleagues at the U.S. Army ed event.” But Ivins’ former germ research center in Fort bosses say that he shouldn’t photo courtesy of mcclatchy-tribune Detrick, Md., his invitation have had any worries about John Ezzell was a USAMRIID scientist at the time who assisted the FBI in the investigation to find the anthrax suspect. to test anthrax in his own his future, because he knew inventory is among numer- that the Pentagon had ap- a single spore from the at- that they were around for ecutor Rachel Lieber said in variants, known as morphs, ous indications that the FBI proved a full year’s funding tack powder, prosecutors so long,” she said. “I think an interview. But in a trial, that serve as a kind of mi- got the wrong man. for his and others’ research said that a microbiologist it represents a big hole, re- she said, prosecutors would croscopic fingerprint for What kind of murderer, on a new vaccine and was trained to handle danger- ally gives me pause to think: urge jurors to see the big anthrax spores. they wonder, would ask the mapping out a five-year ous germs would have How strong was this case picture. Ivins first submitted a cops to test his own gun for plan to invest well over $15 been able to hide its traces. against Dr. Ivins?” “And, ladies and gentle- set of samples in February ballistics? million. But Claire Fraser-Liggett, Prosecutors continue men, the big picture is, you 2002 that was rejected for Ten years after the at- As the FBI zeroed in on a genetics consultant who to vehemently defend their have, you know, brick upon being in the wrong type of tack, an in-depth exami- Ivins in March 2007, an elite oversaw work that provided case, arguing that the incon- brick upon brick upon brick glass vessels, and the Justice nation of the case against group of outside scientists some of the most impor- sistencies and unanswered upon brick of a wall of evi- Department later alleged Ivins by PBS’ “Frontline,” urged investigators to do tant evidence linking Ivins questions are trumped by a dence that demonstrates that he then manipulated a McClatchy Newspapers more basic research — about to the attack powder, found long chain of evidence that that Dr. Ivins was guilty of second set of samples that and ProPublica raises fresh how and when the genetic that dismissal troubling. they think would have con- this offense.” April so they wouldn’t show doubts about the govern- mutations arose — to make She questioned how some- vinced a jury that Ivins pre- Prosecutors cited ge- the distinct variants match- ment’s evidence and ques- sure the results were un- one who perhaps had to pared the lethal powder that netics tests as conclusive ing the attack powder. tions whether — despite a challengeable. FBI officials work “haphazardly, quickly” was mailed to news media evidence that Ivins’ spores Records recently re- $100 million investigation rebuffed that recommen- could have avoided leaving outlets and two U.S. sena- — most grown for him at leased under the Freedom — the real anthrax killer re- dation, saying it addressed behind tiny pieces of foren- tors. an Army base in Dugway, of Information Act show mains on the loose. “an academic question with sically traceable DNA. “You can get into the Utah — were the parent that Ivins ultimately made The news organizations little probative value to the “You think about all the weeds, and you can take lit- material to the powder. In available to investigators a conducted dozens of inter- investigation.” efforts that had to go into tle shots of each of these as- January 2002, Ivins him- total of four sets of samples views and reviewed thou- After collecting swabs decontaminating postal fa- pects of our vast, you know, self gave an FBI agent a from 2002 to 2004 — double sands of pages of FBI files from Ivins’ home, vehicles cilities, and the volatility of mosaic of evidence against detailed tutorial on how to the number the FBI has dis- over the past year. While not and office and finding not those spores and the fact Dr. Ivins,” lead federal pros- spot the genetically distinct closed.
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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (10/11/11). Leave work worries aside to take time to appreciate friends, partners and family. Your relationships sustain you more than any quantity of money. This year will include plenty of opportunities for abundance. Enjoy your loved ones while you have them. Derrick Burton Scubbles To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easi- est day, 0 the most challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) –– 8 –– You’re hot, and getting hotter, but don’t get cocky. When confi dence turns to arro- gance there’s trouble afoot, especially around money. Don’t gamble. Play it cool. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) –– 7 –– Hang in there; good things come to those who wait. Choose your own destiny (and your destination). Your intuition is right on target, so follow that thread where it leads. GEMINI (May 21-June 21) –– 8 –– Your inbox keeps grow- ing. Keep plugging away to keep the stack to a reasonable height. Schedule time for friends, though. They’re the fuel that keeps your motor running. Benjamin Gowen Gowen Benjamin CANCER (June 22-July 22) –– 8 –– You may fi nd inspiration for your next career move in a book. Talk about your dreams Apartmentville with someone special over a wonderful meal. Notice fl avors and subtle details. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) –– 8 –– What’s your next move? Ev- ery step is an adventure, every turn a surprise. Regale your subjects with an inspiring effort. Balance work with travel, and step on out. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ––Today is a 7 –– Patience is not just a virtue, it’s necessary today. Be open to transformation or for things to shift. Don’t believe everything you think. The fun is in the inquiry. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) –– 8 –– Take action about an un-
Ian Cox comfortable working condition. Solving it removes an ob- stacle and benefi ts many. This allows the abundance to fl ow more freely.
