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The Supreme Court is both the highest court in the land, and also the most mysterious. Almost two thirds of ordinary Americans can’t even name a single Supreme Court Justice. With that being the case, here are some suggestions for justices that everyone can name.

Justices We’d Like to See on the Supreme Court

Henry Fonda

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Four flags wave silently outside of the LSC Theater Tuesday night. Because of the LSC renovations, ASCSU is reexamaining the process and future of flying the flags at half-mast after a student passes away.

A student tradition of stars and stripes

CSU student government hopes to continue half-mast flags for deceased students By AUSTIN BRIGGS The Rocky Mountain Collegian Even with heavy construction slated to begin at the Lory Student Center next year, ASCSU hopes to continue a long-standing tradition of lowering the CSU flag at half-mast for three days whenever a CSU student passes away. The tradition may be interrupted while construction is underway on the west end of the Lory Student

Center, where the flagpoles are currently located. After being flown at half-mast for three days, the flag is given to the family of the deceased student in a package along with letters or written notes from classmates and friends. “It’s an important tradition and we want to continue it. I think it’s still in conversation about where its’ going to be relocated to,” said ASCSU President Regina Martel. “I would hope that we can get a CSU flag flying

Few western musicians are as well known for their music as they are for their choice of religion, but then again, few musicians are Matisyahu. The reggae fusion and hip hop artist is playing the Aggie Theatre tonight in support of his latest album, “Spark Seeker,” which incorporates various genres typical of Matisyahu’s varied sound. “I drew upon influences all over the map in music … from hip hop to electronic to dance

Ashley Vigil, program assistant in the department of student affairs, said the response from family members who received the flag has been “overwhelming.” “Flying the flag and sending the flag is very meaningful to the families,” Vigil said. “It lets them know their child wasn’t just a faceless student. They’re always so grateful.” The flag flying is one part of a See FLAGS on Page 6

Affimative Action case will not impact CSU admissions By BAILEY CONSTAS The Rocky Mountain Collegian

PHOTO COURTESY OF MATISYAHU

Matisyahu at the Aggie By DAVIS ENGLISH The Rocky Mountain Collegian

in the plaza area while construction is underway.” Martel said the only issue is that there’s currently not an unused flagpole that ASCSU could use. If one isn’t found, a temporary one may be installed. The $65 million LSC project will completely renovate 160,000 square feet of the existing LSC and add approximately 40,000 square feet of new space. The renovations affecting the flag area are expected to last about a year.

as well as recording in Israel and drawing upon the native Middle Eastern sounds of that culture and recording live instrumentation,” Matisyahu wrote to the Collegian in an email. Mia Matthews, a sophomore nutrition major who is planning on going to the concert tonight and saw Matisyahu play previously in 2009 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, is excited to see how his live show and presentation has changed in the last three years. See MATISYAHU on Page 6

With the U.S. Supreme Court reviewing a case on Affirmative Action today, many universities across the U.S. may have to change admissions procedures if the court finds the program unconstitutional. CSU will not be one of them. According to Vice President of Diversity Mary Ontiveros, previous cases threatening Affirmative Action have led the university to avoid admissions policies impacted by the John F. Kennedy-era program. “As a university, we have been incredibly diligent about looking at what we have in place in the event that the law passes we’re not playing catch up,” Ontiveros said. “Given that, we’re really in a good position.” The court will be hearing the case of Fisher v. Texas that could rule Affirmative Action in

higher education admissions processes unconstitutional. Abigail Fisher applied to the University of Texas in 2008 and was denied admission. The institution implemented a system of allowing the top 10 percent of high school graduating classes in the state of Texas automatically. According to Courtenay Daum, a CSU political science professor, UT–Austin re-implemented Affirmative Action in their admissions process to promote diversity by further evaluating applicants that are independent from the 10 percent automatically allowed. “Her argument was that the problem with the university’s policy is that they are using the 10 percent rule then supplementing that with the other policy. And that you can’t have that in effect, because it is discriminatory to white students by additionally considering race and ethnicity,” Daum said.

