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COLLEGIAN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN Fort Collins, Colorado ursday, August 2, 2012 Opinion: Is America still great? | page 4 Volume 121 | No. 9 www.collegian.com THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891 the STRIP CLUB e cost of an education PAGE 6 Fort Collins Friday The Bohemian Foundation kicks off New West Fest August 10 with a line up of local Fort Collins artists. The Strip Club is written by the Collegian Staff. Linden Street Stage Catch Bees 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. You Me & Apollo 5:50 - 6:50 p.m. Fierce Bad Rabbit 7:10 - 8:00 p.m. Michael Franti & Spearhead 8:30 - 10:00 p.m. (Simulcast) Mountain Avenue Stage Wasteland Hop 5:20 - 5:50 p.m. Dubskin 6:10 - 6:55 p.m. Euforquestra 7:15 - 8:00 p.m. Michael Franti & Spearhead 8:30 - 10:00 p.m. Library Park Stage The Patti Fiasco 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Musketeer Gripweed 6:05 - 6:50 p.m. 3 Twins Broadband 7:10 - 8:10 p.m. Michael Franti & Spearhead 8:30 - 10:00 p.m. Musketeer Gripweed The Patti Fiasco Dubskin Fierce Bad Rabbit Frank responds at marathon forum Deb James, the first speaker of the night, steps to the microphone to adress CSU president Tony Frank during an open forum held Tuesday night to discuss the proposed on-campus stadium. Dr. Frank expects a final report from the Stadium Advisory Committee on August 9 and is expected to deliver his final decision after fall classes have started. NIC TURICIANO | COLLEGIAN By KAITIE HUSS The Rocky Mountain Collegian Seated in a single chair, CSU President Tony Frank faced a full house Tuesday night, listening to the public express their opinions on the pro- posed on-campus stadium. This forum existed as the final public discussion of the stadium's po- tential construction. "There's been a rumor that we're limited to an hour. We're not. I'm going to stay and listen as long as people have things to [say] — well let's see how it goes," Frank said. "I'm getting older, my bedtime is earlier than it used to be." Nearly four hours later, Frank remained seat- ed and attentive to an ever-increasing line of people waiting to speak. Many began their appeal addressed directly to Dr. Frank, praising the president's efforts to create a transparent conversation. "I have a lot of respect for Dr. Frank, listening to all sides. I think it's fantastic he's doing that," said Ryan Wulff of the CSU RamClub. Wulff sup- ports the construction of an on campus stadium. However, such compliments did not over- shadow critiques of a new stadium. "There are too many unknown factors," said Jerry Gavaldon, who began working in CSU ath- letics in 1966 and worked as the general manager to concessions in Moby and Hughes from 1980 to 1990. "The day may come when we need a new stadium," said Gavaldon. "Right now, we're not ready for it." While the perspectives consisted of a wide range of opinions, most who showed up to the fo- rum already had set opinions, according to Wulff. "People are very passionate on both sides," said Wulff. "Both sides believe the other is the vo- cal minority." Senior communications studies student Will Reutemann stopped by the forum after finishing an intramural softball game and decided to join the line of people waiting to address Frank. "I can kind of relate to where the commu- nity is coming from and I think we have to ad- dress those issues," said Reutemann who works for the Center of Community Deliberation. "But if I had to pick a choice, in the long run I think the stadium is going to be very beneficial for this campus." For Reutemann, events like this, while engag- ing, only divide the two opposing sides further. "I feel that public forums as this particular one where you're coming up to a microphone, speaking directly to Frank, kind of reiterate those divisions,” said Reutemann. Reutemann says smaller, mediated discus- sions like the ones conducted by the Center of Community Deliberation create a more effective conversation. See STADIUM on Page 6 University president listens to community input on the proposed stadium CSU fundraising reaches new heights By NIC TURICIANO The Rocky Mountain Collegian Tim Brogdon is one of 32,000 alumni donors who helped to make 2011-2012 the most successful fund- raising year in CSU’s history. “I bleed green and gold, I love this school so much. It’s offered me opportunities and continues to offer me opportunities as an alumni that I never would have been able to experience if I didn’t go to college here,” Brogdon said. “Being able to have that experience has really put me in a place where I want to give back.” CSU announced that private donations for the 2011-2012 fiscal year totaled $111.6 million, a 31 percent increase from the previous fiscal year and an all-time high for the school. “We don’t like the fact that tuition is going up, so we really focussed a lot on raising money for scholar- ships so that students that either had significant finan- cial needs or had great merit could get a scholarship to help defer a lot of the cost of their education,” said Brett Anderson, Vice President for University Advancement. Somewhere near 5 per- cent of donations went to- ward athletics, Anderson said, while 95 percent was given toward academics with an emphasis on scholar- ships. The announcement also marked a successful end to the Campaign for Colo- rado State, a fundraising ef- fort that began in 2005 and reached its goal of $500 mil- lion six months early. The $537 million cam- paign helped to partially or completely fund 41 buildings on the CSU campus, includ- ing the Rockwell extension, UCA, Computer Science Building, and the Athletic See FUNDRAISING on Page 6 Former Rams QB signs on with the Denver Broncos “Somewhere near 5 percent of donations went toward athletics while 95 percent was given toward academics with an emphasis on scholarships.” BY KYLE GRABOWSKI The Rocky Mountain Collegian Nobody wants to be the next Jim Sorgi, the former Indianapolis Colts quarter- back that backed up Peyton Manning for six seasons. That’s just the position former CSU quarterback Caleb Hanie put himself in, however, when he signed with the Denver Broncos on March 24, four days after Manning. After graduating from CSU in 2008 with a major in history, Hanie signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent. The Broncos will bring Hanie back to Colorado, his first extended stay in the state since he graduated. “It feels great to be back here. It’s been nothing but fun and work since I’ve been here. I’m excited to be back here for sure,” Hanie said. Though the Broncos opened training camp on Thursday, July 29 to a record crowd of 4,371 at Dove Val- ley in Englewood, Colorado, that didn’t provide a distrac- tion to Hanie. “We’re used to playing in front of crowds. In Chi- cago, we had a lot of fans at our training camp,” he said. “You just zone those people out and do the work and fo- cus on being better.” Most of the masses visit- ing Dove Valley weren’t there to see Hanie. They made the trek to watch four-time NFL MVP Peyton Manning in his first official practice in a See FOOTBALL on Page 6 Former CSU quarterback Caleb Hanie releases a pass during football prac- tice. Hanie has signed on with the Denver Broncos. COLLEGIAN FILE PHOTO

