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Fort Collins, Colorado COLLEGIAN Volume 116 | No. 103 Tuesday, February 12, 2008 www.collegian.com THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891 B One man’s story of lost identity and homelessness S ByBy TIM MADDOCKS

AARON MONTOYA | COLLEGIAN James Schumacher, a 27-year-old homeless man living in Loveland, holds a discarded cigarette butt that he re-lit after procuring it from the planter at left Jan. 26. Schumacher calls the practice “sniping” and says it is a “ﬁ lthy habit” that has become a part of his life without income.

The second in a three-part He’s munching on or- the ﬂ oor and mutters under it sounds. You never get back ing the beanie high above his “My head went to the series on the homeless in ange peanut butter sandwich his breath intently, in a sort what they take out. head. side,” he says, tilting his head Northern Colorado. crackers. With each bite, the of public speaking cadence “The thing about the mid- James stops muttering. to the right to show where he’d crackers crumble off his wild, that only makes sense to him. dle class ...” he goes on, pay- He sleeps under the bridge been struck. “I didn’t even see homeless man unkempt beard and onto “That’s the problem with ing no attention to a reporter by Wal-Mart, on Mulberry who hit me. But I tried not to sits at a table at the table, where he takes the America,” he says. “All that taking notes. Street, that guides trafﬁ c over fall because I didn’t want to Catholic Charities crumbs, nervously gathers land they took from the gov- When asked his name, the Cache La Poudre River get hit again. I waited ‘til I saw Northern, a Fort them into a pile and rearrang- ernment ... considering the he looks up, pulls off his blue –– a step up from the streets they were gone, then I let my- A Collins shelter, es them. Then, he wrecks the taxes. There’s something cotton beanie, releasing his of Denver, where he was re- self drop.” waiting for free lunch to be pile, only to rebuild it. called a tax return –– means wild brown hair, and proudly cently hit on the head with a served. Emotionless, he looks at something opposite of what proclaims, “James,” still hold- baseball bat. See JAMES on Page 5

Writers Guild moves to end Prof. leaves strike, return to work this week a legacy By LYNN ELBER The Associated Press By KAELI WEST Rocky Mountain Collegian LOS ANGELES – TV producers say they expect writers to return to Robert Cavarra, a professor emeri- work as early as Wednesday now tus for the music department, passed that the Writers Guild of America away Friday after a series of health is- has moved to end its three-month- sues, leaving behind a long-standing old strike. legacy with the international organ On Sunday, guild leaders recom- player community. mended a tentative three-year con- Cavarra had been associated with tract to members and asked them the university for 37 years. to vote separately on a quick end to Colleagues referred to Cavarra the walkout. as a man with extraordinary, world- Membership meetings will renowned talents on the organ and be held Tuesday in New York and the building of the Casavant organ on COURTESY OF CSU DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Los Angeles, said Patric Verrone, campus, which he commissioned in president of the guild’s West Coast 1968. Colorado State University professor emeritus Robert Cavarra died Friday. branch. “One of the biggest cultural trea- sures that CSU possesses is that organ,” Cavarra, a world-renowned organ “This is the best deal this guild player, is credited with commission- has bargained for in 30 years,” Ver- said Michael Thaut, chair of the Music, DAMIAN DOVARGANES | AP ing the construction of the Casavant rone said. Theatre and Dance departments. Organ located in the Music Building, The tentative contract secures Members of the Writers Guild of America walk on the picket line at NBC Joel Bacon, assistant professor of in 1968. writers a share of the burgeoning Studios in Burbank, Calif., on Friday. TV producers say they expect writers the Music, Theatre and Dance to return to work as early as Wednesday, now that the Writers Guild of See STRIKE on Page 3 America has moved to end its three-month-old strike. See PROF on Page 8

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By PAULINE JELINEK Offi cials said Ahmad al-Hawsawi; The Associated Press they’ll seek the death and Waleed bin penalty and hope to Attash, a detainee WASHINGTON – The Pen- try all six together. known as Khallad, tagon on Monday charged six That would make it who investigators Guantanamo Bay detainees the fi rst capital trial say selected and HURRY , with murder and war crimes under the terrorism- trained some of the for the Sept. 11 terror attacks. era military tribunal 19 hijackers. Offi cials sought the death system. Dominic J. Space is filling up! penalty in the unprecedented Hartmann said Puopolo Jr., whose military tribunal case that has the six include Kha- MOHAMMED mother, Sonia Mo- been clouded by revelations lid Sheikh Moham- rales Puopolo, was “I only have eyes for ewe.” the key suspect suffered inter- med, the suspected a passenger aboard rogation tactics that critics call