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By ANDREW CARRERA The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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Steven Jacobs looked up for a split second and knew his RamRide car was going to hit the truck that was trying to take a left turn.

“Right away, the car filled up with smoke and dust from the airbags and my first thought was ‘Get out of the car,’” said the sophomore biological sciences major. “We all got out and at that point, our blood and our adrenaline was really going.”

The two vehicles collided Saturday at 11 p.m. at the intersection of Elizabeth Street and Constitu-

tion Avenue by Ram’s Village. Speed or alcohol were not involved, said Fort Collins Police Services Officer Kyle Bendsa — it was that the truck failed to yield and therefore caused the collision.

Jacobs initially thought none of the five people in the RamRide car, who were all wearing seatbelts at the time, were injured. But freshman business administration major Nick Bosen wasn’t so lucky.

“I look back at our roommate, Nick, and I could see a huge gash on his forehead and skin hanging off,” he said.

Bosen was in the middle of signing a mandatory RamRide waiver

when their car –– a Chevy Impala –– crashed head-on into the Ford pickup, according to Jacobs.

“The metal part of the clipboard went right into my forehead and completely cut into my forehead pretty bad,” Bosen said.

An ambulance arrived on the scene in five minutes and took him to Poudre Valley Hospital, where he said he received 50 stitches from a plastic surgeon because of the severity of the injury. Bosen doesn’t yet know how much his care will cost, or if he’s going to ask the truck driver responsible for the accident to pay for it.

RamRide policy states that their

vehicles cannot begin to move unless all passengers have signed mandatory waivers, which makes passengers agree to basic RamRide rules. They clarify to students that their ride could be terminated at any time and that the staff is not responsible for any personal property left in the vehicle.

“I remember a couple weeks ago, we took RamRide and a girl said ‘Everyone sign the thing and then we’ll go,’” Jacobs said. “By the time Nick was signing it, we were already on the road. That’s when we hit the car and the clipboard went See CRASH on Page 3

“Fort Collins is a great location for this ride because of the mountains and for the majority of cars that respect bicyclists.”

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SAVING ENERGY Energy Service Corps

What: A national organization with four Colorado chapters Mission: To educate people on easy ways to increase energy efficiency in the home

Energy saving recommendations

Use energy efficient light bulbs to reduce energy use by 10 to 30 percent Caulk drafty windows and seal obvious leaks to decrease heating costs Plant a tree to provide shade and reduce cooling costs

STRIP CLUB

The Ram Bicycle Classic was this weekend. The Bicycle Classic is a charity event in which riders donate money and ride their bikes around Fort Collins in a variety of distances. Here are some other “Ram Classics” we should have:

Shannon Scott |volunteer

By AUSTIN BRIGGS The Rocky Mountain Collegian After a month of recruiting volunteers and meeting with campus and community leaders, the CSU chapter of the nationwide Energy Service Corps is ready to take its message of energy conservation to the citizens and youth of Fort Collins.

“We try to bring people very simple solutions to conserving energy,” said Program Coordinator Blaze Jones-Yellin. “There’s small things each person can do that collectively can have a huge impact with energy conservation.”

The organization has a two-pronged approach to make that happen. The first is speaking to students at schools with the goal of instilling lifelong energy conservation habits in the younger generation. The other is to go out in the community and perform energy efficiency surveys on homes and businesses.

Volunteers are able to identify energy saving strategies, offer advice and direct residents to state and federal resources that provide financial incentives for energy efficiency.

Some of the more common, easy to fix problems in most homes are the use of energy wasting incandescent light bulbs, improperly sealed doors and windows and energy draining power strips that

the

Ram Classics That We’d Like to See The Ram All-Sports Classic

AUSTIN SIMPSON | COLLEGIAN

Participants preparing for the 65-mile route and conversing with their friends at the 2012 Ram Bicycle Classic on Sunday, Sept. 23 at the West Lawn on CSU’s campus. Riders of all abilities were able to enjoy four different routes of varying lengths and difficulty on this beautiful autumn morning.

FoCo pedals the Ram Bicycle Classic Hundreds of cyclists join in the fourth annual bike ride held at CSU

By HALEIGH HAMBLIN The Rocky Mountain Collegian On Sunday, riders of all levels showed up at 6 a.m. with friends, family and warm clothes for the fourth annual Rams Bike Classic. Supporters watched as riders lined up every hour between 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.

For the past four years, the ride has taken place in the spring, but this year the committee moved it to the fall in consideration of competing rides and unpredictable weather in the spring.

This year’s participants included 450 riders and more than 100 volunteers.

The riders chose from four different routes through Larimer County, which ranged from 100 miles to 11 miles long.

The ride started and ended at the intersection of Meridian Avenue and Plum Street.

The longest routes looped through Masonville and Carter Lake, which made for a large time commitment on the part of the riders.

“I would estimate (that it takes) sev-

en hours on average for the 100-mile ride,” co-director of the Ram Bicycle Classic Sylvia Cranmer said. “Each rider has a different level of fitness that determines when we will see the riders return.”

Volunteers from local bike shops, the community, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and Global, Social, Sustainability, Enterprise (GSSE) students set up tents and registration for the arriving riders.

“Through the GSSE program, students learn entrepreneurial skills and apply then apply them the real world,” Director of Recruiting Sandy Dahlberg said.

At multiple aid stations, the volunteers provided riders with water, food and medical support.

One volunteer, first year GSSE student Shannon Scott, wanted to give back as a volunteer for her first Ram Bicycle Classic. Scott put in in 80 hours in the last month and 45 this past week.

She plans on heading the volunteer chair again next year and she begins to look for student organizations for sup-

THE RIDE Course lengths: 100 miles, 65 miles, 35 miles, 11 miles Divisions: Adults, youth, CSU students, kids For more information visit http://www.rambicycleclassic.org/

port.

“Fort Collins is a great location for this ride because of the mountains and for the majority of cars that respect bicyclists,” Scott said.

The League of American Cyclists ranked the City of Fort Collins as Gold, the second highest level of bicycle safety, and Colorado State University at Silver.

