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AmericAns rescue hostAges in AfghAnistAn | PAge 6A THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN Fort Collins, Colorado COLLEGIAN Volume 117 | No. 53 thursday, October 23, 2008 www.collegian.com THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891 LSC to draw 400 daily for early vote By trevOr SiMOntOn LSC, which is open from 8 a.m. to The Rocky Mountain Collegian 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, will act also as places where mail- Walking out of the polls in ballots can be dropped off. Wednesday with a smile on her There are two other early vot- face holding an amendment ing centers in Fort Collins: cheat sheet, senior microbiology Larimer County Courthouse student Stella Kratzer slapped on Offices, 200 W. Oak Street, 1st floor a white one-by-three inch sticker Harmony Marketplace (East on her black jacket that, embroi- of Ace Hardware), 1001 East Har- dered in red and white, reads in mony Road bold blue letters, “I voted.” “One thing new this year is “It was really easy – just pop our ability to keep early voting in, and pop out,” she said. centers open on Saturday, Oct. Early voting began Monday, 25,” said Scott and students and Larimer County See page 6 to Doyle, Larimer residents –– about 400 of them read a story County Clerk per day, said Doreen Spindler, the about colorado and Recorder, in Troubleshooting Judge oversee- coaches against a press release. ing the votes –– have been trick- amendment 46. Voters can ling into the Lory Student Center’s request a mail- second floor North Ballroom to in ballot and check their current make their voices heard. registered addresses at http://la- Spindler said she recom- rimer.org/elections. mends that every student come The deadline to request to have to vote early as to avoid jammed mail-in ballots sent to personal mail- polls on Election Day, Nov. 4. boxes is Tuesday. After that date, vot- “So far there’s been a pretty ers have until Friday, Oct. 31 to pick good turnout, and it gets better as up the mail-in-ballots in person. the word gets out,” she said. All mail-in ballots must be Several students arriving at received by the Elections De- the ballroom Wednesday were not partment no later than 7 p.m. on sure what they needed to have Tuesday, Nov. 4. Postmark dates with them at the polls to vote. do not count if the ballot is not re- SEVEN As the doorman said repeat- ceived by that time and date. edly throughout the day, all that is The Larimer County Clerk dayS needed is a picture ID card issued and Recorder reported that the by the state of Colorado; student Elections Department has already IDs will suffice. sent out more than 107,000 bal- Also needed to vote is a state- lots, which makes up more than provided signature card, which 60 percent of the 177,000 regis- should be arriving in the mailbox- tered voters in the county. es of all of those who made sure Voters also would be well ad- they were registered to vote at vised to take some time to review their current address. Students do what the effects of each of the 18 not need to wait for the signature referendums and amendment card to be delivered before casting will be, as this ballot is the longest their votes, however, as the cards Colorado has seen since 1912. SEVEN will also be offered at the polls. Elections Beat Reporter Trev- All early voting centers, like the or Simonton can be reached at one in the North Ballroom of the [email protected]. dOllarS Basketball kicks off ‘10 O’clock Rock’ PhOtO illuStratiOn By BrandOn iwaMOtO | COLLEGIAN By Matthew Pucak The Rocky Mountain Collegian Coalition shops to raise CSU doesn’t do “Midnight Madness” like many teams around the country, but Ram fans will get a chance to check out their basket- hunger awareness at CSU ball teams for the first time tonight during CSU’s “10 O’clock Rock.” By Madeline nOvey understand the crisis of world hunger. MOney SPent The free event will allow fans The Rocky Mountain Collegian At the head of the group with his to see the newest incarnations of classic grin spread wide, Travis Hall, the the Ram squads on the court at $7.03 Lannea 8:49 p.m. founder of the hunger coalition Seven Russel Moby Arena, as the players will Days for Seven Dollars, led his small pos- showcase their skills in several wednesday, Oct. 15 $6.93 Travis Hall se of participants to purchase $7 worth of $7.00 Trent Moore events, including a dunk contest, Five seemingly normal teenagers, food each — $1 per day — to last seven a 3-point shooting contest, and dressed in the typical college garb of