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Fort Collins, Colorado COLLEGIAN Volume 117 | No. 42 Wednesday, October 8, 2008 www.collegian.com THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891 Obama, McCain clash on troubled Economic economic state

by CharleS babinGtOn party rivals, and the only one to The Associated Press feature a format in which voters seated a few feet away posed crisis NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Ba- questions to the candidates. rack Obama and John McCain They were polite, but the clashed repeatedly over the strain of the campaign showed. causes and cures for the worst At one point, McCain referred economic crisis in 80 years Tues- to Obama as “that one,” rather day night in a debate in which than speaking his name. Republican McCain called for a “It’s good to be with you at sweeping $300 billion program a town hall meeting,” McCain to shield homeowners from also jabbed at his rival, who has mortgage foreclosure. spurned the Republican’s calls “It’s my proposal. It’s not for numerous such joint appear- Sen. Obama’s proposal, it’s not ances across the fall campaign. President Bush’s proposal,” Mc- They debated on a stage at Cain said at the outset of a de- Belmont University four weeks bate he hoped could revive his before Election Day in a race fortunes in a presidential race that has lately favored Obama, trending toward his rival. both in national polls and in In one pointed confronta- surveys in pivotal battleground tion on foreign policy, Obama states. bluntly challenged McCain’s Not surprisingly, many of steadiness. “This is a guy who the questions dealt with an sang bomb, bomb, bomb Iran, economy in trouble. who called for the annihilation Obama said the current cri- of North Korea — that I don’t sis was the “final verdict on the think is an example of speaking failed economic policies of the softly.” last eight years” that President That came after McCain ac- Bush pursued and were “sup- cused him of foolishly threaten- ported by Sen. McCain.” ing to invade Pakistan and said, He contended that Bush, “I’m not going to telegraph my McCain and others had favored punches, which is what Sen. deregulation of the financial in- Obama did.” dustry, predicting that would The debate was the second of three between the two major See PreS on Page 6

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J. SCOtt aPPleWhite | AP Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, speaks as Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, The good, the bad and the ugly D-Ill., listens during a townhall-style presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. Tuesday. hour question and answer period. More than 200 people sat scratching Should students be worried their head and raising their hands with questions trying to clarify the about the U.S. economy? economy that many students still may not understand. by Kaeli WeSt and lending financial base in the “This whole foundation was ASAP falls short The Rocky Mountain Collegian economy, which turning to govern- built on very shaky foundations,” ment bailouts for help. said Deepankar Basu, a CSU eco- Economic hysteria is in the air, Monday a panel of five econo- nomics professor. and students struggling to secure mists traded turns throughout a ses- Basu opened the discussion, ex- on ticket sales student loans, find employment sion on the economy trying to cram plaining the causes of the economic and pay the bills can blame much of hours’ worth of economic discussion by JOhnny hart by the nUMberS their panic to a troubled mortgage into a one hour lecture and a half See eCOnOMy on Page 3 The Rocky Mountain Collegian 231 As about 7,500 people gath- unused tickets ered in Moby Arena Sunday for the Lupe Fiasco and Three 6 6,200 free student tickets Mafia concert, 231 of 1,500 still- available tickets sat unused in 1,200 University suspends hiring as precaution the Moby Arena Box Office. floor tickets Because of contractual obli- by Madeline nOvey The suspension affects positions Bohlander said that the decision gations, the Association for Stu- 1,500 The Rocky Mountain Collegian that range from entry-level positions to suspend hiring at the university dent Activity Programming was purchasable tickets in the university public relations of- “is not atypical” and was made as a forced to sell 1,500 of the 7,700 CSU has suspended hires for all fice to vice presidential and state precautionary decision in response total tickets, making them un- $28.50 “non-critical state classified, admin- classified positions, Bohlander said. to the current national, and subse- available to students. And their cost per ticket istrative-professional and hourly Examples of state-classified em- quently, the state economic situa- efforts fell short despite box office employees staying for more $20,000 staff positions” until December, CSU ployees include administrative assis- tions. over budget officials said, as a result of Colorado tants, custodians, accountants and “We maintain contingency re- than an hour longer than usual, Gov. Bill Ritter’s freeze on state-fund- most employees in Facilities Manage- serves as a precaution for any finan- according to Campus Box Office $110,000 ed hiring and capital construction in ment. Department directors, deans cial crisis, and those reserves –– to- Manager Derek Martin. total cost September. and assistant deans make up posi- gether with these actions –– should But the obligations stem University spokesperson Brad tions in the administrative branch. put us in a good position to deal with from a contract that ASAP draft- Bohlander said faculty, student University officials said that while whatever arises,” said Tony Frank, ed to make up for a $20,000 hourly and work-study positions will the governor’s freeze did not apply the provost and senior executive vice difference between what the not be affected by the suspension be- to hiring on higher education cam- president, in an e-mail to university top-five desired bills–– which ment and what ASCSU had bud- cause the university wants to “mini- puses, the decision was made “in the staff and administration. included Gym Class Heroes, geted to spend on the concert. mize” the student-impact of the uni- interest of responsible management” Modest Mouse, Paramore and To meet performer demand, versity’s decision. of CSU’s finances. See SUSPend on Page 3 Jimmy Eat World, Sugarland and Jack Johnson –– required as pay- See tiCKetS on Page 6

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WEATHER CALENDAR Free Screening of “The out beverages and snacks to CAMPUS EYE Simpsons” Medical Marijuana everyone who comes to our Episode booth with their bike helmet or Today Today College of Ag Sciences Career 6 p.m. their bike. Sunny and Internship Fair Gifford Building. 10 to 3 p.m. The event is sponsored by the CSU’s Biggest Fan Lory Student Center Main Students for Sensible Drug Policy 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 73 | 42 Ballroon. The event is open to all at CSU. Lory Student Center Plaza CSU students and alumni. There will be multiple elimination Thursday Faces of America rounds such as “best cheer,” Women at Noon 7 to 9 p.m. “trivia,” and of course “best Sunny Noon to 1 p.m. Lory Student Center Theatre costume” to determine a winner Lory Student Center Rm 214-216 Campus Activities and El Centro as students from all over CSU Join us in celebrating Hispanic Student Services presents “Faces compete to be CSU’s Biggest 69 | 42 Heritage month as we hear of America.” “Faces of America” Fan. Any student can submit about the journey some Latina is a one-person show. The an application to be in the Friday women are taking to attain an content is based on interviews competition. Get an application undergraduate or graduate and workshops about diversity from the Greek Life Offi ce, Lory Few Showers degree at CSU. held throughout the country. Student Center Room 176. Faces has been described as the 61 | 35 Students: Workplace fi rst truly multicultural portrayal Presidential Elections in the Professionalism of Americans ever created, and United States 3 to 4 p.m. “edu-tainment” at its best. Noon to 1 p.m Lory Student Center, Rm 203 LSC Room 230. Once your journey is done at Verdehr Trio Concert This informational session CSU, chances are you’ll be 7:30 to 9 p.m. will be presented by John A. entering the workplace. Are you Griffi n Hall in the University Straayer, Ph.D. In light of this prepared for that? Any idea on Center for the Arts located at exciting time, the Offi ce of 7 p.m. proper etiquette or dress? The 1400 Remington St. International Programs has Loco Local REAL Experience plans to help For 30 years the Verdehr Trio organized an informational you fi gure out these crucial facts has molded and defi ned the session on the electoral process with the Professionalism in the personality of the violin-clarinet- for international students and 9 p.m. Workplace workshop. All are piano trio. This fantastic group scholars, as well as interested Urban Takeover welcome to attend! has performed throughout the American students and world and is known for their community members. Frontiers in Biomedical rediscovery, transcription and 11 p.m. Sciences performance of 18th and 19th CSU Volleyball v. TCU The Twilight Zone 4 to 5 p.m. century pieces. 7 to 9 p.m. W118 Anatomy/Zoology CSU Rams volleyball hosts TCU Michael Marletta, Ph.D., will Thomas Kennedy and Merrill at Moby Arena. be presenting a program titled Gilfi lian Reading “Sensing Gases (NO vs. O2) 7:30 to 9 p.m. 4th Congressional District Selectively in Biology: Chemistry Room 101 F in the Visual Arts Debate to the Rescue.” This seminar is Building 8 to 9 p.m. in conjunction with the Frontiers Poet and nonfi ction writer Organ Recital Hall in the in Biomedical Sciences Seminar Thomas Kennedy and nonfi ction University Center for the Arts Tune in to channel 11 at 9 writer Merrill Gilfi llan will be located at 1400 Remington St. Series; the Molecular, Cellular, CAITLIN KINNETT | COLLEGIAN p.m. for CTV News, CTV and Integrative Neurosciences reading their creative work. Colorado State University is Sports and the Colorado hosting the fi rst of the three Sarah Vance, a freshman art history major, fi nishes a (MCIN) Program; and the Cell design on her shirt in Braiden Hall on Monday. Music Lounge. and Molecular Biology (CMB) Thursday debates between Betsy Markey Program. Homecoming and Family and Marilyn Musgrave for the 4th Weekend Congressional District race. Film: “Lifting the Weight of Oct. 9 - Oct. 12 as well as our “celebrity” judges. with the Homecoming Pep History” Activities and events are planned Yom Kippur Break-The-Fast The winner will be announced at Rally featuring Head Coach 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. for alumni, parents, students, 6:45 p.m. to 10 p.m. a later date. Steve Fairchild and members REPRINTS Braiden Hall and friends of the University all David & Laura Merage Hillel of the team, followed by hours weekend long. The schedule of Center, 720 W Laurel St. Homecoming Parade of Festival fun including music, Want a photo of your Kate Brown, Ph.D., professor of anthropology, will host a events is being updated as new The CSU student organization, 5 to 6:30 p.m. games, food and more! Explore favorite CSU sports player cultural presentation to include information becomes available. CSU Hillel, is hosting Ne’ilah, The parade will begin at its the family-friendly offerings of or shots from around the showing of the documentary, Some events scheduled are the Havdalah & Break-the-Fast. Join traditional starting point at RamTown before wrapping up campus? Go to http:// “Lifting the Weight of History: bonfi re, football and volleyball us for bagels, sweets, snacks Mountain Avenue and Howes the celebration with the bonfi re, reprints.collegian.com to Martique’s Afro-Caribbean games and a hike to the “A.” For and food after the day of fasting. Street, and after moving down fi reworks show, and Lighting of order copies of photos Women Entrepreneurs.” more information see http://www. Please bring a canned good for Howes, will travel through the the “A.” printed in the Collegian. homecoming.colostate.edu. the Larimer County Food Bank. Oval on the CSU campus. The parade will continue across University Chorus & Women’s Bike to Campus Day CANstruction the university plaza and conclude Chorus 8 to 11 a.m. 5 to 9 p.m. on campus at Meridian Avenue 7:30 to 9 p.m. Plaza Parking lot west of the Morgan and University Avenue at the site Griffi n Hall, University Center for To wrap up homecoming Library of the Homecoming Festival on the Arts, 1400 Remington St. week, students are CANstruction will involve around the west lawn of the Lory Student The University Chorus and encouraged to help the 30 groups of students and other Center. Women’s Chorus present an environment by riding organizations competing in a exciting concert with a variety of their bikes to campus. The construction challenge using only Homecoming Festival music by composers including ASCSU Environmental Affairs collected non-perishable food. 6:30 to 9 p.m. Mozart, Whitacre and Moses department will be handing Spectators will be allowed to vote, A night of CSU tradition continues Hogan.

