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Dining hall’s halal dining Islam-permitted meat now served in residence halls

‘DO DRAG, DO TELL’

By EMILY SMITH The Rocky Mountain Collegian Jasir Mayat was excited to move to Colorado from Pakistan a few months ago to attend CSU as a freshman in the College of Business.

When Mayat, a student in the INTO program for international students, read a statement on the CSU INTO website that said a dietitian would be there to work with students who follow a halal diet, he interpreted this to mean halal meat was served at dining halls on campus.

However, Mayat arrived at CSU and found that halal meat was not yet offered, despite other halal options such as vegetarian and seafood dishes. He sprung into action and approached CSU Housing and Dining Services about introducing halal meat to CSU dining halls.

Halal meat will now be served at the Parmelee dining hall starting Monday.

“We knew this was coming, given the INTO program,” said Peter Testory, senior executive chef for CSU Housing and Dining Services. “Jasir was the first student (to approach us), but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t already on our program.”

Mayat explained that halal is an Arabic word meaning “permitted” or “lawful.” Halal meat is the only meat Muslims are allowed to eat, based on their Islam religion. It refers to beef and chicken mainly, as pork is forbidden in Islam. Seafood is considered halal, with some restrictions.

According to Mayat, an animal used for halal meat must be killed by a Muslim, who is required to say an Arabic phrase that means “in the name of Allah” while slaughtering the animal.

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WHAT IS HALAL? Halal is an Arabic word that means “permissible” or “lawful.” In terms of meat, it refers to animals that are slaughtered and prepared according to Islamic law.

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From left, Dat Luong, Aubrey Aronson, and Bekah Weatherington dance during Saturday nights drag show. The drag show was put on by the Student Organization for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender, money made from the event went to the Norther Colorado AIDS Project.

Fall drag show raises $2,700 ... in singles

By ALEX STEINMETZ The Rocky Mountain Collegian What’s a fundraiser if there aren’t people dressed in drag, performing in money?

That’s exactly what happened Saturday night during the biannual SOGLBT drag show, when a grand total of 28 gender-bending acts raised $2,700 for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center on campus.

Hundreds of students, faculty and community members crammed into the Lory Student Center Main Ballroom to tip the performers like strippers as they performed songs such as “Grease Lightning,” “Single Ladies,” “Billie Jean,” “Wepa” and “Big Spender.”

“I’m here to support the community,” said Dustin Molinaro, a Fort Collins community member. “Why else? Why not?”

Over the years, the show has grown substantially, and in addition to CSU students, it has started to attract performers from Denver. In its early years, the drag show would attract maybe 50 audience members; today, that number has grown to more than a thousand, according to a spring 2012 Collegian article.

This has presented an organizational challenge for the Student Orga-

nization for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (SOGLBT*), which is responsible for making the event happen.

“I’m largely in charge of police, security, the line and the performers.

I got started my sophomore year. It’s such a positive environment,” said Ian Farrow, SOGLBT* vice president.

SOGLBT* has appointed a student as the treasurer of the organization in order to keep this money safe and accounted for.

“I’m in charge of all of the money and making sure no one steals it,” said Dat Luong, a sophomore engineering major and drag show performer.

The event has grown so popular that even police officers want to get in on the fun. According to CSU Police Officer Michelle Inge, several officers fight over who gets to work the show.

“We’re here to support the event staff, keep the peace and protect the money. We just want to be sure that everyone has a safe time and has fun,” said Sgt. Adam Smith of CSUPD. “It’s a fun thing to do for free in Fort Collins, but is still a great way to raise money for a great cause,” said Jordan Sowell, a first-time drag show attendee and the student engagement coordinator for INTO. The show will be hosted again in the Spring. For more information

Becoming president is an uphill battle regardless of political affiliation, but for third party candidates, the hill is akin to Mount Everest. Despite the unlikelihood of winning, third party candidates like Libertarian Gary Johnson think the climb is worth the risk.

“I wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t think I could do a really good job, and I wouldn’t be doing this if I thought the two major parties were actually talking about the problems we’re facing and the solutions that go along with them,” Johnson said at a

gathering of Amendment 64 and proposition 301 supporters in Fort Collins on Friday.

Voters may find that they agree with a third party candidate, like Johnson or Jill Stein of the Green Party, more than the conventional candidates, according to Scott Phillips, president of Young Americans for Liberty at CSU. Third party candidates provide an alternative to America’s left vs. right tradition.