mastermind of the at- one of the downed torture. tacks in which hijack- airliners, said he The son of a Sept. 11 victim ers fl ew planes into was relieved but had said he was relieved by the de- buildings in New York mixed feelings. velopment and hoped it would and Washington. An- “There’s a feeling bring justice. Critics said the other hijacked plane that we have to re- trial would be a sham. crashed in the fi elds hash this again and Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Hart- of western Pennsyl- it will be in the me- mann, the legal adviser to the vania. dia and bring back tribunal system, announced The other fi ve BINALSHIBH some very painful that 169 charges had been men being charged memories,” he said. sworn against six men “alleged are: Mohammed al- “On the other hand, to be responsible for the plan- Qahtani, who offi cials have the worst of the worst are go- ning and execution of the at- labeled the 20th hijacker; ing to be held accountable for tacks” in 2001 that killed nearly Ramzi Binalshibh, said to have their actions.” 3,000 people. been the main intermediary Asked what impact it will “These charges allege a between the hijackers and al- have on the case that Moham- Valentine’s Day long-term, highly sophisticat- Qaida leaders; Ali Abd al-Aziz med was subjected to water- FREE ed, organized plan by al-Qaida Ali, known as Ammar al-Bal- boarding by CIA interrogators, to attack the United States of uchi, a nephew and lieutenant Hartmann said it will be up to Personals America,” Hartmann told a of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed; the tribunal judge to determine Pentagon press conference. al-Baluchi’s assistant, Mustafa what evidence is allowed. for CSU Students STRIKE | Contract could salvage Free Valentine’s Day personals to the first 50 CSU students who respond to this ad TV season, Oscars attendance by Tuesday, February 12. Continued from Page 1 They called for a membership months of reruns and reality Now is the time to send a message to your special someone, a friend, roommate ratifi cation vote, which will be T V.” or that person in class you’ve been wanting to meet. digital-media market, he said, conducted by mail over about The guild’s major bargain- including compensation for two weeks. ing concession to studios was Valentine’s Day personals will publish in the February 14th edition of the Collegian. Internet-delivered TV shows Member approval of the agreeing to take unionization All personals 25 words or less will publish for free. and movies. contract and the strike’s end of animation and reality TV Include a picture with your message for only $3. “If they (producers) get appeared likely. At heavily at- shows off the table, Verrone paid, we get paid. This contract tended membership meetings said. The guild has said it still Email your personal to mailto:[email protected] or stop by the Collegian office in makes that a reality,” Verrone Saturday in New York and Los intends to pursue those goals. the lower level of the Lory Student Center. One personal per student. said. But, he added, “it is not all Angeles, there was resounding The Alliance of Motion Pic- Include your name, phone number and student id number with emailed submissions. we hoped for and it is not all we support for the proposed deal ture and Television Producers, deserved.” that could put TV and movie which represents the studios, Still, the union’s negotiat- production back on track, sal- said it had no comment Sun- ing committee recommended vage the rest of the TV season day on the guild’s actions. Saturday that the contract be and remove a boycott threat The strike’s end would al- accepted, and the West guild’s from this month’s Oscars. low many hit series to return board of directors and the East Verrone thanked television this spring for what’s left of the (970) 491-1686 [email protected] Coast guild’s council agreed. viewers who “tolerated three current season. The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Tuesday, February 12, 2008 3 Six charged for Sept. 11

OPINIONTuesday, February 12, 2007 | Page 4

your two cents yesterDay’s results: What are you giving up for Lent? africans weigh in on candidates 61% I don’t participate * ( in Lent. * 21%Fast food. 11% The Collegian. Similarly, Liberian refugee and found- (( 3% Drinking ing member of the non-profit Mediators “While there was 3% Shaving. Without Borders, Bartuah Ninwillay, pre- 1% Smoking. dicts that as president Sen. Obama would “speak for the blacks.” some variation in Beyond being black, Sen. Obama is )( -( also the son of a Kenyan, which in the reasons given for toDay’s questIon: eyes of many Africans, makes him Afri- can as well. supporting Obama By lucI storellI-castro What is your main “He’s African; he’s got the blood in source of protein? him. Once an African, always an African,” and Clinton, there Dear Mates, Anyenedu said. Log on to collegian.com After the dust had settled from voters Ninwillay agreed adding, if elected was unanimity on the to give us your two cents. hitting the polls on Super Tuesday, one president, Sen. Obama would surely candidate remained standing on the Re- make Kenyans proud as “they would be need to oust President This is an