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Beloved CSU statistics instructor dies at 55 By AUSTIN BRIGGS The Rocky Mountain Collegian With an easy going manner, bright smile and willingness to spend hours outside of class helping any student who was struggling with statistics, Carl Richard Gumina inspired thousands of CSU students in his 15 years as an instructor in the Department of Statistics in the College of Natural Sciences. “He truly was a beloved teacher who cared about his students. A consummate scholar. He had a love of life you can only dream of having,” said Janice Nerger, dean of the College of Natural Sciences. “Rick was one of the finest teachers in our college.” The instructor was found unconscious Monday morning by bike racks behind the CSU Statistics Building on the Oval. After being taken from

the Colorado State University campus in an ambulance, Gumina was pronounced dead at Poudre Valley Hospital at 8:35 a.m. Monday, according to Jere Gunderson, an investigator with the Larimer County Coroner’s Office. Gunderson said the cause of death is still pending, but no foul play is suspected. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday. Gumina was 55 years old. Friday afternoon Kalie McQuillen, a junior psychology and social work double major, had just turned in a project in Gumina’s statistics class. Walking out the building with a classmate, they both talked about how good of an instructor Gumina was. “We were both talking about how great he was and how we wouldn’t want any other professor teaching us statistics,” McQuillen said.

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Statistics Instructor Carl Richard Gumina, right, was pronounced dead at Poudre Valley Hospital early yesterday morning.

Former CSU student Ulanda Baker said Gumina put everything he had in making statistics “fun, unique and engaging” for the students who passed through his class. She said he would try to come up with subjects that a college kid might find inter-

esting, like the average length of a kiss, marriage or average amount of alcoholic beverages a college student might consume over a weekend. “He was always willing to take the extra time to answer questions. He would try so hard to come up with different ways

to help the person understand the subject,” Baker said. Former students said Gumina knew statistics was one of the more disliked classes and would joke about that with students and do everything he could to make it accessible. “It’s really hard to find good professors who teach a tough subject everybody hates,” Baker said. McQuillen said she came from a high school of 300 people and was worried she wouldn’t be able to get to know any of her professors at CSU. After taking Gumina’s STAT 311 class her freshman year, she said there was no other instructor she wanted for her STAT 312 course. “He was just a cool guy and so unpretentious,” McQuillen said. “At the beginning of every See GUMINA on Page 3

“I’m the only candidate running for president of the United States that wants to end the drug war now.” Gary Johnson | Libertarian presidential candidate

Amendment 64 supporters rally for marijuana legalization By KATE SIMMONS The Rocky Mountain Collegian

KEVIN JOHANSEN | COLLEGIAN

Teresa Tellechea watches the presidential debate with a focused look on her face at Avogadro’s Number on Monday. The College Democrats held a watching party at Avogadro’s Number, while the College Republicans held one at the Larimer County Victory Office.

Community gathers to watch the final debate By KATE SIMMONS and KATE WINKLE The Rocky Mountain Collegian The chatter of voices and crunch of paper food liners quieted as President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney addressed patrons of Avogadro’s Number from a large projector screen in the back room of the restaurant. Meanwhile, the College Republicans at CSU and community members gathered in the Larimer County Victory Office for their own debate watch party and were greeted by a life-size cardboard cutout of Romney placed next to the television broadcasting the debate. “It’s really great to get together — whatever side you’re on — and watch the debate. You can talk about things that one said, and have a verbal discourse about issues,” said Kelsey Maez, president of the CSU College Democrats. “It can really provide a venue to answer questions people have.” Economics major Tyler Marr, who attended the Republican watch party, said he thinks voters know very little about Romney’s foreign policy platform and that the debate helped reveal each candidate’s platform. “I think if voters were still undecided about [Romney] on foreign policy they probably wondered what his policy would look like,” Marr said. “I think in that aspect the

debate helped him sway undecided voters.” For some attendees, the atmosphere of the watch party determined their attitudes toward the debate. Kevin Davis, a student at Front Range Community College, came to Avogadro’s Number to spend time with his friends and play a debate drinking game, but ended up learning more about the candidates. “We actually didn’t drink almost nearly as much as we thought. We all just got too much into the actual debate,” Davis said. Both watch parties had their share of applause and groans as the candidates attempted to explain their policy positions. Obama’s experience in office leaves Romney at a disadvantage when it comes to foreign policy, according to Maez. “There are so many situations going on in various parts of the world and right now. We can’t afford to have someone who has not had any foreign policy experience,” Maez said. “We need to keep the efforts we’ve made and the strides we’ve made in foreign policy continuing.” Marr disagreed with Maez. He said that even though Romney has not had Obama’s experience as Commander in Chief, the debate allowed him to See PARTY on Page 3

Colorado voters will decide on Nov. 6 on Amendment 64 –– legislation that would regulate marijuana like alcohol and it make the state among the first in the nation to profit from the substance’s legalization. It proposes modifying Colorado’s Constitution to allow individuals 21 years old or older to possess, use, grow and transfer up to one ounce of marijuana or up to six marijuana plants, with certain restrictions. Adults would be allowed to share up to one ounce of marijuana with other individuals over the age of 21, but are not allowed to sell it. According to Vote No On 64, one ounce of marijuana is the equivalent of 60 joints –– others say it comes out to 40 joints. “Marijuana prohibition has failed and 64 is a sensible, evidence based approach for Colorado,” said Betty Aldworth, a spokesperson for the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol. At a campaign event that took place in Fort Collins on Oct. 19, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson said that 90 percent of the problems with drugs in this country are problems because of prohibition, not use. “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 at a former medical marijuana dispensary. “Colorado has the opportunity to change drug policy worldwide.” Changing drug policy worldwide is the same reason