“It’s the little things that we need to cover next year. We need more volunteers to help make next year even better,” Scott said.

Next year co-director Sylvia Cranmer expects a total of 200 more riders for walk-ins.

Collegian writer Haleigh Hamblin can be reached at news@collegian.com.

Think of this like an inter-university Olympics. Not only would it be a lot of fun for all concerned, but it would be a good way of settling inter-college rivalries amicably.

There are a lot of liberal arts majors who are keen to sticking it to engineering majors, and vice versa.

The Ram All-Food Classic

Food is something that we can all get behind. The All-Food Classic could involve just about everything food related; from eating contests to an Iron Chef contest to just having a good time with good food. And it’s all for charity.

Win-win.

The Strip Club is written by the Collegian staff and designed by Design Editor Kris Lawan.

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Recently engaged couple Brian Merlin and Aneka Jensen take in the view from atop Arthurs Rock in the Lory State Park on Saturday. The 2,492 acre State Park is located along the Rocky Mountain Foothills, adjacent to the Horsetooth Reservoir and includes over 20 miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding.

Community Briefs Marty McFly travels to the LSC Theatre Travel to a decade when ponytails, Madonna, spandex and neon were popular by watching “Back to the Future” in the newly renovated Lory Student Center Theatre tonight.

Being shown as part of the Classic Film Series, which shows films from every decade that the LSC has been open, “Back to the Future” represents the Michael Jackson-fueled 1980s that few students are old enough to remember.

The event is free, and doors open at 7 p.m.

CSU prof. awarded $2.5 million to study dust CSU scientist John Volckens has been awarded two grants from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, totalling $2.5 million, to study potentially dangerous industrial dust in dairies, feedlots, metal machine shops and refineries over the next four years.

“If you took a handful of flour and threw it into the air, it would settle on the ground and you could see it – we don’t have good means to measure those inhalable particles accurately to give companies and workers information about their exposure,” Volckens said.

Woman composers through the centuries at the UCA As part of the Virtuoso Series Concert, CSU

faculty member Margaret Miller is performing a viola concert Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Organ Recital Hall. She is joined by special guest Sara McDaniel on piano.

The concert will feature work from several different centuries by women composers. These composers from the U.S. and Europe include Rebecca Clarke and Grazyna Bacewicz.

“Like their male counterparts, women have explored a variety of style and techniques that are unique to them,” said Miller in a news release. “We

look forward to bringing this program to the CSU community.”

Tickets for the performance are $7 for CSU students, $1 for ages 2 to 7 and $12 for adults.

Biomedical Engineering Seminar tackles HIV Monday at noon in Biomedical Sciences Building room 103 the School of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series brings Arup Chakraborty.

Chakraborty will give a presentation titled, “Hitting HIV Where It Hurts.”

He is the Robert T. Haslam professor of chemical engineering, chemistry and biological engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

His group works to develop and apply theoretical and computational approaches to study systems with many interacting componets.

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“Transitions at any point are critical. Veterans are unique in that they have a different life experience.”

Tom Pritchard | Head of the CSU Adult Learner and Veteran Services

The move from military to CSU

By ALEX STEINMETZ The Rocky Mountain Collegian The transition to CSU — whether it be from high school, another university or years in the workforce — can often be difficult. For no group is this more true than for student veterans.

That’s why the CSU Adult Learner and Veteran Services office implemented a new Success Program, aimed at making the transitional process for student veterans less stressful and more successful, at the beginning of the 2012 fall semester.

Tom Pritchard, head of the new program and an education and human resources graduate student, explained that, while there were various resources on campus to help students

transition, there weren’t any that were directly focussed on the veteran students. According to Pritchard, there needed to be a more direct resource for veterans to transition alongside students who were in the same boat.

“Transitions at any point are critical. Veterans are unique in that they have a different life experience,” Pritchard said.

The program allows veteran students to directly tell their resources what they need to be successful throughout their college experience, according to Pritchard.

In order to be sure that veteran students are in the right courses, following the right major and are on the correct academic path, the office must listen to the students’ needs rather

than telling them what they should or should not be doing, Pritchard said.

“The question is, ‘What kind of life do you want to create and how does your education aid that?’” said Jerome O’Leary, a student veteran in the program and health and exercise science major.

The new program is beneficial in that the students have a resource that understands exactly what they need to be successful, according to O’Leary.

“It’s obviously a program for us,” O’Leary said. “It’s for us, by us.”

Michael Roberts, the Veteran Services Program manager at University of Colorado Boulder, explained that CU-Boulder has been implementing a similar program

throughout the past year.

No matter what school a veteran chooses, there needs to be something in place for them to get the best help they need in order to be successful, Roberts said.

“Wherever we are, we need to be sure that this generation — that served our nation — is taken care of,” Roberts said.

Roberts explained that it is very positive to have a veteran-directed program because a lot of various factors play into the motivation, the need and the goal of the veteran students. If programs don’t pay attention to these factors, then the students aren’t going to be getting the help they need.

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

“We want students to know that we are taking care of them and their safety is our highest priority.”

Becky Ewing | RamRide Director

CRASH |

Collision shocks RamRide director

Continued from Page 1 straight into (Bosen’s) head.”

But even if Bosen had finished signing the waiver, he still could have ended up with a gash in his head.

RamRide policy does not require passengers to hand over their clipboard once they are finished filling out paperwork.

“I would definitely say that it’s something we can change and something that we can bring up during the training of our volunteers … ” said Robert Duran, chief of staff at the Associated Students of CSU. The Chevy Impala’s driver and navigator from Nu Alpha Kappa could not be

ENERGY |

reached by time of print.

Despite Bosen’s experience with RamRide, he still plans on using the service in the future. He said he has used it about 10 to 20 times and that this one started out not different.

“He (the driver) was driving fine. I definitely don’t think it was RamRide’s fault. It was more of a freak accident if anything,” Bosen said. “I’ve always had a good experience with RamRide.

Everything’s gone smoothly. I’ve never had a problem with them before, so I wasn’t expecting an accident like this.”

RamRide Director Becky Ewing echoed Bosen’s shock.

