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COLLEGIAN
Volume 115 | No. 134
www.collegian .com
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Smith to declare for NBA draft
By SeAn StAr
The Rocky Mountain Collegian
tAnner Bennett | COLLEGIAN
Jason Smith (14) throws down a slam
dunk in the 86-68 victory in the final
game of the regular season against
Wyoming on Saturday, February 24.
Smith had a game-high 27 points
and 22 rebounds in the game. Smith
declared Tuesday his intentions to
sideline his senior season and participate in the NBA draft.
Jason Smith took a giant step away
from his senior season and toward the
NBA Tuesday morning.
The Rams junior forward announced his intentions to declare
himself eligible for the June 29 NBA
Draft, a decision he initially told his
teammates last week.
If Smith decides not to hire an
agent, he has until June 18 to change
his mind and return for his senior season.
“I owe it to myself and my family to assess what my possibilities are
related to the draft,” Smith said in a
statement. “I want to collect all the
information that I can and be able to
make a good decision.”
“I have had a great time at Colorado State, but I’m looking forward to
this process,” he said. “I feel I am prepared, and I am excited to go as hard
as I can to pursue this opportunity.”
Rams junior center Stuart Creason, a good friend of Smith’s, said he
was “not that surprised” about the
news.
“I knew eventually he was going
(to declare),” Creason said.
Penley battles
tuition fallout
For Creason, the adjustment to
new Head Coach Tim Miles, who was
hired two weeks ago, replacing Dale
Layer, has overshadowed the thought
of playing next season without the
team’s leading scorer and rebounder.
“(The news) kind of gets a little
lost,” he said. “Everyone’s attention is
on making a really good impression
on the new coach.”
Creason said Smith’s decision was
greatly influenced last summer when
he attended a basketball camp hosted
by former NBA player Michael Curry.
He appeared “pleased with where he
thought he was going in the draft” after the camp, Creason said.
As of Tuesday, Smith was projected to get drafted anywhere from 13 to
33 according to several mock drafts
on the Internet.
Only players selected among the
30 selections of the first round are
guaranteed an NBA contract, however.
Smith’s choice to officially enter
the draft could be influenced by the
decision of other underclassmen to
declare and has received nothing but
positive feedback from those closest
to the CSU athletic department.
“We want to help Jason and his
family explore all possible opportunities so that they can make the best decision for him,” Miles said in a statement. “I support Jason and his family,
and will do so in every way I can.”
Joel Cantalamessa, founder
of the unofficial CSU sports Web site,
ramnation.com, shared his thoughts
with the Collegian.
“I personally think he’s making a
smart move,” Cantalamessa said.
“By declaring himself eligible for
the draft, and not hiring an agent, he
affords himself the opportunity to go
through the draft process, work out
for scouts, and attend the NBA predraft camp.”
Smith averaged 16.8 points and
10.1 rebounds per game as a junior
this season. The business major currently ranks ninth in points (1281),
sixth in rebounds (683), fifth in free
throws made (361) and fifth in blocks
(149) in the university’s all-time record book.
The junior finished this past season posting eight consecutive double-doubles — ranking him second
on CSU’s all-time list with 24.
Smith’s announcement contradicts two statements he made toward
the end of this season.
After CSU’s final game at Moby
Arena this season, an 86-68 victory
over Wyoming on Feb. 21, Smith said
that he had not played his last home
game; and after receiving a second
straight first-team all-Mountain West
Conference selection on March 5, the
Kersey native said he would pursue a
third consecutive honor next season.
Smith could join Bill Green as the
only other Ram selected in the first
round of the NBA Draft. Green was
selected by Red Auerbach and the
Boston Celtics with the ninth overall
pick in 1963.
Men’s basketball beat reporter
Sean Star can be reached at sports@
collegian.com.
tHe FACtS
June 18 – last day Smith can retract his
decision
June 29 – day of the 2007 NBA Draft in
New York
23 – number of Smith’s double-doubles,
second in CSU history
2 – number of first-team all-MWC selections
1963 – the last year a Ram was drafted
in the first round
an uncertain future
CSU president seeks ‘fair system’
By JAmeS BAetke
He has criticized the governor. He has criticized the
Colorado Department of Higher Education. And he has
criticized Colorado lawmakers.
Now CSU President Penley is reaching out to the same
people he blasted one week ago in response to the defeated amendment that would give the university spending
authority with $34 million.
Penley, who recently returned from Washington D.C.,
met with the CSU Faculty Council Tuesday and will also
address the student body in the ASCSU senate chambers
at 6:30 p.m. tonight.
Penley is fixing what some argue is his smudged reputation and what he said is the “significant underfunding
of higher education overall.”
The president is reportedly convening with some of
the same government functions he called out in a series
of press releases and mass e-mails sent to students, charging entities like the CDHE for not dealing with CSU fairly.
The meeting could not be confirmed with the Office
for the President, but some ASCSU students and state legislators insist such a meeting should happen.
Controversy unfolded last week when CSU administration submitted an amendment to the state budget, or
Long Bill, 45 minutes before the deadline. The university
was looking for spending authority to charge full-time
students for 12 credits, instead of the current nine.
The amendment was narrowly defeated and resulted
in Penley charging Colorado policy makers, including
Governor Bill Ritter, with giving CSU the short end of the
financial stick.
“As I have told the Governor, this is not a situation that
has developed overnight for CSU,” Penley said in a statement Friday. “We cannot wait patiently for years into the
future hoping to see it resolved.”
Sadie Conrad, the vice president for the Associated
Students of CSU, said the student government was left in
the dark and angered by Penley’s decision to allegedly tiptoe around ASCSU and the student body.
“We were very angry as a student body last week,”
Conrad said. “We had a lot of suspicion and mistrust.”
After the political dust settles, Conrad said Penley can
still earn back the respect of the lawmakers, students and
policy makers.
“I would definitely say (Penley’s image) has been tarnished, but I think it’s fixable,” Conrad said, who met with
the president Friday and said he vowed to work on opening up communication to students.
For Sen. Steve Johnson, a Larimer County Republican
and freshman member of the Joint Budget Committee,
the relationships Penley broke will take time heal.
“This is a real violation of the culture of the legislature,” Johnson said. “You don’t surprise people with
amendments.”
Johnson sides with Penley in that higher education
needs additional financial help, but does not share the
same view CSU is suffering an inequity of treatment compared to other Colorado universities.
“We all want what is good for CSU,” Johnson said. “I’m
not going to support anything without the support and
participation of the students.”
Penley has maintained his approach was legal and
fair and that the proposed Amendment was not a tuition
increase.
“We must come to terms with the fact that we cannot
sustain a system of quality in which, to date, we have been
unwilling to invest and for which we have been unwilling
to develop a fair system of funding based on the actual
costs of education,” Penley said in a statement.
Conrad and Johnson maintain no matter the political
semantics, upping the credit hour gap would have been
“drastic” and, in essence, would have been a tuition increase.
“At the end of the day, it’s charging students more,”
Conrad said.
Other Colorado and national universities are joining
the trend of increasing the credit gap, but many are doing
it incrementally and not at once.
“CSU needs to admit they made a mistake,” Johnson
said.
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CSU President Larry Penley speaks with the Faculty Council about a potential tuition raise and CSU’s future Tuesday evening.
CSU faculty ‘enthusiastically supportive’ of President
By emilY PolAk
CSU President Larry Penley
says he has nothing to hide.
Penley told the CSU Faculty
council Tuesday that his attempt
to push a state senate measure
that would have meant a hefty
increase in tuition was neither
secretive, nor unethical.
“This should not have been
a surprise to students,” Penley
said in an address to the Faculty
Council, a group that represents
the academic faculty. “We were
not trying to hide what we were
up to and as far as I can tell,
there was nothing immoral or
unethical about the bill.”
Buffeted by criticism from
student leaders and state politicians, the university president
has been on the defensive for
nearly a week - after he pushed
for a measure that would have
given CSU an extra $34 million
in spending authority. But that
spending authority would have
come at a cost: a 43 percent increase in tuition for thousands
of CSU students.
Penley told the council that
student leaders were included
in the process leading up to the
submission of the last-minute
amendment to the state’s budget.
But Jason Green, president
of the Associated Students of
CSU, says he never heard a
word about the amendment.
“There was never a discussion about the amendment,
and we didn’t know there was
discussion about tuition” Green
said. “We understand that the
university needs money. And
we want to be included in all
the steps.”
Penley said he was concerned about the funding gap
between CSU and peer universities and pointed out that Colorado institutions of higher education trail $832 million below
the average spending of peer
universities in other states.
“I want to make sure you all
get the best education we can
provide,” Penley told the Collegian Tuesday. “I want a university of quality, and that takes
resources.”
CSU has seen a steady decline in faculty from 1992 until 2006. If a spending increase
were approved, CSU would be
able to recruit more quality faculty members and improve academic and research programs,
Penley said.
Some faculty members said
they support the university’s
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Voter turnout for election lower than expected
By JAmeS BAetke
Voter turnout for the
student body elections were
at about 12 percent Tuesday,
according to preliminary
figures from the Associated
Students of ASCSU.
That number is less than
half the goal set by the ASC- GleeSon
trout
SU Elections Committee,
night, LaSalwho said they still plan on
le said this election may shape
seeing that percent rise today.
up differently because many
“Our goal for Monday was
students are still tore on which
12 percent and it was eight perticket to vote for.
cent,” said Audrey LaSalle, elec“We did everything in out
tions manager for ASCSU. “The
power to get out the vote,” she
biggest turnout day is usually
said.
Monday.”
The current voter record
Addressing the Elections
turnout was in 2003, pulling in
Committee hearing Tuesday
BlumBerG
ABBeY
23 percent of the student body
and the committee wants to hit
25 percent.
The committee completed
37 pieces of marketing and still
plan to scour the Lory Student
Plaza today to get students to
submit their vote.
Katie Gleeson and Trevor
Trout are running against Jake
Blumberg and Sean Abbey for ASCSU president
and vice president respectively.
Two random voters
will win a new iPod and
bicycle, among other offered incentives.
Jason Green, president of ASCSU, praised
the committee for all their
long hours and commitment to wrangling votes
for the presidential, vice presidential and senatorial candidates.
“You guys have gone above
and beyond,” Green said. “I
want to commend you.”
City Editor James Baetke can
be reached at news@collegian.
com.
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“Africa: Unjust Trade” Film
Series
7 p.m.
LSC Theatre
Come see this film series
playing Thursday, April 5, at 7
p.m. and Friday, April 6, at 7
p.m. in the Lory Student Center
Theater. Admission is free.
These films will not only inform
you of the many struggles
Africa faces everyday, but it will
change your perspective on life
forever.
Be sure to bring your
Association of Student Activity
Programming (ASAP) loyalty
card with you to get stamped so
you can win prizes, including a
30G iPod. If you don’t have an
ASAP Loyalty card, you can pick
one up on your way in to the
movie or at any ASAP event.
This event is brought to you
by the Association of Student
Activity Programming (ASAP).
For more information about
ASAP and our events visit our
MySpace Web site at http://
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phone 491-2727.
Wellness Programs: Life skills
workshop
4 p.m.
Lory Student Center Wellness
Zone
“Wanted: Motivation breaking
through the sophomore slump.”
For more information contact
491-5312.
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Women at Noon
noon
LSC, Room 228
Women at Noon will present
Lauri Pointer, certified journal to
the self instructor and certified
healing touch practitioner/
instructor who will speak on
“Journaling to the Soul.”
Journaling is a highly
recommended tool for self-care
and healing and is much more
than keeping a diary of your daily
events. It is an effective tool for
developing intuition and gaining
increased self-awareness and
guidance.
Come with your personal journal
and experience a fresh, soulful,
playful way of journaling while
experiencing the power of
journaling within the energy of a
group. After a brief discussion of
basic suggestions for journaling,
you’ll have the opportunity to
experience guided meditation
and unique, creative journaling
techniques. For more information,
contact the Office of Women’s
Programs and Studies, 491-6384.
Friday
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Vital Vinyl
Classic Rock
7pm
Janet Reno Dance
Party
80’s and 90’s Pop
9pm
The Urban Wire
Hip-Hop and Soul
11pm
Thursday, April 5
Tune in to channel 11
from 8 to midnight
for CTV News, CTV
Sports and Studio CTV.
Know Your Rights
7 p.m.
Clark A103
If you don’t know the answers to
these questions and others, you
should.
The Students for Sensible Drug
Policy (SSDP) at CSU is proud to
present this event.
The featured speakers are:
Rob Lowery, Attorney, Midnight
Special Law Collective from
Oakland, Calif.; Brian Vicente,
Attorney, CSU Student Legal
Services, Specialist in Medical
Marijuana Defense with Sensible
Colorado; and Jason Savela,
Attorney, Criminal Defense,
Boulder. FREE legal question
and answer commentary from
Colorado criminal defense
attorneys will follow the Midnight
Special Law Collective’s
presentation.
For more information, contact:
CSU Steel Band Concert
Featuring:
Steelpan Virtuoso Ray Holman!
When: Friday April 6th
Where: University Center for the Arts
At the corner of Remington and Pitkin
Tickets: $6 for students
Campus eye
Friday, April 6
Rhythms of the World
Percussion Concert
7:30 p.m.
Griffin Concert Hall of the
University Center for the Arts
1400 Remington St.
The CSU School of the Arts
Department of Music invites you
to experience the rhythms of the
world at the World Percussion
Concert performed by the West
African Ensemble and Steel
Ensemble with special guest
artist and Trinidadian pan
master Ray Holman. Tickets
are $8 for the general public
and $5 for CSU students, plus
a small campus box office
service charge.Tickets can be
purchased by calling 491-4TIX
or online at www.csutix.com.
Performances are popular and
advance ticket purchase is
highly recommended.
