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By ALEX STEINMETZ The Rocky Mountain Collegian 9News reporter Meagan Fitzgerald and school didn’t always get along.

“My reading was awful, my math was horrendous, so they placed me in these smaller classrooms so that I could, as they said, get the attention that I needed,” she said to a group of 20 students in a presentation Tuesday evening, organized by the Black Student Alliance as part of Black History Month.

Fitzgerald began the speech by describing her struggles as a young child growing up with a learning disability.

She explained that when she was in second grade she was pulled from her regular classes and placed into specialized classes.

Fitzgerald went on to say that as she got older, she realized that she didn’t need to go that route any longer.

“It was middle school that I decided, ‘You know what, I’m capable,’” Fitzgerald said.

“Whatever it is that I need to do, I’m going to do it.”

Then, she made the changes she needed to make the summer before high school.

“I was able to overcome that challenge of this

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RamRide Return, a service that offered to students a free ride back the their car the morning after a night out, has been discontinued after a lack of interest in the program. On average, less that 50 students per weekend would use the program, as compared to the over 1000 users of the nightly RamRide program.

ASCSU discontinues RamRide Return

By AUSTIN BRIGGS The Rocky Mountain Collegian Students who find themselves without a way to get back to their car left at a party over the weekend will no longer have the option of cal ling RamRide Return.

In a news release sent out Tuesday afternoon, the Associated Students of Colorado State University announced RamRide will be suspending RamRide Return, effective immediately.

“We decided to suspend RamRide Return to focus on RamRide and to make it our main priority,” said RamRide director Chelsey Green. “That comes with allocation of more funds and human capital focusing on RamRide because it

is the more utilized service.”

RamRide Return offered students a safe and non-judgemental ride to their car or house on weekend mornings.

Robert Duran, ASCSU chief of staff, said that while nightly operations provide around 1,000 rides per weekend, RamRide Return would only be used between 21 to 50 times per weekend.

“It wasn’t a very popular service which was another reason we decided to suspend services,” Duran said.

The change is a return to RamRide’s original mission to provide rides in the evening and overnight. By eliminating RamRide Return, the organization can focus on that core mission, Duran said.

William Boyd, a journalism and

technical communications junior and first year transfer student, said he found out about RamRide through word of mouth and has used it four or five times.

Boyd called RamRide a “great program” but had never used RamRide Return.

“If I had a car I probably would have used it,” Boyd said. “I’m still disappointed to see it go even though it’s underutilized.”

An additional assistant director of RamRide is also being hired.

The new hire will be working every night RamRide is in operation from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. to focus on the volunteer experience, bringing the total number of directors to three that will be on site.

See RETURN on Page 3

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Rams expecting rebound at UNLV UNLV may be struggling after losing three out of their last five games, but the Thomas & Mack Center is not a welcome place for Mountain West teams.

The Rebels have won 14 straight home games against conference opponents, and are coming off a stabilizing win against San Diego State over the weekend.

The Rams travel to Las Vegas to take on UNLV tonight

“Munchies”

You’ll be running out of snack food in a hurry.

Best stockpile the Cheetos because they’ll be gone before you know it.

Raising money for Relay

Forward Pierce Hornung, 4, drives through an Air Force defender in Colorado Springs last Saturday. Tonight the Rams will play UNLV on the road in Las Vegas.

By QUENTIN SICKAFOOSE The Rocky Mountain Collegian

“Medicinal”

Mild inebriation and slightly dull senses are expected, though not much more than that.

Don’t expect to be high for too long.

REBOUNDING NUMBERS

Rebounds per game: 42.8 Rebounding margin: +13.8 Leading rebounder: Pierce Hornung/ Colton Iverson – 9.6 per game

in the Thomas & Mack Center at 7:15 p.m.

“They were 18-1 at home last year too, so we have to look at it basically like they’re

Rebounds per game: 40.8 Rebounding margin: +7 Leading rebounder: Anthony Bennett – 8.7 per game

33-2. Both losses were pretty close so it’d be a big upset,” CSU coach Larry Eustachy See BBALL on Page 7

Even though many students may not think about cancer very often, it’s something nearly everyone will encounter, either directly or indirectly, at some point in their lives.

