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Starship has landed What to expect from the Cobra Starship and Breathe Carolina concert

By MIKAELA ANTONELLI The Rocky Mountain Collegian

As legend (or the iTunes biography) tells the origins of Cobra Starship, the band began after frontman Gabe Saporta met a talking cobra in the deserts of Arizona.

Believe the tale if you want, but at least you can shout out the question to Cobra Starship as they headline the annual RamJam concert Saturday with Breathe Carolina.

But what’s this year’s show going to look like compared to previous ASAP concerts?

The setup will be similar to last year’s; the stage will face south on the intramural fields west of the Lory Student Center with a large fence around the concert area.

There will be only one line for tick-

et-taking, and day-of tickets will be available at the LSC iBox beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday. Gates for the concert open at 6 p.m.

According to Lindsay Brown, concert coordinator for ASAP, the biggest difference between this and last year’s show is the choice of genres — with this year’s concert straying away from the traditional hip-hop/rap acts of previous years.

“We’re really excited about the genre difference, it’s different than anything that we have had on campus,” Brown said.

Overall, ASAP is pleased with how this year’s RamJam concert came together, according to Heather Jones, executive coordinator for ASAP. “It’s exciting as a whole to set this up and look at how awesome it turned out... we had less than 200 people

help put this together,” Jones said.

The budget for this year’s Ram Jam concert was $160,000, with ASAP’s goal being to sell out the show with an attendance of 8,000.

As of Sept. 3, ASAP had sold 610 of the 8,000 tickets available for its RamJam concert. ASAP and the LSC iBox refused to give the number of tickets sold and, according to ASAP, ticket sales numbers will be released on Monday.

Fort Collins-based band the Echo Chamber will open the concert with a set that starts immediately as doors open at 6 p.m.

In addition to the Echo Chamber, ASAP booked Denver group, Breathe Carolina, for this year’s show at the request of Cobra Starship.

“It was a good time!” said Breathe Carolina in an in an email to the Col-

legian, who has played previously at CSU. “Super high energy, and we are really looking forward to hanging out with everyone again. Colorado always goes hard!”

“We got the offer and we’re super excited that it was in Colorado since the last time we played [in Colorado] was at Warped Tour, so hopefully we have the same killer show at CSU,” the band said.

Regarding Cobra Starship, Breathe Carolina said, “We’ve actually done a few college shows with Cobra and they are the best. Super cool dudes and Gal. I’m sure we’ll both get the place turnt up!”

For Mairaed Gillooly, a sophomore human development and family studies major, this year’s performers are an exciting lineup that she’s looking forward to.

THE CONCERT What: RamJam featuring Cobra Starship, Breathe Carolina and the Echo Chamber Where: Intramural Fields West of the LSC When: Saturday, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m.

Cost: $10 for students/$22 general public How to get tickets: The LSC iBox will be open today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday beginning at 2 p.m.

“Two fantastic bands at one venue, what’s not to love?” Gillooly said.

Collegian Writer Mikaela Antonelli can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

Bas Bleu explores the woman’s voice

BY LIANNA SALVA

BAS BLEU

It’s an age-old question asked by men of all different backgrounds: what do women talk about?

Fort Collins’ Bas Bleu Theater Company looks at that question by exploring the silencing and empowerment of women through language and physicality in its new show.

“The Love of the Nightingale,” by Timberlake Wertenbaker, is a feminist view of the Greek myth of Procne and Philomele, two sisters of Athens who have always been encouraged to speak their minds on philosophic ideas.

Procne marries a king of an allied city, the citizens of which care for sport and only believe what they see.

All the women in the play experience being silenced, both through society standards and violent acts.

“I think we’ve all experienced being silenced, and the more atrocious something is, the less socially acceptable it is to bring it up; though, ironically, that’s the thing we should be talking about the most,” said Sarah Zwick-Tapley, the show’s director.

What: The Love of the Nightingale When: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14 through Oct. 14 Where: Bas Bleu Theatre Cost: $12 students/$24 general public

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Zwick-Tapley is also an adjunct professor of theater at CSU, teaching classes on movement.

Wendy Ishii, the co-founder and artistic director of Bas Bleu, who is also an actress, plays the slave and caretaker Niobe in “The Love for the Nightingale.” Ishii also explained how she brings her own experiences to her character and the play in general.

“I was a victim of rape when I was a younger woman and I survived. For me, it brings up some memories, but it also brings up that we can empower ourselves to go on to survive to hopefully make some change,” she See BLEU on Page 6

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Kiera Mulgrew, playing as Philomele, contemplates being reunited with her sister in the Bas Blue Theatre production of “Love of the Nightingale” on Tuesday. The play was first written and performed in Greece around A.D. 8.

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FoCo Chili Fest

By Emily Kribs The Rocky Mountain Collegian The typical Texas Chili cook-offs are one thing, but the Annual Fort Collins Chile Fest is a whole other animal of spicy proportions.

The fifth annual Chile Fest will take place this Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. at the Museo de las Tres Colonias on 10th Street in Fort Collins.

“There’ll be mariachis, acoustic music, a puppet show, a jalapeño eating contest, food and a chili contest,” said Betty Aragon, the chairwoman of the Museo.

Parking will be near City Services at 625 9th St. A shuttle will run between the Museo and the parking lot all day.

“I love the contest,” said Irene Romsa, the outreach services manager for the Poudre River Library. “I love seeing who can take the hottest chili. My son tried last year, thinking he was going to be eating a bean chili, but instead he got this pepper. It was actually very hilarious.”

As the Outreach Services Manager, Romsa’s role goes further than that of a spectator.

“The Poudre River Library is supporting this by bringing bilingual puppetry and Spanish singers,” she said. “It’s important to us to partner for community events and support the community in expressing its uniqueness. Sept. 15 to Oct. 15th is Hispanic Heritage month, and it’s an important time for people with Hispanic heritage in our community. I know at least six countries have their Independence Day in that time, including Mexico and my own country, Guatemala.”

“It all pertains to the culture, and it all pertains to the harvest of the chili,” Aragon said. “We have so many people who pick chili, who harvest potatoes, who harvest all the fruit and vegetables.