For more information, visit www.
CSUSchooloftheArts.com or
contact the Department of Music
at 491-5529.
Studio Night — Dance Month
8 p.m.
Dance studio, third floor, General
Services Building
Students from CSU’s Dance
Department present “Studio
Night” with highly diverse student
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Durward’s 3rd floor resident assistant, Masha Bakum, a sophomore biology major, prepares
the bulletin board for her floor Tuesday afternoon.
choreography and dance in an
intimate space.
The directors of this spring’s
Studio Night are Jennifer Girtell,
Rhonda Padilla, and Andrea
Elementary Volleyball
Coaches Needed!
Palesh, who are preparing for
their senior capstone project
— Senior Dance Showcase
— in Fall 2007. Performances
are popular and advance ticket
purchase is highly recommended.
For more information, visit www.
CSUSchooloftheArts.com or
contact the Department of Dance
at 491-6330.
Diabetes Workshop
CSU Wellness Zone
For City of Fort Collins Parks and
Recreation youth teams, grades 3-6.
Season begins April 30th
2 practices per week for ~1 hour,
games on Sat. mornings.
Volunteer position, 4-week season. GREAT FUN!
Call Tom, 221-6385, or Jacque, 221-6374
Please call 224-6027, TDD/TTY 224-6002, for accessibility assistance.
Join us for this informative workshop and learn how diet and
exercise can help you or a loved one with Type 2 Diabetes.
Employees, students, friends, and spouses are all welcome to
attend. Free pedometers and snacks provided!
Where: Wellness Zone located in Lory Student Center
When: Wednesday, April 4th from 5:15 - 7:15 pm
Or
Thursday, April 5th from 5:15 - 7:15 pm
Lory Student Center Box 13
Fort Collins, CO 80523
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efforts.
“The faculty is enthusiastically supportive,” said
Robert Jones, chair of the
faculty council. “This is an
unprecedented effort to get
resources for the university.”
Jones said he has not
heard any complaints from
members of the Faculty
Council about the amendment.
‘We realize that we have
lost so much in competitiveness,” he said. “We are
not making the progress we
would like to have as a university.”
The best example of inequity in spending authority, Penley said in a university-wide e-mail earlier this
week, can be seen in the
financial disparity between
CSU and CU-Boulder.
The spending authority
of CU-Boulder is three times
that of CSU.
“We need to keep tuition
relatively low, and even if we
closed the gap, we would still
be below our peers and CU,”
Penley said.
An increased spending
authority would also give
CSU the power to provide
more scholarships, Penley
said.
“We must take the revenue we have and make education more affordable for
students from working class
families,” Penley said.
Colorado is one of the
least expensive states for a
college education, despite
being almost last in state
funding for higher education. And among Colorado
institutions, CSU has been
rated as one of the best for
the price.
“I don’t want to raise tuition for students,” Penley
said. “We must assure access,
but we also must assure success; it is a tough balance.”
Green said that ASCSU
is working on strategies to
improve the communication
between students and the
administration.
“If we can all have a unified front, that makes us all
look better,” he said. “Students have an extremely
powerful voice and that is
now being recognized.”
Penley agreed, saying
that more communication is
needed.
“There are mechanisms
in place, but apparently we
need to do more than we
have already done,” he said.
Staff writer Emily Polak
can be reached at [email protected]
Halliburton employee
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JUNCTION,
Colo. – A temporary employee at Halliburton faced
misdemeanor
charges
Tuesday after walking into
a Halliburton building with
an SKS assault rifle and a
handgun and making verbal
threats, police said.
Officers used a stun gun
on Jeremy Hale, 30, of Clifton and arrested him Monday night at the Halliburton
complex, Grand Junction
police spokeswoman Linda
Bowman said.
Police and Mesa County
sheriff’s deputies went to
the Grand Junction complex after Halliburton employees called to report that
an armed man was making
threats to co-workers. Bowman said police don’t believe
Hale pointed his guns at
anyone. There were 30 to 50
people in the building at the
time. No one was injured.
Officers said Hale was
in his car when they arrived
and that he ran into an empty building when they approached. The officers used
a stun gun to subdue him after he pointed the handgun
at his head, Bowman said,
adding Hale was arrested
around 9:15 p.m., about a
half-hour after police got the
first call.
Hale was being held in
jail on $750 bond. He faces
charges of unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon,
prohibited use of a weapon
and disorderly conduct.
Bowman said Hale was
a temporary employee. She
didn’t know how long he had
worked there or whether he
was on duty when the incident occurred.
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By nikki Cristello
aaron montoya | COLLEGIAN
Rock Mims, a senior sports medicine major, delicately places
small strokes of nail polish on freshman technical journalism
major Lauren VanOrder’s nails Tuesday afternoon in the Lory
Student Center at Blue Bliss Spa Day.
The two women of Zeta
Phi Beta are celebrating their
version of Finer Womanhood
Month by holding a series of
free events to help students
de-stress.
Zeta Phi Beta, a historically
black sorority, consists of two
women.
While the sorority is small,
its presence on campus is not.
Students who attended
today’s kick-off event enjoyed
manicures, free massages, facials and food for “Blue Bliss
Spa Day” held in the Lory Student Center.
“Celebrating finer womanhood means having ideals
we aspire to live by as a sorority,” said Adesuwa Elaiho, vice
president and sophomore food
safety and nutrition major.
The event was held to promote the March of Dimes Walk
America, which focuses on
premature births.
In order to allow students
to get pampered in between
classes, Elaiho and President
Astrid Sisk, a senior history
major, called local businesses
and asked them to donate their
services.
“We asked local businesses
here to help out local businesses and to allow students to be
pampered between classes,”
Sisk said. “We really appreciate
them coming out here. They
could be making hundreds of
dollars, but instead they are
here.”
The women describe their
sorority as a community-service conscious, action oriented
organization.
Tuesday, April 10, Zeta Phi
Beta is hosting “Real Talk,”
a discussion of issues facing
women on campus. It will be
held in Room 203-205 of the
Lory Student Center.
Tuesday, April 17, the
women will be hosting an evening with Zora Neale Hurston.
The Zeta Phi Betas hope to use
Hurston’s words to inspire the
women on campus, they said.
The author will read her biography and other selected readings.
If you would like to donate
to the March of Dimes, please
e-mail the women of Zeta Phi
Beta at [email protected]@hotmail.com.
Staff writer Nikki Cristello
can be reached at [email protected].
Science, Engineering Fair to provide educational fun
By Jessi stafford
This week students find
out if horses are left-footed
or right-footed, learn the importance of trout habitats, see
the new developments in biodiesel fuels and even watch a
distinguished CSU professor
eat fire.
CSU will host the 52nd
annual Colorado Science and
Engineering Fair (CSEF) April
5-7 in the Lory Student Center.
The event will showcase 282
projects created by over 300
junior and senior high school
students. Each student will be
competing in his or her chosen
category, which range from
chemistry to behavioral and
social sciences to physics.
The exhibits will be in the
LSC Main Ballroom for public
viewing Friday from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 to
11 a.m.
Students will be with their
projects all day Saturday in order to answer questions and
interact with the public.
“The students do a really
good job and they love to talk
about their projects,” CSEF Director Courtney Butler said.
The newest category, “energy and transportation,” was
added this year by the CSEF
board of directors and highlights renewable energy sources.
“A lot of times these kinds
of projects get overlooked because they have been thrown
into categories where they
don’t really fit,” Butler said.
“We thought this was the best
category to add.”
To compliment the new
category, Stephen Thompson,
chemistry professor and director of the Center for Science,
Mathematics & Technology Education, will be giving a speech
titled “Fire in the Mind.”
This England native and
CSU Distinguished Teaching
Scholar said he found his motivation for the speech from
his past experiences as a fireeater and sword-swallower in
the circus.
Along with his views on
fuel, Thompson will be demonstrating his skill and electing a few brave people from
the audience to come up and
try the circus act during his
presentation.
“The whole history of the
world has been a search for
fuel,” Thompson said. “People
have this notion that we will
find other fuels or be able to
depend on wind power, but
this is not true.”
Thompson will also discuss
air pollution and its repercussions.
“We are going to have to do
something about carbon dioxide and global warming,” he
said. “My idea is to learn from
science and have some fun.”
Staff writer Jessi Stafford
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Penley must focus on advancing CSU
We thought he’d have learned by
now.
Apparently not.
This column
represents
President
Penthe views of
Collegian’s
ley was at the faculty the
editorial board.
council meeting last
night, where again, he
repeated two key points that’s he’s
harped on recently in regard to the
funding amendment debacle of last
week.
He said that CSU needs to be on
more equitable financial terms with
other universities - the one he focuses on is CU-Boulder - and that what
he tried to do last week was not a tuition increase.
To the latter claim, he’s technically
correct. CSU wanted to increase the
number of credits it could charge
students for. The cap is currently
nine, lower than most Colorado universities.
The bottom line is students would
have had to pay significantly more
for a CSU education. Whether it’s
technically a tuition increase is irrelevant. It’s counterproductive for
Penley to focus on semantics.
More important, however, is Penley’s constant focus on “fairness.”
This isn’t football. It’s not about
CU-Boulder. It’s about CSU.
The fact is, the two universities
are different.
CU has lots more out-of-state students, and in turn, gets more funding from the state.
Also, for some reason, CSU didn’t
A model candidate for a CAT scan
By SEAN REED
Americans
are
more
likely to see President Bush
frolicking in a meadow holding
hands with Hillary Clinton
than they are to see Tom
Tancredo in the White House.
However, Monday, Tancredo
still announced that he will be
throwing his hat into the ring
for the top job.
Tom Tancredo is the
representative for the 6th
Congressional
District
of
Colorado that encompasses
most south Denver suburbs.
He is to the anti-immigration
movement as Jenna Jameson
is to the porn industry.
He knows he has a
snowball’s chance in hell of
winning the election, but he
still wants to use it as a soapbox
to spread his political rhetoric.
Nobody with half a brain
should care what this man
has to say. He is a walking
exhibition of foot-in-mouth
syndrome.
Only,
unlike
intelligent
politicians,
he
does not apologize for his
thoughtless remarks.
This attitude has made him
unpopular with Democrats,
but also with members of his
own party – that being the
Republican party.
One event that caused
a ruckus in the party was a
statement Tancredo made
while visiting Miami last
November. Of the city, he said,
“You would never know you
were in the United States…you
would certainly say you’re in
a Third World Country.” Of
course, this is old news. This
quip naturally irked Florida
Governor Jeb Bush, who
responded by calling Tancredo
“a nut,” and then demanded
an apology.
Tancredo, recalcitrant as
ever, refused, but did offer a
typical response. In a letter
to Governor Bush, he stated,
“I understand and appreciate
your need and desire to
create the illusion of Miami
as a multiethnic ‘All American’
city…However, it is neither
naïve nor insulting to call
attention to a real problem
that cannot be easily dismissed
through politically correct
happy talk.”
Likewise, he managed
to place himself on the
wrong side of White House
bulldog Karl Rove due to a
comment made regarding
Bush immigration policies. He
said, “The immigration plank
in the party platform is full
of platitudes, promises, and
pandering,” and if, terrorists
attacked America again, “the
blood of the people killed”
would fall on the president and
Congress.
Tancredo later told the
New York Times that Rove
told him never to “darken the
doorstep of the White House”
in response.
To his credit, though, at
least Tancredo is consistent.
Unless, of course, you want
to talk about home repairs or
term limits.
In September of 2002,
there was a big splash after
the Denver Post reported two
people working on a remodel
of his basement were in this
country illegally.
His
defended
himself
against these claims by telling
the Washington Post, “I have
never, to my knowledge, hired
anybody illegally.”
He also told them later
that he felt Creative Drywall
Design, the firm he hired to
do the work, was “a wonderful
company” and he would
“recommend it to anyone.”
Despite the fact that they hired
the workers — committing
the Tancredo-professed sin of
rewarding them for coming
here illegally — he still gave
them his blessing.
In the 2002 election, he
also rocked his base by telling
voters he would not honor a
1998 pledge he made to seek
no more than two terms in
office.
After he won his third term,
he decided to run for a fourth.
Apparently, promises to
his constituents do not matter
much to Tancredo.
How should we judge this
presidential hopeful? In a 2004
interview, he told the Denver
Post: “Judge me for who I
am, for what I say and do.”
Given the disparity between
his actions and words, I am
amazed the reporter resisted
the urge to ask, “Are you sure
that is a good idea?”
Tom Tancredo deserves a
CAT scan, not the presidency.
Thankfully, due to his hardheaded opinions and inability
to
acknowledge
issues
other
than
immigration,
Republicans, in an uncommon
show of good taste, seem to
agree.
Sean Reed is a junior
political
science
major.
His column appears every
Wednesday in the Collegian.
Replies and feedback can be
sent to [email protected].
take full advantage of its spending
authority in recent years, and when
other colleges were incrementally
raising fees, CSU chose not to. That’s
unfortunate, but trying to close that
gap now with massive increases puts
great financial strain on students.
What the solution is, we don’t
know.
But for now, it would be beneficial
if Penley focuses on how to get CSU
ahead, rather than the arbitrary and
unproductive term “equity.”
Give hemp a chance
STAff EDiToRiAl
Minnesota Daily
(U. Minnesota)
(UWIRE) MINNEAPOLIS
– A bill introduced in the
Minnesota House in February
asks America to relax the
restrictions on industrial
hemp. Industrial hemp
could be very profitable for
farmers, and there is little
reason to oppose this crop.
Hemp, also known as
Cannabis sativa, is a close
cousin of marijuana, so
the plant has an expected
amount of stigma attached
to it. People incorrectly think
that hemp is another version
of marijuana, even though
it’s nearly impossible to get
high from it because it has
such minute levels of THC.