“This is extremely rare. I

was going back through records today and the last time that we know of a collision happening … was in April of 2006,” she said.

Despite not having precedent to follow, Ewing said her team sprang into action.

Two RamRide directors –– herself and junior communication studies major Beau Loendorf –– went to the scene of the collision after it occurred.

RamRide also informed multiple university officials about the accident the same night, who forwarded the information to CSU case managers who follow up with students who go through traumatic incidents and offer support.

“It was a lot of just making sure that we don’t freak out and making sure that we get all the paperwork done,” Ewing said.

The director hopes that students aren’t discouraged from taking RamRide in the future because of the collision.

“When you’re running a safe ride program, accidents are going to happen,” Ewing said.

“We want students to know that we are taking care of them and their safety is our highest priority.”

News Editor Andrew Carrera can be reached at news@ collegian.com. News Editor Elisabeth Willner contributed to this report.

Students hope to reach 5,000 kids

Continued from Page 1 still draw energy even when the appliances are off.

Using donated items, the group also provides materials like weatherproofing tape and caulking to residents.

Goals for this year are to speak to 5,000 kindergarten through 12th grade students and to help 500 residents weatherize their homes in the Fort Collins area.

“We want to have the same impact that the recycle movement had 40 years ago,” said ESC media intern

and national resources senior Kelsi Grogan. “Everyone knows how to recycle now, and we want to educate people on easy ways to conserve energy that they’ll use the rest of their lives.”

Educating younger kids about ways to decrease energy use can have an impact for generations to come, Jones-Yellin said.

“We’re trying to build a movement, really,” he added. “If we can reach all these young people, the idea is they will grow into a generation of citizens who are more energy conscious.”

Last spring student volunteers from Energy Service Corps did a series of presentations at Oakwood Elementary school. Having CSU students acting as role models for good sustainability practices was “a lot of fun for the kids” said Oakwood teacher Gail Spinden.

“They had a lot of hands on activities for the kids and it went well with the energy curriculum we teach,” Spinden said. “I thought it was a great program.”

One of the myths of energy conservation is the belief that one person

can’t make a difference, Jones-Yellin said. As the cost of energy rises each year and the burning of fossil fuels pollutes our environment, even an individual’s small efforts to conserve energy can have a huge impact collectively.

“People think it’s a big, complex issue,” Jones-Yellin said. “We want to change that. It not only benefits the climate to do these small things, but there’s financial benefits as well.”

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

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Prof. honored for work in diversity

By BAILEY CONSTAS The Rocky Mountain Collegian At the 2012 Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science National Conference on Oct. 11 through 14, CSU’s Arlene Nededog will receive the Distinguished Service award for her work promoting diversity in sciences.

SACNAS is a group of scientists dedicated to cultivating the success of Hispanic/Chicano and Native American scientists from being a college student through becoming a professional. The focus is to give opportunities to obtain advanced degrees, careers and connections in the science field.

Nededog, the Director of Undergraduate Retention Programs in the College of Natural Sciences, has received many awards and honors in her career that pertain to diversity such as the Minority Distinguished Service Award at CSU in 1999.

“We reach all students in the college,” Nededog said.

“We have a high percentage of diversity in the college and we want to meet the needs of that population. We want our students participating in professional science organizations and to make connections with peers.”

According to Nededog, students and staff have the ability to make CSU a leader in producing top caliber diversity students in the sciences.

“Our focus is to inspire students to become leaders out of the college and become future science leaders,” Nededog said.

Paul Laybourn, Professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, along with Dr. Nancy Hurtado-Ziola, nominated Nededog for the award.

“I wanted to honor her for all the hard work and dedication she’s had and supporting the students of color at CSU, particularly in science,” Laybourn said.

Laybourn made a passing comment of beginning a SACNAS chapter at CSU six years ago, and Nededog took off with the idea to make it a reality.

The SACNAS CSU chapter has been a presence in the community for six years. This year, the chapter was awarded the SACNAS 2012 Outstanding Native American Member Outreach Role Model Award. This is the 6th award that the CSU chap-

ter has received.

Nededog works with many colleges in Colorado, including CU Boulder, UCD and Metro, along with several universities outside of the state in the Rocky Mountain region.

“The makeup of the population of scientists is not reflective of the population of the U.S. It’s getting more and more out of synch with that,” Laybourne said.

“With the demographics, and even the local area of Colorado, it’s very important to have diversity in every walk of life and area.”

According to Layboune, the importance of a member of the CSU community receiving this award is a big step to creating a positive reputation that CSU promotes and serves diversity in its science programs “It goes a long way to put us on the map as a university that’s dedicated toward addressing diversity issues, particularly in science,” Laybourn said.

“Which is important because we’ve seen a big improvement in this incoming class, but these are the types of things that improve those things further.”

Janice Nerger, dean of the College of Natural Sciences, sees this award as a vital achievement.

“Arlene Nededog is such a huge asset to CSU and her efforts promoting student success is exceptional,” Nerger said.

Nededog advocates, coaches and mentors students in her college to contribute to change.

“This is where my family resides, you must be actively involved to make changes,” Nededog said.

She also works with outreach programs in the area to connect college students with the kindergarten through 12th grade pipeline.

“It starts young...science is where a lot of the innovation happens,” Nededog said. “You have to begin with what sparks that curiosity.”

The conference that Nededog will be attending is not only to receive awards, but to provide an opportunity for students to explore graduate options and create networking.

Even if you are not a science student it can be used as an “opportunity to be better educated consumers of science,” Nededog said.

Diversity beat reporter and entertainment reporter Bailey Constas (@BaileyLiza) can be reached at news@collegian.com

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“In this system I see the rebirth

of the patronage system that saw such great utilization throughout the European Renaissance.”

The rebirth of patronage

By HAMILTON REED

There is one thing that chain emails, pyramid schemes, the lottery and the website Kickstarter.com all have in common. All these systems understand just how much money can be made when you can convince a large number of people to hand over a nominally small amount of dollars.

Unlike chain emails and pyramid schemes, though (which are illegal), and the lottery (which is essentially a tax for failing to understand how odds work), Kickstarters are both legal and valid investments of money.