Students making their way through the Lory Student Center Plaza Wednesday will have an opportunity to take advantage of a one-time, half-price $5 individual registration fee to sign up for the Colleges for Cancer annual Relay for Life fundraiser.

Teams of up to 15 people will collect financial donations from the community to support cancer research and to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer.

The fundraising drive will culminate during a walk/run from 6 p.m. April 13 to 7 a.m.

April 14 at the recreation center

RELAY FUNDRAISERS Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Chipotle on College and Laurel: Students with flyer will have portion of bill donated to Relay for Life.

Thursday, Feb. 21 12 p.m. to 4 p.m at Panda in LSC: Students with flyer will have portion of bill donated to Relay for Life.

Friday, Feb. 22 at Fuzzy’s Taco from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.: no flyer needed.

on campus. At least one member from each team will walk or run laps around the track throughout the night. Participants not running can camp out on the basketball court, participate in games and raffle drawings and snack on food.

Attendees are encouraged to dress in styles from a certain decade, and music will be played throughout the night from different decades with a stage set up for people to dance on.

“It’s a lot of fun and goes to a See RELAY on Page 5

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2 Wednesday, February 20, 2013 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian FORT COLLINS FOCUS

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Nate Likewise stands ready to help customers at the MRKT Skate Shop. The store is one of the few skateboard stores that are skateboarder owned and has been selling boards and gear for 17 years.

At the Fort Collins Hilton Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., nearly 80 employers in engineering and technology industries will be meeting with students and scheduling interviews in the days and weeks following the event.

The career fair is open to all students and CSU alumni, and will feature employers such as Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Larimer County Engineering Department, Lockheed Martin, Anheus-

er-Busch and Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. Visit the College of Engineering for more information and for the full list of employers that will be in attendance.

Marijuana task force recommends allowing tourism

On Tuesday, members of Colorado’s task force in charge of proposing regulations for marijuana legalization in the state voted to approve recommendations that would allow marijuana tourism, the Denver Post reports.

Non-Coloradans

are allowed to shop in forthcoming retail stores but can only buy a limited amount at any one store in order to prevent people from coming across Colorado’s border to buy marijuana in bulk to then sell on the black market outside the state.

Additional recommendations the task force made include that marijuana stores only be owned by Colorado residents, and that marijuana stores be vertically integrated, requiring that stores grow most of what they sell for at least the first two years. Also, the task force recommended that only medical marijuana

dispensary owners would be able to apply for recreational stores the first year.

Trevor Brown earns second career MW Athlete of the Week CSU junior Trevor Brown was awarded Mountain West Athlete of the Week after finishing second in the 60-meter hurdles at the Joe Davies Open with a time of 7.86 seconds, a mark that ranks 28th nationally and is the third result for Brown under 7.9 seconds this season.

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CORRECTION There were several factual errors in Feb. 12’s Opinion Tuesday column, “Avoid humiliation, just pay the tip.” These errors have been corrected and can be seen at www.collegian.com. The Collegian regrets the error.

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Best Buddies will start pairings on March 1

Students will soon begin to build rewarding relationships with disabled Fort Collins residents through club

By Cailley Biagini The Rocky Mountain Collegian CSU students are meeting their Best Buddies.

Thanks to sophomore pre-vet major Ellen Holbrook and sophomore human development and family studies major Olivia Onofrio, the student group that strives to create genuine and loving relationships between CSU students and disabled residents of all ages from the Fort Collins community is making a place for itself on campus.

Holbrook, the club’s president, ran the high school chapter of Best Buddies, which inspired her over a year ago to bring the organization here to CSU. While some initial information meetings took place the last week of January, the very first “match party” is projected to take place March 1.

“It’s going to be Academy Awards-themed and everyone wears formal attire,” Holbrook said.

Students will be introduced to their specially selected buddy, chosen on the grounds of common interests.

“I’m really excited, we’re going to try to get all the girl buddies together before to do our makeup together

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–– just like we did for homecoming,” Onofrio, the chapter’s vice president and activities coordinator, said.

The paired buddies will hang out two times per month, doing whatever they choose.

There will also be planned events for the club collectively, such as bowling, movie nights and picnics, Onofrio said.

Onofrio advised students to go in with a good sense of humor, have an open mind and not be afraid to be goofy.

Amira Noshi, a freshman international studies major who found out about Best Buddies online, has wanted to join the organization since high school.

