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SATURDAY Learn to Snowshoe When: Saturday, Jan. 26, at 1 p.m.

Where: Rocky Mountain National Park Cost: Included in park admission You’ve got classes to attend, more homework than you should have for the first week, friends to hang out with and drinking to do.

What else could you possibly fit into your life?

The answer is a lesson in snowshoeing. You have to bring your own snowshoes, which you can get at any local sporting goods store, and they will teach you to trek all about the snowy Colorado wilderness. The cost is included in admission to the park at $20 for a vehicle or $10 for pedestrians. Call (970) 627-3471 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to make reservations or go to nps.gov for more information.

Black Violin When: Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Where: Lincoln Center Cost: $8 - $10 Kev Marcus, Wil B, and DJ TK are performing at the Lincoln Center this Saturday, combining jazz, hip-hop, funk and classical music into a unique and interesting mix. Ac-

cording to the Lincoln Center’s website, “Black Violin’s primary goal is to give young people the same opportunities in music that they had … using youth orchestras and reinvigorated music programs to show children and teens that they are capable of expressing themselves in ways they have never dreamed.” Tickets can be purchased at fcgov.gov.

THE MUST DO

Alley Cats Bowling Night When: Sunday, Jan. 27, at 5 p.m.

Where: Chipper’s Lanes North Cost: $23 per person You can’t hug every cat, but you can do something a little more helpful. The Fort Collins Cat Rescue & Spay/Neuter Clinic is holding a benefit at Chipper’s Lane North on Jan. 27, and includes prizes and food. According to fccrsnc.org, 100 percent of the proceeds will go to reducing the cost of spaying dogs and cats for owners. The website goes on to say the event “includes (three) games of bowling, shoes, food, prizes, drawings and FUN! Dinner is being provided by Firehouse Subs, Obee’s and Avogadro’s Number.”

Registration and payment are due Saturday, Jan. 26.

SUNDAY 14th Annual College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Research Symposium When: Saturday, Jan. 26, 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Where: Hilton Fort Collins Cost: Free If pizza isn’t really your thing for what-

ever crazy reason, you could head over to the CVMBS Research Day. It’s nice to support your fellow students, and it’s the Vet school so there will be at least a few cute animals involved.

There will be a keynote address by Dr. Mark Zabel, the winner of the Pfizer Research Award.

The event contact is Dr. Dawn Duval at Dawn.

Duval@Colostate.edu.

CORRECTION: In Thursday’s edition of the Collegian, the caption for the Fort Collins Focus on page two incorrectly stated that the Science Toy Magic shop is the only store selling the Floating Top. The Science Toy Magic shop was the first store in the United States to sell the Floating Top. The Collegian regrets its error.

Clash of the Titans Part Two “The Freestyle Battle” When: Saturday, Jan. 26, at 5 p.m.

Where: Lory Student Center Theatre Cost: Free Determined Nation Magazine and United Men of Color are hosting a freestyle rap battle in the Lory Student Center Theatre this Saturday. The event boasts ten MCs, four rounds and one winner who will be crowned the best MC in Colorado.

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“Although syllabus week is awkward and uncomfortable, there are a few redeeming qualities to it.”

First week: return of the sylla-babes

By Quinn Scahill

As our distractingly long winter break was coming to an end last week, I found myself talking amongst my friends, complaining about how classes

would soon start.

Most of them offered me simple reassurance, saying, “Oh, it’s just syllabus week, you don’t really have to do anything.”

However, I have found this advice to be total garbage. Syllabus week was probably the creation of some college slacker who probably never graduated.

For example, I just finished my classes for the day and have already been assigned twelve scholarly articles to read.

I do not know why it’s such a common misconception, but syllabus week is not a time to slack off. In fact, it’s probably one of the busier weeks in the semester.

First off, you have to adjust to a new class schedule, which probably also requires finagling your work schedule around. As we all know, these two never totally cooperate with each other.

Next, you have to go to the bookstore and spend ridiculous amounts of money on textbooks that you will likely never read, or skim through and say you did.

Not to mention that a college bookstore is one of the least desirable places to be at this time of year. It is crowded, hot, and seeing the number of books you are required to read is enough to make you vomit.

However, if you make it out of the bookstore alive, you’ll have to deal with a whole different mon-

ster when classes start. I’m talking about the onslaught of awkward encounters that await you at every nook and cranny on campus.

With a new class schedule you will have a new route through campus. You probably figured out a safe route to take last semester to avoid any awkward happenings, but with a new semester you’re completely defenseless.

You will almost certainly run into an old roommate, a former fling, or some other totally random acquaintance that you have made.

These encounters are spinetwisting and as cringe worthy as any Saw movie, but you’ll learn something from them: avoid certain routes through campus at all costs, and keep eye contact at a bare-minimum.

Although syllabus week is awkward and uncomfortable, there are a few redeeming qualities to it.

Every first day of every semester gorgeous women and handsome men crawl out of their respective caves to strut their stuff. I call these creatures syllabus babes, or syllababes, and you should appreciate them while you can, because they will probably stop coming to class by next week. So do not be afraid to stop and stare.

Another redeeming feature of syllabus week really has nothing to do with school at all. Fort Collins will be back in top gear with the influx of returning students. This weekend the bars will be hopping and house parties will be wall-towall with bodies. After an arduous, awkward, and mentally sapping syllabus week, you deserve to treat yourself to a few cold beverages, and then probably a few more after that. Cheers!

Quinn Scahill is a senior English major. His columns appear Fridays in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.

Ramtalk: The Rest of the story

Broncos still here

By Davis English The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Based on the RamTalk – “To the guy in my psych class that came in wearing a Broncos poncho; we should make babies.” – Originally in 12/7/2012 Collegian.

The Gender Studies department at Colorado State University has made a tremendous discovery in finding what attracts mates on college campuses.

Although some men are led to believe that their “personalities” or “looks” may attract women, they could not be further from the truth.

Researchers and woman enthusiasts everywhere have tried to attract the female humans with scents such as “hummingbird sneeze” and “lumberjack luv.” When these failed, they moved onto trying visual cues to get their female cohorts to venture closer to their loins. The findings have shaken the earth to its core.

Female enthusiast and pornography expert

Logann Swanson was the man behind the findings.

“Yeah, so I just wandered into psych one day wearing my Denver Broncos poncho and I started noticing something weird,” Swanson said.

“Chicks were all, like, getting at me and stuff and I was all, like, woah this is cool. It was cool.”

The Denver Broncos poncho has been identified as the key agent in attracting women in the case of Swanson. It seems as though during the regular football season, all of the females on the CSU campus contracted what is known as Orangecrushpeytonmanningitis and have become unconditionally attracted to the Denver Broncos.

