Vol 127, No 32, September 26, 2017

OPINION

Volume 127, No. 32 Tuesday, September 26, 2017

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A futuristic nap pod located in the new Health Center is available for reservations up to 24-hours in advance. An entire relaxation room has been added to the new Health Center.

PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

Relaxation pods draw students in new Health Center

By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98

Students can find time for rest and relaxation in the relaxation pods located in the Colorado State University Health and Medical Center.

The relaxation pods are an addition to the Still Point Reflection room in the new building and were paid for with the

building costs of the Health and Medical Center, according to Viviane Ephraimson-Abt, the manager of Resiliency and Well-being Initiatives for the CSU Health Network.

“We started with the reflection room and wanting a place for students to reduce their stress,” Ephraimson-Abt said. “The relaxation pods was one of those things we wanted

“Students often have a lot of stress … Anything we can do to help students take a moment is really important.”

VIVIANE EPHRAIMSON-ABT MANAGER OF RESILIENCY AND WELL-BEING INITIATIVES

to have for students.”

Ephraimson-Abt said the relaxation pods are intended to help students reduce their stress in addition to utilizing the reflection space.

“The relaxation pod is an opportunity to add to what we have in the reflection space,” Ephraimson-Abt said.

“Students often have a lot of stress … Anything we can do to

help students take a moment is really important.”

The reflection space is an area for relaxation, mediation and prayer. The space is full of chairs, yoga mats and blankets.

According to Ephraimson-Abt, the Health Center has received positive feedback on the pods, with a majority of see NAPS on page 4 >>

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NEWS Tuesday, September 26, 2017

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CAMPUS

Sen. Kefalas discusses homelessness with CSU Rotaract Club

By Gabriel Go @gabrielgo

Colorado Senator John Kefalas returned to Fort Collins to urge members of the Rotaract Club of Colorado State University to engage with the local community regarding homelessness.

Sen. Kefalas spoke to members, also known as Rotaractors, about homelessness during the organization’s third meeting of the year Monday night. Around 28 people attended the presentation, most of them Rotaractors.

The Rotaract Club of CSU is one of many community service organizations affiliated with Rotary International, an international organization which focuses on humanitarian services.

Renée Hoffman, a CSU student and legislative intern for Kefalas, shared topics with Kefalas and spoke about the state’s approaches to homelessness through policies.

Hoffman spoke about Colorado House Bill 17-1314, proposed in April. The bill was postponed by the House in the same month. HB17-1314 would have protected all members of the public’s right to stand, sit, lie down and cover oneself in public

spaces.

Hoffman and Kefalas said that while the bill would have protected homeless persons from obtaining criminal records, it would not actually solve the overall issue.

“In the Right to Rest Act, (funding for) services and service providers would not be included in that bill,” Hoffman said. “So, it is not a solution to homelessness.”

Hoffman also mentioned Homeward 2020, a catalyst for Fort Collins’s Ten-Year Plan to make homelessness “rare, short-lived and non-recurring.”

Homeward 2020 is primarily concerned with data-gathering as part of the City’s Housing First Initiative which works with other homeless services and are thus not a service provider themselves.

Kefalas also gave the Fort Collins city government credit for their efforts against homelessness, particularly praising the Outreach Fort Collins program. Outreach Fort Collins is a community driven outreach tasked with addressing disruptive behaviors downtown.

“The City of Fort Collins should get a lot of credit because they’ve really tried to look at the

complex issues of homelessness in as holistic of a way as possible,” Kefalas said. “Clearly persons who are homeless are vulnerable … but if you talk to these business people downtown, some of these conflict situations are tough.

One of the more effective policy responses … is the Outreach program.”

Dr. Jon Geller, founder of the non-profit Street Dog Coalition, was also present. The Street Dog Coalition is an organization dedicated to providing free medical care and services for pets belonging to the homeless.

Geller is a practicing veterinarian at the Fort Collins Veterinary Emergency and Rehabilitation Hospital.

Geller explained how he came with the idea of the Street Dog Coalition and the importance of pets for those experiencing homelessness.

“It was personal for me because I was kinda getting burned out in my work, which deals with large sums of money … the economic struggles that I see in the veterinary field made me realize that people with no money at all aren’t receiving veterinary services,” Geller said. “The importance of their pets became clear to me later when I realized that

Senator John Kefalas speaks at the Rotaract Club Meeting in the LSC Monday night. “Housing is the solution, I can tell you that,” Kefalas said about the solutions for homelessness in Fort Collins.

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many of them had no friends whatsoever, so it (pets) gave them purpose to their lives.”

Kefalas ultimately urged the Rotaractors to get involved in state and local government.

“My take-home message is if you don’t know who your state legislators are, or who your city council people are,” Kefalas said.

“You really need to know who your folks are.”

Rotaract Club co-advisor

Alexandra Orahovats said she learned more about homelessness in Fort Collins from the presentation.

“I think Senator Kefalas did a good job focusing on relationship-building first,” Orahovats said. “It makes sense that by providing housing for folks … they can have some sort of foundation.”

Gabriel Go can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Opponents vow to keep up fight Naps against Trump’s new travel ban >> from page 1

By Jaweed Kaleem, Melissa Etehad & Laura King Tribune Washington Bureau

Advocates for immigrants Monday condemned the latest incarnation of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, calling it an abuse of presidential authority and potentially unconstitutional, as they vowed to continue fighting the president’s travel restrictions.

The new measure, which takes effect Oct. 18 and will apply indefinitely, bans entry by most citizens of Syria, Libya, Iran, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea. It also imposes restrictions on a small number of citizens of Iraq and Venezuela.

Sudan, whose nationals were previously blocked from coming to the U.S. under a prior temporary ban that expired Sunday, has been dropped off the list. Chad, Venezuela and North Korea are new entries.

The National Iranian American Council, decrying the open-ended nature of the directive, said the administration “has now taken steps to make its Muslim ban ... permanent.”

The new measure, it said in a statement, was “nothing but an extension of the same discriminatory policy first rolled out in January.”

The White House order, which cites national security concerns and a global review of vetting procedures for entry to the U.S., calls for an indefinite ban on almost all travel to the

U.S. by nationals of the seven countries, which include most that were targeted in Trump’s initial ban issued after he took office.

