COLLEGIAN WINS AWARDS FOR WRITING AND PHOTOS | PAGE 5 THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN Fort Collins, Colorado COLLEGIAN Volume 114 | No. 139 Friday, April 14, 2006 www.collegian.com THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891 Up in fl ames IAN CHAMBERS | COLLEGIAN A grass fi re burns east of I-25 outside of Fort Collins, Thursday. The wind and higher temperatures contibuted to several grass fi res throughout Colorado. Temperatures are expected to remain high today before cooling off slightly during the weekend. ‘No regret, no remorse’ COMMITTED Moussaoui: hearing mourning ‘made my day’ By MATTHEW BARAKAT The Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Con- fessed al-Qaida conspira- tor Zacarias Moussaoui said Thursday it made his day to hear ac- counts of Ameri- cans’ suf- fering from the Sept. 11, 2001, at- tacks and he would like to see similar at- MOUSSAOUI tacks “ev- ery day.” Tak- ing the witness stand for the second time in his death- penalty trial Thursday, Moussaoui mocked a Navy sailor who wept on the stand as she described the death of two of her subordinates. IAN CHAMBERS | COLLEGIAN “I think it was disgust- Sean Jaster receives the student employment award from Vice President for Student Affairs Linda ing for a military person to Kuk. Jaster is the Alternative Break Coordinator and says seeing transformation in people is the cry,” Moussaoui said of the best part about his job. testimony of Navy Lt. Nancy McKeown. “She is military, she should expect people at war with her to want to kill her.” Student employee rewarded Asked if he was happy to hear her sobbing, he said, “Make my day.” U.S. DISTRCIT COURT VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES | NYT Moussaoui said he had By EMILY LANCE done, then it is a strong tes- Break coordinator is respon- TOP: This photo of a box cutter, found in a car that was left “no regret, no remorse” about at Washington Dulles International Airport by September 11, The Rocky Mountain Collegian timony of what SLCE does,” sible for managing the execu- the 9/11 attacks. Asked by 2001 hijackers, was shown as evidence in the trial of Zacarias Jaster said during his accep- tive board of the program, as- prosecutor Rob Spencer if he Moussaoui in Arlington, Va. This box cutter is similar to that While many students tance speech. “If I didn’t have sisting with the design and would like to see it happen used by hijackers on the fl ights of September 11, 2001. were planning fun in the sun Jen (Johnson, assistant direc- facilitation of a leadership again, Moussaoui re- ABOVE: A photo of the cockpit voice recorder found at the for Spring Break, Sean Jaster tor of volunteer and commu- training school, advising and scene in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where Flight 93 was coordinating a different nity programs) people would coordinating spring break trip See TRIAL on Page 3 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001. version of the typical spring be in a corner in Delaware logistics, and working with the school hiatus. wondering how to get back to assistant director on develop- Jaster, the Alternative CSU.” ing partnerships within the Spring Break coordinator for Among his accomplish- Division of Student Affairs. the Offi ce of Student Leader- ments, Jaster initiated the fi rst The coordinator facili- ship and Civic Engagement international Spring Break tates meetings with individual (SLCE), received the Student trip to Achiote, Panama. He Spring Break trips in planning Senate debates witness protection Employee of the Year award on was also the co-leader for the and implementation. Thursday. spring trip in which he worked The primary responsibility By JAMES BAETKE right questions.” This week is National Stu- with CEASPA (Centro de Es- of the coordinator is to provide The Rocky Mountain Collegian Fields son Javad Mar- dent Employment week in tudios y Accion Social Pana- safe, meaningful and quality shall-Fields and his fi an- which employers are encour- maneno), an ecotourism and service-learning trips for stu- cée, Vivian Wolfe, were environmental conservation dents and to provide opportu- aged to honor their workers The Colorado Wit- slain in their car at an Au- program, to build a trail and nities for them to expand their by taking them out for a meal, ness Protection Agency rora intersection on June bird-watching deck. leadership skills through study writing them a thank-you card may start requiring an 20, 2005, just days before “There was a lot of logis- of cultures and social issues in or giving them a friendship annual training pro- Marshall-Fields was sup- tics involved,” Jaster said. “The conjunction with hands on ex- plant. gram under a recently posed to testify in a mur- trip went