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Rail Jam visits campus
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One of the last places CSU students expect to see snow on an 80-degree day in early October is in the middle of their campus. Yet there it was -- white and ready to be ridden -- courtesy of CSU Snowriders club and student government. Making use of $20,000 granted to them from the Senate General Fund, CSU Snowriders held the 2008 Homecoming Rail Jam competition on the Lory Student Center Plaza Wednesday afternoon.
Fed, central banks cut rates
Hoping to aid world economy, Fed steps in
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WASHINGTON - In a rare coordinated move, the Federal Reserve and other major central banks from around the world slashed interest rates Wednesday to prevent a mushrooming financial crisis from becoming a global economic meltdown. The decision sent Wall Street on a roller coaster ride.
ASCSU allocates more than $19,000 to pow-wow
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The Associated Students of CSU approved to pay for a pow-wow and other Native American Month events in November by passing a bill that allocated of $19,142.40 from the Student Funding Board to the CSU American Indian Science and Engineering Society. Pow-wows are meetings of Native Americans to celebrate centuries of culture and spirituality.
Panel informs on American culture
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In hopes to dispel the myths of dating, family and freedoms in the U.S., three student panelists answered questions from eight international students Wednesday in the Lory Student Center. Students from Asia, Africa and Europe listened as junior human development and family studies major Dayna Wortham, senior communications studies major Erica Lobato and senior psychology major Alisha Zellner offered their opinions on current American culture.
Pelosi proposes $150 billion stimulus bill
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DENVER - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that a $150 billion economic stimulus plan is needed now because of the faltering economy and she may call the House into session after the election to pass it. Pelosi told reporters that the stock market meltdown, which has caused an estimated $2 trillion loss from pension funds, was a factor in her recommendation for a second stimulus bill.
Former UN delegate visits Colorado State
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Former New York Governor George Pataki visited CSU Tuesday to tour and evaluate the university's efforts to implement clean and renewable energy projects a month after President Larry Penley announced that CSU would be carbon neutral by 2020. Pataki -- a former United Nations delegate appointed by President George W.
Audience responds to performer's messages
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Principal actress Beverly Sotelo said she was educated and impressed by her audience members during her performance of "Faces of America," a nationally touring theater production addressing themes of diversity, discrimination and racial attitudes. More than 100 audience members found themselves relating to issues of diversity through Sotelo's portrayal of seven different characters in the one-woman show, which took place Wednesday evening in the Lory Student Center.
Senator visits Old Town Square
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Speaking to a crowd of 65 Thursday afternoon, State Senator Mark Udall, D-Colo., made a campaign stop in Old Town Square to meet voters and to support his efforts for re-election in November, pushing his goal of energy independence. Colo. Rep. John Kefalas, D-Larimer County, and State Sen.
