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By ANDREW CARRERA and CARRIE MOBLEY The Rocky Mountain Collegian Wednesday, student government leaders debated over whether proposed changes to the student fee process streamline the procedure or unnecessarily strip power from elected officials. Currently, CSU students have the power to suggest to the Student Fee Review Board –– an arm of the Associated Students of CSU –– that fees be increased to fund the creation of particular programs. After SFRB reviews the proposals throughout the academic year, they bundle them up into a “Long Bill” for the Senate’s review in the spring. Senators can pass, fail, or amend the bill to their liking. The two groups’ recommendations weigh heavily on how CSU President Tony Frank introduces the student fee increase proposals to the CSU System Board of Governors, which authorizes their implementation. A divided student opinion on a given fee increase proposal “ultimately erodes the credibility that we as students have in forming decisions regarding student fees,” said ASCSU Vice President Joe Eden. Should Eden have his way, the opportunity for a divide won’t present itself in the future. “If Bill 4202 is passed, the way student fees are evaluated by students will be a more involved process with regards to how student representatives [Senators] are informed throughout the process,” he said in an email to the Collegian. “Rather than voting on a Bill of recommended fees put forth by the Student Fee Review Board at the end of the year, Senators will approve a process by which fees will be evaluated in the fall, and the process will be revisited in the spring.” The end result, he explained, would be a unified voice between SFRB and Senate, with the latter stripped of its ability to directly amend student fee increase proposals. Bill 4202 makes it so that they can only recommend changes. College of Business Sen. Josh Shaughnessy wondered why SFRB couldn’t be kept in an advisory role to inform Senate on the best course of action. “Just like any CEO has advisors, but it’s still the CEO who would make the decision,” he said. Eden again pointed to SFRB’s expertise in the subject of student fee increase proposals and reminded senators that 50 percent of SFRB members were reserved for senators. Shaughnessy later voiced his support for Bill 4202, eased by the fact that senators could participate in SFRB and take advantage of its proposed independence. Since the proposed legislation is an amendment to the ASCSU Constitution, it requires two-thirds of the Senate’s approval during two separate sessions. In between those sessions, the bill will be sent to Senate committees for discussion. The earliest that it could be passed is Sept. 12. “If the bill in its current form were to be brought before the Senate, it would pass, because it is indeed in the best interest of the students,” Eden said. “But if there are any changes to it in the (Senate) committees I’m not sure it will pass.” ASCSU Beat Reporter Carrie Mobley and News Editor Andrew Carrera can be reached at news@ collegian.com.
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With last year’s Ram’s Pointe mega party now nothing more than old, forgotten YouTube videos, here is a list of some parties that are way better than that one ever was.
The best parties in history A LongExpected Party
Ram’s Pointe calls off annual pool party, citing community responsibility By KATE SIMMONS The Rocky Mountain Collegian Last year, the Ram’s Pointe pool made national news, branded with the big bold words: “Mega Party.” A year later, the pool is drained and vacant. That’s because at that particular Aug. 27 “Mega Party” — at Campus Crossings at Ram’s Pointe — 3,000 people showed up; 10 ended up in the hospital and two in handcuffs. “It was one of the best days of my freshman year,” sophomore hospitality management major Nikki Grubesic said. The party will not be taking place this year. Campus Crossings confirmed that the pool was drained this weekend, “to get out glass from vandalism.” The party, a long-standing annual event at Ram’s Pointe has historically been “intended to encourage new students to socialize in a relaxed atmosphere,” Campus Apartments said in an email to the Collegian. “2011 was the first year that the large crowd size
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LEFT: Thousands of students gather around the small pool area at Rams Pointe apartments on Aug. 27, 2011 for a party that lead to multiple arrests and hospital transports. RIGHT: A year later, the empty pool area at Rams Pointe prepares for the fall semester with cones blocking off the pool as it is filled with new water.