Cases that dealt with Affirmative Action were heard by the court in 1978 and 2003, with many more opportunities arising throughout the years. With Fisher v. Texas, less than 10 years later, Daum said that the court wants to say something significant about Affirmative Action. “The really weird thing is that she’s graduating college and the fact that the Supreme Court is willing to hear the case suggests that they are going to revisit Affirmative Action,” Daum said. Higher education institutions will be keeping a watch on the case as it develops. “The definition of diversity has changed. Schools will continue to value diversity because they do believe it benefits the classroom,” Daum said. Affirmative Action has been reconsidered in the past. See AFFIRMATIVE on Page 3

(12 Angry Men) Henry Fonda plays a man who singlehandedly sees through racial, economic and parental biases to ensure that an innocent man escapes the death penalty. His unnamed-throughalmost-the-entire movie-character is the ideal justice: smart, perceptive, careful and looks good on camera.

Jack Nicholson

(A Few Good Men) “YOU... CAN’T... HANDLE... THE... TRUTH!” Enough said.

The Statue of Justice

You’ve seen this statue before. A blind woman holding a set of scales in one hand and a sword in the other. The idea being that justice should be blind, and make a judgement based on the evidence presented. The Strip Club is written by the Collegian staff and designed by Design Editor Kris Lawan.

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Junior Environmental Horticulutre major Jon DeLone colors a landscape plan for his design studio Tuesday afternoon in Shepardson.

CORRECTION In an Oct. 9 infographic about voter registration in Larimer County titled “How to Register” the number of Republican voters in Larimer County was incorrectly labeled as 77,894. The number of Republican voters is actually 77,890. The number of active Democrats was also incorrectly labeled 63,980. The correct number is 50,189. The Collegian regrets the errors.

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Previous cases led to CSU program changes Affirmative |

Continued from Page 1 CSU started altering their procedures and language in their admissions process when Ontiveros was the director of admissions. At that time, Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar declared that race and ethnicity could not be used in admissions decisions. In response, CSU looked at policies and procedures and determine technicalities for admissions, programs and scholarships that catered just to people of color or women or individual groups and made sure they did not violate the new policy. “For example, Black Issues Forum, even though its called Black Issues Forum, all students are welcome and we have have non-black students participate in that activity because they want to know about issues related to the black community,” Ontiveros said. The Alliance High School Partnership program is a CSU program that was developed in 2007 to promote diversity without specifically addressing race and ethnicity and a targeted population. The program actively reaches out to 10 high schools in Colorado, to give more opportunities for students in the state to pursue a college education and to promote diversity in the classroom to bring different perspectives into classes. “The 10 high schools were chosen they have the highest free and reduced lunches, there’s an economic component here,” said Patricia Vigil, director of University Partnerships and Stu-

dent Success. “They do have a significant number of racially diverse students. And we see that in most schools now since demographics are increasing.” By choosing these schools, racial, socioeconomic and geographic (rural and urban) diversity is considered. First-generation students –– who would be the first in their families to graduate from college –– are also included. “We want to encourage them to go on to college. Not necessarily CSU, but on to college,” Vigil said. Vigil believes that if any negative outcomes come of the most recent Affirmative Action case, it will not affect the AHSP program. “We work with schools, we don’t work for particular ethnicities,” Vigil said. “Part of what has to happen is seeing what the ruling is by the court, it should not affect us. Our focus is not on race or ethnicity and not fully on gender. Not focused on one particular group, it’s a whole entity, it’s a school.” In the end, Daum believes that there are five justices who may be willing to rule against Affirmative Action policies, but it comes down to Justice Anthony Kennedy. “Both sides will make their case, their legal arguments. Then the justices go and do a secret vote and tentatively decide opinions … I would not expect to have this resolved until June,” Daum said. Diversity Beat and Entertainment Reporter Bailey Constas can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Assistant Director of International Programs Karen Gardenier, left, and Peace Corps Representative Joel McClurg have served in the Peace Corps.

