THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ort Collis Colorado COLLEGIAN olme o Tuesday setemer collegiancom THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891 soer living BUFFS GET BUCKED facility moves into former frat house Site of Sads deat o alcool drgfree by AdeLe oe HArT CeTer e oc otai Collegia What: A RT Center, an Sitting on a beige couch in alcohol and dru -free livin a room of a former fraternity environment. T he center is a house Sunday, John Amolsch 9 0-day clean house that offers says if he still associated with g uidance, life skills classes, his drug-abusing friends, he support to students in recovery wouldn’t change; he couldn’t and aids in the transition to their recover. own home But in this house, which he Where: the former Si ma Pi fraternity house west of campus considers his new home, there hone: 9 7 0 8 2-2 2 is a sense of community and - m a l : hartcenter g mail. support. com, a e site is not currently The once-Sigma Pi fraterni- availa le ut is in the works. ty room where 19-year-old CSU student Sam Spady died from alcohol poisoning five years ago tor of Business and Community to the day looks much different Development Carol Hollen said, than it used to. “Samantha Spady died here; this Now, the room offers a place is where she passed away.” for prayer and discussion to the Managing a facility that of- men living in newly opened, so- fers a drug and alcohol-free ber living house called the Help- home to up to 50 recovering ad- ing All Recover Together Center. dicts, students in particular, As she stood in the “Office” doorway, HART Center Direc- See sober o Page Playing the governor by AAro oToA WHere To go e oc otai Collegia http: / en a edpu lic.com Think you’ve got what it ep ud ets dash oard.asp takes to play governor? Ever wanted to balance the state budget yourself? the simulation is to under- Now anyone can, online, stand the budget better and to with a simulation tool called communicate the priorities (of the Colorado Backseat Bud- users) to policymakers.” geter, developed by CSU’s Big- Those who aren’t well horn Leadership Program. versed in the state funding is- The program allows users sues can read the brief back- to try their own hand at bal- ground information provided ancing Colorado’s estimated $750,000 deficit by increasing See budgeT o Page or decreasing state funding and taxes as they see fit. Once complete, user data is actu- ally forwarded to the Gov. Bill sCreesHoT o CoLorAdo Ritter’s office so he can get an bACseAT budgeTer idea of what Coloradans’ bud- get priorities might be. “It could be a very useful tool for the public to provide input to the Governor’s office as we continue to keep the budget balanced,” said Ritter’s spokesperson Evan Dreyer. Describing the budget- balancing simulation as a “sig- nificant challenge,” the tool’s Web site states, “The point of ATe sTees CLLA ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������y 17-0 lead in the first half on Sunday. After starting for the first time in his career, Stucker threw for 208 yards and a touchdown during the Showdown. Pulitzer Prize-winning Stcer leads ams to victor author to speak on book by LAure LeeTe hope it’s something that we b AdA boHLeer e oc otai Collegia can begin to appreciate a little e oc otai Collegia bit more,” Sheeler said in a Pulitzer Prize-winning phone interview. If you asked the average CSU foot- writer Jim Sheeler will speak At 11 a.m. in the Lory ball fan two weeks ago who Grant to students today, offering his Student Center’s Grey Rock Stucker was, the likely response would perspective on the sacrifice Room, Sheeler will shed light have been “Grant who?” Now, fourteen and struggle many military on his experience meeting sol- days and a victory over rival CU-Boul- families experience after los- diers’ families and shadowing der later, Grant Stucker is quickly be- ing their loved ones at war. a casualty notification officer, coming the newest household name in The topic of Sheeler’s hoping people will under- Ram nation. speech is his book “Final Sa- stand the sacrifices they make Stucker, a senior quarterback, guid- lute,” based off his award- each day. ed CSU to a 23-17 victory in his first winning series that ran in The “For me (this experience) ever college start, shocking the heavily Rocky Mountain News that just really opened my eyes to favored Buffaloes and winning the 81st chronicles the story of a Ma- what so many people are do- Rocky Mountain Showdown. rine Corps major whose task ing for all of us everyday. (It’s) The Colorado native, surrounded by it was to tell people that their not about politics, but