The hemp plant has
thousands of practical uses.
Manufacturers have used the
plant’s fiber to make clothes,
rope and paper. Thomas
Jefferson authored the U.S.
Constitution on hemp paper.
In Europe and Asia hemp is
added to cement to increase
its strength. Some have even
found uses for hemp as a
biofuel.
Unfortunately,
the
majority of industrial hemp
growing occurs outside the
United States – mostly in
Asia, Europe and Canada
–– because opponents worry
that if the plant were more
widespread, hemp crops
would be used to disguise
marijuana plants, since the
two are similar in appearance
and odor.
Although the argument
seems plausible, this is an
overly paranoid approach
toward
hemp.
Serious
growers of industrial hemp
wouldn’t mix marijuana
plants with hemp plants.
When the two plants crosspollinate, the marijuana
plants dilute the fiber
strength of hemp plants. By
mixing the two, the farmer
would risk making his entire
field of hemp unusable.
Moreover,
the
government could ensure
the integrity of industrial
hemp by creating a small
regulatory agency to police
these crops; that agency
could be funded entirely by
taxes on industrial hemp.
By hanging onto this
outdated approach toward
hemp, we sit on a huge source
of renewable products as
other countries cash in on
it. Fifteen states have passed
pro-hemp legislation so far,
and dozens of agricultural
organizations support this
move. It’s time for our federal
government to reconsider
restrictions on hemp.
letters to the editor
Pork is for Republicans
After
reading
Nick
Hemenway’s
article
on
Tuesday about Democrats, I
often wonder what color the
sky is in his world.
It must be nice living in
a world where Republicans
are anti-pork and support the
troops while the Democrats are
just the opposite. After reading
Hemenway’s
article a few
more thoughts went through
my mind.
If wars cost money why did
President Bush cut taxes?
Does
it
not
seem
irresponsible to take in less
money when you need to
spend more of it? Oh wait he
decided to support our troops
by cutting spending in things
like troop wages, healthcare,
and proper equipment like
body armor and armor plated
vehicles.
The emergency spending
bill would not have been
a problem is Bush had
budgeted for the war in his
federal
budgets.
Instead
Bush did not so he could
present the appearance of
fiscal discipline. It sure looks
good when you supposedly
cut federal spending, and I
guess appearing to spend less
supports our troops.
Furthermore it was the
Republican congress that
did not pass a federal budget
for 2007; instead they took
more days off then any other
congress. If Bush wanted
money they could have funded
the war, but I guess vacations
are more important than our
troops.
The ‘pork’ in the spending
bill is pennies compared to
past Republican emergency
spending bills.
In 2005 the Republicans
approved a bill for 82 billion
loaded with pork. In 2006 the
Republicans set the record
for pork barrel spending. The
Republicans pork went to
things like building a bridge
to nowhere and building
snowmobile trails.
The Democrat’s pork goes
to help rebuild New Orleans,
fund agriculture disasters, and
a minimum wage increase.
I guess that helping disaster
victims, farmers, and poor
people is bad for the troops.
If Bush doesn’t sign the
bill he is equally responsible
for the troops not receiving
funding if not more so since
the Democrats did approve
spending. I guess the point of
Hemenway’s article was that
Republican pork spending is
good, Democrat pork spending
is bad.
Brian Zimpher
senior
computer science
“I hope his self-worth was vindicated by challenging someone in a mechanically inferior vehicle.”
Winning (and losing) respect, one street race at a time
By RYAN SPEAKER
I found myself out and
about on the streets of Fort Collins Friday night. As I waited at
a stoplight, singing along with
the folksy Roy Clark and thanking God and Greyhound some
unnamed woman was gone, a
sporty compact car pulled up
to the light.
The driver began revving
his engine, a modern-day invitation to a duel. Of course,
much like physical confrontations in grade school, my
challenger was much better
equipped for battle and was all
but guaranteed victory; preying on the weak is nothing
new, though.
I knew my Ford Taurus was
no match for the WRX, but I
looked over at the driver anyhow. I wanted to race, to feel
the surge of speed and get that
Cro-Magnon feeling of success
by beating another man at his
own game.
The driver was young,
and immediately brought me
back to my days in high school
— when gas was $1.19 a gallon, after 9/11 and before the
invasion of Iraq. Back when I
could afford to drive as much
as I wanted and street-race
whichever hapless driver dare
challenge me and the Green
Hornet.
Back when global warming
was not part of the citizens’ dialogue. Back when we made fun
of Bush because we universally
agreed he was a moron, when
his approval ratings were halfway decent and he spent more
time on vacation than as president. The good days.
The Taurus is my first car,
purchased with my own hardearned dollars. It has never
been much of a racer, but it
has enough seat belts to carry
myself and five friends. Or, failing that, myself and five empty
seats. And I can haul a bicycle
with the trunk lid closed.
Complaints abound for a
young man stuck in a full-size
sedan, but I heard women love
them. It shows stability and
sensibility. Most importantly,
the car is unassuming. The
engine’s 145 horsepower feels
more like 146 and will take the
car up to 110 MPH, but no one
ever suspects so.
As the light turned green,
the WRX pulled away hard
and fast. Concerned with my
gas mileage, I accelerated normally, chuckling at the driver’s
youthful nature.
I hope his self-worth was
vindicated by challenging
someone in a mechanically inferior vehicle.
To my surprise, just two
stoplights later, two high
schoolers in an old Honda Civic pulled beside me and revved
the engine. I quickly sized
them up; they thought they
could take the Green Hornet,
and I knew they were wrong. I
revved the Taurus and accepted their challenge.
The light turned green,
and we were off, like two greyhounds chasing some false
prize. Relying on my trusty automatic transmission, all I had
to do was keep my foot firmly
on the gas.
The Civic was equipped
with a manual, which proved
a liability when the driver went
to shift into second but missed
the gear and ended up in neutral. High schoolers.
I made it home shortly after
midnight, and was really quite
surprised I had been challenged to street race during my
short trip. I do not regularly go
out so late, so perhaps this is
common for a Friday night on
College Avenue. But I felt good
about it.
In a world where a man
who watches foreign films and
reads non-fiction is laughed
at by society at large, where a
man who backs down from a
challenge is just a big sissy...
It’s nice to know there are still
some realms in which I can be
competitive.
And that knowledge and
ability is only going to get more
important as I grow older.
Ryan Speaker is a senior
history major. His column appears every Wednesday in the
Collegian. Replies and feedback
can be sent to letters@collegian.
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You are cordially invited to
Resurrection Celebration
“New Heart-New Start”
Lincoln Center Main Theatre
417 W. Magnolia
April 8th 2007
10:00 a.m.
Whole Life Center
for Spiritual Living
400 Whedbee St, Fort Collins, CO
970-224-1206 www.wholelifecsl.org
A New Thought Spiritual Community
Metaphysical Communion, Thursday, April 5th 7pm
Easter Sunday Service, April 8th, 10am
We celebrate and honor oneness and diversity of all life.
First United Methodist Church
1005 Stover Street, Fort Collins, CO, 80524
970-482-2436
www.fcfumc.net
Holy Week & Easter Services
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Maundy Thursday-April 5 -- 7:00 pm Cantata,
“Song of the Shadows,” by Joseph Martin
Rev. Ray Miller, Worship Coordinator
Good Friday -- April 6 -- 7:00 pm
“What’s Good About Tonight?” Rev. Joel Kershaw
Easter Day -- April 8
6:00 a.m. (Parlor) -- “He Has Risen for Early Risers”
Rev. Charles Schuster
8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m. -- “For Crying Out Loud”
Rev. Charles Schuster
Nursery available for all services
Walk the Labyrinth: April 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 -- 9:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m. In the Fellowship Hall
St Paul’s Episcopal Church
1208 W Elizabeth St (in Campus West)
Invites you to worship during Holy Week
+ Holy Wed, 7 pm: Tenebrae, a chanted candlelight
service.
+ Maundy Thurs, 12n & 7 pm: Holy Communion,
remembering the Last Supper.
+ Good Friday, 7 am, 12n & 7 pm: a service
remembering the Crucifixion.
+ Easter Eve, 8 pm: The Great Vigil -- a celebration with
music by candlelight.
+ Easter Day, 7:30 & 10 am: The celebration of
Resurrection!
St Paul’s: An inclusive church welcoming all people
American Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Come celebrate and worship the risen Lord with us this Sunday!
Easter services, April 16th • 8:00, 9:30 traditional, 11:00 contemporary
Easter Morning Worship Service
Sunday 10:30 am
Sunday School 9:15 am
Refreshments following
worship service
Welcome Students!
American Baptist Church invites you
to join us on Sunday mornings!
Sharing the heart of Christ in the heart of the city
For more information visit www.firstpresfc.org (970) 482-6107
The Source is the University Ministry of First Presbyterian
600 South Shields Street
www.abcfortcollins.org
482-2173
2 blocks north of campus
CSU expert predicts
rough hurricane season
By DAN ELLIOTT
The Associated Press
DENVER – The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season should be
“very active,” with nine hurricanes and a good chance that
at least one major hurricane
will hit the U.S. coast, a top researcher said Tuesday.
Forecaster William Gray
said he expects 17 named
storms in all this year, five of
them major hurricanes with
sustained winds of 111 mph or
greater.
The probability of a major
hurricane making landfall on
the U.S. coast this year: 74 percent, compared with the average of 52 percent over the past
century, he said.
Last year, Gray’s forecast
and government forecasts were
higher than what the Atlantic
hurricane season produced.
There were 10 named Atlantic storms in 2006 and five
hurricanes, two of them major,
in what was considered a “near
normal” season.
None of those hurricanes
hit the U.S. Atlantic coast – only
the 11th time that has occurred
since 1945. The National Hurricane Center in Miami originally reported nine storms,
but upgraded one storm after
a postseason review.
Gray’s research team at
Colorado State University said
an unexpected late El Nino
contributed to the calmer season last year. El Nino – a warming in the Pacific Ocean – has
far-reaching effects that include changing wind patterns
in the eastern Atlantic, which
can disrupt the formation of
hurricanes there.
A weak to moderate El Nino
occurred in December and
January but dissipated rapidly,
said Phil Klotzbach, a member
of Gray’s team.
“Conditions this year are
likely to be more conducive
to hurricanes,” Klotzbach said
Tuesday. In the absence of El
Nino, “winds aren’t tearing the
storm systems apart.”
The team’s forecasts are
based on global oceanic and
atmospheric conditions.
Klotzbach advised coastal
residents along the Atlantic
and Gulf of Mexico to have
hurricane plans in place.
MAry ANN ChASTAIN | File PhoTo AP
Men work to put down plastic on the roof of a home damaged by a tornado from the remnants of Hurricane Ivan, Sept. 2004, in
Westminster, S.C. The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be “very active,” with nine hurricanes and a good chance that at
least one major hurricane will hit the U.S. coast, a top researcher said Tuesday.
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Why did you enroll in the ISP in
Information Science & Technology?
“In this day and age I thought
that it would be a good idea to have a
solid understanding of computers and
applications.”
What were the two most useful
courses in the program to you?
“BD (CIS) 301 and CS 115.
They gave me a good understanding of
the computer programs that are
commonly used in work environments.”
-- Keelan Benjamin-Wardle -- CSU
graduate in Speech and the ISP in
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ECE 325 – Telecommunications Networks
ECE 421 – Telecommunications I
JTC 300 – Professional and Technical Communication
JTC 372 – Web Design and Management
The Interdisciplinary Studies Program
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at Colorado State University
sponsored by the Information Science and Technology Center
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For more information see istec.colostate.edu/education/isp
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“We’re so amazed by her (Point’s) work.
She has taken this native tradition and
made it incredibly vibrant in public
settings; her work is just beautiful.”
Linny Frickman
director of the Clara hatton Gallery
Curator to
examine art in
Hatton Gallery
By BrIAN PArk
Visiting curator Peter
Macnair will explain how
artist Susan Point has used
various forms of artwork,
including jewelry, paintings, and glass and wooden
sculptures, to bring
the culture of indigenous Canadians to life.
Point is an artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia, who since
the early 1980s
has
produced
silkscreen prints,
three-dimensional
MCNAIr
art projects and a
large scale work at
the Vancouver International
Airport.
Point’s art is based on
Coast Salish, people native
to the southeastern part of
Vancouver Island and the
lower mainland of British
Columbia.
“Susan Point has been
active for the past 25 years
and she has carved her own
path,” said Macnair in an email interview. “As you will
see from the exhibition ‘A
Point in Time,” publications
about her work, and from
my lecture, she is unique
among her peers.”
The lecture, entitled “Su-
san Point: Inspiration, Innovation and Influence,” will
take place today at 5 p.m.
in the Griffin Concert Hall
of the University Center for
the Arts.
“We’re so amazed by her
(Point’s) work,” said Linny
Frickman, director of the
Clara Hatton Gallery. “She has taken this native tradition and made it
incredibly vibrant
in public settings,
her work is just
beautiful.”
The
exhibition “Susan Point:
A Point in Time” is
on display in the
Clara Hatton Gallery in the Visual
Arts Building until April 27.
Since her birth, Point
has lived on the Musqueam
First Nation Reservation in
Vancouver. Macnair is the
former curator of ethnology
at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Vancouver.
“Point is an excellent role
model for anyone who has
artistic aspirations, in whatever school of art,” Macnair
said. “She is very self-reliant
and persists until she finds
answers to her questions.”
Staff writer Brian Park
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Shots fired inside CNN headquarters complex
One dead, one in critical condition after domestic dispute erupts in Atlanta
By MARYANN MROWCA
ATLANTA — A domestic
dispute erupted in gunfire at
CNN’s headquarters complex
Tuesday, killing a woman
and critically wounding the
man who first pulled a gun,
authorities said.
