Spring Break
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Alternative Spring Break memorable for students
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While many students traveled or relaxed this spring break, a handful of students chose to participate in Alternative Spring Break programs, spending their time helping communities in need. CSU organizes 16 community service-based trips each year in which students travel and volunteer.
Guilfoyle and Walters plan to mobilize student voters
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They're both from small towns in Colorado and this, said Zane Guilfoye and Seth Walters, drives their interest in keeping in touch with the needs of students. "It was scary coming from a high school of 400 to a school of 25,000," said Guilfoyle, a candidate for the presidency of Associated Students of CSU.
Athletics fee increase slated at $15
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Athletics Director Paul Kowalczyk told student leaders Thursday that his department needs $670,000 from student fees this year after completely revamping the structure of the major sports teams, including multiple six-figure buy-outs, said Trevor Trout, the vice president of the Associated Students of CSU and chair of SFRB.
Smoot and Quinn focus on campus tradition
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Taylor Smoot would like to see Rage Against the Machine play at CSU, while Quinn Girrens would prefer Dave Matthews Band. And while both might not get their dream band - the negotiation process for performing artists is complicated - Smoot and Girrens said they want to bring a large-scale homecoming concert to CSU this fall, just one of several goals the two have established in their bid for the presidency and vice presidency of the Associated Students of CSU.
Cesar Chavez honored at CSU
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Spectators became participants as they jumped onto the dance floor to do the merengue with dancers in the Middle Ballroom in the Lory Student Center, where the colors of the Mexican flag hovered above chairs in celebration of Cesar Chavez, Mexican American civil rights activist.
Kloppe and Rams return to series play at UNC
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After spending spring break playing in tournaments, the CSU softball team will return to series play with a double header Saturday. The Rams (17-11) face the Northern Colorado Bears (7-28) at noon in Greeley. One of the players taking the field Saturday will be senior first baseman and Fort Collins native Julia Kloppe, who leads the conference in batting with players with at least 50 at bats with a .
Tennis struggles to start conference play
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The CSU women's tennis team opened conference play this weekend, losing a pair of matches in Fort Worth, Texas. The Rams were defeated by No. 22 Texas Christian 7-0 Friday and by No. 53 New Mexico 6-1 Saturday. No. 3 singles player Lauren Strasburger picked up the only victory for the Rams, beating New Mexico's Lucy Scott in a tiebreaker 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (8).