unscientific poll conducted at collegian.com and reflects the opinions publican side. having their son serving as the American of approximately 100 Internet users who have chosen to participate. Meanwhile, for the Democrats, Super president.” Bush and the Tuesday served only to reinforce what The fact that Sen. Obama traces his many political pundits had predicted: roots to Kenya, however, does not nec- Republican Party This race is far from over for Sen. Hillary essarily mean that Africans find affinity Our view Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama. with him. f r o m p o w e r.” Although the early stages of the prima- “He’s Kenyan and I’m Nigerian,” said ries witnessed a confused and fractured Ayu, pointing to cultural differences. Republican electorate, with each state se- According to Zimbabwean Mavis potism, corruption, and the like – so why Prison records lecting a different candidate as their top Kadera, a freshman pre-med student at elect someone considered an African choice, Republicans seem to have finally the University of Ghana, “when it comes president of the United States? united under Sen. McCain. to Africa, there’s a lot of tribalism; people Anyenedu disagrees with the insinu- Conversely, in the Democratic field, are different.” ation that an Obama presidency would the contention for the nomination has Unlike most other Africans I have en- mean that the deplorable governing tac- shouldn’t be tics used by some African leaders would consistently been a battle between Sen. countered, Kadera is a Clinton supporter. Clinton and Obama, with the baton “I would like to see what a woman surface on the American political scene. switching from one candidate to the oth- could do as president. Maybe a woman’s Referring to his having resided in er. touch could change things in a positive other countries, such as Indonesia, she your only ID While the American electorate toss- believes that “he will pick the good things way,” Kadera said. es and turns between the prospect of a Citing a history of rogue regimes, from one place and implement them.” woman or an African-American as presi- Kadera said “men have wrecked havoc on While there was some variation in You know things are bad when the only way to escape reasons given for supporting Obama and the cycle of poverty, for many, is to commit a felony. dent, most Africans I have come across this earth.” seem to have found their darling for the Indeed, many men in positions of Clinton, there was unanimity on the need In the state of Colorado, you must have a birth certifi- to oust President Bush and the Republi- cate to get any form of identification. This is where the Democratic ticket in Sen. Obama. power have wrecked havoc on earth, but “I feel he is young and has a fresh face. aren’t women capable of just the same? can Party from power. problem starts. It will be interesting to see how these According to the Colorado Department of Health and He also has a good vision for the Ameri- Was former British Prime Minister Mar- can people in general, not just for the garet Thatcher not as hawkish and emo- feelings play out in President Bush’s up- Environment, in order to get a copy of your birth certifi- coming African tour. Hopefully, Air Force cate, you must have another form of valid ID –– and a elite,” said Ghanaian Akua Anyenedu, an tionally detached from human suffering undeclared freshman at the University of as some of the worst male leaders of our One has an anti-ballistic rotten tomatoes Social Security card doesn’t cut it. shield. If you are from out of state, you must have a valid Ghana. time? For others, such as Mofe Ayu, a Nige- Questions also surround Sen. Obama ID and a home mailing address. So, if you don’t have a Luci Storelli-Castro is a senior political home, you’re out of luck. rian sophomore studying geology at the in terms of the influence his Kenyan roots University of Ghana, the most appealing will play if elected president. How will his science and philosophy major. Her column Moreover, if you have no means to prove your iden- appears Tuesdays in the Collegian. Letters tity to prospective employers, you also can’t get a legiti- aspect of Sen. Obama is his race. skin color affect his policy choices? “He would be the first black American Moreover, African heads of state have and feedback can be sent to letters@colle- mate job. gian.com. If you can’t get a job, you have no way to pay rent. to be president,” Ayu said. had a troubling governing record of des- Unless, of course, you turn to crime. So, for many homeless Americans, it is nearly impossible to legitimately escape the cycle of poverty. The solution is apparent. Defacing public property, punching strangers in the face, exposing yourself to old women, urinating on cultural heritage sites, digging up graves, breaking into the governor’s mansion and resisting arrest, while not exact- ly socially acceptable, are all perfectly good ways to put your name in the system and let the government know that you are there. When you get out of prison, you have plenty of documentation and are good to go. We feel it is in the interest of everyone that homeless citizens be given an alternative. Seriously, do we need all this red tape?

