Topic: Colorado State University

Two Native American teenagers on a campus tour at Colorado State University were stopped and patted down by police after a parent on the tour reported them for being "too quiet" and wearing "strange clothing." The university president later apologized, stating that the boys were racially profiled. The school offered the family a "VIP tour," which they have yet to accept.

A study from Colorado State University published in Nature Geoscience suggests the Atlantic is entering a quieter cycle for hurricanes, similar to the 1970s and 80s. The hosts note the irony of this being labeled "controversial" despite a decade of relatively low hurricane activity.

Washington State is considering legislation to allow annual police inspections of semi-automatic rifle owners' homes. Meanwhile, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs faced criticism for self-defense advice suggesting women tell attackers they are menstruating or vomiting to deter assault. The hosts analyze the "Run, Hide, Fight" propaganda videos produced in Houston and the push for biometric or RFID-enabled "smart guns."

A listener in Colorado reports that police and students from CSU are going door-to-door handing out decks of playing cards featuring city ordinances. The cards list fines for "nuisance gatherings" and noise violations, which the hosts compare to the Iraqi "most wanted" playing cards.

John C. Dvorak points out the failure of meteorologists at Colorado State University to accurately predict the 2007 hurricane season, which saw significantly fewer storms than the 26 recorded in 2005. The discussion extends to European weather forecasting, mentioning a massive false alarm in the UK and Netherlands that led to unnecessary evacuations. They argue that climate scientists and TV weathermen often lack the data to support their dire predictions.