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“If we didn’t think we could change anything, then we wouldn’t be here right now.”

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SOS Hughes still fighting

Things to expect from the snow

By AUSTIN BRIGGS The Rocky Mountain Collegian Four and a half months since CSU President Tony Frank announced the university would move forward with plans to build an on-campus stadium, the grassroots organization that sprung up in opposition to the move is still working to stop the $246 million project.

Save Our Stadium Hughes has been meeting twice per month at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 1709 W. Elizabeth St. since the beginning of the year.

Wednesday evening, 11 members gathered around a set of tables in a backroom of the church to formulate plans for the next three months.

Members still feel they can influence the process even though the university has already begun fundraising efforts.

“If we didn’t think we could change anything, then we wouldn’t be here right now,” said SOS Hughes organizer Bob Vangermeersch.

The group plans to have their voice heard by marching in the Fort Collins St. Patrick’s Day parade next month.

“Students are invited to join us,” said Fort Collins resident Jean Yule.

Other plans include creating a flyer to hand out when the CSU Board of Governors meet the first week of May and enlisting as many people to speak out against the stadium as they are able. Vangermeersch felt the BOG didn’t take a critical, analytical look at potential negative consequences of building See STADIUM on Page 5

Snow is falling after what seems like an eternity! And with snow comes the opportunity for all sorts of amazing things.

Since we have been starved for a decent snowfall for so long, here are some things that we should expect now that snow has finally decided to show its face.

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DYLAN LANGILLE | COLLEGIAN

TOP: Students wait outside of the Moby box office early Wednesday morning in hopes to get a ticket to Saturday’s game against New Mexico. Only 2,500 student tickets were available, and they gave away 400 in the first 20 minutes.

ABOVE: Freshman health and exercise science major Jamey Cohen celebrates after waiting through the cold to get tickets for Saturday’s game outside of Moby Arena Wednesday morning. Students began lining up as early as Tuesday night to be one of the first to grab their free ticket to Saturday’s home matchup against New Mexico.

SATURDAY SHOWDOWN SET

Sold out in UNLV halts CSU’s road win streak on late jumper by Anthony Marshall three hours

By ANDREW SCHALLER The Rocky Mountain Collegian Through the first 25 games of the season, there has been one constant for the CSU men’s basketball team: their dominance in grabbing rebounds.

Wednesday night against UNLV, the Rams were out-rebounded for the first time all year 36-28 and fell on the road to the Rebels 61-59.

“I was disappointed at half when we were out-rebounded by 11,” CSU coach Larry Eustachy said. “They’re just really really good. The last two years they’re 34-2 in the last two years here in this gym, so we had a chance to win it at the end, but the tougher team won in the end.”

After falling into an 11-point halftime deficit, CSU (21-5, 8-3) managed to battle back into the game and take a 55-53 lead over UNLV (20-7, 7-5) with three minutes 18

seconds left to play in the game.

A game that had the makings of a blowout from the onset turned into a tightly-contested battle.

But with the game tied 59-59 and the clock running down, UNLV senior Anthony Marshall hit a mid-range jumper that gave the Rebels a two-point lead with nine seconds left to play.

Marshall, who was shooting just 25 percent from the field before hitting the shot, made the one that mattered most and eventually gave the Rebels the victory.

Following the shot, CSU inbounded the ball and opted not to use one of its two remaining timeouts to set up a play, and the result was a Daniel Bejarano three-pointer that rimmed out from the wing, sealing the Rams’ fate.

“It just wasn’t enough, we didn’t have See BBALL on Page 5

By KYLE GRABOWSKI The Rocky Mountain Collegian Moby Arena will be full for the third consecutive game. CSU students made sure of that.

Student tickets for Saturday’s game against No. 16 New Mexico sold out at 10:53 a.m., just over three hours after they went on sale.

Saturday’s game will be Moby’s third consecutive sellout this season, a first, and the first time CSU has ever had three sellouts in a season, according to CSU Today.

See TICKETS on Page 6

New child care option for parents Ram Kidz Village open unconventional hours

By McKENNA FERGUSON The Rocky Mountain Collegian

MADISON BRANDT | COLLEGIAN

Rams Kids Village Activity Assistant Bethany Hettinger reads a library book as she waits for CSU student parents to drop their kids off.