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COLLEGIANT H E R O C K Y M O U N T A I N

Fort Collins, ColoradoThursday, August 2, 2012

Opinion: Is America still great? | page 4

Volume 121 | No. 9www.collegian.com

THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891

theStripclub

The cost of an educationPage 6

Fort Collins Friday

The Bohemian Foundation kicks

off New West Fest August 10 with a

line up of local Fort Collins artists.

The Strip Club is written by the Collegian Staff.

Linden Street Stage

Catch Bees5:00 - 5:30 p.m.

You Me & Apollo5:50 - 6:50 p.m.

Fierce Bad Rabbit7:10 - 8:00 p.m.

Michael Franti & Spearhead8:30 - 10:00 p.m.(Simulcast)

Mountain Avenue Stage

Wasteland Hop5:20 - 5:50 p.m.

Dubskin6:10 - 6:55 p.m.

Euforquestra7:15 - 8:00 p.m.

Michael Franti & Spearhead8:30 - 10:00 p.m.

Library Park Stage

The Patti Fiasco5:00 - 5:45 p.m.

Musketeer Gripweed6:05 - 6:50 p.m.

3 Twins Broadband7:10 - 8:10 p.m.

Michael Franti & Spearhead8:30 - 10:00 p.m.

Musketeer Gripweed

The Patti Fiasco

Dubskin

Fierce Bad Rabbit

Frank responds at marathon forum

Deb James, the first speaker of the night, steps to the microphone to adress CSU president Tony Frank during an open forum held Tuesday night to discuss the proposed on-campus stadium. Dr. Frank expects a final report from the Stadium Advisory Committee on August 9 and is expected to deliver his final decision after fall classes have started.

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By KAITIE HUSSThe Rocky Mountain Collegian

Seated in a single chair, CSU President Tony Frank faced a full house Tuesday night, listening to the public express their opinions on the pro-posed on-campus stadium. This forum existed as the final public discussion of the stadium's po-tential construction.

"There's been a rumor that we're limited to an hour. We're not. I'm going to stay and listen as long as people have things to [say] — well let's see how it goes," Frank said. "I'm getting older, my bedtime is earlier than it used to be."

Nearly four hours later, Frank remained seat-ed and attentive to an ever-increasing line of people waiting to speak.

Many began their appeal addressed directly to Dr. Frank, praising the president's efforts to create a transparent conversation.

"I have a lot of respect for Dr. Frank, listening

to all sides. I think it's fantastic he's doing that," said Ryan Wulff of the CSU RamClub. Wulff sup-ports the construction of an on campus stadium.

However, such compliments did not over-shadow critiques of a new stadium.

"There are too many unknown factors," said Jerry Gavaldon, who began working in CSU ath-letics in 1966 and worked as the general manager to concessions in Moby and Hughes from 1980 to 1990.

"The day may come when we need a new stadium," said Gavaldon. "Right now, we're not ready for it."

While the perspectives consisted of a wide range of opinions, most who showed up to the fo-rum already had set opinions, according to Wulff.

"People are very passionate on both sides," said Wulff. "Both sides believe the other is the vo-cal minority."

Senior communications studies student Will Reutemann stopped by the forum after finishing

an intramural softball game and decided to join the line of people waiting to address Frank.

"I can kind of relate to where the commu-nity is coming from and I think we have to ad-dress those issues," said Reutemann who works for the Center of Community Deliberation. "But if I had to pick a choice, in the long run I think the stadium is going to be very beneficial for this campus."

For Reutemann, events like this, while engag-ing, only divide the two opposing sides further.

"I feel that public forums as this particular one where you're coming up to a microphone, speaking directly to Frank, kind of reiterate those divisions,” said Reutemann.

Reutemann says smaller, mediated discus-sions like the ones conducted by the Center of Community Deliberation create a more effective conversation.

See STADIUM on Page 6

University president listens to community input on the proposed stadium

CSU fundraising reaches new heightsBy NIC TURICIANOThe Rocky Mountain Collegian

Tim Brogdon is one of 32,000 alumni donors who helped to make 2011-2012 the most successful fund-raising year in CSU’s history.

“I bleed green and gold, I love this school so much. It’s offered me opportunities and continues to offer me opportunities as an alumni that I never would have been able to experience if I didn’t go to college here,” Brogdon said. “Being able to have that experience has really put me in a place where I want to give back.”

CSU announced that private donations for the 2011-2012 fiscal year totaled $111.6 million, a 31 percent increase from the previous fiscal year and an all-time high for the school.

“We don’t like the fact that tuition is going up, so we really focussed a lot on raising money for scholar-

ships so that students that either had significant finan-cial needs or had great merit could get a scholarship to help defer a lot of the cost of their education,” said Brett Anderson, Vice President for University Advancement.

Somewhere near 5 per-cent of donations went to-ward athletics, Anderson said, while 95 percent was given toward academics with an emphasis on scholar-ships.

The announcement also marked a successful end to the Campaign for Colo-rado State, a fundraising ef-fort that began in 2005 and reached its goal of $500 mil-lion six months early.