“When we subject ourselves to the illusion of only two candidates for presidents, the choices become polarized,” Phillips wrote in an email to the Collegian. “Our

choices become black and white. But when we introduce third party candidates, we get the gray area and with that comes many different shades.”

There are 14 parties besides Democrat and Republican listed on the November ballot.

During the 2000 election, the Commission on Presidential Debates required a candidate to have a 15 percent support level across five national polls to be included in the debate. No third-party presidential candidate fulfills the criterion for the 2012 election, according to Kyle Saunders, a CSU professor of political science.

Johnson has filed suits in

STRIP CLUB

Since the country is steadily getting to the “what-if” speculation phase of the election cycle, more people are getting into the business of trying to figure out what will happen after it’s over.

Will the country implode if Candidate X is elected to city council? Will the apocalypse come after Ballot Measure B passes? So, in the spirit of the season:

Unintended Consequences of Amendment 64

Childhood Obesity

Everyone knows that marijuana leads to the munchies.

With munchies comes a lot of junk food. And if parents start partaking in the stuff then they are bound to start feeding their kids as many Cheetos as their hearts desire.

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Devon Aimes performs during the 2012 “Do Drag, Do Tell” Drag show Saturday night in the Lory Student Center main ballroom.

http://glbtss.colostate.edu/.

Collegian Writer Alex Steinmetz can be reached at news@collegian.com.

Third party candidates provide alternative choices

By KATE WINKLE The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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THIRD PARTY DEBATE When: Oct. 23, 7 p.m.

Candidates: Gary Johnson, Libertarian Jill Stein, Green Party Virgil Goode, Constitution Party Rocky Anderson, Justice Party Watch it at: www.freeandequal. org/live.

Washington D.C. and California to try to change the debate system, and Stein and her running mate were arrested as they attempted to enter the grounds of the second presidential debate Oct. 16. These candidates as well as Virgil Goode of the Constitution Par-

ty and Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party will participate in their own debate Oct. 23 moderated by Larry King.

Besides not being included in the debates, third party candidates have difficulty overcoming legal and institutional barriers within the American two-party system, according to Saunders. Compared to major party candidates, third party candidates are not as relevant to the majority of Americans because they represent minority interests. Too few voters sympathize with those positions to sustain a legitimate See PARTY on Page 5

Denver Traffic Gets Worse

With the legalization of the mystic and magical weed, people are undoubtedly going to start treating it like alcohol and use it when they are driving. I-25 in Denver will only get worse as a result.

CUBoulder Disappears

The once wellknown city of Boulder will vanish beneath a thick fog of smoke, never to be seen again.

The Strip Club is written by the Collegian staff.

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Children act as spanish “matadors” as they encourage pigs to run around a pen duing the pig race at the Harvest Farms Fall Festival Friday. The Harvest Farms Fall Festival is open until October 28th and includes a pumpkin patch, corn maize, petting zoo and hay rides.

Community Briefs Third presidential debate set for tonight in Florida

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama will face off in the final debate before the Nov. 6 election tonight at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. While the previous two de-

bates have mainly concerned domestic issues, this exchange is centered on each of the candidates’ take on foreign policy.

It will be moderated by CBS News’ Bob Schieffer.

The debate is from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. MST. It will air on CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN and CSPAN, according to Fort CollinsTV listings.

Ram Talk

Renowned organ player to play at UCA tonight

Internationally-renowned organist and CSU assistant professor Joel Bacon will be playing tonight as part of the University Center for the Arts Virtuoso Concert Series.

CORRECTION A native of New Jersey, Bacon has played in Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, Canada and the U.S., and has had his performances broadcast on Austrian Radio and Public Radio International.

In addition, he has taught at the Oundle International Festival in Cambridge, U.K.,

as well as several “Pipe Organ Encounters” of the American Guild of Organists.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Organ Recital Hall in the UCA. Tickets are $7 for CSU students, $1 for those ages two through 17 and $12 for adults.

— Collegian Staff Report

In the 10/18 article “CSU employees donate mostly to democrats,” it was incorrectly stated that seven CU-Boulder employees gave to political parties during the 2012 election. In fact, 196 employees donated to political parties, according to opensecrets.org.

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Alt Break deadline Tuesday: past participants share stories

By TAYLOR PETTAWAY The Rocky Mountain Collegian For 16 years, the Alternative Break program at CSU has been giving students the opportunity to take time out of their academic breaks to help those in need in order to promote social change and justice.