After filling out the application needed to join the CSU chapter, Noshi went to the first meeting and is looking forward to being paired with her buddy.

She has plans to hang out with her buddy by going to movies, plays and visiting her grandmother, who lives nearby.

“I don’t want to make it seem like we are forced friends.,” Noshi said. “I want to have a connection with them outside of the organization as well, as real friends.”

Collegian Writer Cailley Biagini can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Jessica Grady, bottom left, draws a basketball court while her friends in the background guess what it is in a game of pictionary during a Best Buddies meeting Tuesday night in Johnson hall. Best Buddies is a program that pairs CSU students with community members that have disabilities.

‘You truly can achieve anything’

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learning disability that I had. I was able to make the dean’s list,” Fitzgerald said.

“It was hard work, it was just sacrificing certain things to kind of get to the place that I wanted to be.”

Black History Month is a time to embrace where people have been and where that has brought people today, she said.

“There are people in the past who worked hard so that we can realize dreams even bigger than theirs,” Fitzgerald said. “Nothing is impossible. You truly can achieve anything you want to.”

Fitzgerald went on to explain that there are five important steps for people to pay attention to as they set out on achieving their goals.

Keep options open

“It’s always important to never burn bridges, to always respect people, to be genuine,” Fitzgerald said.

Be aware of your image

“Be conscious of your image at all times,” she said to the group of millennial college students. “From Facebook to Twitter, to anything else that you do, your image is really all you have.”

Network, network, network “There is always going

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Meagan Fitzgerald of 9News speaks to a group of students in the LSC on Tuesday for CSU’s Black History Month. She told the inspiring story of how she went from a poor reading level in elementary school to now “reading for a living” for 9News in Denver, CO.

to be some kind of organization that you can be a part of and you can network people,” she said. “A lot of what I do is networking, it’s people that you know that will help you.”

Find a mentor “It’s important to start early. Internships are available and I would encourage people to start early. Find someone that is doing what

you want to do and shadow them,” the reporter said.

“Mentors are huge. It’s very important to have a mentor, someone that you can throw an idea at, and trust that they are going to steer you in the best direction that they know how.”

Have a talent agent “I never would have thought to send my stuff to Denver, but the agent did

and that’s how that opportunity came to me,” she said.

Fitzgerald explained that no matter the circumstances, be it a learning disability or uncertainty about your major, a goal is always attainable.

“Set your sights high –– set your goals high,” she said.

Diversity Beat Reporter Alex Steinmetz can be reached at news@collegian.com.

return | Underutilized Continued from Page 1 The job of the volunteer director will also be to help train new volunteers and provide a more in-depth understanding of the history and responsibility they have as safe ride volunteers.

“We want to make the volunteer experience more meaningful to the individual,” Duran said.

The move comes approximately two and a half weeks after a RamRide volunteer was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and possession of marijuana.

Green said there haven’t been any “drastic” changes to the program since the Feb. 1 incident.

“We’re still reviewing our policies and procedures, double checking that everyone has their paperwork in and just “dotting our ‘I’s’ and crossing our ‘T’s’,” Green said.

She added that RamRide has been working with the RamRide review board to go over the basics of the program, and has been “ensuring that we can continuously provide a safe

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Like Boyd, senior chemical and biological engineering major Danny Ater has used the nightly RamRide services but had never heard about RamRide Return. He said that while the Return service probably came in handy for the handful of people that used it every weekend, Fort Collins is small enough to get around weekend mornings.

“Honestly, once you wake up, you may have a headache but once you start walking and moving around it’s not that hard to hop on a bus and get to your vehicle,” Ater said.

Other changes include a punch card that will be handed out to new volunteers and emailed to old ones. The card will be marked every time a student volunteers, and can be traded in for items like a “tote bag with schwag,” RamRide hoodies or an award for outstanding volunteer at the yearly RamRide gala.

Senior Reporter Austin Briggs can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Yesterday’s Question: What do you think of the ban on concealed carry on campuses that passed the House?

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Today’s question: How do you get home the morning after a party?

*39 people voted in this poll.

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“Please stick to what you’re best at, Team Fort Collins — educating youth about the dangers of substance abuse — and stop trying to interfere in the activities of legal adults.”

