Monday, October 28, 2019 Vol. 129, No. 22 by The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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Rams set for 2nd round of Border War

Rams look to continue highly-anticipated rivalry game win streak

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going into the future to make sure this kind of behavior doesn’t happen again,” Bush said. Bush said a supervisor would approach the faculty or staff member if they commit a similar action six months later. The supervisor would explain to them that there’s a paper trail of their actions and would give that person a warning, as well as the opportunity to correct their behavior.

As an athlete, nothing will get you out of bed in the morning like a rivalry game. Tuesday night, the powers of Mountain West volleyball will play the second leg of the 2019 Border War as Colorado State volleyball hosts the University of Wyoming at Moby Arena. The Rams and the Pokes will battle once again to see who is the best in the Mountain West. Earlier this season, when the teams played each other in Laramie, CSU managed to beat the Cowgirls in a back-and-forth five-set game (20-25, 25-16, 27-29, 25-20, 15-10). The 3-2 win came off a career night from Breana Runnels, as the outside hitter recorded 29 kills, a service ace and five digs. This was the first time a Ram has hit 29 kills in a single game since Dre Downs notched that amount against the University of Colorado Boulder. If any team in the conference has been paying close attention to the Rams’ win streak, it’s Wyoming. The Cowgirls are riding a seven game win streak and have won nine of their last 10, with the one loss coming against CSU.

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The Office of Equal Opportunity within the Student Services building is one of the resources where students can report racist actions on campus. Students can also call the Tell Someone phone line or report to the Student Resolution Center. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY AMY NOBLE AND MATT TACKETT THE COLLEGIAN

How does CSU deal with racist professors? University hopes students will speak out, starts building a paper trail By Dorina Vida @simply_she_

Since the start of the fall 2019 semester, Colorado State University has been dealing with accusations and incidents of racism, including the blackface photo incident, a swastika found drawn in Aggie Village, the N-word found written in an IM Fields bathroom and Charlie Kirk and Donald Trump Jr.’s “Culture War” event. But how does the University

handle such accusations and incidents, especially when faced with a faculty or staff member’s actions of racial discrimination toward a student? “We hope that if anything like that happens, people in the classroom would speak up, go to their department chair or dean and report such actions and that the University would then respond appropriately,” said Dan Bush, vice provost for Faculty Affairs at CSU.

When the University is met with this type of situation, the first step is to investigate, Bush said. If a situation involving a faculty member is found, the University moves to have a conversation with the individual in question, talking them through what happened and determining whether it will happen again or not. “We could encourage or require that they go to some kind of counseling or mentoring, and they would be watched closely

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Taking advantage of the weather before it snows, Fort Collins resident Jake Herrera skateboards at Spring Canyon Skate Park on Thursday, Oct. 24. Established in 2007, the park is free to the public and open dawn until dusk all year round. PHOTO BY ANNA MONTESANTI THE COLLEGIAN

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Educational privacy invasions are just a click away By Delaney Allen @DelaneyAllen0

In an age in which so many people are reliant on the internet, privacy is an aspect of life that can be invaded at the click of a button. A situation involving the breach of a Colorado State University student’s educational privacy occurred Oct. 13 when Cherie Nelson, a composition teacher at CSU, posted a video on her public Instagram story that revealed several of her students’ course grades on her computer screen at the beginning. The video briefly showed the computer screen before panning upward toward the sky, showcasing the mild weather in comparison to the snows earlier that week. “I inadvertently panned over my computer screen, making visible the names (whole or partial) of students in a course I teach, as well as a few of their grades on individual homework assignments,” Nelson said of the video. Nelson was not made aware that names were visible in the video until the evening of Oct. 14, after the post expired from public view. “Ms. Nelson made an inadvertent mistake when she captured the image on her laptop at the time she recorded the video,” said Dell Rae

Ciaravola, public safety and risk communications manager at CSU. “She immediately took action to correct the mistake by connecting with her supervisor and department head upon learning what had been shared on her Instagram account.” Nelson has since apologized, deleted her Instagram account and contacted the impacted students to minimize the harm that was inadvertently caused by the video. “I apologize for this incident,” Nelson said in a statement. “While it was unintentional, I recognize that this has the potential to negatively impact my students, and I’m sorry for any harm it has caused them.” An event like this brings to question how common it is for professors or University officials to accidentally disclose student information to the wrong parties and what consequences they face. “The most powerful influence over student privacy is FERPA,” Ciaravola said. “It governs student privacy here at CSU.” The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The most common third party involved in a privacy breach other than the student and

After a controversial video showing many students’ grades in a class, questions have been raised about what educational privacy students have. PHOTO BY ADDIE KUETTNER THE COLLEGIAN

the University itself is the student’s parent or guardian. Parents only have certain rights over a student’s educational records until the child reaches 18 years old. Schools and universities must have written permission from the student in order to release any information from a student’s educational record.

Many students may be unaware of the rights they have to privacy under FERPA. However, schools are required to annually notify students and parents of any changes to FERPA to ensure students are aware of their right to privacy. In the event that a student believes their right to educational privacy has been violated, that student

may issue a FERPA complaint form and include specific information as to the nature of the violation. General information, as well as FAQs about FERPA, is available on the U.S. Department of Education website. Delaney Allen can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Professors >> from page 1 If a faculty or staff member continues to persist rather than take those opportunities, they would then be terminated, Bush said. “For the student, we would approach them with sympathy and respect, letting the individual know that the institution will investigate and take appropriate action,” Bush said.

“We can provide the listening, the caring, the being there, which is all very important. But where do we go from there? That’s just addressing the symptoms and not the cause.” OSCAR FELIX SPECIAL ASSISTANT, EL CENTRO

Oscar Felix, special assistant with El Centro, said cultural centers like El Centro provide students with a safe space: a place for students to open up and discuss what they’ve been through and a place where students know they have someone they can trust who will listen. “We can provide the listening, the caring, the being there, which is all very important,” Felix said. “But where do we go from there? That’s just addressing the symptoms and not the cause.” The way professors teach

The Student Resolution Center is one of two offices that students can go to report racist actions on campus. Students can also call the Tell Someone phone line. PHOTO BY MATT TACKETT THE COLLEGIAN

has a large impact on students to the extent that students can feel lost as a result of what they’ve been told by someone in a position of trust and knowledge, Felix said. “It’s not necessarily about freedom of expression or what have you,” Felix said. “If the way I am teaching is hurtful, I would want to know that so I can be a better instructor, a better professor.” Felix said El Centro is a place for students to go when they are lost, need to vocalize their pain and direct their needs to get the best resources

“CSU did a good job of putting diverse faces on their recruitment pamphlets, but coming here was a shock. My experience here has been simply finding a place where I feel safe enough to be me.” RACHEL JACKSON CHAPTER VICE PRESIDENT OF MINORITIES IN AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND RELATED SCIENCES

for their situation. El Centro aids students in going through the mechanisms to launch a formal complaint. “There are two ways to go about it: one which is that formal route and the other allowing students to express their frustration and outrage that still very much exists,” Felix said. “We provide a healthy way for students to express their frustration over something that should have been gone many years ago.” There are much quieter ways in which CSU exhibits racial discrimination, not just in the form of blackface and

racial slurs, said Rachel Jackson, chapter vice president of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences. “There is a constant feeling that I don’t belong here on campus or even in the state of Colorado,” Jackson said. “CSU did a good job of putting diverse faces on their recruitment pamphlets, but coming here was a shock. My experience here has been simply finding a place where I feel safe enough to be me.” Dorina Vida can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Heavy snow closes CSU this time 10 years ago: Why not now? By Matt Bailey @MattBailey760

