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R ANGEVIEW R EPORTER
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Sept. 20, 2009 — The House of Representatives passed legislation on Sept. 17 that would
Scholars’ Square
take private lenders out of the student loan industry altogether and save U.S. taxpayers close to
Beverly Byer......…….…...6 $90 billion during 10 years, money which would then be used to increase Pell grant allocations
Mary Swanson......……….7 and pay for community college reforms.
The bill now moves to the Senate, where its legislative success is less certain than it was in
the House.
How We Serve Currently, when a student takes out a loan from the federal government, they have to go not
Sheryl Harrell……..….…..8 to the federal government (that would make sense!), but to private lending institutions.
These institutions are given the money to lend to the student plus substantial subsidies to
Campus Wellness encourage them to participate in the program and a federal guarantee on the loan – which makes
providing these risk free-loans an absolute jackpot for banks and other lending institutions that
Blood Drive………..…….9 do nothing to deserve it.
Brain Lab………..….…..10 What this bill proposes, however, is to take the banks out of the equation altogether.
Instead of having the federal government give money to lending institutions, plus extra
money on top of that for these banks to then lend to students, this legislation proposes the
Front Range Faces
revolutionary idea of having the government provide the loans directly, cutting out the
Samuel Owen..……..…...11 unnecessary middleman and all of the extra payouts that go along with it.
James Wood……..….…..12 One would think that the bill‘s safe passage through Congress would be a no-brainer, given
the enormous inefficiencies inherent in the current student loan system, but, unfortunately it
seems the health care debate that has infused Congress recently is seeping into and poisoning the
Club Hub rhetoric surrounding this completely unrelated bill.
Brandon Devlin: SfS…...13 Cries of ―government takeover‖ have crept in from the health care debacle, but these should
be ignored.
After all, the government already owns most of the debt that would be taken out of the
Medium Cool hands of these banks – many of whom have received bailouts – so, calling this a government
Music Recitals……….….15 takeover is quite disingenuous.
This bill decreases government bureaucracy, increases efficiency, wastes fewer taxpayer
Jason Downing/SLF….....16
dollars, and stops payouts to financial institutions for doing absolutely nothing but shifting their
Laura Resau…………….17 losses onto taxpayers.
What‘s not to love? Copyright © 2009 Indiana Daily Student
Be Our Guest
Susan Marshall..…….…..18 A&L Chair Blair Oliver gets his blood
screened at FRCC’s recent Health
Student Life ……….20 Fair. Photo by James Neuhalfen
(SLF continued from page 1) sustainable living, or what it really means. Castaneda is worried
about the future of this planet. ―It won‘t be here forever, and if
A recruitment specialist is primarily responsible for taking care you want something to last, like anything else, you need to treat it
of the human resources issues related to the college. The 27- right,‖ he said. Castaneda was not aware of the Rocky Mountain
year-old Spears-Taff was raised in Alabama, but moved to Colo- Sustainable Living Fair but he said he plans to ―mark it on my
rado to work on an internship as an undergrad. After her intern- calendar for next year.‖ He plans to learn a little more about
ship, she continued to pursue her academic career in Alabama, sustainable living on his own time, and find out how he can
but moved back to Colorado permanently in August 2008. She practice it beyond recycling.
finds sustainable living ―truly is important… There are so many If you would like to learn more about how to practice
resources for affordable green living in this community; it‘s so sustainable living, or become active in the Fort Collins sustain-
easy to do.‖ able movement, visit the Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living
And if you wish to practice sustainable living, Fort Fair‘s Web site at www.sustainablelivingassociation.org.
Collins has many resources you can use. Whether you utilize the You can also join the Sustainable Living Committee at
bus to get to school or work every day, or just do something FRCC. The first meeting for the committee was held on Friday,
Oct. 2. The meeting‘s agenda included what
sustainable living is, and how to incorporate it at
the Front Range campus.
The presidents of the Sustainable Living
Committee are Jamie Hahn, who is the program
director for the Architectural Engineering Pro-
gram and the Construction Technology Program,
and Leslie Kulbeck, who is the administrative
assistant for the Integrated Technology Depart-
ment. For more information on the committee,
contact Kulbeck at
leslie.kulbeck@frontrange.edu. ®
An unidentified cyclist gets his grub on at
FRCC’s booth at the Sustainable Living Fair.
Read more about it on page 14.
Photo by James Neuhalfen
once a year, like volunteer for one of the green programs pre-
(BLOOD DRIVE continued from page 9)
sented at the fair, such actions can be considered sustainable.
facilities. The next blood drive is at CSU on Wednesday, Oct.