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“The university’s budget has made very ECONOMY | Student loans difficult to obtain positive strides over the past three years ... ” Continued from Page 1 that investors, like banks, have money to lend, Torrez says, ECONOMiC tErMS been buying and selling and has been due to an increased Tony Frank | provost crisis, which he said has been now hold as liabilities. number of alumni and cur- Sub-prime mortgages: sub-prime mortgages and the The economists at the rent students applying for de- Mortgages given to people circulation of assets with no panel expressed some concern ferments to extend their dead- knowing that they can’t pay the collateral or liquidity to back of how this bailout will actu- line to repay loans. loan back. ally help. Ramaa Vasudevan, a “(Perkins Loans) can only them. Liquidity: An asset able to be SUSPEND | In the U.S., unregulated CSU economics professor and loan out what we are refunded CSU responds converted to cash immediately. banks have been allowed to panel member, said that even through repayments,” Torrez issue loans without asking the after socializing the losses, the said. “If fewer people are in Collateral: Having some kind to Ritter’s hiring freeze customer a single question private sectors might still reap repayments, we give out fewer of asset to back. about their income or assets the benefits. loans.” Continued from Page 1 CSU will reevaluate the to prove they can repay them. Vasudevan said markets Torrez said Perkins and MBS: Mortgage backed university’s financial stand- Martin Shields, another still might not provide finance Health Professions Loans has securities The suspension does not ing when the state issues its CSU economics professor even after the bailout. about 6,000 active loans and apply to positions required December budget forecast, and panel member, said these In addition, the bailout about 1,300 are in the repay- to meet CSU research grant which will give university loans are often referred to as bill did not cover changes in ment stage. Perkins Loans is and contract requirements officials a general idea of the “liar loans,” which distort the bankruptcy provisions and a microelement of the general the economy, Nalezny said paid for by “extramural fund state’s economic situation true value of assets. some other critical elements lending trends. there should start to be a turn sources,” which include the and possible state-funded Banks have packaged were missed. around. National Institute of Health money projections for fiscal thousands of these loans and Uncertainty but Ann Malen, director of and other federal govern- year 2010. sub-prime mortgages and What this could mean the career center at CSU, said ment agencies. The federal “The university’s bud- have been selling these pack- remaining optimistic students need to work hard to funds pay for everything get has made very positive ages of overvalued assets to for CSU students Although Monday’s panel build experience and apply research-oriented, from strides over the past three commercial banks, insurance Money that has been lost discussed countless issues for internships so that they laboratories and upkeep, to years, and while there are companies, pension funds in assets has translated into with the financial system and can have a higher level of job necessary equipment and challenges before us, these and hedge funds. banks’ inability to issue loans potential negative impacts, security. graduate teaching assistant precautionary steps should Shields said the conse- and offer credit, which for stu- Gerard Nalezny, one of the She said jobs in engineer- salaries. allow us to weather the quences from the buying and dents at CSU could mean a speakers and the president ing, information technol- Officials said that they storm without dismantling selling of these bad assets harder time funding college or and CEO of Fort Collins Com- ogy, computer sciences and recognized the need for po- the progress of the last four came after foreclosures start- finding jobs. merce Bank, gave the crowd accounting should remain tential hiring between now years,” Frank said in the e- ed coming on the rise and Trish Torrez, the manager some optimism to draw their strong fields to work in but and the budget review, and mail. mortgages started to default. of accounts receivable opera- attention away from panic. that predicting the effects now would review individual de- Senior Reporter Mad- Now banks and other busi- tions at Perkins and Health He said the economy will is still too difficult. partment staff-hire needs eline Novey can be reached nesses with mortgage-backed Professions loans on Howes eventually turn around, but “I’m not sure that we’ve “case by case.” at [email protected] securities (MBS) and assets Street, said they have already no one can say when exactly seen the full effect yet. It takes in “liar loans,” are feeling the seen more than a 50 percent that will happen. a while for it to trickle down,” impact. decline in the amount of mon- Nalezny highlighted the Malen said. Since banks and major ey they can lend to students. opportunities for some peo- Malen said the career fair Deschutes investors are now in the red, Torrez said three to five ple to make money and buy in September had its biggest $6.19 years ago, Perkins Loans was homes and stocks at cheaper turn out of employers and the credit line has dried up, Brewery 6 pk btls and that has meant a domino able to distribute $4 to $5 mil- prices. In addition, he said graduates schools in its histo- Bend Oregon, All types effect to Main Street where lion to student financial ser- other sectors of the economy ry but there is no telling what the middle class is being vices to offer CSU students. like the clean energy economy the next career fair will bring. squeezed. However, their available credit will grow and replace failing Malen said, “We’ll see Busch or $16.49 The $700 billion bailout to offer students shrunk to $3 businesses so that unemploy- what happens for the Spring 30 pk cans was part of the treasury secre- million in 2007, and this year ment rates can be slowed fair in February.” Busch Light tary, Henry Paulson’s, troubled is down to around a mere $2 through new industries. Staff writer Kaeli West can assets relief plan to take off million. Once consumers gain be reached at news@collegian. Aggie Aggie DiscountDiscount LiquorLiquor the bad mortgages from loans The decline in available confidence back in banks and com. 429 429 CanyonCanyon Ave.Ave. 482-1968482-1968

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fitness • confidence discipline • self-defense COLLEGIAN  OPINION Wednesday, October 8, 2008 | Page 4 YOUR TWO CENTS YESTERDAY’S QUESTION: Did you make the voter “Further, being an Independent in this country is misleading. Rather, you registration deadline 4% 4% Monday? become a default Republican or default Democrat, depending on which party 71% Yes. patronizes, ignores or terri es you the least.” 17% 21% No. 4% I’m from Canada. 35% 4% I’m not old enough. 21% TODAY’S QUESTION: Discussing the issues: 71% How have you been affected by the U.S. economic crisis?