The man and woman
were arguing near the main
entrance of the complex when
the man shot her, police officer
James Polite said. The armed
man was then shot by a CNN
LAuRie BOgue | AP
Emergency workers outside the CNN Center in Atlanta Tuesday, after a domestic dispute erupted in gunfire inside CNN’s headquarters
complex, killing one person and critically wounding another, authorities said.
security guard.
The
woman
was
pronounced dead on arrival at
a hospital, authorities said. The
man was in critical condition.
Police said the man and
woman had a prior relationship.
They were seen being carried
out of the building on
stretchers. The man’s face was
covered in blood and his shirt
was removed.
CNN
reported
that
the offices of its Internet
operations, CNN.com, were
immediately evacuated. Video
footage also showed police
pointing guns at a man lying on
the ground at the bottom of an
escalator inside the building.
An announcement over
the building’s public-address
system said there had been
gunfire
“with
potential
casualties.” Police cordoned
off an area by the escalators
near the main entrance, facing
Centennial Olympic Park.
The park was the site of a
bombing that killed a woman
and injured more than 100
people during the 1996
Summer Olympics.
“I heard four or five shots.
I really didn’t see it. I got out of
there quick,” said Jas Stanford,
27, who had been helping
take down a temporary stage
in the park used for college
basketball’s
Final
Four
festivities.
Freelance journalist complies with feds,
walks free after record prison stint
Videographer jailed for 226 days after refusing to release video
SAN FRANCISCO — A
freelance videographer who
spent more time behind bars
than any other journalist for
refusing to testify to a grand
jury won a judge’s permission
for his release Tuesday, lawyers
said.
Joshua Wolf, 24, posted
online the unaired videotape
that he had refused to give
federal authorities, defense
lawyer David Greene said.
U.S. District Judge William
Alsup, who had jailed Wolf for
226 days, approved his release,
which was expected later
Tuesday afternoon.
“Joshua Wolf has complied
with the grand jury subpoena,”
prosecutor Jeffrey Finigan said
in court papers filed Tuesday.
Wolf spent more than
seven months in a federal
prison after refusing to obey
a subpoena to turn over his
videotape of a chaotic 2005
San Francisco street protest
during the G-8 summit.
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skull was fractured during the
melee and who set a police car
on fire.
The footage Wolf posted
Tuesday does not show those
events, Greene said.
Wolf’s lawyers had argued
that the First Amendment
gave him the right to refuse the
subpoena for unaired video.
The
judge,
however,
cited a 1972 U.S. Supreme
Court ruling that the U.S.
Constitution does not entitle
reporters, or anybody else, to
withhold confidential sources
or unpublished material from
a grand jury investigation or
criminal trial.
No federal shield law
protects reporters, unlike
California’s shield law, which
allows reporters to keep
sources and unpublished
material secret.
Wolf’s incarceration time
surpassed that of Vanessa
Leggett, a Houston freelancer
who served 168 days in 2001
and 2002 for refusing to reveal
unpublished material about a
murder case.
“All of a sudden
we heard a
big boom. We
thought it was
an explosion.
We didn’t see the
gun.”
Trina Johnson
witness to shooting
The CNN complex also
includes the Omni Hotel, a
large atrium and a food court.
It is connected to Philips
Arena, the home of the NBA’s
Atlanta Hawks.
In the food court, Trina
Johnson, 44, of Atlanta, was
with her daughter on a family
outing.
“All of a sudden we heard a
big boom. We thought it was an
explosion,” Johnson said. “We
didn’t see the gun. Everybody
just started running.”
Soon afterward, CNN
coverage of the shooting was
being shown on large-screen
televisions inside the atrium,
near where the shooting had
taken place.
Former Colo.
cop charged
with murder
the Associated Press
GRAND
JUNCTION,
Colo. – A former Lafayette
policeman has been charged
with two counts of first-degree murder for a car wreck
that killed two 19-year-old
Mesa State students.
Patrick Strawmatt, 42,
of Westminster faces a total of 22 counts, including
four counts of vehicular homicide, two counts of second-degree assault, and two
counts of vehicular eluding,
according to charges filed
Tuesday.
State
Troopers
said
Strawmatt rammed a small
car while fleeing arrest at
more than 100 mph March
22. The two passengers of
the small car, Jennifer Kois of
Brighton and her boyfriend,
Jacob Brock of Eagle, both
19-years-old, were killed.
Truck drivers had reported Strawmatt driving erratically and he sped off troopers caught up with him.
Strawmatt had been arrested in Park County and
released on $15,000 bond
in February, over the objections of prosecutors. He
faced charges of vehicular
eluding, assault on a police
officer and driving while intoxicated after he allegedly
assaulted the county sheriff following a high-speed
chase.
Strawmatt served on the
Lafayette police force for
seven years before resigning
in 1994.
Colorado Bureau of Investigation records show
that in the ten years after he
left the department he was
arrested at least 10 times.
Tornado snatches
away wife, mother
BY KEVIN SImPSON
The Denver Post
DENVER – After a family
dinner of chicken mole, Gustavo Puga stood in the kitchen with his wife, Rosemary,
when the roar – “really bad,
louder than a train” – first
registered.
He scooped up their
sleeping 3-year-old daughter, Noelia, from a nearby
recliner and squeezed both
her and Rosemary close.
“I looked over my shoulder and the tornado already
was on us,” Puga said. “I
hung on to them as hard
as I could. I looked at them
and that was it – next thing I
knew, I was in the tree with
my daughter and wife.”
The force of the March 28
tornado swept all three into
the thick limbs of a crooked
cottonwood behind their
modular home by the railroad tracks on Holly’s south
side.
Rosemary, 29, died hours
later at a Colorado Springs
hospital – the only immediate fatality of the twister that
injured eight and destroyed
48 homes.
Puga and Noelia survived. The 28-year-old overthe-road trucker, who suffered a cracked scapula, ribs,
vertebrae and toes, spoke for
the first time Monday about
the tornado that ripped
through this tiny southeast
Colorado town near the Kansas border.
Puga said he remembered nothing of being
swept away by the swirling
wind, and suspects he may
have lost consciousness until sometime after he came to
rest in the tree.
By then, the air had gone
still.
“I remember being in the
tree and hearing my daughter crying,” Puga said. “I
shook my wife to see if she
was alive and got no answer.
I must’ve climbed out of the
tree – I don’t really remember. Then I began yelling for
help.”
Neighbors arrived and
shined flashlights into the
tree. Rosemary was lodged
awkwardly
among
the
branches, at least 15 feet
above the ground, with
Noelia stuck slightly below
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transplant Tuesday at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City. The five-year-old was separated from her conjoined twin last
August.
Formerly conjoined twin
receives new kidney
By JENNIFER DOBNER
SALT LAKE CITY — Surgeons transplanted a kidney
Tuesday from a North Salt
Lake woman into her 5-yearold daughter, a formerly conjoined twin separated from her
sister less than a year ago.
Erin Herrin, 26, donated
her right kidney to her pixyish
daughter, Maliyah.
The transplant got under
way about 11:40 a.m. MDT and
was completed in less than
two hours, said Dr. Ed Clark,
medical director at Primary
Children’s Medical Center.
The remainder of the surgery was expected to last about
90 minutes, he said.
“Things are looking good,”
hospital spokeswoman Bonnie
Midget said.
In August, Maliyah and
Kendra Herrin were separated
this operation because in her
mind, this operation makes
her more like her sister,” said
Dr. Rebecka Meyers, who led
the separation surgery. “Her
sister has a kidney. She lost her
kidney when they were separated, and now she gets her
kidney back.”
After Tuesday’s operation,
doctors will be watching for
Maliyah’s body to begin producing urine — a sign the new
kidney is working. They’ll also
be watching for any signs of
bleeding, infection and organ
rejection.
Kidneys remove water and
waste from the blood for excretion. People typically have
two kidneys. Doctors took Erin
Herrin’s right kidney to give to
her daughter.
The surgery is expected to
be the last big medical hurdle
of Maliyah’s childhood, her
parents said. If all goes well,
“She’s looking
forward to this
operation because
in her mind, this
operation makes
her more like her
sister.”
Rebecka Meyers
doctor, led separation surgery
she’s expected to be back riding bikes, playing with Barbies,
jumping on the family trampoline and going to preschool
within weeks.
“We’re going to wonder
what we’re going to do with all
of our free time,” Erin Herrin
said.
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in a 26-hour series of operations at the hospital.
Before the transplant, doctors worried about the amount
of scar tissue they would find
inside the little girl, who had
extensive reconstructive surgery after being separated from
her sister. Another concern
was squeezing an adult-size
kidney into Maliyah’s smallerthan-average abdomen. But in
both cases, things were better
than expected, Midget said.
Maliyah has had thriceweekly dialysis treatments
since she was separated from
her sister. Doctors had divided
many of their shared organs,
and Kendra kept their only
functioning kidney.
On Monday, while getting
a final dialysis treatment, Maliyah chatted up hospital staff,
reminding everyone that “I’m
getting my kidney tomorrow.”
“She’s looking forward to
Miller declined to identify
what companies ChemNutra
supplied. Nearly 100 brands of
cat and dog foods made with
the ingredient, since found to
be chemically contaminated,
have been recalled.
The recalled pet food apparently has resulted in kidney
failure in animals across the
country. The Food and Drug
Administration has confirmed
15 pet deaths, and anecdotal
reports suggest hundreds of
cats and dogs may have died.
FDA testing of the wheat
gluten has revealed it was con-
taminated with melamine, a
chemical with a variety of industrial uses, including the
manufacture of plastic kitchenware. As late as Monday,
FDA officials had said they
were uncertain if the contaminated ingredient had been
used in any foods destined for
human consumption.
Last week, the FDA blocked
wheat gluten imports from
the Xuzhou Anying Biologic
Technology Development Co.
in Wangdien, China, saying it
was the source of the contaminated product. The agency had
refused to identify who had
imported the ingredient, used
as a protein source.
“Obviously, if this ingredient was responsible, it’s just
very upsetting,” Miller told AP.
ChemNutra said it has recalled 873 tons of wheat gluten that it shipped to three
pet food makers and a single
distributor who in turn supplies the pet food industry.
The company said the recall
applied only to wheat gluten
from Xuzhou Anying, one of its
three Chinese suppliers of the
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French train sets new speed record
Rail line takes people as fast as an airplane, reaching a speed of 357 mph
By INGRID ROUSSEAU
ABOARD TRAIN V150,
France – The speedometer
climbed higher and higher
– and so did my heart rate.
Inside the last of three double-decker cars sandwiched
between two engines, those
of us aboard the French bullet train trying to set the speed
record on
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watched the video on this
digital num- story.
bers flash
on a screen
in kilometers per hour: 400,
450, 500, 550.
Looking out the windows,
the French countryside became a green blur.
Then the magic number
appeared: 547.8 kph, or 357.2
mph – faster than any humans
had ever traveled in a train on
rails. As fast as an airplane, but
on the ground.
The air pressure made my
ears ache.
Frankly, I was happy when
it was over – and not because
the journey quite literally ended in Champagne.
The chrome and black V150
looked majestic as its engines
hummed on the platform near
the town of Preny, east of Paris,
before Tuesday’s record run.
For its mission to break
the speed record, the train was
modified with a 25,000-horsepower engine, and adjustments also were made to the
track, notably the banking on
turns. The rails were treated so
the wheels could make perfect
contact, and electrical power
in the overhead cable was increased from 25,000 volts to
31,000 volts.
The V150 was equipped
with larger wheels than the
normal French TGV – or “train
a grande vitesse” – to cover
more ground with each rotation, said Alain Cuccaroni,
in charge of the technical aspects of testing. French TGVs
normally cruise at about 185
mph.
But this was more than a
stunt. The demonstration was
meant to showcase technology that France wants to sell
to multibillion-dollar overseas
markets such as China.
In Preny, tension aboard
the V150 mounted as the doors
closed – it was too late to turn
back. Alstom Transports, which
built the train, transformed the
passenger cars into a laboratory for the event so technicians
could gather data to improve
future TGVs.
As the train quickly gathered speed on a new rail line
to open in June between Paris
and Strasbourg, we watched
a mini-pendulum suspended by reporters to gauge the
train’s sway. Journalists were
not buckled in, but were told
not to move because we might
interfere with live television
broadcasts from the train.
When we hit 242 mph,
it felt like an airplane taking
off. The pressure sent pains
through my ears as we rocketed past applauding and cheering crowds on bridges and adjacent country roads.
Outside, the train roared
by like a jet, sparks spit from
the overhead power lines and
a trail of dust sprayed out behind.
Inside, the pendulum
swung widely, and the train
shook and roared.
We soon broke the 1990 record of 320.2 mph – also set by
a French train.
Then, near the village of Le
Chemin, we hit the record of
357.2 mph.
The train was speeding far
faster than a passenger jet taking off. In fact, we kept up with
planes flying overhead taking
photos.
I thought we were about to
derail.
Only 15 minutes had
passed since we departed.
Officials aboard applauded, and the train immediately
slowed. In comparison to its
SNCF | AP
In this aerial photo jointly released on Tuesday by the French railway company SNCF, Alstom Transport and the Reseau Ferre de France
(RFF), the high-speed French train, with a souped-up engine and wheels, speeds on its way to break the world speed record for conventional rail trains in eastern France, Tuesday, reaching 574.8 kph (357.2 mph). The black and chrome train with three double-decker
cars, named the V150, bested the previous record of 515.3 (320.2 mph), set in 1990 by the French fast train. However, it fell short of the
ultimate record set by Japan’s non-conventional magnetically levitated train, which sped to 581 kph (361 mph) in 2003.
record, its cruising speed of
around 190 mph felt escargotpaced.