Opposing social host ordinances A paternalistic special interest group that calls itself Team Fort Collins is pushing an agenda that would have adverse ramifications for college students of all ages, as well as destroying the open and welcoming culture in and around CSU. Team Fort Collins’ goal is to enact a social host ordinance measure that would hold party hosts, tenants and possibly even property owners By kevin r. jensen responsible for underage drinking, regardless of whether they supplied the alcohol to minors or not.

The social host ordinance is designed to try to help curb underage drinking, specifically alcohol provided to minors at parties, as well as holding party throwers responsible for their raucous guests’ urinating in public and littering, as it has been implemented in Eugene, Oregon, where the owners of the property face a $1,000 fine and possible jail time — even if you’re not home, didn’t organize the party or supply any alcohol.

Unstructured socializing serves a variety of functions for college students. It’s a great opportunity to make new friends, network with your peers and blow off steam from a hard week of classes, extracurriculars and jobs.

With the implementation of the social host ordinance, your casual weekend festivities could quickly become an unpleasant run-in with the cops, unless you and any guests who walk through your door — after checking everyone’s ID, of course — are walking on eggshells and keeping your conversations below a few decibels. New Rams would feel absolutely alienated as the community's doors are invariable closed in their faces for fear of incarceration, even if they have no intention of drinking.

The odd thing about the social host ordinance, though, is the fact that there are already laws and city ordinances in place to combat the very problems the ordinance is often claimed to address. It is already illegal to give alcohol to minors, and if your party is too loud and a nuisance, police can issue a noise violation to house owners — which typically comes with a hefty fine.

So what’s the point of stacking additional ordinances on top of what already exists? Team Fort Collins claims to be looking out for the welfare of children, but the agenda they’re pursuing has the potential for a permanent black mark on the record of people who may not even deserve it.

Whether Team Fort Collins’ busybodyness is nefarious is uncertain, and hard to believe, as they do a great deal of good in the local community educating youth about the dangers of substance use and abuse. But a social host ordinance, on its face, appears to be targeted at college students in an attempt to expose us to being persecuted to the furthest extent of the law for having a few friends over on a Friday night, even if we’re not supplying alcohol to minors.

This isn’t the first time Team Fort Collins’ influence has sought to interfere in the activities of legal adults in our community under the guise of “protecting the children.” Their former director, Scoot Crandall, led the charge in implementing the brief Fort Collins dispensary ban, which was passed with irregular, mail-in only ballots, then quickly reversed with the passing of Proposition 301 in the most recent election.

The proposed social ordinance is just more nonsensical, paternalistic inhibition propagated by a special interest group, whose agenda follows in the steps of Fort Collins’ U+2 laws, which denies law-abiding adults the liberty to choose how many non-relatives they want to live with.

Moralistic regulations like the proposed social host ordinance rarely do much to even combat the issues they identify, while putting law-abiding and well-meaning students at risk of fines and possible imprisonment.

Please stick to what you’re best at, Team Fort Collins — educating youth about the dangers of substance abuse — and stop trying to interfere in the activities of legal adults.

Content Managing Editor Kevin R. Jensen is a senior English major. His column appears Wednesdays in the Collegian. He can be reached at kjensen@collegian.com or on Twitter @kevinrjensen.

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A return to RamRide The discontinuation of RamRide Return was announced Tuesday afternoon in a news release from ASCSU in a decision to refocus its efforts on RamRide, implement a revamped training program, increase the number of directors and invest more in the human capital that is at the heart of their operations.

RamRide Return was an extension of the RamRide program, which offered students a free ride home or to their vehicle the next morning, as opposed to RamRide’s night time operations. Few students ever took advantage of its services, and discontinuing it will save them funds and let them better utilize their volunteers’ time.

ASCSU should be applauded for their efforts spent working closely with administration and

“ASCSU made the right decision in refocusing their efforts and restructuring their program.”

General Counsel to conduct an internal review of the program, as well as the RamRide Advisory Board meeting bi-monthly until

the end of the semester to assess and plan for the future of RamRide.

While RamRide Return does sound ideal, and will be missed, ASCSU made the right decision in refocusing their efforts and restructuring their program.

Their efforts and dedication to ensuring the safety of students and volunteers is commendable.

