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A lot of crazy things happen during Finals Week. One such thing is taking a fake final exam, a field where there’s plenty of room to get creative.*
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Top row: left to right, Pierce Hornung, Greg Smith. Bottom Row: left to right, Colton Iverson, Dorian Green, Wes Eikmeier. This is likely the starting lineup for the CU-Boulder game tonight in Boulder at the sold out Coors Events Center.
Rams, Buffs renew rivalry tonight in By ANDREW SCHALLER The Rocky Mountain Collegian Twelve months ago, in its ninth game of the season, CSU basketball pulled off a remarkable one-point victory over rival CU-Boulder in Fort Collins. Following the victory, Rams fans stormed the court in celebration as the victory was a hallmark moment in CSU’s run to the NCAA tournament last year. The handling of the win irked at least one Buffs player. “You just kind of see when the little brother beats the big brother once, then they are going to be happy, they are going to rush the court,” CU guard Spencer Dinwiddie told The Denver Post Tuesday ahead of the showdown with CSU in Boulder Wednesday night. “When we win tomorrow night, I don’t think our fans are going to do that.” While the Buffs may be using the images from last year’s heartbreak-
ing loss as motivation, the Rams have maintained that they’re trying to keep an even keel heading into one of their toughest tests of the year. “For us as a team, I don’t think it’s quite as big of a deal as what other people kind of make it out to be,” CSU guard Wes Eikmeier said. “I understand it’s a rivalry game, these games always go neck and neck. But for us, we’ve just gotta stay on an even keel, approach it like another game and just go out and attack and play our game.” The Rams will be looking to attack CU by continuing to dominate the boards as the Rams have out rebounded every opponent this year so far while managing to win all of their first six games. “It’s always in the paint where the game is won or lost,” CSU forward Pierce Hornung said. “So we know if we can dominate down in the paint that we’ll have a shot at winning the game.” In addition to winning the battle on
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the boards, the Rams’ defense will have to keep an eye on Dinwiddie, who has scored 24 points in each of the Buffs’ last two games. Dinwiddie has showcased his ability to score in multiple ways this season. Last week he scored 24 points in a win against Texas Southern while getting to the line 18 times, despite making only three field goals in the game. In a loss against Wyoming on Saturday, Dinwiddie showed his ability to make shots from all over the floor while shooting 8-14 from the field and 4-9 from three-point range.
“He lets the game come to him,” CSU coach Larry Eustachy said. “He leads them in scoring and is far from taking the most shots. He gets fouled a lot and that’ll be huge, he’s got a great feel, a great way to play the game.” If the Rams find a way to contain Dinwiddie and the rest of the Buffs in a victory tonight, the Rams will have a resume-boosting win over a CU team that many have projected as an NCAA tournament team this year. However, the Rams realize how difficult it is to go on the road and overtake a team like CU which just lost its first game of the season Saturday against Wyoming. “Wyoming didn’t do us any favors by beating them,” Eustachy said. “You never wanna play a team off a loss, particularly such a talented team that’s so well-coached.” Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter Andrew Schaller can be reached at sports@ collegian.com
Denver Rescue Mission new owners of FoCo homeless shelter By AUSTIN BRIGGS The Rocky Mountain Collegian Since acquiring Fort Collins’ Open Door Mission homeless shelter Nov. 16, officials at the Denver Rescue Mission (DRM) are excited to serve the local homeless population and expand services to the estimated 800 homeless in the city. The shelter –– renamed Fort Collins Rescue Mission –– was transferred to DRM after the prior owner, Rev. Richard Thebo, reached an agreement with the Colorado Attorney General after facing a lawsuit accusing him of improperly using donations for personal gain. The new director, Chaplain Jim Carmack, said the shelter will continue with its mission
to serve the public while also expanding coordination efforts with other charities in town and offering more than a hot meal and warm bed. “This will be more than a place to land if you have nothing,” said FCRM director and Chaplain Jim Carmack. “We’ll always be that emergency place, but what we really want to go after is chronic and intentional homelessness.” DRM has been active in northern Colorado since the late 1990s. The organization runs Harvest Farms in Wellington, a self-sustaining farm for people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. “We love the Northern Colorado and Fort Collins area,” said Brad Meuli, DRM president and CEO. “We’re re-
ally interested in being part of the community and getting to know the lay of the land.” Carmack said when someone first walks in the door, they’ll be allowed to stay for free the first month. If the individual agrees to enter into the Steps to Success program –– a four-step plan designed to encourage self-sufficiency –– the shelter will focus on connecting that person with area social services and providers who can offer counseling services, job opportunities and housing referrals. If someone is dealing with addiction, they would have the choice to go to Harvest Farm. Spiritual guidance and integration into local churches is also See SHELTER on Page 6
A typical final exam in a lecture hall. All the students take their seats and the test begins. All of a sudden, a phone rings. A student answers it, exclaims “I’m on my way!”, rips off their shirt to reveal a colorful costume and dashes out again. Excelsior!