―There is so much progressive thinking in Fort Collins.
14, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The effects on the planet are visible. The facts are obvious,‖ said
Bolchen commented, ―We need to get rid of the
Spears-Taff. She was satisfied with the turnout of the fair this
notion that someone else will [give] instead. There are a lot of
year. ―It was only my second fair, but it was my favorite,‖ she
fallacies to donating blood, like, you might catch something,
said, adding that, to live sustainably, all you have to do is ―be
or, ‗I got the flu shot so I can‘t give,‘ or, ‗I recently had a heart
aware of how you can contribute. Do a little bit at a time.‖
attack.‘ Everything is sterile and latex-free,‖ Bolchen said.
She continued, ―The community at large knows Front
If you know of a business or organization that would
Range has green programs.‖ But not all students at Front Range
like to host a blood drive, contact the Garth Englund Blood
Community College seem to know what green living is, or how
Center. Patients need volunteer donors, and so does the Garth
to practice it.
Englund Blood Center. If anybody would like to donate blood
Jim Castaneda, who is studying social sciences at Front
or plasma, they may also go directly to the Garth Englund
Range, doesn‘t really know what it means to be sustainable.
Blood Donor Center located at 1025 Pennock Pl., Suite 104, in
Castaneda, who is 43 and originally from Washington state and
Fort Collins, or call 495-8965. If Loveland is more convenient,
the Southern California area, does recycle. He said, jokingly, ―I
donors may go to Medical Center of the Rockies located at
own a lawn, and it puts carbon dioxide in the air.‖ But, beyond
2500 Rocky Mountain Ave., or call 624-1510. ®
that, he said that he does not really know how to practice
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S CHOLARS ’ S QUARE
S CHOLARS ’ S QUARE
H OW W E S ERVE
C AMPUS W ELLNESS
C AMPUS W ELLNESS
C OMING F ULL C YCLE Perhaps you will see Owen commuting his 10 miles a
day from his apartment in Old Town to Lee's Cyclery. Other
BY A LEXANDER L A B RACKE , than his daily commute, he tries to get out and do a ―mountain
R ANGEVIEW R EPORTER ride‖ at least once a week. He explained the ―love/hate rela-
tionship‖ the locals have with Maxwell Trail. The trail is
loved because of its proximity to town, but hated because it is
As one ascends the stairwell to the single-bedroom crowded with bikers of all skill levels.
apartment above a pub in Old Town, it can be noticed that the When remembering his old stomping grounds, Owen
entire railing of the second floor is occupied by bikes and bike compared the trails of the East Coast with those surrounding
locks. ―Only six of them are mine,‖ said FRCC student Samuel his new home on the Front Range. ―The big difference is wet
Owen. and dry.‖ He explained that riding condi-
Owen is a 23-year-old tions back East are commonly wet and
bicycle mechanic for the Fort Collins muddy. ―You have to look out for wet
-owned and operated Lee's Cyclery. rocks and roots,‖ he explained, because
Originally from Kentville, Nova ―both can be means for an ugly, muddy
Scotia, he is pursuing a business crash.‖
degree to further his ―entrepreneurial These days, riding the Rockies, Owen
skills within the cycling industry.‖ observes that, rather than wet and slip-
When not at school or the shop, he pery, conditions are dry and sharp. The
can frequently be found near Horse- jagged rocks and ledges of the local trails
tooth Reservoir at the Maxwell Trail, tend to produce ―pinch flats,‖ a common
one of his favorite local rides. problem that occurs when the tube of the
When asked about his early tire is punctured between the rim and the
cycling career, Owen looked back to sharp edge of a rock.
11 years ago when he first got into Recalling his notable crashes, Owen
cross-country biking. He described smiled, sighed and, while sitting back and
his first ―real‖ bike: his red Giant crossing his legs, said, ―Ha! Well, where
Rincon, with ―big fat tires and bull- do I start, eh?” He began a story about
horn handlebars,‖ Owen said, waving the summer of 2001 when he was at-
his arms passionately. tempting to hop over a concrete structure
Before leaving Canada, and drop off a ledge. His back tire got
Owen was an instructor at a mountain FRCC business student and bike enthusiast caught and he was tossed over his handle-
biking school in Quebec for three Samuel Owen repairs bikes at Lee’s Cyclery. bars, landing directly on his head. This
seasons. There, he spent his summers resulted in two fractured vertebrae and a
Photo by James Neuhalfen
leading pre-teens on cross-country trip to the emergency room.
rides and taught them fundamentals His most recent and intense crash took place in February
along the way. Being the only instructor on these rides, he had of 2007. Riding home from class one night, Owen was ―T-
no choice but to repair problematic bikes. Knowing that they boned by a drunk driver in a Ford F-250 half-ton pickup truck
―had to get back [to the school],‖ his trailside mechanical skills going 45 mph.‖ Having been relocated 90 feet from the spot
were developed. It was then that Owen discovered his knack of contact, he suffered five broken bones, including a few
for fixing bikes by problem-solving. ribs, a bone in his right ankle, and, most painfully, his pelvis.
