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Blodgett the Great proves sky’s the limit The ‘barkour’ dog has racked up over 4,000 followers with cool tricks
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but one is told women tend to do worse than men, which can lower the women’s results. “If that task is important to you, then it affects your performance,” Chavez said. When students are victims of discrimination or prejudice, they cannot just go to class and forget it because it affects them, Chavez said.
If you’re familiar with the famous and talented hoopshooting Air Bud, you might want to prepare yourself for Colorado’s own Blodgett the Great — but this canine isn’t out of a straight-tovideo children’s Disney flick. Blodgett, a Blue Heeler well known in the Fort Collins and Denver areas as a “barkour” dog, has racked up over 4,000 Instagram followers in the last year, performing impressive stunts in any terrain he can get his paws on, from the Rocky Mountains to the pillars outside the Morgan Library. On Tuesday, Blodgett, accompanied by his owner and operator of Instagram account @blodgettthegreat Ian Krammer, came to Colorado State University to take over the CSU Instagram account for the day. While Instagram fame is a relatively new feat for Blodgett, the two have been training together for nearly eight years, partnering for intense mountain climbs and finding new ways to navigate obstacles. Since Krammer adopted Blodgett in eastern Colorado after hitchhiking around all 50 states in the U.S., the two have been inseparable.
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After multiple racial and bias motivated incidents at Colorado State University during the 2019 fall semester, many students still feel the effects to this day. PHOTO BY MATT TACKETT COLLEGIAN
Prejudice and discrimination: Effects of race and bias incidents on Rams By Gerson Flores Rojas @GersonFloresRo1
When incidents of bias hit Colorado State University in the fall semester, including a blackface photo, a swastika drawn at Aggie Village and the N-word found written in the IM field bathrooms, CSU responded to the situation, but the aftermath for some students is ongoing. While determining the steps
CSU would take next, one question came up among students: How do incidents of bias and discrimination affect students on campus, especially students that come from marginalized identities? The stress that comes from dealing with incidents of bias can create different effects on students at CSU. One of the effects can come in the form of the stereotype threat. Ernest Chavez, a pro-
fessor in the psychology department at CSU, describes the stereotype threat as a person having their results affected by others believing stereotypes about them. “There is more prevalent overt prejudice than there used to be,” Chavez said. “It was more covert (and) more implicit rather than explicit.” One example Chavez presents is a test — two groups of women are given the same test,
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Mary Lou Blevins participates in a class about journaling with mandalas in the Blue Moose Art Gallery Feb. 13. The instructor, artist Donna Bearden, who has been a photographer for most of her life, got into mandalas when she “learned about Carl Jung, the psychologist, who drew mandalas every morning.” Bearden herself “used it to work through some long-standing issues” and has developed her art form from there, using photography and other mediums to create and teach about mandalas. Each month of class has a different focus. This class, the group focused on “questions of the heart.” PHOTO BY RYAN SCHMIDT THE COLLEGIAN
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Beware the beetle: Pests to return in the spring By Noah Pasley @PasleyNoah
Many students may be anticipating the warmer weather as February comes to a close, but as all the trees spring back to life, so do the many insects that feed on them. Dan West, an entomologist with the Colorado State Forest Service, said one of the biggest threats statewide is the spruce beetle, a species of bark beetle indigenous to the United States. Bark beetles exist as a natural control that’s meant to “sanitize and take out weaker diseased trees,” West said. Different species of bark beetles feed on specific types of trees, with the spruce beetle primarily infesting Engelmann spruce trees, as well as occasionally Colorado blue spruce, according to the CSFS website. However, due to drought conditions, the bark beetle population has been able to build up more, West said. The insects feed on the phloem layer, which transports sugars to the roots. This means trees like Engelmann spruce and occasionally the Colorado blue spruce that get infested by the spruce beetles can no longer get carbohydrates through photosynthesis, and they die. West said that spruce beetles have affected roughly 2 million forested acres in Colorado since 2000, out of nearly 24.5 million forested acres statewide. But helping them has been another pest, a caterpillar
known as the Western spruce budworm. The Western spruce budworm has affected primarily the southern half of Colorado, damaging the forest ecosystem by feeding on the needles of spruce trees and weakening photosynthesis, West said. The prevalence of budworm is alarming because after the needles have been damaged, spruce beetles will often move into the already weakened trees, West said. Due to this, roughly 14,000 acres were destroyed statewide in 2019, he said. While the situation looks bleak, West said that there are also a number of natural controls, as well as different processes to identify and contain the spread of infestations. In a forest ecosystem, natural controls would be precipitation levels and temperature regimes, he said. “The strategy for controlling spruce beetles is by adding resilience, making certain trees more vigorous during periods of drought,” West said. However, in local ecosystems like cities and neighborhoods, pests such as the emerald ash borer are more dangerous, West said. The emerald ash borer is an invasive species originally from Asia that targets ash trees in communities. After an outbreak of emerald ash borer in Boulder County in 2013, a quarantine was put in place to prevent the spread. Seth Davis, an assistant professor in forest science at
A dead tree sits surrounded by snow. In 2019, spruce beetles destroyed large amounts of trees in Colorado. PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS THE COLLEGIAN
Colorado State University, said that the quarantine restricted the movement of ash wood out of the county. In local ecosystems, there are also other ways to monitor for pests, including inventories and tree assessments, West said. Inventories are done in communities, essentially taking stock of what types of trees are in the ecosystem, how big they
are and where they are, whereas tree assessments are a ranking of quality in individual trees. The spread of bark beetles and other pests is also important because it has a correlation to wildfires, as well as water quality and capture in the state. There aren’t higher wildfire rates, but they have different behaviors because of bark beetles, West said.
“Fires get hotter and more intense,” West said. He also said that the snowpack is coming down two to three weeks early due to tree decomposition from the pests, which impacts the levels of nitrogen in the water and sedimentation levels. Noah Pasley can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Effects >> from page 1 “Their mind is going to be playing that out, and (that will) affect their performance,” Chavez said. “Stress affects your sleeping pattern, your appetites and, if you’re in chronic stress, it affects your immune system.” Being in an environment that is inherently biased creates fear in a student’s mind, Chavez said. “There is a term called racial battle fatigue,” said Adam-Jon Aparicio, the mental health clinician for diversity and outreach services at CSU. “It is the process of being in an environment that is inherently biased and the fatigue that comes from having to wear armor to protect oneself.” Aparicio said anything that hurts a student also hurts our campus. Dismissing the issue and making it less than it is is also counterproductive, Chavez said. “If I tell you that you’re not entitled to feel this way, it makes it worse,” Chavez said.
Students made this clear last semester with demonstrations like the #NotProudToBe march and writing letters to the editor that they were not happy with the way the institution handled the blackface incident. Media also plays a role in the discrimination and prejudice people believe in, Chavez said. “None of us are born racist or prejudiced, and a lot of the media helps portray stereotypes,” Chavez said. “The media perpetuates a lot of our stereotypes, (including) gender stereotypes and racial stereotypes.” Chavez believes the media has a tendency to show all the terrible things but doesn’t put enough emphasis on the ways we get along. “We have a need to know that it’s happening, but we also have the need to know that people are tolerant,” Chavez said. Apart from the media giving voices to marginalized communities, there are steps students can also take to alleviate the stress, fear and fatigue, Aparicio and Chavez said. “Just listen; that’s what it takes to build a more inclusive community,” Aparicio said. “First and fore-
most, it’s examining ourselves, asking ourselves, ‘Am I living with an inclusive mindset? Am I seeking to understand rather than forcing my opinion on someone? Can I be empathetic rather than sympathetic?’” “(It’s about) recognizing that anti-Semitism, racism, homophobia, anti-immigrant (rhetoric) are all similar,” Chavez similarly said. “Learning to not judge the book by the cover, but finding out what they have on the inside is what we need to do.” Also, feeling secure in who one is can help alleviate the stress a bit, Chavez said. “Feeling strong enough about your identity, where that prejudice doesn’t have to speak to you, having confidence in your social identity,” Chavez said. Chavez also acknowledges that feeling secure can be a difficult task and recognizes that the actions by other students will have an impact no matter what, like calling someone a derogatory term. When students and professors make discriminatory comments, there are steps students can take. CSU also takes steps if a faculty member is being racist. While counselors cannot take
much action because most of their work is done in confidentiality, they can advocate for the issues of students, Aparicio said. “I may be able to go to this office or faculty member and advocate for that person’s issue but not for that person,” Aparicio said. But there are offices that can offer the help students need. Offices like the Student Resolution Center are available to all CSU students. “We really are wanting the community to know that there are offices that do the work that we can’t do,” Aparicio said. If students feel the need, they can also advocate in their classes for tolerance from faculty and other students. “Approach the faculty member directly, maybe with friends or family, and say, ‘This word is offensive,’” Chavez said. The problem with that is students aren’t typically in the power position to do that, Chavez said. He also said faculty should be educating themselves on how derogatory terms will affect others, not waiting for the students to do so. Chavez also said, in the current environment of the United States, people from marginalized com-
munities may find themselves in a state of fear more often than not. “If you are an immigrant in the current environment, you are probably fearful for your family, even if you were born here,” Chavez said. Many of the students that come in seeking support from Aparicio find themselves victims of discrimination. Aparicio finds most of his workload to be students who come from marginalized communities. Students need to do this while realizing that some people mean no harm; they just lack background information, Chavez said. “That’s a start,” Chavez said. “We have to make people aware of the fact that some people don’t mean to be prejudiced. They just need to be educated.” As for CSU, the first thing they need to be prepared for is to not ignore it, Chavez said. “The school needs to not ignore it,” Chavez said. “(CSU) needs to speak out on ignorance and intolerance. The school should never be silent. My hope is that, through education, we can teach folks to be more tolerable.” Gerson Flores Rojas can be reached at news@collegian.com.
