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Tentative meltdown deal: Bush, McCain, Obama meet
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WASHINGTON - President Bush and the two men fighting to succeed him joined forces Thursday at a historic White House meeting on a multibillion-dollar Wall Street bailout plan, aiming to stave off a national economic disaster. Key members of Congress said they had struck a deal earlier in the day, but its future was unclear.
Pakistani leader: Only flares fired at helicopters
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NEW YORK -- Pakistan's new president said Thursday that his military fired only "flares" at foreign helicopters that he claimed had strayed across the border from Afghanistan into his country. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said his forces fired only as a way "to make sure that they know that they crossed the border line.
China launches mission for first spacewalk
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JIUQUAN, China - China successfully launched a three-man crew into space Thursday to carry out the country's first spacewalk, beginning the nation's most challenging space mission since it first sent a person into space in 2003. The Shenzhou 7 spacecraft, China's third manned mission, blasted off atop a Long March 2F rocket shortly after 9 a.
Elementary students sell pins for CSU
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Kids in an after-school club at O'Dea Elementary have a goal of donating $1,800 a year to CSU athletics. They meet that goal by selling homemade pins at CSU sporting events. At 15 cents each, that's a lot of pins. Fourteen years ago, O'Dea Elementary teacher Russ Fulton started the after-school program "Rams Club" to promote spirit for CSU athletics.
Ramadan Awareness dinner aims to create understanding, unity
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When the Muslim world celebrates Ramadan, they do it with closed restaurants, adjusted work hours that accommodate the celebration's pre-dawn meal and meal preparation, and schools that are often dismissed early, if open at all. Proper observance of the Ramadan fast is no easy feat in the U.
Homecoming festivities more student-focused
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CSU decided to re-route the 2008 Homecoming parade to travel through the CSU campus in an effort to increase university participation in the event. The change was made in response to a decrease in student and alumni participation in recent years after the parade was renamed the Community Homecoming Parade in 1996.
Cultural dances honor Hispanic heritage
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Music notes high and low rolled out from the piano, falling softly on the ears of the gaping crowd in the dimly lit Lory Student Center Theater. Classical pianist Frankie Ramirez, a student at Preston Junior High School, was just one of over 10 acts who performed Thursday night at the seventh annual Evening of Music, Dance, and Fashion.
JPMorgan Chase buys WaMu assets
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NEW YORK - JPMorgan Chase & Co. Inc. came to the rescue of Washington Mutual Inc. Thursday, buying the thrift's banking assets after WaMu was seized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in the largest failure ever of a U.S. bank. This is the second time in six months that JPMorgan Chase has taken over a major financial institution crippled by bad bets in the mortgage market.
Bears pound Rams 42-7
Cal's special teams, defense dominates
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BERKELEY, CALIF.-- Entering the game, CSU was well aware of Cal's high-powered, multi-dimensional offense and its ability to put up big numbers. What they found out was that Cal's defense and special teams are also capable up putting up big numbers, as the Bears returned two punts-- one which was blocked-- and an interception for touchdowns in their 42-7 win over the visiting Rams Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Amendment 58 to end gas tax credit, increase access to CSU
Gov. Ritter speaks to Fort Collins in support
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Head: Amendment 58 to end gas tax credit, increase access to CSU Sub-head: Gov. Ritter speaks to Fort Collins in support By Trevor Simonton The Rocky Mountain Collegian This November, Coloradans will vote on controversial legislation that would end a 30-year-old, $300 million annual tax subsidy to oil and gas companies and redirect that money to environmental projects and state-funded student scholarships.
Allen honored with bike-in cinema
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Chairs cluttered the New Belgium Brewery parking lot, blankets filled the lawn and about 1,000 people lined up to purchase beer at the bike-in cinema last night to honor a CSU staff member who was killed in July when she was hit by car on her bike. The special benefit showing of the Coen brothers' classic, "The Big Lebowski," celebrated the life of Rebecca Allen, an avid cyclist and former undergraduate program adviser for the Department of Journalism and Technical Communication.
FoCo residents protest $700 billion bailout
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The $700 billion Wall Street being pushed by President George Bush received criticism Thursday night at the corner of Mulberry and College, where more than a dozen protesters converged to discourage Fort Collins residents from supporting the controversial package.
CSU alumnus found dead in home
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CSU alumnus Jason Hill was found dead in his home by his roommate this morning after he slipped into a diabetic coma overnight. The exact time of death is unknown. Hill, a type-1 diabetic who graduated in May a Dean's list honoree, was an honors business administration student but was also very involved in the theatre program at CSU.