Log on to collegian.com to give us your two cents. Destroying the country and at a time when Americans both candidates’ talking points debate garnered us? Since they This is an unscientifi c poll conducted at http://collegian.com and refl ects the are either fervently uninformed reveals that a debate, far from hold no new content outside of opinions of the Internet users who choose to participate. or cynically uninvolved, we an insightful argument about rote party lines, one would as- don’t need one more person policy, is in fact a recital, which, sume that this is how America saying none of it matters. But like all recitals, is for the ben- truly comes to know the can- OUR VIEW kids, I don’t know what we’re efi t of the parents (read: us): an didates, to see the glints of supposed to be getting out of opportunity to take pictures, intellect and shimmers of per- this. glance at watches, clap when sonality underneath the stan- By RYAN NOWELL The claim is, with the na- their kid does something and, dard issue dour serious-face tion at stake, the debate –– any most importantly, feel like that becoming president is all Initially, I ascribed my ex- debate –– is inherently impor- they’re involved in their kids’ about. Concert treme disinterest in the vice tant because it can change lives (read: the country’s fu- But there are two kinds of presidential debate to my gen- voters’ perceptions and swing ture). candidates: career politicians, eration’s wan attention span. the election on its results. The But rarely, in a child’s life who, by virtue of their bottled It was a terrifying moment, truth? Everyone I know who or a nation’s, do such insular charisma or superhuman suddenly faced with the possi- follows politics has already moments equate to anything blandness, are dissembling; or budget bility that the overbearing Tip- decided who they’ll vote for more than empty pageantry. endearing backwoods morons, per Gores of the world were come November. Watching the Real life happens offstage; real whose antiquated views and right –– that music videos and debate is more for the com- politics happen in incidents. folksy charm score big because the Mario Brothers actually munal slandering of the other Dukakis rides a tank, Bob much of America is acting like had destroyed democracy in a candidate than it is for inform- Dole careens off a stage, How- the country is one, big educa- roundabout way. ing a decision. ard Dean has a red-faced melt- tional pioneer village. falls short But no, upon feeling that Further, being an Inde- down. These are what seem to Given these options, poise ol’ existential dread creep up, pendent in this country is truly motivate the American and articulation have become On Sunday, 6,200 students got to enjoy the Lupe Fi- I knew that Dee Snider was off misleading. Rather, you be- voter. You may have good rea- undesirable qualities in a can- asco and Three 6 Mafi a concert at Moby Arena along the hook, and not just in the come a default Republican or sons for casting your ballot the didate. with 1,369 ticket purchasers, while every student who sense usually accompanied by default Democrat, depending way you do, but rest assured, People vote for personali- didn’t get to ticket stands in time to pick up their stu- rock-horns. on which party patronizes, ig- there are far more out there, ties instead of policies. That’s dent pass missed out. Between Sarah Palin act- nores or terrifi es you the least. the swing votes that will decide why we’ve had someone in the When Taylor Smoot and Quinn Girrens, president ing like a tourist brochure So when a debate rolls this election, that are biding White House for eight years and vice-president of the Associated Students of CSU, from the Mayberry Chamber around, there will be the claim their time. who can’t open their mouth pursued performers to put on the concert, they, along of Commerce and Joe Biden of importance; there will be Like two geriatric Muppets without spawning a broken with co-sponsors ASAP, budgeted $20,000 less than portraying our economy as talk of civic duty. There will in the balcony, they’re waiting English novelty calendar. De- they actually ended up needing to meet performer de- having been brought to its be the assumption that you’re for a gaff, a brutal smear cam- bates are a courtesy for people mands. knees by John McCain’s lone, staying informed. But “impor- paign, a runny nose, an acciden- who vote arbitrarily. But instead of looking into bringing in less expen- bloodstained votin’ arm, it tance” suggests a potential shift tal cat-stomping, anything they sive acts to fi t the bill or asking only one act to visit occurred to me that the eve- in a state of fl ux, not a foregone can take as a cue to shut their Ryan Nowell is a senior Eng- campus, the organizations instead drafted a proposal ning’s proceedings would be conclusion. Staying informed brains off and start forming sen- lish major. His column appears that said they would pull 1,500 tickets, technically al- less than enlightening. and watching the debate are tences that begin with “They are Wednesdays in the Collegian. ready paid for by student funds, to re-sell to the general I hate to sound like a de- not the same things. unfi t to lead because …” Letters and feedback can be public in order to close that difference in funding. featist, or willfully ignorant, A passing familiarity with For what has the modern sent to [email protected]. We don’t know about you, but when we throw money at something, we expect to get what we paid for. It makes sense that ASCSU and ASAP had to fi nd some way to pay that extra $20,000, but the point re- mains that they shouldn’t have recruited an act that required them to scrounge for funds in the fi rst place. Only 20 people –– 14 of whom are past and present ASAP and ASCSU members –– simply do not make up a survey group large enough to make that kind of expensive call. If the homecoming concert becomes an annual event as has been proposed, ASAP and ASCSU should make sure that we can afford it before they resort to re- selling student tickets to scrape by.

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Lancaster’s laws for life at Colorado State University

As a fi rst-year senior at this straightforward in theory, but Most of the time, it’s not. It is with this in mind that for my attendance, I would go fi ne institution for higher edu- so does communism, and so From now on, the rule is I proclaim that all students at to high school. cation, I didn’t expect so much far, neither has really worked that anyone wearing head- any CSU game have to wear So there you have it: my responsibility, and, honestly, out all that well. So bikers, phones shall not be disturbed. green. And also, for those of advice for all of you, given in I don’t want it. However, it is please read the little book that I think this is a fairly decent you who don’t attend games: the format of four easy-to-un- because of my years of experi- the CSUPD has given you and way to decrease the annoyance Why not? Honestly, sporting derstand laws. ence and wisdom that I do feel follow those rules. I’m so tired level on campus. events are a great way to get I expect everyone to ad- a slight obligation to pass on of watching people on bikes All students attending involved in your school, and here to these new rules, as they By BRIAN LANCASTER my knowledge to the younger blow through stop signs, ride any CSU sporting event shall the team really does love the go into effect the moment this generation. side-by-side in the bike lanes wear a green shirt, thereby con- support. And hey, the football column is published. I expect Life as a senior is hard. Se- Giving advice, though, and tear through the dismount tributing to the “green-out.” team is on a roll this year, so the higher-ranking members riously: all your classes start seems a little namby-pamby, zones on campus. This is something that I’ve let’s give them all the support of the CSU Police Department being smaller, professors start so it is with my overfl owing No person involved in really felt we’ve been miss- we have. to read this column and begin taking attendance, and the pride and ego that I present asking questions in the plaza ing the past few years. Other Professors may not take their enforcement immedi- subject matter is more ad- to you my words of wisdom, shall be allowed to talk to any- schools have a black-out, or a attendance for their classes. ately. vanced. given to you, my loyal readers one wearing headphones. white-out, or something like This one is selfi sh. There But even worse than all the (all three of you), in the form This is the new rule for all that. But when I watch the are some days that I just don’t Brian Lancaster is a senior educational hardships that se- of policies. Let’s call these the of you wonderful people with videos of games for marching want to deal with classes … but English major. His column ap- niors face are the moral and so- Lancaster Laws. clipboards, Bibles, and burn- band, the student section is I have to go, because otherwise pears Wednesdays in the Colle- cial obligations that they must Bikers shall obey the laws ing (haha, get it?) questions in always multi-colored — and my grade drops. What a tre- gian. Letters and feedback can endure. Freshmen actually, at of the road. the plaza. Sometimes, talking sparse. What we need here is mendous pain in the butt. If I be sent to letters@collegian. times, respect seniors and the This one seems fairly with you is fun and convenient. more school spirit. wanted to be held accountable com. advice they have to give.

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By Madeline novey fundamental chemistry with fluid movement through the mentation time and work to The Rocky Mountain Collegian principles of engineering,” device to produce a coded re- the project. Henry said. “And it works on a sponse of the presence of ho- Wise, an AML labora- The National Institutes time-scale that can ultimately mocysteine. tory technician and now-CSU of Health recently granted have an effect on something as graduate, said that his respon- $750,000 to CSU to advance real as human health.” The development sibility was to carry out experi- research of the amino acid At the present time, if a Henry said that the chemi- ments laid out by Henry and homocysteine and further doctor suspects the presence cal and development process his associates and then work develop and commercialize of homocysteine in a patient’s of the device has been his fo- on improvements. “lab-on-a-chip” technology to blood, a workup of that blood cus since he joined the CSU “I think that this work give better detect cardiovascular is completed and sent to an faculty in 2002. you a greater appreciation for disease. outside lab. Various CSU faculty mem- how much time it takes to get Associate professor Charles Results are received several bers and graduate students a project on the market,” Wise Henry, the top researcher on weeks later. The new device will worked with Henry for several said. “It’s a lot of collective en- the project, and his team of provide almost instantaneous, months to test and develop the ergy that’s gone into the prod- faculty associates –– graduate on-site results and enable doc- chemistry behind the project. uct.” and undergraduate students tors to quickly diagnose and AML joined the project in The NIH grant is the sec- –– worked with Advanced Mi- proceed with treatment op- late 2003 to “productize” the ond this year received by AML, croLabs, a Fort Collins-based tions. chemical research Henry and which has received nearly $2 research and development Henry compared the plas- his team developed. million in grants since it was company, to produce a pro- tic, credit card-sized device to “Our job is to productize founded in 2003. totype for a hand-held homo- a glucometer used by diabetics what the scientists have been cysteine detection device. to test glucose levels in their working on,” said Phillippe De- The Future Officials said the over- blood. kelva, AML founder and senior Henry said his team is arching goal of the project is For diagnosis using the research engineer. “When you working to develop chemical to increase “at-point-of-care” device, the doctor pricks the go from a research level and procedures and adapt the ho- results by helping doctors patient’s finger and collects go into a device, you want to mocysteine detection device with early detection of homo- approximately one nano-liter maintain the integrity of what to identify impurities in water cysteine, a common indicator of blood. (the scientists) have done and and the air. of cardiovascular disease. The capillary tube is then figure out how easy and how His team is currently work- inserted into the device for much it would cost to manu- ing with a water treatment The device analysis. facture the product.” plant based in California on The “miniaturized” tech- Machined with fluidic and The company employs re- another grant-funded project. nology, which condenses a va- integrative circuits to facilitate searchers and engineers who Eventually, Henry hopes riety of laboratory equipment the fluid diagnosis, the card work to commercialize chemi- that testers at the plant will use into one small device, will houses capillary tubes smaller cal research and produce a the device to detect perchlo- replace bulky and expensive than a human hair through product that can be utilized by rate levels in the water that testing equipment currently which the blood flows. the public. are harmful to the drinker’s on the market and provide Through a process known Two CSU undergraduates, health. Brandon iwaMoTo | COLLEGIAN doctors with almost instanta- as electro-phoresis, an appli- Lee Wise and Tucker Palmer, Senior Reporter Madeline Associate professor in chemistry Charles Henry holds a mi- neous diagnostic results. cation of a high voltage of en- both employed by AML, con- Novey can be reached at news@ crochip that he and other CSU professors and students helped “The device combines good ergy to the system facilitates tributed additional experi- collegian.com. design working with a company called Advanced Microlabs.

