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CSU substance use among highest in nation By Austin Briggs The Rocky Mountain Collegian Colorado is known for its sunshine, outdoor activities and being the healthiest state in the country. Ironically, it’s also known for its beer culture, liberal views on drug use and as having one of the highest rates of substance use in the nation. A 2012 national survey done by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows that marijuana, alcohol and illicit drug use among adults age 18 to 25 in Colorado is among the highest in the country. Likewise, a yearly survey done by CSU and compiled by the American College Health Association shows CSU with similarly higher numbers when compared to other campuses across the nation. “These numbers are nothing new,” said Charles Smith, SAMHSA coordinator for the Rocky Mountain region. “Every year it’s relatively consistent data for our state in Colorado as well as for the region that includes Utah, Montana, North and South Dakota and Wyoming.” There are three main reasons that our state ranks so high, Smith said. Coloradans are less inclined to
believe that drugs and alcohol are unhealthy for you. The substances also aren’t regulated as much as in other states, which leads to greater availability. In addition, access to prevention programs and treatment centers is lower in Colorado then it is across the country. “Every year when the numbers are released that question gets asked,” Smith said. “Attitudes are definitely a big part of it. We don’t see it as risky to use drugs and alcohol. We know if people think it’s risky they tend not to use.” According to SAMHSA, 61.6 percent of adults aged 18 to 25 nationwide drank at least once in the last month. In Colorado, the number jumps to almost 69 percent. CSU also drinks more than most other universities. About 72 percent of students at CSU drank at least once in the last month, compared to 62 percent at other colleges surveyed by ACHA. Colorado also rated higher for the number of binge drinking episodes per month than the national average as well. SAMHSA defines binge drinking as consuming five or more drinks in one sitting. At CSU, 27 percent of students reported drinking five or more drinks one to two times in the last month. The na-
tional average is 21.4 percent. Alcohol use among college students is especially dangerous, said Donald Misch, the assistant vice chancellor for health and wellness at CU Boulder, because it can possibly increase the risk of death, disability, sexual assault, academic failure and legal difficulties. “Alcohol is the number one public health hazard on campus. It doesn’t solely cause all those problems, but it’s highly associated with them,” Misch said. “There is no other single factor likely to hurt a college student.” The trend is similar for marijuana. Nationally, 18.9 percent of people ages 18 to 25 smoked at least once in the last month. Head to Colorado and the number spikes to 26.4 percent of adults in the same age range. CSU rated lower than the state average of 18 to 25 year olds, with 18.7 percent of students claiming to have smoked marijuana in the last month. The average on college campuses nationwide is 14.3 percent. “Honestly, given the Colorado culture, I’m not surprised about the marijuana numbers,” said Andrea Coryelll, the assistant director of Alcohol and Other Drugs Health Education and Preven-
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Strip club
Here’s a question that really makes students squirm: “Have you ever cheated on something?” Many have to some extent at one time or another, but there will always be someone who is a worse cheater than you.
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CSU has higher drug and alchohol usage that the national average for Universities.
tion Services at CSU. “The laws are very lax here and I think there’s also a certain See substances on Page 3
Is this cheating?
Academic Integrity Week clears up the grey areas
Lance Armstrong
Not content with winning the Tour de France no less than seven times (allegedly) under the influence of performance enhancing drugs, Lance Armstrong has also been accused of running a doping operation with other cyclists as well.