The ‘Forgot to Study’
A student not in the class sitting the exam sits down and begins to take the final. Halfway through the exam, the student exclaims “Guess I should’ve studied!” throws their test in the air and marches out.
The Quirrell
Last final of the day, the exam is going along. Then a student leaps up yelling: “TROLL!! IN THE DUNGEON!!” The student runs to the professor, states “Thought you ought to know,” before rushing from the lecture hall.
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Jim Carmack is the director at the Fort Collins Rescue Mission. The mission served lunch to the homeless on Tuesday at their shelter in Old Town.
*The Strip Club does not endorse sitting an exam you are not scheduled for. Seriously, what’s wrong with you? The Strip Club is written by the Collegian staff.
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Community Briefs Senior dance major capstone concert Dec. 7 and 8
Special lunch at the Aspen Grille Dec. 6 and 7
CSU’s University Center for the Arts (UCA) presents “Two Pairs of Turtle Doves,” the senior dance major capstone concert. Showings will occur Friday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 8 at 2 and 8 p.m. in the University Dance Theatre at the UCA, located at 1400 Remington Street. Tickets are $14 for the public, $10 for CSU students and $9 for youth under 17 years-old, and are available at the UCA Ticket Office or by phone at 970-491-2787. Free tickets for the Saturday matinee performance will also be available on a first-come, first-served basis through the Commitment to Campus program.
The Aspen Grille’s chef instructor, Garrett Overlee, will organizing the preparation of a delicious threecourse meal before students travel home for the holidays. The special menu event will take place Thursday and Friday, Dec. 6 and 7 at the Aspen Grille, located on the top floor of the Lory Student Center. Reservations are encouraged. Call 970-491-7006 Tuesday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to reserve a table or to learn about menu details.
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Craig Johnson author of the Sherriff Longmire series does a book reading and signing in the CSU Bookstore Tuesday. The Longmire series was adapted by A&E as a television series and set ratings records for the channel which shows popular shows like The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad. (Photo by Erin Mross)
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“Not many places kids can go now and just be themselves and meet a stranger and build a friendship. It’s a great program” Laurie Hyland | Fort Collins resident
Campus Corps youth, mentors graduate from program By AUSTIN BRIGGS The Rocky Mountain Collegian The lecture hall in room 131 of the Behavior Science Building was filled with bright smiles and a few teary eyes Dec. 3 as Campus Corps mentors and the youths they were paired with graduated after a semester of working together. Approximately 100 family members, students and youth watched a slideshow of this semesters highlights. Afterward, 35 youth and their mentors were called on stage to accept a graduation diploma, with each mentor giving his or her mentee a unique award –– among them “most likely to play for the Denver Broncos” and “most likely to be energetic.” “Even though it’s such a busy week it is such an important thing for me to be here at graduation to hear the youth talk about their experiences,” said Jennifer Krafchick, a human development and family studies professor and Campus Corps director. “It’s truly one of the most rewarding things I’ve been involved in.” The youth are often referred into the program from the juvenile justice system but can also be at risk from bullying at school or because of potential stresses that come with a low-income environment. After picking their mentor at the beginning of the semester, the youth spend four hours one night a week on campus in group settings. The small groups ex-
plore campus together, eat a family meal, work on homework, play sports and participate in arts and crafts. “For me it’s been really good to learn how to be a leader in different situations and know how to treat different kinds of people,” said Alexa Forester, a sophomore HDFS major and first year Campus Corps mentor. In the five semesters since the program officially started, Krafchick said 600 youth and 900 CSU students have participated in the program. Monday night was the first of four graduation ceremonies set to take place this week. One of the graduating youths,15-year-old Will Rodriguez, completed his fifth semester in Campus Corps Monday night. Rodriguez voluntarily came into the program in fall 2010 after being placed into a juvenile diversion program for getting into legal trouble. Even though he was intimidated at first being on a college campus, he had so much fun with the experience that he kept coming back each semester to be paired with a different CSU student mentor. “I didn’t want to come [either],” Rodriguez said. “The first time I came I wanted to stay home and play Halo.” One of the things Rodriguez likes best about Campus Corps is getting help with homework, something he used to ig-
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Will Rodriguez, a sophomore at Poudre High School in Fort Collins, poses with his mentor Alexa Foster during the Campus Corps graduation Monday night. Campus Corps is a mentoring program that pairs CSU students with at-risk youth.