For those not in the know, Kickstarter.com is a website where a person or team of people may post a pitch for their product, which may fall into such categories as art, fashion, film, music, games, publishing, or Technology. This pitch is then available for anyone to watch and if they like it, invest their money into the project with the collective goal of reaching some dollar amount in order to move forward with whatever project has been set forth.

In this system I see the rebirth of the patronage system that saw such great utilization throughout the European Renaissance.

This is the same system that saw the works of Da Vinci, of Michelangelo, of Donatello, of Raphael and so many other great artists of the era come to fruition.

In this same manner modern artists and craftsmen that exist in all fields can come to have their ideas and their skills both recognized and funded.

However, unlike the patronage system of the Renaissance, Kickstarter removes the need of concentrated wealth that patronage demands by providing logistics for organize and gathering many peoples money. In this manner Kickstarter represents the new era that we have entered in the last 10 years.

This is the era of crowdsourcing and the removal of the so called middleman brought about by the fast and direct access to people and wealth that the Internet facilitates. As such, the money that funds these

works and projects can come directly from the people that will appreciate them and also from a wider audience.

By utilizing this finance venue, a developer can speak and answer directly to the people that would utilize the product in the end as opposed to the current status quo that has many workers and artisans answering to publicly traded companies that care more for the bottom line and shareholder payout than the final quality of the product.

At the moment Kickstarter is still in its infancy, but it has been gaining prominence. In particular, a number of high profile video game studios have used it to achieve initial funding to undertake projects that they wish to pursue and that obviously their customers wish them to pursue (otherwise they wouldn’t put up the money in the first place). Yet these same projects were not taken up by so many of the publishing middlemen that exist in this world.

So, in exchange for cost of the product normally (more or less), everyday human beings can go and invest in quality products made by artisans that care about their product, skipping profit mongers altogether. In short, using capitalism and the focus of wealth to help slowly but surely break up the profit siphoning institutions that already exist to part both artist and customer from their hard earned dollars.

At worst you’re out $20 and the product you invested in isn’t what you thought it would be, just like that iClicker you’ve had in the back of your closet since freshman year. At best, though, you’ll not only get a product that you will enjoy, but also one that you have had a voice in bringing to fruition — both through funding and through the open communications most Kickstarter projects have with their backers.

By supporting Kickstarters and the Kickstarter system, you will not only encourage products that you and others would like to see, but you also send a message to companies that only think about their bottom line to start focusing on other things, or face extended competition. So go online, check it out, and make the free market a better place.

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.

OUR VIEW

Football, a work in progress After Saturday’s loss to Utah State, most CSU football fans are probably leaping off the Bold New Era bandwagon in droves.

They should pause before making that leap, because the new boss isn’t the same as the old boss, as the Who would have you believe.

Completely revamping a football program takes more than one year to accomplish, so fans shouldn’t expect the Rams to morph into Alabama like Clark Kent in the phone booth.

New coach Jim McElwain has done everything he can to change the culture of CSU football, and that shift is evident in the way players are talking about the losses. There’s more of an ownership in their tone rather than searching for excuses.

But attitude can only take a

football team so far. You need talent to succeed, and McElwain is still in the formative stages of recruiting. Freshmen Tommey

“Don’t lose your enthusiasm and support, rammies — it makes a difference for the team on the field.”

Morris and Jasen Oden lead the team in rushing and a forced turnover, respectively, so Mac should be able to build something in Fort Collins if he is given the time to build his program.

Unfortunately, that means

current CSU students might be in for a bumpy ride. The Rams have been inconsistent on both sides of the ball, but have shown flashes of competency and the briefest glimpses of sparkle.

If coach Mac is given enough time to fully integrate his game plan and system, CSU might have something special.

The one thing that hasn’t been lacking for CSU is fan support. Student tickets sold out for the Utah State game after a strong showing against North Dakota state. Don’t lose your enthusiasm and support, rammies — it makes a difference for the team on the field.

Keep showing up to home games and providing the atmosphere befitting a top-level football program. The product on the field might catch up sooner than you think.

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Media actually has a future on the Web

By ALLISON SYLTE

SAN FRANCISCO — When I was a freshman, I took a one credit intra-university course called “The Future of Media.” I used to joke that the most important lesson I learned was that media has no future.

This lesson has stayed with me throughout my journalism education.

It’s made my so-called “useless major” a running joke among my friends, and has made me pause whenever I’m asked what I want to do after graduation (answer: Have the most eloquently written “Will Work for Food” sign ever).

But this weekend, for possibly the first time since I chose the Journalism and Technical Communications major on my CSU application, I feel something that’s evaded me: Hope.

I’ve spent the past three days the annual Online News Association Conference, mingling with 1,400 of the smartest people I’ve ever met and sitting in on sessions detailing the best ways to use the Internet to its fullest potential as a storytelling device.

During these past three days, there’s been no mention of print media, no hint of people yearning for a past when news was delivered simply by dropping it on people’s doorsteps.

No one talked about Twitter as if it

was some strange, new-fangled device that’s degenerated modern-day journalism to 140 characters.

Instead, there was only optimism, optimism about the power the Web could have in delivering information, and how to capitalize on its multimedia potential to give consumers the best experience possible.

This weekend, probably for the first time in my journalism education, nobody told me that I should change my major. Nobody told me that public relations was the only way that I could get a job.

If the ONA Conference taught me anything, it’s that media — and more importantly, the watchdog, community journalism that I love — actually has a future, and a bright one at that.

It’s a lesson that should have seemed obvious. This morning, seconds after my alarm went off, I checked my Google News feed on my phone.

Throughout the day, I clicked on articles linked to me via Twitter, and kept up with Gawker and Politico, two of my go-to news sources, right after the more traditional Denver Post, NPR (my journalism crush) and the New York Times.

None of my media consumption patterns are particularly unique — our generation is full of perpetual media consumers. In fact, given the volume of information out there, not to mention the power of social media in sharing it, I’d argue that we’re exposed to exponentially more media than our parents ever were.