It’s often said that trickor-treaters in Colorado must prepare for bitter weather every Halloween and plan their costumes around heavy coats, boots and other winter gear. While this may certainly be the case this year for Fort Collins, as snow and frigid temperatures pummel the Front Range in the days leading up to Halloween, the first heavy snows of autumn 2009 brought much harsher conditions to the area and actually closed Colorado State University exactly 10 years ago. On Oct. 28, 2009, CSU was

in the midst the largest October snowstorm to hit the Front Range since 1997, according to The Collegian’s cover article published the day after, titled “Mid-autumn snow storm closes university.” Conditions became so intense that the limbs of the trees lined across The Oval began collapsing under the weight of the snow, leading to The Oval’s closure that morning. Luckily, no damages were reported. The Oval’s closure was eventually followed by a University-wide closure at 2 p.m. that day, leading to a “mass exodus” of students, faculty and staff, according to the article.

Prior to this closure, the last time CSU canceled classes was on March 20, 2003, according to the article. The University was also closed March 27, 2009, and Dec. 20, 2007. During the afternoon of Oct. 28, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the majority of Colorado, predicting an average of 18 inches of snow in Denver and along the Front Range, according to the article. According to an article from the Associated Press featured in The Collegian on Oct. 29, as much as 4 feet of snow was predicted in the Rockies, and up to 14 inches were pre-

dicted to fall in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The storm also impacted Utah’s Wasatch Front and western Colorado, leaving 2 inches of snow behind in Grand Junction, the heaviest snowfall that early in the season there since 1995, according to the AP article. The City of Fort Collins declared a snow emergency for the day, and all City buildings and facilities, as well as Larimer County offices, were closed at 1 p.m. Transfort bus services continued to run until 6 p.m., and night services were canceled. According to the AP article, the Wyoming state gov-

ernment closed its offices in the Cheyenne area, and before the Wyoming Department of Transportation closed Interstate 80 between Laramie and Cheyenne, 70 accidents occurred. Nine accidents caused injuries that day, though no one was killed. Ultimately, more than 2 feet of snow was reported in the Denver area, causing road closures, according to the AP article. Visibility was reduced to below a quarter-mile, and the storm lingered around the Front Range until early the next day when it moved to western Nebraska. Matt Bailey can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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STATE

Highlining at Purgatory: interconnecting community and nature By Charlotte Williams @flcindependent

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in The Independent, the student media publication at Fort Lewis College in Durango. The Collegian is now partnering with student media outlets across the state to share content from other student writers and photographers. On a cold morning on the side of a mountain at Purgatory Resort, a small group of young adults began their day suspended in midair, participating in what is commonly known as highlining at the Paradise Highline Gathering from Oct. 18-20. Highline is a progression of slackline with the same concept of walking across a sturdy strap between two objects, however hughlines span across a greater distance with a more extreme height between the line and the ground. Most highliners begin with slacklining, such as Marshall Thompson, a Fort Lewis alumni who organized the event. “I used to live on campus and people would always have different slacklines up in the common area,” Thompson said. “It was a great way to meet people.” At the highline gathering, a bunch of slackliners from different areas that are near the Colorado front range, Moab and some from the Albuquerque area, Thompson said. Connecting with others is one of the main reasons why people start participating in slackline, and eventually move on to highline, such is the case for Sierra Dawn Gutierrez, a highline participant. Feeling directionless in life, Guiterrez began slacklining everyday at the University of New Mexico, eventually buying her own slackline, she said. Although the slackline and highline community in general is relatively small, its community is extremely connected through means of social media networks such as Facebook, Guiterrez said. “We’re just a single family,” she said. “Everyone really loves and supports each other, literally all over the world.” Slacklining can build connec-

tions between individuals due to their physical and emotional vulnerability to the elements, Shane Mulligan, a highline participant, said. “When you sit on there, all these things come to the surface: your stress, how tense your body is, how confident you feel, how the line feels, what the conditions are like,” he said. “You immediately are sharing vulnerability with others.” For participants such as Guiterrez, slackline and highline offer a sense of calm and direction. “Highlining and slacklining has brought this meditative peace into my life,” Guiterrez said. “It’s a flow space where you can silence yourself and feel one with everything that’s going around you. With the people at the edge, with the mountains and the trees holding you up, with the scenery, with the sky, with the wind.” For others such as Mulligan, highlining offers a way to heal internally from past experiences. “I’ve always considered highlining as a spiritual pursuit,” Mulligan said. “I can breathe and explore my body and put everything else on a shelf for a little while. Personally, I’ve been away from highlining for 10 months while working in high stress, high trauma environment. Coming back to it now has been really special and it has definitely helped me heal.” Slacklining and highlining can offer individuals a space to become more grounded and find a further direction in their lives, Guiterrez said. “Slacklining saved me in a really cool way,” Guiterrez said. “It really changed the trajectory of my life in a positive way. These spaces and the people that you find can save you and put you on a good path.” Overall, slacklining and highlining involves an open and secure community who supports one another as they find peace and healing with their pursuit surrounded by nature. “I feel supported by everything around me,” Guiterrez said. “I feel comfortable and safe, and I feel like I belong.” The Independent staff writer Charlotte Williams can be reached at independent@fortlewis.edu.

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Bird e-scooters flock to campus and Fort Collins By Samantha Ye @samxye4

Birds have migrated to Fort Collins, and they’re not the kind that honk at you for bread crumbs. These are electric scooters from Bird, the company exclusively contracted for the City’s one-year e-scooter pilot program. Students may have noticed the 500 e-scooters that made their debut Oct. 23. The scooters were placed around transit stops in the City and around the Colorado State University campus. They were also placed throughout Old Town. To ride a scooter, the Bird app must be downloaded, and users must register for an account. Users can then find an available scooter through the map function and scan the scooter’s QR code to begin their ride. This will typically require a credit card and identification, such as a driver’s license. Rides start at $1 and cost between 25-30 cents per minute afterward, plus tax, for standard users. A roughly 10-minute ride from the Lory Student Center to Old Town Square would cost about $4. Because of the problems rideshare scooters have caused in other cities, including Denver, the City and CSU rolled out a list of regulations to go along with riding and regulating e-scooters. Bird will help enforce these measures, and its users are subject to fines if they do not comply. Company staff, or “Bird watchers,” will be going around campus and the City, answering questions and helping to make sure Birds are ridden and parked correctly. The Bird app also has a “community