nore. This semester he came up with the idea for the group to make care packages for troops stationed overseas. Rodriguez’s mom, Fort Collins resident Laurie Hyland, said the program is a good way for young kids to come to a place where they can be themselves and not be judged by other people. “It’s positive. You hear
at the graduation all positive stories,” Hyland said. “Not many places kids can go now and just be themselves and meet a stranger and build a friendship. It’s a great program.” After one semester in the program, 14-old Racheal Krenning also wants to return for another semester. She said she loved the program because her grades have improved and
she’s seen firsthand what goes on on a college campus, something she finds inspiring since she plans to be a veterinarian. Her mom, Fort Collins resident Jennifer Heiney, said since her daughter started Campus Corps, her grades have improved dramatically, she gets along better with her sister and her self-esteem has risen. “She has had not very
good friendships or relationships and social skills in elementary and middle school,” Heiney said. “Kids can be extremely vicious. Based on what has been happened to her, the things that have been said, to her this was a safe zone for her; a place she was accepted.” Senior Reporter Austin Briggs can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Demand unsigned teacher evaluations
By ANNA MITCHELL
To me, there are three things that signify that we are in that last stretch of the semester: My opinion regarding coffee goes from “I never touch the stuff” to “My heart only pumps heavily caffeinated dark roast.” I forget that showering daily is a social expectation. Instructors begin passing out course evaluation forms. Course evaluation forms are one of the few highlights of my days during this stressful and exhausting time of the semester. That makes my life sound pretty sad, but there it is. I love course evaluations because they are the one time that, on the institutional level, students are given any slight notion of having power over their schooling. It is the one time we are able to directly contribute to the quality of the education we receive. For the few of you who are unaware, the course evaluations are designed as such: The first page, or “cover page,” is full of 20-odd questions regarding the quality of the course, instruction, and the classroom facilities that are rated on a five-point scale ranging from Poor to Excellent. The questions cover a wide variety of topics that are important to consider when evaluating education from a quantitative standpoint. The information from cover pages dating all the way back to 1998 is available to the campus community at www.coursesurvey.colostate.edu. The second page of the survey is a space to provide comments. Only the instructor of the course, and that instructor's boss, will ever see these comments. While the cover page information is collected and tabulated as class data, the comments are presented individually and treated as separate information from the first page. At the bottom of this page, it is “requested” that students sign their name. The problem is, I have had some professors tell me that if I chose not to sign my name my evaluation “doesn’t count,” will “not be considered,” and even that unsigned evaluations are “immediately thrown out.” This makes me incredibly uncomfortable as a student evaluator. We are insured that our honesty can and will not be held against us. Precautions are
even taken — the instructor leaves the room while we fill out the surveys, for instance. But can the university really guarantee that a professor will not hold our critiques against us? It is true that instructors don't see the evaluations until after grades for that course are assigned. But that doesn’t mean that if I leave a comment saying “Professor Y did not seem to be very knowledgeable about her subject, so I, Anna Mitchell, often felt as though this class was a waste of time,” it won't be harmful to me when I end up having another class taught by Professor Y in the future. With these concerns in mind, I interviewed English department chair Louann Reid about what happens to evaluations after students fill them out and turn them in. Reid informed me that having the signatures is in connection to the university-wide policy that states that, while all of the second pages are shown to professors in order to help them improve their teaching, only signed comments (good or bad) may be used when instructors receive their formal evaluations, unless the department giving the evaluation states otherwise. The English department, for example, will consider both signed and unsigned comments in relation to the future of instructors. “We take (all the evaluations) seriously because we take students seriously,” Reid informed me. While I'm glad departments have the power to override it (though only some chose to), the university policy is absolutely horrific and has no benefits. Anonymous critiques are more likely to be honest because the criticizer does not fear negative consequences that may result from their honesty. Taking away that anonymity takes away the one protection that students have. And we are are already a virtually powerless group. Furthermore, the policy puts teachers in a tough spot. Instructors often seem uncomfortable asking students to attach their names to their opinions. But they know that issues such as raises and tenure consideration could be changed by something as small as if a student does or does not sign. These student surveys are not the sole way that instructors are judged in their formal evaluations, of course. But it is the only input that students have. The system is unethical. It is inefficient. My opinion should still count, even if it's unsigned. Anna Mitchell is a junior liberal arts major. Her columns appear Wednesdays in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian. com.
