niersity ooin to umn resoure osition y mietemer Page 6 PE PE te from te sos ms ne tune urin of ort Coins st st rties Check out the ee ection o a Tea looking toa ceatie iece aout haunting hitoy atuay hoon THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN Fort Collins, Colorado Volume 119 | No. 19 ursday, September 2, 2010 COLLEGIAN www.collegian.com THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891 “It’s sad when we lose some of the heritage and the rivalries ....” GEARED FOR DE FAT tee iri C ootall hea coach By playin conference ena ame By kyle gRABOSki The Rocky Mountain Collegian The NCAA’s game of conference Jenga con- tinued Tuesday when Brigham Young Universi- ty announced it would leave the Mountain West Conference in June 2011. The Cougars will be- come an independent in football while joining the West Coast Conference in all other sports. CSU’s coaches were split in their reactions to the shift, lamenting the loss of the traditional power in BYU but welcoming the challenge pre- sented by schools still in the conference. “I think it’s kind of silly to be honest,” Colo- rado State football coach Steve Fairchild said. “It’s sad when we lose some of the heritage and the rivalries that have existed for a while.” Fairchild said, however, that the 2012 ad- dition of Fresno State and Nevada, two “darn good football teams,” will help CSU’s status as a football conference. Boise State will become a member in 2011. The Cougars have gone 43-9 during the past four seasons, winning two conference titles ee By on Pae Rams out in the wilderness By AlliSON SylTe The Rocky Mountain Collegian Rodney Ley has climbed mountains all over the world, from 14ers in Colorado to massive peaks in Nepal and South America. “Doing things outdoors is all about getting away from the connectivity of day-to-day life,” Ley said. “It’s about removing yourself from a routine and doing something completely different.” Ley, a 59-year-old alumnus, has always loved the mountains. For him, mountaineering partially appealed to his penchant for non-con- formity and taking a walk on the wild side. He took pride in that while his classmates were at- tending football games, he was standing on the summits of 14ers. “Mountaineering is amazing because it al- ways delvers what it promises. Some football players never win the Super Bowl, but when you’re outdoors, you always win,” Ley said. This feeling inspired Ley to help birth the ee OTdOOR on Pae SAANTHA BAkeR C Senior environmental horticulture ma or TJ Meyer reattaches the rear derailleur on his road bicycle Wednesday afternoon at his apartment complex near Drake Road and Shields Street. Meyer was cleaning his bicycle up in preparation for Satur- day s Tour de Fat, a bike parade sponsored by New Belgium Brewery. C eet you tuent goenent By ORdyN dAHl The Rocky Mountain Collegian SPOTS STill OPeN iN ASS CSU, like other universities and even Cabinet positions still available Assistant Director of Community Affairs high schools, has a student government Director of RamRide Assistant Director of RamRide Senate positions still available that acts as a liaison between the student Assistant Director of Marketing College of Natural Sciences 1 position body and the administration. Assistant Director of Academics College of Applied Human Sciences 5 CSU’s is called the Associated Students Assistant Director of Leadership Devel- positions of Colorado State University, or ASCSU. opment Warner College of Natural Resources ASCSU has a variety of departments, Assistant Director of Legislative Affairs 1 position including the Senate, Cabinet, Student Assistant Director of Student Services Intra-University 4 positions Fee Review Board and Student Funding Assistant Director of Community Diver- eterinary Medicine and Biomedical Board. It has a budget of about $1.7 mil- sity and Student ngagement A Sciences 2 positions lion, funded by student fees, which is used Assistant Director of Community Diver- raduate School 6 positions within the organization and allocated to sity and Student ngagement B Liberal Arts 1 position other student organizations. One of the largest projects funded by derson is the current president and Jenni- cuss bills and resolutions that would affect ASCSU is RamRide, CSU’s safe ride program fer Babos acts as vice president. the student body and are written by mem- that runs Thursday through Saturday nights Anderson and Babos appoint a Cabi- bers. Anyone can attend these meetings. iHAel BeTTiS C and is manned by student volunteers. net whose members serve to carry out the One of the most common issues dis- The student government has a presi- teams campaign platforms. cussed last year was Fort Collins’ Senior marketing ma or Tyler enderson from Each of the eight colleges are represent- Centennial pulls a pair of shoes for a student dent and vice president who are elected to use on the climbing wall in the Student Rec- annually by the student body. Cooper An- ed in a Senate that convenes weekly to dis- ee ASS on Pae reation Center. Thursday, September 2, 2010 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian unny c Resume and Cover Letter Workshop 4 12:30 p.m. Soil & Crop Sciences The Career Center Class- Weekly Seminar room, lower level of the Lory noon Student Center, Rm. 26 LSC- Rm. 228 CSUWA Membership Tea 1 p.m. tickley CSU at the State Fair in Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church Pueblo Agri- cultural ocal oco noon Better Than Bacon Colorado State Fairgrounds, 9 p.m. and re- Pueblo Avagardo’s Number source ign o ie eco- nomics graduate student Adam unny c College Colors Day Solo- noon mon Campus-wide returns Grill the Buffs Pep Rally Wear your green and gold! a volley 11 a.m. Wednes- Lory Student Center Plaza Friday Finales for day af- Wear CSU gear to the rally! September ternoon 6 p.m. at the racquet y Downtown Denver Ram University Art Museum, UCA com- Rally plex in 11 a.m. The Poudre River Irregulars Righteou Reggae Rolland Denver 16th Street Mall at 4 p.m. Moore Skyline Park Avagadro’s Number a u an lack ole Park. Rolland Moore Park fea- tures a unny number c New Belguim Brewing Tour of public de Fat facilities CSU Alumni tailgate featur- 9 a.m. includ- ing the Nacho Men New Belgium Brewery ing eight 9 a.m. Mothership tennis courts, Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver Streetmosphere three ylan noon rac- Cinch Jeans Rocky Moun- Downtown Fort Collins quetball ie i a ille tain Showdown courts, noon 4th Annual Jazz Festival four Invesco Field at Mile High Avagadro’s Number sand Rock o ge vol- leyball pits and Stay up to date! a pro Breakfast ‘til 11 am look for breaking news shop. Full Menu All Day & in-depth sports coverage on www.collegian.com SAANTHA BAkeR C • CCampus WWestt:: • CCSU :: LLorry SSttudentt EElliizabetth && SShiiellds CCentter LLowerr LLevell • Super WAL-MART • Lemay & Riverside MulberrMulberry • Timberline & Drake • N. College & Willox • Drake & Taft • Wellington • S. Lemay & Harmony • College & Horsetooth • Downtown South • Foothills Fashion Mall CollegeCollege • E. 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