On the second floor of the Morgan Library lies a new opportunity for CSU students with children.

Ram Kidz Village is a service available through Adult Learner and Veteran Services, which offers student parents the chance to have their children cared for while they study.

For a one-time $15 registration fee per family each semester on the first visit, par-

ents can drop their kids off for up to two hours while they remain in the library. The rest of the cost is covered by student fees.

The program began September 2012 and has doubled enrollment since January 2013.

While most childcare is available during typical work hours, Ram Kidz Village is available in the evenings or on weekends when student parents will most likely be studying.

“There was a need for childcare during nontradition-

al hours when it’s not really available,” program coordinator Marjorie Moss said.

Ram Kidz Village is open Monday through Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m., Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“The whole program is designed for students to succeed.

We’re just there to help them by taking care of their children for a couple of hours,” said manager Tina Hopkins-Dukes.

The staff, consisting of managers, activities assistants and volunteers, is made up of See KIDZ on Page 5

Snowfall is inherently good for skiing and snowboarding. And these activities are a good way to blow off a lot of steam. Especially as spring break is still so far away...

“Suggs”

Uggs are not the best snow gear, people.

They aren’t waterproof and therefore will not keep your feet dry.

Expect some soggy toes!

Snow Days

To say that Tony Frank is draconian about snow days is an understatement.

However, hope springs eternal, and maybe this will be the year when the man with the beard decides to cut us some slack BEFORE a tree falls on someone.

The Strip Club is written by the Collegian staff.

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Students gather near the Ram statue Tuesday for their own CSU version of the popular “Harlem Shake” dance video that has been popular on the internet since earlier this year.

Community Briefs

CSU was recently recognized in the second annual Environmental March Madness tournament as being in the top 16 universities across the country that have demonstrated excellence in environmental academics and sustainability practices.

Enviance, Inc., in partnership with GreenBiz Group and Qualtrics, worked to

analyze and compile the list of top performing institutions.

CSU will go on to compete for a spot in the “Environmental Eight,” “Finest Four,” and, hopefully, the “National Champion” title.

Enviance is encouraging students and faculty of the top 16 universities to submit letters and videos explaining why their university should hold the title of “National Champion.”

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Fort Collins Brewery set to expand its brewhouse In order to keep up with its high demand and expanding markets, Fort Collins Brewery has made plans to add another brewhouse and beer.

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Women’s studies program seeks to empower women

By CASSANDRA WHELIHAN The Rocky Mountain Collegian The Women’s Studies Interdisciplinary Program at CSU offered its first classes to students in 1978. Today, the program is an opportunity to explore feminist theory and develop an understanding of women’s studies.

“I have always been interested in women’s rights and just wanted to know more,” said Brianna Savage, senior speech communication major. “I felt like I didn’t really know anything except for what I read online or saw on TV, which obviously has a bias to it. So I wanted to learn in an educated way.”

The Women’s Studies

Program offers both introductory level courses and graduate level courses. Students echo an interest to learn more regarding women in the world today and what they find enticing about the program.

“I actually just took an introductory class last semester just because it seemed interesting, and I became completely obsessed. We did some really cool readings,” said Delia LaJeunesse, sophomore sociology major. “I was raised with a very feminist mother, but it was never really something that I thought spoke to me necessarily, but I’m a sociology major, and I think that the more I look at social issues,

the more connections I draw to gender issues, so it sort of made sense to me.”

On the contrary, an idea to build upon the program includes broadening its horizons and expanding beyond majority females.

“A class aimed a little bit toward men and their issues.

We learn about masculinity in our classes and the problems with masculinity and the problems it causes,” Savage said. “So maybe a class geared specifically toward that. Maybe it would be enticing for men to actually want to take it as well so they could learn.”

Nonetheless, it seems to be an interactive and interconnected opportunity

where teachers are truly interested in student feedback.

“Based on the feedback from the students, we’re always trying to get ideas for what the students can benefit from to make women’s studies more relevant to them,” said professor and lawyer Amie Lopez. “Areas where they see opportunities for learning or desire for learning and ways to be involved with the communities are some of the bigger goals. I would love to see programming available for students who want to take their passion for women’s studies outside of the college and turn those into careers — public service careers — and to be inspired I guess.”