mode,” where people can submit reports of badly parked Birds and damaged Birds. In an email to The Collegian, Noah Fishman, vice chair on the Alternative Transportation Fee Advisory Board, wrote, “The current administration is already working toward and encouraging increasing the safety of students for all modes of transportation,” including e-scooters. “I am looking forward to finding creative solutions for allowing the onboarding of e-scooters to be a smooth and safe process,” Fishman wrote. “I also have always been a passionate advocate for sustainability, so I look forward to finding more ways to replace car usage on campus with more sustainable modes of transportation.” Do I get a student discount? Yes. Anyone who registers with a colostate.edu email address gets 50 cents off their first ride. The Fort Collins Bird access program allows low-income riders to take 50 free under-30-minute rides per month. Bird also offers a discount for active duty U.S. military service members and veterans, allowing them to ride without the initial $1 base fee. People can also pay for Bird using debit cards. Why did it take so long for scooters to arrive? When fleets of e-scooters were rolling into cities unannounced last fall, Fort Collins remained notably scooter free. That is because, despite scooter companies calling anyone on CSU to get permission to launch scooters, the University and City wanted to establish their own regulations first, said Aaron Fodge, CSU alter-

native transportation manager. “In late December, we sent a letter to all the scooter companies we knew of and said, ‘Look, if you drop these things off, we’re going to impound them,’” Fodge said. “So that bought us some time.” The University then worked with the City to create new regulations while Colorado House Bill 191221 declassified e-scooters from “toy vehicles.” The bill allowed e-scooters to go on roadways. After City Council passed the regulations, the City and CSU issued a joint request for proposal for a one-year e-scooter pilot, Fodge said. Eleven companies expressed interest, and six companies applied. Out of the choices, Bird secured the final contract. “Fort Collins residents seek a more equitable and convenient way to get around town, and we’re excited to work with the City to begin offering a more affordable, reliable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic,” said Arthur Ortegon, a senior manager at Bird, in a press release email. What do scooters do for students? Fodge said e-scooters provide for students in four key ways. 1. They are an affordable way to provide access to campus. In addition to buses, skateboards and bikes, e-scooters are now another form of campus transportation. 2. They are fit for cross-campus trips. Students can use them to get to the University Center for the Arts or the Veterinary Hospital quickly and with little effort. 3. They support transit by closing first-mile/last-mile gaps. Scooters will be located around the MAX transit stops so people can ride them to final destinations not im-

Two Bird scooters parked on the sidewalk in front of the Hartshorn building Oct. 27. Bird scooters were implemented into the town of Fort Collins Oct. 23 as a one-year pilot program. PHOTO BY MATT BEGEMAN THE COLLEGIAN

mediate to the bus stop. 4. They can help students keep their parking spaces. For students who drive but may need to make a trip off campus during the day, such as for lunch, they can take a scooter instead of giving up their parking spot. How sustainable are e-scooters? Bird’s contract requires that scooters be as sustainable as possible, said Amanda Mansfield, transportation planner with FC Moves. Bird’s own company goal is to have net-zero carbon emissions. While the e-scooters themselves are zero emissions, they are gathered up every night after curfew and redistributed to set locations the next morning. Bird tries to minimize the energy use in collecting the scooters by using electric vehicles and electric trikes and by implementing strategic gathering plans, Mansfield said.

They also buy carbon offsets, which are donations to support programs designed to reduce emissions. Where can I find scooters to ride? Most Bird scooters are located in higher-usage areas, Mansfield said. That would include along the MAX and downtown. For the launch, about 250 of the scooters were relocated to the CSU campus every morning. Using daily to weekly data, the scooter launch locations will be adjusted throughout the program. Bird staff will rebalance the distribution of the scooters throughout the day. As part of its contract, Bird must also locate scooters in areas accessible to historically underserved communities. “They are spread throughout the community,” Mansfield said. Samantha Ye can be reached at news@collegian.com.

WHAT ARE THE RULES FOR RIDING AN E-SCOOTER? Riding zones

On CSU campus ■ You can ride on bicycle lanes and on the right side of roads. ■ You can ride on CSU bike pathways. ■ You cannot ride on sidewalks. ■ You cannot ride within the perimeter of Canvas Stadium within four hours before a football game.

Around Fort Collins ■ You can ride on bicycle lanes and on the right side of roads. ■ You can ride on sidewalks, though this is still not recommended. ■ You cannot ride on any pathways or bike corridors owned by Fort Collins Natural Areas. This essentially excludes all corridors except for the Mason Corridor.

Dismount zones

■ The City and CSU both have dismount zones, which apply to e-scooters as well. On campus, that zone is essentially all of the pedestrian mall from Yates Hall to the LSC. ■ Using geofencing technology, Bird scooters will stop themselves slowly when entering a dismount zone.

Slow zones

■ CSU has marked a number of “slow zones” with signs around campus, saying bikes and scooters must be slowed to 8 mph. Bird scooters will do this automatically, but

privately owned scooters must slow down too. These zones do not exist outside of campus.

■ You can turn on Bird’s e-scooters only during certain hours:

Times of availability

5 a.m.-9 p.m. in summer 5 a.m.-7 p.m. in winter ■ If a user starts a ride before the ending time, they will be allowed to finish the ride.

Moving them around

■ Bird e-scooters cannot be taken onto City transit, including Around the Horn and the MAX. ■ In order to preserve the floors and walls of buildings, CSU does not permit scooters in any University buildings.

Helmets

■ Helmets are not required but are strongly encouraged by Bird. The company will be handing out 3,000 free helmets on campus as part of its agreement with CSU.

People can also order a free helmet from Bird and only pay for the cost of shipping.

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HIGHER EDUCATION

CU Boulder graduate students end protests over fees with rally

A protester yells into a megaphone as the group starts walking toward Regent Drive from Farrand Field on Oct. 25, 2019. PHOTO BY KARA WAGENKNECHT THE INDEPENDENT

By Julia Smith @The_CUI

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the CU Independent, the student media publication at The University of Colorado Boulder. The Collegian is now partnering with student media outlets across the state to share content from other student writers and photographers. Graduate students at the University of Colorado Boulder walked out of classes Friday, ending a planned week of protest with a march on Farrand Field over mandatory fees students have to pay despite working for the university. Graduate students at CU say that they are required to pay annual fees of about $2,000 to the university for expenses such as building construction and undergraduate club funding. This is about 10% of the average parttime salary for many graduate students who also work at the university as teaching assistants, researchers and instructing courses. According to CU’s website, graduate student stipends have increased “substantially” over the past four years and the university eliminated course and program fees for all students in 2018. The same year, athletic fees were taken off graduate students’ tab. But still having to pay fees to the institution many graduate students also work for feels like “salt in the

wounds,” Peter Shaffery, a fifthyear graduate student, said. There are about 5,000 graduate students at CU and their union, the Committee of Rights and Compensation (CRC), has roughly 400 members, Brand Daniels, a member, said. CRC organized the week’s protests. “When applying to graduate schools, my number one criteria was that they had a graduate workers union,” said Hannalore Gerling-Dunsmore, a first-year graduate student. “I have seen firsthand how the administration takes advantage of student workers.” Fifth-year graduate student Kirsten White spoke about the lack of benefits given to graduate students. She said that there is no paid sick or pregnancy leave for graduate students. White became pregnant during her fourth year at CU and had hyperemesis gravidarum, a complication that caused her to vomit five to six times a day. “I had a faculty member tell me not to get pregnant,” White said. “There’s no parental leave at all for workers. My partner is a faculty member and he got paid leave. I didn’t. I didn’t have insurance for three months.” According to White, insurance is on a semester basis. “The moment you stop teaching you lose your benefits like insurance,” she said. White said that her biggest complaint is the gender disparity, adding that the policies imple-