Rachel Drechsler, treasurer for the College Republicans at CSU, said she is opposed to the amendment. “I believe that by regulating marijuana, the state of Colorado would become an epicenter for the drug trafficking across the nation,” Drechsler wrote in an email to the Collegian. Dreschsler stated that she also worries about the impact marijuana legalization would have in Fort Collins and on the CSU campus. “I believe that if Amendment 64 was made legal here it would directly impact the availability of marijuana across campus which would directly encourage a higher rate of use among students which would lead to a less academically inclined community,” Dreschsler wrote. In September, Gov. Hickenlooper opposed the amendment saying it would inhibit Colorado from remaining the healthiest state in the nation and it has the potential to tell children that drugs are OK. “While we are sympathetic to the unfairness of burdening young people with felony records for often minor marijuana transgressions, we trust that state lawmakers and district attorneys will work to mitigate such inequities,” Hickenlooper said in his statement. Dawn Nannini, evaluation specialist at Team Fort Collins, a local organization dedicated to preventing the abuse and illegal use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, also worries legalization of marijuana would negatively See AMENDMENT on Page 7

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STRIP CLUB

The CSU Jousting Club is happening! Now everyone who has ever wanted to be Heath Ledger in “A Knight’s Tale” can live out their fantasy of riding atop a horse, clad in knight’s armor and wielding a lance and shield. The creation of a Jousting Club now begs the question, what other cool clubs should CSU students put together?

Cool Clubs We Wish We Had Live Action Role Playing

Since we’re going full medieval now, CSU needs to approve full contact “LARPing.” Swords, axes, armor –– the whole nine yards. It is one step closer to a CSU Renaissance Festival.

CSU Wakeboarding/ Waterskiing

All of us in the Fort live within easy driving distance of a perfectly usable large body of water: Horsetooth Reservoir. People are wakeboarding and waterskiing up there all the time when it is warm and it isn’t exactly difficult to have fun doing it.

Trampoline Sports

If it is good enough for the Olympics, it is good enough for us. Trampolines are some of the things that just never ever get old. The Strip Club is written by the Collegian staff.

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Community Briefs

FORT COLLINS FOCUS

Enjoy chili con Kappa Kappa Gamma

Chili’s great, but it’s even better if it’s for a good cause. Tonight, Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority will host “Chili con Kappa,” its annual fall philanthropy event. For $5, participants can enjoy all-you-can-eat chili, Texas Roadhouse rolls, a baked potato bar and a chili competition. Proceeds benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The event goes from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and takes place at the Kappa house on 729 S. Shields St.

Learn how to manage stress, just in time for midterms KEVIN JOHANSEN | COLLEGIAN

Junior James Felmlee walks through the Morgan Library Monday afternoon. The library ﬁrst opened its doors in 1880 as a small reading room and today it holds 2 million books for the 22,000 students it serves.

CORRECTION In the Oct. 18 article “CSU employees donate mostly to Democrats,” it was incorrectly stated that employees at CU-Boulder donated $2,050 to political causes this election cycle. They actually donated $221,911, according to opensecrets.org. The Collegian regrets its error.

Is stress keeping you down? Learn how to fight it today during the “Mindfully Managing Stress” workshop series, happening today at 3:30 p.m. in the lower conference room of the Campus Recreation Center. This workshop, according to an entry on the events calendar, will teach attendees how to practice mindfulness. “Mindfulness is a way to

train ourselves to be present in the moment with more attentiveness, awareness and acceptance,” the events calendar entry stated. This is the second in a four-part workshop series. While participation in the first workshop is recommended, it is not required. Call the CSU Health Network at 970-491-6053 to sign up.

Pulitzer prize winner making a stop at CSU

David Freed, a screenwriter, author and former investigative journalist for the Los Angeles Times, will be speaking to CSU’s chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Clark C room 146. The event is free and open to the public. Freed, a CSU alum and former Collegian editor, began his career in Colorado Springs, before moving to the Rocky Mountain News and the Los Angeles Times. He was a Pulitzer prize finalist for his coverage of the justice system in L.A. and shared a Pulitzer for his coverage of the Rodney King beatings.