By Candice Miller The Rocky Mountain Collegian The academic integrity honor pledge at CSU sounds simple enough: “I will not give, receive, or use any unauthorized assistance on academic work.” If only its interpretation were that easy. “The Honor Pledge by itself has lowered cheating at other schools,” said Elaine Green, director of academic integrity for The Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT) at CSU. “It affects the student culture.” To reinforce the importance of this pledge, Green, Conflict Resolution and Student Conduct Services and student government have organized “Academic Integrity Week, which begins today. Over the course of the week, the organizations will host six events geared toward helping students avoid unintentional plagiarism. The events include writing theses ethically and avoiding academic dishonesty in foreign language classes. Sophomore equine major Allyx Moose had a run-in with the Conflict Resolution and Student Conduct Services (CRSCS) when she took an online test last year. The test was supposed to be closed-note, but she decided to take it at the same time as many of her classmates. “They told us they believed we had cheated off each other,” Moose said. “Because we took it at the same time, they assumed we took it together, that we had talked to each other during the test.” When instructors suspect academic misconduct, their next step is to follow specific See integrity on Page 5
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Bhauesh Khemka, left Pronaya Sath, Abheet Sathe, and Anoop Yodaw dance a traditional dance and drama prasiing Lord Krishna Sunday night during the CSU India Nite.
‘Heck yeah, India Nite’
CSU celebrates Indian culture in style, draws 900 people in attendance By Austin Briggs The Rocky Mountain Collegian Even though India is 8,400 miles away from Colorado, it seemed a lot closer Sunday night in the Lory Student Center. A high-energy crowd of approximately 900 people filled the LSC Main Ballroom to get a taste of Indian culture as part of CSU’s Indian Students Association annual India Nite. Unique food, dancing, music, comedy routines and prize giveaways showcased the country’s rich heritage, bringing a little culture to Fort Collins and a reminder of home for more than 120 Indian international students studying at CSU. “It’s so much fun to share the culture and show people what it’s all about,” said club president Bhavesh Khemka, who’s working on a doctorate degree in electrical and computer engineering. “There’s so many different aspects of Indian culture and we want to promote that.” By hosting India Nite, the club
hoped to both allow students from India to keep a connection to their heritage and to have community members experience first hand the richness and diversity found in India. Manoj Gedela arrived at CSU from India two months ago to work on a master’s degree in electrical engineering. He said this was the first time he had ever left the country and has been feeling homesick lately. India Nite was a good opportunity to reconnect with his culture, Gedela said. “I miss my home. There’s all the things you miss when you’re away,” Gedela said. “It’s always nice to have something to remind you of where you’re from. I loved watching the Bollywood dances tonight.” Jason Moses, a senior computer science major, heard about India Nite through a friend. He said he’s a big fan of Indian culture and cuisine and was excited to see what would be on hand Sunday evening. “When I heard it about I thought
‘heck yeah, India Nite,’” Moses said. “It’s a great idea because it gives people chance to experience another country’s culture and cuisine. I’m glad it’s here.” The exotic smell of spices filled the air as attendees sampled food ranging from samosa, a mixture of peas and potatoes deep fried in wheat batter, to sonpapdi, a light dessert that’s loosely described as the Indian version of cotton candy. On stage, dancers in brightly hued outfits took turns performing dance routines ranging from classic cultural to more contemporary Bollywood themes. Between acts, a rotating set of MC’s bantered with each other and handed out prizes to audience members. “Each state in India has its own dance forms,” said biochemistry master’s student Venkata Charepalli. “Dancing and festivals are part of every person’s life in India.” Charepalli performed in a showcase See india on Page 3
Blair was an upcoming and promising journalist at the New York Times, at least he was until it was discovered that he had plagiarized a number of his articles and straight up fabricated some of them.
Governor Mark Sanford
For six days in 2009, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford went completely AWOL. When he finally resurfaced, he claimed that he had been hiking the Appalachian Trail. However, he was spotted arriving at the airport from Argentina by the media. Turns out he’d been having an international extramarital affair; an affair that demolished his entire political career. The Strip Club is written by the Collegian staff and designed by Design Editor Kris Lawan.
