College Republicans, Campaign for Change Push Last-Minute Vote
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COLLEGIAN VOTER GUIDE | PAGES 6 & 7 THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN Fort Collins, Colorado COLLEGIAN Volume 117 | No. 60 Monday, November 3, 2008 www.collegian.com THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891 UPDATE Latest poll results Source: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/ National Poll Colorado Poll 6% 4% Obama McCain Unsure 44% 50% 45% 51% Latest campaign stops Source:http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presiden- tial-candidates/tracker/ John McCain - Cincinnati, Ohio at 9 p.m. Barack Obama – Coral Gables, Fla. at 7:30 Latest Quote Source: http://labs.google.com/inquotes/ “The last thing we can afford is four more years PHOTO BY BRANDON IWAMOTO, ILLUSTRATION BY NINA BEITZ | COLLEGIAN of the same old tired, stale, old economic CSU defensive tackle James Morehead (62) crouches near the bench following theories.” Video the Rams’ loss to the BYU Cougars. Read the full story on page 12. Visit collegiansports.com to see videos from the game. – Bloomberg OBAMA “My friends, I’m not George Bush. If Senator Obama wanted to run against George Bush he should have run four College Republicans, Campaign years ago.” – The Australian for Change push last-minute vote MCCAIN Latest stories on Collegian.com By JIM SOJOURNER The Rocky Mountain Collegian ‘Tis the season for tricking voters “We’re encouraging people to get out there and In the hours before Election Day, as inevitable as winter, comes an onslaught of dirty tricks — With just one day remaining before the remember to vote. is election is crucial and just by a confusing e-mails, disturbing phone calls and election, the CSU College Republicans and the insinuating fl iers left on doorsteps during the Campaign for Change are putting forth one last few votes, a lot can change.” night. effort to get voters to polls and to push for their candidates, Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack McCain will visit Grand Junction on Election Day Obama respectively. Chelsea Penoyer | chair of the CSU College Republicans John McCain plans to visit Grand Junction on Both campaigns said they will continue the Election Day, a day after Sarah Palin makes an- other stop in Colorado. strategies they’ve employed throughout the unteers on campus at any one time –– all in an Joshua, a Christian youth organization that campaign season, but rally for an exceptional effort to get last-minute voters to their polling aims to encourage young people to become in- push in the fi nal two days. places on Tuesday. volved in politics, will be at the Republican Vic- Collin Czarnecki, a volunteer team leader “We’re trying to get that last amount of en- tory offi ce in Fort Collins helping make phone Voting Deadlines for the Obama’s Campaign for Change at CSU, ergy and effort out,” Czarnecki said. “This elec- calls across the area. said the Obama campaign just opened up a sec- The last day to request a mail-in ballot for the tion is far too important to not be a part of. It’s “We’re encouraging people to get out there Nov. 4 General Election is: ond offi ce on Elizabeth Street and will continue going to change our future regardless of who and remember to vote,” Penoyer said. “This to make phone calls to people across northern wins.” election is crucial, and just by a few votes, a lot Mail-in ballots must be received by the Elections Colorado. Chelsea Penoyer, chair of the CSU College can change.” Department (or at a drop off site) no later than 7 In addition, Czarnecki said volunteers will Republicans, said her campaign will be pursu- Additionally, she said volunteers will be p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4. continue to have a large presence on the Lory ing a similar strategy over the next two days. Student Center Plaza, with at least fi ve to 10 vol- Penoyer said a deployment of Generation See PUSH on Page 3 Postmark dates do not count as received. Madeleine Smith, left, and University hosts 26th annual POW WOW Tim Maddocks hold up their fi rst edition of The Rabbit, a CSU and Native American communities new literary magazine in celebrate culture in the Lory Student Center Fort Collins. The magazine By MADELINE NOVEY the Mens’ Fancy Dance as a can be found The Rocky Mountain Collegian young child. Now a member throughout different build- of both the Native American ings on campus Since CSU junior Sky Med- Student Services and the including the icine Bear could walk, he has American Indian Science & Eddy Build- celebrated his Native Ameri- Engineering Society, two of ing, as well as can heritage with music and many CSU organizations that the Visual Arts dance, food and folklore and sponsored the culture-rich Building. –– in