CITY
Bill may increase media, public access to police communication By Laura Studley @laurastudley_
A new bill being heard in the Colorado Senate may increase the media and public’s access to police communication. The bill, Radio Communications Policies Of Gov Entities, sponsored by Rep. Kevin Van Winkle and Rep. Jovan Melton, is being heard on March 4, which is the third time a bill of this nature has been heard. Police departments have been encrypting their radio communications for years, but concern has risen around the public’s right to know. “The idea is to consider the fact that especially the news media has been using police scanners for reporting purposes for decades,” said Executive Director of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition Jeff Roberts. “Listening to the scanner was a huge part of how they knew what was going on (and) how they knew where to go in real time.” Van Winkle is optimistic of the bill’s success, as it is an important issue with bipartisan support. “Transparency is crucial to a free society, and I can only hope that the committee recognizes the importance of this issue as well,” Van Winkle wrote. 2020 bill “The bill requires each entity of the state government; each entity of the government of each ... city and county; and special districts, school districts and institutions of higher education ... that encrypts all of its radio communications to enact an encryption policy,” according
to the Radio Communications Policies Of Gov Entities bill. This policy must allow access to radio communications to prevent government entities from imposing limitations on members of the media. This version of the bill is less burdensome than past years, according to Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith, but there is still confusion on what is characterized as media and what is not.
“The public has to have information to be able to hold corruption accountable, and that’s what this bill will do.” KEVIN VAN WINKLE REP.
“It’s easy to look at local newspapers, television and radio, but we also have to factor in anybody and everybody who goes on social media or blogs,” Smith said. “It’s not really for us to say they’re not media.” Van Winkle has sponsored the No Encryption Of Dispatch Radio Communications bill in 2018 and the Limit Encryption Of Dispatch Radio Communications bill in 2019. “Transparency of government is incredibly important, not only to the media, but to the whole public,” Van Winkle wrote. “My bill ensures that members of the media are able to do their job and shine a light on corruption if need be. Citizens also
have the right to know what’s happening in their own communities. The public has to have information to be able to hold corruption accountable, and that’s what this bill will do.” Bills in 2018 and 2019 attempted to defend transparency through slowing down the trend toward secrecy, according to Van Winkle. The 2020 bill asks various agencies who want to completely encrypt their communications to include the media in some form, Van Winkle wrote. Difficulties with public police communication access Radio frequencies become entangled when more and more people are added to different frequencies in various geographical areas, according to Smith. When someone is added to a Larimer County talk group from the Denver Metro area, the talk group is dragged down because the system checks and finds every receiving radio on that given network. “There’s a lot of technical pieces on this,” Smith said. “It’s a complicated system, and that’s part of what this bill doesn’t necessarily grasp is it’s not just as simple as being able to receive a channel that’s out there.” The bill allows tactical talk groups to be encrypted. This becomes an issue when there are not multiple groups to encrypt, according to Smith. If a small rural area only has one talk group that they filter all their communications through, they cannot separate regular dispatch calls from tactical communication, Smith said.
A new bill could allow media and the public more access to police communications. PHOTO BY LUKE BOURLAND THE COLLEGIAN
Why are the police encrypting? Though Larimer County’s dispatch line is not encrypted, it is in the process of reprogramming, according to Smith. The fire and search and rescue line remains unencrypted. Police departments of Loveland, Douglas County and Denver, among others, have encrypted their communications. “The stuff that we’re talking about on the radio isn’t always sanitized,” Smith said. “So when a dispatch call comes out, oftentimes there is going to be victim information, and you can have minors involved. So you have privacy issues if you’re a victim of a crime.” Despite the communication being encrypted, the public still has access to the communications.
However, some information may be redacted to honor citizen privacy. However, when the media and public do not have access to the scanner traffic, both parties become reliant on what information the police agency tells you, when they disclose the information and how much of the information they want to give, according to Roberts. “We feel like it’s very important for journalists to know what is happening in the community so they can inform the public,” Roberts said. “This isn’t for the benefit of the news organization; this is for the benefit of the public. The public loses out because the news media is less equipped to inform them.” Laura Studley can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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It’s Complicated: Relationship violence, how to help, get help By Joey Wagner @joeyleewagner
Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series that explores various issues related to college relationships and how they impact students’ mental health. Relationship violence is a silent epidemic on college campuses, and Colorado State University is no exception. The term “relationship violence” is often used in place of “domestic violence” for college students who may not be able to relate to the term, said Casey Malsam, the assistant director of victim services at the Women and Gender Advocacy Center. Domestic violence, for some, implies marriage, kids or shared finances, and students may be less able to identify that they are in an abusive relationship using that terminology. In 2018, six counts of domestic violence were reported in the 2019 Annual Fire and Safety Report for CSU, but there are many more cases going unreported each year, as some might not know their relationship is abusive, or they don’t feel comfortable reporting, Malsam said. Relationship violence can happen anywhere, to anyone and can affect any type of relationship, Malsam said. “All types of relationships experience violence: … samesex relationships, poly relationships, relationships with folks who have been married for 50 years, regardless of socio-economic status, of ability status,” Malsam said. The largest percentage of perpetrators identify as cis men, Malsam said. However, men still can experience relationship violence, and stigmatization around masculinity can make the reporting process and reaching out difficult. “We hear from male survivors often that, ‘I didn’t think the resources were for me; I didn’t think anybody would believe me that this could happen to me,’” Malsam said. “And so … it makes it more difficult to seek resources for male-identified folks. And our services are available for people regardless of gender, for all genders.” As for where relationship violence can occur, common places are in residence halls, classrooms and online, Malsam said. In the residence halls, staff is trained to identify and report abuse, said Mari Strombom, the executive director of Housing & Dining Services. “Our University Housing staff training includes information on what relationship
Relationship violence can take many shapes and forms and can happen within any relationship. PHOTO BY SKYLER PRADHAN THE COLLEGIAN
abuse … is, how it may show up in campus housing and how staff should appropriately refer cases to the Women and Gender Advocacy Center and/or (the CSU Police Department) if there is an immediate safety risk,” Strombom said. Since relationship violence affects such a large variety of relationships in several different places, it can show up in a variety of ways. “It’s a common misconception that physical abuse is always present,” said Sarah Wooldridge, the former prevention and education manager at Crossroads Safehouse. While physical abuse can be present, often relationship violence can include academic abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse, isolation or using someone’s identities against them, Malsam said. Most abusive relationships don’t start out as abusive but spiral once an attachment has been created, Malsam said. This can be referred to as love-bombing, where a bond is formed quickly, and unhealthy behaviors then start to become more apparent, Malsam said. “When we make an exception for an unhealthy behavior, and we make it again, and then we start making exceptions for abusive behavior, it’s like a slippery slope until a lot of times people don’t even see themselves slipping into that,” Malsam said. Abuse is rooted in wanting
to have power and control over another person, and it can show up in surprising ways and have severe effects on the victim, Malsam said. Some effects can be seen in academics. Even students with 4.0 GPAs can see that number drop dramatically over the course of an abusive relationship, Malsam said.
RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE RESOURCES: ■ V.A.T. Hotline:
970-492-4242 ■ WGAC Office: 970-491-6384 ■ National Domestic Abuse Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 A common effect of trauma is hypervigilance, which is hyper-awareness of everything happening around someone. This can hinder their abilities to retain information and pay attention, and it can cause increased anxiety and depression or decreased feelings of selfworth, Malsam said. Often, people don’t recognize the patterns in their relationships as abusive. On average, 57% of college students say they have trouble identifying relationship abuse, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
When the human mind experiences trauma, a person doesn’t have access to their logic center. Outsiders of the relationship, however, do have access to their logic center, which can make it difficult to be in a position of support, Malsam said. “It can be really difficult to avoid the temptation to be like, ‘Your relationship is abusive; you need to leave,’ cause that’s so not successful,” Malsam said. “And what that actually does, if that’s the approach someone takes, is it actually makes the victim have to then support their perpetrator, … so what you’ve done instead of creating a separation is you’ve strengthened the bond between the person causing the abuse and the person being abused.” Advocates at the WGAC are available to talk and help develop coping mechanisms and strategies for victims of abuse and their support systems. If someone’s life is in danger, however, it is important to immediately report the situation, Malsam said. There are several resources available to CSU students who are in or are experiencing the effects of an abusive relationship, specifically through the WGAC. The WGAC offers a 24/7 hotline through the Victim Assistance Team that runs throughout the entire year where people can call for a multitude of services: to ask questions, to
receive help in a reporting process or simply just to talk. The hotline is confidential and one of the few places on campus where employees are not held responsible to start a reporting process, according to the VAT website. Students can also make appointments with advocates by calling the WGAC office, can join support groups and can request someone to accompany them if they choose to utilize other resources or report. The WGAC served 406 people in 2017-18, according to the WGAC annual report. Of the 406 people, 72% were seeking advocacy for interpersonal violence that happened within the last year. The WGAC doesn’t want to pressure people into making any certain decision, and support systems shouldn’t either, Malsam said. Advocates can assist someone in trying to make a relationship healthier, give them guidance on how to safely stay in a relationship until they’re ready to leave or create safety plans once a person is ready to leave a relationship. “I’m never gonna tell someone what the right decision for them is,” Malsam said. “We offer all resources without judgment, without putting our own ideas or thoughts about what somebody should do or should not do into the conversation.” Joey Wagner can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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ASCSU hosts City Council in roundtable event By Charlotte Lang @chartrickwrites
The Associated Students of Colorado State University hosted a roundtable event with City Council members in order to discuss issues surrounding Fort Collins and the University. In this event, six tables held three 20 minute conversations in order for the entire room to discuss six topics that impact the surrounding community. Senators and members of ASCSU could transition to whatever table they wanted in order to discuss topics they found important. “To have civil dialogue among and within our community is an important thing,” said Wade Troxell, mayor of Fort Collins. These topics discussed throughout the evening included affordable housing, parking, public safety and transportation, environmental health and sustainability, homelessness and mental health. Affordable housing “Housing can be really frustrating because you see these fancy apartments go up for $800 or more,” said Alissa Threatt, ASCSU’s speaker pro tempore. “It just feels unfair.” The discussion of affordable housing focused on attainable housing, occupancy ordinances and homelessness. Darin Atteberry, city manager for the City of Fort Collins, said affordable housing is a complex thing in Fort Collins. For the past 10 years, surveys in Fort Collins have listed traffic congestion and affordable housing as the top two problems. Parking
Andre Bass, ASCSU’s director of multimedia, said the prices of permits make things unfair for students. “When permits are expensive, students aren’t going to buy them,” Bass said. Parking permits on- and off-campus took up a majority of the discussion as Councilmember Ross Cunniff led the group in conversation. Cunniff also mentioned ideas for a storage parking solution. “About 87% of students bring a car to campus, but only a few use it every day,” Cunniff said. “What we need is somewhere you can store your car and get to it easily.” Cunniff said this is something CSU and the City could partner on, as they have done with other transit. Public safety and transportation One of the issues that came up during discussions of public safety was vaping. Deputy City Manager and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Mihelich said a lot of the marketing around vaping focused on various flavors. Now there’s a discussion about whether there should be regulation on flavors. ASCSU senators at the table discussed the similarities between vaping and smoking and whether one was better than the other. Environmental health and sustainability Councilmember Ken Summers hosted a discussion that turned toward grid stability and utility use. According to a handout the table received, the City of Fort Collins defines sustainability as “the longterm social, economic and environmental health of a community.”
Fort Collins Mayor Wade Troxell speaks with Associated Students of Colorado State University Speaker of the Senate Blake Alfred in the Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom on Feb. 19. PHOTO BY RYAN SCHMIDT THE COLLEGIAN
Summers said Fort Collins’ electric and water usage is the same as it was 10 years ago. Prices for utilities rise because fixed costs, as well as other costs, need to be met by selling more resources or charging more for what is sold. Homelessness Atteberry told his table that there are three groups of homelessness that the City looks at. These are chronically homeless, transitional or episode homeless and travelers. Chronically homeless people are those with a serious dependency on drugs or similar substances or people with trauma in their history. “If these people don’t get help, they’re going to die on the street,”
Atteberry said. The transitional homeless category focused on people who need help and resources in order to get back in the workforce. Travelers are people who come to town, get in trouble and then move to another place. Atteberry urged his table to acknowledge homeless people they may pass on the street rather than pretend they don’t exist. Mental health During mental health discussions, Cunniff spoke about Larimer County’s high suicide rate, as well as a connection between high elevation and depression. He said he hopes that research into it can be
pursued by the City. “It’s worthwhile to try to help anyway,” Cunniff said. “It’s better to help, though, when you know the root causes.” At the end of the night, Speaker of the Senate Blake Alfred said that the evening produced dynamic and productive conversations that focused on things such as food insecurity, homelessness, U+2 and housing affordability. “It’s really good to see that the City of Fort Collins really cares about students and our needs,” Alfred said. Charlotte Lang can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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4,000 home development receives Council’s approval By Samantha Ye @samxye4
City Council approved the master plan for the proposed 1,000-acre Montava development in northeast Fort Collins on Tuesday night. Montava is proposed to accommodate over 4,000 housing units and up to 750,000 square feet of non-residential uses, including a 40-acre working farm, an 80-acre community park and 160 acres of naturalized area, along with schools, trails, and civic use spaces, according to the most recent City documents. It would be accessed primarily from Timberline Road and is located about four miles from Colorado State University. The size and scope of the
Montava development are relatively new to Fort Collins, which usually approves developments in the hundreds-ofhomes size. This difference can be attributed to Montava’s design as a “New Urbanist” community. New Urbanism is based on the idea of human-centered planning with walkable communities, services integrated into neighborhoods and different housing types. It acts as an alternative to suburban sprawl, according to the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy think tank. Where the City might otherwise develop this large plot of land in a “piecemeal fashion,” the master plan allows for the sort of large-scale coordination necessary to accommodate Montava’s proposal.
The 1,000 acres planned for Montava are located next to the Budweiser Brewery Experience, roughly between Richards Lake Road and Mountain Vista Drive. It is currently very empty. Known as a Planned Unit Development, the Montava master plan is multi-phased, to be built out over 25 years. Now that Council has approved the PUD, the developer HF2M can start detailing their plans and eventually submit individual Project Development Plans for each phase of the Montava development. The City must approve each PDP as they are submitted. When that happens, Council can call the project back for review during an appeal period. “It helps when I picture
the PUD overlay as a paint-bynumbers canvas,” said Councilmember Susan Gutowsky. “We took a blank 1,000 acres and overlaid it with a detailed guide telling us where to paint.” Over a dozen residents spoke about their concerns with Montava, particularly the traffic such a large development would bring. The northeastern roads as they are now already show congestion problems, several residents said. The subject had dominated the first Council hearing on Montava on Jan. 14, according to the Coloradoan. City staff addressed those concerns at the second reading Tuesday night, saying they have identified road infrastructure improvements that will be built out in conjunction with the
Montava build-out. Each phase review will include traffic impact studies, particularly impacts on Country Club Road and the Lemay intersection. Councilmember Ross Cunniff was the only person to vote against the plan. Other councilmembers expressed satisfaction with the report and said they hoped citizens continue to stay engaged with the process through each PDP. “I think that this is a good vision for the community, and somebody took a ... plan and made it come to life,” Councilmember Emily Gorgol said. “I look forward to seeing how it develops and dealing with some of these issues.” Samantha Ye can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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HEAD TO HEAD
2020 Candidates: How Joe Biden stacks up In the weeks leading up to Colorado’s primary, the opinion desk will be going head to head on individual candidates’ policy choices. We’ll be focusing on some of the issues we think will affect student lives and whether or not we think that individual candidate’s plan has what it takes. This week, two columnists are discussing Joe Biden’s policies on the environment, education and immigration.