The student-led, service learning trips travel all over the world, with services ranging from helping with sustainability in Denver to helping the homeless in Washington D.C. Applications for Alternative Breaks are due Tuesday, October 23. Applications to participate in an Alternative Break and to receive a grant can be found at slice.colostate.edu.

“In Alt Breaks, we’re in the business of changing lives and making magic,” said Adrienne Bouveron, student coordinator of Alternative Breaks. “When students are willing to challenge themselves, ready to learn something new and eager to contribute to addressing a social issue, service hardly feels like work.

When students are having a cross-cultural experience and among a group of enthusiastic peers, they have a lot of fun.

“When students come back and say, ‘Alt Breaks changed my life’ and they share what they did and learned with others, they inspire more change and that’s the magic right there.”

This year, there are 14 week long spring break trips and three local weekend trips being offered to students.

“I think it’s imperative for students to go on Alt Break trips because they’re something so different than your average community service or experiences,” said Atisha Morrison, an Alternative Break site leader. “In college, we are all at an advantage to do some incredible things like these trips that will help shape us as servant leaders when we leave college and make the communities we live in a better place.”

Site Leader Miko Flasik has participated in Alternative Break for three years.

Her first year trip was to Kanab, Utah with the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, the largest no kill animal shelter in the nation, where Flasik spent the week working on tasks such as building trails, cleaning pig pens, playing with dogs, walking cats, as well as spending time discussing the issues behind puppy mills and breed discrimination.

“It is a great experience for students to immerse themselves in a culture and community in Fort Collins and the world,” Flasik said.

“It is you and a small group of students who get to help out the local community or farther. When else in college are you going to be able to volunteer a week of time to help someone else out?”

She has also participated in a trip to Arizona, where she volunteered with “No More Deaths”, a humanitarian organization dedicated to helping decrease the amount of deaths that occur in the Sonoran desert due to starvation and dehydration.

“Not only do you get to learn a lot about your ser-

ALTERNATIVE BREAK, BY THE NUMBERS 215 OF 275 – The proportion of applicants who were accepted for Alternative Breaks in 2011.

33 – The number of Alternative Break students whose trip expenses were supported by grants in 2011.

30 – The number of student site leaders organizing trips in 2012.

7 TO 16 – The number of students that make up an Alternative Break group. vice, but you learn about yourself,” Flasik said. “There is a great variety of trips so you can find something you are passionate about, or find out more about something you don’t know a lot about.

These trips helped me figure out my old passions, and create new passions. I would encourage everyone to apply because there is a perfect trip out there for everyone.”

Morrison spent her freshman year spring break participating in the 48-hour Homeless Challenge in Washington D.C., volunteering with Community for Creative Non-Violence (CCNV), the nation’s largest transitional homeless shelter that support individuals experiencing homelessness.

Morrison had to sleep on the streets of the nation’s capitol and beg for food for 48 hours straight, as if she were actually homeless.

“I was very apprehensive, not knowing what I was getting myself into but the 48hour Homeless Challenge was probably one of the best decisions I had made,” Morrison said. “It helped me think about not only what I thought of as home but how I was living my life and determining what was important. The trip really made me become a better person but

also become more informed about a certain group of people that is so underrepresented in our society.”

For Alternative Break participant Becky Peters, being sunburned, sweaty and hot was the price she paid working nine hours a day helping with disaster relief, by helping with construction in New Orleans. According to Peters, the memory that stayed with her was the day the group went to where the main levee broke during Hurricane Kartina.

“It was a pretty emotional experience,” Peters said. “When you stood on the bridge, you looked to your right and saw the French Quarter and wealthy area. To your left was the Lower Ninth and St. Bernard’s Parish. The only thing separating them was this body of water and the levees. It was like a legitimate barrier of classes, which was nuts.”

The average cost of the trips range from $50 for local trips to $1,700 for international trips. However, most are only around $500.

For students who need financial help, Alternative Break also offers a grant for students up to $500 for trips, according to Bouveron.

Small group size is one of

COLLEGIAN FILE PHOTO

Students lay underneath a house in St. Bernard Parish as members of the CSU Alternative Spring Break team demonstrate how to install insulation during spring break of 2009. The Alternative Break program provides student work in exchange for an immersion of the culture where they’re volunteering.

the unique aspects of Alternative Break. The organization hopes that it would help students know who they are working with, which might lead to meaningful conversations around the service and social issues in which they are immersed.