In 2002, he moved with his family to Loveland and He also punctured a lung and severed a tendon.
began his first shop job at Pelton Cycles. Eventually, when he
started taking classes at Front Range, he began working for (continued on page 14)
Lee's Cyclery where he's been for the last three seasons.
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W OOD W ORKS friends. They worked in a research lab together on the campus
of Colorado State. ―My research with Pam was mostly on
BY E RIN R EAD , R ANGEVIEW R EPORTER domestic violence, and also some on historical trauma
experienced by Native Americans.‖
After moving to Colorado, not only had Wood
It is 10:45 on a Tuesday morning, and there are received a master‘s degree, but he also got married. He soon
several people out and about on this warm day, scurrying to began teaching at CSU, and working on his Ph.D. which, he
class, near the apartment of James Wood, an instructor in says, is ―tough but educational.‖
human sexuality at Front Range Community College. There Now Wood works at Front Range Community
seems to be an abundance of families living in the complex, College and says he enjoys it very much. He enjoys teaching,
which appears different from typical university housing, as he says, because he finds it rewarding informing people and
children are out playing as their parents fondly look on. staying current and cutting-edge on subjects in psychology.
Wood, who is 30 years old, has been on the road of ―Teaching pays my bills. That‘s definitely a reward.
education for some time. Not only is he currently an instructor, But you don‘t just do it because you have to, to live. People
but he is also a student in the would do it even if they didn‘t get
Ph.D. program at Colorado paid,‖ he says. Wood likes the fact
State University. that, at Front Range, he has smaller
Woods was born in class sizes, which is perfect for the
the academic community of discussions he likes to hold in class.
Cambridge Mass., where He finds it more rewarding when the
Harvard University and the students can voice their opinions
Massachusetts Institute of with him and share experiences in a
Technology are located. He more intimate class setting.
spent his childhood years In addition to working on his
mainly in Cambridge, but Ph.D., Wood works as a youth coor-
eventually moved to Dorches- dinator at the Village Apartments,
ter, Mass., with his parents. where he resides, for children from 7
―When I lived in Cambridge, to 11 years. ―It is the same idea as a
I was just a baby, so I don't Human Sexuality instructor James Wood
Boys and Girls Club, just on the
really remember it,‖ he says. Photo courtesy of James Wood property of the apartments,‖ Wood
―I lived in Medford for most says. He enjoys this position because
of my childhood and Dorchester for most of my adolescence.‖ not only does it pay for his rent, but it also gives him deeper
When he began his college career, Wood decided that insight to the different elements of social psychology. He also
going to the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass., does grounds-keeping occasionally. He says he enjoys that job
was the best choice for him. Amherst is about 100 miles from because ―it keeps me humble.‖
Boston, but ―Amherst was very different from these places.‖ It Wood was inspired to become a teacher of human
has ―a lot of natural areas, and people were more friendly, all sexuality, a branch of psychology which explores the sexual
of which I really enjoyed.‖ mind and reactions of a person, because of a professor he had
He wasn‘t use to living in a place so small, but he as an undergrad, and how many social issues tie in so well. He
finished his undergraduate schooling there and moved to Colo- enjoys how it focuses on the ―human experience.‖ As far as
rado in 2002 to attend Colorado State University for a graduate future career goals are concerned, he aspires to become a
program. He pursued his master‘s in applied social psychology. tenured professor. He also wants to teach abroad. Being
It was at Colorado State that Wood met his mentor, Pamela familiar with Chinese culture, he says he would love to teach
Jumper-Thurman. He related to her because they both come
in China someday. ®
from a Native American background, and they quickly became
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B E O UR G UEST : C LUB H UB
(OWEN continued from page 11) (BRAIN LAB continued from page 10)
After a week in the hospital, he remembers the terrible acci-
dent every day by the scars on his lower back that he got from He also pointed out that, ―The interest in the brain
sliding down the street, and a scar on his calf from a severed lab is just a small part of a bigger picture.‖ Mandley, along
tendon, as well as an arthritic clavicle that acts up when it is with others from the Psychology Department, are developing
going to rain, which he called ―my own barometer, eh?‖ a class for those aspiring psychology students to take. For the