Although the findings have yet to be formally tested, Broncos fans everywhere are rejoicing, stating that it was meant to be and that females have always been attracted to greatness. The moral of the story is that if you want to succeed in finding a mate in life, and become successful in general, become a Broncos fan.

Collegian Writer Davis English can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

The fine art of Facebook stalking I always know it is time for a new semester to begin, because my family gives me three times more daily hugs than normal.

By Kate Winkle This time, it was more like five times the amount, since not only am I going away to school, I am going away to a school in a foreign country — four months studying abroad in Spain.

Needless to say, despite my love for Liam Neeson, my family did not watch Taken before I left for Europe.

I have yet to really experience homesickness (sorry Mom and Dad) while in Spain, because although I do not see family and friends face-to-face, I know exactly what is transpiring in their lives through pictures and up to 63,206 characters.

Spending more than usual time on social media seems more acceptable now that I’m thousands of miles away from the daily activities

of my friends in the States. I can (and do) know what movies they have watched lately and which classes they know they are absolutely going to despise, as well as who they’ve been spending time with.

There is a math equation that explains this concept, courtesy of yours truly, the journalism major: The physical distance between people is directly proportional to the amount of information gathering allowed via Facebook without being considered stalking.

I have been doing a lot of this information gathering.

Part of the beauty and the bane of social media is the ability to stay updated on other people’s lives without experiencing life alongside them. One of my very good friends got married last weekend, and I obviously couldn’t attend. I badgered friends who attended the ceremony to describe every detail. I waited anxiously for pictures and video and any other scrap of information about his special day, and seeing his smiling face online was bittersweet. I couldn’t see that joy in person; I had to see it through the lens of a camera, but at least I did get to see it.

Here’s the same math equation, from a different angle: the

closer the physical distance between people, the less acceptable the online information gathering.

I’m guilty of this, too. After a long week at CSU, I tend to prefer to curl up with a cup of tea and a Spanish-dubbed Disney movie than visit friends who, thanks to Facebook, I know are crammed into the house down the street having a good time.

Knowing what friends are doing and experiencing it with them are two very separate events. One is merely knowledge; the other, creation of memories. Those hugs from my family before I left are infinitely more valuable than their posts on my Facebook wall.

Technology can at once make people more connected to, and more disconnected from, each other.

More important is prioritizing oldfashioned human interaction, which is far more rewarding than reading mountains of words and clicking through thousands of pictures.

Kate Winkle is senior Journalism and Technical Communications major. Her columns appear every other Friday in the Collegian.

Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.

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‘Bullshot Crummond’ hits a bullseye

By Lianna Salva

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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or any other show, a malfunction with cardboard cutout geese would be a problem.

The cast of OpenStage Theater Company’s current production, “Bullshot Crummond,” took it as just another opportunity to make its audience laugh.

“Acting is a drug and you get your fix on stage with the audience. That’s something I’ve always enjoyed is to make them laugh, to get them to feel something,” said Matthew Stalker, the play’s lead character.

“Bullshot Crummond” is a parody of 1930s B detective movies inspired by the British pulp hero, Bulldog Drummond. This show also falls within Open Stage’s 40th anniversary season.

“Bullshot Crummond” parodies Bulldog Drummond because they both share the same passion.

They spend all their free time thinking they are an excellent, unnoticed, private investigator/hero/ sexy bachelor all in one, but far from the truth!” Director Candice Ingold wrote in an email to the Collegian.

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Ailie Holland as Lenya Von Brunno, left, and Justin Batson as Otto Von Brunno perform the car chase scene from Bullshot Crummond in the Lincoln Center.

Ingold, a CSU adjunct professor, recently directed “Comedy of Errors” for CSU’s Shakespeare at Sunset summer theater season. In both shows, Ingold gave her cast

the freedom of mobility.

“Candice, what she said right from the beginning, was that she didn’t want to treat us like pawns on a chessboard. She allowed us

to have free reign on the stage,” Stalker said.

Filled with slapstick humor, this show gives a new definition to the word physicality, according to Justin Batson who plays the quintessential, bumbling villain, Otto Von Bruno.

“Working with Candice was really awesome; it’s a very organic experience. It was a collaborative effort on everybody’s part. It made it a very enjoyable experience and the show really sparkles because of that,” Batson said.

Along with his wife, Lenya Von Bruno, Otto is left blindsided by his own devious ambitions, according to Batson.

The play was also inspired by other parodies of detective lifestyles, such as the television show, “Get Smart,” or the ever-popular “Austin Powers” films.

“Our students surely are familiar with Austin Powers, well now comes Bullshot Crummond to provide equal laughter to that of Mike Myers,” Ingold said.

The show not only includes the classic damsel in distress and cliffhangers, it also gives a mix of film and live theater effects, including moving scenery and

SEE THE SHOW What: “Bullshot Crummond” Where: The Lincoln Center When: Fri - Sat, Jan. 25 - Feb. 2, 8 p.m., Sun. matinee 2 p.m.

Cost: $22 - $27 Regular $16 - $20 Senior $16 - $20 Students $16 - $20 Group 10+ $16 - $20 Matinee plane crashes.

“It’s a silly, overexaggerated, series of unlikely and unfortunate events that keeps the audience laughing and waiting for the next ridiculous intentionally failed film effect played out on-stage,” Ingold wrote.

“There’s a lot of things you can get away with on film that are really difficult to do on stage. Film is also a small medium. A spoof like this, playing everything very big is ideal,” Batson said.

The cast assures audiences that it will be a night of big laughter for all.

Assistant Entertainment Editor Lianna Salva can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

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“The right combination of ingredients can create a masterpiece of flavors and aromas that will bring joy to beer lovers everywhere.”

Tina peter | general manager of gravity 1020

Beer pairing 101

Fort Collins Brewing University instructs attendees about how to pair the perfect beverage with any dinner

By Marcus Moritz

The Rocky Mountain Collegian You are over 21 and you’ve just finished making a delicious dinner, but you don't know what kind of beer goes well with that Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. Do you indulge with the milk stout or go with the traditional, can't-gowrong wheat rye?

This is a good time to be introduced to beer pairings. Beer pairings are exactly what they sound like; they teach people which beer will go best with the meal or the food that you are eating.

As luck would have it, you will have the opportunity to do just that tonight at Fort Collins Brewery in conjunction with Gravity 1020, the small restaurant that lives nestled within the FCB building.

“Beer isn't just alcohol, it's a precise combination of hops, water, grains, and yeast,” wrote Tina Peters in an email to the Collegian.

Peters is the general manager of Gravity 1020 and one of the folks who will be guiding you on your beer expedition.

Peters went on to write that beer pairings depend on what mood you are in. You could contrast flavors — for example some spicy Cajun shrimp paired

Class information What: Brewing University: Beer Sensory Education 101 When: Tonight, 6-9 p.m.

