NAVY MISSILE HITS WAYWARD SPY SATELLITE ON FIRST ATTEMPT | COLLEGIAN.COM THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN Fort Collins, Colorado COLLEGIAN Volume 116 | No. 110 Thursday, February 21, 2008 www.collegian.com THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891 CU-Boulder student editorial sparks controversy By CECE WILDEMAN column, the author, Max Karson, suggested a pus for writing gritty, highly offensive satire in hate crimes, violence is a serious problem The Rocky Mountain Collegian “three-phase plan” in which Asians are captured his underground newsletter, The Yeti. against Asian-Americans,” said Janice Lee, dep- and forced to engage in activities to break the “He was probably just trying to get attention uty executive director at the National Offi ce of CU-Boulder students and community mem- “Asian spirit.” and shock people,” the junior journalism ma- the Asian-American Journalists Association. bers are up in arms over a column published Karson garnered national attention last year jor, who identifi es herself as Asian, said. “But if Lee said responsible journalism should be Monday on CU’s online student newspaper when he was suspended and arrested for saying you’re going to print it, and it’s going to offend thought about more often with any publication. that some readers say was a racist attack on the he sometimes feels angry enough kill people in people, then it’s not right.” She said it doesn’t matter whether the column Asian-American population. a class discussion the day after the Virginia Tech Kaowthumrong said many may attribute was meant to be satirical or not, adding that it The column in the Campus Press, titled “If Massacre. the column to Karson’s personality but people should have been more closely examined before it’s war the Asians want … It’s war they’ll get,” Karson declined comment Wednesday. all over the state are feeling offended by his mes- it was published. addressed relations between Asian-Americans Patricia Kaowthumrong, a former Campus sage. and white students on the CU campus. In the Press copy editor, said Karson is known on cam- “In general, no matter what the intention, See EDITORIAL on Page 3 ART • ENTERTAINMENT • LIFE • STYLE Vol. 3, Issue 19 | Thursday, February 21, 2008 BRANDON IWAMOTO | COLLEGIAN CIA recruiter David Burris, a CSU alumnus, speaks to e students about career opportunities with the CIA on Ve v Wednesday. [ r [ CIA talks job opportunity with students Recruiter discusses available career paths, U.S. intelligence By TREVOR SIMONTON The Rocky Mountain Collegian CSU alum and Central Intelligence Agency re- cruiter David Burris came to the Lory Student Center Wednesday afternoon to discuss career opportunities in the CIA with students. The small meeting room on the second fl oor of the LSC was packed with students as Burris began his speech. About half of the 60 or so students who came to hear Burris speak were criminal justice majors. The rest of the crowd included students from a variety of majors; many had received word of the visit from the Student FYI e-mail system. Burris graduated from CSU with a bachelor’s de- gree in history in 1975 “back in the days when it was still called ‘Moo U,’” he said. Musician Josh Dillard gives He received his master’s degree in history in 1976. insight on music, success and the darker sides of life. Dillard is About a year later, he was approached by a CIA recruit- performing his acoustic coffee- er and hired as an undercover counter-intelligence op- house tunes Saturday at 7 p.m. at erative. Everyday Joe’s. “I was hired because I had the ability to write, think, present myself and understand things with a historical context,” Burris said. See page 5 for story After working undercover for 20 years, Burris now serves as the southwest region recruitment represen- See page 6 for story tative for the CIA, a job he has been fulfi lling the past 11 years. He recruits for all four hiring divisions in the CIA, PHOTO BY AARON MONTOYA | COLLEGIAN “from spooks to spies to accountants,” Burris said. PHOTO IL- DESIGN BY JAMIE WAUGH | COLLEGIAN Shortly after introducing himself, Burris spoke LUSTRATION about the purpose of the agency. “In essence, the CIA recruits spies and steals se- crets,” Burris said. “But it takes a lot of analysis. At the core of the CIA is human intelligence, but it’s not intel- ligence until it’s analyzed.” O T Cookin’ with Nikki Burris said that the largest source of this intelli- gence is the media. “When I was hired, you couldn’t Google a thing. I was amazed with what the Corona project let us do; we could look at pictures taken from satellites. Now you can do that on Google Earth,” Burris said. “That was 