We’ll be expectantly watching for future changes from one of our most beloved programs, as their leadership appears sober and level-headed. While it’s not certain what changes the program might meet in the future, we’re happy to be along for the ride.

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 letters@collegian.com.

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The price we are paying for security If you’ve been following the news in the last couple of weeks, you’ll know that Attorney General Eric Holder dropped the bomb (pun intended) that the American government can essentially kill or indefinitely detain By brian fosdick American citizens who they even suspect of being terrorists.

This candid statement had a variety of reactions from people, ranging from shocked and appalled to a lot of brown people like me wondering how we haven’t been killed already.

A lot of people, upon hearing that the American government can essentially kill them on a whim, tend to think there’s some catch — as we’re not just having random drone killings in the streets.

Well, our streets in any case. There really is no catch though; if you are suspected of being a terrorist, the government has the right, without any proof, to detain you before you even commit an act that they suspect that you might commit at some point.

Eric Holder has done a wonderful job at proving that we may have jumped the line on our obsession with national security. That said, I can’t

imagine why the American people are surprised that our paranoia and legitimizing of killing innocents is now coming full circle.

The government has been killing innocents halfway around the world on the basis of WMDs that it turns out never existed, and now we’re suddenly shocked that the government might kill innocent Americans?

The fact of the matter is that this has been a long time coming and we’ve been sitting here complacent with the fact that the house of cards hasn’t crumbled on top of us yet. The government doesn’t really care anymore if you tell them they shouldn’t be able to kill certain people, because we’re trying to have our cake and eat it too. You can’t just tell the government they can kill innocents as long as they’re not your innocents.

To steal a quote from Martin Luther King Jr: “It is a sad fact that because of comfort, complacency, a morbid fear of communism, and our proneness to adjust to injustice, the Western nations that initiated so much of the revolutionary spirit of the modern world have now become the arch-anti-revolutionaries.”

Replace the word communism with terrorism and you’ll start seeing that we’re right back where we started again. The major notable difference is that in the times of Vietnam, young people stood up and valued life over

an imagined safety. They valued their humanity over their loyalty to a country that was killing their brothers and sisters in a war of money and fear.

It is finally becoming exceedingly clear that there are times in history when if you want the government to be a constructive force for the betterment of the country, you must stand against it.

That time probably came sometime between when the Patriot Act was passed and when the government just openly told us they could kill or detain us on a completely subjective basis.

We are no longer in a state of emergency in this country and the wars we’re fighting with an enemy, real or imagined, have long since had any effect on the justification for killing American citizens.

We’re fighting another war in this country that shouldn’t, and can’t, be fought with guns, and that’s the war against the government we’ve created in response to our fear of the rest of the world.

If there was ever a time to stand up and start telling the government how you feel about their right to deprive you of your basic rights, now is the time.

Brian Fosdick is a junior journalism major. His columns appear Wednesdays in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@ collegian.com.

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Letter submissions are open to all and are printed on a first-received basis. Submissions should be limited to 250 words and need to include the author’s name and contact information. Anonymous letters will not be printed. E-mail letters to letters@collegian.com

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Obama kicks off bid to stop automatic spending cuts

By Lesley Clark The McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is launching a public campaign to pressure Congress to avoid “brutal” spending cuts he said could hurt a still wobbly economy and increase the unemployment rate.

Obama’s effort, punctuated by high-profile treks around the country and backed by a coordinated campaign by labor unions in 28 states and the District of Columbia, is aimed at averting $85 billion in acrossthe-board federal spending cuts scheduled to take effect March 1 unless the president and lawmakers can agree on an alternative plan to curb federal deficits. With Congress out of town on recess until Feb. 25, that prospect appears increasingly unlikely.

Obama made his first pitch Tuesday as he returned from a three-day golf holiday in Florida and Congress remained out of town on its President’s Day recess.

Flanked on a stage at the White House complex by uniformed firefighters and other emergency workers, Obama warned they’d be among those affected by what

he called a “meat cleaver approach” to federal spending.

He called on Congress to instead pass a short-term fix.

“It won’t help the economy, won’t create jobs, will visit hardship on a whole lot of people,” Obama said of the cuts.

“This is not an abstraction.

People will lose their jobs.”

The $85 billion in automatic spending cuts would come off the more than $3.5 trillion the government expects to spend this year.