mented by CU imply that mothers are not valued at the university. When White came back to CU after having her son, Ben, who is now eight months old, she said that she is expected to perform at the same level that she did before her pregnancy. “People forget the hormonal attachments that mothers have to their babies after they’re born,” White said. “I’m expected to perform at the same level while breastfeeding every three hours and going to doctor’s appointments.” White said that before the administration pays graduate students more, they should waive the fees and consider graduate students as employees, not students. Shaffery said that after last year’s rally, a task force was established with representatives from the university, United Government of Graduate Students and others that recommended increasing graduate students’ stipends. He said that it’s a step forward, but it’s not enough. Gerling-Dunsmore concluded the rally and said that graduate students will continue to demand fair pay and for all students to be treated as employees. “We’ve had rallies, sit-ins,” Gerling-Dunsmore said. “Now we have this walkout today, and we will escalate to a strike if it comes down to that.” CU Independent staff writer Julia Smith can be reached at julia.c.smith@colorado.edu.

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST

Halloween is not an excuse to culturally appropriate Kenia Ortiz @Kenia_Ortiz_

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. Halloween is my favorite holiday — going to haunted houses and dressing up as a favorite Disney princess. However, as I’ve grown older, I’ve realized that a lot of the costumes I saw growing up should not have been costumes in the first place. People take advantage of Halloween to culturally appropriate another person’s culture — whether they know it or not — through their choices of costumes. Cultural appropriation is when traits of one culture are used by another culture, usually a dominant one, and those elements uphold stereotypes. Popular examples of cultural appropriation would be dressing in a Native American headdress, wearing kimonos to dress as a geisha or painting

one’s face as a calavera (sugar skull). It’s disrespectful to dress in another community’s cultural wear because you find it trendy. There is nothing trendy about taking something that is sacred or significant to someone’s culture because you think it’ll look cute on your Instagram or Snapchat story. Posters from Ohio University’s “We’re a Culture, Not a Costume” campaign can be found all over residence halls at Colorado State University. While it’s a step in the right direction, students and community members need to be reminded every year that it is not OK to use someone’s culture. To a number of Native American tribes, a headdress, also known as a feathered war bonnet, is an honor. Feathered war bonnets were mainly used by the Plains tribes. Headdresses were worn by respected elders and warriors — when warriors showed bravery, they would earn a feather. Chiefs also had to earn their feathers. At times, the first feather earned by a warrior was when he was seen as an adult in

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the tribe. Receiving a feather was not so simple; he had to prepare himself to receive it, and it often required days of fasting and meditation. Once the warrior collected enough feathers, a headdress would be made.

“There is nothing trendy about taking something that is sacred or significant to someone’s culture because you think it’ll look cute on your Instagram or Snapchat story.” How do you think these warriors would feel seeing a college student prancing around in something so sacred, while drunk and playing beer pong? A kimono is a traditional Japanese garment, which is usually associated with geishas. Geishas are traditional and high-class female entertainers that have mastered various arts. Geishas undergo lengthy training and are highly respected — so to “dress”

like them is disrespectful. I have seen people put flowers and chopsticks in their hair and draw on thick eyeliner to give the illusion that their eyes are smaller. The Asian community has been mocked for their eye shape/size in movies and through jokes with the slanted-eye gesture. Trying to make your eyes smaller is dismissing the oppression that Asian individuals have faced and objectifying them by using their culture and physical appearances as a costume. On Día de los Muertos, a Mexican holiday, a calavera is used to remember deceased loved ones and to help overcome the fear of death and to continue to celebrate life. Calaveras are decorated with flowers and bright colors, which is what makes them so appealing to those looking for a costume. For those of you who are going to start complaining that you are being kept from dressing as a skeleton, let me tell you one thing: calaveras and skeletons are different. Calaveras are decorated skulls used in a popular and sacred Mexican tradition, while skeletons are just the bones under our skin. Skeletons are meant to

be scary and represent death, while calaveras are meant to be beautiful and sacred. Many will argue that they’ve heard this narrative repeated for years, that this column is nothing new and that they’re tired of being told the same thing every Halloween. I encourage those who think like this to take a step back and try to understand — it’s being repeated because people are still tokenizing minority cultures. Halloween is a time to have fun and dress up as something scary or as a favorite TV/movie character. It’s not a time to disrespect someone’s culture, which includes beloved characters such as Mulan and Pocahontas. They are individuals whose stories hold significance and represent the values and history of another community. Feel free to dress up as Elsa, Ariel, Cinderella or Snow White instead. If you or someone you know is thinking of stealing someone’s culture for a Halloween costume, do the right thing and call them out — cultural appropriation is racism. Kenia Ortiz can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

Opinion | Monday, October 28, 2019

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

My experience at the ‘Culture War’ event By Guest Author @CSUCollegian

“Have you ever had obscenities screamed at you simply for trying to go listen to a guest speaker? Now I have — it’s not something I ever expected to have to endure here at CSU.” I did not want to be discriminated against for my beliefs. For the first time, I decided to go to a conservative event on campus, despite knowing that others would disapprove. I wanted to go so that I could expand my knowledge and to hear other opinions in order to formulate my own opinions. It was an experience that I will never forget.

Despite the fact that it was so clearly not a CSU-sanctioned event, I expected that there would have been enough seats for any students that wished to go. There were not. Why is that? What made this so horrible that you wouldn’t give us a location with enough seats? Had Bernie Sanders or Michelle Obama come, you wouldn’t have forced them to squeeze into a 600 person auditorium. Part of attending a university is exploring new ideas and learning new perspectives. How can you expect to maintain diversity if everyone agrees on the same things? Are you aware that by attempting to censor this event, you made it so much worse for people like me? All I wanted was to go hear someone talk, someone whose ideas I was curious about. I’m already afraid to voice my opinions, and this has only reinforced my reasons for not speaking. Have you ever had obscenities screamed at you simply for trying to go listen to a guest speaker? Now I have — it’s not something I ever expected to have to endure here at CSU. So, thank you for that, CSU. Thank you for making me feel unsafe because of my beliefs. Thank you for discriminating against me for my opinions. Thank you for educating me on what it means to be a conservative woman on your campus. You should be ashamed of yourself. Most sincerely, Sidney Bashaw CSU anthropology student The Collegian’s opinion desk can be reached at letters@collegian.com. To submit a letter, please follow the guidelines at collegian.com.