Peace Corps has CSU roots By AUSTIN BRIGGS The Rocky Mountain Collegian Her bags aren’t packed quite yet, but CSU graduate student Alexandra Stanke is anxiously waiting to begin the final leg of the application process and head overseas for a 27-month stint in the Peace Corps sometime next summer. “I can’t wait. I spent four months in El Salvador and would love to hopefully return to Central or South America,” Stanke said. “I’m ready for a new adventure.” Stanke, who’s working on a master’s degree in community nutrition, is one of 13 graduate students enrolled in CSU’s Peace Corps Master’s International program. Students accepted into the program pursue a master’s degree in one of five fields: English, food science and human nutrition, agriculture, natural resources or public health. After a year of studying, the student is sent overseas as a Peace Corps volunteer and paired with a job that fits his or her level of expertise. After serving for 27 months, the volunteer returns to CSU to finish his

or her master’s degree and write an academic paper related to their time spent in another country. Stanke decided to apply to the PCMI program during the application process to get into CSU’s food science and nutrition master’s program. She said she’s looking forward to getting both field and classroom experience in the years ahead. “I’m really excited about the nutrition program,” Stanke said. “A lot of careers I’m looking at require either three years in the field or a master’s degree. With this I’ll already be ahead in job requirements.” Campus recruiter Joël McClurg said you don’t have to be a graduate student to get accepted into the Peace Corps. “If you have a bachelor’s degree and can demonstrate community service experience, technical background, emotional maturity, and cultural sensitivity you’d make a very competitive applicant,” McClurg said. CSU has a long history of working with the Peace Corps. In the early 1960’s CSU

engineering professor Maury Albertson wrote a feasibility report that would lay the groundwork for the Peace Corps. He’s credited as being one of the co-founders of the organization. This history, McClurg said, is one of the reasons why CSU can usually be found in the top 15 universities with alumni serving in the Peace Corp. In 2011, the university was ranked 10th in the country with 79 alumni serving. “There’s not many universities with a recruiter on campus,” McClurg said. “Being a land grant university with a large population of agricultural and natural resource majors helps a lot also. Those backgrounds are always needed in Peace Corps.” Lucas Alamprese, who’s working on a master’s degree in community nutrition and is enrolled in the PCMI program, returned from Matagalpa, Nicaragua this spring to finish the last year of his graduate program at CSU. Alamprese worked as a community health promoter, travelling to rural communities to teach nutrition and maternal child health. He also conducted HIV/

INTERESTED? Anyone interested in learning more about the Peace Corps is invited to attend a general information meeting in room 103 at Laurel Hall on Monday, Oct. 15 at 5 p.m.

AIDS education classes and talked about vector disease prevention. He found the work challenging but rewarding. Any new volunteer should come into the program with realistic expectations, Alamprese said. “The first day I got there I was like ‘I’m going to change the entire country,’” Alamprese recalled. “At the end of the day maybe I changed the minds of a few women to eat better during pregnancy or something like that. That did give me a sense of satisfaction that I was able to do at least that.” It takes nine months to a year for Peace Corp applications to be processed. Applications are available year round, McClurg said. Senior Reporter Austin Briggs can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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YESTERDAY’S QUESTION: Are you regisitered to vote for this election? 86% Yes. 8% No. 6% Oh crap, last day’s today right?

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Let’s fix these fixed presidential debates

By ANNA MITCHELL

Last week, President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney went head-to-head in the first presidential debate of the season. Anyone watching can attest that the entire broadcast was atrociously lacking in rhetoric and structure. One candidate went in circles around the other and the moderator. Repeat with second candidate. Repeat the cycle. It’s like when Kanye West interrupted the VMA awards. If it were put on a 90 minute loop. Even more disturbing was the fact that neither of the grown educated men running for a presidential term have mastered the basic literacy skill of taking information and putting it into a concise, two-minute summary. That’s a skill that I would like our Commander in Chief to have mastered. On Thursday, we’ll get to watch the Republican and Democratic vice presidential candidates run the same circles, show the same disrespect and grossly overstep time limits in the same manner. I predict it will be an almost identical debate. We need to make the debates more of a dialogue focusing on the various choices of what policies a person’s vote would result in, and less of an incoherent circus of meaningless chatter. The debates should be a useful and influential tool in educating voters on candidate platforms. Instead the debates are a mess, and the one-on-one nature of these debates lies at the core. I see one viable solution to this problem---open up the debates to include third-party candidates. Of course, allowing any man who puts a boot on his head and declares himself to be a presidential candidate (I’m looking at you, Vermin Supreme) to join the debates is not the solution. There needs to be a bit of selectiveness to the process, while still being as fair and inclusive as possible. It takes 270 of the 538 possible electoral votes to win the presidential election. Any candidate that is on enough state ballots to hypothetically win 270 electoral votes should be invited to join the debates. For the 2012 election that would mean Republican Mitt Romney, Democrat Barack Obama, Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson (who has access to

