HAMAS TRIES TO ELIMINATE VIOLENCE | PAGE 6 THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN Fort Collins, Colorado COLLEGIAN Volume 114 | No. 136 Tuesday, April 11, 2006 www.collegian.com THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891 A DAY FORT MYERS, Fla. – Manuel Zuniga Alvarez waves the Mexican fl ag as rally organiz- ers lead a prayer during a protest in Fort Myers, Fla., on Monday. Hundreds of thou- FOR ACTION sands of immigrants and their supporters marched Monday, casting off the old fears of their illegal status to assert Immigrants demonstrate around nation that they have a right to a hu- mane life in this country. NINA GREIPEL | SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE | KRT By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO The Associated Press ATLANTA – Tens of thousands of immigrants spilled into the streets in dozens of cities across the nation Mon- day in peaceful protests that some com- pared to the movements led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and farm-labor organizer Cesar Chavez. “People of the world, we have come to say this is our moment,” said Rev. James Orange of the Georgia Coali- tion for the People’s Agenda in Atlanta, where police estimated that at least 50,000 people marched Monday morn- ing. At the Mississippi Capitol, 500 dem- onstrators sang “We Shall Overcome” in Spanish. In Pittsburgh, protesters gath- ered outside Sen. Arlen Specter’s offi ce to make their voices heard as Congress considers immigration reforms. Groups in North Carolina and Dal- las called for an economic boycott by immigrants to show their fi nancial im- pact. The rallies had a noticeable impact on production at Excel Corp. plants in Dodge City, Kan., and Schuyler, Neb., a spokesman for the nation’s second-larg- est beef processor said. He said there was a slowdown, but the company had no intention of taking action against workers who were gone for the day. “We assume they will be back at work tomorrow,” spokesman Mark Klein said. Atlanta police estimated that at least 50,000 people, many in white T-shirts and waving American fl ags, joined a STEPHEN CROWLEY | THE NEW YORK TIMES two-mile march from a largely immi- WASHINGTON – Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick addresses the crowd at a rally in Washington on Monday. Rallies appeared to exceed the expectations of organiz- grant neighborhood Monday morning. ers and police, as hundreds of thousands of immigrants and their supporters marched Monday in more than 100 cities throughout the country. The protesters had two targets in Georgia: congress members weighing immigration reform and state legisla- tion now awaiting Gov. Sonny Perdue’s signature that would require adults Coloradans rally around the state for immigrant-friendly reform bill seeking many state-administered bene- fi ts to prove they are in the U.S. legally. By JON SARCHE ees International Union Local 105, can fl ags. another on Monday in Colorado Nineth Castillo, a 26-year-old wait- The Associated Press which organized some of the rallies. “The people are saying what they Springs as well as Grand Junction. A ress from Guatemala who joined the Hundreds marched in Grand want. They want a voice,” said Jenni- candlelight vigil was planned Mon- Atlanta march, said she has lived in the Demonstrators in Grand Junc- Junction, many waving American fer Herrera, member of a group called day night in Denver. United States for 11 years “without a tion, Boulder, Denver and other Col- fl ags. Johnson, who attended the ral- Dignity through Dialogue and Educa- A separate rally was planned in scrap of paper.” orado cities rallied Monday to urge ly, said the mood was festive. tion, who went to the Denver rally. Boulder. Asked whether she was afraid to Congress to allow illegal immigrants In Denver, about 200 people gath- Johnson said the service union’s Johnson said the rallies were hav- parade her undocumented status in to win legal status and avoid breaking ered near the State Capitol, many of goal is an immigration bill that would ing an impact, because the Senate front of a massive police presence, she up families by deportations. them high school students who heard both secure U.S. borders and allow came close to passing a bill more pal- laughed and said: “Why? They kick us Legalization would prevent ex- about the rally by word of mouth or enough workers from other countries atable to immigrant advocates after a out, we’re coming back tomorrow.” ploitation of illegal immigrants and telephone text messages. to meet U.S. economic demand in in- harsher version passed the House. Hundreds of Latinos in North Carolina raise minimum wages for all Ameri- Some carried signs saying “Unite dustries such as agriculture . “The Senate actually started