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ticKetS | Revenue goes toward fees Kinetix to play at aggie continued from Page 1 Mary Branton-Housley, assis- floor was not to capacity, Gir- tant director of Campus Activi- rens said that if that number By Rachel SuRvil ASAP wrote and proposed ties. weren’t set, the floor would The Rocky Mountain Collegian contract offers to all the bands Dan Palmer, an econom- have overflowed with stu- they invited to play the concert, ics graduate student, said students. Five University of Denver which noted that 1,500 tickets dents, especially graduate stu- “Everyone wants to be as music majors with five would be sold to help pay back dents, did not benefit from this close as possible,” Girrens said. different musical influences the extra $20,000 they could concert. “It didn’t look like a bunch of –– spanning punk rock, old not account for. Only 6,200 “I think the university people were on the floor, but school hip hop, techno, funk tickets were to be set aside to could have used that money in reality, a ton of people were and jazz –– have found a way give free to students. for something that lasts longer on the floor.” to blend them together and Because of these contrac- than a concert,” Palmer said. Palmer and senior political create something they can tual obligations, ASAP could “On the other hand, a lot of science major Seth Walter said call their own. The band is not re-release the 231 unused people wanted a concert, I just they felt that the selection pro- Kinetix; the sound is a high- tickets to students for free. wasn’t one of them.” cess was less-than-adequate. energy blend of rock, funk “(Students) could have ASAP and ASCSU will take “Not everyone wanted to and pop, said Josh Gargan, bought them when (they) were the proceeds from the ticket see that concert,” Palmer said, the band’s drummer. there,” said Quinn Girrens, the sales and divide them evenly suggesting they should have With five men coming vice president of the Associat- between the two organizations done a student survey. from five very different mu- couRteSy of Katie thuRmeS ed Students of CSU. “If people based on the percentage of ex- Walter understands the sical influences, the group University of Denver-based band, Kinetix, describes their don’t want to buy them, then tra money each put in to meet popularity of hip-hop, but he had to work to blend their sound as a high-energy blend of rock and pop. They will be people don’t want to buy them, the extra $20,000 up front. would “personally would like tastes in punk rock, funk, performing at the Aggie tonight at 10 p.m. Tickets are free for but they were available, and we “It’s student fee dollars, so to see a different genre.” jazz, hip hop and techno, to people 21 and over. tried to make that as apparent it’s going to go back to the stu- Kogut said ASAP found two name a few. as possible.” dents,” Girrens said. very popular acts in the time- “We’ve all studied music Nathan Kogut, student co- Branton-Housley said line they had. and are able to adapt our Their popularity grew as the likes of Umphrey’s Mc- ordinator for ASAP concerts, ASAP normally plans for 4,000 “No matter who we own influences and incor- they played venues ranging Gee, Flobots and Rose Hill said ASAP could have stayed to 4,500 students to show up to brought, regardless of genre, porate it into a common idea from Denver bars to house Drive. Their latest album, under their original budget of these events, and the Home- we got the best we could,” we all want to go for,” Gargan parties and then to touring “Talking to Faces,” was re- $90,000, but would not have coming concert had over 7,000 Kogut said. “They did exactly said. college campuses nation- leased in July of 2007, but a been able to bring two big art- in attendance. what we asked, they put on a Kinetix will play at the wide. The group attributes new one will be in the works ists like Fiasco and Three 6 Ma- Of the 6,200 free student hell of a show.” Aggie Theater Wednesday, its initial success to support- after the group finishes tour- fia. tickets, the first 1,200 were Assistant News Editor Oct. 8, at 10 p.m. Tickets are ers of local and college music ing this month. “ASAP and ASCSU agreed floor seats. Johnny Hart can be reached at $5 for 18 to 20-year-olds, and scenes. “We really want to take to take that financial risk,” said Although some say the [email protected]. free for those 21 and up. “We got a ton of support some time sitting with it and The five-member band from the DU community,” living with it … so all five of formed a little over four Gargan said. “There are just us can be like, ‘that’s awe- years ago when its members so many open-minded peo- some, that’s exactly what we met at the Lamont School ple in Colorado, and people should have done,’” Gargan of Music at DU. The group down to listen to local mu- said. PReS | Debate focuses on economy played ensembles and com- sic.” Staff writer Rachel Survil bos together and, from there, The group has released can be reached at verve@col- began writing its own music. two albums and toured with legian.com. continued from Page 1 gave the Treasury Department we all know, my friends, until authority to purchase mort- we stabilize home values in “let markets run wild and pros- gages directly. America, we’re never going to perity would rain down on all “I would order the secre- start turning around and cre- of us. It didn’t happen.” tary of the Treasury to imme- ating jobs and fixing our econ- “The classes will give students the chance to work McCain’s pledge to have the diately buy up the bad home omy, and we’ve got to get some government help individual loan mortgages in America and trust and confidence back to with professionals.” homeowners avoid foreclosure renegotiate at the new value of America.” went considerably beyond the those homes at the diminished McCain also said it was $700 billion bailout that re- value of those homes and let important to reform the gi- Jennifer Clary | School of the Arts publicity director cently cleared Congress. While people be able to make those ant benefit programs such as he said bailout money should payments and stay in their Medicare, Medicaid and Social be used to help homeowners, homes,” he said. Security. the bailout legislation merely “Is it expensive? Yes. But “My friends, we are not going to be able to provide the Diavolo Dance Theatre opens at same benefit for present-day workers that present-day re- tirees have today,” he said, al- University Center for the Arts though he did not elaborate. The two men also com- By Kelly BlecK of the human condition,” ac- group performing with pro- peted to demonstrate their The Rocky Mountain Collegian cording to the School of Arts fessionals will really be posi- qualifications as reformers at Web site. tive for students,” Clary said. a time voters are clamoring for With the opening of the “The classes will give “They’ll be able to hear how change. University Center for the Arts students the chance to work she accomplished what she McCain accused Obama comes the Diavolo Dance The- with professionals,” said Jen- has and how she got to the of being the Senate’s second- atre, a contemporary dance nifer Clary, marketing and position she did.” highest recipient of donations group composed of dancers, publicity director for the Culminating with two from individuals at Fannie gymnasts and actors. CSU School of Arts. “The stu- performances on Oct. 17 and Mae and Freddie Mac, the two The Diavolo Dance The- dents who attend the classes 18 at 8 p.m., Diavolo Dance now-disgraced mortgage in- atre, along with artistic di- will not just observe, they’ll Theatre will be the grand dustry giants. rector and Diavolo founder get the chance to participate opening event at the Univer- “There were some of us Jacques Heim, will be hold- because they will be able to sity Dance Theatre. Tickets who stood up against it,” Mc- ing MasterClasses for CSU dance.” are $17 for the public and Cain said of the lead-up to the students and community The dance theatre con- $10 for students and can be financial crisis. “There were members. The classes will sists of 10 members, one of purchased at the campus box others who took a hike.” run tonight through Oct. 16 whom is a CSU alumnus, office, by phone at (970) 491- Obama shot back that Mc- from 3 to 4 p.m. in the new Erica Juergens-Bow. Juer- 4849 or online at www.csutix. Cain’s campaign manager, University Dance Theatre at gens-Bow became involved com. For more information Rick Davis, has a stake in a the UCA. in Diavolo when she saw a and ticket prices visit www. Washington lobbying firm that The classes will demon- performance and was en- CSUschoolofthearts.com. received thousands of dollars a strate the use of everyday couraged by her professors, Staff writer Kelly Bleck month from Freddie Mac until objects, such as doors and Clary said. can be reached at verve@col- recently. chairs, to create “narratives “Seeing Erica with the legian.com. daily Advertise in the Collegian Classifieds and reach over 34,000 PEOPLE

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Today Free admission for students with ID at the door. General Sunday, Oct. 12 admission: $5. Women’s Club Soccer vs. CU Volleyball game – CSU vs. New Mexico 7 p.m. 1 p.m. Intramural Field #5 Saturday, Oct. 11 Moby Arena Homecoming football game – CSU vs. TCU Special ticket package includes game ticket, a beverage 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9 and a hot dog or pretzel at the game! ($5 per person) Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Volleyball game – CSU vs. TCU Get a free T-shirt, soft drink and hot dog or pretzel with 7 p.m. your game ticket for only $30 per person. Regular ticket SPORTS Moby Arena price is $40.

