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ASCSU allocates more than $19,000 to pow-wow
Madeline Novey
Issue date: 10/9/08 Section: News
"It's actually a way for native people to come together," said Aaron Benally, adviser of AISES.
"With that in mind, we want to bring CSU students, faculty and staff to come together to hear the music and see the culture."
Other Native American Month events will include:
The Native American Month Kickoff on Oct. 31 in the LSC Plaza from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A Native American artist exhibit in the LSC Art Lounge on Nov. 7.
A showing of the movie "Apocalypto," which is about the decline of the Mayan kingdom, in the LSC Theater on Nov. 12.
Native American speakers will talk about the spread of AIDS on Native American reservations as a part of the speech series Women at Noon on Nov. 19.
"The pow-wow is a celebration that helps to remind people at CSU of the Native American presence on campus," said Deidra Newbrough, treasurer of the AISES. "It's a way to build new friendships, renew old friendships and not let the [Native American] culture die out."
ASCSU voter education series
As part of ASCSU's voter education campaign, Colorado Rep. John Kefalas, D-Larimer County, and his opponent Bob McCluskey spoke to ASCSU members and students about their political platforms and gave potential solutions to improve Colorado's economic, academic and social health.
Kefalas, a CSU alumnus, and McCluskey said that they want to address issues that concern students with whom they "feel a strong connection to."
Kefalas was the house sponsor on legislation, signed by the Gov. Bill Ritter in April, to reduce the cost of college textbooks.
Blake Gibson, president of the Associated Students of Colorado, wrote the textbook transparency bill.
After he talked to students on higher education campuses this week, Kefalas said the foremost issue in their minds is the rising cost of a college education.
"I think that students need a greater voice in what happens with increases in tuition and fees," Kefalas said.
"We have to identify problems to identify solutions, and we all have to be part of the solution," he said.
McCluskey said that he will work to improve health care, increase job creation in Fort Collins and Northern Colorado, and increase state funding to higher education campuses.
He said that he wants to motivate research on alternative fuels at places like CSU in order to lessen the nation's dependency on fossil fuels.
Every week, various Colorado candidates are scheduled to speak at 6:30 p.m. during ASCSU Senate meetings on Wednesday nights.
Students are welcome to sit in the gallery in Senate chambers located in the LSC.
Senior Reporter Madeline Novey can be reached at news@collegian.com
"With that in mind, we want to bring CSU students, faculty and staff to come together to hear the music and see the culture."
Other Native American Month events will include:
The Native American Month Kickoff on Oct. 31 in the LSC Plaza from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A Native American artist exhibit in the LSC Art Lounge on Nov. 7.
A showing of the movie "Apocalypto," which is about the decline of the Mayan kingdom, in the LSC Theater on Nov. 12.
Native American speakers will talk about the spread of AIDS on Native American reservations as a part of the speech series Women at Noon on Nov. 19.
"The pow-wow is a celebration that helps to remind people at CSU of the Native American presence on campus," said Deidra Newbrough, treasurer of the AISES. "It's a way to build new friendships, renew old friendships and not let the [Native American] culture die out."
ASCSU voter education series
As part of ASCSU's voter education campaign, Colorado Rep. John Kefalas, D-Larimer County, and his opponent Bob McCluskey spoke to ASCSU members and students about their political platforms and gave potential solutions to improve Colorado's economic, academic and social health.
Kefalas, a CSU alumnus, and McCluskey said that they want to address issues that concern students with whom they "feel a strong connection to."
Kefalas was the house sponsor on legislation, signed by the Gov. Bill Ritter in April, to reduce the cost of college textbooks.
Blake Gibson, president of the Associated Students of Colorado, wrote the textbook transparency bill.
After he talked to students on higher education campuses this week, Kefalas said the foremost issue in their minds is the rising cost of a college education.
"I think that students need a greater voice in what happens with increases in tuition and fees," Kefalas said.
"We have to identify problems to identify solutions, and we all have to be part of the solution," he said.
McCluskey said that he will work to improve health care, increase job creation in Fort Collins and Northern Colorado, and increase state funding to higher education campuses.
He said that he wants to motivate research on alternative fuels at places like CSU in order to lessen the nation's dependency on fossil fuels.
Every week, various Colorado candidates are scheduled to speak at 6:30 p.m. during ASCSU Senate meetings on Wednesday nights.
Students are welcome to sit in the gallery in Senate chambers located in the LSC.
Senior Reporter Madeline Novey can be reached at news@collegian.com
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