To Owen, the ultimate dream come true would be to upcoming spring semester, a one-credit late-start class is
establish a cycling-themed bed-and-breakfast. He envisions it being offered. Because it is only one credit, it is inexpensive
as the perfect place for a cross-country biker to rest his/her so that it can be an option for most students. ―We were
head. Upon arrival, visitors would drop their bikes off at the thinking [of holding the class on] Fridays, in the early after-
shop for an overnight tune-up and whatever other work might noons,‖ Mandley said. As for the future, he hopes for
be necessary. Then they could either retire to their comfy ―expanding psychology by using labs, incorporating them in
rooms for the night or head to the restaurant/bar for a beer and how we teach psychology.‖
a burger. So, with the smell of fresh sheep brains lingering in
For the immediate future, however, Owen's plan is to the air and brain juice on their faces, students anxiously await
finish school, keep working in the bike shop, and, of course, their chance to take a step above animal brains and look deep
―keep on riding.‖ ® into them. ®
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M EDIUM C OOL
T HE H ALLS ARE A LIVE WITH learning and working to improve her performing skills.
―Right now, I have the musical knowledge. Now I
THE S OUND OF M USIC
need to learn to improve my performance aspect as a
BY A LLY H AYDUK , R ANGEVIEW R EPORTER musician,‖ said Dunlap. Before she moved to Fort Collins five
years ago, she had a panic attack while playing the organ at
church. Ever since then, performing has been a challenge.
Front Range Community College offers a wide variety Dunlap has performed in three recitals, but before each of
of music instruction courses, including private instruction for them, she has to prepare mentally and physically. She prepares
voice and a wide selection of instruments. Instrument lessons herself slowly with a process for recitals by opening the
vary from mandolin to trumpet, and from trumpet to guitar. With windows to her home in Old Town and playing so people walk-
these private instruction courses come the opportunity to perform ing by can hear her. To warm up to the idea of performing even
in music recitals toward the middle and end of every semester. more, she will perform her piece or pieces for her family.
―Mid-semester and end-of-semester ―Anything we have in our everyday lives
recitals are an informal opportunity for teaches us about ourselves,‖ said Dunlap.
students taking lessons to perform for ―Everyone has a different musical
other students, faculty, family and talent at the recitals. It is like musical pot-
friends,‖ stated Jeannine Green, a pourri,‖ stated Dunlap. She described the
private lesson and course instructor at recitals to be very relaxed, and everyone is
Front Range. very sympathetic for every other person
―Participating in recitals is performing. Students do not perform for a
taking small steps to gaining confi- grade, and memorization of music is
dence as a performer,‖ beamed Green. optional. Dunlap views the recitals as a fun
The range of levels varies greatly at the way to listen to and enjoy what other stu-
recitals. The performers‘ abilities range dents have been learning and working on.
from beginner to advanced, from stu- The recitals feature all different genres
dents who have never played or sung a of music. Genres can range anywhere from
note of music in their lives to students classical guitar to operatic vocals. It is be-
who have been playing for 50 years. It tween the student and the teacher as to
doesn‘t matter if students are just look- what the students perform and work on in
ing to pick up a new hobby by taking rehearsals. Debra Throgmorton is the
lessons, or if the lessons are to aid them Music Department chair and Green gives
in the process of going to a four-year her praise in making the recitals what they
university and studying music. All Student Laura Dunlap prepares a piece for her are today, ―thriving and enjoyable.‖
students are accepted into private- upcoming recital under the watchful eye of More than 90 students are involved
instruction lessons. There are no music instructor Jeannine Green. with private instruction lessons, and Green
audition requirements for the recitals. Photo by Linda Baldwin expects that about half of them will be per-
The only requirement is that the student forming in the first recital. With so many
is in private instruction at Front Range. students involved in private instruction at Front Range, the
―When students sign up for private-lesson instruction, three lesson rooms are always full, and the lessons fill up
they are getting taught by experienced and mastered teachers,‖ quickly. ―I would recommend students sign up early for next
said Green, who has a master‘s degree in music from Colorado semester‘s lessons because they fill up fast,‖ stated Green.