That is what Lopez plans to do: inspire action.

“I would really encourage students who are curious about women’s studies to come and take a class,” Lopez said. “This past semester was so great because we had students from all different backgrounds, academically, but also both genders, a variety of sexual orientation and different ethnicities. I think it was so powerful to be able to have that form where we could all get together and share experiences and also to really empower each other, which is really ultimately the goal, I think, of understanding women’s studies.”

Dr. Caridad Souza, direc-

tor of the Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research, spoke about what the program may look like in the months and years to come.

“The future plans and projects of the center include focusing on gender research and having the center be a site for the dissemination of information about women's and gender issues and advocacy in the state and region,” Souza said. “I want to increase the academic work of students focusing on women's, feminist and gender themes.”

Collegian Writer Cassandra Whelihan can be reached at news@collegian.com.

“Just because film looks real doesn’t mean everything presented in it is factual.”

Hye Seung Chung | CSU communication studies associate professor

Israel-Palestine films serve as starting point for discussion

By KATE SIMMONS The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Israeli filmmakers share stories of one of the most intractable diplomatic and military conflicts in the world through documentary film –– a medium that allows outsiders to travel across geographical borders without ever leaving their living room.

“5 Broken Cameras” and “The Gatekeepers” –– two of the five documentary films nominated for Academy Awards this year –– are Israeli-made. This is the first time two Israeli filmmakers have been nominated in the same category, launching a discussion about how these films will alter perceptions about the political climate in Israel.

“People like to watch films the Academy Awards suggests, so if these films form an opinion, people who were neutral before may be swayed one way or another,”

said Rachael McSpadden, an officer for Chabad, a Jewish student center at CSU. “5 Broken Cameras” is a first-hand account of non-violent resistance in the West Bank, encroaching Israeli settlements and the construction of the separation wall. The film is co-created by Israeli videographer Guy Davidi and Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat.

“The Gatekeepers” features interviews with all surviving former directors of security agency Shin Bet, Israel’s equivalent of the FBI. In their interviews, the former directors talk about terrorist attacks that happened while they were in charge, their perspective about the successes and failures of Shin Bet, and the organization’s moral standing in the ongoing diplomatic and military conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Because these films have been nominated by the academy, a wider audience

is viewing them, and questions have been raised about the impact they will have on public perception of Israel.

Members of the Muslim Student Association did not immediately return requests for comment.

According to Jewish graduate student Molly Zimmerman, the documentary film format provides people a unique opportunity to experience the conflict.

“Seeing it rather than reading it takes it a little closer to reality,” Zimmerman said. “I think in the world we live today, especially in developed countries, movies are a great way to show the issue to a larger audience.”

While the films can bring the ongoing conflict into people’s living rooms, it is still unclear what impact, if any, they will have on foreign policy, but according to Zimmerman, they are a good place to start the conversation.

“It will have a chain reac-

tion in terms of discussion.

Israel relies on the support from a lot of other countries so if people start becoming anti-Israel or cut funding it will have some sort of impact,” Zimmerman said. “I’m not sure how big it’ll get, but it’ll get people talking and thinking about it, and that’s all it really takes.”

Hye Seung Chung, a CSU communication studies associate professor, warns against accepting the messages in these films without regarding the filmmaker’s bias.

“It’s easy to just accept everything at face value because it looks like it’s factual, but I think that’s not the only side of documentaries,” Chung said. “Documentaries can be persuasive and manipulated. They can be very selective.

“Just because film looks real doesn’t mean everything presented in it is factual. It’s important to be conscious and seek out information

outside of the film.”

According to Chung, the information compiled by documentarians can be extremely useful to students, especially as a starting point if they want to learn about an issue.

“It is very concise information — somebody did the research for you. It takes two hours, and it’s good information you may not have found yourself,” Chung said. “Documentaries are good for young students to get that information without having to spend days or years finding this information.”

As a student, Zimmerman also said she thinks film is an ideal medium to communicate complicated information to a wide variety of people with diverse educational backgrounds.

“Film has an upper hand at explaining information — it’s a better way to show the issue to the layperson,” Zimmerman said. “You can’t just have one group of peo-

ple see and read about the issues that are going on. We have to find ways to spread the information through the general population.”