The $537 million cam-paign helped to partially or completely fund 41 buildings on the CSU campus, includ-ing the Rockwell extension, UCA, Computer Science Building, and the Athletic

See FUNDRAISING on Page 6

Former Rams QB signs on with the Denver Broncos

“Somewhere near 5 percent of donations went toward athletics

while 95 percent was given toward academics with an emphasis on scholarships.”

BY KYLE GRABOWSKIThe Rocky Mountain Collegian

Nobody wants to be the next Jim Sorgi, the former Indianapolis Colts quarter-back that backed up Peyton Manning for six seasons.

That’s just the position former CSU quarterback Caleb Hanie put himself in, however, when he signed with the Denver Broncos on March 24, four days after Manning.

After graduating from CSU in 2008 with a major in history, Hanie signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent. The Broncos will bring Hanie back to Colorado, his first extended stay in the state since he graduated.

“It feels great to be back here. It’s been nothing but fun and work since I’ve been here. I’m excited to be back here for sure,” Hanie said.

Though the Broncos opened training camp on Thursday, July 29 to a record crowd of 4,371 at Dove Val-ley in Englewood, Colorado, that didn’t provide a distrac-tion to Hanie.

“We’re used to playing in front of crowds. In Chi-cago, we had a lot of fans at our training camp,” he said. “You just zone those people out and do the work and fo-cus on being better.”

Most of the masses visit-ing Dove Valley weren’t there to see Hanie. They made the trek to watch four-time NFL

MVP Peyton Manning in his first official practice in a

See FOOTBALL on Page 6

Former CSU quarterback Caleb Hanie releases a pass during football prac-tice. Hanie has signed on with the Denver Broncos.

COLLEGIAN FILE PHOTO

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FORT COLLINS FOCUS

CSU campus Recycled Cycles employee Rico Lighthouse relaxes with a copy of Robin Hood near the Lagoon during his lunchbreak July 31.

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CSU student Josh Pickrell, left, and graduate Joel Klitch, right, play disc golf at the course near Hughes

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94 year-old CSU alumni Dr. George Splittgerber retreats from the microphone after being the second to last public speaker at the July 31 public forum on the proposed on-campus stadium.

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MUSIC MOVIES

Lyric Listings

Thursday 8/2/12

To Rome With Love: 1:45, 6:30

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: 1:30, 6:00

Safety Not Guaranteed: 4:30, 8:45

Your Sister’s Sister: 4:00, 8:30

Friday 8/3/12 through Tuesday 8/4/12

To Rome With Love: 1:45, 6:30

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: 1:30, 6:00

Beasts of the Southern Wild: 2:00, 4:15, 6:30, 8:45

Wednesday 8/8/12

Beasts of the Southern Wild: 2:00, 4:15, 6:30

Safety Not Guaranteed: 4:00, 9:00

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: 1:30, 6:15

WHAT’S UP IN FOCO?

Community Briefs

Nuclear Regulatory Commission awards Colorado State near $600,000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted CSU almost $600,000 to devel-op a statistics course and hire a radiochemistry sci-entist. According to Pro-fessor of Radiation Protec-tion and Measurements, Tom Johnson, the grant will assist CSU faculty in better preparing graduate students for radiological sciences careers in many different disciplines.

Colorado has a need for experts in this field as it is known to have large amounts of naturally occurring radioactive material.

With this grant, the new radiochemistry scientist will study how radioactive material moves through the envi-ronment.

Colorado State uses High Park Fire as a chance to study mercury

Though the High Park Fire was tragic on many levels, it presents a unique chance for Colorado State researchers to study the way that fi re transports mercury through a land-scape. The study began last month and will take a look at the mercury levels in air, rainwater, fi sh and water samples,

according to a CSU press re-lease.

This research is gain-ing national attention from the scientifi c community. The precipitator collation site, part of the National At-mospheric Deposition Pro-gram’s Mercury Deposition Network, is one of 100 and is the fi rst here on the Front Range.

Missy Franklin takes gold in 100m backstroke

Missy Franklin, the 17-year-old Olympic swimmer from Colorado, took home her second medal Monday after placing first in the women’s 100 meter backstroke. She secured her first medal on Saturday, a bronze in the 4×100 freestyle relay. Franklin also swam in the 200m freestyle semifinals on Monday, securing the last spot for the finals after a swim lasting 1:57.57.

One of the highest tornadoes ever touches near Mount Evans

One of the highest tornadoes ever recorded touched down at 11,900 feet near the summit of Mount Evans on Sat-urday. According to AccuWeather, the tornado fell just 100 feet short of the record for the highest tornado ever recorded at 12,000 feet from the isolated landscape we once knew,” she said.

Aurora shooting suspect charged with 24 counts of murder

James Holmes was formally charged with 24 counts of fi rst-degree murder in a hearing Monday morning. He has also been charged with 116 counts of attempted murder, one count of possession of an explosive device, and one sentence enhancer for a crime of violence for a total of 142 counts.

Holmes’ trial date is yet to be announced, and prosecu-tors have said it will be several weeks before a decision is made on whether or not to seek the death penalty.

Horsetooth marina prepares to close due to low water levels

A hot, dry summer has lowered water levels in Horse-tooth reservoir to just over 60 percent full. According to the Northern Colorado Business Report, “Water levels are drop-ping so fast that owners of about 300 boats docked at the In-let Bay Marina at Horsetooth Reservoir will have to remove their vessels earlier than normal.”

According to Brian Werner, spokesman for the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, the water level could drop another 16 feet by the end of August.

Though the marina will soon be closed, boat ramps will most likely remain open through September.

-- Collegian Staff Report

“Occupy This!”Lincoln CenterAugust 2-5$15

The Mostiles musical parody troop takes to the Lincoln Center for their 20th anniversary program, “Occupy This!” The program includes an evening of songs with comedic lyrics adapted to familiar melodies.

