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Ritter signs textbook bill drafted by CSU student
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Gov. Bill Ritter signed legislation drafted by a CSU student Tuesday that experts say will bring down the cost of textbooks, which have been rising at four times the rate of inflation for nearly two decades. The bill contains three provisions intended to inject transparency into the textbook industry, which lawmakers and student leaders call a broken market.
MSA dispels Islamic stereotypes
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The Muslim Student Association set up an information table in the Lory Student Center Tuesday to give students a forum to ask questions about the female Islamic experience, which MSA leaders say is largely misrepresented in the media. This booth focused on discouraging common stereotypes involving Muslim women, including oppression and being forced to stay in the home.
Kowalczyk: invest in athletics
AD presents to SFRB after withdrawing fee request
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After coming under two weeks of close scrutiny from student government when student leaders learned that Athletics would be requesting a two-month late student fee increase, Athletic Director Paul Kowalczyk addressed the Student Fee Review Board, telling them that he would not, in fact, be requesting the increase.
Student votes continues to exceed past turnout
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Student government had another record second-day vote Tuesday as over 1,900 electronic ballots came in, making for a total of 4,419, bringing the number nearly within four percent of the university's stretch goal of 25 percent, said Emily Laue, the elections director for the Associated Students of CSU.
Patraeus: Iraq too fragile for further troop pullouts
Top U.S. commander in Iraq does not plan any troop pullouts beyond this summer
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WASHINGTON - The top U.S. commander in Iraq told Congress Tuesday that hard-won gains in the war zone are too fragile to promise any troop pullouts beyond this summer, holding his ground against impatient Democrats and refusing to commit to more withdrawals before President Bush leaves office in January.
Federal employees charged millions to credit cards
Congressional auditors say review of card spending show department did not follow proper procedure
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WASHINGTON - Federal employees charged millions of dollars for Internet dating, tailor-made suits, lingerie, lavish dinners and other questionable expenses to their government credit cards over a 15-month period, congressional auditors say. A report by the Government Accountability Office, obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, examined spending controls across the federal government following reports of credit-card abuse at departments including Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs.
