Today through Sunday, members of the global community effort are visiting Fort Collins for “The Peace Corps Family Reunion: Bring Your Piece of the Promise” at CSU.

The event will honor three Colorado State University researchers, including one credited with creating the Peace Corps template.

Obama’s problem, said John Straayer, a political analyst at Colorado State University, is that “there’s still a mystery element to this guy, and the opposition so far has done a good job of defining him.”

An annual rite of fall has begun: CSU’s freshman move-in.

“In the end, it comes down to whether or not McCain or Obama can captivate Colorado’s palate through relative fiscal conservatism, social moderation, with just a splash of populism and energy and environmentalism talk for flavor,” said Kyle Saunders, a …

Kyle Saunders, a political science professor at CSU who studies elections and interest groups, said the convention is designed to provide a bump and serve as the nominee’s official introduction to the country.

“You kind of scratch your head and think, ‘Isn’t this guy from the West? Shouldn’t he know about this [stuff],” said Colorado State University political science professor John Straayer.

Fort Collins billionaire Pat Stryker’s family foundation will donate up to $3 million to support expansion of the home of Colorado State University’s business college.

The first campaign debate between Republican incumbent Marilyn Musgrave and Democratic challenger Betsy Markey will be at 8 p.m. Oct. 9 at CSU.

“That would not have been a good day” for an outdoor speech, said Colorado state climatologist Nolan Doesken.