required us to shut down the event early.” With partygoers utilizing social media, texting and putting the event up on Facebook, attendance grew to an astonishing level. “It took over the neighborhood,” neighbor David Ellington said. “I didn’t see a lot of consideration for the people who live here. I see that a lot with parties up here.” The Fort Collins Police Department became aware of the event when attendees started calling for medical assistance. “There were problems with the health and safety,” Fort Collins Police Spokeswoman Rita Davis said. Safety was a top concern for Campus Apartments and ultimately led to the decision to cancel the party this year. “The wellbeing of our residents is our top priority and for this reason we evaluated all aspects of last year’s pool party event and determined it was in the best interest of the CSU community and our residents to not hold the event this year,” Campus Apartments said in an email to the Collegian. “The media’s interest that ensued following last year’s pool party did not portray the CSU community positively … we have the responsibility to help uphold the integrity of the collective
CSU community, not just our property,” Campus Apartments said. Some students felt that the party should have happened anyway. Offcampus parties enhance the college experience, according to Grubesic. “It’s like the nightlife of the college student,” she said. According to Davis, police are more concerned with ensuring safety and keeping the peace than they are about issuing arrests. “If you’re having a party, make sure you register it and if you find it’s getting larger than you anticipated you can ask your guests to leave and shut down the party yourself but if you run into problems feel free to contact CSU police or Fort Collins police and we will be happy to assist you,” Davis said. “Safety is our first priority.” According to Andrea Coryell, assistant director of alcohol and other drugs for the CSU health network, the Ram’s Pointe pool party does not accurately represent the majority of Fort Collins parties. “Whenever you hear stories about drinking they’re the out of control crazy ones you don’t hear about,” Coryell said. “The majority of people have a few drinks, have fun, don’t get charged with an MIP or DUI and don’t end up in the ER, but those aren’t the stories you hear.” Senior Reporter Kate Simmons can be reached at news@collegian.com.
The Shallows of the Web are ruining our brains
By AUSTIN BRIGGS Rocky Mountain Collegian
Wake up, roll over, check your text messages. Get out of bed, walk over to the computer and check your Facebook feed and email. Repeat hundreds of times throughout the day. This type of behavior, according to Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Carr, has rapidly become commonplace. The result, he believes, is our minds being shaped by the steady stream of information we’re constantly immersed in as our lives are increasingly spent online. Speaking to a crowd of about 450 people at the Hilton Wednesday evening, Carr talked about his realization years ago that he was no longer able to have periods of sustained concentration and seemed to have lost the ability to focus on one task for ex-
tended periods of time. “At first I thought it was middle-aged mind rot,” Carr joked. “Then the more I thought about it the more I realized my brain really wanted to behave the way it behaves when I’m online.” This set him off into two lines of research, which was the basis of his book, “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains.” The first line of research looked at how the Internet is rewiring our brains on a neurological level. The other looked at how historical events and technologies, such as the mechanical clock and the industrial revolution, changed human thought. Unlike other forms of technology, Carr said, the Internet and digital media is something we carry with us constantly. As we flit from web page to web page and constantly check our email, the ability to shift out of that
mode of thinking when we’re offline is diminished. “It’s such a powerful kind of distraction — technology and interruption technology — that it becomes a problem when you can’t really experience anything,” Carr said. This is compounded by the fact that many Internet companies have financial incentives to get us to click on as many links as possible every time we’re online. The end result, Carr believes, is that while we gain benefits like being able to collaborate and rapidly gather information, we’re also losing deep creativity, the ability to concentrate for long periods of time and solitary, contemplative modes of thinking. People who attended Carr’s lecture said they could relate to having lost the ability to concentrate and stay focused for long periods of time. Sophomore physics major Curtis Bear said he read on-
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line articles Carr had written, which is why he decided to attend the lecture. “What he had to say was really interesting. I can definitely relate to everything,” Bear said. “I am always whipping out my phone in class to see if I got a text.” Fort Collins resident and software developer Wade Safferfield said he sees a deep irony in his job. “I spend all day coding computers, which takes an immense amount of focus,” Safferfield said. “It’s ironic that people in jobs that require so much concentration are ruining everybody else’s concentration. It does put a new spin on ‘Revenge of the Nerds.’” Senior Reporter Austin Briggs can be reached at news@collegian.com.
This party includes pretty much anyone who’s anyone in The Shire (approximately half of The Shire). It celebrated the eleventy-first birthday of Bilbo Baggins with a ton of food, drinking, awkward speeches and crazy Gandalf fireworks.