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Colorado Caucus provides perspective on Kenya killings

The night of Feb. 5 I attended my sticker to know whether they were an environment where one’s life, one’s injustice that caused the line to be first caucus. The cafeteria at Lesher friend or foe. Acting friendly toward liberty and justice are at stake? crossed from political rivalry into vio- Junior High that I walked into was my opponents felt like I was being This is the present state of affairs lent civil warfare. packed full of people, already self- disloyal to my beliefs. in Kenya. An independent recount of the segregated according to the presiden- Once I became conscious of my Granted, at the caucus I wasn’t past year’s election, or a compromise tial candidate they supported. There attitude of rivalry, I realized how ri- hurting anyone by allowing my strong and sharing of power between lead- were tables littered with Clinton post- diculous it was to feel antagonistic beliefs to take precedence. Under dif- ers Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga are ers, and then those decorated with toward people in the room simply ferent circumstances, though, these possible remedies. Obama posters. because they supported a different are the same dangerous sentiments Of immediate importance is the I was surprised at the adverse feel- candidate. and thoughts that, when magnified, action advocated by a Namibian By mary ackerson ings that immediately rose within me Even so, I realized that this atmo- can lead to the rationalization of vio- newspaper quoted in a Feb. 1 BBC ar- when regarding the opposing candi- sphere is essentially inevitable when lence. ticle, which said “the Kenyan head of The events of the Iowa caucus re- date’s supporters. each side’s beliefs are so strong and When injustice is factored into the state and opposition leaders also need ally puts the recent violence in Kenya I quickly sought out an Obama significant to them. equation, giving in to such antagonis- to take their leadership role extremely in perspective. table, and was relieved to find that So, for that period of time, I per- tic sentiments feels completely nor- seriously in an attempt to bring the Initially, the thought of neighbors they were passing out stickers, so that mitted my prejudgments and sense- mal. Thus, injustice leads to the dis- violence to an end. It is imperative who grew up together brutally killing I would not have to be sans-identity. less antagonism toward my fellow hu- regard of the value of humanity in a they do so.” one another over an election was in- My support and commitment to my man beings. retaliatory, and often violent, pursuit Let’s hope it happens sooner rath- conceivable to me. I speculated that candidate is so strong that I did not This is how I came to a better un- of justice. er than later. the Kenyan people involved in the want to be mistaken as a “Hillariate” derstanding of the foreign conflict. If I In Kenya, this injustice came in violence must place less of a value on or an undecided. I felt a sense of pride was willing to set aside one of my core the form of an allegedly rigged elec- Mary Ackerson is a senior political human worth. and superiority sporting my Obama values of viewing everyone equally for tion. So what is the remedy once in- science major. Her column appears That was before I discovered that sticker. the sake of full-fledged dedication to a justice has occurred and the line of Tuesdays in the Collegian. Letters and their feelings of animosity stem from Before making eye contact with party candidate, how much more jus- violence has been crossed? feedback can be sent to letters@colle- the same root as mine on caucus day. anyone, I made sure to look at their tifiable is relinquishing this value in In this case it means righting the gian.com.