Scott Diffrient, communication studies associate professor, said documentaries are not only an ideal medium for disseminating information, but they are also captivating devices for storytelling.

“Documentaries can be just as engaging and dramatic as the latest blockbuster, and in fact they can be more so because they speak more directly to us,” Diffrient said.

“Documentaries should be infused with drama; they should be engaging. However, they have a different kind of agenda — not only do they have to energize our senses and engage us, much like a drama would, but they also have to inform and enrich our lives.”

Senior Reporter Kate Simmons can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Today’s question: If CSU Basketball loses its ranking, will you still go to games?

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“We like to believe that the spirit of democracy exists in our country and gives us our freedom.”

Is it really a free country?

Recently, a pretty girl asked if she could sit down next to me as all the other tables were taken in the LSC food court.

I responded with, “It’s a free country.”

At that moment I stopped to consider whether the U.S. really is a free country. How free are we really?

I have this habit of voicing my thoughts aloud and thus proceeded to explain that it may not really be as free as we think it is here; do we really have any freedom at all? The

By Res Stecker poor girl thought — probably with good reason — that I was a total weirdo, picked up her meal and left the table with haste.

While my social skills certainly leave something to be desired, I became intrigued with the question of our level of freedom.

If we are talking hard statistical numbers, then we have some serious catching up to do according to Economist Intelligence Unit, which published a full report on democracies around the world. For those that don’t know, the EIU publishes fairly regular reports on the Democracy Index of over 160 countries.

The 2010 report showed America is currently holding the depressing rank of 17th when it comes to an overall democracy score.

The score is made up of several components such as electoral process and pluralism, and functionality of government among others. America has a rating of 8.18 out of 10 and 7.86 out of 10 in those categories, respectively.

Surely those scores are not really that bad right?

Well, they aren’t. But they are not really all that great either. For a nation that certainly believes it is the best on the planet, it sure would be nice to have some evidence to back that up, wouldn’t it?

Unfortunately, the data points in other directions.

On the aforementioned test, Norway, Iceland and Denmark all got perfect scores in the category of electoral process and pluralism.

They also tied with Sweden to get the highest allotted score of 9.84 (2 full points more than America) when it came to grading a nation on the level of their functioning government.

Everyone knows that our government is gridlocked and so partisan and divided that it makes Bears and Packers fans seem like best friends, but what does that have to do with freedom?

Well, quite a lot actually.

Even when we the people are lucky enough to get a congress that works for more than a week without having to schedule six weeks of vacation time, they rarely do anything more than get involved in scandals or fight along partisan lines.

Furthermore, even if we the people manage to get the rare treat that is a congressional agreement on a bill addressing a pressing national issue, the people drafting the legislation are probably the wrong people for the job.

This is where the score of 8.18 in electoral pluralism and processes plays a huge rule. America likely got the inadequate score in no small part because of our corrupted two-party system.

Many other nations have several parties, each representing specific ideals of the populace, thus making them a bit more democratic. Our two-party system effectively ruins competition (which flies directly in the face of a core American value) by making people choose one polar direction or the other.

America is not a pure democracy by any means — and was never intended to be — but democracy is a perceived freedom and right that we pride ourselves as citizens on possessing.

We like to believe that the spirit of democracy exists in our country and gives us our freedom. Since we have a perceived voice in the laws that govern us, we consent to being governed — but in a fair and free way.

But what freedom is there when the choice is all but laid out for you? Our political freedom in some ways mirrors that of Soviet Russia, which frequently saw voter turnout of 90-plus percent even though the communist party was always elected. I wonder why ... Could it be because they were the only party on the ballot?

If “freedom” in this country continues down the road it is on — a road of corrupt and inept candidates on a doctored ballot who, when elected, cause America to become operationally defunct as other nations perfect their systems and move past us — then I say we need a different road.

That type of life is not being truly free.

Res Stecker is a junior international studies major.

His columns appear Thursdays in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.

our view

Dirty little secrets The CSU Confessions Facebook page is one place that anyone can post their dark and dirty secrets anonymously. And yes, they are proving to be dark and dirty.

We are the paper that publishes RamTalk, but unlike the Confessions page, those that submit RamTalks — for some reason — have more taste and decency.