515 electoral votes) and Green Party candidate Jill Stein (447). All four have a hypothetical shot at winning the presidency, and therefore should be allowed to inform the public about what they would do if put into the Oval Office. Not only would this change make the debates less of a pissing contest between two people, but it would be more ethical and lawful of the CPD. The Commission on Presidential Debates, or CPD, is a non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) corporation. This earns them a tax-exemption status equal to that of churches and charitable organizations. The IRS website states that an organization of this status “may not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities and it may not participate in any campaign activity for or against political candidates.” By barring viable third parties from participating in the debates, the CPD is putting restrictions on which candidates voters get access to educating themselves about. Omitting information from the public is a form of influencing legislation. Allowing just the two major parties to debate is a form of advocating for those political candidates. Of course, some deceitfully inclusive guidelines regarding who can debate do exist. In 2000, the CPD established a rule that any candidate had to poll at least 15 percent across five national polls in order to debate. This is problematic because in order for the nation to say who they are voting for in the polls, they need to be educated about which candidates are running. Voter education is greatly influenced by the media. Media bias prevents information from reaching voters. This media bias creates a nasty cycle of education gaps and preferential treatment to Republicans and Democrats, simply because they are bigger names. This is not just. The CPD should accommodate to be as unbiased as possible with the debates. Redefining the guidelines regarding who can debate will result in the debates becoming more poignant, ethical and dignified affairs. Both on stage and from a behind-thescenes legal business practice perspective. 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

Affirmative Action not so divisive Today the Supreme Court will hear arguments for and against the constitutionality of using race as a determining factor for admissions to higher education institutions. Regardless of the verdict, the basic truth is that there is still a great deal of racial inequality and socioeconomic disparity in this country. Affirmative Action was first created from an executive order from President John F. Kennedy, who sought to try to rectify the mass injustice and discrimination present in the workplace and at every level of society and help fight against institutionalized racism. Since the implementation of Affirmative Action, our society has made great strides toward leveling the playing field for future generations. It has helped

to ensure that underrepresented minorities are given an opportunity to excel and are given

“...the basic truth is that there is still a great deal of racial inequality and socioeconomic disparity in this country.” the tools and education to bring back to their local communities and affect some tangible change. We’ve progressed as a society since JFK’s pronouncement, but

we haven’t progressed enough. Our system is still designed to favor members of a particular socioeconomic and racial status over others and affirmative action — our primary tool to affect this change — is imperfect. The current allowance of using race as a determining factor for higher education admissions has been put in front of the Supreme Court because some believe it directly contradicts the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. While Affirmative Action may soon be ruled unconstitutional, inequality in our society will remain. We must create solutions that do not divide us, but solutions that further the cause of freedom and equality for every member of society, regardless of the color of their skin.

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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A plea for mutual theological respect

By CALEB HENDRICH

It occurs so often that it might as well be considered a right of passage for incoming freshman here at CSU. A normal looking guy wearing sunglasses stops you on your way to class and asks if he can ask you a few questions. Those that do not say no are then usually coaxed into a theological discussion of their beliefs, usually with the intent of conversion. This has happened to me consistently this semester, to the tune of just about once a week so far. Sometimes I just reflexively say no, sometimes I have quite a calm disagreement, and sometimes I get fed up and just try to make the guy angry (which I apologize for, by the way). But mostly, I am just tired of rehashing this same discussion over and over again. So here I am to make a plea for mutual respect on this issue. I am non-religious, meaning that I have no set of particular religious beliefs. If pushed, I would probably classify myself as an agnostic. The idea of a god, or gods, or spirits, or some supernatural destination after I die is mostly irrelevant to my everyday life.