Joe Biden is a decent choice for students Fynn Bailey @FynnBailey
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. Environment: Former Vice President Joe Biden’s plan is no more aggressive or innovative than those of the pack of Democrats. According to his website, Joe plans on leading the climate change fight “by ensuring the U.S. achieves a 100% clean energy economy and net-zero emissions no later than 2050.” Unlike some of his counterparts, Joe has the goal of an immediate and strong enforcement mechanism to help guarantee the continuation of a plan that would end years after he left office. Former Vice President Biden’s plan hits all the basic points of every candidate’s plan. However, he has a strong focus on rebuilding America’s infrastructure, which has become a major need across all states. With better roads and bridges and more energy efficient buildings and electrical grids, our carbon emissions will fall, and the needed update in infrastructure will be relieved. While his plan is not the most aggressive, it’s quite broad in what methods it will use to tackle the problem. He’s treating climate change as the important and complex issue it is. Overall, Joe’s plan for the environment would be beneficial for students who care about the planet, though not the best. Education: Education has been a past sore spot for Joe. In 1975, he told The People Paper that “I do not buy the concept, popular in the ‘60s, which said, ‘We have suppressed the Black man for 300 years, and the white man is now far ahead in the race for everything our society offers. In order to even the score, we must now give the Black man a head start or even hold the white man back to even the race.’ I don’t buy that.” Now, his campaign page is a very different story. He actively talks about schools of color, how they need more help and the impact that teachers of color can have on these students. According to Vox, he wants to bring Advanced Placement classes and better pre-K to all schools and give all
Joe Biden is a poor choice for students
teachers a raise. Basically, Joe wants to throw money at the problem, and that Madison could be what education needs. Thompson I appreciate the direct acknowledgement of racial discrimination @heyymadison within education — it shows a lot of growth. As for college debt, former Vice President Biden is notably not on the Editor’s Note: All opinion section content “erase it all” train. His plan focuses reflects the views of the individual author on having people who make less than only and does not represent a stance taken $25,000 a year not have to pay until by The Collegian or its editorial board. they make more, and people who make Environment: over that don’t have to pay more than According to his website, former Vice 5% of their discretionary income every President Joe Biden believes that “climate month toward federal student loans. change poses an existential threat — not While this plan doesn’t remove the just to our environment, but to our health, looming threat of debt, it does loosen our communities, our national security the noose enough for students nationand our economic well-being.” This is a wide to breath and start saving money good mindset to have, and he’s committed for retirement and house payments. to not taking any donations from oil or gas Joe also includes, similar to Pete Buttcompanies. However, he still accepts doigieg, a service plan. This means that nations from billionaires, who could have a year of national or community serties to the industry. vice work would delete Joe debated Sarah Palin $10,000 of debt for up to in 2008 in a brief discussion five years. A huge chunk of on climate change, where debt would be gone in ex- “Joe Biden is known for he had the chance to adchange for a large portion his work as the former dress science denial and fosof someone’s 20s. vice president under sil fuel favoritism. During Overall, Joe has a President Obama. He the debate, he admitted his strong and progressive support for “clean coal,” plan for public schools, represented Delaware in which he says he’s favored which I love, but not an the Senate from 1973 to for 25 years. However, he overly helpful college debt 2009 and studied law at does support the Green plan. Still, he is a good New Deal and agrees that Syracuse University.” choice for students. climate change is a result of Immigration: anthropogenic causes. Joe has a strong imMy concern is that both migration plan, which is his generation and the Democratic Namore or less centered around being the tional Committee’s idea of innovation opposite of President Donald Trump’s might be our generation’s idea of stagnaplan. Within the first 100 days, Joe tion. Joe is also in favor of taxing carbon wants to end Trump’s asylum polices, emissions, which a lot of economists think end prolonged detention, end public is the most efficient way to get businesses charge rule, end the “national emerto reduce their carbon emissions. gency,” end the Muslim ban and proAs a student that cares about the envitect the Dreamers, “undocumented ronment, I think this plan lacks the foreimmigrants who were brought to the sight and understanding that regardless U.S. as children.” of a fine or tax, the industry is willing to He then wants to get together with pay to continue business as usual. While South American countries and Mexico it’s good that he supports the Green New to create a plan to solve the issues that Deal, it should be his primary focus. His are causing so many people to have plan isn’t sustainable and seems like a way to leave their home nations. He also to keep industry executives happy withwants to make getting visas easier and out actually holding them accountable. make becoming a citizen a possible Education: path for all. He wants to make it much Joe’s education plan is more focused safer for undocumented workers to reon primary education. He would increase port workplace safety violations. federal spending in low-income schools, Generally, it’s a well thought out increasing teacher pay and resources. plan, and it covers a lot of ground with According to Vox, his plan “calls for more sweeping changes. I would say it’s not mental health care in schools and expandas beneficial as other candidates’ plans, ing resources for families, including home but compared to what we have now, visiting by nurses for parents of newthis one would benefit students. borns.” Fynn Bailey can be reached Most notably, he supports the creation at letters@collegian.com. of “community schools” in low-income
areas that offer social services, doctors and other help. Joe’s plans for student debt are less impressive, something of huge concern for college students. While he supports two years of free community college, he doesn’t plan to make any cuts to the student debt. Instead, he would waive “$10,000 per year — up to five years — for those with public service jobs, such as teachers and members of the military,” according to CNN. Those earning less than $25,000 would owe nothing on their undergraduate federal student loans, while everyone else’s payments are capped at 5% of their discretionary income above $25,000. As a student, this plan is simply not ambitious enough. Giving people money to go to school is not the solution to the student debt crisis. Sure, students might be paying less, but they would still be paying out of pocket for college tuition. Jobs right out of undergrad typically don’t pay that much. However, I can’t imagine most people having jobs that pay less than $25,000 a year. That’s roughly $12 an hour full time. I made more than that working at summer camp when I was 17. Former Vice President Biden’s education policy illustrates just how out of touch he is with younger voters and the struggle of paying for college. Overall, his educational plans are not beneficial for students. Immigration: Biden’s plan for immigration is largely structured around his support for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals members. His campaign says “Joe Biden understands the pain felt by every family across the U.S. that has had a loved one removed from the country, including under the Obama-Biden Administration, and he believes we must do better to uphold our laws humanely and preserve the dignity of immigrant families, refugees and asylum-seekers.” A noted absence from his plan is the act of decriminalizing border crossing without authorization by repealing section 1325 of U.S. immigration code. This is the main provision that allowed the Trump administration to separate families at the border. Other candidates have proposed this as part of their immigration reform, something that would be largely beneficial for students that care about immigration. He needs to do more to secure the rights of immigrants. There needs to be a concentrated effort to make immigration easily accessible if we don’t want people to do it illegally. Just like Joe’s educational policies, I don’t think this plan goes far enough. Madison Thompson can be reached at letters@collegian.com.
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Why it is important that ‘Hair Love’ won an Oscar 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. For a long time, Black hair has been cast in a negative light. Every year, the United Women of Color at Colorado State University present a Hair Show, put on by the Black/African American Cultural Center, for the purpose of celebrating their hair. Black men and women have been labeled as unprofessional or unattractive because of their natural hair or protective hairstyles. Such hairstyles include cornrows, box braids, dreadlocks and bantu knots. Certain companies ban these Black hairstyles because they’re considered unprofessional. The short film “Hair Love,” which won an Oscar this year, took a different take on how Black hair is portrayed. The story is of a young girl named Zuri embracing and loving her hair. “There were many styles displayed in ‘Hair Love’ that did not conform to Eurocentric beauty standards,” said Josh Mekonnen, a second-year student at CSU. “When the little girl pulled up video tutorials of styling Black hair, none of them consisted of straight hair. It was in a positive light, and it showed that Black hair is beautiful, and there are so many styles that you can do with it.” European beauty standards have set the expectation that for
hair to be considered beautiful and “taken care of,” it needs to look and feel a certain way — completely dismissing the beauty and history of Black hair. In an interview with the BBC, Leila, a name given to protect her true identity, said, “A few years ago I had my hair styled in cornrows, and I was asked quite blatantly by my boss how long it would be before my hair was back to ‘normal.’” “I never really saw Black hairstyles in many shows while I was growing up,” said Isabelle Rayburn, a third-year student at CSU. “In the shows I watched, the Black girls always had their hair straightened, and I remember always wanting my hair like that. ... The first time that I actually saw something other than straight hair was on ‘That’s So Raven,’ and it was always seen in a positive light. Her hair was always in braids or curly, and she really represented Black women with her hair.” Mekonnen shared that his friend once told him, “(‘Hair Love’) is important because Black girls are always taught growing up to be ashamed of their unmanageable hair and to always have it straight or by white beauty standards, but (‘Hair Love’) teaches young girls to embrace it and love themselves.” I will never know what it feels like to be told to change my hair or be taught to hate it because my hair fits the European beauty standard, and that is a privilege I, and many other women, hold. By choosing to remain ignorant to this privilege, we uphold white beauty standards and also appropriate Black hairstyles. When a non-Black person wears their hair in braids, dreadlocks and other protective styles,
they’re seen as edgy or beautiful, but when a Black woman does it, she is perceived to be dirty, ghetto or unattractive. It is unacceptable to overlook the judgment people of color face because of their hair and to wear it because it’s “cool.” An example of this would be when Zendaya wore her hair in dreadlocks to the Oscars in 2015. Giuliana Rancic, a co-anchor of E! News, made a comment about how “Zendaya’s hair made her ‘feel like she smells like patchouli,’ before adding, ‘or weed.’” Part of Zendaya’s response to this comment said, “There is already harsh criticism of African American hair in society without the help of ignorant people. ... To me, locs are a symbol of strength and beauty, almost like a lion’s mane.” “Hair Love” celebrates Black hair and Black beauty. Not only is the story centered around Zuri’s beautiful, thick, curly hair, but we see love for others’ hair as well. We see Zuri’s mom making tutorials on Black hairstyles and Zuri’s wall being covered with drawings of Black women. This short film is important not just because of its representation, but because the positive representation encourages Black women to embrace and love their hair. “I hope that people start to see that these types of hairstyles are important in the Black community and acknowledge that these hairstyles are not messy because there has been a problem with Black hair not being seen as professional because of beauty standards that have been put on us in America,” Rayburn said. Kenia Ortiz can be reached at letters@collegian.com.