The Heavy Pets w/ Howling Moon TravelersHodi’sFriday, August 38:00 p.m.$ 10 advance/ $12 DOS

It’s been six years of non-stop for this Florida jam-band, and after taking a month-long break they are getting back together in Denver, and then are headed up to Fort Collins, playing Hodi’s Half Note.

Fifty to Phoenixw/ The Nautical MileThe VarmintsRoad 34Saturday, August 49 p.m.$5

“Spawned” two years ago, this Fort Collins punk group is a mixture of “unchecked, raw aggression laced with infectiously catchy, bittersweet melodies,” according to the band’s website.

Saturday will be their Road 34 debut, and they warn anyone who is coming to “wear plenty of sunscreen, there is a risk of [your face] getting melted o� .”

ART

Fort Collins Gallery WalkFriday, August 3

On the fi rst Friday of every month, 20 art galleries in Fort Collins show their latest collections of fi ber arts, visual arts, ceramics, metal smithing, sculpture, glass art and photography.

For a list of all participating galleries, visit www.FortCollinsGalleryWalk.com

Your Sister’s Sister

A year after his brother Tom’s death, Jack is an emotionally unstable slacker. When he makes a scene at a memorial party, Tom’s ex-girlfriend Iris o� ers up her family cabin on an island in the Pacifi c Northwest so Jack can seek catharsis in solitude. Once there, however, he runs into Iris ‘ sister Hannah, a lesbian reeling from the abrupt end of a seven-year relationship who fi nds solace in the a� able Tom’s unexpected presence, and the two bond over a long night of drinking. The blurry evening concludes with an awkward sexual incident made worse by Iris’ sudden presence at the cabin the next morning which sets into motion a twisted tale of ever-complicated relationships.

“Occupy This!”

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OPINIONCOLLEGIAN

Thursday, August 2, 2012 | Page 4

We started something here at Rocky Mountain Student Media Corportation, and we called it the Summer Digital Media Team. For the last three months, our group of six came from different niches of the company; radio from KCSU, television from CTV, reporting from the Collegian and feature writing and design from Col-lege Avenue.

Our goal: keep RMSMC from losing the momentum we work hard to gain during the school year. From the middle of August until the middle of May, our offices are bustling with students producing daily content. When the summer begins, our staff become stu-dents on break.

It’s one of the bigger chal-lenges of college media; while over the summer the majority of our university goes quiet, the rest of the world does not.

We’ve realized how im-portant consistency is for our company and for our commu-nity, especially with our online presence. The six of us stayed in the empty offices, along

with our advisors, and we kept our content up, our weekly pa-per packed and our website updated daily.

Our experiment extended into the world of aggregation with our COins project, stand-

ing for “Colorado-ins,” where we scoured news sources and trending topics that would in-terest a person living in Colo-rado and reported on them.

The new Collegian.com was pushed throughout the sum-mer to see what it can do for

us, and what it can do for you. We’ve cleaned up our writing categories, put an emphasis on blog content, streamlined the look of posts and started adding more photo slide-shows. We developed website for each medium — The Col-legian, CTV, KCSU and Col-lege Avenue — which will only continue to expand in the fall semester

The RMSMC app, called “RamTalk”has launched, al-lowing you to catch up on CSU and Fort Collins news, listen to the live stream of 90.5 KCSU, submit your RamTalk and vote up or down on others, watch CTV’s video clips and read College Avenue’s features — all in one place, all for free.

But the most important thing that came from the time spent among the members of the Summer Media Team is our improved understanding of where we now need to go to better serve our community. We’re here during the school year, here in the summer, and now we’re with you always on your phone.

OUR VIEW

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The Collegian Editorial Board is responsible for writing the staff editorial, “Our View,” and for the views expressed therein. Letters and feedback in response to the staff editorial can be sent to [email protected].

A summer full of change

“It’s one of the bigger challenges of college media; while

over the summer the majority of

our university goes quiet, the rest of the

world does not. ”

A new television show aired on HBO recently called The Newsroom. Yes, it sounds like the kind of show that is tailor-made for a journalism major like my-self and I am very interested in it, but not for the reasons you think.

What brought my at-tention to the show, and ultimately held it, was the trailer one of my friends in-sisted I watch. In the video clip Jeff Daniels- yep the guy from the Dumb and Dumb-er movies in a serious role - - appears to be in an open forum at a college with two other people. They are an-swering questions posed by students in line at a micro-phone. A young blonde girl steps up to the mic and asks the three people to tell her “Why America is the best country in the world.” The first woman says that it’s all about opportunity and the second man says “Freedom and freedom.” Jeff Daniels’ answer: The Jets.

The mediator won’t ac-cept that answer and after pressing him over and over Jeff Daniels finally shouts “It’s not!” then proceeds to explain that opportunity and freedom are offered in just about every other coun-try in the world. He men-tions that we are only first in the world in three cat-egories: number of incar-cerated citizens, number of adults who think angels are real, and defense spending. Then he goes one to say that we used to do great things, we set goals, we fought for what was right and he ends by saying that recognizing that there is a problem is the first step to solving it.

I was stunned after I watched this for the first time and to be honest, still stunned after I watched it again. Not because I was appalled, but because I was so surprised that someone had said it for everyone to hear. It was an opinion of mine that I had never heard outside the confines of con-versations with my own friends. And there it was on HBO for all of the super pa-triotic and outrageously na-tionalistic to hear.

“America is not the greatest country in the

world anymore.”And it’s not.That is not to say that I

have a first place candidate in mind or that America isn’t a good place to be. I for one admit I live a fairly comfortable life, but that comfortable life could be lived pretty much the same way in Canada or France or Japan, you name it.

The chest beating pa-triotism is not getting us anywhere. It’s not improv-ing education. We are still ranked 17th in reading, 31st in math and 23rd in science. It’s not improving the over-all health of the citizens we are still 38th in life expec-tancy. And those are just two of the statistics, I don’t have column inches enough to list them all for you.