We are totally fine with being humorous and poking fun at ourselves, but within reason.

This page is supposed to be representative of all of CSU, but it is

making us all look like insensitive, binge-drinking nymphoma-

“It’ll soon become something like ‘Texts from Last Night’ or ‘My Life is Average.’” niacs! We are not suggesting that the page be taken down, but have some class, CSU.

We predict this page is going to be a short-lived fad. It’ll soon become something like “Texts from Last Night” or “My Life is Average.” However, we still see its content as being misrepresentative. So let’s step it up and show the community that we actually care about our reputation and ultimately about our university.

We expect some posts on the Confessions page about this Our View, but at least those posts will gear away from the ones about girls wearing yoga pants and the hot guy in the orange hoodie.

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You’ve been friend-zoned

“What I’m saying is that men and women can never be friends because the sex part always gets in the way,” Billy Crystal said in the classic, When Harry Met Sally. I have to say that I agree.

Not that there

By Brittany Jordan have been hordes of men knocking down my door to be “just friends” with me, but in the cases of the male friends that I’ve had, it has never remained purely platonic. Someone always develops feelings deeper than that of conventional friendship, which complicates things.

So, when deciding whether or not men and women can truly be friends, one has to decide where they draw the line between friends and acquaintances.

Many people would agree that a friend is someone that you can rely on — someone that is there for you regardless of the situations either of you are in. A friend is on your side — there to offer advice when you need it and just to listen when you don’t.

An acquaintance, on the other hand, isn’t someone that you share deep, dark secrets with. An acquaintance is someone that you know for a specific purpose, but the conversation usually halts around small talk.

So one would agree then that friendship requires a certain level of intimacy, which Dictionary.com defines

as “a close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship with another person or group.” But when dealing with members of the opposite sex, what differentiates that level of intimacy shared with a significant other from that of a “friend”?

My argument, therefore, is this: you can have an acquaintance of the opposite sex, but never a true friend.

So that means that one cannot be “just friends” with a member of the opposite sex because there’s simply no such thing.

Think about it: a significant other is commonly called a “boyfriend” or “girlfriend.” Coincidence? I don’t think so. We’re always told by those that are old and wise that we should marry our best friend, right? With men and women, the intimacy required in a friendship will always turn romantic on at least one end.

Which begs the question: can one be “friends” with an ex?

In every relationship I’ve been in, the male counterpart is always in communication with his exes, and that has always made me uncomfortable. When two people in a relationship share that level of intimacy, those feelings just don’t disappear. In fact, many of them admit that they still care about the other person, hence why they’re trying to be “friends.” But where, then, does the new significant other fit in?

I do not believe that you can simply fall out of love with someone.

Therefore, I do not believe that one can be just friends with someone that

they’ve been in a committed relationship with. Either you still love that other person, or you count them as more of an acquaintance – where you chat up the weather every once in a while to make sure they’re still alive but rarely go beyond that.

Friendship is reserved for those of the same sex, where romantic feelings don’t sprout and they can completely empathize with your experiences.

Now, that being said, I do have a number of strong male acquaintances, where there is no attraction. However, there is also no intimacy shared, so those men know the basics of what happens in my life but not much beyond that. These are not the people that I call in the middle of the night and expect to pick up.

I have tried being friends with men, I really have. But always — always — someone develops romantic feelings. Someone ends up in the friend zone, and it can be hard to accept the fact that the focus of your affection is not reciprocating your feelings. Unrequited love is the worst.

When it comes to matters of the heart, learn that intimacy and platonic friendships rarely mix. As much as you may not want to admit it, sometimes members of the opposite sex are best held at an arm’s length.

Brittany Jordan is a junior psychology major. He column appears every Thursday in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.

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Good runs, Early surge lifts CSU past UNLV not enough WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

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By CALI RASTRELLI The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Not even a knee injury could stop junior Sam Martin from leading the CSU women’s basketball team to a 60-44 victory against UNLV Wednesday night in Moby.

It was the Rams’ first time winning back to back games since November.

“This was a big game for UNLV,” said CSU coach Ryun Williams. “We beat a team that has been playing good basketball and has some good talent.”

Martin scored 25 points, along with eight rebounds and three assists. The Rams started off the game with a bang, tallying 14 points before the Rebels scored their first.