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Sports | Monday, October 28, 2019

Border War >> from page 1 Currently, the Rams sit at 10-0, and Wyoming is 9-1 in the Mountain West Conference. Last Saturday, the Rams earned their 20th win of the season with a 3-0 sweep over the University of Nevada. CSU put up nine blocks, including five in the first set, and kept the Wolf Pack to a .095 hitting mark. This match helped the Rams see what adjustments to their rotation worked well and which ones didn’t. The Rams need to improve upon how they played the Cowgirls the first time this season. The Pokes kept themselves comfortable throughout the previous contest despite the last two sets. The defense has to be on point against the Cowgirls’ strong offense; CSU needs to adjust their rotation accordingly. This past Saturday, Wyoming swept San Jose State (29-27, 2515, 25-19). A huge part of their success came from their defensive support; Madi Fields and Erika Jones are two talented players on defense. The upcoming game against CSU is without a doubt the Cowgirls’ biggest game of the season. They’ll look for their first win over a ranked opponent this season after losing to No. 10 Creighton, who was ranked No. 15 at the time, and No. 14 CSU in the two teams’ last meeting. For the Pokes’ offense, Jackie McBride is the driving force for their attack. McBride, a native of Aurora, Colorado, is currently fourth in the conference with a .364 hitting percent and ranks top 10 in points scored on the season with 285. Fields grabs most of the digs for the Cowgirls. She recorded 12 digs in the contest against the Spartans. Her defensive partner, Jones, pitched in eight digs. Fields and Jones are important to watch out for, and the Rams have to be careful not to serve the ball in their direction. A reason for optimism, the Rams’ offenses have CSU ranked first in the conference and have amassed an impressive .288 hitting percentage. CSU ranks near the top of every statistical category as a team and as individual players. The Rams own three of the top 10 point scorers in the conference with Runnels (327 points), Kirstie Hillyer (269 points) and Paulina Hougaard-Jensen (263 points). There is no doubt that the Cowgirls are coming to town to stop CSU’s winning streak and continue their own. Students should come and show their support not only for the Rams in the Border War game, but also for State Pride night at Moby. The game is set to begin at 5 p.m. tomorrow. Angel Cooper can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

Sasha Colombo (7) taps the ball over the net toward the Wyoming defense Oct. 30, 2018. PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS THE COLLEGIAN

MOUNTAIN WEST SCOREBOARD School

Conf

Overall

Colorado State

10-0

20-1

Wyoming

9-1

14-7

UNLV

8-2

12-9

Boise State

6-4

14-7

Fresno State

5-5

12-10

Air Force

5-5

8-14

Nevada

4-6

14-8

San Diego State

3-7

10-11

San José State

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7-14

Utah State

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2-20

New Mexico

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6-16

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EAGLES

San Jose tops Colorado thanks to explosive 1st period By Ryan Loberger @LobergerRyan

The San Jose Barracuda have an act for ending win streaks that belong to the Colorado Eagles. The Barracuda ended the Eagles’ nine-game win streak with a 9-0 blowout in March, and this weekend series had a feeling of déjà vu for Colorado. Coming off a 4-2 win Friday night, the Colorado Eagles were flying high on a four-game win streak, while the San Jose Barracuda dropped their last two contests. The Eagles came out of the gate strong on Friday and took a 2-0 lead into the locker room for the first intermission. On Saturday night, the Barracuda exploded for four first-period goals to jump out to a 4-0 lead. The Eagles gave up a power play goal and a shorthanded goal in the first 10 minutes. They yielded two evenstrength tallies on a breakaway and a two-on-one rush in the last five minutes to cap off an ugly first period. To make matters worse, the Eagles outshot the Barracuda 8-7 in the opening frame but were unable to

find the back of the Barracuda net. “We’re trying to play a north-south game,” Eagles captain Mark Alt said. “We’re trying to get pucks in deep. At the same time, you’re giving up a little possession when you’re chipping it by (them). They’re getting first (to) pucks in their end. We just weren’t as sharp, and we didn’t have the puck in their end as much as we wanted to.” Coming into the game, Eagles goalie Adam Werner had started the team’s last five games, accumulating a 4-1-0 record with a .927 save percentage. The Swedish netminder headed to the intermission boasting a .428 save percentage, with more goals given up (4) than saves (3). Hunter Miska took over the Colorado crease to begin the second period: his first appearance in a game for the Eagles this season. Miska had a strong outing in relief of Werner, stopping all 24 shots he faced. “It felt good to get back in there,” Miska said. “It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve been in a game situation. (I’ve) been working pretty hard in practice

to get ready for the game routine stuff.” Neither team scored in the second period as the Barracuda maintained their four-goal lead heading into the third. The Eagles simply struggled to generate offense in the game. The Barracuda did a good job of forcing the Eagles to dump the puck in while entering the zone. From there, San Jose netminder Josef Korenar made smart plays with the puck and set up the Barracuda break out, getting the team in transition quickly. When the Eagles did try to skate into the offensive zone with possession, San Jose stood tall at their blue line and forced the Eagles into easy turnovers. The Eagles also struggled with the man advantage as they ended the night 0-4 and even gave up a short-handed goal to add to the disappointment. “We weren’t dialed in,” Alt said. “You could tell. Stuff like that doesn’t happen, especially on the power play. Just not having a guy in front when there’s a turnover puck, it’s ugly stuff.” Aside from a bad first period, the contest was closer than the score indicates. Colorado

Eagles forward Michael Joly (88) drives toward the Barracuda net during a game against San Jose on Oct. 26. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE COLORADO EAGLES

had their chances in the game, but they just weren’t able to get the puck past a stingy Korenar. The Eagles will now hit the road for a matchup next week

with the San Diego Gulls. Colorado is currently undefeated on the road with 3-0 record. Ryan Loberger can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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FOOTBALL

3 takeaways from Saturday’s win at Fresno State By Junior Guerrero @juniorg45

The 2019 season hasn’t been friendly to the Colorado State football team. They’ve dealt with injuries, tough breaks and self-inflicted wounds all season long. Through all of the ups and downs, the Rams refused to quit and took adversity head on. Heading into Saturday’s contest against Fresno State, the Rams were looked at as underdogs and rightfully so. The Rams’ play has been shaky all season, and they came into Saturday’s game without star running back Marvin Kinsey Jr. who is serving a suspension from the team. Instead of giving up, the Rams went out and handled their business and took it to the Bulldogs. This is the third win of the season for CSU and their second victory in a row. This team shows flashes of great football in and out of ball games; however, they need to strive for consistency. Saturday’s matchup was very telling and showed the Rams a few things about themselves. Here are three takeaways from Saturday’s game and how they’ll impact the Rams moving forward. This team refuses to quit The Rams have seen almost every scenario that the game can throw at them, and they refuse to give up. Whether that’s injuries, bad play, poor officiating, etc., they continue to put their heads down and go to work. This tells a lot about the players and leadership that they have on the team. The Rams have been competitive in every game that they’ve played; the competition level has been present in every contest. Turnovers cost them against the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Arkansas, yet the Rams

Patrick O’Brien (12) evades a tackle while running the ball during the Colorado State Homecoming game against San Diego State Oct. 5. PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS THE COLLEGIAN

were tied with both teams in the second half of the game. The effort from the Rams has never been a question, even though their overall record might tell you otherwise. “Next man up” mentality is real with this team The Rams have faced injuries and other circumstances that keep players from being able to perform. Rather than making excuses, players have stepped up and made the most out of their opportunity. A great example of this is running back Marcus McElroy.