just a dozen reporters and cameramen after rACHeL debru CLLA family member died at war about sacrifice,” Sheeler said. the game, explained that it was and consoling the bereaved. The doors open at 10:30 CSU fans and players cheer after rushing Folsom Field when “It’s something that none a.m., and coffee and scones the Rams beat the Buffs 23-17. See ooTbALL o Page 1 of us who have never served can fully understand, but I See sHeeLer o Page Page 8 Page 5 Page 9 Chec out hotos oinion onday has ground ero from the rocy moved to Tuesday construction ountain shodon Cec ot age ever ee to oses uestions as footall laers read gest colms as ad as Site lled it a larit laed a role i te game ad vieoits o ot toics of cocrete ad steel ad evet aftermat 2 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian WEAthEr DEADLINES CAmpuS EyE Wednesday Today End of regular add/drop period isolated t-storms Last date to add or drop most courses. Adding courses after this time will 81 | 54 require a late registration request from the instructor. Wednesday Many courses added after this date may not qualify for isolated t-storms the COF stipend. There will be a $50 late registration 77 | 54 fee to add courses after the add/drop date. University withdrawals after this date Thursday will receive a 25 percent partly cloudy refund of tuition and most fees. 83 | 54 Special A Drop Period Ends Course add period ends CAMPuS Calendar the 4th class day of the To submit calendar semester (weekends and entries go to http:// holidays excluded). Course collegian.com/ free drop period ends the 12th class day of the campuscalendar. semester (weekends and holidays excluded). Course withdrawal periods ends the 40th class day of the semester (weekends and holidays excluded). SAM NoBLETT | CoLLegIAN Stephen Daubert, a junior history major, practices with Karel Williams, a junior forestry major, for their fraternity football 1 p.m. Student Option Pass/Fail/ team, Alpha Tao Omega, on the university intramural field Monday. A variety of intramural sports are available all year. Q Audit Grading Form Due Last day to submit Student Option Pass/Fail/Audit He will tell about his for three or 300 people – a lot Lory Student Center East Lincoln Center 4 p.m. Grading form to Registrar’s Stickly experience shadowing a easier. Ballroom This conference will Office, 100 Administration casualty notification officer The Office of Student bring together people Annex. This form may be found embarking on his duty of Rec Center Open House Leadership, Involvement, and with experience working 7 p.m. at http://colostate.edu/Depts/ informing families of the 12 p.m. Community Engagement offers collaboratively to achieve RAMblers CSU sports Registrar/forms.htm ones they lost in Iraq. Coffee Student Recreation Center several Student Organization both conservation and talk and news and scones will be provided, Interested in participating in Officer Orientation sessions livelihood goals in tribal Calendar along with a book signing intramural sports this fall? each semester that provide an nations, rangelands, forests, Today at the conclusion of the Want to check out a free indoor introduction to the policies and watersheds, agricultural lands Pulitzer Prize winner Jim talk. This event is free for cycling class? Don’t have a procedures associated with and urban areas, to develop Sheeler students and the Fort Collins clue how to use the squat leading a student organization, strategies to sustain these 11 a.m. community. machine but want to learn? event planning, managing efforts. The conference will be Grey Rock Room, Lory Student Check out the Rec’s free open student organization financial held today at 7 p.m. through Center Presentation and Speaking house to do these things and accounts and access to Friday, Sept. 11 at noon. CSU alumnus (Journalism, Tune in to channel 11 at Skills Workshop more! Enter drawing to win free student organization funding. ‘90) and Pulitzer Prize Officer Orientation is a 9 p.m. for CTV News, CTV 11 a.m. prizes including memberships, Italian film: “La dolce vita” winner Jim Sheeler will be TILT, Rm 105 gift certificates for Rec required component of the 7 p.m. Sports and the Colorado on campus to talk about his Does the thought of having services and much more. Visit annual registration process Eddy, Rm 212 Music Lounge. latest book, “Final Salute.” to give a presentation the Service Center any day for all student organizations The department of Foreign totally freak you out? Do during the week to receive wishing to be recognized Languages and Literatures you hate even talking in your welcome bag full of free by the University.