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Northern Colorado Counties
Vote on Secession
Hannah Nielsen, staff writer
On Nov. 5, eleven counties in
Colorado voted on a referendum called
“the 51st State Initiative,” which would
help state legislators decide whether or
not there was support for the new state
of “Northern Colorado.” Only five out of
the eleven counties voted in favor of se
cession: Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Phillips,
Washington and Yuma.
The theoretical separation in Col
orado is between the more rural counties
in the north and the rest of the state. The
northern counties feel that their needs are
being overlooked by their more urban rep
resentatives in the legislature. Democratic
representatives in the state have recently
made laws regarding agriculture, gun
control, and renewable energy. The more
conservative counties, especially those
located in the north that rely on agricul
ture, feel that these bills have negatively
affected their economy and industry. Ac
cording to CNN, John Hickenlooper (D),
the governor of Colorado, said that the
rural counties were indeed suffering eco
nomically, but not as a result of the energy
or gun-control bills. Likewise, other Colo
radans seem to think that the rural coun
ties should embrace the new, progressive
direction of the state.
As a result of these differences of
opinion, certain counties began discussing
the possibility of secession. Weld Coun
ty-one of the most populous counties in
Colorado—has been discussing the possi
bility of becoming the 51st state since June
of this year.
If there had been a majority vote
for secession, the idea would still have to
be approved by Congress, which is not
very likely. In fact, the last recorded se
cession was in 1863, when West Virginia
separated from Virginia. Now that the ref
erendum has failed, Northern Colorado
residents may pursue some other route to
try to be better represented in the legisla
ture. Meanwhile, the rest of America will
be waiting just as eagerly to see what hap
pens next in Colorado.
Meredith Adds Public Health Major
Julia Dent, managing editor
Meredith College will offer a new
public health major starting in the fall
semester of 2014. It was approved the
Board of Trustees on Oct. 25, and the
courses are already listed on the Meredith
website.
The public health major has been
in the planning stages with the Biology
Department since fall 2012. “The science
department has a track record of expand
ing programs,” said Dr. Carolina Perez-
Ileydrich, the new director of the public
health major. “Someone interested in
health science could pursue a more popu
lation approach to health. It’s for people
who like science but don’t just want to do
science like biology and chemistry.”
Students majoring in public
health will get to choose to complete their
core curriculum in the Policy and Ethics,
Social and Behavioral Sciences, or Biolog
ical Sciences tracks to give them more op
tions depending on what career path they
want to follow.
Junior Lindsay Parlberg is al
ready interested in the new public health
major. “I decided that I wanted to ma
jor in Public Health because I knew I
was passionate about the health/medi
cal field, but my learning style did not fit
into the Biology or Chemistry path,” she
saidi “The interdisciplinary approach that
public health takes to science is exactly
what caught my attention. Before public
health, I could not choose a major. What
I wanted to do was have a major that was
actually a combination of about 5 minors.
That is why PBH is perfect for me (and
others); it allows for a core set of classes,
along with a variety of tracks to finish.
This is going to be a successful major, and
I am looking forward to the opportuni
ties that can come from it. It is not one
size fits all, so every student has to put in
what they want out, and that can be very
rewarding!”
Cornhuskin’
2013 Results
Cooperation Points
Hog Callin’: Script
2014: 28
4th place: Freshmen
2015:26
Tie 2nd place: Sophomores and
2016; 25
Juniors
2017: 26
1st place: Seniors
Attendance
Tall Tale: Overall Performance
4th Place; Sophomores
4th place: Freshmen
3rd Place: Freshmen
3rd place: Sophomores
2nd Place; Seniors
2nd place: Seniors
1st Place: Juniors
1st place: Juniors
Apple Bobbin’
TaU Tale: Script
4th place: Freshmen
4th place; Freshmen
3rd place: Sophomores
3rd place: Sophomores
2nd place: Juniors
2nd place: Seniors
1st place; Seniors
1st place: Juniors
ComshucMn’
Tall Tale: Costumes / Props
4th place; Sophomores
4th place: Freshmen
3rd place: Freshmen
3rd place: Sophomores
2nd place: Seniors
2nd place: Seniors
1st place: Juniors
1st place; Juniors
Shirt: Overall Design
Class Songs: Overall
4th place: Sophomores
Performance
3rd place: Juniors
4th place: Freshmen
2nd place: Seniors
3rd place; Sophomores
1st place; Freshmen
2nd place: Juniors
Shirt: Significance to Theme
1st place; Seniors
4th place: Freshmen
Skit: Script
3rd place: Sophomores
4th place: Freshmen
2nd place: Juniors
3rd place: Sophomores
1st place; Seniors
and place; Juniors
Can Art: Intended Design
1st place: Seniors
4th place: Freshmen
SMt: Costumes / Props
3rd place: Sophomores
4th place: Freshmen
and place: Juniors
3rd place: Juniors
1st place: Seniors
2nd place; Sophomores
Can Art: Execution of Design
1st place; Seniors
4th place: Freshmen
SMt: Word Parade
3rd place: Sophomores
4th place: Freshmen
2nd place: Juniors
Tie 2nd place: Sophomores and
1st place: Seniors
Seniors
Can Art: Significance to Theme
1st place: Juniors
4th place; Freshmen
SMt: Overall Performance
3rd place: Sophomores
4th place: Freshmen
2nd place: Juniors
3rd place: Sophomores
1st place: Seniors
2nd place; Juniors
Hog Callin’: Overall
1st place: Seniors
Performance
Overall Wiimer
4th place: Freshmen
4th place: Freshmen
3rd place; Seniors
3rd place: Sophomores
2nd place: Sophomores
2nd place: Juniors
1st place: Juniors
1st place: Seniors
2013 Election Inspires
Early Speculation about 2016
Monique Kreisman, news editor
via businessinsider.com
Although no major elections were
held in North Carolina on Nov. 5, the day
was not inconsequential. Across the nation,
the recent elections have sparked predic
tions of which candidates will run for presi
dent in 2016. The New Jersey gubernatorial
race in particular could contain clues as to
what might happen in three years.
Governor Chris Christie ran for re-
election in New Jersey on Nov. 5, and he
won by a landslide. According to The New
York Times, Christie received 60 percent of
the vote, and his opponent, Barbara Buono,
received 38 percent. Even more significant
than the overall numbers, however, is the
fact that Christie received a large percentage
of the vote among groups that did not sup
port Republicans in 2012. Paul Steinhauser
reports in a Nov. 6 CNN article that Christie
received 59 percent of the female vote and 51
percent of the Latino vote. These numbers
could be a signal that Christie would be as
popular in a national election among these
traditionally Democrat-leaning groups.
Christie has not made an official
announcement of his intent to run for presi
dent, but he has come very close. Steinhaus
er reports that Christie said in a speech,
“You don’t just show up six months before
an election. You show up four years before
one,” and when asked if he will serve all four
years of his term as governor, Christie re
sponded, “I don’t know.”
Governor Christie is a moderate
Republican who takes pride in his ability
to cooperate and compromise with diverse
groups. Rebecca Kaplan reports that in a
Nov. 11 CBS article he said, “The lesson is
to govern and to show up... It’s about do
ing things, accomplishing things, reaching
across the aisle and crafting accomplish
ments.” Christie is a leader of the Repub
lican Party, but he does favor immigration
reform and some gun control measures.
His win in New Jersey is attributed to his
moderate views combined with his effort
to pursue the votes of minority groups, and
many predict that those same characteris
tics could mean victory in the presidential
race of 2016.