McElroy got an opportunity to take over the lead back role with Kinsey being suspended, and he made the most of it by rushing for 117 yards and two touchdowns. This is the second time this season McElroy has had a chance to take over the starting role as the team’s premier back. This time, he proved to the coaches and his teammates that he can step up and help his team win. There are still playmakers all around the field Losing Collin Hill to injury earlier this season and now

Kinsey to suspension is a tough pill to swallow. Players have stepped up and proved that there are still playmakers at the skill positions. Receivers Dante Wright and Warren Jackson, and now running back McElroy, are the focal points of the offense. All three of these players are capable of changing games at any moment. If the Rams can consistently get these players the ball, they have a great chance of being successful on offense. For the backfield, the depth tails off after McElroy, as fresh-

men Jaylen Thomas and Christian Hunter are the next in line. The Rams have incorporated freshman Wright into the run game at times throughout the season as well as receiver E.J. Scott. Utilizing their weapons on offense will be critical for the Rams to climb back to a .500 record. The Rams look to keep their win streak alive on Saturday as they host UNLV at 1:30 p.m. Junior Guerrero can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

MOUNTAIN WEST SCOREBOARD West Division

Mountain Division Conf

Overall

Conf

Overall

Boise State

3-0

6-1

San Diego State

4-1

7-1

Air Force

4-1

6-2

Hawaii

2-2

5-3

Wyoming Utah State

3-1

6-2

1-2

3-4

3-1

4-3

Fresno State San Jose State

1-3

4-4

CO State

2-2

3-5

Nevada

1-3

4-4

New Mexico

0-4

2-6

UNLV

0-4

2-6

Team

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SOCCER

Colorado State soccer secures 2 wins in the desert By Bailey Shepherd @B_Sheps

Winning two games in three days is challenging, especially on the road. The Colorado State soccer team made it look easy this weekend in Nevada. The Rams won both of their matchups, taking down the University of Nevada and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to tally their 11th and 12th wins on the season. These two victories secured a place in the Mountain West Championship Tournament for the Rams. CSU vs. Nevada The Rams began their weekend in Reno on Friday, Oct. 25, facing off against the University of Nevada Wolf Pack. The Rams recorded an impressive 2-1 victory in overtime off a Caeley Lordemann special from 20 yards in the third minute of extra time to secure the win for the Rams. The Rams looked comfortable in the first half, forcing Nevada’s goalkeeper, Kendal Stovall, to

make a save in the first minute of play. After that close call, Nevada organized themselves and were able to create some chances of their own, registering three shots in the first half, with two on goal. Both defenses were rock solid throughout the game. The CSU defensive partnership of Addie Wright and Halley Havlicek limited the Wolf Pack to only seven shots the whole game. The Nevada defense played with intensity, repelling the Rams’ strong attack in the second half, keeping out CSU’s first 17 shots of the game. Nevada was the first to make a breakthrough on the scoreboard. Midfielder Gabby Brown threaded a pass to sophomore forward Payton Lieb, who converted to put the Wolf Pack up 1-0 in the 80th minute. The Rams refused to let up, despite conceding a late goal. Two minutes later, Gracie Armstrong was able to find Lordemann, who skillfully dribbled past two Nevada defenders and rifled a shot into the bottom right corner of the net.

This was her ninth goal of the season and sent the game to overtime. Both teams looked ready to lay it all on the line going into OT; it only took the Rams three minutes to score. Lordemann surged forward behind the defense before slamming a shot from outside the box. Stovall was unable to keep the shot out, awarding CSU the overtime win. The overtime goal Lordemann scored was her seventh game-winning goal of the season. Sophomore forward Kristen Noonan was featured in Friday’s game after missing CSU’s last three games due to injury. Armstrong broke the CSU single-season record for assists, notching her seventh of the season. CSU’s win against Nevada saw the program extend their record-setting win total to 11 wins on the season, while Nevada falls to 3-13 on the season. CSU vs. UNLV Goals, goals, goals. That’s what the Rams dished out when they visited Las Vegas on Sunday to face off against the UNLV Rebels. The CSU women cruised to a 5-2 victo-

ry, winning against UNLV for the first time in program history. The Rebels came out hot in the first half, recording three shots in the first eight minutes of play, but the Rams quickly reorganized themselves and began to attack. Junior forward Taylor Steinke was the first on the scoresheet, firing a shot into the top left corner of the goal in the 16th minute. Four minutes later, Lordemann found freshman Liv Layton, who scored her first collegiate goal with a shot also finding the top left corner. In her second game after returning from injury, Noonan scored her sixth goal of the season in the 37th minute, slotting the ball into the bottom left. UNLV got one goal back before halftime; Marcella Brooks scored with seven seconds remaining in the half. The Rams didn’t skip a beat coming into the second half. Steinke scored her second goal of the game, fourth of the season, two minutes after halftime. UNLV kept up the pressure, finding the net one more time

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through senior Malika Markham. Lordemann put the game to bed after latching on to a brilliantly threaded ball from Armstrong to score her 11th goal of the season. Armstrong improved on her record that she broke in Reno on Friday, registering her eighth assist of the season. The win against UNLV secured the Rams their first ever trip to the Mountain West Championship Tournament. The Rams have shattered their win record this season, improving to 12-5-1, with their last matchup coming against Wyoming at home on Friday, Nov. 1. With a place in the tournament already confirmed, the Rams have a lot to look forward to and prepare for. With Noonan looking to add to her already impressive goal tally and Lordemann’s already impressive team-leading 27 points, the Rams are looking like they could do some serious damage in the postseason. Bailey Shepherd can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Joyful feet set the rhythm at 37th annual AISES Pow Wow By Scotty Powell @scottysseus

A procession of men, women and children, all decked out in vibrant, multicolored Indigenous regalia, danced in rhythm across the floor of the Lory Student Center Ballroom while a circle of drummers pounded out a steady, energetic beat. This was the scene on Saturday at the Native American Cultural Center’s Annual Pow Wow, hosted by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society and co-sponsored by the Associated Students of Colorado State University and RamEvents. The event was an afternoon of fun, food, fancy footwork and fry bread that brought together people from all different tribes and nations across the country in one exciting and energetic celebration of Native culture and the hidden spiritual connections that link our CSU community.

“We come to rejoice, and we bring our dance, we bring our songs (and) drums, (and) people travel from all over the country to go to pow wows.” DOUG GOOD FEATHER SPIRITUAL ADVISER

“Pow wow is … a place where you come to rejoice,” said the gathering’s spiritual adviser, Doug Good Feather, called Wiyaka Waśté in his native language. “In our language, they call it ‘oskate,’ which means ‘they come to play.’ So we come to rejoice, and we bring our dance, we bring our songs (and) drums, (and) people travel from all over the country to go to pow wows.” The event had no shortage of rejoicing. Indeed, it was almost impossible to turn one’s head and not see a happy, smiling face. Children of all tribes, ages and cultures of the Fort Collins and Front Range communities dashed about the ballroom playing tag, their fingers and lips sticky from the fry bread — a large, flat, donut-like pastry covered in honey — they were munching on. Meanwhile, friends, family, relatives and neighbors sat at tables along the side of the room, or in the chairs set up in the Ballroom, chatting, laughing and catching up with one another. New Year and Mardi Gras