It’s just that my journalism education hasn’t found a way to teach me how to produce the content that I see every day.

CSU’s journalism department has only one web design class, which barely mentions HTML 5, Javascript or Flash. Data journalism, which occupied multiple sessions at ONA, is never

discussed.

It’s not like CSU’s journalism department is behind the rest of the country: It’s not, and it has some pretty incredible professors. And at least we still have a department: CU-Boulder just kind of gave up.

But if J-Schools want to adapt to the new media landscape, computer science needs to be as integral a part of our education as AP Style. That means, beyond learning basic HTML in Dreamweaver, we ought to be learning more advanced programming, especially on the visual side.

Instead of listening to arguments about whether or not blogs are real journalism (an argument that should have been resolved in 1998), or hearing about the death of print media (we should quit grieving by now), more time should be spent learning about search engine optimization and building a social media base.

CSU doesn’t yet have a class that teaches you how to utilize Pinterest, Tumblr, Facebook or the other tools out there, but it should. I’ve had a good education in writing and reporting, but that means nothing if I can’t present it in the current media landscape, and actually get people to read it.

This weekend, I met 1,400 people who combined being incredible storytellers with a passion for technology.

And rather than being stuck in the past, I think that J-School should teach us to embrace the incredible opportunities of the present.

And rather than debating if media even has a future, we could benefit from learning about the amazing things that the future holds.

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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Environmental Learning Center increasing student awareness

By AMANDA ZETAH The Rocky Mountain Collegian Imagine going to work each day with hiking boots strapped to your feet and a gardening hoe in hand. For 14 CSU students, that’s a semester job.

At the CSU Environmental Learning Center (ELC), a small staff of two directors and 12 to 15 students teach classes about the environment to school groups, church groups, scout troops and others in the Fort Collins area.

“Our mission is to connect people to nature and advance the field through

research,” said Brett Buyere, the director of the ELC. The ELC gives students the tools necessary to feature an after-school program. Students create their own lesson plans and teach the classes themselves.

“We teach students how to create lesson plans, high quality programs and teach good environmental education,” said Nicole Stafford, program director of the ELC. Students teach a variety of topics including wildlife habitat, scat and tracks, water quality and exploration, birds and insects, outdoor survival and even pioneer life.

During the busy season, which ranges from September to October and April to May, the ELC can host a program with 75 to 80 kids; that’s where the student staff comes in.

“The thing I like most about working at the ELC is that I am able to create a lesson plan and watch it come to life,” said Nigel Daniels, a member of the student staff.

Although the ELC office is located in the Natural Resources building, they own 212 acres just outside of campus, bordered by the Poudre River. Groups are able to visit the site while

learning about the environment.

“It’s a chance to get away from it all and it’s open to anyone,” Buyere said.

Every Friday afternoon, the ELC invites volunteers to come help in the gardens. Volunteers harvest the vegetables, put down mulch and help close down the garden for the winter months.

“We donate whatever we harvest to the local food bank,” Buyere said.

On top of that, every last Saturday of the month is a volunteer day at the ELC. Volunteers can help teach a class from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., which

In tolerant San Francisco, Proposition 8 backer to head Catholic Church

BY MARIA L. LA GANGA The McClatchy Tribune SAN FRANCISCO — The announcement by Pope Benedict XVI has been dubbed the “Bombshell by the Bay.” Next week, a key player in the passage of Proposition 8 — a man who has decried the “contraceptive mentality” of modern life — will become the leader of the Catholic Church here in the city that thrust same-sex marriage onto the national stage, the birthplace of the Summer of Love.

Supporters view Archbishop-designate Salvatore Cordileone, the 56-year-old son of a commercial fisherman, as a charming and brilliant defender of the faith.

He is fluent in Spanish and Italian, has been known to sing vintage TV theme songs in Latin and is a deep believer in a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

But many gay and lesbian Catholics worry that they will be marginalized after Cordileone’s arrival. Oasis California, the Episcopal Church’s gay ministry, convened a meeting recently at a Castro District bar to discuss how spiritual people should respond to the “architect of Prop 8” coming to town.

Cordileone’s appointment “re-emphasizes the Vatican’s concern, and the U.S. bishops’ concern, about gay marriage,” said Father Thomas J. Reese, a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Woodstock Theological Center. “Even in a city like San Francisco, they’re willing to appoint someone who ... has a high state and national profile on this issue.

“They’re serious,” Reese said, “and they’re not going to back down.”

During a July news conference, Cordileone was circumspect when discussing the “cultural challenges” his new diocese would present — which he said revolved around “issues of family life and, essentially, come down to our understanding of the human person, the purpose of our human sexuality, what God calls us to do and how he calls us to live and how he calls us to love.”

But in a recent interview at the headquarters of the Oakland diocese, where he has served as bishop for three years, Cordileone was more direct: Gays and lesbians who are in sexual relationships of any kind, he said, should not receive the sacrament of holy communion, the central ritual of Catholic life.

“If we misuse the gift of sexuality, we’re going to suffer the consequences,” he said, “and I firmly believe we are suffering the consequences.”

The prelate’s light-filled office overlooks Oakland’s Lake Merritt. Just beyond the graceful urban estuary, he said, are “100 blocks of inner-city neighborhoods.

Those are fatherless children.”

Cordileone will lead a flock of more than 500,000 Catholics spread over 91 parishes in three counties — San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin. Although it is not as influential as the country’s largest dioceses, New York and Los Angeles among them, it is a high-profile destination for a fast-rising archbishop.

And though he strives to deliver Catholicism’s absolutes in as nuanced a fashion as possible, Cordileone said, people need to understand that “the church is not going to change its teaching. ... The solution isn’t to say, ‘Well, I’m just going to disagree and continue being a Catholic.’ That’s not how we arrive at holiness.”

Unlike secular organizations, however, the church cannot just slam the door on dissenters, he said. Instead, the Catholic Church must reach out, support people, “move them along to understand.”

Cordileone, who heads up the subcommittee for the promotion and defense of marriage of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, came early to the Proposition 8 battle.