Boston Tea Party
You’re not a real American if this isn’t your favorite party. You get to stick it to the man (a.k.a the British) by throwing a bunch of tea into the ocean. What’s not to like?
“Party In The U.S.A.”
Sticking with the patriotic theme, this is the most patriotic party since the Boston Tea Party because it involves the entire country, specifically LAX (the Los Angeles International Airport). Jay Z and cardigans (the most American of all light sweaters) both get a shoutout in this song. Also, in the video a guy does a front flip off a park bench at 2:59.
Bloc Party
This London band released its first album in 2005 and it was awesome post-punk goodness, unfortunately this was also the only good album they ever released. Pretend their other three don’t exist. The Strip Club is written by the Collegian staff and designed by Design Editor Kris Lawan
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FORT COLLINS FOCUS
Rule changes at RNC On Aug. 29 the Republican National Convention in Tampa changed a few rules to the process followed by the RNC to choose candidates. First, they amended rule 12, which grants national party officials the power to change party rules in between national conventions — three-fourths of RNC members are required to approve proposed changes before they take effect. The RNC also added Rule 16, which is intended to stop the “faithless elector” problem — delegates elected who claim to support one candidate then change their vote at the convention. Any delegate who attempts to violate their bound pledge to a candidate will be viewed as having resigned, and their vote will be recorded as it should have been cast. Morton Blackwell — one of the leading opponents to the rule changes — arrived with his Virginia delegation after the Rules Committee had completed their meeting and vote. Their absence was attributed to a bus that arrived an
hour late and then proceeded to get lost on the way to the Rules Committee.
Fort Collins to spray for mosquitoes Thursday On Thursday the City of Fort Collins is spraying for mosquitoes between dusk and 1 a.m., according to a city news release. This spraying will take place in five areas of the Fort Collins, primarily on the eastern side and northwest of Fort Collins and a small area in Larimer County. To minimize pesticide exposure, the city recommends residents stay indoors and keep windows and doors closed for 30 to 60 minutes after spraying. In accordance with Fort Collins’ West Nile Virus Management policy, this spraying will occur as truck-based fogging if weather permits. The decision to spray comes after a recommendation from Director of the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment Adrienne LeBaily said she was concerned that as the infection
spreads it could pose a risk over the holiday weekend.
Peek and team receive research funding
A team led by Lori Peek, associate professor of sociology at CSU, is receiving a $30,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to fund a two year study to determine the disaster readiness of child care centers in Colorado. Lori Peek, who is also the co-director of the Center for Disaster and Risk Analysis at CSU, and the three graduate students that compose her team, plan to survey more than 4,000 child care centers over the course of the study. Many children age five and younger spend a large amount of time in child care centers or in-home care centers. Peek and her team will instruct child care providers through workshops to address any gaps in their disaster preparedness.
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Student housing affects everyone By ALEX STEINMETZ The Rocky Mountain Collegian
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Colorado State alumna Audrey Wayker, right, and her mother Wendy discuss their opinion on the voting points presented at the Fort Collins student housing open house.
call, should they need to report something going wrong in their neighborhood. “People fear that what could happen is an increase in traffic, people, noise, trash etc. With that said, if we have an on-site management available, it will keep those fears from becoming a reality,” Sowder said. After hearing various opinions, Clint Skutchan, executive vice president of the Fort Collins Board of Realtors, offered more information to consider. “The demographic that we are looking at here is 1835, not just students,” he explained. “Assuming that we are just talking about students causes for a demographic bias and keeps us from looking at every aspect.” Skutchan explained that a lot of his company’s focus is listening to every aspect
FUTURE MEETINGS Affordable Housing Meeting
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When: Oct. 23, 6 p.m. Where: City Hall West, 300 Laporte Ave.
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Skutchan said. The city council will meet again Sept. 6 to present to the Affordable Housing Board for more feedback. Collegian writer Alex Steinmetz can be reached at news@collegian.com.