Where: Gravity 1020, 1020 E. Lincoln Ave. Cost: $45 plus tax and gratuity with grits and a malty, biscuity amber lager like the 1900 — or you can complement flavors — pair a chocolate brownie with the creamy, smooth sweetness of the Vanilla Porter.

“The right combination of ingredients can create a masterpiece of flavors and aromas that will bring joy to beer lovers everywhere,” Peters wrote.

Some of the pairings that stand out to her are caramelized apples and blue cheese crostini with Kidd Lager, a wild mushroom and butternut squash ravioli with Rocky Mountain IPA, and some wild berry tiramisu with Double Chocolate Stout.

Brewing University: Beer Sensory Education 101 is a four-course beer pairing dinner. You will also get to take a tour of the brewery to see every step of the beer-making course.

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ager and one of the master brewers for FCB will be one of the leaders for the brewery tour.

First, you will taste all the ingredients put together, then the wort, the fermented hops, the conditioned hops, and finally the carbonated beer — what you are used to drinking from the tap.

“We want to show people the different quality control steps in the beer-making process,” Smith, who has been an FCB brewer for over five years, said.

“Our goal is to train our customers,” he said.

They are also going to give you information to bring home so that you can tell all your friends and relatives what really makes beer magical.

“We spread our love for craft beer and food by hosting events like this, hoping some of that love will rub off to home cooks and brewers alike,” Peters said. “Anytime we can share some knowledge with guests to increase their beer experience, we appreciate that opportunity.”

Prepare your stomach before you go; chances are you will be tasting flavors you never have before.

Collegian writer Marcus Moritz can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

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Fort Collins Brewery Lead Brewer Adam Glaser prepares to take a gravity reading on a beer Thursday afternoon. Tonight Beer University starts at the brewery where the topic will be Beer Sensory Education 101.

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The last weekend Poudre Studio Artists presents final days of its member show

By Emily Kribs

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

he Poudre Studio Artists Member Show is drawing to a close this Saturday and is certainly worth the visit before it’s gone for good. “(The show) is nice and diverse, with everything from my portraits to animal art, jewelry, there’s a lot of paintings,” said PSA member Gale Whitman.

“There’s some three-dimensional art, but mostly two-dimensional.”

The exhibit can be viewed at the Poudre Studio Artists & Galleries building on North College Avenue, and plays host to a wide variety of works boasting acrylics, pastels and oils among other materials, all from the resident studio artists.

Whitman got her start painting expressively about six years ago. “I did medical illustration for ten years,” she recounted, “had kids and stayed home with them for a while, then in 2007 started pursuing art.”

Expressive art was a bit of a leap from medical illustration.

“Medical illustration is very specific, very exact,” said Whitman, but the change suits her. “It’s a good way to express myself and work through my emotions.”

You’ve probably seen Whitman’s work around town. “I’ve done several murals; I’ve painted several transformer cabinets in town, some pianos,” she said.

Studio Artists What: Poudre Studio Artists Member Show When: Jan. 25, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Jan. 26, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: Poudre Studio Artists and Galleries Cost: Free She has also recently illustrated a children’s book, The Man from Space. “The words were written by a friend for his son,” she explained. “I suppose the illustrations were influenced by my kids, but not directly.”

In the show, Whitman has two pastel portraits of her children on display.

At a glance, you might assume PSA President Karen Cannon loves painting horses owing to the two oil paintings of horses, and the one of zebras on display in the PSA Member Show. However, if you were to step upstairs to her gallery, you’d realize she enjoys painting animals in general; the walls are covered in cats, and her current project is a series of sporting dogs.

At an even closer look, you might realize that not everything in her gallery was painted using oils.

“I was one of the first people in the country to perfect freehand painting on the computer,” she

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Karen Cannon stands before her painting titled “Stallions of the Serengeti” at the Poudre Studio of Artists and Galleries on Thursday afternoon. Cannon has been a PSA member for six months and has three of her works on display at the gallery. said. “I first started using the technique for one of my commercial clients with Hallmark cards; that’s when I really perfected it.”

According to Cannon, painting directly on the computer streamlines the printing process for commercial art.

“I’ve been doing this since I could hold a pencil. I’ve felt I was destined to be an artist. I’m self-taught, with no formal train-

ing,” Cannon said. She’s done commercial work “for over 30 years — not the computer stuff, of course.” She laughed. “It was a rock back then.”

Evelyn Tilley, an artist and gallery co-administrator, said in the PSA press release, “You are influenced by the close contact with so many artists who do work that is very different from yours.

It has inspired me to be more

risk-taking with my work and try new things.”

To other artists, Whitman said, “Do what feels right, what you’re passionate about. For a while I kept painting flowers. It’s OK to do the same thing, as long as it’s what you’re passionate about and it feels alive to you.”

Entertainment Editor Em Kribs can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

Roller skates, rock music and derby girls

Fort Collins Girls Gone Derby puts on fundraiser

By Bailey Constas

The Rocky Mountain Collegian Local music, beer and rollerskates; 90 percent of the Fort Collins population just drooled all over the Collegian.

This Friday, at the Qdoba Events Center, the Fort Collins Girls Gone Derby will be hosting a Rock and Roll-a-thon fundraiser.

Pledges are made for each skater, saying they will give a predefined amount of money for the number of

laps that they can skate in an hour.

The profits made will be used as travel money for the league to go to competitions.

Of the money raised, 15 percent will be given to Alternative to Violence, a non-profit organization shelter and service center. The organization focuses on domestic abuse, a topic that has been close to home for the derby girls after Sarah Harris, known by her derby name JC Savior, was shot in the head in a domestic violence dispute.

Stefanie Davis, or Inner Demon, is a derby skater who sees domestic violence as a women’s issue.

“That’s one of our missions, is to empower women, and we want to support them,” Davis said.

The Roll-a-thon has occurred for the past three years, but before this year it was only open to the skaters to skate laps.

“This year is different because we’re inviting non-league members to skate with us, putting more of a rock show with skating,” said Janelle

Head — or Miz Eerie Bizness — head of fundraising for the event. “Last year was just closed to just league members to raise money.”

The event will also include prizes and a beer garden. Attendees are encouraged to dress as their favorite rock star or disco diva.

Head has been skating with FCGGD for three years, and is a part of the A team.

“I love to skate, and I’m part of the A team. We know how important it is to raise money for our travel bouts and to be more competitive,” Head said.

Getting the community involved

is one of the key things about the rolla-thon, including local music.

“We have really good relationship with local musicians and current venues. And everyone was really supportive,” Davis said.

Local bands that will be putting the rock in the Roll-a-thon include Antiquitas, Left on Laurel, Pep Squad and The Convalescents.

