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THE RO CKY MOUNTAIN

Fort Collins, Colorado

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

COLLEGIAN

Volume 121 | No. 30

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THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891

WHAT’S THE CITY’S ROLE?

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STRIP CLUB

Colorado State University hosts a lot of international students on its campus. According to the Institutional Research Factbook for this 2011-2012, the university hosts more than 1,133 students from 91 different countries. However, there are a few countries that aren’t sending their best and brightest here. Like:

ILLUSTRATION BY HUNTER THOMPSON

Countries That Are NOT Represented at CSU

CSU will decide independently, but will work with city By AUSTIN BRIGGS The Rocky Mountain Collegian If the City of Fort Collins decided to build a sports complex in the city, it would be out of place for CSU to voice concerns that it would interfere with college athletics. That’s the analogy Fort Collins mayor Karen Weitkanut used as she discussed the city’s role in CSU's decision making process to build an oncampus stadium. "The university has its areas of jurisdiction and what it can and can't do and so does the city," Weitkanut said. "I feel very strongly that both the city and university each has

its own set of priorities. And where those meet [if stadium construction moves forward] is somewhere down the road. It's not now." Mayor Weitkanut’s comments highlight the fact that the university enjoys complete autonomy when deciding which construction projects to pursue on campus. The city cannot tell CSU whether or not to build an on-campus stadium, because the city doesn’t have jurisdiction over CSU campus. This is nothing new. An agreement reached in the mid 1960s between CSU and the city of Fort Collins exempts the university from city zoning regulations and

Human Development and Family Studies students give back By MEGAN TIMLIN The Rocky Mountain Collegian

JOIN THE ORG.

One CSU organization in particular rewards community service with academic credit, provides leadership opportunities to its participants and a place to call home. It’s called the Academic Interest Group (AIG), which is a student-run, non-profit organization consisting of 30 to 35 students –– and they’re all human development and family studies majors. Their role is “to provide an opportunity for students who are HDFS majors to take an active role in the community,” said Jen Krachick, AIG faculty advisor. On campus, AIG participates in RamRide, Cans Around the Oval and CSUnity. RamRide is one of the many fundraisers AIG participates in to raise money for their organization. Each semester they participate in Gelazzi Cares in Old Town and seek donations from local businesses. AIG also works with organizations outside of the CSU campus, which include Oakridge Assisted Living, Kids at Heart — a program

Are you an HDFS major or gerontology minor? What: Academic Interest Group (AIG) When: meets Wednesdays at 5 p.m. Where: The Behavior Sciences Building, Room 459

that works with adoptive, kinship and foster children — and a Thanksgiving Basket collection, where AIG is assigned two to three underprivileged families to provide with clothes, food and other necessities for the holiday season. Volunteers work with children, adolescents, adults and the elderly. “The HDFS major provides students with an informative picture of the life span as well as an in-depth knowledge of it,” Krachick said. In an email to the Collegian, sophomore HDFS major Amanda Wilson described how she was confused on which direction she wanted to go with her major, but AIG “opened my eyes and helped me figure out See HDFS on Page 3

gives CSU broad latitude when making decisions about construction on campus. This was done in recognition that the university needed to be able to function independently since it belongs to the entire state. However, should the proposed on-campus stadium move forward, the city and the university would be working closely together doing neighborhood outreach processes to see what the concerns of homeowners would be and looking at solutions for traffic and parking issues as well. Fred Haberecht, assistant director of landscape and planning with CSU’s facilities management, said

the three biggest concerns if the stadium project moves forward would be parking, traffic and the impact on nearby neighborhoods. He added these are problems any university runs into if it's undergoing expansion. "Those are all traditionally hotbutton issues," Haberecht said. "The stadium brings all of them to the front in one fell swoop." Other concerns –– like receiving water, sewage and electrical services –– would be negotiated with city departments, said city of Fort Collins chief planner Ted Shepard. See STADIUM on Page 3

FOOTBALL

Working on a ‘masterpiece’ By CRIS TILLER The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Sistine Chapel wasn’t built in three weeks, and the CSU football team won’t be either. “Think about those great painters. Think about those guys who put all that time into making those masterpieces,” CSU coach Jim McElwain said. “In the creation of things that are great, in the creation of things that are consistent, if you don’t take care of those tiny little brush strokes all the sudden the Mona Lisa doesn’t look the way it does.” McElwain talked in length during his weekly Monday press conference about the continuing development of the program following a 40-20 loss to San Jose State Saturday. He compared the process to painting a masterpiece, where each detail is important to the final product. In his mind CSU’s masterpiece is just starting and growing pains are expected. “There’s a lot of good things that we did, and I do believe that we’re truly headed in the right direction,” he said. “The easy thing to do is always just lop it on the players. That’s not who I am. I will never do that. I believe in these guys. I believe in the vision we have and I believe in the process we have.” The Rams did see progress in areas Saturday cutting down on penalties and flashing signs

Seychelles

Given that the country is composed of 115 archipelagos, and it has a population of 84,000, which is smaller than that of Fort Collins, it should not be surprising that they don’t send students here. Maybe the mountain climate and mass of people scared them off?

Eritrea

This country in northern Africa only just recently gained it’s independence from Ethiopia in 1991. Basically, everyone who is legal at CSU is about as old as the entire nation of Eritrea.

Israel

There aren’t any Israeli students here at CSU, which is surprising given the close diplomatic ties between the United States and Israel.

The Czech Republic

NICK LYON | COLLEGIAN

Senior wide reciever Lou Greenwood makes a catch during last weeks practice. The rams are 1-2 entering this week, with Utah State State visiting Hughes stadium for Saturdays game.

of potent offense in the hurry up. There were also signs of resiliency after getting behind early in the first quarter 14-0, which CSU responded to with two touchdowns of its own. “We’ve made strides over

the past couple of weeks to really get (communication) down, so that’s one little detail,” offensive lineman Brandon Haynes said Monday. “In See FBALL on Page 3

Again a surprise. CSU and the Czech Republic are in mountainous areas! We’re both great places for brewing! We’ve got so much in common, and yet there are no Czech students here... The Strip Club is written by the Collegian staff and designed by Design Editor Kris Lawan.


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