Friday, Oct. 10 Open to all families, alumni and community members, and shopping! http://www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/ the annual Homecoming 5K Race starts and fi nishes at the Student for a Day CSU Oval and is followed by a Kid’s Run. All day on Campus Sunday, Oct. 12 Golf Tournament Attend your student’s classes, meet faculty, learn about the RamTown 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. academic experience at CSU! 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. City Park Nine Hughes Stadium Enjoy playing the oldest course in Fort Collins. Alumni, Homecoming Parade Visit RamTown to enjoy infl atable games, amusements and current students and their families will tee off at 8:30 a.m. 5 to 6:30 p.m. entertainment for FREE! with a shotgun start. Fort Collins – CSU Parade Route Join the Fort Collins community in celebrating CSU and CSU Alumni Association Homecoming Hike to the “A” see how this year’s parade participants live up to theme: “It & Family Weekend Tailgate 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. is Easy Being Green!” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meet at Hughes Stadium Hughes Stadium See Fort Collins and CSU from a new perspective on top of Homecoming Festival Enjoy traditional tailgate fare as you rev up for the big game. the mighty “A” above Hughes Stadium. 6:30 to 9 p.m. Visits by Cam the Ram, CSU pep band and cheer squads University and Meridian Ave. will set the stage for Ram Spirit. RAMFAM Association Meeting A night of CSU tradition continues with the Pep Rally, the 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. annual bonfi re, fi reworks show and Lighting of the “A.” After the game . . . Explore Fort Collins! LSC 224-226 Saturday, Oct. 11 Evening All parents and families of current CSU students are mem- Fort Collins bers of the RAMFAM Association. Join the discussion fo- Homecoming 5k Race Spend time with your student exploring the City of Fort cused on supporting students, their families and Colorado FAMILY WEEKEND FAMILY 8 to 9:15 a.m. Collins with numerous restaurants, art galleries, theatres State! CSU Oval

Friday, Oct. 10 Housing Options after the First Year Sponsored by College of Engineering 2 to 3:30 p.m. Warner College of Natural Resources Open House LSC 228 Admissions Information Session and Campus Tour All Day Gather information about on-and off-campus housing op- 9:15 a.m. Warner College of Natural Resources tions, from renting to owning, living in University housing, University Welcome Center in Ammons Hall fraternities and sororities and important Fort Collins’ ordi- Are you a parent or sibling of a current CSU student and Admissions Information Session and Campus Tour nances and laws. want to learn more about applying to CSU? Come hear 9:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. from an Admissions Representative about the amazing op- University Welcome Center in Ammons Hall “Floats Before Floats”-Center for Advising and Student portunities awaiting you at Colorado State. Are you a parent or sibling of a current CSU student and Achievement Annual Open House want to learn more about applying to CSU? Come hear 2 to 3:30 p.m. University Archives Open House from an Admissions Representative about the amazing op- Inviting all students and parents to visit CASA during the 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. portunities awaiting you at Colorado State. annual open house. Enjoy locally produced free root beer Morgan Library, Room 202 ﬂ oats featuring Walrus ice cream and Coopersmith’s root Relive the colorful history and tradition of CSU with a rich University Archives Open House beer. collection of memorabilia from the University Archive. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

OPEN HOUSE Morgan Library, Room 202 Relive the colorful history and tradition of CSU with a rich Saturday, Oct. 11 collection of memorabilia from the University Archive. Open House at Academic Village – Engineering Hall 9 a.m.

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Cover photos clockwise from the top: Cheerleaders run across the fi eld at half time during the CSU vs. Sacramento State football game at Hughes Stadium on Oct. 6, 2007. One of the fl oats entered into the 1976 Homecoming Parade. Students show their CSU pride at the 2007 Hilton Volleyball Classic at Moby Arena. A mens pep club introduces Buck, the fi rst ram mascot, on Jan. 7, 1946.

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By ERIN NALLI CHECK IT OUT The Rocky Mountain Collegian When: Today Truckloads of ice from Where: LSC Plaza California, 30 skiers and snow- Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. boarders, and $20,000 later, CSU’s Snowriders student organization celebrates homecoming with the 2008 Home- event for homecoming week. coming Rail Jam happening He also hopes the event is a today. way for students to see what The Student Leadership their fees go toward. Involvement and Community “Rail Jam is a way for stu- Engagement (SLiCE) ofﬁ ce dents to actually see some of approached Snowriders with the things their student fees go an opportunity to host a new to support,” Pitchford said. event for homecoming week, In February, a similar Rail and the idea for the Rail Jam Jam tour event came to the exhibition was pitched. The West Lawn outside of the LSC, student government approved but this 2008 Homecoming the maximum amount of fund- exhibition is going to be ex- ing for the organization. clusively put on by the Snow- Massive blocks of ice and riders. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. a specialized snow machine, the skiers and boarders will from a company in California, perform. are going to transform the Pla- While the Rail Jam event za into a winter wonderland for last spring helped in expanding the skiers and boarders. the student organization, the About 30 riders are expect- goal for this year is to provide ed to participate in the exhibi- students with a new, unique, tion and many will be students. and exciting homecoming ac- Along with the chance to watch tivity. skiers and boarders perform “Upwards of 5,000 people on campus, there will be mu- walk through the Plaza each sic through the duration of the day,” Pitchford said. “Rail Jam event. is meant to be a fun and re- Adam Pitchford, president laxed event for everybody of Snowriders and a senior walking through the Plaza to BRANDON IWAMOTO | COLLEGIAN natural resources recreation be a part of.” and tourism major, hopes to Staff reporter Erin Nalli can Senior business administration major Kyle Ogilvie (14) comes to a stop at the foot of a snow-covered ramp Feb. 15 during the Rail Jam event on the LSC west lawn. show students that the club be reached at news@collegian. can host a new and exciting com.