Andy Fenton, guitarist from Left On Laurel, is anxious to add a roller derby show to his list of many venues he’s played at.

Steph J, singer for their band

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Weekend Excursion guide

Hiking Reservoir Ridge Perhaps over break you all went on a bunch of mountain adventures. Or maybe the frigid cold deterred you from hitting the trails.

If that’s the case, I have

By KEVIN BARTZ good news for you! It looks like there is going to be a bit of a thaw this weekend across the Front Range, so if you are not carving the slopes, consider exploring some of the spaces right here in FoCo. A quick disclaimer: we are definitely talking about winter hiking conditions now. This means a lot of snow-cover on trails, as well as some large icy patches. I recommend using trekking poles for stability. If you are planning on hiking in particularly icy conditions, I recommend using some kind of

traction system on your boots.

Since you all have loads of catching up to do with friends, school supplies to buy and real life things to take care of, I recommend a hike not too far out of town. This weekend will be sunny and not too cold. It’ll be a great opportunity to hit the dusty trail that loops up into the foothills just north of Horsetooth Reservoir.

The trail starts out just outside the northwest side of town and heads west up a slight incline towards a little valley in the foothills.

Wide open spaces encircle the entire trail, and only the shadow of passing clouds give the writhing grass shade. You’ll then pitch upwards slightly, while the trail gets a little more rocky and narrow at this point. When you arrive at a fork in the trail, keep to the right and continue up the valley. After a few switchbacks, the forested ridge of Lory State Park will appear over the crest of the hill, from across the reservoir.

There is a wonderful view from the top; you can see all of the reservoir, Horsetooth Rock, Ar-

thur’s Rock and the eastern edge of the burn from the High Park Fire. The trail loops downward along the other side of the hill, following beautiful vistas until the trail heads east again. You’ll climb back over the top of the foothills and weave downwards, getting a sprawling view of Fort Collins.

You’ll come back to that fork in the trail, and head back to the trailhead the way you came.

This is not a difficult trip by any means, but it is surprisingly secluded. I usually come here and encounter no one along the way. It is a great place to clear your thoughts, and maybe mentally prepare yourself for another semester.

To get here, take Overland Trail all the way up to CO Rd. 50, veer left and take that west till it ends. The road goes right into the trailhead. You could even bike here if you are feeling a little adventurous. It’s a great ride out of town!

Outdoor Beat Reporter Kevin Bartz can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

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“I feel like Fort Collins is a pretty tight knit community, not just only in the music scene but also in the sporting events. It’s important to have some sense of community.”

Janelle Head | head of fundraising

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Continued from page 8 who is also involved with the FCGGD, came to the group at a rehearsal with the event.

“We all jumped all over it.

How often do you get to say you’ve played a roller derby match?

“We are all pretty excited,” Fenton said.

The band formed about a year ago as a side project but quickly became the main focus for Fenton.

Used to playing in a punkrock and metal band, Left On Laurel was a quick change which

now has an alternative country progressive rock sound, as described by Fenton.

With members from local bands, the community and the derby girls, Head anticipates the event to bring out a good number of people.

“I feel like Fort Collins is a pretty tight knit community, not just only in the music scene but also in the sporting events. It’s important to have some sense of community,” Head said.

Entertainment and Student Life Beat Reporter Bailey Constas can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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A finger-picking good time

By Katie Salka

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel will be performing this Sunday at the Lincoln Center, tickets can be found at the Lincoln Center box office or website.

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Armed with two Grammy nominations, among many other awards, and a lifetime of experience, guitarist Tommy Emmanuel will take on the Lincoln Center this Sunday night.

With his unique brand of playing known as “finger style,” Emmanuel needs only a guitar, ten fingers and a microphone to command the stage.

An Australian native, Emmanuel found his calling at a young age and has since taken the world by storm.

“I’ve spent all my life from the age of four playing music and entertaining people,” Emmanuel said. “I never wanted to do anything else.”

The most interesting part of his performance might be the way Emmanuel manages to use all ten fingers to play his guitar. In this way, he creates elaborate and intricate songs with a strikingly minimal amount of equipment.

Emmanuel’s accomplishments stretch all the way back to being

The world in 60 minutes

By Peyton Garcia

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Weekend exhibition

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and that will most definitely be the case when you visit the University Center for the Arts this weekend to tour the “FotoFest Discoveries” exhibition.

At this exhibition, the audience will experience a trip around the globe as they view art from photographers throughout the world.

You will find the beautifully captured narratives of Black Forest hunters in Germany, devout worshipers of Israel, long lost souls of Columbia, even some familiar traditions of the United States.

“FotoFest Discoveries” was established in Houston in 1983. It was created to give photographic artists from a variety of backgrounds the opportunity to share their story with the world.

Linda Frickman, the UCA museum director, said she is honored to host the “FotoFest Discoveries” at CSU for the first time and hopes that it will soon become a tradition.

The preparation for an exhibit like this one is typically a very intricate two-year process.

Frickman describes this exhibition as “a chance to see into worlds

What: “Modern Metal: Functional Design for Life” “FotoFest Discoveries” When: Sat. through May 18, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Where: University Art Museum, UCA Cost: Free completely different than our own.”

“This is an opportunity to appreciate and really empathize with different cultures,” Frickman said.

But the fun doesn’t stop there — not only will you be able to explore the world, but you can also go back in time with the “Modern Metal: Functional Design for Life” exhibit, also in the University Art Museum.

This exhibition will take you back to the early 20th century through a collection of extraordinarily designed everyday objects.

CSU Art professors Haley Bates and Eleanor Moseman have put together the exhibit of household appliances such as silverware sets, cups, bowls, hair dryers and chairs.

All are completely made of metal.

The pieces date as far back as the late 1800s to the mid-1900s.

“The amazing thing about these pieces is that they were actually used at one time, and you can actually see the wear on some of them,” Moseman said.

These pieces were borrowed from the Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art in Denver.

“The main motivation was because there was such a gem of a collection right there in Denver, but very few people know about the Kirkland collection … we thought this material in particular would be a fine example to give the students and the general audience an introduction to the Kirkland,” Moseman explained.

Co-curators, Bates and Moseman, along with museum director Frickman, emphasize that the main idea behind these exhibits is to present the opportunity to appreciate things we take for granted every day.

The exhibits are open to the public and free for anyone wishing to take advantage of a rare and beneficial event.

“What we really want to get across to people is an appreciation for transformation over time. It’s a really cool show,” Bates said.

UCA Beat Reporter Peyton Garcia can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

named best guitarist by Juke Magazine in 1984, and work all the way up to his fairly recent accomplishment of receiving an Order of Australia medal, awarded by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, II. Emmanuel said he was both “humbled and honored” to be the recipient of the Order of Australia, which he was awarded not only because of his musical career, but also because of his dedication to the charity Kids Under Cover. This particular charity works to provide homes and scholarships for homeless and at-risk youth in Australia.