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Police investigate unattended death
Sunday, Fort Collins police found the body of an unknown adult lying on the banks of a bond in Cottonwood Hollow Natural Areas. It appears the deceased had been there for at least several weeks, according to investigators. There were no obvious signs of foul play. The decreased has not been identified and police are continuing their investigation, according to a news release. The Larimer County Coroner has responded to the case, and will release the official manner and cause of death once an autopsy has been completed. The name of the deceased will be released upon the notification of the next of kin. Anyone with information should contact Sgt. Paul Wood at 970-224-6132. NICK LYON | COLLEGIAN
Senior Matt Jui darts around UNC defender Jonathan Krohn Sunday afternoon behind the Lory Student Center during an in-state rival game.
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Joe Biden to visit Greeley on Wednesday
Vice President Joe Biden will make a campaign stop in Greeley at the Exhibition Hall at the Island Grove Regional Park on Wednesday. The event is free and open to the public, though tickets are required due to limited space and will be available on first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are available at the Obama campaign office on 401 S.
Mason Street in Fort Collins. Doors will open at 9 a.m. and the event will start at 11 a.m. The park is located at 525 N. 15th Ave. in Greeley. During his stop in Greeley, Biden will discuss the Obama campaign’s goals for the economy, according to a news release.
Senators Udall and Bennet ask the Forest Service for more money
A group of U.S. Senators –– including Mark Udall and Michael Bennet –– have asked the U.S. Forest Service to spend more time and money curbing the impact of fires. “Wildfire is a part of life for many Coloradans — and increasingly so. Roughly 40 percent of Coloradans live in the most wildfire-prone areas of our state, those areas between cities and forested lands,” Udall said in a statement. Both Udall and Bennet are proponents of the stewardship contracting proponent of the Farm Bill that passed this summer. The contracting proponent requires that the Forest Service spend time rejuvenating affected fire areas. Colorado currently has 34 projects totaling more than 12,000 acres of land, which Bennet said sums up the state’s need for greater fire safety.
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Continued from Page 1 level of permissiveness among parents as well. Student’s don’t really consider it to be a drug.” She added that often times people hear others talk about crazy party stories from the weekend and it gives the perception that that lifestyle is common when in fact it’s not. “We have a certain percent of students that are drinking heavily, then a majority of students choosing not to drink most days and if they do they’re being responsible about it,” Coryell said. “We know that most people, if they’re drinking they’re doing it in a safe way.” Skyelur Walters, a mathematics senior and Chi Choi a senior chemical engineer, both transferred to CSU
from other universities. They believe the party scene at CSU is more relaxed than at their former universities. ‘Some of those high numbers, it’s just more of a reflection of Fort Collins culture. We’re a big beer town,” Choi said. “Students go home after classes and have a beer or two.” Although officials at CU–Boulder declined to release results of their survey, the university had the distinction of being named “Druggiest Campus” in the country by Newsweek magazine in December 2011. ‘We have a gazillion programs that try to talk about it,” Misch said. “Our goal is to have multiple interventions over time in different contexts with the student body with the hope of
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“Dancing and festivals are part of every person’s life in India.” Venkata Charepalli | biochemistry master’s student
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Continued from Page 1 of dance forms common to southern India called Gumthalakadi Returns. In India, the dance is performed in local festivals as Gods leave the temples and parade through the streets, complete with people dancing in front of floats. With over 1,800 languages and 50 official languages, India is a country rich in diversity, said Satya Nistaly,
master’s degree candidate in computer science who is also the cultural secretary of the Indian Students Association. “Last year we had over 800 people at India Nite, and each year the club gets bigger,” Nistaly said. “It’s tripled to 150 students. People come to CSU from India and tell their friends about it and then they enroll.” Senior Reporter Austin Briggs can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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The future of cyber warfare
By hamilton reed