It is the first in a series of cuts, or sequesters, designed to cut $1.2 trillion from spending and interest costs over the next 10 years, which would leave the government spending total at $47.2 trillion and the cumulative deficit at $6.95 trillion, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Republicans dismissed Obama’s event as a campaign speech. House of Representatives Republicans noted that they twice voted for alternatives to the sequester, only to see them die in the Democratic-led Senate. Many Republicans now seem prepared for the cuts to take place, saying the government needs to reduce federal spending.

“Once again, the president offered no credible plan that can pass Congress —

only more calls for higher taxes,” said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. “Just last month, the president got his higher taxes on the wealthy, and he’s already back for more. The American people understand that the revenue debate is now closed.”

House Republicans are pushing an alternative that passed the House twice last year. That plan didn’t get a single Democratic vote, and White House officials note that it expired when the new Congress came into office last month. It would focus the spending cuts on domestic programs rather than splitting them with defense, hitting programs championed

by Democrats, including money to carry out Obama’s signature 2010 health care law, as well as housing programs, food stamp program increases and other domestic initiatives.

The administration favors replacing the sequester with a mix of cuts in projected spending and tax increases that target the wealthy, including eliminating tax breaks for corporate jets and oil companies and instituting the “Buffett Rule” — requiring millionaires to pay at a minimum income tax rate of 30 percent.

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Surrounded by first responders who may be impacted by looming budget cuts, U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building February 19, 2013 in Washington, DC.

“Until last year, we hadn’t seen a lot of Mac threats. This showcases that Macs are not invulnerable.”

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Apple hack shows growing vulnerability

By Dan Nakaso The McClatchy-Tribune

In a sign of Apple’s increasing vulnerability to hackers, some Mac computers belonging to Apple employees were infected with Java-related malware when the employees visited a software development website, the company announced Tuesday.

The disclosure follows a similar Java-related cyberattack against Facebook that was revealed Friday and comes after President Barack Obama called on Congress in his State of the Union address to impose tougher legislation to protect American interests from cyberattacks.

Apple iPhones and iPads do not appear to be infected, and the Cupertino, Calif., company did not disclose how many of its employees’ computers were infected or when. It issued a software fix Tuesday aimed at customers who already had installed Java on their Macs.

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ating systems have been the most popular targets of hacker attacks. But hundreds of thousands of Mac computers were hit last year with a Trojan horse virus called “Flashback” and the latest cyberattack is a troubling sign.

“Definitely, Macs are not as secure as they were previously,” said Liam O Murchu, a researcher with Symantec.

“Until last year, we hadn’t seen a lot of Mac threats.

This showcases that Macs are not invulnerable.”

Neil Cook, chief tech officer for Cloudmark, which works on Internet security issues, said Apple’s rising popularity makes it a bigger target for hackers.

“Apple’s market size has always lagged behind,” Cook said. “Now 1 in every 3 laptops sold is a Mac, so they’ve become extremely mainstream, and they’ve entered that sweet spot that hackers are looking for.”

AllThingsD, a prominent tech industry blog, reported that both the Apple and Facebook attacks may have stemmed from

one compromised website that is related to mobile development. The blog, citing sources close to the Facebook hacking probe, identified the site as iPhoneDevSDK and said it could also be connected to a recent Java-related Twitter hack that may have accessed up to 250,000 user names and passwords.

“The malware was employed in an attack against Apple and other companies, and was spread through a website for software developers,” Apple said in a statement. “We identified a small number of systems within Apple that were infected and isolated them from our network. There is no evidence that any data left Apple. We are working closely with law enforcement to find the source of the malware.”

Since Apple launched OS X Lion in 2011, it has shipped Macs without Java. Apple’s OS X automatically disables Java if it has not been used for 35 days, as a security measure, Apple said.

Last week, Facebook re-

ported that hackers planted malicious software on a website frequented by developers who build mobile software applications in a scheme known as a “watering hole attack.”

The world’s largest social network said there was no evidence that any of its members’ information was compromised.

Java was developed in the early 1990s by Sun Microsystems, which was bought by Oracle in 2009.

In January, the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning to disable Java software in browsers unless “absolutely necessary,” and the head of Oracle’s security for Java subsequently acknowledged that the company needs to bolster public confidence in the software.