“To be so recognized by my country for making music and for serving the young people of Australia is incredibly wonderful and deeply fulfilling,” said Emmanuel.

Before such high recognition and worldwide success, Emmanuel discovered Chet Atkins. In time, Atkins would come to be something of a mentor to Emmanuel and his influence can be heard in Emmanuel’s music. Both are known for their complex “finger-picking” skills.

Of course, a lifelong career also means lifelong fans.

“My parents got me hooked

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on Tommy Emmanuel a long time ago. It amazed me that there was just one instrument playing on some of his songs,” said first-year Hospitality Management major Stephanie Bowles.

In addition to praise for his musical skills, Emmanuel has often been commended for his showmanship, by fans and professional critics alike.

“I’ve seen him live once before, and he put on quite the show.

It’s really the main reason I can actually believe that some of his recorded songs are only him and one guitar. I guess sometimes seeing is believing,” Bowles said.

UCA Beat Reporter Katie Salka can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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sually they say if it sounds too good to be true it probably is, but this is not the case when it comes to the Great Colorado Pie Fight — specifically that refers to pizza pie, not that anyone is exactly complaining either way.

For $5 ($8 the day of), you get a ticket to sample ten kinds of pizza — and it’s worth noting the minimum sample size is three by three inches, according to the event’s host, country music station K99’s website — which then functions as your ballot once you’ve finished so you can vote for your favorite.

Prizes for the winner of either the vote or the official judge’s decisions include $5,000 schedule of radio spots and a $1,000 digital advertising package with K99.

As for the voters, Life Events Director for Townsquare Media, Carol Bennis, said by participating you have the opportunity to win a year’s worth of free pizza. She also said, “There’ll be La-Z-Boys on site for people to test drive.”

“The joke around here is that it’ll be a training camp for Superbowl Sunday,” Bennis said.

Despite the contest and the prizes, not many of the pizzerias seem to be feeling too competitive.

Pizza Casbah Owner Pete Harvey wrote in an email, “We not worried about that, we are just excited to be invited and look forward to seeing new faces.”

Harvey wrote, “We love all our customers but know that there are still plenty of people in the Fort Collins Community that

haven’t had Pizza Casbah yet, we hope this brings them to what will soon be their favorite pizza shop!”

Biagio Scotto Di Clemente, one of owners of six-week old Amici Pizzeria, said, “Since we’re new we’re not expecting to win.”

“I’m sure we’ll do good, but I’m kind of hesitant. I wish it was a little different,” said Uncle’s Pizzeria General Manager Garrett Marlin. “Pizza tastes very different when it’s kept under a heat lamp or in a heat bag. Our pizza tastes best when it’s freshly made and right out of the oven.”

You’d expect the competitors to pull out all the stops and bring in their very best. And in a way, you’d be right. Di Clemente said, “I go to Italy every so often, you know, to See pizza on Page 14

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Pizza maker J Rock quickly prepares a large pie with evenly-spaced pepperoni Wednesday evening at Pizza Casbah on Laurel St. Casbah is one of the many pizza restaurants that will be participating in The Great Colorado Pie Fight tomorrow.

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THE PIE FIGHT What: Great Colorado Pie Fight When: Saturday, Jan. 26. Noon - 5 p.m.

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Zachary Hunter lays out pepperoni and cheese on pizzas just before they go in the oven at Pizza Casbah Wednesday night.

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Continued from Page 13 visit family, and there they have pizza with french fries and hot dogs. They call it Pizza Americana.”

He said, “I’m looking forward to seeing people’s faces when they’re served that. I love to shock people — in a good PARTICIPATING way, of course. It’s good to have fun. And maybe it’ll grow PIZZERIAS (on them).”

Harvey, on the other hand, wrote that Uncle’s serves Amici Pizzeria “New York style pizza, giant slices. (Honestly?) The answer Falbo Bros Pizzeria is simply, ‘the best’.”

Garlic Knot Pizza “We are still deciding due to all of our choices, so far LaPorte Pizza we have made it down to our top 5 and plan on sampling Marco’s Pizza those,” he continued. “We recently added some new pizzas Pizza Casbah to our menu that we are very excited about, like the Spicy Pizza Hut Mushroom, and the All American (Supreme BBQ pizza) and Uncle’s Pizzeria also our new Supreme BLT slice.”

Editor’s note: This list was comRegardless of the fight’s outcome, “The price is right, piled at the time of printing. the pizza is amazing, and you might win pizza for a year,” said Bennis. “It’s a chance to sample pizza you’ve never had before.”

Really, what else could you want?

Entertainment Editor Em Kribs can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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By Kyle Grabowski

The Rocky Mountain Collegian Athletic Director Jack Graham continues to make his mark on the CSU athletic landscape.

CSU will add women’s soccer for the 2013 season as a Division I sport, while also discontinuing the school’s water polo program, the athletic department announced Thursday.

“The decision to close down the water polo program and bring up women’s soccer were independent decisions,” Graham said.

The soccer team will compete in the Mountain West and join the eight other teams in the conference.

CSU was the only current Mountain West institution not to sponsor soccer before this announcement.

The soccer team will sponsor 14 scholarships for the team, rolled out in increments of four out of five over the next three years.

“This is a great step for women’s sports at Colorado State, and a reflection of the passion for competitive soccer here in Colorado and the West,” CSU President Tony Frank said.

The team will play its games at the Fort Collins Soccer Club’s soccer complex north of Fort Collins near the Agricultural Research, See soccer on Page 16

Fast facts Women’s soccer becomes Division 1 sport starting Fall 2013 Coaching search already began Practice/competition locations being considered Team will have 14 total scholarships, rely on walk-ons early

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CSU’s leading rebounders Pierce Hornung, left, and Colton Iverson, right, have helped the Rams become one of the top rebounding teams in Division I basketball. Hornung averages 9.9 boards per game and Iverson brings down 9.3, ranking first and third in the Mountain West.

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hroughout the the first 19 games of a season with lofty expectations, one area that the CSU men’s basketball team has not disappointed in this season is their efforts on the boards.

Last year, the Rams pulled down 31.3 rebounds per game, which ranked them 300th in the NCAA. This year, with the addition of 6-foot-10 transfer Colton Iverson, CSU has averaged 42.6 rebounds per game, good enough to put the Rams as the No. 4 team in the nation in that category and first in the Mountain West.

“It’s been huge; Colton’s a tough, tough matchup for teams,” said senior forward

Rebounding Rams Rebounds per game: 42.6 (4th NCAA) Rebounding margin: 13.8 (1) Offensive rebounds per game: 14.8 (13) Defensive rebounds per game: 27.7 (13) Total rebounds: 809 (6)

Pierce Hornung, the Rams’ current leading rebounder, who averages 9.9 boards a game.