“Not only do CSU students make new friends and find community through our program but relationships are built with agencies and organizations around the nation,” Bouveron said.

“Students come back and change their major or apply for new positions or jobs that align with their values or support their newfound perspectives gained from their Alt Break experience. Participants and Site Leaders alike have continued volunteering or working with agencies during summers or post-grad because of those relationships.”

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OPINION Monday, October 22, 2012 | Page 4

YOUR TWO CENTS

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*25 people voted in this poll.

YESTERDAY’S QUESTION: How did you spend your weekend?

32% Drinking.

28% Studying.

20% Sleeping.

12% Extracurriculars.

8% Video games.

TODAY’S QUESTION:

Which third party candidate would you support if they had a chance of winning?

Log on to http://collegian.com to give us your two cents.

This is an unscientific poll conducted at Collegian.com and reflects the opinions of the Internet users who have chosen to participate.

“I can’t even imagine what he must think about where babies come from in that he completely discounts embryology.”

Don’t believe in science? Don’t be on the committee

By HAMILTON REED

Last week I came across an article on the front page of Reddit revealing a video of U.S. congressman Paul Broun decrying evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory as “lies straight from the pit of hell.”

For some reason this headline in and of itself did not really phase me.

Apparently I’ve become desensitized to craziness and religious fervor in our political system, which is an opinion article in and of itself. However, this piece will focus on what I discovered about Paul Broun after reading the article.

First of all, this man is a Doctor of Medicine — he graduated from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. This is not an issue, as being a doctor is a relatively noble profession and is certainly not one that you can cheat and buy your way into.

I think though, that as a man of medicine, the good Doctor Broun should know the history of medicine and the progress it has made from the unrigorous and ad-hoc practices of yesteryear to the efficient and modern practice we have today, the result of empirical study, observation and a willingness to look the weird and unknown straight in the eye.

So how he can claim that a field that studies where and how human beings develop into what we are is clearly something devised by Satan to lead us from our one true saviour and still be respected as a doctor truly boggles the mind.

I can’t even begin to imagine what he must think about where babies come from if he completely discounts embryology.

Perhaps he thinks they coalesce into fully formed fetuses slowly over nine months when a man and women really, really love each other.

What’s worse than his blatant disregard for the tenets of his own education, though, is the clear conflict of interest that arises with him being a glaringly igno-

rant zealot who preaches against the basic tenets of science and also serving as a member of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

You would think there is some sort of vetting process for potential members of this committee. It doesn’t even need to be super complex, just a couple of yes/no questions about how someone feels about the basic theories behind each field of science. If that person doesn’t agree with say, the theory of gravity, good for them! They can revel in their own ignorance outside of the committee because those sorts of people have no business deciding scientific policy.

It’s not even that disagreeing with a particular scientific theory is bad. In fact, skepticism can be a very good trait to have in the scientific disciplines.

Without it, we would not have had Einstein’s Theory of Relativity and the paradigm shift that came with it.

However, if someone is going to publicly decry a scientific concept with over a century of evidence and peer review, they better have some serious empirical evidence backing up their dispute.

The scientific method isn’t something that people can just pick and choose where to apply. It’s just as valid when used to determine the speed of light, the properties of light and the resulting application of these observations in the creation of fiber-optics and the modern internet as it is when discussing evolution and the development of drug resistant diseases.

Either it works or it doesn’t. If you don’t trust in the theory of evolution, fine. But at that point television, the Internet, cars and modern medicine are now based on magic instead of logic, and perhaps Mr. Broun should refrain from using those if he truly fears for his soul.

In short, people who distrust and ignore the basic guiding principles of a system should not be in charge of deciding that system’s future. Atheists shouldn’t run churches and those who refuse to believe in the validity of the scientific process shouldn’t sit on science committees.

Hamilton Reed is a senior computer science major. His columns appear Mondays in the Collegian.

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OUR VIEW

Endorsement: Yes on 64 Colorado and two other states are poised to make history this election with a chance to legalize marijuana and regulate the substance like alcohol. With a yes vote on Amendment 64, which appears on our state’s ballot in two weeks, we can make a bold move and stop unnecessary imprisonment, make pot harder for children to obtain and raise valuable tax revenue.

As with alcohol, this country has conclusively proven that prohibition does more harm than good and because studies have shown marijuana is less harmful than alcohol, the Collegian urges a yes vote on Amendment 64.