smoothly.” perience. Linda Kuk, vice president proposed bill, nearly der case. He also added a fall break The Student Employment of Student Affairs, the depart- a year after two CSU Marshall-Fields and experiential trip to Denver fo- Award began in 1990 to honor WOLFE MARSHALL-FIELDS ment that oversees Student graduates were killed in Wolfe were newly engaged cusing on homelessness. Site an outstanding student em- Media, presented Jaster with connection with one of 22-year-olds and had leaders for various agencies ployee, said Janeen Sivon, as- his plaque in honor of his re- them testifying in a murder in court cases. plans to move to Virginia in Denver volunteered to put sistant director of student em- liability, initiative and profes- case. Speaking at a capitol together. Marshall-Fields themselves “in the shoes” of ployment. sionalism shown in his posi- House Bill 1379 came to news conference in March, was a spring 2005 CSU grad- homeless individuals in Colo- In addition to the Student tion. fruition after Rhonda Fields bill sponsor Rep. Mike Gar- uate and Wolfe graduated rado and refl ect on their expe- Employee of the Year, Jaster “I am a strong believer approached lawmakers cia, D-Aurora, said, “The from CSU in December riences. in community and if this is a about better protecting wit- purpose of this legislation is The Alternative Spring See AWARD on Page 3 strong testimony to what I’ve nesses awaiting to speak out to be proactive in asking the See CSU on Page 3 2 Friday, April 14, 2006 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian WEATHER CAMPUS BLOTTER Who needs hospitals and order (1) A 40-year-old man in CAMPUS EYE From the CSU Police Department anyway? Admission is free. Cedarburg, Wis., was arrested on suspicion of DUI when po- Today Monday, April 10 Turkish Mysticism Talk and lice noticed the severed hose Mostly sunny Driver cited for driving with a Sufi Music Concert by Latif of a gas station pump sticking suspended license. Bolat out of his car’s fuel door. (It be- 6:30 p.m. longed to a Kwik Trip station). 80 | 48 Intrusion alarm at the Industrial C101, Plant Sciences Building (2) Daniel Nordell, 52, with Science Building. a history of DUI, was arrested Saturday, April 15 Saturday in March when police saw him Contacted a large group of Oval Drive will be blocked off driving through downtown Partly cloudy individuals by Remington from 7 a.m. to noon for a 5K Waupaca, Wis., in reverse (be- Campus – they were just playing run cause he said the other gears football in the moonlight. wouldn’t work). 67 | 42 Engineers Without Borders (3) A 44-year-old man was Motor vehicle accident (MVA) Globe Trot, 5K run/walk arrested for DUI in Australia’s Sunday with injuries in the Pitkin Z lot 9:30 a.m. Northern Territory in March – driver was cited for careless The Oval after he asked a police offi cer Sunny driving. Register at the Student how to get to the hard-to-miss Recreation Center. The cost is Uluru (Ayers Rock, the huge, 77 | 43 Assisted Poudre Fire Authority at $15 for students, $17 for non- 1,000-foot-high rock formation the Engineering Research Center students. that appears red in sunlight), – sparks from a welder caught For more information e-mail which was about 300 feet in some erosion control blankets on [email protected]. front of him, illuminated in his fi re. PFA removed the blankets headlights. DID YOU KNOW and ventilated the room. Spring Honor Day • On average women 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Welfare check at Aggie Village Sculpture Garden, southwest NEWS OF blink nearly twice as – request from Department of side of LSC THE WORLD much as men. Human Services to check on a The Native American Student Association is hosting the CSU • Charlie Chaplin once child. It was not related to the Government forces case above. Spring Honor Day. This is a battle rebels in Chad chance to honor all those who came third in a Charlie N’DJAMENA, Chad – Gov- have supported the organization ernment forces used attack RYAN MAIER | COLLEGIAN Chaplin lookalike over the years. All are welcome. CALENDAR helicopters, tanks and heavy contest. The events will include a Dan Strevey, a senior health and exercise science weapons Thursday to beat back traditional Powwow and Easter major, mixes an electrophoresis buffer solution • In the USA, in 1998, Today, April 14 rebels who charged 600 miles egg hunt. Indian tacos and Thursday morning. The mixture will be used in the National Student Employment in pickup trucks from the Dar- BY310 Biology class. 48 people lost their other food will be available for Week fur border to reach the capital purchase. lives due to roller Campus-wide of this volatile, oil-producing For more details, contact It is time to celebrate the nation in the center of Africa.