“We hope to bring awareness of the tradition. We celebrate bridging the gap, and we enjoy and celebrate the tradition and culture.”

The Museo will be open for tours during this event.

For more information, contact Betty Aragon at (970) 412-4536.

Collegian reporter Emily Kribs can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

This year’s focus is on water

Thirteenth annual Sustainable Living Fair takes place this weekend

By Bailey Constas The Rocky Mountain Collegian There’s only one beer garden that serves Odells and New Belgium side-by-side, and it’s at this weekend’s Sustainable Living Fair.

The Sustainable Living Association hosts the two day Fair, which includes 75 workshops, 500 volunteers, musical entertainment and activities to educate people and communities in the Rocky Mountain region to make healthy and sustainable choices.

The workshops look at different aspects of sustainability like gardening, agriculture, alternative fuels, green living day to day, animal husbandry, alternative transportation and many other topics.

According to Ray Aberle, the Fair director, they are expecting 12,000 to 15,000 attendees from all across the country this weekend at Legacy Park.

“The main focus this year is water,” Aberle said. “It’s a huge issue, not only throughout the world, but in Fort Collins this summer with the fire, drought and the call for damning the Poudre River.”

According to Aberle, making sure that sustainability is not politicized in the hectic season of elections is another focus for this year’s Fair.

“Whether you’re a beginning or a long time sustainable

contributor, conservative or liberal, there’s something here for anyone,” Aberle said. “You don’t have to be a tree hugger to attend this event.”

Aberle explained that Fort Collins is a prime location for a fair of this caliber, and support for the event comes from facets of Fort Collins other than just its community members.

Wadoo, a local business that specializes in selling mismatched socks made of recycled tee shirts, is planning on having a booth at this year’s Fair.

“The fair is a great time for people in Northern Colorado to find out things they can do in their own lives that help the environment or help local movements that help the environment,” said Amy Satterfield, owner of Wadoo.

Wadoo has been connected to the fair since 2006, the year the company was founded.

“It’s a really feel-good kind of thing that we can all go and learn to make our lives a little more greener and more sustainable,” Satterfield said.

KRFC, a local radio station, sees the Sustainable Living Fair as a highlight of their outreach and community events.

“The reason we got involved was because I think the Sustainable Living Fair is probably very indicative of the community at large,” said Brian Hughes, Executive Director of KRFC. “That’s

something we really believe in supporting.”

For the past three years radio station KRFC has been a sizable media sponsor and has promoted the fair ahead of time to get the word out.

“This has been a very trying year for people because of the High Park Fire,” Hughes said. “A lot of the issues that are really delved into at the Sustainable Living Fair are issues that are on people’s mind.”

To get to the fair in an alternative way, Josh Alley, a Soil and Crop Sciences major at CSU, is planning a bike parade that begins in the oval and then continues onto the fair to keep with the sustainable theme.

Speaking at the fair on water and ocean conservation is Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of renowned JacquesYves Cousteau and her father Philippe Cousteau, Sr. Another speaker includes Seleyn DeYarus, the majority owner and CEO of Best Organics, Inc. Saturday, Musketeer Gripweed will perform, and on Sunday the Patti Fiasco Band will play.

“There are few places where you can go out in a field right around the banks along the Poudre and listen to live music,” Aberle said.

Entertainment and Diversity Beat Reporter Bailey Constas (@BaileyLiza) can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

Saturday, Sept. 15 10am – Fair Opens – Old Town Yoga 10:30am - Lhasang Buddhist Smoke Ceremony 11:00am – HandPicked (members of Honey Gitters, The Holler!)

Noon – Selyne DeYarus, Keynote 1:00 – Colleen Crosson – Singer Songwriter 2:00 – Alexandra Cousteau, Keynote 3:00 – Sustainable Fashion Show – Mama Said Sew 4:15 – Futaba 5:30-7:30 – Musketeer Gripweed

Sunday, Sept. 16 10am – Fair Opens – Old Town Yoga 10:30 – Kurt Humann, – Better Than a Jukebox 11:00 – T-Band – Bluegrass, Country, Folk Noon – Wendy Pabich, Keynote 1:00 – Hip-Hop with a Message! EARTH GUARDIANS 2:00 – Rachel Kaplan, Keynote 3:00 – Old Thyme Contest Winners Announced 3:15 – Belly Dancers – Tribal Tique 4:00 – The Constitution 5:15-6:45 – Patti Fiasco Band

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WHAT’S UP THIS WEEKEND IN FOCO? ART

The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Friday, September 14, 2012

Check in with the Collegian’s Weekender every Friday to see what’s going on in Fort Collins over the weekend.

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“Memory Game” by Jennifer Angus The Fort Collins Lincoln Center Exhibit open Sept. 14 to Nov. 3 free Opening reception Friday, Sept. 14 at 5 p.m.

French Nest Open Air Market Civic Center Park Saturday, Sept. 15 Free 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Creepy, crawly bugs aren’t what first come to mind when you think of fine art, but Jennifer Angus’ new exhibit at the Lincoln Center, titled “Memory Game,” incorporates exotic insects gathered from rain forest environments in Southeast Asia.

By pinning the insects to the wall in ornate, intricate designs, Angus’ exhibit manages to mimic popular textile and wallpaper designs.

“My works are site specific, designed for each museum and gallery alone. They are ephemeral pieces lasting the length of the exhibition after which they are dismantled,” Angus said in a press release. “It is a bit tongue in cheek to do work that in many ways is about collecting, yet my art cannot be bought or collected. It can only be fully experienced during the run of the show. All the viewer can take home is a memory.”

For more information, visit www.fcgov.com.

Interested in buying local wares or antiques and collectibles? Would you also like to buy those things outside?

If so, swing by the French Nest Open Air Market this Saturday at Civic Center Park. The market, which is held the third Saturday of every month until Oct. 20, is northern Colorado’s only outdoor market for used wares.

For more information, visit www.thefrenchnestmarket.com.