In 2007, the California Supreme Court was considering the constitutionality of a voter initiative that changed the state family code to say that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”

That September, the San Diego City Council was poised to join a friend-ofthe-court brief in support of legalizing same-sex marriage in California. Cordileone — who grew up in San Diego and was its auxiliary bishop at the time — wrote a heartfelt letter to the lawmakers: “We believe that marriage, by its very definition, can exist only between a man and a woman,” Cordileone wrote. “Moreover, study after study — not to mention common sense — show that children fare better in life when raised in a home with a loving father and mother in a stable, committed rela-

tionship.”

Society and its governing bodies should do everything in their power to “encourage healthy and stable marriages,” he added, while treating “persons with same-sex attraction” with “respect, compassion and sensitivity.”

The council voted to act in support of gay marriage.

But Mayor Jerry Sanders, who had been expected to veto the measure, called a last-minute news conference. Facing reporters, he choked up. One of his daughters is gay, he said. He could not tell her that she did not have the right to wed.

A few weeks later, a small group of traditional-marriage backers gathered in a San Diego living room to strategize about how to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot in case the state Supreme Court overturned Proposition 22, which ultimately it did.

Charles LiMandri, president and counsel of the Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund, said that at the time, the Catholic Church “was not plugged in. Cordileone was the first to step up to the plate. That’s why his career has skyrocketed.”

Cordileone attended that first meeting and helped raise more than $1 million for the anti-gay marriage effort. He personally contributed $13,000. But perhaps more important, Cordileone reached out to conservative denominations to bring them into what he has described as the most important battle they would ever face.

LiMandri recalled how the bishop rallied more than 150 pastors at Skyline Church, an evangelical megachurch in La Mesa.

“The ship is sinking,” he told them. “That ship is Western civilization. We all have to pull together. We have to bail out water and keep that ship afloat.”

In October 2008, just weeks before election day, polls showed Proposition 8 was in trouble. Campaign manager Frank Schubert sent out a panicked email to the measure’s inner circle.

Subject line: Code Blue for Marriage.

“I felt that marriage was in cardiac arrest, and this was the moment it needed to be saved,” said Schubert, who believes Proposition 8 would have lost without Cordileone. “He called the next day, he had a donor ... prepared to give a million dollars. He helped arrange that. That gift was pivotal in winning the campaign.”

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The student staff actually all started out as students of Buyere’s or as volunteers.

“We hire volunteers who show a passion in the environment,” Stafford said.

Most students come

from the Warner College of Natural Resources, but there is a history major and a political science major on staff as well.

Each student on the staff is guaranteed 10 to 15 hours a week and starts out at $9.75 an hour. They attend weekly staff meetings and host office hours while teaching classes during their own free time.

“I love working at the ELC,” Daniels said, “I couldn’t have picked a better place to work.”

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still on the right path they are looking forward to. Yet others still believe in new coach Jim McElwain and his squad to make something out of the remaining schedule.

As far as I’m concerned, this is merely a speed bump rather than a predicament. You can choose to look at it as a pessimist or continue to believe that the glass is half full. After all, there are eight games ahead of us and my inner fan is still convinced that a 9-3 isn’t out of the question just yet.

CSU football can still be on the road to greatness, there’s just a little more traffic than expected.

Quentin Sickafoose is a junior journalism and technical communications major. His column appears Mondays in the sports section of the Collegian.

Continued from Page 8 advantage is disappearing from Hughes Stadium.

The Rams have yet to win a game at home this season, which raises concern for match-ups coming on the road that we will need to pick up in order to still be contenders.

The football team needs to start giving their fans a reason to keep showing up for the games before they lose their support. It’s comparable to watching a movie that you’ve already seen multiple times, what fun is it to keep tuning in if you already know how the story ends?

For some CSU sports fans, the flame that was sparked by the Rocky Mountain Showdown has now been blown out and basketball season is what

“I’m disappointed...but I will not let that get me down. I know what we’re doing is right, and our guys know it because I can see it in their eyes.”

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thought, showed flashes,” McElwain said. “I thought that they played hard. They gave up a big play there, but they came up with a couple turnovers and gave us an opportunity.”

CSU’s defense continued its strong play in the second half, turning Utah State over on three straight possessions going back to the final drive of the second half. However, the Rams could only muster six point off the three turnovers, proving to be costly in the end.

“Looking back, those are the things we need to capitalize one and it changes the game big time,” quarterback Garrett Grayson said.

“Momentum goes toward us and the defense gets behind you and everything changes when you can do that.”

For most of the night the CSU defensive front couldn’t contain Utah State’s playmakers, namely Williams.

Williams rushed for 205 yards on 21 carries, good for a 9.8 yard per carry average and two touchdowns.

“Kerwynn had some big plays tonight, with the help from the front line, for lots of yards, and it was great to see him have a performance like that,” Andersen said.

Sophomore quarterback Chuckie Keeton was the main focus for the Rams heading into the contest, but McElwain didn’t believe keying on him led to Williams’

offensive explosion.

“No, I don’t think so. We were in the wrong front one time that popped,” McElwain said. “It goes back to gap control.”

Keeton was efficient, going 23-for-30 for 178 yards and a touchdown, but did throw two interceptions.

It was a bit of a bounce back game for a banged up secondary unit that got abused against San Jose State.

“I thought our secondary, for the most part, stepped up and recharged a little bit,” McElwain said.

Now the Rams sit at 1-3 and must avoid demons from the past.

“The big thing is right now that we continue to

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move forward and not lapse into the past,” McElwain said. “I’m disappointed enough for all of Fort Collins, all of Colorado and everybody that’s a Rams fan, but I will not let that get me down. I know what we’re doin’ is right, and our guys know it because I can see it in their eyes.”

Sports Editor Cris Tiller can be reached at sports@ collegian.com.

Militias challenge Libyan governments in order to disband

By MEL FRYKBERG The McClatchy Tribune CAIRO — The Libyan government said late Saturday that all of Libya’s militias would be brought under government control or forced to disband within 48 hours, but was quickly challenged.

“We are disbanding all armed groups that do not fall under the authority of the government,” said Mohammed Magarief, president of the General National Congress. “We are also banning the use of violence and carrying of weapons in public places. It is also illegal to set up checkpoints.”