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Jousting Club debuts at CSU

A new club promotes chivalry and equality among members By AMANDA ZETAH The Rocky Mountain Collegian Imagine suiting up in a motorcycle jacket, mixed martial arts gloves and traditional knight’s helmets made from 14 to 16 gage steel. You are riding a stampeding horse while aiming a 15-foot wooden pole at your opponent. Welcome to the sport of jousting. The Jousting Club at CSU is eager to recruit new members for the 2013 spring semester. Informational meetings and practices take place every Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Johnstown, which is about 35 minutes south of Fort Collins. Currently the Jousting club has three active members who have been training for a little over a year. Patrick Lambke, a world champion jouster and head of the Knights Jousting Academy, has agreed to coach those that are eager to learn the sport. “We want safe and open-minded members to enjoy this sweet sport,” said Kryssi Miller, a senior theatre major and president of the Jousting Club. Miller has been jousting since April, but has been horseback riding since she was nine years old. She said it helps to have a background in horseback riding, but that isn’t necessary to be a successful jouster. Anyone that is willing to learn is welcome to attend practices. There are no size or age requirements, and the team is co-ed. “In this sport, men and women are equal,” Miller said, “This is an exciting chance for girls that wanted to be a knight.” Members of the club will compete in tournaments on

DEBATE |

present his ideas to the American public and show that he is competent when it comes to foreign policy. “I think the sitting president usually, if not always, has the advantage in a foreign policy debate,” Marr said. “I thought, for being a domestic expert, Mitt showed he’s very capable of handling the foreign policy side of the job.” Fort Collins community member Sandra Gust said she was very disappointed that the candidates did not discuss the situation in Libya more. She said she would have liked to uncover what

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President of the new Jousting Club Kryssi Miller practices at her arena Monday afternoon. The Jousting Club performs on horseback, but also does other games on foot like sword ﬁghting and spear throwing.

Saturdays beginning in the spring semester. “It is very competitive, but we cheer for each other and act like a team,” said Anna Adrian, a master’s candidate and active member in the club. Eventually, the club would like to compete against neighboring colleges –– if that’s an option. “I don’t know of any other university that has jousting,” Miller said. In the meantime, members will be taught how to light armor joust. Light armor jousting differs from heavy armor jousting because less protective gear is needed and the objective of hitting the opponent is completely different. “It is a type of shield tag,” Miller said. “It’s really all about the accuracy of hitting your opponent.” The point system differs between the two types

of jousting. In light armor jousting, the jouster is trying to hit a bull’s-eye located on their opponent’s shield. If they are successful in hitting the bull’s-eye with their lance, they get points. “You have to have complete trust in your opponent, because you aren’t trying to injure each other,” said Bryan Connly, a senior theatre major and vice president of the Jousting Club. That doesn’t mean that injuries don’t occur. The most common injuries are small scrapes and bruises, as well as sore arms due to the heaviness of the lance. “It’s safe if you are doing what you are told,” Connly said. To prevent injuries, jousters wear motorcycle jackets, gloves, elbow and wrist pads, as well as traditional garb that original jousters wore. Every joust-

JOIN THE CLUB What: CSU Jousting Club When: Wednesdays at 4 p.m. Where: Johnston, CO (35 minutes south of Fort Collins)

er is also required to wear a knight’s helmet during practice and competitions. “We found the helmets at the antique store,” Adrian said. New members will be provided with their own equipment and horse. The club is eager to gain some new members and introduce them to the sport of jousting. “It is perfect for the pent-up aggression people built up during mid-terms,” Miller said. City Beat Reporter Amanda Zetah can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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really happened in the Benghazi incident. Marr agreed with Gust. He said he thinks Romney missed an opportunity to confront Obama about Libya. “I think that he dispelled the myths that he’s a warmonger,” Marr said. “He had to do that because it’s kind of a blank critique you hear of him sometimes in the foreign policy department.” According to Marr, Romney caught Obama off guard by mentioning the president skipping Israel in his opening tour. “He made a strong point when he said that the president skipped Israel on the opening tour,” Marr said.

“I thought that was the one time in the debate, if there was one, that the president was caught off guard.” Now that the debates are over, the candidates’ supporters weighed in on the experience. Each side claimed their candidate as the victor. Emily Cordes, a junior history and political science major, said Romney performed strongly in the debates, especially the first, but that he won in the last debate by a narrower margin. William Russel, the chair of Larimer County Democrats, thinks Obama was the overall winner in the debates. “He laid low on the first

debate but I think that was part of the plan,” Russel said. “It’d be un-presidential for him to get up there and bash the newbie right off the bat.” The debate series successfully highlighted the candidates’ differences on issues important to Americans, according to Maez. “I think both candidates broached each campaign platform and continued to show there are two very different candidates,” Maez said. “Americans can fall on either side of the issues.” Politics Beat Reporter Kate Winkle and Student Life Beat Reporter Kate Simmons can be reached at news@collegian.com

class he’d start by saying, ‘I’m not a doctor –– just call me Rick.’” McQuillen said Gumina was always available and enjoyed joking around with his classes. If a class was particularly tough he would end it with, ‘we've had enough, let's go to the Skellar for a beer.’ “Getting to know your teacher like that is huge,” McQuillen said. “It changes your whole college experience.” Gumina received his undergraduate degree in chemistry and mathematics from Hope College in 1979. He got a secondary education certification from CSU in 1991 and received his master’s in statistics from CSU in 1998.

In 2003, Gumina won the Resources for Disabled Students Effort Award. “He seems to have a rare and special talent for explaining mathematics and statistics in such a way that even students with a phobic dislike for those subjects are able to succeed in passing them,” reads the center’s website. Nerger put it differently. “He was a fine person, just a fine person … ” she said. “The thing I’m going to miss is that smile and the laughs we shared every morning. He was a positive person who had a positive influence on thousands of students and everyone who knew him.” Senior Reporter Austin Briggs can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Is the squeeze worth all the extra juice?