OUR VIEW
Perception still matters
The most important duty of our student government, according to the Associated Students of CSU website, is “advocating for student needs, whatever they may be.” And while CSU students definitely need increased cheap, off-campus housing options, accepting a $5,000 donation from Campus Crest, the controversial developer behind the Grove, is not in line with this goal. Campus Crest, which has a “D-” rating from the Better Business Bureau, owns 39 student housing projects across the country. These developments have been marred with concerns about sustainability and the treatment of its tenants, according to previous Collegian articles. “The proper operation of student government requires that officials and employees be independent, impartial and responsible only to students of the university,” section 1-1 of the ASCSU Code of Ethics states. How, exactly, can ASC-
SU claim to be impartial and advocating for students when it receives a $5,000 donation from an organization that may potentially exploit them? According to Andrew Oringer,
“It’s the perception of a conflict that can matter more than anything.” the director of the student Senate’s sustainability division, ASCSU attempted to avoid potential conflicts of interest by ensuring that, “Campus Crest wasn’t looking for anything specific after the donation.” But obvious conflicts of interest aside, it’s perception that really matters. How can a student who may potentially have concerns about
Campus Crest truly think that their student government is on their side after it accepted $5,000 from the organization? We genuinely believe that ASCSU officials do not think that this donation will create a conflict of interest as ASCSU tries to advocate for students. But again, it’s the perception of a conflict that can matter more than anything. Especially the perception of a conflict with a developer that has a history of treating its student tenants poorly. The ASCSU Code of Ethics claims that, “... officers and employees of the Associated Students of Colorado State University shall at all times attempt to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.” Student government may not think that there’s anything improprietous about accepting a donation from Campus Crest. But as their own Code of Ethics states, appearance still matters.
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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Apocalypse Now? Or Apocalypse... Maybe?
By CALEB HENDRICH
The upcoming apocalypse has been a very poignant topic in recent times, what with the global calamity that has been foretold by the Mayans. It appears as if we’ve all got about 16 days to count our blessings, make up for lost time with significant others, say all the things that we were going to say but never quite had the time to get around to saying, et cetera, et cetera. After all, that’s all the time we’ve got left before time runs out, right? Well, not exactly. The end of the world has always been a very popular topic throughout the course of human history. Who knows? Maybe the world will end by the calculations of the Mayans, which have led to widespread hysteria, panic and a marginally successful Roland Emmerich film. Or perhaps the end of time will be brought about by a sudden multitude of earthquakes and tsunamis as predicted by a doomsday cult in India. Maybe it’ll turn out that Harold Camping was actually right and the Rapture will occur. We could get hit by a rogue meteorite; there are a couple near
misses that astronomers are predicting will happen in the near future. There’s also the possibility of the world ending with the rise of the zombie hoards; let’s not forget this summer’s bout of sudden onset cannibalism. For all of that, though, there’s also the chance that the world will continue to spin as it always has, year in and year out, exactly as doomsday skeptics have been saying. Exactly as they have been saying ever since the very first end of the world prediction. In doing a little research on the end times, wondering whether or not I should begin to stockpile emergency rations and say farewell to everyone I know, I stumbled across a fairly extensive list of failed “doomsday” predictions. Turns out, the very first recorded instance of a doomsday prediction was discovered on an Assyrian tablet that dates back to 2800 BC, about forty-eight hundred years ago. And the doomsday track record only goes downhill from there. The second coming of Jesus Christ predates the predictions of Harold Camping by almost two millennia; he is very late. The world also should have ended on February 20th, 1524, when a colossal flood was predicted, caused by a planetary alignment in the constellation Pisces. French astrologer Pierre Turrel actually predicted four different days for the end of the world, which were to occur in 1537, 1544, 1801, and 1814. He was correct zero out of four times. Of course, it’s easy for one to brush off those predictions. They did occur hundreds of years ago in a more primitive age without the brilliant scientific advancements that have been made since then. However, doomsday skeptics have yet to find success in the mod-
ern day as well. Remember June 6th, 2006? That fateful day in June when the calendar formed the numerals 6-6-6, which was the sign of the Beast? People made a big deal about that day as well, and the world kept on turning without anything resembling an apocalyptic scenario. Jan. 1, 2000 was also supposed to be a big end of the world year, with hundreds of predictions ranging from a hostile first contact with aliens, to Bill Clinton declaring himself Dictator-for-Life, to a global pandemic. Most notably, the world only saw an easily fixed computer glitch and the inauguration of George W. Bush (No, Democrats, that does not count as an apocalypse). So bear this fact in mind when you begin your preparations for the end of the world this December: The world was supposed end hundreds, maybe thousands, of times over the course of recorded history. The world has not yet ended yet, which you may have noticed. Statistically, it’s almost impossible for there to be 100 percent certainty in anything, but doomsday skeptics have been rightly calling baloney on end of the world predictions just about 100 percent of the time. If you start getting a little nervous come December 21st, just keep that fact in mind and you’ll be okay. You might even have a little fun, because the end of days is, at least, a very good excuse for a kick-ass party.