“There are about 10,000
engineers who would want to
be in my place,” said the operator, Eric Pieczac. “It makes
me very happy, a mixed feeling
of pride and honor to be able
to reach this speed.”
Alstom Transports President Philippe Mellier said before the test that it would try to
outdo the record of 361 mph
set in 2003 by Japan’s non-
conventional
magnetically
levitated train. But in the end,
the French train fell just 4 mph
short. Pierre-Louis Rochet, former head of French state-run
rail network SNCF’s international division, said this may
be as fast as it gets on standard
rails.
“There is no interest” in going faster, since after that “the
costs will increase too much,”
said Rochet, now rail director
for international engineering
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up for British troops
The Assocaited Press
TEHRAN, Iran — The sudden release of an Iranian diplomat missing for two months
in Iraq raised new hope Tuesday that 15 British sailors and
marines seized by Iran may
soon be freed.
It also suggests the standoff
over the captive Britons may
end with a de facto prisoner
swap — something both Tehran and London have publicly
discounted.
Diplomat Jalal Sharafi arrived in Tehran on Tuesday,
hours after he was freed by his
captors in Iraq, officials said.
He was seized Feb. 4 by uniformed gunmen in Karradah,
a Shiite-controlled district of
Baghdad.
Iran alleged the diplomat
had been abducted by an Iraqi
military unit commanded by
U.S. forces — a charge repeated
by several Iraqi Shiite lawmakers. U.S. authorities denied any
role in his disappearance.
In Baghdad, an Iraqi Foreign Ministry official said the
Iraqi government had exerted
pressure on those holding
Sharafi to release him — but
he would not identify who had
held Sharafi.But another senior
government official said Iraqi
intelligence had been holding
him. Both officials spoke on
condition of anonymity because they were not supposed
to release the information.
Sharafi was a second secretary at the Iranian Embassy
involved in plans to open a
branch of the Iranian national bank. U.S. officials allege
that Iran provides money and
weapons to Iraqi Shiite militias.
Sharafi was abducted a
month after the U.S. military
arrested five other Iranians
in northern Iraq. The U.S. described one of those captives
as a senior officer of the Quds
Force, an elite unit of Iran’s
Revolutionary Guards.
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry
official said his government
also was working “intensively”
for the release of the five other
Iranians to “help in the release
of the British sailors and marines.”
Neither Iran nor Iraq nor
Britain has said explicitly that
a prisoner swap was in the
works. Iran has denied it seized
the Britons to force the release
of Iranians held in Iraq, and
Britain has steadfastly insisted
it would not negotiate for the
sailors’ freedom.
In Washington, President
Bush signaled the same. “I also
strongly support the prime
minister’s declaration that
there should be no quid pro
quos when it comes to the hostages,” Bush said.
It was unclear whether the
Iraqis had won Sharafi’s freedom on their own initiative to
encourage a settlement, which
would ease tension without
endangering their own claim
to the waters where it occurred.
Nevertheless, the release
of Sharafi and efforts to free
the five other Iranians suggested that the parameters of
a deal might be taking shape.
Iran maintains the British sailors had encroached on Iranian
territory when they were seized
by naval units of the Revolutionary Guards on March 23.
Britain insists its sailors and
marines were in Iraqi waters
and has demanded their unconditional release.
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By MARA D. BELLABY
KIEV, Ukraine – Thousands of flag-waving supporters of Ukraine’s prime
minister set up a camp
near the parliament building Tuesday to protest a
decision by the pro-Western president to dissolve
the legislative body and
call for early elections.
The
two
leaders,
whose rivalry dates to the
2004 Orange Revolution
that swept President Viktor Yushchenko to power,
met in Yushchenko’s office
for a four-hour talk to try
to resolve the standoff the most serious political
crisis in Ukraine in years.
At their start, Yushchenko adopted a lecturing tone, reminding
Prime Minister Viktor
Yanukovych that “according to the constitution, a
presidential order must be
fulfilled.” Yanukovych sat
opposite the president at
a small oval table, looking
glum. The meeting ended
without a statement to the
media.
Yushchenko stood by
his order Monday dissolving Ukraine’s parliament
and calling for elections,
and appealed for support from foreign ambassadors, law enforcement
officials and governors as
hundreds of his supporters set up their own tents
on Independence Square.
Yanukovych said the
majority coalition in the
450-seat legislature would
continue meeting until
the Constitutional Court
rules on the validity of
Yushchenko’s order.
The crisis, which has
been building for months,
followed the breakdown
of an awkward powersharing agreement between the president and
the prime minister, who is
supported by Russia.
Under
that
pact,
reached in August, Yush-
chenko accepted Yanukovych’s
return as prime minister in
exchange for guarantees he
would support the president’s
domestic and foreign policies.
Yushchenko has since accused
Yanukovych of violating that
agreement.
The United States and Russia appealed for calm in this
nation of 47 million that is now
caught between its historic ties
to Moscow and its aspirations
to move closer to Europe.
Although the two leaders
are separated by such ideological differences as whether
Ukraine should join NATO or
more closely align with Russia, much of the wrangling has
been widely viewed as efforts
by their financial backers and
power-brokers seeking to protect business interests.
Several business groups
are known to be vying for influence over lucrative enterprises
- for example, ventures connected to the country’s natural
gas transport system.
Despite the rallies, there
was little tension in the capital Tuesday and no noticeable
increase in the number of police.
Yanukovych’s backers marshaled thousands of supporters in the capital, Kiev, waving
blue-and-white flags and the
red flags of his Communist
coalition partners, and setting
up a tent camp near the parliament building.
By evening, several hundred Yushchenko supporters
had moved onto Independence Square to erect about 30
tents and listen to bands, evoking memories of 2004 when
demonstrators camped for
weeks until the Supreme Court
nullified Yanukovych’s election
victory. Yushchenko, who was
disfigured by dioxin poisoning
during the campaign, won a
repeat vote.
The mystery of how he
was poisoned has never been
solved.
Yanukovych staged a remarkable comeback last year,
when his party won the largest
share in parliamentary voting.
In August, he put together a co-
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Communists and supporters of Ukraine’s prime minister, Viktor Yanukovych, rally in Independence Square in Kiev, Tuesday.
Some thousands of supports for the prime minister streamed into
the Ukrainian capital Tuesday to protest the president’s order to
dissolve parliament and call early elections, ending a shaky political truce with his chief rival.
alition that forced Yushchenko
to name him prime minister,
then expanded it by persuading lawmakers from pro-presidential factions to defect.
Last month, 11 lawmakers joined the ruling coalition,
moving it closer to a 300-seat,
veto-proof majority in the parliament that would allow Yanukovych’s allies to change the
constitution.
Yushchenko called the defections illegal, saying the law
permits only blocs, not individual lawmakers, to switch
sides.
He called for new elections
May 27.
Russia has offered to mediate the standoff, but both
Yushchenko and Yanukovych
seemed more interested in getting help from Europe. Yushchenko met with the ambassadors of the Group of Eight
industrial nations, and Yanukovych’s party appealed to the
Council of Europe.
Russia was widely criticized for its strong support of
Yanukovych in the 2004 elections, and Yanukovych has
tried hard to dispel suspicions
that he serves as the Kremlin’s
surrogate.
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U.S. officials acknowledge use of brutal African prisons
By ANTHONY MITCHELL
NAIROBI, Kenya — CIA
and FBI agents hunting for alQaida militants in the Horn of
Africa have been interrogating terrorism suspects from 19
countries held at secret prisons
in Ethiopia, which is notorious
for torture and abuse, according to an investigation by The
Associated Press.
Human rights groups,
lawyers and several Western
diplomats assert hundreds of
prisoners, who include women
and children, have been transferred secretly and illegally in
recent months from Kenya and
Somalia to Ethiopia, where
they are kept without charge or
access to lawyers and families.
The detainees include at
least one U.S. citizen and some
are from Canada, Sweden and
France, according to a list
compiled by a Kenyan Muslim
rights group and flight manifests obtained by AP.
Some were swept up by
Ethiopian troops that drove a
radical Islamist government
out of neighboring Somalia
late last year.
Others have been deported
from Kenya, where many Somalis have fled the continuing
violence in their homeland.
Ethiopia, which denies
holding secret prisoners, is a
country with a long history of
human rights abuses. In recent
years, it has also been a key
U.S. ally in the fight against alQaida, which has been trying
to sink roots among Muslims
in the Horn of Africa.
U.S. government officials
contacted by AP acknowledged questioning prisoners
in Ethiopia.
But they said American
agents were following the law
and were fully justified in their
actions because they are investigating past attacks and current threats of terrorism.
The prisoners were never
in American custody, said an
FBI spokesman, Richard Kolko,
who denied the agency would
support or be party to illegal
arrests.
He said U.S. agents were
allowed limited access by governments in the Horn of Africa
to question prisoners as part
of the FBI’s counter-terrorism
work.
Western security officials,
who insisted on anonymity
because the issue related to
security matters, told AP that
among those held were wellknown suspects with strong
links to al-Qaida.
But some U.S. allies have
expressed consternation at the
transfers to the prisons. One
Western diplomat in Nairobi,
who agreed to speak to AP only
if not quoted to avoid angering U.S. officials, said he sees
the United States as playing a
guiding role in the operation.
John Sifton, a Human
Rights Watch expert on counter-terrorism, went further.
He said in an e-mail that the
United States has acted as
“ringleader” in what he labeled
a “decentralized, outsourced
Guantanamo.”
Details of the arrests,
transfers and interrogations
slowly emerged as AP and human rights groups investigated
the disappearances, diplomats
tracked their missing citizens
and the first detainees to be released told their stories.
One investigator from an
international human rights
group, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the
person was not authorized to
speak to the media, said Ethiopia had secret jails at three
locations: Addis Ababa, the
capital; an Ethiopian air base
37 miles east of the capital; and
the far eastern desert close to
the Somali border.
More than 100 of the detainees were originally arrested in Kenya in January, after
almost all of them fled Somalia
because of the intervention by
Ethiopian troops accompanied
by U.S. special forces advisers,
according to Kenyan police
reports and U.S. military officials.
Those people were then
deported in clandestine pre-
dawn flights to Somalia, according to the Kenya Muslim
Human Rights Forum and
airline documents. At least 19
were women and 15 were children.
In Somalia, they were
handed over to Ethiopian intelligence officers and secretly
flown to Ethiopia, where they
are now in detention, the New
York-based Human Rights
Watch says.
A further 200 people, also
captured in Somalia, were
mainly Ethiopian rebels who
backed the Somali Islamist
movement, according to one
rights group and a Somali government official, who spoke
on condition of anonymity because he did not want to jeopardize his job. Those prisoners
also were taken to Ethiopia,
human rights groups say.
Kenya continues to arrest
hundreds of people for illegally crossing over from Somalia.
But it is not clear if deportations continue. The Pentagon
announced last week that one
Kenyan al-Qaida suspect who
fled Somalia, Mohamed Abul
Malik, was arrested and flown
to the U.S. detention center at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
When contacted by AP,
Ethiopian officials denied that
they held secret prisoners or
that any detainees were questioned by U.S. officials.
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“No such kind of secret
prisons exist in Ethiopia,” said
Bereket Simon, special adviser
to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. He declined to comment
further. A former prisoner and
the families of current and former captives tell a different
story.
“It was a nightmare from
start to finish,” Kamilya Mohammedi Tuweni, a 42-yearold mother of three who has a
passport from the United Arab
Emirates, told AP in her first
comments after her release
in Addis Ababa on March 24
from what she said was 2 1/2
months in detention without
charge.
She is the only released
prisoner who has spoken publicly. She was freed a month after being interviewed, fingerprinted and photographed by
a U.S. agent, she said.
Tuweni, an Arabic-Swahili translator, said she was arrested while on a business trip
to Kenya and had never been
to Somalia or had any links to
that country.
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FOR SALE
Golden-doodle puppies, also
other golden retriever crosses, Reasonable, Shots delivered. 308-577-6367. 970494-0155.
Tiny AKC Female Lady Lilly/
Yorkshire Terrier- Yorkie for
sale. This little girl is current
on shots and wormings.
Registered/ registerable AKC,
NKC, etc. Current vaccination, Veterinarian examination, Health certificate, Health
guarantee, Travel crate. 206338-6093.
**PRELEASING
QUALITY HOMES
FOR SUMMER/
FALL**
AUTOS
$100 min pay for unwanted
complete cars. Free removal
on incomplete.
970-402-7866.
1993 Accord EX. $3500:
Power Windows, locks,
moonroof. Manual, Good
condition, all records. 116K.
[email protected].
1997 Volvo 850 Turbo. 68K
miles, Immaculate. New tires
+snow
tires.
Leather.
$10,500. Call 970-227-1866.
2000 Subaru Outback
Limited, 5-spd, 81,000 miles,
1 owner, heated leather
seats, sun roof, CD. $11,500.
John 231-8014.
86 Honda Prelude. Great
Condition, 141k mi, Red with
Black Interior, New Tires,
$1,795/OBO. 222-7048.
DEAD CAR
Cash for your unwanted car
or truck with mechanical or
body damage, free towing.
391-2002.
3 bdrm, 2 bath, hot tub. Plus
2- 5 bed, 2 bath homes, bar
pool table, sauna and pool.
970-980-4747.
www.kwinmanagement.com.
REAL ESTATE
Houses, town homes, condos for sale. Invest in your
education today.
1- 6 bdrms, free lawn care.
For pricing and more details
visit our website,
www.szqualityhomes.com or
call 970-402-2588.
CSUREALTY.COM
Professional real estate
services. Interested about
properties? Call anytime to
preview a home/ condo.
Greg Smith, Prudential 970980-5358.
FOR RENT
!!OPEN HOUSES!!
1610 PETERSON PL
Sunny 4 bdrm, 2 bath, brick
F/P, W/D, garage, great
patio/ yard, N/P. $995/mo,
open Thurs, Fri 2pm.