Thirty-nine thousand five-hundred and seventy-one units. This number is the amount of whole blood that Bonfils Blood Center has collected from the CSU Bleed Green and Gold blood drive since 1974. The routine blood drive on Wednesday had its first ever partnership with the Alumni Association. The partnership made a difference, according to Bonfils. Halfway through the day they had received about 24 units of blood and were expected to reach 50 or more units by the end of the day. The event was sponsored by Poudre Valley Health Systems, Hartshorn Health Center and the
Alumni Association. Bonfils public relations specialist Dianna Hemphill said that CSU has changed almost 119,000 lives in the last 37 years. This breaks down to about nine lives a day affected by donations collected on campus. “Every unit of blood is equivalent to one pint, which is what every donor gives during their whole blood donation,” Hemphill said. “On average that one pint of blood can save or enhance up to three lives.” A patient with anemia, cancer, trauma or those receiving a transplant or open heart surgery may be in need of a blood transfusion. Every two seconds someone needs blood, See DRIVE on Page 8 Tha n for k you sup your port !
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The importance of space exploration
By SARAH ROMER
I didn’t grow up with my head in the clouds. I grew up with my head in the stars. I was taught to always push to be better, to expand yourself and your understanding — to go boldly where no one has gone before. Being at a university, I’m assuming a lot of you understand the idea of expanding your knowledge. However, some people don’t. I’ll talk more on the massive problem these people cause in the world later, but here I will focus on space. Space is a pretty broad topic. Then again, it’s also infinite so that makes sense. Still, in the week of Neil Armstrong’s death, it’s an important topic to discuss. If you have seen Morgan Freeman’s “Through the Wormhole”, you have an idea of the importance of space. Exploring the unknown can give us the answers to the questions we have always asked. What is after death? Is there a God? What is the meaning of 42? But let’s bring it back a bit closer to earth. First off, it is embarrassing, as a species, that 40 plus years ago we sent a man to the moon and haven’t done anything since. It’s embarrassing that we sent man into orbit on the Friendship 7 with no computers at all, and now in the age of technology, we stopped. Yes, we sent several landers to Mars. We’ve launched a couple amazing satellites. Kepler is the mission that keeps popping up all those new planets in the database. Hubble is what takes all of those gorgeous pictures of space. But what has man done to match that? Nothing. And that’s embarrassing. We are limiting ourselves. We are confining ourselves to the known, the safe, which, in my opinion, is the worst possible thing to do in life. There is the huge issue with funding. That is one of the reasons man hasn’t walked on the moon in almost 40 years. That is what is holding back my dream of a space dock, where it would be possible to build bigger, faster ships capable of deeper space exploration. But funding comes from interest. I can’t be the
only one with that cardboard spaceship in my living room. Seriously, it was the last one in stock so I know someone other than me bought it as well. I might be the only one to color mine rainbow, but I know I am not the only one to have it. My point is, more people need to be interested in space and what it can do for us. More people need to realize what it already has done for us. I’ve heard a story that someone was complaining about all the money government puts toward satellites. ‘Why do we need those?’ they said — before looking up directions on Google. The problem is that we don’t understand the impact space has on our lives. We don’t understand what is needed. We don’t understand how horribly stupid it was to let our space shuttles retire with no replacement, so we can pay Russia close to $50 million to take an American into space. Thankfully someone in government saw through that nonsense and Dream Chaser got funded. Though Dream Chaser means I will have to get the new model of a cardboard space shuttle when it finally comes out. I understand there aren’t that many space nuts like me out there. Some of you might compare it to liking art. The major difference is that art can be created individually. Space travel and exploration has to be undertaken by humanity. It will reflect on the human race as an achievement that our species has accomplished. How many of you saw “Star Trek”? The new one — since I know most people aren’t as weird as me. According to the statistic I just made up, all of you did, multiple times. And none of you want that kind of future? None of you want a better, peaceful earth with no hunger, no war? None of you want to meet races like the Vulcans who are glorified space elves? No one else wants to fly around on a starship seeking out new life and civilizations? Space exploration NOW is what will get us there later. And don’t argue that it’s just a movie, or a show. Why do you have a cell phone? Because of “Star Trek”. Bluetooth? “Star Trek”. Tablets? “Star Trek”. The idea of space has inspired the world we know today. What would the real thing do? Sarah Romer is a senior electrical engineering major. Her column appears Thursdays in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.