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BASKETBALL
Women’s basketball bounces back to secure win in Orange Out By Bailey Shepherd @B_Sheps
When Moby goes orange, the atmosphere will never disappoint. And if you’re the Colorado State women’s basketball team, picking up a crucial conference win in that atmosphere makes it feel all the better. That’s exactly what happened on Wednesday night, as the Rams were able to topple the visiting University of Nevada, Las Vegas Rebels 60-56 in an exciting comeback to pick up a much-needed conference victory. The Rams took control early as forward Makenzie Ellis opened the scoring for CSU with a strong left-handed finish. Ball protection seemed a top priority for the Rams, as their guards took time with their possessions, working hard down low to create open looks. Shooting efficiency has been a struggle recently for this Rams team, but they looked confident in the first frame, shooting 54.5% from the field. Sophomore guard Tori Williams and Ellis were running the show on offense, contributing six and seven points respectively to combine for 13 of the Rams’ opening 15 points while working hard on the defensive side to keep the Rebels to 28.6% shooting in the quarter. However, the Rams fell into the same patterns they’ve encountered throughout their season. Af-
ter an efficient first period of play, CSU’s offensive potency declined as the second period began. The Rams went the first five minutes of the second quarter with only one successful shot to their name. CSU’s Lore Devos contributed six points late in the half to keep the Rams on track and help her team take a narrow 26-25 lead into the locker room. The Rebels came back in a big way in the second half. The Rams shot well in the third quarter, with 46.7% of their shots finding the target, including an impressive 3-5 from 3-point land in the third. UNLV found their groove as well; freshman guard Melanie Isbell poured in a career-high 13 points. Before the contest, Isbell was averaging just over four points on the season, but her unexpected offensive contribution was enough to give the Rebels a 48-45 lead going into the final frame. CSU’s offensive and defensive effort bounced back during the final period of play. After being down by seven with about 3.5 minutes to go, the Rams went on an 11-0 run to end the game. Lore Devos came up clutch in the final seconds. After going a perfect three for three from the field in the final quarter, Devos was fouled, sending her to the foul stripe. The Belgian nailed both of her freethrows to bring her point total for the quarter up to eight while put-
ting the game out of reach for the Rebels to ensure a 60-56 comeback win for the Rams. “It was a much-needed victory,” head coach Ryun Williams said. “It didn’t look great, but you keep getting stops, and you keep defending, keep rebounding and finish strong.” While the Rams did come out on top, it’s hard to ignore the fact that this team still has some things to improve on as they set their sights on the conference tournament. CSU looked more composed and patient with their shot creation, taking time against a tough UNLV defense to create high-percentage looks. However, creating those looks and converting on them are two different stories, and the Rams will have to improve that offensive potency to avoid falling into their usual struggles. “Those silly mistakes, we still have to clean those up,” Williams said. “We’re better than that, and I don’t expect those negative plays to be made. But you gotta play through it, and our kids did that tonight.” CSU’s next matchup will come against San Jose State on Saturday, Feb. 22. The Rams will travel to California hoping to improve on their 6-9 conference record in the hopes of securing a higher seed for the tournament in Las Vegas. Bailey Shepherd can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
Colorado State University guard Lore Devos (35) goes up for a shot against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Feb. 19. PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS THE COLLEGIAN
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Little Shop of Physics Hosts 29th Annual Open House on Saturday, February 29, 2020 This year, as we have each year since 1991, the Little Shop of Physics (LSOP) invites all members of the Colorado State University community to our Open House for a day of free science fun. We put on our first Open House with just 25 hands-on science experiments, but throughout the years, Little Shop of Physics CSU student interns have built the over 300 experiments that are currently part of our repertoire. At our 29th annual Open House, which takes place Saturday, February 29th, all 300-plus experiments will be available for exploration at the Lory Student Center.
Little Shop of Physics Open House Saturday, February 29, 2020, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Colorado State University Lory Student Center Free science fun for all ages!
The always-colorful Little Shop of Physics Founder and Director Brian Jones works with a student in 1997.
Over the years, the Little Shop of Physics has grown both literally and metaphorically. We have worked with over 600,000 students, and continually strive to improve students’ experience of our unique hands-on approach to science education. We regularly take our experiments on the road, both nationally and internationally. And since that first event in 1991, the Little Shop of Physics Open House has grown to be the largest academic event on the CSU campus, and the largest event of its kind anywhere in the world. Each year, CSU students put a great deal of work and heart into preparing for and running this event. Little Shop of Physics Assistant Director Adam Pearlstein works with Spice, a CSU undergraduate intern and physics major in 2014.
Open House wouldn’t be possible without the cumulative support of the thousands of CSU student interns and volunteers who have worked with us, and that of the CSU community as a whole. We hope you join us Saturday, February 29th at the Lory Student Center.
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CSU student intern and future science teacher Hunter Ridgeway explores the intricacies of angular momentum with a guest at the 28th annual Little Shop of Physics Open House in 2019.
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The second-ever Little Shop of Physics intern, Damon McCausland, who graduated with a BS in physics in 1998, shows off a vintage LSOP experiment that he built. This photo is from 2009.
Little Shop of Physics intern and CSU geology major Alex Smith works with a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation on Pine Ridge in 2019.
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Men’s golf heads to Possible seedings for men’s hoops California aiming to in Mountain West tournament stay hot after break By Tyler Meguire @TMeguire
Cullen Plousha tees off on the 10th hole of the Ram Masters Invitational Sept. 16, 2019. PHOTO BY LUKE BOURLAND THE COLLEGIAN
By Matt Davis @MattDavis27
This weekend, the Colorado State men’s golf team will hit the links in tournament play for the first time since early November to kick off the second half of their 2019-20 season. The team will be heading to California to compete in the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate tournament at the Classic Club course in Palm Desert. Hopes are high for the Rams golf squad, with everyone heading into the second leg of the season with optimism. The team is off to their best start in program history. Leading into the tournament this weekend, the Rams find themselves sitting in the fifth spot of Golfstat’s collegiate rankings. The ranking, however, has not gone to the team’s head. “It’s nice for the boys to have some payoff for all their hard work,” head coach Christian Newton said. “We really aren’t too concerned about it, though. We just want to stay within our group, stay away from it and play good golf.” The team is looking to the future rather than dwelling on their past success. That future begins with the tournament this weekend, and that’s where their focus is now. Since the Rams have had little opportunity to play over the past few months, Newton has implemented a strategy, starting with early practices. “The team has started inter-squad matches, so they can compete a bit and try to simulate what they’ll feel Friday morning,” Newton said. The team took the opportunity to get their game sharper, junior Parathakorn Suyasri said. “I’ve been working especially on the driver, accuracy and getting the ball on the fairway,” Suyasri said. No matter the results of this weekend’s tournament, fans should expect to see an extremely talented golf tournament. The Rams are far from the only strong program
competing and will be teeing off alongside Auburn (#19), Charlotte (#50) and Boise State (#80). The Rams should not be intimidated by this with their 4-2-2 head-to-head record against GolfStat Top 25 teams. While fan expectations for this team might be high, their coaching staff knows what they would like to see from the team. “I want the guys to feel like we were prepared (and) we were ready,” Coach Newton said in regards to this weekend. “We’ve got a long spring season ahead of us, and we just want to get off on the right foot here.” The team’s priority is finding more success right now and when the postseason tournaments begin. Newton elaborated, saying none of the hoopla surrounding the program “means anything until May.” “I just want to play my best, and hopefully we can get into some matchplay later in the season,” Suyasri said, mirroring his coaches’ statements. “The NCAA championships, that’s the goal.” The Rams were strong competition in last season’s Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate. Entering the tournament as the #52 ranked team in the country, the team upset the rankings, finishing in fifth, shooting 13 strokes above par. Sophomore Davis Bryant should be excited to get another crack at the course after posting the field’s lowest individual round last year, shooting a 66 (-6). The Rams and Newton both know that the team must perform better this time around in order to place in an advantageous position. “College golf is as good as it’s ever been,” Newton said. “If you don’t play well, you’re gonna get beat.” The Rams will tee off early Friday morning at the Classic Club in Palm Desert, California. Groupings and tee times should be posted by Thursday evening. Live stats will be available via Golfstat. Matt Davis can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
Nearly a month ago, the Rams took down the University of Nevada and University of Nevada, Las Vegas at home. The following week, the Rams won on the road against Fresno State, which historically has been a difficult contest for them. Around this time, Colorado State was firing on all cylinders, victorious in eight out of nine games starting on Jan. 4. On Feb. 11, Utah State came to Fort Collins in the biggest game for the Rams this season. If the Rams won, they would still be sitting in second place in the Mountain West. Now it is Feb. 20, and the Rams are sitting tied for third with Boise State and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the MW with records of 9-6. The team looks to not finish anywhere above fourth. Even worse, they could potentially drop down to sixth place. The next week will make or break CSU heading into MW tournament play. Of the possible scenarios, let’s take a look at where the Rams could end up when they depart for Las Vegas in March. Why the Rams likely will not get into the top three after loss to UNLV Currently, Utah State and Nevada are tied for second with records of 10-5 in the conference. Utah State will have an easy finish to the season. The Aggies will play against Wyoming (last in the MW), San Jose State (second to last in MW) and New Mexico (fourth place team at 6-9). On top of that, Utah State plays the two worst teams in the MW at home. The Aggies will likely finish the season off 3-0 or 2-1, putting them at 13-5 or 12-6. Nevada also has an easy route to the end of the season, as they match up against Fresno State (5-10, fifth in the MW) and Wyoming. However, they will have to take on San Diego State to finish off the season, and SDSU currently sits atop the MW. The Wolf Pack will probably finish 2-1 unless they shock college basketball and take down the undefeated SDSU. Now, if both Utah State and Nevada go 2-1 and the Rams are able to win out, then CSU will maybe get into the top three. Winning out would include beating San Diego State on the road, which no team has yet accomplished.