Without competition we have gotten compla-cent. The Cold War was that last time we were engaged in a struggle to maintain our superpower status and we have since let being the winners all the time go to our heads.

Instead the competition has been focused inward. Democrats and Republi-cans are no longer fighting for what is right or what is good or even fighting upon a moral ground. Our party system has become so po-larized that our govern-ment looks like a bunch of bickering children, all self-ish enough to be unwill-ing to compromise. And this self-serving mentality doesn’t stop at our govern-ment; it abounds within many hearts and minds of the people in this country. When we choose to be a democrat or a republican, we have already lost.

I wish for America greatness, and I will even strive to make it happen if I can, and I hope that others in my generation will fol-low me. But there has to be room for improvements. We can’t ride of the coat tails of our forefathers. The great-ness of any nation is tested by each generation and we can’t accomplish anything if we think that we are still the best.

Contributor Kristin Hall can be reached at [email protected]

Putting America in perspective

By KRISITN HALL

In retrospect, I had plenty of warning. The several Facebook posts from my sister containing things like, “I hate Kansas,” and “I wanna come home…”, my mom’s constant reminder to, under no circumstances, pack anything but shorts and a bathing suit — all signs of what was to come.

Nevertheless, I hopped in my car, turned up the electro-pop and flew down the highway, stopping a total of three times during the seven-hour trek — twice for gas and once for the highway patrol.

My destination: Minooka Park, Kansas, named after the Otoe In-dian word meaning “Good Earth.”

Yet, when I finally arrived at the campsite and was promptly slapped in the face with the 106 degree Kansas climate, I began to question the “goodness” of this place.

My parents both hugged me hello, casually laughing at how the AC in our camper had tuck-ered out and the canopy they had brought for shade had succumbed to a wind storm the previous

night. I said hello to the rest of my

family and then proceeded to change into a suit — I had listened to my mom’s advice and was now happy I had.

We decided to go down to the lake next to our campsite to es-cape the heat. While treading wa-ter, I listened to my family recount the various mishaps that had oc-

curred before I had arrived: My dad had driven through a

McDonald’s drive-through, suc-cessfully scraping the three bicy-cles attached to the roof of our car off with Micky D’s low clearance sign; my Aunt Vicky’s 60 pound

Great Dane-Lab mix was terrified by our 5-pound Yorkie; during dinner one night, the wind was so intense it redirected a stream of ranch dressing horizontally across the table and onto my dad’s face.

Laughing at these stories, I enjoyed the relaxing water and, apart from the slight tickle in my throat I had been tolerating for the past week, decided Kansas wasn’t

really that bad.As with most of Colorado,

there is a strict fire ban in Kan-sas. So instead of a campfire later that evening, we piled strands of christmas lights into the fire pit. Reminiscing around the lightbulb

pit, we watched the sky darken with thick clouds.

“Are we going to have a tor-nado?” my sister began to ask around in a panic.

My dad calmed her, saying we’d be lucky to have a few drops but definitely not a tornado. Nev-ertheless, we packed up our be-longings from the “campfire” and headed to the car, preparing to

trek to the showers. As I changed for bed I was

surprised at how difficult it had actually become to speak and breathe throughout the entire day. My mom asked to see my throat and jumped when I opened my

mouth, saying I had the worst case of strep throat she had ever seen.

Early next morning I was on my way to Russell Kansas, a town that consisted primarily of a the-ater, pharmacy, and an urgent care center.

While the entire trip seemed more like a sequel to Chevy Chase’s European vacation, I can honestly say it was one of my fa-vorite family trips and I’ll tell you why.

Choice.“Misery loves company,” my

dad said one night over dinner and I’d say I agree.

Rather than be miserable and sulk over my inability to talk in full sentences without losing my breath or sweating like a “self-basting turkey,” as friend Ricky Webber, my recent friend from Wales would say, I chose to laugh it off and enjoy the time I had with my family.

The result — I came back to Fort Collins strep-free, feeling in-credibly refreshed and equipped with a slew of stories to tell my roommate.

In every situation, we choose our response, our perspective, and ultimately, our experience. That being said, let this be a dec-laration of my official choice nev-er to travel to Kansas during the summer months again.

Content Managing Editor Kai-tie Huss can be reached at [email protected]

By KAITIE HUSS

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NOTICE – STUDENT FEES 2012-2013 THE FOLLOWING NEW SPECIAL COURSE FEES, CHANGES IN SPECIAL COURSE FEES, CHARGES

FOR TECHNOLOGY, AND MANDATORY STUDENT FEES FOR 2012-2013 WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS ON May 2, 2012.

THE SPECIAL COURSE FEES ARE ALL PERMANENT. THE CHARGES FOR TECHNOLOGY AND THE MANDATORY STUDENT FEES WERE APPROVED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE ASCSU

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Schedule of Charges for Technology - FY12 and FY13 The table below contains the schedule of the per-semester Charges for Technology in place during the current fiscal year, FY 12, and proposed charges for FY 13. No fee increases are proposed for FY 13.

1 Resident and non-resident students pay the same Charge. 2 Undergraduate students enrolled for twelve or more credits and graduate students enrolled for nine o r more credits are considered full-time and required to pay the full amount according to their college affiliation. Par t-time undergraduate and graduate students pay a pro-rated amount. 3 Graduate students in the Colleges of Natural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Scien ces are not assessed a Charge. 4 Only the Colleges of Applied Human Sciences and Business assess their Charges during the summer se ssion.

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Agricultural Science $86.15 $86.15 Applied Human Sciences $68.00 $68.00 Business $94.50 $94.50 Engineering $170.00 $170.00 Intra-University Option $35.50 $35.50 Liberal Arts $54.58 $54.58 Natural Sciences $94.50 $94.50 Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

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and Training Center.Private fundraising for

last year surpassed funding from the state of Colorado, which totalled 93 million for 2011-2012, a trend that An-derson and Jeremy Simon, communications manager for the University of Colorado Foundation at UC Boulder, believe will continue.