For decades, marijuana has been needlessly stigmatized as an addictive, unhealthy drug that promotes a number of other bad behaviors. Countless studies have proved these unfounded claims wrong, but our coun-

try is too steeped in its opinion on marijuana to pursue change.

Marijuana does not cause overdoses and does not cause violent crime like alcohol.

“It’s time for Colorado to lead the nation ... and end what is an utterly pointless prohibition.”

While the detrimental effects of marijuana use are negligible, its legalization and regulation would be overwhelmingly positive for our state.

Regulation would simultaneously take money out of the hands of criminals and make marijuana more difficult for children to obtain. With pot sold over the counter, it would make the black market all but disappear.

Why would drug dealers continue to sell marijuana if it can be purchased cheaper and legally from a store? Also, criminals don’t card. Children would not be able to purchase marijuana without showing an ID that proves they are at least 21 years old.

Then there are the obvious economic benefits of legalizing marijuana. The first $40 million in revenue raised from taxes are “credited to the public school capital construction assistance fund,” the amendment reads.

The tax revenue will be enormous for Colorado, and if legalized it will stop the pointless incrimination of millions because of current marijuana laws and save the state the money it wastes in this judicial process.

It’s time for Colorado to lead the nation, legalize marijuana and end what is an utterly pointless prohibition.

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Regulation is always preferable to prohibition

By KEVIN JENSEN

The War on Drugs has failed. You know it. I know it. Most people want to end it — yet America’s drug war has not been brought up a single time so far in the presidential debates.

“Can you ever think of a series of debates where drug policy has not had one word of mention in the debates?”

Gary Johnson, Libertarian presidential candidate said Friday in Fort Collins.

“And the reason is because of me.”

Speaking at a former medical marijuana dispensary in support of Amendment 64 and Initiative 301, Gary Johnson gave an impassioned speech for rational drug policy.

“90 percent of the drug problems are prohibition related — not use related,” Johnson said. “I think it’s really important that people understand the distinction between regulating, taxing, controlling a substance, that if it isn’t controlled — that’s the prohibition aspect.”

Our country has gone through this exact problem with alcohol, though marijuana is objectively a far less harmful substance. The true harm to society usually does not come from the drug itself, though, Johnson insisted: “Prohibition is always the killer: Quality, quantity unknown.”

Every year millions of otherwise law-abiding citizens are arrested for marijuana use, ruining lives and disproportionately affecting minorities — yet

neither Obama nor Romney have addressed this issue during the debates.

The reason is because they have the exact same policy on the drug war: Continue to raid, prosecute, and imprison millions.

“I’m the only candidate running for president of the United States that wants to end the drug war now. Legalize marijuana now,” Johnson said to a cheering crowd. “50 percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana, and why is the number so high? Because we’re talking about it.”

Gary Johnson readily admitted to smoking marijuana when he grew up, identifying himself as one of the hundred million Americans who have smoked marijuana.

“I had such hope for President Obama when he was elected in 2008, I had such hope because he has smoked marijuana,” Johnson lamented Friday.

“And in the area of gay rights, in the area of military non-intervention, in the area of drug policy, I was just certain that all three of those areas were going to dramatically improve.”

Candidate Obama “promised he wasn’t going to crack down on medical marijuana facilities, where legislatures — where citizens — voted to implement those programs,” Johnson said.

Once elected, though, Obama has “cracked down on facilities in Colorado, and he’s cracked down on facilities in California,” Johnson said. In fact, according to a report from the GAO, the Justice Department’s asset forfeiture fund under Obama is the largest in history, growing from $500 million in 2003 to $1.8 billion in 2011.

Where are all of these additional assets and revenue coming from that the feds are seizing under Obama? He’s increasing federal raids on medical marijuana dispensaries and incentivizing local police agencies to do the same, even though he promised not to touch them when running.

“Colorado has this incredible opportunity — and I hope you all realize this —

Colorado has the opportunity to change drug policy worldwide,” Johnson said in Fort Collins Friday. “This is what’s at stake here, and Colorado gets it.”

There is nowhere in the world that cannabis is completely legalized; the Single Convention on Narcotic Drug makes sure of that. In order to avoid the wrath of the U.S. and to continue to trade with us, reform-minded nations can only decriminalize marijuana or turn a blind eye to personal use.