Nico Carvacho (32) goes up to dunk the ball against Utah State University Feb. 11. PHOTO BY LUKE BOURLAND THE COLLEGIAN
If CSU won all three remaining games and Utah State and Nevada finish 2-1, we’d enter a three-way tie. In a threeway tie, “the combined record of each of the tied teams against the other teams involved in the tie shall be compared,” the MW rule book states. In this scenario, the Rams would have a combined record of 21-10, and Nevada would have a 19-11 combined record, giving CSU third place because Utah State would be 23-8. If the Rams secure the fourth seed The Rams — if they perform like earlier in the season — will be able to handle SJSU and Air Force easily at home. However, playing against San Diego State will likely result in a loss. At the end of conference play, this would put the Rams at 11-7, which would leave us still below the top three. However, both Boise State and UNLV are tied with the Rams right now. Boise State has SJSU, New Mexico and UNLV for the last games on their regular season schedule. Based on the season so far, the Broncos should take care of business against SJSU. Boise State has already defeated UNLV this season in Boise, but they have an awful 3-7 away record. The Broncos have yet to play New Mexico but will likely steamroll them. In order for the Rams to grab that four seed, the Broncos would need to finish the season 1-2. UNLV has a tough end of the season coming up. The first matchup will be on the road against SDSU on Saturday. Then they will look for redemption against Boise State at home and then will finish the season off on the road against
SJSU. Now, they might do the one thing no one else has done all season and beat SDSU, but it’s doubtful. Stranger things have happened, and SJSU might be able to take down UNLV on Feb. 29. However, based on SJSU’s overall record and the fact that it will be their fourth game in 10 days, a win for San Jose State is doubtful. If the Rams get the fifth or sixth seed Now, of UNLV and Boise State, if one team wins out and the other goes 2-1 and the Rams lose two of three games or all three, CSU could drop to sixth place (giving them either a 10-8 or 9-9 record). This will be unlikely but possible. If Boise State and CSU tie, then Boise State will win the tiebreaker just for having a 1-0 record against the Rams. On the other hand, UNLV and CSU have split their games this season. In this case, “each tied team’s record shall be compared against the team occupying the highest position in the standings, continuing down through the standings until one team gains the advantage,” according to the MW. If SDSU remains undefeated and Utah State stays in second, then UNLV gets the higher seed because they beat Utah State while CSU did not. If New Mexico wins the rest of their games against Boise State, Air Force and Utah State and CSU drops their next three, there would be a tiebreaker for sixth place. The Rams have a 1-0 record against New Mexico, so they would win the tiebreaker. Tyler Meguire can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
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PRO HOCKEY
Eagles banking on experience as playoff race heats up
Colorado Eagles defenseman Dan Renouf (5) controls the puck while pressured by Andy Miele (51) of the Tucson Roadrunners. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE COLORADO EAGLES
By Ryan Loberger @LobergerRyan
At the beginning of every season, expectations are generally optimistic because every team feels they have a chance to achieve something special. The Colorado Eagles are no different, and with just 52 days remaining in the American Hockey League’s regular season, the goal of winning the last game of the AHL season is still in clear view. “Your expectations should always be high, especially coming into the season,” captain Mark Alt said. “I like that we’re in the hunt. We have the personnel and the group here to push and get higher up in the standings.” The difference between first and fourth place is separated by just six points in the AHL’s Pacific Division, and the Eagles are caught right in the middle of it. Colorado is currently situated in third place with 60 points in 48 games played but has games in hand over the Tucson Roadrunners. The Eagles are three points behind the first place Roadrunners, who have 63 points in 49 games played, and three points ahead of the
Reign, who have 57 points in 50 games played. Regardless of how close the standings are, the Eagles know that their fate is in their own hands. “We’re only worried about how we’re playing and what we need to do,” defenseman Dan Renouf said. “When we play well, there’s no team in this league that can keep up with us. We just focus on ourselves. No matter who we’re playing or where they’re ranked, we just got to play the same way every night.” Renouf came to Colorado as a free agent after this past off-season after claiming the Calder Cup championship in 2019 with the Charlotte Checkers. Like the other free agent signings the Eagles added before this year, Renouf adds a winning pedigree and experience that the team needs while in a contentious playoff race and when the all-important second season begins in April. “It’s (that) experience,” Alt said. “We have a great mix of veteran players who have been through it and have that experience (and) some young guys and prospects. There’s a certain energy and enjoyment for the game that the veterans on this team bring to the rink.” The games in hand are a fac-
tor, and for Colorado, utilizing those games is important to help them lock up a top seed in their division. Fortunately for the Eagles, they’ll have an opportunity to add to the threepoint cushion between them and the Reign. A bonus is that Tucson, who leads the division, will be playing against the Stockton Heat, currently in second place. If the Eagles can pick up two wins and either Stockton or Tucson sweeps the other, Colorado could find themselves on the doorstep of first place. Colorado will be without Martin Kaut and Hunter Miska, who were called up by the Avalanche after injuries to Philipp Grubauer and Mikko Rantanen. The Avs also still have forward T.J. Tynan. Tynan led the Eagles with 40 points on the season and was called up last week after an injury to Nazem Kadri. While continuing the pursuit of first place, Colorado will head back to California this weekend for a match with the Ontario Reign on Friday night and the Bakersfield Condors on Saturday. Friday’s game against the Reign will get underway at 8 p.m. MST. Ryan Loberger can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
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Blodgett >> from page 1 “I named him Blodgett because he’s named after the highest peak above the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs,” Krammer said. “The day I went to go pick him up was the day that the Waldo Canyon fire had burned down all of mount Blodgett, ... so it was all very appropriate and really intense. And we’ve just been hanging out ever since.” For Krammer, a Blue Heeler was the appropriate choice for a dog with enough stamina to endure long, strenuous hikes through difficult terrain. When he coincidentally discovered Blodgett’s knack for picking up tricks, he ran with it. “He was naturally interested in jumping over things, so we started going to parks, and he’d run the different routes,” Krammer said. “He was always jumping up on stuff, so I started encouraging it until those things got bigger and bigger and the gaps got wider and wider and the things we were running into ended up being larger and larger obstacles to the point where now he’s just full parkour.”