By BRYCE LIEDTKE

Last week I overheard a student say ‘“If you like money and the economy, then you like tax cuts.” Oh, if it were only that simple my friend. Since the onset of our financial crisis, deciding how to help struggling middle-class Americans while still providing sufficient revenue for the government has been a point of contention. Drastically different strategies in tax code currently hang in flux, yet their transparency is cloudy at best. The appropriate approach to our particular economic ailments is a function of our belief set, that is to say, “it depends.” What it depends on, largely, is the stances we take on the moral obligation to immediately eradicate the national debt and our willingness to slash social programs. First let us distinguish our deficit from debt. Our deficit, the amount beyond our annual national revenue that causes us to borrow, has shrunk every year under the Obama Administration. Our debt — being the overall negative ending balance — continues to grow, but at a decreasing rate. The best way to remedy both a deficit and national debt is growth — this is where arguments arise. Proponents of large tax cuts — such as a Romney administration — tend to favor the trickle-down theory, in which, by decreasing taxes, the money that stays in hands of the private sector spurs spending, expansion and therefore economic growth. Several problems arise from this idea. First is the belief that this money will in fact flow down the economic stream from high-income all the way to low-income. If there is one thing the America’s growing wealth discrepancy illustrates it is how good our well-to-do population is at building financial dams to keep money at the top. A second problem, inexorably tied to the first, is how we pay for these tax cuts. Gov. Romney has explicitly stated he would end funding for PBS, Planned Parenthood, close tax loopholes and would repeal Obamacare among other things. Although disputed by the Romney camp, substantive evidence suggests that the proposed funding cuts and tax regulation would not cover the cost it incurs without the assumption of growth. This presents a fork in the road, it would require we make large cuts to spending in areas like edu-

cation, healthcare and tech research, charge it to the government tab which defeats one of its fundamental goals, or some combination. While we frequently reference our debt and deficit, it is important to underline the implications and underlying purpose of both. For instance, a resource intensive conflict such as the Iraq or Afghanistan war, although morally debatable, has no quantitative benefit for the American public while it costs us billions. Another expenditure is a social program such as Obamacare. This program is undeniably costly in the short-run and its particulars raise heated debates, but what is the inherent objective? Ideally, with universal healthcare coverage, preventative practices will avoid the less affluent from seeking expensive emergency care that ultimately is a cost to taxpayers. More important than what our deficit or debt figure is, is where it comes from and how are we positioning ourselves to eliminate it in the future. The difference between taking out a student loan for college or for a brand new Hummer is obvious to anyone. Education leads to career opportunities and higher wages. Borrowing for a brand new car, not so much. Government spending carries the same principles. A short run deficit is not necessarily bad as long as are using this revenue to make productive investments: education, medical/ scientific research, infrastructure, projects that at the end of the day will help grow our economy and standard of living over time. If our greatest priority is immediately eliminating the national debt at what cost does it come? Sustained debt is risky in the sense we do not possess on hand cash as insurance against unforeseeable problems. Conversely, if immediate debt reduction is only achievable at the expense of education, health benefits and other public services, is the juice worth the squeeze? Like most anything in life, it is all about balance. Debt is not ideal and it is vital that we implement a plan that eliminates it systematically; but drastic short-run changes proposed by sweeping tax cuts threaten gutting programs that services that define our country. The phrase “it takes money to make money’” holds true into fiscal policy. Instead of slashing taxes, hoping it will trickle down, we must instead find balance between cuts and strategic spending to ensure Americans profit long term. Bryce Liedtke is a senior finance major. His columns appear every other Tuesday in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.

OUR VIEW

We lost an amazing teacher On a campus where over 26,000 students go to class and over 6,000 faculty and other employees go to work, it can be easy to lose a sense of community. An instructor — in passing on knowledge to students and encouraging them to learn — has one of the most fundamental and important jobs in bringing together a university campus and when we lose one, the tragedy brings us together. Rick Gumina was, by the account of those that knew him, a one-of-a-kind teacher who inspired his students to love a subject that many struggle to grasp. Throughout his 15 years

as a statistics instructor, he sincerely cared to do all he could

“Rick Gumina was... a one-of-a-kind teacher who inspired his students to love a subject that many struggle to grasp.” to get students to understand seemingly untenable mathematical concepts. In 2003, CSU’s Resources

for Disabled Students presented Gumina with its Outstanding Effort Award, saying that through his dedication he ensured that students of all abilities in mathematics could succeed in his class and that “there are likely students who would not have graduated without his effort in supporting their success.” The Collegian Editorial Board extends its condolences to the friends, family, colleagues and students of Carl Richard Gumina. The CSU community lost a beloved instructor on Monday and he will be dearly missed.

The Collegian Editorial Board is responsible for writing the staff editorial, “Our View,” and for the views expressed therein. Letters and feedback in response to the staff editorial can be sent to letters@collegian.com. Allison Sylte | Editor in Chief editor@collegian.com Matt Miller | Content Managing Editor news@collegian.com Hunter Thompson | Visual Managing Editor photo@collegian.com

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Do you have a giant ‘beef’ with beef?