“Colorado is going to be the tipping point,” Johnson said. “The rest of the world is going to follow Colorado’s lead.” When voting this November, Gary Johnson urged Fort Collins voters: “(Initiative) 301: Yes. (Amendment) 64: Yes. Redouble your efforts and make these happen for the rest of us in this country.

The opportunity here is unbelievable.”

Marijuana legalization is favored by a large segment of the population and would benefit millions of citizens, and yet America’s drug war hasn’t been brought up a single time in the presidential debates. But we don’t need the two establishment candidates to end the drug war — the power lies with the citizens of Colorado.

Just as alcohol prohibition was quickly a thing of the past once New York legalized it, vote yes on Amendment 64 and you can help change the world for the better. Regulation is always preferable to prohibition.

And vote yes on Initiative 301, which seeks to repeal the ban of medical marijuana businesses in Fort Collins. We need to support regulation over prohibition in our local community as well as in our state and country.

The War on Drugs has failed. Colorado: It’s time for us to end the drug war.

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

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Monday, October 22, 2012

HALAL |

Dining halls offer multiple religious food options halls) I was pretty worried about it,” Mayat said. “Especially considering there’s a lot of Muslims on campus, from all over the world.”

According to fall 2012 data from the Institutional Research Factbook, out of 1,133 total international students at CSU, there are 39 students from Kuwait, 165 from Saudi Arabia and 6 from Pakistan, all of which are primarily Islamic countries.

“I wanted to introduce halal meat so other incoming Muslim students and Muslim students already here on campus would have easier access to food,” Mayat said. “I wanted to do something good for my community — for the Muslim community in general.”

Continued from Page 1 The animal must be killed by severing the jugular vein so it becomes numb and doesn’t feel much pain.

“Because we go for the jugular vein it’s considered one of the most humane ways of slaughtering an animal,” Mayat said. “In Islam we have a very high regard for animals and we don’t like inflicting pain on them.”

For the meat to be halal it also must be free from contamination from alcohol or pork when being cooked and all the blood must be drained completely from the animal before it is consumed.

“After I came here and found out there was no such thing (as halal meat in dining

To get halal meat introduced on campus, Mayat was hired by CSU Housing and Dining Services to survey about 100 Muslim students to find out if there was enough demand.

“This student approached us and we reacted immediately by hiring him to work for us and help us find the need for it,” Testory said.

Mayat’s surveys found that 26 Muslim students on campus practice a halal diet. Many of the students responded that they eat haram (unlawful) meat currently because of the lack of protein options and that they would eat halal meat if it was available.

Housing and Dining Services felt this was adequate demand. Halal meat will be

substituted into the regular Parmelee menu on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at lunch and dinner, according to Testory. These days were chosen because they are the weekdays when there are no halal seafood items already available on the menu.

Halal meals to be offered upon request in Parmelee include barbeque grilled chicken breast, cheeseburgers, buffalo wings, chipotle chicken sandwiches, sweet chili Asian chicken wings and more. The same outside vendors that provide dining hall meat also provide halal meat.

The Corbett dining hall also features halal options which currently do not include beef or chicken. Some

of these options are mozzarella cheese sticks, red beans and rice, baked cod with lemon, grilled Portobello mushrooms and more.

“We’re pleased that this particular INTO CSU student was among those who made their dietary requirements known,” said Avery Waxman, senior director of marketing communications and recruitment strategy at INTO, in an email to the Collegian.

“And that CSU Dining Services has been able to respond in a way that not only meets their needs but also gives other students and staff even more options from which to choose,” Waxman said.

Testory said CSU Housing and Dining Services current-

ly offer other religious food options. For Jewish students they provide apples and honey during Rosh Hashanah and matzah during Passover.

Fish is offered on Fridays during Lent for Catholic students. For the Islamic holiday Ramadan, during which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, CSU Housing and Dining Services allows students a takeout container, two meal swipes at breakfast instead of one and late night meal swipes.

For more information on halal dining options students can contact CSU Housing and Dining Services at 970-491-6511.

Collegian Writer Emily Smith can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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“I think a wasted vote is voting for somebody you don’t believe in,” Johnson said. “...Voting for the person you believe in — that’s how you change things in this country.”

Voting for third party candidates gets the attention of Republicans and Democrats who respond because they want those votes in the following election, ac-

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Votes for third party candidates are often “protest votes” against the two-party system, but are often “wasted” because they do not have a chance of actually voting a candidate into the presidency, according to Saunders.