“The start was key,” Williams said. “Sam got us off to a great start offensively.”

Martin’s 17 points accounted for more than 50 percent of the first half points, nine of them from three-pointers.

Thanks to additional points from senior Meghan Heimstra and junior Alicia Nichols, the Rams were able to hold the score, leading 3020 at the half.

“We are playing better basketball because Meghan is playing better,” Williams said. “She is doing some good things, and it is becoming contagious to the rest of our group.”

CSU started slow in the second half, allowing the Rebels to outscore them 9-4.

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Sam Martin (12) takes a shot against UNLV during the Lady Ram victory at Moby Wednesday night. The Rams beat the Rebels 60-44.

Freshman Caitlin Duffy, the team’s second-leading scorer, had a rough game, going 0-9 on the evening, but she sank both of her free throws in the second half.

“Duffy is a great shooter,” said Williams. “If she stops shooting, she is sitting.”

While Martin seemed to cool off for a bit, Heimstra and Nichols stepped up: Heimstra with her first double-double, 10 points and 13 rebounds and Nichols with a career-high 14 points.

“A career high for me, that’s exciting,” Nichols said.

“LeDeyah [Forte] was throwing us passes everywhere.

I feel like I was in the right place at the right time and she found me.”

With 13 minutes left to

play, Martin bruised her knee and exited the game.

Her teammates surged, scoring nine points in three minutes.

“When a player of Sam’s caliber goes down, that’s a scary moment,” Williams said.

“We had a wounded bear, and I think our kids played with a little more grit. We got some energy from that.”

The Rams took a 19-point lead in the second half, their largest of the night with three minutes left to play after three-pointers from Nichols and Martin.

Forte had a great performance, making accurate passes and keeping the tempo of the game from getting out of control.

“LeDeyah had a great

Members want more student input

Continued from Page 1 an on-campus stadium.

“The problem with the BOG is they accepted what was put in front of them without asking a single bloody question,” Vangermeersch said.

A PowerPoint presentation showing detrimental impacts they believe would result from an on campus stadium is also in the works.

Group members plan on showing the presentation to civic organizations in the community.

Members said they have worked with some students at CSU who oppose the new stadium, but said they would like to see more involvement from the student population.

“If this happens it’s going to cost them and it’s going to cost their kids,” Vangermeersch said.

CSU began fundraising efforts shortly after president Frank’s announcement in October, and the univer-

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floor game,” said Williams.

“Her vision was outstanding, she relaxed us and carried us to victory.”

The win for the Rams puts them at a tie for fifth place with New Mexico in the MW standings.

They have won three of their last four games, improving their record to 9-15.

They will travel to Albuquerque to take on New Mexico Saturday.

“I think playing offense like we did today gives us a little confidence,” Martin said. “We will have to go into practice tomorrow and roll with it.”

Women’s Basketball Beat Reporter Cali Rastrelli can be reached at sports@collegian. com.

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Fort Collins resident Jean Yule talks about the possibility of writing a letter to the editor at the Save Our Stadium Hughes meeting at the Westminster Presbyterian Church Wednesday night. The article called into question was seen in Colorado State’s alumni magazine and featured the plans and philosophy behind the proposed on-campus stadium.

sity has been mum on the amount of money raised so far. In an interview with the Denver Post last week, Graham indicated that the university is currently talking to deep-pocketed donors.

“The first stage of that

kind of project is to work with prospective large donors — seven- or eight-figure donors,” Graham said. “We’re doing that. We’re calling on people we know have a relationship with the university and the capability to make

those kinds of commitments to the project ... We’re in the middle of it, and I’m optimistic about the outcome.”

In response to Frank’s conditional go-ahead for the on-campus stadium Monday, billionaire philanthropist and Bohemian Foundation founder Pat Stryker released a statement confirming that she has not committed any financial support to the project.

“Instead, I am focused on other philanthropic activities through Bohemian Foundation’s programs and initiatives,” Stryker said in the statement.

Stryker donated $15.2 million dollars to CSU’s athletic department less than 10 years ago for renovations to Hughes Stadium, according to RamNation.com.

Even still, Graham said he was “absolutely” certain the project would be a success in the interview.