Compared to people in developing nations, Americans have the privilege and luxury to hold their food against high standards: They are concerned about the safety, quality and price of their food. Consumers of meat take care in purchasing and often question whether the products they eat are safe and healthy. Hormones in meat are a major cause of concern in today’s food consumers. It might just surprise you how safe hormone use in animal agriculture really is. Through classes, discussions with professors and guided research, I have discovered the reasons for the beneficial use of hormones, which food animal agriculturists utilize. Several techniques and technologies have been introduced in food-animal production to help provide our current population with enough viable protein — protein that is abundant, high-quality, safe and affordable. Beef

production technologies have allowed U.S. cattle producers to meet the protein needs of our country and, through exports, the protein needs of people in many other countries. Why does agriculture even bother with animal protein as a source for food? There is a significant amount of land that is unsuitable for crop production. Yet this land offers a remarkable resource: forage. While humans cannot use forage, beef cattle can. And most market beef cattle spend most of their lives grazing this forage. Cattle have a digestive system featuring a four-compartment stomach with a high complex microbial population, they are able to convert forage into muscle that can be used as a high-quality protein for humans. All food that is produced and sold commercially is required to meet federal regulations. It is the job of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ensure the safety standards of meat. Animal products are carefully tracked and inspected for consumer safety. The USDA does allow a regulated use of hormones to increase meat production. The cattle industry uses hormones in their beef to increase the production of muscle and make the animal a better protein producer. More muscle allows the producer to meet the population’s protein demands. In cattle, muscle growth is influenced by the amount of growth hormone, which is regulated by steroid hormones, such as estrogen and androgen.

I urge you to join me in voting for Karen Stockley for Larimer County Commissioner. Karen is a longtime resident of Colorado, and she understands the issues important to all of us in Larimer County. Karen supports smart land use and protecting our natural resources. She

is concerned about fracking, and she wants to protect the citizens from the harmful health effects that can occur during fracking. Karen is honest, level headed and will work well with the other commissioners to get the job done. We need a new voice on the County

By MALINDA DEBELL

In order to give an effective dose of anabolic hormones, estrogen and androgen, anabolic implants are inserted into the cattle’s ear. Many beef cattle are injected with this tiny device, which slowly emits the steroid hormones into the body. These supplemental hormone devices function just as if it was naturally occurring in cattle and other mammals. The amount of hormones in treated beef is not too much different than the hormone levels found in all natural beef. In a journal that discusses “The Ethical Food Movement” hormone levels of estrogen in different foods are spelled out. A female naturally contains 480,000 nanograms of estrogen on a daily basis. A 3 oz. serving of beef treated with a hormone supplement contains only 1.9 nanograms of estrogen. Whereas a 3 oz. serving of non-treated beef naturally contains 1.2 nanograms of estrogen. A 3 oz. serving of potatoes contain 225 nanograms of estrogen and 3 oz. serving of soybeans contain 168,000,000 nanograms of estrogen. Consumers have many choices in which meat they chose to buy at the grocery store. When you are making those choices, it’s helpful to understand that an entire body of science proves that beef raised with supplemental hormones is safe for human consumption.

Malinda DeBell is a sophomore animal science major. Her column appears every other Tuesday in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.

GUEST COLUMN Commission, and we need a woman’s voice — an independent voice. Please vote for Karen Stockley in the November election. Nancy Jackson Loveland, CO

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Yays and Nays Yay | to CSU’s hockey teams. Be it men’s or women’s, CSU owns on the ice. Go Rams!

NAY | to the Denver Post for their opposition on 64. At least you support legaliza-

tion...

NAY | to not having a fall break. Tests are back. They’re always back. A break

YAY | to the debates being over. Election cycle is almost over, we’re all tired of

would be nice.

political ads.

Yay |to the jousting club. Now Quidditch and Jousting Club need to do a battle royale for charity.

NAY | to Lance Armstrong for lying to everybody for so long. Who knew he was

A response to the pres. debate

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Speak to the youth about cultural diversity

Do you remember when you were 13 and that passionate college student came to your class to discuss gender equality, religious tolerance, cultural relativity and sexual orientation? If your answer is no, then you’re not alone — in fact these topics were never exposed to me until I was finishing high school. I grew up surrounded by a mostly white Christian demographic, and the first time I was seriously exposed to a culture that was ideologically or ethnically different than my own was when I began studying at CSU. Like most other CSU students, I have taken classes, attended lectures and involved myself in many conversations which addressed stereotypes regarding gender, religion, sexuality and ethnicity. These are topics expected to be discussed among students of higher education, after all. The question I would like to ask though — why are these topics being introduced when we are well on our way to becoming adults and not sooner? In the past year some of the most significant conversations I participated in

have been with middle school students. Most recently, I was awarded the opportunity to speak with Cally Stockton’s first period Spanish class at Cache la Poudre Middle School about my experience traveling, learning Arabic and Arab culture. For most of the students, it was the first time hearing about such things, especially from someone not too much older than them. Questions flowed, interest was sparked and a conversation began. On another occasion, I enjoyed speaking with the youth at The Springs Church, in Colorado Springs, discussing Islam and the false stereotypes surrounding the religion. Even though the presentation in and of itself was simple (defining the basics of Islam and correcting stereotypes) the specific content relative to the culture in which it was addressed, as well as my age and personal experience made the talk more powerful. It was the first time that this Christian youth group was able to talk openly about Islam and ask questions from a knowledgeable source. For me, discussing Islam, my travels, Arabic and social justice issues is a part of my everyday rhetoric; academically and socially. But for middle school students who lack the exposure of culture, language and religion different than their own, these conversation topics are absolutely necessary and can be life changing. Since college students haven’t quite transcended into the image of a disheartened, out of date adult, the line of communication between middle school and college students is still open. As an inspired and informed generation, should it not be our duty to start these conversations with the youth?