The original order, which also included a 120-day halt to all refugee admissions, was blocked in federal courts and revised, and then was blocked again. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments over that travel ban on Oct. 10. It’s unclear how the newly revised ban affects that case. On Sunday, the Department of Justice on asked justices to order both sides to submit briefs on the new ban.

But while federal district court and appellate judges across the country derided the first two travel bans as violating the Constitution and immigration law, legal experts said Trump’s new measure would be harder to defeat.

Federal courts would be “more likely to hold that this version of the travel ban is legal,” said Stephen Yale-Loehr, an immigration attorney and law professor at Cornell University.

Yale-Loehr said the new ban addressed some of the successful legal challenges that brought down prior versions.

“The proclamation goes into depth about how the administration conducted its survey of other countries’ identity management and information-sharing protocols. The proclamation bars only certain people from certain countries, not everyone from a given country. The proc-

lamation includes North Korea and Venezuela, two non-Muslim-majority countries. And the new travel ban does not bar refugees from entering the United States,” he said.

Opponents who have long argued that the ban is a fulfillment of the president’s campaign promise to stop all Muslim immigration into the U.S. said they would continue to challenge the travel restrictions as anti-Muslim.

“This is still a Muslim ban _ they simply added three additional countries,” said Becca Heller, director of the International Refugee Assistance Project, in a statement. The group is among those scheduled to argue against the ban in the Supreme Court. “Of those countries, Chad is majority Muslim, travel from North Korea is already basically frozen and the restrictions on Venezuela only affect government officials on certain visas.

You can’t get any more transparent than that,” Heller said.

The National Immigration Law Center, another litigant in the Supreme Court case, tweeted on Sunday that “the original intent behind this always was an attempt to ban Muslims.”

“Inflicting even more harm will do nothing to change the discriminatory intent behind this,” the organization wrote in another tweet. “It will simply cause more harm. #NoMuslimBanEver.”

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students who have used them saying that they enjoyed the space where the pods are located. Other students said that they find the pods relaxing and restorative and the atmosphere of the space calming, according to Ephraimson-Abt. While walk-ins for the relaxation pods are an option for students, Ephraimson-Abt suggests booking a session in advance.

BOOKING A NAP POD ■ Students, staff and faculty can

call 970-495-5246 to reserve a 20 minute session ■ Stop by the information desk in the lobby of CSU Health and Medical Center to see if a pod is available “One of the reasons we’re asking people to book the pods (in advance) is so students don’t have to walk across campus and find it unavailable (when they get here),” Ephraimson-Abt said.

According to Ephraimson-Abt, CSU students, staff and faculty can call 970-4955246 to reserve a 20 minute session in the relaxation pod or stop by the information desk in the lobby of CSU Health and Medical Center to see if a pod is available.

Both the reflection space and the relaxation pod are avail-

able for use during CSU business hours.

Ephraimson-Abt said sessions are limited to 20 minutes because research suggests shorter naps can have better health benefits. According to the National Sleep Foundation, napping for 20-30 minutes can improve mood, alertness and performance.

Exact data for how many students use the relaxation pods is somewhat limited since the CSU Health Network opened in June, but the CSU Health and Medical Center has seen more students since classes began. Since the Health Network’s opening after renovation, medical appointments increased 16 percent and counseling appointments increased 20 percent, according to Ephraimson-Abt. Ephraimson-Abt said about 70 percent of people who come into the Health Network’s reflection room are students, and 60 percent of people who come to the reflection room are there to use the relaxation pod.

“We’re three months in, so we’re still doing some evaluation, but this data is good,”Ephraimson-Abt said. “I have students bringing other students in.”

Haley Candelario can be reached at news@collegian. com

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Police seek help with attempted kidnap case

By Samantha Ye @samxye

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Police are seeking community help in identifying suspects of an attempted kidnapping.

According to Fort Collins Police Services, two unknown males pulled a 20-year-old female out of her car and down the 2500 block of West Lake Street around 2 a.m on Sept. 12. The males released the victim and ran away when a nearby car approached.

A crime scene investigator and detective have already conducted an investigation of the area, and they are now looking to the community for help identifying the attempted kid-

nappers, according to a press release from the Fort Collins Police Services.

The suspects were described as young adult males with long hair, and the victim said they smelled of alcohol. According to the press release, one of the men had gauges in his ears.

Anyone with additional information about the suspects or incident are advised to contact Detective Jason Curtis at 970416-2776 or Crime Stoppers of Larimer County at 970-2216868 or www.stopcriminals. org. Reports can remain anonymous, and tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward.

Samantha Ye can be reached at news@collegian.com

OPINION Tuesday, September 26, 2017

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS

Colorado State coddles students with ‘nap pods’ Tianna Zachariah @TZachariah20

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by the Collegian or its editorial board.

College students are often told to choose between getting good grades, enough sleep or having a social life. There is not enough time in the day to have all three. Unfortunately, many times sleep is the one that is short changed, and it is the most essential.

According to the American Phsychological Association, lack of sleep can cause accidents, fatigue, poor decision-making and difficulty learning. Because sleep is so important, and because us college students do not get enough of it, the Health and Medical Center at Colorado State University has found it necessary to remedy this issue with relaxation pods, commonly known as ‘nap pods’.

It is important to live a healthy, mindful, balanced lifestyle, but it is not the University’s place or responsibility to fund such a project. The relaxation pods in the new Health

Center are an issue because they dismiss the reputation of a University being a place of pursuing knowledge and education. Also, although naps can be beneficial, they are a temporary solution to a more daunting lifestyle issue.

Naps are not just for children. According to the Mayo Clinic, relaxation can cause adults to be in a better mood, more relaxed and alert. Naps also improve memory and reduce fatigue. Although naps are great, they cannot replace a good night sleep, and too often we use them as a crutch. Especially as college students, we thrive on caffeine and catnaps to get through the hectic weeks.

It is not the University’s job to mold and create better lifestyles, it is up to us. However, if the Health Center really wanted to “strengthen students’ ability to be successful and deal with developmental and life challenges,” like their website entails, they would attack the bottom line of our constant fatigue, our unhealthy sleep habits. Instead, they’ve chosen to provide a Band-Aid solution.

Although nobody can force better sleep habits, knowledge, resources and guidance for how to better manage our sleep patterns in ways that are healthy and balanced will lead us to be more academically and personally successful.

According to my colleague’s researched article, these relaxation rooms have an assortment of items such as coloring pages, squishy chairs, and blankets. The purpose of these items is to provide further resources for one to relax and de-stress, but I think they give the impression that it is okay to act younger than our age.