605 CITY PARK
3 bdrm, $950/mo. GE kitchen
with D/W, wood stove patio
garage, W/D, professionally
decorated, perfect locatioon.
N/P. Open Thurs, Fri 3pm.
100’s of apts,
condos, houses for rent
with photos.
NorthernColoradoRentals.com.
2 BDRM CONDO
Avail Aug 1. All new carpet,
paint, tile floors, nice fireplace, A/C. Super spacious
with W/D. $675/mo.
thebrandtcompany.com
224-0852.
2 BDRM NEAR CSU
Avail July 1st, large yard,
garage, N/S, small dog only.
$800/mo. Leave message.
290-8148.
2 BDRM, 2 BATH
Central heat & A/C, D/W,
wood F/P, disposal, parking.
Pet friendly. $675/mo. Free
3 bdrm, 2 bath, 2- car & 4
bdrm, 3.5 bath, 2-car+ with
office, pets ok, fenced yards,
close to CSU & FRCC,
$1200/ $1350. Pete 970-2313570.
3 bdrm, 3 bath, office, double
garage, patio, deck, spacious
quality, furnished. Includes
HOA. $1250/mo. 482-8997.
2, 3, 4, 5, AND 6
BDRM HOUSES.
3-4 bdrm, 2.5 bath, ranch
with basement, fenced yard,
one-car garage, W/D,
screened in porch. Avail 8/1,
$1200/mo, 581-2531.
Aug leasing, 1 year, dogs OK,
cool landlord, near CSU.
221-4009.
327 CANYON
218 COLUMBINE CT
3 bdrm with studio. Nice,
bright home. Great yard.
$1080/mo.
224-0852.
3 BDRM, 2 BATH
Preleasing for fall ‘07, close
to campus, W/D, $900/mo
+utils, ample parking, N/P.
303-638-4765 or 970-3530028.
3 BDRM, 2 BATH
Sweet 1 bdrm house with
garage and fenced yard. Prelease for Aug. $560/mo. thebrandtcompany.com
224-0852.
4 BDRM 2 BATH
2421 Tamarac, fenced yard,
garage, excellent location.
Avail Aug 1st, $1300/mo,
226-2983.
4 bdrm, 1 bath, W/D, D/W,
fenced backyard. 1304
Westward Dr. Avail August
1st, $1400/mo (970)9806078.
Beautiful, spotless, 2 blks to
CSU. All new paint, carpet,
countertops, tile or wood
floors. F/P, W/D included.
Low utility bills. ONLY
$290/mo per person.
224-0852.
4 bdrm, 2 bath, all appliances, fenced-yard, close to
CSU, remodeled, $1350/mo.
[email protected].
Call 970-290-2525.
3 bdrm, 2 bath condo for
rent. Starts fall ‘07, all appliances incl, garage, close to
campus. $1200/mo nego,
5 bdrm houses close to campus, close to City Park, nice
houses. Free Cable/High
Speed Internet. Avail August
RENT INCLUDES ALL
UTILITIES
Preleasing for fall, large quality homes, W/D, close to
campus.
www.colostaterentals.com.
224-3656.
COOL LANDLORD
5 bdrm, Close to Campus.
Pets okay. Hot tubs. A/C,
well insulated beautiful
homes. Leasing for August
1st. $850, $1350, $1375.
970-282-9099.
AWESOME! 3 bdrm, 1 bath.
$1095/mo.
Old
Town
(Garfield). Great back yard.
Pets ok. 970-204-7742 or
[email protected].
MORE PROPERTIES AVAILABLE.
QUALITY HOMESAFFORDABLE RENT!
3, 4 & 5 Bdrm Near CSU.
Fall Pre-leasing
www.rentals4you.com
303-667-4023.
Clean 1 bdrm for summer in
4 bdrm house, Howes &
Laurel. $312/mo +utils. Lisa
303-653-7070.
4 bdrm, 2 bath, has everyting, W/D, D/W, grill, pool
table, 2 car garage, nice
yard, pets nego. $1,200/mo.
Call Ryan, 720-338-1650 or
email [email protected].
HORSES OK
4- 5 bdrm, 2 bath. A
Favorite! Very large! 2
Kitchens, 2 Separate Living
Areas, Fenced Yard, 2-Car
Garage, F/P, W/D, Near CSU.
$1,300- $1,500/mo.
Super 5 bdrm with 3 baths.
Great yard. Barn for horses.
Only $1150/mo. 2305 W.
Mulberry.
224-0852.
3 bdrm, 1 bath. In Town
Horse Property! 1+ Acre,
Super Cute! Wood Floors,
F/P, W/D, Near CSU, $1,200
Barn/ Shop $350 **Avail
April.
HOUSES FOR RENT!
3 bdrm, 2 Full bath Ranch.
Spacious! Great Yard w/
Deck. F/P, W/D, Near CSU.
$990.
5 bdrm, 2 bath, & 4 bdrm, 2
bath, close to campus, W/D,
garage, yard, pets ok.
www.rentfoco.com, 5968600.
3 bdrm, 1 bath. Huge! Great
Living Space, F/P, W/D, Near
CSU. $900.
HUGE BACK YARD! 3 bdrm,
1 bath. $1125/mo. Old Town
(Stover). Newly renovated.
Pets ok. 970-204-7742 or
[email protected].
MORE PROPERTIES AVAILABLE!
2 bdrm, 1 bath. Exceptional!
Very Bright! Tile Floors, 3way F/P, W/D, Near CSU.
$700.
NEW LISTINGS
SYNERGY REALTY
224-4796
105 Circle, 2 bdrm house.
Aug. $800/mo.
Clean 3 bdrm, 1 bath, Old
Town, wood floors, Avail 5/1
or 8/1. $1050/mo 970-5674866
2925 Stuart #4. 2 bdrm, 2
story, basement, garageJune lease. $825/mo.
224-0852.
CUTE HOUSE! 2 bdrm, 1
bath. Old Town (Elizabeth).
Pets ok. 970-204-7742 or
[email protected].
MORE PROPERTIES AVAIL-
Nice 4 bdrm, 2 bath house w/
2-car, W/D, close to campus
& bus stop, avail 6/1 or 8/1.
$1500/mo. 1506 Knotwood
2 bdrm, 2 Full bath.
Sparkling! Tile Floors, W/D,
Near CSU. $650.
Pre-leasing for August 2007.
1 & 2 bdrms $450/ $575 near
City Park. 2 bdrm Woodbox
condo (pool, W/D, heat)
$725. View details
http://fortcollins/craigslist.co
m (posted 3/27). 970-4202070.
HOUSES
HOUSES
APARTMENTS
***AVAIL AUG 1ST***
AUGUST 1
2 & 4 bdrm very nice homes,
W/D,
near
CSU,
no
pets/smokers. 970-443-3846.
3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, garage,
hardwood, W/D, F/P, fenced
yard, D/W. $1050/mo, 2143043.
Leasing for August. 1, 2, 3
bdrm apartment, houses.
View all properties at
FTCrent.com, 970-226-5600.
OLD TOWN- 3 bdrm, 2 bath
town home. $1080/mo.
EDORA PARK- 4 bdrm, 2
bath town home. $850/mo.
SPRING CREEK BIKE
PATH- AVAIL NOW. 3- 4
bdrm, 2+ bath. $1100/mo.
No Pets.
Students Welcome.
970-226-2046.
PRE-LEASING FOR
FALL & SUMMER
3 bdrm, 2 bath town home
style units. Walk-in closets,
BBQ deck, W/D, D/W, and
much more. Clean, well
maintained college rentals.
Very close to campus!
WWW.GLENMOORDRIVE.C
OM. $1025/mo for 1-year
lease or $1100/mo for 10month lease. 970-482-5129,
970-420-9126.
PRELEASING FOR
JUNE 1ST OR
AUGUST 1ST
All locations, all sizes, all
price ranges. 970-402-0382.
Prelease this 4 bdrm, 3 bath,
large 2500 sqft. home. 2 car
garage, 2 living rooms, 2
dens, backs to greenbelt.
Close to CSU, fenced yard,
F/P, pets nego, ample parking, great family or student
rental.
Avail
6/1/07.
$1500/mo. 970-214-1047.
RENTING MADE
EASY WITH
KRIS TICNOR
Now leasing premium housing, great customer service &
timely maintenance! Currnetly
leasing for Spring and Fall.
Don’t Miss Out.
970-689-8803.
www.myfortcollinshome.com
SPECTACULAR! 2 bdrm, 1
bath. Old Town (Remington).
Great back yard. Pets ok.
970-204-7742
or
[email protected].
MORE PROPERTIES AVAILABLE!
VERY CUTE
4 bdrm, 2 bath newly remodeled, hardwoods, granite tile,
W/D, big fenced yard, close
to Campus, 1 dog ok,
$1375/mo. (970)223-2161.
Very nice 3 bdrm, 2 bath
home with 2 car garage and
fenced yard. Close to CSU
and FRCC, on Transfort line.
$1145/mo. Avail August 1.
Rich 970-227-3410.
WOW! Studio/ 1 bath.
$505/mo.
Old
Town
(Mathews). Pets ok. 970-2047742 or [email protected]. MORE PROPERTIES AVAILABLE!
**HUGE 6-7 BDRM
HOUSE**
1 blk from CSU, 3 full baths,
3 living rooms, 2-car garage,
nicest home on campus,
484-8900.
2 bdrm, 1 bath, W/D, garage,
huge, tons of storage, avail
now $800/mo. 970-5812531.
2 houses. Each 4 bdrm, 2
bath. W/D, F/P, Close to
Campus, fenced yard,
$1400/mo +some utils. 970229-0299 or
720-982-4762.
OLD TOWN
AUGUST 1
4 bdrm, 2 bath. Close to
campus, hardwood floors,
W/D, fenced yard, parking,
$1250/mo. 214-3043.
Keep your dorm group
together. Legal 6 bdrm, 2
kitchens, common rooms,
great backyard with fire pit,
across from City Park. Avail
8/1. 224-3699.
NICE HOME
3 bdrm, 2 bath, all appliances, fenced yard, pets ok,
close to campus, avail Aug 1.
$1295/mo. 303-862-1787.
QUALITY HOMES
Lease includes lawn care, all
appliances, W/D, fenced
yard, quality interiors (N/P).
3 bdrm houses for rent. 4
close to campus, 1 downtown. From $1050/mo. Avail
August. 481-8712.
4 bdrm, 2 bath, W/D, garage,
fenced yard, pets nego. Avail
6/1, 8/1. $1200/mo. 970-2179678.
2121 Liberty Dr. 4 bdrm, 2
bath (new carpet/paint), avail
now. $1300/mo.
1413 S. Bryan Ave. 5 bdrm, 3
bath, 2 kitchens, avail Aug.
$1700/mo.
Reserve now 970-443-9131.
4 bdrm, 2 bath house, Avail
June 1, 1 car garage, hot tub,
screened porch, W/D, D/W,
near Campus West and CSU.
Pets nego. $1425/mo. Call
Alison, 443-3234.
Very nice & clean, 4 bdrm, 2
bath house with large family
room. Close to CSU, W/D,
D/W, $1500/mo. Avail 6/1.
408-930-6247.
4 bdrm, 2 bath. F/P, W/D,
D/W, 2 car garage, fenced
yard, across from City Park,
504 City Park, Avail 6/1,
$1,500/mo.
970-663-9385.
1 bdrm, 1 bath Apartment.
1/2 block from CSU, 640
sqft, pets are welcome,
$565/mo. Partically furnished. Move-in deposit $400
refundable. Avail May 1st.
970-402-6257.
4 bdrm, 2 bath. Females.
Drake & Shields. W/D, D/W,
fenced yard, swimming pool.
Pets Nego. Avail August 1st.
$1400. 970-215-9555.
5 bdrm, 2 bath, beautiful
home for rent! $1200/mo.
W/D, D/W, fenced yard, great
deck and views, pets OK.
Avail June 1st. 2209 W. Olive
Ct. Call Stu @ 970-980-8091.
BY CSU
3 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 living areas,
pets nego. W/D, D/W,
$895/mo, avail Aug. 4938266.
Clean, 5 bdrm, 3 bath, near
Prospect and Taft, lawn care
provided, $1490/mo, 970566-1615. Avail May.
CLEAN,
AFFORDABLE
HOMES CLOSE TO
CAMPUS
2, 4, or 5 bdrms. All appliances,
icluding
W/D.
Garages, yard care provided.
Call Doug @ 970-481-2220 or
go to
premiumrentalhomes.com.
CLOSE TO CAMPUS
2 bdrm, 1 bath. W/D, on bus
route. 720-938-5984.
APARTMENTS
2 bdrm, 1 bath, 1/2 block to
CSU. 12 month lease.
$725/mo incl all ultils. Preleasing for fall.
970-419-8394.
2 BDRM, 2 BATH
Central air/ heat, D/W, disposal, parking, W/D, all pets.
$675/mo.
Prelease Specials
Flexible lease terms
Sunray Place Apts
224-3008
www.sunrayapartments.co
m.
2 bdrm, 2 bath. 1/2 block
west of CSU, great condition
(newer), all appliances +A/C,
avail mid-May. $700/mo.
215-1969.
3 bdrm immediately avail.
$695/mo, pets OK, sublease
with potential for lease starting in Aug. Call 219-3552.
Available in May...Cheap!
2/3 bdrm apartment, 1.5
bath, W/D, avail May- Aug.
$285, females only please.
717-338-8684.
Brookview Apartments
1 bdrm $557/mo
2 bdrm $597/mo
3 bdrm $657/mo
Low deposit, 1717 Welch St.
970-493-4250.
3/ 4 bdrm. 2nd floor loft.