Johnson said voting for third party candidates is still a viable option, because when third party candidates take stands on issues it helps

cording to Manski.

“If you vote for either of the established candidates, your vote disappears — no one will see that as a statement about anything, other than that you don’t like the other guy,” Manski said. “But if you vote for the Green Party your vote will count, you will be seen.”

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“American elections are hardly democratic, and we have a lot of work to do here at home,” Manski said. “...Social change is never easy. It has been very costly throughout human history to achieve, and the way in which we change the political system of bringing democracy to the U.S. is fighting for it.”

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“I think going into the second half we’re a lot more focused. Since Vegas and the last few games, the level of focus on the court is way higher.”

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Rams extend dominance over Air Force Academy

By KYLE GRABOWSKI The Rocky Mountain Collegian Just another ho-hum sweep of Air Force for the CSU volleyball team.

The Rams defeated the Falcons 3-0 in Moby Arena Thursday night and haven’t lost a set to Air Force since 2005.

CSU’s normally dominant blocking didn’t show up until late in the first set, which allowed Air Force to hang around and tie the score at 19. But the Rams went on a 6-1 run to close the set out.

“We were having a hard time point scoring (scoring when serving) in set one; they were having a harder time,” CSU coach Tom Hilbert said.

The Rams only totalled two blocks in the opening set, but one of those was a solo block by Megan Plourde, which moved her into second place on CSU’s all time block charts.

“I feel very honored.

I give all the credit to my coaches and my surrounding players. I get most of my blocks from block assists, meaning that I’m

closing to a block,” Plourde said. “A lot of the times it’s the outside pin hitters that are actually getting a block, and I just get a stat for it.”

She finished with six blocks and six kills in the match and needs 53 blocks to pass Angela Knopf for the top spot.

CSU finished with 12 blocks as a team, which held Air Force to a .042 hitting percentage.

The Falcons hit -.200 in the final set, collecting only five kills with 11 hitting errors.

At one point CSU lead 21-10, its largest margin of the match, and Hilbert took outside hitter Dana Cranston out of the match for the first time this season.

He put defensive specialist Michelle Smith and middle blocker Anastassi Koutchouk in for the last five points of the game to get them some live game experience.

“It’s awesome in games like this to work really hard and get those other girls in,” Cranston said.

Cranston finished with 11 kills to lead the team, and killed nine balls in the

first two sets.

CSU finished with 36 kills and 11 hitting errors in the match, and used its size and athleticism advantages to wear down Air Force over the course of the match.

“We had some weird hitting errors in this game.

It’s a little higher than our average for unforced hitting errors, but I was pleased with the way we attacked the ball,” Hilbert said.

The victory moves CSU into a tie with UNLV for first place in the Mountain West at the halfway point of the conference season.

The Rams will play six road games remaining compared to just three home games.

“I think going into the second half we’re a lot more focused. Since Vegas and the last few games, the level of focus on the court is way higher,” Cranston said. “If we can continue that and make that a priority on the road and here we’ll be successful in the second half of our season.”

Assistant Sports Editor Kyle Grabowski can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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Continued from Page 8 good at, we should have just stuck to our systems and what we know,” Richardson said. “It took us out of our groove and we never got it back.”

It was all CSU from there.

The Rams took on their first lead of the game

and ran away with it until CU-Boulder hobbled off the ice in defeat.

After the first two goals of the game from the Buffaloes, the Rams scored five straight unanswered to ultimately win the Rocky Mountain Center Ice Showdown 5-2.

“The first game against CU was super clutch to

win and I don’t think they will be feeling too good the next time they come up to play us,” Cramer said. “We wanted to send a message to them right away, and I think we did that tonight.”

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ––8–– Social expenses are higher than expected. Your imagination compensates for any shortcomings. You’ve got love in great abundance. Take advantage of a rare opportunity. Independent study profits.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ––7–– Boost your relationship with playfulness. You can have fun without spending much.