“We’re clearly seeing the writing on the wall in terms of our state government’s ability to support higher education,” Simon said. “We’re looking toward a day in which it’s not clear that we’ll be able to rely on the state for public sup-port.”

That sentiment comes af-ter the University of Colorado System also announced re-cord private donations for the 2011-2012 fiscal year of $228.6

million, a figure that applies to all UC campuses.

“We’re building a plan here at CSU making the as-

sumption that state funding is not going to come back,” Anderson said.

But both Anderson and Simon agree again that,

thanks to increased support from corporations and inde-pendent donors like Brogdon, the end of public funding doesn’t necessarily signal a death blow to State Universi-ties.

“Fortunately, in tandem, we’ve seen from private sup-porters, donors, corporations and foundations strong sup-port from those private con-stituencies,” Simon said. “In fact, it’s stronger than ever. That, I think, is a great vote of confidence from the citizens of Colorado that higher edu-cation is worth supporting.”

And Anderson added that, “The last thing we’re going to do is let CSU slip, so we’re very much keeping the funding there to keep this place first class.”

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Broncos uniform.“[Working with Man-

ning] has been fun, it’s been a learning experience. He can be pretty intense as far as focusing on details, but he keeps it loose at the same time, it’s a good balance,” Hanie said. “He jokes around, busts people’s chops a little bit. Normal team stuff.”

With Manning already anointed the team’s start-ing quarterback, Hanie finds himself in a battle with Adam Weber and rookie second-round draft pick Brock Os-weiler for the backup job.

“The ultimate goal is to be a starter. You try not to com-pete against guys at the back-up quarterback level, you try to compete against guys like

Peyton, that way it elevates your game,” Hanie said. “You want to always strive to get to that level, strive to be perfect and let everything else fall the way it goes. You can’t control a lot of that stuff so it’s best not to worry about it.”

With that in mind, Hanie wants to master the Broncos’ offense in training camp and the preseason.

“If I can perfect the of-fense and be efficient, keep the turnovers down to hope-fully none I’ll feel like I’ll have succeeded,” he said.

Even during his time away from Colorado, Hanie kept one eye trained on his alma mater and the develop-ments at CSU.

“I try to keep up with it as best I can. Sonny [Lubick] left the same year I did, so there

aren’t any coaching connec-tions, but a couple of the guys I played with ended up being graduate assistants, so I get a good gauge of what’s going on in the program,” he said. “The new AD and head coach, I’m really excited about them. I think they have good visions for what they want CSU to be. I heard the rumors they’re putting a sta-dium on campus and I think that would be awesome for the school and for Fort Col-lins.

Training camp continues for the Broncos through mid-August, and Hanie will likely take the field as a backup in the team’s first preseason game August 9 at Chicago.

Producer Kyle Grabowski can be reached at [email protected].

FOOTBALL | Hanie relishing opportunity

NewWestFest gives local atists opportunity to show off soundsBy JOHN SHEESLEYThe Rocky Mountain Collegian

NewWestFest will hold its 8th annual celebration of local music with Bohe-mian Nights at NewWest-Fest starting on Friday, August 10 and running through Sunday, August 12.

The free festival will showcase more than 90 Colorado bands perform-ing across six stages, and will include three interna-tionally renowned headlin-ers.

“Fort Collins Friday,” a showcase of hyperlo-cal music where all bands playing that night consider the Fort Collins area home, will kick off the weekend.

“This year with Fort Collins Friday we’ll fea-ture an expanded lineup of 10 Fort Collins bands on three stages, leading into the night’s performance from a nationally-touring headliner,” said Merry Hummell, Director of Mu-sic Events at the Bohemian Foundation in an email.

The Fort Collins bands will play from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for an hour each, then Michael Franti & Spearhead will play on the Mountain Avenue stage from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The local bands playing Friday night will include The Patti Fiasco, Muske-teer Gripweed and 3 Twins Broadband playing on the

Library Park rock themed stage, Catch Bees, You Me & Apollo, and Fierce Bad Rabbit playing on the in-die themed Linden Street Stage, and Wasteland Hop, DubSkin and Euforquestra on the hip-hop and reggae themed Mountain Avenue stage.

“As always, Bohemian Nights is proud to pres-ent a diverse and incred-ibly talented offering of nationally distinguished musicians to anchor the nighttime shows,” said Hummell. “Headliner art-ists reinforce the 90+ Colo-rado band lineup and the Colorado artists support the headliner shows.”

These headliner shows, featuring the country, folk and bluegrass-influenced music of Alison Krauss & Union Station on Satur-day, August 11 at 8:30 p.m. and featuring the smooth sounds of pop-oriented flamenco band Gipsy Kings on Sunday, August 12 at 5:30 p.m., offer an opportunity for local mu-sicians to showcase their music alongside famous headliners.

“We are so excited to have these three, in-ternationally-renowned artists anchor the 2012 festival,”said Hummell. “Colorado bands play-ing Bohemian Nights can boast that they played on a lineup with award- win-ning artists from their

home state and beyond.”“It’s an honor to be

around that many creative individuals in the commu-nity,” said Mickey Kenny, singer and songwriter for Wasteland Hop and mas-ters student at CSU. “It is quite the honor and privi-lege and I’m really excited to be a part of something like that.”

Wasteland Hop formed just over a year and a half ago when Kenny decided to go for his masters.

“I was in slam poetry doing spoken word for two years and then I decided to go back and get my masters just to learn more about the bigger tradition of poetry and what it does on the page,” said Kenny. “When I write hip-hop lyr-ics it’s a combination of slam poetry and some of the more traditional as-pects of poetry.”

Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest focuses on local Colorado bands that have an original sound and play original music.