Balcony, 10 ft ceilings, coin
op,
unique
building,
$1050/mo Avail 8/1, 2143043.
Pre-leasing for fall. 2 bdrm, 1
bath. Starting at $550/mo,
flat util rate. 1/2 block from
CSU. Avail Aug 1. Call 970419-8394.
CONDOS
2 bdrm, 1 bath. Completely
remodeled, centrally located.
$800/mo. 970-250-1695 or
970-640-9904.
3 BLOCKS TO CSU &
CITY PARK
Large updated 3 bdrm, 1.5
bath condo. 1st month FREE!
W/D. Lots of parking. On bus
route. No pets please, new
carpet. Avail May or August.
$850/mo. Tari 303-241-6449.
GORGEOUS
4 BDRM, 3.5 BATH
CONDO
Upgrades & stainless steel
appliances. $1650/mo. Call
Olivia 303-898-1641.
Nice 2 bdrm, 2 bath on 2nd
floor of building, with each
bdrm on separate level.
Close to campus! W/D, D/W,
A/C, N/P, N/S. Must see! Call
303-332-1332.
Woodbox Condos- Ft.
Collins. Partially furnished 3
bdrm, 1.5 bath, Close to
Campus, W/D, A/C units,
patio, pool, car port,
$995/mo includes heat.
Available May 1st, 616-2932829.
TOWN HOUSES
2 bdrm, 2 bath by Hughes
Stadium. Clubhouse, pool,
tennis, F/P. $840/mo, 970412-3227.
4 bdrms, 3.5 bath town
house, W/D, F/P, garage,
pets nego. 3025 W.
Elizabeth. Avail 6/1, 8/1.
$1200/mo, Water paid. 970217-9678.
ROOMMATE
WANTED
$350/mo, 4 bdrm, 3 bath
condo, fully furnished, all
appliances incl, fenced yard,
garage, DirecTV, wireless
Internet, Horsetooth and
Windmill, close bus stop,
avail now, 970-630-6330.
1 bdrm in 3 bdrm. Quiet,
great for student. W/D, DSL,
1 block to CSU. $295/mo
+utils. Heruka Buddhist
Center, 825 Remington. 970482-7613.
Female for 1 room in nice 3
bdrm house. New appliances. $300/mo +utils, small
deposit flexible lease. Please
call 215-6525 (Molly).
3 BR Apts.
Pre-leasing for Aug. 1st
On Remington St.
$1020 - $1050
Clean, large, Close to
CSU, your own free
W/D
Available Apts.
all have Something
unique to offer
“Not a Complex”
303-499-6635
Sorry, no pets
ROOMMATE
WANTED
DARE TO BE
DIFFERENT
Clean roommate wanted,
own large bed and bath,
$400/mo. Incl utils, cable,
internet, pool, close to campus, avail May. 801-7263061.
COME SEE OUR
COLORFUL HOUSE
includes all utilities
($362.50 per bedroom)
1113 W. Plum
970-419-8394
DO YOU LOVE TO
CLEAN?
Reliable Cleaners. Flexible
hours. Good references and
Background check. Be able
to work summers. 282-9099.
EARN $400$500/MONTH
Female roommate wanted!!
Wireless internet, W/D, cable
TV incl, very clean, $333/mo
+1/3 utils. Carly, 719-9635431.
Coloradoan
newspaper
routes available. Must have
reliable transportation, valid
driver’s license and be available 7 days per week from
3am- 6am. Call Susan at
224-7773.
Female Roommates Wanted!
2 bdrm avail in beautiful,
clean town home mid
August. Close to Campus!
$450/mo. Utils, wireless
internet, and cable incl. 303841-2575.
Male for 3 bdrm house, summer only. $350/mo +1/3 utils.
303-902-3097 or 720-8720510.
Room for rent near CSU.
Horses ok. $350/mo, 1/3
utils, deposit required. Call
970-420-8173.
Roomie Wanted. 1 bdrm in 4
bdrm house @ Peterson and
Locust. Pets Welcome.
$380/mo includes utils. 570971-2015.
Rooms for rent, very close to
school, 4 bdrm, 4 bath, F/P,
W/D, D/W, full garage for
storage, clean, $345/each.
970-420-6195.
Walk to Campus! Female
Roommates Wanted! 2 bdrm
avail in nice house. W/D,
D/W, nice yard, avail immediately. Only $335/mo +shared
utils. Call (970)219-5914.
Leave message if necessary.
SERVICES
IPOD repair. I fix iPods.
Screens, batteries, drives,
etc. 970-219-6479. E-mail at
[email protected].
NOTICES
Get the financial help you
need...regardless of your
credit score! Debt consolidation, personal loans and
more. From $3K- $300K. Call
1-866-381-2290. No Fees.
EMPLOYMENT
A fun and rewarding position
working with a young active
woman supporting her and
accessing her community
and living independently.
Free rent, utils, benefits, and
monthly stipends are included. Call Kara at 266-9038
x11.
ACCOUNTING
DATA ENTRY
Highly- detailed professional
needed 10 hrs/week during
business hours. Quickbooks/
Excel required. Pay DOE. Fax
cover letter/ resume 970797-1554.
COLLEGE
STUDENTS AND
OTHERS
Begin a sound career in customer service and sales.
Earn while you learn, $495+
weeks starting pay, quick
management promotions.
Call for interview today 970667-2695.
PROSPECT PLAZA APARTMENTS
$725
Dancers wanted $$$ potential. Great way to pay for
school and earn extra cash.
Flexible Schedule for students. No experience necessary. A Hunt Club. 490-1885.
1 bdrm, $300/mo + 1/3 utils.
W/D, D/W, swamp cooler.
Close to CSU. 970-420-4035.
970•419•8384
A
Bright
Idea!
VACANCY NOTICE
Atrium Suite/ Clock Tower
Lofts. Newer private 3 bdrm,
3 bath and 2 bdrm, 2 bath.
Near campus, W/D, highspeed access, cat ok. $320450/mo per room. 226-0650.
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One Block From Campus
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EMPLOYMENT
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Roommates for cute, clean
house near CSU, F/P, W/D,
huge kitchen and yard,
$300+/mo, 691-5954.
Vantage Properties
Cambridge House
Apartments
EMPLOYMENT
Fr e e C
able &
Flat R
a t e U Pa r k i n g
Smoke tilities
Free
Furnished Apartments
Studios
One Bedrooms
Two Bedrooms
Early Sign-Up Rent Specials
Apartment Show Hours
Mon - Sat • 1PM to 5PM
304 W. Prospect 482-9513 | www.prospectplaza.com
FARM HAND/ TRUCK
DRIVING
& OFFICE
RECEPTIONIST
Wanted: Hard working self
motivated person to work 5
1/2 days a week. Good pay,
start as seasonal employee.
No calls Please. An application can be mailed to Turf
Master 3327 Giddings Rd,
Fort Collins, CO 80524 or emailed to [email protected]. 970-493-8311.
GOLF COURSE
MAINTENANCE
Pelican Lakes & Pelican Falls
Golf Courses are looking for
seasonal help in the areas of
grounds maintenance, mowing, etc. Must be 18 years old
& pass drug screen. Wages
based on experience.
Complimentary golf during
period of employment. Apply
at the Water Valley Corporate
Office, 1625 Pelican Lakes
Point, Suite 201, Windsor,
CO. Mon- Fri (8am- 5pm).
Graphic Design Studio Seeks
Intern. Small, growing studio
seeks Mac expert with PC
experience to contribute
immediately, from concept to
design to production to delivery. Gain valuable experience
from classically- trained
designer with Fortune 500
and New York ad agency
experience. Send resume
and three samples to
[email protected]
PART TIME
EVENING SHIFT!
Perfect for students and
those wanting to earn extra
income! Use your education
to read & score student evaluation tests. 48 college credit
hours required. Hrs: M-F
5:30-10:30pm. Projects in
April and June. Paid Training
Provided. Must qualify.
$11.00/hr. All work in
Longmont. To Apply go to
www.kellymp.appone.com or
call 1-877-535-5904. Must
bring copy of Transcripts +ID
providing eligibility to work in
U.S. Project details on
Website. Still have questions? Call 866-238-9853.
LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE,
CONSTRUCTION &
IRRIGATION
FOREMAN
CoCal Landscape, an award
winning commercial contractor has immediate openings
for Landscape Maintenance,
Construction & Irrigation
Foremen at all of your branch
locations: Denver Fax 303399-7577, Longmont Fax
303-774-0560, Ft. Collins Fax
970-493-7907, and Colorado
Springs Fax 719-473-5608.
Must have a minimum of 2
years experience with good
driving record, bi-lingual a
plus. Competitive compensation, bonus plan, 401K, medical, EAP, educational assistance, holidays and vacation
pay. Please send resumes via
fax or e-mail: [email protected] or stop
by and apply.
NANNY
For toddler. Mon- Fri, 9-4pm.
Part time optional, SE Ft.
Collins. 970-266-1408.
NO SALES
INVOLVED!
Research Data Design, a
national market research
company, is looking for talented, outgoing individuals
for research accosiate postions.
FUN PLACE
TO WORK!
Earn up to $12/hour.
Opportunity for advancement. Call Jill- 970-377-2490,
or apply RDD- 2950 E.
Harmony Rd. Fort Collins.
Now Hiring. F/T, P/T openings avail. Flexible scheduling, rapid advancement
potential. Apply in person at
Subway Sandwiches. 755 S.
Lemay Ave.
P/T Liquor clerk/ stocker.
Must be 21, apply in person
at 1642 N. College, next to
Albertsons.
PART TIME PHONE
WORK
If you are good at talking on
the phone, or have phone
experience, I have a great,
P/T job working at a call center. 10am-2pm M-Th, 6-9pm
M-Th No sales, cold calling,
or telemarketing. Call
225-0228.
PLAY SPORTS! HAVE
FUN! SAVE MONEY!
Maine camp needs fun loving
counselors to teach all land,
adventure & water sports.
Great summer!
Call 888-844-8080, apply:
www.campcedar.com.
Sales managers, sales reps
needed. P/T or F/T. Dish
Network or DirecTV, top pay.
Call now 970-373-3752
SEAMSTRESS
WANTED
P/T, to make costumes. 970988-3809.
STAFF NEEDED
To support three men with
challenging behaviors, all
shifts, several openings,
training, full time benefits
provided. Kara 266-9038 ext
11.
Great Part Time Job!
Janitorial, M-F, 5:30pm to
8:30pm Good attitude
required! Will train, $7.75/hr
to start. Must be available for
summer. Call 221-1736.
GROUNDS
MAINTENANCE
Colorado State University
Grounds Department is
accepting applications for
seasonal positions. Positions
include irrigation, mowing,
general grounds maintenance, renovation, flowers
and sports fields. Must be 18
years old with valid driver’s
license. Apply in person at
the Grounds Office in the
motor pool complex on campus.
HONEY BAKED HAM
COMPANY AND
CAFE
NOW HIRING
Good Pay; Great Incentives;
Free Meals; Flexible Hours;
Call Adrian 970-225-1211.
731 E Harmony Rd.
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
Got technology in your
blood? We are looking to fill a
full time entry level position.
The ideal candidate must be
hardworking, self starting, &
customer service oriented.
Will assist in installation and
maintenance of Windows
based systems for businesses in N. Colorado. If you love
a technology challenge apply
to: [email protected].
Studio
Cottage
June 1st or sooner
Small, functional
Complete!
One person only
$395
Call Peter
303-499-6635
Sorry, no pets
SUPERMARKET
LIQUORS
Help wanted- Stocker/
Cashier, 15-25 hrs/week.
Holidays and weekends a
must. Apply in person, Mon
4/2, Tue 4/3, Wed 4/4, 14pm. Must be 21 or older. No
phone calls please. 1300 E.
Mulberry.
THE REDSTONE
RESTAURANT
Now Hiring seasonal staff for
exciting bistro style restaurant in Downtown Estes Park.
Please call for appointment
970-586-2014. Ask for Josh.
Elementary Intermediate
Instructor
By April 9, 2007
Or until filled.
Contact district office for
application:
Buffalo School District Re-4J
PO Box 198
Merino, CO 80741
970-522-7424 ext 111
[email protected]
Buffalo School District Re-4J is an
equal opportunity
employer.
WANTED
Experienced waitstaff for
Poppy’s Joint + Vincent.
Please call Chris (720)2193047 or bring your resume to
Poppy’s Joint for a mass
interview Saturday, 4/7/07,
11:00- 2:00 pm, 130 S.
Mason. 970-407-8100.
JOB
OPPORTUNITIES
GREAT JOB
POSITIONS
AVAILABLE
$7- $9/hr Flexible scheduling,
with a variety of shifts 10-35
hrs/wk. Conduct satisfaction
and opinion surveys over the
phone. Casual environment,
opportunities for advancement. No Sales! 1 block west
of CSU. (970)407-2802 anytime.
Help wanted for custom harvesting. Combine operators
and truck drivers. Good summer wages, guaranteed pay.
Call 970-483-7490 evenings.
A Job is So Last Century!
Your parents have jobs...21st
century
Eco-Friendly
Entrepreneurs Save energy,
help the planet and profit.
Visit: http://ecofuel.mpgfreedom.com. Call 1-800-6097168 recording.
SWIM
INSTRUCTORS
P/T positions May 29- Aug
17 teaching in our “warm
water” pool. We offer free
water instructor, CPR and
First Aid courses. Excellent
working environment, flexible
scheduling, competitive
salaries. Apply in person at
the Mountain Center 419 E.
Stuart.
Babysitters & nannys needed, great pay, flexible hours.
Easily apply by visiting
www.4sitters.com.
Winter/ Spring Positions
Available. Earn up to $150
per day. Exp not Required.