I don’t have any problem with your faith; what god(s) you believe in, where you go to worship, or how dire it is that I find your god(s). That is, until you get in my face about it. That is when I start to have a problem with you guys. It is probably safe to assume that you wouldn’t appreciate it if I showed up at your place of worship to “ask you a few questions.” I am sure you would not appreciate it if I tried to convince you that this world has been visited by a crazy man in a blue police box who has saved the planet hundreds of times over, and that you should convert to Whovianism. You probably would not appreciate it if I told you that you should repent of your sins and accept the Flying Spaghetti Monster into your heart. I’m pretty certain this might make you more that a little peeved at me, especially if I made this a regular occurrence. Which is not to say that I am planning on doing this, quite the opposite. As I said, I have no problem with you believing whatever you want to believe. That is the great thing about the United States. We have the right to practice whatever religion we choose, or not to practice at all. So please do not take this as me being some sort of anti-theistic fascist trying to tell you that you should not believe in a god at all. That is neither my intent, nor desire. Instead, I am asking that you treat my non-belief with the same respect that I show to your belief. I give you deference to believe in whatever you want, with the expectation that you give me the same sort of defer-

ence. That has worked with pretty well with my friends and family that are religious, and it can work for you guys and the wider student body as well. It is not like the student body here at CSU is not unfamiliar with the idea of religion. If the demographics from the country as a whole translate to the demographics of CSU’s student body (and I suspect that they probably do), most of the students here probably agree with you anyway. For me personally, this is a discussion that I prefer to leave where it is. You are not going to convince me that your god(s) exist, and I am probably not going to convince you that may be wrong. It is an unstoppable force meets an immovable object kind of scenario. Nobody wins and everyone ends up annoyed. So it is probably best that we just let sleeping dogs lie. You walk right by me, I walk right by you. We both have places to be and things to do. I choose what I want to beleive, you choose what you want to believe. We could both be right, we could both be wrong. Neither of us will know for certain until we pass on, at which point it is probably too late to discuss it anyway. That is, after all, the point of free will. Choosing what we want to believe. I respect your choice. All I ask is that you respect mine in return.

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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ELECTION

26 COUNTDOWN

Candidate Romney vs. ObamaContrast ISSUE

A LOOK AT U.S. MILITARY PRESENCE ABROAD BACKGROUND By KATE WINKLE The Rocky Mountain Collegian On Thursday, vice presidential candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan will debate foreign policy, and the presidential candidates will debate it Oct. 22. One element of the United States foreign policy is its military interactions with other nations. Here is how the two candidates view the current U.S. military situation overseas. Politics Beat Reporter Kate Winkle can be reached at news@collegian.com.

ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL BY AREA OF THE WORLD**

24% 14%

Europe*: 80,370 United States and U.S. Territories: 1,217,901 Former Soviet Union: 146 East Asia and the Paciﬁc*: 51,170 North Africa, Near East and South Asia*: 4,604 Sub-Saharan Africa: 509 Western Hemisphere: 1,970 Undistributed: 57.479 Total: 1,414,149

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ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL BY MILITARY BRANCH** Army: 558,571 Navy: 322,629 Marine Corps: 200,225 Air Force: 332,724 Total: 1,414,149

* Numbers do not include deployments. An additional 152,000 members of the military are deployed in the Near East, 1,775 are deployed in Europe, and 3,360 are deployed in East Asia and the Pacific.

WHERE THEY STAND ROMNEY

OBAMA

“This century must be an American Century. In an American Century, America has the strongest economy and the strongest military in the world. In an American Century, America leads the free world and the free world leads the entire world. ... Without American leadership, without clarity of American purpose and resolve, the world becomes a far more dangerous place, and liberty and prosperity would surely be among the first casualties,” Mitt Romney said Oct. 7, 2011, at the Citadel Military College in Charleston, S.C. Modernize and strengthen armed forces structure Commit to a multi-layered national ballistic-missile defense system Set core defense spending at 4 percent of GDP Work closely with Israel to maintain a strategic military edge

“America will never retreat from the world. We will bring justice to those who harm our citizens and our friends, and we will stand with our allies. We are willing to partner with countries around the world to deepen ties of trade and investment, and science and technology, energy and development — all efforts that can spark economic growth for all our people and stabilize democratic change. But such efforts depend on a spirit of mutual interest and mutual respect,” Obama said to the U.N. General Assembly Sept. 25, 2012. Return troops from Afghanistan and end the war by 2014 Secure vulnerable nuclear materials Use money no longer spent on war to reduce debt and put people to work Commit to Israel’s security

**Information from Department of Defense

CHRISTOPHER WEDDLE | McCLATCHY TRIBUNE

Jerry Sandusky, center, is escorted from his sentencing at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte on Tuesday, October 9, 2012. Sandusky, maintaining his innocence, was sentenced Tuesday to at least 30 years in prison, effectively a life sentence, in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought shame to Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno&apos;s downfall.