“We’ve just been work-ing extremely hard on cre-ating an original sound and mixing genres,” said Kenny. “Bohemian nights really looks at original mu-sic so the best advice is to be focused on your own in-dividual voice.”

Visual Managing Edi-tor John Sheesley can be reached at [email protected]

STADIUM | Deliberation continuesFrom left, supporters of the proposed stadium Chris Whitney, Matt Dewolf, Joel Cantalamessa, Kevin Scheuer-man and Rick Meserve attend the public forum.

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“We create a process where we allow both par-ties to come and speak with one another and we’re not looking to provide a solu-tion, but we’re providing a space where people can talk back and forth and re-spond to each other,” said Reutemann. “Sometimes they have revelations and

are like ‘Oh, I never thought of it that way; I didn’t under-stand that,’ and so those cre-ate more of a dialogue.”

The Center for Commu-nity Deliberation hosted ap-proximately ten public de-liberations during the spring semester, according to Re-utemann. He noted that the student voice was often un-

heard at these meetings. Dr. Frank expects a fi-

nal report from the Stadium Advisory Committee On Au-gust 9 and is expected to de-liver his final decision after fall classes have started.

Content Managing Editor Kaitie Huss can be reached at [email protected]

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ––9–– Work together with friends and associates who bring valuable data. Get your partner on board, and you’re really rolling. Take time to brighten and beautify your space.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ––8–– Important cor-respondence arrives that may require a decision. Take a walk with friends to share advice. The action is behind the scenes. Work hard once you’ve chosen your plan.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ––7–– Use your creative tal-ents, and brainstorm with a partner. Save your earnings. Your objectives may be changing. Dust and clean your house. Feel the call of the road.

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Coors & Coors Light  20 pack btls ........................................................$16�99Miller Lite  18 pack cans .......................................................$14�99Avery  Ellie’s Brown, IPA, Joe’s Pils & White Rascal 6 pack cans .............................................................$7�99 Ellie’s Brown, IPA, Karma, Out Of Bounds Stout & White Rascal 6 pack btls ...............................................................$7�99Grand Teton  Bitch Creek ESB, Howlin’ Wolf Weisse & Sweetgrass APA 6 pack btls ..............................................................$8�99Green Flash  Double Stout, Hop Head Red, Rayon Vert & West Coast IPA 4 pack btls ...............................................................$7�99Shipyard  Blue Fin Stout, Chamberlain Pale Ale, Export, IPA & Monkey Fist IPA 6 pack btls ..............................................................$8�99Marble IPA, Red Ale & Wildflower Wheat 6 pack btls ...............................................................$7�99Ska  Modus Hoperandi IPA 6 pack cans ............................................................$8�99 ESB & True Blonde Ale 6 pack cans .............................................................$7�99Estes Park  Raspberry Wheat, Renegade IPA, Stinger Honey Wheat & Samson Stout 6 pack btls ..............................................................$6�99Sam Adams  Ale, Black Lager, Blackberry Witbier, Boston Lager, Cherry Wheat, Coastal Wheat, Cream Stout, Irish Red, Latitude 48 IPA, Light, Noble Pils, Octoberfest & Whitewater IPA 6 pack btls ...............................................................$7�99Henry Weinhards Private Reserve 12 pack btls .........................................................$10�99

Imperial BOTTLES & CANS 12 pack ..............................................$11�99

Moosehead  12 pack btls .........................................................$10�99Hacker Pschorr  Munich Gold, Oktoberfest, Weiss & Weiss Dark 6 pack btls ...............................................................$7�99Sam Smith  Imperial Stout, IPA, Lager, Nut Brown, Oatmeal Stout, Organic Ale, Organic Lager, Pale Ale & Taddy Porter 4 pack btls ...............................................................$7�99Pilsner Urquel  12 pack btls .........................................................$12�99Kronenbourg 1664  6 pack btls ...............................................................$7�99Wells Bombardier 4 pack cans ............................................................$3�99Leffe Belgian Blonde & Belgian Brown 6 pack btls ...............................................................$7�99Konig Pilsener  4 pack cans ............................................................$4�99Cheerday Brewery Lucky Buddha 6 pack btls ..............................................................$8�99Blackthorn & Sir Perry Cider  Berry & Pear 4 pack cans .............................................................$7�99

Old Crow Whiskey 1.75 L .....................................................................$10�99Evan Williams Whiskey 1.75 L .....................................................................$16�99Buffalo Trace Single Barrel Bourbon 750 ml...................................................................$16�99Elmer T� Lee Single Barrel Bourbon 750 ml.................................................................. $23�99Jack Daniels  Whiskey 1.75 L .................................................................... $32�99 Gentleman Jack 750 ml...................................................................$19�99 Single Barrel Jack 750 ml.................................................................. $35�99Makers Mark Whiskey 1.75 L .................................................................... $36�99Lord Calvert Canadian Whiskey 1.75 L ........................................................................$9�99Black Velvet Canadian Whiskey 1.75 L ......................................................................$11�99Canadian Mist Canadian Whiskey 1.75 L .....................................................................$12�99Canadian Club Canadian Whiskey 1.75 L .....................................................................$15�99Crown Royal Canadian Whiskey 1.75 L .................................................................... $33�99Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey 750 ml....................................................................$17�99Bushmills Irish Whiskey 1.75 L .................................................................... $33�99Gilbeys Gin 1.75 L ......................................................................$11�99Seagrams Gin & Twist 1.75 L .....................................................................$12�99Hendricks Ultra Premium Gin 750 ml.................................................................. $23�99Tanqueray Gin & Rangpur Gin 1.75 L .................................................................... $28�99Taaka Vodka 1.75 L ........................................................................$8�99Gray’s Peak Vodka (1/2 Price!!) 750 ml......................................................................$9�99Smirnoff Vodka & Flavored Vodkas 1.75 L .....................................................................$16�99Three Olives Vodka 1.75 L ......................................................................$17�99Finlandia Vodka & Flavors 1.75 L .....................................................................$18�99Stoli Vodka & Flavored Vodkas 1.75 L .................................................................... $22�99Absolut Vodka & Flavored Vodkas 1.75 L .................................................................... $23�99Ron Rico Gold & Silver Rums 1.75 L .....................................................................$12�99Mount Gay Rum 1.75 L .....................................................................$19�99Bacardi Gold, Silver & Select Rums 1.75 L ......................................................................$17�99Barcardi Oak Heart Spiced Rum 1.75 L .....................................................................$18�99Clan McGregor Scotch 1.75 L .....................................................................$13�99Talisman Scotch 750 ml...................................................................$16�99Chivas Scotch 750 ml...................................................................$19�99Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch 750 ml.................................................................. $26�99Dewars Scotch 1.75 L .................................................................... $29�99Famous Grouse  Scotch 1.75 L .................................................................... $29�99 Black Grouse 1.75 L .................................................................... $39�99Glenfiddich  12 yr old Single Malt 750 ml.................................................................. $25�99 15 yr old Single Malt 750 ml...................................................................$37�99 18 yr old Single Malt 750 ml.................................................................. $64�99Cuervo Authentics Pre Mixed Margs 1.75 L .....................................................................$10�99Cuervo Gold & Silver Tequila 750 ml....................................................................$11�991800 Tequila  Silver & Reposado Tequila 1.75 L .................................................................... $32�99Sauza Gold & Silver Tequila 1.75 L ......................................................................$17�99