30-plus years ago; you can imagine what we can do now.” He went on to explain that the mission of the CIA is to be the keystone of US intelligence, and that it was established to bring objective truth to the US policy makers. “We want to know what the intentions of our enemies are,” Burris said. Burris said that he could talk all day about his job, but as a recruiter he had to move on to what the CIA looks for in its employees. “The absolute, number one thing this job needs is integrity,” Burris said. “It doesn’t matter where you come from, how smart you are, or anything else if you “Defi nitely, Maybe” is Amp Live gives ‘new AARON MONTOYA | COLLEGIAN don’t have the ability to do what is right when nobody an entertaining fl ick ... life’ to an old dog. Stuffed mushrooms, paired here with sprigs of parsley, make is looking. maybe. Page 6 a perfect between-meal snack says Nikki Cristello. “This is not a job, it’s a responsibility. If you want a Page 6 job, don’t come and talk to me. Come and see me if you want a responsibility,” Burris said. PAGE 8 COLLEGIAN.COM PAGE 8 Men’s hoops Student government Women’s loses by two approves expansion hoops falls Walker’s 20 points not Rec. Center renovation gets 76-41 loss to TCU sets enough in 66-64 loss thumbs up from ASCSU program record for at TCU Senate most in one season 2 Thursday, February 21, 2008 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian weather Calendar Campus eye Today, February 21 Today The Future of Forest Biomass Partly cloudy in Colorado: Can Forests Meet Our Energy Needs? 8 a.m. 44 | 26 Today - Lory Student Center Theater This conference is for anyone Friday with an interest in reducing dependence on fossil fuels Partly cloudy as well as those who promote forest health. Experts from academia, environmental groups, 48 | 29 government, industry, and other non-governmental organizations Saturday will share their respective insights on current happenings and Partly cloudy future trends in biomass policy development as they pertain to the state. 47 | 27 Analyses will focus on economic, environmental, and social limits to utilization and possible solutions to not only our current energy dilemma, but also to threats facing our forests as the two issues intersect and overlap. Getting to Year Two @ CSU Conference 8:30 a.m. Local Loco Getting to Year Two @ CSU is a one day conference in the 7 p.m. Lory Student Center for first year students (in their second semester) and current transfer Cosmic Trail students. This event will be held 9 p.m. today from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students will be able to select breakout sessions to attend throughout the day. Sessions will Pam and Molly provide students with information 11 p.m. and resources to assist them with the transition to a second year at BRIAN SWANSON | CoLLEGIAN CSU. Breakfast and lunch will be Mark Palke, a CSU Alum, hands a flier to Andy Mitchell, a sophomore technical journalism major, outside of Morgan library on provided. Wednesday with his dog Brandy. Lunch with a Laugh 12 p.m. ASAP invites you to enjoy your watersheds in north-central to 5 p.m. in 202 Weber Building Reproductive Brain. news of lunch with a free laugh, featuring Colorado, it was found that not for the second session of the Our speaker is Kim L. Hoke, the world local and CSU comedians! Join all beetle-killed forests increased Spring Teaching with Technology Ph.D, Section of Integrative us today at 12 p.m. in the Lory annual water yield. Workshop Series. Biology, University of Texas at Student Center Commons area. Even-aged forests, usually of a Jeff Niemann and Darell Austin. When: Today at 4 p.m. Pakistan President Lunch with a Laugh Dates: ASAP single species, had increased Fontane, Department of Civil and Location: Albert Yates building, refuses to step down water yields, but uneven-aged Environmental Engineering, will room 206. will be hosting a comedy series ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – forests, forests with younger present a series of strategies Refreshments will be served. from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. every President Pervez Musharraf will Tune in to channel 11 Thursday through March 6. understories or with different for engaging students when from 8 to midnight for species present, often had PowerPoint presentations are French Conversation Hour not step down as head of state Interdisciplinary Water decreased annual water yields. needed in the classroom. 5 p.m. and intends to serve out his CTV News, CTV Sports Resources Seminar, Spring The uneven-aged forests appear The workshop will include Join our French conversation five-year-term, his spokesman and Studio CTV.