Critics contend that Java has been poorly maintained by Oracle. In the past three years, it has had at least 90 security vulnerabilities of medium to high severity, according to a federal database that tracks such problems.

Students help to combat cancer relay |

Continued from Page 1 good cause of fighting cancer and it’s something people shouldn’t have to go through on their own,” said David Born, publicity chair for Colleges for Cancer and junior mathematics major.

Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature event. Started in 1985, the annual fundraising drive has spread to 25 countries and raises millions of dollars for cancer research each year.

After losing his mom to cancer his freshman year at CSU, management practice graduate student James DeHerrera began organizing teams every year to participate in relay for life.

“For me this is a really personal issue,” DeHerrera said. “The American

Cancer Society is a great organization and they do a great job of trying to eradicate cancer.”

This year, his six-man team has already raised more than $400. DeHerrera said every year he’s participated has been a good opportunity to spend time with friends, have fun and raise money for a good cause. In prior years he remembers playing dodgeball and doing yoga and zumba exercises in between walking laps around the track.

“It’s just a fun time to hang out with friends and raise funds for an amazing cause,” DeHerrera said.

Team registration will increase to $15 per person starting next week.

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ––7–– Abandon old fears that no longer serve. There’s still a lot to do. You’ve been doing a job the hard way, so try something different. Keep at it.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ––9–– Begin planning for a trip, but don’t leave quite yet. You can have wonderful adventures close to home now, and explore tomorrow. Decorate your abode with love.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ––8–– The coming weeks are good for financial planning and for envisioning the future. Be sure the right people hear it. Accept encouragement, especially from yourself.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ––9–– Rely on partners, especially the ones who really believe in you. Review instructions again and make it work. Don’t assume you know everything.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ––9–– The financial situation is unstable, so wait until the check clears. Get busy creating income. Do the research, and set illusions aside. Get plenty of rest after the intensity. Your health counts.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ––9–– Plan some fun for today and tomorrow. Add music to your work. Check electrical wiring, and maintain the flow. Think fast and look good, as you’re especially attractive. Imagination brings something new.

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Continued from Page 1 said. “Our guys think we can win and that’s most of the battle.”

Tonight’s game will be the second time the Rams and Rebels have clashed on the hardwood this year.

UNLV took a trip to Fort Collins on Jan. 19, leaving Moby after being defeated by only five points in the final moments of the game.

“Last time, we played these guys down to the wire. We know how tough of a game this is going to be, whether it’s here or there,” senior forward Greg Smith said. “I know they feel like they gave that one away, so we just have to go out there and get the same result.”

The Rebels will present a threat to the strengths of CSU’s game. The Rams have led the nation in grabbing rebounds, however UNLV is second in the conference directly behind CSU, with 40.8 per game.

“It’s the number one thing we need to get done in this game, because they outrebounded us by two in our last game. If we get those, the turnout could have been different,” UNLV coach Dave Rice said. “They’ve played 25 games and have outrebounded their opponents

25 times, I dont think thats a coincidence.”

Freshman forward Anthony Bennett provides a strong presence on the block for the Rebels, ranking in the conference’s top five in scoring (18 ppg) and rebounding (8.7 rpg).

Bennett scored 21 points Saturday in the team’s win against SDSU and will be a focus of CSU’s defense.

“You’ve got to limit his catches, which is hard, guard him on the other and and try to get him tired,” Eustachy said. “He’s projected the No. 1 pick in the draft, so just like (Michael) Lyons at Air Force, sometimes there’s just no answer for him.”

With a victory, CSU would move into a tie for first in the MW with No. 16 New Mexico. The Rams and Lobos play at Moby Saturday, setting up a game for outright first place in the conference.

“It’s a great thing, this conference, it used to just be one or two teams down the stretch. Now, there are four or five teams that can win on any given night,” Smith said. “These Mountain West wins are always much more appreciated.”

Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter Quentin Sickafoose can be reached at sports@ collegian.com.

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CSU looking for revenge against UNLV Rebels

By Haleigh Hamblin The Rocky Mountain Collegian After jumping out to a 7-0 lead against UNLV in its last game, the CSU women’s basketball team is looking to redeem their 13 point loss on Jan. 20 in Las Vegas tonight in Moby.

The Rams will meet the Rebels for the second time this season Wednesday night at 7 p.m.