I came across an article on Russia Today recently that revealed more viruses in the vein of Flame and Stuxnet have been discovered. For those of you unaware, Stuxnet, Flame and their derivatives are computer viruses. However, these are not like the standard worms, spyware and viruses that infect the computers of unwary email readers or visitors to the seedier sections of the Internet. Instead, these viruses are cutting edge military programs, developed to sabotage, undermine and even physically destroy the infrastructure of Iran’s uranium enrichment capacity, oil industries and other economic sectors. This is not like the assumed Chinese break-in of Google mail servers or Russian and Eastern European identity theft — whose acts could conceivably be considered the act of rogue civilians within the state. The viruses we’re talking about here are clearly professionally designed and are so focused and specialized that there is no question they were created and deployed at the behest of a national entity. Specifically, it appears to be cooperation between Israel and the United States, as an article by the Washington Post revealed this summer. This, of course, has the potential for large impacts on the world stage. Our own government considers acts of cyberterrorism and computer sabotage to be acts of war, allowing for physical retaliation to be justified in such an event. This means that, short of admitting to following a double standard for world politics (not an unlikely scenario), our government — along with Israel — has essentially begun the first stages of declaring war on Iran. Even if an official declaration never comes, the subtext is there. This opens the door for retaliation from Iran, be it a digital or physical attack — which could only further justify a physical, perhaps even pre-emptive strike from our own military. This direct military application of software means more than just a further destabilization of relations between the United States, Israel and Iran though; it signifies the beginnings of a whole new type of warfare — one which no coun-
try is truly prepared for. Large amounts of our country’s infrastructure runs on computers. Voting machines, Wall Street, traffic control systems, the electrical grid, Amazon, our banks. More likely than not if you can name something, it probably has part of its system running on a computer. I’m sure some of you are thinking, “as long as the machine isn’t connected to the Internet then there’s no way for hackers to get to it.” Wrong. The network that Stuxnex was designed to infiltrate was a closed network, completely off the grid of the Internet we know and love. Buried underground, it would have been a ridiculous feat to plant an agent down there to manually infect the network. That’s why the developers of the virus figured out a way to get the virus to lie dormant until such a point that it was unknowingly transferred onto a USB flash drive which was then plugged into a computer on the supposedly closed network of the Iranian nuclear enrichment facility. So, while machines not connected to Internet are less vulnerable than machines that are, they are not impregnable to outside influence. While in the short term these operations have caused significant delays to Iranian infrastructure their long term impact is much more ominous. It is an indicator that the United States and its allies are willing to pursue incredibly reckless endeavours to establish their superiority on the world stage — which opens the door to other nation states or rogue political elements to engage in similar tactics against the United States. Chinese elements have already proven they are willing to hack into email accounts and information servers to gain an upper hand, so what’s to stop them from developing a virus that negatively impacts the electrical grid in California or D.C.? What’s stopping them from taking refrigeration units offline in major food warehouses or knocking out cell phone towers to destroy internal communication networks? With increasingly complex and effective cyber warfare, we are looking at a brave new world — much like the aftermath of the first nuclear test. The genie is out of the bottle. In the words of Trinity test director of the Manhattan Project, Kenneth Bainbridge, “Now we’re all sons of bitches.” Hamilton Reed is a senior computer science major. His columns appear Mondays in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian. com.
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Tragedy, not entertainment We’d like to begin by expressing our deepest condolences to the family of Jessica Ridgeway. The terrible crime committed against Jessica serves to illustrate the horrific truth that we cannot escape the such atrocities, even in our own communities. The media coverage of Jessica’s disappearance and discovering her remains was largely sensationalized, however, and did little for the viewers and readership of the media other than instill fear into the hearts of parents across Colorado. While reporting on Jessica’s story, the facts of the case were often reported without providing nearly enough context or
analysis to answer the questions that your viewers really need to know. Like how often kidnappings like these happen? Why do
“The death of Jessica Ridgeway is not entertainment, it’s a tragedy.” things like this happen? Where is it most likely to happen? How at risk are you and your family? And what steps can be taken to avoid a similar situation? While media outlets were
racing to report on the discovery of Jessica’s dismembered body first, the predator is still at large — and all our community receives is an uncontextualized fear inspired by our journalists to increase their pick-up rates. It’s almost as if in the process of reporting, they forgot they were talking about a child’s life — not just the headlines of today. The death of Jessica Ridgeway is not entertainment, it’s a tragedy. The right way to report on tragedies is to focus on the future prevention of such attacks. To focus on ways that we as a society, as well as individuals, can take steps to ensure our family’s safety.