It is okay for us college students

to escape from responsibilities and partake in activities that we should have outgrown by now. A college campus is not the same as a kindergarten classroom.

I fully support taking time for yourself to relax, feed your soul and get back to center, but there is a time and a place. A university campus is not one of those places. A college campus

is a place of intellect and knowledge. It is a place where one goes in raw pursuit of dreams and goals. Having it also be a place that houses relaxation pods relays the idea that Colorado State does not prioritize pursuit of the extraordinary at any costs.

Tianna Zachariah can be reached at letters@collegian. com.

A futuristic nap pod located in the new Health Center is available for reservations up to 24-Hours in advance.

An entire relaxation room has been added to the New Health Center. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

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OPINION Tuesday, September 26, 2017

COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS

Quick college jobs are often pyramid schemes Ethan Vasser @CSUCollegian

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by the Collegian or its editorial board.

The spiel given by College Works summer internship program representatives sounds too good to be true – and that’s because it is. In short, the program operates under the guise of being an ‘exciting and rewarding’ opportunity but is nothing more than a pyramid scheme taking advantage of students, and should not be allowed on campus, let alone in classrooms.

College Works represents a bigger problem: the prevalence of “multi-level marketing” groups such as Herbalife, Cutco, and Mary Kay. Like College Works, they don’t sell a product you can buy on shelves, their products are purchased through representatives, and these representatives are always looking for more people to join them.

Their message is attractive, but very inaccurate. A representative for one of these MLMs, Vemma, says the business model is not an “illegal pyramid scheme,” and attests to the fact that the business model is shaped like a pyramid.

The College Works summer internship entails painting houses and assembling a crew of workers to carry out the task using a line of credit provided by the company. The company lures in potential interns with corporate sounding statistics, a barrage of supposed awards and accolades, and the promise of good pay. They paint a pretty, but wildly inaccurate picture of what the internship really is: a pyramid scheme hiding behind enticing, but false promises.

My first interaction with the company was first semester of last year. Being an impressionable, naïve, wide eyed freshman, I was their target perfect prey. I applied on a square piece of paper passed out in one of my lectures. The applications process was dubious: there were no qualifications or restrictions on who could apply, and the application process consisting of passing out hastily cut up squares of paper seemed quite below a company with such accolades.

After receiving calls from the internship for two months, I finally decided to answer the phone. I was treated to an impromptu interview, told that the internship was “highly selective” and that they’d like to talk to me in person. This seemed very hypocritical considering the application process. I was interviewed along with two other guys, each handed a pamphlet with a plethora of vague graphs and generic testimonies. After a

hasty 15 minute spiel about the internship and why we should feel lucky and thankful for such an opportunity (remember it’s “highly selective”) we had to return the pamphlets, presumably so we didn’t try and fact check their fantastical claims. That was my last contact with the company, until recently when a representative came into one of my lectures to give the same spiel I’d heard a year ago.

A statement reads, “the more money an intern makes, the more money we make.”

This means College Works management higher ups make their money from taking cuts of the grueling work done by its interns. Interns are expected to pay for supplies, paint, and workers all with a line of credit supplied by the company. This line of credit must be paid back, and after a substantial amount of profits is taken away as well, not much is left for the intern.

Since there’s a correlation between recruits and profits (more interns means more money for higher ups), the company casts as big of a net as possible in order to catch as many students in their web of false promises and lies as possible.

College Works has a whole page on their website dedicated to explaining why their business model is not a pyramid scheme.

The fact that this is needed on the website is a huge red flag.

Presumably, the page exists because the company’s business model has been confused as a

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must be more extensive than some rogue recruiters.

Although these types of jobs are not a scam in the traditional sense, there is no denying the fact that their representatives misrepresent the company and take advantage of students.

Their continued presence on campus and in classrooms should no longer be tolerated until they present an accurate representation of their business model.

Ethan Vasser can be reached at letters@collegian.com

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pyramid scheme many times in the past and still is today. If it’s being confused for something that much, chances are there is no confusion and it is a pyramid scheme.

Via twitter, College Works has admitted that some of their representatives have “misrepresented” their business model as a pyramid scheme and therefore thought it was necessary to dedicate a page to the confusion.

However, an entire page seems quite extensive for just some small mix-ups, and the problem

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FOOTBALL

Rams use bye week to heal, recharge for conference play

By Colin Barnard @ColinBarnard_

After playing to an even 2-2 record through the first four weeks of the football season, Colorado State enjoyed an early bye week over the weekend.

For the Rams, the break proved beneficial in more ways than one.

Most notably, the time off allowed many players to tend to their injuries and prepare for the rigors of conference play.

Right tackle Ben Knox, who missed games against Colorado and Alabama, has progressed to the point where head coach Mike Bobo believes he will play against Hawai’i.

Defensive lineman Richard King also figures to play this week after missing all of last week’s practices. In addition, defensive tackle Christian Colon will return to practice this week after dealing with a foot injury since summer.

“Overall, the team health is getting better,” Bobo said. “Any time you get a week off from playing a game - the physicality of playing a game, two less days of practice as well - guys are getting closer to being back where they were at the beginning of the season.”

In addition to tending to certain ailments, the time off allows CSU to enter Mountain

West play with a fresh mindset.

While other teams in the MW enter conference play having to transition directly from their non-conference schedule, the Rams are one of the few teams who had an extra week to prepare.

Playing on an essentially clean slate is something that Bobo preached to his team throughout the bye week.

“This is the second part of our season, it’s season two,” Bobo said in regards to how he addressed his team. “Three out of our first four games are on the road in conference, and one of them in a short week against an option team.”

“We’ve got a big stretch coming ahead of us,” Bobo continued. “It’s got to be one day at a time, but don’t take this rest you have for granted. Get rested, get recharged and we ought to have the enthusiasm to attack this thing like what we want to be as champions.”

The bye week also provided Bobo and his staff time to reflect on the first four games of the young season. Facing arguably the most difficult nonconference schedule of any MW team, the Rams competed against some of the top talent in the nation.

CSU put itself in position to beat last year’s Pac-12 South champions in Colorado and

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Alabama. Despite the losses, those types of performances encourage Bobo going forward.

“What I saw out of the first four weeks from our football team is that we’re gonna play

for 60 minutes,” Bobo said.