“These animals are bred to be our best friends, so communicate with them.” IAN KRAMMER OWNER OF BLODGETT
Quite impressively, the two are perfectly in sync with one another — a simple snap or subtle signal from Krammer will have Blodgett’s ears perked and eyes lit up as he is eager to leap over obstacles or give a paw-shake. Using lots of positive reinforcement and spending as much time and energy as he possibly could to train Blodgett as a puppy, Krammer built a symbiotic relationship with Blodgett that allows the two to communicate and understand one another. “We spent so much time when he was a puppy just working on different tricks, but the goal was that when he got older, I could just snap my fingers and he would know what I was talking about,” Krammer said. Blodgett’s feats through great obstacles gave him a cult following within the last year, with people all over CSU recognizing him as a local barkour icon. After Blodgett’s CSU Instagram takeover, many students flocked to his account to join his dedicated fan base. “I wanted to follow him because I really like dogs and thought his account was fun with him running and jump(ing) on all that stuff,” said Lance Candelaria, a freshman zoology major. “My dog has walked on the wall and jumped fences, but I’m sure
my parents wish she was as well trained as him.” Krammer never expected to gain such a large fan base, but he said he enjoys the friendly, passionate dog community that emerged from Blodgett’s outreach. “I had enough friends that were pushing me (to make an account),” Krammer said. “It’s been really fun just because there’s been a ton of people that have shown up, and there’s this really sweet community that’s been born specifically out of the dogstagram, so we interact with so many people from around the world. ... It’s also been a really interesting way to interact with old communities. I used to go to CSU, so now to come back and have my dog recognized is kind of amazing.” Aside from the support from the online dog-loving community, Krammer’s friends have similarly enjoyed watching Blodgett grow up and gain well-earned recognition for his exceptional abilities. “Ian (Krammer), Blodgett and I were roommates for two years, and I think it’s great that he’s getting internet fame for his unique talents,” said Dan Hartman, close friend of Krammer and self-proclaimed adoptive uncle of Blodgett. “He has no idea either, which is great. He’s just having fun.” Even with the popular Instagram tricks featuring Blodgett weaving and leaping through Denver and Fort Collins landscapes, Krammer said Blodgett’s most impressive feats are the many mountains he’s climbed. The two have hiked 50 14ers in the state and are now preparing to complete all the 13ers next. “I think the coolest thing is his endurance,” Krammer said. “I love all the show tricks, but honestly we can still tag these 20 mile days and multiple summits. The biggest day he did was eight 13ers over the course of a 17-mile day. And he just crushed it; he had no problem with it at all. He came down, and he was still ready to rage, and that was just last summer.” When it comes to his dog, Krammer operates on the principle that owners get out what they put in. Because of this, the two know each other like the back of their hand — or rather, paw. “For them, it’s a lifelong study of you,” Krammer said. “They know you before you even know what’s going on. He knows I’m sad before I know I’m sad. He knows I’m stoked before I necessarily realize. He knows I’m mad about something before I know I’m mad.” Krammer, having spent the last eight years cultivating a relationship with his canine best friend, emphasizes the importance of dog owners listening to their pets and giving them the tools to thrive. “These animals are bred to be our best friends, so communicate with them,” Krammer said. Elena Waldman can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
Blodgett, a popular Instagram dog with over 4,000 followers, jumps over a bike rack in front of the engineering building Feb. 18. Blodgett, accompanied by his owner, Ian Krammer, was on the Colorado State University campus to practice some tricks in a workout they call “barkour.” PHOTO BY GREGORY JAMES THE COLLEGIAN
Blodgett, a 7-year-old Blue Heeler, lays on the grass outside the Warner College of Natural Resources Feb. 18.
PHOTO BY GREGORY JAMES THE COLLEGIAN
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CULTURE & COMMUNITY
5 cozy FoCo businesses to help you through February
Daily Horoscope Alisa Otte Alisa Otte is a Gemini and a fourth-year English major with a concentration in creative writing and a minor in philosophy. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY
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ARIES (March 21-April 19)
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February in Fort Collins can be particularly harsh, especially for students caught up in the hustle and bustle of their daily life. If that shoe fits, you may benefit from taking a break at five of the coziest, lesser-known boutiques and restaurants the local Fort Collins scene offers. 1. White Balcony White Balcony is an adorable shop located right on College Avenue that is a haven for displays filled with clothes, gadgets and gifts. This boutique, unique to Fort Collins, is a great go-to for gifts, whether for a partner, friend or yourself. What makes White Balcony particularly striking is how most of the store is color-coded, and almost anything can be found around each arrangement. This satisfies the organized brains of Type A people and the creative and spunky brains of Type B people. Aside from apparel and accessories, there are mugs, notepads, magnets, holiday cards, candles and more. Even if you’re not scrambling for a last-minute gift, this is a great shop to chill out and browse in for a few hours. 2. Stuft a Burger Bar Stuft a Burger Bar is one of the first places I went to in Fort Collins, and it remains one of the best I’ve gone to. This incredible build-your-own-burger bar opened its first location in FoCo in 2010 and has since set up shop in Windsor and Greeley. Other Northern Colorado burger restaurants should be on the lookout for this up-andcoming business that, in addition to custom burgers, offers a few specials that can be seen in the eye-catching graphics on their menu. One favorite is the “hangover” burger, which includes the patty, cheese, a fried egg, bacon and maple syrup. Instead of a brioche bun, a customer can have it on a glazed doughnut. While maintaining the familiar atmosphere of a burger restaurant and bar, Stuft maintains a unique personality that reflects the adventurous spirit of Fort Collins. 3. The Cupboard While more on the expensive side, The Cupboard is the perfect store for sensible kitchen and dining room decor. There is an insurmountable array of items for decorating
You are concerned with perception. Who isn’t? It doesn’t mean you’re shallow.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You’re looking outward and onward. You can see horizons that others would never dream of. Never lose that sight. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Everything that is menial is weighing down on you. Try to remember that none of this will matter someday. CANCER (June 21-July 22)
This is the perfect day to sit and converse with someone you never would have talked to before. It’s the perfect day to learn something new.
Customers snag free samples of coffee while visiting The Cupboard in Old Town. COLLEGIAN FILE PHOTO
tables and making cooking easier on top of the actual kitchenware. The two floor, family-owned retailer smells like the coffee samples they offer, and the store surrounds customers with rustic wooden furniture. Once one gets past the astonishing amount of home items they sell, they can go up the creaky stairs and find a jaw-dropping amount of shelves filled entirely with cookbooks. It’s hard to avoid perusing them for hours, as they are organized into sections based on recipes that are vegetarian, one-pan, for camping, from a specific country or based on food type. Although The Cupboard may not be for someone on a tight college budget, anything purchased from this place is sure to be worth the price. 4. Rocky Mountain Bagel Works As a long-time bagel enthusiast, I can say with confidence that Fort Collins’ own Rocky Mountain Bagel Works keeps a fantastic menu on top of being a tiny, homey eatery. I wouldn’t say that their bagels are particularly special compared to other places, but their freshly-made products are some of the best. The bagels are almost always in stock, there are so many types of cream cheeses and the types of sandwiches are abundant and difficult to pick from. The slow decision-making process is not helped by the smell of toasted bread and nearby coffee. It’s also easy to enjoy your bagel in peace, as this place is
not usually crowded, and any potential customer can be sure they’ll have a satisfying breakfast or lunch. 5. Spoons — Soups, Salads and Sandwiches Spoons might not be as lesser-known as the other places on this list, but I would be doing Fort Collins a disservice to not mention it. The soups offered are almost always hearty and hot — perfect for a cold February day. In addition to soup, Spoons serves fresh salads and toasty sandwiches, and a customer can get any two of these things. This place is also known for its outstanding focaccia bread. With six locations in Fort Collins, two of which are on Colorado State University’s campus, this is often a go-to for hungry students. It’s also a versatile joint that regularly changes its soup menu, boasting tens of different kinds. Having gone to four of its locations, I can say that each one presents a genuine feel encompassed by the clattering of spoons on bowls and light chatter. This is most definitely the place to be in the middle of a stressful FoCo winter. Although we’re all struggling to stay healthy as our first midterms approach and as we’re carrying the weight of our personal lives, offering yourself a mental and physical recess at any of these establishments is sure to help you relax. And it’s important to recognize that you deserve it. Renee Ziel can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
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Nothing seems to be running smoothly. The dryer knob is broken, your car is snowed in. Try re-imagining it all as a test rather than a reason to feel hopeless.