MUSIC What: Good Gravy’s Excellent Adventure The Aggie Theatre Saturday, Sept. 15 $10 Doors open at 8 p.m.

Ever, like, wanted to dress up as a character from “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” man? Well, you can do just that at local bluegrass band Good Gravy’s Excellent Adventure show at the Aggie Theatre this Saturday evening.

Wear an outfit from the era of 500 B.C. to 1989 and get a discount at the door. A photo booth will also be present to document your totally tubular attire.

In the words of the band (which appear on the event’s Facebook page), “This is going to be an all or nothing rage fest. Costumes, balloons, glow sticks, phone booths, Abe Lincoln. This one you will NOT want to miss! Lets get weird and crazy!”

For more information, visit www.aggietheatre.com.

Fort Collins Symphony Ice Cream Social Library Park, Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 15 $3 per ticket or $10 for four 2 to 4 p.m.

Alright, an ice cream social might sound far too family friendly for a college student, but is there any argument against the fact that ice cream appeals to all ages the same as a fart joke?

Hang out with the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra on Saturday and enjoy gourmet ice cream, face-painting and cupcakes.

Philomusica, the European music school, will even be on hand to help novices try to play musical instruments.

For more information, visit www.fcsymphony.org.

Cemetery Stroll: Law and Disorder Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 15 $6 10 a.m.

Ever wanted to learn a little more about the lawless side of Fort Collins history? If so, check out Fort Collins’ Law and Disorder event on Saturday morning. Some of the town’s most intriguing characters come to life in this graveyard portrayal of outlaws and lawmen.

Proceeds support the Fort Collins Senior Center. For more information, visit www.events.visitfortcollins.com.

Music Workshop: Dare to Dabble with Dalcroze Eurythmics CSU University Center for the Arts Saturday, Sept. 15 Free for students, $20 for alumni and $40 for the general public 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Check out the UCA’s eurythmics single-day course to gain a better understanding of movement and, for you education majors, to gain a leg up on the workforce competition.

This workshop will introduce you to the teachings of Swiss music educator Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, who believed that movement was our “sixth sense.” Through kinesthetic games and activities, you will learn musical concepts such as beat, meter, rhythm, melodic contour, articulation, dynamics and phrasing.

The workshop is designed for K-12 music educators, instructors or anyone who performs or teaches music. For more information, visit www.central.colostate.edu.

City Park 100 Fireworks Display City Park Sunday, Sept. 16 free Event begins at 4 p.m., fireworks begin at 8:10 p.m.

This year’s crippling drought and massive wildfires may have cancelled the 4th of July fireworks display at City Park, but the 100 year anniversary display is still set to take place Sunday evening.

For more information, visit www.fcgov.com.

Are you a student with an executive point of view?

If you’re a CSU student looking for valuable, real world business experience and a good resume builder, apply now to serve on the Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation Board of Directors.

Student board members receive a stipend and are required to attend four formal meetings and four work sessions during the academic year.

For more info and application e-mail Larry.Steward@colostate.edu.

To ensure consideration apply by Friday, September 21.

Students must be admitted, degree seeking, full-time Colorado State students in good academic standing. RMSMC student employees and volunteers are not eligible to serve on the Board.

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“You will probably wonder why you ever thought being 21 was so cool...”

Happy birthday, you old bag of meat

By QUINN SCAHIL

Everyone sees the birthday girl at the bar strutting around in her “Just Turned 21!” sachet, but nobody sees her curled up by the toilet the next morning.

Birthdays, like the basement of the library, have a creepy underbelly. They are nothing but crude reminders that we have survived another round-trip journey on a piece of rock that hurtles precariously through outer space.

Although birthdays may seem pleasant because you receive gifts and a tidbit more attention than usual, they are just gimmicks to make us forget something terrible--we are getting old, slowly but surely.

When I was young, around nine, I always thought it would be fun to be “older” because older kids seemed so cool. So when I was nine, I wanted to be 13, and when I was 13, I wanted to be 16. Well, it turns out that I was an idiot, because now I’m 21 and it’s a bummer.

Along the course of my youth I felt as though there were certain birthdays where it was a privilege to be old. It starts at 16. We get our licenses and start cruising the USA. However, a car usually requires a job, so we have to put on our very best polo shirt and apply to Dairy Queen. After serving upwards of 500 frosties, you realize that you hate your job and your car.

Suddenly being 16 is not so cool.

After slaving away for two years we turn 18. We become technical adults, but all that means is that we can buy our own cigarettes and waste money on scratch tickets. I guess you could also go and buy yourself the latest edition of Playboy, but seriously, who does that?

However, the real thought in the back of everyone’s mind at that age is, “This is cool, but it’s still three more years until I can drink.” As those years pass you’ll probably often wish you were “old enough” to drink. But wait a second — there is nothing cool about getting “old

enough” to do anything.

Getting old sucks.

Three years later you turn 21 and think everything is golden, but the truth is that whether you end up dancing on the bar or puking on it, it is bittersweet. You feel so young before midnight when you walk into the bar, but by noon the next day you feel old and hung-over.

When you are of age, you will become used to spending inordinate amounts of cash on margaritas, or any other nasty drink that promises to have you rushing to the bathroom in the middle of class the next morning. You will probably wonder why you ever thought being 21 was so cool, because being broke and perpetually hungover isn’t so awesome to me.

As time passes you will take your younger friends out on their 21st birthdays and buy them nasty shots that you drank on yours. Their sophomoric behavior and the amount of alcohol they’re consuming will have you clenching your teeth, thinking, “Did I look like that too?”

Eventually you will have to go out for your friend’s 22nd birthday.

Make no mistake; the 22nd birthday is the worst. When you were younger, turning 16, 18 and 21 all seemed to mean something, but at 22 you are just a bag of meat that has completed another lap around the sun.

All the old people I know (my 22-year-old friends) wake up after their birthday with the worst hangover they’ve ever encountered. They say, “I have to get my life together, get an internship, or apply to law school or something. I’m getting too old for all of this,” and I look at them like they have just peed in my cereal.