“If we can clean up some of the things fundamentally, the little things that can cost you games…we’ll have a chance to be in every football game.”

CSU begins the conference

portion of its schedule on the road against Hawai’i. Kickoff is set for 10 p.m. MT on Sept. 30 at Aloha Stadium.

Colin Barnard can be reached at sports@collegian. com

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IT’S A CATCH! Fall fishing in FoCo

by Michael Berg

When the temperature starts to drop and leaves start to change, many people across the country choose to move indoors.

But here in Fort Collins, we do things differently. We embrace the change of seasons and stay outdoors. Choose to be Colorado proud and enjoy the many activities that we are lucky to have at our doorstep. Ask local outdoorsmen and fishing would be at the top of their list of recommendations in the fall. Be it fly fishing or spin rod fishing, you have many choices to pick from in and around Northern Colorado. Jin Choi, owner of St. Peter’s Fly Shop located in Old Town Fort Collins, recommends the following four destinations nearby.

Canyon: Located just 20 minutes north of campus 1. Poudre is the only National Wild and Scenic River in Colorado.

The Poudre River meanders through roughly 50 miles of the canyon, all of which is easily accessible from the main road.

Platte - Dream Stream: Located northwest of 2. South Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak is a stream notorious

for its large rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout. Beat the Denver traffic and crowds by waking up early to get there in time for the “morning bite.”

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Photo by Michael Berg Platte - Grey Reef: The North Platte in Wyoming 3. North offers some of the best fishing destinations in the region.

Grey Reef is one of the best sections of the river to fish in the fall, producing huge rainbow and brown trout that are worth the time and effort.

Platte- Miracle Mile: Located southwest of Grey 4. North Reef, you will find arguably the best section of the North

Platte to fish. This is a popular destination that draws people from around the region because of the large rainbow and brown trout.

For more information about fishing conditions, gear and guide services, visit these local shops: St. Peter’s Fly Shop, Jax Outdoor Gear, Scheels or Betty’s Bait and Tackle. Get active and get outside!

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VOLLEYBALL

CSU volleyball begins four-game road trip at Wyoming

By Luke Zahlmann @lukezahlmann

Colorado State volleyball will take a trip to Laramie, Wyo. Tuesday with a much more successful road behind them than the rival Cowgirls.

Though Wyoming is only one game behind the Rams in the Mountain West standings after the opening weekend, the Cowgirls have lost six of their last nine matches. Despite a less than stellar start to the season for Wyoming, the Cowgirls are tied for second in defense on hitting, limiting opponents to a .174 hitting percentage and sitting atop the conference in blocks (147). They will be tasked with slowing down one of the best hitting teams in the MW in CSU.

RAMS’ ROAD TRIP ■ Wyoming

Tuesday, Sept. 26, 6:30 p.m.

■ Air Force Saturday, Sept. 30, 1 p.m.

■ Boise State Thursday, Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m.

■ Utah State Saturday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m.

The Cowgirls blocking force is led by two middle blockers in junior Reed Copeland and redshirt freshman Jackie McBride. Both players reside in the top seven for total blocks in the conference. Defense is the catalyst for Wyoming, and added intel on the Rams’ hitters will allow them to devise a game plan to utilize their strength.

“They are a physical team.

They are just young,” coach Tom

Hilbert said. “They are really talented and when you play a team like that, what you do not want is for them to play their best game, because that puts them on par (with anyone).”

Fortunately for the Rams, Kirstie Hillyer and Alexandra Poletto are slowly returning to the lineup to join Paulina HougaardJensen, allowing them to rotate middles and stay fresh. The Rams have the two best hitters by percentage in the conference in Hillyer and Hougaard-Jensen, enabling the Rams to counter Wyoming’s biggest strength and give room to outside hitters Sanja Cizmic, Jasmine Hanna and Breana Runnels. Per usual, the offense will be orchestrated by setter Katie Oleksak who leads the conference in assists by a wide margin (604).

Another story to watch is Hanna’s chase for the all-time record in kills for CSU. Hanna currently sits at 1,019 kills, only 47 behind leader Megan Plourde (1,066). Hanna has kept the milestone on the back burner, but says her mom told her about it and is sure to be keeping track as the season goes on.

“It is very important (for our outside to have success),” Hanna said. “I think we are taking more of a blocking perspective this week. Since they have such strong middles, we need to be as good blockers as outside hitters.”

Not to be discredited, the Rams boast a defense that just limited UNLV to a -.042 hitting percentage in three sets while recording 11 blocks to go with it. To this point, the Rams have dominated on both sides of the spectrum and with new found health are looking to continue

their undefeated conference record this year.

“We prepare well,” Hilbert said. “We know we are getting everyone’s A-game, so it is how we approach each (conference) match. We cannot take nights off. We cannot screw around and think we are going to beat these guys.”

The Rams will look to avoid the middles of Wyoming and rely on their outside hitters to produce at the same level they have to this point. The Rams have a three-middle rotation that can be utilized, but the real work will be done on the outside in hopes of playing to a Wyoming weakness as the Rams’ middles look to shut down the strength of the

Cowgirls.

“We know they have a very fast middle offense,” Poletto said.

“And they always have so the past three years we have really worked hard on making our block fast so that we are able to block them accurately.”

After the Border War on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., the Rams will enjoy a short break before heading to Colorado Springs to take on Air Force on Saturday.

The breaks in between matches have allowed the Rams to get rest, the opposite of their out of conference schedule in which they played several weekend tournaments and multiple games in one day. “(The breaks) help us with

freshness,” Hanna said. “We are not constantly pounding our bodies, so we can come out feeling a little fresher and our legs are helping us; we are not aching (as much).”

CSU dropped one spot to No. 24 in the coach’s poll despite the perfect weekend. Regardless of the slight drop in rankings, Hilbert is focused on preparing his team for each match.

“I look at the rankings,” Hilbert said. “But that is just the way things go, and our job is to keep trying to win every match.

That poll is really just for the media.”

Luke Zahlmann can be reached at sports@collegian.com

The CSU women’s volleyball team waits for the Rebels to serve the ball and begin the game at the CSU vs.

UNLV volleyball match in Moby Arena on Sept. 23. PHOTO BY JENNY LEE COLLEGIAN

CLUB SPORTS

Colorado State club wrestling eager to begin 2017-18 season

By Tyler Johnson @TylerGjohnson20

To combat the travel costs that accrue throughout a season, the Colorado State club wrestling team is holding a series of fundraisers to prepare for the 2017 season.