KayaRyan Brown performs at the 37th annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society Pow Wow in the Lory Student Center Oct. 26. PHOTO BY ANNA VON PECHMANN THE COLLEGIAN

have got nothing on this celebration. But Pow Wow isn’t just a gathering for a specific Native tribe, nor is it just a general celebration of Native culture as a whole because Native culture itself is not all the same. Indeed, what many people call “Native American culture” is, in fact, a large, diverse collection of unique cultures that all developed in pre-colonial America. “Don’t just think (you know something because) you read a book,” Good Feather said. “Because there’s all kinds of cultures and different tribes here. My tribe is not the same as another tribe. Our beadwork is not the same as other beadworks. Our language is not the same.” The wonderful thing about the Pow Wow is the way that it brings all of the different cultures and the different traditions of Native tribes and Native peoples together into a

single event. It features intertribal dancing; vendors selling jewelry and clothing inspired by the unique, eclectic styles of different tribes; and many different types of music. “The drums are different styles,” said senior Phillip Chavez, a mentor at the Native American Cultural Center and member of the Pow Wow Color Guard. “There’s northern style and southern style. … The northern is usually a little bit faster and higher pitch, and the southern style is a little bit slower and lower pitch.” In addition to his role as a NACC mentor, Chavez is also a veteran and is involved with the Adult Learner and Veteran Services on campus, which is what led him to become a member of the Color Guard. The title of a soldier, and more specifically a warrior, also plays a central role in the Pow Wow celebration and the cultural values of the tribes represented.

“Indigenous people were a warrior society, so we honor our warriors,” Chavez said. “A warrior to us is someone who is willing to sacrifice the shirt off their back for their people, so they stand in front of our enemies for the people.” It seems that this kind of honor and loyalty is what drives the positive, joyful atmosphere at the Pow Wow gathering. “We have over 560 different nations in the U.S., so that’s the representation of the Pow Wow, all of those nations coming together,” Chavez said. “And we encourage even non-Natives to come here and show them and experience our culture.” The event isn’t just a celebration of community though; it’s an attempt to link people with the cultures and people that have come before them and who have preserved traditions for hundreds and thousands of years. “I was taught (how to drum)

by my father, Victor Herrald Sr., who (has) now passed, so he passed his drum to me, … and now my son is out here dancing, and he’s gonna be the next upcoming drum keeper,” said drummer and singer Phillip Herrald. It’s this marriage of the then and the now that makes the Annual Pow Wow so distinct. It is more than a mere celebration. It’s more than a get-together or a ritual ceremony. “(Native people) are not religious; we are a spiritual people,” Good Feather said. And this spirit can certainly be felt in the air at the Pow Wow. The spirit resides where the old and the new meet to dance and celebrate and achieve a deeper, truer understanding of one another so that they may face the yet-to-be with confidence, pride and unity. Scotty Powell can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Heaven Old Coyote puts a beaded feather piece in her hair. Old Coyote traveled five hours from the Wind River Native American Reservation to Fort Collins to perform with her family. PHOTO BY ANNA VON PECHMANN THE COLLEGIAN

A girl performs at the 37th annual Pow Wow at the Lory Student Center Ballroom Oct. 26. PHOTO BY ANNA VON PECHMANN THE COLLEGIAN

Phoenix Wall makes her way across the Lory Student Center Ballroom, surrounded by other performers, at the 37th annual Pow Wow Oct. 26. PHOTO BY ANNA VON PECHMANN THE COLLEGIAN

John Gaisthea speaks with audience members at the 37th annual Pow Wow at the Lory Student Center Ballroom Oct. 26. Fort Collins resident Gaisthea has been performing for more than 20 years. PHOTO BY ANNA VON PECHMANN THE COLLEGIAN

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‘The Lighthouse’ shines light on humanity’s dark side By Scotty Powell @scottysseus

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Trying to describe “The Lighthouse” with words is a little bit like trying to describe a computer circuit board using Egyptian hieroglyphs. There is simply no collection of letters in the English language that could convey the thoughts and emotions this film brings out in its audience. It’s “The Shining” meets “Eraserhead” meets “Waiting for Godot” with a Promethean undercurrent that carries the story all the way through. It’s curiosity wrapped inside a mystery wrapped inside an enigma wrapped inside a 1:33:1 aspect ratio. It’s a trip down the rabbit hole through a wormhole and straight into a black hole. Of course, “The Lighthouse” isn’t the only movie of its kind. Ever since the mainstream art world discovered the healing power of magic mushrooms in the mid-20th century, our movie screens have never ceased to be bombarded by an endless onslaught of jarring images flashed one after the other with no particular rhyme or reason other than to lure one’s lunch back up their esophagus. In some ways, the film succumbs to this kind of mindless surrealist confusion. It certainly has its share of overtly disturbing sequences that only serve to shock rather than inspire any specific, intentional emotion. But these kinds of scenes are nearly impossible to avoid in surrealist cinema. After all, what defines surrealism is the fact that it is steered primarily by the unknown, unconscious forces of the human psyche, which can’t always be rationalized or made sense of. The key to an effective surrealist piece is its ability to connect, at least in part, these unconscious forces with images, actions and stories that manifest themselves in the real world. “The Lighthouse” does this very well, weaving together a strong storyline and believable characters amidst its shocking, otherworldly visual

composition. The cornerstone of the film is the relationship between the two main characters, Ephraim Winslow and Thomas Wake, played by Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe respectively. The juxtaposition between these two men’s personalities is as stark and combative as that of the land and the sea. Pattinson is a working man searching for stability and consistency. He’s a man of the land. Meanwhile, Dafoe is a salty, grizzled sea dog who lusts after the wild, unhinged days of his youth working as a sailor on the rough and tumbling ocean — the rough and tumbling ocean that he can now only watch passively from the dull, mild-mannered shore. He’s the tumultuous sea.

“It’s ‘The Shining’ meets ‘Eraserhead’ meets ‘Waiting for Godot’ with a Promethean undercurrent that carries the story all the way through.”

It’s a perfect setup for the kind of mano a mano conflict that makes captivating drama, and screenwriters Robert Eggers and Max Eggers execute it perfectly, pushing these characters all the way to their breaking point in a slow, tantalizing fashion that doesn’t just cut to the character’s core, but also takes the time to savor each layer of their personas as they are pulled back. And this isn’t to mention Dafoe and Pattinson themselves, both of whom embody the two tortured lighthouse operators with passion, commitment and authenticity. This is to be expected with Dafoe, a seasoned thespian who seems as if he were born to play the part of the gravelly Wake. He will most assuredly receive at least consideration, and likely a nomination, from the Academy come awards season for his fiery performance. Pattinson, on the other hand, was a surprise. The actor has no doubt come a long way from his days as the teenage vampire heartthrob from the “Twilight” series, proving his chops in more serious films