Editorial Assistant Caleb Hendrich is a senior political science and journalism double major. His columns appear Wednesdays in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.
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ASCSU accepts $5,000 donation from student housing company By SKYLER LEONARD Rocky Mountain Collegian After Campus Crest Communities approached ASCSU about donating $5,000 to the student Senate’s sustainability division, Andrew Oringer, the director of the division, was hesitant. “I really wanted to know that there was no strings attached in exactly what Campus Crest was looking for in the donation,” Oringer said. Campus Crest is currently building an apartment complex in Fort Collins designed for students living off campus. Nationwide, the company is known for providing off-campus living to students of various universities, but has come under fire for constructing properties off schedule to the frustration of prospective tenants who have had to temporarily adjust their living arrangement as a result. In 2011, former ASCSU Director of Government Affairs Chase Eckerdt brought up these concerns at city council meetings where community members discussed whether Campus Crest should be allowed to build properties in city zones. Eckerdt ultimately supported their proposed project, called The Grove, citing the increasing need for student housing in Fort Collins. But accepting the donation has brought up questions regarding whether it violated the organization’s code of ethics. The ASCSU Senate Code of Ethics states, “student government requires that officials and employees be independent, impartial and responsible only to the stu-
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Workers are seen ontop of the Grove apartments construction site overlooking horsetooth rock Monday afternoon. Construction of the recent Grove apartments has brought questions up on the location and funding of the apartments.
dents of the university.” Lindon Belshe, the current Director of Government Affairs at ASCSU, found the relationship with the company to be necessary. “Ultimately, ASCSU has always been supportive of the Grove, as it would address the growing need for affordable student housing in a close proximity to campus,” wrote Belshe in an email to the Collegian. Ensuring that Campus Crest Communities didn’t want anything in return for
the donation was a huge factor for Oringer in deciding whether to accept the donation. “We wanted to make sure Campus Crest wasn’t looking for anything specific after the donation. I really thought hard about that,” Oringer said. To ensure there wasn’t any problem in accepting the donation, Oringer said he contacted a university that previously received a donation from Campus Crest. After finding no prob-
lems, and being assured the donation was genuine, Oringer agreed to take the money. The $5,000 contributed a significant amount of money to the Sustainability Division whose previous budget was $500. Oringer is still deciding on how to best spend this money at time of print. “Right now, I’m still deliberating over whether to use it to secure the division’s place at ASCSU, or to doing a big project next semester,”
Oringer said. The ASCSU Sustainability Division has been doing multiple things this semester to help move toward a greener campus and community. Initially the company had no intentions of donating to ASCSU. They were looking for any organization on campus dedicated to sustainability. But the emphasis Oringer put on community work is one of the reasons why Campus Crest Communities took interest in stu-
dent government. In a news release sent out last week, Campus Crest co-founder Mike Hartnett praised Oringer’s work off campus. “He is targeting off campus students…he is going to use these dollars to energize his team and make initiatives and a message to the off campus students. I think that’s great,” Hartnett said. Collegian Writer Skyler Leonard can be reached at news@collegian.com.