It’s like once you’re 22 you wake up with arthritis and a hunch that you should get your colon cleaned. Nobody has to tell you that you’re old because you know it. It’s absolutely terrifying.

So for all you kids who are 18 to 20 and upset that you’re not “old enough” to do anything fun in this town — get over it. Quit thinking about getting old, because in three years when you really are “old” you’re going to miss the days of your sweet, sweaty youth.

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

By NIC TURICIANO

Apple announced the iPhone 5 on Wednesday: that’s no secret. It has a larger screen, new charging ports, longer battery life, slightly different hardware and a better front-facing camera than the previous model.

Sounds like a lot of changes, right?

But there’s one problem: it looks nearly identical to the iPhone 4S (and, before that, the iPhone 4). Additionally, the upgrades to the new device fall in line with technological advances.

Battery life is constantly improving in mobile devices, as are cameras, processors and screen displays/sizes. We expect these components to improve year after year.

But after five years and four iterations, the device serves few functions that it didn’t when Steve Jobs first introduced the product in January 2007.

So yes, upgrades have been made to the iPhone, but no watershed occurred when there needed to be one, meaning that there’s nothing distinctly “Apple” about Apple’s new product.

The reason the company became

the behemoth that it is today is because it incorporated new technologies in ways that no one else had.

Apple introduced the first widely successful and affordable personal computer, the Apple 1, in 1976, which pioneered the graphic user interface (computer monitor) that’s still popular today. Other innovations include the first widely used mp3 music player (iPod), iTunes and the iPad. While these devices (sans the Apple 1) still exist today in forms similar to their originals, their yearly releases are no longer excitedly talked about for weeks , or even months , beforehand.

The iPhone is a different story. Not that it doesn’t resemble its first iteration — because it does — but that it’s still looked to as a product to show the world how new technologies can be used in a commercial setting.

Yet there’s nothing very “new” about the iPhone 5, and in terms of creating a discussion instead of becoming fodder for it, the device is a failure.

The horizon for Apple doesn’t hold any exciting new products if rumors are to be believed — an iPad Mini is no more thrilling than a slightly retouched iPhone.

On the other end of the tech spectrum is Google, the company that is quickly usurping Apple as the leading innovator in the world of consumer technology and embodies the spirit of Apple’s former guru.

They’ve done this by incorporating various technologies (just as Apple became so famous for) into existing platforms such as Google Chrome (a simple, integrated web browser with vast potential) and Chromebooks (laptops built entirely on the Chrome platform

that function primarily on the Web).

Most exciting though, is the creation of Google Glass — a technology that takes the age-old eyeglasses, eliminates the lenses and transforms them into a Web browser, calendar, daily planner, video camera, etc., all hovering on a screen no larger than your thumb.

It’s innovations like Google Glass (which, unfortunately, won’t be commercially available until 2014) that Apple used to be known for, and after Wednesday’s convention, it’s difficult to believe that the company hasn’t begun to recede from its post at the new frontier.

The argument is not, as is often made, that Steve Jobs’ death signalled the end of Apple innovation — it’s rumored that the iPhone 5 was the last project that he was significantly involved in, meaning that, even with a touch of Jobs, the device became little more than a rehash.

The argument is that Apple hasn’t significantly redesigned the wheel since the original launch of the iPhone (the iPad was less revolutionary than expectation fulfilling).

While Apple has thrived on the coattails of Jesus Phone’s genius, Google has been outmaneuvering and outthinking Apple with new devices — so much so that with the introduction of a product like Google Glass, it seems Apple’s mojo has jumped ship into the lap of another company.

Entertainment Editor Nic Turiciano can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

Joke for a smoke! Wait, that’s not funny

By LAUREN STIERITZ

I have always been somewhat aware that the existence of racism is still prevalent in our country today, but I never would have expected to find it in the nonjudgmental and accepting town of Fort Collins — especially not from a CSU student.

Tour de Fat and the Rocky Mountain Showdown had just ended, and the mood of Fort Collins was ecstatic and friendly with a high over the community from CSU's epic win over CU. My friend and I were enjoying Fat Tires on the patio of a popular bar in Old Town and accompanying our beers with a couple Marlboro Lights.

A seemingly friendly — and clearly intoxicated — CSU student approached us from the bar, and the friendly vibe from the night soon diminished.

The student, wearing a Crown Royal bag on his head in place of a hat (probably part of a Tour de Fat costume) walked up to us and asked for a cigarette. My friend responded with our standard line to any cigarette-bummer: "Joke for a smoke. If I laugh, I'll give you a cigarette."

The joke that followed was one of the most profoundly racist and disgusting that I have ever experienced and in-

volved overly crude language — not even acceptable in the atmosphere of a bar.

Not only did he tell us the "joke", but proceeded to talk about African Americans — referring to them by frequent use of the “n-word” — and how "they" are lazy, worthless and a bunch of criminals (wait, I'm sorry — did we just time travel back to the pre-Civil War Confederate south?)

It makes me cringe, typing these words — racism isn't a joke, and it isn't funny.

This student is not even close to the only instance of racism I have encountered around this campus, unfortunately. I hear the “n-word” on at least a daily basis and students consistently seem to talk about blacks and whites in separate groups, granted this is often unintentional.

Why label an individual as one of "them"? Since when does color reflect an individual’s work ethic, personality and character? Who do you think you are, to have the audacity to judge or label another based off the color of their skin? And no, intoxication is far from an excuse for discriminatory behavior.

I remember this line, from this one little speech, "I Have a Dream" that went something like: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Something like that, am I right?

This is 2012, and talking about blacks and whites in opposing and often condescending terms is an offensive version of separate but equal – a concept that you and I both know, should be long outdated.

I too often hear the defense that jokes and remarks such as these are exercising freedom of speech and per-

sonal opinion. I'm sorry, but the last time I checked hate speech or fighting words, defined as insults "on the basis of race, color, creed, religion or gender” are not protected by the First Amendment, according to the Supreme Court Case of R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul.

This isn't an agenda, it's a matter of right and wrong, and of ethical and unethical. It's a matter of common sense and respect toward one another. We are members of a community, and before a few weekends ago, one that I thought was pretty tolerant and accepting. I guess I'm pretty naive.