“Not to mention what he does on the defensive end, how he affects so many shots and grabs tons of rebounds. So I can’t speak enough to how much Colton means to this team.”

While the addition of players like Iverson (9.3 rebounds per game) and transfer

Daniel Bejarano (6.1 rebounds per game) have helped the Rams, a major contributing factor to CSU’s success on the boards has been a team-wide effort led by coach Larry Eustachy to do the little things right.

“Eustachy, he teaches toughness every day,” Iverson said. “We won’t stop doing that the rest of the season, and we’ll get it into the game.”

The Rams have gotten their rebounding into games this year while out-rebounding every team they have faced this season.

When CSU lost in overtime to San Diego State Jan. 12, the Rams were faced with the task of defending the second-leading rebounder in the conference, Jamaal Franklin.

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The search for a women’s soccer coach began immediately after the Athletic Department made the joint announcement Thursday morning, and Graham will follow the same process that was used in filling all other coaching vacancies.

The water polo program began in 2005 and will finish this season in the Western Water Polo Association before being discontinued.

Graham primarily cited the lack of water polo sponsorship by the Mountain West and CHSAA. The athletic department informed the water polo coaching staff of the decision after practice Wednesday evening, and they told their players after practice Thursday morning.

“There’s not really a good way to take what happened immediately. The first burst of emotions that hit you is pure shock; you get this sense of disbelief,” sophomore Kelcy Barrott said.

CSU will continue to honor the scholarships it has provided to current water polo athletes if they decide to remain enrolled at the university.

Should current water polo players decide to transfer, they will be immediately eligible for competition at other universities.

“One of first questions I asked myself when I became athletic director was what’s the logic behind sponsoring a water polo program?” Graham said. “Data around water polo was mounting in a very very pejora-

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tive way, suggesting we’re not driving any meaningful benefit for university and community.”

The question of whether to transfer or remain at CSU hasn’t even entered the minds of the water polo team, however, as they remain focused on finishing the rest of their season and representing the university well.

“We’re here to be competitors.

It’s adding fuel to our girls to win this season and have a successful season,” CSU water polo Coach Mike Moody said.

Women’s soccer currently competes at CSU as a sport club in the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association. The team won national championships in 1996 and 1999 and advanced to the national tournament last season.

Players on the current club team and any others interested in joining the team will have the opportunity to walk on in open tryouts due to the initial sparse availability of scholarships during the program’s infancy.

“There’s bound to be a handful of competitive women on our campus that will be able to contribute to this team,” Graham said.

The sport club will continue its operations next season, even though the Division I program will exist.

“I don’t know if there’s a lot of girls on the team that could play D-1.

If that’s possible, we would totally make that happen,” senior Katherine Fonte said. “It’s something we do because we’re a family. Soccer is kind of a way of life for us.”

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By Cris Tiller

The Rocky Mountain Collegian Maybe last year the CSU men’s basketball team would throw out a dud against a weaker Mountain West opponent, but not this team, not this year.

In 2011-12, CSU dropped road games to both TCU and Boise State, which finished fifth and last in the MW last season.

The makeup of this year’s squad, full of senior leadership, is ready to correct its conference road woes.

“We try to put a lot of thought into what we’re doing every day in practice, and everyday in who we are playing,” senior forward Greg Smith said. “Especially us seniors that don’t have many more of these chances to go play people. We got to cherish those moments.”

Road games are still not a strength for the Rams, who are 2-4 away from Moby this season, but coach Larry Eustachy sees the growth of his team.

“It’s clear that this is the smartest team I’ve ever had,” Eustachy said. “It’s clear to them that when we play this way we win, when we don’t we lose, so it’s that clear. It’s really more simple than complicated.”

CSU travels to Fresno State Saturday at 8 p.m., a new opponent in the MW, and sitting at the bottom of the conference rankings at 1-4 and 7-11 overall.

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Head basketball coach Larry Eustachy talks to the team during practice Tuesday afternoon in Moby Arena. in the MW. Eustachy quikcly pointed out Fresno State’s offensive improvement the last two games.

“They’re starting to shoot the ball a lot better,” Eustachy said.

“They’re a good team and we have to play well to beat them. I watched them play San Diego State and I told the team, ‘I’m impressed with how good Fresno State is,’ so it’s going to be a tough game for us.”

Defense provides the backbone for Fresno State, which often employs a zone look. A zone defense requires strong communication and is rarely used by most teams.

“A zone gets you standing around, and that’s something in the beginning of the year that stood us up a little bit,” Smith said.

“But we’ve been playing through it whenever we see it. Now we just out there and know what we’re doing on offense, and don’t let a zone or man or anything take us out of what we’re doing.”

The depth of the MW in 2013 can’t be overlooked. Fresno State beat Wyoming (No. 3 MW) on Jan. 16 at home, and nearly upset No. 2 San Diego State Jan. 9.

“I’m glad I’m playing in this conference because I think the Mountain West can battle with any conference Division I has,” sophomore guard Jon Octeus said.

“That’s what I’ve been working for ... You want to play against people that everybody’s talking about.”

Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter Cris Tiller can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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From soldier to soldier; a tradition New Army ROTC tradition passes CSU flag down from graduates

By Cailey Biagini

The Rocky Mountain Collegian The CSU flag has recently become more globally known because of people you might not immediately expect — our troops.

CSU Army ROTC graduates recently began a new tradition: passing down a CSU flag from soldier to soldier. As a result, the flag has been all over the world.

According to Shane Joyce, 2010 university ROTC graduate who recently returned from deployment in eastern Afghanistan, the flag will continue to be passed on to deployed CSU alumni as long as it survives.

The flag has already passed through the hands of many CSU graduates, including Joyce, 1st Lt. Michael Lambert and 1st Lt. Levi Vail.

If all goes according to plan, the flag will next be passed to 1st Lt. Chris Rutherford, 1st Lt. Brad Johns and 1st Lt. Molly Lappin, all of whom are currently serving in Afghanistan.

Joyce described the final victory of their mission in an email to the Collegian, writing that “everything escalated very quickly,” when

a group of Taliban fighters “opened fire on the schoolhouse with a heavy barrage of machine gun, rifle and sniper fire.”

According to Joyce, despite relentless gunfire raining down from a vastly powerful Apache helicopter, the Taliban group held their position. Eventually, Joyce requested that a B-1 bomber drop a 500-pound bomb on the enemy line. The immense explosion essentially ended the fight, Joyce said.

Because of these brave troops, approximately 100 children enjoy a safe environment for learning, as the school was never again to be targeted by the Taliban, Joyce said.