The first event was held at Pour Brothers Community Tavern in Old Town last Wednesday, Sept. 20. Head coach Kendall DeJonge served as a guest bartender for the event as friends, family, alumni and fans showed their support. The team will also hold three additional events, the first coming on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at the Chipotle on College Ave. The second event will be held at Illegal Pete’s on Oct. 17.

The Rams will conclude their

fundraising events with a youth wrestling tournament for kids in kindergarten to eighth grade on Saturday, Oct. 29. Registration for the tournament is open now and can be found on the wrestling team’s Facebook page.

These events lead up to the kickoff of the 2017-18 season on Thursday, Nov. 2 as the Rams take on Air Force Prep Academy. This will be a good early test for the Rams as they are pitted against a team that consistently sends many wrestlers to national tournaments, said coach DeJonge. After sending six wrestlers to nationals in Texas last season, the season cannot start soon enough for the Rams.

“I’m a little nervous but that’s just because it’s still preseason,” sophomore Colin Saiz

said. “But once I get into the first match I know that will go away.”

Several of the Rams dealt with injuries in the 2016-17 season. Saiz missed the first half of the season with a knee injury but battled through and was able to qualify for nationals as a freshman. Saiz says that his knee feels back to normal and expects to stay healthy this season.

The season will continue to ramp up for the Rams as they host their annual CSU Invitational with teams coming in from all over the country, including BYU, Arizona and Texas Tech. The competition figures to be fierce as many national qualifiers will participate in the tournament.

Having graduated some key seniors from last year, the Rams boast a youthful roster. The first match of the season will allow several freshmen to get their first taste of college wrestling, and DeJonge is excited about the prospects of growing and developing a young team.

“We have a great group of freshmen coming onto the team this year,” DeJonge said. “They are going to be able to help us compete at a high level.”

Of the plethora of freshmen on the team, Santana Salas has proven his worth. The freshman has shown maturity and ability to wrestle smart in the first practices of the year, according to DeJonge.

After a busy first week of the season at home, the Rams will

begin traveling to tournaments across the country. Greeley, Colo., Las Vegas, Nev. and Provo, Utah will all host the Rams in the 2017-18 season. They will wrap up the season on Feb. 24 with the NCWA Great Plains Conference Tournament and an opportunity to earn a spot in the National Championships in Allen, Texas.

Wrestling will start at 7 p.m. on Nov. 2 and 9 a.m. on Nov. 4.

Both events will be held in the South College Gym. To field a full dual squad, the wrestling team is still looking for wrestlers to join the team. For more information, please contact head coach Kendall DeJonge at csu.wresling.coach@gmail.com.

Tyler Johnson can be reached at sports@collegian.com

ARTS & CULTURE Tuesday, September 26, 2017

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FEATURES

Teen Science Café provides interactive education for FoCo students

By Casey Setash @caseylovesbirds

A group of starry-eyed students leans forward, focusing their gaze on footage of a severe storm taken by a drone.

“Almost all of the atmosphere we study is only about 16 kilometers high,” said Dr. Sue van den Heever, a professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at CSU. “Where would we be if we traveled 16 kilometers south of Fort Collins?”

“China,” one of the students says, to a tumult of giggles from the audience.

The excitement in the room was palpable as approximately 15 middle and high schoolers learned the basics of severe weather. They were there as a part of Northern Colorado’s chapter of Teen Science Café, an extracurricular program that allows teens to explore scientific career options that may otherwise remain unknown.

These nationwide programs occur about once a month during the school year, giving students unfiltered access to local researchers and fields of study.

Teen helpers decide upon the topics, introduce speakers and gain invaluable leadership experience in the process.

“Tonight, the people that are helping have been here for the last four years, and one of the students, Tony, is now a freshman studying biochemistry and microbiology at CSU,” said Melissa Burt, the organizer of the Northern Colorado chapter. “It’s cool just to see how they evolve over time.”

NEXT TEEN SCIENCE CAFÉ ■ Date

Oct. 11

■ Time

5-7 p.m.

■ Location

Everyday Joe’s Coffee House ■ Presenter Dr. Mica Glantz from the CSU Department of Anthropology ■ Title Neandertals are us! Learn why some of us carry more Neandertal genes than others Heever gave September’s seminar, bringing with her a large drone and a couple of graduate students to explain the intricacies of manning it. She gave students permission to gently touch the drone and ask endless questions regarding tornadoes,

hail and what to study if they wanted to delve deeper into the complexities of severe weather.

The group attempts to bring in speakers from a diverse range of fields. In 2016, they held seminars on wildfires, the food ancient humans ate, miniature robots and the psychology of nutrition labels.

Lessons are meant to be interactive and simple, geared explicitly towards young students.

Heever used concrete examples in her severe weather talk, comparing the largest hail stone ever recorded to the size of a shoe, which prompted several gasps from the crowd.

Teresa Alexander, a parent of one of the students at the event, is a part of the Northern Colorado Homeschool Association, and brought her kids to this event to augment their education.

“It’s exciting information,” Alexander said. “It’s current... it’s things that are going on right now. I think sometimes kids are isolated in their games and their own world, so it’s kind of fun to get them out and help them connect with what’s going on in the world that’s real and also get them thinking about future jobs, future interests and options.”

Burt, a research scientist in

the Department of Atmospheric Sciences and the education and diversity manager for the College of Engineering, created the Northern Colorado chapter and understands the importance of getting young people involved in science early. “(I like) giving people opportunities to learn about other sciences that are out there because you really don’t learn about these things in (high) school,” Burt said. “You just have to come upon it and then you’re like, ‘oh wow that’s cool.’”

Teen Science Cafés are open to everyone and are meant to instill curiosity and awe in more than just teens. Burt encouraged anyone interested in giving a talk to contact her directly.

“If professors are interested, they can just send me an email and say they want to talk at TSC,” Burt said. “Grad students are completely welcome, and people outside of CSU are also great.”

Burt can be reached at melissa. burt@colostate.edu.

Casey Setash can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

Dr. Sue van den Heever, professor of atmospheric science, speaks at the Front Range Teen Science Cafe event. With free pizza, kids at Everyday Joe’s Coffee House learn about storms. PHOTO BY JENNA VAN LONE COLLEGIAN

COLLEGE

Health and Medical Center’s futuristic relaxation pod helps shed stress

By Matt Smith @latvatalo

We’re in college; we take naps.