While discussing this issue with others throughout the week, I have been pointed toward the fact that I am a 22-year-old white female, and because of that many of you may not believe I have the "right" to discuss these issues.

I strongly and firmly believe I have the "right" to stand up for the people of my community — whatever race, gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation they may be. That my friends, is the real beauty of the First Amendment.

So tonight, as you head off to Old Town or a house party, or whatever you do – remember the phrase "liberty and justice for all" and remember that your words not only reflect upon yourselves but upon your community, and the representation of CSU. If you decide to ignore these values and virtues that our country, state, community and campus stands by: for lack of better terms – wake the hell up.

Lauren Stieritz is a senior communication studies major. Her columns appear Fridays in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian. com.

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Friday, September 14, 2012

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“People don’t join organizations, people join people.”

Hayden Genth | vice president of administration for the Interfraternity Council

Greek Life numbers growing Recruitment underway, giving students a new place to call home

By SEAN MEEDS and MEGAN TIMLIN The Rocky Mountain Collegian Twenty-eight different fraternities and sororities are recruiting in the upcoming week, looking to add to a community that has grown more than 30 percent in the last six years.

CSU Greek Life is the largest student organization on campus, right after the Associated Students of CSU. Currently, there are 1,600 students involved with Greek Life, which makes up eight percent of the student body population.

“Greek Life has gotten bigger, but because CSU is growing, the percentage hasn’t changed,” said Patty Casullo, Panhellenic Recruitment Chair.

But unlike ASCSU, where affiliation ends after graduation, being a part of a CSU fraternity or sorority means “joining a lifetime membership,” said Hayden Genth, the vice president of administration for the Interfraternity Council.

“People don’t join organizations, people join people,” Genth said.

A typical recruitment process for a fraternity involves students attending Greek Life informational meetings, organized events, visiting chapter tables out

on the Lory Student Center Plaza and simply speaking to a member of a chapter house.

Fraternity events include attending football games, bowling, barbeques and other outdoor activities.

“I’m very happy to have three weeks to meet guys who are interested, because these are the people who I’m going to have their backs for life,” Genth said.

Nick Patenaude, Alpha Sigma Phi’s recruitment director, believes that it is important for his brothers to get to know potential new members and make them feel like a part of the brotherhood from the beginning.

While fraternities can initiate new members at any time, six sororities participate in formal recruitment from Sept. 14 through Sept. 17.

This year is a big year for sorority recruitment, according to Patty Casullo, the Panhellenic recruitment chair.

Formal recruitment lasts three days, with an additional day where bids are placed. This year, there was also an optional open house Sunday, Sept. 9.

“Of the days, there are different rounds and each has a conversation theme,” Casullo said.

On day one, the women visit six PHC sororities, discussing Panhellenic and

sisterhood. The next day, they visit up to four PHC sororities to learn about the philanthropy and membership options. The final round is preference night, where the women visit two chapters where the members showcase why the house means so much to them.

After touring Panhellenic (PHC) sororities each day, young women rank each house according to which they prefer the most. Those same sororities, however, will also determine which individuals they think fit best in their group — this is called a mutual selection process.

Many incoming students tend to be intimidated by these four days, but Casullo advises recruits to keep an open mind and stay positive.

“It’s important to know all your options,” she said.

Both Casullo and Patenaude have similar advice to students going through recruitment. They believe it is important to make sure students fit in the chapter and that they remain true to who they are as individuals.

Each CSU chapter also participates with and donates to a specific philanthropy. For example, the Chi Omega chapter donates to the Make-A-Wish Foundation while Zeta Tau participates with their na-

RECRUITMENT DATES Panhellenic Council: Sept. 14-17, 2012 Interfraternity Council: Year-round recruitment Mutlicultural Greek Council: Recruitment unique to each house National Pan-Hellenic Council: Recruitment unique to each house.

For more information visit www.csugreeks.colostate.edu.

tional philanthropy, Breast Cancer and Education. For the Interfraternity Council, examples include Sigma Chi’s involvement with the Huntsman Cancer Institute and Sigma Pi Epsilon’s support of the Youth AIDs organization.

Greek students gave additional reasons to make a lifelong commitment to their chapters.

“The amount of involvement and the opportunities it opens sets you apart,” Patenaude said.

“Not only that, but it gives students an outlet for internal growth and reflection upon themselves.”

“Greek Life holds its members accountable to a higher standard,” Genth said. “Not just in Greek Life, but in every part of life.”

Collegian writers Sean Meeds and Megan Timlin can be reached at news@ collegian.com.

Tony Frank speaks to the Unviersity on the Oval Thursday morning to a crowd of over 3,500 people. Frank spoke about the last academic year, and the future of CSU..

CSU has room for improvement

By SEAN MEEDS The Rocky Mountain Collegian For the first time since he’s been at CSU, President Tony Frank was able to give a crowd of about 3,000 gathered for his Fall Address some good news about Colorado’s public higher education funding.

“It appears the state of Colorado may increase higher education funding next year,” he said.

Despite the good news, Frank encouraged everyone to begin planning for future obstacles that students could face with higher education. Even though he hinted at funding increasing in the next year, Frank was determined to initiate a plan that would protect CSU from future cuts.

“Unless there are fundamental changes to the way in which we as Coloradans manage the resources we entrust to each other in this place we call home, there will be no funding for public higher education … in the next 7 to 10 years,” Frank said. “Ours could potentially become the first state in the nation to defund its system of public higher education.”

Students who attended sympathized with Frank’s desire to plan ahead for future problems with student funding.

“I think it’s good that he’s getting on it now,” said Davis Stone, a senior economics major. “It shows that he understands how important a cut to public funding could be, but that he’s not afraid of it.”

According to Jenny Jessup, a senior Natural Sciences major and Presidential Ambassador, CSU’s current standing was all in thanks to Frank’s doing.

“Through Frank’s leadership we’ve survived through the financial crisis and we continue to thrive,” she said.