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JAmES | Man struggles to break homeless cycle, get ID

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There are different types of cold, James says, the worst being the “spiky cold.” The bridge helps with the cold sometimes. His eyes twitch as he continues to talk in a voice too loud for the room. “Since I’ve been homeless, I’ve been through hell,” he says. “If you want to write an article that will help people, you should talk about how hard it is to get identification. The reason I don’t have a job is because I don’t have an ID.” Slipping into homelessness James Schumacher was born on Oct. 10, 1980. But he has no proof of that. “During my life, you wouldn’t believe the crap I’ve been through,” he said in December while surfing the Web at the Fort Collins Library, where he spends most days. “All the abuse I’ve been through, and am still going through, is why I’m homeless.” James was born to a broken family living in a trailer park in Elkhart, Iowa, where he says his parents neglected him. “From the time I was four years old, I was left alone all the time,” he said. “All I had was food and an Atari 2600.” He describes his relationship with his family as “extremely mentally and verbally abusive.” “I hate my family,” he said. “I don’t want to ever see them again.” When he was 14, he moved into his grandparents’ house in Ankeny, Iowa, after his stepfa- ther “threatened to kill (him).” At 17, he dropped out of high school and started treatment for his new addiction to crys- tal meth. “I haven’t touched meth since,” he said, al- most defensively. “And I smoked pot once after that and hated it.” He doesn’t drink. After getting his grade equivalency diploma at 19, he worked at various package-handling jobs and spent his spare time learning basic computer programming skills –– a profession for which he aspires still. James said he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2003, but he’s adamant that he isn’t afflicted with the condition. He hasn’t found work since. He moved out of his grandparents’ house for the first time on Feb. 5, 2006 –– he remembers the date –– and has been homeless since. In April 2006, he headed for California to find programming work. Armed with only a bag of clothes and a hunch, All PhoToS by AARon monToyA | COLLEGIAN he hiked the couple miles from a Des Moines Sal- vation Army to a ramp off of Interstate 80, stuck TOP: James Schumacher arrived in Loveland his thumb out and hitched a ride. nearly a month ago after being asked not to come back to both Fort Collins shelters for not He never made it to the Golden State. completing assigned chores, he says. A man in a blue minivan drove him 650 miles TOP RIGHT: Schumacher settles down for a to the Perkins in downtown Fort Collins, gave snack in an open-air garage near the homeless him $20 and drove away. shelter in Loveland, which was closed for two Shortly after arriving in Fort Collins, he real- nights because weather was not severe enough ized he left his ID in Des Moines. to warrant its opening. Since then, James has lived on the streets of MIDDLE RIGHT: Schumacher spends two hours the Front Range, going from Fort Collins to Chey- at the library every day writing computer code enne to Denver and back to Fort Collins, sticking and doing research online. close to I-25. Loveland is his resting place, for BOTTOM RIGHT: The corner of an open-air now. On Friday, Dec. 7, it snowed hard and con- garage near the Loveland homeless shelter tinued all weekend. became a bed space for Schumacher on Jan. 26. Schumacher was forced to spend two nights “I haven’t slept the last two nights because outside. it’s been so cold,” James said at CSU’s Morgan Li- brary, where he says he keeps his computer skills sharp. “I can stay warm under the blankets, but For the man without an identity and his I can’t sleep.” heart set on Silicon Valley, things were beginning James was lucky enough to get into an emer- to look up. gency weather shelter the following Monday. Running from the demo-nazis The ID Catch-22 Following James in his quest for identifica- In Fort Collins, Catholic Charities and Salva- tion, his extreme paranoia became increasingly tion Army are the only two agencies that help evident. people acquire the sometimes hard-to-get docu- “I hate you demo-nazis,” he wrote in refer- ments to apply for government benefits, which ence to what he believes is an entity comprised require a state-issued ID and a birth certificate. of his family and the government, which con- The services include food stamps, welfare, spires to control him. Medicaid and Social Security benefits. But these James keeps a blog, documenting his life and Fort Collins agencies –– knowing many, like telling his story. To the rest of the world, it’s the James, are all but invisible –– also help homeless only real proof of his existence. people acquire IDs. “Everything people put me through, this Bruce Hall, a CSU social work professor, said country … It’s on a comparison with a terrible many people lose their ID because of the nature heinous act, except in some ways it’s worse,” of their environment. Many are alcoholics or he wrote in one submission. “The fact that this mentally ill, and IDs get lost or stolen. country put me through all it has since I was four “We can sit on our wallet all day,” Hall said. years old, and against my will, and for the major- “But (some homeless), they’re not oriented in ity of my life I had no clue as to what was going space