to can workers, said James Johnson, po- families” and “We’re workers, not He said the union had organized a listen to the voices of the people in See PROTESTS on Page 3 litical director for the Service Employ- criminals,” and others waved Ameri- rally Saturday in Pueblo and planned the communities,” he said. Local ‘Real World’ joins shop the mile high club pushes KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS fair trade MTV will study the effects of altitude on self-absorbed and frequently sozzled young By EMILY LANCE adults later this year when it The Rocky Mountain Collegian takes “The Real World” to the Mile High City. Every object has a story. Production on the 18th A beautiful purse, intri- edition of “The Real World” is cately woven from littered scheduled to begin later this plastic bags originating from spring in Denver. The show Benin, Africa, helped convert is scheduled to debut in late trash into a colorful treasure. 2006. Decorative jewelry formed “Denver has absolutely from recycled soda cans and everything we could hope for coiled wire is shipped from – diversity, activities, energy the outskirts of Kenya into and nightlife,” says Lois Cur- the outlets of fair-trade shops IAN CHAMBERS | COLLEGIAN ren, head of series entertain- KRT in North America. ment at MTV. Michele Drozd, 26, of Greenbay, Wis., looks at soapstone crafts from India in the Ten Thousand The current cast of MTV’s Ten Thousand Villages is Villages craft store in Old Town Square. Ten Thousand Villages is a fair trade store that sells “We’re sure that the char- an outlet for foreign-made acter and spirit of this pictur- “The Real World” kept it real crafts from multiple countries. in Key West, Fla. Production handicrafts with a mission to esque city will be endlessly of the newest season begins “provide vital, fair income to compelling to the seven room- this spring in Denver. Third World people by mar- doesn’t exist in the U.S., but America. in age and ethnicity. People mates and audience alike.” keting their handicrafts and even the poorest person has Ross Peterson, a sopho- from India, Indonesia, Italy Colorado Gov. Bill Ow- telling their stories in North more than these people in the more technical journalism and England assist in oper- ens and Denver Mayor John residence in Denver’s hip America.” developing world. We have major, encourages the store’s ating the store. High school Hickenlooper, who apparently LoDo (Lower Downtown) area, Jane Snyder, associate a social web to catch people practices. The fair trade prac- students, retirees and CSU haven’t watched the show a historic district that’s home manager and volunteer direc- who fall.” tice between Ten Thousand students make up a large por- much, say they’re thrilled to to a number of galleries, res- tor of Ten Thousand Villages, The retailer was estab- Villages buyers and the for- tion of these volunteers. Sa- welcome the show to the base taurants and bars. MTV isn’t thinks she has the best job in lished by the members of the eign artisans “is good if trade mantha Senda-Cook, a grad- of the Rockies. saying what their job will be. the world – one she knows is Fort Collins Mennonite Fel- is from people in poverty uate student studying speech “This is a tremendous op- Seventeen seasons into its making a tremendous dif- lowship in the late 1980s and stricken areas,” he said. communication, contributes portunity for Denver to show- life, “The Real World” shows no ference and is absent of the fi rst opened its doors on Oct. More than 180 volunteers her time behind the scenes, case our cultural and recre- signs of fading. It remains one nagging doubt of working in 6, 2000, in Old Town Square. assist in sales, committee stocking product and taking ational vibrancy to a very large, of MTV’s most popular series, corporate America. Ten Thousand Villages work, community outreach inventory. young audience,” Hickenloop- with the current edition lead- “We provide fair trade grants jobs to more than 110 and education at the Fort Col- “The best experience is er says. ing all of cable in its timeslot for the least among us,” Sny- artisan groups in 32 coun- lins retailer. The latest batch of “Real among the target MTV demo- der said. “Not that poverty tries in Africa, Asia and Latin Volunteers are diverse See STORE on Page 3 World” roomies will take up graphic of people ages 12-34. 2 Tuesday, April 11, 2006 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian WEATHER OBITUARY in Fort Collins,” she said. CALENDAR CAMPUS EYE He had just put the fi nish- ing touches on KCSU when Today, April 11 Today KCSU mourns loss the 1997 Spring Creek fl ood Life Skills Workshop: AM Showers hit, forcing him to reassemble Managing Your Stress By BRANDON LOWREY the station at Fort Collins High 3 to 4 p.m.