Jerry Sandusky sentenced to 30-60 years in prison By CHIP MINEMYER The McClatchy Tribune BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Convicted pedophile Jerry Sandusky was sentenced Tuesday to 30 to 60 years in state prison. Senior Judge John Cleland told Sandusky “that has the unmistakable impact to say the rest of your life.” Sandusky, 68, was convicted in June on 45 of 48 counts of child sexual abuse. Mary Noel Jordan said she sat outside the courthouse for hours “to see justice done today.”

Supreme Court ends suit against telecom firms By DAVID G. SAVAGE The McClatchy Tribune WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has ended a 6-year-old class-action lawsuit against the nation’s telecommunications carriers for secretly helping the National Security Agency monitor phone calls and emails coming into and out of this country. The suit was dealt a death blow in 2008 when Congress granted retroactive immunity to people or companies aiding U.S. intelligence agents. Without comment, the justices turned down appeals from civil liberties advocates who contended this mass surveillance was unconstitutional and illegal. This month the justices

are set to hear a separate case to decide whether NSA officials can be sued for authorizing this allegedly unconstitutional mass wiretapping. The suit against the telecom companies was triggered when Mark Klein, a retired AT&T engineer in San Francisco, revealed that the company had allowed NSA agents to tap into its switching devices. He testified this meant that the NSA may “conduct what amounts to vacuum-cleaner surveillance of all the data crossing the Internet — whether that be people’s email, Web surfing or any other data.” More than 30 lawsuits were filed against telecommunications companies, alleging they had violated their

customers’ rights under federal laws that required them to maintain the privacy of electronic communications. At first, the companies asked to have the suits thrown out on grounds that the cases could reveal state secrets, a claim backed by the George W. Bush administration. That argument failed before a judge in San Francisco. But a few months before Bush left office, Congress passed a measure to shield the companies. It said a civil suit against “any person for providing assistance to an element of the intelligence community shall be promptly dismissed” if the U.S. attorney general invokes this provision in a court case. Then-Attorney General

Michael Mukasey invoked this provision in the San Francisco court where the 30 lawsuits had been consolidated. A judge then dismissed the suit, and the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed last December that the case could not go forward. Lawyers for the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that the retroactive immunity was an “unprecedented violation of the separation of powers” because it allowed the executive branch to shield itself from accountability in court. But in a one-line order, the court said it would not hear the case of Hepting v. AT&T.

Jordan drove up from Hershey, Pa., late Monday night to join the dozens waiting for public seats to attend the sentencing Tuesday morning. She arrived just after midnight, and was near the front of the line, alongside Nellie Lykens of Bellefonte. “I wanted to hear Jerry’s side of the story,” Lykens said. “You can read a lot. But now I’ll hear it for myself.” The court set aside 85 seats for members of the public, and it appeared those seats will all be filled. A long line of reporters waited, too, with members of the media extending

from the main entrance down the steps to the south toward the burned-out shell of the Hotel Do De. “I wanted to be here for this historic moment,” said Penn State freshman Ryan Belz, positioned to be the first member of the public to enter the courthouse. Belz, of Millerton, Pa., said, “This is a once-in-alifetime thing, to be here to witness this.” Lykens said her thoughts were with the victims. “This case affected the whole community,” she said. “Anybody with a heart was moved by this.”

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university condolences Continued from Page 1 detailed process the university goes through whenever a student passes away, Vigil said. After being notified of a student’s death, student services posts a notification to administration, CSU vice presidents and ASCSU. Department heads are also notified so they can let instructors know what has happened. The student’s financial accounts are closed out and the Department of Education is informed if the student had loans taken out. “We try to streamline the process so families don’t receive unnecessary calls and mail from the university,” Vigil said. The dean of students calls the family, and the ASCSU president and vice president write a letter of condolence.