Undercover shoppers needed to Judge Retail and Dining
Establishments. Call 800722-4791.
Fitness Career- P/T, F/T
From Home. Help others get
fit/ stay fit while earning extra
money from home. Websites/
training included. Fastest
growing nutritional company
in US- worldwide market.
Unlimited earning potential.
Contact Christine at [email protected] for more
details- put Health Business
in the message to get top priority. Check out my website
for more product details.
www.cwhealthmall.net.
INTERNET
MILLIONAIRE NEEDS
HELP
We need men & women to
participate in a 3-hour Q&A
session.
Go
to:
www.100kjob.com/csu.
PREPARE MEALS
FOR ELDERLY
PERSON
Friendly elderly person needs
a responsible student to prepare and deliver three meals
each week. Call 482-6927.
TIRED OF GOING
TO CLASS?
Start Your Very Own
Business Today!
www.SixFigureProgram.com.
Need a job for next semester?
The Collegian
Classifieds
Department
is looking to hire
Classified
Representatives
for summer and fall
semester.
benefits
FOR RENT
PRE-LEASING FOR
AUGUST
include:
• flexible hours
• good pay
• a chance to improve • a great place
to work
your selling skills
Good typing skills and
excellent phone and customer
service are a must.
Come by the Collegian Classifieds
office in the Lory Student Center,
lower level to fill out an application.
Applications due April 13, 2007
Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors Preferred.
Call Polly at
491-1691 for information.
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Kit-Cat
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Non Sequitur
Joey Ungerer
The Last Word in Astrology
by Eugenia Last
Jim Davis
Garfield
Baldo
Cantu & Castellanos
Glen McCoy
The Duplex
Happy BirtHday: Be ready to take advantage of any opportunity that comes your way. If you are bogged down with other
people’s problems, you will not be able to advance this year.
Reevaluate your situation and start to focus on your own goals.
Your high expectations can be reached. Your numbers are 3, 14,
22, 27, 35, 46
ariES (March 21-April 19): You may question your beliefs,
your partnerships and your direction. Honesty will help you
find the answers. Keeping an open mind and heart will give you
the discernment required to make the right choices. 3 stars
taUrUS (April 20-May 20): This is not the day to hold back. If
something is on your mind, speak up and you will find it much
easier to move along. Help others or volunteer in some fashion.
Be careful if someone from your past asks for your assistance.
3 stars
GEMiNi (May 21-June 20): If someone asks to borrow, the
answer should be a simple “no.” Do whatever is necessary to
secure your personal life, your home and residence. An older
relative may be a burden but, with give and take, the relationship can be good. 3 stars
CaNCEr (June 21-July 22): Stop being negative. If you play
your cards right you can advance, find love and make new
friends. Networking will lead to a good time and some interesting information. 5 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Getting out and having some fun may
be an outlet for you but it won’t please everyone in your life. You
will probably run into someone you never quite forgot. That
may be exciting, but it will cause problems with your current
relationships. 2 stars
VirGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Focus on love, communication
and maybe even going on an adventure. Travel will take you
away from home and all the worries that you face each day. You
need a little time and space to figure out what you really want.
4 stars
LiBra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): What you want to do may be stifled
by responsibilities. Be creative in finding solutions and you will
have the freedom to do the things that you enjoy doing most.
A sudden change in the way someone treats you will perplex
you. 3 stars
SCOrpiO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You can get a lot out of the way today. Let your creative energy lead the way and you will develop
something very interesting. A chance to make some money is
apparent by picking up additional work or offering a service.
Love is in the stars. 3 stars
SaGittariUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Someone will come to your
rescue -- if you ask for help, you will get it. Changes to your
residence will help you enjoy the comforts of home a lot more.
Don’t make a hasty decision regarding a friend, relative or
neighbor. 3 stars
CapriCOrN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You can make money today
by doing things a little differently. The time to put your plans
into play is now. You can mix and mingle with people who will
understand what it is you are trying to do. Don’t be fooled by
empty promises. 4 stars
aQUariUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If your actions might hurt someone’s feelings, rethink your options. Be careful not to upset anyone you care about or the damage may be reversible. Emotional
confusion is apparent, so don’t make snap decisions. 2 stars
piSCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You can turn something you are
thinking about doing into a moneymaker. Invest in yourself
and your ideas, not someone else’s. A love connection can be
made but make sure your motives are honorable. 5 stars
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If CSU is so short on cash,
why don’t we do something
productive to raise money?
Like have a bake sale.
What’s up with Whatsitooya
calling out Lobster Ave? Joey
Ungerer has drawn a line in
the sand. It is time to choose
sides and I for one fly the
flag of Lobster Ave. The CSU
Cartoon War is upon us and
we should all be scared.
You know it’s time to drop
out of engineering when you
are given all the answers, in
chronological order, before a
quiz and still manage to get
a 30%. Do communications
majors take quizzes?
Does keying a nice car
somehow make you feel better
about yourself?
Silly person, Facebook’s
LivePoke was their April Fool’s
joke.
Why is it that none of the
out-of-staters believed us
when we told them it would
snow at least two more times
before summer until they
were walking to class wearing
shorts in the snow? Welcome
to Colorado, we know it’s
strange.
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submissions will not be printed. While your comment will be published anonymously,
you must leave your name and phone number for verification.
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“I’m old, Carm, and my body has suffered a
trauma that it will probably never fully recover
from. So why don’t we just face the facts?”
Tony Soprano| mob boss-family man
‘Sopranos’ returns for final season
By FrAZIer Moore
The associated press
CArol kAelson | ap
Heather Mills and Jonathan Roberts jive dancing on week three of “Dancing with the Stars,” in
Los Angeles on Monday night on ABC . During a interview with E! Entertainment Television’s “E!
News” aired Tuesday night, Mills reveals a new prosthetic leg had to be made which enabled her to
“bounce” on her left side, thus making the jive choreography a little more manageable. The leg was
designed and fitted in only 2 days, not the usual 4-week turn around.
Mills says she’s no gold digger
NEW YORK — Heather
Mills says her love don’t cost a
thing.
“All I did was to fall in love
with someone madly, and I’m
constantly being vilified in
the press for it,” Mills tells E!
Entertainment Television’s “E!
News” in an interview that was
to air Tuesday night.
The 39-year-old activist
has frequently complained of
being knocked down by the
media since she and former
Beatle Paul McCartney, 64,
separated last May after four
years of marriage.
The couple, who have a
3-year-old daughter, Beatrice,
began divorce proceedings in
July.
“People label me a gold
digger and, if I was, I would’ve
been a very wealthy woman
when I met Paul, and that
wasn’t the case at all,” she
says.
Mills is the first contestant
with an artificial limb to compete on ABC’s “Dancing With
the Stars.”
She lost the leg in a motorcycle accident in 1993.
“Starting in a few weeks, I
will start flying back and forth
to England every week to be
with my daughter as she goes
back to school,” says Mills,
who is in Los Angeles for the
dance competition.
Do you
think the Collegian stinks?
Here’s your chance to do something about it.
Colorado’s only student-run daily is seeking talented and dedicated
individuals for the 2007 fall semester. The Rocky Mountain Collegian
is currently accepting applications for the following positions:
The News Managing Editor oversees the news, sports and entertainment
desks and coordinates with the design, visual and multimedia staff, in addition
to writing, editing and assigning news stories.
The Development Managing Editor writes, edits and assigns
stories to a staff of reporters, in addition to coordinating with the
design, visual and multimedia staff.
The Visual Managing Editor directs the design, visual and multimedia
staff, in addition to producing special projects and coordinating with the
news desk to produce visual elements for stories and for the Web.
The City Editor writes, edits and assigns stories to a staff of
reporters, in addition to establishing strong beat coverage.
The city desk covers local, state and national events.
The Campus Editor writes, edits and assigns stories to a staff of
reporters, in addition to establishing strong beat coverage. The
campus desk covers campus issues, events and occurrences.
The Entertainment Editor writes, edits and assigns
stories to a staff of reporters for the weekly entertainment
section and for the daily edition.
The Sports Editor writes, edits and assigns stories to a staff of sports reporters,
in addition to establishing strong beat coverage of CSU athletics.
The Visual Editor shoots photos, assigns photos to a staff, and attend news
desk meetings, in addition to designing and coordinating art packages for
news stories, special projects and the Web.
The Opinion Editor hires and coordinates with staff columnists, in
addition to contributing editorialized news coverage on a deadline.
The Design Chief directs design staff and designs
pages and some art packages.
The Multimedia Editor shoots, edits and produces all video packages for
the Web, in addition to attending all news desk meetings.
The Web Editor will edit, post and produce Web content, in addition to
coordinating with the visual managing editor to post streaming video news
packages and photo slideshows.
Applications are available at the front desk of Student Media on the bottom floor of the Lory Student
Center or by downloading them from the Web page at studentmedia.colostate.edu (click on
employment, go to bottom of page and print out “Application Form 1” and “Application Form 2”).
All Applications require that writing samples be attached.
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 5pm, Monday, April 9.
NEW YORK - He looks
old. He feels old. On the season premiere of “The Sopranos,” mob boss-family man
Tony Soprano is marking his
47th birthday in a funk.
“I’m old, Carm,” he tells
his wife, “and my body has
suffered a trauma that it will
probably never fully recover
from. So why don’t we just
face the facts?”
A central fact for Tony is
that last season, brain-addled Uncle Junior shot and
nearly killed him. Nothing
so traumatic will greet Tony
(or the audience) when this
HBO drama returns with the
first of its final nine episodes.
But the opener delivers fresh
evidence that Tony’s deepest
fears are right on target. Time
is running out, and he seems
to be bracing for the end.
So are viewers, with the
glorious series just weeks
from its conclusion.
(Warning: spoilers ahead
for the season premiere,
which airs Sunday at 9 p.m.
EDT.)
Tony (James Gandolfini)
and Carmela (Edie Falco)
are guests of his sister Janice
and her mobster husband,
Bobby, at their upstate New
York summer house. The
woodsy, lakeside retreat is
far removed from the series’
usual New Jersey locale, and
a beautiful place to celebrate
Tony’s birthday.
But even in this tranquil
setting, good feelings seem
forced.
“Look at you and me,
Tony,” says Janice (Aida Turturro) as the foursome shares
drinks by the water. “Who
would have thought we’d
have the kind of relationship
we have now? The credit goes
to you. You really changed.”
“So I had to change,” Tony
bristles. “YOU were fine?”
“You’re different,” persists Janice, “since that stuff
last year. The shooting.”
Sure, Tony’s near-death
experience left him different.
It gave him more reason to
feel, and fear, his mortality.
A mob boss can’t afford
to have doubts. But Tony is
riddled with them. Perhaps
this, more than anything,
makes “The Sopranos” a
masterpiece, while making
viewers love the often-lessthan-lovable Tony: His epic,
doomed struggle to boss his
own deep-seated dread.
Back in 1999, “The Sopranos” began with Tony
besieged by panic attacks.
He felt the rules by which he
lived and did business were
no longer respected by others in his world. That’s what
drove him to psychiatrist Dr.
Melfi in the series’ very first
scene, establishing himself as
a tormented tough guy.
During a psychiatric session a few years later, he
would size up his destiny in
these bleak terms: “dead or in
the can.”
Now, out on the sparkling
lake with Bobby, he sings
much the same tune.
“My estimate: 80 percent
of the time it ends up in the
can,” he sighs, “or on the embalming table at Cozarelli’s.”
“Don’t even say that,” replies Bobby (Steven R. Schirripa).
“No risk, no reward,”
Tony goes on. But what is the
reward? And is it worth the
risk? Those questions plague
Tony with escalating urgency
_ and with little to suggest
that he will find any reassuring answers.
Meanwhile, of course,
other problems loom.
In last year’s finale, the
New York mob has its eye on
wasting one of Tony’s crew.
Acting New York boss Phil Leotardo (Frank Vincent), who
suffered a heart attack in the
finale, is now back on his feet
_ and, by his own admission,
crankier than ever.
We know Carmela is still
upset by the long-ago disappearance of Adriana, fiancee
of Tony’s nephew Christopher. Little does Carmela
suspect (yet) that poor Adriana, forced to cooperate with
the government, was executed on Tony’s orders and with
Christopher’s
compliance.
Will she discover Tony’s monstrous deed?
Oh, yeah _ the Feds.
They’ve been building a
RICO case against Tony for
ages, and they pop up in the
season premiere.
During the episode, we
glimpse Christopher (Michael Imperioli), with whom
Tony feels a growing disappointment.
Also offspring Meadow
(Jamie-Lynn Sigler) and
ne’er-do-well A.J. (Robert
Iler), who since last year tattooed girlfriend Blanca’s
name on his arm.
With all this, too bad Tony
can’t enjoy his weekend getaway.
How could he, with his
sister’s constant baiting? The
title of this episode, “Soprano
Home Movies,” comes from
Janice’s birthday gift to Tony.
She had their family’s home
videos transferred to DVD
_ the perfect gift for someone haunted by an unhappy
childhood.
“Very thoughtful,” Tony
thanks Janice with barely
veiled sarcasm.
The party continues. The
booze flows. A karaoke session finds Carmela wailing
the rock ballad “Love Hurts.”
Then
the
foursome
settles down for a friendly
game of Monopoly, which
quickly gives rise to a dispute many viewers will take
sides on: Should money paid
to Chance and Community
Chest be deposited in the
bank, as the rules specify? Or
go in the middle of the game
board, with the first player to
land on Free Parking winning
the stash?
The latter way is how Tony
and Janice played it as kids.
Bobby protests. “You
know, the Parker brothers
took time to think this all
out,” he reminds everyone.
“I think we should respect
that.”
But at this advanced stage
of “The Sopranos,” respect is
wearing thinner than before.
And in Tony’s threatened
world, rules matter even less.
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