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Martha Raddatz gives me hope for America
By allison sylte
You know that you’ve kicked some ass and taken some serious names when desperate housewife/oracle Eva Longoria mentions you on Twitter. “Martha Raddatz is the best moderator ever!!!” Longoria tweeted after Thursday night’s vice presidential debate, in reference to Raddatz’s serious takedown of VP candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. Longoria wasn’t the only one who thought Martha Raddatz absolutely killed it. Journalists from outlets as varied as NPR, the New York Times, Politico, Vanity Fair and Buzzfeed all lavished Raddatz, an ABC News correspondent, with their wildest praise. After the debate, Raddatz saw her number of Twitter followers triple, and she was even tweeted by “Ridin’ Dirty” rapper Chamillionaire, who told her to “keep it gangsta” (to which she responded: “that made my day!”). To be honest, I hadn’t heard of Raddatz before Thursday night. But now, at least among the record 51.4 million viewers who bothered to watch the VP debate, Raddatz is, at least for a while, probably one of the most be-
loved journalists in the country. I’m going to jump on the bandwagon and say, “Thank... God...” While Jim Lehrer, who moderated the first presidential debate, asked mostly open-ended questions that allowed both Mitt Romney and President Obama to say whatever the hell they wanted (i.e. whatever it took not to answer the questions), Raddatz confronted the candidates head-on, interrogating Joe Biden about the death of Libya Ambassador Chris Stevens, and Paul Ryan about Mitt Romney’s ensuing press conference. I wanted to high-five her when she asked them about how their religious beliefs impact their views on abortion (drawing probably the most substantive answers of the night), as well as the multiple times when she forced the candidates to get back on track when they started resorting to talking points. Because of Raddatz, I think that pretty much everyone who watched the debate left with a better idea of what Biden and Ryan stood for, something that could not have been said about the first presidential debate. And if that’s not what being a good journalist is about, then... well... I guess I’ll just have to start watching Fox News. On top of the revelation that Martha Raddatz is awesome, there was another, probably more telling, lesson from Tuesday’s debate. What does it say about the state of American journalism if someone gets so much praise simply for doing their job? After all, you’d assume that a debate moderator should be expected to ask good questions and force candidates to stay on track. But, at least judging from the heaps of praise Raddatz received on Twitter, it’s not necessarily a given. It’s not because there’s a deficit of
good journalists out there — tons of people ask our elected officials difficult questions everyday. But the debates are kind of like the Olympics: Politics — like international curling competitions — happen all the time, but most people actually care once every four years. While the debates are often criticized as political theater, it’s also a pretty huge platform to communicate directly with the electorate — especially the all-important “undecided” part of it. In addition, more people see Romney, Ryan, Obama and Biden on TV shows like Live with Kelly Ripa and The Daily Show than read The Caucus. True, by watching Obama and Romney on morning TV shows I’ve learned that Romney sleeps naked and that Obama can make a mean chili, but I haven’t heard them directly explain how their religious views impact how they approach abortion. That’s why it was probably so refreshing for so many of the debate’s viewers. We need more people like Martha Raddatz on a national stage throughout the election season. If Thursday’s debate proved anything, it’s that the American people want — and more importantly appreciate — the fact that she forced our elected officials to answer some tough questions. It was refreshing to see a journalist get some good feedback, but in the future, let’s make it a given, not a pleasant surprise, that someone out there is asking tough questions.
Editor in Chief Allison Sylte is a senior journalism major. Her column appears Mondays in the Collegian. She can be reached at letters@collegian.com or on Twitter @AllisonSylte.