Frank also announced

Thursday night lights

HUNTER THOMPSON | COLLEGIAN

A group of students walk towards the intramural fields past a fenced off section of the West Lawn where Cobra Starship is planning to play a concert tomorrow night. ASAP is the sponsor for the RamJam concert that will also feature Breathe Carolina.

CORRECTION In the Sept. 13 article, “ASCSU alters student fee process,” it was incorrectly stated that the Student Fee Review Board’s name was changed to the Board for Student Organization Funding pursuant to Senate Bill 4202. The Student Funding Board’s name was changed pursuant to Senate Bill 4203. The Collegian regrets its error.

The Weekend Excursion Guide

By Kevin Bartz The Rocky Mountain Collegian

I sense that you all tire of heading up into Estes Park.

Mainly because I do too. So, this week I’m sending you all to a spot like no other in all of northern Colorado, at least to my knowledge.

Red Mountain Open Space sits where the foothills pan out into the expansive bubbling plane of the high desert. You’ll catch glimpses of the distant Front and Mummy Ranges scraping up from behind the foothills. You’ll see the panoramic openness of the planes, all while trekking through the hilly landscape.

The space is composed of a network of trails that weave around mesas, cliffs, through red-walled canyons and along trickling streams.

It is a new natural area that was once ranching land. The

landscape had gone untouched for centuries; it’s kind of like stepping into the old west.

However, its seclusion is, by far, it’s most attractive feature. Once you pull into the trailhead, you will truly feel “Out There.” Get ready to trek for a few hours without seeing a soul.

Also, since this was once ranching land, you will probably run into some horseback riders.

That is, if you see anybody at all.

In addition, don’t be surprised if you stumble across a herd of free range cattle, gaping and chewing at you. Like I said before, this place is like no other place to go hiking.

Normally, I have a set route to suggest. But that is not the case this week. There are just so many options up at Red Mountain. You could do a quick five mile hike or a long 10 mile loop that dips past the Wyoming Border. Just snag a map and be creative.

Another great part of this space is it’s not just for hikers.

I would highly recommend hopping on a mountain bike and taking on one of the larger loop trails. The routs pitch up and down so it is a constant change of pace.

Seriously, this has to be one of the best kept secrets of the Fort Collins Area.

To get here, take College Avenue northbound and turn off onto Highway 1, still heading north. Continue to CR 15 (also know as Waverly turn off) and go left. Turn left on CR 78.

Hang a right on CR 17., then Turn left on CR 80. Take a right on CR 19 then a left on CR 21.

This is a dirt road. Continue 7 miles to where the road ends at the trailhead.

Don’t worry about the cost.

It’s free!

Collegian writer Kevin Bartz can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

a plan that he has been discussing with his cabinet, a plan he called “CSU 2020.” It involves increasing non-resident attendance to CSU, maintaining the university’s position as the school of choice in Colorado and “a relentless focus on excellence in everything we do,” he said.

The plan puts the university’s enrollment growth on path to reach 35,000 students by 2020. Some foresaw potential problems that could arise from Frank’s plan.

“With more students it provides more competition within the classroom,” Stone said. “It creates a larger CSU environment.”

Frank also listed off the numerous accomplishments CSU had achieved within the last year, from completing the first comprehensive university campaign early and with an excess of $40 million to welcoming in the largest incoming class at CSU for the fourth consecutive year in a row.

The fall address was a tradition started by CSU President Albert Yates after the Flood of 1997. It was originally a celebration of the community that rallied together and worked to quickly put students back in school. Frank addressed the reason for continuing that tradition today.

“To celebrate our successes, reflect on our challenges,” he said. “And to look to a path forward as a community.”

Frank emphasized the university’s active participation in implementing his plan.

Borrowing from a line said by President Abraham Lincoln, Frank told the crowd, “It is not whether any of us can imagine better, but whether all of us can do better.”

Collegian Writer Sean Meeds can be reached at news@collegian.com.

RAMTALK ... THE REST OF THE STORY

The sound of (mp3) music

By DAVIS ENGLISH

The Rocky Mountain Collegian This fictional column is based on the Ramtalk, “I haven’t seen iHome guy at all this semester. If he has graduated, who will fill his musical spot in our hearts?” which originally appeared in the Sept. 7 Collegian.

In a recent publicity stunt, iHome guys have taken to the streets to protest.

The iMen and iWomen, as they are known, are notorious for carrying speakers to class instead of wearing headphones like a normal person would. These beloved men and women are upset, and are asking for more recognition.

As they protest, observers and onlookers are forced to ask themselves: How can we fill the void? iHome guys are generally

smelly, small and hobbit-esque. They thrive on attention and love open toed shoes.

They carry around guitars and hacky sacks that must be taken out in any group circle.

They are a vegetarian people that claim to love the Earth as well as their community. The iHome person is a kind, yet misunderstood breed.

The iHome was developed mainly as an alarm clock and music playing device for people to use in their times of leisure. Some intelligent soul, however, thought to incorporate social times with this leisure time by carrying the speakers to class with him — The Grateful Dead playing full blast. With this, the movement was born.

When asked what the problem was, local CSU iHome guy Lohgan Bonswee replied, “We just aren’t getting enough

attention.” The obviously distraught Bonswee went on to say that “Some people play piano for others to enjoy, but me: I just play my iHome as darn well as I can.” He went on to talk about the lack of appreciation for the iHome as a musical instrument.

The students have risen as well to join the protesters.

“You know,” says local student Stevin Jakeb, “the iHome is a really underappreciated art form. Society needs to embrace these people who brighten our lives every day.”

The protests have been going on for weeks now, and if they are not terminated soon, we may have to live the rest of our lives without the iHome people. I know that I never want to see that day.

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

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This week’s top 2

By Alex Hall The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Grizzly Bear: “Shields” Released Sept. 18

Since 2009’s “Veckatimest,” members of the Brooklyn four-piece have pursued their own projects apart from the band, like Daniel Rossen’s Silent Hour/Golden Mile and Chris Taylor/CANT’s “Dreams Come True.” They’ve had time to develop their own individual personalities, and because of this, “Shields” may have — under different circumstances — been the next “White Album.”