“The idea behind it is as soon as you walk in the door, we help you develop a plan to walk out the door and never return.” Jim Carmack | Fort Collins Rescue Mission director
Collaboration to come to Fort Collins
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emphasized, with the hope that the individual will become a “productive, self-sufficient citizen of Fort Collins.” “The idea behind it is as soon as you walk in the door, we help you develop a plan to walk out the door and never return,” Carmack said. The shelter serves an average of 75 meals a day with about 55 people staying overnight. This is about half of the beds available in Fort Collins for the homeless
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population, with Catholic Charities providing the other half. There hasn’t been much collaboration between the two shelters in the past, but that’s going to change, according to Carmack and Glen Good, Catholic Charities regional director of Larimer County. “We certainly do support them,” Good said. “Catholic Charities has a long time partnership with Denver Rescue Mission and we’re anxious to building that same partnership here in
Fort Collins.” Both Carmack and Meuli said CSU students are always welcome to volunteer at the shelter. “I really believe that every CSU student has within them a heart for the hurting and if you put it in front of them they’ll do whatever they can do to help,” Carmack said. “You’re never more alive when you give versus when you take.” Senior Reporter Austin Briggs can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Governors meet with Obama, Congress members on fiscal cliff By MICHAEL A. MEMOLI The McClatchy Tribune WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of governors came to Washington on Tuesday to express concern to the White House and members of Congress about the potential consequences to state budgets in the fiscal cliff negotiations. The governors are worried both about the possibility a deal may not be reached by year’s end and also that a final accord might rely on cuts to programs states are counting on to keep their own budgets balanced. While the focus in Washington is on the impasse between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans on the fate of George W. Bush-era tax rates for the well-off, governors are warily tracking discussions about spending cuts as many are set to present their own budget proposals for the new year. “We don’t need cuts on the federal level that merely require tax increases on the state level,” Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, a Democrat, told reporters outside the White House. A new report from Harvard’s Institute of Politics, the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government and the American Education Foundation noted that grants to states make
up 40 percent of discretionary spending in the federal budget, and that state block grants “will be a prime target” for national cuts. The state leaders, three Republicans and three Democrats, said they came not to support any particular party’s plans but to offer their perspective on the decisions lawmakers face, and to urge a quick resolution that would end uncertainty that has the potential to hurt states and the national economy. “It has a dramatic impact on our budgets at a very difficult time for us,” said Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, a Republican. “It’s almost like we have to prepare one budget if they solve it and one budget if they don’t solve it. And so states really understand the serious of this issue and the impact it’s going to have on our own budgets and our own economy.” Herbert said that the states were willing to “do more with less,” acknowledging that some funding cuts are inevitable in any deal. But in a familiar request on the part of state executives, the governors wanted greater flexibility in spending federal dollars that still come, a request that Herbert said Obama was receptive to in their meeting. Obama was joined by Treasury Secretary Tim-
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A bipartisan delegation of governors, including, from left, Gary Herbert (R-UT), Mary Fallin (R-OK), Jack Markell (D-DE), and Scott Walker (R-WI), speak to the media outside of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, after meeting with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden to discuss the actions needed to keep our economy growing and find a balanced approach to reduce our deficit.
othy Geithner and Vice President Joe Biden in the meeting with the executive committee of the National Governors Association. Biden was tapped to be a liaison with the governors during the fiscal cliff talks,
a familiar role for the man who oversaw the implementation of the stimulus bill passed in 2009. One day after Republicans offered a counterproposal that the White House swiftly dismissed, Obama
offered no indication of how talks were going. “I know that the president certainly wants a deal,” said Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, a Democrat and the chair of the NGA. “He didn’t try to handicap it for us, but
he made it very clear that he’s going to work as hard as he possibly can (to get one).” The governors were set to head to Capitol Hill later Tuesday to meet with Speaker John Boehner and other legislative leaders.
Budget crisis scenarios: No deal, big deal, slow deal, rich deal By DAVID LIGHTMAN and LESLEY CLARK The McClatchy Tribune
WASHINGTON — Trying to predict the outcome of the “fiscal cliff” negotiations is like trying to predict the final standings for your favorite teams when the season’s only half over. There are at least four general scenarios for avoiding tax increases and automatic spending cuts at the start of next month: No deal, a big deal, an agreement to make changes in stages over the next few months and a Democratic-led effort to maintain temporary tax cuts for everyone but the top earners. The most likely outcome is the multistage agreement, phasing in different pieces over several months, an idea that President Barack Obama praised Tuesday. Second on the maybe list is no deal. A big accord and the Democratic plan are long shots at best. The history of big deals in recent times is varied. Over the last 30 years, the two sides have crafted
historic agreements on Social Security, budget limits and overhauling the tax code. In the summer of 2011, Obama and Republicans engaged in tortured, lengthy negotiations over reducing the budget deficit, winding up agreeing to $900 billion in cuts from anticipated spending over 10 years. But they couldn’t agree on how to go further, triggering a series of $109 billion in automatic reductions that will go into effect Jan. 2 unless a new agreement is reached. The prospects for several possible outcomes:
Multistage deal All sides mention this one, and it seems to be attainable. Republicans in the House of Representatives talked this week about agreeing to a framework, perhaps enough spending and tax cuts to avoid the January cliff, coupled with promises — written into law — to make structural changes to the tax code and Medicare sometime next year. Congressional Democrats have criticized the plan
“House Republican leaders are holding the middle class hostage to protect millionaires.” Steve Israel | chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for a lack of specifics, but Obama seemingly endorsed the idea Tuesday, saying it was unlikely that he and Congress would be able to overhaul taxes and entitlement programs in the few weeks that remain. Instead, he suggested as a model former President Ronald Reagan’s tax overhaul in 1986, which he said took 18 months to develop. He suggested letting tax rates on the top earners increase, then tackling a tax overhaul and changes to entitlement programs sometime next year. “That’s the framework that we’re operating on,” he said in an interview with Bloomberg Television.