Get involved with your list of fascinating things to learn about. Explore and bring Beginner’s Mind.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ––8–– Reduce the chance of error by decreasing distractions. Spend more time with your partner the next few days. Cooperation and listening are key. Consider all possibilities.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ––7–– Continue to decrease stress by crossing stuff off your personal to-do list (start with things you’ll never do anyway). Delegate. Then concentrate on exciting new assignments.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ––9–– Stand firm for what you know is right. Set long-term goals with your sweetheart. Be gracious (especially when right). Postpone travel, if possible.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ––9–– Continue to question long-held plans, and find what’s needed at home. Your imagination can take you farther. Friends help you solve philosophical problems.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ––8–– Work may interfere with play, or vice versa. See how to combine the two. You learn and earn more when you’re having fun. A good study phase begins.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ––7–– You’re about to find out more than you wanted to know. Your limits are being tested, but you can handle everything coming at you. Just prioritize the most important tasks.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ––9–– Don’t give up. There’s more to it than meets the eye. Your undivided attention helps clear the blockage. Tell the truth about something that’s lost value. Continue to increase your authority.

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Bye week could determine finish

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Forward Adrian Olson looks to score in the third period of Friday nights 5-2 victory over The University of Colorado at the Pepsi Center.

CSU storms back to take Showdown

By QUENTIN SICKAFOOSE The Rocky Mountain Collegian If there was any question if a rivalry still existed between CSU and CU-Boulder, Friday night’s hockey game at the Pepsi Center put it to rest almost immediately after the puck dropped.

CU-Boulder hit the ice like a thoroughbred stallion out of the gates of the Kentucky Derby, scoring the game’s first goal from their forward Andrew Nelson just over two minutes into the game.

“We were all ready. We were ready to play and that showed when we had that great start in the first few minutes as we went up on the scoreboard,” CU-Boulder defense-

man Jase Richardson said.

The Buffaloes quickly followed with another goal four minutes later from defensemen Alex Dobzanski, which had CSU coach Kelly Newton and his team with a mountain to climb only six minutes in.

“It’s frustrating because we had a bad practice Thursday. As a coach you have this bad feeling that it will carry into the first period of the next game, which is exactly what happened,” Newton said. “We put it in neutral and didn’t do the things that we needed to do well.”

The Rams were able to scratch a tally on the scoreboard with a two-on-one breakaway goal from Adrian Olson that brought them back to within one at the end of

the first period.

“We didn’t get the start we were looking for, and as a goalie there’s not much I can do except forget it and let my team do their job as we battled back,” CSU goalie Corson Cramer said.

The locker room talk after the first period must have sparked a fire beneath the Rams because they tied the game at two just four minutes into the second period of play.

The third and final period was an even battle that went back and forth until the go-ahead goal from Erik Waring put the Rams up 3-2 with 11:35 left to play.

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I was ready to pop open a bottle of champagne when the CSU football team didn’t come back to school with another loss, until I remembered they didn’t play anybody this weekend.

A week off from the ritual beatings they have been taking is exactly what the doctor ordered for Jim McElwain and his boys.

The Rams have entered the home stretch of the season, as there are now more games behind than in front of them. The result from their week of preparation will, in my opinion, be the determining factor to what we will ultimately see as a season finish.

Getting the weekend off couldn’t have come at a better time because CSU has struggled to keep their heads above water for the past six weeks, getting outscored 201-88.

Luckily, there’s a great part about the bye week of football. It gives you that moment to not only reflect on what your season has shaped into, but also gives you that opportunity to mold it into something else if you don’t like the shape you’re working with.

I doubt that a 1-6 figure is coach McElwain’s favorite shape.

Unfortunately, if history repeats itself, CSU may be in for quite a rough ride.

CSU football was welcomed back from their bye week with a 63-13 loss at home last year and has won only one out of the 14 games it has played since then.

To make things worse, the injury bug has been buzzing around the Rams all year and it stung once again when backup quarterback M.J. McPeek went out of the game at San Diego State.

So now the team is being led by the backup’s backup — a freshman who has been under center for all of 35 minutes since playing football for his high school in Texas.

Fortunately for Conner Smith, he will get somewhat of a smooth transition into starting because he will be facing a team that is almost as bad as ours.

CSU hosts Hawaii at home on Saturday, which has a 1-5 record and has yet to win a game in the continental United States this year. So coming out with the ‘W’ isn’t a far-fetched idea this week for the Rams.

Actually, getting a couple to accompany our solo win so far isn’t out of the question either. The remaining schedule also includes Wyoming (1-6) and UNLV (1-7) to follow the game against Hawaii.

If the football team uses the bye week for what it’s meant, we could definitely turn something out of the close to nothing we currently have.

So the ball is now in their court — or in this case, their gridiron.

Quentin Sickafoose is a junior journalism major. He can be reached at sports@ collegian.com.