The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Monday, October 29, 2012

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Living culture

30th annual Pow Wow celebrates Native American Heritage

THE RO CKY MOUNTAIN

Fort Collins, Colorado

Monday, October 29, 2012

COLLEGIAN

Volume 121 | No. 58

www.collegian.com

THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891

ASCSU ILLUSTRATION BY JAMES DEVORE

Smashing pumpkins for ASCSU

For those of you who had better things to do this weekend then go to the football game, CSU won! In order to capitalize on this victory in hopes of more wins down the road, here are some things that our team can do:

Things The Football Team Can Do To Win

By SEAN MEEDS The Rocky Mountain Collegian

See TAILGATE on Page 3

ASCSU FACTS To smash a pumpkin students had to name an activity of ASCSU. Here are some student government programs: RamRide Test Files For-Ever-Green Collegiate Readership Program

STRIP CLUB

Tailgaters get football and student gov. knowledge Among the long lines of RVs, grills and cornhole games during last Saturday’s tailgate stood one tent with a more festive theme. The ASCSU tent, stationed in the east A1 parking lot of Hughes Stadium, featured a pumpkin smashing event to spread awareness of the many services ASCSU offers. “In order to be able to smash a pumpkin, students must first tell one of us a service provided by ASCSU,” said Taylor Jackson, director of student services. Volunteers at the tent were handing out free ASCSU brochures so that students could read and be able to name one of the services. Once students were able to correctly name an ASCSU service, they got to choose their own pumpkin to throw on to the blue tarp laid out in front of the tent. Many students were also given t-shirts by the ASCSU volunteers, while free burgers and chips were provided to all who passed by. “Having to name one of the services definitely caught me off guard,” said junior natural resources management major Brian Merewitz. “But I think it’s a pretty good marketing idea for ASCSU.” ASCSU held the event, which was the second tailgating event, to accomplish two goals. “We want to engage students in a conversation to learn more about ASCSU,” Jackson said. “We want to highlight the services we provide like RamRide and Test File.” The second motive for the event involved the Sustainability Department. According to Jackson, ASCSU wanted to engage with other departments. The partnership with the Sustainability Department was meant to promote a green initiative for the event. As part of that initiative, the smashed up pumpkin pieces were disposed in compost cans and students were encouraged to commute to the game via a Bike Parade sponsored by

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Mandatory Halloween

Colo. ranks 23rd in average faculty salary COLLEGIAN STAFF REPORT University faculties are comprised of instructors, assistant professors, associate professors and professors –– and their average salary at CSU is $74,228. At CU–Boulder, it’s $82,712, which

is a difference of about $7,500. The two universities still pay their faculties more than other higher education institutions across the state. In Colorado, the average faculty salary is $56,708. Community colleges, trade and vocational school bring the average down. The state’s average is the 23rd high-

est in the nation. Rhode Island pays its faculty the most, clocking in at $73,185. West Virginia pays its faculty the least, with the average salary at $46,591. The averages included information from the state’s public and private higher education institutions. Source: EducationNews.org.

Community mourns death of CSU instructor Even though she was enrolled in another professor’s statistics course this summer, Stephanie Schnorr-Bergslien emailed CSU instructor Rick Gumina at the advice of a friend when the senior social work major was struggling in the course. Within minutes Gumina emailed Schnorr-Bergslien back, offering to sit down and tutor her for however long it took to help her get through the class. After meeting Gumina a couple of times, Schnorr-Bergslien saw him not only as a once in a lifetime instructor, but as a friend and mentor as well. The popular instructor died of a heart attack Oct. 22 on the Colorado State University Campus. He was 55 years old. “He touched lives,” Schnorr-Bergslien said before a memorial service for Gumina on Friday. “He changed lives and nobody could ever have told me that I wouldn’t just learn statistics from him but I’d learn about life and learn about my personal journey through him as well.” Approximately 250 students, colleagues, friends and family members gathered in the Lory Student Center theatre to share stories about

ERIN MROSS | COLLEGIAN

Rick Gumina’s student Sam Clusman writes a note to give to his family during his memorial service in the LSC Theatre Friday. Gumina, a Statistics

Gumina’s passion for life and the personal impact he had on the thousands of students who passed through his classes during his 15 years as an instructor at CSU. The memorial was held by the College of Natural Sciences. Those in attendance included Jan Nerger, dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Jean Opsomer, the chair of the department of statistics. “Clearly no one who encountered Rick failed to be impressed by his intellect or be warmed by his sense of humor and adventurous spirit

and his capacity for affection and friendship,” Nerger said. Those who knew Gumina described him as a charismatic, caring person always willing to sit down and talk about not only statistics, but life in general or to listen to any personal struggles a student was going through. He would go out of his way to find interesting and unique ways to bring the difficult subject of statistics to life. This included teaching class in full costume every Halloween, and in one case befriending a professor in Can-

ada who sent Gumina ancient Greek coins to use in class. Many students said he inspired them to alter their degree programs to pursue a degree in statistics. “His passion for statistics rubbed off on me and inspired me to further my studies in the subject…” statistics graduate student Sean Barnes told those gathered to mourn Gumina. “He made statistics seem like it could actually be something fun to do for the rest of my life.” Gumina was a devoted family man and an active member in the Foothills Unitarian Church in Fort Collins. Whether it was raising money for student scholarships for a partner church in Romania or volunteering as a sound technician during Sunday services, Gumina was always willing to lend a hand and help other people, said Reverend Marc Salkin in an interview before the service. “Whenever he saw people in need that’s where he wanted to step in and make a difference,” Salkin said. “In addition to that he was a very warm, caring person. He just radiated enthusiasm, friendliness and See MEMORIAL on Page 3

More people were out having fun whilst wearing costumes over the weekend then went to the game. Apparently this helped drive up the team’s confidence. So, every game should be completely devoid of students. Absence shall result in confidence!

Make Everyday Ag Day The Orange Ag Day jersey seems to inspire victories. While we all love the Green and Gold, maybe it’s time to bring back the classic orange jerseys as a team color.

Play high school football teams You can’t play a worse football team than Hawaii... at the collegiate level. So what better way to improve the team’s confidence level than to play against some skinny 16 year olds? The Strip Club is written by the Collegian staff.


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