No deal Taxes would rise across the board as income tax
rates revert to pre-George W. Bush-era levels. A lot of lawmakers think that no deal is a real possibility. “We’re standing on the edge,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. And Democrats, their thinking goes, won the presidency with Obama campaigning on a pledge to raise income taxes only for the top earners, so why give in? They’d try their chances after Jan. 1, with more Democratic members joining a new Congress. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says that scenario might trim half a percentage point off economic growth in the first half of next year. The unemployment rate, which was 7.9 percent in October,
might rise to 9.1 percent, which could spark another recession.
A big deal White House and congressional leaders continue to offer hope — usually privately — that they can reach a grand bargain not only to get over the cliff but also to begin chipping away at the federal deficit with structural changes that eluded them last year. Getting to that point in the next few weeks is doubtful, if only because big things such as overhauling the tax code or revamping Medicare aren’t going to be decided — let alone clear Congress — before the lame-duck session ends in about a month.
Taxing top earners This is the most unlikely scenario, but it also isn’t out of the question. The Senate passed legislation in July to continue the income tax cuts for everyone except the top earners. It’s gone nowhere in the Republi-
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can-dominated House. House Democrats began an effort Tuesday to force the measure to the floor. Their “discharge petition” needs 218 signatures. The House has 192 Democrats, so it would need considerable Republican support. While that’s unlikely — such petitions rarely succeed because they’re seen as challenges to a long-entrenched process — Democrats are hammering Republicans as tacitly endorsing higher taxes by not signing the petition. “House Republican leaders are holding the middle class hostage to protect millionaires,” said Rep. Steve Israel of New York, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. About all that anyone can agree on so far is that talks need to continue — and out of the public eye. “We’ve wasted an enormous amount of time here sparring back and forth in public,” said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
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Early stumbles followed by late surge in 2012 season By KYLE GRABOWSKI The Rocky Mountain Collegian
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Senior outside hitter Dana Cranston and redshirt junior MIchelle Smith receive the ball against Northern Colorado. CSU finished the 2012 season 21-8 and won a 4th straight Mountain West title.
2012 will be remembered as a year of growth and overcoming adversity for the CSU volleyball team. CSU finished the year 21-8 after losing to Purdue in the first round of the NCAA tournament, which was the Rams’ first loss in the tournament’s opening round since 2006. “It’s about your body of work and they had a good one,” CSU coach Tom Hilbert said. “We have to remember that we got beat by a team that is one of the top 20 programs in the country and plays in the best conference in the country. People are going to remember the outcome of that match was a loss, but the outcome of the season was not a loss.” The Rams struggled early on the road and in conference, but rallied at the end to win their fourth consecutive Mountain West championship and clinch the program’s 18th straight NCAA tournament berth. It was the fourth consecutive conference title for seniors Dana Cranston, Izzy Gaulia, Breion Paige and Megan Plourde, who ended their careers with a .793 winning percentage and a Sweet 16 trip in 2009. Three of those road losses came consecutively in the team’s second tournament
in Wichita, Kan. and CSU lost its first two conference road games. The Rams struggled with allowing extended point runs in those matches due to mental lapses and bad rotations, but gained a greater focus and calm in matches that allowed them to overcome those issues. “Putting ourselves in that situation where the rest of the year was an uphill climb forced us to improve,” Cranston said. “I think that helped us continue to get better throughout the whole year whereas in previous years we’d plateau or let slip.” Freshmen Dri Culbert and Jaime Colaizzi helped stabilize the lineup with their maturity and high volleyball IQs. Colaizzi started every game during the season while Culbert entered the starting lineup during the tournament in WIchita. “I expected Jaime to make a contribution right off the bat, we really needed that spot. Dri was kind of a surprise, she allowed us to be more functional as a team because she could do so many different things well,” Hilbert said. The Rams faced heavy resistance from San Diego State all year for the conference championship, as the Aztecs finished the year with an identical 13-3 conference record. CSU needed to win its