a true culmination of Na- exhibition, he shared it at the PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY RACHEL DEMBRUN | COLLEGIAN tive American cultural arts and event. traditions, he said –– at tradi- As a child in Aztec, N.M., tional pow wows. Bear grew up celebrating On Saturday during the the traditions of the Navajo 26th annual CSU POW WOW, and Sioux tribes, to which he Former Collegian s t a e r Bear shared hundreds of years claims kinship, and learned of Native American culture the art of dance from watch- and tradition with his family, ing other performers at pow creates literary magazine members of Native American wows. tribes across the Midwest and Two years ago, Bear was By ALISON KENT published the fi rst issue of their members of the Fort Collins asked to share his talents and The Rocky Mountain Collegian literary magazine, “The Rabbit,” and CSU communities. The dance traditions, which he which features writers who focus event was held in the Main said, “will always be a part of Tim Maddocks didn’t know what on local social and political issues Ballroom in the Lory Student (his) life,” with American sol- he was doing when, directly out of affecting the Fort Collins commu- MIKE KALUSH | COLLEGIAN Center, and it signaled the start diers stationed in Iraq. college, he started what would be nity. Cory LeClaire dances in the Lory Student Center of Native American Month cel- Traveling from base to the Fort Collins community’s most Maddocks and Smith originally Main Ballroom during the 26th annual CSU Pow ebrated in November. base for 10 days, Bear bohemian publication. proposed the idea to a group of Wow on Saturday. The Pow Wow consisted of dif- Bear learned the mod- This month, Maddocks and his ferent Native American tribes each bringing their ern style of dance known as See POW WOW on Page 3 assistant editor, Madeleine Smith, See IDEA on Page 3 own song and dance to this event. COLLEGIAN.COM COLLEGIAN.COM PAGE 12 Iraq expects answer Colo. Senate candidates Men’s bball set on security deal out in full force to open season after U.S. vote Rams kickoff the 2008-09 Iraqi lawmakers say the Both candidates for open Senate seat ranged throughout rural and campaign tonight against changes are essential urban communities the Chadron State Eagles 2 Monday, November 3, 2008 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian WEATHER CALENDAR speaker is Jeff Rosenberry, CAMPUS EYE graduate assistant, Confl ict Today Resolution and Student Conduct Today Equine Reproduction Seminar Services. The event is free and Partly cloudy 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. open to the public. Equine Reproduction Lab on the Foothills Campus located at 425 Country Band Glover Trucker 64 | 40 W. Prospect St. 7 to 9 p.m. This is a continuing education Lory Student Center Theatre Tuesday offering for horse owners, but ASAP Concerts is pleased to the event is open to the public. present Glove Trucker, a local Mostly cloudy Participants must register for country band. This is a free show this seminar by calling the CSU for all ages, and everyone is Department of Animal Sciences welcome to attend. 61 | 35 at (970) 491-8509. Tuesday Wednesday Hartshorn Health: Paula’s El Dia de los Muertos Pleasure Parlor 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Partly cloudy 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lory Student Center Lory Student Center Plaza El Dia de los muertos is not 43 | 28 Come check out Pat’s Pleasure a Mexican Halloween, but a Parlor. This event is the celebration that incorporates grand opening of a mobile cart traditional Mexican culture and for condom distribution and heritage. ASAP, El Centro, information about a safer sex Diversity and Social Justice program.This cart will contain Programming present this three a variety of free condoms, so day event. 7 p.m. stop by and take a look. Respect yourself, protect yourself. International Connections Modern Rock Brown Bag Lunch 9 p.m. Event Planning Workshop 12:15 to 1 p.m. Lory Student Center Rm 203 Woody’s Jazz 3 to 4:15 p.m. Lory Student Center Rm 208 The International Connections Sesh’ SLiCE is hosting a workshop Brown Bag Lunch presents 11 p.m. called Introduction to Event Implementing Distance Learning Scratch and Flow Planning. The speaker is Programs at the Arabian Gulf Deanna Leone, Program University, Bahrain: Cultural, Coordinator for Student Managerial and Technical Issues. Organizations (SLiCE). The event is free and open to the Dancing French Folk Dances public. This workshop will cover 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. the basic steps of how to host a Lory Student Center Rm 220-222 large scale event on campus. Diane Montgomery, a very experienced dance teacher, will Tune in to channel 11 at 9 introduce us to several French p.m.