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THE RO CKY MOUNTAIN
Fort Collins, Colorado
Thursday, September 13, 2012
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Volume 121 | No. 27
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THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891
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Fee power belongs to CSU students
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If you haven’t been on the plaza for the past few days, you missed an endless parade of street preachers trying to spread the word to every “lost” student. But this year’s crop is boring. So, here’s who we’d like to see:
By CARRIE MOBLEY The Rocky Mountain Collegian Telling college kids they have to pay fees to fund student organizations is about the same as telling Americans they have to pay more taxes –– the idea usually isn’t received well. At CSU, students have the opportunity to get a say in the student fee process. Compared to other universities like Iowa State, Washington State and Kansas State; CSU has a unique student driven process that translates into real changes by the university’s Board of Governors. Under the current process, the Associated Students of CSU create a committee (the Student Fee Review Board), which then meets with the respective heads of various fee-funded areas around campus. The SFRB then compiles a list of all the student fees to present to the ASCSU Senate. Senate then approves, amends or denies the list –– also known as the “Long Bill.” After approval, the bill is then sent to President Tony Frank’s desk to be presented to the Board of Governors. The board then implements the fees for the next fiscal year. According to ASCSU Vice President Joe Eden, there has never been a year in which the Board of Governors has denied the student written bill. Students, in other words, have a lot of say in the student fee process here. In contrast, Washington State University–Vancouver has a much more facilitated process, according to Student Government President Daniel See FEES on Page 5
Preachers we’d like to see on the plaza HUNTER THOMPSON | COLLEGIAN
College of Liberal Arts Sen. Halden Schnal makes a comment at the Associated Students of CSU Senate meeting Wednesday night in the Lory Student Center. Student government officials unanimously agreed on proposed changes to the student fee process, which proponents say make it streamlined.
ASCSU alters student fee process By CARRIE MOBLEY
HOW DID THINGS CHANGE FOR YOU?
The Rocky Mountain Collegian In the absence of the bill’s creator, Vice President Joe Eden, and with no discussion on the floor, the Associated Students of CSU passed proposed student fee reforms on Wednesday with a vote of 20-0-4 to streamline the process by which fees are changed. Bill 4202, which required two separate votes of a two-thirds majority, changed the way the Student Fee Review Board communicates with senate throughout the academic school year on fee proposals and will also affect the power that senate has to veto the bill at the end of the year. Previously, the SFRB spent the entire academic year meeting with heads of various fee-funded areas on their monetary needs for the next fiscal year. After meeting with each of the areas, the SFRB then compiled the “Long Bill,” which included all the fees, whether they have been increased,
Previous process:The Student Fee Review Board independently put together a list of student fee proposals, known as the “Long Bill” throughout the year, which was then voted on at the end of the year by senate. Why this was inefficient: According to ASCSU Vice President Joe Eden, this process created a problem when the senate –– which was not involved in the assembly of the “Long Bill,” would have only two senate sessions to review and discuss the bill and make an informed decision on whether to send it to Tony Frank’s desk.
decreased or stayed the same and presented it to the senate. The senate could then amend, approve or deny the bill. According to Eden, this process was extremely flawed because it didn’t allow any communication between senate and SFRB until the last two senate sessions in the school year, which put a major time constraint on a very
By SAM NOBLETT The Rocky Mountain Collegian
important subject. “As a third year senator, I can remember all of the fee packages and the stress that came with just trying to ratify it in senate,” said Sen. Cameron Doelling, head of the Internal Affairs committee, one of the three committees the bill was sent to after being introduced See ASCSU on Page 3
“Someone stealing is a lot different than if someone is running around with a knife.” Mike Hooker | Executive Director of Public Relations
CSU President Tony Frank address attendees at the Fall Address on the Oval in 2010. The Fall Address, first held in 1997, features music and entertainment by the CSU Marching Band and Golden Poms. (Collegian File Photo)
university.” The speech may also include how the university is preparing for a possible decrease in state funding for CSU. The free picnic that follows will give attendees a choice between a Santa Fe turkey sandwich or a vegan cilantro and edamame hummus wrap. “It’s a nice time to hang out on the oval,” Hooker said. It is expected to be 72 degrees and sunny during
He is coming. You’ve all seen the signs, even if you aren’t aware that you have. It’s 2012, the end is coming, and Cthulhu is the harbinger of doom. Come on, Lovecraftians, sound the call!