But it’s not. In many ways it’s the most collaborative album Grizzly Bear has ever done. Each member shines, not just in performance but also in composition. It’s an album that will, if not win over new listeners, entirely delight old fans.

PRESENTS Top 10 albums for the week of Sept. 9 1. Various Artists — “Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac” 2. Bloc Party — “Four” 3. Orwells — “Remember When” 4. Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra — “Theatre is Evil”

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Grizzly Bear’s music has been featured in “Blue Valentine” and “The Dictator” Great tracks include “Sleeping Ute,” “Yet Again,” and “GunShy” Chris Taylor has also produced records for Twin Shadow and Dirty Projectors Daniel Rossen is also part of the band Department of Eagles

Animal Collective: “Centipede Hz” Released Sept. 4

If Grizzly Bear ventured further away from their roots with their last album, Animal Collective has done just the opposite with theirs. “Centipede Hz” is a sound collage that has more in common with “Danse Manatee” and “Spirit They’ve Gone…” than “Merriweather Post Pavilion” and “Strawberry Jam.” Although it’s not as “radio-friendly” (if that term actually means anything) as their other records, it shares many similarities with the medium of radio itself.

Apart from the static and clipped conversation sprinkled throughout, each instrument sounds like it came from a different song from a different station, as if it was possible to turn on a radio and hear all frequencies at once. It’s not total suffocation, though; there is a selectiveness that is surprising about the work, and a curation that might be endearing even to the most stolidly antagonistic listeners.

5. Walk the Moon — “Walk the Moon” 6. Divine Fits — “A Thing Called Divine Fits” 7. Two Door Cinema Club — “Beacon” 8. Teen — “In Limbo” 9. Grasscut — “Unearth” 10. Good Co. — “Electro Swing for the Masses”

By Michael Elizabeth Sakas 90.5 KCSU Fort Collins Denver’s fire juggling and face painting band Bonnie and the Beard likes to play the desert gypsy blues, mixing the “Howlin’ moon, stories of rebels, rusty Cadillacs and a healthy dose of whiskey.” They’ve opened for Colorado’s own DeVotchka, have played at Tour de Fat and the Underground Music Festival, and have now been a featured local band on 90.5 KCSU’s weekly live performance show the Local Loco. Bonnie and the Beard will be back to Fort Collins this Saturday, Sept. 15 playing at Road 34.

Tony Guitar, vocals and banjo

Megan Vocals, guitar and keys Alex Drums

Mark Bass and accordion

Wes Horns and vocals

Includes “Today’s Supernatural” and “Monkey Riches” Marks the return of guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Deakin Percussionist Panda Bear released the highly acclaimed “Tomboy” last year Keyboardist and vocalist Avey Tare assumed most of the songwriting duties instead of “Merriweather’s” Tare/Bear songwriting approach

BLEU |

Theatre with a message

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said Dulcie Willis, executive director of Bas Bleu. “We were satisfied with the sentencing, but we’re not letting it affect our artwork and we’re stronger than ever.”

Strauch was sentenced to four years community corrections, and is to pay $750,000 in restitution, according to the Collegian.

UCA Beat Reporter Lianna Salva can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

said. “Stories are a wonderful way to get people to, what Shakespeare said, ‘Hold the mirror up.’

“I think if you turn on the nightly news, you see the same things going on in this play happening right now in Syria, Afghanistan and even Denver, where there is a huge amount of sex trafficking,” Ishii said. “It’s very contem-

porary in terms of abuse and the powerlessness that women are sometimes made to feel.”

According to Ishii, although this play brings up some controversial issues, it is important to show them through theater rather than film because it allows an immediate reaction from the audience.

“The most important thing is to risk. Playing it safe is not

the role of an artist. Doing art is about exploration, and exploration means that you don’t know what the destination is,” said Zwick-Tapley.

This is the first main stage show of the season for Bas Bleu since the sentencing of former CSU student Matthew Strauch, who stole money from the theater, as well as a local charter school, in the spring of 2012.

“We are moving forward,”

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) ––7–– There’s way too much work, especially for the next two days. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but is it as fun? Take time to acknowledge both successes and failures, and learn from them all.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ––9–– Do what you can to help the others stay relaxed and calm. If it’s any help to know, you’re especially cute now, and romance goes well. Avoid the flimsy. Accept a sweet, solid deal.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ––9–– Complete the work first, and play later. Stick close to home for a couple of days. Kindly ask for help with a household project. Make an important connection.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 8 — Entering a few days of learning. You’re especially good with words right now. There’s more money coming your way -- if you’ll work for it. Communication provides a key.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ––7–– The next phase is good for making deals, even in the face of some resistance. Competition provides the motivation. But do it for love, not money.

Passion engulfs you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ––9–– You’re on top of the world, looking down on opportunity. Don’t let your head swell, and watch out for conflicting orders and hidden agendas. Fix up the place.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ––6–– Finish up projects you’ve been avoiding today and tomorrow. Don’t get sidetracked.

Find assistance from a great coach, as needed, and move up one level.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ––8–– Your friends are grateful for your contributions and are ready to add their grain of sand. Exert yourself. Receive accolades for good service. A touch of glitter might be just the thing.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ––8–– Take a few days to firm up career details. Be clear on what your objectives are. It’s time to leave misconceptions behind. Reconfirm what you heard to avoid misunderstandings.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ––8–– Start planning a vacation, or just go for it more spontaneously. It doesn’t have to cost an arm or a leg. Let your heart lead you. Be grateful for what you have. Enjoy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ––7–– Your theory gets challenged. Don’t resist it, but learn from the experience. Others may know better after all. Stay out of your own way. Changes call for budget revisions.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ––8–– Consult a good strategist or friend. Use your experience to soothe ragged nerves.

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SPORTS FRIDAY Friday, September 14, 2012 | Page 8

VOLLEYBALL

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Hosting defending NCAA champs UCLA

By KYLE GRABOWSKI The Rocky Mountain Collegian

NICK LYON | COLLEGIAN

CSU volleyball player Dri Culbert brings a level of passion and commitment to studying the game uncharacteristic for a freshman. Culbert

“I just fell in love with the environment. The campus, the girls, just the family feeling this program has.”