and time. You’re lucky if you can keep your on …” pants on, let alone keep an ID.” James admits he endured two stints in a And when an ID is lost, it’s not a simple pro- Broadlawns Medical Center, an Iowa psychiatric cess to get another one. hospital, and was diagnosed with schizophre- “You need an ID to get an ID,” said Helen nia. But he says he doesn’t have schizophrenia Somersall, regional director of Catholic Chari- and refuses to take medication. ties. “It’s become real punitive.” Schizophrenia is defined as displaying a Kate Walker, director of Catholic Charities variety of psychotic symptoms over a period of emergency assistance program, has helped the six-months. Symptoms include: Distorted per- needy acquire IDs and birth certificates for the ceptions of reality, hallucinations, delusions, last three years. In November, one client had disordered thinking, and lack of emotional ex- 13 pieces of documentation, including a Native pression, to name a few. American tribal ID, she said, and he still couldn’t Dominic Brewer, a CSU psychology profes- get identification. sor said in his 11 years at CSU, he has treated five Colorado Citizens ID Collaboration Project student-patients with schizophrenia. in Denver helps people get documentation for James exhibits all the telltale symptoms of public benefits, and sometimes helps the home- paranoid schizophrenia, Brewer said. less acquire birth certificates or IDs. “For a paranoid schizophrenic, their sense of “It’s a big problem,” said Liz Miller, a special- reality is real,” Brewer said. “To tell them they’re ist with the Colorado ID Project. “It’s a compli- not delusional or hearing voices, they think you cated process because (the states) try to make must be crazy, because they are hearing voices. sure people are who they say they are.” You can’t argue with them and tell them other- Since February the Colorado ID Project, a wise. It’s a very sad disease.” grant-funded program, helped 931 people get Brewer said that while there is no known the required documentation for either IDs or cure, medication can quell the symptoms. How- Hitching a ride back the same day, James have a mailbox. birth certificates. In the last six months, Catho- ever, paranoid schizophrenics are the hardest made it back to Loveland, where he now had to So the Collegian arranged to have it sent to a lic Charities has helped 51 people acquire birth type to medicate because they generally don’t work on getting a new copy of his birth certifi- shelter in Fort Collins and ordered James’ crimi- certificates. And it’s harder in some places than want to take medicine. cate. The next day, the Collegian printed out an nal record. others to get a birth certificate. Brewer said without medication and a strong application for an Iowa birth certificate and had But the Iowa Department of Health said the “In Colorado it’s not too hard, but other states support system –– medical professionals, family James complete the form. document had to be sent to a place where James can be difficult,” Walker said, or friends –– it’s virtually impossible to control But the application needed to be notarized, is currently residing. symptoms of schizophrenia. which requires a state ID; banks couldn’t nota- “This isn’t going to work,” the clerk said about Getting James’ ID According to the Coalition for the rize the document. a week later. “You can’t do it. Stop trying … you For the Colorado Department of Motor Ve- Homeless, 16 percent of homeless people in the James needed a picture ID to get a picture ID have to be affiliated with something to help him. hicles to issue a state ID, a photo ID is required. U.S. have severe mental disorders. –– seemingly, a Catch-22 that would forever keep There has to be a cover letter with his request. Documentation like passports, school IDs, ex- But Brewer said that number is likely him from escaping life on the streets. Tell him to go to Social Services.” pired state IDs and military IDs work. higher because many choose not to access pub- But a brief criminal history –– a misdemean- When the Collegian inquired further, asking James only had a birth certificate when he lic health systems. or assault case that was later dismissed –– could to speak with a supervisor, the call was terminat- got to Fort Collins. be the key to acquiring James’ identity. ed. James’ application is now being processed by But the DMV in Denver gives out excep- Getting an ID ‘ain’t easy’ His record could be used to identify him, a a local social services agency, an agency that has tion processing forms for people without proper The Collegian received James’ Social Security clerk with the Iowa Department of Health said. cover letters. documentation, and the form only requires ap- card Jan. 5, a huge step toward attaining an ID. And the birth certificate could be mailed to The Collegian heard from James Monday, plicants to have a birth certificate and Social Se- But the process would take a huge step back James, and only to James. But he doesn’t have an from a phone in Cheyenne, Wyo., where he is curity card to get a state ID. when James lost his birth certificate. It was address, hasn’t had an address, and won’t have staying at a shelter and looking for under-the- The Collegian used a recent tuberculosis test square one all over again. an address any time soon. table work. If he gets an ID, he hopes to pursue to prove James’ existence, wrote the $15 check “Somebody stole it,” he said at the Denver The document could be mailed to the shel- his dream of becoming a computer technician. and ordered his Social Security card in early De- Public Library, where he had temporarily relo- ter he was staying at, but Loveland’s shelter is Staff writer Tim Maddocks can be reached at cember. cated. “Or I might have lost it.” opened on a day-to-day basis, and it doesn’t [email protected]. 