Proud of graduates such as Joyce that have made an impact in the world, Lt. Col. Channing Moose described the Ram Battalion mission statement: “As a cohesive team of professionals, the Ram battalion recruits, inspires, mentors, and trains cadets to be officers who, upon commissioning, are warrior leaders, and capable of building, motivating, leading, and winning with their combat-ready teams.”

Many of the ROTC graduates,

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After a successful mission a Platoon holds a CSU flag that was passed on from CSU Alumni. It has become tradition to pass this flag on to CSU ROTC graduates as they deploy to different war zones. who will all become officers in the Army, will be a part of peacekeeping or domestic missions — but not all.

“The reality of today’s world is that they have to be prepared to be deployed in some bad places,” Moose said.

While only 50 to 60 percent of students who begin ROTC actually finish the program to become officers — 28 this year — the ROTC program has proven very beneficial

to a student’s confidence and leadership skills, Moose said.

Cadet Zach Zbacnik, who was recently accepted into a competitive military intelligence training program, explained that even if one does not receive their dream position once completing training, the opportunity to serve the country and lead soldiers as an officer in the Army is something that they all want to do.

Senior Stephen Fox, accepted

into a competitive military aviation school, one day hopes to fly an Apache helicopter wherever he is deployed.

Fox said he sees the new CSU flag tradition as a way to remember his CSU family, reminding him of his pride for the school, and proving that “you don’t forget your friends and where you came from.”

Collegian Writer Cailey Biagini can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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“They have a lot of threats, and they’re strong all the way around. We’re gonna have to respect all of them.”

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Rams prepared for Fresno State firepower

By Kyle Grabowski

The Rocky Mountain Collegian Fresno State made quite an entrance to the Mountain West.

The Bulldogs won four out of their first five conference games behind an offense scoring 69.3 points per game. Their second ranked offense propelled them to second place in the league standings.

It will be up to CSU to figure out how to contain that firepower when Fresno State visits Moby Arena Saturday at 2 p.m.

“They’ve got a lot of pieces that can really score the basketball. The key is to guard their tails off and win the individual assignments,” CSU coach Ryun Williams said. “We’re going to have to compete and play with a great level of intensity.”

Junior guard Ki Ki Moore paces the Bulldogs with 16.7 points per game, good for third in the conference, and ranks second on the team in assists.

Three Bulldogs rank in the top 20 individual Mountain West scorers and two rank in the conference’s top eight in terms of assists.

“They have a lot of threats, and they’re strong all the way around.

We’re gonna have to respect all of them,” CSU freshman guard Caitlin Duffy said.

Excellent 3. shooting helps Fresno State rack up points in a hurry.

The Bulldogs hit 7.1 threes per game and make their shots from behind the arc 33.8 percent of the time, good for first and second in the conference respectively.

“That will be a focus for our defense. We need to recognize who the shooters are and get out there quickly,” CSU junior guard Hayley Thompson said.

Fresno State’s defense falls in the middle of the pack as far as

By the numbers 9.3 ppg (2nd MW) 6 7.1 three pointers made per game 33.8 three point percentage (2) Three player in the top-18 individual MW scorers

points allowed in the conference (61.6 ppg, 5th MW), but excels at forcing turnovers.

The Bulldogs lead the MW in steals per game at 13.2 and force 19.7 total turnovers.

CSU has struggled holding onto the ball this season, so ball security becomes even more important in face of that kind of defensive pressure.

“I thought we did a really good job taking care of the ball (Wednesday) night against New Mexico. The key for us is to make sure we’re organized and handling the pressure,” Williams said.

“They’ll throw multiple defenses at us, so we have to be ready for whatever they throw at us.”

The Rams’ subpar offensive execution will have to improve in order to keep up with Fresno State, if the game starts to work the scoreboard lights.

CSU only averages 55.5 points per game and any lead that gets above seven or eight “feels like 20,” according to Williams.

But the Rams aren’t concerned about keeping pace or a lack of offense, due to their confidence in each other.

“I believe in us in every game and that’s the most important thing in every game,” Duffy said.

“We are enough and we have the ability. It’s just a matter of believing that and executing that.”

Sports Editor Kyle Grabowski can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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In a 30-person Creative Writing class, two students and the professor declared that they had or have the flu.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website, in the week of Jan. 6 to 12, Colorado reported high influenza-like illness (ILI) that put Colorado next to the highest level of reported illness.

On Thursday evening, the Public Safety Team at CSU sent out a mass email to students and faculty pointing out the extreme nature of this flu season.

The email strongly suggests that students and faculty that are sick should stay at home, implementing a program that allows students to self-report their flu.

The system will document the student’s illness and make it easier to contact professors and make sure that assignments are given or made up.

“Through the website, faculty will receive a case number documenting your illness and will be able to verify that illness with the university,” read the email.

For employees the same system is set up, except at a different internet location.

For the week of Jan. 19 in Colorado, one pediatric death occurred, raising the total pediatric deaths to five since the flu season began Oct. 1.

According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the lowest rate of flu infections is in the age group from 19 to 35 years of age, with 3.1 out of 100,000 being hospitalized.

This contrasts sharply with those over 65: 54.7 out of 100,000

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people have been hospitalized since the beginning of the flu season.

This doesn’t mean that college students are in the clear for contracting an illness according to Susanne Murray, a communicable disease nurse for Larimer County.

She says that it’s all about personal responsibility.

“Think about who’s around you, who’s vulnerable around you,” Murray said.

The best thing to do when it comes to protecting yourself against influenza is to get the vaccine, Murray said.

Once the vaccine is given, it takes two weeks for the shot to actually work — a misunderstood fact, according to Murray.

“One thing that people misunderstand is that influenza is a respiratory infection that includes: fevers, chills, body aches, stuffy nose and a cough,” Murray said.

“But coincidentally we also have a Noro virus, or the stomach flu. But there’s no such thing as the stomach flu,” Murray said. “And the influenza vaccine does not cover for the Noro virus.”

According to Murray, the flu season this year began in October, while it usually begins in late January through March.

“It just had more time to take hold in the community,” Murray said. “ We’re seeing outbreaks in nursing homes and assisted homes and young folks work in there. Our severe cases are being in the elderly.

We’ve had some deaths.”

Maireid Lajeunesse, a certified nurse aid, got the flu vaccine this year even though she’s never gotten it in past years.

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“I wouldn’t normally suggest it, but this year the strain is like 60 percent match for the live virus. It’s a better chance that getting vaccinated will prevent it,” Lajeunesse said. “It just depends on what you have going on in your life. I can’t miss school and work so I’d prefer to get a vaccination. Even though it might be the best thing.”

Lajeunesse also said that the number of hospitalizations for the flu has already hit where it was last year at the end of the flu season.

Annie Carlson, a sophomore, contracted the flu the first week of January and still suffers from a cough.