CSU needs a win to put themselves in a tie for fifth place in the conference.

In the first game a month ago, the Rams committed 15 turnovers in the first period and increased to a season high of 23 turnovers in one game.

“We had a lot of turnovers in our game against UNLV,” Hayley Thompson said. “We need to play for the 40 minutes… we can not fall in the second half.”

Leading UNLV by 18 points, the Rams could not hold on for the win and ended up losing 63-50.

CSU is coming off a big win against Air Force this

weekend that increased its record to 8-15 and put the the team in a potential position for fourth place.

UNLV lost 86-50 at San Diego State Sunday, but likely isn’t dealing with road jitters after winning its two previous games away from the Cox Pavilion.

Even though UNLV has struggled this season, CSU needs to focus on leading scorer for the Rebels and the league, Kellie Thompson.

Averaging 20.5 points per game, Thompson is supported by 10.9 points per game

by Danielle Miller and 7.4 from freshman Rejane Verin.

UNLV is suffering from injuries as sophomore Briana Charles and sophomore Alana Cesarz are out with a fractured hand and a torn ACL respectively, according to UNLV’s athletic website.

“When playing a team like UNLV, it is important to score constantly and push on the offense,” CSU coach Ryun Williams said.

“Thompson is a big time plays and a big time scorer … we gotta get control from

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the start and control their scoring.”

UNLV is currently ranked fourth in the Mountain West Conference and leads the Rams by two games.

“Last game we missed some shots,” senior Megan Heimstra said. “Gotta get them all, and continue converting on the offense.”

Heimstra lead the Rams in points scored against Air Force and is coming into the game healthy and fully rested.

“It would be good to get a win,” Caitlin Duffy said. “And we need to hit the shots we can get.”

Women’s Basketball Beat Reporter Haleigh Hamblin can be reached at sports@ collegian.com.

Assistant Coach Chad Lavin helps the women’s team practice jump shots before practice Tuesday in Moby. The Rams take on UNLV tonight at Moby. erin mross | COLLEGIAN

Freshman sprint freestyle and backstoke swimmer, Felicia Gilson, practices in the Moby pool Monday before the team’s departure to San Antonio, Texas for the Mountain West Championships which start today.

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As the CSU Women’s Swimming and Diving team wrapped up their final practice before Wednesday’s Mountain West Championship, one word seemed to resonate from the Moby pool: “teamwork.”

CSU Coach Christopher Woodson made it clear that success would be the product of a team effort.

“From our eighteenth swimmer all the way up to our first swimmer, we need a championship performance out of every one of our girls,” Woodson said.

Woodson, in his second year as head coach, is looking to improve on last year’s Mountain West finish.

“We ended up seventh last year, and this year we want to be in the top five,” Woodson said.

After a tough start in the Mountain West, the Rams swimmers are looking to build on the momentum they have gained in the last two meets of the season: dual meet wins against instate rivals Northern Colo-

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The Rams begin competition today and will compete through Feb. 23 at the Mountain West Championships in San Antonio, Texas.

Senior captain Breann Fuller will be defending her title in the 200-meter backstroke and looking to qualify for the NCAA championships in both it and the 100-meter backstroke.

There have been many highlights to Fuller’s storied career as a Ram, but her fondest memories aren’t just about individual performances.

“I would have to say my fondest memories are the relays I have done with my teammates,” Fuller said.

The Rams divers, led by seniors Madeline Mitchell and Chelea Kelly, are poised for success in the championships as well.

Freshman Paige Greely, a high school All-American, is looking forward to her first Mountain West Championship.

“It’s exciting because we get to see a lot of old friends and teammates from club teams,” Greely said. “Our goal for this weekend is to be consistent. If we are consistent, we can make it to the finals, and that’s where we can score points.”

The Mountain West Championships will be bittersweet for the nine seniors that will be graduating this spring. Reminiscence will set in for those that are gearing up for potentially their last swim at the championships as a Ram. However, they are not done yet, and as they head to San Antonio, Woodson is expecting big things.

“Our depth has thinned out this year, but this has the makings of a championship team,” he said. “It will take everyone’s best performance, and I am expecting that out of everyone.”

Swimming Beat Reporter Tyrus Coder can be reached at sports@collegian.com.