FRATERNITIES SUPPORT STUDENT MEDIA | PAGE 8 THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN Fort Collins, Colorado COLLEGIAN Volume 116 | No. 103 Tuesday, February 12, 2008 www.collegian.com THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891 B One man’s story of lost identity and homelessness S ByBy TIM MADDOCKS AARON MONTOYA | COLLEGIAN James Schumacher, a 27-year-old homeless man living in Loveland, holds a discarded cigarette butt that he re-lit after procuring it from the planter at left Jan. 26. Schumacher calls the practice “sniping” and says it is a “fi lthy habit” that has become a part of his life without income. The second in a three-part He’s munching on or- the fl oor and mutters under it sounds. You never get back ing the beanie high above his “My head went to the series on the homeless in ange peanut butter sandwich his breath intently, in a sort what they take out. head. side,” he says, tilting his head Northern Colorado. crackers. With each bite, the of public speaking cadence “The thing about the mid- James stops muttering. to the right to show where he’d crackers crumble off his wild, that only makes sense to him. dle class ...” he goes on, pay- He sleeps under the bridge been struck. “I didn’t even see homeless man unkempt beard and onto “That’s the problem with ing no attention to a reporter by Wal-Mart, on Mulberry who hit me. But I tried not to sits at a table at the table, where he takes the America,” he says. “All that taking notes. Street, that guides traffi c over fall because I didn’t want to Catholic Charities crumbs, nervously gathers land they took from the gov- When asked his name, the Cache La Poudre River get hit again. I waited ‘til I saw Northern, a Fort them into a pile and rearrang- ernment ... considering the he looks up, pulls off his blue –– a step up from the streets they were gone, then I let my- A Collins shelter, es them. Then, he wrecks the taxes. There’s something cotton beanie, releasing his of Denver, where he was re- self drop.” waiting for free lunch to be pile, only to rebuild it. called a tax return –– means wild brown hair, and proudly cently hit on the head with a served. Emotionless, he looks at something opposite of what proclaims, “James,” still hold- baseball bat. See JAMES on Page 5 Writers Guild moves to end Prof. leaves strike, return to work this week a legacy By LYNN ELBER The Associated Press By KAELI WEST Rocky Mountain Collegian LOS ANGELES – TV producers say they expect writers to return to Robert Cavarra, a professor emeri- work as early as Wednesday now tus for the music department, passed that the Writers Guild of America away Friday after a series of health is- has moved to end its three-month- sues, leaving behind a long-standing old strike. legacy with the international organ On Sunday, guild leaders recom- player community. mended a tentative three-year con- Cavarra had been associated with tract to members and asked them the university for 37 years. to vote separately on a quick end to Colleagues referred to Cavarra the walkout. as a man with extraordinary, world- Membership meetings will renowned talents on the organ and be held Tuesday in New York and the building of the Casavant organ on COURTESY OF CSU DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Los Angeles, said Patric Verrone, campus, which he commissioned in president of the guild’s West Coast 1968. Colorado State University professor emeritus Robert Cavarra died Friday. branch. “One of the biggest cultural trea- sures that CSU possesses is that organ,” Cavarra, a world-renowned organ “This is the best deal this guild player, is credited with commission- has bargained for in 30 years,” Ver- said Michael Thaut, chair of the Music, DAMIAN DOVARGANES | AP ing the construction of the Casavant rone said. Theatre and Dance departments. Organ located in the Music Building, The tentative contract secures Members of the Writers Guild of America walk on the picket line at NBC Joel Bacon, assistant professor of in 1968. writers a share of the burgeoning Studios in Burbank, Calif., on Friday. TV producers say they expect writers the Music, Theatre and Dance to return to work as early as Wednesday, now that the Writers Guild of See STRIKE on Page 3 America has moved to end its three-month-old strike. See PROF on Page 8 PAGE 6 ONLINE PAGE 3 Rec. center to Career Center Gitmo suspects expand celebrates grand face death opening Student Fee Review Check out the online Pentagon charges six Board approves fee exclusive story at with murder and war increase www.collegian.com. crimes for Sept. 11 2 Tuesday, February 12, 2008 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian Weather Calendar Campus eye Today Today, February 12 Transfer Tuesdays: Partly cloudy Confronting Careers with the Career Center 12 p.m. 45 | 28 Confront your career concerns with the Career Center during Transfer Programs: Transfer Wednesday Tuesdays in the Off-Campus Partly cloudy Student Services Lounge in the Lory Student Center today from 12-1 p.m. 49 | 23 It’s never too early to start discussing post-graduation plans and learn more about Career Thursday Center Services. Sponsored by Transfer Student Snow shower Programs, Off-Campus Student Services & The Career Center. Contact: Danielle 30 | 15 Johnson, Student Coordinator for Transition Programs at Friday (970) 491-6011 or danjo@ simla.colostate.edu. For more Mostly sunny information visit http://transfer. colostate.edu/current/index.asp. 40 | 24 International Connections Brown Bag Lunch 12:15 p.m. Dr. Lynn Kwaikowski, of the Department of Anthropology, will be giving her presentation entitled Negotiating Domestic Violence in Vietnam: Battered Women’s Health in a Context of Rapid Social Change. Dr. Kwaikowski will address RAMblers health problems of battered women in northern Vietnam, BRANDoN IwAMAto | CoLLEGIAN 7 p.m. and the marginalization some Junior fashion merchandising major Heather Jones leaves the warmth of the Morgan Library Monday afternoon. Tuesday’s high battered women have recently temperature will be 45 degrees with partly cloudy weather, according to the National Weather Service. experienced in Vietnam’s health Alphabet Soup institutions. Please join us today from 9 p.m. 12:15-1 p.m. in the Lory Student Office of Women’s Programs and 6-7 p.m. to learn how to make renowned motivational speaker. Center, Room 203- 205 for Wednesday, February 13 Women at Noon Studies, (970) 491-6384. decorative sushi rolls. She is CEO of Communication this detailed and informative This event will be held in the Counts!, a national professional presentation. 12 p.m. Querks with Q On Wednesday at 12 p.m. in Japanese Film Double Feature A/PASS Office in 212 Lory development and public This event is open to the 5 p.m. Student Center. Sponsored by speaking consulting agency. 11 p.m. public. Sponsored by CSU’s room 228, Lory Student Center, Women at Noon will present The CSU Japan Club presents Asian/Pacific American Student Evans currently holds a position International Programs. For a Valentine’s Day movie double Services. For more information, as a litigator with a top Atlanta more information contact Shauna Choosing to Birth at Home. 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