The New York Times did the math: At Virginia’s James Madison University, students take a total estimated 6,400 naps per semester. Campuses from Wesleyan to the University of Miami are investing in specialized relaxation spaces.

It is a trend at American universities, and CSU is keeping up with the times.

The Still Point Reflection Space in the new CSU Health and Medical Center is a place to clear your head. The insulated room offers couches, blankets, yoga and meditation equipment, art tools and variable lighting to match your needs.

As it says on the door, “the Reflection Space is a quiet and spiritually nourishing environment for the Colorado State University community, from all background and cultures. This is a space to pray, reflect, meditate and relax.”

Taking center stage is the relaxation pod, a white plastic sphere and recliner apparatus set into a little alcove facing the wall. It looks like Marvin

the depressed robot from the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” movie.

What looks like a repurposed dentist’s chair is actually a very comfortable massager. Laying back in the chair, the sphere surrounds you. The visor cuts off just about all light and sound.

The accompanying headphones dampen the sound further.

Turning the machine on from the right side control panel tilts the chair all the way back while piping in soothing music and nature sounds. For the next 20 minutes, the relaxation pod is yours to catch some Zs or just kick back after a bad day.

When I first visited the pod, it was difficult to see how laying on a curved bench mere feet from the lobby of the Health and Medical Center could be relaxing. This impression was quickly dropped. When I pulled the heavy visor shut over me, it was like entering a sensory deprivation tank. Most of the already dim light was blocked out, and all I could hear was my own breathing. The moment I put those headphones on, activated the massage chair and closed my eyes, I was in the mood for a nap. In minutes, I forgot all

the stresses of the previous week.

The concept may be strange on paper, but in practice the relaxation pod provides a surprisingly tranquil environment free of the stresses of school or home. It is a calming experience you would not expect based solely on the pod’s jarring (dare I say, postmodern?) exterior. Until it gets more popular, the pod is almost always open to drop-in students in need of some extra space.

It looks like Marvin the depressed robot from the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” movie.

“People are just barely getting to know the center and what it has to offer,” Daniela Soracá, senior business administration student, said. “Not a lot of people know about it. I imagine it will become this like, almost exclusive thing, you have to schedule it months in advance.”

Soracá is a frequent visitor to the Still Point Relaxation Space.

While a fan of the pod, she sees some drawbacks.

“The music selection

is a little weird if I do say so myself,” Soracá said.

Location is another important factor. The nap pods at Virginia’s James Madison University are found in the student center, while CSU’s pod is a few minutes south of campus.

Soracá could see relaxation pods “in an area where people can monitor the use of it, but then also students can feel like they have some kind of privacy.”

The website of the National Sleep Foundation says “as a nation, the United States

appears to be becoming more and more sleep deprived.” It recommends 20-30 minute naps “to improve mood, alertness and performance.”

Until CSU drops the tens of thousands of dollars necessary for more relaxation pods on campus, the pod at the Health and Medical center is all we’ve got. Reservations can be made at the front desk 24 hours in advance.

Matt Smith can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

A futuristic nap pod located in the new Health Center is available for reservations up to 24-Hours in advance. An entire relaxation room has been added to the New Health Center. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

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ARTS & CULTURE Tuesday, September 26, 2017

NATIONAL

Trump’s NFL comments hike audience interest

By Meg James Los Angeles Times

Preliminary television ratings show an increased interest among viewers in how NFL players reacted to President Donald Trump’s weekend criticism that NFL owners should “fire or suspend” players who kneel during the national anthem.

Television ratings for the various Sunday games were mixed. CBS Corp. said Monday that its overall Week 3 lineup generated 4 percent higher ratings than games in the same week in 2016.

CBS benefited from having this season’s highest-rated game, the Green Bay Packers’ victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in overtime.

Pre-game shows drew substantially larger audiences than comparable weeks. CBS said its “The NFL Today” program Sunday scored its highest ratings since 2010. The pregame show was up 33 percent to a household rating of 3.2 compared with last year’s 2.4 rating. CBS and other networks provided coverage of the protests while the national anthem was played.

Fox Broadcasting aired shots of NFL players, owners and coaches linking arms in solidarity as numerous players knelt during the national anthem. The unity appeared intended as a show-of-force protest against Trump’s comments and tweets, which reopened a festering controversy.

Protests during the national anthem began during the summer of 2016 to draw attention to racism, social injustice and police shootings of black men.

The campaign began with then-San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick but the protests had slowed considerably this season with just a handful of players “taking a knee” when “The Star-Spangled Banner” was played.

Trump reignited the controversy with inflammatory comments on Friday at a political rally before a nearly all-white crowd in Alabama in which he challenged NFL owners to fire players who refuse to stand for the anthem.

He encouraged Americans to boycott the NFL games. Most of the players who have maintained the protests are black.

The pre-game chatter about the controversy boosted ratings.

Fox’s pregame show, “Fox NFL Kickoff,” delivered a 1.3 rating, which was 30 percent higher than the show in Week 3 of 2016. Its “Fox NFL Sunday” pregame program, which runs immediately before the regional games, generated a 3.7 rating, which was 9 percent higher than last year’s 3.4 rating.

But overall, Fox’s regional action, which produced a 10.3 rating, was lower than the comparable week in 2016. Industrywide, the NFL ratings have been down in the first three weeks of the season.

NBC, which aired a lopsided contest between the Washington Redskins and the Oakland Raiders, also saw lower ratings. Early results showed the contest averaged about an 11.6 rating, which was about 11 percent lower than a year ago.

More accurate ratings will be released later in the day.

Nielsen will release comprehensive ratings later in the week.

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A Detroit Lions fan shows his support after the statements made by President Trump before action against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, at Ford Field in Detroit. The Falcons won, 30-26.

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MOVIES & TV

‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ reigns with humor and energy

By Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri @dudesosad

Colin Firth is not dead. Julianne Moore puts a man through a mixer and turns his brains into hamburger. Literally.

These are just a few odd twists that give “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” the same high-octane energy and dynamism of its 2014 predecessor, “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” Sequels have an immense burden to bear by their very nature. They often fail heinously and retread old ground. Not in this case.