OUR VIEW
Changes for the better at ASCSU? Wednesday night at the Associated Students of CSU Senate meeting Vice President Joe Eden proposed Bill 4202, which he said will help streamline the student fee process. While streamlining this normally messy process is a great idea, the way in which Eden wants to do it is by taking power away from the student Senate. Every student who attends this university has the ability to go to the Student Fee Review Board, propose a student fee increase for something (like money to fund sexual assault awareness programs), and get SFRB’s feedback. SFRB then adds every suggestion received throughout the semester and compiles a long bill. The long bill then goes to the Senate, which is
forced to provide a final up or down vote in a few short nights — which is an enormous
“ ... even though the process may be streamlined, wrapped up in this bill is the ridiculous notion that Senate would only have the power to make suggestions to proposals rather than amend them.” amount of information to process in a short amount of time. This time constraint increases the possibility that
the student Senate won’t approve of many proposals that SFRB already has approved. Tony Frank and the BOG are less likely to implement the proposal without the blessing of each of the two student groups. With this proposed bill, Senate would be forced to review student fee proposals throughout the year rather than a few hectic nights. The problem is, though, that even though the process may be streamlined, wrapped up in this bill is the ridiculous notion that Senate would only have the power to make suggestions to proposals rather than amend them. This takes quite a bit of power away from Senate and essentially removes a necessary check on SFRB.
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Welcome to the land of controversy
By RES STECKER When terrorists decided it would be a good idea to attack our country nearly 11 years ago, they changed America. They changed our opinion of the world, and subsequently the world’s opinion of us. The terrorists directed us onto a path of war abroad and a path of bigger government here at home. Not long after these attacks, the Patriot Act was passed by a frightened and uninformed congress. Essentially, Americans began to give up liberty for a little more security; a fact that would make Ben Franklin roll over in his grave. Now, the only requirement for the government to be able to essentially hound your every step is that you have to be a “person of interest”. Search and seizures without warrants, along with wiretapping of private phones and the monitoring of emails certainly seems like a breach of personal privacy and freedom by our overstepping government to me. But hey, at least we are safe right? It’s true, however, that the government has done an outstanding job of protecting us for the last 11 years, and it is doubtful that anyone really intends
to infringe on civil liberties. That being said, sometimes our administrations get a little bit out of control and need to be reminded that a government exists to serve its people — not the other way around. There are certain things that the government simply does not have the right to stick its nose into. The controversial topic of abortion is an obvious example of a social issue that the people in congress have no right to decide on. The decision to have an abortion should be a woman’s right alone. Besides moral reasoning, it is a woman’s choice simply because the old people in the House and Senate have no business deciding if someone can have a child or not. That is a private decision, not a public one. Furthermore, it is interesting that as a country we kill off the people already breathing, but will fight endlessly to save those that are not even conscious yet. Something else to consider: should the state be allowed to kill its own citizens? Many other first world countries such as or Canada or France no longer have the death penalty as part of their punishment system, yet America continues to extinguish the lives of incarcerated adults. Some criminals probably really do deserve to die, but it does not seem right that the executioner is the state which has the legal ability to kill its own citizens. In this argument, it matters not what the crime was, simply whether we should be able to legally kill each other. Death is so hard to really fully comprehend, and to take away a life from someone — no matter whom they are — that is a huge step; and one that
shouldn’t really be given to a government to use against its own people. There is absolutely no rational reason that the government should have a right to decide what goes on with an individual’s body. Nor is there any reason why an administrative body should be able to kill off people it no longer views as beneficial to society. These topics are going to be our generational challenges, which is why it is so important to be informed about them by reliable sources like Wikipedia. Some decisions need to be left to the individual person, so that they can choose how they want to live their life, whether it turns out to be a horrible life or a good one, that choice is theirs to make, and public should have no say in that matter. Other judgments are simply too big for the government to decide for us, such as what liberties we are willing to give up for security, or whether a murderer should be killed in return for his crimes. Such matters are not to be taken lightly, nor are they for a sole entity of society to rule upon. Some things are too important to have other people decide on them for us, and even if it means that we may make the wrong choice, it is inherently a right to have that ability to do so. No federal body, state regulation, or individual should be able to decide what we do with our bodies, who lives and who dies, and how much freedom we should give up for safety.