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Penalties decided by instructors, students INTEGRITY | Continued from Page 1
university policy. First, they must meet with the student by making an appointment to discuss the concern, where the student has an opportunity to give his or her position on the matter. Second, the instructor has two options: they can ask that CRSCS determine responsibility for alleged academic misconduct on behalf of CSU, or they can impose a grading penalty based on the meeting with the student. These penalties can be a reduced grade, assigning a failing grade, removing a repeat/delete option for that course or lesser penalty as deemed appropriate by the instructor. Instructors are enabled to take action, but so are students. At any time during the academic misconduct process, a student can request a university hearing. If the student is not found responsible at the hearing, the instructor will assess the work without academic penalty. This was the case with Moose. “It definitely made me more wary of it now,” Moose said. “I understand why they thought it was cheating. It made me aware.” Beyond the situation
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that Moose encountered, there are many other gray areas to academic integrity. Self-plagiarism, or “recycling,” is often a form of cheating that many students have misconceptions about. The term refers to taking work from another class and submitting it to another class. Green says that the purpose of assignments is to create, not recycle. “My advice to students is to talk to your professor about how you can develop it further,” Green said.
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Another common form of plagiarism is referred to as “patchwork plagiarism” or “the mash-up.” It’s when students over-paraphrase. “The whole idea is to help students understand the nuances of plagiarism at a collegiate level,” Green said. “The goal is to establish the understanding that your obligation as a student is to not accept unauthorized assistance.” Collegian Writer Candice Miller can be reached at news@collegian.com.
Colorado sports will get their moment soon SICKAFOOSE |
board — and we’re always accepting new members. The Denver Broncos have a championship window open for the first time since the John Elway era,;big offseason moves have the Nuggets season looking optimistic and if the NHL ever decides to unlock its doors the Colorado Avalanche stand a decent
“The question is not just which candidate connects with the questioner but who has the better policies for the American people for the next four years.” Jen Psaki | Obama spokeswoman
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“As for CSU athletics ... I’m ready to start taking advice from fortune cookies and looking in cracker jack boxes for answers to that mystery.”
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chance at being contenders as well. As for CSU athletics... I’m ready to start taking advice from fortune cookies and looking in cracker jack boxes for answers to that mystery. Everybody knows the 90s song by Chumbawamba that taught us to get back up again every time we get knocked down, but we can only stay down for so long.
I’m convinced that we will get our moment here, a mile above sea level, once again — and we won’t be humble about it when it comes. Quentin Sickafoose is a junior journalism & technical communications major. His column appears Mondays in the sports section of the Collegian. He can be reached at sports@collegian. com.
Obama crams for second debate By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY The McClathy Tribune WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — President Barack Obama is hunkered down with aides at a Virginia golf resort, trying to plot his comeback from the lackluster first debate that blunted his campaign’s momentum. Obama arrived in Williamsburg on Saturday for his second “debate camp,” what aides describe as three days of focused briefing and practice aimed at coming back swinging in the second debate against Republican nominee Mitt Romney. The Obama campaign has promised he will return with a sharper, more aggressive style in Round 2 and points to the president’s recent speeches and ads as a flavor of what’s to come. Obama has been punchier, openly mocking Romney, stopping just shy of accusing him of lying, all the while using humor to take the edge off attacks that might damage the president ‘s strong
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likability ratings. Before his first debate with Romney, the president boasted that he would be serious and wouldn’t be delivering zingers. These days, Obama has been delivering zingers left and right. Romney once said he was severely conservative, Obama said Thursday in Florida. Now, “he’s trying to convince you that he was severely kidding,” he said. It’s not clear how the president will try to translate those new lines into Tuesday’s debate, which is a town-hall forum designed to show off a candidate’s ability to show empathy with voters, rather than hand-to-hand combat. Obama spokeswoman Jen Psaki seemed already to be lowering expectations for Obama on the connecting front. “The question is not just which candidate connects with the questioner but who has the better policies for the American people for the next four years, and on that front the president has a great advantage,” Psaki said. “Gov. Romney
has been making pitches all his life and he knows how to say what people want to hear, whether that was during his time at Bain or during the dozens of town halls he did during the primary.” The Obama campaign also has praised Vice President Joe Biden’s animated and aggressive performance last week against Rep. Paul Ryan last week, and said it expects Obama to emphasize some of the same issues, including Romney’s tax plan, his approach to women’s health issues and his plans for winding down the war in Afghanistan. Obama is holed up with the same team of advisers that traveled to a resort outside of Las Vegas to prepared him for his first outing. Deputy National Security advisor Ben Rhodes has joined the team, made up of largely current and former aides, because Tuesday’s debate will include foreign policy questions. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., will again play the role of Mitt Romney.