We would like to speak to the story that you ran Oct. 2 about the English department’s advertisement for an entry-level assistant professor of pre-1900 American literature. We have concerns about some of the inaccuracies. The most distressing inaccuracy of the article is the story’s focus on presumed discrimination against adjunct faculty. That is perhaps the story’s gravest misrepresentation, since the truth is that we greatly value adjunct faculty in the English Department. While salary and workload leave room for improvement, the university has in fact allowed us to give raises, recognize adjunct faculty who have a longstanding record of excellent teaching in the department, and offer these members of our faculty several “distinctive positions.” We know our good fortune in having members of our adjunct faculty undertake administrative work in the university’s composition program as part of their regular teaching load.

We also appreciate our adjunct faculty members’ skills in the classroom and on department standing committees. Our strong support of Campus Equity Week (Oct. 8-12) speaks to our continuing actions to address adjunct faculty concerns; and our support of this important event argues against the implication that we would ever exclude qualified adjunct faculty from applying for this or any English department position. Near the end of the story the reporter notes that “adjunct professors with qualified master’s degrees” were angered. Actually, no one with a master’s degree would be eligible for the position. Instead, as the position description clearly states, applicants need a Ph.D. Applicants with MA degrees are never considered because terminal degrees are required for any tenure-track position in the English department. We continue to encourage all qualified applicants to submit their materials for consideration for this entry-level position.

By BROOKE LAKE

My name is Tyler Drum. I’m a 20-year-old political science student at CSU. I’m gay, a Democrat and I’m voting for Jon Fye “The People’s Guy” come November. Many of my fellow Democrat friends ask me why I am so passionately supporting the Republican in this race. To me it is not about party: the two party system

When I was 14, I wish I had a college representative come from the GBLQT community to break down how using terms like “gay” or “fag” in a negative connotation is flagrantly hurtful and possibly devastating to a person. Maybe then, it wouldn’t have taken me until I was 19 to learn the poison imbedded in such terms. To be honest, when I walked away from my conversation with those young teens, I was not a changed person. I simply spoke about things familiar and dear to my heart, then life went on as usual. Who’s to say, however, that some of those young teens now see Muslims as human beings just like themselves, instead of foreign, hateful terrorists? Not every conversation we participate in has a monumental effect on us personally, it can, however, hold significance for the other party involved. With it being Bullying Prevention Awareness month, I want to challenge my fellow students at CSU to take the time to talk with someone in middle school about topics we are blessed to be informed about and exposed to every day on campus. There is one caveat however — let it something you have personal investment in, because those young teens can smell phony from a mile away. Whether you are a part of a Latina sorority, the GBLQT community or have positive experience with other cultures — we need to share our knowledge and experience with the younger generation. Editorial Assistant Brooke Lake is a senior international studies major. Her column appears every other Tuesday in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.

GUEST COLUMN We would like to make two additional points. First, the reference to “this past week” misleads readers about the timing of the events. Actually, after the job posting on Sept. 6 and the responses that followed, we posted and updated the position description on Sept. 12. And while it is accurate to say the Office of Equal Opportunity reviewed the language of the ads, it is inaccurate to say that “OEO changed the language.” Position descriptions regularly undergo extensive review before they are posted. The language of the updated description was proposed by the English department search committee and reviewed by various people on campus, including the Director of OEO. Thank you for giving us this opportunity to set the record straight. Louann Reid, department chair; Paul Trembath, search committee chair; and members of the search committee.

By KEVIN JENSEN

There was a clear winner in Monday’s debate. It wasn’t Romney. It wasn’t Obama. The winner of the debate is the unobstructed continuation of America’s global interventionism. The presidential debate revealed that regardless of whether a Democrat or Republican is elected president, the U.S. war machine will grind on. While speaking at the University of Michigan, Michael Hayden, the director of the CIA under Bush, said that despite his initial skepticism of Obama, he was relieved to find that Obama’s tactics used in the War on Terror have simply been a continuation of the policies of his predecessor, President George W. Bush. The only difference between Bush and Obama? Obama kills more — usually with unmanned aerial vehicles. Drone strikes are President Obama’s favorite national security enforcer. CNN reports he’s already authorized 283 UAV strikes in Pakistan, six times more than during Bush’s eight years in office. Why such an increase in drone strikes? “We have made it so politically dangerous and so legally difficult that we don’t capture anyone anymore,” former CIA Director Hayden said. “We take another option: We kill them.” The number of deaths from Obama’s drone strikes is four times more than it was during the Bush administration, with roughly between 1,494 and 2,618 killed. Yay America! Die Terrorists! Right? Not quite. Last Wednesday, Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, speaking to the media outside of parliament, revealed that 80 percent of those killed in American drone attacks are innocent civilians. This runs in stark contradiction to previous statements by the Obama administration, which have claimed that the number of civilians killed in drone strikes is in the “single digits.” What explains this discrepancy? The New York Times reports that the Obama administration “counts all military-age males in a strike zone as combatants,” unless there’s explicit intelligence posthumously proving them innocent. So if an innocent citizen happens to be caught in the blast of Obama’s drone strikes, the Obama administration just automatically categorizes them as an enemy combatant so they don’t have to count them as part of their civilian casualties. Why wasn’t this brought up in the debate at all? Pakistan’s parliament has unanimously approved demands to end all drone strikes in their country, yet Obama and Romney both agree that we should be using even more of these sovereignty-ignoring UAVs. Obama is one of the luckiest politicians in American history; Romney