State University. On Friday, Oct. 9, the first music recital of the semes-
Laura Dunlap has been a private-instruction piano ter will be held in the Mount Antero Music Room 173 at 2:30
student at Front Range for the past year. Originally from the Mid- and again at 4 pm. The event is open to the public free of
west, Dunlap has been playing piano her entire life and is now charge, and refreshments will be provided. ®
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M EDIUM C OOL
P EACE W ILL W IN goers. Downing explained that a huge part of the success of
the fair lies in the fact that the workshops, vendors, activities
BY A LEXANDER L A B RACKE , and music are all ―united for a notion‖ and that they all work
R ANGEVIEW R EPORTER to complement each other.
Regarding the success of the fair, Downing is excited
about it and the fact that its fan base has expanded steadily
The 10th Annual Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living every year. Originally from Freeport, Ill., where there are no
Fair was held the weekend of Sept. 19 and 20 at the corner of bike lanes, Downing said that, there, ―the notion [of sustain-
Lemay Avenue and Vine Street in downtown Fort Collins. The ability] isn't ingrained in people.‖ In Fort Collins, ―the green
event was put on by the Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living economy is booming.‖ He said that, ―[Fort Collins] is the fu-
Association, whose mission is to educate people in the area to ture,‖ and that the people here are ―positive and enlightened.‖
―make healthy and sustainable choices.‖ Sponsorship for the Downing, a husband and father of two boys, incorpo-
event came from many innovators in sustainability, such as New rates sustainable living lessons in all aspects of his life.
Belgium Brewing Company, Clif Bar and Toyota, as well as the Between his classes, the band, and his family, Downing said,
City of Fort Collins. ―the line is the same.‖
Jason Downing, a sociology instructor at Front Range All five of his classes at Front Range, including one
Community College, was the main stage MC both days for the online course, involve finding solutions to social problems.
fair, and his band, Muskateer Gripweed, played a two-and-a-half Downing stressed the importance of ―getting out and doing
-hour set beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Downing explained things‖ both inside and outside the classroom. Each semester,
that, although the band's songs have themes like sustainability Downing's classes collect coats and hundreds of pounds of
and peace, they are ―covert‖ so as ―not to be preachy.‖ Instead food for needy people, an active way of solving social prob-
of ―shoving [sustainability messages] down people's throats,‖ he lems while, at the same time, being sustainable. As far as his
presents sustainable ideals to his audience in indirect ways, such own children are concerned, Downing was pleased to say,
as: ―Here‘s how you can save some money.‖ ―They get it.‖ Downing's wife, Julie, an artist, painted the
The fair played host to dozens of workshops, including backdrop for the stage with all-recyclable paper and non-toxic
one in which attendees learned how to convert their diesel inks.
engines to run on strictly vegetable oil, and another explaining Fair Director Kristina Cash, artist and mother, origi-
how to capture and utilize rainwater, which is especially appli- nally from the Arkansas Valley in southern Colorado, stressed
cable to the arid climate of the Front Range. The fair also hosted the notion of ―thinking about the future with the choices we
several vendors serving up local and organic foods for fair- make now.‖
Cash explained that a crucial goal of the fair is to
spread the notion of being balanced, as far as the
energy we use goes, and to make sure we are
―not consuming more than our fair share.‖
The Colorado Carbon Fund offsets the
fair's ―carbon footprint‖ as way of promoting
energy efficiency, as well as the renewable
energy process.
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“M Y W ORD !” O FF TO AN
I NSPIRATIONAL S TART WITH
L OCAL A UTHOR L AURA R ESAU
Fort Collins author Laura Resau kicked off the new
academic year‘s ―My Word!‖ visiting writers‘ series on
Sept. 20 at the LPSC in a presentation of her book, ―Inside Red
Glass: Inspiration and Reflection.‖ Dealing with the topic of
immigration, Resau‘s novel has won several international
awards, and was selected as an ―Oprah's Pick‖ and this year's
Fort Collins Reads companion book. A starred review by
Publishers‘ Weekly calls ―Red Glass‖ a ―vibrant, large-hearted
story.‖
B E O UR G UEST
H ELPFUL H INTS FOR 2. You believe that punctuation is more of a musical concept,
but perhaps even more of a super-hassle than capitalization
F ALL C OMPOSITION :
when texting on your phone. Actually, you‘d prefer to just
I S Y OUR W RITING “P HONEY ”? stick with one kind of punctuation for convenience. Commas
seem to have a bit more personality, a certain wink to them
BY S USAN M ARSHALL , G UEST C OLUMNIST
that periods don‘t have, so they win your vote for popularity.
Later….