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Peter, Paul and Mary By Erik MyErs ward,” Teel said. artists. For most students in 1967 The Rocky Mountain Collegian But for those who enjoyed attendance, the chosen per- the act, including junior busi- formance was well worth its 1968 Simon and Garfunkel While CSU has had a wide ness major Molly Falke, Three $110,000 price tag, paid by and rich range of musicians 6 Mafia deserved Fiasco’s student fees. At the same time, perform on its campus over headlining spot. many of those who chose not 1970 Blood, Sweat and Tears the past four decades, the dual “Three 6 has way more to attend or who were unable performances of Lupe Fiasco songs that everyone knew, and to snatch up a ticket saw the and Three 6 Mafia at Moby Lupe had one song that people concert as a waste of student 1970 Johnny Cash Arena Sunday night is the first knew,” Falke said. fees, money unnecessarily time CSU has ever kicked off Falke further refers to Fi- spent in an era of rapidly rising homecoming week with a con- asco’s painful onstage blunder, tuition. Smoot, who promised 1972 Neil Diamond cert. And for Taylor Smoot, stu- where he referred to his audi- to bring a large-scale con- dent government president, it ence as the “beautiful ladies cert to CSU in his presidential Muddy Waters might be the first of many. and gentlemen of the Universi- campaign last spring, said that 1973 “I think this is really the ty of Colorado,” a blunder that the sizable cost of the concert brought on an onslaught of accounted for a miniscule por- start of a new tradition,” Smoot 1973 Grateful Dead said. “It was an awesome show, boos, cries of “CU sucks” and a tion of student fees. and I thought everybody who thunderous “C-S-U” chant. “If you break (the cost) was there had a really great “I thought he had good down in terms of total stu- 1974 John Denver time. It was a great kickoff to stage presence and amped up dent fees, it’s accounting for a homecoming.” the crowd until he said we were sixth of a single percent of all Most of the 7,700 students CU, and that pissed everybody student fees, 0.021 percent,” 1975 Beach Boys who attended the sold-out off,” Falke said. “It was at that Smoot said. “It’s tough, but you concert would likely agree point I was just like, ‘You might gotta pay to play, and we want- with Smoot’s assessment, but as well dig yourself a hole bud- ed a really big homecoming. I 1975 Rolling Stones neither performance went dy, cuz nobody here likes you think it was a fine way to start without controversy. anymore.” off homecoming.” A number of students In Fiasco’s defense, Smoot Fiasco and Three 6 Mafia’s 1976 Gordon Lightfoot took offense with Three 6 Ma- added: “What can you do? performance is one of hun- fia, the Memphis-bred duo He does 100 shows a year, he dreds that have taken place in Rolling Thunder with Bob whose opening act contained messed up, and it’s unfortu- past decades. At one point in 1976 Dylan and Joan Baez remarks toward the audience nate.” the early 1970s, popular main- Despite Fiasco’s slip, the stream acts performing on that some found derogatory 1977 Willie Nelson and Emmy toward women. Rhesa Melvin, majority of students inter- campus had become a yearly Lou a sophomore communication viewed by the Collegian said occurrence. Branton-Hous- studies major who stood near they enjoyed the hip-hop art- ley remarks that back then, 1979 Doobie Brothers the front of the floor seating, ist’s athletic and energetic Hughes Stadium had become said she was shocked by Juicy stage presence and talented a Colorado hotspot for popu- FROM TOP: J’s catcalls to one woman in the delivery. John Koonce, a soph- lar bands. Juicy J of Three 1980 Randy Newman crowd. omore psychology major, had “Back before all of those 6 Mafia sings to “One of the girls was going previously seen Fiasco perform (concert venues) were down in the student filled to the bathroom and they said, when he opened for Kanye Denver and Boulder, promot- Moby Arena for the 1980 Van Halen ‘Bring her up here, her and her West earlier this year, and felt ers saw Hughes as one of those Homecoming Con- big titties, too.’” Melvin said. Fiasco’s CSU concert outshone great outdoor venue options, cert on Sunday. “I thought that was very disre- his performance in West’s Glow and so they were doing a lot Lupe Fiasco kicked 1982 U2 spectful. Their performance as In The Dark tour. more shows out here,” she said. off the concert to “It was pretty sick,” Koonce “As Denver’s grown up in their a sold-out crowd a whole was just a little outra- Sunday. geous.” said. “He was only on for a little own ability to have great con- 1995 Sheryl Crow Mary Teel, a junior psy- bit at the Glow In The Dark tour, certs, Hughes kind of became and he did a whole show here.” less and less of an option.” chology major, said that while 1995 Cake she enjoyed the group from Mary Branton-Housley, She added: “I do know her seat in upper seating, advisor to the Association for there’s some discussions out Moby Arena wasn’t exactly an Student Activity Programming, there about reviving the music 1995 Sir Mix-A-Lot ideal setting for the show. said an organizing committee scene in Northern Colorado, “There’s no message in of 20 students, mostly those so who knows what the future their songs, but to hear them involved with the Associated holds.” 2001 311 and Hoobastank talk about sex and head in an Students of CSU and ASAP, Staff writer Erik Myers can environment that’s supposed picked the two performers out be reached at news@collegian. to be prestigious is a little awk- of a selection of 100 possible com. spring 2003 Goverment Mule and O.A.R.and Joan Baez

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By Kelley BRuce RoBinson “They also want to reconnect time as the events were so The Rocky Mountain Collegian with their university and what spectacular. The fraternities has happened since they left.” and sororities were very in- When Al Maxey graduated Morehouse is in charge volved and did great work in from CSU in 1947, the univer- of the 50 Year Club, which the parade.” sity was known as Colorado focuses on those who gradu- Even so, Ray plans on A&M, Moby Arena and the ated over 50 years ago, and watching this year’s parade, Morgan Library did not yet ex- will host a special pre-game despite recent changes that ist and the classroom building tailgate party before the CSU redesign the look and feel of known as “Old Main,” torched vs. TCU football game on Sat- the parade, angering some in 1970, still stood tall. urday and a 50 Year Club lun- Fort Collins community mem- So much has changed cheon. bers. The parade was rerouted since Maxey graduated with Although the campus to engage more student and his forest management degree has changed and the student alumni participation, flow- 61 years ago, yet he returns ev- body has grown exponen- ing through the Oval and LSC ery year to rekindle memories tially – from around 1,500 Plaza and ending on the West of his college days. undergraduates 50 years ago Lawn. “I have flashbacks of good to today’s 25,000 students – Regardless, Maxey plans times here,” Maxey said. “I alumni can still reconnect on driving his 1923 Model T visit and see houses and think through age-old homecoming through the parade this Friday about people that used to traditions. as well. live there, or buildings I had “Homecoming tradi- “It’s important for alumni classes in. It’s natural to think tions continue on for years to participate because it shows about the places you’ve been, and years,” Morehouse said. that we still have school spirit the mistakes you made along “It’s something that is passed and support the school as the way, and the experiences through every generation of needed,” Ray said. “It’s easy to that made you grow.” CSU students and everyone lose interest and the interest is Maxey and approximately who comes here for college has stoked when we visit.” 300 other alumni who gradu- the opportunity to experience.” Maxey agreed that no ated before 1950 will return The painting of the “A” and matter how long someone has this week for the 2008 Home- annual homecoming parade been away, coming back al- coming festivities, according are traditions that stand out ways brings back the memo- to Alumni Association Event most in 1953 graduate Earl ries that are forgotton. Coordinator Ginger More- Ray’s mind. “When in school you don’t house. Hundreds more who “The parades were always realize how much influence it graduated after 1950 are also quite good,” Ray said. “The has on your life,” Maxey said. anticipated to visit. parades that are put on now “Returning reminds you of “Most of them come back really don’t compare to the that.” because they want to recon- parades from my years here. Staff writer Kelley Bruce Back when I was in school, Robinson can be reached at caitlin Kinnett | COLLEGIAN nect with past friends and roommates,” Morehouse said. homecoming was a special [email protected]. Earl Ray, the president of the 50 Year Club, speaks at the Alumni Association building about the alumni meeting for homecoming week, on Wednesday, Oct. 1.

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Parade strikes nerve in the community, school district supports CSU

By Madeline novey The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Members of the Fort Col- lins community were out- raged by CSU’s decision to change the date, time and route of the 2008 Homecom- ing Parade and perceived the university’s actions as an at- tempt to withdraw from the community. Residents flooded the Fort Collins Coloradoan online blog with over 850 comments that included “Do not attend THEIR homecoming parade,” and “As CSU boycotts the community so the community should boycott CSU!” CSU’s chief spokesperson Brad Bohlander wrote an article that was printed in the Coloradoan explaining the reasons for the university’s decision, which included the lack of visibility for the parade in the university community after it became the Community CoUrteSy of the CSU CoMMUniCationS and Creative ServiCeS offiCe Homecoming Parade in 1996. CSU mascot CAM the Ram along with the cheerleaders and the spirit squads wave and hand out “As the community has candy during the 2006 Homecoming Parade. grown, the parade has grown,” Bohlander said in the article. is sad … CSU doesn’t have not give an adequate amount parade start time from 3 to “However, CSU’s parade pres- enough student pride to enter of time for people to listen and 5 p.m. to accommodate PSD ence has dwindled.” floats in their own commu- respond thoughtfully. This is participants. Bohlander told the Col- nity parade, what makes them something that the university “Typically, what we do is legian that the intent of the think they will have more par- needs to look at and improve ask that the floats be to the committee was not to break ticipation in THEIR exclusion- since [the event] is so com- starting gate about hour and a ties with the community or ary one?” munity centered,” Cunniff half ahead of time,” said Sandi refocus the event entirely on In the past, the parade was said. “They should have had Martin, the PSD district ath- CSU, but to re-engage the held on the Saturday morning a community-university dia- letic coordinator and 14-year campus-community. of homecoming week before log and community outreach parade coordinator for the “(The committee) aimed the football game. to discuss the reasons behind district. “There was a concern to honor the purpose and tra- The HFWSC moved the pa- (the university’s decision) and about being able to give par- dition of the university’s cel- rade to Friday, Oct. 10, at 3 p.m. given the community an op- ents enough time to get (the ebration while seeking new This year, it will start on Howes portunity to give input.” students) to the starting gate opportunities to involve the St., travel through the Oval and While PSD officials were on time.” community,” he said. end on the Lory Student Cen- not angered by the change and As for the CSU Alumni As- The Homecoming and ter West Lawn, to try to involve said they “agree with (CSU’s) sociation, about a half dozen Family Weekend Steering more of the CSU community. attempts to get more of the stu- e-mails were received from Committee — a collection of Ross Cunniff, a Colora- dents involved from CSU,” they alumni about the changes. university and community doan blogger and former Pou- were concerned with how the Most were “extremely positive” representatives who worked to dre School District Board of changes effected PSD student said Colleen Meyer, executive coordinate the event — made Education member, said he participation because school director of the CSU Alumni As- changes to increase CSU par- thought the university could dismissal times would not al- sociation. ticipation, Bohlander said. have better communicated the low enough time for students Senior reporter Madeline In response to Bohlander’s changes to the community. to get to Howes Street by 3 p.m. Novey can be reached at news@ article, one blogger said, “This “The administration did The HFWSC changed the collegian.com. CoUrteSy of hoMeCoMing and faMily weekend CoMMittee