failed to call out the constitutionally questionable overreaches of federal power that the Obama administration has engaged in while fighting the War on Terror. Why didn’t Romney hammer Obama on the increasing use of UAVs in American airspace? Department of Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano is anticipating over 30,000 UAVs in U.S. airspace by 2020, so this is an issue that particularly deserves attention. There was no criticism of the Obama administration’s targeting and assassination of American citizens like Anwar al-Awlaki without due process — which our constitution specifies you cannot deprive somebody of life, liberty or property without. There was no mention at all about the Patriot Act, which candidate Obama vowed to retract, yet under his administration the Patriot Act has been renewed and extended. Most importantly, the single greatest constitutional issue facing this nation today was not brought up a single time in the debates: the National Defense Authorization Act. This despicable legislation — which already has an injunction against it by a federal judge — legalizes the indefinite detention of American citizens without charge or trial. Romney did not challenge Obama on any of these issues: His silence can only be seen as compliance. This should surprise nobody. A Romney administration would be as much of a continuation of Bush-era foreign policy as Obama’s has. In fact, of Romney’s 24 foreign policy advisers, 17 served in the Bush administration. Despite the fireworks on that debate stage, the American people were largely exposed to two identical foreign policies. Think about it: How many times did you hear the two candidates agree with each other? Both candidates are unequivocal allies of Israel and support crippling sanctions against Iran and military action if necessary. Both Obama and Romney are proposing increases in military spending despite our titanic debt and the fact that the mighty American military already eclipses every other force on the planet. Where is the voice advocating not bombing Iran or enforcing sanctions that do nothing but starve the civilian population? Where is the voice advocating non-intervention, peace and bringing our troops home? Where is the voice raised in opposition to Obama’s drone war, his warrantless surveillance programs and legislation he signed allowing the indefinite detention of American citizens without charge or trial? The truth is that there is no differentiation between the policies of Bush, Obama or even Romney when it comes to the War on Terror — when deciding between safety and liberty, they’ve all chosen safety, surveillance and control in place of freedom. The real winner of the last presidential debate wasn’t either candidate, it was the military industrial complex and America’s global interventionism. Editorial Editor Kevin Jensen is a senior English major. He can be reached at kjensen@collegian.com.

GUEST COLUMN is broken, both parties pass laws to regulate us so we live our lives how they want us to. Democrats tell women they need to be in the workplace, Republicans tell them they need to maintain traditional family values. Democrats tell me what to put into my body by passing sin taxes on soda and cigarettes, while Republi-

cans tell me I can’t get married because it would degrade the sanctity of their marriage. Well frankly I’m tired of being told how to live my life. I think we need someone representing us in Denver who will be working to get rid of the bad laws and not attempting to further tell me how to live. Randy Fischer is a perfect ex-

ample of another Democrat trying to tell me how to live. When he sponsored House Bill 09-1070 he wanted to tell me what I can and cannot do with my land, he wanted to tell me when I can and cannot talk on my cell phone with his support of House Bill 09-1094, and he wanted to pick the winners and losers in Colorado’s energy production with his support

of House Bill 09-1126. If you are as tired as I am of being told how to live your life, then I encourage you to join me and vote for Jon Fye “The People’s Guy” as our Representative for House District 53. Tyler Drum Political Science

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Food day at CSU celebrates health By AUSTIN BRIGGS The Rocky Mountain Collegian Why yes, there is a day dedicated to food — and CSU is helping to celebrate it. The CSU Nutrition and Fitness Club will be hosting a farmer’s market in the basement of the Lory Student Center Wednesday afternoon followed by a benefit dinner featuring locally grown food thanks to National Food Day. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. “Food Day is a really awesome event,” said Elisa Shackelton, CSU extension assistant for the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department. “It’s happening all over the country and is a way to promote healthy, affordable and sustainable food production.” Local farmers will be on hand to talk about sustainable farming and have produce for sale as well. The

benefit dinner will be hosted in the library and feature produce donated by local farms. Letting people know where their food comes from and meeting the farmers who grow it gives people a greater appreciation of the hard work it takes to grow your own food, said Isabella Sisneros, a food science and human nutrition senior and co-president of the Nutrition and Fitness Club. “It’s like with McDonalds, you have no idea where the food’s coming from it’s so standardized,” Sisneros said. “This gives a deeper connection to the food. We want people to know where their food comes from and to also show we’re grateful for these local farms.” Even though this is the second year for the national anniversary of food day, it’s the first year it’s been recognized at CSU, Sisneros added. Shackleton said all land grant universities have an ex-

AMENDMENT | Supporters: Continued from Page 1 impact youth. “We are opposed to passing Amendment 64 because we believe that legalization will increase its availability to use and we know that the availability of any substance is a risk factor for increased use among young people,” Nannini said. Johnson disagreed, saying that the community would benefit from the legalization of pot because it would free up law enforcement to focus on other crimes. “I think when we legalize marijuana and realize that the sky doesn’t fall, police actually go out tomorrow and enforce real crime as opposed to victimless non-violent crime,” Johnson said. “It starts with looking at drugs first as a health issue rather than a criminal justice issue.”