Res Stecker is a junior international studies major. His column appears Thursdays in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.
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Young, talented secondary a strength for CSU By CRIS TILLER The Rocky Mountain Collegian
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CSU coach Jim McElwain searched for the perfect blend of youth and experience throughout fall camp. With a spring and fall’s worth of practices under his belt, McElwain believes he’s found that winning formula in the Rams’ secondary. The back end of CSU’s defense features three underclassmen and one senior with a combined total of 34 games played, 56 tackles and three interceptions in 2011. And that’s with one starter who sat out the entire season with a redshirt –– safety Trent Matthews. The Rocky Mountain Showdown will mark the start of Matthews’ career and butterflies will fly freely in the moments leading up to the game. “(There will be) a little bit of nervousness, I mean first game comin’ from a redshirt,” Matthews said. “One thing that I would probably say that
RCB: Senior Momo Thomas Games played in 2011: 11
LCB: Sophomore Bernard Blake Games played in 2011: 11
FS: Sophomore Austin Gray Games played in 2011: 12
SS: Redshirt freshman Trent Matthews Games played in 2011: 0
helps me is I’m out on the field with my brothers.” One of those “brothers” helping Matthews handle the jitters of his first game is senior Momo Thomas. Thomas enters his fifth year with CSU after missing most of 2010 with shoulder surgery and a medical hardship waiver from the NCAA. “With Trent (Matthews), we’ve told him, ‘You’ve got to play a big role for us. We need you on the field. We don’t have time for you to wait until next year to get
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Players stretch on the practice field before practice outside of the Moby Complex Friday, Aug. 24. CSU continues to prepare for CU starting quarterback Jordan Webb.
better’,” Thomas said. “He’s going to step up for us and make big plays for us this year.” After five year’s worth of teammates, Thomas is seeing a new type of commitment compared to previous units. “(The secondary is) looking good to me. We’re going to build a lot of trust back there,” Thomas said. “In film, I’m seeing guys taking more notes than we’ve ever taken before. Guys are
“I think that they’re doing a good job. I’m proud of them. Coach Simmons has done a great job coaching them and they’ll be ready to play.” Still, the players don’t care what the defense is called because it comes down to making plays on the field in games. With a defense that ranked No. 85 in both total defense and turnover margin last season, preparation is everything. “Defense is going to be
locked in and paying attention and wanting to learn.” Notes have become a necessity for the Rams these days as McElwain and co-defensive coordinator Al Simmons and Marty English are asking the defense to run difficult coverage scheme. “The complexity of what we do from a pattern read system, which is kind of advanced thinking, there’s a lot of work that goes into pattern reads,” McElwain said.
defense. It’s not what type of defense we run, it’s the players and how percent effort do we put in,” Matthews said. “We practice a lot of situations in practice...of how to think before the ball is snapped. Getting us mentally and physically ready for that third down situation, so I think that’s helping us a lot every day.” Sports Editor Cris Tiller can be reached at sports@ collegian.com.
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Colorado State Rams (MW) Kills per set: 12.9
Blocks per set: 3
Record: 3-0 Digs per set: 12
What to watch for: Four preseason Mountain West all-conference players Megan Plourde, Izzy Gaulia, Dana Cranston and Brieon Paige lead No. 24 ranked Rams. Interesting fact: CSU has won 21 out of 23 of its regular season tournament matches dating back to 2009.
Wichita State Shockers (MVC) Kills per set: 14
Record: 2-1 Blocks per set: 1.7 Digs per set: 15.1
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Tennessee Lady Volunteers (SEC) Kills per set: 13.8
Record: 2-1 Blocks per set: 2.5 Digs per set: 12.3
What to watch for: Reigning SEC player of the year, junior outside hitter Kelsey Robinson won SEC player of the week after dominating the Lady Vols Classic. Interesting fact: Most athletic team in the tournament according to coach Hilbert.
Brigham Young Cougars (WCC) Kills per set: 15.9
Record: 3-0 Blocks per set: 2.3 Digs per set: 14.3
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