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SDSU offense feasts on Rams’ turnovers By ANDREW SCHALLER The Rocky Mountain Collegian Turnovers can change the complexion of a football game. The Rams learned that lesson the hard way Saturday, when they saw seven turnovers turn into 21 San Diego State points in a 38-14 loss. Third-string quarterback Conner Smith played the entire second half and most of the second quarter in place of the injured MJ McPeek, and started to move the offense down the field completing his first 10 pass attempts in the game. Smith, however, was intercepted at the beginning of the third quarter by linebacker Derek Largent at the CSU 38 yard line, which turned into another touchdown for San Diego State and pushed the Aztecs’ lead to 31-7. “For the first time out there, he obviously did some good things,” CSU coach Jim McElwain said of Smith. “(But) you have to take care of the ball. You have to throw it to your guys with your colored jersey. I don’t care how many passes he completed in a row.” In previous losses for the Rams, failures in execution, especially on third downs, stalled the offense. On Saturday, the offense converted 57.1 percent of their third down opportunities, but lapses in concentration occurred in the form of turnovers for an
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offense that has struggled to put up points all season. “Today we just couldn’t get it done,” wide receiver Marquise Law said. “We had long drives and then turned the ball over. It’s definitely frustrating as an offense.” The Rams turned the ball over three times on their side of the field, giving the Aztecs a short field to work with. They scored touchdowns off of each of those turnovers. “You can’t turn the ball over inside the 30 like we did and expect to win a football game against anybody,” CSU coach Jim McElwain said. “I don’t care who you play. Those are mistakes that come back and kill you.” San Diego State took advantage of the Rams’ mistakes largely due to the success it had in the running game. Running backs Adam Muema and Walter Kazee combined to rush for 200 yards and two touchdowns against a Rams defense that looked fatigued, especially in the second half. “[We] missed tackles and some of us got glued to blocks and couldn’t get off,” linebacker Shaquil Barrett said. “We saw (they were good) on film, and they showed it today. We need to get better at tackling and getting off blocks.” The Rams will have the opportunity to get better
Basketball teams set to host Moby Madness, meet fans By KYLE GRABOWSKI The Rocky Mountain Collegian Fans of CSU’s basketball teams will get their first glimpse of the Rams in action Monday night in Moby Arena. The team is hosting “Moby Madness,” which features a dunk contest, threepoint shootout, as well as the opportunity to meet the men’s and women’s players
and coaches. The free event will open its doors at 7 p.m. but will officially start at 7:30 p.m. Students who want to participate in a student dunk contest and three-point shootout must sign in at the Moby Arena north concourse prior to the events. Assistant Sports Editor Kyle Grabowski can be reached at sports@collegian. com.
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Coach Jim McElwain talks to the media after practice several weeks ago. The rams were defeated 38-14 in San Diego over the weekend, bringing home a record of 1-6.
this week as they now have a bye week before their next game at home against Hawaii on Oct. 27. “We get a good chance with a bye this week,” McElwain said. “We get a chance to work on ourselves and get some guys
some opportunities to be in different situations this week in practice. It will tell us a lot about guys that are committed.” Football Beat Reporter Andrew Schaller can be reached at sports@collegian. com.