hood- $7.07 Lauren days. Lafontaine scrimmages. Additionally fans ies and jeans, slipped quietly through the Hall said Seven Days for Seven will get in on the act, with a couple automatic doors at the Safeway grocery $7.21 Jiajia Liu $7.05 Jake Betzen actually competing in a new 2-ball store on Elizabeth Street on a mission to See hunger on Page 3 competition where they will be teamed with a CSU player. New women’s basketball katie StevenS | COLLEGIAN coach Kristin Holt hopes the event can raise the level of enthu- Josh Simmons (21), a CSU fresh- man guard, goes for a slam dunk siasm for CSU basketball. during “10 O’Clock Rock” at “I think that it is an event Moby Arena on Oct. 18, 2007. that will get us and the fans ex- cited about basketball because Meghan McCain our games are right around the debuts for the Rams this season, corner,” Holt said. “Our fan base Andy Odige and Harvey Perry. is usually families with children, Both CSU teams welcome but we want to get more students an infusion of new players that celebrates birthday interested.” they hope will change their for- Second-year men’s basketball tunes, after both went winless in coach Tim Miles said the night is the Mountain West Conference regular season last year. The men in Ramskeller about the players. welcome 10 newcomers, and the “This is kind of a player’s night. By JiM SOJOurner McCain, who is 24 years old women’s team welcomes four It is a good chance for them to go The Rocky MountainCollegian as of today, arrived with her “blo- players, three of whom come to out and interact with the fans in gette” crew and met with students CSU from Europe. a little more of a low key environ- The CSU College Republicans in the Ramskeller from 11-12 a.m., The season for both teams ment and show off their skills, liSa StreeB | COLLEGIAN threw Meghan McCain, daughter said Chelsea Penoyer, president of is rapidly approaching with the whether it be the 3-point contest Matt Talafuse, right, a sophomore social studies of Republican presidential candi- the CSU College Republicans. women starting off with Adams or the dunk contest,” Miles said. teaching major, got an autograph from Meghan date Sen. John McCain, a birthday “Everyone was waiting to see State on Oct. 31, while the men’s One of the highlights of the McCain on her book “My Dad, John McCain”. party in the Ramskeller Wednes- her,” Penoyer said, adding that first tune-up comes on Nov. 3 night will be the dunk contest, and She celebrated her 24th birthday a day early at day morning to encourage stu- even a few non-Republican stu- against Chadron State. The Ramskeller on Wednesday. when asked to pick some favorites, dents to vote and to excite the dents waited to see McCain. Men’s basketball beat writer Miles mentioned last season’s win- student body about the upcoming Matthew Pucak can be reached at ner Josh Simmons, along with two election. See Birthday on Page 3 players who will be making their [email protected]. Page 5a Page 6 Page 2B Mass graves colorado coaches cSu professor’s found near Syria support opportunities paintings to be Farmers tip off authorities for minorities shown in exhibit about 34 bodies Amendment 46 to ban Dave Yust uses background preferential treatment in architecture 2A Thursday, October 23, 2008 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian WEATHER CALENDAR professional shops such as CAMPUS EYE Flatbed. Today Today ID Theft: Strategies Workshop Social Entrepreneurs Sunny 3 to 5 p.m. Program Lory Student Center, Room 224 4 p.m. Adam Smith, criminal investigator Presented by CSU Libraries and 51 | 31 for CSUPD, will discuss how the Fort Collins Regional Library criminals gain access to your District, in with PBS/Frontline, Friday identifying information, how the program seeks to promote they exploit it, simple ways to local dialogue on the concepts Partly Cloudy safeguard your information, of social entrepreneurship as and what to do if you become a a way to create meaningful victim. solutions to social problems in 61 | 37 our local communities. Teach Abroad Information Saturday Session Percussion Guest Artist 4 p.m. 7 to 9:30 p.m. Sunny The demand for English teachers University Center for the Arts, overseas has never been higher, 1400 Remington St.As part of 65 | 39 and teaching abroad can be a the Virtuoso Concert Series fun and rewarding experience. in the School of the Arts at Interested students are invited Colorado State University, to attend information session. Guest Steven Schick Eric Trujillo from the school of presents a varied and exciting education will be there to discuss percussion concert.