Senior Reporter Austin Briggs can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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good enough effort,” senior center Colton Iverson said. “We had spurts in the second half where we had good runs, but it just wasn’t enough.”

It was a bittersweet ending for Bejarano as he was instrumental in helping the Rams claw back into the game, scoring seven points and grabbing four rebounds in the final 11 minutes, but the missed opportunity at the end could have given CSU its biggest road conference victory of the year.

In addition to the scoring of Bejarano, the Rams were aided by Iverson, who scored 16 points

and notched 10 rebounds — good for his eleventh double-double of the year.

The Rebels were paced by the play of senior guard Katin Reinhardt, who scored 15 points in the game, including 10 first half points that helped give the Rebels their lead at the half.

UNLV will now prepare for a trip to Wyoming (18-8, 4-8) Saturday night, while the Rams will prepare for a home clash with conference-leading New Mexico (22-4, 9-2) Saturday afternoon.

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

Activities for children of all ages

KIDZ |

Continued from Page 1 CSU graduate and undergraduate students — most with hopes of careers involving children and families.

Although the program cares for children, the staff insists that they are not a “daycare.”

“We are a structured, educational activity center,” Moss said.

The assistants and volunteers try to focus on activities that will keep children thinking and learning.

“We just try to incorporate reading or the alphabet if they’re a bit younger.

We play games that they can learn from, whether it’s colors or letters — that kind of stuff,” said senior social work major Tea Merdanovic.

The program is available for children aging from 12 months to 11 years old. This means there is no set curriculum, but instead more individualized activ-

ities depending on the age of the kids.

“We help the older children with homework, which is really fun. We’ve been able to help them with reading and math homework. And with the other children we read books and have games and puzzles to play with,” Hopkins-Dukes said.

The people working there have prior experience with children. They’ve taught swimming lessons and worked at summer camps. When asked what their favorite part of the job was almost all of the workers interviewed said the kids.

“The best part of it is working with the children. You get to have fun with them, and it’s a great experience,” said undeclared freshman Jessica Galvan.

Collegian Writer McKenna Ferguson can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Lining up by the thousands for Rams’ basketball CSU students help boost men’s basketball team with third consecutive sellout crowd at Moby

By KATIE O’KEEFE The Rocky Mountain Collegian The last time the CSU men’s basketball team was ranked, the average cost of gas was 21 cents per gallon, a gallon of milk cost 92 cents and the green and gold CSU Rams were the pumpkin and alfalfa Colorado A&M Aggies.

Last week, the Rams received their first top 25 ranking since 1954. This week, the Rams made the jump to No. 22 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 21 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

Saturday, the Rams play Mountain West rival New Mexico, and tickets for the game are already sold out, marking the third consecutive sell-out game for the men’s basketball team this season.

“I think there’s this overwhelming interest in our program right now on a local and regional, and even a national level, and it sure has made it fun and exciting to be around the program,” said Gary Ozzello, senior associate athletic director for community relations at CSU.

Ozello is in his 35th year working for the CSU athletic department and said he cannot remember a time when the basketball team sold out tickets this far in advance of a game.

CSU announced last Thursday that tickets to the general public for the game against New Mexico had sold out — nine days before the game.

“I think the exciting thing is this type of support is going to spill over to other sports programs … and I think our student support is going to continue to increase,” Ozzello said.

Ram Ruckus, the official spirit group of CSU, has added to students’ enthusiasm.

Before last week’s orange out game against San Diego State, the group helped organize the entire student section into performing the Harlem Shake.

Tim Brogdon, director of Ram Ruckus, helped to launch the group last semester with the goal of creating a culture of spirit, enthusiasm and excitement at CSU athletic events, Brogdon said.

Although the national attention has brought a lot of

excitement to campus, Brogdon said he thinks students were excited about the team even before being ranked.

“I would say once students got back from winter break we saw a jump in membership and a lot more engagement on our social media sites, and then all this planning and really cool stuff has culminated kind of in the perfect storm, and then once the team became ranked it really did help us kind of get Ram Ruckus out there to everybody,” Brogdon said.

Brogdon said the atmosphere in Moby Arena has been electric lately.

“I mean, I was a student for four years, and I had been to my fair share of athletic events, and I had never seen it how it was (against San Diego State),” Brogdon said. It was nuts. I mean, it was insane.