like 2017’s “Good Time.” However, he has hitherto not taken on a role of this intensity or psychological complexity. Suffice it to say, he counters Dafoe’s fiery outbursts with his own subtle but nonetheless impassioned intensity. He also displays a keen connectedness to his character’s fragile psychological state throughout, never revealing too much about his innermost thoughts or feelings until the moment absolutely calls for it — a difficult feat for an actor of his age. Pattinson pulls it off with ease. The tense and terrifying dynamic between the two characters makes for a uniquely explosive story, a rare find when the deep-seated beliefs that divide characters are often dulled to make them more palatable to the lukewarm relationships modern audiences are accustomed to in their daily lives. To see a movie featuring characters who actually believe in what they say and who are willing to follow through on those beliefs to the bitter end, even their death, is refreshing. It’s that commitment that makes characters real and empathetic. With regard to its technical aspects, “The Lighthouse” shines. The cinematography is masterfully done. It’s black and white but not in the clean, crisp way common in modern cinema. There is a certain graininess to the film, and the audio as well, which gives the film a distinctly independent, low-budget aesthetic. This, coupled with the 1:33:1 aspect ratio and the film’s isolated setting, imbues the piece with a classical mood, harkening back to the B-movie horror flicks of the Hollywood golden era: films like “Dracula,” “Frankenstein” and “The House on Haunted Hill.” Like “The Lighthouse,” these films were defined by their employment of gothic themes to highlight the grimmer aspects of human nature, so it’s fitting that the film would pay tribute to them in this way. It also serves as a reminder of the universality of these fears and their persistence throughout time. It’s a reminder of how, no matter how smart or how civilized we become, there is always a monster lurking deep inside of us. Scotty Powell can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Language clubs share culture, culinary arts at Smile event

Montage Pack From Odell’s Junior liberal arts student Lu Epstein, left, teaches someone about the American Sign Language Club during the Smile event at the International House Thursday, Oct. 24. PHOTO BY BROOKE BUCHAN THE COLLEGIAN

By Graham Shapley @shapleygraham

Across language barriers and country lines, there’s one thing that connects most cultures: the meaning of a smile. The first ever Smile event was held at the International House Apartments on Thursday, giving Colorado State University language clubs a chance to come together to share food, folklore and fun throughout the night. “It was really hard to find a name that expressed what I was envisioning, something that connects everyone,” said Jess Egnatovich, a graduate teaching assistant in the Spanish department at CSU who organized the event. “Every country, if you smile, that means the same thing. That’s something we all have in common. I know it’s cheesy, but it’s true.” Many of the clubs had food representing the cultures they were representing. The Japanese Club brought mochi balls, the Italian Club had small portions of pasta and the French Club let visitors make crepes. “It really is an opportunity to explore different cultures, especially in a university setting,” said Bryce Davis, former president and current treasurer of the CSU German Club. “You could have a roommate who’s from another country,

but I think this is a way to actually come out and actually socialize and experience these different cultures.” Games were played throughout the night. In one game, attendees were invited to go around the room and match the silhouettes of countries to the languages spoken there. Later in the evening, regional variants of children’s games like tag, duck-duck-goose and patty-cake were played. “It’s a showcase of all of the languages,” Egnatovich said. “Not only what they uniquely have, but what they have in common.” One example of these similarities came in culinary form. The Spanish and Russian clubs shared the same table and the same confectionary known by two names — Mexican wedding cakes and Russian tea cakes, which are one and the same. According to Egnatovich, the gaps between the different languages in CSU’s department of languages, literatures and cultures were wide enough that she didn’t know some of her colleagues. “Before this event, I didn’t know the names of people in American Sign Language or Korean,” Egnatovich said. “I thought it’d be nice to bridge the gap within the department.” These gaps were also bridged for students trying

to find out what cultures and languages were represented at CSU. “I think it’s necessary because it actually shows a lot of different cultures that are involved in CSU,” Davis said. “You can actually get a good idea of what is here if you didn’t know.” Liliya Smith, vice president of CSU’s Chinese Language Club, was proud of the diverse culture that Smile promoted. “I like to use the (term) ‘salad dressing,’” Smith said. “Instead of a melting pot, where all of the cultures are erased and become one culture, I feel like CSU is kind of like a salad bowl where there are so many different cultures present.” In a society where intolerance and divisiveness have become the norm, an event where groups with completely different cultures can come together to bond over both similarities and differences represents something special. “Nobody really tries to understand the perspective of other people,” Egnatovich said. “And as we globalize more, understanding becomes more necessary. We’re interacting with people from other cultures, other languages, other countries, and it’s important to understand where other people are coming from.” Graham Shapley can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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CONCERTS

Heck House takes over the Artery for last hurrah By Leo Friedman & Joel Thompson @CSUCollegian

The Downtown Artery hosted its last Heck House Takeover this past weekend — an energetic end to an equally ambitious era of supporting the local DIY scene. While the beloved music venue closing is tragic news, Heck House regulars King Crawdad, Los Toms and Trashfest, joined by Denver band Dry Ice, livened up the atmosphere for one of the last shows that will take place at the Downtown Artery. Among its many charming features, the Downtown Artery has established itself as a special venue to many local bands and music fans alike. The majority of the bands are used to playing house and DIY shows, but the Artery gives them a chance to work with professional sound systems, a higher quality stage and a larger audience. The Heck House Takeover similarly provides an opportunity for exposure that house shows can’t always deliver on. “From an artist’s point of view, playing house shows all the time can kinda get played out,” said Raymond Suny, the founder of Heck House. “You’re always playing to the same people. It’s always really fun, but it doesn’t feel like you’re growing necessarily. So there is that merit with a more established venue like (the) Artery.” The success of Heck House

continued to grow with the second show, drawing in a large range of people, while still having the support of regulars. The timing of the Downtown Artery’s closing presents a challenge to Heck House in booking shows, but it is also a rightful show for a venue that presents local artists to the community. “House shows are definitely still super important as far as networking and just ... supporting people locally,” said Olivia Booth, the lead singer of Dry Ice. “DIY is everything, and to have someone who’s really into DIY in the local scene taking it to a bigger venue is amazing.” While house shows present a good starting point for local performers, they tend to have issues with longevity. DIY venues constantly face issues with police due to noise, and Heck House was not any different, with shows exceeding normal noise levels for house parties. “DIY venues sorta have a shortlived time anyway because once word starts getting out and they start becoming bigger, then cops start showing up, and it starts being a problem,” said Garrett Steinke, the lead singer of Trashfest. The first performer was Fort Collins band King Crawdad, which brought an emotional rock-androll style to the takeover show. The two-piece band somehow managed to evoke the feeling of a full band, with their aggressive riffs and highspeed beats mixed with moments

of emotion and sincerity. Los Toms followed with a more psychedelic rock approach. Along with their drawn-out atmospheric core, they frequently experiment with folk and western music. Los Toms’ set was full of danceable jams that mesmerized the audience. Denver-based band Dry Ice brought a combination of shoegaze, the aggression of punk and the vulnerability of emo music. Their set entranced the audience in dance for nearly its entirety, leaving the crowd wanting more songs past their set. Fort Collins locals Trashfest finished the concert with their unique blend of thrash, metal and punk. The high energy and heavy songs Trashfest brings end up causing one continuous mosh pit. The energy built up through the rest of the show exploded within their set. With local venues like the Downtown Artery closing, booking Heck House Takeover in the future could certainly be a challenge. However, the newly-gained exposure that bands get with events like Heck House Takeover will open further doors for more shows at venues around Fort Collins. “It definitely kinda helps get bands legitimized in the eyes of other venues,” Suny said. “It’s probably easier to get booked for Hodi’s (Half Note) or something if they see that you have played an actual venue.” Leo Friedman and Joel Thompson can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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