6 Tuesday, February 12, 2008 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian SFRB approves Rec. fee increase, tables others By Shannon hurley and aaron ance pay for Sonny Lubick tive and appropriate use of of the project. sometimes I don’t even go.” where it should be, with the hedge over the next two years, didn’t student fees, and encompasses Freshman construction Less active users of the Rec. students.” The Rocky Mountain Collegian ask for an increase. meaningful and representative management major Vance Center are also on board with However, Muenchow has Tony Frank, senior vice student feedback throughout Connolly said the $30-$35 paid the expansion. Misha Paysing- weighed the consequences of The Student Fee Review president of Academic Affairs, the entire process, then I’m to- by students per semester for er, a freshman equine science student rejection of the pro- Board heard proposals for stu- said the department didn’t tally for it,” Trout said. the expansion is significantly major, is excited by the pros- posal and affirms that there dent fee increases from enti- request an increase because At a Senate meeting on Jan. less than what would be paid pect of an improved facility. will still be projects to fund ties university-wide ranging it had sufficient surplus from 30, Associated Student of CSU to a private health center. “I didn’t really go at all last and accomplish in order for from nil to $9.75 for Fiscal Year fee increases in years past. The Sen. Taylor Smoot questioned “For a gym membership semester but I’m starting to go the Rec. Center to be at maxi- 2009 Monday night, approving largest request beside Campus the necessity of an expansion you are going to pay that much a couple times a week,” Pay- mum quality and efficiency. an additional $35 increase to Recreation came from Hart- in relation to other facilities a month,” Connolly said. singer said. English said the renovation expand the Recreation Center. shorn Health Services for $9.75 on campus that might benefit Sen. C.J. English, a junior Campus Recreation Di- is a practical addition to the Apart from the Rec. Cen- to hire a staff psychiatrist to from more attention, such as biochemistry major, who sup- rector Dr. Judy Muenchow is university. ter proposal, students will pay offset demand of psychiatric the Clark Building. ports the proposal, said the optimistic about the project’s “Because we are limited in an overall total of $29.65 more care. “It’s a traffic jam,” Smoot expansion would especially outlook and believes that a de- our options of how to better next semester, bringing the fi- SFRB president Trevor said. “I go to my classrooms benefit those students who are cision either for or against the campus,” said English, “I think nal amount to $568.96, accord- Trout views the proposed Rec. and there’s stained floors, the uncomfortable being shoul- renovation should be decided that this would be a great way ing to the proposal. Center expansion as a positive technology’s not up-to-date, der-to-shoulder with other by the student body. to recruit new students in the The Athletics Department, move, provided the project re- the walls are terrible.” students in the current facility. “I feel very comfortable future.” which signed a $700,000 con- mains monetarily efficient and But of 1,500 students who “I don’t even like going in that I have provided as much Staff writer Shannon Hur- tract for a new head football student-oriented. responded to a Web survey the afternoon because it’s hard information and communi- ley News Editor Aaron Hedge coach last semester and agreed “As long as the Recreation conducted by Campus Recre- getting the weight equipment cated as much as I could,” and can be reached at news@ to nearly $1 million in sever- Center expansion is an effec- ation, 75 percent were in favor that I want,” English said. “So Muenchow said, “so it’s really collegian.com.

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By ROBeRT BURnS withdraw in the second half of ficials say is led by a small The Associated Press this year as rapidly as they are number of foreign fighters leaving now. with links to Osama bin Lad- FORWARD OPERATING “A brief period of consoli- en’s terrorist network, as hav- BASE FALCON, Iraq – In a dation and evaluation prob- ing been “routed.” That is an clear sign the drawdown of ably does make sense,” Gates unusually strong character- U.S. forces from Iraq will be told reporters during a short ization by Gates of the dam- suspended, Defense Secretary stop at this U.S. base in south- age done to al-Qaida, which Robert Gates said Monday he ern Baghdad. He had just fin- has been largely pushed out favors taking time this summer ished private meetings with of Baghdad but is still seen by to assess security gains before Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commanders as a serious more troops leave the country, U.S. commander in Iraq, and threat. an idea President Bush is ex- the No. 2 commander, Lt. Gen. Petraeus and Odierno pected to support. Ray Odierno. both have said publicly in re- It was Gates’ first public Gates did not say how long cent weeks that they would endorsement of a possible sus- the pause might last, noting like to see a “period of assess- pension, and it would seem to that it ultimately would be a ment” after July in order to get mark an end to the Pentagon decision for the president. In a clearer indication of how chief’s previously stated hope separate remarks, Gates de- troop cuts by then are work- that conditions in Iraq would scribed al-Qaida in Iraq, the ing. Neither has said for how permit American troops to insurgent group that U.S. of- long. FREE MOVIE