The story opens on our protagonist Eggsy Unwin, played by Taron Egerton. He is an agent with the Kingsman, a British underground intelligence operation, disguised as a tailor shop. The story takes place a year after he and the Kingsman vanquished Richmond Valentine, a wealthy megalomaniac seeking world domination. Unwin has also saved a Swedish princess. Of course, she is his present girlfriend. Why?

Because that is the logic of spy movies.

Trouble invariably follows.

Unwin is accosted by Charlie Hesketh, a former failed Kingsman trainee turned criminal. A high-speed car chase ensues and comedy abounds here. Unwin hangs out an open door. At one point, he does a backflip onto the roof. He also fights his way to victory using fists and hi-tech gadgets. The movie delights in this ridiculousness, but it works because we are in on the joke.

Charlie has a cybernetic arm, which is severed in the melee, and proceeds to hack into Kingsman’s servers. Missiles subsequently destroy all Kingsman properties, killing every agent except for Unwin and his trainer Merlin, played by Mark Strong. They proceed to hunt down the culprits.

The hunt leads Unwin and Merlin to Kentucky, where they discover their American intelligence counterpart, the Statesmen. They also discover that Unwin’s mentor Harry Hart, played by Colin Firth, has

not died, as the original movie implied. With assistance from Statesmen they hunt down a terrorist agency called “The Golden Circle” headed by Poppy Adams, played superbly by Julianne Moore. She is a chipper, yet maniacal drug kingpin who relishes a drug-addled version of the American dream.

In a delightful twist, Adams has a certain odd nostalgia for the 1950s. Her 1950s-themed headquarters in the Cambodian jungle feature a movie theater, bowling alley and soda shop, which radiate a kind of ironic wholesomeness. This is just one detail that gives the movie strength and keeps things original.

“My drugs are everywhere,” Adams says. “The only downside is having to live in the middle of nowhere.”

Adams has injected a lethal toxin into various recreational drugs. She also conveniently has an antidote, which she offers the world. The catch: The President of the United States must end the war on drugs. Suffice it

KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE ■ Director

Matthew Vaughn

■ Genre

Action/Comedy

■ Starring

Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Halle Berry, Elton John, Channing Tatum, Jeff Bridges ■ Release Date Sept. 22, 2017 ■ Running Time 2 hrs, 21 mins ■ Playing at Cinemark Movie Bistro and XD, Cinemark Fort Collins 16 and AMC Classic Fort Collins 10 ■ Fun Fact Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore were also both in “The Big Lebowski”

to say the President has his own schemes in mind. Naturally, the task of moral leadership falls upon Unwin and the Kingsman.

Should you see this movie?

Absolutely. Especially if you love blood-filled chases and Elton John.

The movie has a strong arc along with a first-rate cast, including a hilariously foulmouthed Elton John. However, its one uneven moment stems from its commentary on the War on Drugs. On one hand, Poppy Adams bemoans a country that worships alcohol but condemns drugs. On the other hand, only by shutting down the drug empire can equilibrium be restored. In general, the movie is imbued with humor, energy and the power to keep its characters fighting.

“Just know that having something to lose makes life worth living,” Harry Hart proclaims. The stakes could not be clearer.

Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

ARTS & CULTURE Tuesday, September 26, 2017

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ALEC REVIEWS MUSIC

Circa Survive scales back with “The Amulet”

By Alec Erickson @CTV_Ace

Cracking “The Amulet” is a challenge.

Circa Survive has just released one of their most artistic, elusive ventures yet. “The Amulet” serves as an ambiguous and deep metaphorical album with a darker meaning than what is there. When you really try to digest “The Amulet,” you start to see some cracks along the surface.

Circa Survive has been around for the better part of 13 years now. Based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the band never had a hard time of making music with their unique blend of prog-rock and post hardcore elements. Circa Survive can often be described as a more progressive band as some of their work tends to not follow any pattern as a whole. Their first two albums, “Juturna” and “On Letting Go,” garnered a substantial following for the band.

It was not until the release of their third studio album, “Blue Sky Noise,” that they gained any

mainstream recognition. Ever since then, the band has always been making new and different music, and you will be hard pressed to compare any album to another. Their latest endeavor and sixth studio album, “The Amulet,” continues along this trend.

BAND BIO ■ Circa Survive formed in 2004 in

Philadelphia. The band has been signed to four different labels and released six studio albums.

■ “The Amulet” was recorded with Hopeless Records.

■ 2012’s “Violent Waves” was self-released by Circa Survive.

“The Amulet” is a ten-track record that clocks in at around 43 minutes in length. There is as much atmosphere and ambiance when listening to this record as any of the band’s prior releases.

What makes this stand out is how much more mysterious it is.

There is not a whole lot that will have you coming back for repeat-

ed listens, but a few tracks stand out and really sell this record.

Musically, there seems to be a more space-rock influence on “The Amulet” than any of the band’s other albums. Tracks like “At Night It Gets Worse” and “The Hex” almost seem distant and exploratory. Then you listen to “Tunnel Vision” and “Stay” and things seem to be more stale.

Some tracks have deep progression and do a lot in a short amount of time, and others seem to not do anything with how much time they are given. It is a give and take kind of world, and Circa Survive are somewhere in the middle.

Lyrically, vocalist Anthony Green’s lyrics are somewhere between apocalyptic and personal. Tracks like “Rites of Investiture” and “Lustration” have a more personal side to them than at first listen. Then when you really start to dig in to this album and listen for what is there, you begin to hear a lot of more general themes and not as much personal elements heard in tracks like “Premonition of the Hex” and “Flesh and Bone.”

While Green shows off his range

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throughout the record, at times it really does not seem like enough to carry the record on its own.

There is a dream-like substance that hangs around tracks like “The Hex” and “Never Tell a Soul.” “The Amulet” seems to cling to a theme but never quite grasps what it wants to tell the listener.

Should you listen to it? Maybe “The Amulet” is an interesting record; it sits along precariously on a fence without fulling committing to one side or another. There is this brief but serious

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side of the record that deals with personal struggles and how to overcome one’s demons. On the other end, there is a message warning about the future. It almost seems like Circa Survive could not fully commit to one theme on this record and in the end the only amulet they are wearing is this one of confusion and grandeur.

Alec Erickson can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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ARTS & CULTURE Tuesday, September 26, 2017

NATIONAL

Giving films the silent treatment

Nancy Black

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By Steven Zeitchik Los Angeles Times

Some of the most notable scenes of the recent summer movie season involved great sights and spectacles and little to no talking.

