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THE RO CKY MOUNTAIN

COLLEGIAN

Fort Collins, Colorado

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Volume 121 | No. 5

www.collegian.com

THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891

Health law keeps students insured By Nic Turiciano The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Photograph courtesy of CSU media relations

Former CSU long jumper Janay DeLoach flies through the air at the 2007 NCAA championships in Fayetville, AR. DeLoach qualified for the 2012 Olympics July 1 in Eugene, Oreg. at the 2012 Olympic Track and Field Trials.

Janay DeLoach to compete in Olympics Former CSU track star will represent Rams, USA in London long jump By Kyle Grabowski The Rocky Mountain Collegian Athletes from CSU have represented the USA in every summer Olympic games since 2000. Former All-American long jumper Janay DeLoach will continue that tradition in London later this summer. She finished third in the 2012 US Olympic Trials long jump final with a jump of 7.08 meters. Brittney Reese placed first and Chelsea Hayes came in second to round out the team. “It was a long, drawn out process that was very stressful,” DeLoach said. “I was really kaput and exhausted at the end of it.” DeLoach jumped 7.03 meters in the prelims to qualify for the finals, but wasn’t sure that line would be enough to qualify for the Olympics. “I knew I still had to work,” she said. “These girls were jumping fantastic.” Her initial jump would have been enough to qualify, but her final jump cemented her position in London. “My coach and I decided my goal wasn’t just to get to the Olympics,” De-

Loach said. “My goal is to medal.” DeLoach reached this point by recommitting herself to her technique and focusing on taking care of her body. “It wasn’t until this year I really took my diet seriously. I didn’t quite understand what it took to be in the absolutely tip top shape you can be in,” she said. “It makes a huge difference in how you feel. You can push your body much further when you’re taking care of it.” CSU track and field coach Brian Bedard noticed DeLoach improve during her years as a Ram and saw her commitment increase when she graduated. “She kept working, looking for ways to get better. She re-committed herself year after year,” he said. “Her passion for the sport continued to grow.” Even with DeLoach’s success, not every former CSU athlete at the Olympic trials reached their ultimate goal. Loree Smith finished 14th in the women’s hammer throw while Andrew Loftin placed fifth in the men’s hammer. CSU was represented by two ath-

letes in the men’s discus throw: Brian Trainor did not make the finals, finishing 18th, while two-time Olympian Casey Malone placed sixth. “The real challenge is everything coming together at the right time,” Bedard said. “Casey Malone was the best discus thrower in the US for two years and then he got injured. Practice wise he was way behind where he needed to be.” Despite only one former CSU athlete making it to the Olympics, having so many in the Olympic trials can do wonders for CSU’s track and field program. “It’s huge from a recruiting standpoint,” Bedard said. “It gets our foot in the door and shows recruits that coaches here have the ability to coach them at a high level.” “That says something about the program and what we can offer,” DeLoach said. “If I’m working out in the weight room and they bring in a recruit they can point and say ‘she’s an Olympian.’ I’ll always be an Olympian.” Producer Kyle Grabowski can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

Lyric Cinema needs support By Michael Elizabeth Sakas The Rocky Mountain Collegian

When a hoverboard or a robot-maid is seen in a sci-fi movie, the chance of inventing such imaginative machinery anytime soon is unlikely. But for the Lyric Cinema Cafe, what was once thought to be far-off digital technology must become a reality for the independent theater by the not-sofar-away 2013. “The date keeps getting moved up,” said Ben Mozer, owner of the Lyric. “We thought that 2020 we’ll have to convert,

oh then it was 2015 and now it’s, you know, 2013.” Open since 2007, the Lyric currently plays 35mm film from their two 1950’s-style projectors. Major theaters have already made the switch to digital projectors, and as bigger independent theater chains begin to make the switch as well, 35mm film will become obsolete. “Once they convert, they’re aren’t enough of us little theaters for them to justify making film anymore,” Mozer said. Movie distributors are pushing smaller theaters like

the Lyric to convert to a digital setup by 2013. If they don’t comply, the Lyric will no longer have the proper equipment required to play new releases. “It’s kind of a shock that it had to happen so soon,” said Kelly Zweifel, the cafe manager at the Lyric. “We thought we had a couple more years maybe… to figure out how to do it. We’re kind of in a big scramble to make it happen and I’m just hoping we have enough movie fans in this state— in this city— who will help us with this.” See Lyric on Page 6

For a period of time Nick Marconi had no health insurance. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act hadn’t been passed yet, Marconi had just received his undergraduate degree and he was regularly visiting doctors and filling prescriptions. Marconi, a 26 year-old agricultural and resource economics graduate student at CSU, suspects health care is on his mind more often than the average student, but only because he’s had to use it. But the health care& landscape for young people in the U.S. is changing. So greatly that, had Marconi graduated with his undergraduate degree last year, he would not have gone through the difficult, uninsured period that he did. That’s because the Supreme Court largely upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in a ruling on June 28, ensuring, among other things, that young people can stay on their parents’ health care plans until the age of 26. “I don’t think most students think about these things until they’re put in a situation where they have to, until they get out in the real world and have to get healthcare or until they get sick,” Marconi said. According to Lynne Bunne, Manager of Student Insurance at the CSU Health Network, other changes related to the Act may not be perceivable to the typical college student. “The decision made by the Supreme Court really has more of an effect on health insurance than on health care itself,” Bunne said in an email. “Students who are enrolled in health insurance (whether it is the health insurance available through CSU, or any other carrier) may see increased rates because insurance plans are required to cover care that they weren’t required to before, such as coverage for preventive and wellness exams and pre-existing conditions.” Bunne added that, beyond a possible increase See health on Page 5

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Strip club

Countries without universal healthcare In reaction to the affordable healthcare act being upheld many tweeps announced via twitter that they were moving to Canada.

@kberger2124 says “Moving to Canada #supreme courtruling” Though Canada is not an option for those seeking to avoid universal health care, we at the Collegian have a few places that might be an option

Haiti

Enjoy warm tropical temperatures year round. Expand your horizons and learn French, one of the national languages. You can even try your hand at voodoo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Though the government does provide some services for citizens, never fear. The care from these facilities are almost impossible to recieve due to lack of staff and other major difficulties.

Argentina

Not only does this country not have universal health care, but it is also a top producer of beef and great soccer players.

Bonvoyage disgruntled tweeps! We wish you luck in your travels.

The Strip Club is written by the Collegian staff.


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