Within hours, however, the government faced its first challenge from some of its insubordinate security forces and the extrajudicial militias.

On Saturday afternoon Libya’s Tripoli Rixos hotel was stormed by members of the Supreme Security Council — an amalgamation of security forces under the jurisdiction of the interior ministry — who threatened to blow it up. The Rixos Hotel is a de facto headquarters for the Libyan government.

The SSC men were angered by a lack of support from the Defense Ministry after fierce between the SSC and alleged Moammar Gadhafi loyalists in the town of Brak in central Libya.

Clashes between the two groups started Wednesday after SSC members tried to arrest a number of Gadhafi sympathizers who had been celebrating Gadhafi’s “Fateh Revolution Day” on Sept. 1.

Many of the SSC members are Salafists and the

group is said to be sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood.

In the arrest attempts, they shot dead the sister of a sympathizer as they tried to arrest her brother at their family home. During the fighting, six people, mostly SSC members, were killed.

There was a lull in the fighting on Thursday but on Friday deadlier clashes broke out again with the death of 16 SSC members and the wounding of 50.

During the week preceding the bloody confrontations, tensions had been building in the town after the alleged mistreatment of locals by the SSC. After running low on ammunition, the SSC men withdrew from Brak and returned to Tripoli with the bodies of their comrades.

They then stormed the Rixos

Hotel after claiming that Interior Minister Fawzi Abdel Al and Defense Minister Osama Juwaily had refused to provide them with weapons, more ammunition and ambulances despite promises made by the defense ministry.

The two men had also ignored their repeated requests for a meeting.

The incident ended without casualties.

However, at least 14 people were killed and more than 70 wounded following the storming of several militia bases in Benghazi by thousands of unarmed, angry Libyans on Friday.

The attack on the militia bases followed a “Save Benghazi” mass demonstration in the eastern city that was held to protest the deteriorating security situation in the city, where there has been a spate

of kidnappings, bombings and assassinations over the past few months.

Libyans have been angered by what they see as government complacency and even collusion in a number of milita attacks, including the targeting of Sufi shrines and mosques in several Libyan cities. However, the killing of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans allegedly by Islamists from the Ansar Al-Sharia Militia, during the storming of the U.S. Consulate several weeks ago was a trigger.

The Libyan government has been either unwilling or unable to control the hundreds of armed militias that still control large areas of the country.

Unarmed, thousands of protesters set the headquarters of Ansar Al Sharia ablaze,

forcing the gunmen to flee.

They then moved on to several other militia bases that were not connected with the Islamists and forced the gunmen there to also flee.

The reprisals began early the next morning when the bodies of five soldiers from the defense ministry were found on the outskirts of Benghazi. They had been shot in the head and their hands were tied behind their backs. A sixth member remains in critical condition in hospital.

The killing of the five soldiers, who were not related to any militia or Salafist group, was thought to have been carried out by militia members in revenge for what they said was the involvement of the army and police members in helping to orchestrate Friday’s protests that targeted them.

Clinton: Romney’s campaign money threatens Obama WASHINGTON — A month and a half before Election Day, President Barack Obama is winning, former President Bill Clinton said Sunday, citing a raft of recent polls that show Obama widening a lead in several key swing states.

But Clinton said Romney’s money advantage and Republican efforts in states around the country to put more restrictions on voting still threaten Obama’s chances.

“Assuming the debates are even a draw, I think the president will win,” Clinton said CBS’ “Face the Nation.”

“But I think you can’t know because of the enormous financial advantage that Citizens United gave to these

Republican super PACs and because of the work they have done and will do on Election Day to try to reduce the number of young people, first-generation immigrants, and minorities voting.”

Clinton said Republicans are counting on lower turnout that will match 2010, when Republicans scored major gains in the midterm elections, retaking control of the House and nearly retaking the Senate.

“They have a theory that if … the people who vote in 2012 look more like the 2010 electorate, then the folks that elected the president in the first place in 2008, that if they can get enough of those folks to stay home, they can still win. So that’s why we got to keep working on it.”

Clinton also predicted that if Obama wins, Repub-

licans and Democrats will work together to avert a major budget crisis.

“As soon as this election’s over, the incentives for gridlock will go way down and the incentives for action will go way up,” he said, noting the imperative of acting to avoid tax increases and major cuts in federal spending that threaten the economy.

“It will force them to concentrate and I believe there will be a lame-duck session of Congress in which they will either reach the beginnings of a budget deal or more likely agree to some sort of period of time to avoid the fiscal cliff and make the budget deal then.”

Looking forward to the election after this one, Clinton said he had “no earthly idea” whether his wife, Secretary of State Hillary

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“She’s tired. She’s really worked hard,” Clinton said.

“She wants to take some time off, kind of regroup, write a book.”

“We got a lot of able people in our party who want to be president,” Clinton said.

“Got a lot of bright young governors, we’ve got a lot of other people will probably run out of the Congress,” but, he added, Hillary Clinton is “an extraordinarily able person.”

“I just think, you know, it’s a decision she’ll have to make. But whatever she does, I’m for her first, last and always.”

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) –– 6 –– Go for it: Step out of your comfort zone. One thing that you try doesn’t work, but something else does. More work equals more pay. Quiet meditation lifts spirits.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) –– 8 –– Take a deep breath, and let your partner do the talking. The best things in life are still free. Financial planning seems easier. Friends give you a needed boost.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)–– 7 –– Costs could be higher than expected. Someone you trust helps you see a financial leak so you can plug it. It will require negotiations and compromise. It turns out to be easy.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)–– 9 –– What you do for others now counts double. Focus on doing a great job and completing projects today and tomorrow. But don’t rush your decisions. Listen carefully.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) –– 9 –– Don’t let others dampen your creativity and enthusiasm. Make key decisions so you can start the project. Don’t get stopped by regulations. You’re bigger than that. Pay bills.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) –– 8 –– You’re gaining confidence. Spur others in the right direction, gently. Sand the rough edges. Do the research to set the right price. Don’t overlook domestic chores.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)–– 7 –– Moods fluctuate.