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The group leased in July of 2007, but a documents released Tuesday energy blend of rock, funk played ensembles and com- new one will be in the works by a congressional panel ex- and pop, said Josh Gargan, bos together and, from there, after the group finishes tour- amining the chain of events the band’s drummer. began writing its own music. ing this month. that forced the government to With five men coming Their popularity grew as “We really want to take bail out the conglomerate. from five very different mu- they played venues ranging some time sitting with it and The panel sharply criti- sical influences, the group from Denver bars to house living with it … so all five of cized AIG’s former top execu- had to work to blend their parties and then to touring us can be like, ‘that’s awe- tives, who cast blame on each tastes in punk rock, funk, college campuses nation- some, that’s exactly what we other for the company’s finan- jazz, hip hop and techno, to wide. The group attributes should have done,’” Gargan cial woes. name a few. its initial success to support- said. “You have cost my con- “We’ve all studied music ers of local and college music Staff writer Rachel Survil stituents and the taxpayers of and are able to adapt our scenes. can be reached at verve@col- this country $85 billion and laWReNce jacKSoN | AP own influences and incor- “We got a ton of support legian.com. run into the ground one of the most respected insurance Former CEO of AIG Martin Sullivan, center, waits to testify companies in the history of Tuesday before the House Oversight and Government Reform our country,” said Rep. Caro- Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington as lawmakers probe the role of insurance giant AIG in the financial meltdown requiring lyn Maloney, D-N.Y. “You were government bailout. just gambling billions, possibly trillions of dollars.” AIG, crippled by huge loss- “root cause” of its mounting Martin Sullivan and Robert es linked to mortgage defaults, problems was denying inter- Willumstad. was forced last month to ac- nal overseers in charge of lim- “When I left AIG, the com- cept an $85 billion government iting AIG’s exposure access to pany operated in 130 countries loan that gives the U.S. an 80 what was going on in its highly and employed approximately percent stake in the company. leveraged financial products 92,000 people,” Greenberg said. House Oversight Commit- branch. “Today, the company we built tee Chairman Henry Waxman, Waxman also released testi- up over almost four decades D-Calif., unveiled documents mony from former AIG auditor has been virtually destroyed.” showing AIG executives hid Joseph St. Denis, who resigned Sullivan and Willumstad, the full extent of the firm’s risky after being blocked from giving in turn, cast much of the blame financial products from audi- his input on how the firm esti- on accounting rules that forced tors, both outside and inside mated its liabilities. Three for- AIG to take tens of billions of the firm, as losses mounted. mer AIG executives were sum- dollars in losses stemming For instance, federal regu- moned to appear before the from exposure to toxic mort- lators at the Office of Thrift Su- hearing. One of them, Maurice gage-related securities. pervision warned in March that “Hank” Greenberg — who ran Lawmakers also upbraided “corporate oversight of AIG Fi- AIG for 38 years until 2005 — Sullivan, who ran the firm from nancial Products ... lack critical canceled his appearance citing 2005 until June of this year, for elements of independence.” illness but submitted prepared urging AIG’s board of directors At the same time, Pricewater- testimony. In it, he blamed the to waive pay guidelines to win house Cooper confidentially company’s financial woes on a $5 million bonus for 2007 — couRteSy of Katie thuRmeS warned the company that the his successors, former CEOs even as the company lost $5 University of Denver-based band, Kinetix, describes their sound as a high-energy blend of rock billion in the fourth quarter of and pop. They will be performing at the Aggie tonight at 10 p.m. Tickets are free for people 21 that year. and over.

Diavolo Dance Theatre opens the UCA By Kelly BlecK University Dance Theatre at be able to dance.” Culminating with two per- The Rocky Mountain Collegian the UCA. The dance theatre con- formances on Oct. 17 and 18 The classes will demon- sists of 10 members, one of at 8 p.m., Diavolo Dance The- With the opening of the strate the use of everyday ob- whom is a CSU alumnus, Erica atre will be the grand opening University Center for the Arts jects, such as doors and chairs, Juergens-Bow. Juergens-Bow event at the University Dance comes the Diavolo Dance The- to create “narratives of the hu- became involved in Diavolo Theatre. Tickets are $17 for the atre, a contemporary dance man condition,” according to when she saw a performance public and $10 for students group composed of dancers, the School of Arts Web site. and was encouraged by her and can be purchased at the gymnasts and actors. “The classes will give stu- professors, Clary said. campus box office, by phone The Diavolo Dance Theatre, dents the chance to work with “Seeing Erica with the at (970) 491-4849 or online along with artistic director and professionals,” said Jennifer group performing with pro- at www.csutix.com. For more Diavolo founder Jacques Heim, Clary, marketing and publicity fessionals will really be posi- information and ticket prices will be holding MasterClasses director for the CSU School of tive for students,” Clary said. visit www.CSUschoolofthearts. for CSU students and com- Arts. “The students who attend “They’ll be able to hear how com. munity members. The classes the classes will not just ob- she accomplished, what she Staff writer Kelly Bleck can will run tonight through Oct. serve, they’ll get the chance to has and how she got to the po- be reached at verve@collegian. 16 from 3 to 4 p.m. in the new participate because they will sition she did.” com. daily Advertise in the Collegian Classifieds and reach over 34,000 PEOPLE

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“Any time there’s more people (in the stands), it helps. I know the kids really appreciate playing in front of our crowd, in particular our student section.”

Steve Fairchild | football coach Football prepares for homecoming against texas

By Matt L. StephenS The Rocky Mountain Collegian team Statistics cSu opp

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“Family Weekend is a CAM the Ram embodies wonderful tradition for Colorado State University. Parents and families are pride of the green and gold important to CSU. In fact, we consider them part of the CSU ‘ f a m i l y.’”

Jody Donovan executive director of Parent and Family Programs Parents, family members become part of ‘Ram Fam’ for homecoming

By HILARY MUSKIN gin the semester,” Donovan The Rocky Mountain Collegian said. “It can be reassuring to see that everything is fi ne, or Students get prepared they have an opportunity to as alumni, parents and step back in to help the stu- families fl ood CSU to par- dent resolve some issue that take in the annual home- have popped up over the past month or so.” BRANDON IWAMOTO | COLLEGIAN coming events, that have already kicked off this This year’s family week- CAM the Ram stands near the south end zone of Hughes Stadium on Saturday during the CSU vs. UNLV football game. CAM is currently week. Along with the con- end includes activities like the 22nd ram mascot for CSU. cert and Rail Jam, Fam- going to students’ classes on ily Weekend takes a great Friday, the annual parade and By CAITLIN SOLSKY was born. William Simpson, Now he is a seasoned veteran. CAM THE RAM TALK part in all of the festivities bonfi re, the football game on The Rocky Mountain Collegian an alumnus that graduated in CAM and the Ram Han- offered this year. Saturday, and Sunday’s hike 1946, had the honor of naming dlers lead the football team CAM stands for Colorado “Family Weekend is to the “A.” First, it was the Aggies. the fi rst bighorn sheep CAM, and spirit squads out onto the Agricultural and Mechanical a wonderful tradition for “My favorite part of Fam- Then along came the black named for Colorado Agricul- fi eld before each game. He also College. Colorado State Univer- ily Weekend is watching bear cub and Peanuts the bull- tural and Mechanical College, runs in the end zone when the CAM has eight teeth on the sity,” said Jody Donovan, students reconnecting with dog. And then a mascot fi nally after winning a contest. Rams score. bottom of his mouth and none the executive director of their families, showing their stuck, CAM the Ram. The current CAM became When CAM isn’t busy run- on the top. Parent and Family Pro- ‘homes away from home,’ The history of CAM is the offi cial mascot during the ning the fi eld, he rests at the CAM is a ruminant – he has a grams. “Many of today’s meeting new CSU friends, 2007 homecoming football Agricultural Research, Devel- four compartment stomach. college students are very acting as ‘tour guides’ for the rich. According to Mike Van CAM’s wool is fl ame resistant. Houten, a Ram Handler and game. The 21st CAM ran the opment and Education Cen- connected to their par- campus and Fort Collins, and CAM is no longer allowed ents and families so it is a experiencing Colorado State senior business major, the fi rst half of the fi eld, and the ter, CSU’s farm. Ram Handlers in Moby Arena due to NCAA University through the eyes legend goes that “some guys current CAM, number 22, ran take care of CAM’s needs from restrictions. great opportunity for stu- picked up a ram and started the second half, effectively re- feedings to sheerings, and Coach Steve Fairchild wants dents to show their fami- of proud parents and fami- bringing it to games.” tiring the old CAM and ringing CSU vet students take care of to start a new tradition where all lies around campus, meet lies,” Donovan said. “No one In 1946 when a men’s pep in the new. At fi rst, CAM was CAM’s medical needs. When a of his football players rub CAM their friends, and experi- event is a favorite, the whole club organization brought afraid during games, spook- CAM is retired he spends the for good luck before a game. ence Colorado State Uni- weekend is my favorite.” Buck, a domestic ram to a ing at the cannon and jump- rest of his life on the farm re- versity. Scheduled in mid- Sororities, fraternities and basketball game, the legacy ing the white lines on the fi eld. laxing. Source: Colorado State University October, many families are the Association for Student Alumni Association Web site missing their students by Activity Programming of- For Teri Lear, administra- www.csualum.com. tive assistant for the Alumni this time and jump at the fi ce and other organizations Association Center, the best chance to see them again across campus are planning K I IND C R REATIIONS K C part of her job is the Ram Han- Street Mall in Denver during for a quick weekend. The events for this family week- dlers. Ram Handlers must be the Rocky Mountain Show- fact that it occurs in con- end. L LIIVVEE G GLLAASSSSBBLLOOWWIINNGG students in good standing down. junction with homecom- “Parents and families are Custom made pieces who can dedicate a few hours “If CAM was a bighorn ing is a bonus because important to Colorado State Custom made pieces a week to working with CAM. sheep running on the fi eld there are even more great University,” Donovan said. “You see them come in as would take eight handlers,” activities planned during “In fact, we consider them Water Pipe shy students, and they leave said Van Houten, whereas the weekend.” part of the CSU ‘family.’ Many being able to talk to anyone,” they currently only need two Family Weekend will students tell us that their par- BLOWOUT! she said. “I think they have a handlers. start this Friday, allowing ents and families are the No. 1 Select water pipes better appreciation for their For many people, CAM parents and families to reason students are enrolled buy 1 get 1 for $4 20 education.” represents the pride they feel attend the main home- in college and are succeed- Today CAM is a Rambouil- for CSU. Elisa Shackelton, di- coming events as well as ing academically. We want Free Pipe let sheep. Van Houten points rector of Colorado Outreach reconnect with their stu- to honor the commitment, out that he is much more for the Alumni Association dents. sacrifi ce and support parents With purchase manageable this way. said, “CAM is a tradition that “Parents and families and families provide for their over $20 CAM is able to go to el- alumni can connect with.” have an opportunity to students.” ementary schools, home and Staff reporter Caitlin Sol- check back in with their Staff reporter Hilary Musk- away games, black tie affairs, sky can be reached at news@ students after sending in can be reached at news@ Buy 1 Pipe, and even a trip to the 16th collegian.com. them off in August to be- collegain.com. Get 2nd for Half Price

