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THE RO CKY MOUNTAIN
COLLEGIAN
Fort Collins, Colorado
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Volume 121 | No. 13
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No details known about Tuesday Obama visit Officials: short notice is normal BY ALLISON SYLTE The Rocky Mountain Collegian While President Barack Obama’s campaign has confirmed that he will be making a stop at CSU on Tuesday, the specifics of the visit are still unknown — even to the CSU departments charged with providing logistical support. Sources close to the campaign say that details as to when, where and who’s invited will be released sometime this weekend, though they say his speech will occur sometime between 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. This short notice is normal, according to Blaine Nickeson, the assistant vice president of campus relations and chief of staff at Denver’s Auraria Campus, which is comprised of CU-Denver, Metropolitan State College of Denver and the Community College of Denver. The Auraria Campus has seen two recent presidential visits, including one last October and another on Aug. 8. Nickeson said campus officials didn’t receive notice about the most recent visit until Aug. 3.
“You definitely have short notice when it comes to these types of things,” Nickeson said. “But a presidential visit can be a real opportunity for your campus to be seen nationally.” CSU Spokesman Mike Hooker said the university hasn’t received any details from the Obama campaign, though he does know that numerous CSU departments — including University Operations and the CSU Police Department — will be working with the Secret Service to ensure that the visit runs smoothly. Because public institutions are separate from political campaigns, CSU will present the Obama campaign with a bill for any of the costs incurred by the visit. Since Obama’s visit to CU-Boulder in April was not technically a campaign visit, CU footed the bill at an estimated cost of $110,000, according to the Denver Post. “As someone who’s watched the organizational process for a good deal of small events, I know the good things that come out of putting out an event that’s well-orchestrated,” CSU
President Tony Frank said. According to the Morgan Library Archives, the last standing U.S. president to visit CSU was Dwight D. Eisenhower in the late 1950s. In 2008, more than 45,000 student community members gathered in the Oval for then-Sen. Obama’s last visit. Senior agricultural sciences major
Tony Rau, a recent graduate of CSU, has the job that every college student can only dream of. He is a full-time lab technician at a Fort Collins highlight –– Odell Brewing Co. Rau entered CSU as an animal science major on the pre-vet route, but ended up as a biochemistry major and was encouraged to take a brewing class. Taught by Jack Avens under the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, the class –– Brewing Science and Technology, or FTEC 460 –– showed Rau and many other students about the brewing process. “The process is one biochemical pathway,” he said. On the second day of class, Rau recalls thinking, “I want to do this for the rest of my life.” During the class, students are able to take field trips to seven breweries around Fort Collins and apply what they’ve learned in class at Equinox, Odell’s and Funkwerks breweries during the semester. The course started in 2005 and is offered every semester to 20 qualified students, who must be 21 or older, have a background in organic chemistry and fill out a three to five page questionnaire created by
the professor. According to Avens, CSU is the only university with an undergraduate academic brewing science course. This puts students on track to a career in brewing. After the class, the next step is to obtain an internship at a local craft brewery. “An unpaid intern is on track when the need (for workers) arises,” said Doug Odell, founder of Odell Brewing Co. The semester after taking FTEC 460, Rau signed on to be the undergraduate teaching
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Melissa Gamber was one of them. “The line just to get into the Oval See OBAMA on Page 7
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Equinox Brewing Company
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A great place to sit back, relax and socialize. From APA to IPA, Stout to Hefeweizen, Equinox is firkin great!
President Barack Obama greets the 45,000-50,000 gathered supporters on the Oval when he visited Colorado State on Oct. 26, 2008. Obama is scheduled to revisit CSU again next Tuesday, Aug. 28.
Beer hobby becomes full-time brewing job By AMANDA ZETAH The Rocky Mountain Collegian
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Colorado, the beer capital of the nation, is host to a number of brewing companies. From the King of Beers taking residence just north of Fort Collins to the multitude of microbrews that can be found, there is plenty in Colorado to wet your whistle. Here are a few brewskies based near Fort Collins.
assistant for the class. During that time, he also held a parttime internship at Odell’s. After nine months, Rau got offered a full-time position as a lab technician. Rau’s main job is quality control and quality assurance, according to Odell. Rau is one of two lab technicians hired on to oversee the brewing process. Rau’s job entails checking for bacteria and contaminants in the yeast. He also See BREWING on Page 5
Graduate Tony Rau took the brewing technologies and sciences course while at CSU, leading to an internship and eventual job at Odell Brewing Co. in Fort Collins, Colo. Photo by Nic Turiciano
“Mike understands the big issues and he’s very ready to dig into those and get to work and get the job done.” Tony Frank | CSU President
CSU Chancellor Michael Martin shares his path to higher education By KATE SIMMONS The Rocky Mountain Collegian CSU System Chancellor Michael Martin might have worked in a mine. The newly-appointed face of the three-campus CSU system spent his young years in the small, rural town Crosby, Minn. where many of his peers did not pursue higher education. But Martin, with the support of his parents, decided to go to a four-year college, becoming the only one of his siblings to do so. “My family was very encouraging, not because they knew about it personally, but they understood that I could stay back in Crosby, Minn. and probably join many of my peers in working in the mines, but that was not a future that my parents thought was in my best interest or theirs,” Martin said. Martin, the former chancellor at Louisiana State University, took over as CSU’s chancellor over the summer. Martin has spent the last few months
getting acquainted with Colorado and is excited about being a part of the university. “Mike understands the big issues and he’s very ready to dig into those and get to work and get the job done,” said CSU President Tony Frank. “There is never any hesitancy on his part to role up his sleeves and get to work.” According to Frank, Martin’s job is to handle interactions with the Board of Governors — the 15-member council that oversees the CSU System — the state legislature, the Colorado Commission on Higher Education and to represent CSU at a variety of events in Denver. “Having someone focused on all of those areas is really important,” Frank said. “I think Mike will be a leading voice within Colorado about the importance of sustaining public higher education.” Martin said he is aware of his responsibilities and goes to work every day ready to remind decision makers to remember See CHANCELLOR on Page 5
Left Hand Brewing Company
From a golden Polestar Pilsner to a black Wake Up Dead Imperial Stout, Left Hand has something for everybody. Not sure what you like? Drop by their tasting room for a tour.
New Belgium Brewing
A server of truly great beer and the host of awesome events, take your bike and head to New Belgium for a bike-in movie and grab a brew under the stars.
Odell Brewing Company
Proud brewer of 90 Shilling Ale and 5 barrel Pale Ale, this Fort Collins classic rocks. The Strip Club is written by the Collegian staff and designed by Design Editor Kris Lawan