Undeclared SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) –– 9 –– Take advantage of your energy for increased productivity. Don’t delay urgent action. Consider the needs of a loved one in your schedule. You can do it all. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) –– 8 –– The day’s picture perfect. Play with children or younger people for a regained sense of youth. Make sure to stretch before jumping for the moon. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) –– 8 –– Competition spurs you to pick up the pace. You’ve got the power, so pour on the steam! A new idea could work with help from a partner. Add your muscle to their passion. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) –– 9 –– You’ve got the energy and health, so put in the extra work to really get things mov- Tim Rickard Tim ing. Your sweetheart wants your time (not your money). Bal- ance your schedule. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) –– 9 –– You have more vital- ity today. You’re motivated to take action, so go right ahead. Brewster Rockit Brewster Daily cartoons and games available online at Collegian.com. Send feedback to [email protected]. Declare your intentions, and dare to be assertive. Waltz with any changes.
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Wal-Mart as competition? McClatchy-Tribune helping Third World arti- “It certainly does seem “That remains to be sans develop and sell their in sharp contrast to Wal- seen,” Loeper said. HARTFORD, Conn. — handicrafts to buyers in Mart’s typical business Wal-Mart said it plans Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has al- North America, Wal-Mart’s model,” said Michele Loep- to procure some products ways competed with Main new venture represents a er, a spokeswoman at the from Ethical Fashion Africa Street clothing and hard- major new market. Akron, Pa., headquarters for and Full Circle Exchange, a ware stores, but this spring, Wal-Mart isn’t talk- Ten Thousand Villages. program within the Inter- the retail giant may be going ing prices yet, but by 2016 “I’m not sure what their national Trade Centre. ITC head-to-head with specialty it plans to offer up to 500 model will be,” Loeper said. is a joint agency of the Unit- stores that sell handmade items by 20,000 women ar- “From our point of view we ed Nations and the World arts and crafts. tisans in two-dozen coun- work with the artisans to Trade Organization. Wal-Mart will begin tries. Among this spring’s identify a fair income, one The e-commerce site is shmuel thaler | mcclatchy-tribune selling one-of-a-kind hand- offerings: dresses from Ke- that will benefit them and an “ideal venue” for artisans icrafts made by women ar- nya and jewelry from Gua- be sustainable. We’re the who “may not have the size UC Santa Cruz student Caileen Brandt has an up close and personal view tisans in developing coun- temala and Thailand. anti-Wal-Mart, a nonprofit or scale to sell in our brick- of the redwoods from her trailer at Caper Park at UC Santa Cruz, Sept. 30, company dedicated to pro- and-mortar stores,” and 2011. tries online at Walmart. Wal-Mart’s announce- com. ment has startled many viding sustainable income giving them “the benefit of It’s a surprise move for and raised the concerns of opportunities to artisans in the company’s knowledge a retailer whose empire importers and retailers who developing countries — I about customers, packag- is built on offering mass- say they follow the precepts doubt that’s what Wal-Mart ing and promotions,” Leslie Meet the Parkies produced items at discount of fair trade, including Ten is doing here.” Dach, Wal-Mart’s executive prices. But for a West Hart- Thousand Villages, the na- Down the road, does vice president of corporate By Tovin Lapan came up here I saw that it ford nonprofit, Aid To Arti- tion’s oldest and largest fair Ten Thousand Villages view affairs, said. McClatchy-Tribune was purely magical. It’s an inspired, intentional com- SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — munity that allows for self Cloaked within a redwood exploration and growth for grove on the north side of all its residents.” the University of California- A stroll through the park It’s Crunch Time Santa Cruz campus is a place reveals gardens, sculptures, that many students do not piles of bike tires and color- even know exists, but for fully decorated and painted others is the unique, pictur- campers in every shape and esque and serene commu- size, many of them with nity where they bought their names on the exterior such first home before they turned as “The Glory Wagon” and 21 — the Camper Park. “Creamcicle.” The students who live in In the center of the park the 42-space park choose to is a community area with live here because they iden- laundry facilities, a kitchen, tify with the social environ- restrooms and showers. Ev- ment and tight-knit, com- ery Wednesday and Sunday munal living. The residents the residents hold a potluck sip morning tea together, dinner open to all comers. help each other out with The residents call them- chores and maintenance, selves “parkies,” and hold teach each other how to a “Trailer Park Olympics” play instruments and other every year, using unconven- skills, and, in general, seem tional competitions as an to be on the same wave- ice breaker. length. “The park is a really Just before noon Friday strong community,” said The Beatles’ “Yellow Sub- resident Caileen Brandt, 21, marine” seeped through the whose remark was echoed walls of the first camper on with a “Hell yea,” from fellow the circular road. The very park resident Will Lee. next camper in the line was “It’s like a co-op more actually painted egg-yolk than a dorm,” Brandt said. yellow and had the words “It is mostly student run, and “We all live in a yellow we are responsible for our submarine” written on the own community. We keep it side. clean and make sure we are “I heard stories about responsible campus neigh- this place from friends,” said bors. If someone is causing kelly keen | COLLEGIAN Nate Kandus, a Santa Cruz problems, we will solve it as Sophomore psychology major Christian Mast works on writing a paper with undeclared freshman Hannah Conklin Monday afternoon student who lived in the a community, but we may in the Monfort Quadrangle. The Monfort Quad, located directly east of the Clark building, serves as a quiet, grassy spot to relax in park from 2007 to 2010 and have to expedite them off between classes. was back visiting. “When I the island.”
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