FRENCH WINEChat Briot  Bordeaux Rouge, Bordeaux White 750 ml .............................................................$10�99

Chat de Callac Graves 750 ml...................................................................$14�99Cote 125 Corbieres 750 ml......................................................................$9�99Dom de la Jardiniere Cotes du Rhone 750 ml...................................................................$12�99

SPANISH WINEFlaco Tempranillo 750 ml......................................................................$6�99G5 Garnacha 750 ml...................................................................$12�99Marques de Caceres  White 750 ml......................................................................$6�99 Rose 750 ml.......................................................................$7�99 Rioja 750 ml...................................................................$12�99 Rioja Reserve 750 ml....................................................................$17�99

ITALIAN WINEBolla All Types 750 ml.......................................................................$7�99Da Vinci Chianti DOCG, Opula, Pinot Grigio 750 ml......................................................................$9�99Falesco  Est! Est! Est!, Vitiano Red, Vitiano Rose, Vitiano White 750 ml......................................................................$9�99 Sangiovese 750 ml....................................................................$11�99Liana Pinot Grigio 750 ml......................................................................$9�99LMAO by TXT Pinot Grigio 750 ml.......................................................................$7�99OMG by TXT Chardonnay 750 ml.......................................................................$7�99

Umani Ronchi  Trebbiano/Chardonnay, Montepulciano 750 ml ................................................................ $6�99 Exclamation: Sangiovese, Verdicchio 750 ml .................................................................$7�99 Serrano Rosso Conero 750 ml ..............................................................$11�99

SOUTH AMERICAN WINEAlamos  Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Malbec, Red Blend, Torrontes 750 ml......................................................................$8�99 Malbec Selection 750 ml....................................................................$17�99Altos las Hormigas Malbec 750 ml......................................................................$9�99Catena  Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay 750 ml...................................................................$14�99 Malbec 750 ml....................................................................$17�99 Chardonnay Alta 750 ml.................................................................. $26�99 Cabernet Sauvignon Alta, Malbec Alta 750 ml.................................................................. $44�99

Crios  Rose of Malbec 750 ml .............................................................$10�99 Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Syrah/Bonarda, Torrontes 750 ml .............................................................$12�99

Lexicon Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec 750 ml......................................................................$9�99

NEW ZEALAND WINEMatua  Sauvignon Blanc 750 ml......................................................................$8�99 Pinot Noir 750 ml...................................................................$13�99Nobilo Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc 750 ml...................................................................$10�99Villa Maria  Sauvignon Blanc 750 ml...................................................................$10�99 Pinot Noir 750 ml...................................................................$15�99

AUSTRALIAN WINECool Woods  Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir 750 ml...................................................................$10�99 Shiraz 1.0 L .......................................................................$13�99Jacobs Creek Reserve: All Types 750 ml......................................................................$8�99Yalumba Y All Types 750 ml......................................................................$9�99Yellow Tail All Types 750 ml......................................................................$5�99

Prices Good August 2nd thru August 5th, 2012

GALLO FAMILY VINEYARDS - 3 FOR $10Gallo Family 

All Types 750 ml

3 for $10

Milagro  Silver Tequila 750 ml...................................................................$19�99 Reposado Tequila 750 ml..................................................................$22�99 Anejo Tequila 750 ml...................................................................$27�99

Korbel Brandy 1.75 L .....................................................................$14�99

Courvoisier Cognac 750 ml..................................................................$22�99

Baileys Irish Cream 1.0 L ......................................................................$20�99

Cointreau Orange Liqueur 750 ml..................................................................$22�99

Jagermeister Liqueur 1.0 L .......................................................................$19�99

Kahlua Coffee Liqueur 750 ml...................................................................$13�99

St� Brendans Irish Cream 1.75 L .....................................................................$18�99

Sebastiani  Chardonnay 750 ml......................................................................$8�99 Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel 750 ml................................................................... $11�99Sonoma Cutrer  Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 750 ml..................................................................$20�99 The Cutrer Chardonnay 750 ml...................................................................$31�99 Pinot Noir 750 ml..................................................................$29�99Toasted Head  Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Untamed Red, Untamed White 750 ml......................................................................$9�99

IN-STORE TASTING–SATURDAY NOON-3:45Alamos Torrontes & Malbec

Da Vinci Pinot Grigio & Opula Red

(with valid I�D�)

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