SEASON AT A GLANCE Record: 21-8 (13-3 MW) 2012 Mountain West champions (4th straight) 18th consecutive NCAA tournament 4 members of All-Mountain West team
last eight matches in order to claim the championship, which it clinched on senior night with a 3-1 win against Fresno State. It was a different experience for the Rams, who in the last few years built an early lead and clinched the title in advance of the final game. “We didn’t win every game easily and we lost to people that we shouldn’t have,” senior middle blocker Breion Paige said. “It shows you all of the things that we’ve overcome.” That’s what Hilbert will remember from the 2012 season — not the 3-0 sweep to Purdue at the end, but the development of his team and what it meant for his seniors. “It was a great journey for those four kids. They’re great players, they’re great people and they’re good friends of mine,” Hilbert said. “That’s what I’m going to remember the most is what it was like for those four, because they were the signature of this year.” Assistant Sports Editor Kyle Grabowski can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
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“We’re excited for the game, it’s a big rivalry game for both schools that always brings an exciting atmosphere.” Linda Lappe | CU-Boulder head coach WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Rams looking to give CU-Boulder first loss By QUENTIN SICKAFOOSE The Rocky Mountain Collegian David and Goliath. The Tortoise and the Hare. The Little Engine that Could. If these childhood stories have taught us anything, it’s to never rule out the underdog in any circumstance. The CSU women’s basketball hopes to follow in their footsteps as they continue their current winless road trip in Boulder on Wednesday against the Buffaloes who are currently 6-0. As both Fort Collins and Boulder residents know, the game means more than just coming away with a win or loss. “Both schools have a lot of Colorado players on their rosters; we have three seniors that have done a fantastic job helping everybody else understand what it means to play Colorado State, and how important it is,” CU-Boulder head coach Linda Lappe said. “Hopefully it’s a legacy that will live on when those three leave.” Both teams have players that will see game time Wednesday without experiencing a CU-CSU rivalry before, including freshman guard Taylor Varsho, who has been starting for the Rams all season. Varsho has been relying on her teammates to paint the CU-CSU picture for her. “They always say that (CU guard) Chucky (Jeffery) is a great player, and probably going to the WNBA next year. You just have to treat her as a regular player and guard her the best you can,” she said. “She is going to get some shots here and there, but we can take some of that away with the defense we’re playing.”
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Head Coach Ryun Williams instructing Freshman guard Caitlin Duffy (33) at practice in Moby Arena on Tuesday. The Rams prepare to take on Colorado tomorrow at Boulder.
Jeffery leads the Buffaloes in assists, steals and rebounds. She is also second on the team in scoring, averaging 11.8 points per game. The Rams will enter Wednesday’s game riding on three consecutive losses, facing a team that has yet to lose a single game this season. “You can’t make it a bigger deal than it is; it’s just
another game,” junior forward Sam Martin said. “We just have to go out there and prove ourselves. We haven’t played that well these last few games, and Wednesday is another chance we get to try.” CSU is faced with its biggest task of the year with the possibility of having to do it without one of its star players. Senior forward Meghan Heimstra is questionable for
Wednesday after leaving the game at Bowling Green on Saturday with a head injury. “Obviously Meghan is a big player for us,” Martin said. “But you have to do the best with what youve got. We have to go out there and do what we can and get the win for the CU game.” Regardless of the circumstances on each side, both teams seem to be eager
for the 5:50 p.m. tip-off in the Coors Events Center. “We’re excited for the game, it’s a big rivalry game for both schools that always brings an exciting atmosphere,” Lappe said. “We’re going to be prepared, I know they’re going to be prepared, it’s going to be a great time for fans, players and coaching staffs.” Women’s basketball Beat
THE GAME Who: CU-Boulder Where: Coors Events Center When: 5:50 p.m. Coverage: Radio – 760 AM/ Streaming online at www.pac12. com/live/cubuffs.aspx
Reporter Quentin Sickafoose can be reached at sports@ collegian.com.