That was the best experience I have ever had — ever.”

While this weekend’s game will mark the third consecutive sellout at Moby for the men’s team, it is still a little early to conclude if campus retailers are also reaping

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Wes Eikmeier (10) attempts to shoot over a San Diego defender last wednesday in Moby’s first ranked matchup game. With possibilities of clinching first in the Mountain West Conference title, excitement for CSU basketball has been at an all time high.

the benefits as a result of the team’s top 25 status.

“At this point in time, with just one week’s worth of sales, it’s hard to make any determination,” said John Parry, director of the bookstore at CSU. “We know that sales at the basketball venues are up slightly

from where we were at last year, but in store sales — we had a big sale that hit last week — so I don’t know that we can attribute any increase or decrease to the basketball team.”

“Obviously a second week is going to help,” Parry said. “If we can win this

weekend against University of New Mexico and move into next week ranked again then I would anticipate that we start seeing some more interest in the program.”

Collegian Reporter Katie O’Keefe can be reached at news@collegian.com.

“It’s been great to see the interest from the students, what an experience.”

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Initial line reached Shields St.

Continued from Page 1 Students that received the last 100 tickets yelled excitedly and raised the tickets to the sky as if they’d won the lottery.

Not everyone was so lucky.

Undeclared sophomore Chris Paffett was the next person standing in line when the tickets ran out.

“It wasn’t too big of a problem; it’s just another basketball game, but it is disappointing,” he said. “Maybe I’ll check (the secondary market) if I hear about anything.”

Online student tickets sold out around 8:30 a.m.,

half an hour after online ticketing began, according to a tweet from the CSU athletic department.

The early line wrapped all the way around the Moby Arena parking lot nearly to Shields Street and freshman geosciences major Truxton Blazek camped out Tuesday night, arriving at 11 p.m. the evening before.

That line took roughly an hour and a half to negotiate and students received coffee from the athletic department for their dedication.

Once the initial rush subsided, students were able to get through the line in a half hour.

“It wasn’t too bad; we only had to wait for 30 minutes, but it was totally worth it,” junior biological sciences major Jacob Garvin said.

Some students took advantage of an overwhelmed ticket office and picked up multiple tickets after waiting in line again once it slowed to roughly a 10 minute wait.

Sophomore environmental sciences major Blake Besancon and his friends waited in line a second time to pick up tickets for friends.

“We got buddies that are still sleeping,” he said.

Athletic Director Jack Graham opened the ticket window 10 minutes early af-

ter delivering a speech to the students waiting in line in the morning.

It was an early morning for the staff working in the ticket window; they arrived at work at 7:30 a.m. and handed out tickets consistently until they ran out just before 11 a.m.

“We’ve had great walkup and a lot of people claiming tickets for the last two games,” ticket operations manager Jessica Stremming said. “It’s been great to see the interest from the students. What an experience.”

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

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ––8–– There’s still a lot of work to do (especially around finances), but with dedication and compassion you make great progress. You can appreciate where you’ve gotten so far.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ––7–– Reaffirm your vision for the future, and get some well-deserved attention. Keep it grounded in reality, though, as fantasies can play tricks now. Save something away for emergencies.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ––9–– You can really complete a project that you’d been putting off. Better fix something before it breaks. Avoid impetuous spending. Another’s opinions are important, even if confusing.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ––6–– Together, you can achieve amazing things, but you may have to be patient. Saving money is important, but your health comes first. Try a different mode of transportation.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ––7–– Make up a plan before you start. Include exercise in your routine; a little makes a difference over time. Keep producing excellence at work. Pad the schedule for the unexpected.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ––9–– Integrity counts double now, especially at work. Customer satisfaction pays dividends well into the future. Put in the extra effort. You’re becoming more attracted and attractive.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ––9–– Go over your options again before choosing, but choose, even if it seems difficult. There are excellent conditions for finding a great deal on the system you want. Don’t waste a penny.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ––7–– Listen to others attentively, as if their words could be measured in gold. Your sixth sense is working well. Work out any kinks in communication or schedule without overextending.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ––7–– Don’t waste hours on communications that go nowhere. Minutes spent making extra copies of your data can save you time and money later. Take a break from a circular conversation. Talk it out later.

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