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IFC passes resolution PROF | Caverra was ‘great mentor’

Continued from Page 1 memorial services will be held, the Casavant organ, nearly a supporting student media and the Marcussen at the First month ago, as a performance Methodist Church in Fort Col- of special magnitude. department, described Cavarra lins. “It was really special for By ERIK MYERS as something of a revolution- Bacon says he had a partic- me to play in that fi nal recital The Rocky Mountain Collegian ary with his work in commis- “We voted for the resolution ularly harmonious connection and have him be there,” Bacon sioning the Casavant organ. with Cavarra, speaking of him said. “I was really glad he was Members of the Interfra- “Back in the 60s when he because we realize Greek Life has with great regard. able to hear it played in that fi - ternity Council, the group was helping design the organ “He was a wonderful col- nal concert.” that governs CSU Greeks, for CSU, people told him he been supported by the Collegian league, a good friend and The Casavant organ is cur- passed a resolution Monday was crazy for trying to build a dedicated to his students and rently in the moving process, expressing support for a stu- baroque style organ … but he for many years ...” promoting the organ,” Bacon its fi nal destination being the dent media independent of proved them wrong,” Bacon said. “He was a great mentor. Griffi n Concert Hall. corporate interests. said. “Basically every univer- This was my fi rst teaching job A memorial service for The resolution comes Steven Thomas sity wanted an organ like we and he was just so wonderfully Cavarra will be held Friday at after CSU President Larry Sigma Chi delegate had. It was one of the fi rst large supportive. He went to all my 11 a.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Penley held a secret meeting organs of its time at an Ameri- recitals and his students’ recit- Church. in January with two Gannett can university.” “I wanted to bring it up rently under committee re- als.” Senior Reporter Kaeli West representatives, Coloradoan Cavarra also commissioned with the council delegates view without a set deadline. Bacon describes the last can be reached at news@colle- publisher Christine Chin the Phelps organ at St. Luke’s and see what their opinions CSU offi cials announced concert in which he played gian.com Episcopal Church, where his and executive editor Bob were,” said Mike Rager, IFC today that a proposal-review Moore, to discuss the media president and author of the committee, charged with ac- conglomerate’s interest in at- resolution. “I just hope it cepting and reviewing all taining the Collegian as a for- strengthens the relationship proposals for change to the profi t newspaper. between IFC and the Colle- Student Media, has been The meeting, arranged gian and shows our support formed. in early November, was con- for student-run organiza- That group, a so-called ducted without Student Me- tions.” “advisory board,” is sched- Find a dia representatives present. Supporters of the resolu- uled to meet Thursday, from Katie Gleeson, president of tion said Collegian coverage 4-6 p.m. in the D.C. Bottoms house the Associated Students of of Greek community and phi- at the Durell Center. CSU, attended the meeting lanthropy events in the past The committee will review apartment and later said she lobbied motivated them to issue their any proposals requesting heavily for Student Media support. partnerships with or specifi c roomate representation in the meet- “We voted for the resolu- changes to Student Media, ing. tion because we realize Greek which includes the Collegian; dog Penley, who denied dis- Life has been supported by KCSU, the campus radio sta- cussing an all-out sale of the Collegian for many years, tion; CTV, the campus TV sta- job the paper, charged Chin and and we wanted to continue tion; and College Avenue, the Moore to create a formal pro- that,” said Steven Thomas, campus magazine. car posal, listing what Gannett, delegate for the Sigma Chi The committee, chaired the nation’s largest media fraternity. by Blanche Hughes, vice corporation, could offer to One fraternity, Sigma Phi president of Student Af- Find it all in the CSU community through Epsilon abstained from the fairs, will be composed of “a strategic partnership.” secret ballot vote. students, faculty and com- COLLEGIAN But despite their fair share The IFC endorsement munity members, and will CLASSIFIEDS of negative coverage and crit- comes three weeks after a include representatives from icism on the opinion pages similar resolution supporting the Collegian, CTV, KCSU and of the Collegian, Greeks said independent student media College Avenue. they’d rather have students was introduced to the Associ- News Editor Erik Myers covering their organizations, ated Students of CSU Senate. can be reached at news@col- not a media giant. The ASCSU resolution is cur- legian.com.

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