In several of the biggest upcoming fall releases, directors have crafted memorable characters out of a mute janitor, a deaf young girl and a near-silent victim of a Cambodian genocide.

After a generation of scripts from the likes of Quentin Tarantino and Aaron Sorkin celebrated the motor-mouthed and the silver-tongued, many directors are embracing a new moment.

They’re making movies that include long stretches without speech or even sound.

Modern moviemaking is rife with counter-trends, reactions to once-novel ideas that have since grown tired. A boomlet in practical effects succeeded years of CG overkill. A pronounced lack of backstory followed a slew of exposition-mad films.

Now another formerly hot cinema notion may be getting dragged to the rubbish pile: talking.

“I’m a big fan of silent cinema,” director Christopher Nolan says, “telling the story primarily pictorially and through sound and music.”

Nolan would know. If this past summer was a time of peak silence in film, the Brit was a key reason why. His smash World War II picture “Dunkirk” chronicled a heroic beach rescue by often using little more than the sharp images and unique sounds of conflict. Quick, name “Dunkirk’s” five best lines. The movie’s most indelible moments were sights, not speech.

Dialogue-free movies are a new and, many filmmakers say, welcome development in a medium constantly seeking fresh ideas. But the trend also raises questions about the definition of cinema in the 21st century, not least whether it could undermine one of the most treasured aspects of moviegoing.

Examples of conversational minimalism abound. In Matt Reeves’ “War for the Planet of the Apes,” one of the summer’s best-reviewed films, scenes unfurl in silence as apes communicate via looks and sign language.

The film is notable for its quiet moments, a lack of words from man or beast.

And in one of the season’s indie breakouts, David Lowery’s “A Ghost Story,” Casey Affleck’s character haunts the action by silently watching over his former partner (Rooney Mara). Five or 10 minutes go by with barely a

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word spoken; the film’s dialogue could probably fit on a corner of Affleck’s signature sheet.

The trend continues this fall.

Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water,” an early Oscars-season front-runner after its warm reception at festivals in Venice, Telluride and Toronto, is notable because it features a mute janitor played by Sally Hawkins who’s mainly given expression through her eyes, hands and the film’s score.

This represents a major shift.

For the past 25 years, after all, many of the best English-language movies were defined by, well, talking. Films that captivated and won honors Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” and “Django Unchained,” the Sorkin-penned “A Few Good Men” and “The Social Network,” Richard Linklater’s “Before Sunrise” and “Boyhood,” to name just a few did so because of distinctive and even excessive dialogue.

The quality of a film was often judged by the crackle of its conversation; the ambition of a script could be measured by the number of its pages.

But something is changing.

Directors cite a number of explanations for the switch. An artistic pendulum-swing is one: If so many auteurs have been mining dialogue for so many years, maybe it’s time to go another way and ratchet it down, they say.

Technology has also played a role. It’s never been this inexpensive to create high-end images.

But the directors also raise social explanations asking if in a time of cable-news blather and social-media pontification, the cinema establishment is reacting in kind. Film may be going quieter because the world has gotten noisier. Movie theaters are now a refuge from the yammering.

Filmmakers say they increasingly realize that silence, more than just offering a moment of contrast or a simple breather, can be a device in its own right.

“The movie is in love with love and in love with cinema,” Del Toro says of the decisions he made for “Shape of Water.” “And when you fall in love, if it’s not through song, words are entirely useless.”

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, who as longtime music-video directors relied on visuals for much of their careers, are back in the talking game with this weekend’s tennis drama “Battle of the Sexes.” And they’re not sure how they feel about it.

“We love great writing, but it’s a little bit of a straitjacket sometimes,” says Faris, who directed “Little Miss Sunshine” and “Ruby Sparks” with Dayton. “What we really love is interaction. And that can come in many forms.”

Many directors say that while it seems tougher to write a great piece of dialogue than craft some sharp mise-en-scene, in fact, that’s a screenwriter-centric view and doesn’t consider the full trickiness of cinematography and direction.

But even if they pull it off, will audiences go for it? Moviegoers are accustomed to talking, to hearing their favorite characters have a feeling they’re not in Kansas anymore, of being made offers they can’t refuse. What becomes of these moments in a dialogue-light future?

To be sure, movie chatter isn’t going anywhere. Even in “Baby Driver,” where long stretches of the action are conveyed through the eyes and music-synced motions of Ansel Elgort’s hands and feet, director Edgar Wright wrote some of the year’s sharpest fast talk for Kevin Spacey’s crime boss.

But they may be rare breeds.

In a time of image-driven communication, cinema appears to be offering its own spin on the idea. Thanks to modern tools, a medium that began wordlessly is returning to its nonverbal roots.

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7 — Travel plans may not go as planned. Traffic jams could cause significant delay. Find a quiet spot to watch the world go by.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 8

—ostpone financial discussions.

Manage the basics. Pay bills and handle paperwork. Minimize costly risks. Don’t go along with a plan if you don’t agree.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 9 —

Support your partner by avoiding silly arguments. Discipline is required. Stay frugal and keep it simple. Forgive minor transgressions. Practice and it gets easier.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

— 8 — Stay light on your feet.

Others demand quick action.

Slow to avoid accidents. Stay in communication. Practice tricks and techniques. Self-discipline pays off.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 6 —

Finish old projects to make Misunderstandings spark easily.

Patiently resolve tangles as they arise, especially with family. Let the little stuff go. Share emotion-

al support.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 8

—Abandon a preconception at home and with family. Listen to all concerns. Counsel loved ones to delay gratification. Wait to make important decisions.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 8 — Watch your words. Maintain your own integrity. This is not a good time to learn things the hard way. Sometimes silence is the best policy.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 8

—Mistakes could get expensive.

Slow down and double-check the math. Pay bills before buying treats. Financial arguments can spark; stay respectful. Keep things simple.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.

21) — 9 — Self-control is required with a personal matter.

Do what worked before. Stick to your budget, even if it’s tough.

Wait for developments.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.

19) — 8 — Review and revise your plans. Tempers are short; employ the exact right words or stay silent. Peace and quiet suit your mood.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

— 8 — Anticipate some disagreement between friends. Ignore criticism for now. Feelings can change dramatically. Clean up a mess with your team. Agree to disagree.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 7 —Chaos at work requires patience. Career movement is possible. Keep your head down. Rely on conventional wisdom. Learn from your own experience.

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