A short stroll around your neighborhood or park helps recharge your batteries. Throw your hat over the fence that you know you want to jump.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) –– 9 –– You’re entering a mentally active cycle. Imagination takes over, especially about creating new ways to make money. A window may be closing, but a brighter one opens. Keep a lid on the spending.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) –– 6 –– Notice what’s blocking your path. Clear the way or just jump over it with ease, and gain accolades. Great wealth can be yours. Accept encouragement.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ––8–– Postpone fun and games for now, and focus on keeping your promises. It doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy the process. Others admire your work. Don’t buy gifts yet.

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“Such a promising start has now led us near the bottom of the Mountain West Conference.”

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Cornerback Shaq Bell (3) breaks up a touchdown pass in the first quarter of Saturday’s game at Hughes Stadium against Utah State.

Despite an interception and fumble return from bell, the Rams fell short to the Aggies 30-19.

Slow start, porous defense dooms CSU

By CRIS TILLER The Rocky Mountain Collegian CSU is making a habit of falling behind early. Bad news is the Rams haven’t figured out how to get out from behind the eight ball.

Utah State man-handled CSU at the line of scrimmage controlling the clock and the game on route to a 31-19 victory.

The Aggies wasted no time, striking on their first possession on a 26-yard run by running back Ker-

wynn Williams with 9:52 remaining in the first quarter.

“I thought the kids executed, made big plays, which they had to do. I am proud of the kids,” Utah State coach Gary Andersen said.

Utah State jumped out to an early 10-0 first quarter lead, and CSU couldn’t recover.

“I think it’s our mindsets. We have to come out and play a great game, every game, from the beginning like last game,” wide receiver Marquise Law said. “We have to

drive the ball. Three-and-outs are killing us and we have to get going and get a rhythm going.”

By halftime, CSU was down 17-0, and it could have easily been 24-0 if not for the defensive effort of freshman safety Trent Matthews.

Matthews stripped the ball just outside the goal line and corner Shaq Bell recovered the ball, essentially ending the half. “(The defense) they really, I See RECAP on Page 6

Rams’ offense lacking rhythm

By CRIS TILLER The Rocky Mountain Collegian Much like the holy grail, the fountain of youth and bigfoot, consistency is nowhere to be found for Jim McElwain and his offense.

CSU dropped its third straight game at home to Utah State Saturday 31-19, and nobody can seem to figure out what’s wrong.

“I really don’t know how to answer that question,” quarterback Garrett Grayson said after the game. “We’ve come out every game and started slow like that, and then the second half it seems like things start to click. I really don’t know the answer. We’re all watching film. I’m watching more film than I’ve ever watched since I’ve been here.”

McElwain offered up his solution to the the stagnant offensive performances so far in 2012.

“We’re gettin’ no rhythm offensively,” CSU coach Jim McElwain said. “And rhythm is very important in this game. We got some really good stuff, and what we need to do is make sure we can handle it and do what’s

right for the guys that are playing in the game.”

The Rams produced 331 yards of total offense Saturday, but most of those came in the final minutes of the game when the result was all but certain. CSU had just 61 yards at halftime, and only 177 after three quarters.

“It’s just the little things, we miss a block there and I miss a pass here and we never get into a rhythm,” Grayson said. “It’s just shooting ourselves in the foot is what it really is.”

The poor performances from the offensive side of the ball have routinely placed the Rams in a hole that is simply too deep to climb out of. Even when the CSU defense picks up momentum, it quickly dies, and opposing defenses know it.

“That was a huge for us as a defense,” Utah State linebacker Zach Vigil said. “Anytime you can keep them out of the end zone when there’s a huge, big play on their side of the ball, is huge for us.”

Practice makes perfect is not a saying for McElwain, it’s a reality, a way of life.

“We get a big play and

2012 OFFENSIVE STATS Points scored per game: 17 Rushing yards per game: 98.2 Passing yards per game: 216.2 Third down conversion: 32 percent

then we shoot ourselves.

Those are all the consistencies that you must do everyday,” McElwain said. “It goes back to what you do everyday in preparation. It’s simple. The formula is not rocket science.”

After four weeks nobody is giving up, a distinct difference from years past.

Improvement is a slow and steady process.

“I think we’ve made big improvements. People can argue with me all they want, but I really do,” Grayson said. “We know it’s a process, coach Mac says that to us all the time, he’s not expecting us to be the Alabama teams that everyone saw. It will come with time.”

Sports Editor Cris Tiller can be reached at sports@ collegian.com.

On the night of September 1st, I found myself in the same position as the majority of the CSU population.

CSU had not won the season opener they call the Rocky Mountain Showdown against CU-Boulder since 2009. So for the majority of current CSU students, myself included, it was the first time experiencing the win officially as a Ram. Fort Collins was a sight to see that night.

You couldn’t walk anywhere without hearing college kids screaming and cheering in celebration.

House parties were full and Old Town bars had lines out the door with a sea of green and gold as far as the eye could see.

The talk of how terrible CU was and how great CSU was going to be was plentiful. Everybody voiced their opinion and it was primarily all the same: CSU football was onto a “Bold New Era” and nothing could

stand in our way.

Where has all of that gotten us after three weeks?

Not very many of us would have predicted that we would be stuck in between this rock and a hard place now being a third of the way through the season.

The Rams have worked themselves to a 1-3 record on the 2012 season and have been outscored 9346 since the Showdown.

CSU football witnesses fan turnouts shrink with every game. The poor excuse for a student section began leaving before the conclusion of Saturday’s home game against Utah State.

Such a promising start has now led us near the bottom of the Mountain West Conference.

The game against CU-Boulder still represents our lonely win in 2012, which at this point is arguably nothing to brag about. The Buffaloes are the laughing stock of the Pac 12 after losses to FCS foe Sacramento State and a 55-7 embarrassment against Fresno State. Most of us were rather surprised that they actually picked up their first win over the weekend with a fourth quarter comeback against Washington State.

One of the key factors to the diminishing hope for the football season has to be our inability to get the win in our own backyard.

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