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You have stars in your eyes. Everything is magical today. Bask in it. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You’re in everyone’s business right now. They’re pulling you in too deep. Take a step back. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
You’re taking good care of yourself and others. Keep it up. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) What do you need? What are you looking for? If you don’t know that, now is the time to find answers to those questions. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Think of the feelings you’ve hidden deep. The things you’re ashamed of. Who do you owe an apology to? AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You are not helpless. You have the power to change so much. Use that power now. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
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Estudiantes reflexionan en el Mes de la Historia Afroamericana By Emily Pisqui @emilypisq15
Traducción: Mayra Reyes Gómez Parece desagradable pensar en “borradura” como fuerza dominante en los Estados Unidos, quizá aún más que los supuestos valores de libertad y justicia, pero sucede. Es por eso que es crucial la meta del Mes de La Historia Afroamericana de reclamar historia al reflexionar y reconocer los logros e impactos duraderos de figuras afroamericanas a través de la historia. Para reforzar esta idea, nosotros en The Rocky Mountain Collegian queríamos ir directamente al cuerpo estudiantil y dejar que las personas del recinto universitario contaran su propia historia. Para dar inicio al Mes de la Historia Afroamericana, se les preguntó a los estudiantes de Colorado State University (Universidad Estatal de Colorado) acerca de qué iconos afroamericanos durante toda la historia han tenido un mayor impacto en su desarrollo, conocimiento y experiencias. “Siempre he admirado a Harriet Tubman”, dijo Guillermina Morales, una estudiante de ciencias políticas. “Creo que lo que ella hizo es asombroso. Puso su vida en riesgo por mucha gente. Es muy importante reconocer a las minorías —especialmente a los afroamericanos— y (hay) mucha gente que ha hecho muchas cosas grandiosas, y a veces no son reconocidos tanto como se debería y siento que ellos necesitan un periodo en el cual son reconocidos porque no sucede lo suficiente”. Lindsay Gomez, estudiante de arte, dijo que su icono afroamericano favorito es le cantante, compositore y productore Janelle Monáe. Monáe es una fuerza poderosa en el pop moderno y en el género de música R&B y es tan importante como modelo a seguir para las mujeres jóvenes como lo es para la evolución de la industria de la música. Gomez dijo que Monáe
es un buen ejemplo debido a su autenticidad y dedicación a sus habilidades artísticas. “(Es) siempre (elle misme) sin remordimientos y (hace) mucho para apoyar y empoderar a las mujeres afroamericanas, que es muy importante”, dijo Gomez. “Cuando una mujer afroamericana es empoderada y es ella misma y encuentra la manera de compartirlo con otros mediante la música y el arte, es verdaderamente motivador el presenciarlo”. La directora asistente del Pride Resource Center (Centro de Recursos del Orgullo para la comunidad LGBTQ+) Maggie Hendrickson también mencionó a Janelle Monáe. Monáe como activista afroamericane queer que inspira a otros con su arte hace mucho por dar a conocer la importancia de la interseccionalidad en el activismo. El mes de febrero está lleno de actividades para celebrar el Mes de la Historia Afroamericana y la gente tiene sentimientos diferentes acerca de la celebración en este mes. Hendrickson dijo que el Mes de la Historia Afroamericana es importante pero no se ha destacado explícitamente de la manera que debería. “Generalmente mucha de la historia es muy parcial y está contada de una manera patriarcal muy específica, y arrojar luz sobre las personas afroamericanas es muy importante en este país en particular y no solo debería ser en este mes para que haya este balance de cómo dar a conocer y animar (a esta comunidad) durante todo el año”, dijo Hendrickson. Nyerrie Lewis, estudiante de biología y miembra del Black/African American Cultural Center (Centro Cultural Afroamericano) dice que el Mes de la Historia Afroamericana es buen momento para reflexionar. “El Mes de la Historia Afroamericana para mí es un tiempo no necesariamente para mí, pero sí es un buen recordatorio para que todos a mi alrededor tomen tiempo y realmente reflexionen sobre las contri-
buciones de la comunidad afroamericana y de la manera en que viven los afroamericanos en los Estados Unidos”, dijo Lewis. Lewis también enfatizó el papel que CSU (Universidad Estatal de Colorado) debería asumir cuando se trate de lidiar con incidentes de prejuicios raciales en el recinto universitario. “Creo que CSU necesita incorporar más educación en cuanto a la cultura afroamericana en vez de solo decir ‘Aquí está esta información; hay que tener más discusiones’”, dijo Lewis. “Es fácil que la gente vaya a los salones y se sienten a mirar el pizarrón y se vayan sin haber aprendido nada. Es por eso que tenemos (las) situaciones que tenemos en este recinto universitario”. Otro miembro de BAACC (Centro Cultural Afroamericano) y también estudiante de psicología, Andrew Brown, dijo que parte del trabajo que se tiene que hacer es enfatizar el por qué este mes es tan importante para todos en la comunidad. “(Para mí, el Mes de la Historia Afroamericana es sobre) reconocer a las personas afroamericanas y las cosas que hemos logrado”, dijo Brown. “Lo veo como un reconocimiento del cual podemos aprender”. Brown dice admirar a las personas que toman la iniciativa de hacer cambios. Brown dijo que Jack Jackson, el primer campeón mundial afroamericano de boxeo de peso pesado era su inspiración personal. “Jack Jackson … era simplemente afroamericano sin remordimientos”, dijo Brown. “Ver sus videos te inspira”. Desde comienzos de febrero el BAACC está teniendo diferentes actividades para celebrar el Mes de la Historia Afroamericana. Para encontrar más información acerca de los eventos de este mes, visite el sitio web del BAACC. Puedes contactar con Emily Pisqui en entertainment@ collegian.com.
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Rescue sanctuary gives neglected farm animals a new life By Ty Davis @TyDavisACW
An overly protective rooster, a goat who jumps on you to get your attention and a cat who isn’t afraid to climb you for affection: These are just some of the personalities you’ll find at Rescued Friends Animal Sanctuary. In Northern Fort Collins, there is a place where animals are given a second chance, where the animals waste no time coming up to you and seeking all the affection you could possibly give them. But unlike most animal sanctuaries, you won’t find cats and dogs lazing about. You will find groups of chickens, alpacas, pigs and herds of goats that go wherever their strange fascinations take them. A lot of people, when they hear about an animal sanctuary, probably think about cats and dogs but not farm animals, which Smith and Bortz say is exactly the point. Rescued Friends was started by Amy Smith and Von Bortz in 2017. The two had met online in 2014 and were both immediately drawn to each other’s love of animals and health. Both had fostered a love of animals from a young age. Bortz said that there were always dogs in his house ever since he was 2 years old. Smith says she first began playing with stuffed animals before moving onto caring for cats. While both loved animals from a young age, it wasn’t until their adolescent years that the
two became serious about pursuing their love of animals as a lifestyle. For Bortz, he distinctly remembers hearing the song “No More” by the punk band Youth of Today, which argued that the consumption of animals is immoral, as the moment when he decided to go vegan in support of animals. For Smith, the choice to go vegetarian and ultimately vegan came after reading the book “Animal Liberation: A New Ethics for Our Treatment of Animals” by Peter Singer. “If you’re petting your dog and eating a burger, there’s something wrong with that, and people need to start making that connection,” Bortz said. Before opening Rescued Friends, Bortz and Smith both worked as massage therapists while also spending their time volunteering for animal sanctuaries. In addition to both having volunteered for sanctuaries in the past, Smith gained experience taking care of animals from pet sitting, and Bortz cited his experience working on a farm as a teenager. For both, the idea of owning a sanctuary was a mixture of a longheld dream and recent initiative. Bortz had always loved the idea of having a farm, and Smith had dreamed about owning a sanctuary for a long time. “It’s always been a dream to have an animal sanctuary, but I never thought it would happen,” Smith said. After visiting another animal sanctuary, Broken Shovels in
Henderson, Colorado, and speaking with the owner, the two began to seriously consider opening a sanctuary of their own. Bortz immediately began to look for a property before finding their current location. Before they could open, however, there was a lot of work to be done on the former equestrian center.
“The way I view it, cats and dogs have all the luck. They’re lucky. We need to give some of that luck to farm animals because they’re the ones who have no voice and are some of the most abused creatures on the planet.” VON BORTZ FOUNDER OF RESCUED FRIENDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY
“I purchased this property in October of 2016, and it was terrible (and) was in dire need of repairs,” Bortz said. “But I saw the potential in it, and it took us eight months of working every day to get it ready, and we took our first residents in June of 2017.” In addition, time had to be spent learning to care for many of the animals they would take, but they quickly learned thanks to the help of others in the community.
“I’m lucky that our chicken vet, in particular, is very open to teaching me things,” Smith said. “She’s taught me how to tube feed a chicken; she’s taught me how to give injections, so she’s taught me a lot of stuff.” A lot of people, when they hear about an animal sanctuary, probably think about cats and dogs but not farm animals, which Smith and Bortz say is exactly the point. According to The Humane Society of the United States, livestock abuse is among the most reported cases of animal abuse alongside cats, dogs and horses. The Humane Society particularly notes its prevalence in the factory farm industry due to a common lack of legal protection afforded to livestock. As an example of some of the unique challenges a farm animal sanctuary faces, Smith recalled a rescue they underwent in which a chicken farm had gone bankrupt and abandoned thousands of chickens. “It was January of last year when it was like 10 below for a week straight, and they were all freezing to death,” Smith said. “We went in there and saw literally thousands of 3-week-old baby chicks dying on the ground, and we had to decide which ones to take.” Smith goes on to say that people often don’t see these animals as worthy of rescue like they do animals such as cats and dogs. “The way I view it, cats and dogs have all the luck,” Bortz said.
“They’re lucky. We need to give some of that luck to farm animals because they’re the ones who have no voice and are some of the most abused creatures on the planet.” Smith and Bortz say that one of the most common situations they encounter is people giving up their backyard chickens after they stop producing eggs or realizing they bought a rooster by mistake. Smith says they receive over 100 calls a year regarding roosters and backyard chickens. A rise in backyard chicken farming has meant a rise in abandoned or forsaken chickens and roosters in several cities in the U.S. “After (chickens are) potbelly pigs,” Smith says. “People think they’re getting these mini, nano, tea-cup pigs when there’s no such thing. Then they grow to a normal pig size, like they’re supposed to, then people can’t handle them anymore, and they don’t want them anymore.” As part of their education mission, Rescued Friends attended three summer camp programs to educate kids on animals. Each year they have an Earth Day booth. They said they will be attending NewWestFest this summer, as well as the Fort Collins Peach Festival next year. In addition, Smith recently received her certification in plant-based nutrition and says the next big step for the sanctuary will be hosting educational classes on plant-based diets. Ty Davis can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
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