“I stayed in bed for the entire break, drank a bunch of fluids, including Gatorade, and took homeopathic medicine,” Carlson said.

She suffered from symptoms including high fever, body aches, sore throat, night sweats, cough and headache.

“I didn’t have the vaccine. I don’t trust a lot of vaccines and don’t like putting chemicals into my body because I have such a weak immune system,” Carlson said.

Student Life Beat and Entertainment Reporter Bailey Constas can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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rebounds, lower than his season average of 9.6, while not allowing him to grab any offensive rebounds.

CSU again played tough in a 66-61 loss to New Mexico Wednesday night, while limiting the Lobos’ 7-foot tall center Alex Kirk to just three rebounds.

“If you work hard, that negates height,” Hornung said. “I don’t even think about it. I look at the guy just as a guy going against me; I don’t look at stature or height or anything like that.”

Keeping Kirk off the boards was

key Wednesday in the Rams’ comeback from a 20-point second-half deficit.

Despite coming just short in Albuquerque, the Rams can look back at their second half performance positively and look to incorporate what they did well in the second half while trying to duplicate that performance for a full 40 minutes in games the rest of the season.

“We have to build on parts of last game,” Eustachy said. “It’s clear to them -- it’s the smartest team I’ve ever had -- it’s clear to them that when we play this way we win, when we don’t we lose so it’s that clear.”

Continuing their dominance on the glass will be key to the Rams finishing their final 12 conference games strong as the parody-filled MW will likely be up for grabs by the end of the season.

“Rebounding and defense is our main focus in practice every day in practice,” Iverson said. “And if we can keep getting that on the court, especially rebounding, I think we’ll have a good chance of finishing this conference (season) pretty strong.”

Assistant Sports Editor Andrew Schaller can be reached at sports@collegian.com

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By Linda Black

Today’s Birthday (01/25/13). The first half of the year oozes creativity and fun. This benefits career and social life, as others want to play too.

The romance lasts into June, when it gets busy at work, with a rise in status and income. Balance with family time.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) —8— Plan a luxurious evening at home or a party. You’ve done the necessary work; now give yourself a well-deserved rest. Make money, and spend it only if it’s wisely.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) —7— New challenges appear, especially when it comes to love. You get stronger from the process. Stick to your ethics and integrity. Dress to impress.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) —6— You’re extremely persuasive now. Use your power wisely.

Gossiping about your job doesn’t help. Focus on financial productivity instead. If you fall off the horse, get back up and ride into the sunset.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) —8— When the game gets harder, you’re being challenged; this is good.

Your winning is not all due to luck; give yourself some credit. Leave the past in the past. Chores interfere with romance.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) —5— Say no to propositions that deep inside you know are too risky. Keep practicing a game you know well. A female sets you on the inside track. Keep costs low.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —7— This partnership stays exciting. Believe you can achieve your dreams, and take action. A romantic interlude could get postponed for a few days. Definitely no gossiping; there’s no time.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) —7— New skills make you even more interesting. Hold yourself to the highest standards, especially around career. Cleaning house opens new opportunities, or reveals a treasure.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —7— You’re attracted.

Allow for changes in romantic plans. Sparks could fly, but it’s all good. At the end you resolve the conflict. Listen to the advice of an older friend who’s been there.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) —5— Conditions are good for exploring new business territory.

Market your ideas and services in new ways. You’re very popular now. Save some time for family.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —7— There’s room for improvement in your relationship, and that’s a good thing. The next couple of days are good for generating new possibilities with a loved one. Take the chance.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —6— Complete unfinished projects, big time. Others appreciate your efforts. Check and double-check the data; you may have more than you thought.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) —8— Expand your creative and social potential. Access your ethical conviction and get into action. If you mess up, you can always clean the slate and start over.

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

Yesterday’s solution

Across 1 Fair share, maybe 5 Polite denial 11 Pro-__ 14 Arch type 15 Commensurate (with) 16 Soaked 17 Cry from a duped investor?

19 Brother 20 “I” strain?

21 Where to find Ducks and Penguins: Abbr.

22 Eyes 24 Cry just before dozing off?

28 Eschewed the backup group 31 Mrs. Gorbachev 32 Influence 33 Took in 37 Lab medium 38 Thinking out loud, in a way 40 Farm father 41 Anthem fortifications 43 Cupid’s boss 44 Free 45 Dog named for the bird it hunted, familiarly 46 Cry from a superfan?

50 Hose 51 Dig in 52 John, Paul and George, but not Ringo: Abbr.

55 Electees 56 Cry from a Jeddah native?

61 Iron __ 62 Troubled state 63 Vronsky’s lover, in Tolstoy 64 “Balderdash!”

65 Some aces 66 Kid Down 1 Clinton’s birthplace 2 Bug-eyed 3 Jay related to a peacock?

4 Casbah headgear 5 Had a little something 6 Frère de la mère 7 Dent, say 8 Big lug

9 Travel org. since 1902 10 “Captain Kangaroo” character who told knockknock jokes 11 Really bad 12 Haggard of country music 13 Flight part 18 Ocean-bay connector 23 Someone to admire 24 Grouch 25 Sung approval?

26 Prison area 27 Bring on board 28 Injury reminder 29 ‘70s Olympics name 30 Good earth 34 Pixie dust leaver, to Peter 35 Deco designer 36 Beloved 38 Uffizi hangings 39 Hubbub 42 Pays to play 43 Into a state of decline 45 Ocean borders 46 Patch plant 47 Rock’s __ Boingo 48 Start 49 One may follow a casing 52 Trig function 53 XXX, at times 54 Three-handed game 57 Singer DiFranco 58 Bookmarked item nowadays 59 “Gloria in Excelsis __” 60 British rule in colonial India

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Compiled by Kris Lawan To the guy looking at the grumpy cat pictures in class, you having a rough first day bud?

That awkward moment when you refer to horticulture as “herbology,” and your roommate doesn’t correct you.

MEH COMEX ROCHELLE PEELER

To cut out the middle man, instead of buying text books this semester, I should just burn 2/3 of my money and spend the rest on beer.

Thanks for that 8:30 a.m. wake up call Mr. Train; I wouldn’t have made it to my 9 a.m. with you.

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Next to the Steak-Out

MON

Sudoku

Happy Hour All Day & All Nite

2 Micro Pints All night 2 for 1 Burgers 7-11

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TUES Yesterday’s solution

New Belgium Night

WED

Fat Tire, Sunshine, and Shift $ 2.50 Pints 7-Close

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90, EZ Street, 5 Barrel & Nitro Porter

FRI

Odell Night

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2.50 Pints 7-Close 5 PBR Pitchers

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2.50 Svedka Flavored Vodkas

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The Trailhead Tavern

The Trailhead encourages responsible drinking.

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