Some CSU students agree. “I think our community will benefit in a deeper, unseen way for people who don’t smoke marijuana because there will be more resources for law enforcement and the underground trade would go away,” junior journalism major Daniel Allen said. According to the 2012 State Ballot Information Booklet, the state legislature would enact a tax on marijuana sales and the first $40 million in revenue raised annually would fund public schools. “When you regulate it, you’re getting the tax dollars and it can go to things like education,” said Caleb Elwell, a graduate mechanical engineering student. “Otherwise all that money’s going straight to criminals.” Education funding has been cut drastically in the

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tension program whose mission is to use the research, knowledge and information that’s collected at the university to improve the lives of people living in the state. “We take that information and make it into fact sheets,” Shackleton said. “We hope to improve peoples lives, like working with farmers and ranchers to make sure they’re up to speed on the newest innovations.” Food Day is important to CSU, Shackleton said, because Colorado is the only state in the country without high obesity rates. She said

the university can set a national standard for healthy, affordable eating and sustainable food production. “As the land state land grant university, agriculture is the heart and root of what CSU is all about,” Shackleton said. “Colorado believes in being healthy citizens, so CSU is perfect for promoting Food Day.” The Larimer County Food Bank did not return requests for comment. Senior Reporter Austin Briggs can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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said. “Education should be a number one priority for the economy because the more educated citizens, the more the economy will flourish.” Munson-Brigham said budget cuts made everything more difficult at her high school. “We had to pay for required classes out of our own pockets. The money from Amendment 64 could fill the void of a lot of tax dollars,” Munson-Brigham said. Shawn Coleman, a member of the Organization of Cannabis Professionals, put it differently. “Our current marijuana policy is not consistent with the principles of liberty in which this country was founded,” Coleman said. “Amendment 64 is a solution.” Student Life Beat Reporter Kate Simmons can be reached at news@collegian. com.

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Bye week much needed for banged up Rams By CRIS TILLER The Rocky Mountain Collegian If it wasn’t bad enough to struggle through a season with one win, CSU football has been forced to deal with a myriad of injuries to key contributors on an already young team. By accident or design the Rams’ bye week came at the perfect time. “It’s nice (having a bye week) right here kind of at the halfway point,” junior H-back Jake Levin said Monday. “You do get to kind of reflect and see what you can change and what you will change going into the next half giving yourself a fresh start. It’s been very positive for us. “We got rest and relaxation from all the stress of playing on Saturday and all the stress of leading up to the game, so it was really, really good for us.” Through seven games this season the Rams have lost starting quarterback Garrett Grayson to a broken left collarbone, the team’s leading rusher from a year ago, Chris Nwoke, to nagging ankle injuries, senior cornerback Momo Thomas with season-ending shoulder surgery and even backup quarterback M.J. McPeek, who suffered a shoulder injury of his own against San Diego State. That’s just to name a few. CSU has grown thin at safety, defensive line and most notably quarterback. Asking your third string, freshman quarterback to start is rather unfair, but Jim McElwain has no choice. “I thought we got our starting quarterback Connor Smith really some valuable reps and we got him into it. Obviously he’ll go in as the starter,” McElwain said at his weekly Monday press conference. Smith saw action in the Rams’ last game in San Diego completing 18 of 22

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Chris Nwoke (6) runs past Josh Kusan (52) during the third quarter of CSU’s game vs. Air Force. The rams will be coming back from a bye week to take on Hawaii this Saturday at Hughes Stadium.

passes (81.8 percent) for 181 yards after McPeek left the game, but threw an interception and got sacked twice. Like McPeek before him, Smith will have to learn what it takes to be a Division-I starting quarterback. Lucky for him there was a bye week first. “When you know you’re going to be the guy there’s a heightened sense of intensity...I thought he did that and threw the ball around

the yard pretty well,” McElwain said of his young quarterback. “Still took a sack down in the red area during the red area scrimmage and that was corrected. Still tried to fit a ball a couple times in where you know what, the reason the backs and the check down (are there) is to flip it to them. So those are all things that need kind of constant coaching, constant reminders and that’s how you become consistent at

the position.” McElwain and his coaching staff did have the opportunity to see more from other young players outside of Smith who will be asked to step in and fill the shoes of all the injured veterans. “In our case we used (the bye week) from a fundamentals standpoint,” McElwain said. “It allowed us to get some guys, that haven’t maybe been playing a whole bunch, a good look and

maybe see where they’re at and those are the things that we were able to reevaluate. I feel like we came out of it well. Now that’s to be determined on Saturday as well.” In the end nobody was busier than the medical training staff. “We obviously had some guys banged up. We had everyone in the rehab, in the training room,” linebacker Aaron Davis said. “They were definitely full this week.”

WOUNDED RAMS Running back Chris Nwoke: Ankle Quarterback Garrett Grayson: Shoulder Quarterback M.J. McPeek: Shoulder Safety Austin Gray: Concussion

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