LSC construction is expected to begin sometime after graduation, said Karen McCormick, the special projects coordinator for the LSC. She’s confident the tradition will continue. “Meaningful things like that we definitely want to keep going,” McCormick said. Martel said that after the renovation at the LSC is complete, ASCSU plans to install a plaque at the flagpole explaining the tradition and why the flag might be at half-mast. “We never want to lose anyone,” Martel said. “Having a plaque and the flag tradition allows the community to understand and take that moment of silence and reflection whenever it [the flag] is down.” Senior Reporter Austin Briggs can be reached at news@collegian.com.

MATISYAHU | Musician’s new

work draws from hip-hop Continued from Page 1 “I liked how he got the audience to interact in the (2009) show,” Matthews said. “It sounded really good.” Matisyahu began singing in the early 80s when he was 3 years-old, but his path to becoming a touring musician wasn’t always straight. He was a full time student in Yeshiva (a Jewish educational institution) for two years before living in Bend, Ore. where he worked as a lift operator at the Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort. His career as a musician didn’t take off until 2003 when, after taking a year away from music, he began selling out tickets to his concerts. The trend has been upward ever since. Matisyahu’s newest work features a distinctive electronic and dance element, hip hop and traditional Middle Eastern sounds.

A future solo acoustic album can be expected from Matisyahu in the near future as well as a record that he is currently working on with his band, The Dub Trio. Outside of music, Matisyahu enjoys hockey, being with his family, motorcycles, the ocean and snowboarding. And one more thing — Matisyahu seems to like Colorado. “The air is clean and the powder is fresh,” Matisyahu wrote. “[Matisyahu] generally does very well in this region,” said Kyle Stych, general manager for the Aggie Theatre, “and the Constellations (Matisyahu’s opener) are supposed to be a great up and coming band.” Tickets for the concert can be purchased at www. aggietheatre.com. Collegian Writer Davis English can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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Cinthia Garcia, 24, attends her web design class at Pasadena City College, September 11, 2012. Despite her best efforts, she was unable to enroll in more than one class at Pasadena City College this semester. Most classes she attempted to enroll in were full before she had an opportunity to register in them.

Budget cuts stall Calif. community colleges LOS ANGELES – The first course Charity Hansen is taking as a freshman at Pasadena City College is a basic class on managing time, speaking up in discussions, setting ambitious goals and then going after them. If only she could. It's the only class she managed to get this semester. No math. No English. No science. "I can't use what I'm being taught yet because I can't get these classes," said Hansen, a 19-year-old from Los Angeles who hopes one day to become a psychologist. "It's frustrating." Hansen's college education has stalled just as it is beginning. Like thousands of students in California's community college system, she has been reduced to taking one class because there's no room in other classes. Instead of a full-time load of 12 units, some students are taking three units or even less. Frustrated students linger on waiting lists or crash packed classes hoping professors will add them later. They see their chances of graduating or transferring diminishing. It's a product of years of severe budget cuts and heavy demand in the twoyear college system. The same situation has affected the Cal State and University of California systems, but the impact has been most deeply felt in the 2.4 mil-

lion-student community college system — the nation's largest. At Pasadena City College, nearly 4,000 students who are seeking a degree or to transfer are taking a single class this fall. About 63 percent are taking less than 12 units and are considered part time. The school has slashed 10 percent of its classes to save money. The lives of some community college students have become a slow-motion academic crawl, sometimes forcing them to change their career paths and shrink their ambitions. Mark Rocha, president of Pasadena City College, said California's once-vaunted community college system has never been in such a precarious state. "It breaks our hearts," he said. "The students who are here, we're desperately telling them 'Don't drop out, don't give up hope. We'll get you through.'" Since 2007, money from the state's general fund, which provides the bulk of the system's revenue, has decreased by more than a third, dropping from a peak of nearly $3.9 billion to about $2.6 billion last year. Without enough money, course offerings have dropped by almost a quarter since 2008. In a survey, 78 of the system's 112 colleges reported more than 472,300 students were on waiting lists for classes this fall semester — an average of about 7,150 per campus. California ranks 36th in