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Brandon iwamoto | COLLEGIAN Shana Nelson, left, a senior biology pre-med major, Meagahn Mercer, a senior microbiology major, and Agnes Palej, a senior psychology major, cheer in front of the bonfire as the first volleys of fireworks are fired during the 2007 Homecoming festival on Oct. 5 last year. Homecoming traditions stay strong among alumni, students

By Jessica cline festival. The festival will have of the “A” dates back to 1932 The Rocky Mountain Collegian a pep rally, food, games, mu- when the “A” was made as an sic, fireworks, a bonfire, and emblem to represent the Ag- Homecoming week is a the lighting of the “A.” gies when CSU was still Colo- time for students to enjoy The parade will have a new rado A&M. themselves and take pride in route this year, and for the first Saturday morning is the their school. time ever it will be held on annual 5k race, which has been The first ever homecoming Friday night instead of Satur- taking place for 28 years. The started in 1914 with a football day before the football game. run is open to the community, game between the Colorado This is to try to get better at- students and families. Support- A&M Aggies and the alumni tendance from students, but ed by the department of Health designed as a way to bring it will still be that same parade and Exercise Science, proceeds alumni back to the campus, with all the floats and commu- from the race go to support the according to Matt Helmer, a nity involvement. Heart Prevention Program of CSU events coordinator. “The parade has been go- the Human Performance Clini- Since then, homecoming ing on for decades but has un- cal/Research Lab. Last year, has grown and changed into dergone many iterations along the race had over 1,500 people the exciting week students, the way,” Helmer said. participate, and over $45,000 faculty, alumni and families The parade will end at the was raised, according to the look forward to in the fall. LSC west lawn and start off the department of Health and Ex- There are many traditions festival events. This will be the ercise Science Web site. associated with homecoming second year that the festival is The week wraps up with week including the parade, the being held. The festival will tailgating, festivities at Ram festival, the 5k race, the volley- be kicked off by coach Steve Town and the homecoming ball and football games, and of Fairchild and members of the football game. This year’s course, Family Weekend. CSU football team will lead game will be against TCU. This year, homecoming the pep rally getting students Families are welcome to at- week kicked off with a concert pumped up for the big game. tend along with students and courtesy of tHe csu communications and creative services office Sunday night at Moby Arena. “The festival was built cheer on the Rams. Usually the concert consists upon traditions already in Coordinators of the many The “A” and Hughes Stadium play a large role in homecoming traditions. The “A” was created in of local bands but this year the place,” Helmer said. “Last year events hope that the changes 1932 to commemorate CSU when it was Colorado A&M, and every year it is repainted and lit during Association for Student Activi- we took all the smaller tradi- to this year’s homecoming homecoming week to celebrate CSU history as an agricultural school. ties Programming office went tions and expanded on them, week will get big increases in big and got hip-hop star Lupe including opening the events attendance across the board Fiasco and the well-known to the whole campus.” and keep traditions going. rap/hip-hop group Three 6 According to James Han- Staff writer Jessica Cline campus voice Mafia. sen’s “Democracy’s college in can be reached at news@col- Students and alumni will the Centennial State: A history legian.com. be able to participate in lots of Colorado State University,” What is your of reunions and other, small- the tradition of the lighting er, fun events the rest of the favorite week. Friday officially starts homecoming Family Weekend which has NAIL FOCUS also been a tradition at CSU The personal attention & pampering you deserve. tradition? “The parade. We “The parade. I like “The lighting of since 1914. Alumni, friends, always get free seeing all of the the ‘A.’ It’s just and family are all welcome to HHappyappy H Hourour breakfast, but high schools since awesome to see participate in events through- maybe not this I’m from here. a big flaming ‘A’ out the weekend. 10am - 3pm Monday - Thursday year. Maybe we’ll Oh, and I love the on the side of the Everyone is invited to join $10 off Signature Deluxe Pedicure get free dinner.” green bagels.” mountain.” in watching the annual home- $3 off Full Set / $2 off Pedicure coming parade followed by a stephanie buck Janine muir Zach averill Senior Sophomore Sophmore 10% off student discount or mall employees human interior design environmental on service of $15 or more. development and engineering Foothills Mall, located next to Macy’s family studies Phone: (970) 204- 0188

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: CSU defensive end Tommie Hill (91) forces a fumble from San Diego State quarterback Kevin O’Connell (7) during the homecoming game at Hughes Stadium on Oct. 6, 2007. Freshman undeclared major Jesse Aguilar, left, freshman health and exercise science major Ryan Wittig, center, and senior health and exercise science major Noah Trujillo cheer for the CSU football team during the game against Sacramento State on Sept. 6 at Hughes Stadium. Butch McFall of the Knights of Columbus carries an American fl ag during the 2007 homecoming parade Oct. 6, 2007. Anne Jordan, CSU class of ‘94, carries a fl ag for the alumni marching band during the homecoming parade on Oct. 6, 2007. Members of Cub Scout pack 195 pass out American fl ags to spectators during Saturday morning’s parade Oct. 6, 2007.

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I’ve even overheard angry freshmen complain of the parade because it cut into their precious REM cycle. I commend Associated Stu- dents of CSU President Taylor Smoot and the rest of student government in instituting a dif- By Johnny hart ferent time and location for the parade, along with other new homecoming traditions –– see Maybe it’s just the Norman Lupe and Three 6. Rockwell, “Wonder Years” side of And no, hip-hop is not al- my psyche that longs for nostal- ways my cup of tea, but I believe gia, but the majesty and specta- it’s a step toward making home- cle of homecoming seems to not coming interesting for the next live up to the level of past genera- generations. tions. Oh! And who doesn’t like What comes to mind when I big fires and bright lights –– see think about homecoming is that homecoming bonfire and the YouTube video of the first CSU lighting of the “A.” Homecoming, the 20 minute clip But what a sad sentiment it is that starts off with Fum’s song, that we need new, exciting events Captain continuing to a grainy quality to just create a blip on the radar Patrick film of the first CSU homecom- of student interests. Love of ing and all of included “Rah rah, The students in the film Poudre Fire whoopee!” showed excitement and pride in Author- That video shows clips from their Rammies, not just looking ity, right, the homecoming parade, game, for the next excuse to get plas- serves stu- and celebration — all of which tered. dents chili are attended to capacity. So when homecoming hap- on Tuesday Granted Hughes Stadium pens this year –– and trust me during the trumps Colorado Field probably it will because I just know these second day ten-fold and students didn’t real- things –– slow down and take a of Corbett ly have much to do in 1919 –– see Dining step back from the hustle and Hall’s an- iPods, videogames, television, bustle of regular life and cheer nual chili etc. — but they seem genuinely on the Rams against TCU. competi- excited to participate in CSU And maybe roast some ’mel- tion, where pride and tradition. lows at the bonfire. Mmm fire … each day Nowadays it’s hard to get any- mmm marshmallows. the chili one but some bewildered fresh- Assistant News Editor Johnny gets pro- men and their parents to watch Hart can be reached at news@col- gressively the parade (Love you mom). legian.com. hotter. Brandon Iwamoto | COLLEGIAN www.collegiansports.com The place to be for CSU Sports News &Comments Videos • Blogs Game Stories Updates Schedules Photos