What’s new: With the new legislation, which was passed with a vote of 20-0-4, the SFRB, which will now be comprised of 50 percent senators, will report to senate on a weekly basis throughout the year. Senate will then make recommendations to SFRB, and at the end of the year senate will hold a vote of confidence to pass the bill, which will then be sent to Tony Frank. He will present it to the Board of Governors, which has the power to implement the changes.
Frank to discuss state of CSU CSU President Tony Frank gives his annual Fall Address Thursday at 11:30 a.m. on the Oval to talk about the state of the university. The Allison, Parmelee, T-DEX, Ram’s Horn, Ram’s Horn Express and the Sports Grill at Ram’s Horn dining centers will be closed at that time, according to the university. Only Braiden and Corbett’s centers will remain open. The address is preceded by a ceremonial march at 11:15 a.m. and followed with the University Picnic, which will include food and entertainment from Blue Grama, a Fort Collins bluegrass band. The picnic has occurred every year since 1997. The university expects to have about 3,500 people in attendance. Frank will speak about the last academic year and the one that’s yet to come, according to CSU Spokesman Mike Hooker. He will also address the state of higher education funding in Colorado. “(For) the past 20 years, the state used to pay twothirds of educating a student the state now pays for onethird and the student pays for the rest,” Hooker said. “It affects students around campus and it affects the
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EVENT DETAILS What: Tony Frank’s Fall Address and the University Picnic When: Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Where: The south side of the Oval Food: Santa Fe turkey sandwich or a vegan cilantro and edamame hummus wrap
the speech, according to The Weather Channel. Collegian Writer Sam Noblett can be reached at news@ collegian.com.
Third arrest made for alleged CSU thief By KATE SIMMONS The Rocky Mountain Collegian
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of a series of thefts on CSU campus who has previously been apprehended twice for stealing student’s property. David Gutzke, 41, was arrested Monday at 4:45 p.m at 230 E. Mountain St. in front of the Food Co-Op after one of his alleged victims recognized him from video surveillance photos released by CSU’s Public Safety Team. Gutzke is currently being held in Larimer County Jail with a $10,000 bond and will remain there until his Sept. 17 court date, according to the Larimer County Jail. He has been charged with one count each of felony second degree burglary, felony criminal impersonation and felony identity theft. He is also charged with two misdemeanor counts of theft, the CSU Public Safety Team said in a news release. Police have surveillance footage of Gutzke purchas-
ing items and have obtained credit card receipts that verify purchases he made on credit cards stolen from CSU’s campus. CSU Sgt. Jason Meisner said that personal items –– including credit cards –– were stolen. Since the investigation is ongoing, Meisner declined to provide specific details on the various items that were stolen or where they were stolen on campus. The Public Safety Team posted information about the thefts and Gutzke’s arrest on the public safety website at safety.colostate.edu. According to Executive Director of Public Relations Mike Hooker, students were not notified in any other manner because when PR sends out campus-wide emails to alert the student body of crime on campus, they receive complaints from many students who do not want emails sent to them. “We put information on See ARRESTS on Page 6
Pastafarians
This would be the most awesome thing ever. The Preachers are pirates. They serve pasta. And they hand out FREE BEER, on FRIDAYS. All hail His Noodly Appendage! Sign me up for the Beer Volcano!
Scientology
Tom Cruise is a’comin’. Remember: We’re all infested with Thetans, so get yourselves audited, Rammies!
Whovians
Two words: David Tennant. Nerds of all stripes will descend on this university to try and fit themselves into the TARDIS and have adventures across space and time if the Doctor appears. That we can get behind!
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