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“A large part of it was we were communicating about the hitters we wanted to shut down and then executing our moves,” Paige said. UNLV entered the match leading the Mountain West at 5-1, and after the loss the Rebels will remain in first but tied with Fresno State at 5-2. CSU improves to 4-2 in conference play, which will put them in second place with 10 conference games remaining. “We knew that this week was going to be really hard, and this is the best way we could have come out of the weekend,” Cranston said. “We not only got a road win, but got it while playing at an extremely high level.” Assistant Sports Editor Kyle Grabowski can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
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Colorado State womens volleyball won their first road game of the season, defeating UNLV in three consectutive sets in Las Vegas.
CSU sheds road woes, beats UNLV By KYLE GRABOWSKI The Rocky Mountain Collegian Tom Hilbert finally got the match he was waiting for all season, a three set win where his team had to close out every set. The CSU volleyball team won on the road for the first time this year, defeating Mountain West-leading UNLV 3-0 in Las Vegas on Sunday. The Rams lost their first five games away from Moby Arena before finally breaking through against the Rebels.
“We needed this kind of performance in somebody else’s gym to show we can do it,” CSU coach Tom Hilbert said. CSU never led by more than four points in any of the sets, which forced the team to perform well in the endgame of all three, which the Rams had struggled with earlier in the season. UNLV opened the third set with a 3-0 run after CSU won the first two sets, but the Rams responded with a 5-0 run when trailing 9-11 and took the set 25-23 to win the match.
“Staying patient was the big thing. We knew they were going to be fired up and come back with everything they had,” CSU senior outside hitter Dana Cranston said. Both teams sided out efficiently in the match, leading to a high number of rotations through their lineups in each set. “You have to be playing great to win a set like that,” Hilbert said. “Our passing and offense was as See VBALL on Page 6
It’s an emotional rollercoaster and full-time job being a mile high sports fan. We’ve been through it all. When it’s good, its legendary. When it’s bad, it couldn’t be worse. If we take a moment to reflect on the Centennial state’s track record over the past couple months; we are reminded that the Rockies finished with their worst season in franchise history, both CU’s and CSU’s football teams get embarrassed on a weekly basis and the Broncos are not running the show like we had hoped. It takes a special type of person to commit to this lifestyle — there is no doubt that we are our own breed. I’ve reached the conclusion that we are also some of the most passionate people you will ever encounter in your entire life. The image of Coors Field in October 2007 will forever be my evidence of this. Every seat was filled by someone waving a rally towel for nine straight innings. Colorado teams aren’t perfect, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. If we didn’t experience all the heartbreak, it wouldn’t be so rewarding when we actually attain our
time in the limelight. The New York Yankees have been crowned the champions of Major League Baseball 27 times; I find it hard to believe that it’s still exciting for them anymore. Their inability to sell all of the tickets to their American League Championship Series opener suggests their fans might feel the same way. It would seem more of an expectation at that point, and I suppose there is no reason not to when you have a limitless amount of money to throw around. Personally, I take pride in earning my accomplishments rather than just buying them. I know for a fact the day the Rockies get their first title not only will I cry, I might also get too caught up in the moment and help flip a car over while rioting in downtown Denver. Granted, that day could be well after our lifetime (as Cubs fans can attest), but the true Colorado fanatics will always stayed tuned as long as there is a breath in their bodies. None of our recent struggles have stopped me from wearing some form of Rockies apparel every single day, yelling the CSU Ram chant at every game or turning my television channel every week to find Peyton Manning. Undoubtedly, it has been quite some time since we have had a valid reason to celebrate but that won’t stop us from livin’ on a prayer and believing in the fairy tale they call “Mile High Magic.” If you’re not a believer already, you should consider that now might be one of the better times to hop on See SICKAFOOSE on Page 5