Dri Culbert | freshman, opposite hitter

Freshman finds another level

By KYLE GRABOWSKI The Rocky Mountain Collegian Dri Culbert’s high school coach always told her, “there’s another level.”

She climbed to another level against then No. 14 Tennessee in her first college start, and has remained in the starting lineup ever since.

Culbert grew up in Delton, Mich., where her mom was a high school volleyball coach during her early years and her sister Alex played before her.

“Since I was a baby I’ve always been in the gym,” Dri Culbert said.

“I was on my first really competitive game in fifth grade, and I’ve grown up watching my sisters play. I’ve grown up watching it and I fell in love with it.”

Jack Magelssen, who coached Culbert in high school, recalls seeing Culbert watch her sisters practice when she was in 7th and 8th grade.

“She saw the game played at a little higher level than most kids that age,” he said. “As she kept getting older she knew the skills it would take. I didn’t have to sell her on anything.”

Culbert played all over the court for Delton-Kellogg High School, set-

ting or hitting as the situation dictated.

“She played every position. Because of her growth spurts we experimented in a lot of areas for her,” Magelssen said. “She has big hands, she’s smart, she listens, she wants to train.

Not a normal thing for a lot of kids.”

That desire to get better brought Culbert to CSU for a prep camp her sophomore year.

“I just fell in love with the environment. The campus, the girls, just the family feeling this program has,” Culbert said. “I always wanted to play at a high level and we’re ranked high every year, and that’s nice, but I fell in love with the team chemistry, it wasn’t like anything else.”

CSU coach Tom Hilbert didn’t recruit Culbert as much as she recruited the program because they were evaluating her primarily as a setter and had Deedra Foss on the roster.

But once the staff saw her on the court they knew they had a well-rounded player.

“I started seeing that her senior year in high school. I told (current DU coach) Jesse Mahoney before he left, ‘Dri Culbert may come in here and play as an opposite hitter,’ ” Hilbert said. “She understands the game very well for her age.”

Culbert parlayed that under-

PLAYER PROFILE Dri Culbert season stats 33 kills, 6 errors 21 assists 4 aces .333 hitting percentage

standing and her well-rounded skill set into a starting position two weeks into her freshman season.

“She has made a huge impact. It is so nice to have someone functional on the right side of the court because a lot of ‘junk’ balls get tipped from the left side or hard balls down the line defensively that she is so good at picking up,” senior outside hitter Dana Cranston said. “It’s nice to be able to go to her out of system, which we haven’t had a lot of in the past because she is so smart and crafty and very low error.”

The one area of Culbert’s game that still needs work is her blocking, but she’s always been willing to work and reach the next level.

“She’s willing to learn and she’s willing to go out and make mistakes in order to get better,” Hilbert said.

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

There has been a big pastel blue elephant in Tom Hilbert’s closet since June.

He’ll finally get to face it on the court Saturday when defending champion No. 2 UCLA visits Moby for a showdown with the CSU volleyball team.

“As we’ve always learned, we get people in Moby, we play at the top of our game, we have a chance to beat anyone in the country,” Hilbert said.

UCLA is 7-1 this season with its only loss coming in the team’s opening tournament at current No. 1 Nebraska, winning on the home court of then No. 6 Hawaii in the process.

“They have great outside hitting in all three spots, and they are an incredibly good passing team,” Hilbert said.

“They’re able to play an extremely fast tempo and they’re very physical.”

2012 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Rachael Kidder again leads the Bruins’ attack, averaging 3.89 kills per set. Senior Tabi Love was named the Verizon Volleyball Challenge Most Outstanding Player after a 26 kill outburst against Hawaii.

“We haven’t had to be great because we’ve had physical advantages,” UCLA coach Michael Sealey said. “We won’t have that against CSU. They’re a big, talented team” The Rams have a similar level of respect for UCLA, but won’t blink when put face-to-face with one of the nation’s most dominant programs.

“We’re not intimidated by their athleticism,” Hilbert said.

CSU has fed off of the

competitive practices they had last week in conjunction with its victory in the 2012 Rams Volleyball Classic to push each other further this week.

“We definitely have a new focus. We’re working on the small things we need to get better at,” Paige said.

“Passers are working on serve-receive, hitters and Deedra are working on getting up fast. We’re all really there and we want it so bad.”

A victory against UCLA would be the highest ranked team CSU has ever taken down in Moby, but the team doesn’t need to be reminded of the stakes.

“That is not a necessary thing to get my team focused. They know who this is,” Hilbert said.

The Rams defeated UCLA in the team’s previous meeting in the NACWAA invitational in Gainesville, Fla., the first time CSU defeated a No.1 team in any sport.

Hilbert insists, however, this Saturday’s match isn’t about winning or losing.

“This match is a winwin for us. It’s about going out and having a great experience for our team, for our fans,” he said.

Part of that experience, however, could be storming the court after one of CSU’s signature wins in any sport in 2012.

“This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for CSU to get to play a No. 2 ranked team,” senior middle blocker Megan Plourde said.

“We’re going to have Moby madness, and I feel like it’s going to be the place to be to get the environment going, so maybe we can intimidate UCLA a little bit.”

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

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CSU’s Deedra Foss and Brieon Paige rise up to block a shot against

FOOTBALL

COLORADO STATE SAN JOSE STATE

CSU Defense

SJSU Offense

19.5 123

Turnovers/ Takeaways

Difference Makers

#56

(6’-2”, 250lbs) Junior Linebacker/Defensive end

2.5 2

4

#23

Noel Grigsby (5’-11”, 175lbs) Junior Wide Receiver

13

19

Tackles Tackles for loss

1

251

Pass Per Game

3

Sacks

144

Rush Per Game

182

Shaquil Barrett

31

PPG

168

Yards

12.9

Yards per reception

1

Touchdowns

REPORTING BY CRIS TILLER, DESIGN BY HUNTER THOMPSON