the nation in the number of students who finish with a degree or who transfer to a four-year university, according to a February report by the Little Hoover Commission. Many students drop out before completing even half of what is required to earn a typical associate's degree, the report found. Even for those who persevere, it can take years to graduate — well beyond the two years it once took. Cinthia Garcia thought she was on the right track. She went straight from high school to El Camino College in Torrance with plans to transfer to a four-year university. That was six years ago. "I've been in school forever," said the 24-year-old graphic design major from Compton. At El Camino, she struggled to get classes, typically landing a spot in only two or three. The art department at El Camino began losing professors and Garcia decided she needed a change. Pasadena City College, with a respected arts program, was appealing, so she moved to Los Angeles to be closer to school. Still, she was unable to enroll in more advanced art classes, in part because they also were full. She emailed every instructor in the art department, searching for a class. One responded. She told Garcia she would help her get the last seat in a Web design class. By then, the class was full, but a few days lat-

er, someone dropped the course and Garcia was in. "All that for just one class," she said, shaking her head. The crowding has rippled through the school, causing long waits to see academic counselors — an important issue for many community college students who need advice on navigating the sometimes complex requirements to transfer to Cal State, UC or a private university. At El Camino, Garcia said, the lines to see counselors were hours long. She'd make appointments weeks in advance, never seeing the same adviser twice, she said. "I tried to do it on my own but I was only able to get so far," she said. "Students are isolated because the counselors have such an overwhelming load." Garcia said all the delays have made her life harder. She had a full-time job at Ikea, but cut back her hours, hoping the extra time would allow her to power through Pasadena City College. Over the years, she has shifted her goals from a fouryear degree, to a community college associate's degree, and now to a certificate, which requires fewer credits. That decision could cost her in the long run. A study by the U.S. Bureau of Labor showed that in 2009, the median weekly earnings of workers with bachelor’s degrees was about $1,137 — about a third more than workers with an associate’s degree.

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8 Wednesday, October 10, 2012 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian VOLLEYBALL

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

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Kelsey Snider performs a spike during practice Monday afternoon.

“We need to be a lot more focused, and we know that. That’s been our struggle on the road.” Jaime Colaizzi | defensive specialist

CSU travels to Fresno looking for first road win By KYLE GRABOWSKI The Rocky Mountain Collegian Playing away from Moby has become a hazardous adventure for the CSU volleyball team. The Rams have lost all four neutral site games they have played this year, and are looking to buck that trend Thursday at Fresno State. “We need to be a lot more focused, and we know that,” freshman defensive specialist Jaime Colaizzi said. “That’s been our struggle on the road, the little things that we know how to

do break down. We need to keep our focus all the way through a match.” At times CSU has looked disoriented playing on the road, allowing long point runs to inferior teams while caught in less than advantageous rotations. It is impossible to simulate a road environment inside Moby Arena, and the Rams’ three game winning streak will mean little at the Save Mart Center in Fresno. But CSU coach Tom Hilbert has been doing his best to put his team in adverse situations in practice and make them respond in

hopes that it will transfer to the game environment. “He tries to put us in uncomfortable situations or situations that are new to us to try and prepare us for road games and for the changes we might see playing against another team,” Colaizzi said. Fresno has built its team around junior outside hitter Marissa Brand, senior setter Barbara Alcantara, and junior middle blocker Lauren Albertson. “I think those three players take a lot of the load for that team,” Hilbert said. Alcantara leads the

Mountain West with 11.2 assists per set while Brand ranks second in kills per set at 3.77. “She’s got really good range and a really nice arm,” Hilbert said. “It’s going to come down to blocking.” Fortunately for the Rams, they have to try to shut down players like Dana Cranston and Kelsey Snider in practice every day, which makes playing a more athletic opponent easier than for a less talented team. “Practicing against them definitely prepares us for big time outside hitters and the junk as well as the hard hits

that we’re going to see from Fresno,” Colaizzi said. The one thing that no amount of practice can prepare CSU for is playing in a completely new environment during the conference season. “I’m not really going to talk to them about it,” Hilbert said. “They just need to go in and play well and understand and have respect for Fresno and how good they are. There’s more balance (in the MW) this year than in a while.” The Bulldogs have won their last three home matches, including a victory over

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